My Fairy Growth System

Just as the Red Falcon's claws were about to capture Qi Hong, a golden sword energy shot up from below.

If the Red Falcon continued its attack on Qi Hong, it would inevitably be hit by the sword energy, leaving the Red Falcon no choice but to flap its wings, change direction, and dodge the strike.

Then, a figure in a black robe and wearing a mask appeared beside Qi Hong, grabbed him, and turned into an escape light, retreating back into the valley.

The speed was comparable to the mid-stage of the Golden Core; the Red Falcon simply couldn't keep up.

Following that, a red mist rose within the valley, and a Third Stage formation took shape.

Qi Zhe, Qi Yong, and Qi Wei were desperately battling Fu Nian when they felt the sudden change and were somewhat pleasantly surprised.

Based on the figure of the man in the black robe and the timing of his appearance, Qi Zhe guessed his identity—Qi Rui, the former family head of the Qis.

This man, who led the Qi family to glory yet also to its current dire state, couldn't bear to see the Qi family destroyed after all!

Unfortunately, Qi Rui's appearance was too late, and the three Qis, Qi Zhe, Qi Yong and Qi Wei, were already running out of steam.

"Ah~"

Qi Zhe and the others let out a final battle cry as they charged at Fu Nian for one last time.

Fu Nian also noticed the newly appeared mysterious figure in the black robe, and although he didn't recognize him, he knew he needed to deal with these people quickly.

"I wanted to have a bit of fun with the great family head of the Qis!"

Fu Nian muttered, as he circulated the spiritual power within his body and used his lifebound magical treasure, the Heavenly Talisman Pen, to draw three "fire" spirit seals in the void.

Void Drawing Talisman.

This impressed even Yu Qingtan, who was hiding in the shadows, as the Void Drawing Talisman wasn't something ordinary talisman masters could master—it was generally something only a Fourth Stage talisman master could handle.

As for the sudden appearance of the man in the black robe, Yu Qingtan also guessed it was Qi Rui, but considering that Qi Rui was only a false Golden Core cultivator, and that Fu Nian should be able to handle him, Yu Qingtan didn't make a move.

Three fire characters turned into three balls of white flames, shooting out and attacking the charging Qi Zhe and the others.

"Ah~" "Ah~" "Ah~"

Amidst three screams, Qi Zhe, Qi Yong, and Qi Wei were severely injured and fell downwards.

Suddenly, four golden chains stretched out from within the red mist, wrapping around the three men and the dead body of Qi Li, pulling them into the red mist.

At that moment, the valley filled with red mist became silent, and the mist thickened.

The scene was somewhat eerie. Fu Nian's thunder and fire attack had likely killed over a hundred people, yet there were over ten thousand Qi cultivators in the valley.

Fu Nian frowned, controlling his thunder and fire talisman formation to attack the Third Stage formation formed by the thick mist, but the formation was unaffected.

Clearly, this was a Third Stage Great Array that was much more sophisticated than the previous formations.

Fu Nian, skeptical, took out several Third Stage mid-grade thunder and fire talismans and recombined them into a Four Directions Thunder and Fire Talisman Formation, launching even more powerful thunder and fire attacks at the formation, yet the formation remained as solid as a rock.

Yu Qingtan, observing from the shadows using his Blue Clear Spiritual Pupil Technique, discovered that there were hardly any survivors left in the valley and that the power of the formation was still increasing.

Just as Fu Nian was hesitating about whether to use his only four Third Stage high-grade thunder and fire talismans, the thick red mist in the valley rolled violently, then quickly surged in one direction.

A feeling of unease rose in Fu Nian's heart, and he immediately threw the four Third Stage high-grade thunder and fire talismans into the previously formed Four Directions Thunder and Fire Talisman Formation.

The power, comparable to the Late Stage of the Golden Core, struck towards the red mist's surge.

"Ting~"

A light clang was heard as a small golden sword shot out from within the red mist.

Without much momentum, but with great speed, the incoming thunder and fire were directly scattered by the golden sword, which continued its course towards Fu Nian.

Fu Nian's face changed, and he hastily controlled the Four Directions Thunder and Fire Talisman Formation to shield himself while slapping several Third Stage high-grade amulets onto his body.

The formidable Four Directions Thunder Fire Formation was directly broken through, and the light shield formed by the amulet shattered layer by layer until it struck a third-stage medium-quality treasure shaped like an inkstone that Fu Nian had pulled out. Only then did its might run out, and it dissipated into spiritual light and vanished.

By this time, the red mist had also dispersed, revealing a figure in a black robe.

The mask of the figure in the black robe had already vanished, his hair and eyebrows had turned blood-red, and his face bore a five or six points resemblance to Qi Zhe. Moreover, he appeared only to be in his thirties or forties.

It was indeed the former Family Head of the Qis, the pseudo-Golden Core stage cultivator Qi Rui.

Qi Rui opened his mouth wide, inhaling the last of the red mist, his right hand remained raised, thumb, forefinger, and middle finger extended while his ring and little fingers were curled in.

Clearly, what Qi Rui had just used was his signature move, the Five Finger Heart Ejecting Sword.

The Five Finger Heart Ejecting Sword was an extremely powerful Dao Technique—when all five fingers were extended.

Now, with only three fingers extended, its power was among the top of the third-stage spells. Originally, with just one finger extended, Qi Rui had severely injured Liu Sandao, the butler in charge of miscellaneous affairs at Tianxiang Pavilion, a cultivator in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Within the valley, Qi Zhe, Qi Yong, Qi Wei, Qi Li, and over ten thousand Qi Practitioners of the Qis had all turned into mummies.

Qi Hong, who was in the initial stages of Foundation Establishment, lay at the feet of Qi Rui, unconscious.

This scene made both Fu Nian and Yu Qingtan, who was hidden in the shadows, constrict their pupils.

Obviously, Qi Rui had used some Demonic Path technique to directly absorb the blood of nearly all of the Qis, which caused his strength to skyrocket. His aura was now nearly that of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

One wonders what Qi Zhe thought before he died, thinking Qi Rui had come to save the Qis.

Fu Nian's eyes blazed with fury.

When the Fu family was destroyed, the person in charge of the Qis was already Qi Zhe.

Now, having reached the Golden Core stage and filled with hatred, he had come for revenge, yet before he could kill many of the Qis, they were annihilated by their own former Family Head. How could he be willing to accept this?

Fu Nian was also familiar with Qi Rui.

"Ahh, Qi Rui, go to hell!"

Fu Nian bellowed, spewing a mouthful of vital blood and Golden Core energy onto his heaven-pen, then he drew ten "Thunder" and ten "Fire" Spirit Seals in the air.

These Spirit Seal characters formed a new Four Directions Thunder Fire Formation that enveloped Qi Rui.

Its power was about fifty percent greater than the previous one.

"Paltry tricks!"

Qi Rui sneered, then reached out with his left hand to gather Qi Hong into his Spirit Beast Pouch, and then clenched his right hand tightly, with thumb, forefinger, and middle finger stretching out in sequence, a small golden sword rapidly took shape and shot towards Fu Nian.

It was still the Five Finger Heart Ejecting Sword.

The new Four Directions Thunder Fire Formation, under the small golden sword, didn't last even a moment before it was scattered.

Fu Nian's third-stage superior amulet had already been used up, and even with the protection of the treasure inkstone, he felt the threat of death closing in.

This sobered a few senses in his mind, which had been filled with hatred and unwillingness.

Fu Nian's spirit beast, the Red Falcon named Little Red, seeing that Fu Nian was in danger, rushed in front of him in an attempt to block the small golden sword with its sharp claws.

But evidently, the small golden sword, whose power was comparable to a late-stage Golden Core attack, was not something the not-yet-third-stage Little Red could withstand.

"Little Red, no!"

Fu Nian shouted in alarm.

At the critical moment, an open oil-paper umbrella appeared in front of Little Red.

The small golden sword struck the surface of the umbrella and went straight into it.

To be precise, it entered the river depicted on the surface of the umbrella, and then, there was no 'then'.