77: Chapter 77 The Destruction of the Li Family

A hundred zhang away, Pei Qingyun watched everything.

The reason he allowed Pei Tianlin to engage was both to give him practical combat training and to temper his temperament.

Since Pei Tianlin's Breakthrough to the Five Viscera Realm, Pei Qingyun had noticed his personality becoming increasingly impatient.

If the goal were merely to dominate Wuyang County, such a temperament would be acceptable. However, the Pei family was destined to advance toward the prefecture city, the royal capital, and even step into the Outer Lands.

If he were to become complacent just by stepping into the Five Viscera Realm, it would truly be a waste of all his painstaking efforts.

On the other side.

As Patriarch Li Wu attacked, he verbally insulted Pei Tianlin, "Pei Tianlin, weren't you very arrogant just a moment ago? Why aren't you saying anything now? Don't think that just because you've broken through to the Five Viscera Realm you're anything special. In front of me, you are nothing more than a slightly stronger ant."

Facing Patriarch Li Wu's verbal insults, Pei Tianlin was furious, unable to find any reason to retort.

However, a real battle is not a game.

Where rising anger leads to rising strength.

In reality, when anger rises, rationality falls, and strength decreases rather than increases.

The next moment, Patriarch Li Wu slashed with his sword, leaving a wound on Pei Tianlin's body. He laughed loudly, "Hahaha, you can't handle it, can you? Once I finish you off, I will make that old thing Pei Qingyun regret looking down on my Li family."

"You are courting death!" Pei Tianlin roared. He drove his internal Qi and blood to the limit, instantly unleashing a force of thousands of jun. His long saber carved an invisible arc, carrying an astonishing wind pressure.

Even Patriarch Li Wu did not dare to meet this rage-filled strike head-on.

He was no brute; he leaped back slightly, his long sword dancing gracefully. After spinning several times, he finally neutralized the force from the long saber.

But Patriarch Li Wu's movements did not stop there. As his palm rotated, his body suddenly tilted forward, creating a height difference with Pei Tianlin.

"Bam!"

In that very instant, Patriarch Li Wu seized the opportunity and kicked Pei Tianlin in the abdomen with his right foot. It is said that the power of the legs is twice that of the hands.

When this kick landed, it was no less than being struck by a giant hammer, and one could vaguely hear the sound of bones cracking. His body flew backward continuously until he landed at the edge of the roof, where he finally stopped his backward momentum.

At this moment, Pei Tianlin suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Patriarch Li Wu's kick had shattered several of his ribs. For an ordinary person, this would undoubtedly be considered a severe injury, seriously affecting their mobility.

But for a Five-Viscera Martial Artist like Pei Tianlin, such an injury was nothing. Relying on his own recovery ability, he could heal himself in a day or two.

However, it still affected his combat effectiveness.

Just as he was thinking about continuing the fight, a deep and powerful voice came from behind him.

"Tianlin, you may step back."

Pei Tianlin turned around, lowering his head, not daring to look at his Old Ancestor.

Before the battle began, he had sworn confidently that he did not fear Patriarch Li Wu. As it turned out, not only did he lose, but he lost miserably.

If Pei Qingyun had not appeared, Patriarch Li Wu would have pressed his advantage.

Standing on the other side, Patriarch Li Wu watched Pei Qingyun's appearance, his pupils suddenly constricting, his face looking extremely ugly.

If Pei Qingyun hadn't intervened, he would have been confident of ending this battle within five moves.

But the matter had already occurred, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Facing this old man who was highly likely to be at the Mid stage of Five Viscera Realm, a strong sense of unease welled up in Patriarch Li Wu's heart.

"Didn't you say to wait for me to come? Now that I am here, I will give you a chance to make your move." Pei Qingyun's pace was not fast, but with every step he took, he crossed several zhang.

Under Pei Qingyun's pressing approach, Patriarch Li Wu's heart began to beat violently. Looking around, all the Elders were in a combat state.

If Pei Qingyun truly was at the Mid stage of Five Viscera Realm, with his own strength alone, he had absolutely no chance of winning. Not to mention that after fighting Pei Tianlin consecutively, he was no longer at his Peak.

Facing a life-and-death crisis, Patriarch Li Wu could no longer care about so much. He tried to use words to provoke Pei Qingyun, "Ancestor of the Pei family, I have already reported what happened today to the government office, and Magistrate Tang is already on his way. If Ancestor Pei acts willfully, Magistrate Tang will not let the Pei family off."

"At this point, do you think threats are still useful? Whether Magistrate Tang Mu comes or not, I do not know, but your Li family must be annihilated today. Who gave you the bear's heart and leopard's gall to covet my Pei family?" Pei Qingyun sneered, his movements unhesitating.

Facing Pei Qingyun's pressing approach, Patriarch Li Wu could only continue to retreat, "Ancestor Pei, do you really have to be this ruthless? The medicine garden deed was not taken by my Li family. If Ancestor Pei is willing to retreat, not only will I offer up the medicine garden deed, but I will also gift our Li family's beast garden to the Pei family."

"If, before you set your sights on my Pei family, you had been like the Wang family and voluntarily become an affiliate of my Pei family, it is not as if I couldn't have spared the Li family."

"But now, it is too late!" Saying this, Pei Qingyun deliberately emphasized his tone, his gaze also becoming sharp.

At this moment, Patriarch Li Wu also knew that his Li family had no room for maneuver, and only by fighting to the death would there be a glimmer of hope.

"Whoosh!"

Patriarch Li Wu did not retreat but advanced, rushing toward Pei Qingyun.

Attacking the strong while being weak, his courage was commendable.

Pei Qingyun chuckled, the pace of his footsteps suddenly accelerating several times over.

In the time it takes to meet, the two collided.

Patriarch Li Wu struck with his sword extremely fast, whipping up a gale that made it impossible to predict.

This sword strike was clearly several points stronger than when he had dueled with Pei Tianlin.

Under such speed, even someone at the Mid stage of Five Viscera Realm would need to handle it with caution.

But in Pei Qingyun's eyes, this speed was too slow. Under the three characteristics, his strength had already entered the Perfection of the Five Viscera Realm. The difference in strength between the two was too great.

Pei Qingyun did not draw the weapon at his waist; with just a sidestep, he dodged this ethereal sword strike.

However.

This was only the beginning.

While dodging the sword, Pei Qingyun's body was also moving closer to Patriarch Li Wu.

Just when the two were less than a meter apart, he struck Patriarch Li Wu with his palm.

The powerful force was like a fierce Dragon crossing a river, destroying Patriarch Li Wu's defenses in a crushing manner and bursting straight out from his back.

In an instant, a palm-sized chunk of flesh burst apart under this palm strike, shooting out in all directions like bloody bullets.

When Pei Qingyun retracted his hand, there was an empty palm print on Patriarch Li Wu's body.

Through the palm print, anyone could clearly see the world behind him.

With one palm, his body was pierced through.

Patriarch Li Wu looked down at the gap in his body, his eyes filled with fear.

With such an injury, even for a Five-Viscera Martial Artist, there was no possibility of survival.

It was only his tenacious vitality that did not let him die immediately.

He raised his head to look at Pei Qingyun, his mouth slightly open, as if he wanted to say something. But just as he uttered one word, his voice completely vanished, "You..."

Pei Qingyun looked at Patriarch Li Wu indifferently and then paid no more attention to this dying man.