Upon learning the news, young Xie Aotian took advantage of the family banquet when everyone was off guard and secretly sneaked into the Xie family head's room.

He cut his wrist and used his blood to break the seal on the main room of the Xie family, then entered the secret chamber and stole the top-grade spirit marrow stone.

After obtaining the top-grade spirit marrow stone, he fled the Xie mansion overnight.

In a remote mountain cave, he consumed a top-grade spiritual marrow stone.

Stimulated by the supreme spiritual marrow stone, after going through numerous hardships and narrowly escaping death, he finally succeeded in cleansing his marrow and tendons.

It also activated the bloodline of the ancient Devouring Python hidden within its body.

From then on, his cultivation progressed rapidly, and in just thirty years, he advanced from a Qi Refining stage cultivator to a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

An accident led him to fall into the burial grounds of an ancient battlefield, where he obtained the inheritance from the tomb of a demon cultivator in the Tribulation Transcending stage.

After that, in less than a hundred years, he broke through to become a Grand Master of the Integration Stage.

As his cultivation level increased and time passed, his hatred for the Xie family did not fade or weaken with time; on the contrary, it deepened over time, like brewing wine.

So, on the day the Xie family held a grand banquet to celebrate Xie Tianyi's wedding, he returned to the Xie family.

The Xie family head looked at the tall figure that had suddenly appeared in the courtyard, his eyes flickering.

He didn't recognize Xie Aotian, only thinking that he was an enemy Xie Tianyi had met outside.

Realizing that the other party was already at the Nascent Soul stage at such a young age, he was angry but did not intend to make an enemy of him.

Xie Zhenping stepped out from the crowd, greeting them with a smile, and said, "Young friend, it's better to resolve enmity than to let it fester. No matter what grudges your son has against you, he is now seriously injured and unconscious after your attack. Let's wipe the slate clean of past grievances, shall we?"

He thought that with this person's cultivation level, taking Xie Tianyi's life would be as easy as turning his hand. Now that he had spared Xie Tianyi's life, it must not be some deep-seated hatred.

He thought that as long as he gave the other party a way out, they would take the opportunity to back down.

In this way, he can avoid a fight and also show his magnanimity, killing two birds with one stone. Why not do it?

His plan was well-conceived, but unfortunately, Xie Aotian would never grant his wish.

Xie Aotian scoffed and said disdainfully, "You old scoundrel, do you still recognize who I am?"

"Back then, my mother died saving you, but you abandoned me in a remote courtyard and ignored me because I didn't have good aptitude in the test. You are truly hypocritical and opportunistic."

"Now look at this hall, decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and then look at your son lying on the ground."

"Tsk tsk tsk, you still greet the person who hurt him with a smile, without asking why."

"Only concerned with keeping the peace, you're Xie Zhenping's son, how laughable, how pathetic, tsk tsk tsk..."

The hall and courtyard were deathly silent; you could hear a pin drop.

Yu Letian glanced at Xie Zhenping with some disdain, thinking to himself, "No wonder the patriarch is unwilling to associate too closely with Patriarch Xie. Patriarch Xie's way of dealing with people is indeed inappropriate."

Nangong Lingyu and Ji Minghui exchanged a glance and shook their heads.

The other guests stood there awkwardly, wishing they could bury their heads in the ground and pretend they hadn't seen or heard anything.

Upon hearing this, the Xie family head's smile vanished, replaced by a look of venom in his eyes.

With a flick of his sleeve, he smashed the tables and chairs around him to pieces.

He remembered.

Pointing his finger at Xie Aotian, he angrily shouted, "It's you, you...you unfilial son!"

"Not only did they steal the family's most treasured possession, but now they've returned to the manor to kill their own relatives. It's simply... simply..."

At this point, Xie Zhenping became enraged and struck Xie Aotian in the courtyard.

Xie Zhenping has already reached the late stage of the Integration Realm, while Xie Aotian is only at the early stage of the Integration Realm.

Everyone naturally assumed that the Xie family head would emerge victorious in this struggle.

However, to everyone's great surprise, the enraged Xie family head did not last ten moves against Xie Aotian.

He was then sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground in the yard, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Xie Aotian did not pity him.

Back then, when this person found him, he saw that he had already consumed the top-grade spirit marrow stone. This person wanted to use his bones and blood to refine medicine.

If it weren't for his observant elder brother who noticed something amiss, went to investigate, and decisively used his own blood to activate the sixth-grade random teleportation talisman left to him by his predecessors for self-defense, sending Xie Aotian away, Xie Aotian would have been dead long ago.

Xie Aotian's return this time was originally just to find the Xie family, settle old scores with them for the mistreatment, humiliation, and beating he suffered in his childhood, and vent his anger.

However, after he severely injured Xie Tianyi and defeated the head of the Xie family.

Looking at the entire hall, where everyone was filled with fear and trepidation, and treated him with utmost respect, he changed his mind.

He thought to himself, "Very well, since they are so afraid of him now, let them live in fear under his command."

He wanted to make everyone in the Xie family regret their actions.