Northern Region of Central State, Qifeng Mountain.
Of course, no phoenixes had ever lived or appeared on this mountain; it was merely named so by the Wind Lightning Northern Pavilion and had no relation to phoenixes whatsoever.
At the summit of Qifeng Mountain, a massive silver tower stood, and on the tower hung a silver plaque, shimmering with lightning: North Thunder Tower.
This was the cultivation holy land of the Wind Lightning Northern Pavilion, and only those with outstanding performance were qualified to enter and cultivate within it.
The highest floor of the North Thunder Tower was a rather spacious hall. In the center of the hall was a silver throne, with faint lightning spreading from the chair. Upon it, a figure dressed in silver robes leaned against the backrest, his pair of silver-gray eyes quite peculiar.
The figure in silver robes was precisely Fei Tian, the Pavilion Master of the Wind Lightning Northern Pavilion, an Eight-star Dou Zong cultivator.
Below him, three elders stood in place.
"You are saying Elder Yun's Soul Thunder Tablet shattered?" Fei Tian's eyes flickered with lightning as he stared sharply at the three below him, asking in a deep voice.
"Could it be someone from the Myriad Sword Pavilion?" one of the elders asked.
"Did Elder Yun not accompany Hong Chen to Tianbei City? The three of you go to Tianbei City to investigate what happened. No matter who the culprit is, capture them and bring them back first. If they do not cooperate, kill them."
Fei Tian said indifferently, his voice not particularly loud, yet carrying an extremely strong sense of oppression.
"Yes!"
The three elders immediately rose and respectfully assented. Then, their figures moved, directly transforming into streaks of light and flashing out, quickly disappearing from sight.
"To dare to kill someone from my Wind Lightning Northern Pavilion in the Northern Region, you have chosen the path to your own demise!"
Fei Tian slowly stood up, lightning continuously swirling around his body.
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The Han Family, pretending to have learned of the death of the Hong Family's high-ranking members, seized the opportunity to completely annihilate the entire Hong Family in one fell swoop.
The situation where both sides had carved up Tianbei City instantly changed. The Han Family took over all of the Hong Family's territory, becoming the sole overlord of Tianbei City, controlling all the resources of the entire Tianbei City.
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A few days later, Xiao Tian sat in a teahouse, looking at the three elders below.
The three elders were the elders of Wind, Thunder, and Lightning from the Wind Lightning Northern Pavilion, who had come to investigate the matter.
"Big Brother, I have found out. Second Brother wanted to snatch someone else's medicinal pill and was then killed."
Elder Lightning among them spoke to Elder Wind.
"Then what are we waiting for? Is the person still there? Let us go capture him. Hmph, to dare to kill someone from my Wind Lightning Northern Pavilion, I would like to see how bold he is."
The hot-tempered Elder Thunder roared in anger.
Elder Lightning quickly covered his mouth. "Third Brother, quiet down."
"Mmm mmm mmm~" Elder Thunder was instantly muffled and could not speak.
Elder Lightning then recounted everything that had happened in the valley.
Elder Wind's face darkened. This was completely beyond expectation. "Did Second Brother eat a bear's heart and leopard's guts? To dare to snatch a Dou Zun's medicinal pill."
"And the Han Family actually dared to attack the Hong Family. Do they not know the Hong Family is an affiliated force of our Wind Lightning Northern Pavilion?" Elder Thunder thought of the good things the Han Family used to pay tribute every year, which would now be gone.
Now, he actually wanted the Han Family to become like the Hong Family.
"Let us go back and report to the Pavilion Master before discussing anything else." Elder Wind just wanted to leave this troublesome place in a hurry. What if the other party, because of Shen Yun, took their anger out on them? Then they would have nowhere to cry.
The three exchanged glances and walked towards the city gates.
"Sirs, where are you going?" Two figures stood in the void outside the city, playfully blocking the three rapidly departing individuals, laughing.
When Elder Lightning saw Xiao Tian's appearance, his pupils immediately dilated. This man's appearance matched the person in the information he had collected.
"Big Brother, he is that Dou Zun," Elder Lightning transmitted to Elder Wind.
After hearing this, Elder Wind's hand trembled slightly, and he thought to himself, "Speak of the devil and he shall appear."
Just as he was about to speak, Elder Thunder, beside him, shouted loudly. "Who are you? How dare you block our path? Do you want to die?"
He was already feeling aggrieved; he had just arrived, wanting to show off his power, but instead, he had to tuck his tail between his legs and leave. Now, a mere youngster dared to block his path. Had the reputation of the Wind Lightning Northern Pavilion's attire on him become so low?
"Hmph, die!" Medusa, standing beside Xiao Tian, her eyes turning cold. Only she could scold her man; no one else could!
Seven-colored energy appeared in Medusa's hand, and she swung it towards Elder Thunder.
The seven-colored energy transformed into a gigantic python in mid-air, opening its blood-red mouth and biting towards Elder Thunder.
Elder Thunder tried to circulate his Dou Qi to resist, but before he could react, he was already bitten by the giant python, and his entire body was swallowed by it.
Elder Thunder tried to struggle, but it was all in vain; he could not even make a sound. Elder Wind and Elder Lightning tried to rescue him.
Crack! Pop!
But as soon as they moved, they were struck by a bolt of lightning and crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
And Elder Thunder, who had been swallowed by the giant python, was corroded by the seven-colored energy's venom in less than three breaths.
As the giant python dissipated, Elder Thunder was reduced to a puddle of blood, falling to the ground and staining the surrounding area.
A Three-star Dou Zong died so tragically.
Elder Wind and Elder Lightning lay on the ground, struggling to look up at the man and woman in the sky, their eyes filled with terror.
Just now, they had both felt the call of death, and they did not even know how the other party had made their move.
At this moment, their bodies were constantly trembling, partly from being electrocuted, and partly from being terrified.
They were now absolutely certain that both people in the sky were Dou Zun, and at least mid-level Dou Zun or higher, because they felt that the aura from both of them was much stronger than that of their own Pavilion Master.
Both of them cursed Shen Yun internally for being an idiot, for provoking two Dou Zun, and now even dragging them into this, forcing them to die here.
They even thought that if they met him on the road to the Yellow Springs, they would beat him to death again.
"It seems your Wind Lightning Northern Pavilion is quite united, coming so quickly to avenge your own." Xiao Tian looked at the two on the ground with amusement.
Blood continuously overflowed from their mouths. They wanted to say something but could not, only struggling on the ground, mumbling incoherently.
"It seems my guess was correct. It truly is so. And now you are still glaring at me so fiercely, then I cannot let you live."
Their hearts were screaming wildly: I did not! I am not! I want to beg for mercy, but I am spitting blood and cannot speak!
"F-Feed me peanuts! Feed me peanuts!"
"Hmm? Still daring to glare at me?" Xiao Tian's face hardened. "Then I will send you to reunite. Be more careful in your next life."
Elder Wind and Elder Lightning: Are your eyes messed up? Are we not begging?
Boom!
Thunder roared, and two bolts of lightning descended from the sky, striking directly onto Elder Wind and Elder Lightning. Xiao Tian did not even glance at them, taking Medusa's hand and walking away.
"Is this what you meant by a solution?" Medusa turned her head, glanced at the deep pit created by the lightning, then clasped Xiao Tian's hand and asked with a puzzled expression.