I'm in Battle Through the Heavens, and I have a control panel.

Chapter 51 One Company Dominates

Xiao Zheng and Little Fairy Doctor went to Jia Lie's house.

During the journey, Xiao Zheng examined Jia Liebi's storage ring and found 30 gold coins and some cultivation techniques inside.

There is the advanced Xuan-rank technique "Wind Sweep Technique" from the Jia Lie family, and the intermediate Xuan-rank technique "Thunderous Meridian Tempering Technique" that Jia Lie Bigang has acquired.

There are also a bunch of fighting techniques, such as the low-level Xuan-rank techniques like "Azure Wind Whirlwind Fist," "Wind-Shaped Palm," and "Swift Wind Step."

He felt that these fighting techniques could be selected and included, but since techniques like the Azure Wind Whirlwind Fist were wind-attribute fighting techniques, he couldn't use them.

In the end, Xiao Zheng only included the "Swift Wind Step" movement technique.

Although mastering the Thunderclap Meridian Tempering Technique to its peak would grant him speeds approaching those of lightning, that would only be possible after reaching the Dou Huang level.

Now, Xiao Zheng does indeed need a movement technique to use.

With a thought, a light gold panel popped up in front of him.

Xiao Zheng checked the current information.

Name: Xiao Zheng

Age: 16

[Realm: One-Star Great Dou Master (2/31)]

[Soul: Mortal Realm (Lightning, Fire, Wood)]

[Cultivation Technique: Thunderclap Meridian Tempering Technique (Cultivation Limit: Nine-Star Dou Huang)]

[Learned: Thunderclap Meridian Tempering Technique (Mid-grade Profound Rank), Xiao Family Basics... Click to expand]

[Combat Skills: Star-Shaking Whip (High-level Profound Rank, Beginner, 0/5), Swift Wind Step (Low-level Profound Rank, Unskilled, 0/1)... Click to expand]

[Different Flame: Thousand Machine Flame]

[Identity: Alchemist (Rank 2, 0/2)]

[Prescription: Qi-Condensing Powder (First Grade)... Click to expand]

[Fortune Points: 2]

【Chosen Mission: None (?)】

Looking at the newly added cultivation techniques and combat skills on the panel, Xiao Zheng sighed, lamenting that in addition to cultivating cultivation techniques, he now had the added task of cultivating combat skills every day.

Before long, Xiao Zheng and Little Fairy Doctor arrived at the Jia Lie family home.

In front of a vermilion gate, two guards dressed in black stood with their chests puffed out and bellies protruding.

Seeing Xiao Zheng and his companion walking straight towards them, the gatekeeper immediately shouted sternly, "Halt! What brings you here?"

Xiao Zheng stopped, a playful smile curving his lips: "Nothing much, just came to raid your Jia Lie family's property."

"If you don't want to die, get out of here right now."

"puff!"

The two security guards immediately burst out laughing, their faces full of mockery. "Search the house? You two little brats?"

"You should all take a good look at yourselves and see what kind of people you are, daring to talk big in front of the Jia Lie family's door! You're tired of living!"

Xiao Zheng was too lazy to waste any more words, so he directly used the Star-Shaking Whip, which condensed into a lightning whip and lashed out, splitting the two guards in two.

Thump thump—

Before the gatekeeper could even scream, he fell to the ground in pieces, his blood instantly staining the bluestone steps in front of the gate.

The commotion alerted those inside the courtyard.

One after another, figures rushed out from inside.

Leading the group were several middle-aged men with imposing presences, all of whom were high-ranking members of the Jialie family.

They saw the gatekeeper lying on the ground at the entrance, and then caught a glimpse of Xiao Zheng and Little Fairy Doctor with calm expressions. Their eyes widened in anger.

"You dare kill someone from my Jialie family? You're asking for death!"

A bearded leader roared and swung his fist at Xiao Zheng.

Xiao Zheng's eyes turned cold. As he dodged the attack, he suddenly activated his Absorbing Palm technique.

A powerful suction force erupted instantly, causing the bearded leader to lose control and crash straight into Xiao Zheng.

Xiao Zheng reached out and struck him on the chest with his palm. The sound of bones breaking was clearly audible. The bearded leader spat out a mouthful of blood, flew backward, and crashed into the door frame, dying on the spot.

"This idea is tricky, let's all work together!"

The others were both shocked and enraged by what they saw, and they all drew their weapons to attack Xiao Zheng and his companion.

Swords flashed with cold light, and fighting techniques poured out, creating a fierce and terrifying atmosphere in front of the mansion gate.

The Fairy Doctor moved with light, graceful steps, her figure weaving through the crowd like a ghost.

With a light tap of her jade-like hand, she unleashed a series of Poison Palm strikes, killing all who were hit instantly.

Xiao Zheng frequently swung his Star-Shaking Whip, sweeping across the surroundings with a whooshing sound. Wherever the whip's shadow passed, the sounds of bones shattering and screams of agony rose and fell.

Those members of the Galley family were like paper in front of him, utterly vulnerable, and a large number of them fell down in a short time.

Seeing how fierce the two were, the remaining men dared not fight any longer.

They all dropped their weapons and ran away, hoping to save their lives.

Xiao Zheng did not give chase. His purpose in coming here was to raid the house, and there was no need to waste time on these small fry.

After entering the Jia Lie family mansion, Xiao Zheng and Xiao Yi Xian split up and ransacked the storerooms and study.

However, the result greatly disappointed Xiao Zheng. Apart from some extremely poor quality medicinal herbs, the warehouse contained only a few worthless Yellow-rank cultivation manuals, and he couldn't even find a single gold coin.

Xiao Zheng said with a displeased look, "The Jia Lie family is really poor to the core!"

However, thinking of the 30 gold coins and those cultivation techniques and fighting skills in the Garlebina Ring, Xiao Zheng's mood improved considerably.

He has no use for these combat techniques and skills, so he can sell them, but he doesn't plan to sell them in Wutan City.

The reason is that Wutan City is now dominated by the Xiao family, and there are no wealthy people left. Under these circumstances, the price will definitely be driven down to an extremely low level, which is really not worthwhile.

Xiao Zheng and Little Fairy Doctor left the Jia Lie family.

Back at the hotel, Xiao Zheng sat on the bed and fell into deep thought.

His biggest advantage is that there are no bottlenecks in cultivation, but the disadvantage is that it takes a lot of time to grind proficiency.

Therefore, he plans to go into seclusion for a period of time, on the one hand to try to break through to a higher level of Great Dou Master, and on the other hand to improve his proficiency with the Star-Shaking Whip and Swift Wind Step.

In addition, he also wanted to take advantage of his seclusion to improve his alchemist rank and, incidentally, refine some poisons for Little Fairy Doctor to help her enhance her strength.

The location for seclusion is crucial; crowded and noisy inns can easily lead to accidents that disrupt one's cultivation.

After much deliberation, Xiao Zheng felt that the Xiao family was a good choice.

Now that the Xiao family is eager to repair their relationship with him, if he goes to the Xiao family for seclusion, they will definitely cooperate fully.

In this way, he can obtain a quiet and safe cultivation environment, and at the same time, he can use the power of the Xiao family to collect some medicinal materials and prescriptions for poisons, which can be described as the best of both worlds.

Xiao Zheng decided to talk to Xiao Zhan about this matter after obtaining the medicinal herbs from the Mittel Auction House.

It was evening.

The news that Xiao Zheng and Little Fairy Doctor had wiped out the Jia Lie family spread like wildfire throughout Wutan City, and both the Mittel Auction House and the Xiao family quickly received the news.

……

Mittel Auction House.

Upon hearing that the Jialie family had been wiped out, Gu Ni exclaimed in astonishment, "This Xiao Zheng is truly a ruthless and vicious man who hates evil. He wiped out the Jialie family just like that."

Ya Fei, sitting to the side, nodded gently upon hearing this: "That makes sense."

"Xiao Zheng came from humble beginnings. Once he gained power, he was bound to be fiercely opposed to evil. Moreover, he had left the Xiao family and had no ties to the family, so he could act without any scruples."

At this point, her tone grew serious: "People like this should either be avoided altogether, or they should be eliminated once and for all, otherwise the consequences will be dire."

Gu Ni wholeheartedly agreed, saying, "Miss Ya Fei is absolutely right. We must try our best to win him over in the future and never become his enemy."

Suddenly, Ya Fei thought of something and gave a bitter smile: "Sigh, it's just bad luck."

"Now that the Xiao family is all-powerful, I'm afraid the bunch of Yellow-Rank cultivation techniques I collected from Xiao Zheng will be stuck with me."

Gu Ni was stunned for a moment, then realized what was going on and a bitter smile appeared on his face as well: "It's really like that. Without other forces bidding, those Yellow-rank cultivation techniques can't fetch a good price at all. This is a huge loss."

Ya Fei rubbed her temples and muttered with a sigh, "Xiao Zheng has ruined me!"

……

Inside the Xiao family's council hall.

Xiao Zhan, the Grand Elder, and other core clan members were also discussing the Jialie family's affairs.

Xiao Zhan didn't feel much about it and even thought Xiao Zheng did the right thing.

The Grand Elder seemed somewhat restless, his fingers unconsciously tapping the table as he kept recalling whether he had ever offended Xiao Zheng in the past.

The more he thought about it, the more fortunate he felt. Fortunately, he hadn't targeted Xiao Zheng back then; otherwise, given Xiao Zheng's current behavior, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

At this moment, the First Elder suddenly thought of something and said to Xiao Zhan, "Clan Chief, I have just carefully considered the relationship between the Xiao family and Xiao Zheng."

"Over the years, we haven't treated Xiao Zheng well, but we haven't offended him either. If there's any hidden danger, it's probably the person who drove Xiao Zheng away last year."

"I plan to send the three of them to the edge of the Monster Mountain Range to mine, so they'll never appear in Utan City again. This will also show Xiao Zheng our sincerity. What do you think?"

After a moment's thought, Xiao agreed that it was feasible and said, "Okay, let's do it that way."

"This way, we can both give Xiao Zheng an explanation and prevent those three guys from provoking him again in the future."