Chapter 0009: Thousand-Hand Blood Butcher

However, very soon, Xie Xiaoyan's calculations fell through.

"Master Yan, I have arrived late, please forgive me, Master Yan!" A voice full of vigor sounded, and in the next moment, a middle-aged man exuding a strong bloody aura flew out of the tavern.

"It's fine, it's just a minor matter!" Yun Qingyan, sensing the intense bloody aura, knew who it was. Yun Meng, a Seventh Rank Star Realm, nicknamed Thousand-Hand Blood Butcher, was the manager dispatched by the Yun family to the Dongsheng Tavern.

"A small Zhang Family Martial Hall, daring to offend Master Yan? They are simply courting death!" The middle-aged man, Yun Meng, landed in front of Yun Qingyan just as Zhang Yong's three guards were attacking together.

With a loud boom, a fierce aura swept out from Yun Meng, and in the next moment, he attacked the three guards.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In one move, the three Fifth Rank Star Realm guards were already lying on the ground, dead, with visible palm prints on their chests.

All of them died from their hearts being shattered.

"Thousand-Hand Blood Butcher Yun Meng!" Zhang Yong's pupils constricted sharply, a look of fear flashing across his face.

Yun Meng was a notorious executioner in the Yun family, with countless people having died at his hands. Not only did outsiders fear Yun Meng, but even many members of the Yun family were wary of him.

It was precisely because of this that Yun Meng was dispatched to be the manager of the Dongsheng Tavern.

However, although Yun Meng had killed many people, he only killed for the Yun family, and none of the lives he took were due to his personal desires.

"Master Yan, are you alright? I heard you returned a long time ago. I wanted to visit you, but unfortunately, it was inconvenient!" Yun Meng turned to look at Yun Qingyan, revealing a bitter smile.

On his face was a shocking scar that ran from his left forehead, passing over his left eye, and down to his chin.

When he smiled, it looked particularly ferocious.

Combined with the intense bloody aura he exuded, he gave the impression of a killing god who had crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

"Uncle Meng, there's no need to worry. You are an elder, and it's only right that I come to see you." Yun Qingyan faced Yun Meng without any awkwardness, even showing the demeanor of a junior.

Yun Meng's scar was left from blocking a knife for Yun Qingyan's father in the past.

Therefore, in Yun Qingyan's heart, he had an extraordinary respect for Yun Meng.

Yun Meng nodded in satisfaction. Although he always regarded himself as a subordinate when facing Yun Qingyan, in his heart, he always treated Yun Qingyan like his own child.

"Alas, it's a pity that your parents and Cai'er have been missing for a year now." Yun Meng suddenly sighed.

"Uncle Meng, rest assured, I will definitely find them!" Yun Qingyan said. He already knew that the three of them were in the Heavenly Sword Sect. He couldn't go look for them now because his strength was too weak. But with the speed at which he was recovering his cultivation, it wouldn't be long before he could set out to find them.

"Uncle Meng, I'll catch up with you later. Right now, there's still a pesky fly to deal with!" Yun Qingyan said, then walked towards Zhang Yong.

"Yun Qingyan, what do you want to do!" Zhang Yong looked at Yun Qingyan, feeling a sense of unease. When Yun Qingyan was only three to four meters away from him, his back suddenly turned cold. He sensed a killing intent from Yun Qingyan.

"Three years ago, you couldn't provoke me, and three years later, you can't provoke me even more!" Yun Qingyan said with narrowed eyes, about to strike and end Zhang Yong's life.

"Master Yan, hold on a moment!" Yun Meng suddenly said, his figure flashing as he appeared beside Yun Qingyan and Zhang Yong.

"Hmm?" Yun Qingyan looked at Yun Meng in confusion. The Yun Meng he knew was not a soft-hearted person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have killed Zhang Yong's three guards in one move just now.

"Zhang Yong is a minor character, and his death won't hinder Master Yan. It would be better to make use of him and have the Zhang Family Martial Hall pay for his life." Yun Meng looked at Yun Qingyan and asked, "What do you think, Master Yan?"

"Alright, I'll follow Uncle Meng's advice! However, while he may escape death, he won't escape punishment." Yun Qingyan's voice had not yet fully faded when he suddenly struck Zhang Yong's abdomen with a palm.

With a loud thud.

Zhang Yong's abdomen seemed to have internal organs burst, and he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Yun Qingyan, you are so cruel, you actually destroyed my Spirit Sea!" Zhang Yong looked at Yun Qingyan with fear and resentment.

What burst in his abdomen was not his internal organs but his Spirit Sea, where martial artists store their spiritual energy.

With his Spirit Sea destroyed, not only was his cultivation ruined, but he would also never be able to cultivate again.

Yun Qingyan's cousin, Yun Xuan, had his Spirit Sea destroyed, losing his cultivation and the ability to cultivate.

"Cruel? Not killing you is already a favor from Master Yan! Moreover, if the Zhang Family Martial Hall doesn't pay 100,000 taels of silver by tomorrow, you won't even have a life!" Yun Meng coldly snorted, looking ferocious.

"Master Yan, Zhang Deli has only one son, Zhang Yong, so he will definitely save him." Yun Meng turned to look at Yun Qingyan.

Zhang Deli was the head of the Zhang Family Martial Hall.

The 100,000 taels of silver Yun Meng mentioned was also the limit of what the Zhang Family Martial Hall could afford.

"Thank you, Uncle Meng!" Yun Qingyan nodded. He needed money now, and with 100,000 taels of silver, he could buy the materials needed to set up a Spirit Gathering Array.

As the name suggests, a Spirit Gathering Array is an array that can gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It can concentrate all the spiritual energy within a certain radius into one place.

When Yun Qingyan first returned, he planned to set up a small Spirit Gathering Array in the courtyard where he lived.

However, the materials required for a Spirit Gathering Array were expensive. Even for a small one, the materials would cost more than 50,000 taels of silver.

At least!

After Yun Meng locked up Zhang Yong, he sent someone to the Zhang Family Martial Hall to inform Zhang Deli to bring the money the next morning to retrieve Zhang Yong.

Yun Qingyan then bid farewell to Yun Meng and returned to the Yun family.

The next morning, not long after Yun Qingyan had eaten breakfast, Yun Meng came to find him.

"Master Yan, here is the 100,000 taels of silver compensation from Zhang Deli!" Yun Meng took out a stack of silver bills, each with a denomination of 5,000 taels.

"Thank you, Uncle Meng!" Yun Qingyan nodded but did not take the silver bills. Instead, he said, "Uncle Meng, come back to assist me!"

In the current Yun family, there were not many people Yun Qingyan could fully trust. Apart from his uncle and cousin, it was Yun Meng.

As for the old steward, Yun Yuanlin, he was not yet fully trusted by Yun Qingyan at this stage.

"Master Yan, I would like to stay and assist you, but the Four Elders may not agree," Yun Meng said with a bitter smile, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes.

The Thousand-Hand Blood Butcher's reputation and the shocking scar on his face made him look extremely ferocious and terrifying. Even members of the Yun family mostly kept their distance from him.

"You don't have a choice!" Yun Qingyan's eyes flashed with a cold light. Over the years, Yun Meng had been a sharp sword in the hands of the Yun family, handling many dark matters.

The reason for his reputation was that he had killed too many people. And every person he killed was an open or potential enemy of the Yun family.

Ironically, while the descendants of the Yun family enjoyed the protection of Yun Meng, they still kept their distance from him.

"The Four Elders have been in high positions for too long and are almost losing their sense of reality. It's time to clean them up." Yun Qingyan said softly, his eyes flashing with a cold light.

"Master Yan, you..." Yun Meng looked at Yun Qingyan in shock. These words were even something Yun Qingyan's father had never said.

It wasn't that he didn't dare, but that he couldn't.

The position of the clan leader was hereditary, and the positions of the Four Elders were also hereditary.

Under normal circumstances, the position of the clan leader could only be held by the direct descendants of the clan leader. The positions of the Four Elders could only be held by the direct descendants of the Four Elders.

Yun Qingyan's words clearly indicated that he intended to break this rule, a rule that had existed since the founding of the Yun family.

"Uncle Meng, tell me honestly, do you have any grievances with the family?" Yun Qingyan asked, his eyes calmly looking at Yun Meng.

"To say there are none would be a lie!" Yun Meng said without hesitation, his eyes full of melancholy. "I have always been loyal to the family, establishing countless great and small merits, but how has the family treated me in recent years? Master Yan, I won't hide it from you, I not only have grievances but also resentment."

At this point, Yun Meng's tone suddenly changed, "But I have never regretted it because any family needs someone to work hard behind the scenes!"

In fact, it's not just families; the same goes for the country. While some people enjoy a bright life, there are others who work hard behind the scenes, risking their lives to protect the country.

Yun Qingyan nodded in satisfaction.

Yun Meng was his elder, but also his subordinate. From the perspective of a superior, Yun Meng's heartfelt words were enough to move Yun Qingyan.

"Uncle Meng, I won't say any more emotional words. I, Yun Qingyan, promise you that from this moment on, the family will no longer betray you!" Yun Qingyan looked at Yun Meng, his face solemn.

"Master Yan..." Yun Meng's ferocious face could not control the tears that overflowed. In his eyes, Yun Qingyan represented the Yun family, and with these words, he would be willing to die for the family.

However, what Yun Meng didn't know was that his excitement was not only due to Yun Qingyan's promise but also because of the aura of a superior that Yun Qingyan inadvertently exuded.

This was the true aura of a superior that Yun Qingyan had cultivated after becoming an Immortal Emperor. Even immortals in the Immortal Realm would be involuntarily influenced by this aura and become numbly obedient to Yun Qingyan, let alone a mortal like Yun Meng.

"Uncle Meng, there's something I need you to do right away." Yun Qingyan said.

"Master Yan, please instruct!" Yun Meng's face involuntarily showed a look of dedication.

"Go to the market and purchase these items," Yun Qingyan listed nineteen materials needed to set up a Spirit Gathering Array in one breath.

Yun Qingyan paused and added, "If there's any money left, use it all to buy Mandala flowers and Golden Thread Silver Flowers. Yes, buy as many as you can!"