Five days later, in the dead of night.

The sky was filled with stars, the silver moon hanging like a disc.

In the moonlight, seven figures flew through the air, looking down at the Duan Family estate below.

These people were dressed the same, all in white robes, but with different patterns, some with plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, others with landscapes and flowers, exuding an air of elegance.

However, the aura they carried was far from elegant, for the very air around them twisted with each of their breaths.

The cultivation of these seven was all at the Divine Separation Stage.

This force was enough to wipe out any known faction on the surface.

"Big Brother, that Qin Yi dares to capture Zhantian. Let's go down and destroy the Duan Family, leave no one alive."

"That's right, some kid from the Mortal World, flaunting the Four Guardian Gods, actually dares to oppose us, truly courting death."

"What of the Four Guardian Gods? Even if they were here, we would not fear them."

These seven were already quite old, averaging seventy to eighty years, but showed none of the frailty of ordinary elders, their words filled with haughtiness and hostility.

In their youth, they were called the Seven Sons of the Su Family.

Now, they are revered as the Seven Elders of the Su Family.

The outside world knew little of their might, but when it came to the hidden families, the mention of these seven was met with great apprehension.

The seven had grown up, cultivated, and fought together since childhood, their tacit understanding was unmatched by anyone.

Though not true brothers by blood, they were more than brothers, even having changed their original names.

Now, they were named after colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.

The eldest, Su Cheng, looked down at the darkened Duan Family below and said indifferently, "Don't underestimate Qin Yi. He was able to leave a message quietly on the Family Head's desk and leave the Su Family like it was no one's domain. For that alone, we should not be careless."

"Big brother, you give that Qin Yi too much credit. He's just showing off because of the Four Guardian Gods."

"Exactly, it's said that Qin Yi is only in his twenties. At this age, even if he started cultivating from the womb, how powerful could he be?"

Su Cheng gently stroked his beard, his eyes flickering slightly, "But don't forget, Zhantian is in his hands."

"Big brother, if he dares to use Zhantian as a threat against us, I swear I'll slaughter his kin."

Su Cheng waved his hand, "You've misunderstood me. Zhantian is about to break through to the Divine Separation Stage, yet ultimately landed in Qin Yi's hands. Do you still think Qin Yi is weak?"

The others fell silent.

"Big brother, we all know Zhantian's talent, who in this world can match it? What is Qin Yi if not some rural bumpkin? I believe Zhantian fell into his hands due to some conspiracy."

"Indeed, I've heard Qin Yi is crafty and deceitful, Zhantian must have been trapped by him."

"Big brother, I say we go down and capture Qin Yi's relatives. Let's see if he dares not hand over Zhantian."

Su Cheng's eyes flickered slightly; he had not interacted with Qin Yi but based on his deeds, he sensed this young man was not easy to deal with.

Qin Yi knew Su Zhantian's identity, yet not only was he unafraid, but he also extorted boldly. Was it really just the protection of the Four Guardian Gods?

His brothers were too arrogant, never taking others seriously; this would lead to suffering.

"Big brother, how about this! I'll go down first, test out Qin Yi's depths. We're here, we can't do nothing, right? Are we really going to pay the ransom?" Old Seven, Su Zi, shouted.

Old Six, Su Lan, nodded, "Seventh brother is right. We can't really pay the ransom, can we? If word gets out, where would the Su Family's face be?"

Su Cheng remained silent for a moment, then nodded, "Old Seven, go test Qin Yi. Be cautious, if anything feels off, retreat immediately."

Su Zi said arrogantly, "Big brother, rest assured, watch me capture Qin Yi alive."

Su Cheng was about to warn him not to be reckless, but Su Zi was already descending.

Su Cheng shook his head helplessly, looking down.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, seemingly catching a ripple in the air, which vanished as quickly as it appeared.

"Old Seven, be careful!" Su Cheng was very cautious, uncertain of what the flickering ripple was, but confident he had not seen wrong, he could not help issuing a warning.

Su Zi looked up toward Su Cheng, but as he raised his head, his foot seemed to disturb a calm lake, causing it to ripple with dazzling violet waves.

"Crack…"

In an instant, Su Zi's legs were frozen with ice, immobilizing him.

Su Zi's face changed drastically, about to shatter the ice with energy movement, when suddenly two fire dragons tens of meters long appeared out of thin air.

Even from several meters away, the violet red flames from the fire dragons scalded his skin, causing his robes to wrinkle from the heat.

Su Zi, a formidable figure at the Divine Separation Stage, swiftly clapped his palms together, unleashing two beams of white light from his palms.

"Boom, boom…!"

The two fire dragons exploded instantly, the violet red flames swept wildly.

"Tricks of an insect."

Hardly had Su Zi's words fallen, ready to shatter the ice on his legs, when suddenly a harrowing scream erupted.

The ice encapsulating his legs had not yet shattered before turning into several sharp ice blades, whizzing past.

Su Zi's legs were nearly severed by the ice blades; fortunately, as a strong practitioner at the Divine Separation Stage, his body was much sturdier than an ordinary Qi Refiner. Still, his legs were left with over ten deep wounds, bone visible, blood gushing.

"Old Seven."

Su Cheng exclaimed.

The others too turned pale with shock.

Su Cheng reacted swiftly, darting down in an attempt to save Su Zi.

Yet, behind Su Zi, a crack appeared in the void, from which a dark light emerged.

"Bang!"

The dark light struck the back of Su Zi's head, blood spurting.

Su Zi felt his head splitting, vision darkening, unable even to scream before his head lolled to the side, plummeting from mid-air.

Su Cheng abruptly halted, as suddenly Su Zi was gone, and the ripples in the air vanished, leaving everything as if nothing had happened.

"Big brother, where's Seventh Brother?"

The others descended, questioning in shock.

"Don't move, there's an array here." Su Cheng hurriedly stopped them.

Su Lan was full of shock, "What kind of array, to injure Old Seven?"

Su Cheng shook his head, eyes grave, "This array is powerful, seldom seen in a lifetime. It seems we underestimated Qin Yi, he was prepared beforehand."

"Big brother, let's join forces and break this array to rescue Old Seven."

Su Cheng said nothing; Qin Yi had only given them seven days. They had arrived in haste, without time to understand Qin Yi, attacking blindly when the enemy's situation was unclear was the greatest taboo for a strategist.

"Big brother, say something! We don't know if Seventh Brother is dead or alive, we must hurry to break the array and save him."

Su Cheng nodded slightly, he and his brothers shared deep bonds, the earlier scene of Old Seven had left a deep impression, he couldn't stand by idly.

"Alright, on my command, let's act together."