Chapter 21: Going Together to Slay the Xiao Family

Leaving Fengtian Peak meant survival! Staying there meant death!
Qu Yi’s words echoed throughout Fengtian Peak, shaking everyone in the Qintian Sect and, of course, provoking the anger of all its disciples.
Whoosh whoosh!
In an instant, tens of thousands of figures flew out of Fengtian Peak, taking to the sky and surrounding Qu Yi, Qing Wugui, and Mu Han.
“Who are you? How dare you speak such arrogantly!”
“Hmph, what do you think the Qintian Sect is? Is this a place you can just come to at will?”
“Brothers, let’s kill these three together and punish such arrogant fools!”
As soon as they reached the sky, three of them started shouting first, cursing Qu Yi and his companions.
At that moment, the heads of these three Qintian Sect disciples flew off their bodies, a tragic sight.
Qu Yi had moved earlier, but these lower-level disciples couldn’t sense his speed, so they didn’t realize how their heads had been severed. However, the Qintian Sect disciples now understood that these three deaths must be related to Qu Yi and his companions.
With those three dead, the sky fell silent. Only then did the disciples realize how powerful Qu Yi and his companions were—comparable to the sect leader itself. They were merely lower-level disciples at the Yuan Ying or Jin Dan stage, yet they had dared to insult them; it was pure suicide.
Tens of thousands of Qintian Sect disciples hovered in the air, not knowing whether to speak or fly away, and could only watch Qu Yi and his companions quietly.
Meanwhile, on Fengtian Peak, two figures rushed out—Zhao Shi, the sect leader of the Qintian Sect, and another elder in the mid-stage Fusion realm, Zhao Yun.
As soon as Zhao Shi arrived in the sky, he stopped in front of Qu Yi with a kind expression and said with a smile, “Fellow Daoist, I am Zhao Shi, the sect leader of the Qintian Sect. I have offended you, causing you to become so angry?”
Qu Yi studied Zhao Shi for a long time without saying a word, merely observing him as if a master were inspecting a slave.
This humiliating behavior made the Qintian Sect disciples furious, filled with killing intent. Yet Zhao Shi remained as kind as before, smiling and waiting for Qu Yi to speak.

Qu Yi chuckled, tossed his flowing hair aside, and said, “Your Celestial Divination Sect has three elders in the Fusion Phase helping the Xiao family hunt down my brother’s wife. I’ve already killed them, but that won’t do. Since your sect dares to offend me, they must pay a price. That’s why I’m coming now. Within fifteen minutes, every disciple of your Celestial Divination Sect still here will be killed.”

At this moment, Qu Yi repeated his purpose once more.

Ah…

A howling cry filled the air, and flames burned in the eyes of all the disciples.

Elder Zhao Yun was so enraged he almost spat out blood. His three fellow disciples had been killed by Qu Yi, and yet Qu Yi wasn’t satisfied—he wanted to exterminate the entire Celestial Divination Sect.

Just for offending Qu Yi, they were to be wiped out?

Everyone in the Celestial Divination Sect wore angry expressions, but only the sect leader Zhao Shi remained smiling kindly as he spoke, “Elders Zhao Tian, Zhao Di, and Zhao Ren offended this fellow cultivator and were punished—that’s their own fate. Fellow cultivator, the disciples of our Celestial Divination Sect have nothing to do with this. There’s no need to be so ruthless.”

Qu Yi raised his hand and replied directly, “There’s no need for you to deny any connection either. Didn’t you, as the sect leader, know that people from the Xiao family came to your sect? Didn’t you know that your three elders went out to hunt down my brother’s wife? Now that you’ve encountered a stronger enemy, you want to shift all the blame? Stop dreaming. I’ve given your Celestial Divination Sect a choice. When the time is up, don’t blame me for being heartless. As for you, the sect leader, and that elder in the Mid-Fusion Phase, you two will stay. You have a choice: become my slaves or die.”

Ah…

Upon hearing these words, the disciples of the Celestial Divination Sect weren’t breathing spiritual energy anymore—they were breathing flames. As they exhaled, the entire sky seemed to be filled with swirling flames.

“Don’t go too far!” shouted Elder Zhao Yun, who was in the Mid-Fusion Phase, in anger.

Qu Yi merely smiled.

Zhao Shi’s kind smile vanished, replaced by a cold expression. He glared at Qu Yi and sneered, “Fellow cultivator, you’re leaving no chance for our Celestial Divination Sect to survive. You’re only at the Fusion Phase—far from strong enough to kill everyone in the world. Our Celestial Divination Sect is a branch of the Ten Great Sects of the Cultivation World, the Ying Tian Sect. If you dare to exterminate our sect, the elders of the Ying Tian Sect will hunt you down across the entire cultivation world.”

At these words, all the disciples of the Celestial Divination Sect perked up.

Qu Yi responded with a swift movement. As Zhao Shi panicked and tried to resist, Qu Yi already slapped him across the face, sending teeth along with blood flying into the air. Qu Yi then returned to his original position and said with a smile, “You, who are only in the later stage of merging, think you have the right to negotiate with me? And you think that just by bringing in the Ying Tian Sect, I, Li Mu, will be afraid of you? Ah, what ignorance. I am from the Tai Yuan Sect. Not only have I offended your Ying Tian Sect, but also the Jin Yang Sect, Bai Shou Feng, Xian Yue Ya, and Jiu Gong Dao—these ten major sects. How could I possibly fear your Ying Tian Sect? It’s truly laughable.”

“Li Mu… You’re Li Mu.”

Zhao Shi had been slapped by Qu Yi and wanted to fight him fiercely, but after hearing Qu Yi’s words, he froze in mid-air. Thanks to the exaggerated praise from the Tai Yuan Sect and its branches across various planets, Li Mu’s deeds had spread throughout the cultivation world, and almost all cultivators had heard of him. Now that Qu Yi had revealed himself, it indeed scared the people of the Qin Tian Sect.

At this moment, Zhao Shi realized that Qu Yi had already offended several of the ten major sects, so he surely wasn’t afraid of adding another one like the Ying Tian Sect. Moreover, after Qu Yi slapped him, Zhao Shi understood that it would be easy for Qu Yi to kill him.

Qu Yi, on the other hand, leisurely swung his hair, ignoring the murderous gazes of over ten thousand disciples from the Qin Tian Sect. He kept tapping his fingers as if calculating time. “Oh, you decide for yourselves. There are still ten breaths left. Once time runs out, don’t blame me for turning into a killing god,” Qu Yi suddenly reminded them.

What…?

The disciples of the Qin Tian Sect finally felt a sense of suffocation and realized how insignificant their lives were, that their strength wasn’t enough to control their own fate.

Zhao Shi suddenly knelt in mid-air and shouted loudly, “I’m willing to become a slave to Daoist friend Li Mu. But please spare these disciples of the Qin Tian Sect. They knew nothing about this incident and weren’t involved in chasing after your brothers and wives at all.”

Seeing their leader kneel, Zhao Yun was initially shocked but then understood. Zhao Shi wanted to exchange his own life for the survival of the entire Qin Tian Sect and to save its disciples.

“I’m also willing to become a slave to Daoist friend Li Mu!” Zhao Yun also knelt in mid-air and shouted.

Zhao Yun knew very well that his senior brother, the sect leader, was only in the later stage of merging, yet he couldn’t even withstand a single slap from Li Mu. There was no way he could escape; he could only submit.

Qu Yi chuckled and immediately flew to Zhao Shi and Zhao Yun’s side, implanting soul shackles on each of them.
“Zhao Shi, Zhao Yun, thanks to you, the Qintian Sect has been preserved. However, the fate of your Qintian Sect was determined by the Xiao family, so you must go to the Xiao family and demand retribution. Now, take all the disciples of the Qintian Sect who are at the Golden Core stage or above, along with all the medicinal pills and spirit stones in the sect, and follow me to the Destruction Mountains to destroy the entire Xiao family,” Qu Yi shouted loudly after controlling the two.
At this moment, all the disciples of the Qintian Sect understood that Qu Yi intended to use them as allies to attack the Xiao family.
“Yes, Daoist Li Mu,” Zhao Shi and Zhao Yun replied simultaneously.
The disciples of the Qintian Sect floating in the air watched the events unfold like a drama, utterly confused by the rapid changes. Qu Yi descended from the sky, slapped the kind-smiling sect leader, only to find that the sect leader had willingly become a slave and was ready to head to the Destruction Mountains to attack the Xiao family—everything happened too quickly.
Zhao Shi and Zhao Yun, forced into Qu Yi’s service by the circumstances, were extremely reluctant and filled with rage. All of this stemmed from the actions of the young master of the Xiao family, and now the Qintian Sect had ended up in such a plight. They were desperate to take revenge on the Xiao family.
“All disciples of the Qintian Sect, those at the Golden Core stage or above, follow me to the Destruction Mountains! We swear to crush the Xiao family!” Qu Yi shouted fiercely.
“Yes, Sect Leader,” all the disciples at the Golden Core stage and above agreed in unison.
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The Qintian Sect had over a thousand disciples at the Golden Core, Yuan Ying, Outward Journey, and Divided Mind stages. They followed Qu Yi northward toward the Destruction Mountains.
The Destruction Mountains were the stronghold of the Xiao family, their exclusive territory. Whether from Dark Fragrance Star or other planets, anyone who wanted to enter the Destruction Mountains needed the Xiao family’s permission; otherwise, they would be hunted down.
The Xiao family was a renowned assassin clan. In the Destruction Mountains, they had numerous assassin training bases, which naturally could not be exposed to outsiders.
But now, Qu Yi, Qing Wu Gui, Mu Han, along with thousands of elite disciples from the Qintian Sect, had arrived in the central part of the Destruction Mountains.
The group landed on a snow-capped peak.
At that moment, a man in black appeared in the distance, radiating murderous intent.

“Who are you guys? This is the land of the Xiao family—mountains that can be destroyed. Leave immediately, or our Xiao family will exterminate you.” As soon as this man arrived near Snow Peak, he began to warn them.
Qu Yi smiled, while Zhao Shi already flew forward, swinging his Golden Cloud Sword in the air. A golden arc of light instantly killed this Xiao family patrol member at the Golden Core stage.
“This time, we’re here to exterminate the Xiao family!” Zhao Shi said coldly.