Chapter 29: Come and Catch Me!

Qu Yi teleported from Xiao Zushan, along with the Golden Qilin, to a location in the eastern part of the Destruction Mountains, not far from the coast. As soon as he emerged from the spatial teleportation array, Qu Yi immediately removed the array inside the cave to prevent the Xiao family from breaking through the light barrier and teleporting in.
“Golden Qilin, this experience must have been thrilling, right? All those pills you consumed alone, the spirit stones you absorbed, the people you slaughtered—this life of yours has truly been worthwhile,” Qu Yi said with a smile after removing the spatial teleportation array.
The Golden Qilin, holding its ears, giggled nonstop and laughed loudly, “Master, when I was first tamed by you, I thought my life was ruined. I never expected this to turn out to be the most fortunate thing in my life. Along the way, my cultivation improved, I found a wife, experienced all sorts of exciting things, and braved every kind of dangerous place. Just thinking about it makes my blood boil!”
Qu Yi patted the Golden Qilin lightly and said, “Enough. Go into the Dimension Ball first. You can go show off to Wu Yuan. I still need to wait for the Xiao family to come out, to see if I can launch another ambush.”
The Golden Qilin laughed heartily, thrilled at the thought of showing off to Wu Yuan.
Qu Yi sent the Golden Qilin into the Dimension Ball and then had the Artifact God inform Zhao Shi, the leader of the Tian Tian Sect hiding in the Destruction Mountains, that it was time for him to lead the sect’s members to leave Dark Fragrance Star and head to Flying Cloud Star. Qu Yi himself continued to meditate in the cave, having no rush to leave Dark Fragrance Star.
After receiving the command from the Artifact God, Zhao Shi and Zhao Yun immediately left the “Ten Thousand Breaths Return to Dust Formation” and headed for Immortal Greeting Island.
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The Xiao family’s headquarters was now desolate, with not a single place showing signs of life.
After Qu Yi and the Golden Qilin teleported away, Xiao Duhan and the other powerful members of the Xiao family broke through the light barrier and continued to control the formation, constantly attacking Shan Meng, a strong practitioner in the early stages of the Tribulation Phase from the Tai Yuan Sect.
Under the siege of Xiao Du Bing, Xiao Duhan, and the “Thousand Mountains Combined Killing Formation,” Shan Meng used a forbidden technique—the “Primordial Soul Transcendence Escape Method”—to disintegrate himself and escape from the Xiao family’s headquarters using his primordial soul form.
Thereafter, Shan Meng became an energy-based entity, making it extremely difficult for him to undergo a second heavenly tribulation.
The Xiao family failed to capture even the last enemy who had infiltrated their ranks. Facing the barren land before them, their anger was so intense it seemed capable of burning even their primordial souls, leaving everyone in silence.

Finally, all the remaining members of the Xiao family gathered at Xiao Zu Mountain. By then, the mountain’s peak had been cut off, leaving behind a large platform.
“Han Tian, I remember that bastard in the Fusion Phase—his name seems to be Li Mu. You can send someone to investigate him. With his cultivation level at the early Fusion Phase, he must be well-known in the cultivation world,” Xiao Du Bing suddenly spoke up.
Hearing this, Xiao Han Tian’s eyes lit up, and he immediately said, “Ancestor, mentioning Li Mu reminds me. We’ve already sent family intelligence regarding him.”
With that, Xiao Han Tian took out a jade slip from his space ring and flew it to Xiao Du Bing.
Xiao Du Bing scanned it with his spiritual sense and quickly read its contents, his expression filled with astonishment.
“This Li Mu seems quite remarkable. With his cultivation at the early Divination Phase, he joined the Tai Yuan Gate’s enforcement team and has gone through so many events, his cultivation advancing rapidly. He’s offended these powerful sects—Jin Yang Sect, Bai Shou Peak, Xian Yue Cliff, and Jiu Gong Island—all showing great audacity. This time, it’s also a disaster for our Xiao family. With the appearance of Xiao Chen Lan, he indirectly offended him, allowing him to infiltrate our family and cause such great harm,” Xiao Du Bing lamented.
The other members of the Xiao family also scanned the jade slip to learn more about Qu Yi’s situation.
“Ancestor, for the losses our family has suffered this time, I must personally capture Li Mu. If I fail to catch him, I’ll immediately resign as clan leader,” Xiao Han Tian declared, expressing his resolve.
The losses suffered by the Xiao family this time were mainly caused by his own son. Xiao Han Tian no longer had the face to face the other family members. If he didn’t take action now, he would surely face their indifference.
“You can give up your position as clan leader right now. And you must capture Li Mu—otherwise, don’t even think about returning to the Xiao family,” Xiao Du Bing said coldly.
Xiao Han Tian immediately bowed and said firmly, “Thank you, Ancestor, for giving me a chance to atone. I will definitely capture Li Mu.”
Then, he took off his space ring, carrying only his life artifact, and left the Xiao family’s headquarters to go after Li Mu alone.
The rest of the Xiao family felt regretful seeing Xiao Han Tian leave.
Xiao Du Bing and Xiao Du Han suddenly disappeared and went to a secret place in the Xiao family’s headquarters, where they began to speak quietly.

“Brother Bing, it must be very difficult for Han Tian to go after Li Mu alone. That Li Mu actually has a friend who’s already at the later stage of fusion. Our Xiao family allowed the two of them to infiltrate without even noticing—how embarrassing.” Xiao Du Han said gloomily.

Xiao Du Bing sighed and said calmly, “It’s all in the past now. What worries me is that strongman in the early stage of tribulation. Judging from the magical artifacts he has and the properties of gold energy, I guess he might be from the Taiyuan Gate. Although he infiltrated our Xiao family first this time, we forced him to disintegrate himself. If he returns to the Taiyuan Gate and gathers his friends, it will be hard for us to resist.”

He regretted not killing Shan Meng.

“Brother Bing, I think that guy in the early stage of tribulation must still be hiding somewhere on Dark Fragrance Continent after disintegrating. It will take him a long time to reunite his body using his Yuan Ying form, so he can’t leave Dark Fragrance Planet through a space transmission array. So, let’s split up and search various places. If we find him, we must kill him completely to eliminate a future threat to our Xiao family,” Xiao Du Han said with a cold expression.

Xiao Du Bing nodded and said softly, “That’s good. There aren’t many elite disciples in our Xiao family’s headquarters anyway. With all of them dead this time, there’s less pressure to reorganize. We can recall the elite disciples scattered across the cultivation world and train new assassins to restore our Xiao family’s glory. As for the Qintian Sect, we can tell all the cultivators on Dark Fragrance Planet right now that anyone from the Qintian Sect should be killed on sight. Alright, I’ll hand over the position of Xiao family head to Xiao Hanlin now.”

With just a few words, Xiao Du Bing arranged everything for the Xiao family.

Immediately afterward, Xiao Du Han informed the strongmen at the fusion stage of their decision. Then, the two strongmen at the tribulation stage left the Xiao family headquarters and went to various places on Dark Fragrance Planet to search for Shan Meng’s hiding place.

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After leaving the Xiao family headquarters, Xiao Han Tian flew eastward along the Destruction Mountains, planning to use a space transmission array on Yingxian Island to reach Feiyun Planet.

He knew from the reports of Xiao family spies about Qu Yi’s information, so he naturally guessed that Qu Yi must have returned to Feiyun Planet by now.

As Xiao Han Tian flew eastward, he kept his spiritual sense outstretched, sensing everything in the Destruction Mountains. Seeing that all the former secret bases of the Xiao family had been destroyed, he felt a chill in his heart. He never expected Qu Yi’s revenge to be so ruthless.

“Li Mu, I, Xiao Han Tian, must catch you!” When he reached the eastern end of the Destruction Mountains, Xiao Han Tian suddenly shouted out.

At that moment, a figure suddenly flew out, laughing heartily, “Xiao Hantian, do you want to catch me?”
Xiao Hantian turned around abruptly, his face showing surprise. He hadn’t even sensed Qu Yi’s arrival just now, which was far beyond his expectations.
“Li Mu, well done! You killed all ten thousand of our Xiao family in one go—what a tremendous feat! Now that you dare to show yourself, let me catch you and take you back to the Xiao family, where everyone will cut you once a day until you die from torture!” Xiao Hantian shouted angrily.
Qu Yi shook his head and sighed, “Xiao Hantian, why would you come out alone? Isn’t that seeking death? Never mind. I guess since you’ve already killed your own son, you probably don’t want to live anymore. Then let me fulfill your wish.”
Hearing this, Xiao Hantian became even angrier, his face growing grotesque.
“You’re only in the early stage of merging, yet so arrogant. Let me teach you a lesson now.” With a loud shout, Xiao Hantian drew a golden long sword from his hand—it was actually a mid-grade spiritual weapon, the Golden Slaughter Sword. Using the metal-element cultivation technique he practiced, he swung the sword forcefully, sending a golden arc toward Qu Yi.
Qu Yi simply smiled faintly, vanished suddenly, and appeared behind Xiao Hantian, thrusting his Golden Spear fiercely.
Xiao Hantian was shocked. He hadn’t expected such speed, almost on par with the early stage of transcending tribulations. His spiritual sense could barely detect his presence.
“Golden Shield for protection!”
Too late to fly away, Xiao Hantian could only form an armor around himself with his vital energy.
Boom!
Qu Yi stabbed his Golden Spear into the golden armor of vital energy. With a crisp sound, it was sent flying back, causing his vital energy to surge violently.
“Hmph, Li Mu. Though you’re fast, your cultivation level is still low. At the early stage of merging, do you still think you can break through my armor? Now, let me show you the power of the later stage of merging.” Xiao Hantian turned around and sneered coldly.
Qu Yi quickly stabilized his vital energy, took a breath, and said with a smile, “Never mind. I originally wanted to kill you myself, but I really don’t want to get entangled with you anymore. Let me show you the strength of my forces instead.”
With that, Wuyuan, the Golden Qilin, and the Illusory Dancing Butterfly emerged from the Dimensional Sphere. Moreover, Wuyuan had an Eight-Directions Sword in his mouth, while the Golden Qilin and the Illusory Dancing Butterfly each held one as well.
As soon as these three beasts appeared, they immediately swung their Eight-Directions Swords, sending three beams of light ten meters wide toward Xiao Hantian.

The speed of those streams of light exceeded Xiao Hantian’s spiritual perception speed. Just as Xiao Hantian tried to fly away, three streams of light struck him, throwing his body violently into the air. By the time he hit the ground, he was already dead. The Five Elements Beast, the Golden Qilin, and the Illusory Dancing Butterfly were all monsters in the late stage of fusion. By using the Eight Directions Sword, their energy levels were further elevated, making them beyond Xiao Hantian’s ability to resist. Qu Yi quickly flew to Xiao Hantian’s side, extracted his Yuan Ying, and placed it in his space ring. By now, Qu Yi had already found the five Yuan Yings corresponding to the elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, all in their late fusion stage. Before Qu Yi could rejoice for long, the Artifact God suddenly sent a message: “Qu Yi, Xiao Duhan is coming. Leave quickly.” It turned out that while searching for Shan Meng, Xiao Duhan had already reached this area. The spiritual perception range of the Artifact God at the Great Perfection stage reached 500,000 miles away, meaning Shan Meng was still 500,000 miles distant. Upon hearing this, Qu Yi immediately pulled the three monsters into the Dimensional Sphere, then took out the Golden Boat and used it to cross the ocean and head toward the nearby Yingxian Island. Shan Meng arrived at the site of the battle and immediately found Xiao Hantian’s corpse. Realizing that the killer was not far away, he sensed Qu Yi’s presence above Yingxian Island. “Li Mu, it’s you!” Xiao Duhan shouted fiercely. With teleportation, he rushed to Yingxian Island right away. By this time, Qu Yi had already entered the Transmission Hall and was walking toward the spatial transmission array. When Xiao Duhan arrived at the hall and saw Qu Yi entering the array, he shouted, “Li Mu, don’t think you can escape! I will definitely catch you.” Inside the spatial transmission array, Qu Yi smiled and said, “Is that so? I’m going to the Desert Star. If you want to catch me, come to the Desert Star.” With that, the spatial transmission array activated.