Chapter 88: Annihilating the Three Families (Part 2)

  Niu Zhenshan is dead!

  The last pillar of the Niu, Cheng and Zhang families has collapsed!

  "Master of the house!" A loud and mournful cry from a warrior of the Niu family.

  Niú Zhènshān, as the number one master of Běi Mò County, had a cultivation that had already broken through the Fourth Heaven of the Innate Realm. In the eyes of the Niú family's warriors, he was simply a god-like existence.

  Now, the 'god' in the hearts of Niu's warriors has been extinguished, their spirits crushed by death. The fierce resistance that had been going on for a moment suddenly weakened, and in an instant, several people lost consciousness and died at the hands of Huang's warriors.

  Two shrill and mournful cries rang out simultaneously.

  Two Innate Second-Order warriors died at the hands of Huang Ming and Huang Qi.

  One was a warrior of the Niu family, and the other was Cheng Yuangong. Both were shocked by the death of Niu Zhenshan. Originally already at a disadvantage, they were caught off guard by Huang Mingshan and Huang Qishan, who took advantage of the opportunity to end their lives with one sword and one knife.

  Blocked the congenital boundary of Huang Ming Shan and Huang Qi Shan's second heavy martial artist, one died, the others couldn't hold on either, especially Huang Qi Shan's opponent, only Zhang Gu Xiang was left, three consecutive knives cut down, bursting knife edge overbearing unparalleled, broke Zhang Gu Xiang's 'Cold Moon Sword Technique', cut off his long sword in hand, one knife in front of his chest, cut out a wound that even shattered bones, the heart was also cut with a huge wound, died instantly.

  Two Innate Second-Order Warriors under Huang Mingshan completely lost their will to fight and failed to withstand Huang Mingshan's few sword strikes. One of them was stabbed through the throat, while the other was so frightened that he immediately stopped fighting and knelt down to beg for mercy. However, begging for mercy at this point was useless, and Huang Mingshan ended his life with one sword strike.

  If previous battles were one-sided, then current ones are unilateral massacres.

  The three families of Niu, Cheng and Zhang were all martial artists. The miserable cries rose up one after another, as they fell to the ground in a pool of blood. Some tried to escape but didn't make it more than a few steps before being cut down. None managed to escape the courtyard.

  Soon, in the Huang family's courtyard, there were more than 70 corpses. Among them, more than 60 were from the Niu, Cheng and Zhang families, and more than 10 were other martial artists who firmly stood with the three families.

  In the corner of the courtyard, there were more than 50 martial artists, who were trembling with fear and staring at the corpses on the ground. Among them, eight or nine were still high-ranking masters in the Innate Realm, and they were from the prestigious families of Beimocheng City.

  At this moment, these warriors' legs went soft, and several were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and couldn't even crawl.

  This battle ended with a complete victory for the Huang family. Not one of the warriors in the Pre-Heavenly realm was lost or even injured, while four of the warriors in the Martial Dao realm were killed and over ten were wounded.

  The master of the house, Huang Yuancheng, ordered that those who were injured would be rewarded with 100,000 taels of silver, and the Huang family would take responsibility for their recovery. Those who died would be rewarded with 300,000 taels of silver, and the Huang family would ensure the safety and stability of their families for generations to come.

  Such a reward far exceeds the compensation for the other families, but since the Niu, Cheng and Zhang families have been destroyed, the Huang family will become the only dominant force in Beilu County, and all three families' industries will belong to the Huang family. The family business is expected to expand by more than ten times, so this compensation is nothing for the Huang family, which is about to become the dominant force in Beilu County.

  As for the reward of the Huang family, those warriors who relied on the Huang family were very satisfied, and their loyalty greatly increased. In the hearts of all warriors, a sentence flashed: It's worth dying for the Huang family!

  As for the martial artists who followed the Niu, Cheng and Zhang families, they all defected to the Huang family.

  But the Huang family is not a place where anyone can come and go. Huang Yuancheng said, "The three families of Niu, Cheng, and Zhang, although their main members have been punished, they still have deep roots in Beimang County and many remnants. You have lived in Beimang County for a long time and are familiar with the distribution of personnel from the three families of Niu, Cheng, and Zhang. I will give you an opportunity to redeem your merits by leading your people to thoroughly eliminate the remnants of the three families of Niu, Cheng, and Zhang. This time, you can be forgiven for offending the Huang family. How about it?"

  These martial artists, who were often bullied by the Niu, Cheng and Zhang families, even if they were a prominent family in Beilu County, looked glorious on the surface but were actually treated like dogs by the Niu family. Now that the Niu, Cheng and Zhang families have been destroyed, all the martial artists want to take revenge for their past grievances, so it's only natural that they would agree, and they all agreed.

  Huang Yuancheng divided the martial artists into three groups, each led by a Second-Order Innate Realm martial artist and supervised by a First-Order Innate Realm martial artist who had previously been attached to the Huang family. They were sent separately to the territories of the Niu, Cheng, and Zhang families to sweep away their remaining remnants.

  At the same time, Huang Yuancheng, Huang Zongyuan and Xuan Hong led a group of martial artists affiliated with the Huang family to search the residences of the Niu, Cheng and Zhang families.

  As for Huang Mingshan, Huang Qishan and Huang Kunshan, they closed the pass and swallowed 'Shengji Huaxuecao', treating their injuries and unsealing their cultivation.

  Going south from Beimu County, passing by Yemayuan, is Nanyi County.

  Nan Ye County is a large county, where the four major eight-product families are respected. Each of the eight-product families controls two or three small counties nearby. Beimang County belongs to one of the four major eight-product families, the Deng family.

  The Niu, Cheng and Zhang families, although they monopolized the industries of Beilu County, each month, they had to pay tribute to the Deng family, known as monthly tribute, which accounted for half of their income.

  Shen Jian Wang Chao, the power levels are divided into four major sects, ten major cities, several large counties and several small counties.

  Small counties are managed by ninth-rank families, and above them is an eighth-rank family that controls them.

  The large counties are managed by eighth-rank families, and above them all is a seventh-rank power that controls them.

  The city is managed by seven forces, each with a controlling six-force sect above it, or quasi-six-force sect.

  The four major sects are at the top of the God Knife Dynasty's interest chain, and the ten major cities are controlled by the four major sects, each controlling one, two, three, or four.

  At the bottom of the interest chain, tribute is required to be paid upwards, and the amount of tribute varies according to strength, with some paying three or four percent.

  Like the three families of Niu, Cheng and Zhang in Beimu County, they are only the weakest ninth-grade families. Each family has only one warrior with a congenital triple boundary, barely enough to qualify as a ninth-grade family. Therefore, the tribute that needs to be paid to the Deng family is half of their income, which is 50% of their revenue.

  If there is a warrior with Innate Fourth Order in the Nine Tribulations family, it can be considered a relatively strong Nine Tribulations family. The tribute can be reduced by one-tenth and only pay four-tenths.

  If there is a martial artist with Innate Fivefold in the Ninth Rank family, it is a particularly powerful Ninth Rank family. The tribute can be reduced by one-tenth and only three-tenths need to be paid.

  The land of Shenzhou is a world where martial artists are the mainstay, with strength being revered. Those with great power will naturally receive preferential treatment.

  The amount of tribute paid depends on the strength or weakness of the power.

  The Niu, Cheng and Zhang families were annihilated, and the Huang family became the overlord of Beilu County. To maintain their position, they had to pay tribute to the Deng family in Nan Ye County every month, which was a huge loss. Therefore, the three brothers Huang Mingshan, Huang Qishan and Huang Kunshan hastened to treat their injuries and recover their strength.

  The stronger the power, the less tribute is paid.

  Under the profit chain, tribute to the upper is a rule of the Divine Blade Dynasty and also a rule of the entire Northern Territory. The Huang family cannot break this rule, but can enhance their strength, making the tribute offered to the minimum.

  If the Huang family also has a congenital sixth-order warrior, it would be an eighth-grade family as well. As both are eighth-grade families, if the tribute given to the Deng family is reduced to three-tenths or less, giving about two-tenths would be enough.

  Not paying is not allowed, this is a social rule in the northern region.

  Even if the Huang family became an eighth-grade family, there were still seventh-grade powers above the Deng family, and above the seventh-grade powers, there were sixth-grade sects. The links of interest were linked one by one, unless the Huang family had a stronger strength than the sixth-grade sect, they might not have to pay tribute to others.

  However, above the sixth-grade forces, there are fifth-grade forces, fourth-grade forces, and third-grade forces, which also have profitable links within them. To truly stand at the top of the interests, one must become the overlord of the Northern Domain.

  The overlord of the Northern Domain is only one, that is the superpower, the second-rate sect 'Ba Jian Men', and the second-rate aristocratic family Xuan Jia who dominates the Western Domain, a step away.

  The Niu, Cheng and Zhang families have been paying tribute to the Deng family for many years, so there may be some emotional connection between them. The Huang family replaced them, causing the Deng family to suffer losses, so the Deng family might take this opportunity to attack the Huang family. Therefore, Huang Mingshan and others lifting the seal on their true strength is not only to protect their family's interests but also to ensure their family's safety.

  Chao Niu, Cheng and Zhang's three families, Xuan Tian didn't go to join in the fun, but instead prepared to retreat.

  First, he solidified his cultivation and with the True Qi Pill, he was able to consolidate his cultivation to the peak of the First Heaven Realm. However, the end of the First Heaven Technique is almost at the First Heaven Realm, without a Profound Stage technique, it's very difficult to break through to the Second Heaven Realm. Therefore, after solidifying his cultivation, he needs to return to the Tianjian Sect to learn the Profound Stage technique.

  Second is to study alchemy, alchemists are extremely rare and have a huge impact. As a super-potential alchemist, Xuántiān obtained the inheritance of a terrestrial alchemist and naturally had to learn alchemy to become a glorious and precious alchemist on the continent of Shénzhōu.

  Refine your skills, starting from hammering iron.

  Xuantian had a set of ironwork tools made and the Huang family purchased some ironworking materials, then transported them to a secluded valley near Huangbai Town, where they went into hiding.

  The iron-making materials purchased by the Huang family were just a distraction; the real materials were all in the spatial ring.

  The secret of the space ring was only told to his parents. To others, he just said that he had obtained a set of tempered body skills and a yellow-level iron forging book.

  It's not that Xuan Tian likes to keep the space ring and the secret inheritance of the Earth-level Refiner hidden, but rather expose it, which is not good for him or the people around him.

  Three days later, it was heard that the Chao, Cheng and Zhang families were searched. The Chao family found more than 5 million taels of silver, more than 600,000 taels of gold, totaling over 11 million taels of silver. The Cheng and Zhang families respectively found more than 8 million taels of silver, and the Huang family became rich overnight.

  At this time, Xuantian lived alone in that remote mountain valley, forging iron and consolidating his cultivation every day.