My Fairy Growth System

It turns out that the green-robed Nascent Soul Cultivator was one of the protectors of Zhu Yan, the Young Sect Master of the Hundred Beasts Sect from the Southern Region.

The Uncle Niu mentioned by Zhu Yan is none other than Niu Lanshan, with the Daoist title True Lord Lanshan.

Previously, both Yu Qingtan and Zhu Yan had obtained a Bai Chen Order in the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm, and with the Bai Chen Order, one could enter the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm during the Nascent Soul Stage to take part in the true inheritance trials of the Myriad Beasts Sect.

In order to prematurely eliminate Yu Qingtan, her competitor, Zhu Yan had True Lord Lanshan take out Qing Shuang, who was disguised as Yu Qingtan.

Over the past two years, True Lord Lanshan had found several female cultivators named Qing Shuang, but many did not match the characteristics described by Zhu Yan, yet he had disposed of them nonetheless.

Zhu Yan and True Lord Lanshan had also considered the possibility that Qing Shuang was an alias, and so they based their search on the main characteristics of being a young female cultivator of exceptional talent with an umbrella-shaped magical treasure, resulting in True Lord Lanshan taking out many female cultivators who fit the description.

Unfortunately, they could not find the Bai Chen Order among their possessions.

This time, he had set his sights on Yu Qingtan.

After Yu Qingtan had climbed onto the Pride of the Heavens List and the Hundred Flowers List, she became widely known among Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage and above, and True Lord Lanshan had been eyeing her for more than a day or two.

However, previously, Yu Qingtan had mostly been in seclusion at the Wendao Sect, giving True Lord Lanshan no chance to act, and so it was only now that he made his move.

The Hundred Flowers List also mentioned that Yu Qingtan had once escaped from True Lord Haokong's hands, but it lacked details; True Lord Lanshan assumed that it was probably because True Lord Haokong hadn't been serious, allowing Yu Qingtan to escape using something like a Fourth Stage Escape Talisman.

As long as he set a trap like a sky-reaching net, Yu Qingtan would surely not escape. Unexpectedly, she still managed to run away.

"Troublesome business! But there'll always be another opportunity," True Lord Lanshan said to himself, his figure vanishing from the spot.

...

At the Yunhua Mountain Range, Skyscraping Ridge.

Yu Qingtan reformed her body from the old lair of the Sky-Rending Eagle, where she had set up a Second Stage Protective Array.

With a sweep of her Divine Sense, she saw that no Third Stage Heavenly Demons had taken over Skyscraping Ridge, only some Second Stage Major Demons—after all, Xiaotao had not left for long.

In these days, Qing Shuang, in addition to her cultivation, had also been studying Formations and had already learned a few basic Third Stage Formations, such as the Five Elements Rotation Array.

Conveniently, during her time in the Myriad Beasts Secret Realm, she still had two-thirds of the Array Flags needed for the Five Elements Rotation Array set up by Huang Zhangjie of the Huangs, because Yu Qingtan had obtained the one-third that Fang Ling had taken during her time at the Blood God Cult ruins.

Yu Qingtan was also a Third Stage Artifact Refiner; with a prototype in hand, she easily crafted three sets of Array Flags for the Five Elements Rotation Array.

Yu Qingtan had set up one of the Five Elements Rotation Arrays in the cultivation room of the Tanxian Elegant Courtyard of the Wendao Sect and another in the cave dwelling of Xu Kexin of the Extreme Dao Sect. Now, she decided to set up another set at the peak of Skyscraping Ridge as a temporary resting place.

Soon, the Formation was successfully deployed.

It was only then that Yu Qingtan started to consider the matter of the green-robed Nascent Soul Cultivator.

But after thinking about it for a long time, she came up with no leads; she didn't remember having offended such a person.

"Could it be someone from Misty Rain Tower again?"

Yu Qingtan recalled the assassination organization, Misty Rain Tower, which had made several attempts on her life.

"Wanning has also been rescued, it's time to settle some scores with you," she thought.

Whether it was them or not, Yu Qingtan decided it was time to deal with Misty Rain Tower.

The next day, Yu Qingtan used the Reincarnation Mantra to disguise herself as a Foundation Establishment Stage female Loose Cultivator and set off for Suichuan Immortal City on her flying sword.

However, as she passed by a certain area, Yu Qingtan sensed intense fluctuations of magical combat with her Divine Sense.

Drawing closer, Yu Qingtan was surprised to find that the combatants were both acquaintances. Thus, she employed the Breath-Concealing Technique and the Earth Escape Skill, stealthily advancing toward them.

This was a small valley that had once been the site of a minor sect.

Last time, during the beast tide in Suichuan Immortal City, the sects' leaders were reluctant to abandon their foundation and didn't retreat to the Immortal City in time, resulting in the destruction of their sect by demonic beasts.

At this moment, inside the valley, a family had taken possession of a small Second Stage spirit vein.

Outside the valley, a short figure was attacking the protective array of the valley.

This person, was none other than Fu Nian.

This family, was one of the three great families of Suichuan Immortal City, the Qis.

It turned out that due to the previous family head of the Qis, Qi Rui, colluding with the demon race, the Qi family faced severe punishment from the City Lord's Mansion of Suichuan Immortal City and suffered heavy losses during the beast tide.

After the tide had ended, the Qis were also suppressed by the Ges, the Song family, and other families of Suichuan Immortal City, leading to increasingly difficult days.

Eventually, at the end of last year, the Qi family was forced to move out of Suichuan Immortal City and took shelter in this valley.

Unexpectedly, today, Fu Nian had come seeking revenge.

Fu Nian was now at the early stage of Golden Core, while the Qi family lacked a Golden Core Cultivator.

The Qi family head, Qi Zhe, the first elder Qi Yong, the second elder Qi Wei, the third elder Qi Li, and the fourth elder Qi Hong were now all of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Qi family.

The rest of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators, such as the former second elder, had all perished in the previous beast tide.

Now they could only depend on the barely adequate Third Stage family protective array to resist Fu Nian's assault.

In the sky, Fu Nian was using his Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Heaven Talisman Pen, executing the Four Directions Thunder Fire Array, with flames mingled with thunder violently attacking the formation, which was on the verge of collapsing.

"Dad, Mom, eldest aunt, second aunt... today, I will finally avenge you!"

Fu Nian's eyes shimmered with a vengeful glow as he murmured to himself.

If it hadn't been for refining his Lifebound Magical Treasure, he would have sought revenge against the Qis the moment he had achieved Core Formation.

Fortunately, he had finished refining his Lifebound Magical Treasure; otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to break through this formation.

The Array Breaking Talismans he had acquired from his inheritance were only effective up to the Second Stage.

Yu Qingtan, not far beneath the ground, couldn't help but sigh at the scene.

Fu Nian was clearly intent on exterminating the entire Qi family, and it seemed he wouldn't spare even the children of the Qis. Perhaps the children were innocent, but weren't the children of the Fu family innocent as well?

And there was Qi Hong, one of her objects of affection who had always been kind to her and had no known history of bullying men or overbearing women. He might now die at Fu Nian's hands.

But having enjoyed the benefits brought by the Qi family, shouldn't he bear the consequences of the Qi family's misdeeds?

In the end, Yu Qingtan chose to stand by and watch.

This was the cruel reality of the Cultivation World.

"Boom~" Along with a thunderous sound, the protective array of the Qi family shattered apart.

Fierce flames and thunder spilled over into the buildings inside the valley, and screams of agony echoed throughout.

"Qi Li, Qi Hong, run quickly, we'll hold him off!" Qi Zhe shouted loudly, then swallowed a Frenzy Demon Lifeshortening Pill, his aura surging. Holding an ancient fan treasure, he charged at Fu Nian.

Qi Yong and Qi Wei did the same, their expressions resolute as they rushed towards Fu Nian.

"You think you can run, no way, Little Red!"

Fu Nian sneered. As he spoke, a Red Falcon Spiritual Beast, with an aura close to the Third Stage, appeared like a streak of red lightning, chasing after the fleeing Qi Li.

In the blink of an eye, the third elder of the Qi family, Qi Li, was caught by the Red Falcon. Its huge and sharp talons grabbed her head, while another talon slashed open her neck.

After discarding Qi Li, the Red Falcon reversed direction, chasing after Qi Hong who was trying to escape.