Chapter 279: Aftermath

When Lingyun returned to the Villa, the battle had already ended.

"Esdeath, did an Innate Expert appear among the opponents?" Lingyun's gaze swept over the open space in front of the Villa, his brows slightly raised.

"Mm, only one. Based on the information you gave me, it is the Shadow Guard of the Ji Family!" Esdeath nodded.

"Having lost seven Innate Experts in a row, I would like to see what kind of reaction the Ji Family will have!" Lingyun nodded slightly.

"Master, you keep mentioning the Ji Family; could it be that this Ji Family has some connection to you?" Luo Yexi asked with some curiosity.

"A connection? There should be a little bit of one, but I reckon there isn't much left!" Lingyun waved his hand. "Having suffered such a big loss, those guys should behave themselves for a while!"

"Lingyun, are you alright?" When Lingyun walked into the Villa, Chen Jing and Su Wanyue leaned in on his left and right, asking with concern.

"Ah, it's nothing, just a few small fry!" Lingyun looked at the two, who were full of concern, and said with a smile. "These small characters aren't even enough for a warm-up for me, so you don't need to worry. I think that after this incident, those guys who were harboring ulterior motives should all settle down. As for the Qingshen Tea, I will leave the operations to you!"

"I understand. This time, I will not let you down!" Chen Jing nodded forcefully.

"Lingyun, can you guide us in our cultivation?" Su Wanyue suddenly said.

"You two?" Lingyun asked.

"That's right." A strange luster flashed in Su Wanyue's eyes. "I remember that whether it is Ye Xi, Esdeath, Akame, or Kurome, they are all your disciples. And their ages are all about the same as ours, but their strength is at least Heaven Tier Extreme! I think that if we cultivate by your side, we will definitely gain something as well!"

Chen Jing, who was on the side, also had her eyes light up and nodded forcefully.

Hearing Su Wanyue's request, Lingyun pondered for a moment, then nodded: "That is fine. Although we deterred those guys with ulterior motives today with absolute strength, no one knows if someone will become desperate and take action against you. Moreover, your current strength is indeed a bit low. If you have free time, just come to my place!"

"Mm, we will definitely come over!" Chen Jing nodded forcefully.

Beijing, Ji Family branch hall.

Ji Xiuwen looked with fury at the person trembling on their knees before him: "What did you say? The Soul Tablets of the Great Elder and the others have shattered?"

The person kneeling before him trembled, and said in fear and trepidation: "That's right, the person guarding the Ancestral Hall just came to report that the Soul Tablets of the Great Elder and the others have all shattered!"

"All of them? You mean all of them?" Hearing this news, Ji Xiuwen's expression changed drastically; he lunged in front of the person and lifted them up by their clothes.

"Ye-yes, and the people below reported that these Soul Tablets almost all shattered at the same time!" the person said, trembling.

"At the same time?" Ji Xiuwen's expression became very ugly.

The Soul Tablets shattering simultaneously meant that the Great Elder and the others were killed at the same time. However, what kind of strength must the person who acted have to be able to kill a full six Innate Experts at the same time? One must know that the Great Elder's strength had already entered the Innate Late Stage and he was a formidable expert in Beijing; to be able to kill him in seconds so easily, could the strength of the person who acted be Xiantian Ultimate?

"What exactly is that group in the Intelligence Department doing? They didn't even uncover such important information as a Xiantian Ultimate expert appearing in Beijing out of nowhere!" Ji Xiuwen was already considering whether to remove the current person in charge of the Intelligence Department!

"The person who acted killed the Great Elder while knowing full well that he was from the Ji Family, which shows that the other party does not fear my Ji Family. Perhaps this person who acted is the trump card of the Su Family. Who would have thought that the mere few-hundred-year-old Su Family would have such a powerful expert behind them? Large families that can stand tall in Beijing for so many years are truly not to be underestimated!" Ji Xiuwen muttered. "I reckon this loss can only be swallowed for now, and those plans can only be shelved temporarily! Damn Su Family, when my son inherits the position of Clan Master and can mobilize those old immortals in the family, I will definitely be the first to completely wipe you out of Beijing!"

Setting aside how furious and frustrated Ji Xiuwen was, under the promotion of interested parties, the battle in this villa district was quietly spread. All of a sudden, every large family in Beijing was astonished. They had thought that in the face of such a predicament, Chen Jing and the Su Family would only be able to swallow this insult and then obediently hand over the Qingshen Tea in their hands.

But the result took a 180-degree turn. The owner of the Qingshen Tea acted forcefully, and in the span of one night, slaughtered all the experts who dared to break into the Villa. One must know that among those who acted, there was no shortage of Earth Tier and Heaven Tier experts, and even an Innate Expert appeared at the end. Such a powerful lineup could have wiped out a first-rate family in Beijing. Yet, this force met its doom in front of the Villa; even that Innate Expert could not escape, and the mysterious force only dispatched five people.

Now, those who wanted to obtain Qingshen Tea from Chen Jing and the others through improper means had to suppress their ulterior motives in the face of such formidable military force and purchase Qingshen Tea from Chen Jing through normal means. However, for those who had wanted to take advantage of the chaos, Chen Jing also did not hesitate to double the price of the Qingshen Tea. Faced with this situation, these people had no choice but to grit their teeth and accept it; after all, the situation was stronger than the people!

In addition to selling Qingshen Tea, whenever Chen Jing had time, she would run to Lingyun's house with Su Wanyue, under the pretext of having Lingyun guide their cultivation. It must be said that both of their talents were extremely top-tier, and with Lingyun having set up a Spirit Gathering Array in this Villa, the concentration of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi in the Villa had risen significantly. Coupled with Lingyun's hands-on guidance, their strength improved extremely rapidly.

Su Wanyue ended her Nirvana Stage early, and her strength stepped into the Earth Tier Peak in one leap. Chen Jing also completed the process of abandoning her cultivation and starting over once more, and in one go, raised her cultivation to the Earth Tier Late Stage. Although the two's strength could not yet compare to Luo Yexi and the others, they were already outstanding compared to their peers. If one also counted the small items Lingyun prepared for them for self-defense and killing enemies, even some of the older generation might not be their match.

During this period, the Ji Family was also silent. On one hand, the Dragon Group and the China Dark World exerted pressure on them regarding their leaking of information; in order to protect his son, Ji Xiuwen had been running around exhausted during this time and had no time to pay attention to Chen Jing and the others. On the other hand, the Ji Family had lost seven Innate Experts at once; although their foundation was strong, they had also damaged their vitality and had to temporarily shrink back to silently lick their wounds.