Li Guanqi's face was deathly pale at this moment, and his aura began to plummet rapidly.
The divine patterns on the mask faded, and his aura dropped to the fourth level of the Heavenly Immortal realm in the blink of an eye, even seeming somewhat unstable.
This aura had been instantly boosted; to others, it seemed impossible to sustain for long.
Li Guanqi hurriedly pulled out pills and stuffed them into his mouth — Heavenly Origin Pills, pills to replenish qi and blood, and pills to stabilize his realm.
He even stuffed Pengluo's radish into his mouth.
Then five people formed a circle and slowly landed.
Li Guanqi unconsciously leaned slowly toward Xiahou Cang.
Because he had already sensed Huyan Lie's icy gaze.
Chu Yuan had not yet spoken, but Xiahou Cang stepped forward and placed Li Guanqi behind him.
Then, without holding back, he praised: "As expected of Little Friend Li."
"You actually besieged and killed the lords of the Southwest Two Cities!"
His words had not yet fallen when Huyan Lie, clutching his shoulder, coldly sneered.
"Since everything has been settled, is this guy useless now?"
"My share can be a little less. I don't know if Castellan Xiahou is willing to hand him over to me?"
These words caused Chu Yuan and Chen Ce's hearts to sink.
But neither said much.
Nowadays, the two could be considered to have not contributed much, yet they could still gain considerable benefits.
However… Beizha City had suffered extremely heavy losses.
For in Li Guanqi's plan, no matter what, the movements of the several cities had to make Lou Fuchang and Zhao Mu lower their guard.
And the simplest, crudest method was for Chu Yuan to bring Chen Ce to massacre the cultivators of Beizha City!
The more Beizha City cultivators the two killed, the more Lou Fuchang and Zhao Mu's doubts could be dispelled.
So in that short period of time, the two had massacred a full eight Heavenly Immortal realm cultivators of Beizha City!
Although their cultivation realms were not high, for a city, eight Heavenly Immortals were enough to shake its foundations.
No wonder Huyan Lie's hostility toward Li Guanqi was so great, even containing genuine killing intent.
Xiahou Cang narrowed his eyes and looked at Huyan Lie.
"Huyan Lie, all of this was for the sake of the current result."
"I advise you not to have any crooked thoughts about him!"
"He is my man. No matter what, I will protect him!"
The man's voice was categorical. Huyan Lie stepped forward, his pressure overwhelming.
"Are you sure you want to protect him? With your current self, can you really protect him?"
Li Guanqi, clutching his chest, watched coldly, his mask never removed.
Actually, he could now unleash all his previous power, but he could not reveal it.
At this moment, he had to hide his strengths!
Otherwise… his heaven-defying method of improvement would seem threatening to anyone.
Even to… Xiahou Cang!
However, just as the two were at daggers drawn, Chu Yuan suddenly stepped forward and extended his hand to block between them.
"Alright, this is not the time for us to fight among ourselves. First kill all the cultivators under the two cities, then hurry to divide the spoils of the two cities — that is the real business."
With Chu Yuan acting as a peacemaker, Huyan Lie could only snort coldly and relent.
Xiahou Cang swallowed a healing pill, and his complexion improved a little.
Little did he know that Li Guanqi had already made the worst preparations just now.
Fortunately… Xiahou Cang had not at this time discarded him after using him and pushed him out.
If he really did that, Li Guanqi would definitely make him regret it deeply.
Huyan Lie turned and rushed toward the black-clad figures in the distance, one man and one axe slaughtering in all directions.
At this moment, the cultivators in the city who had not had time to escape trembled upon seeing this scene.
They knew, the heavens of Dixiu Bay had changed!!
But they did not know that all the changes in Dixiu Bay now came from Li Guanqi's hand.
Li Guanqi kept his head down while healing, his oppressive pressure insubstantial, his own aura fluctuating violently.
Xiahou Cang transmitted by sound in a deep voice: "Stay by my side and heal quickly."
Li Guanqi nodded slightly, his eyes flickering, and whispered in his heart.
"This first move… can be considered completed."
"The second move should be able to begin."
The massacre of the cultivators under the two cities was very fast, but among them were not a few retainers willing to accept constraints and be gathered under their command.
With the signing of master-servant contracts, each of the four city lords had gathered two Heavenly Immortal realm servant cultivators under them!
This made Chu Yuan and Chen Ce smile broadly, and they were somewhat fortunate to be cooperating with Xialin City.
After dealing with all the black-robed men, the matter was not yet over.
Xiahou Cang, Chu Yuan, and the others rushed to the Southwest Two Cities without stopping.
They took all the resources of the two cities as their own!!
And at the connecting land of the two cities, the four divided management; the Southwest Two Cities were thus completely destroyed.
As for the people in the other's mansions…
At their level, they naturally understood the principle of cutting the grass and removing the roots.
That night, blood seeped from the foot of the walls of the Castellan Manors of the Southwest Two Cities, and the screams lasted until dawn.
After tonight, Dixiu Bay's six cities became four cities!!
Above the ruined rubble, a magnificent and splendid great hall appeared out of thin air.
While Xiahou Cang's original bedchamber and study had long become ruins.
But he followed Li Guanqi's words, showing no strangeness at all, and from beginning to end did not even glance toward his study.
There were only five people sitting in the room, Li Guanqi among them.
Everyone discussed the specific division of the two cities.
Li Guanqi had only been sitting by Xiahou Cang's side drinking tea, immortal crystals in his palm shattering one after another.
Immortal essence flowed in his body; Shiwu refined the immortal essence in his body, crazily consolidating his realm.
It seemed the contention among the people on the field had nothing to do with him, and indeed it was so; Li Guanqi did not care how they divided the spoils of the two cities.
Huyan Lie's hatred for him was not feigned; in this play… the one who lost the most was him.
Actually, Li Guanqi was also somewhat curious why Huyan Lie, at that time, had not made the play real, directly following the three to kill Xiahou Cang in the shortest time.
Of course, he had anticipated such a situation.
Once Huyan Lie truly turned traitor, he naturally had a way to place the other on the path of death!!
Because he had long had Xiahou Cang, Chu Yuan, and Chen Ce each send two Heavenly Immortal realm cultivators disguised as Beizha City people.
These six cultivators were all hidden within West City; once Huyan Lie truly turned traitor.
Li Guanqi would have these six instantly begin indiscriminately massacring the cultivators within the Castellan Manor!!
By then, adding the shadow-casting stones in Li Guanqi's hand, Huyan Lie would surely die.
The negotiation process was very pleasant; only Huyan Lie was somewhat silent, taking only his due share, and no one had objections.
"Castellan Xiahou, we will return first. Today your city has suffered severe damage and needs reconstruction, so we will not disturb you."
Chu Yuan, refined and courteous, rose to bid farewell, thoroughly satisfied.
Chen Ce also smiled and clasped his hands; Huyan Lie turned and left.
Xiahou Cang also rose to see them off. Dixiu Bay's barrier now rose, allowing exit but not entry.
After they left, Xiahou Cang plopped down on the main seat of the hall and exhaled.
He looked at Li Guanqi with eyes full of admiration, smiling softly.
"Little Friend, your mind is like a demon's, indeed just as expected!"
Li Guanqi glanced at Xiahou Cang; at this moment, the hidden Yu Su also returned.
After entering, he bowed to Li Guanqi and smiled faintly.
But Li Guanqi's next words caused Xiahou Cang's pupils to suddenly constrict!!
Li Guanqi took a sip of tea and said softly.
"Castellan Xiahou, do not be anxious. This is only the first move."
"This second move… is to exterminate Huyan Lie!"}
Chapter 1746