Chapter 2889: Chapter 2889
During the time Qiong Qi was releasing the ferocious beasts, the elders guarding the area had repeatedly scanned the surroundings with their divine senses.
However, the illusionary formation set up by Qiong Qi created the false impression that all the beasts were peacefully sleeping or cultivating. None of the elders noticed anything amiss. After a cursory glance, they simply returned to their own cultivation.
Soon, Qiong Qi had freed nearly all the imprisoned beasts—except for the Fire Fox. Trapped within the formation, the fox repeatedly bowed and pleaded, desperate for Qiong Qi to release it as well.
Only then did Qiong Qi engage with it again. "Do you admit your mistake?"
"Yes, I was wrong! I’ll submit to you—please let me out!" the fox begged, its earlier arrogance completely gone.
With all the other beasts already freed, leaving it as the sole captive, the fox couldn’t help but panic.
With a smirk, Qiong Qi finally had it sign a submission contract before absorbing it into his spatial realm—a vast world with several planets, much to the satisfaction of the newly liberated beasts.
"Enough rest. It’s time for you all to hunt!" Qiong Qi incited them. "The Wan family’s elders and disciples have tormented you for so long. Now is your chance for vengeance!"
"ROAR!" The beasts bellowed in unison, their bloodlust surging regardless of their cultivation levels.
Long harboring hatred for the Wan family’s cruelty, they were now united and stronger than ever, eager to exact brutal retribution.
Laughing heartily, Qiong Qi released them, dispelling the illusionary formation and unleashing them upon the Wan family’s elders and disciples.
Burning with fury, the beasts charged with crimson eyes, tearing into their enemies with savage ferocity.
The Wan family’s stationed forces were few in number and weaker in cultivation. With Qiong Qi directing the assault, none escaped—each was ripped apart and devoured.
"Follow me—let’s feast until we’re satisfied!" Qiong Qi rallied them, leading the horde toward the nearest medicinal garden.
"Everything’s going smoothly," murmured Ye Liuyun, his golden pupils narrowing as he watched the rampaging beasts approach from afar.
The guardians of the herb fields, sensing the oppressive aura emanating from the pack of feral beast, immediately rallied all their disciples to confront them, fearing the destruction of their precious fields. At the same time, they sent urgent requests for reinforcements from the Wan Family.
Seizing the chaos as the guards engaged in battle, Ye Liuyun slipped in and began plundering the medicinal herbs with abandon. Even if he encountered the occasional low-level guard, he dispatched them effortlessly.
Qiong Qi led the beasts in slaughtering the Wan Family’s elite forces. Once the carnage was nearly complete, he reminded Ye Liuyun, "It’s about time we moved on."
By then, Ye Liuyun had already harvested the highest-grade herbs from several fields and stored them in his spatial world. Without hesitation, he regrouped with Qiong Qi to seize the next target—the flames.
Upon arriving at the Alchemy Hall where his doppelganger was stationed, the three reunited and launched a direct assault. Ye Liuyun even summoned Li Daoyuan to join the fray.
The Wan Family, faced with thousands of rampaging beasts, found themselves unable to muster enough forces to counter the onslaught. Sending reinforcements in waves only amounted to suicide.
Thus, the Wan Family activated their defensive formations while gathering their martial cultivators for a coordinated strike.
Meanwhile, the Alchemy Hall, cut off from reinforcements, quickly fell to Ye Liuyun and his allies. Not only were its stockpiled pills looted, but even the flame source was taken by Ye Liuyun for later absorption.
Without pause, Qiong Qi led the beast horde to the next flame source.
In just half a day, they had ransacked three critical flame sources, herb fields, and a beast-taming base, along with two Alchemy Halls and an Artifact Hall. Ye Liuyun and his doppelganger even captured numerous master alchemists and blacksmiths.
The beasts, now sated and having vented their fury upon the Wan Family, were finally recalled by Qiong Qi, who then convened with Tang Xiao, An Ran, and Zhou Xiang to strategize the acquisition of other resources.
Ye Liuyun, meanwhile, stashed everyone into his spatial world and, cloaked in his invisibility mantle, fled the Wan Family’s territory at full speed, wary of a potential blockade in the starry expanse.
By the time they withdrew, the Wan Family still hadn’t gathered enough manpower to retaliate. The chaos forced them to abandon concerns about other planets and focus inward, consolidating their forces to trace the beasts’ origins and uncover the cause of the uprising.
The beasts had been securely contained within their formations—until they suddenly broke free. The Wan Family elders were convinced this was an act of sabotage.
But with the elders and disciples stationed at the beast base all slaughtered, there were no witnesses to interrogate. Only later, upon discovering that Wan Congshan had delivered a Fire Kylin into the enclosure, did they realize someone had manipulated Wan Congshan to target their family.
"This isn’t the beasts’ retaliation—it’s those who harvested the planets! They’ve discovered we’re tracking them and are now striking back at the Wan Family!" The elders of the Wan Family had begun deliberating with grave expressions.
"The enemy lurks in the shadows while we stand exposed. This time, they’ve dealt us a devastating blow, uprooting our very foundation! And now, with thousands of beasts under their command, they’re even more formidable!" One elder shook his head in frustration.
Another voiced suspicion, "If this is truly their revenge, surely we aren’t their only target? Shouldn’t we warn the other families? We might even recover some of our losses."
Yet another countered sharply, "Even if the other families capture them, they’ll never return our resources. The Wan Family’s fire sources and medicinal herbs have long been coveted by them. Now that they have the chance to seize them, do you think they’d let it slip?"
In the end, the Wan Family patriarch decided against informing the other clans. Instead, he ordered elite forces to lie in wait near their vital resources, ready to strike and reclaim what was stolen.
To each family’s treasure vault, they dispatched one expert at the second level of Unity and a hundred martial cultivators at the first level of Unity, all lurking in the shadows, waiting for Ye Liuyun and his group to make the first move.
"Head to the Zhou Family first! They’re the weakest in combat—easier for us to handle!" Qiong Qi, having gathered the necessary intel, advised Ye Liuyun.
Without hesitation, Ye Liuyun summoned the Spirit Cat battleship and set course for the Zhou Family’s planet.
Among the four families, the Zhou Family occupied the most remote location. Though their combat strength was the lowest, their spiritual power was unmatched, deterring most from provoking them.
Zhou Xiang knew the secret realm’s control lay in the hands of their Grand Elder, making it easier for Ye Liuyun to seize the resources outright—and retain them for future use. As for Tang Xiao and An Ran, neither knew who controlled the crucial secret realms, so their targets would have to wait.
Moreover, enhancing Ye Liuyun’s spiritual power first would allow him to later dominate the other families’ experts without relying on brute force from the beasts, minimizing further losses.
