Chapter 222: Annihilated by Thunder, Xu Chuan's Methods

"Preposterous!"

"Did I not say that today is an important moment for our Xu family, and that they should endure everything for now?"

"This is absolute nonsense!"

Xu Chuan's eyes widened in fury, his expression livid.

"Then, Grand Elder, should I go and call Elder Xiaoyao and the others back?"

Xu Chuan glared at him. "If a mere disciple like you could persuade Xiaoyao and the rest, would this have happened in the first place?"

With that, Xu Chuan cupped his fists toward the crowd. "I apologize, everyone. My Xu family has some private matters to attend to. Please wait here for a moment.

If you are interested, you may also come along with me to help our Xu family intimidate the scoundrels of the Feng family.

Once they are dealt with, the auction will begin immediately."

"I will also go," another cultivator chimed in.

"I, Liu, will also go take a look."

"I, Lei, am quite curious to see how the Xu family will handle this."

"My Jiang Clan is also curious to see what such powerful rogue cultivators look like."

More than half of the Foundation Establishment cultivators stood up.

Cao Jinming naturally would not sit around waiting either.

'Just as the Family Head guessed, the Xu family indeed wants to borrow the influence of the various families. How could I let you succeed?' he thought.

As soon as he moved, the remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators followed.

Outside the Feng Clan Ancestral Land.

Ren Xiaoyao and Xu Deling took the lead, flanked by Xu Mingwei, Xu Mingshu, Xu Mingxian, and Xu Deyue on the left and right.

Behind them stood a massive crowd of Xu family disciples.

There were also many disciples from Qi Condensation Clans in Guangling Commandery who were on good terms with the Xu family, such as the Cheng family.

Martial artists and immortal cultivators alike gathered closely together, numbering at least a thousand.

"People of the Feng family, get out here!"

Before long, the three Cao spies, Feng Wande, and over a dozen Feng family elders appeared before Ren Xiaoyao and the others, staring at them through the grand array.

Many Feng family disciples followed closely behind them.

Feng Wande sneered, "Are the people of the Xu family only capable of shouting?"

"Who are you trying to scare with such a massive formation!"

"Break through the grand array first if you have the skill!"

Ren Xiaoyao replied coldly, "Today, your Feng family will be annihilated!"

"Anyone can speak arrogantly!" Feng Wande retorted.

At this moment, Xu Mingxian suddenly sat cross-legged. With a flick of his sleeve, a four-colored jade disc flew out. He then took out a pile of spirit stones and placed them beneath the jade disc.

His hands rapidly formed hand seals. The four-colored light abruptly flared up, absorbing the spiritual energy from the spirit stones.

A pillar of light shot into the sky, quickly forming a four-colored light barrier that sealed off the heavens above.

"A formation?!" Cao Da furrowed his brows. "What are you trying to do?"

"I said it before. Today, the Feng family will be annihilated!"

"Hmph!" Cao Da snorted coldly. "Whether you can trap us depends on if you have the ability. As long as that array master dies and the array disk is damaged, the grand array will naturally dissipate."

"Second Brother, Third Brother, let's attack together!"

The three Cao brothers charged out of the grand array in unison.

Xu Mingwei turned to the people behind him. "Hold your positions for now."

Before his voice faded, Ren Xiaoyao and Xu Deling soared into the air. "Cao Da, we will be the ones to slay you!"

"If you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"

Cao Er charged toward Xu Mingxian, but a silver gleam suddenly shot over, forcing him back.

"You—" The sheer power behind it made Cao Er stare in disbelief.

Xu Mingwei spoke indifferently. "Follow me if you have the skill!"

Cao Er was confident in his Fifth-Layer Foundation Establishment cultivation and firmly believed he would never lose to Xu Mingwei.

In the blink of an eye, he was lured away by Xu Mingwei, threatening, "I will make you watch as I chop off your head!"

The remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators on the Xu family's side were Xu Mingshu, Xu Mingxian, and Xu Deyue.

"Get over here and accept your death!"

Xu Mingshu and Xu Deyue stood suspended in the air, shouting at Cao San.

"Two little girls merely at the First-Layer Foundation Establishment dare to speak arrogantly to me! Today, I will exterminate the two of you first, then kill that array master!"

Three battlefields formed in the sky, each embroiled in fierce combat.

Ren Xiaoyao carried the Five Spirits Box on his back. Five flying swords of different colors shot out, circling Cao Da.

He formed sword seals with his hands. The flying swords formed a sword formation, firing off streaks of five-element sword qi that condensed into spiritual energy longswords and shot toward Cao Da.

Cao Da flicked his sleeve, and the Black-Patterned Turtle Shell Shield abruptly appeared, floating in front of him.

A burst of black light surged, forming a black light barrier that completely enveloped him.

No matter how furiously the five elements sword qi attacked, it only managed to cause ripples on the light barrier.

"Scatter!"

The turtle shell abruptly unleashed a deep roar, shattering all the spiritual energy longswords and even blasting the five flying swords away.

At the same time, the Dark Iron Battle Spear appeared in his hand.

He thrust forward fiercely. The black fiendish qi, accompanied by a sharp piercing sound, aimed straight for Ren Xiaoyao's heart.

A flash of golden light streaked past.

With a loud "Clang!"

Ren Xiaoyao was knocked back several meters by the shockwave, while the Dark Iron Battle Spear bounced back.

"A top-grade defensive magical artifact?" Cao Da narrowed his eyes. "You must be Xu Deling of the Xu family. I heard you rarely step outside, but I didn't expect you to possess a top-grade defensive magical artifact!"

Ren Xiaoyao formed hand seals. The Five Elements Flying Swords transformed into five-colored streams of light, tracing erratic paths through the air as they stabbed toward Cao Da, but they were all swatted away by the battle spear in Cao Da's hands.

Xu Deling's mana surged madly into the Scorching Sun Chakra in front of her.

A powerful aura instantly erupted.

"Another top-grade magical artifact?" Cao Da furrowed his brows, sensing that something was terribly wrong.

The Scorching Sun Chakra was thrust forward violently.

The crimson-gold flames instantly transformed into nine fire crows that shrieked as they lunged at Cao Da.

Carrying the power of extreme yang, the fire crows distorted the air wherever they passed, aiming straight for Cao Da's face.

Cao Da hurriedly controlled the Black-Patterned Turtle Shell Shield to block his front. The fire crows crashed into the black light barrier, erupting in a shower of sparks and causing the barrier to tremble violently.

"Five Elements Sword Array, Five Elements Fusion!"

Ren Xiaoyao formed hand seals, merging the five swords into one and unleashing a power that was not the slightest bit weaker than the Scorching Sun Chakra.

The massive Five-Color Great Sword, nearly twenty meters long, plummeted from the sky with a momentum capable of destroying everything, viciously piercing toward the light barrier formed by Cao Da's Black-Patterned Turtle Shell Shield.

'If they keep attacking this fiercely, the Black-Patterned Turtle Shell Shield won't be able to hold!' Cao Da thought.

Cao Da pushed the Dark Iron Battle Spear to its absolute limits.

Violent spiritual energy enveloped the spear, forming a gigantic black spear spanning over twenty meters that rushed to meet the Five-Color Great Sword.

Rumble—

Layers of pressure dispersed, creating violent gales that swept out in all directions.

'To think we are evenly matched!'

Cao Da was shocked. The power unleashed by a top-grade magical artifact varied depending on the quality and purity of the user's mana.

Even with a top-grade magical artifact, an Early Foundation Establishment cultivator shouldn't be able to last more than a dozen exchanges against a Late Foundation Establishment expert.

"I'd like to see how long you can fight me with your cultivation realm!"

After stabilizing the grand array, Xu Mingxian began working on cracking the enemy's second-rank array formation.

A sense of foreboding rose in Feng Wande's heart, and he immediately shouted, "Grand Elders, the Xu family has a second-rank Grandmaster Formation Master! He seems capable of breaking the grand array!"

"Then stop him! Once we free up our hands, we can deal with him easily."

Cao San yelled loudly in response.

Feng Wande gritted his teeth and waved to the crowd behind him. "The Xu family comes bearing ill intent today. For the sake of our Feng family, all disciples must fight with everything they have.

As long as we exterminate these people, the Xu family will be defeated, and our Feng family can reclaim everything we once owned!"

"Kill!"

A large number of Feng family immortal cultivators and martial artists charged forward.

Xu Mingxian stated coolly, "In the past, the Feng family terrorized the entire Guangling Commandery and oppressed you for far too long. Today, exact your revenge and settle your grudges!"

"After today, the Feng family will be annihilated!"

"The Feng family will be annihilated!"

"The Feng family will be annihilated!"

"The Feng family will be annihilated!"

The grand chaotic battle of Qi Condensation cultivators officially began.

Xu Mingxian went to work on cracking the Feng family's protective grand array.

The Feng family was already at a disadvantage; they were only able to contend with the Xu family because of the three Foundation Establishment experts from the Cao clan.

But now, all three were tied down by the Xu family's Foundation Establishment cultivators.

If the stalemate continued, the Feng family likely wouldn't be able to hold out for long.

To the southwest.

Cao San hovered in midair. Golden light surged from his fingertips, and a top-grade metal-attribute flying sword radiating a biting sharpness suddenly flew out from his storage pouch.

The golden patterns on the blade slithered like living snakes.

With a swift swish, it split into two golden rainbows and shot straight toward Xu Deyue and Xu Mingshu.

"I'll handle this!"

Xu Deyue raised her right hand, and a silvery-white disc resembling the moon spun out from her storage pouch.

This was the top-grade magical artifact, the Lunar Moon Chakra, the upgraded version of the Cold Soul Moon Chakra.

When Xu Chuan and Xu Mingwei had traveled outside previously, they obtained a top-grade material of extreme yin attributes.

Xu Deling used it to upgrade the Cold Soul Moon Chakra.

The Lunar Moon Chakra was extremely yin and cold, possessing power fundamentally superior to ordinary top-grade magical artifacts. Furthermore, it was the exclusive top-grade magical artifact tailored for Xu Deyue's cultivation method, the "Taiyin Moon Essence Art."

When combined with secret methods, it could exert one hundred and twenty to thirty percent of its original might.

Additionally, Xu Deyue possessed the Fate Talent Lunar Cold Splendor Yin, which perfectly matched the weapon and further increased its power.

Therefore, even though Xu Deyue had only recently broken through to Foundation Establishment, she possessed strength comparable to the Third-Layer Foundation Establishment.

Only her mana was less vigorous than a true Third-Layer expert.

The moment the chakra appeared, the surrounding air temperature instantly plummeted. A silvery-white halo expanded, transforming into two crescent moon blades that slashed toward the golden rainbows.

"Clang! Clang!"

The golden swords and the moon blades clashed, sending sparks flying in all directions.

The golden rainbows were jolted into a slight sluggishness, while the extreme yin cold energy from the moon blades crept up the blades, surprisingly coating the originally dazzling golden swords with a thin layer of frost and slowing them down by a fraction.

Xu Mingshu seized this opening to launch her attack. She gripped a long banner as black as ink with both hands. The surface was embroidered with ferocious flood dragon head patterns.

"Come forth!"

She shouted lowly, pouring her spirit power into the banner, causing it to flutter noisily.

Thick, ink-black fiendish qi surged out like a tidal wave.

It condensed into a Black Fiend Flood Dragon.

The beast lunged directly at Cao San.

Seeing that Xu Deyue also possessed a top-grade magical artifact, Cao San frowned.

The Xu family had only been developing for a few years; where did they get so many top-grade magical artifacts?

But there was no time to think deeply about it. The Black Fiend Flood Dragon was already roaring as it charged, its sound waves rolling out in a deafening cacophony.

He raised a hand and released an Azure Shield, which floated in front of him.

Forming hand seals with one hand, a burst of azure light instantly expanded into a massive azure spirit power shield that blocked the Black Fiend Flood Dragon.

Then, his other hand formed sword seals, tracing gestures in the air.

The golden sword let out a clear, resonant hum.

It shattered all the frost covering its blade.

The golden sword, condensed from gold-element spiritual power, canceled out the moon blades, their might completely even.

"Impossible!"

Cao San roared, recalling the golden rainbow flying sword to hold in his hand.

He unleashed a sword art, swinging it repeatedly to condense a web of sword qi that fell toward Xu Deyue.

"Chakra of Moon Essence!"

The Lunar Moon Chakra's spinning speed abruptly accelerated, emitting a blinding silvery-white light as it slashed toward the golden sword web overhead like a miniature moon.

Wherever the chakra passed, the air condensed into tiny ice particles.

Sizzle—

An ear-piercing sound echoed out.

In just a few breaths, the sword web was cleanly shattered by the silvery-white moon chakra.

"Dance of the Moon Blades."

Xu Deyue shot up into the sky, her toes resting lightly on the moon chakra as her wide sleeves danced in the wind.

If this were under the night moonlight, it would have been a breathtakingly beautiful sight.

Stream after stream of silvery-white moon blades flew relentlessly toward Cao San.

Cao San formed seals to condense phantom sword shadows, giving it his all, leaving only a fraction of his focus to control the Azure Shield to fend off the Black Fiend Flood Dragon.

To the north.

Cao Er held the top-grade battle saber Earth-Rending Blade in his right hand. It glowed with an earthy-yellow spiritual light, the blade heavy and substantial.

Not far in front of him floated the top-grade yellow shield, the Mountain-Suppressing Shield. Intersecting rock patterns were carved into its surface, exuding a heavy aura.

Meanwhile, Xu Mingwei had the fine-quality magical artifact, the Origin-Stabilizing Bell, floating several feet above his head.

Holding the top-grade treasure bow Silver Gleam, his entire body emanated an incredibly sharp aura.

Against a newly advanced Foundation Establishment immortal cultivator like Xu Mingwei, Cao Er initially hadn't wanted to use his top-grade defensive magical artifact.

However, the moment they crossed blows, he realized how troublesome Xu Mingwei was.

His movement speed was as fast as lightning.

In a single breath, he shifted positions three times and fired three arrows.

The power behind each arrow was terrifying, accompanied by extremely sharp golden light.

It forced him to deploy the Mountain-Suppressing Shield to condense a defensive light barrier before he dared to press forward.

Yet, his opponent absolutely refused to fight in close quarters.

Whenever Cao Er approached, Xu Mingwei would retreat rapidly. His speed was actually thirty percent faster than a Fifth-Layer Foundation Establishment cultivator like him.

Cao Er felt incredibly stifled.

He practiced an earth-element cultivation method, and his saber techniques focused on heavy, crushing blows. He could only maximize his advantage in close combat, where he could rival a Sixth-Layer Foundation Establishment cultivator.

But now, he was reduced to continuously swinging out earthy-yellow saber qi.

Although the power was immense, Xu Mingwei dodged every single strike.

And the very next moment, a sharp swish would echo as the bowstring was drawn back like a full moon, sending black arrows shrieking through the air toward him.

They slammed into the light barrier condensed by the Mountain-Suppressing Shield.

This magical artifact perfectly complimented his cultivation method, meaning his defensive power surpassed even that of the magical artifacts in Cao Da and Cao San's hands.

Because of this, Xu Mingwei couldn't easily break through it either.

Using his ultimate move might work.

But this was not the best time.

The moment Xu Chuan arrived would be the time for the Xu family to go all out and wipe out the Feng family.

Seeing his advantage rendered useless, Cao Er could only resort to using magical arts to harass his opponent.

With a light stomp, a layer of earthy-yellow ripples spread out. Instantly, dozens of meter-long stone spikes formed and shot toward Xu Mingwei.

But Xu Mingwei remained completely unhurried, leaving behind a few afterimages as he transformed into a streak of black light and shifted to another direction.

He drew his bow and fired again.

Feng Wande kept stealing glances up at the sky out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing that the three Cao clan Foundation Establishment experts held no upper hand in any of the three battlefields, a terrible feeling welled up in his heart.

'Aren't they at the Mid Foundation Establishment stage? Didn't the Xu family members all just break through?'

'Why is it like this?!

'They are immortal cultivators from the Great Wei Imperial Clan, the Cao family!'

'Is my Feng family truly finished today?'

'Did we choose the wrong side?!'

Watching Feng family disciples fall one after another, the thought of death constantly lingered in his mind.

About ten minutes later.

A sudden crackling sound echoed from the Feng family's grand array.

The formation's light barrier shattered into pieces, dissolving into thin air.

Countless Feng family disciples felt as if the sky had fallen when they saw this.

Their final line of defense had been broken just like that?!

Many Feng family disciples could scarcely believe it.

Looking up at the sky, the four-colored light barrier entered everyone's vision, instilling them with a profound terror.

The three Cao brothers were equally shocked.

"Did it even take him fifteen minutes to crack the array?"

Right at that moment.

Outside the four-colored barrier, seventy to eighty streaks of light flew over. More than half of them were flying through the air, coming to a halt just outside the light barrier.

It was Xu Chuan and the others.

Lei Hekong and the rest looked at the scene before them in surprise. "Daoist Friend Xu, did your entire Xu family mobilize for this?"

With the six people inside the array, plus the newly arrived Xu Chuan and Xu Mingxuan, the Xu family had sent out eight Foundation Establishment immortal cultivators to battle.

"I also didn't expect them to be so reckless. But since things have already escalated to this point, I can't just stand by with folded arms."

Xu Chuan turned to the others. "Fellow Daoist friends, please wait here for a moment. Once my Xu family exterminates the Feng family, we will return to start the auction."

"You wouldn't dare!"

Cao Jinyan realized that six Xu family members were already tying down the three Foundation Establishment experts sent by the Cao clan. If Xu Chuan, a Mid Foundation Establishment cultivator, and Xu Mingxuan joined the fray, they would instantly gain a massive advantage.

Then, those three really might die here.

Xu Chuan looked at Cao Jinyan in feigned surprise. "Daoist Friend Cao, what do you mean by that? Are you saying my Xu family shouldn't destroy the Feng family?"

"Daoist Friend Cao, didn't you previously state that you would absolutely not interfere with internal struggles within the commanderies?" Lei Hekong asked with a smile.

"That's right. If you intervene, Daoist Friend Cao, does that mean the Feng family is acting under your Cao clan's orders? Or perhaps those three rogue cultivators surnamed Cao belong to your Cao clan?" a member of the Lin family chimed in, smiling at him.

Cao Jinyan was instantly rendered speechless.

But he wasn't a fool either, immediately realizing that Xu Chuan had set a trap for him earlier.

Not only did he want to destroy the Feng family, but he also wanted to kill his Cao clan Foundation Establishment experts right in front of everyone.

How dared he?!

The others also figured it out, but they were more than happy to watch the Cao and Xu families clash.

They wouldn't even mind giving the Xu family a helping hand.

"Go right ahead, Daoist Friend Xu. Since the Feng family provoked the Xu family's prestige first, exterminating them is only natural. It doesn't matter if the auction starts after you've handled your business."

"All our families are here, so we will naturally bear witness for you!"

Cao Jinyan gritted his teeth, the veins on his forehead bulging in a somewhat savage manner.

"Thank you, fellow Daoists. I will deal with this quickly!"

With that said, he and Xu Mingxuan flew toward the grand array, plunging into it with a flash.

"Mingxian, seal the grand array completely! Isolate all sound and spiritual sense, and shroud it in mist!" Xu Chuan transmitted his voice.

"Yes, Father."

Xu Mingxian had naturally prepared thoroughly for this very moment.

He immediately deployed several more array disks.

Shortly after.

The Feng Clan Ancestral Land was engulfed in mist.

Even if the group of Foundation Establishment cultivators outside wanted to probe it with their spiritual sense, they couldn't.

Lei Hekong was deeply surprised, but he maintained a smile on his face. "Daoist Friend Xu really doesn't want us to see the Xu family's trump cards!"

"That's only normal. If a clan's trump cards and the true strength of its Foundation Establishment experts are completely figured out, it would be extremely dangerous."

"However, this formation of the Xu family alone is extraordinary."

Inside, Xu Chuan stood in the air, his face as cold as frost, completely devoid of his previous warm demeanor.

"There is no need to hold back anymore! I want this battle ended within fifteen minutes!"

"Yes, Father!"

"Yes, Grandfather!"

"Yes, Grand Elder!"

Their voices thundered like the heavens, but not a single sound leaked outside.

With a wave of his hand, a top-tier alchemical cauldron appeared in front of Xu Chuan, rapidly expanding against the wind until it was half the height of a person.

He slapped it lightly, flipping off the lid. A sea of flames gushed out, instantly engulfing the area around Cao San and trapping him.

Firebirds flew out of the inferno one after another, circling in the air before finally merging into a massive Fire Phoenix spanning over fifteen meters.

Killing intent swirled in Xu Mingshu's eyes as she forced out a drop of essence blood and dripped it onto the Black Fiend Flag. She formed hand seals with both hands and shouted, "Essence Soul, come forth!"

The White-Scaled Flood Dragon Essence Soul materialized into a colossal flood dragon over twenty-five meters long. Fueled by the Black Fiend Flag and Xu Mingshu's mana, it was even more formidable than when it was alive.

Xu Deyue held nothing back either, unleashing her secret method in tandem with the Lunar Moon Chakra.

A streak of silver light burst forth, permeating the space with extreme yin energy wherever it passed.

Cao San's eyes went wide. With a twist of his wrist, he violently slashed toward the Fire Phoenix. His heavy blade light was easily blocked by the phoenix's claws.

The silvery-white flood dragon viciously lashed its tail against the earthy-yellow light barrier, causing the defensive barrier to shudder violently.

Then, silvery-white divine light rained down.

Invaded by the extreme yin cold energy, frost rapidly spread, seemingly intent on freezing the entire light barrier.

Cao San had no choice but to resist with all his might.

Crack!

The Fire Phoenix shrieked, instantly shattering the blade light with its claws before opening its beak to spew out Fire Essence, striking the other side of the light barrier.

Cao San lost all desire to counterattack, focusing entirely on defense.

After all, the slightest slip-up would result in his defenses crumbling.

However, the Mountain-Suppressing Shield truly lived up to its reputation as an earth-element top-grade defensive magical artifact. Even when besieged by three people, as long as Cao San's mana held out, it could be sustained indefinitely.

Xu Chuan swept a glance over and saw that although the light barrier was shaking violently, it showed no signs of breaking.

He immediately transmitted his voice, "Deyue, attack the same spot. A double strike of ice and fire!"

"Yes, Grandfather!"

Xu Chuan and Xu Deyue took turns attacking the exact same spot on the light barrier.

After dozens of strikes.

"Mingshu, now!"

The White-Scaled Flood Dragon lashed its tail in a fierce assault.

"The defense of the Mountain-Suppressing Shield cannot be easily broken even by a Late Foundation Establishment cultivator! With just these few attacks, it's completely im—"

Crack-crack-crack—

A sound akin to shattering glass reached Cao San's ears, causing his expression to freeze instantly.

Cracks had surprisingly appeared at the exact spot struck by the White-Scaled Flood Dragon.

Xu Chuan, Xu Deyue, and Xu Mingshu simultaneously launched another attack.

Boom—

The earthy-yellow light barrier instantly blew apart.

The spiritual light swirling around the Mountain-Suppressing Shield dimmed in a flash, rendering it completely unusable for the time being.

"You may die now," Xu Chuan said nonchalantly.

"No! Xu Chuan, you can't kill me! I am a member of the Cao family!"

"The Cao family?"

Xu Chuan laughed coldly. "The orthodox Cao clan members outside have already admitted in front of almost every Foundation Establishment family in Great Wei that you do not belong to the Imperial Cao Clan.

What is there to fear from a mere rogue cultivator!"

"You—"

Before he could finish, the thick tail of the White-Scaled Flood Dragon slammed ruthlessly into his body.

Cao San was heavily injured immediately. Just as he was about to retrieve something from his storage pouch, Xu Deyue's Spirit Condensation Spell pierced into his sea of consciousness, inflicting a burst of agonizing pain before a flying sword impaled his dantian.

Xu Chuan seized his storage pouch, then flicked a spark of flame from his fingertip, incinerating him completely.

The miserable screams drew the attention of Cao Da and Cao Er.

Xu Chuan threw a glance before flying toward Cao Da alongside his two granddaughters.

As for Xu Mingxuan, he headed toward Cao Er. He acted purely as support, using the Bright Light Mirror to continuously fire blinding rays of light at the enemy.

Xu Mingxian was also there, condensing the Spirits of the Four Symbols to entangle Cao Er.

He was practically trapped in place.

Xu Mingwei nocked three arrows on his treasure bow—arrows that had reached the level of top-grade magical artifacts.

The entire treasure bow set couldn't be considered a complete top-grade magical artifact set yet; it was only a half-finished product. Once the remaining six arrows also reached the top-grade level, and they were harmonized into a complete set, its power would skyrocket even further.

However, crafting such a top-grade magical artifact set was incredibly difficult. Like Ren Xiaoyao's Five Spirits Box, Xu Deling would likely need a considerable amount of time before she could perfect it.

The formations, the magical artifacts, and Xu Mingwei's self-created ultimate move—the three combined flawlessly.

His majestic mana poured in madly as golden light ignited in his eyes. In a split second, he pinpointed the weakness in the light barrier projected by the Azure Shield.

Coupled with the continuous barrage from earlier, this weak point had expanded significantly.

"Go!"

The three arrows merged into one, their power surging astronomically.

Boom—

Cao Er's defensive light barrier instantly shattered. The arrows smashed into the Azure Shield, leaving a deep indentation on its surface and sending it flying.

"Not good!"

Almost simultaneously, Xu Mingxuan executed the Five Elements Fusion, driving a twenty-meter Five-Color Great Sword straight at his face.

The power of the Spirits of the Four Symbols also surged as they moved in for the kill.

Cao Er erupted with power, attempting to use a sword art to counter, but halfway through casting, three instances of the Spirit Condensation Spell stabbed viciously into his mind.

His sword strike instantly weakened by thirty percent.

As a Fifth-Layer Foundation Establishment cultivator, his spiritual sense was not weak. Though he suffered some trauma, he barely managed to endure it.

However, just as he shattered the Five-Color Great Sword and swept aside the Spirits of the Four Symbols, one of Xu Mingwei's lightning-fast arrows instantly pierced through his dantian.

"How could it end... like this!"

Xu Mingwei took away his magical artifacts and storage pouch, while Xu Mingxian manipulated the Spirits of the Four Symbols to crush him into a mist of blood!

Under siege, Cao Da was already on the losing end.

Seeing Cao Er die as well, a deep sense of sorrow and despair welled up in his heart.

"Well played, Xu family! Even if I die today, the Cao clan will never forget this grudge!"

"One day, your entire Xu clan will join us in the afterlife!"

Xu Chuan sneered coldly, "My Xu family never provoked you. Your Cao clan made the first move against us!"

"So what? If we don't suppress you, are we supposed to wait until families like yours grow strong enough to threaten our Cao family's position?"

"Truly ignorant!" Xu Chuan replied indifferently. "With your Cao clan acting like this, the Great Wei cultivation world will never see the day when Dao arts truly flourish."

"But if you think you can kill me so easily, dream on—"

Before he could finish, Xu Chuan, Xu Deling, and Ren Xiaoyao simultaneously unleashed the Spirit Condensation Spell.

Although Xu Deling and Ren Xiaoyao's spiritual sense wasn't comparable to Foundation Establishment Perfection like Xu Chuan's, it was on par with the Late Foundation Establishment stage.

A combined spiritual sense attack from all three made Cao Da feel as if his brain had been bashed in.

From the distance, a silver gleam pierced through the air, completely impaling his dantian in a single strike.

"No!"

Cao Da let out a furious roar as his body plummeted toward the ground.

Xu Chuan raised a hand and sent out a flying sword. With a flash of azure light, the man was beheaded.

After taking his storage pouch and magical artifacts, Xu Chuan obliterated his corpse.

Glancing at the members of the Feng family, Xu Chuan ordered coldly, "Leave no survivors!"

"Xu Chuan! You killed Foundation Establishment experts of the Cao clan! We'll be waiting for your Xu family to join my Feng family in hell!"

"Hahahaha!" Feng Wande burst into tragic, manic laughter.

"Your Feng Clan Ancestor was incredibly shrewd. If not for his decisive action back then, your Feng family would have been wiped out long ago. You originally had a chance to rise again.

What a pity his descendants proved so useless!"

Xu Chuan watched quietly as Xu Mingxian, Xu Mingwei, and the others joined the fray.

Among the Xu family disciples was a man wearing a black mask, his eyes brimming with a blood feud's hatred. His strikes were utterly ruthless and merciless.

Men, women, old, or young—none were spared.

In just a short quarter of an hour, not a single living Feng family member remained in the area.

Although there were casualties among the disciples of the Xu family and the other allied families, the numbers were small.

"Mingxian, Mingwei, Xiaoyao, Mingshu—take our people to annihilate the Wei family and the rest of the clans that attacked our Xu family.

After today, I want absolutely no dissenting voices left in Guangling Commandery."

"Yes, Father!" "Yes, Grand Elder!"

"Furthermore, all disciples present today, whether from the Xu family or other families, must swear a soul oath."

Xu Mingwei nodded.

Following that, Xu Chuan and Xu Mingxuan flew out of the grand array.

He swapped his expression again, walking up to the many Foundation Establishment experts from the various families with a smile.

"Everyone, the matter has been dealt with. Let us return to the auction house."

"That quickly?" Lei Hekong asked.

"There is still some clean-up to do, but I've left that to the others. I cannot neglect my fellow Daoist friends any longer."

Cao Jinyan asked, "Did you kill those rogue cultivators surnamed Cao as well?"

"Yes, is there a problem?" Xu Chuan smiled faintly. "Could it be that because they share the surname Cao, you felt pity for them, Daoist Friend?"

"Or could it be that they really were members of your clan?" Xu Chuan put on a look of shock. "Then isn't my Xu family doomed?!"

Lei Hekong laughed heartily. "How could that be? Everyone present can testify that they were not members of the Imperial Cao Clan.

If the Cao clan vents their anger on your Xu family because of this, it would truly be unjust!"

Cao Jinyan glared viciously at Lei Hekong before gritting his teeth. "Rest assured, Daoist Friend Xu. My Cao clan isn't going to target your Xu family just because you killed a few rogue cultivators."

"Then I can rest easy." Xu Chuan smiled again. "Fellow Daoists, let us head back."

Returning to the auction house.

Xu Chuan hosted the auction.

"The first auction item is the high-grade Divine Sense Pill. You should all be aware of its effects. The stronger a Qi Refining cultivator's divine sense is, the more powerful their transformed divine consciousness will be upon breaking through to Foundation Establishment, far surpassing their peers.

These Divine Sense Pills are grouped into sets of three, with a total of five sets.

We will start bidding on the first set. The starting price is two hundred spirit stones, and each minimum bid increment must be no less than five spirit stones. If you lack spirit stones, you may barter with spirit grass and materials."

Those from the Imperial City, like the Lei family, naturally didn't need the Divine Sense Pills, but the third-rank families from the commanderies valued them highly.

"Two hundred and twenty spirit stones!" the Liu clan's Foundation Establishment expert called out.

"Two hundred and fifty spirit stones!" a Li family Foundation Establishment expert from Taiyuan Commandery shouted.

"Two hundred and fifty-five spirit stones!"

These were genuinely top-tier items. Even if Cao Jinyan wanted to use his status in the Cao clan to coerce them into backing down, he couldn't.

The Cao clan hoarded these resources for themselves, refusing to distribute them while preventing others from obtaining them elsewhere.

This was practically cutting off their path of cultivation.

If pushed too far, the various families would unite and overthrow the Cao clan.

Very soon, the first set of Divine Sense Pills was won by the Taiyuan Li clan for four hundred and twenty spirit stones.

The second set was claimed by the Langya Wang clan for four hundred and thirty spirit stones.

The third set was won by the Liu clan.

The fifth set was bought by the Feng family for five hundred spirit stones.

"The second auction item is the Jade Sprout Pill. This pill is extremely precious. It is a top-tier second-rank healing pill that can even cure injuries to one's divine consciousness.

Furthermore, these are high-grade pills, making their efficacy even stronger.

There are three pills in total, auctioned off individually.

The starting price is two hundred and fifty spirit stones, with a minimum bid increment of five spirit stones.

The auction for the first pill begins now!"

The moment his voice fell, someone immediately bid two hundred and sixty spirit stones.

This pill was a true lifesaver. Its recipe was exceedingly rare, and a high-grade pill was incredibly difficult to refine.

Not even the first-rank families had this recipe in their collections.

Cao Jinming had only obtained it by pure chance in the past.

The Lei family snagged the first two pills consecutively, for four hundred and fifty and four hundred and seventy spirit stones, respectively.

The final pill was won by the Lin family for five hundred and thirty spirit stones.

Next up was the True Essence Pill.

This pill was quite common; every family had some in their possession.

However, the Xu family auctioned them off by the bottle. Each bottle contained twelve high-grade pills, making their value far from low.