Zheng Tianxiang's face was expressionless, with a faint glow flickering in his eyes as he took a step forward: "This top-grade Yellow Stage formation is nothing more than this."

  Zheng Tianxiang's sleeves fluttered slightly, and a brilliant light burst forth. A flower basket filled with fresh flowers floated in mid-air, its base woven from rare and exotic black bamboo, possessing at least the quality of a middle-grade spiritual artifact. The surface of the flower basket was colorful and vibrant, as if the radiant light that covered the sky was crashing against the seemingly empty stone wall in front of him.

  Strip after strip of auspicious energy struck the transparent formation, rumbling sounds unceasing, yet the formation was actually gradually diminishing under these continuous attacks.

  "Bang......"

  A loud rumble, the formation shattered, the stone wall in front of them twisted and distorted, and a stone gate slowly appeared before everyone.

  Li Badao's face showed a hint of joy: "Very good, Big Brother Master is indeed all-powerful, even the yellow stage upper-grade formation can't withstand a temporary attack for three moments."

  Upon hearing Li Badao's praise, Zheng Tianxiang's face didn't show the slightest hint of pride, remaining as calm as water.

  "This person is hiding their true abilities and is a formidable opponent." Qin Lingyun also thought to herself.

  Xing Di said, "This Zheng Tianxiang is indeed formidable, but if he didn't have any hidden tricks up his sleeve, he wouldn't be your match. Don't sell yourself short, your Frost Spirit Power has already reached the 12th layer of Qi Refining, and just with that alone, you're not inferior to Zheng Tianxiang. Not to mention you also possess Yellow Spring Spirit Power, which is at the 9th layer of Qi Refining, and is by no means weaker than the 12th layer Frost Spirit Power."

  Qin Lingyun said: "I'm not afraid of him. No matter what, today they won't escape, and I won't let a single one go."

  Qin Lingyun's words were light and casual, but her eyes flashed with cold glints. She recalled the scene many years ago when she was abandoned by those cultivators, as well as the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator He Taicheng who later chased and killed her, and the second-grade demon beast Blood Python, all of whom treated her like an ant, playing with her in the palm of their hands.

  From then on, Qin Lingyun's determination gradually solidified. She had long since secretly vowed that as soon as she had enough power, none of these enemies would be spared.

  These monks in front of her are not innocent at all. If Qin Lingyu falls into their hands, it's likely to be worse than death. Therefore, she has no sympathy for these monks who want to plot against her.

  At this time, Li Badao saw the ancient stone gate appear, and a joyful expression appeared on his face. He burst out laughing: "The trash inside, don't you hurry up and roll out? If you don't come out, I'll not only kill all of you, but also exterminate your entire family, sparing no one young or old. The men will be slaves, the women will be prostitutes, haha..."

  What Li Badao said was extremely vicious, and the nine cultivators around him didn't show any surprise. In fact, Li Badao had done such inhumane things more than once, otherwise he wouldn't have been hated by all the cultivators in Qingya City. The title of Little Overlord of Qingya wasn't given to him for nothing.

  At this time, a loud shout came from behind the stone gate: "I can't bear it anymore, Li Badao, I'm going to fight you today!"

  The stone gate slowly opened, and a figure flashed out, a large sword with a spiritual glow slashed over.

  Li Badao's face flashed with a hint of surprise: "Two trash actually have the cultivation of refining Qi at the 9th level? It's really unexpected, but having the 9th level of refining Qi is useless."

  Li Badao hadn't even made a move, when a short, tenth-level Qi-refining cultivator beside him suddenly clapped his hands together. A ray of light shot out from the storage bag, and it was a flying claw. One end was grasped in the short cultivator's hand, while the other end seemed to be wrapped around the giant sword like a human palm. The five claws snapped shut, and the giant sword immediately lost its luster, suspended motionless in mid-air.

  That short and ugly monk sneered: "You dare to attack the young master? You're simply looking for death. Even if the young master doesn't make a move, I'll still kill you."

  That figure was a tall and robust man, with muscles bulging on his arms, eyes wide with anger, and a voice like thunder on a clear day.

  A white-clad youth followed closely behind, his hair tied back in a knot with a wooden pin, his face also filled with anger.

  "That's Xiao Hanshui and Xiao Zhennan" Qin Lingyun was somewhat surprised.

  At this time, Li Badao's face changed to a warm smile. He rubbed the red gemstone ring on his right hand with his left finger and slowly said: "One of you is called Xiao Hanshui, and the other is called Xiao Zhennan. You are both sons of the Xiao family from the nearby mortal city of Fuling, aren't you?"

  Xiao Hanshui didn't say a word, he reached out and grabbed Xiao Zhennan who was about to grab the great sword and rush over, his eyes couldn't hide the shock and anger.

  Li Badao's words were a clear threat, he wanted Xiao Hanshui and Xiao Zhennan to surrender.

  "If you tell me where that wretched woman Qin Lingyun is, I'll not only pardon your crimes but also reward you handsomely. But if you don't know what's good for you, my methods are something you've probably heard of, aren't they?" Li Badao said with a condescending smirk in his eyes.

  In Li Badao's view, even ants would steal to survive, let alone in the world of cultivation where the strong prey on the weak. Cultivators would deceive and betray each other for their own interests, many people could even sell out their own brothers and sisters, not to mention a woman who had nothing to do with the Xiao family brothers.

  For his own family and for his own life, he would naturally speak without reserve, so Li Badao felt very relieved in his heart, and a hint of disdain flashed in the depths of his eyes.

  As expected, as soon as Li Badao's words fell, Xiao Zhennan's face twisted in a flash, his eyes almost spewing fire, and he viciously spat out a few words from between his teeth: "Li Badao, I, Xiao Zhennan, may be rough, but I also know the meaning of loyalty. I don't know Qin Daoyou's whereabouts, and even if I did, I wouldn't tell you, you dog thing."

  Xiao Zhennan panted heavily, while Xiao Hanshui's face changed color, but in the end he didn't say a word.

  Li Badao's face was extremely colorful, he had never thought that Xiao Zhennan would refuse to reveal Qin Lingyun's whereabouts, and even say something about loyalty. It was simply ridiculous. He couldn't help but point at Xiao Zhennan's nose and said: "What kind of thing are you, dare not to recognize good intentions? You kneel down for me, and you, Xiao Hanshui, both of you kneel down for this young master, otherwise, this young master will destroy your Xiao family."

  Xiao Zhennan and Xiao Hanshui did not kneel down, but instead had a resolute look on their faces.

  Xiao Zhennan let out a loud roar: "I'd rather die than kneel to you, you dog! Go to hell!" The large sword in his hand danced like a whirlwind, with spiritual energy burning on its surface like flames.

  Xiao Hanshui pinched his fingers, and a piece of flame spread out in all directions. He patted the storage bag with his palm, and a copper ring flew out, heading towards Li Badao's seal.

  Li Badao flew into a rage, shouting: "Catch them for me, I'll make sure to deal with these two idiots properly!" Li Badao's anger was indescribable. As a noble, he had never met such reckless and foolish cultivators before, so he must catch them and teach them a lesson in order to vent some of the fire in his heart.

  Apart from Li Badao, there were nine cultivators present. Xiao Hanshui and Xiao Zhennan had already made their moves, including Zheng Tianxiang, all nine cultivators immediately took action.

  Zheng Tianxiang still threw out the flower basket, and the auspicious air rushed towards the Xiao brothers like a rope, moving very quickly from different angles, making it impossible to defend against.

  Several other monks also brought out their magical treasures and spells, and for a time the air was filled with colorful lights and powerful energy, causing nearby trees to fall over and be cut into a messy state by the scattered energy.

  Qin Lingyun sighed inwardly, she really hadn't expected the Xiao brothers to be so righteous. In the cultivation world, people like them were almost extinct. It wasn't that cultivators didn't want to be this way, but rather that such people found it very hard to survive. The reality of the strong surviving and the weak perishing, with limited resources, made every cultivator who embarked on the path of cultivation extremely selfish.

  Qin Lingyun asked herself if she was a selfish person. If it were her, she would never put herself in danger for someone with whom she had no relationship whatsoever.

  "The Xiao family brothers are almost extinct, no matter what, they are worthy of being friends, whether they are true friends or not, can only be detected in times of life and death."

  Qin Lingyun was originally going to take action, but now that she has discovered the kind of people the Xiao brothers are, she has decided to save them. Having one more friend is always better than having one less, especially since she already had some connections with the Xiao brothers.

  At this moment, the nine cultivators joined forces and completely suppressed Xiao Hanshui and Xiao Zhennan. After a few rounds, they would probably be caught. At this time, one of the Qi-refining ninth-layer cultivators felt a severe pain in his feet, and a purple light sent his body flying out.

  Zheng Tianxiang and Li Badao immediately cast their eyes over, discovering a strange beast's fangs deeply embedded in the body of that cultivator, with large amounts of blood and essence being extracted.

  Just as Zheng Tianxiang and Li Badao were shocked to the extreme, a golden light flashed on the head of another nine-layered cultivator. With a whooshing sound, a huge pure gold-colored demon beast landed on that cultivator's head.

  The flying sword of the Taoist priest blocked just in time, and with a cracking sound, the flying sword shattered into pieces. The giant monster pressed the Taoist priest into a meat pie.

  "What's going on? How did two first-rate demon beasts suddenly appear?" Li Badao's heart skipped a beat as he looked over.

  The demonic beast that had sucked dry the essence of life resembled a lion, but with two fangs at the corner of its mouth. The other demonic beast was none other than the infamous Golden Crocodile, which already had two pairs of golden wings on its body.

  Li Badao suddenly felt a shock in his mind: "I remembered, that demon beast was Qin Lingyun's woman, last time it was her who released this demon beast."

  The remaining seven cultivators, including Zheng Tianxiang, were all on high alert. The two first-grade spiritual beasts were no joke, and more seriously, the female cultivator named Qin Lingyun might be hiding nearby.

  Zheng Tianxiang retrieved the flower basket, while the other six cultivators continued to suppress Xiao Hanshui and Xiao Zhennan. He and Li Badao cautiously opened their divine sense, sweeping it around in all directions.

  Just now their divine consciousness did not detect the existence of the two demon beasts, so they were all unclear whether there was only one hidden cultivator named Qin Lingyun nearby.

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