Chapter 596

Chapter 596: Bloodbath of Resentment

Yu Haonan and the others returned to Yu Family Fortress, and from that moment on, the conflict began.

When Yu Yingshu saw her father Yu Haolan, she complained, stating that Yu Haonan had accessed the Heavenly Gate by seizing the Ground Energy Corpse Formation from her.

Yu Yingshao also approached their father to complain, saying that the Supreme Corpse of Evil had crushed Yu Dingxin’s Barrier Zombie with a single punch. Such a powerful Supreme Corpse of Evil was meant to be her assassination weapon but had ended up benefiting someone else.

Having gained an advantage, Yu Haonan gathered a group of brothers and servants, strutting around arrogantly.

Yu Haodong busied himself, feeling no inclination to resist Li Sifan. If he didn’t bring down the Yu Family’s third branch, he would lose the last sliver of hope. The thought sent chills of fear through him, driving him to create chaos fervently.

Li Hui dispatched Yu Dingxin to the main branch and Yu Tianci to the second branch, secretly supporting Yu Haonan to disrupt the balance. In just two days, the Yu Family Fortress descended into madness, with brothers turning against brothers and sisters slaughtering one another, resulting in nearly half casualties.

By the third day, a violent atmosphere filled the Yu Family Fortress.

The main branch sought to quell the conflict, but instead, the third branch’s practitioners became bloodthirsty, summoning their spirit treasures the moment they saw them.

“Kill!”

“Kill!”

Blood flowed like rivers, and the malevolence soared to the heavens.

Due to this overwhelming malice, even the main and second branches fell into chaos, many practitioners losing themselves to madness, their eyes consumed by slaughter. The Yu Family Fortress gradually turned into a perilous place, with relatives and guests scattering like birds and beasts.

Yu Haolan rushed into the retreating area in a panic, shouting, “Father! Bad news! Ancestor! That bastard Yu Haonan has slaughtered the whole family! You must avenge my dead child! She… she was turned into a Corpse of Evil, attacked from behind and even killed me.”

“Yu Haonan? No, he wouldn’t dare do that.” Four elders exited their retreat along with twelve middle-aged men. They had been poring over ancient texts, unaware of the great turmoil unfolding at home.

Nobody answered them. The four elders were on the brink of ascension, while the twelve middle-aged men, at the Profound Law Stage, had given the Yu Family the strength to separate from the main house, slowly achieving the current status.

“Roar…” Fifteen Barrier Zombies and hundreds of Corpses of Evil rushed in, self-destructing before they even got close, forming a terrifying black tide.

The four elders glared and yelled, “Bold!”

They all struck out to dispel the impact, but unexpectedly, a poison needle rushed by in an instant. Yu Haolan stood there dazed as black patterns appeared around his left eye, rapidly spreading across his face.

“Impudent! That is the Magic Spider’s Soul Destroying Needle…” The four elders were furious. Who was the enemy? How audacious to kill Yu Haolan right under their noses! The fact that the enemy succeeded was a great humiliation!

Many wicked tools lay within the Yu Family practitioners, with the Magic Spider’s Soul Destroying Needle being the most notorious. Yu Haolan deserved this fate, and so did Yu Haolan’s father. After the explosion of the Barrier Zombies and Corpses of Evil, numerous bloodstains appeared on the ground, intertwining to form a massive, twisted symbol.

“Not good!”

“Boom!” A surge of Blood Light shot up from the ground like a prehistoric beast, targeting Yu Haolan’s father, who was also Li Sifan’s maternal grandfather.

They were of the same bloodline, yet Li Sifan’s heart was filled with hatred. It was this grandfather who had brutally killed his father and heavily injured his mother.

“Revenge! I want revenge…” This overwhelming resentment was so vast that it crossed continents, drawing Li Hui’s Ideal Body forth, showcasing just how intense the desire to destroy the Yu Family Fortress truly was.

At this moment, the resentment became a calamity, amalgamating with the accumulated malice and bloodshed of years into a Blood Curse. Of course, it contained powerful talisman methods; otherwise, it would have been difficult to harm a Hongfa Cultivator.

In no time, calamity clouds covered the skies above the Yu Family Fortress.

The four elders were on the cusp of ascension, and while it was usually manageable to suppress their cultivation, they were petrified to find that the Blood Curse summoned catastrophic forces.

“There is only one way to stop the Blood Curse.” The four elders exchanged glances, nodding, and then acted simultaneously to suppress Li Sifan’s grandfather.

“Ah! Fourth Grandpa, what are you doing? You have watched me grow up!”

“For the path of the Tao and for the family, may you, the elder of the third branch, depart!” The four elders retreated, and the once-mighty head of the third branch of the Yu Family disintegrated along with his soul. As blood rained down, the Blood Curse weakened significantly.

The oldest among them snorted coldly, “This is merely a stopgap measure; we cannot let San Shao die in vain. Find out who the enemy is!”

After confirming their victory, Li Hui hurriedly prepared; these past few days were not wasted, as he had seized a substantial amount of the Yu Family’s wealth and turned a large group of enemies into Evil Corpses.

Half an hour later, Yu Haonan returned to the Heavenly Gate.

The Yu Family Fortress would undoubtedly find a way to follow the trail, but it wouldn’t be easy to enter the Heavenly Gate to capture anyone.

Li Hui estimated he had a one to two-month time window. This was just over a month he needed; he called upon Chen Mengde to sell all his spirit treasures and some rare treasures, seeking only Cow Shock Stones, Reincarnation Stones, and Thunder Crystal Jade.

Why entrust this task to Chen Mengde? Because he was unassuming enough not to attract outside attention, yet his true cultivation was high, and he was well-informed, making him the best choice.

“I won’t go! It’s dangerous!” Chen Mengde shook his head repeatedly.

“All these things are stolen goods; hurry and help me dispose of them, I’ll give you thirty-seventy split, you take three, I take seven.”

“Thirty-seventy split? Do you really care? Also, you seem to trust me a lot.”

“Unjust riches are of no use to me; once this deal is done, I’ll practice at the Heavenly Silkworm Altar one more time before fleeing! Do you think I have a choice? Hurry up, keep it discreet, and don’t be too obvious.”

“You have quite a few requests.” Chen Mengde took the items and departed. He couldn’t quite explain why, but he felt no resentment towards Yu Haonan. In fact, he developed a unique feeling, as if they were good teacher and friend.

Li Hui couldn’t help but sigh; a sword was hanging above him, and he couldn’t stay here long. Otherwise, he’d truly want to carefully devise a plan that wouldn’t affect Chen Mengde’s life trajectory, helping to eliminate the hidden dangers caused by the Rejuvenation Technique and ideally allowing him to live until six hundred years later.

However, how everything was interconnected, the influence of Chen Mengde on his later life was too significant. Both the treasure cabinet and silver snake originated from his predecessor; claiming to be a disciple would not be an exaggeration. Perhaps returning from the Crystal Palace would solve this issue.

More than ten days later, Li Hui acquired three thousand Cow Shock Stones and two thousand Reincarnation Stones, along with a substantial batch of Thunder Crystal Jade, having cleared out the market near the Heavenly Gate.

With teleportation arrays established throughout the Nine-Mystic Continent, travel was convenient. Chen Mengde sighed, “This is all there is; prices are inflated. If it weren’t for your urgency, you could have negotiated the prices down.”

“Good, very good! This is ten times better than I originally anticipated.” Li Hui expressed his delight.

“Quickly prepare!” Chen Mengde warned, “Someone has traced the corresponding items and is on the hunt for their source. They’re likely to come knocking in half a month.”

“That’s enough time. We stick to the old rule: see but don’t say.”