39: Chapter 39 The Great Melee (Part 1)

Outside Taihe Market, two Cultivators whose auras were far more terrifying than Foundation Establishment Cultivators were looking at Taihe Market not far away.

"Senior Brother, according to the intelligence gathered by my Disciples, neither Master Lingxiao nor Master Taihe—the two Purple Palace Cultivators—are currently in Xuantian Sect, and they cannot rush back in a short time. We can just take advantage of this period to raid Taihe Market and plunder all its resources. Even if there are still hidden Purple Palace Cultivators within Xuantian Sect, they can at most send one to stop us." The young man dressed in a dark purple robe said coldly. Despite his youthful appearance, he was actually an old monster who had lived for God knows how many years.

"Hehe!" Master Xieyan wore a smile, stroking his beard with one hand. He was not in a hurry to state his position, only saying, "So what if two Purple Palace Cultivators come from Xuantian Sect? Who in the Immortal Realm does not know Junior Brother's strength? Even if that Master Lingxiao came here in person, I am afraid he would not dare say he can take down Junior Brother with one hundred percent certainty!"

"Senior Brother flatters me. How could Junior Brother have such ability? If I really did, I would have already caused Xuantian Sect to perish countless times." While Xiao Yun's tone was modest, it was also mixed with a trace of hatred. However, this hatred was not solely aimed at Xuantian Sect; it was even more so because of Master Lingxiao.

Recalling back then, he and Master Lingxiao were Cultivators of the same generation, and were even hailed as the Twin Heroes of Taihe Prefecture. However, when he reached the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer Perfection and had obtained a Purple Origin Pill, he was hunted down by Cultivators of Xuantian Sect.

In the end, when he was making a Breakthrough in a Secret Realm, he was still found by Master Lingxiao. At that time, he originally thought that Master Lingxiao would cherish him out of mutual sympathy since both were the top Geniuses among their peers, but unexpectedly, the other party showed no mercy and tried to kill him ruthlessly.

However, it was precisely because of that life-and-death crisis that he had an Epiphany, thereby summoning a Heavenly Tribulation that allowed him to successfully save his life. Yet, also because he was heavily injured during that Breakthrough, the Purple Mansion he opened had flaws, causing his current cultivation to be merely at the fourth layer of the Purple Mansion, ultimately even reducing him to the ranks of demonic Cultivators.

And that despicable villain had actually successfully formed a High Grade Purple Mansion, and over the years, his cultivation had progressed by leaps and bounds, already reaching the sixth layer of the Purple Mansion. Coupled with the fact that the other party practiced the Lingxiao True Thunder Art, even a Cultivator at the eighth layer of the Purple Mansion might not necessarily be his match.

Xiao Yun's heart hated Master Lingxiao and Xuantian Sect to the core, so today he specifically brought Master Xieyan along to retaliate against Xuantian Sect.

"Senior Brother, later on, I will be the one to slay the Yun Family Purple Mansion Cultivator in the market, and you only need to be responsible for breaking open the Formation. After killing that Yun Family Purple Mansion Cultivator and cracking the Formation, we will split the market's profits fifty-fifty." Xiao Yun proposed.

Master Xieyan did not refute, and he was quite happy to do so. To tell the truth, his cultivation was not only one layer lower than Xiao Yun's, but his combat power was also far inferior. Today, being pulled along to deal with Taihe Market was purely due to their relationship as fellow apprentice brothers.

An hour later, Master Xieyan and Xiao Yun simultaneously gave orders to their respective Disciples.

"Notify all Disciples, make your move."

With this command issued, countless demonic Cultivators hidden within Taihe Prefecture moved out in full force. Most of them were at Taihe Market, while a small portion ambushed the clan grounds of other Foundation Establishment Families.

A great melee thus kicked off.

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Meanwhile, the demonic Cultivators trailing Chen Changqing and the others also received the news. They immediately pursued the group and ambushed them by casting Spells.

"Be careful." Chen Changqing was the first to discover this group of demonic Cultivators and hurriedly warned them.

After being reminded, Li Qingling and the others immediately became alert and looked in the direction Chen Changqing was pointing. There were a total of eight demonic Cultivators floating in the air.

Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!

Countless Spells and Talismans bombarded Chen Changqing and the others, seemingly wanting to slaughter them here in a single strike.

Chen Changqing's expression turned cold. With a wave of his sleeve, more than ten first-tier High Grade golden light talismans instantly activated, forming a layer of golden light barrier around the seven of them.

Bang bang bang!

Countless explosion sounds rang out. Fortunately, Chen Changqing reacted in time, which allowed everyone to escape disaster.

After the smoke and dust dispersed, when that group of demonic Cultivators saw that Chen Changqing and the others were fine, they looked as if they had seen a ghost. Even a Cultivator at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection would have been instantly slain by that previous wave of attacks, yet these few people had not only blocked it effortlessly just like that.

However, those demonic Cultivators did not think much more about it. Led by their Senior Brother, each of them grinned hideously as they charged toward Chen Changqing and the others.

Chen Changqing and Li Qingling's expressions were calm, without the slightest worry.

However, Chen Yuanjin and the others felt some inner shock, because the cultivation of every single demonic Cultivator who attacked them was at least in the Late Qi Refining Stage, and among them, there was even an existence that made Chen Yuanjin's breath hitch slightly.

"Leave that Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection one to me, and you guys resolve the rest." A voice devoid of any emotion fell into the ears of the others, making them feel somewhat at ease. They looked over and saw that it was Chen Changqing who had spoken.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Changqing rushed toward that Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection Cultivator. Seeing Chen Changqing's actions, one of the demonic Cultivators had eyes full of disdain. A mere sixth layer Qi Refining Cultivator actually dared to attack his Senior Brother; it was simply overestimating one's capabilities.

A Soul-Suppressing Banner appeared in his hand, and with a gentle wave, dozens of wronged souls shrieked miserably before pouncing toward Chen Changqing.

Looking at those painful and twisted faces, Chen Changqing gained some understanding of the cruel methods of demonic Cultivators. No wonder this group of demonic Cultivators was despised by everyone in the Immortal Realm; with such inhuman methods, even he wished to kill them all.

Because as he looked at these faces, he immediately thought that if his own clan members were also killed by demonic Cultivators in the future and then refined into such wronged souls, they truly would never be able to transcend for all eternity.

Chen Changqing raised his finger and tapped lightly, and an azure-green Spell instantly shattered all the wronged souls, together with the two Late Qi Refining Stage Cultivators behind the wronged souls being killed as well.

With just a single move, he broke the offensive of the Soul-Suppressing Banner and also slew two Qi Condensation 7th Layer Cultivators. The crucial point was that those two demonic Cultivators had already made defenses, not only throwing out defensive-type Talismans, but even blocking with their own Soul-Suppressing Banner in front of them. Even so, they were killed instantly. This strength caused everyone present, except for Li Qingling and Chen Yuanjin, to be shaken in their eyes.

That Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection Cultivator grinned and said, "In that case, let me meet you."

"Alright." Chen Changqing smiled and said.

Then everyone each found their own opponents and engaged in a chaotic battle.

Among them, Li Qingling single-handedly fought two eighth layer Qi Refining Cultivators. Such combat power also left everyone dumbfounded. They had originally thought that the emergence of a Chen Changqing was already somewhat surprising, but now this girl's strength was also extremely terrifying.

As for Chen Yuanjin and Chen Yuanwu, the two of them single-handedly fought the other four Late Qi Refining Stage Cultivators, leaving only Chen Changyue and the other two to besiege a Qi Condensation 7th Layer Cultivator.

"You still dare to be distracted?" Seeing that Chen Changqing did not put much mental focus on him, the team-leading demonic Cultivator felt insulted and directly cursed out loud.

Chen Changqing did not care; he was just a Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection demonic Cultivator whom he could suppress and kill by flipping his palm.

His Divine Sense was mainly focused on Li Qingling and the others. If he sensed anything amiss, he would immediately make a move.