Chen Ping's sudden order confused everyone from the Peace and Stability Merchant Association, including Chen An.

Once the enemy surged inside, they would swiftly destroy the buildings, and even if the Peace and Stability Merchant Association survived, the enemy would still raze the entire estate to the ground.

Back then, constructing the merchant association had taken no small amount of effort. But since Chen Ping had given the order, no one dared to disobey, and they quickly retreated.

The Azure Bamboo Gang's four guardians and twelve envoys charged forward with weapons in hand. They had coveted the Peace and Stability Merchant Association for a long time. As long as they took it down, they could seize all its assets.

That was the main reason the Azure Bamboo Gang had agreed to cooperate with the White Tiger Merchant Association.

The Azure Viper Lord and Bai Jingfu arrived together, stepping into the Peace and Stability Merchant Association and surrounding Chen Ping's group.

In sheer numbers, they completely overwhelmed the Peace and Stability Merchant Association. To top it off, they had two profound immortals and four spirit immortals. Chen Ping's side had little chance of victory against that lineup.

Chen Ping urged, "An'er, find a chance to escape." Even he didn't know why he had chosen to trust Liu Wuxie. But since matters had reached this point, saying anything more was useless. He could only try to tear open a path for Chen An to escape.

Chen An clenched his fists. "I'm not going anywhere!" He knew the Peace and Stability Merchant Association was Chen Ping's life's work, built through decades of effort and sacrifice.

Every blade of grass and every tree had been planted personally by Chen Ping and Liu Wuxie, carrying their memories. Thus, Chen Ping would rather die inside the Peace and Stability Merchant Association.

"None of you will leave this place alive today." The Azure Viper Lord sneered, licking his lips. He looked at them with a piercing gaze as the battle erupted.

Liu Wuxie also stood among the crowd, but he wasn't in a hurry to activate the spiritual array. The spiritual array had a time limit, and he wouldn't use it unless necessary.

Not to mention, his cultivation ultimately limited him. Had he reached the Spirit Immortal Realm, he could have easily killed profound immortals with the help of the spiritual array.

Several Azure Bamboo Gang disciples charged toward Liu Wuxie. He summoned the Bloodthirst Blade and swung it down through the air. Chen Ping narrowed his eyes, seeing this. Although the blade technique looked ordinary, Liu Wuxie's way of wielding it resembled that person far too much.

Even when a hundred people performed the same martial technique, they would produce a hundred different versions. After all, everyone's posture and execution varied subtly.

The Azure Bamboo Gang disciples rushing over were sliced apart by the Bloodthirst Blade, instantly striking fear in their comrades. After all, they hadn't suffered any losses earlier in the battle, with only a few injuries at most.

From the very beginning, Liu Wuxie's attacks were ferocious, and his goal was to weaken them by reducing their numbers.

With the Bloodthirst Blade in hand, Liu Wuxie charged into the crowd. Every attack looked plain and unremarkable, yet each contained tremendous power. Supported by the Bloodthirst Blade, Liu Wuxie easily killed more than twenty people in the blink of an eye.

Even first- and second-level High Immortals could barely hinder Liu Wuxie's advance. Before long, he had cleared a space in front of him, and the Azure Bamboo Gang lost many disciples.

Everyone's attention had been on Chen Ping, so no one had paid attention to a ninth-level Heavenly Immortal.

However, the Azure Viper Lord's gaze soon landed on Liu Wuxie, murderous intent brewing in his eyes and transforming into a sword ray that shot toward him.

Liu Wuxie stood no chance against a profound immortal in a true life-and-death battle. He swung the Bloodthirst Blade down and shattered that murderous intent.

The Azure Viper Lord narrowed his eyes as his expression turned grave. He clearly hadn't expected a mere heavenly immortal to survive his attack.

"Kill him!"

The Azure Viper Lord and Bai Jingfu targeted Chen Ping. Thus, he ordered the twelve envoys to kill Liu Wuxie while the four guardians dealt with Chen An and the other experts of the Peace and Stability Merchant Association.

The battle erupted once more. Liu Wuxie fought using guerrilla tactics, maintaining mobility while displaying terrifying speed. The twelve envoys weren't weak, but with Ghost Pupil, Liu Wuxie could find flaws in their attacks. He weaved through them like a butterfly.

After several exchanges, Liu Wuxie broke through the twelve envoys' defenses and appeared in the crowd again.

"Mountain-Splitting Slash!" Liu Wuxie unleashed another plain technique, sending out a terrifying wave with his attack.

Another ten Azure Bamboo Gang disciples died, turning into piles of human skin as the Bloodthirst Blade devoured their blood. Seeing this, the twelve envoys screamed in fury.

"Brat, die!"

The twelve envoys joined forces and unleashed boundless True Immortal Realm laws that imprisoned Liu Wuxie in place.

On the other side, Bai Jingfu and the Azure Viper Lord had joined forces to suppress Chen Ping. The shockwaves from their attacks destroyed most of the flowers and trees within the Peace and Stability Merchant Association's headquarters.

Cracks appeared across many buildings, and if this continued, the grand estate would collapse.

The Azure Viper Lord had already tried his best to avoid damaging the surrounding buildings. His goal was to seize this place for the Azure Bamboo Gang, not destroy it. After all, building such an estate wasn't cheap, and the Azure Bamboo Gang wasn't wealthy.

"Spiritual array, activate!" Liu Wuxie waved his hand, creating a massive barrier that sealed off the entire estate. The cultivators outside could no longer enter and could only watch everything unfold from beyond the barrier.

The sudden appearance of the spiritual array caught the Azure Bamboo Gang and White Tiger Merchant Association by surprise. It also confused the members of the Peace and Stability Merchant Association. None of them knew when they had gained such a spiritual array.

Ye Linghan's gaze sharpened as she rose to her feet, shocked.

"What a profound spiritual array!" Ye Linghan exclaimed. Though she wasn't proficient in alchemy, she was skilled in spiritual arrays. Back in the Azure Flame Dao Hall, she mainly taught spiritual arrays.

Unfortunately, fewer people studied spiritual arrays these days. Most cultivators chose the martial path, alchemy, or talismans instead. Only a few were willing to spend time studying spiritual arrays.

After all, spiritual arrays were complicated and taxing. In actual combat, they were often less effective than martial techniques, alchemy, and talismans.

The martial path focused on honing combat techniques, alchemy could save lives at critical moments, and powerful spiritual talismans could restrain enemies. But no one could stop in the middle of a fight to set up a spiritual array.

Besides, enemies wouldn't foolishly walk into a spiritual array on their own. Thus, the art of spiritual arrays had gradually declined in the celestial realm.

The spiritual array exerted powerful pressure, making everyone feel as though a mountain was weighing them down.

"Chen Ping, you're despicable! You actually set up a spiritual array and lured us in on purpose!" Bai Jingfu roared. He had fought Chen Ping for over a decade, and they understood each other well.

Bai Jingfu knew what Chen Ping was capable of, and Chen Ping understood Bai Jingfu just as well. All these years, Bai Jingfu had never heard that Chen Ping was skilled in spiritual arrays, and even if he were, he shouldn't know any powerful ones.

"Wu Xie... Wuxie!" Chen Ping murmured as a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Everyone, follow my instructions!" Liu Wuxie said, avoiding Chen Ping's burning gaze. That reaction further confirmed Chen Ping's speculation.

"Everyone, listen to Wuxie!" Chen Ping roared.

Although the pronunciation sounded the same and no one noticed anything unusual, only Chen Ping knew he had said "Wuxie" rather than "Wu Xie." After all, Liu Wuxie's sudden appearance in Moon Reverence City and his repeated efforts to save Chen An definitely couldn't be a simple coincidence.

Chen Ping had been too slow and only now guessed Liu Wuxie's true identity.

Two flags appeared in Liu Wuxie's hands, one black and one white. He waved both flags at the same time.

The other members of the Peace and Stability Merchant Association quickly followed Liu Wuxie's instructions and split into two groups. One group followed Chen Ping, while the other followed Liu Wuxie. The two groups charged toward the east and west simultaneously, their formations linked head to tail like two agile snakes weaving through the spiritual array.

"Break out!" Bai Jingfu yelled after sensing the danger. He led everyone from the White Tiger Merchant Association toward the gate.

However, a powerful blast of icy energy rushed toward them and instantly froze several White Tiger Merchant Association guards to death on the spot.

"What terrifying icy energy! The spiritual array can actually manifest ice swords," Ye Linghan exclaimed. She took a step forward to observe the changes in the spiritual array more closely.

Bai Jingfu's face turned terrifyingly grim. He didn't care about losing a few guards. The real problem was that even he couldn't tear open the spiritual array's defenses.

"That brat must be behind this! As long as we kill him, we can dissolve the spiritual array!" the Azure Bamboo Gang's second guardian yelled, her gaze locking on Liu Wuxie like a venomous viper.

"Guardians, focus all your strength on killing that brat! Chief Bai and I will deal with Chen Ping," the Azure Viper Lord said, quickly assigning everyone's roles. Since they couldn't forcibly break the spiritual array, they would kill everyone inside instead.

The moment they attacked, the spiritual array changed once more. A terrifying thunderbolt descended from the sky and struck ten Azure Bamboo Gang disciples. Their bodies were instantly reduced to charred corpses by the lightning. Liu Wuxie had incorporated the profundities of the Nine Absolute Fist into this spiritual array.

Just as the four guardians were about to strike Liu Wuxie, a bizarre scene unfolded. A five-elemental divine mountain descended from the sky and blocked their path. It was an illusion and lacked much offensive power, but it could prevent enemies from locating Liu Wuxie.

Just like that, an unusual slaughter officially began. The disciples of the Azure Bamboo Gang and the White Tiger Merchant Association could only wander around without clear direction.

"Attack!" Liu Wuxie led his team around the five elemental divine mountain into another region while the four guardians wandered in place, unable to escape the illusion.

The people outside watched in confusion. They didn't know what was happening inside the spiritual array and were baffled when they saw the Azure Bamboo Gang's experts charging wildly through it.

Liu Wuxie specifically targeted the ordinary disciples of the Azure Bamboo Gang, leaving piles of corpses behind in the blink of an eye. All their interspatial rings vanished as well, since Liu Wuxie was currently broke. Aside from some daily necessities, he only had the Bloodthirst Blade on him.

He had used all of his immortal stones to break through to the ninth-level Heavenly Immortal Realm, so whatever resources he could obtain now were still precious for him.

In just a few breaths, Liu Wuxie had slain more than thirty members of the Azure Bamboo Gang. The Azure Bamboo Gang had brought only about a hundred people, and they had already lost nearly half.

Chen Ping followed Liu Wuxie's instructions and adopted a hit-and-run tactic, trying to exhaust Bai Jingfu and the Azure Viper Lord's immortal energy before slowly dealing with them.

Limited materials and time prevented the spiritual array from unleashing enough offensive power to kill profound immortals. Even so, what it achieved had already overturned everyone's understanding.