Dare To Kill My Acquaintances?

The Heart Shadow Sect Leader stood atop the mountain, gazing out at the vast Hu Yang City. As he saw the dark formation enveloping the entire city, his eyes grew cold, and he said calmly, "Begin the plundering plan. Let's make a good profit from Hu Yang City."

"Yes," responded the three elders behind him, who were excited and immediately left to execute the plundering plan.

The Heart Shadow Sect Leader looked at the city and murmured to himself, "Ever since we lost our sect's base, the Heart Shadow Sect's income has been cut off. All this time, we've been depleting the sect's past savings."

A powerful sect with thousands of Eternal True Gods, countless Void True Gods, and innumerable True God disciples consumes a massive amount of resources each era. In the short term, it can be managed, but over time, as resources run out, the Heart Shadow Sect will continue to fracture.

"Plundering a massive city like Hu Yang City once is worth slowly collecting residence fees for tens of eras," the Heart Shadow Sect Leader pondered. "Although we have a high chance of winning this war, if Jiu Jiang Hou brings in enough powerful reinforcements, the Heart Shadow Sect could still lose."

Based on the strength of Jiu Jiang Hou's forces alone, they indeed fall short of the Heart Shadow Sect. But if a God King from the Shi Kingdom sends elite troops to support Jiu Jiang Hou, it would be a significant problem.

"Preserving the Heart Shadow Sect's elite while making a big plunder— even if we lose, it would still be a gain," the Heart Shadow Sect Leader thought.

In times of weakness for the sect, the loss of mediocre disciples doesn't matter to him.

If mediocre disciples die, it would even save expenses.

"I wonder how much can be plundered from the entire Hu Yang City," the Heart Shadow Sect Leader thought, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Soon, nine colossal mechanical treasures, accompanied by over a hundred large flying boats, arrived at a bustling commercial district in Hu Yang City. This area housed branches of major forces, large stores selling weapons and treasures, and numerous places of entertainment.

"Apart from the eight major branches of powerful forces and Luo He Shenjun's estate, leave no Eternal True God or Void True God untouched," a voice commanded. "Anyone who resists, kill them!"

"Yes," responded the many disciples on the large flying boats, filled with excitement.

They knew well that, although True Gods were the most numerous in the city, they were also the poorest, painstakingly saving up a few chaos crystals, unwilling to take risks. Once the chaos crystals were spent, they would go out to earn more.

To plunder all the True Gods in the city? First, there were too many of them, making it extremely troublesome. Second, the loot would be minimal, with each True God only having a few chaos crystals. Third, the Heart Shadow Sect might end up ruling Hu Yang City in the future, and the countless True Gods in Hu Yang City would be their subjects.

For these reasons, they didn't target the True Gods.

However, apart from the eight branches of major forces and Luo He Shenjun's estate, the Heart Shadow Sect would not spare any Eternal True Gods or Void True Gods.

In a city, most of the wealth is held by the Eternal True Gods and Void True Gods.

"Lock everything down." Large groups of disciples quickly surrounded the extensive grounds of the 'Yun Bao Pavilion' branch, a pavilion that housed many treasures.

"What are you doing?"

"We are the Yun Bao Pavilion's Hu Yang City branch. Are you really going to attack us?"

The Yun Bao Pavilion branch had three Eternal True Gods and many Void True Gods among its members. They all looked at the many Heart Shadow Sect disciples surrounding them in shock.

"The Yun Bao Pavilion branch?" A blood-robed woman from the Heart Shadow Sect walked in, sighing, "Our Heart Shadow Sect has been impoverished for too long, so we must ask the Yun Bao Pavilion to help us out. All the treasures in the Yun Bao Pavilion branch, including those on your persons, must be handed over."

Her voice was soft, but what she said made the Yun Bao Pavilion's master, the deputy masters, and all the members feel a chill in their hearts.

"Not a single chaos stone can be kept," the blood-robed woman said coldly. "Our Heart Shadow Sect will conduct a personal search of your bodies. Anyone who resists will be killed."

The Yun Bao Pavilion's master, two deputy masters, and the numerous Void True God members trembled with despair.

They were working for the Yun Bao Pavilion to accumulate resources.

And now all those resources would be plundered?

"The Yun Bao Pavilion branch belongs to my lord," the Yun Bao Pavilion master said anxiously, his single large eye full of worry. "My lord will surely learn of this."

"Your lord will understand our Heart Shadow Sect's plight," the blood-robed woman replied.

"Handing over all the treasures, not even leaving a single chaos stone, isn't that too much?" one of the Void True Gods nearby couldn't help but speak up. They had spent countless eras accumulating their wealth, and now it was all going to be taken? They all felt the urge to fight back.

The blood-robed woman glanced at them, and instantly, the entire group of Void True Gods in that area turned to dust, their lives snuffed out, leaving only their weapons and treasures behind.

"A mere Void True God dares to speak out?" The blood-robed woman looked at the three masters of the Yun Bao Pavilion. "Do you also intend to resist?"

"I'll hand it over," one of the deputy masters immediately said in panic. "I'm willing to hand everything over. Can we avoid the body search?"

"The body search is mandatory," the blood-robed woman said, looking at the three of them. "Anyone who resists will die."

The so-called body search meant allowing the other party to use divine power to scan their entire body, including their True God's Heart. This meant putting their life entirely in the other party's hands, something no Eternal True God would willingly do.

But faced with the threat of death, the three masters of the Yun Bao Pavilion finally bowed their heads.

"Is the body search really necessary?" asked a plain-looking old man, looking at the Heart Shadow Sect disciples in front of him and then at the colossal mechanical treasure in the sky. "I'm willing to hand over all my accumulated treasures. Isn't that enough?"

"The body search is necessary," the Eternal True God from the Heart Shadow Sect said as he looked at him.

If they relied solely on voluntary surrender, most cultivators would likely hide their treasures, and handing over half would be considered generous.

"Sigh, I just wanted to live a peaceful life in my hometown, but you insist on pushing me," the plain-looking old man sighed. In an instant, he transformed into a black shadow that swept through the area. Everywhere he passed, including the Eternal True God, the disciples were killed in an instant.

"Huh?" The colossal mechanical treasure in the sky was immediately alarmed. "Kill him!"

"Buzz!"

The dark formation in the sky erupted, enveloping the black shadow with terrifying dark energy.

"Heart Shadow Sect, I've wandered the Origin Continent all my life, and no one has ever been able to search my body!" The plain-looking old man was mad with rage. As his voice echoed around, the black shadow vanished.

"He escaped? I didn't expect there to be another expert hidden in Hu Yang City besides Luo He Shenjun." The colossal mechanical treasure in the sky couldn't locate the target, so they immediately contacted the Heart Shadow Sect Leader. "Sect Leader, we've encountered a powerful enemy. We need to track him using karmic tracing."

The Heart Shadow Sect immediately began operating, starting the pursuit of the plain-looking old man. Having created such a significant karmic link and been locked onto by the sect's grand formation, the Heart Shadow Sect found it easy to track him using karmic tracing.

In just a moment.

The elder commanding the colossal mechanical treasure—a massive plant lifeform—swung countless vines that wrapped around the black shadow like a net, strangling it as the black shadow struggled to resist.

"Well, at least I'll die in my homeland. Killing a thousand Heart Shadow Sect disciples before dying isn't a bad trade," the black shadow thought as it was finally obliterated, leaving only some treasures behind.

"Hmph, not just anyone has the right to challenge the Heart Shadow Sect," the massive plant lifeform said with a murderous intent. With the power of the colossal mechanical treasure, as one of the eighteen elders, its power was already on par with Elder Heart Eye.

At the headquarters of the dark force 'Qianshan Pavilion.'

"You want to take all the treasures from the leaders of our Qianshan Pavilion?" The seven leaders of the Qianshan Pavilion and the numerous Void True Gods were all filled with fury as they faced the two colossal mechanical treasures floating above them and the many Heart Shadow Sect disciples surrounding them.

As a dark force, they were used to plundering others, but when had they ever been plundered like this?

"Hand everything over, and a body search is mandatory," said a green-robed man.

"A body search too?" The seven leaders were furious. "Even when the Five Great Families ruled the city, they had to show us some respect."

"In the future, Hu Yang City will be ruled by the Heart Shadow Sect. There will be no room for dark forces like yours in our city," the green-robed man replied calmly.

In a city ruled by the Heart Shadow Sect.

Except for the branches of major forces, all other commercial forces and local family forces were established by Heart Shadow Sect disciples!

Independent forces like the Black Butcher, Dream Flower Pavilion Master, and Zhu Clan could not exist in a city under the Heart Shadow Sect's control. The Heart Shadow Sect's control over a city far surpassed that of the City Lord's Mansion.

The seven leaders of Qianshan Pavilion exchanged glances.

"We're willing to hand everything over, but we won't submit to a body search," one of the leaders said.

The green-robed man smiled faintly and glanced to his left. In an instant, the large group of Qianshan Pavilion members turned to dust, including Suo Yun.

"I—" Suo Yun, who was cautiously among the Qianshan Pavilion members, felt his True God's Heart disintegrating as the green-robed man glanced at him. At that moment, he realized he was going to die.

He didn't even have time to think before he was completely obliterated.

A weak person, who hadn't said a word or resisted, died just like that.

When he and Suo Zi had left the tribe, they had been saved by Luo Feng, allowing them to reach Hu Yang City successfully. In the city, he and Suo Zi had taken different paths. He had tried every way to seize opportunities, even breaking the rules and risking his life.

Suo Zi, on the other hand, had quietly pursued the culinary arts at the Fire Realm Food Pavilion. Five eras ago, she had followed her master, the Black Butcher, and was taken to the capital by Princess Yu Shui Tianyu.

And today, Suo Yun died without a sound.

No one even noticed.

"You…" The seven leaders of Qianshan Pavilion were enraged.

"This was just a warning. Speak out again, and the seven of you will die," the green-robed man said, looking at them.

The seven leaders of Qianshan Pavilion could only endure it.

"Fine." The seven leaders bowed their heads, allowing the Heart Shadow Sect disciples to search their bodies and take all their treasures, not leaving them with a single chaos stone.

Throughout Hu Yang City, apart from the City Lord's Mansion, the eight branches of major forces, and Luo Feng's estate, all other Eternal True Gods and Void True Gods were being plundered, with none escaping.

Faced with such plundering, those who resisted met with death. The vast majority had no choice but to endure it, as the gap in strength was simply too great.

"What's going on?" Luo Feng, sitting atop the mountain in his estate, noticed that the Heart Shadow Sect disciples were spread out across the city, with large flying boats and colossal treasures in action.

"Luo He Shenjun," the Dream Flower Pavilion Master suddenly contacted him. "The Heart Shadow Sect has locked down the Dream Flower Pavilion and plans to plunder it entirely. They even want to search my body."

"Search your body?" Luo Feng was shocked.

To search an Eternal True God's body meant probing even their True God's Heart.

"Mention my name first to buy some time," Luo Feng instructed. "If that doesn't work, don't resist. I'll come over right now."

"Alright," the Dream Flower Pavilion Master replied, now hoping that Luo He Shenjun would help.

Luo Feng needed the Dream Flower Pavilion Master's musical illusions to cultivate his Seven Emotions Refinement Method. Moreover, due to his friendship with Sheng Tianyan, he felt obliged to help the Dream Flower Pavilion Master.

"Master, Master."

Mo Yu Qingyan suddenly rushed to the mountain peak, his eyes red and filled with despair. "Master, my younger brother Mo Yu Liuxing is dead."

"Dead?" Luo Feng was shocked. He remembered Mo Yu Liuxing, the youngest of the Mo Yu brothers, whom he had met at Tianyan Sect, and who had shown great talent in refining.

Over the long years, Mo Yu Liuxing's elder brothers, Mo Yu Qingyan and Mo Yu Liuxing, had occasionally come to visit their younger brother, bringing gifts. Luo Feng was quite familiar with the Mo Yu brothers.

"The Heart Shadow Sect is killing former Tianyan Sect disciples at will, forcing other Void True Gods to surrender their treasures and submit to body searches. My younger brother only said one sentence, and they killed him," Mo Yu Qingyan was in a daze.

The three brothers had grown up in Hu Yang City, and now his younger brother was gone?

Although he knew the dangers of the path to growth, when his brother actually died, Mo Yu Qingyan felt like a part of his world was missing, leaving him empty inside.

"Luo He Shenjun," Luo Feng received another plea for help.

"Elder Qiu?" Luo Feng recognized the name. Qiu Shu was Sheng Tianyan's old servant, who had handled many affairs for Tianyan Sect.

"Luo He Shenjun, please save the disciples of Tianyan Sect," Qiu Shu urgently pleaded. "After the disbandment of Tianyan Sect, many disciples went their separate ways. Some established smithing shops, the largest of which are the Nine Great Smithing Shops."

"The Heart Shadow Sect is plundering all Void True Gods, sparing none. Anyone who resists is slaughtered, and many disciples have been killed," Qiu Shu said anxiously. "I know it's difficult for you, Shenjun, but I beg you to save those nine smithing shops."

Whoosh!

Morosa suddenly appeared beside them, looking at Mo Yu Qingyan. "What did you say? Your younger brother is dead? The one who brought us food last time?"

"Killed by the Heart Shadow Sect," Mo Yu Qingyan nodded, still in disbelief.

"Master, what are we waiting for!" Morosa looked at Luo Feng.