39: The Ji family suffered a calamity

Ji Tianchuan's face froze. The worst outcome he could imagine was nothing more than the death of this Late Stage Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator Ji Family Elder.

This was just great; it had evolved into a Golden Core Ancestor wiping out his entire Family.

Facing a Golden Core Ancestor, they were all doomed.

It might be better to surrender; perhaps some Disciples could still be saved.

"Family Head Ji, he's only temporarily boosting his power. His strength isn't truly at the Golden Core Realm."

"As long as we stall him for a while, his cultivation will naturally drop."

Qin Dong noticed the expressions of the Ji Family Elders and immediately pointed out the key factor, which reignited a spark of fighting spirit in them.

Ji Tianchuan and another Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator of the Ji Family cursed inwardly upon hearing this.

Damn it, you want us two Foundation Establishment Cultivators to jump ranks and fight a Golden Core?

Do you really think everyone is like that Zhang Yizhi?

However, as things stood, the two of them also understood they could only take a gamble.

After all, the opponent was no benevolent sort, but an evil Cultivator who had performed Possession and came from an ancient sealed land.

"All Ji Family Cultivators below Foundation Establishment, evacuate immediately!"

"Shuang'er, Yu'er, you two go and help evacuate the clansmen as well."

After the orders were given, everyone immediately sprang into action.

Ji Tianchuan and Ji Tiande exchanged a glance, instantly took out their Magical Artifacts, and unleashed their Cultivation Techniques to attack the figure in the sky.

They knew this battle concerned the life and death of the entire Family; they could not retreat in the slightest.

Even if the opponent was a Golden Core Stage powerhouse, they had to give it their all.

At least during this time, they had to protect the Family's safety.

Fight!

"Everyone, use your strongest means!"

Ji Tianchuan took a deep breath, gripped a white long saber, and his whole body surged with True Qi.

Rays of light radiated from the long saber, transforming into a massive tiger that roared and charged toward the figure.

Meanwhile, Ji Tiande formed hand Seals with one hand, and ice arrows condensed on a small round shield, shooting toward the opponent like a rain of arrows.

"Two mere Foundation Establishment ants dare to strike against this Lord."

In the sky, a hint of contempt flashed in the eyes of the youthful Golden Core Ancestor, his voice cold and filled with killing intent.

Facing the attacks of the two Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, he simply waved his hands.

True Qi formed a brilliant golden halo around him.

That was Golden Core power, a True Qi force concentrated from the essence of cultivation, powerful enough to strike awe and fear into any Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator.

The white tiger unleashed by Ji Tianchuan and the ice arrows condensed by Ji Tiande were instantly neutralized into nothingness before they could even touch the golden halo, like clay oxen entering the sea.

Not only that, but the golden halo even condensed two golden sharp swords that counterattacked toward the two men.

The golden swords shot out abruptly, moving as fast as thunder and gale.

"Not good!"

The faces of Ji Tianchuan and Ji Tiande changed drastically; they hadn't expected the Golden Core Ancestor's power to be so formidable.

Even the strongest means they took pride in were so easily broken.

In this critical moment, the two of them hurriedly deployed their respective means, trying to block the Golden Core Ancestor's counterattack.

Ji Tianchuan's figure flashed as he turned into a cold light, attempting to evade the golden sword's attack.

Ji Tiande's True Qi surged as the small round shield instantly transformed into a massive shield blocking the front, shouting:

"Come! Let me see just how powerful a Golden Core Ancestor is!"

The golden sword slashed down with the sound of breaking air, instantly landing beside Ji Tianchuan.

The terrifying golden sword seemed to have gained spirituality, constantly chasing him as the two sides wove through various buildings.

Wherever the golden sword passed, whether guards or Ji Family Disciples, all were ruthlessly cut down.

Finally, a thunderous boom!

The horrific destructive power destroyed all buildings along its path, finally landing on the ground and forming a deep trench.

Amidst these ruins lay the corpses of many Ji Family Disciples and guards who hadn't had time to escape.

Atop the ruins.

Ji Tianchuan, who had lost a foot, leaned his sword on the ground, gasping for air while constantly taking out Medicinal Pills to swallow.

If not for his years of combat experience and a sense of crisis that prompted him to slightly change direction half a breath earlier, the golden sword would have likely already cleaved through him.

Meanwhile, as Ji Tiande faced the impact of the golden sword, runes flickered on the massive shield.

But in just an instant, the shield shattered, and the golden sword pierced through Ji Tiande's chest, carving out a strange and terrifying bloody arc.

"Pfft..."

Ji Tiande's eyes were hollow as he looked at his heavily injured body in disbelief.

Could a mere casual strike possess such power?

How could they even fight?

"Tiande!"

Ji Tianchuan flashed forward, desperately stuffing several Medicinal Pills into the other's mouth, but he still couldn't stop the slow dissipation of his life force.

Facing a battle of this level, those below Foundation Establishment found it difficult even to get close, let alone strike.

"Quickly flee, Young Miss Lingshuang!"

"Run now! Even the Family Head has been defeated. If we don't run now, there won't be another chance."

Several guards gave a word of advice before fleeing on their own.

The Ji Family was in chaos; everyone was running for their lives.

In the distance, Ji Lingshuang, who was watching the situation, bit her red lips. She hadn't expected things to reach this point.

If only... she had told everything at the beginning.

This was an evil Cultivator who killed without blinking.

"Junior Brother Lin, you should flee quickly. You've already helped our Ji Family enough."

Ji Lingshuang wiped the tears from her face. She couldn't believe the Ji Family would suffer such an upheaval in a single day.

But she also understood that this matter had nothing to do with Junior Brother Lin, and he must not be dragged into it.

"Hmm? Where is he?"

Ji Lingshuang looked back, but Qin Dong's figure was nowhere to be found.

"That junior's aura is moving away!"

High in the air, the evil Cultivator Mirror Demon, who was about to deliver a finishing blow, narrowed his eyes.

He gathered his True Qi and looked into the distance, seeing a figure outside Mist Moon City frantically using a Breath-Concealing Secret Technique while running for his life.

He was running as fast as he possibly could.

As if he wished he had two more legs.

Mirror Demon couldn't help but be furious: "Audacious junior! You ruined my plans and still want to escape?"

"It won't be that easy!"

This bastard was the one who ruined his plan; how could he let him go?

Mirror Demon immediately threw a few Golden Core Spells toward the Ji Family before ignoring them entirely.

He then transformed into a streak of light and rushed toward where Qin Dong was fleeing.

After a series of thunderous explosions, the buildings of the once-mighty overlord of Mist Moon City, the Ji Family, were destroyed by Spells in large swaths.

The once magnificent and solemn buildings collapsed one after another, turning into a bloody ruin.

The survivors were wailing amidst the ruins.

Fortunately, Ji Tianchuan had his agility maxed out; he constantly wove and dodged through these Spell attacks.

He only lost a few fingers, an ear, had half of his internal organs crushed, and over a dozen ribs broken.

No big deal.

"Cough, cough... Tiande, how are you?"

Ji Tianchuan crawled over, only to find that the other had completely lost his breath in the previous attack, and only half of his body remained.

With a sigh, Ji Tianchuan knew his only option was to swallow all his healing Medicinal Pills and try to recover as much combat strength as possible.

Because the danger was still there.

Outside Mist Moon City under the starry night, the furious Mirror Demon was about to catch up to Qin Dong in the blink of an eye.

"Junior, where do you think you're going?"

Qin Dong was running at full speed using an Earth Rank Movement Technique. Hearing the voice from behind, he was startled and suddenly threw out two Talismans from his Storage Pouch.

"Hahahaha."

"Trash who doesn't know the meaning of death."

Seeing this, Mirror Demon laughed uncontrollably, his eyes filled with mockery.

The opponent might be annoying, but he was ultimately just a 5th-level Qi Refining Realm ant.

What grade of Talisman could he possibly pull out?

Mere Mortal Rank, or even trash below Yellow Rank Medium Grade, couldn't hurt him in the slightest.

With two snaps, the two Talismans stuck to both sides of Mirror Demon's cheeks.

Mirror Demon smiled disdainfully, until he took a curious glance.

"Holy crap, Yellow Rank Top Grade Talismans."

Two explosions boomed, and Mirror Demon's somewhat disheveled figure emerged from the blast.

Although the damage wasn't great, the insult was extreme. More importantly, it weakened his control over this body.

Die!

Mirror Demon's True Qi circulated, condensing a golden sword that pierced straight toward Qin Dong's back.

With a clang, Qin Dong summoned the Nether Mysterious Shield to block the sword, then immediately threw back another Yellow Rank Top Grade Talisman.

Emerging from the explosion again, Mirror Demon was starting to lose his cool.

What was with this Qi Refining level 5 kid? Why was his speed not inferior to a Golden Core Cultivator?

"Why does he have so many Yellow Rank Top Grade Talismans?"

"Why can't I figure out his Cultivation Technique? Why does it seem like he's running multiple types of Cultivation Techniques?"

Could this kid be the offspring of some Nascent Soul True Lord?

Such a thought popped into Mirror Demon's head.

Ahead, Qin Dong frowned.

His escape route was supposed to be random and irregular; why was he still easily found?

Something was fishy.

Qin Dong decisively activated a Scouting Technique and carefully inspected every part of his body.

Suddenly, he discovered a strange mark inside him; it was clearly the opponent's Tracking Mark.

"Are you really in the Qi Refining Realm? Screw your ancestors!"

"Junior! Stop right there!"

"Which Nascent Soul True Lord's offspring are you? We can talk this out."

"Junior! If you have the guts, fight me to the death! Don't you want to test the combat level of a Golden Core Cultivator?"

"If that doesn't work, I'll compress my Realm to the 1st level of Qi Refining to fight you, how about that?"

"Honest and fair."

Qin Dong cursed inwardly, calling him a psycho. Only an idiot would go head-to-head with a Golden Core Cultivator.

"Hahaha, you're running out of True Qi, aren't you! Die now!"

Mirror Demon's eyes narrowed as he noticed signs that Qin Dong's True Qi was over-exhausted, and he immediately let out a cold laugh.

Then, he saw Qin Dong pull out a bottle of Top Grade Spirit Recovery Pills from somewhere and start chugging them down.

Then he threw another Talisman... in the starry night, one ran, the other chased... Bang... he emerged from the explosion yet again.

After half an hour of chasing, Mirror Demon's suppression of the Ji Family Elder's Divine Soul was on the verge of collapse.

The Ji Family Elder's Divine Soul began to fight him for control of the body.

"Damn it."

"Forget it, this kid is too troublesome."

"If I can't catch him, then so be it. Right now, suppressing that Ji Family Elder is more important."

Mirror Demon weighed the pros and cons and gradually slowed his pursuit.

Qin Dong saw the figure behind him clearly slowing down and almost leaving his perception.

"At this time, I estimate the Ji Family Elder's Divine Soul is about to wake up."

Qin Dong estimated the time, and a plan soon came to mind.

Using his True Qi, he pulled in a Qi Refining Realm flying bird Yao Beast, slapped the Tracking Mark onto it, and threw it out forcefully using his Cultivation Technique.

The innocent flying bird Yao Beast was instantly thrown a great distance.

After doing all this in a flash, Qin Dong immediately dove down and found a corner to activate his breath-concealing technique with all his might.

"Don't run! Junior!"

In his perception, the opponent suddenly fled quite far. Mirror Demon feigned exasperation.

He threw out two more golden swords and could only stop helplessly.

"Whew, that junior finally ran far away."

"Argh! You bastard who's been poked by ten thousand people!! Just let this Lord devour you!"

No longer able to control it, Mirror Demon's body crashed onto a wasteland.

Dust scattered.

Mirror Demon sat cross-legged, using all his power to drive his Divine Soul to suppress the Ji Family Elder's soul.

Within the Sea of Consciousness, two Divine Souls confronted each other.

"Who are you?! Where is this place? Why isn't this the Ji Family?!"

"This is my body! Get the hell out of here!"

"Jie jie jie, this Lord is none other than Daoist Mirror Demon."

"Since you took my item, you must pay the corresponding price!!!"

For a moment, on the empty ground.

The figure trembled violently, two voices constantly switching from the same mouth, and the Golden Core Stage aura fluctuations also changed rapidly at this moment.

Rising one moment, falling the next.

Within the Sea of Consciousness, a black figure and the Ji Family Elder were scuffling together.

The pain caused by the slaughter between the two souls was a hundred times greater; each of them was enduring immense agony.

That would have been fine, but what Mirror Demon found most unacceptable was...

During this round of fighting, this Ji Family Elder was always being handsy, touching here and there—it was very wrong.

"You forced my hand!"

"Even if this True Lord has to discard this Earth Rank Top Grade Magic Treasure, I will still refine you into a Soul False Core!"

Mirror Demon roared and suddenly spat out a Translucent Jasper Orb from his body.

The next moment, the orb erupted with a suction force, drawing the Ji Family Elder's soul into it.

"By refining you into a False Core, even if this Lord can't recover his Peak cultivation, it will be enough for me to live another life!"