Section 2

His veins bulged on his hands as he desperately suppressed the anger in his heart.

He forced a smile onto his face.

"Elder Li, please don't joke. The Blood Tempering Pill is a heirloom Pill Formula of the Su Family and we have no intention of selling it to outsiders."

An old man dressed in luxurious purple robes sat in the guest seat, smiling as he looked at Su Chao.

"Hahahaha, Su Clan Leader, I know the Blood Tempering Pill is the foundation of the Su Family's rise."

"But the current situation in Tianwu City is turbulent, and many people are eyeing the Su Family. The Blood Tempering Pill Formula is a hot potato right now."

The purple-robed old man casually sipped his tea, seemingly oblivious to Su Chao's increasingly displeased expression, and continued.

"The Su Family once showed kindness to my Li Family. As long as the Su Family hands over the Pill Formula, the Li Family is willing to protect the Su Family."

"Elder Li, I am not the Clan Chief of the Su Family. The Su Family Clan Leader has always been, and always will be, the only one qualified to bear that title!"

Su Chao no longer hid his anger, his face turning grim.

The insult in the other party's words was evident.

Demanding the Su Family's Pill Formula, and even calling it 'protecting the Su Family,' was simply a blatant slap to the Su Family's face.

"Thank you for the Li Family's good intentions, but as I said, the Su Family's Pill Formula is not for sale!"

"If anyone wants it, then let them try! Let's see if my Su Family's blades are still sharp!"

Su Chao spoke with resounding clarity, and as his voice fell.

Dozens of Su Family Disciples streamed in, each radiating Evil Qi, blocking the entrance to the hall, and glaring at the old man with shared animosity.

Their actions conveyed one message: though the Su Family may have declined, the Su Family cannot be humiliated!

"Hahahahahahaha!! The Su Family's blades? Su Chao, do you still think this is ten years ago?" Elder Li burst into laughter, his True Qi erupting suddenly.

"The Su Family's Pill Formula isn't for sale? Then I just won't pay for it, won't I?"

Whoosh!!

The aura of Meridian Opening Great Perfection instantly erupted, and a powerful force swept through the entire Su Family hall.

In the Meridian Opening Realm, all five internal organs are tempered, and all extraordinary meridians are opened. True Qi can be externalized, using True Qi to kill people invisibly.

The Su Family Disciples felt as if the surrounding air had solidified, and powerful True Qi continuously pressed against their bodies.

That True Qi forced down their previously raised heads, making it impossible for them to even look directly at the old man.

Even Su Chao, as the acting Clan Chief of the Su Family, felt his breath catch. He tried his best to stand up.

But it was as if an invisible pair of large hands held his shoulders, pressing him firmly down onto the chair.

"Old scoundrel!! If I hadn't fallen from the External Manifestation Realm to the Meridian Opening Realm, how would you dare to insult my Su Family!"

"If my younger brother hadn't traveled far to seek a master, how would you dare to come to our door!"

"When my eldest brother was here, your Li Family wagged its tail like a dog, constantly talking about repaying kindness. Is this how you repay kindness?!"

Su Chao's face was flushed crimson, with shame and guilt intertwining in his heart.

"The Su Family is not the Su Family of ten years ago, Su Chao, wake up. This is no longer the era where your Su Family's Three Heroes dominated everything!"

"The current Su Family, to the Li Family, is nothing more than an ant-like existence."

"If the Family Head hadn't considered old ties, your Su Family would have been annihilated long ago!" Elder Li no longer maintained his smiling demeanor at this point.

His expression was arrogant, and his gaze towards the Su Family members was full of disdain.

Ten years ago, he had come here. At that time, he didn't even have the right to enter the hall, but waited like a dog at the hall's entrance.

He didn't even have the right to look up at the Su Family Clan Chief.

And today, merely by releasing his Realm, he had turned the once high and mighty Su Family into lambs to be slaughtered.

"Su Chao, hand over the Pill Formula. Besides the old, weak, women, and children, there are only these young people left, right?"

"If you don't hand over the Pill Formula today, I will skin and dismember them one by one right in front of you!"

Elder Li's voice held a hint of cruelty. He pulled out a dagger from his embrace and then walked towards the closest young man.

"I wonder, Su Family Clan Chief... oh no, acting Clan Chief, how will you choose?"

Elder Li placed the dagger on the young man's neck. The sharp blade cut through the young man's skin, a trickle of blood seeping out.

"Li Liang, old dog, if you have any guts, come at me! What kind of skill is it to harm them?!"

Su Chao desperately tried to stand up, his eyes bloodshot and frenzied, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move an inch from the chair.

"Stop wasting your strength, Su Chao! Hand over the Pill Formula or watch him die!"

Li Liang's face was full of mockery. He applied a slight pressure, moving the dagger even closer to the young man's artery.

The cold blade was bone-chilling, but the young man showed no fear. He fought with all his might against Li Liang's True Qi.

His neck kept making strange 'crackling' sounds.

His cultivation was only at the Blood Tempering Realm, but facing Elder Li, who was at Meridian Opening Great Perfection, he showed no fear.

"Mere Blood Tempering, how can you..." Li Liang looked at the young man's efforts and couldn't help but mock him.

However, before he could finish his sentence, he saw a pair of distinct black and white eyes staring intently at him.

Those eyes held no anger, no humiliation, only pure and utter…

Killing intent!!

It was a pure and extreme killing intent, unadulterated by any emotion, like a desire as natural as a person needing to eat.

Looking into those eyes, Li Liang, who was accustomed to killing, inexplicably felt a hint of fear.

The dagger in his hand involuntarily dropped towards the young man's artery.

However, even so, there was no emotion in the young man's eyes. In the face of death, the young man actually spoke word by word.

"If the Su Family is not destroyed today, then in the future, the Li Family... every head... will hang above the city gates."

Under the pressure of True Qi, his speech was slow, and his voice was devoid of any emotion, as if stating a fact.

It inexplicably made Li Liang feel fear. If this child was not eliminated, the Li Family would face a great disaster!

"Bu Ku!!!" Su Chao looked at the scene, and grief welled up within him.

That was his own flesh and blood, the only memento left by his wife, and he could only watch helplessly as his son faced such a fate.

His elder brother entrusted the Su Family to him, but now, the Su Family's assets were less than one-tenth of what they were, all the Family's enshrined experts had left, and now even his own son was about to shed blood at their home.

"Why am I still alive... What face do I have to live!" Su Chao looked almost despairingly as the dagger plunged towards his son.

Just as that cruel scene was about to unfold.

Clang!!

The next moment, a golden light burst forth, and a terrifying force instantly sent Li Liang flying.

An extremely indifferent voice slowly sounded.

"What kind of thing dares to bark in my Su Family!" The voice was cold and murderous, making everyone who heard it feel a shiver down their spine.

However, upon hearing the familiar voice, Su Chao couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Big Brother!!"

Chapter 3: Coming Out of Seclusion, Suppressing Everything!! Blue Grade Clansmen!

"Second brother, you've suffered during my absence."

Su Zhou looked at the tearful Su Chao, his expression neither sad nor joyful.

But those who knew him understood that this was a sign of his extreme anger.

With his appearance, the surrounding air temperature dropped by several degrees.

Li Liang looked at Su Zhou in disbelief, his fingers trembling uncontrollably: "Su... Su Zhou!!! You're still alive!!"

However, no sooner had he finished speaking.

Bang!!

In mid-air, a long spear made of golden light appeared out of thin air.

Instantly, it pierced through Li Liang's body, and the powerful force directly forced him to his knees on the ground.

The previously arrogant and overbearing Li Liang was now firmly pinned to the ground in a humiliating kneeling posture.

His so-called True Qi was like paper in front of this long spear, unable to resist in the slightest.

"Pfft!!" Li Liang coughed up large mouthfuls of blood, his body trembling uncontrollably.

At this moment... he seemed to return to ten years ago, the day he first came to the Su Family.

Facing Su Zhou, he still didn't even have a chance to look up.

"True Essence externalization, solidifying emptiness into a weapon... You've entered the External Manifestation Realm!!" His voice trembled uncontrollably.

One must know that ten years ago, Su Zhou, with his Nine Apertures Great Perfection Realm, swept across the entire Tianwu City.

Not to mention now that he has entered the External Manifestation Realm.

Entering the External Manifestation Realm allows one to tread on air and solidify emptiness. It is no exaggeration to say that, to some extent.