God-Slaying Blade

The women and children of the Xie family are nothing to fear.

However, Xie Zhen is quite powerful. If he is not eliminated today, he will surely avenge Xie Cheng and Xie Yunjun if he enters the Spirit Realm in the future!

Qin Jue did not intend to wipe out the Xie family, but anyone who posed a threat to him had to be eliminated!

boom--

The first move of the Blade Cutter Technique, Heaven-Opening Prison Rift, unleashed a crimson arc of light that soared high above the entire Morning Mulberry Courtyard. Everyone who survived in the Xie family saw this dazzling crimson, but in just a moment, the enormous crimson blade of light swiftly slashed down, striking the formation with deadly force.

Although the formation had considerable defensive power, it collapsed and shattered instantly under Qin Jue's strike!

The remaining force of the blade slashed directly into the houses behind!

boom!

As the house collapsed, an old man with a white beard, who was sitting cross-legged inside, opened his eyes wide in a ferocious rage!

"Damn you, how dare you ruin my peaceful cultivation!"

He roared, swirled his palm to gather strength, and unleashed a white palm print!

boom!

The white palm print and the blood-red blade light that slashed into the house collided fiercely a few feet in front of the old man!

Suddenly, the palm print exploded, and the powerful blade light still pressed down on Xie Zhen, who was releasing his inner energy, forcing him to retreat.

As Xie Zhen retreated hastily, he felt sparks flying from the soles of his shoes...

Xie Zhen's face instantly changed from fury to horror!

With his peak Grandmaster cultivation, he was actually suppressed so badly by a single blade of light!

He knew even better that the power of the sword light was merely the residual force after breaking the formation!

If it were a full-force strike, he would most likely not be able to withstand it...

"Why did you attack me, Your Excellency? I have been in seclusion for many years and should not have offended you!" Xie Zhen shouted in a trembling voice as he desperately tried to block the blade.

Qin Jue did not respond.

Xie Zhen was furious. If he was going to kill someone, he should at least let them die knowing why.

boom!

Suddenly, he unleashed a burst of energy from both palms, finally shattering the remaining force of the Heaven-Opening and Prison-Splitting attack!

hum!

A cyan longsword appeared in Xie Zhen's right hand.

Boom boom boom—

Xie Zhen dared not be careless in the slightest, and frantically poured his inner energy into the sword.

He knew all too well that in front of such a powerful figure, if he was careless even once, he would be cut in two by the blade in the next moment, without even a chance to regret it!

Xie Zhen's eyes were ferocious, and the sword in his hand was bursting with sword energy!

He leaped into the air from the dilapidated house.

Seeing this, Qin Jue turned his blade and unleashed another slash, cutting through the air and slashing horizontally towards Xie Zhen!

He killed Xie Zhen simply to eliminate a threat; there wasn't much reason behind it, so he didn't want to say more, much less explain anything to Xie Zhen.

Seeing the blade slashing towards him, Xie Zhen felt the speed of the blade and the powerful blade energy contained within it. His heart tightened, and he quickly unleashed his sword technique!

"Falling Rainbow Sword Seal!"

The sword light descended vertically, like a rainbow landing, slashing towards the terrifying blade of light that was cutting straight down!

boom--

With a cracking sound, Xie Zhen's heart skipped a beat!

His strongest sword move was easily shattered by the blade!

boom!

The remaining force of the blade swept towards his lower back with a loud bang!

Fortunately, he was wearing a gold-threaded inner armor, which prevented him from being cut in half by the blade!

Even so, Xie Zhen was still blasted away like a meteorite by the powerful force of the blade, and crashed heavily onto a rockery dozens of feet away from Chensang Courtyard.

Bang!

The artificial hill collapsed, shattering into pieces.

"puff--"

Xie Zhen coughed up blood, his face covered in dust and dirt as he sprang from the rubble. He asked in terror, "Which sect are you from, sir? Why did you attack this old man?"

At this moment, he had already seen Qin Jue's face.

This is clearly an excessively young face, yet it possesses terrifying strength that even a Grandmaster at the peak cannot match!

Only disciples of major sects could be so monstrous!

Qin Jue drew his sword and leaped down in front of Xie Zhen, saying calmly, "When you get to the underworld, go ask your children and grandchildren!"

"Please be merciful and spare..."

puff!

Before Xie Zhen could finish begging for mercy, the tip of the God-Slaying Blade had already grazed his neck.

Xie Zhen died without ever knowing why he died.

Qin Jue indifferently took the storage ring from Xie Zhen's hand and then stripped off his outer robe.

"As expected, he has a defensive inner armor." Qin Jue muttered to himself as he stripped Xie Zhen of his golden inner armor.

Then, they headed towards the inner courtyard of the Xie residence.

Inside the house, the women and children of the Xie family were plunged into utter despair the moment they saw Xie Zhen being cleaved away by the blade.

They finally understood that, nowadays, no one in the Xie family could stop Qin Jue!

"Bai, come here for a moment," Qin Jue called out in a low voice.

"Mother!"

"aunt!"

Several children clung to Bai Xiuting's clothes in terror.

Bai Xiuting said bitterly, "You all stay here in peace. Mother will be right back."

"Sister-in-law, I don't want to die. You must beg Qin Jue to spare us!"

"Yes, my child is still young; he can't be without his mother!"

The Xie family's sisters-in-law also looked at Bai Xiuting pleadingly.

Xie Cheng's younger brothers, along with the guards, had already died under Qin Jue's blade!

Nowadays, the Xie family no longer has a single man capable of taking charge.

Bai Xiuting sighed, "It's no use pleading now. Our fate is entirely in his hands. But if he really wanted to kill us, he would have come in with a knife. Why would he need to call me out? So just wait patiently."

Bai Xiuting walked out of the inner courtyard and came to Qin Jue.

She looked at the young man in front of her with complicated emotions.

She remembered that Qin Jue back then was clearly a cheerful and gentle young man.

But now Qin Jue has an icy expression, is ruthless and vicious, and is like a demon.

Qin Jue met Bai Xiuting's gaze, feeling little emotion. He simply said, "The Xie family members who deserved to die are mostly dead. As long as you don't cause trouble, I won't touch anyone from the Xie family again. However, I will take half of the Xie family's assets and collections. Do you have any objections?"

Bai Xiuting shook her head and said, "No objection."

Qin Jue nodded: "Then take me to the Xie family's treasury. As for the other half of the business, you should make the necessary divisions first. There's no rush to hand it over. It will still be managed by the original people. They just need to send the profits to the Qin residence on time each month."

He is now all alone and has no one to rely on. If he takes over the business now, he will have no time to manage it. It would be better to let the original people run it and he can just collect the profits.

Moreover, with the current situation unstable and the future uncertain, there is little point in rushing to take control of the industry.

Demanding half of the Xie family's assets was simply to ensure a continuous supply of resources for cultivation in the days to come.

"Okay." Bai Xiuting didn't waste any words and turned around to take Qin Jue to the Xie family's collection room.

The Xie family is currently the most powerful family in Fengzhou City, controlling almost a quarter of the city's industries.

His collection is naturally extremely rich.

Qin Jue only took half, but still obtained items worth nearly a million spirit stones.

"If you want to send someone to the Lingshan Sect to report the death, then go ahead. Xie Yunyuan should also know that her father is dead." After saying this, Qin Jue left the Xie residence.

Bai Xiuting watched Qin Jue's departing figure, her eyes widening slightly: "Could it be that he still intends to deal with the Lingshan Sect?"

Once the Xie family goes to the Lingshan Sect to report the death, his current son-in-law, Leng Fenghua, will inevitably find out.

When the time comes and the truth is revealed, how could Leng Fenghua, as the son-in-law of the Xie family, ignore the Xie family's affairs?

Moreover, although the Xie family has developed rapidly in recent years by taking advantage of the Lingshan Sect's influence, they have also given the Lingshan Sect a lot of benefits!

Now that half of the Xie family's assets have been seized, the benefits they will give to the Lingshan Sect in the future will naturally not be as great as before!

Therefore, both emotionally and in terms of self-interest, as long as Leng Fenghua learns about the Xie family's affairs, he will inevitably lead the Ling Shan Sect's experts to Fengzhou City!

After leaving the Xie residence, Qin Jue returned to the Qin residence.

But not long after, an old voice with a hint of a smile came from outside the mansion: "May I ask if Young Master Qin is in the mansion? I am Sima Xiang, here on behalf of the City Lord's Mansion to ask you this question."

Qin Jue said calmly, "The gates are open, come in yourself!"

Sima Xiang's eyes flickered slightly. If it were anyone else, they would have rushed out to greet him in person as soon as they knew he was coming.

But even though Sima Xiang was a member of the City Lord's Mansion, he didn't dare to be too arrogant towards Qin Jue, the murderer who had just killed three generations of the Xie family.

Sima Xiang forced a smile, stepped forward, pushed open the gate, and entered the Qin residence.

"Young Master Qin truly deserves to be called the most monstrous genius in the history of our Fengzhou City. In just five years, his strength has reached the pinnacle, making us old guys feel ashamed of ourselves." Sima Xiang cupped his hands and chuckled.

Qin Jue raised his eyes and said with a faint smile, "I thought Mr. Sima came to question me, but I didn't expect Mr. Sima to come to praise me."

Sima Xiangqian smiled. He and Xie Zhen were roughly equal in strength, so how could he dare to offend Qin Jue? Wouldn't that be like an old man hanging himself, courting death?