Chapter 296: Extinction and Killing

Soon after, a green light stopped overhead. It was the cultivators from the Li family, who were pursuing Qi Yunmin and his granddaughter. Their leader was Li Yunxing of the Li family, a Foundation Establishment Layer 2 cultivator.

Seeing Wang Changfeng and the others, Li Yunxing was startled and dared not descend.

"I am Li Yunxing of the Li family from Tianyun Mountain," Li Yunxing said, cupping his hands respectfully, his tone sincere. "May I know the names of my fellow cultivators?"

"The Li family from Tianyun Mountain? Never heard of them," Wang Changfeng said, his tone rather flat. "Do you have any instructions, Fellow Cultivator Li?" If Li Yunxing hadn't arrived, he would have already killed Qi Yunmin and his granddaughter.

"These two murdered members of our Li family," Li Yunxing explained. "I am about to take them back to our clan for interrogation. Please grant us this convenience, fellow cultivators."

Wang Changfeng showed a surprised expression and carefully examined Qi Yunmin and his granddaughter. He then realized that they likely weren't from the Zhao family. The Zhao family was immensely wealthy; their members wouldn't be reduced to selling goods from a stall. Moreover, openly pursuing and killing Zhao family members, if exposed, would lead to endless trouble.

"He said they are disciples of the Zhao family from Zhaojia Ridge. Are you mistaken?" Wang Qingshan asked, pointing at Qi Yunmin. He could also tell that Qi Yunmin was likely not a Zhao family member. Judging by the terrified expressions and humble clothing of Qi Yunmin and his granddaughter, they didn't resemble Zhao family members at all. He had seen Zhao family members before; they were all confident and dressed in luxurious robes.

Li Yunxing sneered, "Hmph, they're lying."

"You say they're lying, so they're lying?" Wang Changfeng retorted. "What evidence do you have? Who's to say you aren't imposters?"

"Hehe, our Li family is related by marriage to the Zhao family," Li Yunxing chuckled. "My aunt, Li Xingyue, is the dual cultivation partner of the Zhao family head. Many people know this. From your accent, fellow cultivator, you're not from Chu Kingdom, are you? It's normal for you not to have heard of it."

Hearing this, Qi Yunmin's eyes darted, and an angry expression appeared on his face. "Hmph, I am indeed not a Zhao family member," he declared. "Your Li family massacred innocents and wiped out our entire Qi family. Even if we die, we will not return with you."

Wang Changfeng narrowed his eyes, a kindly expression appearing on his face. He said cordially, "Are you truly related by marriage to the Zhao family? Do you have any evidence? Without evidence, I cannot rashly hand them over to you. What if you are enemies of the Zhao family, harming their members? If word gets out, wouldn't we be in trouble?"

Li Yunxing looked at the kindly-faced Wang Changfeng, a hesitant expression on his face. The other party had three Foundation Establishment cultivators; if they started fighting, he might not be able to contend with them. In the sky, he could escape at any time, but on the ground, that might not be the case.

"Hmph, I don't think you're related to the Zhao family at all," Wang Changhao sneered, a suspicious expression on his face. "You have ulterior motives; perhaps you're even evil cultivators!"

Qi Yunmin's hand quietly moved towards the storage bag at his waist. Just then, three green flying swords flew towards him.

"Take off your storage bags and throw them on the ground," Wang Qingshan said coldly, his eyes filled with a chilling glint. "Otherwise, I won't be polite."

Qi Yunmin flinched in fear and hastily took off the storage bag at his waist, dropping it to the ground. Qi Shanshan did the same. Their faces were filled with sorrow; it seemed their luck had run out today.

Wang Qingshan raised a hand, and a green rope shot out, quickly entangling Qi Yunmin and Qi Shanshan.

While watching Li Yunxing, Wang Changfeng fully activated his divine sense, spreading it outwards. A Foundation Establishment Layer 3 cultivator's divine sense could cover three li. Soon, he confirmed that there were no other cultivators within three li. Wang Changfeng's lips moved slightly, and Wang Qingshan and Wang Changhao nodded.

Li Yunxing's brows furrowed deeply, and he hastily flew higher.

"Fellow Cultivator Li, we can hand them over to you," Wang Changfeng said. "However, you can't let us have worked for nothing. You should give us some benefits!"

Hearing this, Li Yunxing breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "Very well," he said. "Tenth Brother, Twelfth Brother, go down, give the three fellow cultivators some spirit stones, and take Qi Yunmin and Qi Shanshan away."

Two Qi Condensation cultivators acknowledged him and controlled their spirit beasts to descend to the ground. One of them quickly walked up to Wang Changfeng, took out a green storage bag, and handed it to Wang Changfeng with both hands.

Seizing this opportunity, Wang Changfeng suddenly attacked. As he received the storage bag, he suddenly summoned a gleaming golden talisman, which transformed into hundreds of small golden swords, striking towards Li Yunxing. At the same time, Wang Changhao and Wang Qingshan each released two second-tier flying puppet beasts, which opened their mouths and spat out dozens of crimson fire blades. The other Wang family members also summoned their spirit artifacts, attacking the two Li family cultivators.

Li Yunxing inwardly cursed his bad luck. He hastily summoned a green shield, which rotated rapidly around him.

A series of "clanging" metallic sounds rang out as hundreds of small golden swords struck the green shield. The shield blocked all of them, but small cracks appeared on its surface.

A scorching heat wave swept towards him as several crimson fire pythons, as thick as human waists, pounced and slammed into the green shield, creating rolling flames.

A loud "whooshing" sound filled the air as hundreds of green flying swords shot forth. Although they failed to destroy the green shield, the giant green eagle beneath Li Yunxing was struck by dozens of green flying swords, bleeding profusely.

He managed to save his life, but his two companions weren't so lucky; their bodies were pierced by green flying swords.

Li Yunxing dared not linger in battle. He urged the giant green eagle beneath him to flee, but before it could fly far, it was intercepted by four second-tier flying puppet beasts.

The four second-tier flying puppet beasts simultaneously opened their mouths, each spitting out dozens of crimson fire blades. They eagerly struck the green shield, emitting a series of muffled crackling sounds as the cracks on the shield grew larger and larger.

Li Yunxing was scared out of his wits. He hastily slapped a second-tier talisman onto his body. A green light flashed, and a sea urchin-like green protective shield appeared around him.

"Strike!" a cold male voice rang out. A ten-foot-long green giant sword heavily struck the green shield, shattering it into pieces.

"Clang!" The green giant sword was blocked by the green protective shield, but just then, a house-sized giant fireball came crashing down.

"Boom!" A deafening roar erupted as rolling flames engulfed Li Yunxing's figure.

Wang Qingshan's eyes turned cold, and he performed a hand seal. Within the crimson flames, a dazzling green light flared. A shrill scream rang out as Li Yunxing and his spirit eagle were sliced in half.

A flicker of surprise flashed in Wang Changfeng's eyes. Sword cultivators were indeed invincible among their peers; he had thought it would take considerable effort to eliminate Li Yunxing!

Wang Qingshan performed a hand seal, and the green giant sword transformed into three green flying swords, disappearing into his sleeve.

"Kill them. Only dead men can keep secrets," Wang Changfeng said coldly, looking at Qi Yunmin and Qi Shanshan.

They had encountered their sworn enemy, the Zhao family, at the auction, and the Zhao family had even bid against him for the teleportation array. He had already been seething with anger, and now Li Yunxing had conveniently delivered himself. With no other Foundation Establishment cultivators nearby, he naturally wouldn't hesitate to kill. He certainly wouldn't let Qi Yunmin and Qi Shanshan leave just like that; only dead men could keep secrets.

"Senior, wait!" Qi Yunmin flinched in terror and hastily shouted. "I have second-tier Crescent Moon Clams on me! I can tame spirit beasts, and Shanshan can tame spirit fish and spirit clams. We are willing to serve you as beasts of burden. Please spare our lives!"

"You have second-tier spirit clams? And you can tame spirit beasts, spirit fish, and spirit clams?" Wang Changfeng asked, somewhat surprised, a hesitant expression appearing on his face.

"It's true!" Qi Yunmin pleaded. "Our Qi family makes a living by selling spirit fish and spirit clams. The second-tier spirit clams are spirit beasts our Qi family has tamed for many years. However, besides me and Shanshan, outsiders don't know how to tame them, and the spirit clams would quickly die. Please give us a chance to serve you. You can even imprison us; just please spare our lives!"

At this point, Qi Yunmin cared for nothing else. As long as he could save his and his granddaughter's lives, serving others as beasts of burden was acceptable.

"Take them back first. Quickly clear the battlefield and leave this place," Wang Changfeng ordered.

The Qi Condensation family members quickly cleared the battlefield. They escorted Qi Yunmin and his granddaughter, rapidly departing the area. Not long after, they disappeared into the endless plains.