On the other side.
Seeing his plan destroyed, Ancestor Su had already resolved to die, wanting to perish together with Zhou Qingfang.
Zhou Qingfang also wanted a quick victory, to avoid the Su family's helper killing the suddenly appearing Xu family youngster and then surrounding him together with Ancestor Su.
If that truly happened, he himself would be in grave danger.
Both sides almost didn't spare any magical power, holding nothing back.
The Profound Ice Awl's cold gleam flickered in and out, the azure wood sword's green light flowed, and the two top-tier magical artifacts clashed in midair, bursting out with ten thousand points of starlight.
Every time the Profound Ice Awl touched the sword edge, it stirred up bone-piercing cold qi. Within a three-zhang radius, countless tiny ice crystals would condense.
The azure wood sword's cry was like a dragon's roar. Green light lit up on the sword body, and wherever each sword light passed, it seemed capable of severing one's life force.
The struggle between the two treasures caused wind and clouds to change color.
Less than half a quarter hour later.
Ancestor Su's magical power circulation suddenly became blocked, and he violently spat out fresh blood.
The Profound Ice Awl was immediately knocked away by the azure wood sword's sword light.
Ancestor Su forced himself to stay calm, trying to control and recall the Profound Ice Awl. He believed the azure wood sword couldn't easily break through the Profound Ink Peak's defensive light barrier. However, from the corner of his eye, he glimpsed Zhou Qingfang taking out a sword-shaped talisman from his storage bag.
About thirty percent of Zhou Qingfang's magical power surged into it.
The next moment, the talisman instantly burst out with ten thousand rays of green glow, illuminating everything within a hundred zhang in a greenish hue.
Ancient seal script appeared hidden within that green light, swimming and circling about like living things.
Suddenly, a "zheng" dragon's roar rang out. The overwhelming green light abruptly contracted, actually condensing into a three-chi green blade in midair.
The entire sword body was like carved jade, with liquid-like wood spirit qi flowing through its veins. Nine green jade talismanic characters at the sword guard flickered on and off.
A strange fragrance permeated the air.
This vision was astonishing. It caused Lei Hekong to stop toying with Xu Mingwei and instead stand watching, crying out in his mouth, "A talisman treasure?!"
Xu Mingwei was also watching entranced. Hearing these words, he couldn't help but ask, "May I ask Senior Lei, what is a talisman treasure?"
Lei Hekong smiled in surprise, "A talisman treasure is an imprinted talisman of a treasure magical artifact, possessing part of the treasure magical artifact's power. It's extremely rare. Even my Lei family..."
Suddenly feeling he had said too much, Lei Hekong changed the subject, "This Zhou Qingfang has good fortune to actually obtain a talisman treasure. However, it looks like it only has power for one last use."
He looked at Xu Mingwei and said, "You really guessed right, youngster. If Ancestor Su and I had surrounded him, he definitely would have used this only opportunity on me. After all, Ancestor Su is already completely exhausted, not quite worth it."
"This time he definitely wants to quickly resolve Ancestor Su so he can free up his hands to deal with me."
Zhou Qingfang thought exactly this. Lei Hekong was only providing assistance. Once Ancestor Su died and the Su family's momentum was gone, they definitely wouldn't fight the Zhou family to the death. At most, they could just pay some price.
Ancestor Su naturally also knew about talisman treasures, but the Su family had never obtained one.
The three-chi green blade formed by the talisman treasure, driven by Zhou Qingfang, was like a green gleam directly stabbing toward the light barrier formed by the Profound Ink Peak.
Ancestor Su's eyes nearly split with rage. He no longer bothered with the Profound Ice Awl and instead fully activated the Profound Ink Peak, with all his magical power surging into it.
Immediately, yellow light blazed greatly.
Zheng~
The three-chi green blade struck the yellow light barrier, immediately making Ancestor Su vomit blood again.
"Block it for me!"
But the next instant, the yellow light barrier was pierced through by the three-chi green blade, and it also pierced through his heart.
"Why is the heavenly mandate not with my Su family! I hate this!"
His life force rapidly drained away. After a short while, Ancestor Su perished.
Zhou Qingfang let out a long breath. With a wave of his hand, he seized both the now-uncontrolled Profound Ink Peak and Ancestor Su's storage bag, and conveniently also retrieved the Profound Ice Awl.
"The heavenly mandate is not with the Su family."
A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Lei Hekong's mouth, "Today, Lei has made a wasted trip. Young man of the Xu family, remember your promise today. I'm returning the token to you."
After speaking, he returned the token and then controlled his green-skinned gourd to immediately leave in the distance.
"Acting expediently, acting expediently."
Xu Mingwei put away the token, muttering twice, and flew toward Zhou Qingfang's direction. Shortly after, he met with him.
Seeing him safe and sound, Zhou Qingfang was surprised.
Xu Mingwei cupped his hands, "Greetings, Senior Zhou. This junior has not failed his mission."
As he spoke, his eyes glanced toward Ancestor Su's storage bag.
Zhou Qingfang hesitated for a long while, finally sighing deeply, "Forget it. Since I promised earlier, Zhou is not one to go back on his word. However, Ancestor Su was killed by me, so his storage bag is also my spoils of war. As for one of the top-tier magical artifacts..."
"This Profound Ice Awl is yours. But if you have thoughts of exchanging it, you can come to my Zhou family. My Zhou family will definitely give you a satisfactory price."
Saying this, Zhou Qingfang took out the Profound Ice Awl and handed it to Xu Mingwei.
The Profound Ice Awl merely floated above Xu Mingwei's palm, yet he already felt an extreme cold qi penetrating his skin, wanting to invade his blood vessels and bone marrow.
"Fine magical artifact."
Xu Mingwei didn't show off either. After one glance, he stored it in his storage bag.
"Young friend Xu, let's go. This struggle should also come to an end."
The two flew toward the battlefield of Qi Refining stage cultivators and martial Dao experts.
"Ancestor Su is dead. Except for Su family disciples, anyone who was deceived, as long as you join forces with us to besiege the Su family, my Zhou family will absolutely not pursue the matter afterward."
"Truly excellent tactics. Now the Su family is besieged on all sides." Xu Mingwei thought silently.
Zhou Qingfang brought out Ancestor Su's corpse.
Everyone looked over.
"Ancestor!" Su Yuanze shouted in grief and rage. Countless Su family disciples were also agitated in their hearts, but quite a few also gradually developed fear in their hearts and had thoughts of fleeing.
"Shaoyuan, I'll temporarily leave this side to you."
"Ancestor, rest assured. This battle will definitely destroy the Su family."
Zhou Qingfang nodded slightly, then said to Xu Mingwei, "This old man has consumed too much magical power and needs to meditate first. Young friend Xu can help out here a bit. My Zhou family keeps its word. What I promised you, I will definitely do."
"Many thanks, Senior."
After Zhou Qingfang left, Xu Mingwei stood on his sword in the air.
Yang Wenfeng looked at that familiar figure. His eyes nearly popped out, his face full of shock and disbelief.
"It's him?"
"How could it be him?!"
"It shouldn't be him!!!"
"How did Xu Mingwei suddenly transform into an immortal cultivator? Could it be that back then, everything was him acting to deceive my Yang family?"
"The Xu family has remained hidden until now, only jumping out during this Su-Zhou family dispute. What exactly are they plotting?"
"Die!"
The Su family disciples had already gone mad, willing to trade one for one to make the Zhou family and so-called allies pay a price.
Yang Wenfeng couldn't afford to think more at this moment. The slightest carelessness could lead to his death here.
At this time, a figure suddenly flew over, "It's you! If not for you, how would my Su family have fallen to this state!"
The person's eyes were bloodshot, filled with red threads. It was actually the Su family head, Su Yuanze. However, he no longer had his former spirit. His vertical crown had been cracked at some point, his hair was disheveled, and his state was like madness.
When such a great family collapses in one morning, who wouldn't go mad?
Xu Mingwei rode his sword away. His speed was three parts faster than the Su family head.
Moreover, he drew his bow and aimed at Su Yuanze.
Although he had the high-quality magical artifact Black Tortoise Seal protecting his body, he had been fighting for a long time already. Less than fifty percent of his magical power remained, and he fundamentally couldn't hold out for too long.
"If I were you, I would think of every possible way to escape. Even if only you alone escaped, the Su family might still have hope." Xu Mingwei said indifferently, "Coming after me is your most mistaken decision."
"I'll kill you before I leave!"
"Family head, should we go help? Su Yuanze is truly not weak."
"Second Uncle, this person suddenly appeared and was valued by Ancestor. He must be extraordinary. Let's just observe quietly." Zhou Shaoyuan said.
"Then I'll listen to the family head. I'll go kill other Su family disciples first."
Zhou Shaoyuan silently observed the battle between Su Yuanze and Xu Mingwei.
Xu Mingwei didn't hold back at all. With one arrow released, piercing clouds and breaking through the sky, he directly knocked Su Yuanze flying. On the light barrier activated by his Black Tortoise Seal, cracks appeared.
Zhou Shaoyuan was shocked in his heart. He and his second uncle, one at the ninth layer of Qi Refining and one at the late eighth layer of Qi Refining, wielding high-grade magical artifacts and attacking for a long time, had never managed to create a single crack.
One strike.
Just this one strike?!
Su Yuanze also awoke with shock. While horrified, he turned and tried to flee this place.
But how could Xu Mingwei possibly allow a Qi Refining perfection cultivator with enmity toward the Xu family to escape outside?
After all, before long, the Xu family would officially step into the open in Yuehu Commandery. It would be very difficult to continue hiding.
"All future troubles must be eliminated!"
The second arrow shot at the same place. The cracks instantly expanded to more than half the light barrier.
The third arrow, with one strike, pierced through the Black Tortoise Seal's defensive light barrier. It trembled lightly, and its glow immediately dimmed. It could no longer immediately activate a defensive light barrier.
And this strike also pierced through Su Yuanze's skull!
"Such a terrifying bow and arrow!"
Zhou Shaoyuan believed that once he reached Qi Refining perfection, with his Zhou family head status, he could also possess a high-quality magical artifact. He definitely wouldn't be weaker than Su Yuanze.
But such a powerful immortal cultivator could only withstand three arrows in the hands of an eighth layer Qi Refining cultivator.
Of course, what Zhou Shaoyuan didn't know was that these three arrows also consumed thirty percent of Xu Mingwei's magical power.
Moreover, if Su Yuanze's magical power had been at full strength, it wouldn't have been like this.
If the two truly fought fairly, Xu Mingwei would need at least seven or eight arrows to possibly kill a figure like Su Yuanze.
Xu Mingwei rushed past like lightning, collecting the Black Tortoise Seal and other magical artifacts. Su Yuanze's storage bag was also his spoils of war. However, aside from the Black Tortoise Seal, the other two were only high-grade.
Xu Mingwei felt slightly disappointed.
With a quick glance at the storage bag, there were several bottles of pills, over a hundred spirit stones, and two technique manuals, respectively "Blood Lineage Traction" and "Soul Prohibition."
"Eh?!"
Xu Mingwei's eyes brightened. These two types of techniques were exactly what the Xu family needed.
"Blood Lineage Traction" could leave vital blood within the clan. Using this vital blood to perform secret arts, one could thereafter use this method to know the location of family members and track them down.
Even if a person died, the effect could remain for a period of time. However, if the body was destroyed on the spot, it would be useless.
As for "Soul Prohibition," it was a secret art that could set prohibitions on a person's soul to prevent others from prying. If someone forcibly searched the soul without means to prevent the soul prohibition from activating, they would find nothing useful.
Of course, this probably only blocked Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment immortal cultivators from forcibly searching souls.
The Golden Core stage was too powerful, with long lifespans. They should have methods to block such secret arts from taking effect.