40: Chapter 40: The Fire Array Collapses, I Personally Crippled Zhao Mingyue

The bluestone slabs on the street were scorched red, so hot that white smoke rose from the soles of people's feet.

The ancestral Fire Array of the Zhao Family's main residence was pushed to its maximum, effectively turning half the street into a giant Pill Furnace.

Li Qingfeng, holding his blood-dripping Spell sword, strode towards the outside of the array.

The high-temperature heat wave mixed with fire poison slapped his face, but he didn't even blink; there was only one thought in his mind: destroy the Zhao Family.

Zhao Tianxiong, at the center of the array, was frantically burning his own Primordial Spirit.

This old bastard, not caring about ruining his Foundation, had pushed his pressure from the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment Level 2 to near Level 3.

Beside him, Grand Elder Zhao Zhenkui, who was at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment Level 2, was guarding the array eye firmly; this posture clearly showed they intended to drag everyone down with them.

Just at this critical moment, the blue System panel in Li Qingfeng's mind suddenly exploded with a vast expanse of golden light.

"Ding! The defensive lines for the Family main residence, Spirit Fields, outer warehouse, and New Courtyard have all been held!"

"The 'Guard the Family Success' stage feedback is now being settled!"

"System detailed explanation: Under extreme pressure, the Host has coordinated the battle situation and personally eliminated multiple powerful enemies. Blood energy and True Essence have been polished to their current limit. Now extracting Family Luck for feedback to forcibly break through!"

As soon as the System prompt stopped, a pure and fierce vitality Spiritual Qi poured down from the System space as if it were free, rushing violently into Li Qingfeng's Dantian.

The Wood-type True Essence in Li Qingfeng's Qi Sea surged wildly with a roar.

The bones throughout his body crackled, and his Meridians were directly expanded by a circle.

The Bottleneck of the Late Stage of Qi Refining Stage 7 that had trapped him for so long shattered on the spot.

He let out a long breath of turbid air.

Feeling the fierce and rushing power throughout his body, he felt incredibly exhilarated.

Early Stage of Qi Refining Stage 8!

"The blood I shed tonight wasn't in vain. This bunch of gift-giving children from the Zhao Family must die completely tonight."

Li Qingfeng muttered to himself, his grip on the sword hilt tightening a fraction more.

The battlefield ahead had already descended into madness.

Steward Xu Wenshan erupted with the violent Protective Aura of the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment Level 3.

The long sword in his hand slashed out a white rainbow several feet long, directly suppressing the crazed Zhao Tianxiong with a barrage of cuts.

Great Elder Li Yuanheng held a large saber, blade Qi flying everywhere, firmly blocking Zhao Tianxiong's retreat on the side; every move was aimed at taking his life.

Wang Clan Head Wang Chongyue and Second Elder Li Boshan joined forces, their True Essence surging, beating Grand Elder Zhao Zhenkui, who was guarding the array eye, until he vomited blood and broke several bones.

Third Elder Li Chonglin and Li Sucuan led the Family's elite guards, bombarding the remaining Guest Elders of the Zhao Family at the Qi Refining Stage 8 with Spells as if they were free, rubbing them against the wall and leaving them unable to lift their heads.

Just at this moment, a small transmission array disk behind the Li Family members suddenly lit up with green light.

Several large jars of medicinal liquid and powder emitting chilling cold air were sent over; this was the life-saving stuff specially prepared and sent by Su Qingyue from the New Courtyard.

Back in the New Courtyard, Su Qingyue had just taken her hand off the communication array patterns.

The tight water-green inner armor she wore was already soaked with sweat, the fabric pulled tight against her mature, superb figure, tracing deadly curves.

The collar was pushed high by those two heavy, frighteningly plump mounds of white flesh, and that bottomless cleavage was simply dazzling.

Fine beads of sweat slid down the collar into the depths of the soft flesh; her breathing was rapid, and that pair of snow-white behemoths swayed wildly, emitting a sweet, greasy body fragrance unique to a mature woman.

Her water-snake waist, which could be grasped in one hand, and the two long legs coiled on her lower body were both plump and fair.

The soft flesh at the base of her thighs was substantial, squeezed tightly together; that fleshy, bone-deep allure would make a man's soul be snatched away with just one glance.

"Qingfeng, you fight at the front, I will definitely not drag you down on logistics."

Su Qingyue wiped the sweat from her forehead, her pair of peach-blossom eyes full of desperate determination, while her Water-Wood Dual Spiritual Roots mana continued to firmly stabilize the array eye of the New Courtyard.

At the front line, Great Elder Li Yuanheng dodged a bit too slowly and took a vicious hit of fire evil on his shoulder, the Meridians of his entire right arm nearly burned to charcoal.

Li Chengyue reacted incredibly fast, grabbing a jar of the fire-suppressing medicinal liquid prepared by Su Qingyue and pouring it onto Great Elder Li Yuanheng's wound.

The cool medicinal power hissed as it drilled into the Meridians, forcefully suppressing the fire poison and saving the Great Elder's arm.

"Don't fight them head-on, damn it!"

Li Qingfeng roared, his mind turning rapidly; he directly activated Vitality Perception, his eyes locked firmly onto this broken Fire Array of the Zhao Family.

Amidst the sea of red light, a line of Wood-Water retrograde Spiritual power as thin as a hair appeared clearly in his eyes.

"Chengyue, follow me!"

Li Qingfeng exploded with force under his feet, his entire body darting out like a green shadow, smashing through a broken wall on the side with Li Chengyue.

A few blood-fire death soldiers on the side had just drawn their heavy blades to surround them when a figure that made people drool with desire descended from the sky.

Wang Qingluan had arrived.

Her black and red leather battle skirt today was ridiculously short, exposing her two sturdy, slender, and fleshy white legs completely.

When she landed, her movements were large and open, and those round peach-like buttocks bounced vigorously.

The collar of her chest was cut very low, and those two mounds of snow-white flesh swung wildly with her movements, exposing large areas of tender white meat to the heat wave, revealing a fatal, wild temptation.

"Li Qingfeng, you'd better hurry!"

Wang Qingluan chuckled, her watery peach-blossom eyes full of Killing Intent.

She twisted her water-snake waist, and her long legs erupted with terrifying power; the dual blades in her hands slashed out water-blue blade Qi, directly sending those death soldiers flying backward.

This woman was not only deadly in figure, but also clean and efficient when fighting.

With Wang Qingluan's cover, Li Qingfeng rushed to the side array eye of the Fire Array without obstruction.

"Break for me!"

His Spell sword was filled with the Azure Wood True Essence of the Early Stage of Qi Refining Stage 8, and he stabbed it fiercely into the gap between the blue bricks, accurately severing that Wood-Water retrograde line.

"Boom!!!"

The Zhao Family's biggest trump card, this ancestral Fire Array, emitted a harsh cracking sound; the firelight collapsed by more than half on the spot, and the surrounding heat wave vanished instantly.

Once the Fire Array was broken, Zhao Mingyue, who was hiding inside, became completely desperate.

This guy had swallowed a Spirit Pill, forcibly raising his cultivation to the Late Stage of Qi Refining Stage 8; his face was full of popping veins, his eyeballs were bloodshot, and his whole person was distorted out of shape.

"Li Chengyue, I will kill you first to find a way out for myself!"

Zhao Mingyue held his battle axe with both hands, rolling with a violent fire evil, and pounced straight at Li Chengyue, who was blocking the front.

"What kind of thing are you, daring to touch my Li Family's people!"

Li Qingfeng gave a cold shout, raised his sword, and met him.

The two fought from the ruined courtyard gate all the way to the bluestone steps of the Ancestral Hall, the clanging sound of metal striking echoing the whole way.

Relying on his cultivation being half a level higher, Zhao Mingyue's offensive was wide open, hacking, slashing, and sweeping, all fighting with his life, just wanting to end the battle quickly.

Li Qingfeng knew clearly in his heart: "This grandson's drug-induced aftereffects are already chaotic, and his True Essence is crashing wildly in his Meridians; it's purely a bluff. I can wear you out even if I just drag it out."

Li Qingfeng didn't engage him head-on at all, using all kinds of dodging and maneuvering under his feet, borrowing Vitality Perception to lock onto Zhao Mingyue's Spiritual power flow.

Every sword of Azure Wood True Essence in his hand precisely tapped into Zhao Mingyue's most uncomfortable True Essence nodes.

Deflecting force, redirecting, blocking.

Every sword made Zhao Mingyue's heavy strikes hit empty air, and the huge force rebounded, hitting Zhao Mingyue so hard he wanted to vomit blood.

After more than twenty moves, Zhao Mingyue's True Essence suddenly stalled, and his footwork became completely chaotic.

"Die!"

Li Qingfeng seized this opportunity, the green light on his sword blinding everyone.

With a crisp "Clang," Li Qingfeng struck the thinnest part of the battle axe with one sword, sending the weapon in Zhao Mingyue's hand flying on the spot.

Immediately after, he pointed with his left hand, and two thick wood vines drilled out from the ground, binding Zhao Mingyue's knees tightly.

Zhao Mingyue screamed, his legs completely unresponsive, and he fell to his knees heavily on the bluestone bricks with a "thump," shattering his kneecaps.

Li Qingfeng flipped his wrist, and the Spell sword, carrying a dazzling green light, stabbed straight down.

"Puchi!"

The long sword pierced directly through Zhao Mingyue's right shoulder, pinning him firmly to the bluestone ground in front of the Ancestral Hall, flesh and bone alike.

Blood gushed out instantly, staining the ground red.

"Ah~~~!!!" Zhao Mingyue was in such pain that tears and snot flowed, twisting frantically like a maggot.

Li Qingfeng didn't give him a chance to breathe, his right palm filled with True Essence, and he slapped it fiercely onto Zhao Mingyue's Dantian.

The violent Wood-type True Essence rushed into his body, directly shattering his Meridians.

"Weren't you quite arrogant at Qingshi Slope before? Be a cripple in your next life and learn well what rules are."

Li Qingfeng pulled out his long sword and kicked this once-arrogant Zhao Family young master to the ground.

The trump card of the Zhao Family's younger generation was thus crippled by his own hands.

Just as the commotion here ended, the outcome of the main battlefield also emerged.

Zhao Zhenkui was flanked by Wang Clan Head Wang Chongyue and Second Elder Li Boshan, his neck severed by a saber, and he died on the spot.

Zhao Tianxiong wailed unwillingly, his protective Protective Aura shattered by a sword from Steward Xu Wenshan.

Great Elder Li Yuanheng flew up, and the pulse-sealing talisman in his hand slapped fiercely onto Zhao Tianxiong's forehead, sealing all of the old fox's True Essence on the spot.

The Fire Array was completely extinguished, and the main lineage of the Zhao Family all lay in pools of blood; the ground was covered with arms and legs.

Steward Xu Wenshan put away his Spell sword, and that powerful pressure directly enveloped the entire field.

"The Zhao Family intercepted supplies, hired killers, besieged a candidate tributary Family, and attempted to exterminate the lineage and escape! The evidence is conclusive!!!"

Steward Xu Wenshan's voice was loud and clear, making everyone's ears buzz.

"Qingyun Sect decree! The Zhao Family main lineage is to be executed! All participating Cultivators are to be killed! The side branches are to be stripped of their status and exiled! All Family property is to be confiscated! From today onwards, there will be no Zhao clan in Qingshi Town!!!"

Once these words came out, the sky of Qingshi Town changed completely.

Li Qingfeng shook the blood off his long sword and steadily sheathed it.

He let out a long breath, his mind already calculating how to cut the largest piece of meat from the Zhao Family's vast Family property.

Just at this moment, Steward Xu Wenshan turned his head, his deep eyes staring straight at Li Qingfeng, and walked towards him with large strides.