The old ancestor of the Qian family is a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. If he took the Human Longevity Pill, extending his lifespan, and his vitality and spiritual power were not in decline, he should be the most powerful Foundation Establishment cultivator in Tongxian City in terms of individual strength. Furthermore, he must also be an evil cultivator, practicing strange but powerful evil path cultivation methods. Therefore, the plan to execute the Qian family old ancestor must be proper and thorough.

The next day evening, the Dao soldiers broke camp, pretending to leave Tongxian City. At midnight, they secretly returned, staying overnight in Dahei Mountain. At dawn, they changed into demon hunter clothes, disguised themselves, entered the city, and secretly hid in houses around the Qian family mansion. The hiding place was provided by the An family.

Mo Hua also woke up early, found a secluded house, climbed onto the roof, and used his divine sense to observe the Qian family’s movements. His cultivation was low, and the matter of ambushing the Qian family old ancestor did not require his participation. Moreover, this matter was extremely dangerous, and he could not reveal himself. What he could do was to draw a diagram of the Qian family mansion’s formation, which would be convenient for Commander Yang and the others to carry out the ambush. At this time, he could only watch from a distance. Fortunately, his divine sense was strong and his perception range was far, so even from a distance, he could roughly know the development of the situation.

The first step of the plan was to enter the Qian family mansion and probe out the details of the Qian family old ancestor. The morning sunlight shone on the green stone streets. The streets were empty and sparsely populated. Elder Yu had notified all the scattered cultivators in advance, asking everyone not to go out today. And he himself arrived at the Qian family gate early, knocking on the door while loudly scolding. Elder Yu’s scolding was very unpleasant. For so many years, this was something Elder Yu did frequently.

Not long after, there was movement from the Qian family, and a Qian family elder came out and started arguing with Elder Yu. They argued endlessly. Elder Yu clung on and refused to leave, casually making up a lie, saying that a demon hunter had died and blaming the Qian family for it. The Qian family elder still thought it was real. This kind of thing, their Qian family had done not a few times, so for a while, they did not suspect that Elder Yu was speaking falsely. But the Qian family certainly would not admit it, only saying that Elder Yu was making false accusations.

Elder Yu was indeed making false accusations, and he also scolded people, scolding even more fiercely, shouting repeatedly that he wanted to report to the Dao Court Division to seek justice. The Qian family elder was provoked into anger, and then said: “Good, then please let the Division Chief come, we will discuss clearly!” The Qian family went to invite the old Division Chief. The old Division Chief slowly came, deliberately showing a difficult expression, advising both sides to value peace and not create more incidents.

Elder Yu, red-faced, argued with the old Division Chief: “The dead is not a person of the Dao Court Division, so the Division Chief is standing here talking without back pain.” The old Division Chief also said angrily: “What do you want?” Elder Yu said: “I want that old turtle Qian Hong to give me an explanation. If he cannot decide, the Qian family still has an even older turtle. I must make them give me a statement on this matter!” At this point, Qian Hong also had to come out. Afterward, Elder Yu and the old Division Chief entered the Qian family mansion.

The Qian family mansion had formation isolation, so Mo Hua was unable to spy in detail. But if the plan went smoothly, Elder Yu would make a big fuss, and the old Division Chief would fan the flames, making the Qian family old ancestor have to come out, and they could smoothly see the Qian family old ancestor. At that time, Elder Yu would suddenly act, attacking them unprepared, which could test the Qian family old ancestor’s skill, and also find out whether the Qian family old ancestor was hiding his strength or had unspeakable secrets.

This matter could only be done by a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Commander Yang was not suitable; he was the commander of the Dao soldiers, and going to the Qian family would definitely arouse vigilance. Old Master An was also not suitable; he had enmity with the Qian family, and the Qian family would not let him enter. Counting back and forth, only Elder Yu was relatively suitable. Although he had a grudge with the Qian family, he often entered and exited the Qian family mansion, muddled along, and bargained with them, so he would not alert the enemy and arouse the Qian family’s excessive vigilance. Moreover, his visit this time must be with Division Chief Zhou; the two of them could support each other.

The Qian family old ancestor was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. In case of a sudden eruption and fierce killing, Elder Yu might be in danger of losing his life. Having Division Chief Zhou accompany him, at least he would have a helper. Mo Hua did not know what happened after Elder Yu entered the Qian family mansion. After about an hour, the Qian family mansion suddenly emitted a burst of intense spiritual power fluctuations. Mo Hua, from a distance, faintly felt the shock. At the same time, a house in the Qian family mansion collapsed, earth and stones flew, and the formation shattered.

Mo Hua heard Elder Yu’s sharp whistle from afar, shouting: “Act!” Before the words fell, the ambushing An family disciples, demon hunters, Dao Court Division cultivators, and Dao soldiers Division’s Dao soldiers rushed forward and charged towards the Qian family mansion. The Dao soldiers took the lead. The layers of the Qian family’s defensive formation lit up, and were again broken layer by layer by the Dao soldiers’ long spears, turning into crushed stone powder. The other cultivators followed the Dao soldiers, joining in the attack and rushing into the Qian family mansion.

Mo Hua had seen through the Qian family’s formation in advance and had marked all the weak points of the Qian family’s formation and told Commander Yang, so this time, the Dao soldiers broke the formation forcibly and the speed was much faster. The Qian family was suddenly attacked, and Qian family disciples from all around flocked out, drawing their knives and swords, confronting the attacking cultivators. But when they discovered that this group of cultivators was actually led by Dao soldiers, they all showed shocked expressions and did not know what to do.

Dao soldiers were the most powerful cultivation army of the Dao Court, representing the authority and dignity of the Dao Court. Fighting with Dao soldiers was equivalent to rebelling against the Dao Court, which meant exterminating the entire family! Hesitation arose in the hearts of the Qian family disciples. They also involuntarily cast their eyes towards the center, the place where the spiritual power shock occurred and the wall collapsed, which was exactly the residence where the Qian family old ancestor was in seclusion.

After the smoke and dust dissipated, there were three figures of cultivators. One person had a serious face and a pale complexion, and was the old Division Chief of the Dao Court Division; one person had a broken arm, blood on his mouth, and an emaciated face, and was Elder Yu of the demon hunter; another person had half-white hair, blood-colored pupils, and half of the dry skin on his face had shed, and his aura was powerful and dangerous.

“Who is this person?” The Qian family disciples looked at each other. Some Qian family elders were greatly shocked, “This is… the old ancestor?” The Qian family instantly became a scene of uproar. “Old ancestor?” “How could he be like this?” “Why are his eyes blood-colored?” Some Qian family elders, in their hearts, vaguely had a terrible guess, and instantly turned pale. Their Qian family’s old ancestor… was actually an evil cultivator! Evil cultivators were not tolerated by the Dao Court.

The atmosphere instantly became tense like drawn swords. Commander Yang and Old Master An stepped forward, together with Elder Yu and Division Chief Zhou, four Foundation Establishment cultivators, surrounding the Qian family old ancestor. Elder Yu coughed up a mouthful of blood and said: “Be careful, his cultivation method is evil, it will pollute vitality…” He had just acted sneakily, was detected by the Qian family old ancestor, clashed fiercely with a palm, broke an arm, and was also invaded by evil spiritual power, and his vitality also became turbid.

The old Division Chief, supporting him, also clashed with the Qian family old ancestor, and although he was not injured, his meridians were also not good. Commander Yang nodded. Old Master An saw the current appearance of the Qian family old ancestor, both shocked and angry: “Never thought, you actually became this not human not ghost appearance.”

The Qian family old ancestor laughed coldly, “As long as I can seek the great dao, what does this appearance matter?” Old Master An was unwilling to waste words with him, only said hatefully: “Old dog Qian, I want you to pay for the lives of my An family disciples!” The blood-colored pupils of the Qian family old ancestor showed a sarcastic look, “In the Qian family’s territory, you want to kill me, this old ancestor of the Qian family?”

A thin and tall Qian family elder shouted loudly: “Cannot let them harm the old ancestor!” A crowd of Qian family disciples, all raising their knives and swords, their eyes showing fighting intent. Division Chief Zhou looked at them coldly, “The Dao Court has ordered that the Qian family old ancestor has cultivated evil arts and colluded with evil cultivators, a crime that is unforgivable and should be executed according to law!” “Qian family disciples, if you obstruct, kill without mercy!” “If the Qian family knows and still assists the tyrant, then the entire family will be exterminated!” Division Chief Zhou’s tone was majestic and icy cold.

The Qian family disciples were all frightened and hesitated. The Qian family elder saw the situation and scolded angrily: “The Dao Court is not my Qian family’s Dao Court, and the old ancestor is my Qian family’s old ancestor. Which is light and which is heavy, how can you not distinguish? This time, we must protect the old ancestor completely!” Before the words fell, another elder hastily said: “Shut up! You want to harm my Qian family and exterminate the entire family?” “Qian Zhongli, you want to abandon the old ancestor?”

Qian Zhongli said: “The old ancestor is my Qian family’s old ancestor, but the Qian family is not the old ancestor’s alone. You want to bury so many cultivators up and down my Qian family completely?” “You incompetent coward!” “You foolishly loyal fool!” The two Qian family elders insulted each other endlessly. Some Qian family disciples felt fear in their hearts, secretly abandoned their knives and swords. Gradually, more and more Qian family disciples abandoned their knives and swords. In a blink of an eye, most of the Qian family disciples had no weapons in their hands. Some Qian family disciples who tried to act saw the situation and also dismissed the intention.

Elder Yu laughed coldly, “Old dog Qian, you are deserted by all.” The Qian family old ancestor shook his head and sighed: “I indeed did not misjudge. When great disaster comes, even blood relatives are unreliable.” Elder Yu had a broken arm, and with the other arm, he pointed his knife at the Qian family old ancestor, “A person like you does not deserve to have relatives.”

“I have one question, which I still haven’t figured out…” The Qian family old ancestor, who seemed to have fallen into despair, did not panic, but instead was somewhat puzzled. “Heishan Zhaibao acted secretly, killing people or plundering. For these two hundred years, it has never been discovered. The people who know about Heishan Zhaibao have either joined Heishan Zhaibao or are dead.”

“I also hid very well. Except for a few people, no one knows my relationship with Heishan Zhaibao, no one knows that I built this stronghold, raised so many evil cultivators, and even fewer people know what I used these evil cultivators for…” “But why?” The Qian family old ancestor frowned slightly, and his gaze gradually sharpened. “Why was Heishan Zhaibao discovered in an instant?” “Why did the Dao soldiers come so quickly?” “Even I don’t know how the news leaked.”

“The only thing I know is that the stronghold’s formation was tampered with.” “But who exactly has such great ability, under the eyes of my four Foundation Establishment leaders and hundreds of evil cultivators, to tamper with Heishan Zhaibao’s formation?” “Who exactly, step by step, unraveled and spied out this old man’s secrets?” “Who exactly, let my painstaking two hundred years of operation of Heishan Zhaibao be destroyed just like that!”

The Qian family old ancestor looked around, and his blood-colored pupils shone brightly: “Who is this person? I want to see him!” The aura of the Qian family old ancestor greatly flourished. Mo Hua, who was hiding in the distance and secretly watching the play, was startled when he heard this. The person the Qian family old ancestor was talking about… seemed to be himself? Mo Hua was startled and immediately shrunk his head further. He certainly did not want to meet the Qian family old ancestor. It would be best if they were separated by life and death and never met—the Qian family old ancestor died, and he lived, so they would never meet…

Mo Hua silently said in his heart, and suddenly another doubt arose in his heart. That’s not right! The Qian family old ancestor, how could he not guess it was him?