Chapter 47: Ambush of Killing Intent

In the dim underground hall, the air was extremely turbid, and an endless cold aura emanated from the surrounding darkness, causing one to shudder.

On both sides of the hall, two rows of huge torches flickered continuously, and at the center of the hall stood a massive white bone throne, with two rows of seats extending from either side.

At this moment, the seats were already filled with people, but on both sides, one seat each remained empty.

Sitting on the white bone throne was none other than Lian Ji, the head of the Lian family.

Gently tapping the armrest of the throne, after a moment, Lian Ji's rather cold voice slowly sounded: "It's been three hours. Where are the Eighth and Thirteenth Elders? Why haven't they come yet?"

"Big Brother..." The first person on the left hesitated for a moment before speaking in a low voice, "The Eighth and Thirteenth Elders went to take revenge on that Du family boy. No matter how we tried to dissuade them, they wouldn't listen."

"Bang..."

"Ridiculous..."

Lian Ji slammed his palm hard on the nanmu table in front of him, leaving a deep palm print. After a moment, he said in a grim voice, "Fools! Fools! How could our Lian family produce a bunch of fools! Even three Eighth Rank Martial Masters from the Long family couldn't last a single round against him. What can the Eighth and Thirteenth Elders do with their meager skills? They're just going to die in vain! It seems we don't need to wait anymore; those two useless men won't be coming back."

"But, the sons of the Eighth and Thirteenth Elders were killed by Du Fei, so they went to take revenge..."

"My son is dead too!" Lian Ji glared at the man and said coldly.

When Lian Ji's gaze fell on him, the man trembled slightly. After a moment, he sighed and lowered his head, speaking in a low voice, "Big Brother... Since you know how many clan members we lost this time, you should give us an explanation."

"Second Brother, are you threatening me?" Lian Ji smiled coldly, "Or do you all think that today's incident is solely my fault, Lian Ji's?"

"I wouldn't dare!" The people below exchanged glances and then bowed in unison.

Lian Ji's face showed a grim smile, and his teeth ground together with a clatter. After a moment, a venomous voice emerged from his mouth, "That was my son... my most beloved son... just like that, he's dead! Dead! Du Fei! Don't think I'll let you off! Whoever kills my son must die!"

At this moment, boundless killing intent spread from Lian Ji's body, and the temperature in the entire underground hall dropped instantly.

"But, how do we take revenge?"

After a moment of silence in the underground hall, someone spoke in a low voice.

After all, Du Fei's strength was evident. He had casually killed three Eighth Rank Martial Masters. In the Lian family, it was hard to find someone who could definitely defeat him.

The Second Elder hesitated for a moment before speaking in a slightly strange tone, "This time, we cooperated with Du Zhenfeng to deal with Du Zhentian and Du Fei, following the Long family's orders... Now, not only is the eldest son dead, but the three people from the Long family are also dead. Big Brother, should we report this directly to the Long family and let them take action?"

"Do you mean to say that our Lian family doesn't have the ability to avenge our own clan members? Second Brother, didn't you lose a son too?" Lian Ji glanced at him coldly and said.

"Then, what do you mean, Big Brother?"

Lian Ji slowly inhaled and exhaled deeply, his gaze cold to the extreme. "To take revenge, we must kill Du Fei! It might seem like we have no chance now, but it's not impossible... It's just that the price is a bit high."

"What do you mean, Big Brother?" The Second Elder's face changed slightly, speaking hesitantly.

"Even if we have the ability to act now, even if we solve the problem with Du Fei, everyone will know it was our Lian family who did it... I won't do such a foolish thing." Lian Ji's face was cold, "However, in a month, it will be the time for the triennial Xuan You Secret Realm to open. People from nearby states will definitely send their elite descendants into the secret realm. In that secret realm, as you know, Alchemists' power is virtually nonexistent... If we act at that time..."

"Indeed!" The Second Elder nodded slightly, then frowned, "However, one can only enter the Xuan You Secret Realm once in a lifetime. Most of our Lian family's high-ranking members have already entered... And even if other descendants enter, it might not be useful... After all, Du Fei is already a Ninth Rank Martial Master!"

"I have my own considerations about this." Lian Ji smiled coldly, "Call them in!"

"Yes!"

As the voice fell, three Lian family members quickly approached from the darkness of the underground hall. They were all around seventeen or eighteen years old, each with a cold expression. They walked to Lian Ji and knelt down with a "thud."

"Lian Hao, Lian Hao, Lian Xing..." The others nodded slightly at the sight of these three.

However, seeing these three, the Second Elder frowned slightly and said, "Big Brother, although they are the strongest among our Lian family's younger generation, they are at most at the Ninth Level of the Body Tempering stage. With them, it might be impossible to deal with Du Fei in the Xuan You Secret Realm..."

"Maybe not now, but not necessarily in a month." Lian Ji smiled coldly and tapped the table, "You three, in a month, enter the Xuan You Secret Realm. I don't require you to do anything else; just bring back Du Fei's head, and the next family head will be him!"

Hearing this, the three were all shaken, but their faces remained cold.

The conditions were good, but they had to survive to return.

Seemingly reading their thoughts, Lian Ji continued coldly, "Starting today, you can choose any martial techniques from the family's collection. You can also cultivate the Flowing Flame Technique... At the same time, the family will select three elders to infuse their life's worth of true qi into your bodies... Although it won't be very effective, it will make you Ninth Rank Martial Masters... If you still can't complete the task under these conditions, you don't need to come back!"

Infusing true qi into the body means someone voluntarily gives their life's cultivation to another. After doing this, the person infusing the qi will likely die instantly, and the recipient can only get about one-tenth of the true qi. However, even so, making three Ninth Level Body Tempering individuals advance to Ninth Rank Martial Masters is not difficult.

With an Eighth Rank cultivation technique, the three working together might have a chance to kill Du Fei in the Xuan You Secret Realm in a month!

Thinking of this, the three quickly prostrated themselves on the ground and said in unison, "We will certainly follow the family head's orders and kill Du Fei no matter what."

"Very good!" Lian Ji clapped his hands slightly and then his gaze slowly swept over the seats, "Sixth, Twelfth, Fourteenth... Among all of you, your strength is the weakest. This task is assigned to you. As for your families, I, Lian Ji, will take care of them!"

Upon hearing this, the three on the left side's faces stiffened slightly, but they ultimately gritted their teeth and nodded.

At the same time, in a secluded courtyard in the Du family's residence.

At this moment, the three great elders of the Du family were seated facing each other, their faces dark.

In front of them was another person, none other than the first among the Du family's younger generation, Du Han!

Compared to the dark faces of the three great elders, Du Han's expression showed no abnormality. He gently waved the paper fan in his hand, then closed it and tapped it lightly on his palm before sighing, "So, it seems that Cousin Qing has no chance of recovery?"

Du Zhenfeng's face was venomous, and he gritted his teeth, "Originally, if we had given Qing the Bone Continuation Powder, there would have been a ninety percent chance of recovery. But now, there's no chance at all!"

"Is that so? However, if the Third Elder were to soften to the family head, there might still be a chance..." Du Han smiled lightly.

"If there were a chance, you wouldn't be sitting here today!" Du Zhenxuan smiled coldly, "Du Han, you don't need to pretend to be aloof... Your appearance here today shows that our goals are the same, so there's no need to pretend!"

"Ha ha, the Second Elder is a wise man! Then I'll be straightforward..." Du Han smiled faintly, "Du Fei must die! The Ice Heart Technique must be mine! What do the three elders think... If we work together, I believe dealing with Du Fei will be no problem."

"Are you planning to attack now? That old ghost Du Zhentian has probably already sent people to guard his residence. Are we going to walk into a trap?" Du Zhenfeng snorted coldly.

"Ha ha, only the three of you would do such a foolish thing... If not for needing your help in the future, I wouldn't bother to find you." Du Han said coolly.

Hearing this, the three great elders' faces changed slightly. After a moment, Du Zhenfeng snorted and said, "We agree. As long as you can kill Du Fei, we will definitely support you as the family head!"

"You're wrong!" Du Han shook his head slightly, "The position of family head was always mine. No matter how strong Du Fei is, he can't take it from me... I want to kill Du Fei only because he has the Ice Heart Technique!"

"What do you mean?"

"The Ice Heart Technique of the Du family, although we only have a fragment, once cultivated to a certain level, one can obtain the complete version from the Yunshui Du family... I, Du Han, am different from the three of you. Your vision is limited to this small city, but I see further... However, to get what I want, I must enter the Yunshui Du family... But if Du Fei is around, my chances are zero... So, no matter what, Du Fei must die! And you must help me..."

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