229: Chapter 229 Luo Tian Great Pill

Splitting into Four Groups

The people from the other three families returned to their respective homes to consolidate their forces before heading toward the location of the formation eye.

Following the surge of blood qi, they pinpointed the location of the formation eye.

"Is this the Ma Family?"

Sun Yiwen said uncertainly.

Standing atop a roof, he gazed into the distance; the place where the blood qi converged was precisely in the direction of the Ma Family, and very likely their actual estate.

Had the enemy moved against the Ma Family?

"Patriarch Sun, we'll know once we take a look," Xu Chuan said.

Xu Chuan continued.

He didn't voice his suspicion about the Ma Family colluding with the Demonic Path.

Everything would be clear soon enough.

"Mhm."

Sun Yiwen nodded.

"You all stay here and wait for my signal."

Xu Chuan said to the three of them.

His meaning was simple: if something happened to him, they shouldn't linger but should immediately use their life-saving methods to escape.

As for why Xu Chuan wasn't leaving with them...

It was because, as a Disciple of a major Righteous Path sect, he couldn't allow himself to just walk away when encountering such events and Demonic Path practitioners.

"Senior Brother, let's go together. Perhaps we can be of help," Lin Ming said.

Lin Ming continued.

"No."

Xu Chuan refused immediately.

This wasn't some minor squabble; it was a matter of life and death.

"Senior Brother, even if you don't let us go, we can still follow you secretly."

Lin Ming said bluntly.

Even if you forbid us, what can you do if we follow in secret?

This gave Xu Chuan a headache.

He really didn't want to see Lin Ming put himself in danger.

"Let these young friends come along," Sun Yiwen said.

Sun Yiwen continued.

He was well aware of their identities.

The daughter of the Peak Master of Hidden Sword Peak, a True Monarch at the Peak of the Other Shore Realm.

The Disciple of the Nirvana Ancestor.

Without a doubt, the two of them definitely had life-saving trump cards.

In that case, he should certainly bring them along; they might even save his life at a critical moment.

It wasn't even impossible that they could save the entirety of Yanyun Mountain.

"I understand. You must stay behind us."

Xu Chuan nodded after a moment's thought.

As for the Disciples of the other three sects, they weren't Disciples of Yuanxu Mountain after all, so Xu Chuan couldn't say much to them other than warning them to stay safe.

Led by their respective leaders, the Disciples of these three sects all chose to move forward together without exception.

"Elder Xuan, is it alright?"

Li Yunfan thought to himself.

"Five practitioners in the Other Shore Realm. Three against two. Those three should be on your side, while one of the other two is a demonic cultivator."

An aged voice echoed in Li Yunfan's mind.

"Though I am but a remnant soul, I can ensure your safety without issue,"

the aged voice continued.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Elder Xuan."

Having received Elder Xuan's assurance, Li Yunfan felt much more at ease.

He didn't plan on leaving now.

He also wanted to see the methods of these demonic cultivators and how Lin Ming and the others would respond.

If they could resolve this matter, that would naturally be for the best.

After all, they hadn't delivered his reward yet.

But if these people were no match for the demonic cultivators, he would leave without hesitation.

He wouldn't share life and death with these people; that was clearly out of the question.

"I hope so."

...

Outside Yanyun Mountain

Su Lianxue rushed back, only to stop when she saw the blood-red barrier enveloping Yanyun Mountain, along with the practitioners trying to break through and those who had already died against it.

"Something has happened,"

Su Lianxue murmured to herself.

Without a doubt, something had gone wrong; something must have happened inside Yanyun Mountain.

Suddenly, a short sword appeared near Su Lianxue, lunging toward her heart.

However, the short sword missed its mark.

Su Lianxue sidestepped to dodge the attack and caught sight of her assailant.

Seeing that Su Lianxue had dodged the sneak attack, the person swung their arm, thrusting the short sword rapidly toward her.

But Su Lianxue dodged every single blow.

Su Lianxue tapped a finger on the person, and their movements froze, becoming sluggish.

As she landed several more finger strikes, the person was completely unable to dodge.

Finally, they stiffened on the spot, their entire body paralyzed, before collapsing to the ground.

Having finished, Su Lianxue turned back to look at the blood-red barrier.

She wasn't worried about Lin Ming's safety.

Given her Senior Brother's strength, this thing likely wouldn't pose a threat to him; it was only a matter of time before he emerged.

All she needed to do was find a place to wait for him.

As for her cultivation, it had already surged from the first level of the Sea Opening Realm to the fourth level in these few days.

...

The path was clear.

Everyone cautiously made their way toward the gathering point of the blood qi, remaining vigilant against any sneak attacks from the shadows.

However, they encountered no obstacles until they reached the convergence point.

"The Ma Family."

Sun Yiwen said with a solemn expression.

The blood qi was indeed converging at the Ma Family estate.

This couldn't help but spark some strange thoughts in his mind.

"Brother Ma, don't be impulsive."

Seeing this, an Elder of the Ma Family rushed directly into the estate.

Seeing this, the members of the Sun Family only offered a verbal warning but took no real action, watching as the man charged into the Ma Family's grounds.

Moments later, Sun Yiwen led the group into the Ma Family estate.

Corpses.

Corpses.

More corpses.

A multitude of corpses appeared before them, all belonging to the Ma Family.

"The Ma Family was slaughtered by the Demonic Path?!"

The Sun Family's expressions turned grim at the sight.

The Ma Family had actually been slaughtered by the Sun Family?!

Did that mean the other two families might also have been slaughtered by the Demonic Path?

Xu Chuan frowned as he watched.

True Monarch Fang Xuan had told them that the Ma Family was colluding with the Demonic Path.

But now it was the Ma Family members who were dead; something was wrong.

Could Junior Brother Lin be right? Was it not the Ma Family, but the Fang Family who was colluding with the Demonic Path?

The group walked past the corpses and reached the Ma Family's backyard.

Dozens of corpses were piled together, and the pond beside them had already turned into a pool of blood.

An eerie flower floated in the blood pool. It had two pistils; one was absorbing blood qi, while the other was absorbing the power of the Divine Soul.

Once they absorbed enough blood qi and Divine Soul power, each would condense into a Medicinal Pill. The Luotian Sect called these the luotian great pills.

In front of the blood pool stood an old man and a middle-aged man. The Ma Family Elder was currently being held by the old man, his throat gripped so tightly he had no power to resist.

*Crack...*

The old man applied a bit of pressure.

The Ma Family Elder perished instantly.