Today’s second Chapter!

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Streets crisscross Liu Feng City, where almost all constructions and palaces belong to the Liu Family, especially in the Northern District, predominantly occupied by the disciples of the Liu Family. Right now, hundreds of people are gathered on a broad street of this district.

"Tsk tsk, quite rare indeed, Liu Hanshu, that good-for-nothing weakling, has actually reached the Early-stage Nascent Soul." A middle-aged man among the onlookers commented with a laugh.

"Liu Hanshu, among the nephews, he is the weakest. He can’t even compare to nephew Liu Hanming. Hanming is the same age as him but has already reached the Late-stage Cave Void. It’s only right that Hanming and the others teach this lad a lesson if they can’t stand him walking brazenly in the middle of the street today," another middle-aged man commented lightly with a smile.

...

In the middle of the street, Liu Hanshu felt a sweetness in his throat, followed by another gush of blood. Despite this, he kept his eyes fixed on the young man in white in front of him, his cousin, Liu Hanming.

"Liu Hanshu, even though you’ve reached the Early-stage Nascent Soul, you are still the weakest among our generation. Look around, who else is in the Early-stage Nascent Soul other than you?" said a young man in white with a nonchalant smile. This person was Liu Hanming, the leading figure of the Liu Family’s ’Han’ generation, raised as an absolute elite.

And Liu Hanming was right, even after achieving the Early-stage Nascent Soul, Liu Hanshu was still the weakest among his generation.

"Great Young Master, don’t waste your time with this worthless fool. The family head has invited a Guest Elder today to instruct you personally," said an elegant middle-aged man standing next to the young man in white, Liu Hanming. Behind these two, there were over a dozen guards.

The elegant middle-aged man was a Second-level Heavenly Immortal master. He was not a member of the Liu Family but had been brought by Liu Hanming’s grandfather to look after him. Liu Hanming and Liu Hanshu were both direct descendants, but their treatment was markedly different, mainly because of the vast gap in their strength. Liu Hanming, only twenty-five years old, had already reached the Late-stage Cave Void, just a step away from the Kongming Stage.

"Liu Hanming, one day I will surpass you," Liu Hanshu proclaimed as he stood up, wiping the blood from his mouth, staring at Liu Hanming and murmuring in his heart.

At that moment, Liu Hanshu thought of his master, Qin Yu. Thinking of his master filled him with confidence.

"Only a worthless fool would dare stare down the Great Young Master so presumptuously. Let’s go back," said the elegant middle-aged man loudly, and with a casual wave of his hand, he attempted to clear Liu Hanshu, who was blocking the way, "Move aside."

The power of a Second-level Heavenly Immortal was beyond any doubt.

Suddenly—

"Boom!"

Centered around Liu Hanshu, a terrifying Qi Force burst forth, tumbling everyone nearby, whether it was the young man in white, the elegant middle-aged man, or the large group of guards. Onlookers hurriedly retreated to escape the upheaval.

Once the Qi Force had dissipated, people around noticed a black-clad young man standing next to Liu Hanshu, his hands folded. His fierce aura made everyone around shudder: this was a true master!

The young man in black had a clear, cold gaze and swept a look at everyone present.

Everyone felt as if they had stepped into a frigid land of ice and snow, a chill piercing their hearts.

"Master."

Seeing Qin Yu, Liu Hanshu couldn’t help the great joy and immediately bowed in respect.

The young man in white was slightly taken aback, then quickly got up, and with a smile bowed to Qin Yu, "Junior Liu Hanming, greets the senior. I never expected my brother Hanshu could have such an esteemed person as his master, truly a fortune for my brother Hanshu."

However, Qin Yu still had a cold expression on his face, devoid of any emotion.

In his heart, Liu Hanming couldn’t help but mutter, "When did Liu Hanshu acquire such a master, and why is he so cold?"

"Master."

Shuo Yan and Zang Yuan also appeared behind Qin Yu, extremely respectful.

Yet Qin Yu’s gaze remained chillingly cold as he watched Liu Hanming and his group, which caused them to worry. The most powerful among them, a refined middle-aged man, stepped forward.

"Junior Cang Fan, may I know where the senior hails from?" After all, as a Second Level Heavenly Immortal, he had some renown.

Qin Yu did not reply, not giving the refined middle-aged man any face. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Liu Hanming, Cang Fan, and others dared not leave, as Qin Yu’s aura completely enveloped them. He could definitely kill them in an instant.

"Speak, who just injured my disciple?" Qin Yu said indifferently.

Liu Hanming bowed, "Senior, Brother Hanshu was walking in the middle of the street when he was struck by one of my guards." Liu Hanming thought highly of himself and was too lazy to deal with Liu Hanshu himself.

"Which one?" Qin Yu continued.

"It was me." A guard stood up, who was only at the Cave Void Stage, and considered fairly low-ranked in Liu Feng City. The guard said proudly, "Liu Hanshu is weak, so what if I injured him?"

Qin Yu glanced at him indifferently.

"Boom!" The guard directly fell to the ground, eyes wide open.

"Disrespectful to my master, he deserves death," Zang Yuan said coldly. The one who struck just then was Zang Yuan, of course... ordered by Qin Yu.

The onlookers, including Liu Hanming and his group, were all shocked.

Even the highest skilled among them, a Sixth Level Heavenly Immortal from the Liu family who was watching, did not see how Zang Yuan made his move. Clearly... Zang Yuan’s strength far surpassed that of a Sixth Level Heavenly Immortal.

Suddenly, with a whooshing sound, dozens of experts arrived, hovering mid-air and looking down with extreme arrogance.

"Who dares to run wild in my Liu family, I demand..." The man in the sky had hardly spoken when he stopped abruptly, swooping down with a rapidly changing expression to a friendly demeanor.

This was a handsome middle-aged man.

"Great Grandpa," Liu Hanming immediately said respectfully as he looked at the man.

Liu Hanshu also respectfully said, "Great Grandpa."

It turned out that both Liu Hanshu and Liu Hanming shared the same great-grandfather.

"I am Liu Yunshan, and I have met the senior. I’m not sure what trouble my great-grandsons, Hanming and Hanshu, have caused to upset the senior," Liu Yunshan said with a very friendly smile on his face.

The watching Sixth Level Heavenly Immortal also stepped forward, sharing a resemblance to Liu Yunshan, and said to Qin Yu, "Senior, I am Liu Yuntan. Since you are Hanshu’s master, we are practically family. Please forgive Hanming. It was merely a clash of young tempers."

Liu Yuntan transmitted a message to Liu Yunshan, "Yunshan, you were so arrogant just now in mid-air. If it weren’t for my message, this formidable individual might have caused a major calamity for the Liu family."

"Yuntan, I owe you one this time. I really didn’t expect three masters to suddenly appear here. I can’t even see through their strength," Liu Yunshan transmitted back.

Both Liu Yuntan and Liu Yunshan, the upper echelons of the Liu family, were now waiting for Qin Yu to speak.

Qin Yu found it amusing.

He hadn’t expected it to turn out to be a family affair.

"Han Shu, what do you think should be done about today’s affair?" Qin Yu instead turned to his disciple, Liu Hanshu.

Liu Hanshu was startled.

Liu Yunshan and Liu Yuntan both looked toward Liu Hanshu, and Liu Yunshan quickly added, "Han Shu, this is just a minor issue among the younger generation. Don’t bother your Master with it. By the way, Han Shu, it’s been a long time since you and your father visited me. You should come by more often."

A wave of bitterness swept through Liu Hanshu’s heart.

Before today, nobody had regarded him highly. As for his great-grandpa’s luxurious palace, he had never even been there. He guessed he’d probably be driven away by the guards at the gate. Now, this high-and-mighty great-grandpa was suddenly being so kind to him.

"Master, let’s just let this matter go. It’s not a big deal anyway," Liu Hanshu said to Qin Yu.

Qin Yu nodded, "Since Han Shu has spoken thus, I’ll spare these people’s lives, but while the capital punishment can be forgiven, the lesser punishment cannot be escaped. Zang Yuan, have these people lie down for three months."

"Elder!" Liu Yunshan and Liu Yuntan stared in disbelief, and Liu Hanming and the others were also shocked.

"Yes, Master," Zang Yuan said respectfully.

A shadow flashed.

In the blink of an eye, Zang Yuan was standing behind Qin Yu again. A giant demon that ranked among the top ten in a group of over two hundred ninth-level heavenly demons, dealing with a bunch of people whose strongest was only a Second-Level Heavenly Immortal and the rest were merely ordinary Cultivators, was effortlessly done.

The whole group spewed blood and fell to the ground.

"Elder, this is perhaps a bit too harsh," Liu Yunshan said, his anger flaring up.

Qin Yu cast a cold glance at Liu Yunshan, and Liu Yunshan felt as if a bucket of cold water had completely sobered him up.

"No one can bully a disciple of mine," Qin Yu said indifferently, "Han Shu, come back with me. This Liu Family doesn’t treat you as one of its own. Why should you care too much about them?"

Instantly, memories of the past twenty years flashed through Liu Hanshu’s mind, sending chills through his spine.

Home?

Was that a home?

His brothers sarcastically abused and bullied him. Such a home was worse than none at all. Liu Hanshu suddenly let go of his emotional burden.

"Yes, Master," Liu Hanshu said to Qin Yu respectfully.

Although the Liu Family was known as one of the three great families, it had only one Golden Immortal and a few Heavenly Immortals. With hundreds of Ninth-Level Heavenly Demons in Qin Yu’s Ten Thousand Beasts List, annihilating the Liu Family would be a breeze.

"Let’s go." Qin Yu grabbed Liu Hanshu, and they instantly disappeared from the street.

Meanwhile, Shuo Yan and Zang Yuan turned their heads, scoffed coldly at Liu Yunshan and Liu Yuntan, and also disappeared into thin air.

Liu Yuntan and Liu Yunshan looked at each other, their brows deeply furrowed.

×

In this secluded courtyard, which clearly differed from the other luxurious Liu Family estates, a crowd had gathered outside on this day.

"The Master is currently teaching Young Master Han Shu. No visitors are to be seen within the next three hours."

Two burly men stood at the entrance of the courtyard, summoned by Qin Yu from the first layer of the Ten Thousand Beasts List. They were the Eighth Level Heavenly Demons, Pi Huan and Pi Fan. With so many Ninth-level Heavenly Demons in the List, Qin Yu choosing to summon two Eighth-level ones this time made Pi Huan and Pi Fan determined to prove their worth and perform well in front of their master, Qin Yu. They also felt the need to represent the hundreds of Eighth-level Heavenly Demons well.

Outside the courtyard, the Liu Family Master, the three Great Elders, and a Guest Elder could only exchange wry smiles. Behind them stood a group of elite Liu Family guards, the weakest of whom were First-level Heavenly Immortals.

"Yunshan, are you saying that those two underlings at the beginning weren’t these two?" asked the Liu Family Master, Liu Yunlu.

Liu Yunshan nodded, "I’m certain. The two subordinates just now were a woman and a lean man, not these two burly men."

"Eighth-level Heavenly Demons," the only Guest Elder present frowned, "If I’m not mistaken, the true forms of these two Eighth-level Heavenly Demons should be Fire Lions. Their actual attack power is far beyond the realm of Eighth-level Heavenly Demons. Even I can only match one of them at most."

"The gatekeepers are two Eighth-level Heavenly Demons," Liu Yunlu also felt a pressure building up, "That ’Qin Yu’s’ personal subordinates must be even stronger. Demon... Ah, when did such a character come by."

The Liu Family Master was also troubled because ordinary demon beasts were generally stronger than Immortals of the same level, unless the Immortal’s cultivation technique was also special and powerful.

"Big Brother, Qin Yu’s two subordinates addressed ’Qin Yu’ as ’Master.’ If it were merely a regular superior-subordinate relationship, they would only call him ’Master,’ but since they’re calling him ’Master,’ the implication is much deeper," Liu Yuntan stated.

The Liu Family Master nodded.

He was well aware of this point.

Typically, only those super large families that controlled many planets would specifically train some experts, and these experts would address their leader as ’Master’ or something similar.

After a long time—

"Creak~" The wooden door opened.

"The Master said you may enter," one of the two Eighth-level Heavenly Demons spoke, "Also, those guards should stay out; the courtyard won’t accommodate them all."

The Liu Family Master smiled, "There’s one more person who needs to enter; he is Liu Hanshu’s father, Liu Nianxu."

"Let him in as well," a calm voice emanated from within the courtyard.

Immediately following, the Liu Family Master, the three elders, the guest elder, and Liu Hanshu’s father Liu Nianxu, these six entered the courtyard.

Inside the courtyard.

Liu Hanshu had finally gained full control of the ’Black Element’; his body now sported a handsome combat robe, a manifestation from a part of the Black Element, with another part transforming into a flying sword.

Qin Yu sat on a stone bench while Shuo Yan and Zang Yuan stood behind him, to the left and right respectively, and Liu Hanshu also stood aside.

"Family Head, those two subordinates are very strong, and I couldn’t see through them, definitely at least Ninth-level Heavenly Demons. As for that Qin Yu, his strength is probably around an Eighth-level Heavenly Immortal," the guest elder communicated telepathically.

After Qin Yu’s spirit merged with the Meteor Tear, his control over Spiritual Sense had reached an astonishing level, which he sensed immediately as the Guest Elder’s Immortal Consciousness swept over him.

"Oh, not bad in strength," chuckled Qin Yu, his spiritual aura completely withdrawn into the Meteor Tear. Let alone that Ninth-level Heavenly Immortal Guest Elder, even a Golden Immortal master would not be able to see through Qin Yu even in the slightest.

The complexion of that Guest Elder changed dramatically.

"Family Head, this Qin Yu’s strength is unfathomable," the Guest Elder hastily informed the Liu Family Master, since now the Guest Elder couldn’t sense any trace of Qin Yu’s aura, not even the internal Qi Force.

The Liu Family Master was also annoyed that the Guest Elder one moment assessed it as an Eighth-level Heavenly Immortal and the next proclaimed it unfathomable.

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