Chapter 70 Ransom (Additional Update)
Chen An didn't expect that the woman would actually start fighting as soon as she said she would.

At this moment, the unicorn on the opposite side pounced towards him, and he immediately became fully alert.

He didn't pay attention to it because he was far away just now. It was only when the other party rushed close to him that he realized that there was a slight aura of old age on the monster. If his guess was correct, its life span should not be long.

The monster was getting closer and closer. Chen An didn't have time to think about it and immediately took out the Fire Scale Sword.

His robes fluttered in the wind, his hair danced, and his entire temperament changed instantly, as if a god of war had descended to the earth.

The Fire Scale Sword, carrying with it the majestic Nine Revolutions Reincarnation spiritual power, broke through the air.

Seeing this, the unicorn did not dodge or evade, but raised its head and horns, and even wanted to confront the enemy head-on, with a hint of disdain in its expression.

"clang!"

After a brief confrontation, the unicorn suddenly stopped, shook its head, and its four hooves were unstable, seemingly a little dizzy.

Chen An sneered. This unicorn bull was only as strong as a cultivator at the fifth foundation building stage at its peak. Now that its lifespan is coming to an end, it is at most equivalent to a cultivator at the fourth foundation building stage.

His spiritual power is eight times that of the same level. Even without spells, talismans and other means, this old bull cannot defeat him.

Kill it while it's sick!

The Fire Scale Sword flashed again and slashed the unicorn's back, leaving a deep bloody groove.

The woman on the other side was anxious, and hurriedly manipulated the beast-controlling beads: "Beast, what are you standing there for? Fight back quickly!"

"Moo!"

The unicorn turned around and glared at the woman, but when he saw the beast-controlling beads in her hand, he looked terrified and then reluctantly rushed towards Chen An again.

"This old bull has thick skin and tough flesh. He is much stronger than the Liu family ancestor who took the Blood Spirit Pill. It seems that he needs to use more strength."

Chen An used the silver scissors and another low-grade spiritual weapon, and started fighting with the old cow opposite him with all three weapons. While attacking, he glanced at the beast-taming bead, and was somewhat tempted, but it was a pity that the old cow was almost dead and had no potential left.

Three spiritual weapons were flying at the same time, and the unicorn was unable to defend itself, leaving another bloodstain on its body.

It suddenly became anxious, its eyes gradually turned red, it gasped, and rushed towards Chen An desperately.

But before a moment, the unicorn could no longer withstand the consumption, and more and more bloodstains appeared on its body. Blood flowed all over the ground, and its breath gradually weakened.

"Looking at your appearance, it's almost time. If I kill you, I can have a meal of beef today."

Chen An looked relaxed. He didn't have many means at the foundation-building stage, only a few low-grade spiritual weapons. If it weren't for his strong spiritual power, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat this old bull.

It seems that we can’t delay any longer. Once Chen Yu finds the second-level plant essence, he must prepare means of self-defense as soon as possible.

The Snow Yuan Lotus can be put aside for now, as it will take time to break through the foundation, but the other spiritual plants must be ripened as soon as possible.

"You beast, get up now." The woman in the skirt looked anxious. She was about to activate the beast-controlling beads again, intending to forcefully drive the unicorn.

Chen An was quick-witted and quick-handed. He secretly controlled the Fire Scale Sword to change direction and cut off a section of the opponent's white and tender arm with one sword. The Beast Taming Pearl also fell to the ground.

A Gengjin sword finger, transformed from sword energy into a silk thread, rolled up the beast-taming bead, and fell into Chen An's hand.

Chen An smiled contemptuously and was about to check when he heard a shout from a distance.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, please show mercy!"

A young man flew over and stood between Chen An and the unicorn.

"Friend Xu? What do you mean?"

Chen An's tone was stiff. The person who came was none other than Xu family's foundation-building cultivator, Xu Ziwei.

"Fellow Daoist, please calm down. This beast is the guardian beast of my Xu family. For my sake, please let this beast go."

Xu Ziwei changed his cold attitude from last time and became much more enthusiastic this time.

The unicorn heard a familiar voice and mooed a few times, as if asking for help.

"Hmph, if you say to let him go, then you should at least give me an explanation." Chen An sneered, remaining unmoved.

"That's what fellow Taoist said."

Xu Ziwei pointed at the pale-faced woman in a skirt and said with a smile, "She is Liu Rushi from the Liu family. The Liu family married her to my nephew. Who would have thought that she would steal an old spirit beast from my clan recently and come to you, I guess she wants to avenge her brother and grandfather."

"Liu Rushi?" He had also heard about the intermarriage between the Liu and Xu families.

"Friend Chen, this woman is ignorant and has committed treason. It's up to you to decide how to deal with her. My Xu family will never say no."

Xu Ziwei looked at the Beast Taming Pearl in Chen An's hand and said eagerly, "But can you return the Beast Taming Pearl to me?"

want to?

Chen An sneered in his heart. This man spoke nicely, but how could Liu Rushi, who was only in the late stage of Qi training, steal the Beast Taming Pearl safely under the noses of the three foundation-building cultivators?
Maybe the Xu family also tacitly approved this and wanted to use it to test his strength.

Today, the Liu family has completely become a second-rate family. The only foundation-building families left in the Qingyun Domain are the Xu, Wang, and Chen families. As a new cultivator, Chen An once killed two foundation-building cultivators from the Liu family in a single battle. The Xu family inevitably wants to find out more about him.

"It's not impossible to take back the Beast Taming Bead." Chen An said casually while playing with the bead in his hand.

"Oh? What do you want, fellow Daoist?" Xu Ziwei heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the matter could be discussed.

He was afraid that Chen An would not let go. Although the unicorn's life span was coming to an end, the life span of monsters was generally longer than that of human cultivators. Even when it reached old age, it could still live for several decades.

"One hundred kilograms of second-level plant essence!"

"What? Impossible, at most ten kilograms!"

Chen An put the beast-controlling beads into the storage bag and said, "It seems that you are not sincere, so please go back."

The unicorn is a second-level intermediate spirit beast. Even though it is old, it cannot be redeemed by a mere ten kilograms of plant essence.

"Wait a minute, Taoist friend. Twenty, twenty jins."

The two of them went back and forth, and after some bargaining, they finally set the price at 40 kilograms.

Seeing Xu Ziwei's painful expression, as if he was about to turn around and leave without saying a word, Chen An knew that he had touched the other party's psychological price.

"Forty kilograms is fine, but Fellow Daoist Xu has to agree to one condition of mine."

"Fellow Daoist Chen, please don't push your luck too far." Xu Ziwei looked slightly angry.

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist. This condition is easy for you."

"tell me the story."

"Kill all the members of the Liu family!"

"No problem!" Xu Ziwei breathed a sigh of relief. The Xu family had already controlled Qixia Mountain. The Liu family no longer had any foundation-building cultivators and had completely declined. It was easy for him to kill the remaining members of the Liu family, just like catching a turtle in a jar.

The two of them immediately agreed to pay the ransom one month later, and Xu Ziwei went back.

Chen An walked up to Liu Rushi and said with a smile, "Did you expect this to happen?"

"Kill me if you want. The Xu family can no longer accommodate me and I am too embarrassed to go back." Liu Rushi wanted to die.

Chen An sneered. He wanted to kill all the Liu family members just now because he wanted to kill them all and leave no trouble for the future.

"senior!"

Zhao Hu appeared out of nowhere, ran to Chen An and bowed down.

"Didn't I let you go?"

"Senior, please accept me as your disciple!" Zhao Hu kowtowed heavily.

Chen An said playfully, "Want to become my disciple? Kill this woman first and then I'll consider it."

"it is good!"

Zhao Hu responded without hesitation. His eyes suddenly became sharper. Without saying a word, he took the sword handed to him by Chen An and rushed straight to kill Liu Rushi.

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