The Destruction of the Li Household

Deep within the Thousand Hills Mountain Range, two towering figures, each a thousand feet tall, seemed to be hurling mountains and filling seas, their battle unseen, yet the surrounding area was now riddled with holes.

"Old Man Li, you're old and nearing your end. What's the use of caring about these external things?" The Wang Household patriarch said sarcastically in a calm tone, while simultaneously forming a sword with his fingers and shattering the incoming fist imprint with a single strike.

"What a joke!" the Li Household patriarch roared. "Even if I die, my things will still be my things, and not some scoundrel can take them away!"

"Since that's the case, then don't blame me for disregarding all the friendship we've shared over the years." The Wang Household patriarch sneered, then shouted, "What are you waiting for? Why aren't you making your move yet?"

Suddenly, two more figures appeared in the air. They were Mo Qingyu and Su Liuyue, but of course, they were clones. After all, their main target was not the Li Household, so they couldn't afford to waste too much time Li Household.

"Is it the two of you?" The Li Household patriarch sneered, then looked at the Wang Household patriarch and said, "Old Man Wang, you're quite something, you actually managed to find helpers. It seems your Wang Household has been wanting to dominate Thousand Hills Town for a long time."

But the Wang Household patriarch didn't say anything; instead, he took action immediately.

Mo Qingyu and her group weren't in the mood to pay attention to the other party, and they directly attacked.

The patriarch of the Li Household is quite powerful, at the Late Spirit Severing Realm. If it were just Mo Qingyu and the other two, they would definitely not be a match for him. But fortunately, the patriarch of the Wang Household is present. He is also at the Late Spirit Severing Realm Soul realm. Although his overall strength is somewhat inferior to the other party, with the help of Mo Qingyu and the other two, the advantage is now on his side.

However, killing a powerful expert in the Late Spirit Severing Realm is far from easy, especially an old monster like this who has lived for countless years.

The battle lasted for more than a month, leaving the entire depths of the Thousand Hills Mountain Range utterly devastated. Even so, the three of them could only severely injure him; they were still a little short of killing him.

However, considering the current lifespan of the Li Household patriarch, this serious injury is tantamount to taking half his life, and even if he recovers, he probably won't last long.

"Fellow Daoists, thank you so much for your help this time," the Wang Household patriarch said gratefully. After all, without the two of them, he really wouldn't have dared to start a war with the Li Household, let alone dominate Thousand Hills Town now.

"No need for thanks, this was just a mutually beneficial arrangement."

In the Ancient Wilderness wilderness, at the foot of Origin Exchange Mountain Origin Exchange City, dozens of mummified corpses lay stiffly on the ground, with thin, snake-like chains moving around their bodies.

Following the chain, two figures with strange auras stood on a blue stone.

No, it can't even be called a person, but rather a kind of ghost?

Or perhaps they couldn't be considered ghosts; in any case, their auras were very strange, and it was hard to say exactly what they were.

After a short while, the chains were retracted, and one of the figures slowly revealed its human form.

She was a woman, a woman of unparalleled beauty and proud, a woman who defied frost and snow. However, the black lotus mark on her forehead tainted her unparalleled beauty with an eerie and sinister aura.

"Master, it's time to go." A hoarse male voice, as if it had a mouthful of sand in it, rang out, its tone carrying a hint of respect.

The woman nodded, and then the two figures slowly disappeared, leaving only some eerie black smoke drifting in the wind.

After leaving the Earth Marsh Luan Bird Forest, Shen Ge didn't rush to the Yellow Wind Sands that Bai Wushuang had mentioned, as he still had some things to take care of.

Shen Ge is now planning to head to Chaos and Separation Plains. He had heard from Li Xue that Lü Yang was there with his three disciples, and he intends to go and meet them.

As for Senior Brother Chu He and Junior Sister Jin Ling, Shen Ge had no news of them for the time being, so he didn't want to bother them.

On the other side, dozens of miles outside the Myriad Stars Sect, on a desolate mountain, two figures stood silently. The fierce wind on the mountaintop made their hair flutter and their clothes sway wildly, but no one paid any attention.

"I've thought it through."

"I've thought it through."

A middle-aged man sighed softly, his voice tinged with melancholy, and said, "I knew this day would come the moment that woman came knocking on my door."

"Meng Yan, you are extremely talented and have already surpassed your master. I understand that you are unwilling to stay in a small sect like ours, after all, we cultivate immortality to become immortals."

"So, Master, I won't stop you from doing anything. Besides, I'm quite content that you're willing to tell me, your Master."

"Meng Yan, your master has nothing else to give you, but I'll give you this advice: you really should rein in your arrogant temper. Remember, there's always someone better than you, someone more capable than you."

Meng Yan nodded slightly and said, "Master, I understand."

"Alright, since that's how it is, you may leave. I wish you eternal prosperity on your path to immortality."

"Master, you too, take care. This Storage Bag contains some of my accumulated knowledge over the years. Take it; it's not much, but it's enough for you to cultivate to the Peak Nascent Soul."

Meng Yan took out a Storage Bag, handed it to Zhu Nian, and then disappeared, as if afraid that the other party would refuse it.

Zhu Nian looked at the Storage Bag in his hand, remained silent for a long time, and then sighed softly with a complicated expression. He knew that his master-disciple relationship with Meng Yan had come to an end.

Inside the Myriad Stars Sect, in a courtyard, Daoist Qingguang looked at Ye Xingchen beside him and asked, feigning nonchalance, "What are your thoughts?"

"You must be feeling quite emotional. It seems that what happened last time really hit Fellow Daoist Meng hard. Indeed, once the number one genius of Heavenly South, he is now being beaten down by two peers of the same generation. I bet I would feel uncomfortable if it were me."

"Strictly speaking, he was indeed the number one genius. If he hadn't intentionally suppressed his cultivation back then, how could Su Liuyue have formed her core first with his talent?"

"He's no worse than either of them now. His only weakness is his lack of Cultivation Method. Yellow Maple Valley doesn't have any powerful Cultivation Method, and neither do we. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been defeated."

"Xingchen, you are someone I taught myself. To be honest, I am very happy and proud of your achievements, but at the same time, I feel a little ashamed, since my disciple has now caught up with me."

Daoist Qingguang sighed softly, then waved his hand to stop Ye Xingchen from speaking and continued, "Really, Xingchen, we can't help you with any Cultivation Method or resources here. If you want to leave, then leave."

After confirming that Daoist Qingguang had finished speaking, Ye Xingchen chuckled and said, "Master, do you think that even if I join another sect, I'll be able to access their top-tier Cultivation Method? Those who join halfway through will always be outer disciples in any sect, and insignificant little characters at that. They'll be pushed to do all the dangerous tasks. Although they can slowly accumulate contribution points and gradually improve their status, they'll never be able to access the most core and best Cultivation Method."

"Uncle-Master, Devil Cultivator from the Blood Devil Grotto have been discovered in the Fallen Devil Ravine. The leader appears to be an elder at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, accompanied by three Nascent Soul Middle Stage and hundreds of children. My senior sister isn't confident in handling things alone, so she asked me to inform you."

Lü Yang put away the jade talisman and flashed away, heading towards the Fallen Devil Ravine.

In the Fallen Devil Ravine, a group of Devil Cultivator cautiously and vigilantly surveyed their surroundings. It was common knowledge that this area had been turbulent in recent years, and none of them dared to be careless.

Moreover, this mission is very important; these children are related to the development of the entire sect, and we cannot afford any accidents.

This is why they chose to pass through the Fallen Devil Ravine this time, as this was the only relatively secluded and safe route.

It's important to know that their Blood Devil Grotto isn't actually located in the Chaos and Separation Plains, but they still have to pass through the Chaos and Separation Plains to get back, since only that place gives them the opportunity to transport these children.

"Senior brother, I feel something's off about the atmosphere around us. Have we run into him?" A man in black robes asked the Nascent Soul Late Stage with a frown.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately extended their Divine Sense, and two of them even walked a distance away to investigate, but without exception, they found nothing unusual.

"There is something amiss." Although he couldn't find anything unusual, the Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator couldn't help but frown and mutter to himself.

"Get out of here as soon as possible, quickly."

After quickly gathering the children, the group hurriedly left, flying at full speed.

A moment later, the group came into Su Sui and her companion's senses. She frowned and said, "They're really cautious."

"Senior sister, what should we do now? Should we stop them?" Zhang Fengge asked telepathically.

"Let's go, hold them off."

The moment they moved, their auras were fully revealed: one Nascent Soul Late Stage, and the other Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

The sudden appearance of these two auras startled the group from the Blood Devil Grotto, but they all breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it wasn't that person.

Although there was one Nascent Soul Late Stage among them, there were only two of them, so they were not a cause for concern.

"Fellow Daoists, isn't it inappropriate to rob someone so openly?" the Nascent Soul Late Stage from the Blood Devil Grotto said with a sneer.

"There's no good or bad about people like you," Zhang Fengge sneered, clearly disgusted. "You're nothing but scum."

"Furious!"

On the Blood Devil Grotto side, a woman in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage shouted angrily, and then a giant blood-red hand reached out to grab the two people.

"This is... the Soul-Tearing Hand?" The attack looked somewhat familiar to Su Sui, and she murmured uncertainly.

"You are... from the Devil Creek Sect?"

These words immediately caused the expressions of the Devil Cultivator opposite to change, and the next moment they all attacked, intending to take down the two of them as quickly as possible.

That's right, the person whose identity was pointed out by Su Sui was born in the Devil Creek Sect, and was also a little acquaintance of Su Liuyue. That person was Zi Qi from the Devil Creek Sect. She and Su Liuyue had fought in the Phoenix Kingdom before. Although she was seriously injured and fled, she never expected that she would have reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage the Nascent Soul realm.

Faced with the attack from the four, Su Liuyue was the first to react. A chill rose from her body, and a thick layer of mysterious ice condensed around her to block the attacks.

She and Zhang Fengge quickly formed a Yin-Yang formation, and together they attacked one of the weaker Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators.

Although the effect wasn't significant, their main task was to hold out until reinforcements arrived, so they were perfectly fine for the short term.

"Boom~"

As several attacks collided and exploded, a terrifying force caused the grass on the vast grassland to bow low, and even in the very center, the weeds were reduced to nothingness.

In the distance, Lü Yang and Lu Xiu, who had rushed to provide support, also encountered trouble. Three Peak Nascent Soul from the Blood Devil Grotto ambushed them instead.

After all, Lü Yang frequently caused them trouble, and he always managed to escape once or twice. The people of the Blood Devil Grotto had long disliked him, and this counter-ambush was specifically prepared for him.

Surrounded, Lü Yang desperately tried to block the attack and provide protection for Lu Xiu, but the more they fought, the heavier his heart became.

Keep in mind that he only mentioned the Nascent Soul Late Stage; even facing three Peak Nascent Soul, he wouldn't be able to withstand more than a few moves.

It seems I was really careless this time. It looks like I might really die here. Lü Yang couldn't help but think bitterly.

Although he was somewhat desperate, his attacks were anything but hesitant; even if he were to die, he would still tear a piece of flesh from those people.

About twenty breaths later, Lu Xiu, who was only at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage realm, could no longer hold on. She was already powerless against the Peak Nascent Soul, and this was especially true in the encirclement, where she sometimes faced more than one person. The fact that she had been able to hold on until now was thanks to Lü Yang's considerable care.

"I'll find a chance to tear open an opening later, you just run." After blocking a bloody hand for Lu Xiu Lü Yang transmitted his voice and his aura suddenly surged, and the scorching and pure Yang fire completely swept out.

Have any of you ever been hit by the sun?

As soon as he finished speaking, countless pure Yang flames converged into a giant fireball comparable to a mountain. The terrifying temperature burned away the surrounding void, and black cracks spread through the emptiness.

The vegetation within a ten-mile radius below withered and turned to charcoal at an alarming rate, demonstrating just how terrifying the power of this attack was.

However, the three opponents showed no intention of avoiding them, because once the encirclement was breached, it would be difficult for them to completely kill the two opponents, which contradicted their objective.

Moreover, although this attack was quite powerful, it wouldn't kill any of them if they were careful.

The three of them joined forces, launching three attacks straight at the sun.

But before their attack could reach the sun, it exploded with a "bang," and terrifying yang fire instantly spread for dozens of miles.

The three from the Blood Devil Grotto immediately avoided the intense Yang flames.

Seeing this, Lu Xiu didn't need Lü Yang's reminder and immediately transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for Su Sui.

She was too emotional after all; she should have just run away instead of trying to save people.

But that's only human nature; she's not a cold-hearted person.

"Hmph!" A cold snort rang out, and one of them said in a cold voice, "Fellow Daoist Wang, go and kill that little girl."

Immediately, a streak of light shot straight towards Lu Xiu at an even faster speed.

"You brat from Flowing Gold Valley, we're all from the same place, yet you've repeatedly ambushed and killed our disciples. If you enter, we'll annihilate you and send you to keep your dead master company!"

Upon hearing this voice, Lü Yang, who was already at his limit, suddenly unleashed an endless and terrifying murderous intent.

"Corpse Soul, it's you!"