"Ten Thousand Mountains is not a place rich in resources, why do they go to such lengths to plot against it?" Li Huachan frowned, her tone revealing confusion.

"Yue Country is currently in turmoil, while our Ten Thousand Mountains, being somewhat isolated, is less affected. They value precisely this aspect." Qian Guanyu explained.

"Is that so?" Zhao Tianquan's face looked grim as he quickly asked, "I wonder if Friend Qian has any strategy in mind?"

"At present, we can only strike them before they settle. I invited several of you here with the intention of launching a joint attack on the Xu family." Qian Guanyu said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ping nodded quietly, 'This is a good plan. If we can eliminate the Xu family, they won't be able to use it as a foundation to devour Ten Thousand Mountains.'

Zhao Tianquan and Li Huachan also thought this was a good plan and agreed one after another.

"But the He family is protected by a second-stage array. With just the few of us, I fear it will be hard to break through." Xu Ping raised his concerns.

"No need to worry, Friend Zhang, see what I have here!" Qian Guanyu smiled slightly and took out a silver talisman from his chest.

"This is... a second-stage Breaking Charm?" Feeling the strong breaking power within the talisman, Xu Ping was slightly surprised.

Qian Guanyu's methods were indeed not simple, having even prepared a second-stage Breaking Charm.

Zhao Tianquan and Li Huachan were even more astonished. With a second-stage Breaking Charm, if Qian Guanyu chose to target their families, they too would face destruction.

At this moment, both of them felt a rising apprehension towards Qian Guanyu, but on the surface, they simultaneously praised, "Friend Qian truly has profound resources."

"It's nothing worth mentioning." Qian Guanyu said modestly with a smile.

"Then Friend Qian, when do you plan to act?" Xu Ping asked.

"Tonight. Since we're going to act, it naturally needs to be with Thunder Power." Qian Guanyu said firmly.

"Alright, let's catch them off guard!" The few of them agreed one after another.

After chatting for a few more moments, Qian Guanyu arranged accommodations for them to rest, planning to attack the Xu family at night.

...

Night fell.

The towering peaks appeared especially majestic under the moonlight, their silhouettes blurry yet grand.

At this moment, four streaks of Escape Light rose from the top of Maple Leaf Mountain, flying towards the distance.

"With Friend Qian's second-stage Breaking Charm, the Xu family must fall today!" Within the Escape Light, Zhao Tianquan complimented with a laugh.

Li Huachan remained silent, looking deep in thought and anxious.

Meanwhile, Xu Ping maintained a calm expression.

This time, the risk was very low, but just in case, he still controlled the Rat Demon to go ahead to the Xu family for an inspection.

With the Rat Demon's ability to advance, unless it was blocked by a third-rank array or quasi-tier three array, nothing could stop him.

The Rat Demon easily passed through the second-stage array protecting the Xu family.

"This... one, two, three, four, four Foundation Establishment cultivators?" Xu Ping was slightly surprised.

Without the array's concealment, he easily detected the four Foundation Establishment cultivators hiding within the Xu family, one of whom was even at Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment.

This was troublesome!

Xu Ping frowned; with four Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Xu family, they would hardly gain anything from attacking.

"Could it be that Li Huachan or Zhao Tianquan leaked the information?" He looked at the two of them without showing any expression but quickly shook his head.

Probably not.

The attack plan was informed at the last minute, and both of them were at Maple Leaf Mountain without leaving, with a second-stage array guarding them. It should have been very difficult for them to send out the message, and the Xu family likely couldn't have prepared so quickly.

"It seems the Xu family was already prepared!" Xu Ping thought to himself.

He had no intention of telling Qian Guanyu and the others about this but instead silently pondered how to resolve the situation perfectly.

Unleashing his full power to kill all the Xu family's Foundation Establishment cultivators was certainly unrealistic.

'Perhaps, after retreating this time in defeat, I can disguise myself with the Thousand Illusion Mask and sneak into the Xu family to assassinate one or two Foundation Establishment cultivators,' the thought emerged in Xu Ping's mind.

After thinking it through, he found this method feasible. With the Thousand Illusion Mask in hand, no one would know it was his doing.

Moreover, after assassinating one or two Foundation Establishment cultivators, their side would have absolute strength, able to easily claim the spoils.

...

After flying for several hours, the group finally arrived at their destination.

The four of them descended from the Escape Light and concealed themselves, quietly nearing the array.

"It's up to you, Friend Qian!" The three of them looked at Qian Guanyu.

"Leave it to me!"

Qian Guanyu smiled with confidence, flipping his palm to reveal the second-stage Breaking Charm in his hand, "You three prepare yourselves. Once the second-stage Breaking Charm weakens the array to its limit, strike together to completely break through this second-stage array."

"Understood!"

Xu Ping and the others nodded, already holding their magical artifacts in hand.

Though the second-stage Breaking Charm was powerful, some external force was still needed to fully breach the second-stage array.

Qian Guanyu held the second-stage Breaking Charm in his hand, then infused it with mana, muttering incantations.

In an instant, a surge of breaking power rippled from the second-stage Breaking Charm.

Without hesitation, he struck with a palm.

Buzz!

A massive breaking force exploded instantly, causing the protective array covering the entire Xu family to twist.

"What... what happened?" The four Foundation Establishment cultivators within the array showed shock, the first to sense the anomaly.

Rumble!

Before they could react, in the next moment, with an earth-shattering roar, the second-stage array shattered completely.

A powerful spiritual power wave swept across the entire Xu family, instantly collapsing most of the buildings, trapping several Xu family cultivators who couldn't escape under the rubble and eliciting cries of pain.

"Someone is attacking the array!"

The four Foundation Establishment cultivators within the Xu family were taken aback, soaring skyward to find the attackers.

Since Qian Guanyu and the others didn't disguise themselves in the slightest, and given the massive commotion just now, the four Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Xu family easily identified them.

"It's you!" Their gazes were as sharp as knives, locking onto the group of Qian Guanyu.

Thinking the array had broken smoothly, Qian Guanyu and his group were pleased but were promptly dismayed to see four Foundation Establishment cultivators emerge from the Xu family, turning their expressions grim as the situation became tricky.

"Hmph! It is us. Your Xu family harbors ill intentions, wanting to devour our families. Did you think we wouldn't know?" Qian Guanyu snorted coldly.

"Enough talk! Killing you here today, and Ten Thousand Mountains will finally be ours!" A middle-aged man said coldly.

They had originally planned to ambush Qian Guanyu and the others but instead got ambushed themselves.

Facing the current situation, everyone present was quite shocked and unprepared.

However, with things at this stage, there was no turning back, and a battle was inevitable.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.