Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2214 141: Resolute (Part 4)
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The abrupt transformation happened so quickly that the Tenth Son of Yin failed to respond in time, while the other Unification cultivators in the party were similarly gripped by alarm.
Wan Haicheng appeared equally stunned by the unfolding scene. Despite being a Perfect Practitioner, he stood paralyzed for a heartbeat before erupting in a violent fury:
"Bastard! Do you intend to bring ruin upon my Wan Family!"
He then seemed to charge forward in a frantic attempt to intervene.
However, in the following instant, he was forced to come to a sudden, startled halt.
The blinding light faded away.
The man known as 'Mr. Taiyi,' who everyone assumed would be severely wounded or dead, was sitting behind his desk with perfect composure.
Even the tea sets and dishes resting on the table remained undisturbed.
In contrast, the towering cultivator who had initiated the strike was now suspended in the air. He struggled desperately, his face flushed a deep crimson, eyes filled with a mixture of terror and regret—as if his throat were being crushed by a massive, unseen hand.
He turned a pleading gaze toward Wan Haicheng, begging for assistance.
"Mmm, mmm..."
With his thoughts spinning, Wan Haicheng spoke up rapidly:
"Mr. Taiyi, the Wan Family has been lax in its discipline, permitting my foolish younger brother to commit such a terrible error. Please, entrust him to me, and I will certainly..."
Thud—
A heavy, dull sound vibrated through the air.
Wan Haicheng stood frozen, his mind blank.
He stared vacantly at the crimson mist that drifted down from where the man had just been hanging in the air.
His eyes instinctively drifted toward the face of 'Mr. Taiyi,' who looked calm yet wore a faint expression of apology:
"Your brother's power was truly formidable; I found myself unable to restrain my strength... Second Young Master wouldn't hold a grudge against me for this, would you?"
Dazed, Wan Haicheng replied without thinking:
"No, it is... it was his own doing, how could I possibly blame you..."
Deep down, he remained in disbelief that the stranger had actually executed a core member of the Wan Family right before his eyes, on their own soil!
The surrounding cultivators were now staring with eyes overflowing with grief and rage.
Meanwhile, the Tenth Son of Yin had lost his previous cool demeanor, staring at Wang Ba with utter shock.
He had previously judged the man to be gentle and aloof, perhaps a simple practitioner of secluded Cultivation. But when Wang Ba struck, he realized with a jolt that this man was no peaceful hermit—he was ruthlessly efficient and cold-blooded!
To slay a Wan Family member right in their presence.
Even while the Wan Family's Tribulation Crossing Ancestor resided within the She Mansion.
What kind of boldness, what kind of sheer insolence was this?!
Though the Wan Family played the servant to the Yin Family of Baiqu, a direct killing like this was a completely different matter.
"We must depart; we need to leave the She Mansion at once!"
In that moment, the Tenth Son of Yin felt a rare surge of dread and a desire to retreat.
Acting with great resolve, he sent a secret voice transmission to Wang Ba before quickly addressing Wan Haicheng:
"Second Young Master, we have urgent business to attend to and cannot stay. Please accept my condolences regarding your brother..."
Wan Haicheng forced a strained smile onto his face:
"What are you saying, Tenth Son? I actually owe Mr. Taiyi thanks for purging a black sheep from the Wan Family. That miserable wretch almost ruined us all. Allow me to escort you both out immediately."
As he spoke, he produced two more storage treasures and pressed them into the hands of the Tenth Son of Yin.
The Tenth Son of Yin tried to refuse several times but eventually gave in and took them, though his contempt for the Second Young Master only deepened.
Wang Ba maintained his silence and calm, following the Tenth Son of Yin as they exited the ruined temporary palace and boarded the flying boat they had arrived in.
Before long, the vessel vanished into the shadows of the night...
At that very moment.
Deep within the She Mansion.
In the ancestral territory where the Qingluo Wan Family had resettled inside the mansion.
An elder dressed in black stood motionless, his eyes tracking the direction where the flying boat had disappeared. He spoke in a measured tone:
"Your test was successful."
"This individual called 'Taiyi' revealed a portion of his foundation when he seized and executed Haiteng. To command the laws at the level of Unification Perfection suggests he has the potential for Foundation Establishment in the higher realms of crossing tribulation. It is no wonder Yin Penglai prizes him so much. If another reaches the Tribulation-Transcending Realm, the Yin Family of Baiqu might truly rule over Zhang's Ruins!"
Wan Haicheng knelt respectfully before the elder. Upon hearing this, a sharp coldness flickered in his eyes as he said gravely:
"Then should we take the initiative and eliminate him..."
"No, this is a matter we cannot touch directly."
The elder in black replied calmly, his hands clasped behind his back:
"The Wan Family's roots are too shallow; even if we kill this Taiyi, we won't reap the rewards. On the contrary, there are others who are far more terrified than us at the prospect of the Yin Family gaining another Tribulation-Transcending practitioner."
A spark of understanding lit up Wan Haicheng's eyes:
"You mean to borrow the hand of another..."
"Precisely."
The elder in black said with indifference:
"Send word to the Spirit Origin Prefecture. Tell them a tribute of the Yin Family of Baiqu is crossing through Zhang's Ruins with plans to undergo his tribulation, and is currently returning to the Yin Ruins Arena..."