Confiscating Sunset City

Xiao Ming spoke without politeness, demanding Sunset City's wealth as soon as he opened his mouth, and explicitly stating that he would only share a portion with Li Jianshi and others.

However, Ma Weiwei and Li Jianshi not only had no objections to this outcome but also felt flattered.

Because it was Xiao Ming who killed Old Ancestor Jin, by rights, even if Xiao Ming occupied Sunset City and took all its wealth, they would have nothing to say.

Now, they were already very surprised and delighted that he was willing to share a portion of the wealth with them.

"Brother Xiao is right! Let's set off now!" Ma Weiwei said eagerly, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Li Jianshi, however, hesitated for a moment and said, "I won't go with you. Lingxiao City has suffered such a great catastrophe; the city is damaged, and the people are unsettled."

"I need to stay and clean up the mess."

Thinking of Li Yunxiao's demise, Ma Weiwei's expression also dimmed. She patted Li Jianshi's shoulder and said, "Cousin, you're right. You are uncle's only daughter, the City Lord's daughter. You should indeed stay to stabilize the situation now."

"Don't worry, I will bring all of Sunset City's wealth over to help you restore your family's fortunes."

"Then thank you, Cousin!"

A moment later.

Xiao Ming and Ma Weiwei transformed into two streaks of light, soaring into the sky, their destination: Sunset City, hundreds of miles away!

The distance of several hundred miles was not too far for Xiao Ming and Ma Weiwei. Traveling at full speed, the two arrived at Sunset City in less than half an hour.

Sunset City was also a large city, and in terms of area and prosperity, it even far surpassed Lingxiao City.

At this moment.

Sunset City appeared peaceful and prosperous, with bustling streets and crowds of people.

Xiao Ming led Ma Weiwei directly to the City Lord's Mansion. As soon as they arrived above the mansion, they saw over a dozen Jin family cultivators rise into the air, blocking their way.

"Stop! This is the City Lord's Mansion; you are not allowed to trespass!" a leading cultivator shouted, gripping his saber with one hand.

If it weren't for Xiao Ming and Ma Weiwei's higher Cultivation Levels, given the Jin family's style of doing things, they would have already attacked with their sabers.

Xiao Ming ignored the blocking cultivators.

Instead, he released his Divine Sense. After sensing for a while, Xiao Ming turned to look at Ma Weiwei and said faintly, "The Jin family's elite forces are all out. Only some small fry are left in the City Lord's Mansion, the strongest being merely at the Great Perfection of the Divine Sea Realm."

"These little things are for you."

"Just watch me, Brother Xiao!" Ma Weiwei's expression was excited. She immediately pulled out her lightning spear and lunged forward fiercely.

A moment later.

"Ah!"

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Someone has broken in!"

"Who dares to attack our Jin family's City Lord's Mansion! Ah!!!"

Screams rang out one after another.

Although Ma Weiwei's strength could not compare to Xiao Ming's, at this moment, she was like a god descending, slaughtering mercilessly. After all, her Cultivation Level had reached the Half-Step Royal Qi Realm, which was more than enough to deal with the Jin family's remaining cultivators.

Her lightning spear swept across, thrusting out dense spear shadows, each capable of instantly piercing and exploding a Jin family cultivator.

It didn't take long.

Most of the cultivators in the Jin family mansion were wiped out by Ma Weiwei in one fell swoop. The remaining ones were trembling, subservient, and dared not offer any resistance.

Seeing Ma Weiwei control the situation, Xiao Ming smiled slightly and strode into the Jin family mansion.

He had already sensed with his Divine Sense that the Jin family's treasure vault was located in the deepest part of the mansion!

After a thorough search.

Xiao Ming walked out of the Jin family's treasure vault with a frustrated expression.

He had gotten his hands on the Jin family's wealth, but the things he found were quite disappointing.

Sunset City, the strongest among the three major cities, possessed an alarmingly small amount of wealth. Xiao Ming only found some ordinary elixirs and a bank draft for over a hundred thousand mid-grade primeval stones.

Although this wealth was not too little, it clearly did not match the Jin family's status in Sunset City.

Furthermore.

Xiao Ming also discovered that inside the Jin family's treasure vault, there were piles of shriveled corpses. Their faces were terrified, indicating that while alive, their vital essence and blood had been forcibly drained.

Leaving the Jin family's treasure vault, Xiao Ming arrived in the main hall, where he happened to see a Jin family cultivator spouting nonsense at Ma Weiwei.

"You two ignorant fools, how dare you attack our Jin family's mansion! Let me tell you, our Old Ancestor is a Transformation Domain Realm expert!"

"As long as our Old Ancestor returns, and the City Lord returns, you will only face death!"

"If you know what's good for you, release us now, and perhaps you can keep your bodies intact!"

After speaking, the cultivator glared fiercely at Ma Weiwei.

Upon hearing the threat, Ma Weiwei's fiery temper immediately flared up.

"Slap!"

A crisp slap echoed.

Ma Weiwei used her palm with force, directly spinning the cultivator several times in place before he softly collapsed to the ground.

"How dare you threaten this old lady! This old lady isn't afraid of your Jin family!" Ma Weiwei cursed, "Your Old Ancestor and City Lord have long since perished. They're probably on their way to reincarnation now!"

"All of the Jin family's elders and elite disciples have also been killed. Your Jin family is finished!"

At these words, the Jin family members in the hall's eyelids twitched in shock.

"You're lying! How could the Old Ancestor die!"

"Exactly! The Old Ancestor is a Transformation Domain Realm expert. Among the three major cities, who could be his match?!"

"Damn woman, release us quickly, or we'll make you pay!"

The Jin family cultivators were still unconvinced, shouting their rebuttals one by one.

However, while rebutting, a strong sense of doubt also arose in their hearts.

According to the Old Ancestor's terrifying strength, he should have already destroyed Lingxiao City and returned by now.

Why was he still nowhere to be seen?

Also, the Jin family's stronghold had been completely taken over, so why hadn't the City Lord and elders who were out returned yet!

Could it be true, as this woman said, that the Old Ancestor and City Lord had already perished?

No, that's impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Just as the Jin family members were lost in their thoughts, Xiao Ming strode over and asked, "I ask you, where is all your Jin family's wealth stored? Why is there so little wealth in the treasure vault?"

"Why should I answer you?" a Jin family cultivator retorted with disdain, looking up.

Whoosh!

A flash of sword light passed, splitting the person in two on the spot.

Immediately, thick blood spread across the ground, and the air was filled with a rich smell of blood.

Xiao Ming raised the tiangang sword in his hand and said indifferently, "Dare to talk back again, and this person will be your fate!"

The remaining Jin family members all shivered.

Without Xiao Ming needing to threaten further, one of them quickly said, "All of our Jin family's wealth is stored in the treasure vault. The reason there is so little wealth is because it was all devoured by the Old Ancestor."

Hearing this, Xiao Ming was somewhat surprised, yet also felt it was within reason.

Old Ancestor Jin was severely wounded and naturally needed a massive amount of resources to stabilize his injuries. This could be seen from his plan to slaughter the city.

"Second question, why are there so many shriveled corpses in the treasure vault?" Xiao Ming asked again, "And judging by their attire, they don't seem to be members of your Jin family?"

"Your Excellency has keen insight; those are indeed not our clan members," the person honestly replied, "Actually, they are cultivators captured after the Old Ancestor leveled Ziguang City."

"However, Ziguang City was too cunning. They seemed to have heard the news that the Old Ancestor was still alive early on, and before we could launch a full-scale invasion, they secretly escaped with a large amount of wealth."

"It is precisely because of this that the Old Ancestor was furious and vowed to destroy Lingxiao City, then slaughter the city to collect vital essence and blood."

Xiao Ming suddenly understood.

So Ziguang City had already been leveled beforehand, and because Old Ancestor Jin hadn't gained much, he had then set his sights on Lingxiao City.

"Brother Xiao, how should we deal with these people?" Ma Weiwei asked at this moment.

Xiao Ming glanced at them and said indifferently, "These people are no longer useful. Kill them all!"

Upon hearing this, the Jin family members in the hall instinctively shrieked.

"You can't kill us!"

"We have cooperated honestly, saying whatever you asked, ah!!!"

"Ah!!!"

Ma Weiwei acted ruthlessly, and for a time, screams rose and fell in the hall.