Chapter 26 Brute Force

The Jiang family lived to the west. After descending Wuliang Mountain, the group of more than ten people arrived at a fork in the road.

"The Grand Elder gave me a mission to harvest spirit rice, and I need to head east."

Xu Yuanjing cupped his hands in greeting to the others, then carelessly led Xu Yuanluo eastward.

"I'm going north. I heard there's a locust plague there. The Fire Cloud Sparrow will have a chance to shine then. Yan, go ahead."

Hearing her younger sister's words, Xu Yuanmiao clicked her tongue in annoyance, looking disdainful.

After everyone had finished with their tasks, only Xu Yuanzhen and Xu Yuanlang remained.

"Third Brother, why don't you apply for an Abyss Horse?"

"A person awaiting punishment!"

Third Brother smiled, his cheeks swollen like a pig's head, and when he grinned, two of his front teeth were missing. Third Brother looked extremely miserable.

"Third Brother, you should bring my sister-in-law back, right?"

"Yes, the Grand Elder has instructed me to bring your sister-in-law back, and she cannot use spiritual power to travel; she must walk back step by step."

"That's quite a journey!"

"This is what I should do, a sinner; it's good enough as it is."

"Little brother, I'll be waiting for you on the mountain. I still have a lot to tell you."

"Alright, Third Brother, see you another time!"

See you sometime!

Xu Yuanlang looked at his third brother strangely, bowed, and hurriedly headed west.

Xu Yuanzhen stood there watching his figure disappear on the horizon before heading towards the market.

Two days later, Xu Yuanlang, having traversed mountains and valleys, arrived in the Jiang family's territory.

According to the task list, the handover of the spirit wood was to take place in Jiang Family Market, a market completely controlled by the Jiang family.

Standing on high ground and gazing into the distance, he saw a market town built in the canyon, with walls rising up in steps, completely enclosing the canyon.

On the other side of the canyon, there is a rushing river, with boats of all sizes constantly shuttling back and forth on it.

Occasionally, he would see astonishingly large spirit trees drifting downstream, with many cultivators on the shore using massive formations to stop them.

It looks quite prosperous; no wonder the Grand Elder chose to buy spirit wood here.

"Kill them!"

Just then, a shout of killing suddenly rang out from behind, followed by a surge of murderous intent.

Curious, Xu Yuanlang put away the Yuanxing horse and carefully turned around two or three mountain ridges. Then he saw two groups of cultivators fighting fiercely in a valley.

There were only thirty or forty people on both sides in total, and from his perspective, both sides were rather ordinary in strength.

"Mang Cang, this is the spiritual vein of our Li family. How dare you try to seize it? The Jiang family will definitely not let you off in the future."

An old man suddenly shouted, and Xu Yuanlang then realized the reason for the fighting.

"Haha, Li Luo, I'll tell you the truth: the Jiang family sold this spiritual vein to me."

A bald monk stood up. He was as strong as an ox, his whole body bulging, like a statue.

"That's impossible!"

The old man named Li Luo spat out a mouthful of scarlet blood, and his body trembled like a leaf.

"Impossible? Your Li family is becoming less and less valuable, offering fewer and fewer spiritual items, and has no value whatsoever to the Jiang family."

Blame it on your weakness! Everyone, charge! Kill!

Mang Cang roared, and his roar echoed throughout the valley.

He was the strongest, now at the sixth level of Qi Refining. His body transformed into a shooting star and hurtled towards the Li family.

"Earth Dragon Hammer!"

Just as he was about to land, after hearing his words, Li Luo, who looked decades older with his full head of white hair, suddenly used his most treasured natal magic weapon.

The earth rose up, as if a real earth dragon had broken through the earth and was heading towards the vast wilderness.

"A trivial skill!"

Mang Cang stretched out his hand, and a long-handled giant axe appeared, which he slammed down fiercely on the Earth Dragon Hammer.

"Fire Python Ax!"

At the point of impact, a terrifying mass of spiritual energy was colliding wildly, with earthy yellow and red each occupying half of the mass.

The air was completely silent, without a sound, but the explosive power within the spiritual energy cluster began to grow increasingly formidable.

Li Luo and Mang Cang's expressions changed drastically as they looked at the ball of spiritual energy. Both of their natal magical artifacts were inside, and they both had a vague feeling that they were losing control of it.

They could only frantically pour more spiritual energy into their natal magic weapon, but as a result, the two energies began to frantically merge and mutate.

The fluctuations emanating from the spiritual energy cluster were even more chilling.

"Damn it, we'd better get out of the battlefield as soon as possible."

The old man from Liluo was shrewd and, upon seeing the ball of spiritual energy, realized something was wrong and quickly fled.

"Let's give it our all!"

Seeing this, Mang Cang gritted his teeth and swallowed the pill hidden under his tongue. Then, with a roar, he released all his spiritual power and pressed it down.

The balance was broken. The red spiritual energy representing the Fire Python Axe instantly occupied most of the spiritual energy cluster, and then the spiritual energy cluster suddenly shattered without warning.

The intense white light seemed to transform into a second sun, and all the cultivators in the valley couldn't help but close their eyes.

"what!"

At the same time, a shrill scream rang out from below. When the light faded, he hurriedly looked towards the valley and saw that Li Luo's lower body had vanished.

His internal organs were squeezed out with each breath, and several green vines grew out of his dark wound.

One by one, the bone-white spiritual flowers began to bloom from buds to full bloom, and his flesh and blood began to sink in rapidly.

"Dead!"

Upon seeing this, the badly injured Mang Cang laughed heartily and excitedly swung his long-handled axe.

What followed was a one-sided massacre. When only the Mangcang faction remained in the valley, everyone shouted excitedly.

"From this day forward, we have a foothold. The Mang family is now officially a Qi-refining family."

Xu Yuanlang watched as the group of people eagerly began rummaging through boxes and cabinets in search of spiritual items, and then prepared to leave.

"Fellow Daoist! You've been watching for quite a while."

His movements were a little too big, which immediately alerted Mang Cang. This guy grabbed the rocks and went straight to the top of the mountain.

"I am merely passing through this place, and I will not say anything more. If you wish to fight, I will gladly oblige."

Xu Yuanlang's eyes suddenly turned deep, and his aura became increasingly sharp.

Mang Cang was startled. Looking at Xu Yuanlang's youthful face, he thought that this person was probably no ordinary person. Although he was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, he gave him a faint sense of danger.

He was not a reckless man; having just gone through a fierce battle, his spiritual power was still less than ten percent.

"Haha, fellow Daoist, you are too kind. I was originally going to invite you to stay for a cup of tea, but since that's the case, then forget it."

Xu Yuanlang didn't say much, but simply backed away, creating distance between himself and the group, and quickly left.