My path to immortality began with my posting to guard Dawancun.

Chapter 173 Angry Killing Intent

"Who?!"

Nangong Cheng suddenly woke up, quickly stood up, and looked warily in the direction from which the sound came from.

A moment of carelessness allowed someone to quickly get close to him.

This is really wrong!
at this time,

Two figures emerged from the narrow entrance.

"Cao Hongshang? What are you doing here?!"

Upon seeing the figure he had only met a few days prior, Nangong Cheng's pupils constricted sharply.

Beside him was an elderly man with a ruddy face but white hair and beard.

At this moment, the old man ignored Nangong Cheng.

His gaze was fixed on the pool of earth vein essence not far away, his eyes filled with regret.

Upon seeing Shen Changchuan in the pool, he was filled with even more anger.

"You all deserve to die! How dare you ruin such a rare treasure of heaven and earth!"

"Come and die for me!"

The old man roared and attacked without exchanging a single word!

He slapped his palm towards Shen Changchuan, who was inside the earth vein's spiritual milk. The immense magical power transformed into a semi-transparent hand in mid-air, stirring up a gale on the ground, and slammed down hard on Shen Changchuan's head from a distance!

The terrifying force caused the air to tremble slightly.

This is actually a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining!
Nangong Cheng was greatly alarmed.
However, having anticipated this, he reacted quickly, his figure flashing as he appeared in the air above Shen Changchuan.

boom!
Nangong Cheng threw a punch.
The fist, glowing with earthy yellow magical energy, seemed to possess the immense power of a mountain, and slammed down onto the giant magical palm!

Boom! ! !

Under intense collision,
A massive explosion followed immediately, accompanied by a deafening roar like thunder. The entire space seemed to shake at that moment, and then a visible gust of wind swept out in all directions, destroying the stalactites one by one!
"What do you mean by this, Your Excellency?!"

Nangong Cheng took a few steps back and landed on a nearby stalactite.

His expression turned serious, and his gaze was fixed on the white-haired old man in front of him.

"What do you mean?"

"You damned little beasts, what right do you have to use such rare and precious materials?!"

The white-haired old man's face was now contorted with rage.

The look in his eyes was almost murderous.

This scene,
This undoubtedly made Nangong Cheng frown deeply.

What's going on?
Where did this crazy old man come from?!

"Hehe, the Qi family patriarch went to great lengths to mobilize the entire Qi family to come here in search of the Azure Essence Water Grass, with the aim of using it to refine the aptitude of his talented descendants, hoping that they could one day return to the ranks of the Nascent Soul stage families."

"Although the effects of this Earth Vein Spirit Milk cannot compare to those of the Azure Essence Water Grass, it is still a rare and precious natural treasure that can improve one's cultivation aptitude. It is a treasure that is sought after at great cost, yet we find that we are a step too late, and someone else has already obtained it. Why do you say that is?"

Cao Hongshang, standing to the side, sneered.

"Hmph! Cao Hongshang, you've talked too much!"

The Qi family patriarch snorted coldly.

Their actions regarding the Qi family have already caused quite a stir outside.

But this is not a good thing.
This, to some extent, reveals the weakness of the Qi family.

Unless absolutely necessary, what family would gamble their future on a rumor that is still just a vague and unfounded claim?

Outsiders could easily guess that something must have gone wrong.

A thought flashed through the mind of the Qi family patriarch.

But at the same time,

The gloom in his eyes grew even deeper.

hateful!

It's absolutely despicable!

Just a few days late, and this treasure of heaven and earth that can change one's aptitude has been wasted!
It stands to reason,

As an elderly man who has lived most of his life, he shouldn't be so easily agitated and angry.

But the immense pressure from reality, the feeling of gaining and then losing, like a rollercoaster, made him unable to resist breaking down.

Since the death of their Supreme Ancestor, the Qi family has not only failed to produce a true cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage for decades, but also has seen a dwindling number of elders at the Qi Induction Ninth Level, with only a handful remaining.

As a family that has produced a true cultivator who has transcended the physical body, the Qi family faces a very dangerous situation.

If you don't have enough strength, the wealth you've accumulated over the years is nothing more than someone else's granary.

In order to change its future fate of decline and even extinction,
The Qi family patriarch had no choice but to secretly mobilize the family's resources to wade into this messy wasteland.

The hope is that through Biyuan aquatic plants, a genius will emerge among the younger generation of the family, thus changing the current situation.

But little did they know that shortly after they made their move...
News about them spread like wildfire.

The Qi family patriarch knew that

This is most likely the work of those powerful families who covet the Qi family's wealth, secretly stirring things up.
Their goal was also very simple.
Most of the time, it's for the sake of passing on the true cultivation of the Qi family's Out-of-Body Realm.

First, stir up the water on the surface.
Sending some reckless rogue cultivators to probe the enemy's defenses, and once they discover the weakness, a group of men in black will unleash a thunderous attack.
At this moment, the Qi family was already on the verge of collapse!
While the current pool of earth vein essence is not as effective as the Azure Essence Water Grass in refining aptitude,
However, it is enough to refine the aptitude of three to five younger generations in the clan.

Although the chances of cultivators who have been refined by the earth vein spiritual milk to advance to the Nascent Soul realm are still slim, they are at least guaranteed to reach the ninth level!

If this earth vein spiritual milk had not been invaded...

Arrange for the clan's young members to come and undergo purification rituals.

After that, they would be able to extricate themselves from the enormous vortex of Biyuan Waterweed and then focus all their efforts on dealing with the probing attacks from those rival family forces.

After several years, they used their family's resources to cultivate several of their younger relatives, whose talents had been refined, to the ninth level of Qi Refining.
Even if the family didn't have any Nascent Soul cultivators at that time,
With several more family cultivators at the ninth level of cultivation, they are able to safely weather the current crisis and will not have to worry too much for the next few decades!

all of these,
This is how it was supposed to go!
but,

Just because they were two days late!

Just two days!
Everything has become a dream!

The Qi family is still unable to escape this dangerous vortex, and they still have one foot on the edge of a cliff!

The Qi family patriarch looked at Nangong City and Shen Changchuan in the earth vein spiritual milk not far away, his eyes filled with angry killing intent!
"Ancestor Qi, I misspoke."

"But now that we've already formed a grudge, why not cut the weeds and eliminate the root of the problem to prevent future troubles?"

Faced with Qi Laozu's expression, Cao Hongshang was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled and encouraged him from the side.

"kill!"

Without wasting words, Old Ancestor Qi directly demonstrated his answer through action.

His hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals. A surge of magical power erupted, and a ball of azure light rose from the ground, transforming into a ferocious tiger in mid-air. With a wave of his hand, the tiger roared and charged towards Nangong City.
(End of this chapter)