Cultivation begins with alchemy and collecting runes.

At this point, Li Xiuyuan and the others no longer needed to hide anything.

In an instant, more than a dozen people unleashed various spells: fireballs, golden light, water arrows, earthen walls... coming one after another.

The buildings on the open space halfway up the mountain were not all inhabited by cultivators; most of them were descendants of the Liu family cultivators.

Did they hear the clan chief's roar? The old, weak, women and children all ran towards the ancestral hall outside.

In the struggle for a chance to escape, people chased and pushed each other, trampling and jostling, creating chaos and causing countless elderly people and children to be knocked to the ground.

Even once-familiar relatives and neighbors turned against each other, and they shoved the elderly and children aside, trampling over them, showing cold-blooded ruthlessness.

In the critical moment when life and death hang in the balance, even blood ties with one's own kind seem insignificant.

Li Xiuyuan and his group used their magic to approach the ancestral hall while activating their speed-traveling talismans.

They moved extremely fast, arriving at the ancestral hall in less than a few dozen breaths.

Today, the entire ancient and solemn ancestral hall is protected by a milky white protective cover, which is very conspicuous in the dark night.

At this moment, most of the core members of the Liu family are here.

The remaining members of the Liu family were not quick either. They used a "Wind Control Technique" to accelerate their escape and carried their mortal relatives closer to the ancestral hall.

They were all of distant blood relation or had lower cultivation levels, and lived in places far from the ancestral hall.

Li Xiuyuan's eyes were indifferent, but suddenly a flash of spiritual light appeared on his body, and two streams of light, one gold and one red, appeared in his hands, namely the Golden Light Sword and the Blood Slaughtering Blade.

He looked calmly at the Liu family members who had not yet taken refuge in the formation.

With a wave of his hands, a golden spiritual light, shimmering with a bewitching azure radiance, transformed into several azure sword beams that hurtled towards the fleeing Liu family members.

He naturally didn't need to use the Blood Slaughter Blade to deal with these defenseless mortals; there was still a big battle to come, so he had to conserve his spiritual energy.

As for slaughtering ordinary people?

They enjoyed the resources, connections, and protection provided by the Liu family, so they had to pay the price.

If the Blazing Fire Sect is destroyed, no matter how he changes his appearance, he will never be able to shake off the label of "remnant" of the Blazing Fire Sect.

This is cause and effect; as long as one has not transcended the human realm, one cannot escape it.

Moreover, these people are all closely related to the Liu family cultivators by blood; the enemy's bloodline is the enemy.

In the cultivation world, once they take action, they uproot everything completely, showing no mercy whatsoever.

As the cyan sword light flickered, dozens of corpses fell to the ground.

Li Xiuyuan didn't even blink, continuing to wield the golden magic sword in his hand to reap lives.

Beside them, Ye Feng and Xiao Feng each led their own clansmen in a frenzied slaughter, even displaying a somewhat morbid venting.

Their faces wore ferocious, gleeful smiles, devoid of any mercy.

This region is devoid of spiritual energy and resources.

The three cultivation families have lost countless relatives in their struggle for cultivation resources.

They had long been sworn enemies, and if it weren't for Li Xiuyuan acting as a go-between, the Ye and Xiao families would never have come together.

In recent years, Liu Ye of the Liu family, relying on his slightly stronger cultivation, has suppressed the Ye and Xiao families in every way, and has vaguely harbored the idea of ​​annexing them.

Li Xiuyuan's proposal to destroy Liu was a godsend for the Ye and Xiao families, who were already in dire straits.

How could Xiao Feng and his companion miss this opportunity to expand their territory, plunder resources, and avenge their grievances?

Ye Feng summoned a cyan spear, infused it with magic power, and it instantly grew to a length of ten feet.

A simple sweep through the crowd is like harvesting wheat, killing a large number of lives.

The young and vigorous Xiao Feng, though seemingly stout, was actually a "smiling tiger." Fifteen years ago, the Xiao family and the Liu family fought over a mineral vein.

The only son with spiritual roots was killed by the Liu family, a tragedy of an elderly person burying their child.

He had buried this hatred deep in his heart, and today he was finally able to vent it.

He was manipulating a pair of golden rings, which, in terms of power, were also top-grade magical artifacts.

He held the rings in both hands and waved them fiercely at the crowd below, with dozens of golden rays shooting out from the surface of the rings.

Then, the golden light coalesced into a giant sword, which slashed down at the crowd, killing dozens of people in succession.

As for other cultivators at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, they cannot wield very powerful magical artifacts.

Like archers in a mortal war, they formed columns and unleashed simple fireball spells.

The bullets, as dense as rain, struck the mortal with unerring accuracy. In an instant, the person was engulfed in flames, screaming as they collapsed to the ground.

A few breaths later, the sound disappeared, and the figure turned into ashes.

More fireballs fell on the buildings, and the flames ignited upon contact with the wood, burning large areas of houses into a sea of ​​fire.

In an instant, the once peaceful and tranquil Liu Family Valley became like a living hell, where countless lives were lost, and the raging flames soared into the sky, illuminating the dark heavens.

Within a few dozen breaths, only a handful of the thousands of ordinary people remained, and they were all crippled, lying in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, suffering misery and pain.

Li Xiuyuan remained expressionless, taking in everything.

Cultivators can slaughter mortals at an extremely fast pace; within a few dozen breaths, all the mortals outside the milky-white protective shield are dead.

To guard against an ambush by the Liu family, Li Xiuyuan and Xiao Feng discussed for a while and decided to burn down all the buildings on the flat ground to create an open battlefield for observing the Liu family's movements.

"Prepare fireball, three, two, one, release!"

At a command, the ten cultivators simultaneously unleashed fireballs, which landed on the wooden building, and the flames spread instantly.

The flames released by cultivators, driven by spiritual energy, are naturally several times stronger than ordinary fire, and burn extremely quickly.

There are still quite a few survivors inside the attic building, screaming in agony as they are burned by the flames.

Many people rushed out of the building, only to be quickly killed by the cultivators of the Ye and Xiao families who used magical artifacts or spells.

The Liu family members inside the milky-white passport witnessed their clansmen being brutally slaughtered by the Ye and Xiao families. Overwhelmed with grief, they wept bitterly. These were their relatives!

Some young cultivators, unable to provide timely assistance, witnessed their own blood relatives being slaughtered by the enemy. Their eyes turned bloodshot, veins bulged, and they were overwhelmed by hatred.

He wished he could break free of the protective array at this moment and avenge his loved ones.

Fortunately, the older monks pulled them back and pleaded with them in a pitiful tone.

"With a formidable enemy at hand, how can we act rashly? Every cultivator is of utmost importance. We await the clan leader's orders!"

"Put the greater good first, set aside personal grudges for now, and protect the family is the most important thing!"

Liu Ye naturally noticed the ruthless massacre, and his tone carried a hint of loneliness and disappointment.

This shows that he has a very high level of prestige in the Liu family, and his words can calm the unrest in the ancestral hall.

Soon, Li Xiuyuan and his group burned down all the buildings that were blocking their way. Only when there was nothing left to burn did they proceed cautiously.

When they reached within thirty feet of the milky-white protective barrier, the group of more than ten people stopped and confronted the Liu family members through the barrier.

Li Xiuyuan's gaze turned cold as he looked into the protective barrier.

He was like a judge from hell, his indifferent and ruthless eyes inspiring hatred and fear in the Liu family.

Finally, Liu Ye couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up: "Fellow Daoist Li, why did you invade my Liu family? If there's anything the Liu family has done wrong, we can correct it. Why such a ruthless massacre!"

Liu Ye was saddened and resentful because of the heavy casualties among his clansmen, and his tone carried a hint of dissatisfaction and doubt.

"The Liu family has always been law-abiding and has always paid the full amount of spiritual items and stones to the sect every year. Is there perhaps some misunderstanding, Fellow Daoist Li? Shall we sit down and have a proper discussion?"

But for the sake of his family's survival, he had to force an extremely ugly smile and ask in a humble voice, trying to resolve this war of annihilation.

He stepped out of the crowd and looked at Li Xiuyuan, who was surrounded by the Ye and Xiao families in the center. He guessed that this person was the Inspector of the Blazing Fire Sect and tried to confuse the situation by bowing and saying.

Liu Ye is exceptionally talented, leading the Liu family, which was once at the bottom, to become the top of the three.

He was naturally not lacking in shrewdness and cultivation, and he also had a bit of arrogance in his heart, looking down on the Ye and Xiao families.

He spoke to Li Xiuyuan as if trying to salvage the situation.

"Behave yourself and behave yourself?"

Li Xiuyuan sneered. If he hadn't received the secret letter from his Uncle Shuilian, he would have truly been fooled by this "eloquent speech".

If colluding with the Demon Flame Sect is considered law-abiding, then there probably aren't many Blood Demon heretics left in the Chu Kingdom.

Before Li Xiuyuan could retaliate, someone beside him spoke up.

"Does Liu Ye think you're still hiding your collusion with the demonic path and your intention to overthrow the cultivation world of Chu? Don't be so arrogant and treat the Upper Sect as someone who can be easily deceived."

"The evidence is irrefutable. We are acting on Lord Zong's orders to annihilate the Liu family traitors. Do you still dare to argue?"

Xiao Feng's eyes were filled with resentment; the pain of losing his son and the blood feud with his family made his face contorted with rage.

His son is the most talented cultivator among his juniors in decades, and the hope of the Xiao family.

He was burning with rage and resentment, and all he wanted was to quickly slaughter and torture the Liu family to vent his hatred.

"This time, Fellow Daoist Li, carrying the secret order of the sect leader, led us in a thunderous attack to ensure that your treacherous scheme succeeded. Why don't you surrender quickly? Perhaps Fellow Daoist Li is kind-hearted and the Liu family can still preserve a bloodline."

Ye Feng was dressed as a Confucian scholar, but the long spear in his hand moved with great speed, creating a striking contrast.

He questioned Liu Ye from a superior position, while also taking the opportunity to flatter Li Xiuyuan.

Li Xiuyuan remained indifferent. Seeing that Liu Ye was still trying to argue, he waved to signal Xiao Feng and the other man beside him to continue their attack.

He didn't intend to delay any longer, as things could change if he waited. He needed to capture the key figures in the Liu family as soon as possible and force them to reveal the information about the Demon Flame Sect cultivators.

"Enough with the small talk, let's break this turtle shell and capture Liu Ye first!"

Li Xiuyuan turned around and the two whispered to each other.

"Go all out and annihilate the Liu family traitors!"

Xiao Feng and Ye Feng gave orders to their respective clansmen in unison.

After he finished speaking, all sorts of magical artifacts, like stars, emitted colorful light in the night sky, making the gradually dimming firelight even more beautiful.

More than a dozen magical artifacts suddenly activated, their uniquely styled spiritual light piercing the sky as they hurtled towards the milky-white light shield, some above, some below, some forward, some backward.

Inside the white protective array, there were still fifty or sixty Feng family cultivators and their relatives.

The cultivators Li Xiuyuan brought this time were all at least at the third level of Qi Refining. At this moment, they all used their magical artifacts together with great power, which made many people inside the protective barrier tremble with fear.

The young monk who had been persuaded was now filled with fear of death, replacing his initial rage at the sight of this scene.

He watched as the magical artifact rapidly approached him, and instinctively dodged. He was only at the second level of Qi Refining, and he couldn't even control magical artifacts normally.

Not to mention simultaneously resisting attacks from dozens of magical artifacts, he closed his eyes in despair as he watched the attack about to collide with the shield.

Bang bang bang!

The magical artifacts collided with the protective shield, producing a metallic clanging sound.

The barrage of more than ten magical artifacts caused ripples in the white protective shield, leaving large and small dents on it and shaking the formation. However, the attack still managed to withstand the onslaught.

Upon seeing the enemy cultivators launch an attack, Liu Ye quickly formed hand seals, casting spells onto the restriction token to control the array and resist this swift offensive.

The emptiness caused by the rapid output of spiritual energy in his body made his face turn pale. He was already injured, and in order to control the formation to defend against the enemy, he lost a lot of blood and energy.

Fortunately, this ancestral formation withstood the siege of dozens of Qi Refining cultivators.

This "White Jade Formation" is a first-tier high-grade formation, adept at defense and trapping enemies. As long as the spiritual energy replenishment is stable, it can withstand the long-term siege of ordinary Qi Refining cultivators.

For a long time, the price of the formation was over a thousand spirit stones, a tradition passed down from the Liu family's most prosperous period.

For over three hundred years, it has survived several enemy attacks unscathed.

The white jade array is set up on a broken spiritual vein, relying on the spiritual energy supplied by the vein, and its defensive power is quite remarkable.

Upon seeing the formation block the seemingly overwhelming attack, the young cultivator couldn't help but feel that it was nothing special.

"this one?"

Li Xiuyuan remained calm. He was not surprised that the Liu family's formation had blocked the first round of attacks. If the Liu family didn't even have this much foundation, it would be surprising.

He estimated that the Ye and Xiao families had already joined forces to besiege and swallow them up. He never underestimated the cultivators in the cultivation world, even the Liu family, a third-rate Qi-refining family.

"Let us take action now, lest things change!"

Li Xiuyuan said calmly that he did not want to delay any longer. If the Liu family contacted the Demon Flame Sect or the Heaven and Earth Society, things would not go well if unforeseen circumstances arose.

He turned to Xiao Feng and the other person and said.

Then he unleashed his Qi Refining Level 8 cultivation without reservation, infused the Crimson Flame Profound Light into the Golden Light Sword, tossed the Crimson Gold Sword into the sky, and rapidly formed sword incantations in his hands.

The golden sword grew longer in the wind, quickly expanding to a size of ten feet. Its golden light was dazzling, attracting envious glances from those around it, making it the center of attention for a time.

A golden line, interspersed with several sharp, incomparably cyan sword beams, pierced towards the milky-white light shield.

Seeing Li Xiuyuan go all out, Xiao Feng and his companion also continuously unleashed their magical weapons, no longer holding back.

Ye Feng's black spear swept across the sky with ferocious power. He infused the spear with his magic power, a wild and unrestrained laugh on his face.

Starting today, the Liu family, which has been suffocating him, will vanish into thin air!

The black spear instantly grew to three zhang in size and four chi in width, like a pillar supporting the sky. Under his control, it suddenly smashed down on the milky white light shield.

Xiao Feng harbored the deepest hatred and enmity towards the Liu family. With a face contorted with rage, he flung out the ring in his hand, his inner power flowing out like a torrent.

He poured the golden rings into them as if they were free, and watched as the rings spun rapidly, the golden light above them gradually bloomed, then dimmed, and the aura became increasingly profound.

In the blink of an eye, it was as if the sky had been cleaved apart, and a series of whooshing sounds rang out from the double rings, like three suns shining in the sky at the same time, all of which simultaneously shattered the milky white light shield.

As the twin golden rings clashed violently against the white shield, the force of the impact was even greater than that of the golden sword, drawing the attention of everyone present.

After unleashing a full-force attack from the golden twin rings, Xiao Feng gasped for breath, clearly indicating that the attack had taken a heavy toll on him.

It is not something that can be achieved easily.

Li Xiuyuan watched the golden double rings' attack with excitement, estimating that the magic weapon was at least of high quality, and possibly close to top quality.

I wonder what kind of hatred Xiao Feng has for the Liu family that would lead him to go all out without holding back.

He had a vague guess in his mind, but he never expected the feud between the three families to have reached this point.

The cultivators from the Xiao and Ye families were naturally excited upon seeing this. They hurriedly took pills to restore their mana and, following the instructions, worked together to attack one corner of the formation.