Suddenly, several earth-shattering booms echoed within the gates of Zhao Family. Several spots of the sect-protecting great formation exploded violently, igniting towering flames.
Almost all the surrounding cultivators were startled by this commotion.
"The Zhao Family's sect-protecting great formation has been breached. Brothers, charge in and seize the Foundation Building Pills!" A loud voice resounded, clearly reaching everyone's ears.
Following a series of battle cries, the team leaders outside the sect-protecting great formation released numerous talismans, fiercely bombarding the front.
The various cultivators who had been watching vigilantly from the sidelines could no longer restrain themselves and rushed towards Zhao Family's gate.
Witnessing this scene, Meng Zhang knew that the hidden hands planted by Twin Success Valley cultivators had been set into motion, and Zhao Family's fate was sealed. Today, they couldn't escape their calamity.
Sighing inwardly, Meng Zhang also followed the crowd and rushed toward Zhao Family's gate.
The sect-protecting great formation of Zhao Family had already been shaky due to internal damage. Under the fierce assault of so many cultivators, it didn't hold for long and completely collapsed.
Losing the protection of the sect-protecting great formation, Zhao Family's gate was now exposed and defenseless before numerous hostile cultivators.
Countless cultivators charged in, launching a frenzy of attacks against the defending Zhao Family cultivators.
Among them were many cultivators like Meng Zhang, quietly infiltrating the inside.
When Zhao Yanbei left the Zhao Family, he took away most of the Refining Qi late-stage cultivators from the clan.
Although there were still quite a few remaining cultivators, they lacked true experts.
If the sect-protecting great formation of Zhao Family hadn't been destroyed from within, a group of Refining Qi late-stage cultivators, relying on the formation, could even contend with Foundation Building cultivators.
But now that the sect-protecting great formation had been breached, Zhao Family cultivators lost their greatest reliance.
Meng Zhang wielded his flying sword, "Soft Around The Finger," and beheaded a resisting Zhao Family cultivator with a single strike.
Huh, isn't that old guy ahead the Sect Master of Flying Eagle Sect, Chen Zhentian?
Flying Eagle Sect and Zhao Family had always had a close relationship, and the Sect Master Chen Zhentian and Zhao Family's head Zhao Yanbei were said to be sworn brothers. However, this old man didn't show any mercy while killing Zhao Family cultivators.
Indeed, in the Cultivation World, the relationships between cultivators were unreliable. They could turn hostile at the slightest provocation, without any mercy in their actions.
Upon closer observation, Meng Zhang also noticed experts from Qiaoshou Sect and Golden Blade Sect among the invaders.
Some of them wore tattered cloth on their faces, while others didn't bother disguising themselves at all, directly slashing and killing their way forward.
Truly, when disaster strikes, it's every man for himself. Zhao Family was in dire straits, and their old friends, instead of lending a helping hand, were seizing the opportunity to gain benefits.
The invading cultivators rushed from all directions towards the central area of Zhao Family - Fuzhao Valley.
Fuzhao Valley housed the relatives of Zhao Family cultivators.
Although cultivator wars generally avoided targeting ordinary mortals deliberately, these bloodthirsty cultivators showed no concern for them as they attacked, causing numerous casualties among the common folk.
Thankfully, all the cultivators were busy charging forward, not lingering here for long.
It was like a typhoon had swept through, leaving devastation behind.
In the central location of Fuzhao Valley, the residence of Zhao Family cultivators remained. All the remaining Zhao Family cultivators, including many elderly cultivators with gray hair and shaky stances, struggled to form their last line of defense, relying on this building to make their final stand.
The invading cultivators who had poured into Zhao Family had different motives, but they shared one unspoken understanding: eliminate all Zhao Family cultivators to avoid future troubles.
If any Zhao Family cultivators survived this calamity, the cultivators present wouldn't be willing to bear the consequences.
A small number of Zhao Family cultivators who sought to surrender were directly killed. Those who tried to escape were hunted down.
Meng Zhang had no interest in committing more atrocities; he came here to see if he could gain some advantages.
He knew that the rumor about Zhao Family possessing Foundation Building Pills was false, but after centuries of accumulation, they should have some savings.
The final resistance of Zhao Family was concentrated in several places: the ancestral hall, Hidden Scripture Pavilion, and the clan treasury.
These places also attracted the largest number of invaders.
Some weaker cultivators knew their limitations and didn't join the fray at these locations, choosing instead to plunder Zhao Family cultivators' residences.
Occasionally, cultivators emerged from these places with smiles on their faces, carrying their spoils.
Apart from attracting more cultivators to plunder these locations, some malicious cultivators also planned to take advantage of others.
Before coming here, Meng Zhang had made thorough preparations. He had a storage bag tied around his waist, and inside it were numerous bottles and jars.
Meng Zhang swiftly collected all the Red Feather Liquid in the pool and the dozen or so bird eggs soaked in it, storing them in the jars he had brought.
When his supply of jars ran short, he quickly carved rocks and improvised more stone containers.
After storing all the Red Feather Liquid, Meng Zhang regretfully glanced at the place before leaving immediately.
When Meng Zhang returned to the surface, it was precisely when Zhao Family's Hidden Scripture Pavilion was breached.
Zhao Family had a three-hundred-year-old legacy, and their foundation was indeed deep. These critical buildings not only had separate formation restrictions guarding them but also possessed formidable counter-attack capabilities.
Several cultivators' bodies were left on the ground before Hidden Scripture Pavilion was finally breached.
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