11: Chapter 11 Taking Action

Inside a secret chamber of the Liu Family.

A Black-robed Man was reclining lazily on a bed in the center of the secret chamber, with several stunningly beautiful women snuggling close to him.

They were wholeheartedly serving the Black-robed Man; some massaged his shoulders, some hammered his legs, and others picked a tender, juicy grape and carefully fed it to the Black-robed Man.

Meanwhile, standing respectfully and cautiously to the side below the bed was the Old Ancestor of the Liu Family, none other than the elderly Liu Qingshan who was at the 8th Layer of Qi Refining.

"Senior, the accounts of our Liu Family for this year have all been settled. We only sent less than ten percent of the resources to Chiyun Valley, and apart from supplying the daily expenses of the Liu Family Disciple, all the remaining resources have been exchanged for cultivation resources and Medicinal Pill for healing injuries."

Liu Qingshan took out a Storage Pouch with a flattering expression and respectfully handed it over.

The Black-robed Man glanced at the contents inside the Storage Pouch and instantly nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad. With these things, if you prepare another one hundred boys and girls for me, my cultivation will definitely be able to recover to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and by then I will impart the remaining second half of the divine skill to you all."

"Yes, Senior!"

Liu Qingshan nodded with an excited expression.

He was too old, and with his Spiritual Root Aptitude right there, he could no longer advance further by relying solely on normal cultivation methods.

But he still did not want to die.

He still wanted to continue being the overbearing Old Ancestor of the Liu Family, and he still wanted to keep living.

Fortunately, things took a turn for the better, and the heavens were merciful.

A few years ago, he accidentally saved this heavily injured Black-robed Man before him.

After some understanding, he learned that this Black-robed Man turned out to be a remnant of the demonic Blood Fiend Sect that was jointly annihilated by the five major cultivation sects of the Yan Country a hundred years ago.

His overall cultivation was even at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment Realm.

However, due to his Foundation being damaged, his cultivation had dropped to the Qi Refining Realm over the past hundred years, and he was even hunted down by enemies.

This also allowed Liu Qingshan to see a glimmer of hope.

He reached an agreement with the Black-robed Man, exhausting the strength of the Liu Family to help him recover his cultivation.

And the Black-robed Man needed to use the Legacy Cultivation Technique of the Blood Fiend Sect as an exchange, and help him complete the blood sacrifice to Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Over the past few years.

The cooperation between the two sides proceeded extremely smoothly.

His Liu Family exhausted the power of the entire clan, and even secretly withheld the cultivation resources that were originally supposed to be filial tribute to Chiyun Valley, helping the Black-robed Man recover from his injuries.

Under the full assistance of the Liu Family, in just a few short years, the Black-robed Man's cultivation had recovered to the Qi Refining Peak, and he had given them the first half of the Blood Fiend Sect's Legacy Cultivation Technique — the Blood Fiend Art.

Liu Qingshan switched his Cultivation Technique, and relying on the Blood Fiend Art, in just a few short years, his secret cultivation had risen to Qi Refining Stage 9.

And this was only the first half of the Blood Fiend Art; if he obtained the core content of the second half along with the blood sacrifice technique.

Within five years, he Liu Qingshan would definitely be able to become Qi Refining Peak, and relying on the blood sacrifice technique, become a true Foundation Establishment Realm expert, gaining a massive Lifespan blessing.

However, Liu Qingshan was also very clear in his heart.

Chiyun Valley would sooner or later notice these shady dealings done by his Liu Family.

So what if they did?

As long as he broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, he could fake his death to escape, take the core figures of the Liu Family away from Chiyun Valley's territory, and even leave the Yan Country.

A tiny Liu Family—abandon it if they had to.

By then, relying on his cultivation at the Foundation Establishment Realm in a place far away from Chiyun Valley, he could similarly establish a Family even more prosperous and massive than the Liu Family.

This was Liu Qingshan's plan.

Right now, inside the Liu Family, no one yet knew of the existence of this Black-robed Man, nor that he was no longer an 8th Layer of Qi Refining Cultivator.

Everyone was kept in the dark, even Liu Qingshan's several biological sons were no exception.

"Wait temporarily for now. When I obtain the core content of the second half of the Blood Fiend Art and the blood sacrifice technique, I will lead Hui'er and the others to leave secretly."

"As for this remnant of the Blood Fiend Sect..."

Liu Qingshan looked at the Black-robed Man with a respectful gaze, but a flash of murderous intent crossed his heart: "As long as I break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, acquire the second-half Cultivation Technique of the Blood Fiend Art and the blood fiend technique, then the things I mixed into those healing Medicinal Pill will play a crucial role. By then, no one will ever know about me, Liu Qingshan, cultivating the Blood Fiend Art..."

At the Hour of the Rat, the night was dark and the wind was high.

The lights in the Liu Family's residence gradually extinguished, leaving only a few night-shift guards carrying lanterns patrolling within the Liu Family's grand courtyard.

However, the long-standing peace and the protection of the Formation within the Liu Family made this group of guards extremely relaxed, without any vigilance, and they even chatted and laughed.

Yet they were completely unaware that the God of Death was quietly descending...

Outside the Liu Family.

Five black figures silently landed in the shadows, their gazes closely staring at the Liu Family.

In their sight, not long after, a lantern radiating bright light within the Liu Family's residence was hung high up.

"Prepare to make a move, act according to the previous plan!"

Seeing this lantern hung high, Senior Brother Lin Zhiyuan, who was in the lead, instantly brightened his eyes and instructed Lin Shen and the others.

This was the secret signal he had agreed upon with Liu Pingzhi. As long as the lantern was hung high, it meant that the Liu Family's clan-protecting Formation had been quietly removed, and they could directly slaughter their way into the Liu Family without wasting any effort.

Hearing Senior Brother Lin Zhiyuan's words, Lin Shen and the others nodded one after another, their figures rapidly heading toward the Liu Family's residence.

Everything was incomparably smooth.

After the Formation was removed, they did not encounter any obstruction, and even the people of the Liu Family did not know at all that they had already entered inside.

Lin Shen's figure flickered like a ghost.

The next instant, he appeared behind a patrolling guard.

Seemingly sensing something, that patrolling guard was about to turn his head to look, only to feel the world spinning and his head seemed to fly up.

Pfft!

Scorching hot fresh blood splattered everywhere.

Lin Shen severed that guard's head with a single sword strike, extremely crisp and neat.

This patrolling guard had only ordinary 4th Layer of Qi Refining cultivation Realm, how could he possibly block a single sword stroke from him?

Let alone him, relying on Lin Shen's current strength, even that elderly 8th Layer of Qi Refining Realm of the Liu Family, he could kill with a single sword stroke!

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Shen quickly put away the guard's Storage Pouch, and then slaughtered toward a direction in the Liu Family.

For anyone seen on the road, Lin Shen did not show the slightest soft-heartedness. A Flying Sword rapidly shuttled across.

As long as it was someone he encountered, their heads were respectively severed by a single sword, and the Storage Pouch on their bodies naturally became Lin Shen's spoils in the bag.

These were merely appetizers.

Chiyun Valley would not care about these. What they truly cared about were the Storage Pouch of those few core figures of the Liu Family, as well as the Spirit Stone and cultivation resources stored in the Liu Family's warehouse.