Chapter 70

Chapter 70: Begging for Mercy? Did You Ever Show Mercy to Anyone?

In the family graveyard of the Xiao family.

Gui Yijian was just about to make his move to cripple Xiao Yang’s cultivation.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yang was secretly gathering all his strength to unleash a tenth-level Sword Intent, ready to deliver a lethal blow to Gui Yijian.

The Liu father and son, Gui Jianren, and even Qin Fei, who was watching from a small hill in the distance, were all anxiously observing the two.

They were gleeful, convinced that Xiao Yang was doomed.

“Boom!”

At that moment, a loud explosion echoed, and the ground trembled.

“Rumble…”

The distant mountains started shaking violently.

Xiao Yang suddenly looked up and saw a pillar of light shoot up into the sky from the northern mountain range, shaking heaven and earth.

Following that, a powerful surge of Earth Veins Spiritual Energy erupted from the mountains, sweeping through the air above and below.

“What is this…”

Xiao Yang was utterly shocked.

Memories from his previous life flashed in his mind.

The earth veins beneath the Northern Hill Mine had been breached.

That pillar of light was the visible spiritual light bursting forth from the breached earth veins.

A massive change was happening within a radius of ten thousand miles around Yuanlong City.

The light began to dissipate into the void.

The density of spiritual energy in the world was skyrocketing.

“What pure Earth Veins Spiritual Energy! There must be a legendary treasure hidden within!” Gui Yijian exclaimed.

He forgot about killing Xiao Yang and snatched up Gui Jianren, shooting straight into the sky toward the pillar of light.

Xiao Yang could be killed anytime, but a legendary treasure was a rare find!

As soon as Gui Yijian took off with Gui Jianren, the Liu father and son were left dumbfounded.

“Elder Gui, don’t leave us behind…”

By the time the Liu father and son regained their senses, Gui Yijian and Gui Jianren had already vanished from their sight.

Qin Fei on the distant hill was also shocked.

Come on, at least kill Xiao Yang before you leave!

What’s going on?

Has Xiao Yang slipped through once again?

Qin Fei was so frustrated he nearly spat blood.

Is Xiao Yang the Chosen One, or am I? How come his luck is better than mine?

Qin Fei was fuming.

“Aren’t you out for vengeance? Come on, I’m right here,” Xiao Yang said with a grin.

“……”

The expressions on the faces of the Liu father and son were priceless.

Just moments ago, they had been piggybacking on the support of the Divine Martial realm powerhouse Gui Yijian, believing Xiao Yang was as good as dead, thus hurling insults and mockery at him.

But now, Gui Yijian had simply left them behind.

Instantly losing their backer, their mood swung from the excitement of revenge to sheer terror.

The drastic drop sent them teetering on the brink of despair.

With Gui Yijian present, they had openly called for Xiao Yang’s death, wishing for his dismemberment.

Now, they were completely deflated.

With a thud, they fell to their knees before Xiao Yang.

Their faces were pale, their eyes full of fear and despair.

“Weren’t you just eager to take personal revenge? Now that Gui Yijian has left and hasn’t crippled my cultivation, it seems your wish for revenge will be hard to fulfill.”

Xiao Yang said calmly.

His voice, though soft, struck the Liu father and son like heavy hammers, hitting their hearts hard.

Liu Xiaotian and Liu Ruhui were trembling.

“We were wrong, we truly were wrong! We will never dare to appear before you again, please spare us!”

Liu Xiaotian’s voice cracked, all remnants of his previous arrogance gone.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yang sneered, “Spare you? If Gui Yijian hadn’t left, if he had really crippled my cultivation, would you have spared me? Absolutely not! You would have been eager to see me dead, to torture me thoroughly.”

“No, no, no…”

Liu Ruhui stuttered, unable to find words.

“And those whom you have oppressed in the past, who will spare them?”

Xiao Yang’s words were like sharp blades, cutting deep into the hearts of the Liu father and son.

The Liu family had used the power of the Guiyuan Martial Sect to return to Yuanlong City, launching a brutal purge against everyone associated with the Xiao family, throwing them all into the Northern Hill Mine to work in the pits.

They had caused widespread suffering, leaving countless people homeless and broken-hearted.

Had the Liu family ever shown mercy to anyone?

In their reign of terror, they had revelled in ruthlessness, indiscriminately slaughtering the innocent, showing no humanity at all.

But now, when they faced misfortune, they were the ones begging for mercy.

Nothing in this world comes cheap.

When you do wrong, you must face punishment, you must bear the consequences.

“Please, we really know we were wrong! We are willing to compensate; everything from the Liu family is yours! We will do anything to make it up to you, just spare our lives.”

The Liu father and son were completely shattered as they knelt on the ground, desperate to beg for mercy from Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang took slow, deliberate steps toward them.

He didn’t say another word. With a thought, his flying sword shot out.

With a flash of sword light, Liu Ruhui was cleaved in half, blood splattering onto Liu Xiaotian’s face.

“Ruhui…”

Liu Xiaotian trembled as he wiped the blood from his face.

“Xiao Yang, I’ll fight you to the death…”

He realized Xiao Yang would definitely not let him go this time, and with a roar, he leapt toward Xiao Yang from the ground.

Might as well die fighting.

“Swish!”

Another flash of sword light.

Then, Liu Xiaotian was directly severed at the waist.

His body fell from the air in two halves.

He wasn’t dead yet; he lay on the ground wailing in anguish, slowly waiting for death to claim him.

This was Xiao Yang’s punishment.

The Xiao family no longer needed to exist.

In the distance on the small hill, Qin Fei turned and left.

He wouldn’t miss out on the treasures within the earth veins.

Xiao Yang, either intentionally or unintentionally, glanced toward the direction of the hill.

“Grandpa…”

With a heavy heart, he approached his grandfather’s grave.

He carefully picked up the scattered bones on the ground.

Xiao Yang began gathering his grandfather’s remains, preparing to reinter him.

Meanwhile, the sliced Liu Xiaotian lay on the ground, wailing for over an hour before finally passing away.

After properly reburial of his grandfather’s bones and paying his respects, Xiao Yang finally left the Xiao family graveyard.

He’d already guessed who was behind all this.

Qin Fei, it must have been him.

Only Qin Fei knew so much about the Xiao family’s affairs.

After all, Qin Fei was Xiao Zhenshan’s adopted son.

How dare he desecrate my grandfather’s grave?

Qin Fei, just you wait.

Killing you like this is too lenient. I want you to witness as everyone from the Demon Sect dies one by one before your eyes.

I won’t rest until the Demon Sect is destroyed.

Xiao Yang clenched his fists, grit his teeth, his eyes bloodshot.

At this moment, countless cultivators were converging toward the Northern Hill Mine.

Xiao Yang wasn’t in a hurry; treasures from the earth veins weren’t so easy to obtain.

He made his way slowly toward the Northern Hill Mine.

News of the breached earth veins spread quickly.

Chu Guiyuan could sit still no longer.

The Xiao family in the city couldn’t stay put either.

Cultivators around Yuanlong City were now stirred up.

Law Enforcement Elder Lei Lie directly sent a message via flying sword back to the sect to report this news.

Soon, the lineage leader of Qingyang Sword Sect personally led people down from the mountains.

The Guiyuan Martial Sect also dispatched a number of experts.

The region surrounding Yuanlong City was already beyond the control of Qingyang Sword Sect.

But Yuanlong City wasn’t the Guiyuan Martial Sect’s territory either.

In the northern territories, every sect has its own influence.

Yuanlong City was situated in a border zone where no one claimed sovereignty.

At this moment, the entire region of Yuanwu City was in an uproar.

When Xiao Yang arrived at the Northern Hill Mine, he was mesmerized by the scene before him.