Destroying the Han and Seizing the Foundation, a Great Fortuitous Opportunity!

Just as everyone thought everything was over, at this moment- Han Qing's face suddenly flushed red, and as if he could not catch his breath, he clutched his throat. His face rapidly turned bluish-purple, and he could not utter a single word! "Hm?" Liu Yujing started, but immediately, he also felt a sense of suffocation... The True Essence within his body could not operate normally for a moment, and his limbs even showed slight paralysis, his whole body becoming weak and powerless! "Poison?" "Since when?!" Just as Liu Yujing opened his mouth, a stream of blood gushed out, and he spat it all over the ground. In just a few breaths... He passed out cold, and Han Qing at the side suffered from the poison on the spot. Although he was hanging on by a breath, it was no different from being dead... Following that- Qin Lu slowly walked out, and a cyan miasma, operated through True Essence within his body, was discharged outward. This was the Azure Wood Scripture. The sole Secret Method attached to it was named: Miasma of Poisonous Body! Usually, one absorbed the Qi of vegetation into the body, treating the body as a cauldron to refine a breath of congenital poison. Using this Qi to circulate through the body, one could also attack enemies. Its effectiveness varied from person to person. Some unleashed it like fierce and virulent poison, while others, like Qin Lu, unleashed it in a way that, although it could not kill people, was enough to paralyze them. The poison- was colorless, odorless, formless, and extremely difficult to detect. Qin Lu did not know any martial techniques, and his hard strength naturally could not compare to the Warriors of the other households, but someone proficient in pharmacology-how could he not also be skilled in poison! He had searched the Han Family treasury and had not yet fled far. It was precisely for this moment, to poison and kill everyone present and eliminate hidden dangers! "Too much nonsense, pay attention in your next life." Having said that- Qin Lu struck with several consecutive sword slashes, cutting Liu Yujing into chunks of meat, and then stomped Han Qing's head to pieces with one foot, grinding it into mud- After looting the items, he found Chu Shan in the ruins. Fortunately, he was still barely hanging on by a breath. Qin Lu saving him naturally had his own plans. Now the Han Household was nearly annihilated, the Zhao Family had lost their patriarch and was basically crippled, and the Yan and Qi families stood aloof from the world-how could they not also be ravenous wolves. Coupled with the peak of the Wei Family, Qin Lu alone could be said to be a solitary tree difficult to prop up. Naturally, he needed to pull the Chu Household along and unite their front. Qin Lu was not foolish enough to block three households all by himself; if there was no martial might to support him, no matter how much he consumed, he would sooner or later have to spit it all out. A brief retreat was not cowardice, but for better annexation in the future! ... ... Early the next morning- Over a hundred people of the Han Household suffered heavy casualties. The surrounding commoners naturally knew about the events of the previous night, yet not a single one dared to speak out, terrified of losing their lives because of it. The great fire burned down most of the Han Residence. The Warriors within the clan also perished entirely, and Han Xuan, the master of the second branch, succeeded to the Han Household by default. Afterward. The Wei, Chu, Qin, Yan, and Qi households visited together to offer condolences for the ancestor of the Han Household, and even declared that they wanted to find the murderer for the Han Household... Under a round of sincere exchanges. Han Xuan scattered all his family wealth, sending it to the five households to express his Han Household's gratitude. A few days later- Without the support of power and wealth, the Han Household ultimately walked toward its end. The few remaining Han family members proposed dividing the family, becoming scattered commoners in the town. One or two Han-surnamed households even migrated to the foot of Muxuan Mountain, becoming tenant farmers of the Qin Family... As for that Han Xuan- Sitting alone in the chief seat of the Han Residence, he finally became the head of the Han Household, sitting in the position he had dreamed of, yet he could not be happy no matter what... Simply because. The sprawling Han Residence at this moment did not possess a shred of human presence. The clansmen had suffered heavy casualties, and the survivors had also broken apart. His eldest son, Han Qing, had died that night, while his daughter had gone into hiding... If only his daughter could escape this calamity... He had become the head of the Han Household, but the entire Han Household now had only him left... From then on- The Han Household was struck from the rolls... ... ... For the months that followed. The Zhao Residence also fell silent thereafter, continually contracting its territory and closing its doors to guests. Those with a bit of scheming ability could guess one or two things from this, and subsequently scrambled to seize the territory vacated by the Zhao Family, thereby stirring up a wave of chaos. Although the Zhao family was not destroyed, its decline was visible to the naked eye. ... Looking at the Chu Household, however, it was thriving and prosperous. Chu Shan successfully broke through the True Martial Three Realms, and two more Warrior seedlings appeared in the clan, bringing the number of Warriors up to five. They were now at their peak! ... Within the Qin Estate- After months of recuperation, Qin Lu had completely recovered. He then took stock of this harvest. Looking at the dazzling array of stolen goods, Qin Lu was extremely satisfied; his Qin Family could finally be considered to have some semblance of a facade. Among them- There were two Cultivation Methods. One was obtained from the Han Household, and the other was obtained from Liu Yujing. Both Cultivation Methods could be cultivated to True Martial Completion. What the Han Family practiced was named: Mysterious Qi Technique It focused on cultivating True Essence, and the Cultivation Method was fierce and open, with transcendent battle prowess. What Liu Yujing practiced was named: Willow Wood Cultivation Method It was an evil method of plundering the yin to nourish the yang, and ordinary women who were plundered would have their lifespan drastically reduced, failing to live past three years and dying prematurely. If one plundered women with aptitude. Then one could absorb a shred of their aptitude until the women's spiritual light dissipated. This was treating women as human pills until their lifespans were exhausted and they died. The higher a woman's aptitude, the stronger the effect. But in most cases, it could only raise a fraction of spiritual light... After the enhancement- this method could no longer be used. Furthermore, it was only useful for those whose spiritual light was less than an inch. For those with spiritual light above one inch, it was useless. For those with poor aptitude, it was negligible and merely wasted the life of an immortal seedling. It only left a sliver of opportunity for those whose spiritual light was nine-tenths. And Qin Lu was precisely the person who needed this method the most! "In other words, that Han Qing's younger sister and Han Xuan's daughter possesses innate spiritual light, and was treated as a dual cultivation vessel in exchange for Liu Yujing's single strike..." "Where is that woman now?" "If I take her as a concubine and use this method, will I have a chance to break through to Condensing Qi!" Thinking of this- Qin Lu's heart beat with excitement; this was the opportunity for Condensing Qi! "That Han Xuan must have hidden her away, wanting to preserve a shred of the family line." "But isn't this a coincidence? Under my command, there are two Han family households. Letting them search for it, I imagine they would know some hiding places." "This concubine, I, Qin Lu, am determined to take!" Qin Lu's heart hardened with ferocity; this was his fortuitous opportunity, and he absolutely could not let it go! After calming his mind- Qin Lu continued to search and classify. Aside from the two Cultivation Methods, there were also four martial techniques, respectively: a style of swordsmanship, a Movement Method, as well as a fist technique and a palm technique. All could be practiced freely without special restrictions. In addition to this- there were also various miscellaneous martial arts books: seventeen of them, five cultivation insights, and three methods for cultivating and nurturing tea trees. Originally there were many other books. But Qin Lu could not carry that many, so he filtered for some with high value. Aside from the books- the remainder consisted of silver, gold, or rare jades and other treasures, worth at least five or six hundred liang of White Silver. However, the most precious item of all was a sword. This sword was Liu Yujing's personal weapon, seamless in its forging, and inlaid with a piece of jade marrow. The sword was three chi and seven cun long, its cold radiance like the moon. Injecting True Essence inward, one could condense a Sword-Ray! According to records in the books, this sword was a First-Tier Law Artifact, corresponding to the True Martial Realm, which could be driven by True Essence to cut iron like mud. "From now on, you are my personal sword!" "Named: Tai'e!"