29: If you are so courageous, then destroy it.

Noticing the Grand Elder's change in expression, and recalling that he had indeed brought back a Treasure Physique from Xu City a year ago, Dao Xuan's demeanor turned grim, and a wave of killing intent spread!

"Grand Elder~"

"It wasn't me! The one who attacked and massacred the Xu Family that night was someone else!" The Grand Elder hastily explained!

Xu Qing's expression changed slightly upon hearing this!

"Speak! That's not the answer I want!" Xu Qing's expression was agitated!

"Your Excellency, I truly didn't make a move. At that time, I detected Chen Liner's Physique Awakening, so I went there intending to recruit her into the Sect! That night, I was originally cultivating in the Chen Family, but suddenly I felt intense elemental energy fluctuations from the Xu Family!"

"So I went to investigate, but by the time I arrived at the Xu Family, it was already a river of blood, and the perpetrator had already left the Xu Family. Although I couldn't discern their cultivation, the aura they emitted was definitely not that of a Marquis Realm Martial Artist!"

At this point, the Grand Elder's expression was one of terror. That night, the person merely glanced at him, and it made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. Even now, recalling that gaze still frightens him!

The reason he was unwilling to mention this matter and hastily left with Chen Liner the next day was because he didn't want to cause trouble for Xuan Shui Palace!

"Your Excellency, if you don't believe me, I can make a Martial Dao oath right now!"

With that, the Grand Elder decisively made a Martial Dao oath!

Seeing this, Xu Qing believed the Grand Elder's words. The other party was only one step away from the Marquis Realm and wouldn't joke about a Martial Dao oath!

Moreover, under the System's investigation, there were no issues with him either!

And Dao Xuan, seeing that the Grand Elder was fine, also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the Grand Elder could Breakthrough to the Marquis Realm in at most ten years. If he were to perish, it would be a considerable loss for Xuan Shui Palace!

"I ask you, what were that person's characteristics?" Xu Qing asked, suppressing his killing intent!

The Grand Elder dared not be negligent, carefully recalled, and said, "Black clothes, purple hair, very young in appearance. What was most impressive were those eyes—sinister and cunning. Just one glance, and I felt as if I was being stared at by a venomous snake!"

The Grand Elder couldn't help but shiver!

"Oh, right, above his black clothes was embroidered a black flame, like the symbol of a certain force! At the time, I checked the records and found that no force in the Ming Domain had such a symbol!"

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed, his chest filled with raging anger. He had originally thought he had found the killer, but it turned out there was someone else!

"No matter who you are, from the highest heavens to the lowest hells, I, Xu Qing, will surely destroy your Sect and exterminate your clan!"

His voice was like thunder, and his killing intent surged, causing Dao Xuan and the others' hair to stand on end.

"Xu Qing? Why does that sound so familiar? Oh, right, wasn't the Young Master of the Xu Family in Xu City named Xu Qing?"

Thinking of this, the Grand Elder's face was filled with shock. Wasn't it said that the Young Master of the Xu Family was only in the Tongmai Realm? How could the aura he was displaying now be even more terrifying than the Grand Elder Xuan Feng!

He did consider that it might just be a common name, but the other party came specifically for the extermination of the Xu Family, so it was clearly that Xu Qing!

But how was this possible?

The other party was clearly only sixteen years old. How could this be!

Suddenly, he seemed to understand. There was a reason the Xu Family was annihilated. According to the Chen Family, the Xu Family possessed a rare treasure. Perhaps this was the reason for Xu Qing's current power, and it also brought the calamity of extermination upon the Xu Family!

For a moment, his heart burned with eagerness, but then he suddenly shivered. He seemed to know who had destroyed the Chen Family in Wu City!

After all, he knew about the grievances between the Chen Family and the Xu Family after the Xu Family was annihilated!

A few months ago, the Chen Family in Xu City was also exterminated by the other party, with only the branch in Wu City surviving!

But yesterday, they were also annihilated, clearly by Xu Qing's hand!

Just as he was about to tell Dao Xuan about this, he heard Xu Qing speak!

"One more thing!"

"Your Excellency, please speak!" Dao Xuan hastily said!

The Grand Elder had a bad premonition!

Xu Qing said faintly, "That Profound Yin Physique from your Xuan Shui Palace has a grudge against my Xu Family! Hand her and the Chen Family members over! Then I won't make things difficult for your Xuan Shui Palace!"

"What?"

Dao Xuan and the others' expressions changed. He wasn't clear about the grievances between the Xu Family and the Chen Family, but he knew that the Profound Yin Physique was Real Person Shui Yue's closed-door Disciple!

If he handed her over, Real Person Shui Yue would probably be the first to cause him trouble. Moreover, handing over a Genius from within the Sect like this would severely damage Xuan Shui Palace's prestige and likely lead to ridicule from other forces!

But if he didn't hand her over and angered this person, even with the King Array and other foundations protecting Xuan Shui Palace, it would still suffer heavy losses!

"Your Excellency, I don't know what enmity you have with my Sect's Disciple! But she is, after all, a Disciple of my Sect. What price would be needed for Your Excellency to spare her?"

Dao Xuan planned to pay some price to resolve this grievance. This was also the best solution, as it would both preserve the Sect's reputation and avoid angering this person!

"Heh heh! The Chen Family was exterminated by me. Tell me, the hatred of extermination, the hatred of patricide! What price do you think can resolve this grievance?" Xu Qing asked with a cold smile!

Dao Xuan's expression changed upon hearing this!

Things were getting troublesome!

Xu Qing stopped talking nonsense and directly dropped a harsh statement, "I'll only give you ten breaths of time. If you don't hand over the Chen Family members, then this Xuan Shui Palace has no need to exist!"

Dao Xuan's face was grim. The other party was aggressive, clearly not taking Xuan Shui Palace seriously!

"Your Excellency has quite the nerve! Although my Xuan Shui Palace is just a small Sect in Nanzhou, it's not something anyone can force!"

An aged voice rang out!

Dao Xuan and the Elders and Disciples of Xuan Shui Palace immediately brightened when they heard this!

From deep within Xuan Shui Palace, accompanied by a long howl, an old man stepped through the air, and behind him, a middle-aged beautiful woman brought a sixteen-year-old girl!

"Greetings, Grand Elder Xuan Feng! Greetings, Immortal Master Shui Yue!"

A wave-like sound echoed within Xuan Shui Palace!

Xu Qing's gaze swept over the old man and the middle-aged beautiful woman, then settled on the girl, a murderous intent surging in his eyes!

Xu Qing recognized the girl; she was Chen Fangxian's daughter, Chen Liner, whose cultivation had now reached the Late Stage of the Zhenyuan Realm!

"Xu Qing! How is this possible! Your cultivation..."

Before seeing Xu Qing, Chen Liner's heart was filled with hatred. Her father's soul tablet had shattered, so she knew without a doubt that the assassination of the Xu Family had failed!

But at this moment, she had an incredulous expression. Stepping through the air was the standard for the Marquis Realm. How old was Xu Qing!

"Chen Liner, if you don't want to bring disaster upon your Sect, then commit suicide!" Xu Qing's voice was calm yet extremely cold!

Chen Liner's eyes showed terror upon hearing this!

"Your Excellency! Are you trying to make an enemy of my Xuan Shui Palace?"

Immortal Master Shui Yue's face turned as cold as frost!

"Make an enemy? Hahahaha!" Xu Qing laughed loudly, "Your words are truly laughable. I don't even put the entire Xuan Shui Palace in my eyes! What qualifications do you have to be my enemy!"

As soon as these words came out, Grand Elder Xuan Feng's face darkened!

Xuan Shui Palace had been established for tens of thousands of years, and no one had ever dared to speak so arrogantly to it!

"Boom!"

With a rumbling sound, a profound black armor enveloped Grand Elder Xuan Feng. The aura emanating from this armor clearly reached the level of a top-tier King Weapon, and with the enhancement of this armor, Grand Elder Xuan Feng's aura directly broke through the Marquis Realm, reaching the Early Stage of the Fengwang Realm!

"Bloodline King Weapon!"

Xu Qing was somewhat surprised!

A Bloodline King Weapon was a special type of King Weapon, forged by the creator using their own Bloodline. This type of King Weapon could be passed down to descendants!

Descendants, by holding this King Weapon and sacrificing their essence Blood, could exchange for several times their own strength from the Bloodline King Weapon!

However, this type of King Weapon was not only difficult to refine but also required the loss of a large portion of the forger's essence Blood, which would affect future Breakthroughs. Unless one's Lifespan was nearing its end, generally no one would refine it!

He didn't expect that this old man's ancestors actually had a Peak Fengwang Realm ancestor!

Then Grand Elder Xuan Feng took out a dao weapon, whose grade also reached the Advanced King Weapon level!

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed slightly. Now this old man could temporarily display the strength of a Middle Stage Fengwang Realm. Of course, this strength was only temporary, but it was enough to deter ordinary Fengwang Realm experts!

"Stubborn! Ten breaths have passed. Since that's the case, there's no need for Xuan Shui Palace to exist anymore!"

Xu Qing's eyes were icy cold. Since they were so unyielding, then annihilate them!

With a raise of his hand, a small seal flew out, expanding rapidly against the wind, soon transforming into a giant seal tens of feet in size, appearing above the azure defensive barrier!

The giant seal shimmered with mysterious light, exuding a terrifying and heart-palpitating aura, as if it came from an endless abyss, carrying the power to destroy everything.

"Profound King Weapon!"

Grand Elder Xuan Feng's face immediately changed drastically as he felt the terrifying aura from the giant seal!

"Wait..."

"Boom!"

Grand Elder Xuan Feng tried to say something, but that giant seal, exuding a terrifying aura and carrying the force of ten thousand tons, crashed down with a roar!