Chapter 1130: Chapter 1124: Leave! No! One! Alive
“You’re mad! You’re all mad!!!”
Atop the peak of the Qiu Clan Immortal Mountain, Qiu Anran roared.
Alongside all the Qiu clansmen guarding the array formation on the mountain peak, they were dealing with a single person: Li Tianming.
Yet even in the midst of this, he couldn’t help but keep an eye on the foot of the mountain.
The Li Clan members had arrived without any warning.
They had appeared at a time when the Qiu Clan had launched an attack on the Li Clan—the most unlikely moment for them to strike.
This caught their entire Qiu Clan completely off guard, leading to the array formations being seized in a short period.
These Li clansmen possessed incredibly profound foundations, reaching a point where even the tens of thousands of years of the Qiu Clan Immortal Mountain’s foundation could not resist them.
Each of them carried the Hidden Edge Sword, an Ancestral Spirit Tablet, puppets, demonic beasts, and talismans that connected to the underworld.
And yet, that wasn’t even the main issue.
The Li Clan members were a bunch of lunatics!
He had seen with his own eyes captured Li clansmen laughing uproariously, goading their captors to kill them so they could go to their Old Ancestor’s world.
This was an unfair slaughter—whether in terms of strength, foundation, or spirit.
And then there was the man right before his eyes… Li Tianming!
He saw overwhelming numbers of talismans appearing around Li Tianming.
Surrounded by them, Li Tianming appeared entirely harmless to humans and animals alike, showing a cowardly demeanor on the battlefield and terror when facing dozens of Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Divinity Transformation cultivators.
However, Qiu Anran could clearly sense that this man had already reached the Half-Step Void Refining realm.
No… or rather, he had already reached the Void Refining realm, but that terrifying Spiritual power was hidden within his body, like a dormant forest fire.
…
The talismans he had accumulated over decades in the Thunder Fire Demon Cave were released one by one, as if they cost nothing, surrounding Li Tianming.
Deafening explosions echoed incessantly.
Li Tianming sat upon the lotus platform where the “Three Thieves” once played their tricks, shivering as he looked at the numerous cultivators outside his talismans.
There were twenty-three Golden Core cultivators, seven Nascent Soul cultivators, and three Divinity Transformation cultivators, with Qiu Anran being an expert at the absolute peak of the Divinity Transformation realm.
The Dharmic Avatars and Spiritual power of these experts attacked continuously.
Fortunately, his accumulation was profound; every single talisman could counter an enemy, causing the Spiritual power around him to constantly detonate.
“Grade 5 talisman, Vajra Body Protection Rune, three left.”
“Grade 6 talisman, Shadow Severing Rune, transforming shadows to kill, seven left. Heaven and Earth transform laws, talismans unleash!”
“Grade 5 talisman, Corpse Refining Rune. Underworld Tongue-Ripping Ghost Emperor, break your seal! Heed my command, assist me in slaying the enemy.”
“Grade 5 talisman…”
In the cloudy sky, even when facing thirty-three opponents, the Talisman Master Li Tianming actually stood invincible.
The talismans protecting him, like a sphere transformed into various techniques, bombarded in all directions.
They could become the golden light of Divinity Transformation Spiritual power for protection.
They could turn into black shadows following bizarre trajectories to slay enemies.
They could manifest as the Tongue-Ripping Evil Ghost of the underworld, with a long tongue extending a hundred meters—anyone struck by it would have their Spiritual power, physical body, and soul corroded.
Yet despite wielding the formidable strength of a Talisman Master, the user, Li Tianming, still had pale lips and chattering teeth.
Another person’s commands resounded in his mind, telling him exactly which talisman to use.
“Trash! If a person like you ran into me, I would be the first to kill you!”
Another curse echoed within his soul, rousing a rare sliver of violent temper in Li Tianming.
Amidst the terrifying roar of Spiritual power, he weakly gritted his teeth and said,
“Thirty-three experts. It’s already extremely difficult for me to deal with them. If you’re so capable, why don’t you come out yourself?”
Then, his soul finally quieted down.
Feeling the sorrow within his soul, Li Tianming suddenly felt a trace of guilt.
He realized he must have said something he shouldn’t have, hurting the ‘other self’ within his soul.
He had heard that the ‘other self’ in his soul was a rare villain in this world.
When he went on his rampages and manifested in the world, let alone Li Tianming, even the family couldn’t control him.
He would eventually, uncontrollably, do things that invited punishment from heaven and earth and crossed the Imperial Dynasty’s bottom line.
It was from that time onwards that Li Tianming came into existence.
In recent decades, the ‘other self’ had dared even less to come out; he was escaping from reality.
The Three Thieves had always moved together.
There were four of them left in the ‘Tian’ generation, but then another one died.
Li Tianming knew that they had once watched their brothers and sisters die one by one—that was a past they never wished to mention. And now, yet another life was lost.
Whether it was Eldest Brother Li Tianyi or Tianqi, both had begun to grow up and accept the cruel reality.
They were no longer the carefree trio who could act recklessly.
He was afraid that if he came out under this maddening anger, he would never be able to go back.
So the ‘other self’ in his soul also had this side to him.
Li Tianming lowered his head.
He was different from the person in his mind.
When the news of his younger sister Li Tianyue’s death arrived, he only felt anger, but couldn’t feel the absolute resolve of ‘this grudge must be avenged’.
Watching Li Tianyi and Li Tianqi leave the Thunder Fire Demon Cave, he only felt lost and uncomfortable with his brothers’ absence.
He was even selfishly afraid of having to face danger all alone without his two brothers by his side.
Li Tianming pursed his lips.
With him being like this, what right did he have to criticize the ‘other self’ in his mind?
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said those things to you.”
Li Tianming murmured, “But I can’t beat them. You… help me kill them.”
Li Tianming pursed his lips and looked around.
Qiu Anran had gone mad; he had already used his trump card and was burning his vital blood energy.
The ‘Snow Spirit’ bloodline belonging to the Qiu Clan, along with his physique, allowed him to transform into a hundred-meter-tall Snow God, his Spiritual power already reaching the critical point of the Void Refining realm.
Seeing that he couldn’t do anything to Li Tianming, the opponent clearly intended to go and kill his clansmen.
Looking at his clansmen fighting to the death everywhere on the mountain, Li Tianming felt that since his two brothers had already grown up, he too should bear his responsibilities as a Clan Elder.
At last, a sound echoed within his soul, the person’s voice low and deep,
“You cultivate talismans. Through your decades of cultivation in the Thunder Fire Demon Cave, you have learned the talisman methods of He Hao, the former Sect Master of the Eternal Immortal Sect.
The ‘Talisman Bamboo Slip’ from the Golden Talisman Array Bamboo Slips is within your body.”
“I will not come out entirely. I will only give you a wisp of divine sense. This divine sense carries my ‘Hundred Treasures Array’ technique.
You can use the ‘Talisman Bamboo Slip’ to suppress me from fully occupying your body.”
“Check your spatial ring. How many Dharma artifacts and Spirit Artifacts are there? As for Dharma Treasures, don’t use them; they’re too expensive.”
Realization dawned on Li Tianming, and he hastily checked his spatial ring.
At a glance, he was stunned.
All the treasures Li Tianyi and Li Tianqi couldn’t use had been left in his spatial ring.
Countless miscellaneous items floated within the space of the ring.
“Alright then… kill them all!”
Li Tianming only felt a sinister laugh and an uncontrollable, malicious killing intent surge out from his soul like a tsunami, nearly splitting his liver and gallbladder with terror.
“When you wake up, you piece of trash, don’t be scared out of your wits!”
“Leave! No! One! Alive!”
His divine soul was completely submerged in the dark, vital blood energy.
“Not good, what is that?!!”
“The final trump card of the Qiu Clan Immortal Mountain’s ancestral land is an array formation connected within their bloodlines through their ‘Snow Spirit’ physique!”
“All family members at the Golden Core realm, follow me!”
“…”
Amidst the slaughter, the Li clansmen abruptly raised their heads and looked toward the cloudy sky.
They had already charged into the Qiu Clan Immortal Mountain for quite some time, and their sudden appearance had caught the Qiu Clan completely off guard.
However, the other party possessed tens of thousands of years of profound foundation.
Even though their top experts had already left, those remaining still held powerful trump cards.
On the Qiu Clan Immortal Mountain, Li Tianming’s countless talismans had formed a protective sphere.
After numerous Qiu Clan experts failed to deal with him, they had finally unleashed their ultimate trump card.
The flying snow on the Immortal Mountain began to flow backward, and a pillar of ice shot straight up into the clouds from within the mountain.
It emanated a crystal-clear luster, with Spiritual Qi swirling inside it as it surged into the sky, scattering bright icy debris.
The Spiritual Qi from the bloodlines of the Qiu clansmen gathered together, flowing along with the flying snow as it surged toward the twenty-eight experts in the cloudy sky.
Even from the bodies of the five individuals killed by Li Tianming’s talismans, the Spiritual power of their ‘Snow Spirit’ bloodline dissipated and then re-condensed.
Ultimately, it all fell into Qiu Anran’s body, causing his Spiritual power to rise continuously until it reached the critical point of the Void Refining realm.
The Qiu Clan was using an ancient method to awaken an ancient soul, intending to allow Qiu Anran, this Qiu Clan genius, to temporarily break through his realm to fend off foreign enemies.
The Nascent Souls and Primordial Spirits of the Li Clan members sensed this simultaneously.
Then, following a command, all those at the Golden Core realm headed toward the strongest person present: Li Tianming.
At the foot of the mountain, Li Zhijing was clad in the Black Dragon Armor summoned by her ‘Black Dragon Bloodline’.
Her oval face was also covered in dragon scales, revealing only a pair of lively, large eyes.
Surrounding her were demonic beasts controlled by her Beast Taming Art.
Seven of them had already taken human form, but under her command, they reverted to their true forms and flew with her toward Li Tianming.
On the way,
Li Zhijing blinked and looked to the side.
She saw a fatty standing on a massive, resplendent gold coin.
This fatty wore a suit of jade armor sewn with gold thread, and behind him floated a Supreme-Grade Spirit Artifact: a Cornucopia.
The clinking sound of gold coins colliding could be heard.
Li Yuanshang!
This Cornucopia and the gold-threaded jade armor had been obtained by the family long ago from Nangong Yazhi in the Tian Xing Grotto-Heaven.
The woman who had once besieged Li Yunlin alongside the elders of the Nangong family had used exactly these Spirit Artifacts.
Li Yuanshang had rummaged through the family treasury and ultimately felt these two Spirit Artifacts suited him best.
One had to know, Li Zhijing was only a step away from breaking through to the Divinity Transformation realm, lacking only the completion of her ‘Heavenly Demon Talisman Seed’ cultivation method and the threshold of transforming her Dantian into a half-demon state.
And this was only because she deliberately held back, insisting on achieving a fifth-tier Divinity Transformation.
Yet Li Yuanshang—the famous ‘Great Merchant’ of the Imperial Capital—had actually caught up to her pace!
“Aunt!”
In the midst of battle, Li Yuanshang wore a cold expression, entirely lacking his usual fawning demeanor.
Shoving a handful of pills into his mouth, he said coldly, “In a moment, if we are no match for them, you leave first! I will bring up the rear!”
“…”
The little fatty’s solemn words didn’t move Li Zhijing in the slightest.
Where in the world was there such logic that allowed an aunt to run away first? She cursed, “Little Fatty, what kind of bullshit are you spouting? I…”
Before she could finish, she felt a gust of wind beside her.
Looking around, Li Xinri, Li Xinjue, and numerous other Li Clan descendants had all arrived simultaneously.
They exchanged a glance and fearlessly charged toward the hundred-meter-tall figure formed by the gathered Qiu Clan bloodline.
However, before they could even arrive, their hearts suddenly palpitated.
From within the talismans where Li Tianming was located, a surge of killing intent suddenly emanated.
A low, deep voice rang out—a cold tone they had never heard from their usually gentle and kind Clan Elder, Li Tianming.
“A bunch of little things, roll aside.”
“What?”
The crowd hastily halted mid-air and looked in astonishment toward Li Tianming, who was surrounded by talismans.
They saw Li Tianming’s body drooping powerlessly, wisps of vital blood energy emanating from him.
An ancient, massive golden bamboo slip exuding a powerful aura floated out from his body, followed by various Dharma artifacts and Spirit Artifacts.
The talismans then attached themselves to these treasures.
Seeing the Clan Elder’s strange state, Li Yuanshang said in a deep voice,
“When the Clan Elders told us to come, they said Ancestor Tianming wasn’t just rarely matched within the Divinity Transformation realm and proficient in Talisman Arts.
He is also our final trump card. Even if a Void Refining expert comes, we have nothing to fear.”
“The Old Ancestor told me something…” Li Xinjue’s expression turned hesitant and grave.
“What did the Old Ancestor say?”
Li Xinri’s eyes widened instantly. He infinitely hoped to hear the teachings of the Old Ancestor.
He hadn’t expected that this sly chicken, Xinjue, had actually managed to hook up with the Old Ancestor before him!
Li Xinjue said, “His venerable self said that if Ancestor Tianming suddenly turns into a different person, we should…”
“Flee!”
“Do not hesitate!”
The clansmen were stunned for a moment and glanced at Li Xinjue.
Li Xinjue had already grabbed Li Xinri’s hand. Under Li Xinri’s bewildered gaze, he dragged him away as if pulling a swaying, tattered rag.
…
In the cloudy sky,
Qiu Anran felt the Spiritual power within his body.
He had already transformed into a hundred-meter-tall Snow God.
The ice pillar that emerged from the Qiu Clan Immortal Mountain had become his body, turning him into a crystal-clear ice mountain giant.
His body was made of sharply angled ice crystals, akin to a rare piece of art in the mortal realm.
However, the ice crystal giant’s eyes were bloodshot.
Even though he felt an unprecedented level of Spiritual power and had the ice and snow of the entire Immortal Mountain at his disposal, he still couldn’t suppress the anger transmitting through his bloodline.
This was their final method.
His clansmen had lost their lives one by one, and the bloodline auras transmitting to him meant that ninety percent of his clansmen had already died.
The remaining clansmen flew up and landed on his shoulders one by one.
Qiu Anran mobilized the Spiritual power of ice and snow.
At this moment, he felt the true way to utilize rules—the essence of ice and snow.
With a mere wave of his hand, centered around him, the entire Qiu Clan Immortal Mountain began to freeze over.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
As he unleashed this power, on the already frozen Qiu Clan Immortal Mountain, ice pillars pierced through the ice layer.
Countless ice spikes soared into the sky, all pointing sharply at Li Tianming, who was surrounded by talismans.
Every single ice pillar possessed the most essential rule-based power of solid ice.
It was a sky filled with ice pillars.
Within the circle of talismans, Li Tianming looked as insignificant as a single snowflake.
The ice and snow giant stiffly turned his head.
As he moved, trickling ice crystals fell, sparkling with a crystal-clear luster in the sunlight.
Looking outward, he saw the Li Clan members fleeing.
He was absolutely furious.
“You lunatics! Don’t you enjoy acting like madmen? Why are you fleeing?!!”
Under his command, several ice pillars thrust toward the fleeing Li Clan members.
The sound of tearing air rang out, followed by talismans attached to the ice pillars exploding, shattering the ice crystals.
Qiu Anran stared at Li Tianming in astonishment.
“You can’t even protect yourself, yet you still want to save others?”
Li Tianming’s body still drooped, but the number of Dharma artifacts and Spirit Artifacts floating around him had already reached over a hundred.
Seeing Li Tianming remain entirely silent, Qiu Anran’s eyes turned red.
“Hahaha, then I will kill you first!”
The angry roar of the ice and snow giant echoed throughout the entire Qiu Clan Immortal Mountain.
“You of the Li Clan murdered my clansmen! You are despicable and shameless, launching a sneak attack when we were at our most vulnerable!
This is your retribution! I will even march to the Azure Cloud Prefecture to demand blood for blood and a tooth for a tooth!”
Along with the roar, countless ice pillars thrust toward Li Tianming.
But suddenly, a flash of terror crossed Qiu Anran’s eyes.
That terrifying existence within Li Tianming’s body had finally been awakened.
This Li clansman, who had looked so harmless and somewhat cowardly, raised his head just as the countless ice pillars descended.
He revealed a ferocious, ghost-like smile toward Qiu Anran.
He silently mouthed something, then slowly made a throat-slitting gesture.
The countless ice pillars ultimately submerged Li Tianming and his talismans.
Deafening explosions echoed incessantly, while snow mist surged together with shattered ice debris.
Yet Li Tianming’s final smile seemed to linger right before his eyes.
Evil—and utterly mad.
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