Chapter 1: When the father suffers humiliation, the son must avenge him

  Xiao's team set off on their return journey, with Xiao Chen walking at the front of the group. From time to time, he heard his mother bidding farewell to others, her tone filled with an unspoken pride.

  Xiao Chen smiled slightly, but suddenly his expression changed, and he looked at the back mountain with a somewhat unpredictable gaze. After hesitating for a moment, he ordered the convoy to continue advancing, said goodbye to his mother, and quietly walked towards the back mountain alone.

  A Wind Chasing Talisman was stuck to his leg, and Xiao Chen suddenly felt as light as a swallow. In the mountainous area where weeds and thorns grew wildly, he walked as if on flat ground. As he approached, the intense spiritual energy fluctuations in the distance became more and more apparent. Xiao Chen slowed down cautiously and crept forward quietly.

  He suddenly left because he vaguely sensed the fluctuations of spiritual energy transmitted from this place, and out of curiosity, he came over to take a look.

  As he got closer, Xiao Chen's face turned slightly pale, and the spiritual energy fluctuations seemed like a raging storm to him, any slight movement could kill him. However, having come this far, he couldn't help but feel a little reluctant to leave without taking a look. After a brief hesitation, he continued to move forward, but his actions were now extremely cautious, ready to turn back at the slightest sign of danger.

  Hiding behind a large tree, Xiao Chen cautiously stuck out his head, and the scene before him suddenly widened his eyes, revealing a few points of incredulity.

  Just a hundred meters ahead, more than a dozen large trees were cut off at the waist, and some places were still burning continuously. The ground was even more uneven, as if it had been hit by heavy objects. At this moment, on that empty land, there were four people facing each other in pairs, but one side had obviously fallen into a disadvantageous position.

  "Hmph, I advise you to hand over that thing as soon as possible. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless and extracting your souls, never to be reborn!" A black-robed old man with a cold expression shouted at the two people in front of him. Beside him stood a beautiful woman with peach blossom eyes that were extremely charming, her clothes were quite revealing, exposing a large area of snowy white skin on her chest.

  "Hmph! Black Wind Old Ghost, don't think that my brothers are fools. Do you think that if we hand over that thing, you and your wife will let our two brothers go?" The speaker was a middle-aged man, but at this moment his face was waxen yellow, and he was breathing rapidly, clearly having suffered a serious injury.

  The woman's eyes flashed with a fierce light upon hearing this, and she smiled sweetly: "Big brother, since these two don't know how to behave, let's just take them out directly and get rid of them. That way, we'll naturally be able to obtain that thing, and avoid getting entangled in unnecessary complications."

  "Not bad, since that's the case, you two can go die!" Hei Feng Lao Gui smiled gloomily and swung his hand, instantly throwing out dozens of black fireballs. These fireballs were extremely powerful, and the two people opposite him didn't dare to underestimate them, hastily setting up a spiritual energy shield outside their bodies and dodging.

  The woman let out a gentle laugh and raised her hand, sending the spiritual sword in her hand flying out. A burst of spiritual light exploded forth, shooting towards the two men's heads with a whistling sound.

  Xiao Chen was taken aback for a moment, then immediately thought that this object must be a spiritual artifact!

  Spiritual artifacts, magical treasures, Taoist instruments, and legendary spiritual treasures are the current classification of treasures for cultivators in the cultivation world. Although it's only a low-grade spiritual artifact, Xiao Chen still caused a stir, as not every disciple in the fifth or sixth layer of the Lingyun Valley's Qi Refining stage can obtain one, making it a rare and precious item.

  "Second brother, quickly take that thing and leave, I'll go distract them for a while!" A loud shout came, and one of the brothers suddenly turned around and rushed out.

  Hei Feng Lao Gui and the woman's faces changed, staring fixedly at the remaining man.

  "Big brother, you actually disregard the bond of brotherhood. That thing was clearly in your hands, why did you frame me!" The man shouted angrily and his figure flew backward at the same time.

  "You and I will each take one, we absolutely cannot let the two of them escape!" Hei Feng Lao Gui's words ended, his figure suddenly transformed into a black shadow shooting towards the direction of the person who had escaped first.

  The woman was laughing and chasing after another person!

  "Ah!"

  "Ah!"

  Before long, two short and mournful cries were faintly audible, and two figures flew back quickly to their original location.

  "Big brother, did you get it?" The woman showed a few points of excitement and asked hastily.

  Hei Feng Lao Gui's face revealed a hint of surprise and delight, as he reached into his storage bag and pulled out an exquisite box. His eyes gleamed with fervor, "Haha, I've got it! Who would have thought that the rumor was true? With this treasure, my future cultivation will surely progress rapidly. If I'm lucky enough to advance to the Yuan Ying stage, perhaps I'll even be able to establish my own sect and become a giant in the world of cultivation!"

  "Haha, then I'll congratulate my brother. From now on, may your cultivation be smooth sailing and achieve the greatest success!" The woman giggled and leaned her body into the man's arms.

  Hei Feng laughed with satisfaction, embracing the woman and fondling her all over, bursting into loud laughter.

  Xiao Chen saw this and although he was very curious about what treasure was inside the box, his rationality told him that he must leave now, otherwise if he were to be discovered by these two people, he would surely die.

  But before he could take action, the situation in the field had changed dramatically again.

  "Ah! You... you wretched woman, how dare you lay hands on me!" Just then, the laughing Black Wind Old Ghost's face suddenly turned shocked and furious, and with one palm, he sent the woman in his arms flying out.

  "Plop!" The woman fell to the ground with a mouthful of blood, her face suddenly turning pale, but her eyes were filled with excitement.

  "Big brother, don't blame me for being heartless. You getting this treasure may be beneficial to me too, but it's still not as good as if I had it myself. Don't worry, I've already applied the 'Collapsing Powder' on the dagger, you'll pass out soon."

  "You're a cheap person, I'll kill you!" Black Wind Old Ghost spat out a mouthful of black blood, took two steps forward, and then directly fell to the ground, twitched twice, and lost all movement.

  "Hmph, don't think I don't know that you ingested a rare poisonous fruit many years ago, with extremely strong resistance to poison, which can definitely hold on for a short while. Big brother, you won't die so easily, are you trying to deceive little sister?" The woman's mouth was curved into a cold smile, but she kept a considerable distance from Hei Feng Lao Gui's corpse, as if she had some reservations.

  After a moment, still nothing happened, the woman slightly frowned and cautiously moved forward.

  She picked up the brocade box that had fallen to the ground, and a few points of madness appeared on her face. At this moment, Hei Feng Lao Gui's hand flashed with black light, flying towards the woman.

  "Gasp!"

  The woman was cautious and on guard, but just now her spirit had relaxed slightly, and by the time she reacted it was too late. She could only shift her body slightly to the side, allowing the dark light to enter from within her shoulder.

  "Soul Piercer!" The woman's face changed, and she quickly retreated several steps, repeatedly patting her injured shoulder, then took out a few medicinal pills from her storage bag and swallowed them, only then stopping the black air that was surging up to her face.

  With a final blow, Hei Feng Lao Gui was struck by the scattered attack into his heart meridian, and instantly his breath dispersed, falling to the ground.

  "Damn it, old devil." The woman gritted her teeth and cursed, looking at the jade box in her hand, and only then did a few hints of excitement appear on her face.

  She carefully put the jade box into her storage bag, then walked to the side of Hei Feng Lao Gui's corpse and took off the two storage bags on his body. Only then did she somewhat shakily head towards the mountain.

  After the big tree, Xiao Chen's face showed a thoughtful expression. The treasure in this box must be extremely precious, otherwise it wouldn't have caused brothers to become enemies and husbands and wives to turn against each other. Moreover, what attracted Xiao Chen the most was that Hei Feng Lao Gui said that this object seemed to be very beneficial for cultivation. He was just an ordinary person without a spiritual root, and being accepted as a disciple by his master this time was already an extremely lucky thing. From now on, his future cultivation would depend solely on himself. If he could obtain this treasure, thinking of this made Xiao Chen's heart burn with excitement.

  His eyes locked onto the figure, Xiao Chen slowed down his footsteps and chased after the direction the woman had left in. Although this woman was heavily injured, she could still control her spiritual device, so if she wasn't a high-level cultivator at the Foundation Building stage, then she must have already reached the 7th or 8th layer of the Refining Qi stage. He didn't dare to rashly approach her.

  After advancing hundreds of meters, the woman who was advancing suddenly turned around and smiled: "I don't know which Taoist friend is following behind me, please show up."

  Xiao Chen's face changed, he held his breath and hid behind the tree, but didn't know how this woman had detected him. His heart was racing wildly for a while, just as he was about to turn around and escape, he let out a soft hum and carefully hid again.

  After the woman finished speaking, she saw no one responding, and only then did her face reveal a few points of relaxation. She raised a small command flag in her hand, facing a stone wall in front of her, muttering to herself. A moment later, that stone wall actually produced a wave-like tremor, revealing an entrance large enough for one person to enter.

  Illusion!

  Xiao Chen's heart skipped a beat, it seemed that there was indeed a cave mansion here.

  The girl walked in, and at the entrance of the cave, there was a sudden change, before returning to its original state once again.

  After a moment, Xiao Chen cautiously walked to the bottom of the stone wall, slightly furrowed his brow, and then transferred that wisp of spiritual power in his body to his eyes. Suddenly, he saw a lingering mist on this stone wall, which was probably the power of the illusion technique. He subconsciously stretched out his hand into the white mist, and indeed there was nothing. Xiao Chen's heart felt a thrill, without noticing any danger afterwards, and directly stepped forward into it.

  After entering the cave, Xiao Chen was still extremely cautious, afraid of making even the slightest noise. He carefully moved forward for dozens of meters, and only after he had gone deep into the mountain belly did he arrive at a small cave.

  All I saw was that woman's face contorted in agony at this moment, but the Soul-Breaking Spear on her shoulder had already been taken down.

  Xiao Chen gritted his teeth, at this moment the woman seemed to have reached a critical point in her cultivation, if she successfully forced out the toxins from his body, he would not only lose any chance of getting the brocade box, but also risk losing his life!

  Be careful when walking out of hiding, looking at the woman with her eyes tightly closed, Xiao Chen still didn't dare to relax in his heart. Although the opponent was in the weakest state at this moment, a camel that is starved to death is bigger than a horse, and if he is not careful, he will fall into a life-and-death crisis!

  Suddenly, the woman opened her eyes and looked at Xiao Chen, with a few flashes of panic in her eyes.

  Xiao Chen was startled and quickly retreated several steps, only to find that she hadn't made any move, and he finally let out a sigh of relief.

  PS: A new day, as usual, I'll shout out a sentence