There, unknowingly, a man and a woman had appeared.

They were none other than Ji Haoyuan and Master Binghuo.

However, at this moment, Ji Haoyuan's complexion was quite unsightly.

He never expected that someone from his family's business would engage in such acts of murder and treasure-snatching.

"You are people from the Ji Family's Profound Treasure Pavilion. Having done such a thing, aren't you afraid of being held accountable by the Ji Family afterward?"

Temporarily suppressing the anger in his heart, Ji Haoyuan turned to the three masked cultivators.

With his abilities, whether they were masked or not made no difference in front of him.

The three were middle-aged Qi Refining cultivators, around thirty or forty years old.

Moreover, their bodies exuded a rather intense aura of killing intent.

Clearly, throughout the past years, they had quite a few lives on their hands.

Upon hearing Ji Haoyuan's words, the leading Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator instantly showed vigilance.

He looked at Ji Haoyuan and couldn't help but speak in a grave tone:

"Since you know we hail from the Ji Family, you should understand what our identities mean in the Heaven-Piercing Valley area.

I hope you won't meddle and invite trouble upon yourself."

The reason this person was patiently explaining to Ji Haoyuan was that he sensed a mysterious danger from the two of them, which deterred him from acting rashly.

Otherwise, if it were anyone else, he would have already struck first to gain the upper hand.

"The Ji Family?

Heh, what a grand reputation indeed."

Ji Haoyuan suddenly let out a cold chuckle.

This caused the expressions of the leading Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator and his two companions to change.

However, at this moment, Ji Haoyuan obviously had no intention of addressing them further, instead turning his gaze to the grandfather and granddaughter, speaking slowly:

"Could you two please explain to me in detail what exactly is going on here?"

Seeing Ji Haoyuan suddenly inquire, the elderly man in his sixties did not hesitate at all, ready to inform Ji Haoyuan of the whole incident.

This, however, made the three masked cultivators unable to sit still any longer.

The leading Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator immediately shouted coldly.

"Old man, you're courting death!"

As he spoke, a talisman surpassing Qi Refining-level Spiritual Pressure appeared in his hand.

It was a second-tier inferior talisman!

Boom!

Without any hesitation, the leading Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator immediately activated the second-tier inferior talisman and threw it towards Ji Haoyuan and the grandfather and granddaughter.

"Go to hell!"

The leading Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator's expression was vicious.

He knew very well that the only way now to contain the situation was to eliminate everyone present.

Otherwise, if word got out, even those backing them might not be able to protect them.

Poof!

However, what made the leading Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator and his two companions feel a chill in their hearts was.

After they activated the second-tier inferior talisman, the opponent casually waved a hand, extinguishing all the power it unleashed.

This... what level of cultivation and strength could this be?

At this moment, the hearts of the three cultivators sank rapidly.

In contrast, the elderly man in his sixties and his granddaughter in a green dress showed joyful expressions.

They knew that they had encountered a senior expert today.

At that moment, the elderly man did not dare to hide anything or exaggerate and recounted the entire incident to Ji Haoyuan in full detail.

Given the disparity in cultivation between Ji Haoyuan and the grandfather and granddaughter, there was no possibility of Ji Haoyuan being deceived.

Just by listening to them, he could fully determine whether they were telling the truth.

Without a doubt, the elderly man had not lied, nor exaggerated, but narrated their experience from the most objective perspective.

At this point, Ji Haoyuan's gaze fell back on the three Qi Refining cultivators as he said indifferently:

"Tell me, who is really behind you?

How many times has this kind of thing happened?"

"Esteemed senior..."

The leading Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator's eyes flickered.

He now understood that the person before him was not someone he and his companions could contend with.

The best he could do was to delay, waiting for reinforcements from other family cultivators.

Unfortunately, before he could act on his thoughts, Ji Haoyuan had already seen through him completely with just one glance.

At present, he no longer bothered to waste words with them. He directly reached out and placed his hand on the head of the leading Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator, who was utterly shocked.

Soon after, scenes from this person's past experiences flashed before Ji Haoyuan's eyes like a lantern carousel.

It was Soul Searching!

Boom!

By the time Ji Haoyuan withdrew his hand, the head of the leading Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator had exploded like a smashed watermelon.

Given Ji Haoyuan's methods, performing a soul search on a Qi Refining level cultivator like this, he could have left the person unharmed.

However, Ji Haoyuan evidently wasn't in the mood to do so.

Especially after seeing what this person had done in the past, he directly resorted to the most violent method.

The other two cultivators were already pale with fright seeing the fate of their leader.

Fortunately, at this moment, two swift sounds of something slicing through the air came from the distant sky.

Whoosh, whoosh!

Ji Haoyuan glanced up indifferently.

He discovered that the new arrivals were indeed two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

Both wore attire representing the Ji Family.

One was a bearded man, the other a white-haired elder.

According to the memories from the soul search of the Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator,

the bearded man was a recently promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Ji Family, named Ji Wangchuan, currently serving as the shopkeeper of the Profound Treasure Pavilion.

The white-haired elder was a retainer acquired by the Ji Family a few years ago, named Yao'an, currently stationed at the Maple Leaf Marketplace.

Over the years, the two had secretly gathered many desperados like the leading Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator to do dirty work for them.

Cold, murderous intent flickered deep in Ji Haoyuan's eyes.

However, he didn't act recklessly, waiting to see what the two intended to do.

At the same time, he wanted to see.

How many more people like Ji Wangchuan and Yao'an were there in the Maple Leaf Marketplace?

Previously, it wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't encountered such a thing.

Now that he had, he couldn't turn a blind eye.

Whether or not other family sects had such issues was of no concern to him, as long as they didn't cross him.

But he absolutely would not allow such matters within his family.

Especially as it had only been a few years?

That such people would appear in his family, what would happen over time if left unchecked...?

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