Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2233: 146: The Ultimate Achievement (3)
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His sweeping gaze was like that of a predator stalking its prey, forcing everyone he looked upon to tremble with instinctive dread.
The twenty or so cultivators gathered there immediately grew somber and guarded, their eyes betraying deep-seated fear at the sight of this figure.
This newcomer was the pillar of the Yin Family within the Chu Dynasty, the Great Ancestor Yin Tianzhi himself!
He was not alone; the Second Ancestor and Third Ancestor had followed—nearly every powerhouse had arrived, leaving only a single guardian behind at their Taoist Field.
“Great Ancestor! They have...”
Yin Penglai spoke up in a hurry.
“I am aware.”
Yin Tianzhi’s icy stare drifted across the faces of the assembled cultivators one by one as he spoke with deliberate slowness:
“With so many gathered here, is it your intention to annihilate the Yin Family today?”
“Neither Lord Fan of the Spirit Origin Prefecture nor Realm Master Sangkong of the Illusion Sky Realm have graced us with their presence. Do you really believe that you alone are enough to look down upon my Yin Family?”
Though his voice was level, it carried a weight of absolute certainty.
His aura surged with such force that the surrounding Chaos Origin Substance was driven back in waves!
With his robes snapping in the wind, his voice resonated through the depths of the cavern.
The cultivators from forces like the Spirit Origin Prefecture, who had arrived with aggressive demands to seize the killer, now looked grim as they felt the oppressive weight of Yin Tianzhi’s Ninth-Tier Dao Domain!
Stunned by his overwhelming presence, the crowd fell into a hushed, intimidated silence.
Feeling the pressure, Wan Kongcheng spoke up nervously:
“Yin Old Ancestor, please do not misunderstand, we never claimed we wanted to...”
Yin Tianzhi’s eyes snapped toward Wan Kongcheng, his face darkening instantly:
“What right does a person like you have to cut in while I am addressing my fellow Daoists!”
Before his sentence could even finish, he unleashed a palm strike!
Simultaneously, a massive dragon claw manifested from the Ninth-Tier Dao Domain above, lunging toward Wan Kongcheng with terrifying speed!
Wan Kongcheng’s expression went pale; he manifested his Dao Domain like a shroud of blue smoke and retreated frantically.
However, the dragon claw was far swifter than his escape!
In a mere heartbeat, the claw overtook him, slamming violently into the blue smoke that protected him!
Boom!
The protective blue smoke was pulverized!
Layer after layer of light shattered instantly!
Despite his desperate attempts to maneuver, the dragon claw still managed to tear away half of Wan Kongcheng’s body!
The claw began to pivot, preparing for a finishing blow.
By then, the others finally snapped out of their shock, shouting in low, urgent voices:
“Stop!”
“Yin Old Ancestor, stay your hand!”
Jiu Futu of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace blurred into motion, positioning himself in front of Wan Kongcheng. His frame expanded until he stood over a thousand feet tall, acting as a shield against the dragon claw!
A sharp tearing sound filled the air!
Jiu Futu’s face twitched slightly!
Looking down, he was shocked to find a prominent, dark mark of dried blood left upon his skin!
“He actually managed to break my skin!”
His heart raced with alarm!
Ever since he had perfected the Corpse Immortal Technique, his physical form was almost never harmed.
Even the Master of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace would struggle to wound him; he had not expected this Yin Family Ancestor to breach his defenses so effortlessly!
He moved to get out of the way immediately.
The remaining cultivators surged forward, combining their strength to repel the dragon claw and finally pulling Wan Kongcheng to safety.
Yin Tianzhi watched from a distance, his expression neutral despite a flicker of disappointment in his mind.
He had poured his full strength into that seemingly casual strike, hoping to establish total dominance with one kill.
Unfortunately, while Wan Kongcheng was crippled, Jiu Futu’s intervention had prevented a total success.
“That Corpse Immortal Technique is formidable; it lacks offensive power, but the physical toughness is exceptional!”
He made a mental note to be wary of Jiu Futu.
Opportunities for the Rob Cultivators of various Sects to clash were rare within Zhang’s Ruins; this skirmish provided valuable insight into his rivals' capabilities.
The representatives from the Spirit Origin Prefecture and Illusion Sky Realm retreated with the rescued Wan Kongcheng, eyeing Yin Tianzhi with newfound terror.
Yin Tianzhi did not press the attack further, standing with his hands clasped behind him, surveying the group with an authoritative gaze.
Having used Wan Kongcheng to demonstrate his power, continuing would serve little purpose and only risk an all-out war.
Even so, his expression remained harsh:
“If you think you can toy with the Yin Family, you are far too green.”
The cultivators looked at one another in the heavy silence until a middle-aged man from the Spirit Origin Prefecture spoke through clenched teeth:
“Yin Old Ancestor, we do not wish for conflict with your family. However, Yuxian met a grisly end near the Yin Ruins Arena. The Unification cultivator mentioned by Wan Kongcheng is highly suspicious; he is likely the one who murdered Yuxian...”
Yin Tianzhi let out a short, mocking laugh before cutting him off:
“Spare me the righteous act. The culprit? Hah, do you mistake this for a common mortal trial? We are Cultivators; when have we ever cared for such trivialities? This is a world where the strong devour the weak! If your man died, it was because he was weak! Why should the Yin Family offer any explanation for that?”
“If you want the killer of Fan Yuxian, go find him yourself!”
“But mark my words: do not use this as a flimsy excuse to provoke the Yin Family!”
“We do not fear you; at worst, we will all perish together!”
“If the Yin Family falls alongside the Spirit Origin Prefecture and the Illusion Sky Realm, it only paves the way for the Ten Thousand Demon Palace and Golden Water Pond to profit from our corpses!”
“If pushed, every Rob Cultivator in the Yin Family will vanish into the shadows and hunt your kin daily; let us see if you ever dare leave your gates again!”
These blunt words left the surrounding cultivators flushed with embarrassment and shaken.
They understood the reality of the situation perhaps even better than the Yin Family did.
They simply hadn't expected the Yin Family Ancestor to strip away the pretense so crudely. While it was humiliating, it effectively dismantled their justification for hostility.
Suddenly, three distant voices echoed from different corners of the vast cavern:
“Survival of the fittest? Well put, Fellow Daoist Yin! Tian Guiye of the Ten Thousand Demon Palace has certainly learned something today.”