Chapter 2707: Accident (Nothing Today)

The Zhao family of Jin Fengling boasts a heritage spanning over five millennia. During its most glorious period, a Void Refinement cultivator emerged, but like a fleeting bloom, this powerful individual soon met with misfortune. Currently, the family has seven God Transformation cultivators, with the Zhao family ancestor, Zhao Yufei, being a late-stage God Transformation cultivator.

The Zhao family is related by marriage to the Feng family, who possess three Void Refinement cultivators and are supported by the Nine Flames Sect.

In recent years, the Zhao family has been in decline. Had it not been for the care of their in-laws, the Feng family, they would likely have been wiped out by rival forces long ago.

Over half a year ago, a Zhao family disciple, while pursuing a fourth-tier quicksand python, unexpectedly discovered an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling. Its location was extremely secluded. Indeed, had they not been chasing the quicksand python, the Zhao family disciple would never have found it.

Initially, the Zhao family disciple gathered several Nascent Soul stage clansmen, believing this was their destined opportunity. However, after nearly half a month of continuous attacks, they were still unable to break the restriction. In frustration, the Zhao family disciple finally reported the discovery.

Recently, tensions between the Zhao family and the Li family have been high. Two God Transformation cultivators were confronting the Li family on the front lines. One God Transformation cultivator was away on business, and two others were traveling and had not yet returned. This left only two God Transformation cultivators at their main stronghold.

Upon learning the news, Zhao Yufei immediately led a group of clansmen to the site, hoping to break the restriction and claim the treasures for himself. To prevent the commotion from breaking the restriction from attracting other cultivators, they set up formations around the perimeter.

Inside a hidden underground cave, the ceiling was adorned with stalactites of varying lengths. The stone walls were uneven, and one wall was covered by a thick, five-colored light screen, bearing a five-colored lotus pattern.

Zhao Yufei performed a hand seal, and a gigantic, red-glowing seal flared with spiritual light, striking the five-colored light screen. A thunderous roar echoed. The five-colored light screen briefly trembled and indented, then quickly returned to normal.

"It's no use! Five-element treasures don't seem to affect this restriction," Zhao Ziyun, a clear-faced, fair-skinned young woman in a golden dress, remarked with a frown. She was a God Transformation cultivator in the early stage, accompanied by over ten Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Oh no, someone triggered the warning formation! Someone is coming," a handsome young man in a green robe said, clutching a golden disc, his voice filled with tension.

"I'll go out and see," the young woman in the golden dress volunteered, heading towards the exit.

In a dense green bamboo forest, Wang Yongyue and four other Wang family disciples slowly advanced, their brows furrowed. They had discovered two high-grade fourth-tier Fire Weasel Beasts, which they eliminated using a formation. On their way back, they unexpectedly found a high-grade fourth-tier Three-tailed Spirit Fox. The Three-tailed Spirit Fox had a keen sense of smell, excelled at finding spiritual herbs, and was highly sought after by high-ranking female cultivators.

They had wounded the Three-tailed Spirit Fox, but it escaped using an evasion technique, leading them on a chase to this location. Wang Yongyue stopped, noticing some brown bloodstains on the ground. They expanded their divine senses and searched carefully, but found no sign of the Three-tailed Spirit Fox. Passing through the bamboo forest, a small, overgrown valley appeared before them. The five entered the valley, searching meticulously.

Inside the underground cave, the young woman in the golden dress held a bloodied white fox. The white fox had three eyes and its aura was weak.

"They are Wang family disciples from Green Lotus Island! Five Nascent Soul cultivators. Should we let them go? Or kill them?" the young woman in the golden dress asked. They could not afford to provoke the Wang family, but this ancient cultivator's cave dwelling was at least the final resting place of a Void Refinement cultivator, possibly even an Integration cultivator. This was the Zhao family's opportunity; how could they willingly give it up?

"If they haven't discovered us, then let them go," Zhao Yufei instructed, his expression grim. If they weren't Wang family disciples, he would have directly dealt a fatal blow. To protect Wang Chuanfeng, the Wang family had directly attacked the Qian family, even involving the Five Sages Sect. The conflict resulted in hundreds of God Transformation cultivators dead or injured on both sides before it concluded, severely weakening the Qian family. He truly did not want to provoke the Wang family, but he was also reluctant to hand over this hard-won opportunity to them. Perhaps the Zhao family could rise from this; he truly did not want to miss such a golden opportunity.

The five Wang Yongyue and his companions failed to find the Three-eyed Spirit Fox. One clansman released a yellow pangolin puppet beast, instructing it to burrow underground to search. "Huh, there seems to be a restriction here. Could there be an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling?" the clansman asked, full of confusion, as he manifested a golden-glowing flying knife and attacked the stone wall. Wang Yongyue and the other four immediately conjured their spirit treasures and attacked the stone wall.

Inside the underground cave, Zhao Yufei sighed deeply. They had originally intended to set up illusionary formations around the perimeter, but doing so would have been too obvious, like "proclaiming there's no silver here by burying 300 taels." They never expected that five Wang family disciples, while chasing a demonic beast, would arrive at this very spot and discover the formations they *had* laid down.

"Act now! Eliminate them. They absolutely cannot be allowed to escape, or our family will be in grave trouble," Zhao Yufei commanded, his face filled with murderous intent. This location was not far from a market city. If the Wang family disciples reported this, God Transformation cultivators would quickly arrive, and the opportunity would belong to the Wang family. This was absolutely unacceptable. Only by killing the Wang family disciples could they keep the secret. Three God Transformation cultivators should have no problem dealing with five Nascent Soul cultivators.

As Wang Yongyue and his four companions were directing their spirit treasures to attack the stone wall, the sky suddenly dimmed. A gigantic, red-glowing seal materialized out of thin air and plunged downwards. Simultaneously, a powerful gravitational pull emerged from the ground, causing the stone wall to explode. Debris flew everywhere, and thousands of fine green silk threads shot out, heading directly towards them.

Wang Yongyue reacted swiftly. With a raise of his right hand, a green light flew out, transforming into a thick green light screen that enveloped their bodies. The light screen bore a green lotus pattern, which gently rotated. This was the fifth-tier defensive talisman, the Green Lotus Soul Protection Talisman, a unique fifth-tier talisman of the Wang family, and Wang Yongyue's most powerful defensive treasure.

A massive boom erupted, and the green light screen twisted and deformed. Seizing the opportunity, Wang Yongyue pulled out a golden-glowing talisman and crushed it. In recent years, members of the Wang family had frequently disappeared without a trace. This was the family's unique Mother-Child Warning Talisman, a set of two. When clan members went out to hunt demonic beasts or perform tasks, they would give the 'mother' talisman to a clan elder, informing them of their whereabouts. If the 'child' talisman was crushed, the 'mother' talisman would spontaneously combust.

The other two clansmen also crushed their child talismans. With a thunderous crash, the green light screen shattered, and the red giant seal slammed down. "Safety first!" was Wang Yongyue's last thought as the red giant seal crushed them into a pulp.

With a series of deafening roars, the Nascent Souls self-detonated, sending the red giant seal flying backward. Zhao Yufei's face was grim. They had failed to instantly eliminate the Wang family cultivators. The opponents had still managed to send out a warning, and their Nascent Souls had even self-detonated. The commotion was so massive that it would be difficult to conceal.

"Go! Leave this place immediately and quickly seek help from the Feng family, or our family will face annihilation," Zhao Yufei commanded. He collected his treasures and, along with his clansmen, used Earth Evasion techniques to depart. Before leaving, they set up formations to conceal the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling, hoping the Wang family would not discover it.

Less than half an hour later, a team of Wang family cultivators arrived at the location, led by Wang Yongyan. "Investigate carefully. This is where it happened; there might be some clues. Yonghe, you and your group return to report to Ancestor Yibing," Wang Yongyan instructed. "Yes," the clansmen replied. The clansmen split into two groups: one to investigate, and the other to report back.