Chapter 364 The Way of the Other, Also Applied to Oneself
Following that, Yu Qingtan successfully took control of the City Lord's Mansion and shut down the Protective City Formation. She then commenced a massacre of the Qian Family members within the Wutan Immortal City. Having grasped the third level of Blood Dao and having learned the Bloodline Tracking Technique, Yu Qingtan was able to easily discern whether a person belonged to the Qian Family using the blood of the Qian Family members she had previously killed.
Under the cover of nightfall, Wutan Immortal City plunged into unprecedented chaos and panic. Yu Qingtan, enraged and transformed into a darker version of herself by the Qian Family, became the nightmare of this Immortal City.
Dressed in a black dress, she hovered above Wutan City like a spectre, stepping through the air with the rain of Water Blades forming behind her, raining down upon the city.
Building after building was destroyed; blood blossoms bloomed one after the other. Every Qian Family cultivator in Wutan City, except for children under the age of twelve and pregnant women, was a target for Yu Qingtan's hunt.
Though the Qian Family cultivators were numerous, they stood no chance against Yu Qingtan's Water Blade Technique, especially after she had advanced her cultivation level to the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
Her figure was akin to the Grim Reaper, every appearance accompanied by a storm of blood and carnage. The cultivators of Wutan City quickly realized that Yu Qingtan only killed members of the Qian Family, and all non-Qian Family members breathed a sigh of relief, though they still stayed as far away as possible.
Unfortunately, the Qian Family members could not escape. Some Qian Family cultivators tried to run, but to their horror, they found that the Protective City Formation had already disabled the entrance and exit functions, preventing them from even sending out a call for help.
As time went on, the number of Qian Family members within Wutan Immortal City dwindled, and Yu Qingtan's frenzy of slaughter became even more intense. Her eyes held nothing but hatred and anger, as if she intended to send every Qian Family member to hell.
Finally, as the first light of dawn was about to spread across the land, Yu Qingtan stood aloft amidst the ruins of the City Lord's Mansion. Looking down at the bodies and blood strewn on the ground, she felt not a ripple in her heart. She wanted the Qian Family to know that she, Yu Qingtan, was not someone they could bully at will.
Afterwards, Yu Qingtan left Wutan Immortal City. Her figure gradually vanished into the morning light, leaving behind only the bloody Wutan Immortal City.
When other Qian Family members from different places received the news and arrived at Wutan City, they saw a message written in blood on the plaza outside the City Lord's Mansion, "The killer, Yu Qingtan of the Southeast Region! If the Qian Family destroys another Tan Immortal Fan Club in the Southeast Region, then I, Yu Qingtan, will massacre another Qian Family city!"
Outside the plaza, there was a Jingguan made up of over ten thousand heads of the Qian Family cultivators. The Family Head of the Qian Family, Venerable Mengde, was engulfed in unprecedented rage upon learning the horrific state of Wutan Immortal City.
"Hahaha, very good, very good, very good, how dare someone provoke my Qian Family to such an extent. If we don't tear you, Yu Qingtan, to pieces and extract your soul for torment, we, the first family of the Outer Realm, would not be living up to our name!"
Venerable Mengde had no objections to the actions of Wei Ye and the others. Although higher-level cultivators in the Cultivation World generally shouldn't strike against lower-level cultivators, they were accustomed to their high status, and using such tactics, especially across different regions, was quite normal to them.
Moreover, they also knew of Yu Qingtan's terrifying innate talents. Now that enmity had been established between them, if they did not eliminate her early, she might become a severe threat. For this reason, losing a bit of face seemed like a small price to pay.
What they didn't expect was for Yu Qingtan to turn the tables and massacre the Qian Family cultivators in Wutan Immortal City using the same method they had employed. That's also a reason why high-level cultivators generally don't attack low-level ones—because if you kill my low-level cultivators, I can kill yours as well.
Originally, Venerable Wei Ye thought that dealing with a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Southeast Region wouldn't impact the Qian Family too much, but that was a miscalculation. Nonetheless, it further strengthened Venerable Mengde's determination to eliminate Yu Qingtan.
The fury of Qian Family's head, Venerable Meng De, swept through the entire Qian Family like a tempest. He ordered a halt on all operations and notified Venerable Wei Ye of the same.
He then sealed off the teleportation formations leading to other regions from the Eastern Region and called together all the God Transformation Honorables and Nascent Soul True Masters without important matters to handle. He even went so far as to tap into the family's reserves, vowing to apprehend Yu Qingtan and set an example for others. A substantial bounty of two Taoist Instruments was offered for Yu Qingtan's capture.
Under the call of the Qian Family, cultivators in the Eastern Region also responded en masse. Whether out of reverence for the Qian Family or for the generous bounty, they began to search for Yu Qingtan's whereabouts. In no time, the entire Eastern Region was plunged into an unprecedented state of tension and panic.
However, Yu Qingtan seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth, vanishing without a trace. Using her Innate Divine Power Shadow Clone, she first returned to the Southeast Region to ensure that Venerable Wei Ye and others weren't targeting the Tan Immortal Fan Club. After confirming their inaction, she traveled back to the Southeast Region and bought properties in various Immortal Cities within the Qian Family's sphere of influence, leaving behind marks of her soul so she could travel to these places with her Shadow Clone at will.
Due to the subtleties of the Reincarnation Mantra, the Qian Family and other cultivators of the Eastern Region were exhausted from the pursuit, yet they could never locate her. She even occasionally kidnapped some important members of the Qian Family as a sign that she was still in the Eastern Region.
One month later, Venerable Meng's most talented and favorite son, Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator Qian Yonglin, was kidnapped while searching for Yu Qingtan, without the six accompanying Nascent Soul True Masters noticing anything amiss.
"Venerable Meng De, make peace with me, Yu Qingtan, within three days. Publicly announce that you will no longer be an enemy to me, Yu Qingtan, in any form, and sign a Soul Oath Contract. Otherwise, you will never see your beloved son again!"
Upon seeing the blood-red message left by Yu Qingtan, Venerable Meng's spiritual power erupted, reducing the message to powder.
"Ah, this is intolerable, absolutely intolerable! What does Heavenly Secret Tower have to say?" Venerable Meng De roared in powerless rage.
"Family Head, after Heavenly Secret Tower lost two Nascent Soul True Masters in their attempts to calculate Yu Qingtan's whereabouts, they refused to make any further efforts, even when we offered a Hundred-Year Lifespan Fruit," a Qian Family elder reported. Your next chapter is on My Virtual Library Empire@@novelbin@@
"Rubbish, all rubbish!" Venerable Meng De exclaimed loudly upon hearing this, though it was unclear whether he was scolding the elder or those from Heavenly Secret Tower.
"Family Head, the Venerable Heavenly Curse from the Sinister States has agreed to intervene. But in addition to a Hundred-Year Lifespan Fruit, he also wants your beloved daughter Yong Wei to marry his grandson," another elder reported as he entered from outside.
Thud—Venerable Meng De grasped the teacup on the table beside him and smashed it to the ground with great force; it was his favorite teacup.
"This is too much, taking advantage of someone's misfortune, utterly shameless!" Venerable Meng De, who was once a man who never showed his emotions, had been unable to calm his rage recently.
Venerable Heavenly Curse was one of the heads of another God Transformation-level force in the Eastern Region, the Sinister States, specializing in curse mastery. He had a favored clan grandson, Real Person Tianling, who possessed extraordinary gifts and was being groomed by Venerable Heavenly Curse as his successor.
However, this Real Person Tianling was notably abstract in appearance and known as one of the ugliest men in the Eastern Region. Meanwhile, Venerable Meng De's beloved daughter, Real Person Yong Wei, was ranked third on the Hundred Flowers List.
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