The Cangnong Qi Clan, Annihilate the Qi Household!

"The Cangnong Qi Clan?"

"Grandfather, is that our main branch?"

Qi Bailing asked, a trace of curiosity flashing in her eyes.

The Qi Patriarch did not answer, merely handing an ancient codex to her, and afterwards taking out an exquisite bag and a prepared pack of provisions.

"Everything is in this book."

"Remember this well, remember it well: if the matter proves impossible, hide away with patience. As long as the lineage is unbroken, my Cangnong Qi Clan has not perished..."

With those words-

Qi Bailing did not ask further. Packing her things away, she departed from the ancestral hall via the secret passage.

The remaining three Qi clan elders-

Set the ancestral hall ablaze with a single fire, completely erasing every trace in the flames!

The natural talent of all three was unremarkable. The Qi Patriarch, who possessed the highest cultivation, had barely reached the True Martial Three Realms, while the other two had merely attained the True Martial First Realm.

Their remaining here was simply choosing death!

Once the three of them died, not a single soul in this world would ever know of Qi Bailing's whereabouts, and the bloodline of the Cangnong Qi Clan would thus be preserved...

"Old senior, truly decisive."

Watching the blazing fires burn, Qin Lu could not help feeling a measure of respect.

The Qi Household numbered barely fifty-odd mouths.

Accumulated over fifty years of household wealth, it was reduced to ashes in a single fire. An attitude of rather shattering like jade than remaining intact as tile was truly admirable.

As for those ordinary members of the Qi Household-

Now dead and wounded, Wang Jian led the foot soldiers in unbridled rampages, hacking at anyone they saw and killing anyone they encountered, entirely unmindful of the innocent...

As long as they won, history would be written by the victors.

On Qin Lu's side, eight Warriors stood guard.

There was no need for Qin Lu to make a move; the group of Warriors surged forward in a swarm, employing every conceivable method to dismember the three Qi elders right on the spot!

Among them-

Yan Quan behaved the most aggressively, reducing the Qi Patriarch to a pulp of flesh within a few moves!

"Reporting to the Family Head, all fifty-six members of the Qi Household have been executed!"

Wang Jian stepped forward to report, a trace of excitement showing.

It was evident that tonight his fighting spirit was soaring and his slaughter decisive. Should large-scale warfare arise in the future, letting him take charge would definitely make him an exceptional asset!

"That being the case, you will clean up the aftermath for this seat."

"I grant you ten percent of the looted wealth. As for the inheritances of the Wei and Qi households, compile them into volumes and send them up the mountain as soon as possible..."

With that said-

Qin Lu looked back and stated:

"As for your two households, the Yan and the Chu, I will not touch your properties, but you must hand over a copy of your inheritances. Remember, I want the originals."

"As for the industries of your two households, we will decide on them another day."

"Understood, Family Head."

Chu Shan readily accepted the order. Though reluctant, Yan Quan also bowed in compliance.

As for Qin Lu, he intended to return to Muxuan Mountain first. The remaining matters did not yet require him to handle everything personally; with Wang Jian stationed there, he felt quite at ease.

After all, Wang Jian was entirely on his own, and Qin Lu was his greatest pillar of support.

Naturally and inevitably, he had become Qin Lu's trusted confidant.

As for the Chu Household, they had long since submitted, and Yan Quan presumably did not dare harbor any different thoughts.

At that moment-the Wei Household courtyard.

Right then, Zhao Zhen and Qin Xiao stepped out of the Wei Household together.

With an expression of utter helplessness, Zhao Zhen said:

"Young Master, never take such risks again next time."

"You are still young, and if something were to happen, we could not bear the responsibility."

"Ah... what kind of situation is this."

Zhao Zhen let out a sigh. None of them could have anticipated that Wei Fang would actually be killed by Qin Xiao. The boy was only six or seven years old, yet he had actually cultivated to the True Martial Second Realm.

It could not help but make Zhao Zhen blush with shame; with such natural talent, who was to say he might not break through the Condensing Qi Realm!

If that were truly the case-

Then the Qin Family in the future would probably become an immortal clan!

"Alright, Uncle Zhao."

"Let's leave it at that this time, let this be the first and last time, absolutely the last time!"

"In terms of relations, Uncle Zhao, you are even my own blood uncle!"

Qin Xiao replied with mischievous antics, and Zhao Zhen could not truly remain angry with him either, for Qin Xiao's mother genuinely was his own collateral clan cousin.

Thinking of it this way, submitting to the Qin Family perhaps wasn't all that difficult to stomach after all.

Since Qin Xiao was the legitimate eldest son, his Zhao Household might well forge some connection, and didn't the legitimate eldest-son lineage of the Qin Family flow with the blood of his Zhao Household as well?

Following that, uncle and nephew chatted idly in this disjointed fashion as they walked, which proved quite leisurely.

Only, just as the two of them-

had left the town entrance and headed toward Muxuan Mountain,

they spotted a woman-

actually crawling out from a patch of bushes, right before their eyes. The three of them exchanged glances, all feeling somewhat at a loss.

Yet the moment Zhao Zhen caught sight of the woman's garments, he realized something was amiss!

"Leather garments produced by the Qi Household-you are a member of the Qi Household!"

The very instant his words exposed her identity-

Qi Bailing unleashed a terrifying might. Her aura abruptly reached the perfection of the True Martial Five Realms, proving actually slightly stronger even than Qin Lu!

Anyone who knew her identity had to die, child or not.

Seeing the aggressive onslaught strike, Zhao Zhen hurled Qin Xiao away with a single sweep.

Immediately afterward, he was struck by a palm, blasting him flying dozens of meters away. The power of that strike shattered nearly all the bones in his body, and it looked as though he would not survive.

Yet a medicinal pill was forced into his mouth.

"Halt your mind, circulate your True Essence to neutralize the medicinal force. If you don't want to die, do as I say."

Qin Lu's frigid voice arrived, making Zhao Zhen feel instantly secure.

He hastily followed Qin Lu's instructions, steadying his mind and calming his Qi, neutralizing the medicine to heal his injuries. After just a moment, his hurried breathing gradually grew steady...

Judging by the look of it, his little life was considered saved.

"From the Qi Household?"

Following that, Qin Lu countered with a question.

Yet before she could reply, he let out a sneer, and the Tai'e Sword leaped from its scabbard!

"There's no need to be one either, you injured my dog..."

"You shall die right here!"

Seeing Qin Lu approach with overwhelming momentum, Qi Bailing did not dare to be overconfident.

Drawing the sword at her waist, she met him head-on!

When the two swords crossed with a "clash", Qi Bailing's longsword shattered in response, transforming into fragments filling the sky. Before she could react-

Qin Lu delivered a whip kick that directly sent Qi Bailing flying several meters away.

Simultaneously-

Qin Lu abruptly spat out a mouthful of dark blood, suddenly feeling a stabbing pain in his viscera, whereas Qi Bailing lay limp all over, collapsing to the ground unable to rise again...

The two of them had actually suffered poisoning symptoms at the same time!

"Miasma of the Poison Body!"

"You cultivated the Azure Wood Scripture (Azure Mysterious Scripture)!"

The two spoke in unison, their eyes filled with utter disbelief, yet their words diverged.

Right now, however, was hardly the time to investigate such matters.

Qin Lu pulled several detoxification pills from his bosom; though merely mortal pills, with the aid of True Essence, they could still suppress the poison.

"Interesting, it seems I cannot kill you just yet."

With that-

Qin Lu knocked her unconscious, severed the tendons in her hands and feet with the Tai'e Sword, and forcefully sealed her acupoints using True Essence as a guide.

Only then did Qin Lu feel somewhat at ease.

"The Qi Household holds a great secret! There is a great fortuitous opportunity upon this woman!"

Thinking thus-

Qin Lu still dared not be overconfident, and hastily circulated his technique to heal his injuries, purging the toxins with all his strength.

Fortunately, right here, there was only Zhao Zhen, alongside Qin Xiao...

Wait, why was Xiao'er here?

Though puzzled within his heart, Qin Lu did not delve too deeply into it; restoring his condition right now was the utmost priority. Should Yan Quan discover this,

it would inevitably prompt some different notions in the man...

He was able to suppress those beneath him largely because he was sufficiently strong!

If he showed weakness, he feared suffering a backlash...