A public notice was posted seeking a wife, and a female saint from the Immortal Sect was found.

"Zhenhai, go to Lingxi Pavilion in Qingyang Market and buy information about Zhou Fang from them. No matter how high the price, it doesn't matter. As long as we swallow up the Chen family, the price we pay will be made up."

"Zhenlu, you are in charge of keeping an eye on the Chen family. It didn't matter before, but now that we've broken off relations, it's best to understand their every move and guard against any further drastic measures from the Chen family."

Ning Zhenshan led the Ning family members out of the Chen family. After walking a distance, Ning Zhenshan immediately gave instructions to the two Qi Refining Stage 6 cultivators behind him.

Ningzhenhai, Ningzhenlu.

These two men are Ning Zhenshan's brothers. Unlike the Chen family, which only has Chen Yi left, the guards in the Chen family were all recruited.

The Ning family cultivators all share the surname Ning and are true members of the clan, which naturally makes them far more stable and powerful than the Chen family.

Ning Zhenhai's face still held a hint of murderous intent and gloom. Hearing Ning Zhenshan's words, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and say, "Patriarch, is this how today's matter ends? Is there not even an explanation for Ning Zhong's grudge?"

The purpose of this visit is to take advantage of the opportunity to annex the Chen family. Even if they cannot swallow the entire family at once, it would be good to at least take a piece of flesh from the Chen family.

As a result, not only did they not gain any advantage, but they also suffered a lot of anger. How could they really tolerate such a setback?

Ning Zhenshan's eyes immediately turned cold, but in the end he could only shake his head and say, "Today our Ning family made a mistake. We originally planned to scheme against the Chen family, but we didn't expect to be outsmarted by that female cultivator. Under such circumstances, we can only accept it no matter how aggrieved we are."

After listening to Ning Zhenshan's words, Ning Zhenhai clenched his fist several times and then released it several times. Finally, he snorted angrily and said, "The female cultivator from the Chen family is named Li Changqing. All the schemes should be her doing. She is quite a formidable character. It is not a good thing for us to have such a person in the Chen family."

Ning Zhenshan and Ning Zhenlu, who had remained silent, nodded simultaneously. Both in terms of their work style and Li Changqing's own Qi Refining Stage Level 6 cultivation, they were of great benefit to the Chen family.

This would greatly benefit the Chen family, but it would naturally pose a significant threat to them.

After pondering for a moment, Ning Zhenshan said with a serious expression, "Zhenhai is right. Since we have already broken off relations, we must not give the Chen family another chance to rise. Li Changqing is quite capable, so we should eliminate the Chen family as soon as possible and swallow everything they have."

"To put it bluntly, a 300-mile radius isn't a large area, yet it's gathered by five families. That's just too many. The reason we were able to maintain stability before was because each family was roughly equal in strength, but now, it's impossible to continue to maintain that stability."

"The Chen family is currently weak, but the Zhang family is slightly stronger than us. As for the other two families that are a bit further away, the Wang family already has two people at the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage, and the Zhao family also has two people at the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage."

"What's really serious is that one of the Zhao family members is at the ninth level of Qi Refining. He's only thirty-two years old and he's already reached the peak of the ninth level. At such a young age and with such strength, he clearly has the ability to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

"If the Zhao family produces a Foundation Establishment cultivator, then our Ning family will also be unable to escape becoming prey."

"Therefore, we must fight to first annex the Chen family, and if we have the opportunity to annex the Zhang family as well, then by combining the resources of the three families, we may be able to do everything we can to produce our own Foundation Establishment expert."

"With a Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge, this area can truly be secure. Otherwise, if things continue like this, in a few years, we'll all be meat on the Zhao family's chopping block, at their mercy."

After saying so much, Ning Zhenshan finally stopped. The area of ​​three hundred miles was too small to accommodate five families. The Ning family did not want to be the one to be swallowed up, so they had no choice but to strike first.

"Understood, Patriarch. We will do as you command immediately." After hearing Ning Zhenshan's words, Ning Zhenhai and Ning Zhenlu said solemnly at the same time.

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"What Ning Zhenshan said is indeed a problem that needs to be considered. If Master Fang is found, then we will no longer have any means to threaten the Ning family, and Master Fang will also face great danger."

Within the Chen family compound, Chen Yi couldn't help but speak up.

Li Changqing's methods for dealing with the Ning family were extremely effective, but effectiveness does not mean that the crisis has disappeared.

Li Changqing had already considered these things; when she finalized this plan, she had considered all possible scenarios.

Upon hearing this, she explained, "There's no need to worry about Master Fang. When I told Master Fang to leave, I already instructed him to stay away from this area and go as far away as possible. He doesn't need to show himself in the short term. What I said earlier about Master Fang possibly being near the Ning family was just a threat to the Ning family."

"Two days have passed. Master Fang should be three thousand miles away by now, and he will continue to travel further away. My order to him is to travel ten thousand miles."

"Therefore, even if the Ning family were willing to pay a huge price, they would have no chance of finding Master Fang, who is thousands of miles away."

After listening, Chen Yi couldn't help but nod repeatedly and said, "You've considered all the possibilities. In that case, if the Ning family can't find Master Fang and wants to take action against your Chen family again, they'll have to think twice about the consequences."

All of Li Changqing's arrangements now appear to be working very well, and the crisis has been temporarily averted.

"It is indeed temporarily stable, but it won't be stable for long. Once they can't find Master Fang, the Ning family will naturally turn to finding ways to guard against Master Fang's surprise attack on the Ning family. When they are ready, when they attack our Chen family again, it will definitely be a full-force attack, and they will not give us another chance." Li Changqing carefully analyzed the foreseeable situation.

It was fortunate that the Ning family was forced to retreat this time, but it's impossible to do so every time.

Chen Yi naturally understood this point, but by surviving the current crisis, he at least gave the Chen family a chance to catch their breath.

He looked at Li Changqing and suddenly wondered if Li Changqing had also felt nervous just now. It was true that Li Changqing was at the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage before, but now he was only at the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage, and even his injuries had not fully recovered.

If Ning Zhenshan hadn't been able to resist taking action just now, it would have been extremely dangerous.

Li Changqing, who was also looking at Chen Yi, suddenly asked, "Were you nervous just now?"

Chen Yi: ...

He suddenly realized that this was definitely a case of telepathy; Li Changqing and he were actually thinking about the same thing.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Yi replied, "I'm definitely a little nervous, but to say I'm terrified wouldn't be an exaggeration."

Then, Chen Yi asked in return, "And you, how were you feeling just now?"

Li Changqing suddenly sighed and said, "I was also a little nervous. I wasn't entirely confident that we could survive this ordeal. Fortunately, as I expected, the Ning family didn't dare to make a move in the end."

This plan was the most effective one the Chen family could come up with. If the Ning family had chosen to take action just now, Li Changqing would have had no choice but to do so as well.

Any plan can fail; this time, she simply won.

Chen Yi paused for a moment. He had always had confidence in Li Changqing, but at this moment he suddenly realized that Li Changqing's ability to plan and handle this matter did not mean that she was completely without pressure.

Having understood all this, Chen Yi said sincerely, "You have gone to great lengths to help the Chen family. Without you, the Chen family might not have been able to overcome this crisis. Thank you."

Li Changqing shook her head. When Chen Yi gave her the pills, he didn't ask her to thank him, and what she was doing now wasn't to get a thank you from Chen Yi either.

Chen Yi didn't mince words, but couldn't help asking instinctively, "You're a rogue cultivator, yet you remained calm and composed throughout the immense pressure you faced. To be able to do that, you must have experienced a lot over the years, right?"

Upon hearing this question, Li Changqing was suddenly taken aback. For many years, no one had cared what she had been through. The last person to care was her master, but that was three hundred years ago.

For a moment, she felt a little dazed.