Chapter 163 The Shameless Murong Family

With an earth-shattering roar, Murong Longcheng died tragically under the golden exquisite pagoda.

The next second, Ye Fan seemed to have all his strength drained away. He collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath, and quickly stuffed several Medicinal Pills down his throat before barely stabilizing his injuries.

"This old dog is really hard to kill."

Ye Fan couldn't help but curse inwardly. If he hadn't possessed numerous trump cards, the outcome today would likely have been vastly different.

Ye Fan severely wounded Murong Longcheng with Sword Twenty-Three, slashing his cultivation down to the Core Formation Realm.

He originally thought victory was certain, but he never expected Murong Longcheng to be so ruthless, decisively self-detonating his Golden Core to escape.

If his Old Ancestor hadn't intervened in time to save him, Ye Fan would have lost half his life even if he hadn't died.

To pursue and kill Murong Longcheng, Ye Fan chose to continue burning his inner elixir, not hesitating even if his cultivation dropped back to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Fortunately, he had been careful beforehand, activating his Thunder Shadow Clone to pursue separately from his main body, while simultaneously using the Heaven Concealing Art to hide his aura. Otherwise, the one who would have died under Murong Longcheng's sword would have been himself.

Ye Fan first used the immortal binding rope to restrict Murong Longcheng's movements, forcing out his final secret technique trump card, and then used the golden exquisite pagoda to finish him off.

The series of calculations were interconnected. Murong Longcheng's death was not entirely unjust; or rather, the moment he harmed Su Ningxue, he was already a dead man.

While Ye Fan was thinking, the golden exquisite pagoda slowly shrank due to the lack of spiritual power support and merged back into his body.

As for Murong Longcheng, his body was long gone, leaving only a patch of bloody, mashed mud. It was likely that even his closest clansmen could not recognize him.

"Damn it... The Storage Pouch is broken again."

Looking at the shattered Storage Pouch, Ye Fan's mouth twitched with heartache.

This was the wealth of a Golden Core Realm Great Cultivator. Even a portion of it would be considerable.

But there was no point in dwelling on it now. Ye Fan could only transform his grief into strength and bring this pile of mud back to the Sect.

At this time, Tongtian Peak was also bustling. The seven Core Formation Realm Cultivators of the Murong Family were making a final stand, clearly at the end of their tether.

Yet, they were still shouting that their Old Ancestor would come to save them, and when that happened, the entire Joyous Union Sect would be annihilated.

It was precisely because they were wary of Murong Longcheng that Qing Mingzi had not allowed his people to strike lethally. Just as the situation reached a stalemate, a familiar figure flew in from afar.

"It's Ye Fan!"

Seeing Ye Fan return, Murong Wan and The several women finally breathed a sigh of relief.

They had wanted to chase after Ye Fan, but they worried about holding him back, so they could only force themselves to remain calm and hope that he would return safely.

Seeing Ye Fan appear, the expressions of the Murong Family members instantly turned extremely grim, but what shocked them even more was yet to come.

"Members of the Murong Family, do you still recognize your Old Ancestor!"

Ye Fan threw Murong Longcheng's mangled remains onto the ground, causing everyone's eyes to stare blankly, their minds going instantly blank, as if they had stopped breathing.

Others might not recognize it, but the entire Murong Family was far too familiar with that aura.

As that terrifying thought surfaced, everyone felt the blood in their bodies turn cold.

"Old... Old Ancestor... He's dead?!"

The numerous Cultivators of the Joyous Union Sect were equally stunned, suspecting for a moment that they had misheard.

But from the horrified expressions of the Murong Family members, they guessed something, and their expressions instantly turned extremely shocked.

"Murong Longcheng is really dead?!"

Even Mo Wentian was dumbfounded this time, his eyes wide open, completely unable to believe what had happened.

"Ye Fan actually killed Murong Longcheng?!"

Tongtian Peak fell into a terrifying silence. Although the Murong Family members were unwilling to believe it, the fact was laid bare before them; everything was settled.

"Old Ancestor!"

The Murong Family members all knelt down and wept bitterly. This was not entirely false grief, but because the future of the Murong Family was completely over.

Without a Golden Core Realm Great Cultivator presiding over them, in the Central Continent surrounded by wolves, the Murong Family would only be a piece of fat meat.

Everyone would rush forward eagerly to take a bite. The former Nalan Family was a very good example.

If Nalan Shuo hadn't been lucky enough to be noticed by the Creation Gate, the Nalan Family would probably have ceased to exist long ago.

No one expected Ye Fan to actually kill Murong Longcheng. Now even Mo Wentian was dumbfounded, unsure of how to handle the situation.

Currently, the Murong Family still had seven Core Formation Realm Cultivators. Should he kill them to end all troubles, or choose to let the tiger return to the mountains? Mo Wentian fell into deep thought.

Everyone collectively fell silent. The first to react was surprisingly Murong Chuan.

The head of the Murong Family disregarded everything else and actually knelt before Murong Wan, weeping bitterly, trying to play the emotional card with her.

"Wan'er, your father was wrong before. For the sake of our father-daughter relationship, will you let us go down the mountain?!"

Murong Chuan's thick skin far exceeded everyone's expectations. Ye Fan also hadn't expected this fellow to be so shameless. Just moments ago, he was shouting to kill his own daughter, and now, to save his life, he actually knelt down.

Murong Wan was stunned for a few seconds. After recovering her senses, her eyes showed deep disgust.

Just as Murong Wan had said, her parents had already died on that rainy night.

Now, in this world, there was only Murong Wan of the Joyous Union Sect, not Murong Wan of the Murong Family. How to deal with them was entirely up to the Sect Head and Old Ancestor to decide.

Once Murong Wan spoke, despair instantly flashed in the eyes of everyone in the Murong Family.

Without the Golden Core Realm Old Ancestor presiding over them, the Murong Family had clearly become meat on a chopping block, only fit to be slaughtered at will by the Joyous Union Sect.

Ye Fan silently watched this farce. If the Murong Family hadn't completely disregarded all kinship, he wouldn't have been so ruthless.

Just as Ye Fan thought this, his face instantly turned deathly pale. He couldn't help but vomit blood in large gulps, his vision went black, and he directly fainted.

This sudden turn of events terrified everyone present. Murong Wan and You Tan rushed to support Ye Fan, and even Su Ningxue rushed over regardless of everything, her beautiful eyes filled with anxiety.

After checking him, everyone realized his injuries were more severe than imagined.

Ye Fan burning his inner elixir caused his cultivation to fall back to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and forcefully using Heaven-Ranked Divine Abilities multiple times far exceeded his body's limit of endurance.

Now, Ye Fan's internal organs were as fragile as tofu, liable to shatter with a light touch.

His extraordinary meridians were twisted like a pretzel, unable to circulate the slightest bit of Qi.

Seeing Ye Fan on the verge of death, everyone became flustered for a moment.

Qing Mingzi continuously poured several healing Medicinal Pills into him, but Ye Fan showed no sign of waking up.

Murong Wan, without time to think, prepared to help Ye Fan into a secret chamber to use the Yin-Yang Nirvana Method to heal him, but she was ultimately stopped by You Tan.

"It's useless. Ye Fan is too severely injured. Our cultivation levels are too low; even using the Yin-Yang Nirvana Method will be futile,"

You Tan said seriously.

Murong Wan was completely panicked upon hearing this and quickly pressed for a solution.

"Unless... unless there is a female Cultivator whose cultivation is far higher than Ye Fan's... willing to use the Yin-Yang Nirvana Method to help him overcome this crisis... otherwise, Ye Fan might not survive this ordeal."