100-year-old foundation building, starting from the maximum level of understanding

Chapter 283 Soul Search, The Person Behind It All

There, a man and a woman appeared at some point.

They were none other than Ji Haoyuan and Ice and Fire Master.

However, Ji Haoyuan's expression was quite unpleasant at this moment.

He never expected that someone within his family's business would also engage in such murder and robbery.

"You are from the Ji family's Xuanbao Pavilion. Now that you have done such a thing, are you not afraid of being held accountable by the Ji family afterward?"

Suppressing his anger for the time being, Ji Haoyuan turned to look at the three masked cultivators.

With his abilities, it made no difference whether the three of them were masked or not in front of him.

All three were middle-aged Qi Refining cultivators in their thirties or forties.

Moreover, he exuded a strong aura of malevolence.

Clearly, the three of them must have taken a considerable number of lives over the years.

Upon hearing Ji Haoyuan's words, the leading Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator immediately became wary.

He looked at Ji Haoyuan and said in a deep voice:
"Since you know that we come from the Ji family, then you should know what our identities mean in this Tianchuan Valley area."

I urge my friend not to meddle in other people's business, lest he bring upon himself a fatal disaster.

The reason this person was so patient in explaining things to Ji Haoyuan was because he sensed a strange danger from Ji Haoyuan and his companion, which made him dare not act rashly.

Otherwise, if it were an ordinary person, they would probably have struck first.

"The Ji family?"
"Heh, what a prestigious title indeed."

Ji Haoyuan suddenly let out a cold laugh.

This caused the expression on the face of the leading Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator and his two companions to change.

However, Ji Haoyuan clearly had no intention of paying attention to them anymore. Instead, he turned his gaze to the grandfather and grandson and slowly said:

"Gentlemen, could you please explain to me in detail what exactly is going on?"

Upon hearing Ji Haoyuan's sudden question, the sixty-year-old man did not hesitate at all and was about to tell Ji Haoyuan the whole story.

This made the three masked cultivators unable to sit still any longer.

The leading Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator immediately let out a cold shout.

"You old bastard, you're asking for death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a talisman with spiritual pressure exceeding that of the Qi Refining level appeared in his hand.

It is indeed a second-tier low-grade talisman!

boom!
Without the slightest hesitation, the leading Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator immediately activated the Second-Rank Low-Grade talisman and then attacked Ji Haoyuan and the old man and his grandson.

"go to hell!"

The leader, a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, had a sinister expression.

He knew very well that, at this point, only by eliminating all the people in front of him could he control the situation to a certain extent.

Otherwise, if it becomes public knowledge, even the people behind them might not be able to protect them.

puff!
However, what chilled the leading Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator and his two companions to the bone was...

After he cast that low-grade second-tier talisman, the other party simply slapped him, extinguishing all the power unleashed by the talisman.

What level of cultivation and strength must that be?

In that instant, the hearts of all three cultivators sank rapidly.

In contrast, the 60-year-old man and his granddaughter, a girl in a green dress, both wore expressions of joy.

They knew that they, grandfather and grandson, had encountered a highly respected senior figure today.

At that moment, the old man dared not conceal anything or exaggerate anything, and then told Ji Haoyuan the whole story in detail.

Given the difference in cultivation levels between Ji Haoyuan and the old man and his grandson, there was absolutely no possibility that Ji Haoyuan would be deceived. He only needed to hear a single word from the other party to be 100% certain whether what they said was true or false.

Undoubtedly, the old man had not lied to him, nor had he deliberately exaggerated; rather, he had recounted everything they had experienced from the most objective perspective.

At this moment, Ji Haoyuan's gaze turned to the three Qi Refining cultivators again, and he said calmly:
"Tell me, who exactly is behind you?"
How many times has this happened?

"This senior..."

The leading Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator's eyes gleamed.

He now knew that the person before him was far beyond the capabilities of the three of them.

For now, the only option is to buy time and wait for reinforcements from other cultivators in the family.

Unfortunately, Ji Haoyuan saw right through his thoughts and ideas at a single glance.

At that moment, he was too lazy to waste any more words with them. He simply reached out and, under the extremely horrified gaze of the leading Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator, pressed his hand directly onto the head.

Immediately, a series of images related to this person's past experiences flashed before Ji Haoyuan's eyes like a revolving lantern.

It is indeed a soul search!

boom!
By the time Ji Haoyuan withdrew his hand, the head of the leading Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator had exploded like a rotten watermelon.

With Ji Haoyuan's abilities, he would have been able to search the soul of a Qi Refining level cultivator without harming him.

But Ji Haoyuan was clearly not in the mood for it.

Especially after he saw what this person had done in the past, he directly resorted to the most violent method.

The other two cultivators, seeing the fate of the leader, a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator, were already pale with fright.

Fortunately, at that moment, two sharp whooshing sounds suddenly came from the distant sky.

Whizzing!

Ji Haoyuan glanced up indifferently.

Upon discovering that the visitors were two cultivators in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, it became clear that they were indeed cultivators.

They were all wearing clothing representing the Ji family.

One was a man with a long beard, and the other was an elderly man with white hair.

We learned this through the memories of the ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator who was searched through his soul.

The long-bearded man was Ji Wangchuan, a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had recently advanced in the Ji family a few years ago. He was currently the manager of the Xuanbao Pavilion.

The white-haired old man was a retainer recruited by the Ji family a few years ago, named Yao An, who is currently in charge of overseeing Maple Leaf Market.

Over the years, the two of them, both openly and secretly, recruited many desperate criminals, such as the leader who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and did a lot of dirty work for them.

A chilling killing intent flashed deep in Ji Haoyuan's eyes.

But he didn't act rashly; he wanted to see what those two were planning to do.

He also wanted to see what would happen next.

How many people like Ji Wangchuan and Yao An are there in Maple Leaf Market?

He hadn't encountered this kind of thing before, so he didn't think much of it.

Now that he has encountered this situation, he will definitely not ignore it.

Whether other families or sects might have similar incidents is none of his concern, as long as they don't provoke him.

But he would never allow such a thing to exist within his own family.

Especially considering how many years have passed?

To think that such a person would appear in one's own family—what would happen if this went on for too long…?

(End of this chapter)