CHAPTER 586: FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX, SECOND, WANG FAMILY!

"Hey, have you heard? The Guan Family was annihilated?"

"What? The Guan Family? You mean the Guan Family from the three great families of the Imperial City? Are you joking?"

"This guy here, this is no joke, the Guan Family was truly annihilated last night!"

"Indeed, I have a good friend who is a member of the Guan Family. He told me that every strong member of the Guan Family above the middle stage of the Spirit Vein Realm was killed, not a single one was spared, including the Family Head Guan Yu, all dead!"

"Hmm, I also heard that after killing many high-ranking members of the Guan Family, the murderer didn’t massacre the low-ranking Guan clansmen but instead dispersed all of them!"

"Ah, such a grand Guan Family, I’m afraid from today on, it no longer exists!"

"Which power possesses such strength to obliterate the Guan Household overnight?"

"I heard it was Yun Xiao from the Jade Pot Sect..."

"..."

The skies of the Imperial City were already bright, and early in the morning, the bustling Baiyue City of the Xuanyue Imperial City was shocked by a startling event, everywhere there was a buzz of discussions.

The incident that happened within the Guan Family is something that could never be hidden, and many cultivators in the West City saw countless Guan clansmen leaving in distress early in the morning.

Many cultivators couldn’t help but step forward to ask, but most of the Guan clansmen were extremely reticent and hurriedly left West City, even leaving Baiyue Imperial City.

Until the truth about what happened to the Guan Family last night was revealed by some slightly braver Guan clansmen, everyone couldn’t help but gasp.

One of the three great families of the Imperial City, the Guan Family, had all their authorities above the middle stage of the Spirit Vein Realm, a total of twenty-one people, annihilated overnight by one person; the grand Guan Family crumbled to dust.

"Yun Xiao!"

Countless people muttered this name, a chill surreptitiously rising in their hearts, and some well-informed individuals understood the dire fate of the Guan Family and what exactly triggered it.

Initially, the three great families of the Imperial City and the Qingshan Sect, under the new King’s directive, collaborated to obliterate the Jade Pot Sect. This matter, after nearly a month of fermenting, was hardly a secret anymore.

Although people didn’t know the exact details initially, nor why the three great families and the Qingshan Royal Family’s partnership failed to obliterate the Jade Pot Sect, the current plight of the Guan Family was clearly a result of Yun Xiao’s revenge.

The name Yun Xiao wasn’t unfamiliar to anyone; after all, he was the champion of this session of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, a prodigy who even made Qian Sanyuan, the Vice President of the Tenglong Continent’s Meridian Refining Master Guild, admit defeat in the art of Meridian Refining.

Moreover, the Heavenly Rank Elixir Pill Tribulation that had occurred in the Imperial City was still a popular topic of conversation, and no one doubted that given time, this monstrous youth would stand at the ultimate peak of the Hidden Dragon Continent.

However, no one expected this day to arrive so soon, Yun Xiao, who was merely at the early stage of the Spirit Vein Realm over a month ago, was now capable of annihilating twenty-one strong Guan Family members in the middle stage of the Spirit Vein Realm, including the Tomb Master of the Guan Family. How mighty and terrifying was this?

Many Imperial City cultivators could thus infer that during the time Yun Xiao was missing, his Meridian Qi Cultivation must have greatly improved, and he was no longer the youth at the early stage of the Spiritual Vein Realm.

Of course, for cultivators who enjoyed watching the spectacle, the fall of the Guan Family was merely intriguing gossip. Over the years, the Guan Family acted brazenly and arrogantly, and people were angry but dared not speak out. Now that they had fallen, many were secretly pleased.

However, for certain families closely associated with the Guan Family, like the Song Family from East City and the Wang Family from South City, the atmosphere was extremely grim.

These two families were also among the three major families of the Imperial City, and they were absolute main forces when they initially allied to obliterate the Jade Pot Sect. But now, after Yun Xiao had annihilated the Guan Family, would he target these two families next?

It’s ridiculous that these great families were still thinking of rejoining forces to obliterate the Jade Pot Sect once the month promised by Shen Xingmou arrived, but they failed to anticipate that before this one-month deadline could even arrive, the Guan Family had already been obliterated.

Both the Song Family and the Wang Family didn’t believe that their families were much stronger than the Guan Family, plus they had no idea how Yun Xiao, alone, managed to completely slaughter so many of the Guan Family’s strong members.

But just as these two major families were on high alert, the subsequent days passed calmly; the Guan Family had indeed disappeared into smoke and clouds, but the legendary Yun Xiao, who was said to have annihilated the Guan Family, also seemed to have vanished into thin air in the Imperial City without leaving a trace.

...

The Wang Family in the South City of the Imperial City!

In a grand hall filled with sharp vigor, Wang Yidao, the family head of the Wang Family, wore a grim expression, while nearly thirty members of the Wang Family sat beside him; all of them were rulers that had reached the Spiritual Vein Realm.

Wang Yidao even summoned the strong members of the Wang Family who were on missions outside, all to prepare for the possible catastrophe of clan extermination, yet he still felt somewhat uneasy.

"Big brother, are we being too cautious?"

The one sitting to the right of Wang Yidao was his fellow clan brother, also with a peculiar name, Wang Yijian. This pair of sword and saber brothers held a significant reputation in Xuanyue Empire, forming the absolute foundation for the Wang Family to firmly remain one of the top three families in the Imperial City.

Originally, sabers are associated with dominance and swords with agility, yet in this pair of sword and saber brothers, Wang Yidao’s mentality was much more meticulous than his brother’s. Often, the troubles caused by this brother were cleaned up by him, the Wang Family Head.

Wang Yijian, known for his bold and unconstrained actions, had been on high alert these past few days, which truly irritated him. Despite the Wang Family gathering ostentatiously in this grand hall, they had not even seen a hair of their enemy, which only fueled his anger.

"Yes, Family Head, according to the reports from spies we placed at the foot of Jade Pot Mountain, there seems to be no movements from Jade Pot Sect. Maybe we are overestimating that youngster Yun Xiao!"

This time, it was the Wang Family Great Elder speaking. This burly man, known for his domineering actions, had already reached the Peak of the late stage of Meridian Union Realm, just one step away from being comparable to the sword and saber brothers.

This Wang Family Great Elder specialized in controlling intelligence. After the incident with the Guan Family, he sought information on Yun Xiao throughout the Imperial City and kept an eye on the movements of Jade Pot Sect.

However, currently, with no movements from Jade Pot Sect and Yun Xiao seemingly having vanished into thin air, the confident Great Elder of the Wang Family had reason to believe that Yun Xiao, the person responsible for such a great incident, must have fled the Imperial City.

After all, with the Guan Family being destroyed, the Xuanyue Royal Family, ruling over all, would certainly not sit idly by. These past few days, the whole Baiyue City had been filled with calls to capture the murderer, creating a climate of panic and fear in everyone.

With the pursuit of the Royal Family and also the intelligence system of the Wang Family, the Wang Family Great Elder believed that even if Yun Xiao was still in the Imperial City, he wouldn’t dare show his face.

"You all underestimate Yun Xiao!"

For some reason, even though his brother and the Great Elder had made logical analyses, Wang Yidao still felt a deep unease within, but in the end, he only uttered these words.

"Hehe, you overpraise me, Head of the Wang Family!"

However, just as Wang Yijian and the Wang Family Great Elder were about to speak again to persuade further, a carefree voice suddenly came from outside the hall, followed by the appearance of a black silhouette in everyone’s sight.

"Yun Xiao!"

Now, there was no need for Wang Yijian and the Great Elder to persuade anymore. The truth was before their eyes—the genius young man from Jade Pot Sect had not only not left Baiyue Imperial City, but in this critical moment, he had boldly approached the Wang Family.

"Yun Xiao, you thief, you really dare to come?"

Originally a tyrannical person by nature, upon seeing Yun Xiao, Wang Yijian’s anger flared instead of being shocked, standing up from his chair swiftly, and with a wave of his hand, numerous powerful members of the Wang Family had already encircled Yun Xiao.

Yun Xiao glanced indifferently at the Wang family members surrounding him, recalling the incident days ago with the Guan Family, a cold smirk appeared on his face—it hardly posed a threat to him.

"Since it’s revenge, none of the three great families of the Imperial City will escape!"

Yun Xiao stood within the encirclement, showing no signs of panic as if trapped. Instead, pointing through the crowd at the Wang Family Head, his words greatly enraged the Wang Family Great Elder.

"Everyone, attack together, grind this thief into mincemeat!"

It seemed that the burly Wang Family Great Elder had some shrewdness on his own; understanding the youngster before him had easily annihilated the Guan Family, he likely possessed some mysterious means, so it was best to be cautious.

"Dragon Taming Sword unleashed, souls claimed!"

As the numerous members of the Wang Family surged forward, Yun Xiao’s smirk grew even deeper, followed by a cold shout emanating from his mouth.

Crack, crack, crack...

Dark light continuously twinkled and danced in the Wang Family hall; within mere moments, ten members of the Wang Family fell under the dark gleam of the Dragon Taming Sword.

Among these ten Wang family members, included were seven cultivators in the early stage of Spirit Vein Realm, and three strong individuals in the middle stage of Spirit Vein Realm. However, whether early or middle stage, none withstood even a single move of the Dragon Taming Sword before meeting King Yan.

"Be careful of his sword!"

Seeing that in just a moment, a third of the Wang Family powerhouses had fallen, Wang Yidao finally understood how Yun Xiao, overnight, had annihilated the Guan Family.

Shocked by Yun Xiao’s breakthrough to the late stage of Spirit Vein Realm, Wang Yidao couldn’t afford to think further—what concerned him now was how to contend against Yun Xiao’s indestructible Supreme Divine Weapon, which was fatal on contact.

"Big brother, use the family inherited weapon!"

Wang Yijian, previously full of confidence, on seeing the sharpness of the Dragon Taming Sword, remained confident in his own peak strength of the Spirit Vein Realm, but before being able to counter that wooden sword, he couldn’t help harboring some reservations.