The evening breeze blew.
Medicine King Valley, the back mountain.
An old man in a deep red robe stood with his hands behind his back, breaking through the barrier with the might of the twelfth realm. When he looked back at Medicine King Valley, his expression was extremely complex. There were indeed traitors within Medicine King Valley. Although Sun Bai Gui and Sun Ting Xuan were both his sons, Sun Bai Gui was gentle and refined, possessing astonishing talent in alchemy, even receiving a decree from heaven and becoming a Medicine Saint. His second son, Sun Ting Xuan, was arrogant and unruly. When his wife was alive, she often blamed herself for not raising Sun Ting Xuan properly, which led to his corrupt heart.
The old man frowned. He deeply regretted appointing Sun Ting Xuan as the head of the family ten years ago. If this rebellious son were to truly kill Sun Xing Chun and Sun Yun Nuan, how could he, as a father, face Sun Bai Gui in the afterlife?
Just then, a figure appeared in the mountains.
It was a guard from the valley, a cultivator of the seventh realm, Void Comprehension. He concealed a sleeve dart in his sleeve and his expression was quite arrogant. The wound of the maid Xing'er bore the residual aura of this person, leaving no doubt that the sleeve dart that pierced Xing'er's heart belonged to him.
Instantly, Sun Qing He descended, enveloped by a powerful aura, landing before the guard.
"Ah!?"
The guard was startled. Seeing the old man who descended like a god, he was terrified. The next moment, he quickly knelt and said, "A servant of the estate, I pay my respects to the Old Master of Medicine King Valley."
"Did you shoot that maid?" Sun Qing He asked.
"Ah?"
The guard was taken aback. "Yes, that maid trespassed into your lord's forbidden seclusion area without authorization. She was audacious and truly deserved to die."
"Isn't it you who deserves to die?"
The old man struck from the sky, and the guard, who was in the Void Comprehension realm, found himself unable to move, completely suppressed. In the next second, he turned into a cloud of blood mist and vanished from the world.
"A bunch of scoundrels."
Sun Qing He clasped his hands behind his back, anger in his eyes. "The atmosphere in my Medicine King Valley truly needs to be rectified!"
With that, he leaped towards the direction of Medicine King Valley. Saving his two precious granddaughters was the most important thing.
...
Medicine King Valley, the east entrance.
A streak of sword light descended, transforming into the figures of Lin Zhao, Huang Ting Yu, and Fu Zhi. Lin Zhao hovered in the air on his flying sword, Hong Ye, standing at the forefront. He cupped his fist respectfully towards the elder in charge of the formation on the city wall and said, "At the invitation of Miss Sun Xing Chun and Miss Sun Yun Nuan of Medicine King Valley, Lin Zhao of Shan Dian Bie Yuan, leading his companions, has come to pay his respects to Medicine King Valley!"
"Ah?!"
The elder, a Golden Core cultivator, frowned and said, "Sect Master Lin, Medicine King Valley has not heard of any invitation. Moreover, the head of the family has ordered that these next few days are when the Medicine King Valley's alchemy room will be producing pills, so we cannot entertain any distinguished guests. Sect Master Lin, please return. Medicine King Valley apologizes for the inconvenience."
"Refusing a toast only to be forced to drink?"
Lin Zhao raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with killing intent. He coldly sneered, "I will count to three. If you do not let us pass, I will flatten Medicine King Valley, and you, the elder, will be the first to die!"
As soon as he spoke, Huang Ting Yu, Fu Zhi, and Tang Guang Jun, all peak twelfth realm Sword Immortals, simultaneously drew their swords. Three majestic sword intents shot up into the sky, appearing like three divine swords erected outside Medicine King Valley in the sunset.
"Three!"
Lin Zhao began to count.
Chen Ben, Chu Yu, and Mu Gua, three Tian Yuan martial artists, also had cold eyes, their fist intents flowing, ready to strike.
Seeing this, the elder on the city wall turned pale with fright. "Sect Master Lin, please wait! We will open the gates now!"
"Hurry!"
"Yes... Yes..."
The moment the gap in the protective formation opened, Lin Zhao and his group swept through, heading directly for the depths of Medicine King Valley.
...
Within the valley, a figure in a deep red robe descended above the Sun family's ancestral residence. Sun Qing He had emerged from seclusion and looked down at the entire ancestral residence, saying in a deep voice, "Where are my Xing Chun and Yun Nuan?!"
"The Old Master is out of seclusion?"
A middle-aged man of the Star River realm, who had been idle for many years, rose into the air and said in a deep voice, "Old Master, follow me! The two young ladies are in mortal danger!"
"Hurry and take me there!"
The two figures drew an arc in the air, rushing directly towards where Sun Xing Chun and Sun Yun Nuan lived. In a courtyard, Sun Ting Xuan and Su Zhe looked up at the sky with ashen faces. The Medicine King, Sun Qing He, had indeed emerged from seclusion, and at such a critical juncture. Things were not looking good. The two of them quickly knelt together to welcome the Old Master's emergence from seclusion.
"Beast!"
Without a word, Sun Qing He kicked Sun Ting Xuan aside and then rushed into the room. He immediately saw Sun Xing Chun and Sun Yun Nuan, their seven orifices bleeding, lying side by side in their chambers. The old man's eyes immediately turned red. These were his two beloved granddaughters. He quickly flicked his sleeve, and a box of pills fell out. It was the Nine Revolutions Returning Soul Pill. The old man had been in seclusion for many years, and his achievements were few. Only this Nine Revolutions Returning Soul Pill, which protected the heart meridian and could bring the dead back to life, had he managed to refine. Fate decreed that it was perfect for the occasion.
After he administered the pills to his two granddaughters, Sun Xing Chun and Sun Yun Nuan's complexions turned slightly ruddy, and their heart meridians were protected. However, the Nine Revolutions Returning Soul Pill did not have such effects on their cultivation, Golden Cores, and so on.
"Take good care of the young ladies."
He looked coldly at the several valley cultivators not far away. These people were originally confidantes of Sun Qing He, but they had actually watched the two young ladies self-destruct their Golden Cores. The old man would definitely settle this score, and the extent of it would depend on their subsequent actions. The group all cupped their fists.
The old man turned and walked out of the room.
In the courtyard, Sun Ting Xuan and Su Zhe were still kneeling on the ground. Sun Ting Xuan had blood trickling from the corner of his mouth from the kick, but he dared not show any disrespect, kneeling on the ground with his whole body trembling. He could feel that his father had broken through and was now a great cultivator of the twelfth realm. He and Su Zhe combined were no match for him.
"I heard you were going to marry my Xing Chun?" the old man asked calmly.
"Father..."
Sun Ting Xuan looked up and explained, "Our valley just obtained the pill formula for the Zhen Yuan Pill, and it is now being produced in large quantities. It just so happens that at this time, we were designed to offend Ju Bao Fang. Old Master Bai Chen of Ju Bao Fang made a move. Now, if we want to sell the pills at a high price, we can only cooperate with the Lu clan of Yun Zhou. Young Master Lu is a young talent from Yun Zhou and is worthy of Xing Chun. Moreover, Father has been in seclusion for many years, so I had no choice but to act on my own, representing parental authority, and let Xing Chun marry Young Master Lu. This is also for the sake of our Medicine King Valley, Father, please enlighten me!"
"For the sake of Medicine King Valley?"
The old man stepped forward and slapped him. Sun Ting Xuan lost two front teeth, blood flowed profusely, and his face was a mess of bruises. The power of a twelfth realm great cultivator's furious slap was unimaginable.
"You useless wretch!"
The old man kicked him again, sending Sun Ting Xuan rolling on the ground. He roared, "When did our Medicine King Valley fall to the point where we have to rely on marrying off daughters to maintain our position in the martial world? You disgrace to the family, you beast! Was I blind to make you the head of the family!"
With that, he turned and glared fiercely at Su Zhe. "What, Mr. Su, are you trying to ambush me? I advise you to be mindful, lest you harm yourself!"
"I dare not, I dare not!"
Su Zhe, who had just harbored some murderous intent, quickly knelt and kowtowed. If a twelfth realm great cultivator truly wanted to kill him, it would not be difficult, as Su Zhe's Tian Yuan realm cultivation was not stable and was merely piled up with pills.
Just then, a Golden Core Sword cultivator guard arrived, flying through the air. He looked at Sun Qing He, Sun Ting Xuan, Su Zhe, and the others, paused slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Old Master, something terrible has happened!"
"What else has happened?"
"People from Xue Yu Tian Chi, Shan Dian Bie Yuan, are here!" the Golden Core guard gritted his teeth. "Lin Zhao is here with Huang Ting Yu, Fu Zhi, Tang Guang Jun, and others of the twelfth realm. They have forcibly entered the protective mountain formation. It looks like they have ill intentions and are most likely here to challenge Medicine King Valley!"
"You beast!"
The old man stepped forward and slapped Sun Ting Xuan again, roaring, "I entrusted the head of the family to you for less than ten years, and you have already caused so many internal and external troubles. How dare you have any face?"
"Father! Father..."
Tears welled up in Sun Ting Xuan's eyes. "Fir... First, let's deal with the people from Xue Yu Tian Chi. Whatever you want to do with your son, I have no complaints!"
"Beast!"
The old man kicked him fiercely again, then said in a deep voice, "Let's go. Come with me to meet that Lin Bai Yi from Xue Yu Tian Chi and see what he has to say!"
"Yes, Old Master!"
...
Medicine King Valley, before the Incense Altar.
Sun Qing He led a group of people to greet the arrivals from Xue Yu Tian Chi.
Figures descended one after another. Lin Zhao put away his flying sword and landed gracefully in front of Huang Ting Yu, Fu Zhi, and the others. He looked at the people from Medicine King Valley before him and frowned. He didn't recognize most of them, so he said coldly, "Where are Sun Xing Chun and Sun Yun Nuan? Take me to see them, or else don't blame Xue Yu Tian Chi for being impolite and acting on behalf of heaven!"
"..."
The old man was also quite resolute. He frowned and said, "Boy, why have you come to Medicine King Valley? And why are you looking for Xing Chun and Yun Nuan?"
Lin Zhao said faintly, "Who are you? Get out of the way if you don't want to die!"
"Oh, quite a temper!"
The old man roared, "Good timing, I have a great temper too!"
"Fine."
Lin Zhao's gaze turned cold. "Your Medicine King Valley stole the pill formula from Xu Ming An, which was already a despicable act. Now you dare to harm your own people. Sun Xing Chun and Sun Yun Nuan are the biological daughters of Senior Medicine Saint Sun Bai Gui. Are you not afraid of heavenly retribution for harming them? Huang Ting Yu, you have ten moves to capture this old man. Leave him alive, but don't kill him!"
"..."
Old Huang picked his nose. "Sect Master, shouldn't we ask before we fight?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the old man and said, "Old man, who the hell are you? This Sword Immortal does not kill nameless individuals. Report your name quickly!"
"Hmph!"
Upon hearing Lin Zhao's words, the old man actually felt less angry. So, this kid was here to cause trouble for the sake of my Xing Chun and Yun Nuan? Without a word, he brought three twelfth realm Sword Immortals and three eleventh realm martial artists to Medicine King Valley to challenge them. Tsk tsk, this bad temper, it suits me!
"This old man..."
He cupped his fist lightly and said, "I am Medicine King Sun Qing He, the father of Sun Bai Gui, and the grandfather of Sun Xing Chun and Sun Yun Nuan!"