After the witch ripped out his heart, this mortal body began to lose control.

As soon as he finished speaking, the hand pressing on Xue Ming's head surged with demonic energy.

Within three breaths, it devoured his soul, spiritual power, and flesh, even dissolving his bones and skin.

By this time, Xue Yan had already escaped a mile away.

Lu Changsheng licked his lips as he watched him flee.

"You think you can escape from me?"

The next instant, Lu Changsheng had already appeared in front of him in a bizarre manner.

"You, you... how could you be so fast?" Xue Yan asked incredulously.

Lu Changsheng did not answer, but instead pointed a finger at Xue Yan's brow, and Xue Yan immediately fell into a deep sleep.

"Let me see who sent you first."

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The Li family mansion in Yunyang City

In the meditation room, Li Yuansheng was closing his eyes and regulating his breathing.

The door to the quiet room was suddenly kicked open.

At the same time, Li Wanguan's rebuke came:

"You unfilial son, what exactly did you send Chifeng and the three Xue brothers to do?"

In just a few hours, the lights on the locomotives of three of the four men had gone out!

They're all dead!

……

Upon hearing this, Li Yuansheng was immediately stunned.

Is Chifeng dead?

He did indeed send Chifeng to capture Lu Changsheng a dozen days ago.

Firstly, he wanted to seize the treasure; secondly, he wanted to teach Lu Changsheng, that ignorant fellow, a lesson and vent his anger.

But now Chifeng is dead.

Who killed him?

Lu Chengfeng or Shen Qinghe?

It couldn't possibly be Lu Changsheng himself, could it?

He got up and went to his father's side to explain:

"I did send Chifeng to capture that brat Lu Changsheng."

As for the three Xue brothers, I didn't assign them any tasks.

Upon hearing this, Li Wanguan slapped Li Yuansheng to the ground, and said viciously:

"Fool, why did you send people to attack Lu Chengfeng's grandson without informing me?"

That kid isn't just a useless person with mixed spiritual roots.

If you make a move against him, you're giving the Shen family and Lu Chengfeng a legitimate reason to openly and legitimately join forces to attack our Li family.

"You're really going to ruin our Li family this time."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuansheng's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Huh? I didn't expect the consequences to be so serious."

"Father, what should we do now?"

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Near the ruined temple,

Lu Changsheng had already noticed something amiss through soul searching.

The three Xue brothers came after him because they had received a top-secret message.

The message indicates that Li Yuansheng has dispatched Chifeng to secretly monitor Lu Changsheng, hoping to seize the opportunity to capture him and steal his treasure.

Both being retainers of the Li family, Chifeng was highly valued by Li Yuansheng because of his speed.

In recent years, in particular, Chifeng has become incredibly powerful within the Li family.

They've already shown signs of gaining a firm grip on the three brothers.

They knew very well that if Chi Feng succeeded in this matter, his status in the Li family would rise even higher.

The three of them were the most senior retainers in the Li family; how could they just watch Chi Feng surpass them?

……

At this point, Lu Changsheng, or more precisely, the witch within him, understood everything.

The three Xue brothers were set up; someone wanted to use them to completely sow discord between the Li and Shen families.

Thinking of this, he revealed a strange smile.

"Let things get chaotic! The more chaotic, the better! I might as well add fuel to the fire!"

With that, he slapped Xue Yan, sending him flying dozens of feet away. As he woke up, he also sent a wisp of demonic energy into Xue Yan's mind.

Xue Yan was instantly woken up by a slap.

After regaining his senses, Xue Yan fled into the air without looking back.

He just wanted to escape this place as soon as possible and didn't want to kill Lu Changsheng anymore. Lu Changsheng was impossible to kill; he was simply a monster, a devil, not human at all.

Lu Changsheng didn't give chase. He looked in a direction in the air and said calmly, "Have you seen enough? You think you can hide your aura and your true form won't be able to detect you?"

As he said this, Lu Changsheng was about to make a move on that void.

But at that moment, the jade pendant around Lu Changsheng's neck quietly merged into his body, hovering near his heart, emitting an incredibly dazzling golden light.

As soon as the golden light appeared, the extremely dense demonic energy in Lu Changsheng's heart quietly faded away.

At the same time, the Broken Army sword buried in the ruins flew out on its own, turning into a small sword imprint that entered Lu Changsheng's brow.

"Ah!" A painful scream, accompanied by insults, roared from Lu Changsheng's mouth. The voice was his, but it was also mixed with a woman's voice.

"Use and discard, despicable and shameless!"

"Just you wait, the demonic energy has already begun to erode this body. It won't be long before I possess it, and then no one will be able to stop me!"

After roaring, the divine soul supporting Lu Changsheng suddenly disappeared. He was as if all his strength had been drained in an instant, and he collapsed onto the weeds and withered leaves, completely losing consciousness.

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As the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) draws to a close, the yin energy is at its peak, and cold mist naturally arises.

White mist shrouded the area inside and outside Yunshan Village, intertwining with the cool breeze, making it difficult to discern a person even five steps away.

Lu Chengfeng and the other three were still drinking together, but apart from Lu Chengfeng, the other three had long lost their appetite for alcohol.

They would occasionally glance at a loom lamp in the main room.

Not long ago, the flame of the tethering lamp suddenly dimmed and was about to go out. The three of them wished they could rush out of the courtyard to rescue it immediately, but Lu Chengfeng forcibly stopped them.

If the light goes out, Lu Changsheng will die. How can they bear not to go to his rescue?

Fortunately, just as it was about to go out, it was stabilized by a mysterious red light and a golden light merging into it one after the other; otherwise, the three of them would only be able to look at the lamp with regret now.

"Brother, why didn't you let me go and save Changsheng when he was in a bad situation just now?"

Are you really not worried at all?

Are you really heartless?

If you lose your child, you'll regret it.

Lu Chengfeng picked up his wine bowl, glanced at Zhao Si, and calmly said, "Shut up, and drink your wine! Changsheng will be fine!"

Then I heard him mutter to himself:

"If you don't make a move, I will; if I don't make a move, he will. Someone will eventually make a move..."

It all depends on who can't hold back first.

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In Yunyang City, at the City Lord's Mansion, Yang Tianjin's door was gently knocked open.

"Enter!"

The person knocking on the door was carrying a bow.

After entering the room, he bowed to Yang Tianjin and said, "Master, Lu Changsheng used that ancient treasure and even killed Chifeng!"

The ancient treasure was the broken sword that he had been hanging at his waist that day.

Your subordinate has already conveyed your message to him.

He has already returned to the village, and Zhang, the steward of the Shen family, has been protecting him all the way.

Yang Tianjin sat at his desk inside the room, revising something.

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on his lips.

Can a peak Qi Refining cultivator really kill an early Foundation Establishment cultivator? That sword is truly something to look forward to!

But he said, "I understand!"

"Bai Liji, you should go and rest. Yunshan Village is over seventy li from here. You've had a long and tiring journey."

Upon hearing this, Baili Ji was about to step down.

Halfway back, he suddenly remembered something and said, "The three Xue brothers left the city, and I happened to see them from afar when I returned to the city."

It looks like it's heading in the direction of Yunshan Village.

Yang Tianjin remained calm upon hearing this.

But doubts lingered in my heart.

He hadn't expected that Li Yuansheng, with his arrogant personality, would send four Foundation Establishment cultivators together to deal with a mere Qi Refining Peak cultivator.

Li Yuansheng, your playboy act is definitely an act; you're not as useless as you seem on the surface.

It seems I need to be more cautious when dealing with him in the future.

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As the hour of Yin (3-5 AM) drew to a close, more than an hour had passed since the fierce battle at the ruined temple.

As dawn broke in the east, the white mist among the bamboo groves in the Shen family courtyard gradually dissipated.

Lu Changsheng, dressed in rags and covered in blood, was carried to Shen Qinghe by more than ten people.

The cold light in her eyes was almost tangible, and even the temperature around her seemed to drop by more than ten degrees.

"Miss, for some reason, we can't wake the young master up no matter what we do."