Zhou Tiansheng and the other two stared at Long Yuan, whose head pointed downward while his massive body remained hidden in the clouds. Though they still felt some pressure, none of them showed any fear! Long Yuan's aura was completely restrained, making it impossible to discern his exact cultivation level. But judging from Chu Tianyang's strength, they assumed his reinforcements couldn't be stronger than a fifth-tier Martial King. After all, what could some upstarts from Qingyang Town possibly amount to? "Our three families all want it!" Li Zezhou declared fearlessly. "Since that's the case, give it to them," Long Yuan said to Chu Tianyang. "Yes, Beast God!" Though puzzled, Chu Tianyang obediently threw out the jade slip containing the fifth-tier alchemist's inheritance. The three ancestors were momentarily stunned before simultaneously unleashing their terrifying power to charge toward the jade slip. "Is the Beast God trying to play the fisherman watching two birds fight?" someone wondered. "But such an obvious trick wouldn't fool them!" Sure enough, the next moment found the three ancestors suspended around the jade slip in a triangular standoff, none daring to make the first move. "With formidable enemies nearby, shouldn't we eliminate the outsiders before deciding the inheritance's fate?" Zhou Tiansheng proposed. Then all three turned their gazes toward Long Yuan and Chu Tianyang. "So have you decided who gets this inheritance?" Long Yuan inquired. "My Pang family must obtain this inheritance!" the Pang ancestor declared resolutely. Before the other two could respond, the massive serpent in the sky spoke to Chu Tianyang: "Where is this old fool's family located? Point the direction!" "That way!" Chu Tianyang pointed. Long Yuan's divine sense erupted, instantly locating the family compound. "What are you doing?" the Pang ancestor frowned. Whoosh! New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on NoveIＦire.net In the next instant, a freezing breath shot across Flame Sun City, instantly encasing the entire Pang family estate in ice... "Demon serpent! How dare you?" The Pang ancestor's eyes nearly burst from their sockets—his entire clan had been frozen solid! "I'll kill you!" Roaring with rage, the Pang ancestor shot toward Long Yuan. Blue energy gathered rapidly as a terrifying energy sphere the size of a human head formed above Long Yuan, its dreadful aura spreading instantly. "A sixth-tier Demon Emperor?" Zhou Tiansheng and Li Zezhou gasped in shock. The charging Pang ancestor's expression changed dramatically as he stared in horror at the colossal serpent. In that same instant, a blue energy beam engulfed him completely. When the light faded, no trace of the Pang ancestor remained. "Old Ancestor Pang is dead!" Li Zezhou and Zhou Tiansheng trembled violently, their faces deathly pale. Their legs nearly gave way beneath them—they'd never imagined Chu Tianyang's backer would be a sixth-tier Demon Emperor! "So... do you still want this inheritance?" Long Yuan asked the remaining two ancestors. "No! We're unworthy of such an inheritance! We were blind to dare covet what belongs to you, Senior!" "Senior, we were fools not to recognize your exalted status! Please spare our miserable lives!" The two begged desperately. Before a sixth-tier Demon Emperor, fifth-tier Martial Kings were as helpless as infants! "From today onward, the Chu family shall have a share of Flame Sun City. Any objections?" Long Yuan asked. "None whatsoever! Senior could claim the entire city and we wouldn't dare oppose you!" they hurriedly replied. In this world, might made right—reason meant nothing against overwhelming power. Long Yuan nodded, satisfied with this outcome. "Retrieve the inheritance and return to Qingyang Town. Just station an elder here to oversee matters," he instructed Chu Tianyang. Meanwhile, in a luxurious pavilion within Flame Sun City, Myriad Domain Merchant Guild leader Ge Tianli observed these events with mild surprise. "A sixth-tier Demon Emperor appearing in this backwater city? How unexpected. And connected to that newly emerged fifth-tier Martial King Chu Tianyang too... Could this involve secrets from the Nine Heavens Mountain Range?" During their return to Qingyang Town, Chu Tianyang couldn't help but ask why Long Yuan hadn't simply exterminated all three families—something easily within the Beast God's power. "Wouldn't making them vassal families serve the Chu family better? Though that would require your careful management." Long Yuan only handled major strategy, leaving implementation details to others. "Ah, I see!" Chu Tianyang nodded. As the family grew, they'd naturally accumulate subordinate forces—this would serve as good practice. Upon returning and seeing the elders' improved cultivation, Chu Tianyang was astonished. He'd only been gone a month—how had they progressed so rapidly? "All thanks to the Beast God's blessings," Chu Hongtu explained. "That explains it! Even with a fifth-tier Heaven-Earth Essence Vein, your progress shouldn't have been this fast. The Beast God's doing makes sense," Chu Tianyang mused. He then presented their gains from Flame Sun City—beyond the fifth-tier alchemist's inheritance, they'd acquired several combat techniques and pills, precisely what the Chu family lacked. The combat techniques especially could dramatically boost martial prowess, and he'd secured multiple fourth-tier ones! "All these gains were only possible thanks to the Essence Stones provided by the Beast God," Chu Tianyang sighed. "Ancestor, with our family's current strength, we should be capable of securing our own Heaven-Earth Essence Vein," Chu Jingyue suggested. The Beast God had already helped enough—they couldn't rely on him for every little Essence Stone. As for the vein beneath them, it would take ages to produce stones. "Indeed, it's time. But locating one is troublesome. The only nearby veins are deep in the Nine Heavens Mountain Range—even I wouldn't dare venture too far in," Chu Tianyang sighed. "True. Last time with the Beast God, we didn't go deep but still encountered fifth-tier Demon Kings. Deeper in, the beasts would only grow stronger," Second Elder Chu Hongxiao agreed. "This requires careful planning." Following these events, the name "Qingyang Town" spread throughout Flame Sun City and surrounding regions—though most attention focused on the sixth-tier Demon Emperor Long Yuan. With fame came visitors—martial artists flocked to Qingyang Town, nearly all sensing the Heaven-Earth Essence Vein's presence. Such a blessed land naturally attracted many to settle, boosting the town's economy and population. Thus, Long Yuan's mission completion rate climbed even higher!