Volume 1, Chapter 209 – Liu Ruyan’s Fury

Three days later, Qingyang City, the Liu family estate.

The night was as dark as ink, with thick clouds veiling the stars and moon.

The Liu family estate, usually ablaze with lights, was now shrouded in an invisible, oppressive atmosphere.

The clan-protecting grand formation had long since been activated, its pale-green barrier shielding the entire estate.

Around the estate, more than a hundred shadowy figures had silently surrounded the Liu family.

Most of them were dressed in black and radiated a gloomy aura. Their cultivation ranged from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, while the few leading figures had even reached the Nascent Soul stage.

They made no move to attack, merely waiting in silence like venomous snakes lying in ambush.

Inside the estate, the atmosphere was unbearably tense.

Every clan member with cultivation, whether old or young, had been summoned to the front courtyard square.

Liu Beichuan stood at the very front, holding the ancient bronze mirror, his face ashen.

He released the aura of his middle-stage Nascent Soul cultivation without reservation, yet the gravity in his eyes remained impossible to conceal.

Beside him, Liu Beihai and several clan elders each held an artifact, standing ready for battle.

The women and children were protected at the rear. Madam Wang, Liu Ruyan’s mother, clutched her sleeve tightly, her face pale and her eyes filled with anxiety and inner conflict.

In her hand was the communication jade slip her daughter had left behind for emergencies. She had rubbed it so often that it had grown faintly warm.

“Big Brother, the formation won’t hold for much longer.”

Liu Beihai swept his divine sense across the area outside, his voice hoarse.

“There are at least three Nascent Soul cultivators out there, as well as that Spirit Transformation cultivator…”

Liu Beichuan drew a deep breath and looked at his wife.

“Send a message to Ruyan…”

“Beichuan…”

Madam Wang’s voice trembled.

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“But… but Ruyan is only at the Golden Core stage…”

“We can’t worry about that now!”

One of the clan elders spoke urgently.

“Sister-in-law, send the message, quickly! It’ll be too late if we wait any longer!”

Liu Beichuan closed his eyes and nodded with difficulty.

“Send it… Tell her the family has suffered a disaster and ask her to inform her Master.”

Madam Wang nodded at this. Without further hesitation, she infused the message she had prepared into the communication jade slip.

But at that moment…

“Boom!!!”

A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and the barrier of the clan-protecting grand formation shook violently!

Outside the estate, Bloodfiend Old Demon hovered in the air. A blood-colored banner in his hand snapped in the wind, radiating overwhelming baleful energy.

“Liu Beichuan, if you know what’s good for you, open the formation yourself and offer up all your resources. Then I might leave a few survivors from the Liu family!”

Countless cultivators and ordinary citizens in the surrounding area were jolted awake. They stared toward the Liu family in terror, but not a single one dared approach.

“Sir!”

Liu Beichuan gritted his teeth and charged out of the grand formation.

“My Liu family has no enmity with you. Why are you so intent on destroying us?”

“No enmity?”

Bloodfiend Old Demon let out a grotesque laugh. With a wave of his blood banner, a blood-colored beam slammed into the clan-protecting grand formation.

“An innocent man is guilty because of the treasure he possesses! The Liu family has occupied too many resources that shouldn’t belong to you. It’s time to hand them over!”

At the same time, tens of thousands of li away, deep within the Tianjue Mountain Range…

In a valley where ancient trees soared into the heavens, sword qi crisscrossed the air and spiritual light flashed.

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Liu Ruyan held a long sword in her hand. She had just slain a late-stage Golden Core “Earth-Splitting Bear.”

Behind her, more than twenty men and women dressed in the robes of disciples of Yaochi Immortal Palace had also just finished their respective battles. They were now collecting demonic beast materials or meditating to recover.

Most of these disciples were at the middle to late stages of the Golden Core stage. Every one of them possessed a pure aura and bright eyes.

They were the outstanding disciples of this generation of Yaochi Immortal Palace.

They had followed Liu Ruyan, their Second Senior Sister, into the Tianjue Mountain Range for two reasons: to temper themselves through experience and to collect specific spiritual materials.

The atmosphere had originally been relaxed. Everyone had been chatting and laughing as they exchanged insights about the battle they had just fought.

“Senior Sister Liu’s strength is getting more and more impressive. I didn’t even see that move clearly before the bear demon was already down.”

A round-faced female disciple spoke with admiration.

“Of course. Senior Sister Liu is about to enter the Spirit Transformation stage. Her strength goes without saying.”

“We need to work harder too. We can’t fall too far behind!”

Listening to her junior brothers and sisters’ discussion, Liu Ruyan wore a faint smile on her gentle face and was just about to offer them a few words of encouragement.

Suddenly…

The small jade pendant hanging from her waist grew scorching hot without warning. Then her mother’s anxious voice came through.

“…Ruyan! Something… something has happened at home!”

The voice cut off abruptly, and the jade pendant completely dimmed, losing all its spiritual essence.

The smile on Liu Ruyan’s face instantly froze.

Her gentle, composed aura receded like a tide, replaced by a bone-chilling coldness.

“Senior Sister Liu?”

“Senior Sister, what’s wrong?”

The disciples around her immediately noticed the change in Liu Ruyan’s expression and gathered around her, concern written across their faces.

Liu Ruyan slowly raised her hand and stared at the dim, cracked family jade pendant in her palm.

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Countless images flashed through her mind in an instant.

Qingyang City. The Liu family. Her parents. The familiar faces of her clansmen…

And her mother’s final, despairing cry:

“Something has happened at home!”

A raging fury, mixed with icy killing intent, erupted from the depths of her heart.

“Senior Sister Liu, what happened?”

A female disciple who was usually close to Liu Ruyan asked in a low voice.

Liu Ruyan drew a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the fury that was nearly overwhelming her reason, but the chill in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

She looked around at the more than twenty fellow disciples, her voice clear and resolute.

“Junior Brothers and Sisters, my Liu family has suddenly suffered a great disaster. I must return to Qingyang City immediately!”

“Our training ends here for today. You should return to the Immortal Palace on your own first.”

“Senior Sister Liu, what are you saying?”

The round-faced female disciple was the first to step forward, indignation filling her small face.

“How can we stand by and do nothing when a fellow disciple’s family is in danger?”

“When have the disciples of Yaochi Immortal Palace ever been afraid?”

“Exactly! Senior Sister Liu has always looked after us. Now that you’re in trouble, how could we possibly retreat?”

A tall male disciple gripped his saber and spoke in a booming voice, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

“Qingyang City? If I remember correctly, it isn’t too far from here. If we travel at full speed, we can reach it in three hours!”

One of the disciples quickly calculated the time.

“Senior Sister Liu, we’ll all go with you!”

“That’s right! Together!”

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Not one of the more than twenty disciples backed down. Every one of them was filled with righteous fury, united against their common enemy!

Their cultivation levels might have differed, but at that moment, their eyes shone with the unity unique to the disciples of Yaochi Immortal Palace.

They were filled with sincere respect for and a desire to protect Liu Ruyan, their gentle Senior Sister.

Looking at the young, resolute faces before her and listening to their unhesitating support, Liu Ruyan felt a powerful warmth surge through her heart alongside the icy killing intent.

“Good!”

She said no more, only nodding firmly as the cold light in her eyes grew even more intense.

“Junior Brother Li, return to the Immortal Palace first and report this to the Deputy Palace Master or the Grand Elder!”

She quickly singled out a disciple renowned for his speed.

“Yes! Don’t worry, Senior Sister Liu!”

The disciple surnamed Li did not hesitate. His figure transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the depths of the forest.

“The rest of you, follow me. Our destination is Qingyang City, the Liu family!”

Liu Ruyan swept out her jade-like hand. Her long sword rang with a clear cry as she shot into the sky and sped toward Qingyang City.

“Let’s go!”

“Keep up with Senior Sister Liu!”

More than twenty streaks of light in different colors followed close behind, like a meteor shower streaking across the night sky toward Qingyang City!

At this moment, all thoughts of training and collecting materials had been cast aside.

When a fellow disciple’s family suffered a disaster, it became their own affair!

At Yaochi Immortal Palace, honor and disgrace were shared by all. This was no empty promise!