Hearing this, Qin Ning's face instantly turned cold.
"That's right, kid. We brothers are from the Changtian Alliance of Changtian Commandery. Release our companion immediately, or else no matter where you run, our Changtian Alliance will ensure you die without a grave!"
Another leader chimed in.
Dozens of people surrounded them, their eyes filled with killing intent.
The leaders of the three groups surged with qi and rose into the air, releasing an abundance of spiritual qi. Clearly, they were powerful experts who had reached the Spirit Sea realm.
Seeing this, Qin Ning also grew angry.
These people seemed utterly incapable of reading the situation!
"Do you need me to help you kill them?"
Ye Yuanyuan stepped forward at this moment, speaking softly, though her expression was extremely solemn.
"Not bad, not bad. You finally have the awareness of a true maidservant!"
Qin Ning praised her, then smiled and said, "However, there's no need for you to take action here. I can handle these small fry myself."
"If you want to kill me, come at me all at once!"
Stepping forward, Qin Ning looked at the dozens of people and said, "Whether it's the Changtian Alliance or the Ice Skull Mercenary Group, if you want to act tough in front of me, you're still far too green."
"You court death!"
"Arrogant!"
"Ignorant!"
The three groups closed in on him once more.
The leader of the Changtian Alliance roared, "Kid, after we kill you, we will hunt down your family and make them pay in blood for your arrogance today!"
"That's right! Our Ice Skull Mercenary Group is not to be trifled with!"
"Indeed, let's charge together and kill him. I don't believe he won't cry for help."
"A pack of rabble!"
Qin Ning snorted coldly and said, "This is not a place for you to trespass. Forbearing from killing you when you dared to barge in here was already my greatest mercy, yet now you want to turn around and kill me?"
"In that case... die!"
With a flick of his sleeve, Qin Ning waved his hand.
With his feet treading the Seven Stars and his steps following the Five Elements, a thunderous explosion suddenly resounded through the sky.
A cracking sound echoed from the ground as several stone golems slowly emerged within the valley.
The moment the stone golems, each over ten feet tall, appeared, Qin Ning barked, "Kill them! Leave none alive!"
Whoosh...
The stone golems, which initially looked bulky and cumbersome, moved as fast as lightning at this moment, charging forward one by one.
Bang!
A stone golem threw a punch, blowing apart an expert of the Jingmen realm, sending blood spraying everywhere.
In an instant, the crowd of dozens who had surrounded Qin Ning began to scream in terror.
They couldn't even dodge if they wanted to, forced to face the incredibly heavy and swift fists of the stone golems head-on.
Qin Ning watched everything unfold coldly, remaining silent.
This place was called the Stone Valley, a location he had constructed in the past to train his grand-disciples.
These stone golems were originally meant to train his grand-disciples' reflexes and endurance.
Even the soil and plants on the mountaintops had been carved out sword by sword by Qin Ning from ten-thousand-foot-high peaks and moved here, solely for the purpose of planting some flowers and grass to beautify the scenery.
Each of these medicinal herbs was extremely precious to martial artists of the Spirit Sea realm, but to the Qin Ning of that time, they were merely decorative flora.
Everything here could be said to have been built by Qin Ning's own hands, which was why he could not tolerate anyone trying to destroy it.
Within the span of a single incense stick's burn, dozens of corpses lay scattered across the ground, blood flowing in streams.
Qin Ning walked to the foot of the central mountain. Looking up at the dozen or so people trapped on the slope, he said indifferently, "I originally wanted you to enjoy the beautiful scenery here before dying a slow death, but now, I've changed my mind."
As soon as he finished speaking, he clenched his fist. At that moment, several swords slowly emerged from the mountain, thrusting toward the dozen people trapped there.
"No, no, no, no!"
Suddenly, on the mountainside, a young man dressed in luxurious robes screamed.
"You cannot kill me! I am Wang Yuanyu, the young master of the Wang family from the Imperial Capital!" the youth shrieked. "You cannot kill me!"
"There is no one here that I, Qin Ning, cannot kill!"
At this moment, Ye Yuanyuan looked over in shock.
Wang Yuanyu!
The Wang family was a major clan in the Imperial Capital.
"Ye Yuanyuan!"
His face covered in blood, Wang Yuanyu spotted Ye Yuanyuan and immediately screamed, "Miss Ye, I am Wang Yuanyu! You can't let him kill me!"
Hearing this, Ye Yuanyuan smiled bitterly in her heart.
"Young Master Qin, this person is from the Wang family of the Imperial Capital. The Wang family is a highly influential clan in the Beiming Empire!"
"So what?"
Qin Ning said slowly, "When I want to kill someone, I don't care about their identity."
Hearing this, Ye Yuanyuan did not dare to say another word.
Qin Ning was truly too familiar with this place.
She didn't even know what other mechanisms Qin Ning might trigger here in the next moment.
At this moment, Qin Ning waved his hand, and his killing intent suddenly transformed into a cold wind.
These people were far too arrogant. This place could be considered his back garden from back then, yet they dared to trample all over it. They deserved to die.
Those sharp swords were now moving slowly, and in just a brief moment, they were about to pierce the bodies of the dozen or so people.
"Ignorant brat, stop this instant!"
But at that very moment, a sudden shout rang out.
Another group of riders came galloping over.
"Jing Yuan!"
Seeing the burly man leading the group, Wang Yuanyu immediately cried out in joy, "Jing Yuan, Jing Yuan! You've arrived just in time! Kill him for me! Kill this Qin Ning, he wants to kill me!"
When Jing Yuan saw the scene before him, his gaze fell upon Ye Yuanyuan, and he was slightly taken aback.
"Miss Ye, what are you doing?" As a steward of the Wang family, Jing Yuan had accompanied his young master here because the young master wanted to capture a spirit beast to use as a mount.
Therefore, upon arriving at the Lingyun Mountain Range, his young master had naturally been very curious and rushed into the secret area inside, prompting Jing Yuan to hurriedly follow.
Seeing Ye Yuanyuan, he instinctively assumed that she was the one behind this.
"This has nothing to do with me!"
Ye Yuanyuan said with a cold expression, not bothering to explain further.
"It's this brat! It's him!" Wang Yuanyu suddenly roared.
"Qin Ning, I advise you to stop! Otherwise, the wrath of the Wang family from the Imperial Capital is not something you can withstand!"
"Why should I care about the wrath of some damn Wang family from the Imperial Capital?"
Qin Ning said slowly, "This brat trespassed onto my territory, so I want to kill him. What the hell does that have to do with you?"
"You..."
Jing Yuan was a steward of the Wang family. In the entire Beiming Empire, no one had ever dared to speak to him like this.
"Since that's the case, you refuse to let him go, is that right?"
Jing Yuan bellowed in anger, "Then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Men, release the beasts and slaughter this brat!"
Jing Yuan could not figure out why Ye Yuanyuan was with Qin Ning, so he did not dare to make a move immediately. Instead, he had his men release the spirit beast.
At first glance, it looked like just an ordinary ox, but upon closer inspection, one could tell that it was a spirit beast.