Banshee Family Training Record

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Gongsun Chong opened his mouth wide, as if he wanted to spit blood, but when he opened his mouth, only a wisp of black smoke came out of his throat.

His throat moved as if he had some last words he wanted to say, but in the end he didn't say anything. His head lolled to the side and he died on the spot!

Thus, Gongsun Chong, the executioner secretly raised by the Gongsun family, whose hands were stained with the blood of countless Foundation Establishment cultivators and whose fearsome reputation was hated by countless people, died!

In the shadows, Gongsun Yong carefully observed the battle. Although he also possessed the cultivation of the ninth level of Qi Refining, he was afraid of Hua Caiyan's flying knives and dared not actually participate in the battle.

He was hoping everything would go smoothly, but when Yun Chuan suddenly summoned the golden lightning, his heart and lungs stopped instantly.

Next, seeing his hard-won reinforcement, the family's prized assassin Gongsun Chong, being killed by someone of a higher level, he felt as if he had been choked and couldn't breathe for a moment!

How could someone at the eighth level of Qi Refining possibly have such strength!

It's over, it's over!

He did not doubt Yun Chu'an's cultivation level; the spiritual energy fluctuations he displayed from beginning to end were all standard Qi Refining Level 8.

However, the techniques he possessed and the offensive methods he practiced were too brutal, so much so that even Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn't withstand them!

Gongsun Yong dared not think about anything else. He had lost everything and might be hunted to death by his creditors in the future, but if he continued to be entangled like this, he would die right now!

Actually, being a good-for-nothing, staying at home eating and waiting to die isn't so bad. I'm leaving now; one should be content.

With that thought in mind, he turned around and tried to slip away silently.

Just then, a red iridescent light flashed, and a figure with pigtails suddenly rushed into his arms, wielding a knife. Startled, Gongsun Yong's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly drew his sword and swung it at her, but with a clang, a tremendous recoil struck, leaving him numb and his manhood wide open!

Chapter 217 Capturing Gongsun Yong

The woman then deactivated her invulnerability, turned around and plunged a knife into his ribs, shattering the circulation of spiritual energy within his body. She then severed the tendons in his hands and feet, causing him to fall to the ground, unable to move any further.

This woman was none other than Hua Caiyan. After doing all this, he reached out and lifted Gongsun Yong's mask, saw his face clearly, and sneered, "It really is you!"

She slapped him hard, barely venting her anger. Not in a hurry to kill him, she froze him in place, then leaped up and ran towards Yun Chu'an.

"call……"

At that moment, Yun Chu'an breathed a long sigh of relief upon seeing that Gongsun Chong was truly dead.

He withdrew his supernatural powers, causing the golden lightning exoskeleton to dissipate. He felt his arms go numb, his legs tremble, and he could barely stand.

He had already exhausted all his energy. The reason for this was that although the "Divine Firmament Thunder Control True Technique (Part 1)" was a technique that included both Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, many of its combat methods were designed for the Foundation Establishment stage. He was forcibly using his Qi Refining stage cultivation, which was already quite difficult.

If the sun hadn't been shining brightly just now, and if his weapon hadn't been made of lightning-attracting iron that was perfectly suited to lightning, he would have already succumbed to the enormous energy drain and been killed on the spot by Gongsun Chong.

The current outcome can only be described as fortunate. Due to the combined effect of various factors, he not only escaped a calamity but also accomplished the feat of killing a Foundation Establishment cultivator with only the eighth level of Qi Refining cultivation.

No, I can't rest now. I need to adjust my breathing quickly. I wonder how things are going with Caiyan...

His pupils dilated violently. Leaning on his guandao (a type of halberd), he faced away from the sun, took a deep breath, and tried his best to recover his composure.

Then, a blurry figure suddenly flashed through the grass. Hua Caiyan, her hands and face covered in blood, ran over anxiously. She was stunned to find Yun Chuan standing almost unharmed, while Gongsun Zhong's corpse lay on the ground.

Then, tears of emotion welled up in her eyes.

"I was terrified!"

She shouted this, not even bothering to wipe the blood off her face, rushed over and hugged his waist, buried her face in his chest, and burst into uncontrollable sobs.

Having just sensed the presence of a Foundation Establishment cultivator nearby, she nearly felt her heart and lungs stop. She desperately wanted to run back to support him, but the three men were searching for her, one of whom was even more powerful than her, making it impossible for her to reach him.

Having no other choice, she had to fight a guerrilla war outside, dealing with them one by one, before hurriedly running here.

Only after confirming that Yun Chuan was safe and sound did she finally feel relieved. Although she could hardly believe her eyes, her excitement made her burst into tears.

Yun Chu'an hugged her petite and soft body and gently patted her back: "It's okay, don't cry, Fifth Sister, don't worry about me, I'm fine."

"But you, are you alright? I saw those guys ganging up on you."

He asked, and Hua Caiyan sniffled, raised her head with her tear-streaked face, and said, "I have nothing to worry about. When they come to grab me, I will go to meet them. They will instinctively fight back. At that time, I will use the Vajra Talisman to repel them, and then finish them off with a slash."

Her practical experience was far richer than Yun Chu'an's. When she obtained the Vajra Talisman, she did not wait for the opponent to make a move and then counterattack like he did. Instead, she took the initiative to force the opponent to make a move and then counterattacked.

After all, enemies with higher cultivation levels are often faster in reacting, retracting their moves, and changing their tactics. Standing still and waiting for the enemy to make a move often puts her at a disadvantage, so she chose to take the initiative.

The Vajra Talisman, a defensive talisman, had become an offensive weapon in her hands. Yun Chu'an recalled her duel with the Foundation Establishment cultivator and sighed inwardly. She realized she still had a lot of experience to accumulate. If she had her fifth sister's experience, she wouldn't have been in such a sorry state.

“I could say I was quite lucky just now,” he said, without mentioning his previous setback. “It was all thanks to the Vajra Talisman and this weapon that my lightning-summoning strike broke through his defenses and killed him.”

Hua Caiyan recalled the golden lightning that had just flashed here, and seemed to still feel some lingering fear: "Was that the noise you made? It looked so scary."

But as she said this, her eyes were gleaming as she recalled the scene and his glorious achievements, and she couldn't help but feel excited.

Actually, when she saw the golden lightning last night, she had already guessed that this thing was powerful, but she never expected it to be so powerful that it could even kill someone in the Foundation Establishment stage!

My God, my man is so amazing?

Yun Chu'an nodded: "I came up with it. It's a new tactic that I researched. Today is the first time I'm trying it out, and it seems to be working quite well."

The little fox's face was full of admiration, while Yun Chu'an was anxious and didn't want to delve any deeper into the topic: "Caiyan, you killed all those people, right? No one escaped, right?"

Hua Caiyan snapped out of her daze and nodded: "No one escaped, but there is still one survivor."

As she spoke, a chilling murderous glint flashed in her eyes: "It's that Gongsun Yong, the guy who's always causing trouble for us. He's tied up in the back. Ha, what a despicable and shameless human being! When he can't compete in business, he resorts to such underhanded tactics. Bah!"

She grew angrier as she spoke, and her stereotypes about humans deepened.

Yun Chu'an was terrified, but she didn't dare to dissuade her while she was still angry. She could only pat her shoulder and say, "Take me to see him."

Hua Caiyan tried her best to suppress her anger, took his hand and led him forward, across the bushes. There she saw Gongsun Yong, who used to be dressed in gold and silver and looked dazzling, now sitting on the ground in black, his face pale.

His Achilles tendons in both feet had been severed, and a throwing knife was stuck in his abdomen. The blade was naturally poisoned, causing his hands and feet to become numb and spasmodic. He was lying on the ground, unable to move at all.

This guy was also at the ninth level of Qi Refining, yet he was defeated by Hua Caiyan, who was at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and was almost captured alive on the spot. Such a shameful record, it's hard to say whether Hua Caiyan was too strong or this guy was too weak.

Yun Chu'an looked down at him with disdain, while the man was terrified, struggling to his feet and kneeling before him: "I was wrong, sir, I know I was wrong, please forgive me, I will never dare to do it again..."

He eked out a living, his humble appearance resembling that of a rat. Yun Chu'an suppressed his boiling murderous intent and asked coldly, "I'll ask you a few questions. If you answer honestly, you might actually have a way out."

He threw out a bait, and Gongsun Yong immediately took the bait: "Ask away, ask away."

Hua Caiyan looked at him anxiously, but Yun Chuan remained calm, signaling her to calm down before asking, "What exactly is your plan?"

Gongsun Yong was terrified and his mind was completely blank. In order to survive, he hurriedly recounted the whole story of how he borrowed money to buy up goods with the intention of driving up prices.

Finally, he didn't forget to defend himself, saying, "My only intention was to bring Uncle Chong here to teach you a lesson so that you wouldn't sell goods in Weihu Market anymore. I had no intention of causing this result... Please forgive me, I'll give you all my share of Weihu Market from now on, please forgive me!"

Yun Chu'an remained silent, while Hua Caiyan exuded murderous intent: "Come on, you attacked from the very beginning, trying to kill me. Did you think I wouldn't have noticed?"

"If you keep talking nonsense, I might spare your life, but I'll cut out your tongue first!"

Her threat sent chills down Gongsun Yong's spine. Under immense mental pressure, he changed his story, saying, "Yes, it was Uncle Chong's own idea. He's ruthless and habitually kills. When he heard about this, he planned to ambush and kill you two, then disguise himself as a snake demon to carry out the attack..."

Chapter 218 Counting Harvest

As Gongsun Yong said this, Yun Chu'an had a sudden realization: "What did you say? A snake demon?"

He suddenly remembered that when they first started fighting, these guys also claimed to be Yellow Pythons.

“It was done by someone impersonating the Yellow Python Clan!” Gongsun Yong said. “He’s always been a murderer and thief, doing dirty work for the clan. Recently, the Yellow Python Clan has become more and more famous, so he got some snake demon scales and blood. He plans to kill you and then disguise the scene as a robbery by snake demons.”

"This was all his idea. He's a ruthless bandit, rotten to the core. Gentlemen, now that the ringleader has been executed, please spare me!"

Yun Chu'an asked in a deep voice, "Where are the materials he prepared?"

A bad feeling rose in Gongsun Yong's heart: "It's in his storage bag."

Yun Chu'an picked him up, turned around and went back to Gongsun Chong's body, which had been electrocuted and charred. After searching for a while, he found his storage bag. After rummaging through it, he found a small package containing a small bottle of snake blood with a pungent, bloody smell, as well as some snake demon scales that still had bloodstains on them.

His plan was well-thought-out. With his strength, intercepting and killing two cultivators who were only at the Qi Refining stage would be a piece of cake. He had ample time to stage the scene, destroy the evidence, and leave behind these so-called "clues" to cover up the incident on the surface.

Everyone assumed it was the work of a snake demon, so no one paid much attention. Even the very few—like their relatives—who wanted to investigate thoroughly, lacked the ability.

Who would have thought that Yun Chu'an, who had mastered his cultivation technique, would be so strong, killing a Foundation Establishment stage opponent with only the eighth level of Qi Refining cultivation?

However, this way...

Looking at the corpse on the ground, Yun Chu'an's lips curled up slightly, and he had already made up his mind.

Hua Caiyan moved closer to him, frowning, and said, "Why keep this kind of menace alive if we don't kill him now?"

She lowered her voice, but Gongsun Yong seemed to have heard their conversation. He quickly shouted, "I am an important member of the Gongsun family. My father has set up a soul lamp for me at home. If I die and the soul lamp goes out, the Gongsun family will definitely not let this go!"

Yun Chu'an glanced behind him, his killing intent palpable. He certainly didn't intend to spare this guy, but after all, he didn't quite know how to stage a murder scene. If he killed him now, it would be difficult to cover it up later.

Fortunately, he had a group of obedient snake demon friends who could help him smooth things over.

“We can’t be the ones to kill him,” he whispered. “We need De Er and De Si to do it and kill him before we’re safe!”

Hua Caiyan's eyes lit up, and she immediately understood his thoughts: "Great idea!"

She turned to look at Gongsun Yong, her eyes flashing with murderous intent: "Then, shall we leave?"

Yun Chu'an nodded gently: "Yes, let's not go home yet. Don't tell Fourth Sister about this either. Let's take him to the Ten Thousand Snake Cave and let them handle it!"

Hua Caiyan chuckled softly, her mood brightening once more. Yun Chuan turned to Gongsun Yong and said, "We can spare your life, but now, you, and the things you brought with you, all belong to us."

Gongsun Yong was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "Take it, you can take it, you can take it all!"

Yun Chu'an first walked around the area, moved the corpses of the thugs at the eighth and ninth levels of Qi Refining, and searched their bodies, finding several protective magical treasures, such as amulets, longevity locks, bracelets, and so on.

He gathered them together, held them up in front of Gongsun Yong, and asked in confusion, "Are these all protective magic items made by your family? How do I use them?"

Gongsun Yong quickly said, "It's the most traditional and common activation method. Inject a strand of spiritual energy into it, and a barrier will form to protect you. This one, and this one, can cover your entire body, while this one and this one only cover your vital points..."

He acted like a professional salesman, explaining the uses and effects of these magical artifacts to Yun Chu'an one by one. Yun Chu'an listened to his eloquent descriptions and, for a moment, found them quite practical, even somewhat tempting.

Until Hua Caiyan stepped forward, picked up a protective medal, infused it with spiritual power to activate it, and then stabbed it with a throwing knife—

boom--

A crisp shattering sound rang out, and she then curled her lip, her eyes showing slight disdain: "This? I think it's not even as good as the bracelet that Fourth Sister gave you."

Gongsun Yong looked embarrassed, then weakly defended himself, "It depends on the price-performance ratio. The ones I sell aren't expensive..."

Yun Chu'an calmed down and asked, "How many spirit stones do you sell such magical treasures for?"

Gongsun Yong said, "A weapon that only protects vital organs can probably sell for around 30,000 now; a weapon that protects the whole body depends on the quality, but it's generally 70,000 or more."

Yun Chu'an looked at his bracelet. Zhu Yunqing had bought it for less than 20,000 yuan, and it was a full-body protective item with even stronger effects than the ones produced by the Gongsun family. He couldn't help but gasp, "Your family is really ruthless."

Gongsun Yongben wanted to say a few words in defense of his family, but seeing Hua Caiyan's cold gaze, he immediately lowered his head dejectedly and dared not utter another word.

Yun Chu'an thought about it for a while. He realized that these low-level magic treasures were not very useful to him, and they wouldn't fetch much money if he sold them. Selling them for too high a price would also damage his image as a "conscientious boss." So, in the end, he decided to reward them to the other little demons under his command in exchange for some loyalty and gratitude, which was better than those few spirit stones.

Having made up his mind, he then picked up Gongsun Yong's and Gongsun Zhong's spirit stone bags and searched through them. His storage bag contained 150,000 spirit stones, all of which were his own reserves, while Gongsun Zhong's spirit stone bag contained 700 dodecahedral-shaped spirit stones with even more abundant spiritual energy.

Although this was the first time he had ever seen it, he immediately understood that this thing was a mid-grade spirit stone that could only be used by cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage or above.

He accepted them all without hesitation, leaving Gongsun Yong with a pained expression. But that wasn't all. Beside him, Hua Caiyan removed a silver badge from the chest of both Gongsun Yong and Hua Caiyan. These two items were clearly the same magical treasure.

She channeled her spiritual power to activate it, and a burst of silver light appeared, enveloping her completely, making her impervious to any harm from the outside world.

Sensing the effectiveness of the protection, Hua Caiyan raised an eyebrow: "This is quite effective. It's a magic weapon that can even defend against Foundation Establishment cultivators, right? Why didn't you use it just now?"

Gongsun Yong said with a bitter face, "This thing also needs to be activated actively. At that time, my spiritual power was scattered by you, and I didn't have time to use it... But fortunately, this also ensured that it was not damaged and could be given to you two intact."

He quickly changed his mind, which drew a burst of laughter from Hua Caiyan. Yun Chuan hurriedly asked about the price and learned that such a magic weapon could not be bought with low-grade spirit stones. After all, it was something that could target the Foundation Establishment stage. Only mid-grade spirit stones could be used to buy these things.

Clearly, all their gains today are probably not as significant as these two magical treasures.

After thoroughly taking stock of the harvest, Hua Caiyan felt all the gloom in her heart vanish and became extremely cheerful.

She skipped around the area, then followed Yun Chu'an to clean up the corpses on the ground. She sprinkled the snake blood and scales from the bottle onto the ground around them, leaving extremely rough marks, but it was enough to cover them up.

Then, carrying Gongsun Yong and the group of corpses, they turned around and headed towards the Ten Thousand Serpent Cave.

Inside the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes, in a cool, shady room.

The brothers Diao De'er and Diao De'si were resting on deck chairs. It wasn't that they were lazy, but rather that they were so exhausted during this rare moment of leisure that they didn't want to do anything more.

Chapter 219 Who dares to call me godfather?

With the family suffering setbacks on the front lines, the Yellow Python Clan's network of influence continued to shrink, and even independent cultivators from outside began to actively infiltrate and hunt down members of their family.

External troubles inevitably lead to internal troubles. Many small demon cultivator families in the mountains who had originally submitted to the Yellow Python family began to stir again when they saw that things were not going well, and were ready to rebel at any time.

In this situation, the Huangmang family could not tolerate idlers; everyone had to take action. This was especially true for the two remaining brothers of the Diao family. Their family didn't even have a Foundation Establishment cultivator to take care of them, so they had to lead their little demons to do the hard, dirty, and heavy work.

This rare moment of leisure was only managed by them under the pretext of an "imminent breakthrough." And after this, a long period of busy work awaits them.

As the two brothers rested, they couldn't help but miss their good brother, "Mickey."