Chapter 961 - 302: The City Falls, Secrets Revealed (Part 2)

"His precious son is dead."

The middle-aged man spoke softly.

"What?"

Li Honghu, who was thinking about how to persuade his master to teach that old man from Cangkong Mountain a lesson, suddenly heard this sentence, and looked in disbelief at the furious elder from Cangkong Mountain in the distance.

Both being renowned sects within the Seventy-Two Cangmin Realms, the Cyan Moon Dao Sect was also quite familiar with Tian Qi, the Lord of Cangkong Mountain.

The higher a cultivator’s cultivation, the lower the probability of having offspring.

The reason being that cultivators need to refine and transform Qi, locking their own essence during their cultivation process.

The higher the cultivation, the lower the possibility of losing one’s essence.

This precious son of Tian Qi was conceived when he reached Purple Mansion Perfection and accidentally leaked a bit of vital essence while cultivating with a Golden Core Female Cultivator possessing a Taiyin Body.

Cultivators believe in fate; after knowing this, Tian Qi also thought his fate destined him to have a son.

Thus, he gave the female cultivator a status, allowing her to give birth to his son, Tian Ji.

Having a son late in life, a blood relative, Tian Qi cherished Tian Ji greatly after his birth.

And Tian Ji did not disappoint; under the pampering of a father who was a Lord of One Realm, he successfully became a wastrel within the cultivation realm.

In the cultivation circle outside, he was quite notorious.

Though talented, he never cared to strive forward, relying solely on resources to achieve the Golden Core, believing he had the capital for reincarnation, and acted even more recklessly.

But due to the strength of Cangkong Mountain and his father who always shielded him, outsiders often dared only get angry at him without daring to speak out.

This is why in the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm, Tian Ji dared to recklessly humiliate those in Purple Mansion despite being a Golden Core Cultivator.

"Among the forces descending upon Yangnao Land this time, who doesn’t know the identity of their Young Master Tian, who would dare make a move against him?"

Li Honghu was a bit astonished.

He, possessing the Bright Moon Profound Light Body, was considered a treasure of the Cyan Moon Dao Sect.

Upon self-reflection, if provoked by Tian Ji, at most, he would just teach him a lesson, never daring to cripple or kill him.

But unexpectedly, today this "little tyrant" has been struck down.

"It must have been the local cultivators of Yangnao Land who did it..."

Ning Zhen pondered for a moment before speaking, "The local cultivators of Yangnao Land rarely interact with outsiders, they probably didn’t know Tian Ji’s identity."

His words had just fallen when suddenly a streak of lightning quickly approached from the northeast sky over Yunshui City!

Within the lightning, Shen Chongming could see from afar that the once beautiful landscape and fertile fields within hundreds of miles around Yunshui City had now turned to scorched earth!

Ravines and fissures lined the land, as endless streams of lava surged out from those terrifying cracks, flowing freely!

The closer he got to Yunshui City, the more terrifying the sight became!

Upon seeing this, his heart sank sharply, and he immediately increased his speed!

When his figure appeared above the scar-ridden land, through the rising mist, he could vaguely see that Yunshui City he had been away from for several months, along with the surrounding area of dozens of miles, seemed to have been lifted up by something.

The Ren Water Concealing Spirit Array that covered Yunshui City had disappeared, and all the pavilions, towers, buildings within the city were turned into ruins!

Seeing this, Shen Chongming’s figure froze!

"Am I... too late..."

His expression was stunned, his voice trembling as he looked at Yunshui City completely turned into ruins.

"Are you from this city!?"

Just as he seemed soulless, filled with grief, several figures suddenly appeared around him, and the leading Purple Mansion Cultivator Late Stage looked at him excitedly.

His thoughts were interrupted, Shen Chongming slightly turned to look at the Purple Mansion Cultivator Late Stage.

He had an impression of this person.

It was one of the four Outer World Cultivators who first came to the Laishui River.

Initially, the four discovered signs of an Exotic Treasure manifesting near the Laishui River, and had lingered above Yunshui City before being forcefully driven away by Qi Buyu.

After that, the four had stationed themselves on the south bank of the Laishui River.

At that time, Shen Chongming was in closed-door cultivation in the city, breaking through to Purple Mansion, merging with a part of heaven and earth, he had sensed the aura of these four.

The Purple Mansion Cultivator Late Stage standing before him was one of those two Purple Mansion Realm Cultivators from before.

And this Purple Mansion Cultivator Late Stage had obviously also guessed Shen Chongming’s identity.

After all, when Shen Chongming headed to the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm, he had seen a streak of lightning leave Yunshui City heading northeast.

Now once again sensing the Thunder Attribute aura from Shen Chongming, he vaguely guessed he was the cultivator who left Yunshui City at that time.

Shen Chongming did not speak.

He was still immersed in the grief of his entire family being "dead and gone."

"My senior brother is asking you!"

"Are you or are you not a cultivator from this city?"

Seeing Shen Chongming remain silent, the plump Golden Core Peak Female Cultivator next to the Purple Mansion Cultivator Late Stage immediately questioned sharply.

The piercing voice instantly made Shen Chongming’s heart surge with a nameless fire.

"Noisy!"

With the cold rebuke, a Thunderbolt Arrow suddenly shot out from Shen Chongming’s eyes!

In a split second, the Thunderbolt Arrow pierced through the female cultivator’s head!

Bang!

The plump female cultivator’s body exploded suddenly, leaving only a swirling Golden Core floating in the air!

Shen Chongming flicked his finger, another bolt of lightning flew out, intending to destroy the Golden Core as well!

"How dare you, rogue!?"

The destruction of the Golden Core Female Cultivator’s flesh was so quick, that only when her flesh exploded leaving only the Golden Core did the Purple Mansion Cultivator Late Stage beside her finally react.

Being a Great Cultivator at the Purple Mansion Realm Late Stage, having his junior sister’s flesh destroyed before him was a humiliation!