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Chapter 140: A Touch of Crimson on the Sword Tip
Chapter 140: A Touch of Crimson on the Sword Tip
The Lancang River flows from east to west, surging and vast.
Along the way, small rivers and streams join it, while tributaries split off, plunging into low valleys and treacherous pits.
Horse Drinking Beach is one such tributary of the Lancang River.
Due to its flat terrain and lush vegetation, the Li Family, a local Foundation Establishment family known for breeding Dragon Horses, uses it as their primary grazing land.
Although it is not specifically enclosed, most of the independent cultivators in the Great River Market know that this is the Li Family's territory.
But today, Horse Drinking Beach is stained red with blood.
Incomplete corpses rise and fall in the shallow, muddy waters.
Around them, cultivators in magical robes excitedly collect the spoils of war.
"Damn, they're really rich!"
"Yeah, the Mi Family has only been around for less than a hundred years, but their cultivators are richer than our Li Family, which has a three-hundred-year lineage."
"Just a Seventh Level of Qi Cultivation, and he already has a Storage Bag. This shows how much wealth Uncle Mi has accumulated through the Mountain Breaker Gang."
"But after this battle, the Mountain Breaker Gang will become the seventh independent cultivator gang in the Great River Market to be destroyed."
"Haha, I heard that the Beast Hall of the Mountain Breaker Gang will belong to us Li Family from now on?"
"Shh, where did you hear that? Don't spread such news!"
"Got it, got it. By the way, where is Brother Li Ao? Why can't I see him?"
"Someone ran away, and Li Ao probably felt embarrassed, so he went to personally hunt them down!"
...
The sunset fades, and the twilight deepens.
The dense forest is pitch black, with no light to be seen.
A figure stumbles and crashes, directionless, moving forward continuously.
"Run!"
"I must survive!"
"Father is waiting for me, and Junpei is waiting for me!"
Sikong Yuanhong is in a daze, his body covered in large and small wounds, his clothes drenched in blood.
Every step he takes leaves a trail of disordered marks and a pungent smell of blood, guiding his pursuers.
However, his pursuers stop at the edge of the dense forest.
"Cloudcut Mountain!"
"I'd rather not chase in there."
A young man in elegant clothing, untouched by dust, stands on the treetop, swaying up and down.
Li Ao recalls the old ancestor's warning: the beast tide in the Ganyuan Mountain Range has not dissipated, and there are places that must not be entered.
One of those places is Cloudcut Mountain.
"Why did you choose to go to Cloudcut Mountain of all places?"
"Who would have known that it's filled with countless beasts, including a Second-Rank Bloodthirsty Crocodile."
"Fine, in your current state, you're as good as dead. I'll only send you this far."
Li Ao sneers, no longer hesitating, and turns to leave.
His mission is complete, and the Li Family's task is also nearly done.
After this battle, the Mi Family's core strength has been completely decimated.
One might say that the spine of this emerging Foundation Establishment family has been broken.
Even if Uncle Mi has the ability, the Mi Family will not be able to revive within a hundred years.
If they follow the plan and divide the Mountain Breaker Gang, Uncle Mi will be left alone.
As he leaves, there is no more movement outside the dense forest.
After a long while, the depths of Cloudcut Mountain echo with low roars and high cries, filled with bestial nature.
...
"Total annihilation!"
"How is this possible!"
Mi Junping collapses in her seat, panic-stricken.
Standing beside her, Mi Zifan also shows signs of fear.
If he had led the reinforcements to Moonlit Valley, he would be the one dead now.
"Grandfather..."
"What do you want to say?"
Mi Shuhua's cold gaze almost makes Mi Zifan feel like he is about to vomit blood.
It is the unintentional pressure from his spirit sense.
Mi Zifan quickly lowers his head, but even that brief glance reveals that his grandfather seems to have aged decades.
"Has Qin Liangchen left the city?"
Mi Zifan hears the question and respectfully answers, "Yes, as soon as I told him about the attack on Moonlit Valley, he set out without any delay."
"But that's not enough!"
Mi Zifan's body shivers, feeling the gaze fall upon him.
Thud!
Mi Zifan kneels on the ground, "Grandfather, for Moonlit Valley, for Luo Chen, we have already lost too many clan members. It's not worth it!"
Worthless!
Mi Shuhua takes a deep breath, no longer looking at this third-generation genius who is so frustrating.
I can't possibly do it myself!
Currently, the Da Jiang Gang and the Lianyun Merchant Alliance have not yet sent Foundation Establishment cultivators into action.
Everyone is still keeping to the unspoken agreement, allowing only their subordinates to fight as before.
If he were to act, everything would change.
The Da Jiang Gang is not to be feared, but the strength of the Lianyun Merchant Alliance is something he cannot afford to face.
"Ping, how are the other halls faring?"
Mi Junping raised her head in confusion and replied absent-mindedly, "The main hall has retreated into the array formation and can only protect itself for now."
"Yang Wei's Zhan Hall has been destroyed, and Yang Wei was already gravely injured. He probably couldn't escape."
"Zeng Wen hasn't sent any news yet."
"Qiu Wu escaped, and the entire Zhan Hall surrendered, being taken over by the Da Jiang Gang."
"No news from the Shou Hall."
"No news from the Mining Hall."
"The Dragon Hall... I heard that the Lanchang Dock was almost completely destroyed. Wang Yuan and Xu Renke with the Broken Blade... yes, Xu Renke!"
Mi Junping seemed to remember something and angrily scolded, "Xu Renke didn't die. He deliberately lost to Gao Tingyuan back then. That traitor, he must be captured and punished severely in the future."
"I'm asking you! What about Wang Yuan?"
Uncle Mi spoke each word with a sinister tone, as if it came from the depths of the underworld.
Mi Junping shuddered all over and hurriedly said, "According to the secret message, Wang Yuan cut down two Ninth Level Qi Cultivators and then fought Xu Renke to the death in the Lanchang River. There's no trace of their bodies now."
After hearing all this news, Uncle Mi felt a chill run through his entire body.
How could the mighty Mountain Breaker Gang suddenly have no one left to rely on?
He had cultivated many talented individuals, each capable of handling their own affairs.
He took out the sound-transmitting jade token, and the spiritual light flickered urgently.
"The Da Jiang Gang launched an attack, using Five Elements spells to strike the Earth Guard Array five times."
"The Da Jiang Gang launched a second attack, and the Earth Guard Array is on the brink of collapse."
"The spirit stones can only support seven attacks. Requesting the Sect Leader's assistance!"
"A Ninth Level Qi Cultivator has joined the battle, it's Dan Xiu and Fu Zhang. Report to the Sect Leader, the Fu Family has also participated in this battle."
Each message seemed like a death knell.
Uncle Mi tightly gripped the sound-transmitting jade token and slowly stood up after a long while.
He sighed deeply.
"Looks like I have to take action myself."
He walked step by step out of the Mi Family Ancestral Land, and Mi Junping and Mi Zifan quickly stood up, their eyes once again filled with hope.
As long as Father (Grandfather) takes action, nothing in the Great River Market is unsolvable! It has always been this way for so many years.
...
In the sky, a beam of light pierced through the black clouds, streaking across the sky, heading rapidly toward the Moonlit Valley.
Uncle Mi's mind was constantly calculating.
A Foundation Establishment Cultivator intervening in a Qi Cultivation Stage conflict was already a violation of the Great River Market's taboos.
But Luo Chen must not be lost!
His alchemy skills are of great use to me!
This isn't just about spirit stones; it also involves future cultivation resources, expanding connections, and even my path to the Golden Core.
So be it!
If it means breaking the taboo, so be it!
First, I must save Luo Chen, and then I'll ask Miao Wen from the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect to mediate this matter.
Suddenly!
Uncle Mi's figure came to an abrupt stop in mid-air.
Standing in the night sky, his chubby round face trembled violently.
His expression kept changing, and his pupils contracted sharply.
"Something's not right!"
"They are surrounding but not attacking, holding back, spreading out in multiple directions, but leaving only the Moonlit Valley. This is clearly a strategy to lure reinforcements."
"Their target is not Luo Chen, not the Mountain Breaker Gang, but me!"
"This calamity is aimed at me!"
Without hesitation, he turned and flew in the opposite direction.
Not only that, but he also took out two jade tokens and infused them with his spirit sense.
The wind swept away the remnants, and a purple-golden flying wheel enveloped Uncle Mi, disappearing in a flash.
Luo Chen and the Mountain Breaker Gang were long forgotten.
Soon, he returned to the Mi Family Ancestral Land.
Under the night sky, the remaining members of the Mi Family had lit candles.
In the bright light, Uncle Mi couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.
As long as he was within the ancestral land, with the Second Rank array formation he had set up years ago and the assistance of magic treasures, even if more Foundation Establishment Cultivators came, he would have nothing to fear.
"The Fu Family, Li Family, and Chen Family have all participated in the attack on the Mountain Breaker Gang. I imagine the Duan Family and Nangong Family won't be far behind."
"Let you have your moment of triumph!"
"Once I recover, what is mine will still be mine!"
With his mind at ease, Uncle Mi muttered to himself, about to step into the Mi Family Ancestral Land.
But the next moment, his spirit sense jumped, and his heart trembled violently.
Without a second thought, he forcibly moved hundreds of meters to the side.
At his original position, a sword tip slowly emerged from the void.
The sword tip was stained with a trace of crimson.
A sigh echoed through the bright lights.
"Old friend, I'm sorry."
(End of Chapter)
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