Fantasy: I Have a Max-Level Immortal Emperor Account

Chapter 273: All sides are in turmoil, and slaughter is about to begin!

The news of Lü Qing's return from the Lü family spread throughout most of the cultivator families in Barbarian Ghost City in less than a quarter of an hour.

They all knew that the Lü family had struck it rich; a new soul stone vein had appeared beneath the previously abandoned mine.

However, Lü Qing knew that he was not strong enough to protect such a large treasure, so he desperately fled from Barbarian Ghost City and joined the front-line battle against the human race.

Many families never expected that Lü Qing would return alive.

Moreover, he was accompanied by a Nascent Soul Realm expert. Those who had close ties with the Qin family knew that the person accompanying Lü Qing was Zhao Xiruo, a retainer of the Qin family.

There is also speculation.

Lü Qing and the Qin family have reached a cooperation agreement, and it is possible that the Qin family is providing protection.

That would strongly suggest that Lü Qing still carries the cooperation agreement for that medium-sized soul stone mine.

If one of them were to eliminate Lü Qing, they would very likely obtain the contract.

Having a Nascent Soul Realm guard is not a difficult task; it only requires cooperation from a few families.

Unlike other families, when the Jin, Li, and Lei families received the news of Lü Qing's successful return, some of their elders and retainers were somewhat bewildered.

Because their clan leader had gone out of the city to ambush Lü Qing.

Haven't returned yet.

Since Lü Qing returned unharmed, does that mean that the patriarchs of the three families have been killed? What they cannot understand is that their patriarchs are all veteran Nascent Soul Realm experts, while Lü Qing is only a Golden Core Realm cultivator.

Even if there is a Nascent Soul Realm expert following them.

But even if the family heads were to fight four against one, they certainly wouldn't lose.

Regardless, their patriarchs have not returned. In fact, spies from three of the families saw Qin Wanshan return alone and immediately go into seclusion in the Qin family's secret chamber. Moreover, the Qin family's steward secretly purchased a lot of soul medicines from various shops. Although the other party wanted to conceal the types of soul medicines he bought, the combined efforts of the families still uncovered a soul-shaping liquid that was mixed in with all the soul medicines and was a must-buy.

The Qin family wants to buy this kind of medicine that shapes the soul, so it's not hard to imagine that the head of the Qin family must have been injured on his way there.

And it's not light.

In that case, the heads of the other three families and the elite members of their families who went with them are also likely to be in grave danger.

Suddenly, a sense of unease arose, and the people of the three major families were filled with fear.

The patriarch has perished, which suggests that there must be other experts brought back by Lü Qing in the shadows.

Everyone felt uneasy and remained silent. With a powerful protector protecting Lü Qing, they all kept the news to themselves.

However, many cultivator families are still interested in the contract in Lin Xuan's possession, and some have even begun to form their own assassination teams, all thinking of striking first.

Moreover, the cultivator family that sent people to assassinate the remaining stewards and servants of the Lü family was the fastest to act. If Lü Qing finds out that their Lü family was wiped out, he will definitely retaliate against them after investigating!

at this time.

Lin Xuan stepped into the Barbarian Ghost City.

Based on Lü Qing's memory, they headed towards the Lü family's residence.

Zhao Xiruo suddenly spoke up from behind: "Lu Qing, your Lu family's steward and the remaining twenty-three servants have all been assassinated by people from various cultivator families in Barbarian Ghost City, all in order to find that mine contract. The place you're going to now is just a dead house!"

Lin Xuan, who was in front of her, continued to walk forward.

His expression was also very calm.

"I need to use that place to find out who the murderer is, and then I'll kill them all!"

Lin Xuan said in a calm tone.

This was a perfectly legitimate opportunity to kill, simply to get revenge. If he were to commit a massacre without cause and attract the attention of the Domain Government, he would definitely have to change his identity again. He didn't like things to be too complicated; something simple was better.

Although Lin Xuan spoke in a very calm tone, Zhao Xiruo felt a chill run down her spine when she heard it.

The closer they got to the Lü family mansion.

The more people on the street could recognize Lin Xuan, the more people recognized him.

"Hey, isn't that the young patriarch of the Lü family?"

"He... he actually dared to come back!"

"Sigh, now all the major families in the city are secretly looking for him. Who told him that his family's mines had such a miraculous occurrence? He couldn't hold onto his wealth!"

"I bet this kid won't live past three days!"

"How could that be? You're saying too much. I just saw a few guards from cultivator families passing by here, in a hurry. They've never done that before. I bet Lü Qing won't survive tonight!"

On the street, some ordinary cultivators openly discussed the likely lifespan of Lin Xuan.

"Shut up!"

A sharp, thunderous shout rang out in everyone's ears.

Zhao Xiruo, who was standing next to Lin Xuan, couldn't help but speak up.

Lin Xuan helped her break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and she also realized how powerful Lin Xuan's talent was. Zhao Xiruo wanted to follow Lin Xuan.

She would never allow such vulgar people to criticize her master.

"boom!"

Immediately afterwards, centered on Zhao Xiruo, visible white waves of energy swept outwards, pressing all those within hundreds of feet who had spoken disrespectfully to Lin Xuan to the ground, their bodies unable to move an inch, their faces flushed red, and a look of fear appearing in their eyes.

These people hadn't expected that the beautiful woman beside Lin Xuan would possess such a powerful cultivation level. Among them were one or two Void Core Realm cultivators, yet they were still suppressed and unable to move.

And it's merely a spiritual awareness.

"God Transformation Realm!"

This thought popped into everyone's mind.

It would be extremely difficult for a Nascent Soul Realm expert to suppress more than three hundred people at once, but the woman in white seemed to suppress them all to the ground with ease. This suggests that she was likely a Divine Transformation Realm expert.

For a moment, the people on most of the street were at a standstill.

"Tap Tap!"

Lin Xuan continued walking forward calmly, ignoring everything that had happened.

"If anyone talks nonsense again, their head will be chopped off!"

After Zhao Xiruo finished speaking, she released the restriction.

"puff!"

Immediately afterwards, the hundreds of people who had been discussing Lin Xuan all coughed up a mouthful of thick blood, and their internal organs suffered minor injuries.

Everyone's pupils shrank.

"No wonder Lü Qing dared to come back; he has a powerful protector!"

Immediately, everyone on the street went about their business and things returned to normal. The hundreds of people who had been reprimanded by Zhao Xiruo got up and didn't dare to look at Lin Xuan's back as they walked out of the street.

"Who was causing trouble just now!"

After a dozen or so breaths.

A squad of nine ghost soldiers, all clad in black standard armor and wielding third-grade black spears, were at the peak of the Golden Core realm, led by a burly Nascent Soul realm cultivator.

They had just sensed a very powerful aura rising up in the street, but it dissipated immediately. When they arrived, the street was full of busy people who ignored the ten of them.

After scanning the area and finding no suspicious fighting incidents, he led his team away.

At the end of the street.

The crowd thinned out.

Lin Xuan, relying on Lü Qing's memories, arrived in front of a dilapidated house.

The house had been unattended for almost a month, and several tenacious weeds had sprouted from the cracks in the wall outside the door, swaying gently in the breeze.

The plaque hanging high above the door also showed some cracks, and cobwebs were wrapped around it.

A scene of utter desolation!

When people around saw Lü Qing, they were all shocked and avoided him as if he were a plague.

"This kid is really in a bad situation!"

Lin Xuan thought to himself.

"boom!"

Then, a gust of wind surged out from Lin Xuan's body, blasting open the tightly closed black door.

Dust billowed up from the ground, but Lin Xuan managed to suppress it.

Entering the mansion.

First, what came into view were several corpses that had been drained of their life essence, all of them just skin and bones.

Several corpse worms slithered in the empty eyes, and after the loud door opening, all the black corpse worms on the corpses burrowed into the ground.

From the few robes they had left on them, it was clear that they were servants.

There were more than eight corpses in front of the gate.

Each of them had a deep hole in their chest, all of which were fatal wounds.

With a wave of his hand, Lin Xuan produced a tiny spark of crimson flame that instantly ignited upon touching the corpse.

In just a few breaths, a skeleton had turned to ashes.

After a while.

Lin Xuan then buried the ashes of dozens of people in the backyard of his mansion.

And at this time.

Inside the Qin family mansion.

Having reconstituted his severed limbs with the Soul-Sculpting Liquid, Qin Wanshan went directly to find his daughter, Qin Lan, after learning that she had returned.

He inquired about the situation on the merchant ship.

"Are you really sure that besides Lü Qing, there are no other forces in the outer city?"

Qin Wanshan looked suspicious.

"Father, don't you even believe your own daughter?"

"We were hijacked by the Black Eagle Stronghold on our journey. If it weren't for Lü Qing's help, your daughter probably wouldn't have made it back. Lü Qing's own strength has reached the Nascent Soul Realm, and he's not weak at all. He even has a Divine Transformation Realm beast by his side. Now, with Elder Zhao Xiruo added to the mix, he has two Divine Transformation Realm warriors under his command. Our Qin family had better not get involved in this mess!"

"How did Zhao Xiruo break through to the Nascent Soul Realm? She had been stuck in the Spirit Nascent Soul Realm for decades!"

Qin Wanshan thought of Zhao Xiruo, whose cultivation was stable at the Nascent Soul stage. If it weren't for that damned bitch trying to kill him, he wouldn't have used that teleportation talisman!

"do not know!"

"But Elder Zhao Xiruo only left the merchant ship for a day, and she has already broken through when she returned!"

"Moreover, after arriving near Barbarian Ghost City, I was knocked unconscious by Elder Zhao, and I don't know what happened after that!"

Qin Lan shook her head and said.

"Since you say that Lü Qing inherited the legacy of a powerful member of the Ghost Clan, judging from Zhao Xiruo, Lü Qing possesses a treasure that allows a Nascent Soul cultivator to easily break through to the Divine Transformation Realm. Moreover, I personally witnessed Zhao Xiruo's breakthrough during the war, and that treasure might even have a miraculous effect on a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator breaking through to the Void Refinement Realm!"

"A treasure!!"

The more Qin Wanshan analyzed, the brighter the light in his eyes became.

The undisguised greed made Qin Lan shake her head.

“Father, I advise you not to pursue Lü Qing anymore. He definitely won't come back if he's not confident about something, and besides, I feel like he's changed a bit…”

Qin Lan continued speaking.

He was frozen in place by Qin Wanshan's cold gaze.

"So what if he has two Nascent Soul Realm warriors by his side? This time he's facing the entire cultivator family of Barbarian Ghost City. I bet even the city lord wants to get involved. That Lü Qing is a piece of fat meat. If he really has the kind of treasure you mentioned, he'll be even fatter!"

A hint of greed flashed in Qin Wanshan's eyes.

"If he can successfully persuade the city lord, then someone will be able to deal with Lü Qing's treasure, which was almost capable of killing someone in the Void Refinement Realm, and the threat will be greatly reduced!"

Qin Wanshan muttered a few words to himself and then left!

"Father……"

Qin Lan tried to call out to him, but Qin Wanshan ignored her.

As a cultivator, he was already defying the heavens. With such a treasure within his grasp, how could he possibly give it up?

He simply refused to believe that a mere Lü Qing could possibly contend with the power of the entire Barbarian Ghost City; it was utterly delusional!