Chapter 485: Chapter 267: Black Tortoise

"BANG!"

A fist carrying the weight of ten thousand tons slammed down. Song Yuting’s aged body, like porcelain, was instantly covered in cracks before it exploded with a bang.

The last Marrow Cleansing Great Success expert of the Song Family was dead!

"Ancestor!"

The Song Family disciples flying over felt their eyes would split from fury, their bodies trembling.

Both of their Marrow Cleansing Great Success ancestors had been blown apart by a single punch. No matter how many of them charged forward, it would still be a dead end.

The slower ones managed to stop in time, but the faster ones had already soared into mid-air, able to do nothing but fly toward the murderous figure with faces full of terror.

Xu Yang showed no mercy, directly blasting to death each Song Family disciple that approached him. In an instant, the sound of cracking bones filled the air.

He descended from the sky, landing before the Song Family’s treasure vault, and threw a punch.

"BANG!"

The treasure vault’s great doors, meticulously forged by the Song Family to withstand a slash from a Half-Spirit Weapon, caved inward. Then, with another BANG, they exploded, revealing a vault filled with gold, silver, and all sorts of rare medicinal herbs and Spirit Iron.

"Make your move!"

"The treasure vault doors were really opened!"

"The Song Family has no experts left! If not now, when?"

...

Seeing the treasure-filled vault, some people who had managed to remain patient could no longer sit still. Covering their faces with black cloths, they immediately flew toward the Song Family estate.

Even the agents from the great families waiting for news joined in, wanting a piece of the pie.

In an instant, people were storming into the Song Family estate from all directions.

"Quite a few treasures!" Xu Yang said, striding into the vault.

The fire had been lit. He couldn’t be bothered with how things would develop from here.

Spreading his Heart Spirit, he took out a pre-prepared Beast Hide Bag and began to pack it with treasures, prioritizing Spirit Medicine, followed by Spirit Iron.

As for the gold and silver, he wasn’t even interested enough to spare them a glance.

Xu Yang moved like a wisp of green smoke, darting through the treasure vault. Everywhere he went, jade boxes flew into his beast hide bag.

The Song Family disciples guarding the treasure vault stood in the distance, their eyes nearly splitting with rage as they watched. Yet they dared not approach, able only to look on helplessly as the treasures accumulated by generations of their family were stolen.

’There’s a secret chamber?’

Soon, Xu Yang had swept clean the outer chamber of its Spirit Medicine and Spirit Iron. He didn’t spare the few bottles of Dragon Tiger Great Gold Pills and Leopard Embryo Muscle-Toning Pills either, stuffing them all into his bag.

Just then, he discovered that there was another hidden chamber within the vault. He immediately flew over, his fist thrusting out like a great spear.

"BANG!"

The entire treasure vault shook as the door to the secret chamber exploded. Inside the small room, a great saber was displayed as if it were an offering.

’A Spiritual Soldier!’

Xu Yang immediately guessed it must be a Spiritual Soldier. Only something of its caliber would be worth hiding with such solemnity.

Besides the Spiritual Soldier, he also saw a jewel-encrusted Sandalwood Box.

He snatched up the Spiritual Soldier and strode over to collect the Sandalwood Box as well.

’Time to go!’ Xu Yang thought.

Song Yushao might be dead, but there were still Celestial Essence Strong Persons from other nearby families. If he were cornered by them, his identity might be exposed.

He didn’t want to reveal himself yet; he still had Liu Qingyuan to kill. Besides, he had already gathered most of the good stuff—the Beast Hide Bag was full. It wasn’t worth exposing himself for a few less important items.

With this in mind, he drifted out of the secret chamber and the treasure vault like a wisp of green smoke.

By now, the Song Family estate was in chaos, with battle cries echoing everywhere. Some experts were already about to storm the treasure vault.

Xu Yang paid them no mind. Casually killing a few of the Song Family’s Bone Marrow Cleansing Martial Artists on his way out, he charged out of the estate with his bag of treasures and vanished into the distance.

Soon, other experts broke into the treasure vault, grabbing anything they could see.

A quarter of an hour later, the members of the Song Family had been slaughtered and scattered. Only a few of the old, the weak, women, and children were left, trembling. The residence was stained with blood, the treasure vault had been emptied, and the ground was littered with empty chests.

For a time, all of Cyan Yang City was in an uproar. The Song Family, one of the ten great families, had been nearly wiped out overnight. Even after everyone had withdrawn, their patriarch Song Shirong and Celestial Essence Ancestor Song Yushao were nowhere to be seen.

The Celestial Essence Ancestors of the Ding Family and the Du Family, curious if Song Yushao was truly dead, traveled together to Yunxi Villa. They found not a single living person in the entire villa; Song Yushao and Song Shirong had both been killed, and a large quantity of rare medicinal herbs had been taken.

The Song Family was truly finished. Their experts were almost all dead.

The news spread like wildfire through Cyan Yang City and soon reached the Purple Sun Sect.

"What did you say? Old Brother Song Yushao was killed?"

Liu Qingyuan’s face was a mask of shock as he heard his disciple, He Song, report Song Yushao’s death.

"The news is already spreading like wildfire in Cyan Yang City. The Celestial Essence Ancestors of the Ding and Du Families personally went to Yunxi Villa. They saw that Song Yushao had been beheaded, and all the Song Family elites at the villa had been slaughtered," He Song said, his voice trembling.

The death of a Celestial Essence Martial Artist was something that hadn’t happened in many years.

Celestial Essence Martial Artists could fly through the air, their speed was like lightning, and under normal circumstances, they were extremely difficult to kill.

"Do you know who did it?" Liu Qingyuan pressed.

Even if Song Yushao hadn’t been his friend, he still wanted to know who could possibly kill him.

He Song shook his head. "After their investigation, the two Celestial Essence Martial Artists could only determine that the attacker likely used a Saber Technique and cultivated a Supreme Yang Technique as their Heart Method. As for the cause, it’s said that a distress signal was first sent from Yunxi Villa. Song Yushao and Song Shirong rushed over to investigate and never returned.

Not long after, a masked person attacked the Song Family estate, killed their last Marrow Cleansing Great Success expert, broke into their treasure vault to plunder it, and proclaimed that Song Yushao had already died at Yunxi Villa."

Liu Qingyuan’s brow furrowed. The Purple Sun Sect cultivated Supreme Yang Techniques.

The Purple Sun Scripture and the Li Fire Technique were both prime examples of this path.

’Could it be that an expert from the Purple Sun Sect had their eye on that Vermilion Flame Fruit and killed Song Yushao to pick it early?’

"Did no one recognize the masked person’s identity? That must be the one who killed Song Yushao," Liu Qingyuan said.

He Song shook his head. "The person was very cautious. They didn’t use Gang Qi when attacking the Song Family, so they didn’t leak any aura. All that’s known is that they might be a Celestial Essence Strong Person."

Then, his tone shifted. "Master, with the Song Family’s experts almost completely wiped out, all the major powers are eyeing their assets. Shouldn’t you step forward and take over their properties?"

Everyone knew that Liu Qingyuan and Song Yushao were the closest of friends. If Liu Qingyuan were to step forward at this time in his capacity as a dear friend to take control of the situation, he could take over the entire Song Family with almost no effort.

With his status as an Elder of the Purple Sun Sect, few would dare try to snatch this juicy piece of meat from his mouth.

Even though the Song Family’s treasure vault had been plundered, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. The remaining assets of the Song Family were still an unimaginably large sum.

Liu Qingyuan glanced coolly at He Song. "Have you forgotten Han Yingjie?"

The Song Family’s experts were all dead, but there was still Han Yingjie, who had undergone a Secondary Dragon Ascension. Who would dare snatch food from his mouth?

Han Yingjie was not someone to be trifled with. Anyone who dared to reach out would have their claws chopped off.

Hearing those two words, Han Yingjie, He Song’s expression changed slightly.

Han Yingjie had gone away for his Dragon Ascension; he had almost forgotten about him.

"Master, you were good friends with Song Yushao. Do you know if he had any enemies so vicious as to wipe out nearly all of the Song Family’s experts?" He Song asked curiously.

What happened to the Song Family was clearly an act of vengeance. If it were merely for wealth, the perpetrator wouldn’t have been so excessive.

Liu Qingyuan shook his head. "He lived for over a hundred years. Who knows how many enemies he made? I’m going into seclusion. Don’t disturb me for a while unless it’s important."

With that, he rose and left directly.

"This disciple understands!" He Song said with a cupped fist salute.

He knew Liu Qingyuan was worried that the surviving members of the Song Family would come begging for his help. That’s why Liu Qingyuan was using seclusion as an excuse to see no one. He neither wanted to offend the other great families of Cyan Yang City, who were watching like hungry tigers, nor did he want to provoke the expert who had killed Song Yushao.

Judging by the attacker’s ruthlessness, their goal was clearly to cut the weeds and pull up the roots, severing any chance for the Song Family to rise again.

If Liu Qingyuan stepped forward to take charge now, the expert who killed Song Yushao would surely attack him to prevent the Song Family from rising again.

The attacker might not even be deterred by his status as an Elder of the Purple Sun Sect.

Moreover, the person was very likely an expert from the Purple Sun Sect. In this region, besides the Purple Sun Sect, there were simply no experts who could kill Song Yushao so easily. The detail about the Supreme Yang Technique also matched the characteristics of the sect’s techniques.

’So much for being the closest of friends,’ he thought. ’It was just a transactional relationship. With Song Yushao dead, how could Liu Qingyuan possibly risk his life for a group of unrelated people?’

"Brother Xu!"

At the gates of the Purple Sun Sect, Xu Yang walked up, carrying the items packed in the beast hide. No one knew that he was the expert who had annihilated the Song Family, or that the bag he carried was full of treasures plundered from them.

An Outer Disciple came forward obsequiously, offering to help carry his bag, but Xu Yang refused.

Returning to his courtyard, he went straight into his quiet room to take stock of his gains.

Thirty-five pieces of Spirit Iron, some larger than his fist, all of them rare types.

Eleven stalks of Spirit Medicine, each with special properties.

Fifteen Dragon Tiger Great Gold Pills!

Twenty Leopard Embryo Muscle-Toning Pills!

Two Spiritual Soldiers, five Half-Spirit Weapons!

Dozens of rare medicinal herbs!

Three Secret Manuals, all of them Celestial Essence Level Cultivation Techniques.

The accumulated heritage of several generations of the Song Family was almost all here. He couldn’t even begin to estimate its value, as many of the items were the kind that money couldn’t buy.

He gave the Spirit Medicine and Spirit Iron a cursory glance; his focus was on the three Cultivation Techniques.

The one on top was none other than the Canglang Sword Technique that Song Yushao had used during their battle. This Sword Technique was very powerful, a Martial Dao Imagery Level Technique. However, Song Yushao’s comprehension was lacking, so he had only cultivated it to the Great Success Realm and had not reached the Perfection Realm.

He planned to cultivate it, both to increase his Celestial Essence Means and to farm some points.

The second Cultivation Technique was a primary Heart Method called the Pure Yang Technique.

In the Jianghu, it would definitely be considered a Secret Skill that people would fight to the death for. But compared to his Li Fire Technique, it was far inferior and of little use to him.

He could only put it away, thinking he might be able to trade it with someone in the future.

The third Cultivation Technique was a Fist Technique called the Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Fist.

As Xu Yang flipped it open, his eyes lit up. This was actually a true Celestial Essence Martial Technique.

Both his Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture and his Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength cultivated Martial Dao Imagery. If he were to classify them strictly, both the Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength and the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture were actually Bone Marrow Cleansing Martial Techniques.

This was because, in the strictest sense, Bone Marrow Cleansing Martial Artists could master these techniques to the Perfection Realm; they weren’t true Celestial Essence Martial Techniques.

A true Celestial Essence Martial Technique could only be cultivated by a Celestial Essence Martial Artist.

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