Chapter 90: The Destruction of the Yue Family

  "Yuanbaozong, you'd better not thoroughly provoke me, otherwise, I won't mind eradicating you as well." A hint of cold intent flashed in Yuecheng's eyes.

  Yue Cheng immediately sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate, no matter when or where he was, he would never forget to cultivate. Although there were two sixth-grade magic beasts by his side now, Yue Cheng would not forget to enhance his own strength, this is the king's way, everything else without one's own strength is empty.

  A faint blue light enveloped Yue Cheng's body, and in an instant, he entered a state of cultivation.

  The next morning, Yue Cheng got up and stopped his cultivation. He planned to go to the Yue family's military equipment shop to take a look. As a result, on the way there, he heard everyone discussing two things. The first thing was that the Qian and Luo families were destroyed by the Yue family in just one day, which undoubtedly caused a big stir in this small town.

  Another topic of discussion among everyone was the auction at the Seven Star City's Lingyao Gate, where it was said that the five-product elixir, Jiling Dan, and a mysterious sword were sold for sky-high prices. The Jiling Dan was sold for 3,900 gold coins, while the mysterious treasure sword was sold for an astonishing 11,000 gold coins, which was almost unbelievable. It was said that it was bought by someone from the royal family.

  When he heard the price, Yue Cheng was greatly surprised, never expecting that a piece of equipment he had casually refined would be so valuable, several times more expensive than fifth-grade elixirs.

  When he arrived at the Yue family's medicine shop, Yue Cheng found that the current situation of the Yue family's medicine shop was simply not good. Chen Biao alone was busy with the refining of medicinal pills and could hardly cope, so Yue Cheng took the opportunity to restore the prices of medicinal pills and other items. Anyway, there is only one Yue family medicine shop in the whole town now, and he is not afraid that no one will buy it.

  The Huang family's shop just ahead was also closed for good luck, and it was said that the Huang family had also closed their doors today, with no one coming out.

  Yue Cheng rarely managed these things, what he wanted was this effect, letting the Huang family people not even dare to come out of their gate, living in fear every day, and after a while, they would finally deal with the Huang family. The Huang family must be uprooted, so as not to leave any future troubles for the Yue family.

  After walking around outside for a while, Yue Cheng returned to the Yue family mansion and coincidentally ran into Dong Da Niu in the courtyard of the Yue's house, who was playing and laughing with a group of people.

  Seeing Yue Cheng walk in, Dong Da Niu and the crowd quickly stood up and said: "Sir, you're back."

  "Dong Daniu, gather all the people for me, I have something to say." Yue Cheng said softly to Dong Daniu.

  Seeing a crowd of people making trouble, Yue Cheng couldn't help but think of the Black Shadow Mercenary Group brought out by his two older brothers. He felt a bit sentimental and since he had some time today, it was about time to settle things with Dong Daniu. What he wanted was a useful follower, not a useless one; what he wanted was a power that belonged to him alone, a power that would shock and intimidate others, not this bunch of trash.

  "Everyone is here." In a moment, Dong Daniu had gathered all the people together.

  "Hmm" Yue Cheng responded softly, looking at the two hundred or so people in front of him. Although their strength and cultivation were barely passable, they were completely inferior to his brother's Black Shadow Mercenary Group in terms of momentum. Yesterday's battle was also a testament to this, as Yue Cheng had taken a glance at them then too. They could still handle the three major families' people, but if they encountered stronger foes in the future, it would be suicidal. These people had never experienced true slaughter.

  Yue Cheng looked at the crowd and said, "I know you were all brought to the Yue family by someone else at first. Now there are many people who have some reluctance in their hearts. I completely understand what you're thinking. So later when I finish speaking, if anyone wants to leave, I'll give each of you five gold coins to send you on your way."

  Yue Cheng paused for a moment, seeing that many people had already begun to discuss in hushed tones. He continued, "If you stay with me, I'll give each of you 10 gold coins per month. For those at the Dou Ling level, it'll be 20 gold coins. As long as you can satisfy me, I'll also provide additional funding every month, with a minimum amount of over 100 gold coins. My goal is simple: two months from now, I'll select 100 people out of the current 200 to stay with me. For those selected, I'll give each of you 20 gold coins per month, and for those at the Dou Ling level, it'll be 40 gold coins per month."

  "Sir, what do you want us to do? We're willing to risk our lives. Hearing that we can get so many gold coins every month, everyone's eyes turned red with excitement. Ten gold coins is already a monthly income for a wealthy family."

  "I want to select 100 people from among you to form a battalion. You are just the first batch of members, so over the next two months, I will have Dong Daniu train you. Those who don't qualify will be kicked out. If someone breaks through one level in these two months, I'll reward them with 50 gold coins. Breaking through two levels will get a reward of 150 gold coins, and breaking through three levels will get a reward of 500 gold coins. If someone's strength directly surpasses Dong Daniu's, then they can take his place. Those who show no progress at all over the next two months will also be kicked out. I want elites, not a bunch of trash." Yue Cheng said lightly.

  "Dong Daniu, from now on you are their leader. You must work hard yourself too. You can choose ten squad leaders from among these people and train them together. How you train them is up to you, but I will arrange for you to compete with the Black Shadow Mercenary Group in two months' time. If you lose, I won't blame them, I'll only blame you. Do you understand?" Yue Cheng said to Dong Daniu.

  "Understood, master." Dong Daniu took a deep breath in, if he were to lose two months later, he had no idea how the master would punish him. Just thinking about the last time when he was beaten up by Tonis and Zidi for not being a good follower made Dong Daniu's heart still ache with fear.

  "Huh, big brother, second brother, father, second uncle, how are you all here too?" Yue Cheng turned his head to find that Yue Zi Shan and Yue Long were standing not far behind him, looking like they had been there for a while. It seemed that he had been too absorbed in the moment and hadn't noticed them approaching. If it were enemies, things would be dire.

  "We just arrived and saw you were in the middle of a speech, so we didn't disturb you." Yuezishan said softly, looking at his son's expression and demeanor, as if he had already seen the incredibly bright future of the Yue family.

  "How about it, Third Brother? You still want to try and take on my Black Shadow Mercenary Corps again? Well, I'll be waiting for you. I'd also like to see if your people can defeat the Black Shadow Mercenary Corps." Yue Long said with a slight smile to Yue Cheng, his third brother had really changed, he was no longer the useless Third Young Master of the Yue Family that he used to be.

  "Alright, big brother, if I lose, I'll give you and the second one a mysterious gift each." Yue Cheng smiled slightly.

  "By the way, Father, I'll be going to Qī Xīng City in two days. I'll have Zǐ Lóng and Chén Biāo stay behind at the Yue residence." Yue Cheng said softly, realizing that the Lingyao Gate auction had already ended, so he should go collect his money too, and take the opportunity to refine some more items to sell, as he was in need of money now.

  Still in the back mountain of the Yue family, in the cave that Yue Cheng had opened up at first, Yue Cheng set up a ban outside the entrance and prepared to refine some elixirs and other things. This time, apart from refining some elixirs for money, Yue Cheng also planned to refine some weapons and elixirs for the people of the Yue family, especially his two older brothers. Yue Cheng was not satisfied with their cultivation strength, so he decided to refine some elixirs that would help them break through their cultivation strength.

  Additionally, Yue Cheng also plans to refine some talismans. When he first saw those magic scrolls, he immediately thought of his own talismans, which should be even more powerful than those magic scrolls. However, at that time, he didn't have the ability to refine them. Later, after breaking through the fetal breath period in the deep sea, Yue Cheng was able to refine talismans. But at that time, he lacked a few materials and didn't end up refining any. These past two days, Yue Cheng finally had some free time to collect those missing materials, so he's taking the opportunity to refine some now.

  At the same time that Yue Cheng was in seclusion refining his elixirs and talismans, something big happened within Yuanbao Sect. Huang Hui, the master of the Huang family, left Lijing Town overnight and rushed to Qixing City, arriving at dawn on the third day, and immediately arrived at Yuanbao Sect.

  "What, all three Dou Wangs are dead? How is this possible? Is it that not even one of them managed to escape?" The sect master of the Yuanbao Sect, Yun Shuguang, had an incredulous look on his face, he simply did not dare believe that all three Dou Wangs were killed by someone.

  "What did you say? The three Dou Wangs of Yuan Bao Sect were all killed." The oldest elder, who was wearing a green robe, almost popped his eyes out. This person was the master of Huang Jia's family head Huang Hui's eldest son Huang Ke Liang, and had strongly supported Yuan Bao Sect in dealing with the Yue family's Yun Jue Shan back then.

  "Not bad, all three of the Dou Wangs have been killed. The Yue family actually has a seven-star or eight-star Dou Wang, and there's also a level five wind system magician, so we're not even a match for them." Huang Hui still felt some lingering fear when he thought back to that day, a Dou Wang expert was killed with just one move.

  "A fifth-level magician and a seven-star Eight Trigrams Fist master." Yun Shu Guang involuntarily took in a breath of cold air, how did the Yue family have such formidable strength?

  "How could this be? Three of our top Dou Wang experts!" Yun Jue Shan's face turned pale, if the other forces in Qixing City found out that the Yun family had lost three Dou Wang experts at once, they would definitely take advantage of it to suppress the Yun family. The three people from the Yun family were very strong, but there weren't many Dou Wang experts left either.

  "A fifth-level magician, a seven-star eight-star Dou Wang." Yunfeng muttered to herself, and couldn't help but think of that day when Mr. Lu went to Yuanbao Sect with two people following behind him, one was a sturdy man and the other was a thin man. At that time, she felt that the aura on their bodies was very strange, yet she couldn't see their true strength.

  "Our sect's master, we absolutely cannot let the Yue family off, they actually killed our three Dou Wang experts. Even if it means exhausting our entire sect's strength, we must avenge them." Yun Jue Shan said fiercely, his eyes already filled with violent rage.

  "Yun Jue Shan, shut up! If it weren't for you, we would have lost three of our top Dou Wang experts. Do you want to destroy the entire Yun family with your own hands?" Yun Fei Fei's third uncle, Yun Zhong, finally couldn't bear it anymore. Three Dou Wang, this is the core power of the Yun family, and now they're gone just like that.

  "You dare to yell at me like this!" Yun Zhongshan glared at Yun Zhongqiu in a fit of rage.

  "You've forgotten, I'm also an elder of the Yuanbao Sect and a member of the Yun family. In terms of position within the sect, I'm not inferior to you, and in terms of family hierarchy, I'm on the same level as you." Yun Zhong stood up abruptly, slamming his hand on the table and shouting: "Normally, I tolerate your arrogance within the sect, but today you're making a joke out of the Yun family. Are you trying to get the entire Yun family killed? A trivial matter involving the Huang family was none of our business, but because of that useless disciple of yours, you had to intervene and now we've lost a 4th-grade alchemist and three Dou Wangs from the Yun family. How do you plan to account for this?"

  Yun Zhong's anger finally erupted, and he pointed directly at Yun Jue Shan. Yun Jue Shan's face turned blue and purple with rage, but he was left speechless by Yun Zhong's scolding. The Sect Master Yun Shu Guang's expression also kept changing.

  Usually in the clan, the other two elders and Yun Jue Shan wore the same pants. Today, when they heard Yun Zhong scolding Yun Jue Shan, the two elders didn't say a word, lowering their heads instead. They also knew that if the Yun family was finished, they would be too.

  "You, you..." Yun Jue Shan's angry gaze was fixed on Yun Zhong, but he couldn't say a word. The other two elders also remained silent, which made him even angrier. He turned to face Yun Xu Guang and said: "Sect Master, look at Yun Zhong here! Does the fact that our Yuanbao Sect has been slaughtered by the Yue family so many times mean nothing? If others find out, they'll laugh at us! From now on, anyone can come and bully our Yun family and Yuanbao Sect!"

  "Alright, all of you stop arguing." Yun Shuguang was already annoyed when he heard that the three Dou Wangs had been killed. Now, hearing two elders quarreling, he became even more irritated. He slightly turned to Yun Zhong and said: "I understand what Elder Zhong means, but what Absolute Mountain Elder said is right. If our Yun family lets it go after being killed by the Yue family like this, others will really laugh at us. From now on, anyone can bully our Yun family. So, I've decided that all of Yun family's experts will work together to destroy the Yue family and avenge us."

  "Master, why not consider it carefully? This matter is of great importance. Moreover, the recent Spirit Medicine incident has had a significant impact on our Yuanbao Sect. Shouldn't we handle that first?" Yun Feifei said softly.

  "Feifei, don't worry about the Lingyao Sect, they just got lucky and obtained a fifth-grade elixir and that divine artifact. They'll be out of luck soon enough. I've decided to take care of the Yue family first." Yun Shuguang said.

  "Alas, what's to be done with the Yun family?" Yun Feifei let out a soft sigh, it seemed that the Yun family was truly doomed.

  "Sect Master, we can't afford to make another mistake. We absolutely cannot go to the Yue family's home, they also have a Dou Wang expert and a 5th level magician, even if we were to destroy the Yue family, we would still suffer losses." Yun Zhongdao said, not expecting that this Sect Master was still so muddled, actually using the Yun family as a joke.

  "Don't say any more, I've already made up my mind. If we don't destroy the Yue family, where will our Yun and Yuan families put their faces?" Yun Shuguang shouted: "Gather all the masters of the Yun and Yuan families, we'll set out in three days' time, and I'll lead the charge to destroy the Yue family myself."

  "Alas..." Cloud sighed helplessly. What else could he do alone? Was the Cloud family really going to decline?

  Three days later, Yue Cheng finally came out of the mountain cave. In these three days, Yue Cheng had refined a lot of things. Apart from helping Yuezi Mountain and Yuelong refine a piece of equipment each, he also refined many talismans and elixirs. His own cultivation had also made some progress during this period. According to Yue Cheng's guess, it wouldn't be long before he reached the middle stage of the Fetal Breath Period. He should be able to break through to the middle stage in a few months at most. At that time, even if he encountered a One-Star Dou Emperor, he would have the power to resist. If he added the various magical artifacts on his body, even a Four-Star or Five-Star Dou Emperor would die miserably.

  "Hurry up, haven't you eaten yet? If you two make me lose face in two months, I won't let you off. Hurry up, all of you hurry up, use your strength!" Just as Yue Cheng was about to go down the mountain, he suddenly heard Dong Da Niu's voice coming from the foot of the mountain.

  "This Dong Daniu really has some tricks up his sleeve, looking at him normally being a rough and unrefined person, didn't think he had this set of skills." Yue Cheng quietly hid behind a large tree watching Dong Daniu and the others, Dong Daniu was currently having two hundred people each carry a 200 jin large wooden beam while running, some people were also engaging in mutual stabbing and fighting, but their weapons had been switched to wooden ones. This kind of training that is almost like real combat can improve one's actual strength.

  "Alright, now it's your turn. You go carry the wood and run, you guys go practice stabbing. Hurry up and go practice boxing for me." Dong Daniu kept walking back and forth among the crowd, urging them on, looking just like a general on a battlefield.

  "Alright, let's take a break, we've been training for five hours straight and I'm really exhausted," said a man in a green robe with a tired expression.

  "How many times have I told you, stop calling me 'Big Boss', call me 'Big Captain'! If you keep losing like this, I'll be the one who's doomed. And look at that Black Shadow Mercenary Group, their momentum is something to behold, don't you feel ashamed? Get up and continue training for me, whoever can't take the hardship, get out of my sight before I lose face in front of the big shots!" Dong Daniu yelled non-stop.

  "PS: Where are the flowers and votes... Hurry up, kids, vote for me!"