349: Chapter 350: All taken away!

Flying Swords shattered, Magical Artifacts broke, and several Cultivators spat blood, flying backward like broken ragdolls before slamming into the mountain wall with a dull, heavy thud.

Gravel scattered, and dust filled the air.

The few fell to the ground, their bones shattered, their Meridians ruptured inch by inch, and they could no longer climb back up.

This was the difference in Dharma power.

Ye Changge felt indifferent in his heart.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators used spiritual power. But he, having established a perfect dao foundation during Foundation Establishment, had long since condensed the spiritual power within his body into more Advanced Dharma power.

Dharma power and spiritual power might seem like only a one-character difference, but in reality, they were worlds apart. It was like iron versus steel, or common iron versus a divine weapon—they could not be mentioned in the same breath.

Those Li Family Cultivators were merely using spiritual power to drive their Magical Artifacts, but once his Dharma power emerged, it was a total suppression.

Even without Talismans, without Formations, and without spiritual pets, he, Ye Changge, was absolutely not someone these motley crew could shake.

The Lin Family head standing to the side saw this scene, and his respect for Ye Changge grew even deeper.

The outside world all said that Ye Changge could only rely on Talismans to fight enemies and that his true strength was very mediocre; now it seemed that this was merely one-sided hearsay.

With such profound spiritual power and such overbearing pressure, how could he be a Cultivator who "relied on external objects"?

The Lin Family head secretly rejoiced that he had chosen to stand on Ye Changge's side from the very beginning.

It seemed he had chosen the right person to rely on.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated. He stepped forward personally, sacrificed a small silver flag, and suppressed the group of Li Family Cultivators who were still stubbornly resisting!

"Lin is here; who dares to be presumptuous!"

The small silver flag expanded in the wind, transforming into a massive silver curtain of light that enveloped the several stubborn Li Family members. With the spiritual power pressing down, those few were instantly unable to move.

With the full assistance of the Lin Family and Ye Changge personally overseeing the situation, the remaining Li Family Disciples no longer had any thoughts of resistance.

Some knelt to beg for mercy, some collapsed on the ground, and some stood there blankly.

In less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, everyone had been completely suppressed.

Ye Changge stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the Li Family members who were being escorted in a line as he silently counted the number of people.

A moment later, his brows furrowed slightly.

The Li Family members, including the old, weak, women, and children, numbered no more than a hundred in total.

But aside from the substitute that had just been exposed and a few stubborn members killed on the spot, six people were still missing.

Among them was Li Xuanfeng himself.

And that remnant of the Jin Family...

And the current head of the Li Family, Li Xuanfeng's eldest legitimate son—Li Tianxing.

Ye Changge understood clearly in his heart.

This Li Xuanfeng must have known how heavy the crime of colluding with the Demonic Path and dealing with tigers was. Long before the incident, he had secretly sent away the elite Disciples of the Family.

Otherwise, given the Li Family's former foundation, how could only these old, weak, sick, and disabled remain?

It's just... where did the other party get so many methods to break a Spiritual Contract?

Ye Changge's brows were tightly locked.

A Spiritual Contract backlash would, at best, cause a drop in cultivation, and at worst, damage the Divine Soul. With Li Xuanfeng's Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivation, if he forcibly broke the Spiritual Contract, even if he didn't die, he would drop to the Late Stage of Qi Refining.

But if he had been prepared early, had refined a substitute Puppet in advance, or had found a close blood relative to bear it on his behalf...

Ye Changge shook his head.

There was another possibility—these elite Disciples had not broken the Spiritual Contract at all.

They had fled while directly enduring the backlash of the Spiritual Contract.

Although the Spiritual Contract was strong, it was not unsolvable.

As long as one fled far enough, far enough that the binding force of the Spiritual Contract could not reach, they would only suffer a one-time backlash injury.

Cultivation would drop, the Spiritual Root would be damaged, but at least... they could still survive.

But if they stayed here, once the matter was exposed, there would certainly be no possibility of survival; fleeing like this still offered a glimmer of hope.

"A ruthless person indeed."

Ye Changge pondered inwardly.

Willing to let their cultivation drop significantly just to take the Family's elites and flee; this was the mindset of "as long as the green hills remain, one need not worry about firewood."

It's just a pity that the Lingxiao Sect's intelligence network covered the entire Zhao State; where could they possibly flee to?

Ye Changge withdrew his thoughts, turned to look at the Lin Family head, and said in a deep voice:

"Family Head Lin, please trouble yourself to accompany me in escorting these people back to Longmai Mountain."

The Lin Family head hurriedly cupped his hands, his tone respectful:

"Ancestor Ye is too kind; this is my duty."

Ye Changge nodded and flicked his sleeves!

Amidst flickering spiritual light, several small flying boats appeared out of thin air before everyone.

These flying boats were about three zhang long, entirely silver-white, and their hulls were engraved with dense Talisman runes, emitting a faint spiritual light. Although they were not rare treasures, producing several at once was quite astonishing.

These were all sponsored by kind-hearted Bandit Cultivators.

Ye Changge thought of those unlucky Bandit Cultivators he had killed in counter-attacks and whose Storage Pouches he had completely looted, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

He hadn't expected these flying boats to come in handy today.

"Everyone, escort them onto the boats!"

At Ye Changge's command, the Lin Family members immediately sprang into action. Under the pressure of blades and swords, the remaining Li Family members tremblingly boarded the flying boats, their faces ashen.

A moment later, several flying boats rose into the air, carving several silver-white trails in the night sky as they sped toward Longmai Mountain.

Because they had to escort prisoners, the speed was much slower than when Ye Changge had come.

The flying boats traveled for about two hours, and the eastern horizon gradually turned a fish-belly white.

Amidst the swirling morning mist, the towering silhouette of Longmai Mountain finally appeared in their field of vision.

The flying boats landed slowly.

The Grand Array sensed Ye Changge's aura, and the light barrier parted like ripples in water to reveal a gateway.

A figure flew out from within the Formation and landed before Ye Changge.

It was none other than Lu Shiyin.

She was wearing a pale cyan dress today, her jet-black long hair casually tied behind her head, with a few strands of dark hair falling by her cheeks, making her skin appear even fairer. Her features were as beautiful as a painting, and her temperament was gentle, though there was a faint trace of dark circles under her eyes from staying up late; clearly, she hadn't slept much these past few days and had been quite overworked.

"Husband!"

Lu Shiyin hurried to greet him, her beautiful eyes carefully examining Ye Changge from head to toe. Only after confirming that he was not injured did she breathe a small sigh of relief.

Immediately after, her gaze passed over Ye Changge and fell upon the rows of dejected prisoners behind him, a trace of surprise flashing in her eyes.

"It really has to do with the Li Family?"

She asked softly, her tone carrying a hint of surprise but not too much astonishment.

Ye Changge nodded and said in a low voice:

"Let's go inside and talk."

He turned to look at the Lin Family head and cupped his hands:

"Family Head Lin, thank you for your hard work along the way. Keep these people detained in my Ye Family dungeon for now, and we will decide what to do once the people from the Lingxiao Sect arrive."

The Lin Family head hurriedly returned the salute and smiled:

"Ancestor Ye is too kind. If there is any need, the Lin Family is ready to be at your service at any time."

Ye Changge nodded, said no more, took Lu Shiyin's hand, and walked into the Grand Array.

Behind them, the Li Family prisoners on the flying boats were escorted down one by one and, under the urging of the Ye Family Disciples, walked dejectedly toward the dungeon.