“How could there be this many?”
Qi Ping knew there might be quite a few Foundation Establishment families. That’s because, among some of the Qi Refining forces he had wiped out before, the number of young children made into blood sacrifices ranged from dozens to over a hundred.
But he really hadn’t expected more than three thousand of them!
Capturing this many people—doesn’t the Qingyuan Sect care? Aren’t they worried that doing this would damage their own foundation, leading to a gap in the sect’s succession?
And on top of that, constantly slaughtering these infants and children, who possess special talents born from the world’s creation, and turning them into blood sacrifices for some mysterious being to consume—doesn’t this affect the world itself?
The natural cycle of life, aging, sickness, and death should mean being born with creation and returning that creation to the world upon death. That’s how a normal cycle works.
But now, isn’t this creation being devoured and plundered by some mysterious entities in the form of blood sacrifices? Doesn’t that just break the cycle?
Qi Ping even suspected that the decline of the cultivation world might be related to the large number of infants and young children with special talents. If their creation is stolen and cannot be returned to the world, it would naturally have a negative impact on the world.
But regardless of the facts, a murderous intent began to rise in Qi Ping’s heart.
Qi Ping didn’t try to suppress this killing intent; instead, he let it release freely.
Even though he doesn’t like life-or-death struggles and tends to play it safe, that doesn’t mean he’s a coward.
Back when he didn’t have the strength, Qi Ping had no choice but to protect himself.
But now, under the premise that this tree avatar is destined to self-destruct, Qi Ping simply stopped caring.
“The urge to kill rises on its own…”
“Then let’s kill!”
For Qi Ping, this was also a process of tempering his own Dao heart.
The next moment, Qi Ping stopped hiding his figure. Instead, he condensed a massive fireball and slammed it heavily onto a weak point of the Qi family’s formation.
With a terrifying explosion and a series of crisp cracking sounds, the Qi family’s proud second-grade formation shattered into pieces!
And this terrifying commotion naturally alerted everyone!
The rogue cultivators from Linshui County, who were outside the Qi family estate, stared in shock at the blood-red figure that had shattered the entire Qi family formation with a single punch. They were instantly stunned.
“Who is this murderous blood-red figure? How dare he attack the Qi family!”
“Yeah, the Qi family is the sole overlord of Linshui County, and they’re backed by the Qingyuan Sect. Has this guy lost his mind?”
“The aura of this cultivator in the blood-red robe is so eerie, violent, and strange!”
But aside from these rogue cultivators, the most shocked of all were the members of the Qi family themselves!
They couldn’t believe someone would actually dare to lay a hand on their family!
Even the Qingyuan Sect, unless the Qi family provoked them first, wouldn’t suppress them, let alone attack!
Especially since the Immortal Envoy had just recently given them the go-ahead, reaching an agreement with the Qingyuan Sect, telling them to feel free to collect children and refine blood sacrifices without needing to be as restrained as before.
Just make sure to gather enough blood sacrifices for the Immortal Lord, no matter what means you use!
So, under these circumstances, someone still dares to touch them?
“Who is it? How dare you attack our Qi family!” An angry Qi family Foundation Building cultivator flew out from the blood sacrifice processing site.
Immediately after, another Foundation Building figure flew out from a secluded cultivation area.
“Who are you? Attacking our Qi family, don’t you know there will be no place for you to hide, neither in the heavens nor on earth?”
These two Qi family Foundation Building cultivators glared viciously at Qi Ping, demanding a reasonable explanation. One of them even looked at Qi Ping as if he were already dead.
All of them were at the early Foundation Building stage. Even though Qi Ping had shattered their formation with one punch, a two-on-one situation didn’t frighten them.
But Qi Ping had no interest in answering their shock or their questions. He just gave them a cold glance, then flashed forward, quickly appearing at the Qi family’s blood sacrifice processing site.
Standing there, looking at those infant and child blood sacrifices radiating eerie blood energy, looking at this scene that resembled a living hell, Qi Ping gained another layer of understanding about the darkness of the cultivation world.
Especially since, right at that moment, several Qi family disciples were butchering those children with practiced skill.
Qi Ping took one look, and streaks of golden sword energy flew out, instantly killing those Qi family disciples.
It was just a pity that the butchered children had already completely lost their signs of life.
Just then, the two Qi family Foundation Building cultivators chased in with dark expressions. But before they could say anything, Qi Ping released a thousand Ground Armor Bees from his spirit beast pouch.
Then, he spoke coldly:
“Kill them all! Leave no chickens or dogs alive!”
Those eight cold words landed, coupled with the swarm of a thousand second-grade bees, instantly turning the Qi family cultivators’ anger into fear, cold sweat pouring down their backs!
“You’re that bee guy!” one of the Qi family Foundation Building cultivators shouted in terror.
But Qi Ping had no interest in answering these people. He simply charged forward with his Ground Armor Bees.
Fiery Explosion Movement Technique!
Blazing Fist!
In an instant, a terrifying battle and slaughter erupted!
Accompanying it were the screams of Qi family disciples being massacred by the bee swarm!
When this intense commotion and the cries of agony broke out, the rogue cultivators outside the Qi family estate were completely dumbfounded!
This was the Qi family!
The family the Qingyuan Sect had recently appointed to manage Linshui County! Many of them had even come here to handle rental matters, only to witness such a terrifying Foundation Building family extermination battle!
They watched in shock as the second-grade bee swarm, radiating terrifying energy, took down a Qi family disciple with almost every move.
The battle didn’t last long. Soon after, they saw an eerie blood-red figure walk out, carrying the heads of the two Qi family Foundation Building cultivators in his hands!
Both Qi family Foundation Builders were dead!
“Are those the heads of the Qi family’s Foundation Building ancestors?”
“The Qi family… has been wiped out?”
The rogue cultivators who witnessed this felt waves of shock crash over their hearts.
It was almost unimaginable—a giant of a family in their eyes, annihilated in such a short time!
Only after the blood-red figure left did they snap out of their shock and cautiously approach the Qi family estate.
And the scene inside—rivers of blood, not a chicken or dog left alive—was laid bare for all to see!
Shortly after Qi Ping left, somewhere in a mysterious location.
A majestic figure was enjoying a cup of blood-colored liquid.
He was in an excellent mood!
Ever since reaching an agreement with the Qingyuan Sect, the production of blood sacrifices had been incredibly fast. At this rate, he wouldn’t just meet the required quota; he’d have a surplus.
This way, the Immortal Lord’s generous rewards were already within his grasp.
But the next moment, news reported by a servant made him so furious he crushed the cup in his hand, splattering the drink he loved so much all over the floor.
“Reporting to the Immortal Envoy! News just arrived. The bee-raising cultivator we were tracking earlier has reappeared. He has wiped out the Qi family in Linshui County. All three thousand-plus blood sacrifices have been destroyed…”
“What? What? What did you say? Three thousand-plus blood sacrifices were destroyed?” The person called the Immortal Envoy shrieked at his servant in a piercing, furious roar.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Qi Ping, while hiding his figure, was racing against time. He had only one goal now:
“Next up: the Gusu family!”
