My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

Hoofbeats!

Hoofbeats!

Half an hour later, a snow-white dragon-scaled demon horse with layers of scales covering its belly and back galloped out of Wanbaozhai with its head held high and hooves raised, before slowing down after a while.

It turned out that a new notice had been posted at the city gate, saying that the Lei family had officially declared war on the Dong family and was offering large sums of money to invite various independent cultivators to join the Lei family.

The various benefits promised were causing a stir among the wandering cultivators entering and leaving the city, who were whispering and discussing among themselves.

After getting out of the car and glancing around a few times, Cui Ying turned back without much interest. Just then, someone else walked over and caused quite a commotion in the crowd.

Cui Ying glanced at the newcomer and noticed that she was a voluptuous and alluring young woman, with a cute boy who looked no more than seven or eight years old by her side.

The woman was dressed in pink, with full breasts and a slender waist. Every move she made exuded a breathtakingly alluring charm, causing many male cultivators around her to stare wide-eyed and swallow hard.

The woman seemed slightly surprised to see so many people in front of her. After glancing at the notice on the list, she immediately led the boy away in another direction.

As she stepped out of the crowd, the boy beside her suddenly burst into tears for no apparent reason.

The young woman immediately bent down to gently comfort him, but the boy ignored her completely and even pushed her hand away, which angered the young woman so much that she slapped his buttocks a few times.

Just then, Wang Rong, who was in the carriage, couldn't help but push open the window and ask curiously, "San Yatou, why is it so noisy outside?"

Cui Ying glanced at the young woman and boy, their faces flushed with anger, not far away. A strange light flashed in her eyes, and she replied indifferently, "It's just a child crying."

"Since it's someone else's family matter, let's hurry up and leave."

Upon hearing this, Wang Rong and Cui Zhengming breathed a sigh of relief and said this.

A short while later, the Dragon Horse Sky Chariot that Cui Ying and the others were riding had already traveled some distance away from the city gate, and there was no longer a road paved with bluestone.

The pair of strong hooves lightly stepped on the rugged mountain road, and the horse flew more than several feet off the ground. The spirit wood carriage it was towing behind swayed slightly and also rose into the air. Under Cui Ying's control, it carried the family of three and sped away towards Shuangling Village.

At this moment, the boy who had been crying at the city gate suddenly stopped, raised his head and glanced coldly at the distant roller coaster, his face extremely gloomy.

The young woman in the pink dress, seeing this, didn't seem surprised at all. Instead, she covered her mouth and giggled, saying with captivating charm:

"As expected, they are all rogue cultivators in the early stage of Qi Refining. There isn't even a single cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining. It seems we can make a big deal."

"Our mission is complete. We've confirmed that there are no hidden high-level cultivators in this family. The rest is naturally up to Old Monster Wu and his group. However, the Dragon Horse Cloud Chariot they're riding in is quite mysterious; it might have the effect of concealing their tracks. Do you think Old Monster Wu and his bunch of idiots won't lose them?"

"Don't worry, I just planted the Thousand-Mile Fragrance on the old woman sitting in the car. Even if she is hundreds of miles away, Old Monster Wu and his men will be able to find her accurately."

Upon hearing the boy's question, the young woman in pink snorted and confidently replied.

“Very good. In that case, Old Monster Wu and his men are all at the late stage of Qi Refining. Taking down this family will definitely not be a problem. Alright, let's leave too. After we finish this job, we'll leave this place and return to Lotus Hidden City.”

The boy smiled contentedly and reached out his little hands to hug the young woman. As they spoke, the two were about to take off into the air.

"Heh, you want to leave? You'll have to see if I'll allow it!"

Just then, a cold voice suddenly came from the sky.

This startled the young woman and boy, who both looked up. There, high in the sky, stood a handsome male cultivator dressed in a crimson brocade robe and a jade belt, his hands clasped behind his back, coldly staring at them.

"Oh no, it's the newly appointed head of the Siwu Hall, Lei Yi! Let's go!"

After the young woman in pink saw the handsome male cultivator's face clearly, she screamed in horror.

The boy in her arms also changed his expression drastically and raised his hand. A cloud of white mist surged out of thin air, instantly enveloping the entire space within a radius of several dozen feet. Then, he twisted his body and was about to escape underground under the embrace of a cloud of spiritual light.

"boom"

With a muffled thud, the boy's feet had barely penetrated a foot into the ground when the surrounding soil suddenly became incredibly hard, trapping him in the middle, unable to move forward or backward.

At the same time, a blinding golden light flashed by.

The boy's head rolled to the ground without warning. Then, the space around him rippled, and another tall, thin blond man appeared, holding a long sword that was dripping blood.

As the man appeared, he expressionlessly flicked his longsword, and several sword lights flashed, instantly slicing the boy's headless body into several pieces.

"How dare you, a mere rat, act so presumptuously in my Thundercloud City?"

Seeing that the boy was beyond dead, the blond man coldly spoke.

"You are Lei Jing, the seventh young master of the Lei family!"

Upon seeing the blond man's face again, the young woman in the pink dress turned even paler, almost bloodless. As she quietly took two steps back, a flash of clear light suddenly appeared on her body, and she transformed into a ball of light, disappearing into the distance.

Upon seeing this, the blond man sneered and did not draw his sword to give chase.

The handsome male cultivator in the air smiled faintly, then without saying a word, he flicked his sleeve, and a crimson feather fan suddenly appeared in his hand, which he simply waved.

"puff"

The young woman in pink, who had already fled dozens of feet away, suddenly felt the surrounding void heat up, and her whole body turned into a ball of fire and burst into flames.

A moment later, the beautiful female cultivator vanished without a trace in mid-air.

"Hmph~ I didn't expect Third Brother's Thunderfire Technique to be so refined. You burned a female cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining to ashes in the blink of an eye."

The blond man, witnessing this scene, simply snorted coldly.

"Hehe, how can my little skills compare to Seventh Brother's Golden Sun Sword?"

Lei Yi gently waved his feather fan, a smile on his face, but after glancing at the pool of blood near the blond man, his gaze was filled with apprehension.

"However, this matter is a bit strange. Rumors outside say that these bandits are all extremely wicked people in the late stage of Qi Refining. Otherwise, why would Aunt leave a message asking the two of us to guard this place at the same time?"

"Since it's just a rumor, it's mostly unreliable. Besides, although this group of bandits has some reputation, I've never heard of them actually going head-to-head with any experts or powerful forces. According to the files I've seen these past few days, the rogue cultivators they ambushed were all early-stage Qi Refining cultivators. The reason they're notorious is because they're ruthless and cunning. This time, we were able to get advance notice and set up this trap thanks to that girl."

Lei Yi shook his head and said calmly.

"Perhaps so. By now, our armored soldiers should be making their move."

Lei Jing thought for a moment, then nodded and said so.