85: Chapter 85 Assault on Foundation Establishment Stage

A few days later, Chen Changqing arrived at the Yun Family's territory, investigating the Yun Family while keeping watch.

After waiting for more than half a month, Chen Changqing still did not see any Yun Family Foundation Establishment Cultivator appear.

However, during this period, he had found out that the Yun Family currently still had four Foundation Establishment Cultivators. One of them had a cultivation base that reached the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, but he was already over two hundred years old, with only a few decades left before his Lifespan limit. The other three were weaker in strength, respectively being two Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and one Foundation Establishment Early Stage. Yunnan Gu was precisely one of them, and that old man who came to propose marriage back then had long since died in the beast tide.

Originally, even without a Purple Palace Cultivator, the Yun Family's strength was still incomparable to ordinary Foundation Establishment families. However, in the beast tide five years ago, the Yun Family lost no less than five Foundation Establishment members who died in battle. Coupled with two more who had died mysteriously over the years—presumably ambushed and killed by enemies outside—the Yun Family's strength had greatly diminished, to the point where they could not even compare to some Foundation Establishment families.

Ever since the two Foundation Establishment Cultivators died mysteriously, the Yun Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivators no longer dared to act outside casually. Even when they did move around, they would not use the Yun Family's identity to prevent being targeted by someone again.

For Chen Changqing, whenever possible, even slaughtering the entire Yun Family would not give him any burden. It was just that he could not do so right now; the Yun Family had after all made contributions to the Human Race. If he were to commit such a deed, the Yuxu Sect would definitely investigate to the very end.

Unless his own strength surpassed the Yuxu Sect.

Chen Changqing thought to himself, since he could not kill the entire Family, he could only kill some Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Waiting for another half a month, a figure stealthily emerged from the Yun Family. Chen Changqing's gaze was like a torch. Watching that figure instantly transform into a streak of light and disappear in place, he closely followed.

If it weren't for his Divine Sense already surpassing that of a normal Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer Perfection Cultivator, he might not have really discovered the other party just now. He also didn't know what treasure the other party used, actually being able to suppress their entire Foundation Establishment aura down to the level of just a Qi Refining Cultivator.

After following the other party for hundreds of li, Chen Changqing observed the surrounding terrain while remaining vigilant against the other party.

Suddenly, the figure in front stopped. What was going on?

The face beneath the black robe appeared, and it was precisely Yunnan Gu. He suddenly felt a sense of panic in his heart just now, as if something dangerous was going to happen.

"Could it really be that I sensed wrongly?" Yunnan Gu muttered to himself. That feeling just now came fast and went fast. Had it not been for a Cultivator's powerful acuity, he would have thought it was an illusion.

Swoosh!

Just as he was still deep in thought, the sound of tearing through the air rang out from behind him.

He instantly sensed that something was amiss. Feeling the extreme chill from behind, he immediately took out a Second-Tier Medium Grade defensive Talisman, instantly activated it, and threw it behind him.

Bang!

The Second-Tier Medium Grade Talisman only managed to block for a split second before being shattered.

What?

Yunnan Gu was horrified in his heart. To so easily shatter a Second-Tier Medium Grade defensive Talisman, this strength must at least be at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Although the Second-Tier Low Grade Magical Artifact mother-and-child swords instantly shattered the Second-Tier Medium Grade Talisman, they were still a step too slow, allowing Yunnan Gu to dodge this fatal strike.

"You sure react fast." Chen Changqing frowned slightly, continuing to drive the mother-and-child swords to slash at Yunnan Gu.

Feeling the terrifying aura carried by that set of Magical Artifacts, Yunnan Gu was greatly alarmed. He turned around, took out an escaping Talisman, and fled hundreds of zhang away, while also taking out a communication Talisman intending to transmit a message back to his Family.

Seeing this, Chen Changqing's eyes grew intensely cold. With a flash of his gaze, an invisible attack struck Yunnan Gu. This was a Divine Soul attack technique he learned from the Soul Refining arts, named the Soul Breaking Awl.

Yunnan Gu had only channeled half of his mana into it when he suddenly paused, his gaze vacant. After he recovered, he was about to continue channeling his mana.

The mother-and-child swords underwent Fusion, spinning while carrying a speed far exceeding before, instantly arriving right before Yunnan Gu's eyes.

Pfft!

Yunnan Gu didn't even have time to react before he was pierced through by the mother-and-child swords, kicking up a wisp of scalding blood.

Chen Changqing quickly came to his side with an indifferent gaze, punching out to smash Yunnan Gu's head into pieces. After confirming his death, he took away his Storage Pouch, summoned a fireball to burn his corpse to ashes, and swiftly left.

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Chiyun Peak.

At this moment, bursts of grief came from the Yun Family's ancestral hall. A Yun Family Qi Refining Cultivator hurriedly searched for his Family's Old Ancestors. Just now, he was guarding the soul lamps in the Family, and after just dozing off for a moment, he looked up to see a soul lamp suddenly extinguish—it was unexpectedly Yunnan Gu, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Family.

Horrified and panicked in his heart, he hurried to report this matter.

At the back mountain, an elderly-looking old man with a beard and white hair had a vicissitudinal gaze. Listening to the report from the Junior of the clan, he let out a heavy sigh and said, "I know. You may step down first, and I will have someone investigate."

"Understood," the Qi Refining Cultivator said in a hoarse voice upon hearing this, then turned and left somewhat tremblingly.

"Alas, back then the Family acted imperiously, and now this bitter fruit has finally fallen upon our heads," Yun Tiansheng sighed. Out of the four Foundation Establishment members remaining in the Family, another one had now died, and his own Lifespan limit was only twenty or thirty years away. The thought that upon his death, the situation facing the Family would become even more difficult—especially since the Family still possessed a large amount of resources, as well as a Tier-3 Spiritual Vein.

These things were destined to continue drawing powerful enemies to the Family.

Yun Tiansheng fell silent for a long while again, his gaze changing from hesitation to firmness, as if he had made up some kind of resolve in his heart.

Several days later, less than a hundred li away from Wuyue Mountain, Chen Changqing still didn't know how much of an impact his assassination this time had on the Yun Family. He only knew that his inner self felt much smoother and clearer.

Back then, Yunnan Gu relied on his Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer cultivation base to forcefully suppress him to the point of breathlessness. Now, with just a slight movement of his hands, he could easily suppress and kill a Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer Cultivator. According to his estimation, his current strength was approximately at the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer standard.

Equivalent to him being nearly invincible at the Foundation Establishment level. However, that couldn't be said for sure either; after all, many of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators he faced had Dao foundations that were mostly Medium Grade and Low Grade. If he were to face Top Grade or even Peerless Grade ones, he might not necessarily be able to cross so many Realms to fight the enemy.

Afterwards, as his cultivation grew higher and higher, the talents of the Cultivators he encountered wouldn't be very low. Just like encountering a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator, most would have Medium Grade or even High Grade Dao foundations, and he would almost never encounter Low Grade Dao foundations, because Foundation Establishment Cultivators with Low Grade Dao foundations could rarely Cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

If his cultivation reached the Purple Mansion, almost all of them would likely have forged a High Grade Dao foundation level back during the Foundation Establishment Stage, and the difficulty of wanting to encounter a Medium Grade Dao foundation would undoubtedly be huge.

However, Dao foundations had quality divisions, and the Purple Mansion likewise had quality divisions, even down to the Golden Core and Nascent Soul.

All of these Realms had qualities, and the qualities likewise consisted of six tiers: Low Grade, Medium Grade, High Grade, Top Grade, Peerless Grade, and Flawless.