Banshee Family Training Record

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Zhu Yunqing was responsible for providing the spider silk. The spider silk she made herself, rich in magic, could be specially modified for Li Woyu to better suit his needs.

Li Woyu used these spider silks, combined with her own ideas, to set up an even more elaborate magic array on the mountaintop, closely monitoring everything there. When necessary, she could even operate hundreds or thousands of wooden figures to fight together.

As for Nie Ningshuang, she had been cultivating these days, intending to break through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm before the enemy arrived.

However, breakthroughs aren't something that can be achieved simply by talking about them. Helpless, she could only practice her spells again and again, hoping they would be effective when the enemy arrived.

These days, Hua Caiyan is also extremely anxious. However, her breakthrough to the late Foundation Establishment stage is already considered incredibly fast. It would be extremely difficult for her to break through to the Golden Core stage in a short period of time.

Out of necessity, she could only practice her throwing knife skills as much as possible these days, hoping they would come in handy later.

Meanwhile, the Nalan family's actions began to show signs of activity.

Zhu Yunqing stood atop the mountain, gazing intently into the distance. Her vision seemed to pierce through dozens of miles to see the enemy this time.

Nie Ningshuang stood beside her. Although she was the third sister and had a higher cultivation level, she seemed to be Zhu Yunqing's follower at this moment, with a worried look on her face, waiting for her instructions.

Hua Caiyan was the most anxious of them all. Clenching her fists, she couldn't help but mutter, "The Wenren family is our ally now, isn't it? Why haven't they come yet? They've made quite a bit of money in the past year, haven't they? We shouldn't just give up trying to win them over..."

She muttered a complaint, to which Zhu Yunqing frowned slightly. She was also somewhat dissatisfied with the Wenren family's behavior—they usually made money together but seemed unwilling to help when it mattered most.

But she had anticipated this from the beginning, and upon hearing this, she said softly, "You can't really rely on partners who only have a business relationship with you. For such a life-or-death matter, we can only rely on ourselves."

Hua Caiyan puffed out her cheeks, but she knew she was right. Then, she muttered softly, "I know, I'm just angry that they're not loyal..."

Chapter 640 Facing the Battle! The Yun Family's Demons

She muttered something under her breath, then fell silent. In the distance, dust rose, and a strong sense of unease gripped everyone's hearts. They all knew that was the trail of the Qin army's advance; the enemy had arrived.

Tens of thousands of terracotta warriors marched in orderly formation from afar. Each of them possessed the strength of a Qi Refining stage cultivator, and they were under the control of experienced Qin cultivators.

At the foot of Huai Mountain, many wolf demons, rat demons, and others watched the rapidly approaching army, swallowed hard, and gripped their weapons tightly, their expressions tense and uncontrollable.

At the top of the mountain, Zhu Yunqing looked at this scene with a knowing expression, and even breathed a slight sigh of relief.

She had communicated with Yun Chuan quite a bit recently and knew that on the battlefield of the Zhao allied forces, even the weakest Qin terracotta warriors possessed the strength of the Foundation Establishment stage.

The terracotta warriors found here are generally only at the Qi Refining stage, which clearly indicates that this force is not elite and should just be a bunch of cheap, ragtag troops. This indirectly shows that the Qin state did not attach much importance to the matter of attacking the Jin state.

That's good, at least it means that the threat their family faces isn't that huge yet.

A sense of relief rose in her heart, but then, a figure flew towards her from the opposite direction.

That was the matriarch of the Nalan family. At this moment, this middle-aged female cultivator, who was always gentle and composed, had a slightly harsh look in her eyes.

A cruel smile curled at the corner of her lips, as if she were enjoying the satisfaction of a great revenge. Her eyes were fixed on Zhu Yunqing, and she said coldly, "A woman of the Yun family!"

“You have broken the rules, resorted to trickery and plunder, and used any means necessary to gain profit. You have truly lost all justice! Today, the King of Qin has heard of such injustice in this place and has specially dispatched his army to uphold justice.”

Her tone carried a hint of smugness as she spoke slowly and deliberately: "But fortunately, I am a compassionate person and have come here to give you a way out: if you remain obstinate, then today will be your end!"

She made such a stern declaration, but Zhu Yunqing remained calm and composed, saying, "Whose doomsday is it? I'm afraid it's still uncertain."

The Lady of Nalan had been waiting for these words. Immediately, she sneered, "You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to drink the penalty cup. It seems you're courting death. Soldiers, charge! Use your iron hooves to crush this arrogant mountain!"

At a command, numerous terracotta warriors stepped forward with steady strides, ascending Huai Mountain.

Zhu Yunqing frowned, her heart pounding. She knew the enemy before her was not easy to deal with, but she had no room to back down.

"Go!" she shouted just as loudly, her clear voice echoing throughout the mountainside. "Let them know that we are not to be trifled with!"

"Let's unite! Yun Chu'an is fighting on the front lines. We must protect this home for him and not let him have any worries!"

She shouted this on purpose, and down the mountain, many demon cultivators under the command of the Yun family gripped their weapons, roared, and charged forward to fight against these invading enemies.

Tall and mighty bear demons, clad in bronze armor, wielded enormous bronze weapons, their roars capable of shattering the terracotta warriors into pieces; wolf demons followed closely behind, brandishing their blades and weaving through the terracotta warriors, searching for key points; while rat demons drew their bowstrings, aiming at their opponents behind them and firing arrows, suppressing the enemy like machine guns.

The leader of the bear demons, Qi Xiong's youngest son, Qi Alon, could no longer contain his rage and roared as he charged into the battlefield. "You Lin Yongnenenekongnelinzaizaimeine..."

He transformed into a giant bear, over ten meters tall, standing upright, holding a towering tree in his arms. He unleashed his terrifying physical strength to the limit, and with each sweep, countless terracotta warriors were instantly shattered, leaving the battlefield in ruins.

The Fire Blade Wolf Instructor, who had been given the name "Guangzhi" by Yun Chu'an, stood at the back, silently observing the battlefield. He was at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and knew that using his spiritual power to deal with these terracotta warriors was a complete waste.

He craves worthy opponents, and it won't be too late for him to make his move once his enemy has reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

In fact, the bear demon Aron should have done the same; a Foundation Establishment cultivator should fight another Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, this guy simply couldn't control his emotions. Seeing his bear demons begin to fight, he got carried away and rushed into battle. No one could stop him, and they could only let this massive bear demon act on its own.

The situation seemed to be going very well, with the Yun family's many lesser demons almost overwhelming their opponents. However, Zhu Yunqing's brows were tightly furrowed, showing no sign of relaxing for a moment.

She knew that what was being used now were merely Qin terracotta warriors, still expendable. The real opponent had not yet appeared, and she had to be fully focused and on high alert.

Time passed by, minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye, an hour had gone by.

The many lesser demons who had just been displaying great prowess quickly became exhausted, their weapon-wielding movements becoming increasingly sluggish, and they all swayed as if they were drunk.

Even Aaron, who primarily focused on physical training, was showing clear signs of exhaustion. Just then, Madam Nalan waved her hand, ordering her Nalan family servants to step forward!

Behind them, their soldiers, generally dressed in tight-fitting linen bodysuits and wielding long spears and short clubs, personally led the charge. This was the real battle; after all, if there were no actual casualties, and only some terracotta warriors were destroyed, it wouldn't be considered a serious loss.

Many Qi Refining stage cultivators joined the battle at this moment, and even some Foundation Establishment stage cultivators took to the field. Only then did Guangzhi finally appear, wielding his double-edged scimitar, his body transforming into a streak of flame as he charged towards the battlefield.

His movements were agile, his swordsmanship exquisite, and the flames surrounding his blade worked in perfect harmony. Moreover, the weapon in his hand was specially tailor-made for him by a cultivator from the Wenren family, and it was sufficient for him to use until he reached the Golden Core stage.

Therefore, for a time, his performance became even more valiant, killing the invading Foundation Establishment cultivators until they cried out in agony, a truly gruesome sight.

However, his individual bravery could not reverse the overall decline. The numerous exhausted lesser demons retreated in defeat, and he himself could only retreat as well.

Zhu Yunqing and Li Woyu were in no hurry to make a move. They exchanged a glance, nodded slightly, and then Zhu Yunqing shouted loudly, "Retreat!"

At her call, many demon cultivators under the Yun family's command abandoned their battle and retreated to the mountainside, clearing a large open space. Li Woyu then raised her hands, gently moving the silken threads entwined between her fingers—

hum-

A slight tremor emanated from above, spreading throughout the entire mountain in the blink of an eye. Numerous wooden figures rose from the ground, each moving stiffly and rigidly. However, this was only true for their master, Li Woyu, who was already a Golden Core cultivator.

Compared to the terracotta warriors charging forward with equally stiff and rigid movements, their actions can be described as "unparalleled in their fierceness and power"!

The wooden figures raised their arms and collided with the terracotta warriors in front of them, causing earth, stones, and wood chips to fly everywhere, and both sides suffered damage.

At this rate, the wooden men's defeat is inevitable. Madam Nalan sneered, thinking to herself that these guys had no chance against the Qin army.

She was looking forward to her soldiers slaughtering the Yun family's little demons, but then something astonishing happened: the demon cultivators who retreated and returned to the back of the wooden figures, whether they were in the Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment stage, all took out their spirit stone bags, pulled out a large number of low-grade spirit stones, and began to suck them!

A few wolf demons and rat demons who were relatively shrewd would sit down and meditate, but the rough and unrestrained bear demons simply put the spirit stones in their mouths, sucked them in, and then spat them out!

Chapter 641 Actually, I've gone home.

This approach had an immediate effect, and their spiritual power was rapidly recovering. However, compared to the spirit stones consumed, this approach was completely not worth the cost in the eyes of Madam Nalan!

Such extravagant and wasteful behavior made her grit her teeth in hatred. Finally, unable to contain her excitement, she shouted, "Zhu Yunqing, why are you going to such lengths? Why not surrender quickly and avoid these losses!"

Zhu Yunqing's expression remained unchanged: "How can we talk about losses when we are resisting foreign invasion? You are a despicable and shameless woman. While my family's pillar was away defending against the enemy, you actually came to invade. And you still have the nerve to talk to me about these things? It's ridiculous!"

She deliberately emphasized this, which made the other party grit his teeth in secret, but also breathed a sigh of relief. At least at this moment, Yun Chu'an was indeed still on the front line, and the Yun family did not have any stronger Golden Core combat power!

In the brief exchange of two sentences, Li Woyu's wooden army had already suffered heavy losses. However, under the terrifying drain that pained the Lady Nalan, the lesser demons recovered and became refreshed, howling again, ready to rejoin the battlefield at any moment.

Seeing this, Madam Nalan finally couldn't hold back any longer. She suddenly let out a cold laugh, leaped forward, and flicked a soft sword from her sleeve, slashing it at Zhu Yunqing and the others ahead: "Take this!"

A streak of cyan sword light was unleashed by her, and Nie Ningshuang immediately leaped into the sky: "Don't panic, watch this!"

She simply released her spiritual power, and in the blink of an eye, the temperature within a radius of several miles dropped by tens of degrees, and snowflakes even condensed and fell from the air.

She also unleashed a cold light, clashing with her opponent. In the blink of an eye, the cold air and sword energy collided, churning and tumbling in mid-air, instantly lowering the temperature by tens of degrees. Countless snowflakes fell, and the biting wind chilled to the bone. Many low-level Nalan family servants or Yun family demons were so cold that they sneezed repeatedly.

Above, two Golden Core cultivators clashed, but soon the Lady Nalan realized that she was almost powerless against the woman in front of her.

She was burning with anxiety and suddenly shouted, "Go quickly!" A flash of light appeared behind her, and one of her great-grandsons, who was only two hundred years old and in the early stage of the Golden Core realm, rushed into the sky to fight alongside her.

In response, Zhu Yunqing soared into the sky, his hands intertwining as he cast a spell. Countless threads of spiritual energy converged into a giant net, intercepting his opponent's movements. Although victory was difficult to achieve, there was no sign of defeat in the short term. (The last two lines appear to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated text.)

All of this infuriated Madam Nalan even more. Aside from the patriarch who had to remain at home, both of the Nalan family's Golden Core cultivators had intervened, and they had even received such substantial aid from the Qin Kingdom, yet…

They couldn't subdue her!

Furious, she had no choice but to shout again, "Gentlemen, please help!"

Behind them, an unfamiliar cultivator dressed in a black robe leaped up and rushed towards the mountaintop, but Li Woyu was prepared for this.

She instantly abandoned the ordinary wooden figures below, which had already suffered heavy losses, and manipulated the wooden figures that Yun Chuan had later specially found for her, crafted from a century-old ancient tree. With a loud shout, she soared into the sky, commanding the six puppets to engage the enemy in battle.

The two sides were locked in a fierce battle, neither able to gain the upper hand for the time being. The Lady of Nalan grew increasingly anxious, but this was the enemy's home ground, and without reinforcements, she would only grow weaker with each fight.

Helpless, she lowered her head, enduring the almost bleeding pain in her heart, and shouted again to those behind her: "Sirs, please do it!"

Further back, the Qin army's Golden Core generals, clad in black armor, all smiled upon hearing this: "So you've finally decided to call us."

They slowly and deliberately rose one after another, making no attempt to conceal their spiritual energy fluctuations and revealing their cultivation levels.

Four are at the early stage of Golden Core, two are at the middle stage of Golden Core, and one is at the late stage of Golden Core.

This strength is enough to sweep away any cultivation family on both sides of Wei Lake. Even if all the families here united, they probably wouldn't be able to gain the upper hand.

Looking at the Qin army cultivators coming one after another in front of him, it seemed that the Yun family had reached a dead end today. However, Zhu Yunqing was not flustered at all. Instead, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Surrender," a Golden Core cultivator said. "This is your last chance."

His words, spoken with absolute confidence, failed to evoke any fear in Zhu Yunqing. On the contrary, the woman, who had just been serious, suddenly smiled.

Her smile was radiant and breathtaking. This smile surprised the three Golden Core cultivators from Qin, who couldn't understand what this woman was smiling about. She was clearly at her wit's end, yet she seemed to still possess some unspeakable trump card.

However, the next moment, they understood what was going on.

A burst of golden lightning flashed from the sky, forming a giant of lightning that resembled a terracotta warrior and stood over ten meters tall. That iconic image instantly caused the seven Golden Core cultivators, who had just been smug, to change color drastically: "Yun Chu'an?!"

They could hardly believe their eyes. Yun Chu'an—shouldn't he be on the front lines of the Zhao allied forces? Why was he here?!

They secretly brought terracotta warriors with them, intending to launch a surprise attack on the Yun family's mountain stronghold, kidnap his family, and use this to keep him occupied, forcing him to leave the front lines of the war between Qin and Zhao.

Once he leaves, many of their strategies, whether it's testing Lian Yanzhang's true strength or depleting the manpower of the Zhao allied forces, will become much easier.

But to their utter surprise, he appeared here shortly after the battle began!

He certainly didn't just arrive; he must have been there at least a day earlier, so much so that none of them noticed him at this moment!

The seven men stared at him, their hearts trembling. But then, a flame of anger ignited within them. The leader, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, roared, "What are you afraid of? No matter how powerful he is, he's only a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator. If the seven of us join forces, we can certainly take him down!"

He proclaimed it so highly, yet even he couldn't help but feel apprehensive when faced with the renowned and genuine Yun Chu'an.

But now, with the arrow already on the bowstring, he had no choice but to release it. Gritting his teeth, he gripped his bronze spear, roared, and charged forward—

Then, unsurprisingly, tragedy struck.

With his strength, how could he possibly be able to fight against Yun Chu'an now? Even if his realm is one small realm higher than Yun Chu'an's, the latter killed more than one extraterrestrial demon with the strength of the Nascent Soul stage in the Sheng Xuanren Secret Realm, which was on the verge of collapse!

He stared coldly at the Qin army general charging towards him, his gaze as if he were looking at a reckless thug. The next moment, his body transformed into lightning, rushing forward and, with lightning speed, intersecting with his opponent—

Golden lightning ripped through the sky, instantly charring the body of the Qin general in the late Golden Core stage, nearly reducing him to ashes. From his dantian, a golden core burst forth, attempting to escape. But while he was fast, Yun Chu'an was even faster. He immediately turned and swung his blade, unleashing a flash of light that cleaved the sky just as the golden core was about to escape—

Then the golden core shattered with a crash, and a mournful cry of the soul rang out. But this cry also marked the complete demise of the Qin general who was in the late stage of the Golden Core realm!

The remaining six people were instantly horrified. They never expected that the strongest individual in their team would not even last a single move against Yun Chu'an!

Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator were to do it himself, it would probably be difficult to achieve the same effect.

They couldn't believe it, yet the agonizing screams of their superiors still seemed to echo in their ears, reminding them that it was no illusion.

Immediately, they lost all will to fight and scattered, fleeing in all directions.

Yun Chu'an's face was ashen, but he did not rush to pursue. His cold gaze was fixed on the matriarch of the Nalan family ahead.

Chapter 642 Killing Nalan's Mistress Yun Chu'an did not utter a single word, yet just by looking at her eyes, Nalan's Mistress felt as if some evil spirit had grabbed her by the throat.

No, it's not an evil spirit. If an evil spirit dared to appear in front of a Golden Core cultivator like her, she could simply blow a breath at it and it would vanish into thin air.

A mere demon could not possibly instill such immense fear in her. Standing before her was something countless times more terrifying than the most dreadful demon!

This was the first time Yun Chu'an had unleashed his killing intent without any concealment. He was usually kind to people, but in reality, the number of lives he had taken—the lives of demon cultivators and extraterrestrial demons—was already countless.

In fact, he still has the lives of four Nascent Soul level enemies at his disposal! What about Lin Mei, Lin Yongkong, and Lin Zaizai...?

Such a massive and high-quality massacre had already imbued him with a murderous aura far beyond that of others, let alone the pampered Nalan matriarch. She was utterly powerless against this aura, like a chick being choked, wriggling twice, but ultimately only able to let out a mournful cry: "Don't kill me—"

Yun Chu'an felt no mercy whatsoever. Before he arrived, Sheng Linglong had already entrusted him with all the power. For someone like Madam Nalan to collude with foreign troops to invade their country was undoubtedly treason, and according to the Zhou rites of any year, such a crime warranted immediate execution!

Without a trace of pity, he unleashed his lightning, his body transforming once more into a golden bolt of lightning, hurtling towards Madam Nalan.

Her mind went blank; she had no other thoughts at that moment, only the most basic survival instinct remained in her heart.

She waved her sleeves, desperately activating all the defensive magic treasures and supernatural powers on her body. Even the Qin general who was in the late stage of the Golden Core realm couldn't withstand Yun Chu'an's swordsmanship, so what merit did she have?

Instantly, endless lightning engulfed her body. When the golden divine lightning dissipated, only a charred corpse fell from the sky, devoid of any life.

Her golden core didn't even have a chance to leave her body before it was crushed on the spot by Yun Chu'an's blade, leaving not a trace.

Another young member of the Nalan family, completely disregarding the need to rescue his great-grandmother, turned and fled in terror. Yun Chu'an, however, had no intention of letting him go. If he didn't kill him on the battlefield now, it would cause much more trouble if the Nalan family surrendered later.

His body transformed into lightning once more, slicing through the young man's body. The latter only had time to let out a scream before his body turned into a charred corpse, devoid of any life.