Chapter 139 - 136: Furnace Tripod Technique! Annihilation

Chapter 139: Chapter 136: Furnace Tripod Technique! Annihilation

「Several days later.」

Xu Yuelin and the other members of the Xu Family stared at the report before them, lost in thought.

"There’s nothing suspicious about He Suzhu’s background? She comes from a small family thousands of miles away, and I just happened to run into her on the road after her family was wiped out by enemies?"

"Doesn’t that make me her savior? And after all that, she still betrays our Xu Family? Could the investigation be wrong? Maybe her identity is a fake?"

Xu Wencai said with disbelief as he looked at the report on He Suzhu’s background.

The Xu Family had paid a hefty price to hire the Thousand Shadows Association to secretly investigate He Suzhu’s identity.

The Thousand Shadows Association was an underground intelligence organization, exceptionally skilled at gathering information. They would collect all sorts of intel, even if it had no immediate use, and store it for future reference.

The Xu Family was able to learn of He Suzhu’s identity so quickly because the Thousand Shadows Association had already collected a large amount of relevant information years ago.

However, Xu Wencai felt that the Thousand Shadows Association was just fooling the Xu Family, and that the information they provided was fundamentally flawed.

"There’s no point in dwelling on this. The fact that she betrayed our Xu Family won’t change, so it doesn’t matter if her identity is real or fake."

Xu Yuelin shook his head.

The original plan had been to start with He Suzhu’s background to find the mastermind behind this.

Now that the investigation into her identity had led nowhere, there was no need to get stuck on it.

Xu Yuelin had already arranged for someone to secretly watch He Suzhu. The next time she had a secret meeting with someone, they would capture the man and force him to reveal his origins.

But in the blink of an eye, two months passed. He Suzhu never had another secret meeting. Instead, it was Xu Xiuyun whose Cultivation progressed at a divine speed, allowing her to break through to the late-stage Dao Foundation with ease.

This boosted the Xu Family’s confidence even more.

But Xu Yuelin had a faint feeling that this was the calm before the storm, and he didn’t let his guard down because of Xu Xiuyun’s advancement.

Instead, he secretly invited three fellow late-stage Dao Foundation Cultivators to stay and help guard the Xu Family for a while.

This cautious move by Xu Yuelin proved to be the right one.

Just one week later, one night.

BOOM!

A loud explosion echoed from somewhere within the Marketplace.

"Not good! The Eight Trigrams Profound Spirit Array... it’s been broken by some unknown means!"

"We’re under attack! Sound the gongs!"

The Xu Family Marketplace was protected by a second-rank Eight Trigrams Profound Spirit Array, but the attackers had already infiltrated the Array. They knew the location of its core and destroyed it directly, rendering the Array useless.

A large group of people then charged into the Marketplace, and in an instant, the sounds of battle and the glare of flames filled the night sky.

’They’re here after all. To break the Xu Family’s second-rank Array so easily... their methods are impressive.’

Jiang Zuo had long since detected a large number of people approaching the Xu Family Marketplace through his Gray Rock Rats.

But at this point, there was nothing he could do but condense a Blood Qi Avatar and use the chaos as cover to sneak into the Marketplace.

"Wei Zhicheng! You think the Wei Family alone is enough to seize our Xu Family’s territory? Die!"

Xu Yuelin finally knew who was behind it all.

The invaders were from the Wei Family, located only three hundred li away from the Xu Family.

The two families had no history of enmity and had been peaceful neighbors for three or four hundred years. For what reason they were attacking the Xu Family now was unknown.

But Xu Yuelin didn’t ask. In the Cultivation Realm, such things were not uncommon. Asking for a reason was pointless. The most important thing right now was to kill Wei Zhicheng!

"Heh heh, Xu Yuelin, tonight is the night your Xu Family will be exterminated!"

Wei Zhicheng’s Cultivation was lower than Xu Yuelin’s, and the Wei Family’s Cultivators were more than just a step below the Xu Family’s.

Yet Wei Zhicheng was brimming with confidence about tonight’s events.

Xu Yuelin sensed that something was amiss. He didn’t hesitate, immediately signaling for the three experts he had hired to reveal themselves and join the fight.

When Wei Zhicheng saw three more late-stage Dao Foundation masters suddenly appear on the Xu Family’s side, his expression changed dramatically.

As the Cultivators from both sides began to clash fiercely, the Xu Family Marketplace descended into chaos.

Old Man Chang led Anan through the panicked crowd, scrambling to escape the Marketplace. They hoped to find an empty place to hide outside.

"Hahaha, all of you, die!"

It was unclear if he was one of the invaders or a Loose Cultivator taking advantage of the chaos, but he was ruthless, unwilling to let even the meager possessions of mortals slip through his fingers.

The man raised a sharp blade and charged toward a group of mortals.

The crowd panicked, scrambling to get away.

But how could they possibly dodge a Cultivator’s blade?

Just as many were about to die a violent death, a blurry figure suddenly appeared behind the man.

The figure silently reached out and gently pressed a hand against the man’s back. The Cultivator’s movements froze, and he fell to the ground, his eyes wide open, unable to rest in peace.

"Thank you, Immortal Master!"

"Hurry and go!"

Knowing they had been saved, the group of mortals offered their thanks before quickly continuing their escape.

Jiang Zuo was about to secretly escort Old Man Chang and Anan to safety when he suddenly looked up toward the battle between the Dao Foundation experts.

"Mo, if you don’t make a move soon, I’m going to die!"

The shout came from the young man who’d been having the secret affair with He Suzhu.

Previously, when Jiang Zuo had observed this man through his Blood Qi Avatar, he never would have imagined that such a lecher would be a late-stage Dao Foundation expert!

Under the assault of the late-stage Dao Foundation masters Xu Yuelin had hired, the Wei Family and this young man were in imminent danger.

He could no longer hold back and shouted to the sky.

"Sigh..."

A sigh echoed as an old man appeared out of thin air behind one of the Dao Foundation masters the Xu Family had hired.

The Dao Foundation master’s face fell, and he hurriedly tried to dodge.

But Elder Mo simply placed his hand on the Dao Foundation master.