Chapter 183: The Woman Contracted by Lu Xun

How could there be so many starry sky alien species!

Kill our way out!

In the canyon, Murong Zhan charged to the forefront, continuously slaying the attacking starry sky alien species.

Behind him, Murong Wan wielded the Flowing Cloud Sword, dealing with the starry sky alien species attacking from above.

Uncle, hurry, if we keep going like this we'll be trapped to death here.

Murong Tian unexpectedly was also here.

The Murong family had three spots total; Murong Zhan took one, leaving two—one was Murong Tian, the other was Murong Tian's younger brother Murong Chui.

As for Murong Wan, her spot was of course earned by herself.

Besides these four from the Murong family, there were also a man and a youth.

These were Murong Zhan's eldest son-in-law and his in-laws.

Murong Zhan had three daughters and two sons in total.

But his sons were disappointing; none of them amounted to much.

Among the three daughters, the eldest married into the Qin family, which also had a Fourth Level cultivator, while the second daughter, Murong Yan, married into the Chu family.

Among all the descendants, only Murong Wan was the most monstrous.

In-laws, let me open the way!

The Qin family elder, Qin Baoshan, said.

No need, once you've severed them, just guard against those few above; as long as we break out, it'll be easy.

Although Murong Zhan was old and frail, his dantian injury not yet healed, his combat power still could not be matched by an ordinary Fourth Level cultivator.

He alone with his sword killed at the very front.

With one swing of his blade, the overbearing blade aura could hardly be resisted by any starry sky alien species.

The six of them thus fought their way toward the canyon exit.

Boom—

Their opponents were not only starry sky alien species, but also incessantly falling lightning.

This canyon itself was split open by lightning over the years, containing many thunderstones, which is why Murong Zhan dared to venture in.

They had two Fourth Level cultivators, while the other four were Third Level; originally there was no major problem.

All the starry sky alien species in the canyon had been wiped clean by them.

Who would have thought, suddenly a large number of starry sky alien species emerged and launched an attack on them.

These starry sky alien species were mostly lizard-like; they not only had outstanding defense, but could also release lightning.

In the sky, there was also a type of flying starry sky alien species, among which were several Fourth Level specimens.

It was precisely these Fourth Level starry sky alien species that made them dare not rashly go upward.

Before reaching the Fifth Level, martial cultivators' combat power in the air is diminished.

Boom

Just as they were about to reach the canyon exit, suddenly a lizard swelled up, opened its mouth, and spat out a huge bolt of lightning.

Murong Zhan's eyelid twitched, and he fiercely slashed his battle blade.

That bolt of lightning was split by his blade.

Pfft

But he also consequently had his qi and blood surge, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Father!

Murong Wan's heart tightened.

Fourth Level Peak!

Qin Baoshan's expression changed; he was about to lend aid when two Fourth Level starry sky alien species above seized the opportunity and launched a frenzied attack.

Qin Baoshan had no choice but to shoot up into the sky to block them.

Boom

That lizard again discharged lightning.

Not only it, but several Fourth Level starry sky alien species almost simultaneously emerged, and a dense barrage of lightning surged forward.

Murong Zhan readied his blade for battle.

Ahead, however, a golden shield suddenly appeared, blocking all of the lightning.

This was a fourth‑grade Gold Shield Talisman; compared to the all‑defensive Gold Bell Talisman and similar talismans, its defensive power was stronger.

The drawback is that it can protect only one side.

Such a dense assault was blocked by the Gold Shield Talisman for several seconds.

And just as the Gold Shield Talisman shattered, Murong Wan raised her hand and threw out a large heap of talismans.

Boom boom boom boom boom

That group of starry sky alien species was bombarded by so many talismans, directly blowing apart a large swath.

Even that Fourth Level Peak starry sky alien species was injured.

When these fourth‑grade talismans are thrown together, their power can stack.

Now is the time!

Murong Zhan seized the opportunity, surged forward to kill, and eliminated the Fourth Level Peak starry sky alien species.

How does she have so many fourth‑grade talismans!!!

Behind them, Murong Tian was somewhat dumbfounded.

These past days, Murong Wan has given him quite a shock.

He never expected that Murong Wan would reach the third realm so quickly.

You should know, Murong Wan hasn't even been in the capital for a full year yet.

And he, Murong Tian, is several years older than Murong Wan, yet at this point he's only at the peak of the third realm, still a little shy of the fourth realm.

This made Murong Tian feel threatened even more.

These astral aberrations appearing today are actually Murong Tian's doing.

To be precise, it's the Wang family's doing.

They ignited a kind of potion, drawing in a large number of astral aberrations.

Such potions are sold on the black market, specifically used to lure astral aberrations.

The Wang family and Murong Tian intended to use these astral aberrations to wear down Murong Zhan's strength, then strike in one go and take care of him.

As for why the Wang family would do this, it's mainly because of Murong Wan.

This isn't just about lusting after her beauty.

The Wang family also has a greater conspiracy.

As for why Murong Tian cooperates so willingly with the Wang family, on one hand it's because he's brainless, and on the other hand it's because of his father.

If one thinks normally, Murong Wan's rise would bring great benefit to the Murong family; even if he were merely Murong Zhan's nephew, he could still gain advantages.

However, Murong Tian's father has never really submitted to his older brother Murong Zhan since childhood.

Under his father's influence, Murong Tian has harbored the ambition to replace Murong Zhan since he was young.

Over a decade ago, Murong Tian's father entered a Spirit Realm together with Murong Zhan, but only Murong Zhan came back out.

Murong Tian believes that Murong Zhan failed to protect his father, which has made him resent Murong Zhan even more.

Therefore, after Murong Wan continually failed to open her meridians, when Wang Yuanjie found him, Murong Tian agreed to cooperate with Wang Yuanjie.

Nowadays, Murong Tian has gone down a path with no turning back.

"Hurry up and go!"

As soon as Murong Zhan killed a peak-fourth-realm aberration, the pressure instantly lessened.

Qin Baoshan also gained something, killing a fourth-realm aberration.

The six of them finally managed to rush out of the canyon.

"How can there be so many!"

But just as they rushed out of the canyon, Murong Zhan's expression changed.

Outside the canyon, there were even more astral aberrations.

They swarmed thickly, filling the skies and the ground, everywhere.

It took them nearly two days to fight their way out, and their consumption was already enormous.

Murong Zhan was also wounded.

Although Qin Baoshan wasn't injured, because of the massive expenditure, dealing with so many astral aberrations is also extremely difficult.

Inside, there were not a few fourth-realm astral aberrations.

For a fourth-realm cultivator, dealing with beings below the fourth realm and those at the fourth realm are two different concepts.

Dealing with those below the fourth realm entails hardly any consumption.

But if it's the same realm, the consumption is many times greater.

The battle resumed.

"There's a fourth-realm one!"

"Kill!"

Murong Zhan and Qin Baoshan fought bloody battles, killing several fourth-realm aberrations in a row.

Their consumption further increased, and they were almost unable to hold on.

"See how many spirit talismans you have!"

Murong Tian's attention was on Murong Wan, and he sneered repeatedly in his heart.

He wasn't afraid of these aberrations at all.

Because the Wang family's people were hiding nearby.

With the Wang family's strength, even if they struck directly, they might not fail to take down Murong Zhan.

But the Wang family, wanting to be absolutely certain, was unwilling to take even a slight risk.

After all, Murong Wan is a genius from Qingbei; they had to make sure everything was flawless.

Then,

Murong Tian then learned exactly how many spirit talismans Murong Wan had.

All that was seen was Murong Wan producing a stack of spirit talismans thicker than a dictionary, activating them quickly with true qi, and then scattering them as if they were worthless.

"This is impossible!!!"

Murong Tian's eyeballs were about to pop out.

With so many fourth-grade spirit talismans, just how much Dark Energy would one need to buy them?

Even if Murong Tian himself were sold, he couldn't afford them.

Not to mention Murong Tian; even if the Murong family smashed their pots and sold their iron, they still couldn't afford them.

Where did Murong Wan get so many spirit talismans?

In fact, not only him, but Murong Zhan and Qin Baoshan were also startled.

Murong Wan's spirit talismans in her hand were truly too many.

Throwing out so many spirit talismans, the firepower was too fierce.

Whether in the sky or on the ground, the astral aberrations were instantly cleared out in a wave.

「Father, hurry up and go! 」

Murong Wan took the lead and walked ahead.

Whenever a star-space alien came, she had only one action: continuously throwing out talismans.

With talismans opening the way, everyone, despite being surrounded by star-space aliens, managed to carve out a path.

「He should have come in too, right? 」

In Murong Wan's heart, Lu Xun's image inexplicably appeared.

Over the past few months, she has constantly felt that she owes Lu Xun too much.

Moreover, she couldn't put her mind at ease about her father, so this time she chose to act together with him.

This stack of talismans was given to her by Lu Xun before he went out to lend support.

At that time, Murong Wan refused to accept them, but Lu Xun forcibly shoved them into her hands and domineeringly told her.

She is the woman Lu Xun has taken under his contract.

From now on, whoever dares to bully her can be killed by smashing them with talismans.

The significance of those words reached its peak at this moment.

Seeing her father and relatives break out of the encirclement under her protection, the slight resistance Murong Wan felt in her heart toward Lu Xun because of Chu Youqing quietly melted away.