Chapter 247: Intent on Destroying the Dai Family, Where are the Four Disciples?

Chapter 247: Intent on Destroying the Dai Family, Where are the Four Disciples?

Stone, Meng Shushu, Zhou Ying, and Yu Xiaolong were all stunned.

A Refiner God, a top-tier powerhouse in the Spirit Realm, had just been reduced to ashes with a casual wave of Li Xuan's hand, as if he were merely swatting away a pair of mosquitoes.

"Truly worthy of being our master!" exclaimed Xu Yan in awe.

He knew that he could only assassinate a Refiner God by striking in secrecy, yet his master had accomplished the same feat with a casual gesture, and it seemed he hadn't even exerted his full strength. It was as effortless as swatting mosquitoes!

"When will I ever reach such a level?" Xu Yan wondered to himself.

Meng Chong rubbed his bald head, feeling that his Unbreakable Golden Body was still too weak. He was not yet capable of replicating his master's feat of swatting a Refiner God to death with a mere wave of his hand.

"I should be able to do it after breaking through the second level of the Unbreakable Golden Body," Meng Chong thought to himself.

The attack by the elders from the Jade God Sect and the Su family was merely a minor interlude. The group continued their journey to the place Yu Xiaolong had mentioned.

A hundred miles outside the capital of Zhenguo, there was a picturesque location—a newly built manor nestled within a small valley.

Li Xuan sat leisurely in a chair, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Even without actively cultivating, his strength was steadily and slowly increasing.

Their base in the Spirit Realm had been established.

On this day, Xu Yan and Meng Chong came to bid farewell as they were about to venture out into the Spirit Realm and face off against its proud geniuses.

"Go, the path of martial arts has never been smooth. Experiencing more and fighting more will help you gain insight, embrace the strengths of myriad schools, and comprehend the true meaning of martial arts..." Li Xuan said in the tone of a strict teacher.

"Yes, Master!" Xu Yan and Meng Chong replied respectfully.

"Once you have comprehended the methods of divine abilities, return, and I shall impart to you the martial path beyond divine abilities," Li Xuan said, addressing his two disciples.

"Disciple will diligently cultivate and constantly ponder the wonders of divine abilities, striving to comprehend their methods as soon as possible," Xu Yan replied respectfully.

"Disciple will strive to comprehend the second and third levels of the Unbreakable Golden Body as soon as possible," Meng Chong added.

"Very well, go!" Li Xuan nodded.

He had finally decided to wait for Xu Yan to comprehend the methods of divine abilities before imparting to him the martial path beyond. Without that comprehension, Xu Yan wouldn't be able to grasp what he would be taught.

Moreover, although Li Xuan had a general direction and outline for the martial path beyond divine abilities, he wasn't entirely satisfied with it yet. Perhaps after breaking through the divine ability realm himself, he would have new insights and be able to create an even better martial arts technique.

Xu Yan and Meng Chong departed.

Yu Zhou would undoubtedly be plunged into turmoil once again, as Xu Yan was still being hunted by the Jade God Sect, the Su family, and the Dai family, with a bounty of several million spirit crystals on his head.

They had even offered the identity of a Spirit Sect or aristocratic warrior.

Countless loose cultivators yearned for such an opportunity to rise to prominence and escape their loose cultivator status.

Xu Yan was not one to back down and swallow his anger. How could he let this go?

Just like how he had turned the tables on Dai Sheng, who had pursued him relentlessly, Xu Yan intended to do the same to the Dai family.

"Master," Su Lingxiu said coquettishly as she massaged her master's shoulders.

"Why aren't you going?" Li Xuan asked in surprise.

"I'm too weak," Su Lingxiu said helplessly.

She had been pursued by the Hidden Pavilion, and Zhou Ying had brought her to hide in the borderlands, so she had never felt very safe. There were many powerful cultivators in the Spirit Realm, and she was only at the Divine Intent realm.

If she encountered a Refiner God, she could only flee, and if she wasn't careful, she might not even get the chance to escape.

Therefore, she didn't feel secure enough to venture out.

"I'm not like Big Brother or Second Brother, who can resist or even counter a Refiner God. I've decided that after I break through to the Divine Source realm, I'll go out and make my mark," Su Lingxiu said, narrowing her eyes.

Once she broke through to the Divine Source realm, she would have some confidence.

"Suit yourself!" Li Xuan didn't force her.

Su Lingxiu was an Alchemist Warrior, a pill-refining martial artist, and not one who specialized in combat. Moreover, as long as she had spirit herbs, she could continuously refine pills and improve her pill-refining technique.

"Cultivate well and break through to the Divine Source realm soon!" Li Xuan encouraged her.

"Yes, Master!" Su Lingxiu replied with a happy smile.

Stone, Meng Shushu, and Zhou Ying had even less desire to venture out into the Spirit Realm. They hadn't even reached the Divine Intent realm, and their strength was too lacking in the Spirit Realm.

Danger seemed to lurk around every corner.

Red Cat also had no intention of venturing out. He was currently focusing all his efforts on improving his strength, striving to become the King of Great Demons.

...

"Senior Brother, where are we going?" Meng Chong asked.

Xu Yan pondered for a moment before replying, "Dai Sheng once pursued me relentlessly. Although I destroyed the Dai family once, I didn't completely eradicate them.

At this point, Xu Yan's eyes turned cold, and he said, "Senior Brother's strength is more than capable of killing a Great Celestial Being. As for Dai Sheng, I can hold him off, even if I can't win, I should be able to put up some resistance.

So, let's go and wipe out the Dai family!"

Xu Yan was not far from achieving a minor accomplishment in the Divine Intent realm. Having broken through the second state of the Sword Dao, his Heart Sword State, his strength had increased tremendously compared to before.

Even if he couldn't defeat Dai Sheng, holding him off wouldn't be a problem.

With Meng Chong's strength, transforming into a six-zhang-tall giant, sweeping through the Dai family would be effortless.

Great Celestial Warriors would hardly be able to injure Meng Chong. Even his Unbreakable Divine Armor was difficult to breach, let alone his physical defense.

"Good! Let's start building our reputation as senior and junior brothers by wiping out the Dai family!"

Meng Chong replied with a sinister smile.

Jade Little Dragon poked its head out from Xu Yan's sleeve, swallowed its saliva, and looked flustered.

Truly a pair of crazy senior and junior brothers! Are they really planning to destroy the Dai family just like that?

"My strength is too weak. If I could cultivate, I could be of some help too," Jade Little Dragon said dejectedly.

In the end, it hadn't been able to learn the Great Demon's technique from Red Cat.

Xu Yan smiled and said, "If you want to learn the Great Demon's technique, just wait a little longer. Red Cat will teach you once it breaks through!"

How could Xu Yan be unaware of Red Cat's intentions?

It was simply afraid that if it taught the Great Demon's technique to Jade Little Dragon, the latter's strength might surpass its own. So, Red Cat planned to wait until after its own breakthrough, when its strength had increased and it could easily suppress Jade Little Dragon, before passing on the technique.

Moreover, Jade Little Dragon would be its first demon soldier on its path to becoming the Great Demon King.

"Red Cat, you're quite ambitious," Meng Chong said with a laugh.

"Let's go find a friend to gather some information about the situation in Yuzhou and the Dai family's intelligence."

After altering his appearance, Xu Yan set off with Meng Chong towards a large city controlled by the Shen family.

They were going to look for Shen Haizhou to gather some information.

Ever since Xu Yan had killed the Refiner God from the Dai family and raided their treasure vault, the Jade God Sect and the Su family had joined forces to pursue him. However, it was as if Xu Yan had vanished into thin air, and no news of him surfaced afterward.

The Jade God Sect and the Su family were deeply concerned, even going as far as to contact other Spirit Sects outside of Yuzhou for assistance in tracking down Xu Yan.

As for Shen Haizhou, after waiting for a period without revealing that he had provided information to Xu Yan, he ventured out from the clan's territory once again.

However, to be cautious, he only wandered within the areas controlled by the Shen family.

Especially in the large city where he had agreed to meet Xu Yan, he had stayed there until now.

Not long ago, news spread that someone had spotted Xu Yan's trail, and two Refiner Gods from the Jade God Sect and the Su family went to apprehend him.

In the end, those two Refiner Gods disappeared without a trace, never to be seen again.

It could be certain that they had been killed!

This development left the Jade God Sect and the Su family in a state of panic.

After all, these were Refiner Gods, the foundation of the Spirit Sects and aristocratic families. The threat posed by Xu Yan had instantly reached a pinnacle, as if a hand was choking the throats of these two major forces.

The Jade God Sect and the Su family increased the bounty once more, and even loose cultivators at the Refiner God level were tempted by the generous reward.

This also showed the determination of the Jade God Sect and the Su family. The conflict between Xu Yan and these two forces had escalated to the point of no return, where only one side could survive.

They even began persuading other Spirit Sects and aristocratic families in Yuzhou to join them, encircling and suppressing Xu Yan to eliminate this future trouble.

The Shen family was also among those invited.

After all, the Shen family was one of the top five aristocratic families, and their strength was on par with the Su family.

Shen Haizhou's view on this matter was: "What if we can't kill him? Then our Shen family will be dragged into this mess. However, if we sit on the sidelines, we might have a chance to strengthen ourselves and even absorb the resources of the Jade God Sect and the Su family."

With these words, he convinced his father Shen Wang, his grandfather Shen Tai, and the other elders of the clan. Thus, they politely refused the invitation from the Jade God Sect and the Su family, even though the other party offered significant benefits.

Among the second and third-rate Spirit Sects and aristocratic families in Yuzhou, there were naturally those who wanted to take this opportunity to curry favor with the Jade God Sect and the Su family. As a result, the number of participating forces gradually increased.

"Brother Xu is in a tough spot!"

Shen Haizhou sighed.

However, he believed that Xu Yan had most likely already left Yuzhou.

The Myriad Worlds Alliance was also searching for Xu Yan's whereabouts, and Wen Yong, who had escaped from Yuzhou, sent a message to the Alliance Leader in Yuzhou, formally introducing Xu Yan, the exceptional loose cultivator.

Wangcheng, the large city controlled by the Shen family.

In front of a small shop, a beautiful young girl listened to the young fat man's praises, her jade-like face turning red as she shyly said, "Young Master, you flatter me too much..."

Shen Haizhou's chubby face was filled with a bright smile as he said, "Your beauty is beyond words, Miss. How about you invite this young master in so that I may admire the view?"

The shops that lined the streets offered an array of spiritual elixirs, potions, and weapons, with transactions conducted using spiritual crystals or spirit tickets from the five great transcendent sects. However, for the lower-tier warriors, these tickets were a rare luxury.

Li Xuan wandered into the West Market, an area known for its chaotic and noisy atmosphere. Here, even Masters could feel a sense of superiority, and Grand Masters finally experienced a taste of the high life. The majority of warriors in this district were of the lower grades.

"How much to forge a high-quality spiritual weapon?" a warrior asked at a blacksmith's shop.

The blacksmith, clad in a short-sleeved beast hide jacket, held up a single finger, "Ten thousand spiritual crystals!"

"Can you lower the price a bit? I can provide some of the materials myself," the warrior bargained.

"Eight thousand, no less!" the blacksmith responded firmly.

"Too expensive," the warrior grumbled, his face twisting in dismay. He turned to leave, unable to bear the cost.

"Six thousand! We're all struggling here, and the rent for this shop isn't cheap either. My forging skills are among the best in the West Market, and my prices are the lowest," the blacksmith relented, seeing a potential customer walk away.

"Alright, six thousand it is!" The warrior reluctantly agreed, biting the bullet and producing a spirit ticket.

Witnessing this exchange, Li Xuan gained a deeper understanding of the struggles faced by lower-tier warriors in the Spirit Realm.

"To cultivate an extraordinary martial arts technique, one must possess innate talent in refining and formations, coupled with exceptional insight and a penchant for unconventional thinking," Li Xuan mused to himself as he strolled through the market. "Mere mediocrity and conformity will not suffice for the path of the extraordinary."

As he passed by shops offering weapon forging services, Li Xuan's thoughts turned to the daunting task of finding his fourth disciple. "The path of the extraordinary is a unique one; it requires individuals with unconventional talents, and finding suitable candidates is no easy feat," he sighed inwardly.

The vastness of the Spirit Realm meant that individuals with the required eccentric talents should exist, and Li Xuan hoped to encounter them. "If I were to release the formation diagram and allow anyone who could comprehend it to gain the opportunity, would it attract unwanted attention from the transcendent sects and aristocratic families? Would it cause unnecessary trouble?" Li Xuan furrowed his brows, concerned about potential repercussions.

The challenge of finding disciples on his own was daunting, and it seemed that fate played a significant role in this endeavor.

Leaving the West Market, Li Xuan ventured into the South Market, known for its trade in spiritual herbs and beasts. The beasts sold here were mostly low-grade ones, either destined for the dinner table, alchemy pots, or as exotic pets.

At the quieter end of the bustling market, a plump youth emerged from a shabby shop, his face lighting up with a mysterious and sleazy smile as he approached Li Xuan. "Hello there, sir! Come, come, I have a treasure here that you might be interested in. It's even been praised by Young Master Shen!" he whispered, glancing around conspiratorially.

(End of Chapter)

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