Mortal: I became invincible after becoming sworn brothers with Han Li.

As soon as the black-robed cultivator finished speaking, he casually raised his finger and pointed at Yang Jingchen, a flash of black light disappearing from his fingertip.

Before anyone could react, they heard Yang Jingchen let out a scream and fall to his knees with a thud.

Yang Taizhong and the other members of the Yang family were shocked and rushed forward to check. Only then did they discover that Yang Jingchen had two blood holes about the thickness of a finger on his legs, from which black, poisonous blood was constantly flowing.

The black-robed cultivator's attack was actually laced with deadly poison. In just a short while, the poison spread from Yang Jingchen's thigh to his neck.

"Quickly give Jingchen the antidote!" Yang Taizhong said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jinglong immediately took out a porcelain bottle from his storage bag, poured out a red pill, and put it into Yang Jingchen's mouth.

Upon seeing this, the black-robed cultivator couldn't help but sneer. The poison in the other party's body was one of the kinds he had carefully cultivated. If an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator were to be infected, he would die from festering sores in less than half an hour. How could the other party possibly be cured by a mere antidote pill!

However, his cold smile quickly froze on his face, because the red pill that the other party had taken had actually temporarily suppressed the poison.

"A pill capable of suppressing this poison must be made from spiritual herbs that are at least four or five hundred years old. The Yang family, with only one Foundation Establishment cultivator, actually has the ability to purchase such a pill and give it to people so easily. It seems that, as Qian Chongying said, the Yang family must have some secret!"

Thinking of this, the black-robed cultivator couldn't help but feel excited. The Yang family patriarch was only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, even if he was at the peak of the early stage. But facing a mid-stage cultivator like himself, plus the Qian family patriarch who was also at the early Foundation Establishment stage, the small Yang family could naturally take him down easily.

This time, his trip not only brought him two beautiful maids from the Qian family, but also some spirit stones and resources from the Yang family after he destroyed them. His gains were enormous.

Just as he was secretly delighted, he suddenly noticed that among the people surrounding Yang Jingshen, there were two stunningly beautiful women with remarkably similar appearances, looking at each other with concern.

"They're twin sisters!"

The black-robed cultivator's eyes lit up immediately. These two women were not only twins, but their beauty far surpassed that of the two women the Qian family had given him, which made his lustful desires surge.

"Brother Qian, are those two twin girls from the Yang family?"

Upon hearing the black-robed cultivator's words, Qian Chongying immediately guessed what the other party was thinking, so he nodded and said with a wicked smile.

"Indeed, those two women are the daughters of the Yang family patriarch. Not only are they twins, but they are also exceptionally beautiful, quite famous throughout Ningzhou. They are currently in their prime and still unmarried. Has Brother Blood Poison taken a fancy to them?"

"Hmm, these two women are quite to my liking. It seems the Yang family is doomed to be destroyed today!" The black-robed cultivator, Blood Poison, revealed a set of white teeth, his breath filled with a bloodthirsty intent.

Upon hearing this, Qian Chongying was overjoyed. It seemed that the Blood Poison had already decided to kill the Yang family, which was excellent news for him.

Originally, he only wanted to use the power of the blood poison to deal another heavy blow to the Yang family and make them give up this slightly larger spiritual vein. But now that the blood poison has become hostile to the Yang family because of the two sisters, he naturally changed his mind. Wouldn't it be better to use them directly to destroy the Yang family?

"Hmph! With the help of Blood Poison, even if Yang Jingshen is already seriously injured, or even if he has recovered to his peak, he can forget about protecting the Yang family today!" Qian Chongying thought coldly.

The Qian and Yang families have always lived on Iron Flame Mountain. The two families have long harbored a lot of grudges over cultivation resources and ownership of the mountain's spiritual veins.

In the past, the Qian and Yang families were evenly matched due to their similar strength, but since Yang Jingshen rose to prominence, he has completely suppressed the Qian family.

Afterwards, they not only monopolized the larger of the two spiritual veins of Iron Flame Mountain, but also occupied most of the mountain's limited resources, leaving less than 40% for the Qian family. This caused the Qian family's strength to decline sharply, and the younger generation of disciples in the family made slow progress in their cultivation as a result.

Just half a month ago, Qian Chongying learned through investigation that Yang Jingshen had been seriously injured for some unknown reason and had been recuperating in the Yang family for several months. This made him want to kick him while he was down.

Just as he was still considering it, a Foundation Establishment cultivator named Xue Du, whom he had known in his early years, suddenly came to Ningzhou. So Qian Chongying thought of using the other party's power to put pressure on the Yang family and take back all the resources that the Qian family had lost over the years.

"Senior, I am Yang Taizhong, and I am currently in charge of the Yang family. I wonder what your relationship is with the Qian family, and why you are helping them cause trouble for my Yang family? If you are employed by the Qian family at great expense, I am willing to compensate you double, only asking that you not interfere in the conflict between our two families."

Yang Taizhong glanced at Qian Chongying with a somewhat gloomy expression, then softened his expression and cupped his hands in greeting to the black-robed cultivator.

Although the other party had just injured Yang Jingchen, he could not be angry with him, nor could he criticize him, simply because the other party was a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator. If he angered the other party, the Yang family would suffer an attack from two Foundation Establishment cultivators, and at that time the Yang family would probably be in danger of being wiped out.

"Heh heh, I have no connection with the Qian family, I just have some acquaintance with the Qian family head! And the reward they gave me for asking me to do this wasn't much, just two women from the Yang family as concubines..."

The black-robed Blood Poison paused abruptly, glanced at the two sisters Yang Qingqi and Yang Qinghan, a lewd smile spreading across his face, and pointed at the two women before speaking again.

"If your Yang family is willing to hand over those two women to me, I will immediately turn around and leave, and will never get involved in your feud with the Qian family!"

Yang Taizhong glanced in the direction the other person pointed, and couldn't help but curse the other person in his heart, but he showed a bitter smile on his face and said.

"Senior is too kind. The Yang family would never betray its own members. However, we are willing to offer you several thousand spirit stones, as well as a large quantity of spiritual herbs and pills, which will surely satisfy you. We only ask that you do not extend your assistance to the Qian family. What do you say, Senior?"

"Several thousand spirit stones? Your Yang family is far too stingy. If it were tens of thousands of spirit stones, I might consider it," the black-robed Blood Poison said with a sneer.

When Yang Taizhong, Yang Jinglong, and the others heard that the other party wanted tens of thousands of spirit stones, their faces immediately turned extremely ugly. They clearly realized that the other party had no intention of letting their Yang family go.

"Father, it seems the other side is really going to attack our Yang family. My second brother hasn't returned yet. Should we retreat to the main hall and activate the formation? With the formation, we should be able to hold out until my second brother returns," Yang Jinglong said to Yang Taizhong through telepathy.

"No, the opponent is a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, and with Qian Chongying also present, the protective array won't last long. Moreover, the fact that they haven't attacked immediately suggests they're likely waiting for Jing Shen to return. If Jing Shen is targeted by them, our Yang family will truly have no way out!"

Yang Taizhong's lips moved slightly, and he also used his divine sense to transmit his guess to the other party.

"This... but I've already asked Qingqi to inform my second brother!" Yang Jinglong's face paled, and he said through telepathy with some lingering fear.

Qian Chongying and the black-robed Blood Poison on the opposite side also noticed the movement of the two's lips and naturally guessed that the other party was transmitting their thoughts through divine sense. However, their divine sense strength was only that of ordinary cultivators, and even though their cultivation level was higher than the other party's, they could not detect it.

The two exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with murderous intent, and neither wanted to waste any more words with the other.

"kill!"