pter 415: Imperial Cuisine HallAfter a while, Yun Xi's father and her uncle came back and said, "Too bad, there are no private rooms left. We'll have to make do in the main hall."Xiao Yu didn't mind a...Chapter 162 Bloodlust

The old Taoist knew that although there weren't many Qimen Cultivation practitioners left now, some large families and sects had passed down their traditions. If he were to provoke these people to come against him, even if he successfully煉製了九子鬼母, he would only have the option of fleeing.

While the Nine Sons Ghost Mother was indeed formidable, in a world after the great calamity, its power had weakened considerably.

Moreover, this Nine Sons Ghost Mother was still in its infancy even if it were successfully煉製了; it wouldn't possess the legendary might that people talked about.

This old Taoist's Dao name was Xuan Yun. He was a renegade from Maoshan Sect. Orphaned since childhood, he had been adopted by the previous patriarch of Maoshan and taught its secret arts. Due to his exceptional talent, he quickly mastered many Maoshan techniques in his twenties.

After the great calamity that thinned out celestial energy, sects were declining, and most lineages had broken off due to wars and disasters. By the time Xuan Yun was thirty, he had almost completely mastered all the secret arts passed down by Maoshan.

In his thirty-third year, he accidentally obtained a demonic scroll detailing how to cultivate the Nine Sons Ghost Mother, from which point on he became deeply interested in this dark art. As he delved deeper into it, Xuan Yun's personality grew increasingly evil.

One day, while cultivating this dark technique, his master discovered him and locked him up in a restricted area of Maoshan to reflect on his actions. But taking advantage of an opportunity when his master was distracted, he injured his master and fled the mountain.

"Haha, Daoist Priest can rest assured, I have thoroughly investigated that boy; he's merely a doctor who runs a clinic. How he knows the second son of the Li family is beyond me, but due to this connection, I couldn't act against him myself. That’s why I sought your help!"

After returning, Cao Er dispatched people to investigate Xiao Yu's background and was outraged upon learning that Xiao Yu was just a doctor from a small clinic. He felt disgraced by being bested by such an insignificant person.

If he didn't retaliate against this humiliation, how would he be able to hold his ground in the future in the depths of the sea or in the capital But because of Li Family’s second son's involvement, he couldn't personally take action.

"What about his family....................." The old Taoist pondered for a moment and said.

"It's just an ordinary household. I've had people look into it already. And from the reports returned to me, his family members are rather good-looking............ Haha.......... " After finishing, Cao Er looked at the tough men in the arena and revealed a sinister grin.

After learning about Xiao Yu's background, he also sent people to investigate information about his family.

When he found out that Xiao Yu was just an ordinary single father from a common family, Cao Er showed unusually intense anger. If it were someone with status and background who had slapped him, he would have accepted it, but now he had been humiliated by an insignificant nobody. How could this not make him angry

Outside the window, Xiao Yu heard the conversation between the two people inside and his face turned cold. A flash of blood red appeared in his eyes as the killing intent that was originally suppressed within his body couldn't be contained any longer.

"Who is there"

The old Taoist, who had been grinning wickedly, was startled by the violent killing intent coming from outside and shouted towards Xiao Yu's direction.

Xiao Yu controlled his killing intent to point directly at the old Taoist and Cao Er. The dozen or so burly men in the living room suddenly felt an invisible airflow rushing past them.

With this air flow came a frightening aura that made their hearts sink, causing a layer of sweat to instantly cover their heads. They sensed the approach of death, fear showing in their eyes.

The three women lying beneath them were already exhausted and fainted from the shock when they felt the killing intent.

Sitting on chairs inside, both the old Taoist and Cao Er could feel the violent aura coming from outside. The old Taoist quickly retreated, but Cao Er couldn’t react as fast. As a spoiled brat indulging himself in pleasure-seeking activities, he naturally wouldn't have such quick reflexes. Therefore, Xiao Yu's killing intent first hit Cao Er.

Cao Er was just an outrageous second-generation who had committed all sorts of evil deeds; he hadn’t experienced anything like this before. Thus, when Xiao Yu’s aura reached him, it seemed as if he had fallen into a hellish battlefield soaked in blood.

Sitting on the chair, Cao Er's face turned pale and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. His eyes filled with fear before he fainted from shock.

"Who... Who are you Why visit at this hour" The old Taoist shouted towards Xiao Yu’s window in a guarded tone.

Xiao Yu put on his mask, broke through the window and stepped into the house. As he moved slowly inside, the killing intent emanating from him grew stronger with each step.

"What brings you here, friend If it's money you need, just say how much and this Taoist will do everything in my power to provide for you!" The old Taoist said as he watched the black-clad man approaching calmly.

Feeling Xiao Yu’s violent killing intent, the old Taoist thought that Xiao Yu was a bloodthirsty demon, so he wanted to buy him off with money and use him as an ally.

"Heh heh, what's the matter There's nothing else today except to come and take your head!" Xiao Yu gave a cold laugh as he looked at the old Taoist in front of him who was trying to curry favor with him.

Xiao Yu harbored a resolve to kill this villainous Taoist.

"J桀桀......J桀桀...... If you want to kill Master Dao, then let's see if you have the ability!" The old Taoist knew from Xiao Yu's expression that things would not end peacefully, and he immediately started laughing strangely, staring at Xiao Yu with sinister eyes.

"You guys go up. Whoever takes down this guy for me, I'll teach him some new tricks!" The old Taoist said to the dozen or so naked strong men.

Although these men were terrified by Xiao Yu's killing intent, they were seasoned veterans who had bled on the battlefield and were full of malevolence. They also looked up to the old Taoist's methods very much! Besides, Xiao Yu’s killing intent was not directed at them, so after a brief hesitation, each of these men rushed under the sofa and grabbed a machete.

Xiao Yu saw that every one of these strong men had heavy bloodthirsty aura around them, and their entire bodies were surrounded by a layer of resentment. From their appearance, Xiao Yu could tell that they all carried more than just one life on their heads.

Seeing the strong men charging over, Xiao Yu felt no pity in his heart. He walked towards these men who were running at him.

"Clang......" Xiao Yu drew out his dagger and held it while walking toward those strong men. The dagger seemed to have a soul of its own; sensing Xiao Yu's killing intent, it began to emit soft chirping sounds.

The old Taoist, who was originally watching from the corner, changed his expression dramatically when he saw the dagger in Xiao Yu’s hand. A violent and murderous aura surged out from the knife, coupled with Xiao Yu's own killing intent, making him look even more ferocious.

Avarice flashed across the old Taoist’s eyes as he looked at the dagger in Xiao Yu’s hands, thinking to himself, This kind of almost sentient凶器 should only belong to me.

The old Taoist chanted incantations with his fingers, and a sinister aura floated into the room from outside. Xiao Yu turned around to see over ten soulless ghosts that had originally been lingering in the forest floating inside, screaming as they rushed towards Xiao Yu.

Seeing the thick killing intent on Xiao Yu's body, the old Taoist thought he was just a rampaging murderer and did not realize who he was dealing with. After all, practitioners of Qimen didn’t kill people themselves; instead, they would use talismans and spells to kill without leaving any trace, so their bodies wouldn't carry killing intent.

Moreover, these men had fluctuations in the Heavenly Earth Primordial Qi on them, but Xiao Yu only carried killing intent. Therefore, although he was very cautious about Xiao Yu, he didn’t really take him seriously.

If an ordinary person could fight with him just because they killed a few more people, then wouldn't decades of cultivation be wasted If that were the case, there would have been no inheritance for Qimen practitioners long ago. The methods of Qimen practitioners were beyond what ordinary people could comprehend.

And when Xiao Yu drew out his dagger, those dozen men inexplicably felt a hint of fear rise from the depths of their hearts.

But seeing Xiao Yu glance at the empty doorway and knowing that it was the old Taoist helping him from behind, they were already used to the old man's many miraculous skills. He had even taught them some simple tricks.

"Argh..........." Those dozen men bellowed loudly, suppressing their fear, and raised their cleavers again to charge at Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu ignored the dozen charging specters and rushed forward with his dagger toward those dozen burly men brandishing cleavers.

As he ran, Xiao Yu was as nimble as a monkey, twisting and turning. He plunged straight into the midst of the dozen men, showing no mercy in his attacks. Every swing of his dagger splattered blood.

In an instant, Xiao Yu emerged from the crowd, leaving behind those dozen men who stood rooted to their spots, their eyes gradually losing focus, life draining out of them.

"Thud..... Thud........" One after another, those nude men fell to the ground with wide-open eyes and unbelieving expressions.

One-hit kill—Xiao Yu's understanding of human anatomy was undoubtedly superior to any elite soldier’s.

Xiao Yu didn’t pay attention to the burly men behind him but instead turned his gaze towards the dozen specters hovering around him, unable to get close.

"Haha, just you guys" Xiao Yu chuckled lightly and pulled out a stack of talismans from a pocket in his clothes while looking at the floating spirits.

"Hahaha........." The old Taoist burst into laughter upon seeing that the talismans Xiao Yu took out had no fluctuations of heaven’s essence energy, assuming they were fake talismans he somehow acquired.

Ignoring the laughing old man, Xiao Yu stretched out his hand, pulled out a Spirit-Repelling Talisman, and threw it at the closest spirit.

"Bang!" Upon contact with the talisman, a ball of fire shot up to the sky, while that ghost let out a bloodcurdling scream before vanishing into thin air without leaving any trace.s brows slightly furrowed.It turned out that standing outside the door were two official council members of the association, and behind them was the Lee Si Rong family. When they saw Xiao Yu open the...