Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 129 Second Master, How Have You Been?

In this way, Zhao Kun successfully gained the trust of Yan Lu and Zhao Yang.

In reality, these two trusted Nascent Soul True Monarch Zhao Chen, believing that he was Zhao Chen's reincarnation. Since they had sworn an oath to the Heavenly Dao, unless he did not want to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage in this life, he would not dare to break his oath.

Unexpectedly, he was merely a remnant soul left behind by Zhao Chen in his previous life.

Essentially, he has no karmic connection with the reincarnated Zhao Chen. Even if there were divine punishment, it would never fall upon Zhao Chen in this life.

In retrospect, Zhao Chen's decision to leave a wisp of his remnant soul within Zhao Kun's body to achieve the effect of substituting one thing for another was truly ingenious.

"I have one more small request: I want to kill all of Zhao Cong's descendants!"

Zhao Yang spoke again, his eyes fixed on the direction of the Zhao residence with resentment.

The Zhao family of Wuzhen are the descendants of Zhao Cong after he possessed his body. He has survived to this day as a crow, supported only by his belief in revenge. If he does not kill all of Zhao Cong's descendants, it will become the greatest inner demon on his path of cultivation.

"Zhao Yang, don't go too far!" Zhao Kun's expression turned slightly cold.

"What do you mean?" Zhao Yang sneered. "Someone as selfish as you would actually care about the lives of ordinary people like the Zhao family in Wuzhen?"

"Or are you deliberately putting on an act in front of me and Lord Yan, pretending to be a loyal and righteous person?"

It's clear that Zhao Yang is truly a bit crazy, completely disregarding Zhao Kun, who is a reincarnation of the Nascent Soul, and taking every opportunity to ridicule him relentlessly.

Zhao Kun was speechless after being confronted, and could only warn Zhao Yang with a cold look.

He did not want to involve the Zhao family.

These Zhao family members in Wuzhen are also descendants of Zhao Chen, and they are all ordinary people. It would be too innocent for them to lose their lives because of this.

"I have only one small request. Surely you two won't refuse? This matter concerns my Dao heart. If you don't agree, our cooperation is off the table. At worst, we'll both perish!"

Zhao Yang applied extreme pressure, his attitude so tough that he wanted to force Zhao Kun to compromise.

Yan Lu observed the situation for a while and said, "In the battle at the Zhao residence just now, the Zhao family also learned a lot of secrets, and your identity has been exposed in front of them. In my opinion, it is best to kill all the Zhao family members to ensure that the secrets will not be leaked."

He agreed to let Zhao Yang wipe out the Zhao family of Wuzhen.

It's just a small, ordinary family; there's nothing to regret.

"After we destroy the Zhao family in Wuzhen, our senior can hide his identity and go into hiding. This place will no longer arouse suspicion. Two years later, when the Immortal Treasure is born, we can take it away smoothly."

Yan Lu added that the fewer people who know about this matter, the better.

In the shadows, Ji Cheng felt a chill run down his spine. These guys are really ruthless, especially Zhao Kun. How could he agree to this?
……

The Zhao residence was in a state of utter devastation.

People wept and wailed. Master Zhao lay on top of Madam Zhao's corpse, wailing and crying, pounding the ground with his fists in anguish.

Butler Huang wiped away his tears and, with two servants, first lifted up Master Zhao, who had fallen to the ground.

Master Zhao's face was ashen; he was already numb to the changes that had occurred today. He told Old Huang to hurry and go check on the eldest son, Zhao Qian.

"Big brother, can you still stand up?"

Zhao Yan examined Zhao Qian's injuries. His injuries were severe, but because of his martial arts background, he was in good physical condition and struggled to stand up with Zhao Yan's help.

Then, Zhao Qian and Zhao Yan lay on Madam Zhao's body and wept bitterly.

The steward, Old Huang, wiped away his tears and sighed. Who could have imagined that the Zhao family would suddenly suffer such a calamity?

Afterwards, Old Huang led several servants to settle the scattered corpses and tidy up the bricks, tiles, and broken furniture in the house.

The neighbors around the Zhao residence all came to watch, and even the Green Bamboo Gang and the Roaring Serpent Gang, upon hearing the commotion, each sent about ten martial artists.

The Green Bamboo Gang warriors, in particular, were all horrified when they saw that Su Zhe had died tragically at the Zhao family's house.

"My God, what on earth has happened to the Zhao family?"

"That's terrifying, so many people have died!"

"What kind of dangerous person has the Zhao family offended?"

"Even Madam Zhao has been murdered. Alas, the Zhao family is truly doomed... Wait, what are you trying to do? Are you stupid? You don't even know who the Zhao family has offended, yet you want to go and help them. Be careful not to get involved!"

Neighbors gathered in front of the Zhao residence to watch. Some wanted to help, but were afraid of being implicated, so they had to give up.

Even the martial artists from the Green Bamboo Gang and the Roaring Serpent Gang dared not rush forward, but only dared to point and discuss from a distance.

Inside the Zhao residence, looking at the mess before him, Da Huang felt a pang of sorrow.

It thought, "It's all Zhao Kun's fault. If he had acted sooner, so many people in the Zhao family wouldn't have died."

At this moment, it looked up at the night sky. Today, it was forced to reveal its identity as a demon beast. Alas, it didn't know what to do next.
"rhubarb?"

After a while, Zhao Yan wiped away her tears and mustered her courage to walk towards Da Huang.

Dahuang lowered its head and transformed into the shape of a large yellow dog, allowing Zhao Yan to stroke its head.

Zhao Yan wasn't afraid of it because it was a demon beast. Instead, she praised it, saying, "Big Yellow, thanks to you for saving my brother just now, are you hurt?"

Big Yellow wagged its tail vigorously and barked twice. It was injured, but its skin was thick and its injuries were not serious.

After this misfortune befell the Zhao family, even the head of the household, Master Zhao, was unable to recover. Fortunately, the steward, Old Huang, took charge and led several servants to clean up the mess.

As for what exactly happened with Zhao Kun, everyone tacitly refrained from mentioning it.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Suddenly, Big Yellow barked a few times towards the distance, then lowered its voice and let out a low growl as a warning. Its body trembled, revealing its true form as a demonic beast, baring its teeth and assuming a fighting stance.

Everyone in the Zhao family was startled by its reaction and looked in the direction it was calling.

A few breaths later, a figure descended from the sky; it was the Foundation Establishment Yin Puppet controlled by Zhao Yang.

"go with!"

The Yin puppet held a furnace in its left hand, and at this moment it summoned a ball of Yin fire from the furnace.

The ball of eerie fire, shaped like a skull, flew rapidly toward the crowd watching the spectacle around the Zhao residence. In a single glance, the skull-shaped flames passed through more than a dozen people, robbing them of their life force and turning them into desiccated corpses.

The remaining people were so frightened that they scattered in all directions. Even the martial artists from the Green Bamboo Gang and the Roaring Serpent Gang couldn't care less at this moment and ran away as fast as they could.

But Zhao Yang came with the mission of silencing witnesses; how could he let one person escape?

He activated the skull-shaped flame, rapidly weaving through the crowd. In just a few breaths, he reaped the life force of everyone. Even the warriors from the two major gangs were powerless to resist, turning into dried corpses and falling to the ground.

After dealing with these irrelevant people, Zhao Yang finally entered the Zhao residence.

The remaining survivors of the Zhao family were trembling with fear. This old man seemed far more terrifying than the Zhou family patriarch from before!
"Today, I'll let you die knowing why. Let me briefly introduce myself. I am Zhao Yang."

“It was the blind old Taoist priest from before, and also the Zhou family patriarch just now, and now it is this Foundation Establishment elder.”

All grudges will finally come to an end today. Zhao Cong's last remaining descendants, the sinful offspring, will cease to exist after this night.

Before brutally killing these people, Zhao Yang wanted to tell them the whole story. He wanted them to understand that their current predicament was all caused by that old bastard Zhao Cong.

"Esteemed Immortal Master, our Zhao family had an ancestor who was a Foundation Establishment alchemist named Zhao Yang. May I ask what your relationship is with him?"

Master Zhao stepped forward and inquired.

"Hahaha, the Zhao Yang you're talking about is me, but I'm the one who's been possessed!"

Zhao Yang, with a cold expression, recounted how he was born into a branch of the Zhao family and, after being diagnosed with a spiritual root, possessed considerable talent. However, he was possessed by an old, immortal creature from the main branch of the Zhao family.

“That old bastard, Zhao Cong, stole my life and even married his own granddaughter and had children with her. Your Zhao family of Wuzhen is the descendant of that old beast and his granddaughter!”

"See that? This old dog who holds the alchemy furnace is Zhao Cong. I have refined him into a Yin Puppet and tortured him for four hundred years. All his other offspring died tragically at my hands, leaving only your Zhao family of Wuzhen!"

In this passage, the speaker is the crow on the shoulder of the Foundation Establishment Yin Puppet.

Zhao Yang deliberately brought Zhao Cong back to his senses. The puppet's eyes were no longer cloudy; instead, they displayed an expression of unbearable pain, pleading:

"Zhao Yang, please let me go, ahhh... Four hundred years, a full four hundred years, please stop torturing me... Zhao Yang, I hate you!"

"Zhao Cong, you old dog, it's simple to let you go. Look at these people, they are your only remaining offspring. Kill them all, and I'll let you go!"

After saying this, Zhao Yang laughed loudly. He loved using this method to mentally torture Zhao Cong, and he never tired of it.

When Zhao Yang entered the main family as a member of a branch of the Zhao family, he met a girl who captivated him.

Her name is Zhao Nianxia. She is Zhao Cong's granddaughter. She is gentle and considerate, and takes special care of Zhao Yang.

The two fell in love during their time together and were so well-matched that others envied them. Even a rival from the main branch of the Zhao family came forward to target Zhao Yang.

Zhao Cong set many conditions for Zhao Yang under the pretext of marrying off his granddaughter. In order to marry Zhao Nianxia, ​​Zhao Yang risked his life many times. In the end, unknowingly, he turned himself into a vessel for Zhao Cong to possess.

After Zhao Cong possessed Zhao Yang's body, he lived as Zhao Yang, successfully married Zhao Nianxia, ​​and had a bunch of children.

As for Zhao Yang, his soul merged with a crow on the verge of death, leaving him in a state that was neither human nor ghost.

For the rest of his life, only revenge and tormenting that old dog Zhao Cong could bring him any pleasure. Perhaps, this was the meaning of his life.

At this moment, having learned about Zhao Yang's past, everyone in the Zhao family was speechless.

Zhao Cong's Yin Puppet tried to resist and attack Zhao Yang, the crow, but was immediately stripped of its consciousness by Zhao Yang.

Zhao Yang's consciousness took over the Yin puppet, allowing Zhao Cong to be half-awake, able to see what was happening, but unable to do anything about it.

"Zhao Cong, you old dog, now I'll let you see with your own eyes that you will be childless in this world!"

Zhao Yang laughed loudly and urged the skull flames to fly towards the Zhao family members.

Big Yellow opened its mouth, gathering moonlight, ready to fight desperately.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a burst of flame collided with the skull's flames like a cannonball.

"Wang Wang!"

Big Yellow excitedly barked, "Brother Chicken!"

A chicken slowly landed on the old persimmon tree in the backyard of the Zhao family mansion.

Old Master Zhao's eyes widened, and he was so excited that his right hand, which had been numb, twitched slightly. Although the chicken's appearance had changed quite a bit, he still recognized it at a glance as his precious fighting rooster.

"This is……"

Zhao Yan covered her mouth, utterly shocked. She never expected that after more than a year, the fighting rooster would reappear during the Zhao family's time of crisis.

The rest of the Zhao family couldn't believe it. The butler, Old Huang, was dumbfounded. He glanced at Master Zhao and Zhao Qian and wondered if it was the fighting rooster.
Zhao Qian was taken aback. He hadn't expected that the chicken demon would still cherish old feelings and secretly protect the Zhao family even after a year.

"Hehehe, Second Master, long time no see, how have you been?"

The fighting rooster turned around, smiled, and greeted Master Zhao.

(End of this chapter)