Ling immediately raised his hands and pointed it towards Yao Tian.
"Three-Dagger Killing Formation!"
Three daggers made of purple qi condensed in front of him and rushed towards Tian. Tian took a deep breath and raised his left leg.
"Swift Kick."
In a blink of an eye, he repelled all the qi daggers that Ling made with just his one leg. The purple qi daggers bounced and pierced through the wooden platforms of the treasure house.
Ling was shocked at how swift and precise the kick Tian possess. Ling stepped back and stood still. Tian, on the other hand, lowered his legs.
"Hmph, I thought you're just a lucky brat who managed to leech on the Wen Clan. But I never thought that you're also strong."
Ling smirked upon hearing Tian's praise.
"You flatter me, senior."
Tian laughed at him.
"HAHAHA!"
Suddenly, Tian's face turned serious.
"Enough chitchat. Where's my brother Peng?"
Ling remembered Yao Peng, the one he killed earlier. Ling smiled and stared at Tian.
"He's at the afterlife now."
Tian's face turned sour upon hearing his brother's death.
(Impossible! How does a mere Qi Condensation Stage brat killed a Qi Perfection Stage expert!?)
Tian adjusted his position and released a killing intent towards Ling.
"I don't know how you managed to kill my brother, but killing a cultivator who is two steps above yours is simply unheard of..."
Ling also adjusted his legs, preparing to engage a battle with a Qi Perfection Stage expert.
"I won't mourn his death, not until I severe that head of yours and hang it to-"
Tian stopped talking after noticing that Ling was rushing towards him with his palm. Without hesitation, Tian used his right leg in order to parry Ling's palm.
"You won't let me finish my sentence huh... How rude."
Ling noticed a sudden change on Tian's aura. He switched his stance by placing both of his arms to his front.
"Swift Kick."
Tian kicked Ling using his right leg. In an instant, Ling was thrown to the other side of the treasure house.
"Stand up. I know that you're fine since you managed to kill my brother."
When the smoke began to dissipate, Tian saw Ling unscathed. Ling managed to block his kick using his arms.
"Heh, I thought you'd be lying on the ground. I guess I didn't put enough strength to my legs."
Tian lowered his right legs and leaned his body forward.
"This time, I will be serious. Flash Step."
In a second, Tian dashed towards Ling at lightning speed. Ling was surprised and dodged to the right in order to avoid Yao Tian.
(Shit! Luckily I managed to dodge his charge in advance-)
Ling saw Tian smiled at him.
"You thought I didn't saw your movements? Tsk-tsk."
Tian changed his trajectory and was moving towards Ling again. Ling was shocked and ran around the area.
(He can change his direction!?)
Ling ran around inside the treasure house while Yao Tian was following behind him. Both of them seemingly equal in terms of speed, thus Tian was unable to catch Ling easily. On the other hand, Ling was desperately running due to the fact that he's running with his top speed in order to avoid Tian.
"Swift Kick: Tiger's Pounce!"
Tian kicked Ling's back without him noticing due to the limited vision Ling had.
"HYAAAAHHH!"
"GAHHH!"
Ling puked blood as he recieved the fatal blow coming from Tian. He was thrown back at the center of the treasure house.
(Guh... That kick was stronger than Yao Peng's Rock Smashing Fist!)
Ling rolled to the ground and stopped right where the secret entrance to the underground was located. He stood up while shaking due to the damage that Tian dealt to him. On the other side, Tian was shocked that Ling still survived even though he used his full power.
(He still survived on that...? I used my full power on that attack!)
While struggling to recover himself, he sensed several auras, and one of them is the last Qi Perfection Stage expert.
(This aura..!)
Suddenly, the roof of the treasure house collapsed. All the elders of the Wen Clan, including the patriarch itself, came down and surrounded him.
The patriarch of the Wen Clan, Wen Jian, stepped forward in order to confront the injured Ling.
Tian immediately lowered his head and kneeled in front of Wen Jian.
"Right Hand Yao Tian greets the patriarch!"
All the six elders followed Tian lowered their bodies and kneeled.
The Wen Clan's patriarch, Wen Jian, nodded without turning his head to look at them. Instead, he stared at Ling with a disappointed look.
"Sigh... For the past few years, I treated you like my own son. But is this how you repay my kindness? By killing my own son and causing ruckus on my clan?"
"Ptoo!"
Ling spat beside Jian and stared back with a disgusted look in his eyes.
"What nonesense are you talking about, old man? In your eyes, I'm just a disposable pawn, a lapdog for your petty clan!"
Upon hearing Ling's rude remarks, Tian charged forward to confront him.
"What did you just say...?"
Wen Jian raised his hand in order to stop Yao Tian. Yao Tian noticed it and stepped back while clenching his fists due to anger.
Suddenly, Jian choked the injured Ling using his hand. Due to being too close to Ling, the patriarch managed to reach his neck with ease.
"Disrespecting my clan is a different matter, but I am here to settle scores with you because you killed my only son. Now that he's gone, killing you will ease his soul in the afterlife!"
Despite his inescapable situation, Ling still managed to smile at Wen Jian. Wen Jian noticed it and wondered why.
"Even at the death's door, you still have the guts to smile back at me..."
Ling laughed at Wen Jia right to his face.
"Ghe-hahaha... W-Who says I'm at the d-death's door now?"
Jian noticed several qi thread rushing to his arm he used to choke Ling. He immediately withdrew his hands and dropped him to the ground. He jumped away in order to avoid the qi threads.
Ling spread his hands wide opened and pulled all the qi threads he scattered around the area during his fight with Tian. The unsuspected elders was caught with these qi threads.
"You...!"
Jian saw all the elders are caught with the qi threads, gathered at the center of the treasure house. Jian's brows met upon looking at the helpless and struggling to escape. He wants to help them, but one mistake may provoke Ling to end their lives.
"Patriarch, save us!" one of the elders shouted.
"Help us get out of here first before dealing with that brat!" the other one shouted.
Jian turned his head and threatened Ling.
"Ling! If you dare kill the elders of the Wen Clan, I will...!"
"You'd what...?"
Ling smirked while holding the qi threads. Then, he immediately pulled all the qi threads.
All the six elders of the Wen Clan died on the spot, severing their bodies with his qi threads. Their blood covered the entire room like a fog and blocked their vision.