48: Six times ended

["I..." Liu Xianer's little face flushed red with anxiety, not knowing how to continue making up the story.]

[Suddenly, her eyes lit up: "If Elder doesn't believe me, you can go ask Grandma Liu Caiping!"]

["I will investigate this matter myself." The Elder turned his gaze towards you and said coldly, "Committing insubordination against a superior, according to Family rules, requires the abolition of cultivation and being sent to the Purple Gold mining area as a slave."]

[Having said that, he raised his hand, intending to abolish your cultivation.]

[Your heart tightened: If my cultivation were abolished, wouldn't all these years of hard cultivation be wasted?]

["No way! I worked myself to the bone to reach Heavenly Human Realm Perfection..." You secretly circulated your Qi.]

[Just at this moment, a clear shout came from afar—]

["Wait!"]

[A figure arrived in an instant, blocking the way in front of the Elder.]

[The person who arrived was none other than Liu Caiping. It turned out she remembered that today was the day for collecting supplies, guessed that Liu Xianer would come, and specifically came over to check.]

["Elder, please show mercy." Liu Caiping bowed respectfully.]

["Liu Caiping, you should be aware of the Family rules." The Elder's tone was flat.]

["Elder, please observe clearly, Liu Xianer is only at the Qi Refining stage, what major mistake could she possibly commit?"]

["The matter concerning Liu Xianer might be a misunderstanding, but her servant committed insubordination against a superior and must be dealt with according to Family rules."]

[Liu Caiping was secretly anxious—it was fine to help Liu Xianer openly, but pleading for a servant was too unusual.]

[If your identity were exposed, it would be a dead end.]

[But if you were truly sent to the Purple Gold mining area to be a mine slave, that life would be over, no different from death.]

[Openly defying Family rules would instead be counterproductive...]

[She lightly knitted her brows, worrying secretly.]

[The Family rules are strict, and no one can violate them—even if the Clan Chief makes a mistake, they must be punished, let alone others.]

[Seeing the Elder raise his hand again—]

["Wait!" Liu Caiping hurriedly stopped him.]

["What? Are you still going to defy the Family rules?" The Elder's tone gradually turned cold.]

["Elder, even if the Family rules were broken, shouldn't it be handed over to the Law Enforcement Hall to be dealt with?" Liu Caiping argued.]

[This was the only method she could think of—first delay time, then find an opportunity to save you.]

["A mere servant, worthy of disturbing the Law Enforcement Hall?" The Elder narrowed his eyes, "What tricks are you trying to pull again?"]

[It turned out that last time, Liu Caiping had used tricks, secretly sneaking into Qingming Hall, wanting to run to the Heavenly Desolate Continent to find you.]

[After being caught, she was locked in confinement for a whole hundred years.]

[During that time, she threatened death, and the Elders couldn't bear to lose a Core Disciple, which is why they didn't send anyone to the Heavenly Desolate Continent to kill you.]

[Anyway, you were just an ant, whether to kill you or not was insignificant.]

[Fortunately, these people had never seen you and did not know your appearance.]

[You knew in your heart that this time you could not escape.]

[You were also worried that if the matter became too big, it would implicate Liu Xianer and Liu Caiping.]

[Over these years, you had already figured out the Liu Clan Immortal Family thoroughly...]

[You were very clear—in this massive Immortal Family, committing insubordination against a superior is a serious crime, with absolutely no possibility of forgiveness.]

[Otherwise, this massive Family of tens of millions would have already fallen into chaos.]

[Strict Family rules are the foundation of maintaining order.]

[Not only that, the Liu Clan also established eight Great Protectors, twenty-four Hall Elders, and thirty-six Hall Masters.]

[This Elder was an Elder of the Qingming Hall.]

[He didn't specifically come to find fault; he just happened to pass by.]

[Perhaps this is just a twisted fate.]

[Looking at the smug faces of Liu Tao and Liu Yang, anger surged in your heart.]

[Suddenly, you laughed out loud—]

["Hahaha...!"]

["No need to trouble yourself! Since you say I committed insubordination, then..."]

["Let's go on the road together!"]

[Before the words fell, the True Yuan in your body surged, and your skin cracked inch by inch—]

[Your figure was like lightning; your left hand grabbed Liu Tao, your right hand seized Liu Yang, and you lunged fiercely towards the Elder!]

[Liu Tao and Liu Yang were scared pale!]

[Before they could react—]

["Boom—!"]

[Amidst the earth-shattering explosion, a mushroom cloud shot into the sky, Spiritual Qi was ignited into a scorching fireball, stinging people's eyes so they couldn't open them.]

[In the firelight came your final voice: "Meeting you all, I was very happy... Take good care of yourselves!"]

[Liu Caiping trembled all over, clenched her fists tightly, and tears swirled in her eyes.]

[Liu Xianer covered her small mouth, and a hot tear rolled down from her wide-open eyes.]

["Wuwu..." She finally couldn't help but cry out.]

[She thought you chose to perish together to eliminate future trouble for her.]

[The onlookers were dumbfounded:]

["This power... is comparable to a Golden Core Cultivator self-destructing!"]

["Fortunately, we were far away, otherwise we would have been blown to ashes!"]

["This servant is quite a man!"]

[The firelight dissipated, and in the dust and smoke, the young boy's body was surrounded by flowing golden light—he was actually completely unharmed.]

[He waved his sleeve, and the dust and mist dissipated completely.]

[Looking up at the sky, he happened to see your soul drifting.]

[He raised his hand and flicked it lightly, a strand of Primordial Spirit Power shot towards you like an aurora!]

[You tried desperately to control your soul to escape.]

[But your soul was light and airy; no matter how you struggled, you could only move slowly.]

[In the blink of an eye, you were hit by the Primordial Spirit Power, and instantly you were Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.]

[You died!]

[The sixth simulation, ended.]

[Ding! Simulation ended, please choose a reward:]

[1. Personal strength: Heavenly Human Realm Perfection, Qi Refining Fourth Layer, "Azure Spirit Art" Fourth Layer, "Illusionary Form Technique" Second Layer.]

[2. External items: Purple Double Fish jade pendant.]

[3. Special reward: Cultivation insights, combat experience, detailed memories.]

[Looking at the simulation results, Qin Chen took a deep breath:]

["Choose 1!"]

[The moment he chose the reward—]

[Boom!]

[Boundless energy poured into his entire body, and his cultivation stacked layer by layer!]

[Heavenly Human Realm Perfection!]

[Qi Refining Fourth Layer!]

[He only felt his whole body full of strength, as if he could blow over a cow in one breath!]

[Unexpectedly, possessing such strength, he couldn't even take one move from that young boy!]

[And the opponent was only a mid-level Elder of the Liu Clan Immortal Family...]

["Facing such a behemoth, every step must be taken with caution."]

["In reality, one must absolutely not expose their strength!"]

["System, help me disguise my cultivation as Perfected Innate Realm, and cover up the Qi Refining level as well."]

[Ding! Disguise successful!]

[Feeling the restrained aura within his body, he smiled slightly.]

[He remembered the list of enemies from the first simulation, four families remained—]

[Chief Inspector of the Nanjiang City Inspection Division, Chief Inspector.]

[President of the Nanjiang City Chamber of Commerce, One of the Three Tyrants of Nanjiang.]

[Leader of the Nine Dragons Gang in Nanjiang City, Long Yucheng.]

[Meng Wenbin of Longyang Town, Meng Wenbin.]

[He would absolutely not go soft on the other three, but only Meng Wenbin made him hesitate—]

[After all, that kid Meng Hao was his brother who grew up playing with him since they were in diapers.]

["Forget it, I'll see if Meng Hao knows about it when the time comes!"]

["If he knows, I'll make the Meng Family wish they were dead; if he doesn't know... I'll decide based on my mood!"]

["This time, I'll start with the Jin Family! That Jin Lili, I kindly saved her back then, but she repaid kindness with enmity—"]

["People like this deserve to die!"]

[Having made up his mind, he looked at the brightening sky, tucked the white smiling mask into his chest, and darted towards Nanjiang City.]