Life and Death Jade was an incredibly unique type of gemstone.
By simply dripping a drop of blood onto it, a person could establish an inexplicable connection with the jade.
Once the person died, the jade would shatter.
Hence, the name.
Life and Death Jades were exorbitant in price, but with the Fang Family’s influence, procuring them was naturally a trivial matter.
The servant’s words left everyone present completely dumbfounded.
“What!”
“Shaohan’s jade shattered?
How is that possible!”
“Did you accidentally break it yourself?”
“No, I absolutely didn’t touch it!” the servant cried.
“While I was cleaning today, I heard a soft crack.
When I went inside to check, the Life and Death Jade was already in pieces.
I didn’t dare delay and came to report immediately.”
Hearing the servant’s words, Fang Tianming stumbled backward.
After steadying himself, his body blurred into a shadow as he rushed to the room where the Life and Death Jades were kept.
“Come on, let’s go take a look too!”
When the crowd arrived at the room, they saw that Fang Shaohan’s jade had indeed shattered.
This proved that Fang Shaohan was dead.
“Who is it!
Who has the audacity to murder a descendant of my Fang Family!” Fang Tianming erupted into a towering rage.
Following his fury, his eyes turned icy.
“Lock down the entire town immediately!
Investigate this!
Once you find the killer, execute their entire bloodline!
Also, where is the Eighth Elder?
Wasn’t he going to look for Shaohan?
Find the Eighth Elder at once and ask him where Shaohan went.”
“Tianming, we might not be able to find the Eighth Elder,” a younger man spoke up.
“Nonsense!
If our Fang Family wants to find someone, how could we possibly fail!”
“Tianming, look at the Eighth Elder’s Life and Death Jade.”
“Hmm?” Fang Tianming turned his head, his expression instantly becoming incredibly grim.
The Eighth Elder’s Life and Death Jade was actually broken as well.
This meant that both the Eighth Elder and Fang Shaohan were dead.
But who would be so bold?
In a place like Hongtu Town, someone actually dared to kill members of the Fang Family?
Furthermore, who possessed the strength to kill a Fang Family Elder?
“Good!
Very good!” Fang Tianming roared.
“To think someone would dare dig their own grave by provoking us!
I, Fang Tianming, swear that even if I have to turn Hongtu Town upside down, I will find out who the killer is!
I will tear him limb from limb!”
With a furious roar, Fang Tianming released a terrifying aura.
The pressure was so intense that even the surrounding Elders could barely withstand it, nearly dropping to their knees.
Meanwhile, at the Ye Family’s home.
Ye Zeyun spoke up again.
“Ye Xuan, your current strength is indeed formidable.
But it’s a pity…”
“A pity about what?”
“A pity that it’s still not enough to stand against the Fang Family.
Ye Xuan, tell us the truth—do you have some sort of hidden trump card?
You should know that even if we silenced the witnesses, the Fang Family might still come knocking.
Yet, you are so confident and unafraid.
Are you relying on some powerful backing?”
Ye Xuan smiled.
Instead of answering, he asked, “Grandfather, what exactly is the Fang Family’s strength?”
“Why are you asking this?”
“Didn’t you just say that the Fang Family might still come after us?
I’m asking about their strength because I naturally want to see if I have the capability to wipe out the Fang Family.”
Although Ye Xuan spoke casually, his words were like a thunderbolt constantly echoing in the minds of his family members.
“Wipe…
wipe out the Fang Family!”
“You really dare to say such a thing.”
The Ye Family gasped in shock.
Ye Xuan declared dominantly, “Not only do I dare to say it, but I also dare to do it!
If our Ye Family wants to live in peace, we must destroy the Fang Family and become the overlords of Hongtu Town!”
“Become the overlords of Hongtu Town!?”
A ripple of emotion finally flashed through Ye Zeyun’s eyes before he shook his head.
“You may be strong, but facing the Fang Family as you are now is a dead end.
The Fang Family Patriarch, Fang Tianming, is at the 9th Layer of the Strong Spirit Realm.
Leaving aside the massive gap of two cultivation layers, the Beast Soul he awakened is the top-tier Wild Beast Beast Soul, the Demon Rock Lion!
The Demon Rock Master Soul is universally acknowledged as the existence closest to a Fierce Beast Beast Soul.
Its immense power is beyond your imagination.
Coupled with the disparity in Cultivation Techniques, your desire to wipe out the Fang Family is tantamount to digging your own grave.”
Ye Zeyun and the rest of the Ye Family members furrowed their brows, clearly unoptimistic about Ye Xuan’s chances.
“The 9th Layer of the Strong Spirit Realm, huh…” Ye Xuan chuckled dismissively.
Such a cultivation level might be considered masterful in the eyes of the Ye Family, but as the former Holy Son of the Profound Cloud Sect, Ye Xuan didn’t think much of it at all.
In the Profound Cloud Sect, even a mere chore disciple could possess such a cultivation level.
As for Cultivation Techniques, Ye Xuan cared even less.
The Cultivation Technique passed down to him by his ancestor was absolutely a top-tier existence!
After briefly weighing the situation in his mind, Ye Xuan spoke again, “Give me seven days, and I will definitely kill him!”
During these seven days, Ye Xuan planned to study some Martial Techniques.
For instance, the Divine-Demonic Overlord Body.
This was a set of Supreme Body Techniques.
If he could grasp the basics, killing an opponent three layers above him shouldn’t be a problem.
What he needed right now was just a little time.
In Ye Xuan’s view, even if the Fang Family managed to trace the incident back to the Ye Family, it would still take them some time.
“Seven days to kill the Fang Family Patriarch?!”
Ye Xuan’s words made the Ye Family members exchange bewildered glances.
Some couldn’t even hold back their laughter.
“Killing someone two realms above you in just seven days is absolutely impossible!
Unless you are Heaven’s chosen, an unparalleled Demon, there is no way you can pull that off!”
“Ye Xuan, you’re just spouting pipe dreams.”
Ye Zeyun, however, twitched his brow and asked, “Ye Xuan, where have you been these past thirteen years?
Have you awakened a Beast Soul?”
“Over the years, I’ve wandered from place to place and had some fortuitous encounters,” Ye Xuan replied calmly.
“I have indeed awakened my Beast Soul.”
Ye Xuan did not mention anything about the Profound Cloud Sect.
It was best to leave that part of his past unspoken.
Hearing Ye Xuan’s response, a knowing expression appeared on Ye Zeyun’s face.
At this moment, he was certain that Ye Xuan had a powerful backer.
To achieve his current cultivation level, he must have been taken in as a disciple by an expert.
The reason he asked for seven days was undoubtedly so he could seek out his master’s help.
“Ye Xuan, then what grade is your awakened Beast Soul!
Is it at the Wild Beast level?
Among the younger generation, only your older cousin has awakened a Wild Beast Beast Soul.”
“Something like that.” Ye Xuan brushed off the question casually.
He had no intention of telling the Ye Family about his awakened Dragon Soul.
According to the knowledge passed down from his ancestors, Dragon Soul Power was extraordinary.
Even if a person possessing a Dragon Soul died, the Dragon Soul Power would not dissipate.
Instead, it would transform into Essence Blood and continue to be passed down for a hundred generations.
In other words, exposing his Dragon Soul while his cultivation was still weak would inevitably draw fatal disasters upon him!
Furthermore, unleashing his Dragon Soul Power for the first time would cause the heavens and earth to change colors, triggering a celestial phenomenon.
Therefore, it was best to keep the matter of the Dragon Soul a closely guarded secret.
“Oh?
What kind of Wild Beast Beast Soul is it?
Why don’t you show us?”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
“It’s not convenient to display it at the moment.”
In truth, Ye Xuan wanted seven days not only to study Martial Techniques but also to master the Hidden Dragon Technique.
The Hidden Dragon Technique could alter the appearance of his Dragon Soul and conceal its aura.
Until he successfully mastered the Hidden Dragon Technique, he didn’t dare to rashly use his Dragon Soul Power.
“Not convenient?” Ye Zeyun frowned.
He was about to say something else when the panicked voice of a junior family member echoed from outside the door.
“Grandfather, something terrible has happened!”
As the voice fell, a young man scrambled into view.
“Ye Zheng, what is it?
Why are you in such a panic?”
“Grandfather, news just came back!
The Fang Family has locked down the town.
People can only enter, but no one can leave!”
“They locked down the town?
That must mean the Fang Family already knows that Fang Shaohan and the Eighth Elder are dead.”
“To find out so quickly…
this town truly belongs to the Fang Family!”
Ye Zeyun and the others tightly furrowed their brows.
“Grandfather, that’s not all!
Our people also found out that the Fang Family members are already on their way to the Ye Family’s home!”
“What!
The Fang Family members are here?
Why are they coming here?”
“According to reliable sources, someone told the Fang Family that they saw Fang Shaohan and his entourage entering the Ye Family’s home.”
“This…
this…”
Hearing this, the expressions of the Ye Family members changed instantly.
For all their precautions, they hadn’t anticipated that someone would witness it.
How were they supposed to respond?
How could they possibly deal with this now!
The faces of the Ye Family members were completely covered in cold sweat.