The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

One spear thrust, and the Zhao Family Ancestor was dead!!

Qin Ya’s eyes swept over the numerous Zhao Family disciples and Elders. A smirk played on his lips as he said coldly, "My name is Qin Ya. If you want revenge, you’re welcome to come and find me!!"

He didn’t go on a massacre. Instead, his Divine Thought swept over the Zhao Family’s estate, and he slowly made his way to the Treasure Vault. He plundered it clean, his personal resources increasing substantially in an instant.

"Kid, why didn’t you kill the others?"

"Oh? Did you want me to kill the rest of the Zhao Family?" Qin Ya retorted.

Ting Xiao was silent for a moment before replying, "From my perspective, I don’t want you to be a bloodthirsty person. After all, besides the Zhao Family Ancestor and a few others, the rest weren’t involved in the plot against you. But not killing them... I’m afraid it’ll leave behind future troubles."

Qin Ya chuckled. "Don’t worry. For me, rather than going on a massacre to prevent some hypothetical future threat, I’d rather leave them alive. I’ll turn their hatred, their suffering, into the driving force for my progress!"

"Their existence will be a constant reminder that I can never stop. If I do, a horde of people who want nothing more than to drink my blood, eat my flesh, and tear me limb from limb will catch up and drag me down into eternal damnation!"

Upon hearing this, the sword trembled violently.

"You brat... you’re a true madman! To come up with such a high-pressure method of Cultivation... You’re walking on a knife’s edge. The slightest misstep, and you’ll be damned for eternity!"

"Correct. Only in this way can I advance faster!"

A smirk touched Qin Ya’s lips; he seemed to truly enjoy the feeling.

"I have to hand it to you,"

Ting Xiao said slowly.

Only after leaving the Zhao Family estate did Qin Ya realize the range of his Poisonous Fog was far too wide. It had enveloped more than half of Feixi City, causing countless Martial Artists to suffer.

"Damn it, what the hell is this stuff?"

"I can’t use a single shred of my True Essence."

"Heavens, if it even affects Celestial Humans, what hope is there for me?"

"What are the effects of this Poisonous Fog? Don’t tell me I’m going to be crippled for life."

As Qin Ya flew through the sky, he heard every word the city’s Martial Artists were saying. With a faint smile, he reached out and grabbed a clump of the black fog. He then took out a Storage Ring, activated his True Essence, and instantly sucked the fog into the ring.

Qin Ya wasn’t about to let such a Great Killing Artifact go to waste.

As Qin Ya collected the black fog, a semblance of normalcy returned to Feixi City.

The faces of the Martial Artists lit up with joy, but when they discovered they still couldn’t use their True Essence, their expressions immediately turned to panic. Some even glared furiously at Qin Ya.

"The Poisonous Fog has a time limit. The effects will wear off within half a day."

As Qin Ya’s words faded, the crowd’s expressions finally softened.

After saying his piece, Qin Ya left Feixi City without another word.

’Next target: Lingxi City, the Yun Family!!’

As expected, Qin Ya was ambushed many times along the way, but without exception, all his attackers were slain. He even deliberately slowed his pace, giving more people the chance to prepare more ways to deal with him. Under this constant pressure, the bottleneck in Qin Ya’s Cultivation actually began to loosen...

「Two days later.」

Finally, Qin Ya broke through to Sky-Controlling Perfection!

Feeling the far more profound True Essence Qi Sea within him, a smirk played on his lips and his eyes gleamed. He looked toward the nearby Lingxi City and soared into the sky, heading straight for it.

Not long after, astonishing energy fluctuations erupted from within Lingxi City.

Everyone within a hundred miles felt it. About an hour later, a dense black fog enveloped most of Lingxi City. The Yun Family Ancestor... was dead!

Just as he had with the Zhao Family, after killing the Yun Family Ancestor and several high-ranking Elders, Qin Ya plundered the family’s resources clean and departed.

By this point, Qin Ya’s name had spread throughout the entire Yun Province!

The Zhao and Yun Families were both Top Level Noble Families in Yun Province, yet within a few short days, Qin Ya had single-handedly invaded their homes and slain their Ancestors. If their opponent had been a King, it might have been understandable. But he was just a Sky-Controlling Martial Artist!

These almost inconceivable events created unprecedented fame for Qin Ya. His dazzling reputation even surpassed that of Hex Ziqing, who was ranked first in Yun Province!

Meanwhile, Qin Ya’s whereabouts became a subject of intense public focus.

The number of Martial Artists attempting to ambush Qin Ya had dwindled to almost none. In just a few days, he had killed over one hundred Extraordinary experts, and even the Ancestors of two great Noble Families had fallen to him. The sheer intensity of his murderous aura intimidated most of Yun Province!

Now, they just wanted to know one thing: who would be Qin Ya’s next target?

"Heavens, that Qin Ya is too ferocious."

"I know! In just a few days, both the Zhao and Yun Families have suffered disaster at his hands."

"And that’s not all! I heard he also wields a terrifying Poisonous Fog. Every time he uses it, all the Martial Artists in an entire city are enveloped, their True Essence sealed!"

*Hiss*... "How terrifying."

All of Yun Province was abuzz with discussion, everyone trying to guess Qin Ya’s next move.

Before long, news began to spread.

Qin Ya was heading toward Liuli City—the location of the Li Family!

"Heavens, is that Demon finally reaching his claws toward our Li Family?"

"Damn it! The Li Family has no quarrel with him, so why is he doing this?!"

"Who knows? I never heard of the Zhao or Yun Families having any feud with him, but he still killed their Ancestors, didn’t he? It’s terrifying!"

In Liuli City, the entire Li Family, from top to bottom, was in a state of panic.

Only the Li Family Ancestor and a few Elders knew why Qin Ya was suddenly targeting the Three Great Noble Families of Zhao, Yun, and Li. The Li Family Ancestor had urgently convened a meeting on the matter, and they had spent the entire night discussing countermeasures.

「The next day.」

The Li Family suddenly offered a massive reward to hire the top experts on the Yun Province rankings, asking them to come to the Li Family estate to fight Qin Ya together. For a time, all of Yun Province was in an uproar.

The Li Family was inviting others to help them resist Qin Ya!

In a way, this was a tacit admission that they were no match for Qin Ya.

They were admitting that the Li Family, on its own, could not defeat Qin Ya!

Heavens, a single Sky-Controlling Martial Artist had actually forced a Noble Family, one that had existed for centuries, to admit weakness. This was the kind of story that would be told for generations.

Meanwhile, on his way to Liuli City, Qin Ya heard of the Li Family’s actions and let out a disdainful laugh. Suddenly, his eyes sharpened. He looked into the depths of a nearby mountain forest, where twelve figures stood, all clad in blood-red robes.

The moment Qin Ya stopped, the twelve figures shot through the air and surrounded him. The leader, his eyes filled with a cold light, stared at Qin Ya expressionlessly. With an indifferent wave of his hand, the other eleven charged.

’Professional assassins.’

Qin Ya’s brow furrowed. From their attack angles, their seamless coordination, and a killing intent that felt like it had been forged in a sea of blood and a mountain of corpses, he instantly identified them. Gripping his longspear, he unleashed boundless Thunder Power!

Seeing this, the assassins exchanged a glance. They formed hand seals for a Spell, and rays of light shot from their palms, coalescing into an invisible net of qi that repelled the Thunder!

"You’re... assassins from the Blood Nether Association!"

From the intelligence he’d obtained from the Worldwide Business Association, Qin Ya had learned a great deal about the Noble Families. He even knew that the Li Family had been in contact with the Blood Nether Association.

Come to think of it, this wasn’t the first time Qin Ya had been attacked by the Blood Nether Association. Back in the Celestial Dragon Sea Region, he had been assaulted by them and had even faced a terrifying expert at Celestial Human Perfection—the bald old man—an encounter that had nearly cost him his life.