Lure the tiger away from the mountain and defeat them one by one

"Arrogant!" The Third Elder sneered disdainfully, scoffing, "With your meager strength, you actually think you can..."

Before he could finish, the Third Elder suddenly froze.

He sensed Xiao Ming's powerful aura!

"You're actually in the Danhu Realm? When did you advance?!" The Third Elder exclaimed in shock.

Xiao Ming couldn't be bothered with his nonsense.

He lightly swung the Nu Lei Sword in the void, and instantly, the Five Elements spiritual energy in the world surged like a flood, engulfing the Nu Lei Sword's blade in moments, forming a hundred-meter-long, five-colored sword shadow.

"Sever!" Xiao Ming lightly shouted, gripping the sword shadow and slashing down fiercely.

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion suddenly rang out.

The five-colored sword shadow, carrying unparalleled sword might, slashed down directly, covering the Third Elder and the elite disciples of the Lei Family Fortress. Then, the sword shadow's power swept out, instantly obliterating the Third Elder and the others!

The powerful Third Elder died under Severing Qiankun before he could even use a martial skill.

And after obliterating the Third Elder and the others, the sword shadow's power continued unabated, carving a deep gully into the hard ground.

After eliminating the Third Elder and the others with a single move, Xiao Ming took a deep breath, then pulled out two thousand-year-old spirit herbs from his ink void ring and shoved them all into his mouth.

While the power of Severing Qiankun was sharp and formidable, the true essence it consumed was also astonishing.

Xiao Ming needed to recover the true essence in his body as quickly as possible, as a subsequent major battle awaited him.

In fact.

Xiao Ming had arrived at the Lei Family Fortress an hour earlier.

However, he did not immediately launch an attack; instead, out of caution, he first thoroughly understood the situation of the Lei Family Fortress.

This was also what a mature martial artist should do.

If one does not understand the enemy's specific situation, then one cannot act rashly, otherwise, there is a possibility of falling into a predicament of being counter-surrounded and killed.

After some investigation, Xiao Ming learned that among the three existing elders of the Lei Family Fortress, the Second Elder and the Third Elder were both in the middle stage of the Danhu Realm.

The strongest, the First Elder, was in the late stage of the Danhu Realm.

Coupled with the heavily injured Lei Ao, the Lei Family Fortress's strength was actually still very astonishing.

After learning this information, Xiao Ming was glad he hadn't blindly rushed into the Lei Family Fortress. If he had charged in recklessly, he would certainly have been attacked by several Lei Family Fortress elders simultaneously.

Even with his profound foundation and numerous methods, he might not have been able to withstand it.

There was even a risk of falling.

Therefore.

Xiao Ming patiently waited for nightfall, and at the same time, formulated a strategy: to create chaos and lure out the three elders of the Lei Family Fortress one by one.

Facts proved he succeeded.

The conceited and arrogant Third Elder indeed led a group of elite disciples outside the fortress and was instantly killed by Xiao Ming in one move.

While recovering the true essence in his body, Xiao Ming narrowed his eyes, looking at the Lei Family Fortress's buildings.

"The commotion here isn't small; the people of the Lei Family Fortress must have sensed it. So, next, we'll see which Lei Family Fortress elder is lured out," Xiao Ming mused.

"If the person who comes is in the middle stage of the Danhu Realm, then I will use the same trick and eliminate him."

"If the strongest First Elder comes, then I will counter-charge into the Lei Family Fortress, eliminate the others first, and then fight the First Elder."

"In short, put aside the late-stage Danhu Realm First Elder for now; deal with the others first!"

Thinking this.

Xiao Ming's body leaped, stepping on the Nu Lei Sword and flying into mid-air. Hidden by the thick night, the people of the Lei Family Fortress couldn't discover him at all.

This way.

Xiao Ming was in the dark, while the Lei Family Fortress was in the open.

How to attack, and who to eliminate, was all at Xiao Ming's whim.

At the same time.

The First Elder and Second Elder, who were in their sleep, had already been awakened.

These two not only heard the deafening explosions outside the fortress but also felt strong elemental energy fluctuations. Clearly, an astonishing battle had occurred outside the fortress!

After hurriedly putting on their clothes, the First Elder and Second Elder arrived at the reception hall almost simultaneously. After calling a family disciple, the First Elder of the Lei Family Fortress asked suspiciously,

"What happened outside? Who is fighting?"

"Reporting to the First Elder, two of our patrol teams were completely wiped out, and all the bodies are piled up in a desolate area outside the fortress," the disciple quickly explained, "Just now, the Third Elder has already led people to check the situation."

"It seems they must have found the culprit and are fighting him."

Upon hearing the disciple's report, the First Elder and Second Elder of the Lei Family Fortress simultaneously frowned.

"Old Third is probably in a bad situation!" The First Elder said in a deep voice, "Looking at the commotion just now, it's not something Old Third could have caused."

"From this, it can be seen that the culprit's strength is quite formidable, probably at least in the middle or even late stage of the Danhu Realm, otherwise, it wouldn't cause such strong elemental energy fluctuations!"

"Then what do we do? Should we hurry to help Old Third?" The Second Elder quickly asked.

The First Elder, however, shook his head, "The enemy's situation is unclear; we cannot send out all our forces, otherwise, we might fall into a trap to lure the tiger away from its mountain."

"Don't forget, the Fortress Lord is in seclusion in the cultivation room and absolutely cannot be disturbed by external forces, otherwise, his injuries might become even more severe."

After thinking for a moment, the First Elder continued, "How about this, I will personally go outside the fortress to confront the culprit. As for you, Old Second... you lead the disciples and guard the family!"

"No problem, the family's safety is on me!" The Second Elder patted his chest confidently.

The First Elder nodded, said no more, and directly broke through the air and left... Outside the Lei Family Fortress.

Xiao Ming, stepping on the Nu Lei Sword, kept his gaze fixed on the location of the Lei Family Fortress.

A moment later.

A figure emanating a powerful aura sped from the direction of the Lei Family Fortress. This person's aura was very strong, having reached the late stage of the Danhu Realm.

"Late stage of the Danhu Realm? It seems the person who arrived is the First Elder of the Lei Family Fortress," Xiao Ming stroked his chin, then smiled slightly,

"Since that's the case, then don't blame me for rushing into the Lei Family Fortress and slaughtering everyone."

With that said.

Xiao Ming controlled the Nu Lei Sword to evade the approaching First Elder. After making a detour in mid-air, he charged straight towards the Lei Family Fortress like a fierce tiger attacking a flock of sheep!

After a dozen breaths.

The First Elder of the Lei Family Fortress arrived at the battlefield outside the fortress.

He swept his gaze and saw a deep sword mark on the ground, like a gully. Around the sword mark, countless pieces of crimson flesh were scattered.

"How could this be! Where's Old Third? Where's the culprit?!"

The First Elder was startled and quickly searched around, but the surroundings were silent, without even a ghost's shadow.

After searching hard for a while, the First Elder finally discovered something amiss.

He found the Third Elder's body among the flesh on the ground, but the Third Elder's corpse had been obliterated, making it extremely difficult to identify if not for the clothes of a Lei Family Fortress elder.

"Old Third was actually killed?!"

The First Elder immediately showed a look of horror, finding what he saw almost unimaginable.

The Third Elder's strength was not weak; he had not only cultivated to the middle stage of the Danhu Realm but also practiced very powerful martial skills. To eliminate the Third Elder in such a short time, the culprit's combat power must at least reach the late stage of the Danhu Realm, or even the Great Perfection Stage!

Otherwise.

It would be impossible to kill the Third Elder in such a short time!

One must know that for powerful martial artists, defeating is easy, but killing is extremely difficult.

Unless one possesses overwhelming strength!

"Old Third is dead, where did the culprit run off to?"

The First Elder's face was full of vigilance. He looked around, wanting to search for traces, but found nothing.

Just then.

From the direction of the Lei Family Fortress behind him, elemental energy suddenly boiled, and an astonishing sword pressure shot up into the sky!

The First Elder subconsciously turned his head and then saw a hundred-meter sword shadow emanating five-colored light suddenly rise within the Lei family.

Then it crashed down again!

"Not good! It's a trap!" The First Elder's face changed drastically, and he gritted his teeth in anger, "The culprit took advantage of my absence and directly attacked the Lei Family Fortress!"