He had caused his father to lose his right to inheritance!

In a fit of rage, his own father, the current Sect Master, had secretly harmed that girl from the Xiao Family and framed his own brother—Xiao Feng's father—for the crime. Xiao Feng's father was immediately stripped of his cultivation and expelled from the Yunxiao Sect. After that, he never returned. He didn't even send back any news from the sect. The Third Young Master had thought that Xiao Feng's father had died in some secret realm.

But now, he had come back.

And there was a man following him. A man the Third Young Master was not unfamiliar with. The man's name was Xiao Feng. This man *was* that girl from the Xiao Family.

Xiao Feng not only survived, but he also broke through to the Yuanshen Realm! I can't understand it, and I dare not believe it!

"Father! How could you possibly have broken through to the Yuanshen Realm? Weren't you nearing the end of your lifespan?" the Third Young Master of the Yunxiao Sect asked, staring at the Yunxiao Sect Master in shock.

"Third Young Master..." the elders of the Yunxiao Sect murmured, their faces etched with shock. They all knew what kind of talent that girl from the Xiao Family possessed. She was only twenty years old! Such talent was as rare as a phoenix feather even in the entire Xuanhuang Great World! Yet despite that, she had died. Or so they thought.

"The affairs of my Xiao Family do not require your concern. You'd better worry about yourself!" Xiao Feng let out a cold laugh. He took a sudden step forward, and in the next second, his figure instantly appeared beside the Third Young Master. He raised his hand and slapped down!

SQUELCH!

A domineering mist of blood exploded as a bloody head flew high into the air.

"Third Young Master!" the elders of the Yunxiao Sect cried out in dismay.

The expression of the Yunxiao Sect Master changed drastically. "Xiao Feng! You dare to kill my son! I will make you pay with your life!" he roared.

"Your son deserved to die. He insulted my father, so he deserved to die. He insulted my daughter, so he deserved to die even more!" Xiao Feng's eyes were icy cold as he advanced step by step toward the Yunxiao Sect Master. "Today, aside from the Old Sect Master, everyone in your Yunxiao Sect will be buried with your son! When I left home, it was to avoid you all! I knew I couldn't escape. To save me, my father was plotted against by you, the Yunxiao Sect Master! And today, the downfall of your sect is the debt you owe!"

"You..." The Yunxiao Sect Master trembled.

BOOM!

The plaza below shook violently. From within a deep pit in the Yunxiao Sect, an ancient altar manifested. The altar was vermillion-gold, with interwoven runes that emitted an intensely powerful sealing fluctuation.

HUMMM—

The altar trembled, and a figure, a hundred meters tall and wrapped in endless lightning, emerged. Its eyes were tightly closed.

"Old Sect Master!"

"Old Sect Master! Open your eyes! Do you not care for the sect's legacy?"

"Old Sect Master! Please awaken!" the numerous elders of the Yunxiao Sect cried out in alarm.

Hmm? A strange light flashed in Xiao Feng's eyes. He sensed a familiar aura—the aura of his father.

"Xiao Feng..." Atop the altar, the giant figure slowly awoke. It opened its eyes and looked at the purple-clad youth in the distance, its gaze full of complex emotions. After a moment, it sighed. "Child, I should have foreseen this..."

"Father!" the Yunxiao Sect Master cried out. The disciples of the Yunxiao Sect were filled with joy. "Father, is it really you?"

"Dad!" Xiao Yuling also cried out, running excitedly toward the altar.

"Yuling?! It's really you! It's so good that you're alright! *Sob*... I thought I would never see you again..." Atop the altar, a different figure, a weeping elder from the Xiao Family, spoke to her. "Child, I'm sorry! Your father has failed you!"

"I'm fine, Father," Xiao Yuling cried, embracing the elder. "Dad, stop blaming yourself. It is I who lacked filial piety! I'm the one who implicated you!"

The Xiao Family elder stroked his daughter's head, his gaze sweeping over the Yunxiao Sect. When he saw the Sect Master, his pupils suddenly constricted. "Xiao Feng! You deserve to die!" the elder bellowed. "Why did you have to get involved in the grudge between our Xiao Family and the Yunxiao Sect?"

"Did I get involved?" Xiao Feng said with a faint smile. He glanced at the Yunxiao Sect Master and shook his head. "I'm not involving myself with the Yunxiao Sect; I simply want to avenge my father. If we're talking about involvement, it was my Xiao Family that first engaged with the Yunxiao Sect. Our families were once allies. But what happened? For your own benefit, you abandoned us. How much did my father sacrifice for you, the Sect Master? To help you break through your limits, he disregarded everything to find an opportunity, only to fall in a secret realm! And what did your Yunxiao Sect do? You plotted to kill my father, seized what he left behind, and even coveted our Xiao Family bloodline! The Xiao Family is my root, and I, Xiao Feng, will not allow anyone to covet our bloodline! I shall use the blood of your Yunxiao Sect to comfort my father's valiant spirit in the afterlife!"

BOOM!

The moment he finished speaking, a terrifying and overwhelming pressure descended.

CRACK!

CRACK!

Fissures tore across the mountaintop of the Yunxiao Sect as wisps of dark energy emerged from the ground. Above the mountain, ominous dark clouds churned.

The Yunxiao Sect Master's face changed drastically. What is this power! It's giving me a sense of fatal danger! This feeling... is this... the Immortal Martial Emperor Tribulation?!

The third elder of the Yunxiao Sect was utterly shocked.

"The Immortal Martial Emperor Tribulation! Xiao Feng has actually triggered the Immortal Martial Emperor Tribulation!"

"Heavens! How is this possible? How could Xiao Feng possess the Immortal Martial Emperor Tribulation? Isn't he only at the Foundation Establishment Realm? Has he formed the Immortal Martial Emperor Embryo already? This is unreasonable! It's not fair! How could he have this? Something's not right! This is far too abnormal!"

"The Xiao Family Ancestor! This terrifying pressure is emanating from the statue of the Xiao Family Ancestor! Could it be... the Xiao Family Ancestor isn't dead? Has he remade his flesh and returned? The Xiao Family Ancestor is an Immortal Martial Emperor! If he has returned, Xiao Feng couldn't possibly contend with him, even at the peak of the Transcendence Tribulation Stage!"

With a great RUSTLE, the spectating martial artists all around Yunxiao Mountain fell prostrate to the ground, shivering uncontrollably. This pressure was simply too terrifying. They felt as if their very souls could burst at any moment.

What level of powerhouse is this? This absolutely surpasses the Golden Core level! Above Golden Core... could there be a Nascent Soul Realm? Or a Primordial Spirit Realm? Perhaps only those at the Nascent Soul level can truly be called cultivators! The Golden Core is merely the starting point on the path of a martial artist!

"This is bad! The Xiao Family Ancestor has reforged his body! His cultivation speed must have increased immensely!"

"We're finished! We're all finished! Xiao Feng is going to exterminate our entire Yunxiao Sect!"

"Sect Master, please, you must think of a way to stop him!" the disciples of the Yunxiao Sect cried out in terror.

"Xiao Feng, this is all your fault! If it weren't for you, my Yunxiao Sect would not be facing this great calamity!" the Yunxiao Sect Master roared, madness flickering in his eyes. Since Xiao Feng was merciless, he would not be blamed for being ruthless.

BOOM!

An imposing aura erupted from the Yunxiao Sect Master. In that moment, he seemed to become a different person. His body shuddered as a vast aura swept out in all directions.

BANG!

The altar shattered.

"Ancestor!"

"We pay our respects to the Ancestor!" the disciples of the Yunxiao Sect cried, ecstatic.

"Haha! Hahaha! Xiao Feng, even though my Yunxiao Sect has been defeated, at least my grievance with your father has been avenged! Now, I'd like to see what you can use to fight me with the Xiao Family Ancestor's return! Xiao Feng, today I will show you the true gap between us! Once you see it, you will understand that my Yunxiao Sect is a thousand times, ten thousand times, better than your Xiao Family! Your family is only fit to be our subsidiary! Xiao Feng, I will give your wife to my other male companions for their enjoyment!" the Yunxiao Sect Master laughed wildly.

"Impossible! You will not lay a single finger on my wife! Whoever touches her dies!" Xiao Feng's eyes were like ice as he stepped forward, throwing a punch at the Yunxiao Sect Master. "My Xiao Family would rather die standing than live on our knees!"

BAM!

The void trembled.