Chapter 4939: Trapping the Remaining Murong Family Members

In the Seven Star Sea Domain, within the Seven Star Market City, the streets were bustling with people and the clamor of carriages.

In a secluded courtyard with green tiles, there was a three-story green pavilion and a green stone gazebo.

A tall, slender man in a green robe and a portly man in a red robe sat in the stone gazebo, conversing.

"Should we inform Ancestor Tianyan? With just the two of us, we might not be able to acquire that treasure," the man in the green robe said with some worry.

This was Murong Changxing, an early-stage Golden Immortal, who went by the alias Chen Xing.

"If we inform Ancestor Tianyan, even if we succeed, the treasure won't end up in our hands. Besides, Ancestor Tianyan can't leave the market city right now, so informing her is useless. Let's do it ourselves; once we succeed, the treasure will be ours," the man in the red robe analyzed.

This was Murong Changchen, an early-stage Golden Immortal, who went by the alias Liu Chen.

"That's true, but Ancestor Xu is a late-stage Golden Immortal with extraordinary power, and he possesses that treasure. We probably can't defeat him!" Murong Changxing said, looking troubled.

"Don't forget what the Nether Palace does. We can place an order for them to send a Golden Immortal master of curses to assassinate Ancestor Xu. The problem is, we don't have enough money to place the order," Murong Changchen said, frowning.

By chance, they had discovered a family named Xu possessed a rare treasure. Ancestor Xu Tianlei, the family patriarch, was a late-stage Golden Immortal with exceptional power.

"Kill a few more Golden Immortal cultivators, and we'll have everything we need," Murong Changxing suggested. As elites of the Murong family, they possessed powerful divine abilities and had no problem dealing with ordinary Golden Immortal cultivators.

"You can't walk by the river often without getting your shoes wet. The last time we eliminated a Golden Immortal cultivator was out of absolute necessity. If we do it a few more times, we're bound to run into serious trouble," Murong Changchen said with some concern.

"If we don't do this, how else can we acquire a large sum of wealth in a short time?" Murong Changxing said, somewhat displeased. If there were other options, he wouldn't want to kill for treasure.

Murong Changchen took out a golden, shimmering spell disk, activated it with a magic incantation, and a man's voice, full of both surprise and alarm, rang out: "Master, your disciple has discovered an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling, but the restrictions are too powerful. Junior Sister Xu and the others were killed by the restrictions."

To conceal their identities, they had established a small sect and recruited a few disciples to gather information.

"An ancient cultivator's cave dwelling? Come to my residence immediately and report," Murong Changchen ordered.

"Yes, Master," the man replied.

Murong Changchen put away the golden spell disk, a joyful expression on his face. He said, "It's like someone brought a pillow just as I was getting sleepy. It seems our opportunity has arrived."

"It can't be such a coincidence! We just needed funds, and a disciple discovered an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling?" Murong Changxing said, skeptical.

"We'll know when Li Hao gets here. We didn't tell anyone else about our financial needs, so how could others know?" Murong Changchen dismissed the idea.

Not long after, a sturdy young man in a blue robe entered, bowing respectfully. "Disciple Li Hao greets Master and Senior Uncle Chen."

"Tell me in detail what happened with this ancient cultivator's cave dwelling," Murong Changchen ordered.

Li Hao did not dare to delay and recounted the entire incident truthfully. He had encountered a powerful enemy while out on an errand. After a fierce battle, he narrowly escaped and unexpectedly discovered an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling, but its restrictions were too strong for him to break.

Li Hao had spent a hundred years without being able to break through the formation. Only then did he return to find fellow disciples to break the formation together. After breaking through the outer restrictions, two of his fellow disciples were killed by the core restrictions. Given their fate, he decided to report it.

Murong Changchen suddenly understood. It turned out his disciple had discovered the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling long ago but had wanted to keep the treasures for himself, which was why he hadn't reported it.

"This disciple originally intended to retrieve the treasures before presenting them to Master, but I unexpectedly caused trouble for Junior Sister Xu and Junior Brother Liu," Li Hao said cautiously. He truly had wanted to keep the treasures for himself.

Although Liu Chen was nominally Li Hao's master, he rarely guided Li Hao's cultivation and provided few cultivation resources. Naturally, Li Hao did not hold much respect for this master. If he truly hadn't been able to break the restrictions, he wouldn't have reported it.

"It's rare for you to be so filial. Lead the way! Once we retrieve the treasures, we won't mistreat you," Murong Changchen ordered.

"Yes, Master," Li Hao readily agreed, overjoyed.

After leaving the market city, Murong Changchen summoned a golden, shimmering flying boat—a low-grade flying immortal artifact. He stepped onto it, followed by Murong Changxing and Li Hao.

Murong Changchen activated a magic incantation, and the golden flying boat glowed with a golden light, soaring into the distance.

***

At the Green Pear Pavilion, in a secret chamber.

Li Canghai sat cross-legged on a green cushion, holding a golden, shimmering Immortal Transmission Mirror in his hand. Wang Chuanming's face was visible on the mirror's surface.

"The targets have departed. Liu Chen and Chen Xing are both present, along with Li Hao," Li Canghai said.

The so-called ancient cultivator's cave dwelling was a trap they had set. They had initially thought Li Hao wouldn't be able to break the restrictions and would report it immediately. However, the young man spent a hundred years trying to break through without success. He then brought two True Immortal cultivators, so Wang Chuanming simply activated the restrictions, eliminating the two True Immortals and letting Li Hao escape.

"Understood. Keep a close watch on the cultivators who are close to them. We hope to discover other remnants of the Murong family," Wang Chuanming instructed. So far, they had only found two remnants of the Murong family.

"Understood. Be careful. They are, after all, elites of the Murong family. Even if their cultivation is somewhat lower, there's no telling what trump cards they might have," Li Canghai cautioned.

"Don't worry! This set of formations I arranged is a simplified version that Ancestor Yuqi developed based on an ancient grand formation. Its power is less than one-tenth of the original formation, but it's more than enough to eliminate Golden Immortal cultivators," Wang Chuanming said with full confidence. He mastered the "Three Fingers of Qiankun," possessed immortal puppets and bean soldiers, and with the addition of formations and divine soul abilities, eliminating two Golden Immortals would be no problem.

"That's good then. Let's leave it at that!" Li Canghai felt relieved and put away the Immortal Transmission Mirror.

***

A vast, endless expanse of azure sea stretched out, with gentle sea breezes and a clear blue sky.

A golden light appeared on the distant horizon. With a flash, it stopped above a desolate island about a thousand li in circumference, revealing a golden, shimmering flying boat.

Murong Changchen and Murong Changxing stood on the golden flying boat. As for Li Hao, he had already been killed by Murong Changchen.

They had suspected Li Hao of colluding with outsiders to set a trap for them. They killed Li Hao and performed soul-searching, only proceeding to the ancient cultivator's cave dwelling after confirming that Li Hao's account was accurate.

"The spiritual energy here is weak, no wonder no one discovered it," Murong Changxing said with a smile.

Murong Changchen nodded. With a magic incantation, the golden flying boat slowly descended, landing in a small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides.

He flicked his sleeve, and a yellow-glowing command flag shot out, disappearing into an uneven stone wall. The wall then emitted a yellow light, revealing a cave entrance about a *zhang* in size. Both men extended their divine senses widely but found no issues. They used treasures to probe and still found no problems, so they proceeded inside.

Not long after, a loud boom echoed from within the cave, and a large expanse of yellow mist surged from the ground, covering a significant portion of the desolate island.