Chapter 157 Escape

Xu Ling'an's head exploded like a watermelon, and his flesh and bone fragments flew in all directions like bullets.

"Damn it!"

The clan leader blocked Xu Fadong behind him, and the three Foundation Establishment cultivators each took action to stop some of the severed limbs.

Xu Ling'an was left with only his lower legs; the rest of his body had turned into fragments and crashed through the surrounding walls.

The clan leader didn't have time to look at the chaotic surroundings; he hurriedly tried to stop a blood-red figure.

Those present could clearly see that this thing flew out of Xu Ling'an's body, and Xu Ling'an's sudden self-destruction earlier must have been caused by this thing.

Unexpectedly, this blood shadow was not only extremely fast, but also extremely agile, darting through the air like a swimming fish.

Seeing this, the other two quickly stepped in to help.

In the instant the blood shadow fled, a cultivator who was resting on Wuliang Mountain suddenly moved and took out a jade pendant that shimmered with a blood-red light from his robes.

"really……"

He released a spirit rat from his spirit beast pouch, quickly tied a cylinder to the rat's body, and with a whoosh, the spirit rat vanished from its spot.

After packing some things, he opened the door and prepared to leave. Just then, the spirit rat suddenly crawled back and squeaked in his ear.

"Is the entire Wuliang Mountain sealed off by an array?"

He looked up and immediately saw a semi-circular barrier hanging in the air. He thought to himself that the Xu family had probably covered Wuliang Mountain with a large formation as soon as possible.

"We must leave as soon as possible, taking advantage of the time that Blood Jade has bought us."

Upon realizing this, the man immediately turned around and headed towards the back of Wuliang Mountain. He had been lurking in the Xu family's territory for decades.

"I shouldn't be so greedy. Since Xu Zhenqie has already broken through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, he must be able to use the Mind-Questioning Technique. I should have tried to get away as soon as he broke through."

The Xu family's rise is extraordinary. If the clan wants to curb them, Xu Fadong must be eliminated, and the sooner the better.

A few breaths later he arrived at the back of the mountain, and just then, a person suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Uncle Zhenfeng? You've gone the wrong way. If you keep going forward, you'll be outside the range of the great formation."

The Xu family member who spoke was named Xu Yuan'ao, the eleventh in the Yuan generation, with the strength of the seventh level of Qi Refining.

"It's you, Little Eleven. Of course I didn't go to the wrong place. Actually, the clan leader ordered me to come here."

Xu Zhenfeng walked over naturally, and Xu Yuan'ao didn't think much of it and went to meet him directly.

"The clan leader's order? Uncle Zhenfeng, go out..."

Xu Yuan'ao wanted to ask more questions, but at that moment a cold light flashed, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

"puff!"

Xu Yuan'ao's head fell off, blood splattering everywhere. After killing his opponent, Xu Zhenfeng immediately fled towards the formation with all his might.

Upon arriving at the barrier, he hurriedly took out a black iron token and instantly channeled all his spiritual power into it.

The next moment, the token flashed with a light similar to that of the array barrier. The instant the two sides made contact, an exit the size of a person silently appeared on the array.

Xu Zhenfeng immediately fled through the exit, only to be met by a late-stage first-tier demonic beast. He ducked and vanished from the spot.

The demon beast tilted its head in confusion, but then turned to look at the entrance to the formation. Streams of spiritual energy leaked out from it, and the demon beast, whose eyes were already bloodshot, bared its greedy fangs and went straight in.

"who!"

An angry roar echoed from the summit of Wuliang Mountain, causing the entire mountain to erupt as if an earthquake had struck.

"Vermilion Bird - A Thousand Trees of Flowers!"

Xu Yuanlang's attack landed instantly, killing the demonic beast that had charged in. His eyes swept across the scene and he saw the already dead Xu Yuan'ao.

"Eleventh Brother!"

Xu Yuanlang cried out, but quickly calmed down and scanned his surroundings with keen eyes, immediately spotting the exit of the formation.

"There's another mole!"

The clan leader finally managed to grab the blood jade, and he and the eldest elder both ended up at the scene of death. Upon seeing the corpse, their expressions changed drastically.

"This is a Heart-Locking Blood Jade. It should have been secretly planted on Xu Ling'an. It is said that the function of this kind of blood jade is to shut people up. Once the secret is revealed, the blood jade will cause the body to self-destruct and fly back to the person who planted it."

However, the blood jade just now seemed to be flying around in the air like a headless fly. In my opinion, this was probably done on purpose, and Xu Ling'an was just using it as a tool to divert our attention.

Oh, right! This guy isn't high-ranking, but he's extremely jealous. He has no access to our Xu family's secrets. In his eyes, the information he painstakingly obtained is worthless.

The reason the Li family continues to keep him is so that he can draw attention when we investigate the mole. This kid has poor mental fortitude and is easy to expose. As long as we ask him about the key points, Xu Ling'an will confess, and Xue Yu will directly attract all our attention.

The other real mole took the opportunity to escape; their methods were truly skillful and cunning.

The veins on the clan chief's forehead throbbed, and he clenched his fist tightly. The blood jade shattered completely after flashing a few times.

"check!"

He angrily released his spiritual power, and all the cultivators in Wuliang Mountain were instantly enveloped in his spiritual power detection. Soon his brows relaxed.

"Elder, Xu Zhenfeng is not here. Did he die in the beast tide?"

The elder was startled and quickly took out the roster to check it. After a moment, he shook his head.

"If he's the only one missing, then the real mole is probably this bastard. I'm going after him."

Xu Yuanlang quickly stopped his clan leader and volunteered.

"Chieftain, there are still a large number of demonic beasts attacking Wuliang Mountain, and the remaining clansmen also need to be carefully screened. You can't leave for the time being, so I'll go after that bastard."

"Don't worry, I'm also a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Xu Zhenfeng can't escape."

The clan leader didn't have time to think it over carefully; after weighing the options, he immediately nodded.

"Okay, you have to be careful. There might be people from the Li family waiting for you outside. Be careful not to fall into a trap."

Xu Yuanlang nodded and quickly followed the trail of Xu Zhenfeng's escape.

"Elder, take a few men and search that bastard's place thoroughly. See if you can find any clues."

The Grand Elder nodded and, together with Xu Yuanzhen, Xu Fadong, and Xu Yuanyan, began a rapid search of Xu Zhenfeng's residence.

A moment later, Xu Fadong found a hidden little hole with a series of footprints inside. Judging from the size of the footprints, they should belong to a mythical beast like a rat.

"Elder, I'll follow the footprints to find them."