mtl008 Chapter 212 Using both demonic and righteous methods
Chapter 212 Using both demonic and righteous methods
Xia Lianghe was immersed in the secret world in his mind, his eyes shining like stars.
The secret method of ghost path!
"I implore you two seniors to capture that Wu family brat's blood relatives on my behalf."
Knowing full well that this was Xia Yuhui's order, Qingfeng Mingyue dared not hesitate for a moment. He immediately leaped into the sky like a bird, his two ghostly eyes like cold pools, radiating a chilling ghostly aura. At this moment, the entire Wu Family Spirit Mountain seemed to be seen by his two ghostly eyes.
The ghostly eyes, like radar, were searching for traces of those mortals in the memory. They had just searched the soul of the Wu family cultivator, and naturally knew the mortal's parents very well.
In an instant, the two ghosts locked onto their target. Mingyue parted her lips slightly and exhaled a breath of ghostly energy, which transformed into three agile black snakes that swiftly sped toward Mount Ling.
Three black snakes darted across the mountains and forests like lightning, entering the Wu family's territory like fish entering the sea. In a short while, they arrived at a courtyard, where five cultivators were secretly guarding it like ghosts.
However, when the three black snakes slithered into the house like ghosts, the five cultivators seemed unaware. Soon, each of the three black snakes coiled around a soul like a python and sped out of the house like lightning.
Even so, the five cultivators remained completely unaware.
A moment later, the three souls appeared in Qingfeng Mingyue's hands like merchandise.
"Boy, catch!" Qingfeng waved his arm, and the three souls flew straight towards Xia Lianghe like shooting stars.
Xia Lianghe caught the soul steadily, and in the next instant, a powerful surge of magic power erupted from his hand like a flood bursting its banks, and various mysterious runes shone like stars.
Immediately afterwards, three heart-wrenching screams pierced the sky like sharp arrows.
However, the crowd seemed deaf to the tragedy.
Two hours passed in the blink of an eye. Xia Lianghe's forehead was covered with fine sweat, and three crystal-clear soul balls appeared in his hand.
"Everyone, please step back. I will kill that brat myself!" With that, Xia Lianghe moved like lightning, leaping ten feet into the air.
The lion, tiger, and eagle caught him steadily like lightning, and then the man and the beast disappeared into the sky like shooting stars.
The Xia family members also began to retreat one after another, like a tide.
After the Xia family had all left, Wu Ziruo, the head of the Wu family, walked out of the clan's territory with a restless and uneasy feeling, as if he were sitting on pins and needles.
"Great, clan leader, they've finally retreated."
"Are Cheng'er's family members alright?" Wu Ziruo asked, seemingly ignoring the words of the person next to her.
"Everything is fine. I just went to check on them. They were sitting together, having a pleasant meal," the man quickly replied.
Hearing this, Wu Ziruo finally felt relieved, as if a stone had been lifted from his heart. He then loudly instructed the Wu family members, "Today, every cultivator in the Wu family will receive a reward of 30 spirit stones."
Having suffered such a devastating blow to his family, he knew that the best course of action was to stabilize morale.
"Our clan leader is wise and mighty!"
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
The Wu family cultivators cheered loudly, their shouts echoing through the sky.
However, to their surprise, the three people in the courtyard whom they had protected like stars around the moon were now like walking corpses, only moving mechanically and continuing to maintain the actions they had before they were alive.
Two days later, on a mountain road some distance away, Wu Chengdao leisurely looked at the flowers, trees and shrubs on both sides, feeling as if he were bathed in a spring breeze, and his steps became lighter.
He had been separated from the two Wu family cultivators for several days. During this time, he cultivated day and night, traveled non-stop, and swallowed a fasting pill from his storage bag when he was tired, and drank from the mountain streams when he was thirsty.
If he felt a craving, he would swiftly slay the wild beasts in the mountains and forests and feast on them.
Although life was tough, he was happy with it. From the age of one to six, he lived in the tribe and never stepped out. Now that he was finally able to go out and make his way in the world, his joy was beyond words.
Moreover, he has now broken through to the first level of Qi Refining and has initially mastered some of the profound techniques of cultivators, which is undoubtedly a novel thing for a child of his age.
He had already planned that once he crossed the mountain in front of him, he would find a place to rest on another mountain.
However, at that very moment, Xia Lianghe, high in the sky, spotted him with the keen eyes of an eagle.
The next moment, the Lion-Tiger Eagle plummeted like an arrow, its claws exposed like sharp blades. In an instant, the spot where Wu Chengdao stood was dented into a huge crater, as if struck by a meteorite, and his body merged with the earth in a flash!
Xia Liang and Huo Ran stood up and immediately took out a wisp of soul. After sensing the information transmitted by the soul, he felt relieved.
He finally confirmed the man's identity and secretly rejoiced that he hadn't made a mistake; everything was now settled.
He has already used two soul fragments on his journey these past two days. If he still can't find the last one, then he really won't have any more options.
Xia Lianghe picked up the man's storage bag and leaped onto the Lion-Tiger-Eagle like a bird.
The lion-tiger eagle flapped its wings and soared into the sky, while Xia Lianghe completed the spell on its back.
In an instant, a huge mass of lava, like a raging torrent, swallowed the entire area.
Several days later, the Xia family deliberately drove some demonic and evil cultivators from the county into the Wu family's territory, much like herding sheep.
Furthermore, various powerful forces, large and small, in Jinling County began to deliberately distance themselves from the Wu family as if avoiding a plague.
Some smaller factions, in an attempt to curry favor with the Xia family, even directly attacked the Wu family.
The Wu family managed to hold on for the first few days, but as time went on, they gradually felt overwhelmed.
Within their territory, demonic cultivators swarmed like locusts, wreaking havoc and turning their various industries into a cursed wasteland, with no force daring to trade with them.
Gradually, the Wu family's cultivators suffered heavy casualties, and some even betrayed the Wu family.
A month later, when the Wu family discovered that the three mortals had already perished, it was too late. A large group of demonic cultivators had already gathered like hungry wolves, sharpening their knives, ready to attack Mount Ling.
After struggling for a day, the Wu family was breached like a dam bursting.
Wu Ziruo, severely injured by the demonic cultivator, looked up at the sky and let out a shrill, maniacal laugh: "Hahaha, I was so incredibly stupid, like a pig or a dog! I clearly had a chance to escape, hahaha, the Xia family, what ruthless methods!"
After saying this, he resolutely drew his sword and slashed it across his own neck.
Thus, the Wu family, which once dominated thousands of miles, collapsed like a crumbling building and headed towards the abyss of destruction, all because of a few words from the Xia family's higher-ups.
No rumors or gossip circulated in Jinling County. Those smaller factions, like frogs in a well, had no way of knowing what the Xia family was doing.
The powerful figures, however, were all well aware of the situation and remained silent in fear.
The reason is simple: they would do the same thing themselves. Besides, they have no solid evidence. The Xia family did not take direct action in this matter, and it has nothing to do with the Xia family.