Chapter 281: Rebirth: I'm a Grandpa (Part 5, 4000 words combined)

The Liu Family.
Since Liu Yuehong married Chen Xuan, the strongest man in Mountain Stone City,
the Liu family's status rose dramatically.
However, the death of Liu Rufeng, the son of the family head, was a huge blow to the Liu family.
The once lively and energetic Liu Rufeng became a cold, lifeless cultivation resource.
The Liu family head went into seclusion, his cultivation reaching the peak of the Spirit Pattern Realm, just one step away from the Spirit Sea Realm.
The Liu family was suddenly struck by misfortune.
"It's you!"
The Liu family members noticed.
A familiar figure appeared, swaggering in.
"Dongfang...Yunxing!"
Dongfang Yunxing, wielding a blood-stained ink sword, charged directly into the Liu family.
Silently, the Liu family was already a river of blood.
"Dongfang Yunxing, how dare you! You managed to escape by sheer luck, yet you dare return to die!"
"Lord Chen Xuan has been searching for you for a long time, but you've actually delivered yourself to his doorstep."
"Killing you will surely please Lord Chen Xuan."
"..."
Inside the Heavenly Fate Pearl.
Su Chen: "..."
Hiss!
Could these guys possibly stop him from taking Dongfang Yunxing away?
Outside
Dongfang Yunxing looked at the faces of the Liu family members.
He felt only sorrow in his heart.
Back when the Dongfang family still existed, these guys weren't like this.
Enemies are certainly hateful.
But these traitors are even more hateful.
The elders of the Liu family, like wolves and tigers, wanted to capture Dongfang Yunxing to curry favor with Chen Xuan.
But they realized they were wrong.
Dongfang Yunxing, facing their martial arts techniques, neither dodged nor evaded.
His physical strength actually withstood a single blow from all of them, only retreating a step.
His bronze skin gleamed with a smooth light.
Before the Liu family could react, Dongfang Yunxing, wielding his jet-black sword, directly slashed at one of the Liu family elders.
With just one strike.
The Liu family elder was cut in two at the waist.
Dongfang Yunxing moved with unparalleled ease; the Liu family elders were utterly helpless against him.
In an instant, blood and flesh flew everywhere; Dongfang Yunxing was like a god of death, unwilling to let anyone go.
"Good temperament,"
Su Chen was quite satisfied.
It's good that he didn't make enemies.
Once an enmity is formed, the only true measure is to eradicate it completely.
Dongfang Yunxing showed no mercy.
He was ruthless towards any member of the Liu family.
Kill!
The Liu family was terrified, weeping, begging for mercy, and fleeing!
"No...this is a formation!"
The fleeing members of the Liu family were filled with despair.
They didn't know when, but the Liu family had been surrounded by a terrifying formation, trapping the entire family inside, with no one able to escape.
This formation was naturally Su Chen's masterpiece.
After annihilating the Purple-Clad Demon-Hunting Group, Su Chen, for safety's sake, to completely help Dongfang Yunxing take revenge and wipe out the entire Liu family, spent a large amount of the resources he had plundered to set up a fourth-grade formation, even consuming some of his energy.
A fourth-grade formation requires a considerable amount of time even for a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator to break, let alone one created by Su Chen.
The commotion in the Liu family alarmed the Liu family patriarch, who was preparing to break through to the Spirit Sea Realm.
He sensed something was wrong and immediately left the seclusion.
However, what greeted his eyes was a scene of utter devastation.
The entire Liu family, all their relatives and clansmen, lay in pools of blood.
A handsome young man, his clothes stained with blood, wielding a black sword, had slain a Liu family woman.
He looked towards the Liu family patriarch, a bright smile on his face.
“Dongfang Yunxing…”
The Liu family patriarch gritted his teeth.
The Liu family's tragic state fueled a surge of killing intent that overwhelmed him.
“I will kill you!”
The Liu family patriarch attacked.
His strength, at the peak of the ninth level of the Spirit Pattern Realm, caused the ground to tremble with his attack.
A faint roar of a raging lion could be heard, radiating the majesty of a king.
Surpassing seven minor realms, Dongfang Yunxing showed no fear.
The black sword was as sharp as a blade.
It even emitted a dragon's roar.
The raging lion formed from the Liu family patriarch's spiritual energy actually showed a hint of fear in its eyes.
The two auras collided, forcing Dongfang Yunxing to retreat three steps.
The head of the Liu family took a step back.
His eyes were filled with shock.
How long had it been?
That kid he could easily crush was actually able to fight him!
Dongfang Yunxing was fearless.
He moved in an instant, arriving in a flash.
He unleashed several sword strikes in quick succession.
Through countless brushes with death,
Dongfang Yunxing understood.
Facing a powerful opponent, fighting to the death might offer a glimmer of hope.
The head of the Liu family was shocked.
But that shock quickly turned into greed.
Dongfang Yunxing had grown to this level in such a short time.
He must possess a great opportunity, a great secret.
Swords flashed.
The head of the Liu family grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed.
He realized that the young man before him completely disregarded life and death.
A fighting style utterly fearless.
Trading injury for injury.
If this continued, he might die!
He was afraid.
Even the best opportunity requires life to enjoy it.
Dongfang Yunxing seized the opportunity.
The ink-black longsword in his hand trembled.
A black dragon rune condensed on the longsword.
Suddenly, in the instant that the Liu family head hesitated to retreat, forcing Dongfang Yunxing back,
Dongfang Yunxing seized the opportunity.
A black beam of light appeared.
Disbelief filled the Liu family head's eyes.
He... actually had a trump card!
Dongfang Yunxing was covered in wounds, the intense pain causing him to gasp.
Fortunately, that sword strike had pierced through the Liu family head, severing his life force.
The Liu family was wiped out by Dongfang Yunxing.
However, Liu Yuehong was no longer with the Liu family. With Chen Xuan's help, she joined a major sect.
As a result, the energy gained from the Heavenly Fate Pearl after the Liu family's annihilation was less than that of the Purple-Clad Mercenary Group.
Not a single member of the Liu family survived.
After Dongfang Yunxing had the Liu family patriarch reduced to ashes, his vision went black.
He had pushed himself to his limit, only managing to hold on through sheer willpower.
Su Chen floated out.
This little guy surprised him somewhat.
He sensed a ruthless determination in Dongfang Yunxing.
He was willing to pay any price for cultivation.
This ruthlessness earned Su Chen's admiration.
"Lucky little fellow, let's see how far you can go in the end."
Su Chen was intrigued.
Over the long years, he had experienced too much and was long since numb.
Few things could pique his interest.
Dongfang Yunxing, a little fellow who had offended the chosen one of destiny, had actually managed to obtain the inheritance of the Heavenly Fate Pearl by sheer coincidence.
Su Chen refined the Liu family's resources, fusing them into a pill, and placed it into Dongfang Yunxing's mouth.
The energy within the pill gradually merged into Dongfang Yunxing's mouth.
...
Stone City trembled.
Following the annihilation of the Purple-Clad Demon Hunting Group.
The entire Liu family of Stone City was wiped out.
"Someone actually dared to lay a hand on Lord Chen Xuan's family!"
Chen Xuan.
The legend of Stone City.
Chen Xuan's power was such that even in Stone City, no one dared to defy him.
Now, the forces of two people closely related to Chen Xuan had been destroyed as a result.
It was clear to everyone that someone was retaliating against Chen Xuan.
It was destined to cause a bloodbath.
...
Dongfang Yunxing awoke to find that his injuries had almost completely healed.
He reached out and felt around his body.
Until he felt a round, plump object.
Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Su Chen floated out of the Heavenly Fate Pearl, calm and composed, exuding the air of a reclusive sage.
"Master!"
Dongfang Yunxing exclaimed excitedly.
He knew that it must have been his master who had intervened again, allowing his injuries to heal so quickly.
The debt of gratitude he owed his master was immeasurable.
Su Chen nodded.
"I have seen your performance, and I am very satisfied."
Su Chen's praise filled Dongfang Yunxing with immense excitement.
This was his master's approval.
"Master, I have annihilated the Purple-Clad Demon Hunting Group and the Liu Family."
"Shouldn't we next target the Chen Family?"
Dongfang Yunxing asked.
This was what Su Chen had instructed him to do.
The revenge of the weak should be gradual.
Su Chen shook his head.
"I've surveyed Mountain Stone City and discovered that the Chen family possesses a Spirit Sea Realm expert. With your current strength, you're far from being a match for them."
Dongfang Yunxing was somewhat surprised.
The Spirit Sea Realm—previously, only his Dongfang family's ancestor had reached that level.
However, later, his ancestor was severely injured, which allowed Chen Xuan to seize the opportunity and kill him, leading to the Dongfang family's annihilation.
The Chen family's ancestor was at most a peak Spirit Pattern Realm expert, and nearing the end of his lifespan.
Dongfang Yunxing remained silent.
He wanted nothing more than to slaughter all of Chen Xuan's relatives.
But Su Chen had taught him:
Only by living is there hope.
Attack the Chen family now; it would only be suicide.
"You've already killed two powerful factions close to Chen Xuan."
"The Chen family isn't stupid; they'll be on guard, setting up a tight net."
"Now, everyone will think your next target will be the Chen family."
"At this time, you should..."
Su Chen narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "Continue to kill that girl from the Liu family. She seems to have joined a sect not far away. No one will think that your next target isn't the Chen family, but her!"
"This will be your opportunity!"
Dongfang Yunxing looked at his master with admiration.
He was so detached from worldly affairs, so upright and honorable.
However...
Dongfang Yunxing had some doubts.
His master was clearly an unparalleled expert, so why did his style of doing things...?
But for Dongfang Yunxing,
the methods didn't matter.
what mattered was being able to avenge his ninety-nine members of the Dongfang family.
Even if he were to transform into a demon returned from hell, he wouldn't care.
........
[Ding, Host's beloved Yuan Ziyi has been killed, favorability rating reduced to zero]
[Detected that someone dared to oppose the respected transmigrator host. A special mission has been issued: find the disrespectful one who dared to offend the transmigrator host, avenge Yuan Ziyi, reward: cultivation level increased by three levels]
Since leaving Mountain Stone City, Chen Xuan has been on a winning streak.
By chance, he encountered a princess of the Wind and Cloud Dynasty being chased.
Chen Xuan fell in love at first sight with that princess.
He steadily increased his favorability rating.
Now, just as they were deeply in love...
A system notification suddenly sounded in Chen Xuan's mind.
Chen Xuan was very dissatisfied.
The system notification had disrupted his plans.
However...
"What?"
Chen Xuan was furious.
Although upon seeing the stunningly beautiful princess of the Fengyun Dynasty, whose beauty score was a staggering 92, he had long forgotten his former lover, Yuan Ziyi.
However, Yuan Ziyi was still, after all, his woman!
Wearing purple robes, and hailing from the Demon Hunting Group, she possessed a bold and unrestrained charm, something Chen Xuan had once been willing to pay any price to possess.
Now, someone actually dared to kill his woman!
“Young Master Chen… what’s wrong?”
Princess Yun Mengyan of the Fengyun Dynasty, seeing Chen Xuan’s previously playful demeanor suddenly change to a terrifying expression, startled her.
Just now, in a moment of madness, she had almost given herself to Chen Xuan.
But now, having regained her senses, Yun Mengyan felt a lingering fear.
Chen Xuan realized his lapse in composure and quickly recovered, forcing a smile. "Yan'er, I was just thinking about something unpleasant. Let's continue."
Yun Mengyan, now fully awake, declined Chen Xuan's offer, citing feeling unwell.
Chen Xuan's face darkened.
That damned system ruined his plans.
[Ding, detected the destruction of the Liu family related to the transmigrator host... detected that the perpetrator is the same person who killed the transmigrator host's beloved, Yuan Ziyi. Mission upgraded: Slay the enemy. Cultivation reward: +4 levels.]
Chen Xuan was stunned.
This stingy system actually rewarded him with +4 levels of cultivation.
His current cultivation level was the third level of the Spirit Sea Realm. With four levels added, wouldn't he directly reach the seventh level of the Spirit Sea Realm?
As for the Liu family's death, Chen Xuan didn't care. He already knew from the system that Liu Yuehong was alive, and that was enough. Of the entire Liu family, the only one he cared about was Liu Yuehong, his white moonlight.
We absolutely have to go back to Stone City.
Chen Xuan thought to himself.
The Chen family still held one of the most important people in his life... even more important than his white moonlight, Liu Yuehong.
That was his maid, Xiao Lan.
Chen Xuan didn't notice.
Princess Yun Mengyan of the Fengyun Dynasty, whose favorability rating was 80, now looked at Chen Xuan with a hint of wariness.
........
Chen Xuan was on his way back to Shanshi City.
He didn't know.
Dongfang Yunxing was also on his way to the Four Symbols Palace.
One of the Four Symbols Palaces, the Vermilion Bird Palace, was the power Liu Yuehong had joined.
"Master, did this move really work?"
Dongfang Yunxing was very uneasy.
Following Su Chen's instructions, he bribed one of Liu Yuehong's closest friends with pills.
The plan was to lure Liu Yuehong out of the Vermilion Bird Manor.
How could such a close friend betray Liu Yuehong?
If he informed Liu Yuehong of the ambush beforehand, and she learned of it in advance, wouldn't she have no chance of escape when the Vermilion Bird Manor's powerful forces surrounded and attacked?
The Vermilion Bird Manor was one of the Four Symbols Martial Academies, with unfathomable depths. Legend even said that its master was a King of the Profound Realm.
Su Chen calmly said, "She will definitely do as she's told... In this world, sometimes the most terrifying person isn't your mortal enemy on the path to immortality, but perhaps the person closest to you."
"The human mind is more terrifying and more complex than you imagine."
He seemed to be implying something.
Dongfang Yunxing seemed to understand, but not quite.
However...
He saw two beautiful figures slowly walking towards the predetermined direction.
Everything is progressing as Master instructed.
The plan... has succeeded!
PS: To make up for the 4,000-word double-chapter bonus, I'll add another chapter as compensation; it won't use up gift points.