Only My Way

Walking behind the head butler.

Amidst the cries and wails, feeling the sorrowful atmosphere permeating the entire Jiang family from the inside out, Ling Wuyuan didn't experience any sympathy or empathy like ordinary people. He only felt his heart becoming increasingly calm, so calm that he resembled a plant, possessing a strange feeling of not being pleased by external gains or saddened by losses.

He was well aware that if he were to completely fall from grace one day, it would be infinitely more difficult than it was for the Jiang family.

After all, he knew very well what kind of person he was.

In the future, he would inevitably offend many powerful individuals or forces.

That was inevitable.

Because... he believed from the bottom of his heart that people should devour each other, that people should step on others to climb higher.

The world is a pyramid.

Every step you take upwards requires stepping on someone else.

Unless you completely detach yourself from the social system, it's impossible to ascend by stepping on air.

Therefore, walking in the narrow corridor, Ling Wuyuan lightly smelled the lingering scent of blood and the pungent odor of thick smoke. He couldn't help but think that one day in the future, he might also die at the hands of some powerful figure...

Thinking of that scene.

A smile slowly appeared on his face, a genuine smile.

'Indeed, being killed by someone isn't an unacceptable thing...'

'Just like killing others isn't an unacceptable thing either...'

'The strong live, the weak die.'

'This is the ultimate truth!'

'If I die and my Dao disappears in the future, I can't blame others...'

The Jiang family members along the way, looking at the slight smile and casualness on the face of the young man being led by the head butler, were all slightly stunned. Even their sorrow was momentarily alleviated, and they couldn't help but wonder:

'Who is that?'

They could feel that Ling Wuyuan had a sense of incompatibility with the entire Jiang family.

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Not long after.

After passing through corridors that were still heavily guarded and had never been successfully invaded by external enemies.

Ling Wuyuan was finally brought to a special room made entirely of metal.

When the head butler successfully opened the door after a series of complicated procedures, Ling Wuyuan estimated that the security door made of special metal was at least fifty centimeters thick. Due to the special nature of the material, its defensive capabilities probably reached a level that even a [Qi Nurturing Realm] expert would find difficult to penetrate.

"Although this room isn't large, our Jiang family spent more than two hundred years to completely build it."

"Unless a special key is used in conjunction with a fixed opening method, there's almost no way to safely open it. Once external force attempts to forcibly break it, the mechanism within will be triggered immediately, causing thousands of kilograms of [Fire Poison Solution] to pour down indiscriminately, thereby quickly destroying the various things stored inside and giving the invaders the final revenge from our Jiang family..."

While speaking.

The head butler's tone was filled with hatred and lingering fear.

Lingering fear that the [Crimson Fire Bandits] had not yet managed to invade this place.

Otherwise.

Even if Ling Wuyuan could eliminate all the [Crimson Fire Bandits], the situation would still be beyond saving...

Faced with thousands of kilograms of [Fire Poison Solution] out of control, the best-case scenario for the entire Jiang family would be half of them dead or injured.

That was a dangerous thing that even they couldn't handle...

As for the so-called [Fire Poison Solution], although it's a relatively unpopular item, Ling Wuyuan had actually seen relevant information in various books before. According to the records in the books, it's a special flammable solution with strong toxicity that can usually only be stored in a sealed container.

Once exposed to air, the [Fire Poison Solution] will quickly release a strong toxic gas!

That's an ultra-powerful poison that's enough to have a fatal impact on the [Blood Strengthening Realm]!

Moreover, the effects of the [Fire Poison Solution] are far more than that. It can also quickly generate ultra-high temperatures that can dissolve most conventional metals in a matter of seconds!!

According to Ling Wuyuan's understanding of the various conventional metals in this world, in order to quickly dissolve them, the [Fire Poison Solution] would have to release an ultra-high temperature of at least five to six thousand degrees!

Even without mentioning the poisonous gas that can cause widespread casualties.

This temperature alone is far more vicious than napalm bombs and white phosphorus bombs from his previous life...

Therefore, hearing that this metal treasure vault actually contained [Fire Poison Solution] with a weight calculated in tons, Ling Wuyuan also raised his eyebrows slightly and subconsciously glanced at the top of the metal room, and then successfully saw a large number of things similar to sprinkler heads.

Presumably, once the mechanism is activated, those sprinkler heads will rapidly pour out a large amount of [Fire Poison Solution]!

Looking at those sprinkler heads, Ling Wuyuan could imagine that even if the [Crimson Fire Bandits] could eliminate all the Jiang family's resistance, these [Fire Poison Solutions] would give them and even the residents of the surrounding area a very, very big surprise...

Once these [Fire Poison Solutions] are completely released, the poisonous gas derived from them alone would easily kill or injure tens of thousands of people in the entire Taixia Town.

For a moment.

Ling Wuyuan was also a little speechless at the Jiang family's ruthlessness.

Obviously, this was their method of dragging everyone down to die together.

The matter was similar to how dignitaries in modern society choose to set the activation conditions for nuclear bombs through the heartbeats of family members.

The main idea is that no matter what, I just want everyone to accompany my whole family to die together.

The biggest hidden danger in the whole thing is that if these mechanisms suddenly fail, then the Jiang family would be miserable. It would be self-destruction of the entire clan, cremation on the spot...

However.

Looking at these things, Ling Wuyuan also recalled the Pei family back then.

He wondered if the Pei family had created something similar back then...

He guessed not.

Otherwise, there wouldn't have been so few people who died back then.

Or...

Was it actually dismantled by the other families working together?

Just as Ling Wuyuan was still pondering the matter.

The head butler took out a list made of special paper from somewhere. Following the contents of the list, he pointed to the various things in the room and wanted to introduce them to Ling Wuyuan one by one:

"Young hero Ling Wuyuan, this is a piece of [Black Moon Snow-Veined Iron] from [Yunling Prefecture]. Although it's only the size of a watermelon, this thing weighs more than three hundred catties. It's very suitable for making some..."

Which immediately made Ling Wuyuan's eyes light up.

There really are good things?

"This thing is good, I want it."

The head butler naturally nodded in agreement:

"Okay, okay, then you tell me a place, and I'll find someone to move it over to you later."

But Ling Wuyuan politely waved his hand repeatedly:

"No need to be so troublesome, I have a spatial ring."

In the next moment, Ling Wuyuan waved his hand casually, and the thing immediately disappeared, taken away by him.

The head butler, who was still thinking about recording the item and address, looked at the shelf that was instantly empty, and then at the two spatial rings in Ling Wuyuan's hand, and immediately couldn't help but gasp slightly!

He deeply understood that this time, the family treasure vault was really going to suffer...

This was much more ruthless than bringing your own snakeskin pocket, it was directly like driving a truck over to play zero-dollar shopping!!

How terrifying!!

However, thinking of the Jiang family ancestor's instructions, he could only grit his teeth and nod, continuing to introduce to Ling Wuyuan: "This thing that looks like yellow weeds is..."