Chapter 91: The First Disciple of Qingling

  It was night, and the Hu family's mansion was located in the southern part of Dashacheng.

  In the main hall of the Hu family, the master Hu Yan's expression changed from calm to respectful as he carefully presented a cup of "Lingyun Qianlong Tea" worth 100 spirit stones to a young man sitting in the high seat.

  "It's our great fortune that we can invite a senior to preside over this matter. The ownership of the mine outside the city, 100 miles away, will all depend on your leadership for our Hu family."

  "Oh, so it seems that your Hu family encountered resistance when competing for the mine?" The young man's expression was extremely arrogant, with a hint of dissatisfaction.

  "It's still those Nie and Lü families causing trouble."

  Hu Yan let out a long sigh, her face filled with indignation. "Now these two families are shamelessly joining forces to suppress our Hu family. Although I sent out all the top experts from my clan last time and temporarily seized control of the mine, these two families have been around for thousands of years and have deep roots. I'm afraid..."

  "What are you afraid of? Your Hu family is just a vassal of our Qingling Sect. With me, Duan Junhang, sitting here, who dares to touch a single hair on your Hu family's head?"

  "This time I come under the banner of my master, first to help you thoroughly seize control of that mine vein, and secondly, to grant the Hu family a chance at a heavenly fate." Duan Junhang said with a somewhat mysterious smile.

  Hu Yan's face changed color as she heard this and was taken aback for a moment. She hadn't thought much before saying, "Please enlighten me, senior."

  "My master wants to take in another disciple and has ordered me to go out and select one..."

  Duan Junhang casually threw out a sentence, instantly causing Hu Yan's blood to surge with excitement, her body trembling as she stared wide-eyed and asked: "Does that mean, the True Person of Star Extreme is going to choose from among our Hu family members?"

  Duan Junxing nodded slightly without expressing any approval or disapproval, finished drinking the "Lingyun Qiulong Tea", and then waved his hand: "It's already late tonight, tomorrow you will gather all the members of your clan who are under 16 years old in one place, I will personally select."

  "I'll stay here for the time being, if it's a matter of losing the mine vein, I'll take action, but if it's a small matter within your Hu family's capabilities that has disturbed me, you know the consequences."

  Hu Yanxue's face was a mix of shock and delight, but Duan Junxian couldn't help but smile to himself as he recalled the words of Xing Ji True Person before his departure.

  "It's just a trivial matter of two ordinary families, yet Master has sent his most senior disciple, who has already reached the 9th level of spiritual movement, to assist, and even entrusted one of his three precious treasures to me to enhance my strength. This is really being overly cautious."

  "But after all, that vein of ore is extremely valuable. Once the Hu family takes it down completely, 80% of the annual mining output will be handed over to Qingling Sect. This trip wasn't a waste after all..."

  Just as Duan Junxian was deep in thought, a series of shrill screams and cries for help came from outside. With Duan Junxian's keen sense of hearing, he could even clearly distinguish the frantic roar that had just come from Hu Yan's bloody mouth.

  In an instant, the vast Hu family village was besieged by hundreds and thousands of cultivators, mostly in the Xiantian realm. Although there were over a thousand members of the Hu family, including more than a hundred Xiantian realm cultivators, they were caught off guard, and among the attacking crowd, there were dozens of Jigou period cultivators. In front of them, the Xiantian realm cultivators didn't even have the power to fight back, and the situation instantly turned into a one-sided battle.

  Suddenly encountering this drastic change, Hu Yan's blood couldn't help but burn with anger. He had already recognized the arrivals as Nie and Lü's elite troops, who had launched a surprise attack.

  At this moment, Hu Yanxue was surrounded by eight black-robed old men. Although he had already merged with the 8th realm cultivation, his actual strength was much stronger than anyone present, but he couldn't withstand their coordinated attack. The eight of them were able to hold him back with their Foundation Establishment peak cultivation, making it impossible for him to free himself. He could only muster all his strength and focus on defending himself first.

  These eight old men were among the eighteen Shadow Guards that Nie had secretly kept for many years. At this time, Nie Ping Shan led the remaining ten Shadow Guards to rush into the inner courtyard of the Hu family to kill them, which was where the main members of the Hu family lived, and they were about to carry out a massacre.

  Similarly, the Lü family, who had joined forces with the Ni family, also sent two white-robed elders with merged initial boundary cultivation to proceed together. With their strength, they could sweep through the inner courtyard with ease.

  However, a figure flashed by, appearing suddenly with a shocking momentum, and abruptly blocked the path of the crowd.

  "When beating a dog, one must consider its master; you've disturbed me, how infuriating."

  Duan Junxing was the top disciple of Xingyiquan master, notorious for his ruthless and cunning nature. Over the years, he had also mastered the true skills of his school, making a name for himself by taking down wealthy targets with his deadly staff techniques, leaving no one alive to tell the tale. It was rare for him to make an appearance with a seemingly positive image, so he naturally made sure to put on a show.

  At the moment Duan Junhang spoke, he raised his hand and a "Palm Thunder" blasted out, directly turning the shadow guard who was charging at the front into charcoal. The gap between the Lingdong period cultivator and the Jigou period cultivator was really too big, let alone that Duan Junhang had received the devoted teachings of his sect, while these shadow guards were all wild cards, completely relying on rich resources to forcibly cultivate their abilities, the two were not equal at all.

  Duan Junxiong's sudden appearance made Nie Pingshan and others so shocked that their souls flew away, not because they were too weak, but because Duan Junxiong was too strong, strong to the point where they couldn't even think of resisting.

  He is a strong man in the ninth realm of Lingdong, scattered.

  A sharp-eyed guard suddenly shouted, and immediately the group of people who had just been in a fierce momentum scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing in several directions.

  "Run, can you run away?"

  Duan Junxing let out a cold snort, his fingers moving swiftly and decisively as he activated the seven flying swords that shone with a faint blue light, shooting off in seven different directions. This was something he had designed after killing a Lingdong period loose cultivator, named 'Seven Absolute Lockheart Swords', an absolute treasure of a magical artifact.

  It was only a matter of a few breaths before several mournful cries were heard, and the Seven Swords flew back, each with a streak of shocking bright red on their tips.

  "I'd like to see who dares to commit murder in the Hu family with Duan Junxian around, Qingling Sect will definitely not let you off."

  Duan Jun's movement was swift and fierce, his true yuan force bursting forth like a storm, shaking the valley below. His long cry echoed through the air, and for a time, the sound could be heard for dozens of miles in all directions.

  In a large mansion several miles outside of Hu's village, the Fire Worshiper slightly furrowed his brow and said to the leader of the Xuan Iron Guard beside him: "People from Qingling Sect are also here. If we kill the smaller ones, I'm afraid it will provoke the revenge of the Star Extreme True Person."

  The leader of the Xuan Tie Guard smiled calmly and said, "This person doesn't need Dao Zhang to take action. The master has already made arrangements. Moreover, it's not yet time for us to clean up the three major families. Let them kill each other first. When the time is almost ripe, we'll ask Dao Zhang to take care of it. By then, whether this Qian Ling Sect disciple can still jump around will be a question."

  "It's getting better and better." Bai Huo Dao Ren furrowed his brow, becoming even more unable to see through Long Po Tian's intentions. He was even starting to wonder what kind of backing Long Po Tian had, that he dared to take the life of the first disciple of Qing Ling Sect.

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