Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 294 The blood sacrifice begins

Luo Tianxing seemed to have seen through his thoughts.

Logically speaking, as cultivators' cultivation level increases, they become less concerned with worldly people and so-called family ties.

Let alone some non-clan cultivators and commoners under their rule, many cultivators, once they reach a certain level, are too lazy to care about the life and death of their own descendants.

Even worse, some cultivators who practice the ruthless path often choose to kill their wives and children to prove their Dao heart.

He had never seen a cultivation family like the Shen family in all his years of life.

But Luo Tianxing vaguely felt that this was precisely why the Shen family seemed special to him.

"Fine, I know that if I don't get involved, your Shen family won't let this go."

"If the old man really lets that old bastard Qi Buyu take action when the time comes, who knows what unexpected things might happen."

"You can go back now, don't worry about this."

Luo Tianxing waved his hand helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming immediately bowed respectfully and said, "We will never forget your great kindness, senior."

"If you ever need my help in the future, my Shen family will do everything in our power to assist you!"

This is a great favor, and for Luo Tianxing, it is also a great cause and effect.

He should have been able to avoid it.

But taking on this task means he will bear the consequences for the millions of cultivators who will be sacrificed in the Yangnao Land.

Of course, some of this enormous karma will also fall on the Shen family.

After all, if the Shen family had let things take their course and ignored everything, the fates of many people would have been very different.

Interfering with the fate of others means bearing the consequences of altering their destiny.

"The collapse of the Dao in Yangnao Land will last for three years."

"I estimate that from the start of the blood sacrifice to the complete collapse of Yangnao Land, there will be at most five years left."

"You should make use of the treasure ship we lent you last time as soon as possible, and send all the low-level cultivators and commoners under your Shen family's rule out to hide."

"In the three years following the collapse of the Dao, if you wish to seek some opportunities in the Yangnao Land, you may stay and wait."

"If you don't have that thought, then stay as far away as possible."

Having chosen to lend a helping hand, Luo Tianxing patiently repeated his instructions.

Shen Chongming nodded slightly after hearing this and said, "I will keep your teachings in mind, senior."

"This junior takes his leave."

Luo Tianxing nodded, waved his hand gently, and didn't say anything.

After Shen Chongming's figure transformed into lightning and disappeared into the barrier, Luo Tianxing sighed as he looked at the distant mountains with his hands behind his back.

With a slight thought, ripples suddenly appeared in the void before him.

"Old man, I need to talk to you about something."

After the ripples appeared in the void, Luo Tianxing spoke in a deep voice.

A moment later, Xu Xiu's voice came from the other end of the distorted void.

"Did the Shen family contact you?"

Luo Tianxing remained silent.

Xu Xiu on the other end said again, "Didn't you say you didn't want to be tainted by this overwhelming karma?"

"I have instructed you before that the Shen family is a huge variable, and it is best to avoid getting involved with their karma if possible."

Luo Tianxing smiled faintly upon hearing this.

"Although we Nascent Soul cultivators can see through a part of fate, we are ultimately not above fate."

"When I chose to accept the spirit of Beichen Immortal Mountain, the karma of the Shen family was already tainted."

Because of the matter of the Great Ying Immortal Mansion, the two had already spoken openly about it.

Luo Tianxing didn't hide anything and directly told everyone about the spirit of Beichen Immortal Mountain.

"Old man, those two spirits were also part of your plan, weren't they?"

"The spirit of Beichen Immortal Mountain has appeared in Yangnao Land. I don't believe you wouldn't know."

Xu Xiu, who was on the other side of the distorted space, remained silent for a long time before scoffing, "Do you really think I am omnipotent?"

"There are many secrets in Yangnao that I am unaware of."

"Take that thing at the bottom of the Laishui River, for example. I still don't know what it is."

"And the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm where you guys lived in seclusion back then, I don't know much about that either."

"Tianxing, I've only just realized that you seven brothers kept quite a few things from me back then."

Luo Tianxing sighed softly and then smiled, "Likewise."

"Don't you three, master and disciples, also have many secrets that we don't know?"

After exchanging a few complaints, the two fell silent again.

Ultimately, the relationship between the Seven Masters of Yangnao and the three disciples of the Great Ying True Lord was more like a partnership.

The person who spearheaded this collaboration was none other than the Dragon Tamer among the Seven Sons of Yangnao.

He was one of the Seven Sons of Yangnao and also a direct disciple of Xu Xiu, the True Lord of Daying.

"Have you decided?"

"The karma of millions of living beings, especially the resentment of millions of cultivators, is a huge karmic burden."

Xu Xiu's voice carried a hint of solemnity.

Luo Tianxing nodded slightly and said, "Since I've already agreed, I have to bear the consequences, no matter how great the karma."

"Tell Qi Buyu that I will take action regarding the matter in Yangnao Land."

Xu Xiu gave a soft "hmm," which was taken as an agreement to his request.

"Is there any news from the Immortal Abode?"

Luo Tianxing abruptly changed the subject and asked.

When the Immortal Abode was mentioned, Xu Xiu was clearly angry and said coldly, "I have a good talk with that rebellious disciple."

"That traitor has no other skills, but he's certainly stubborn."

"If it weren't for the special nature of Man Tianji's soul, I would love to extract it and examine it thoroughly."

Luo Tianxing remained silent.

He knew very well that for Zhang Zeduan, the only way to get a quick death was to reveal the location of the immortal abode.

If we don't talk about it for even a day, given this old guy's cruel nature, he could probably torment him for a hundred or a thousand years!
"Old man, after this blood sacrifice, once the dust settles in the Netherworld, will there be nothing more for me to do?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiu remained silent for a long time before replying, "So eager?"

A bitter smile appeared on Luo Tianxing's face.

"You need to give me some time to prepare, right?"

"Besides, finding Beichen Immortal Mountain will also take time..."

"Enough, enough," Xu Xiu interrupted him, "Since you've made up your mind to leave, I won't force you to stay."

"Two years, then you can leave whenever you want."

"But... are you sure you're not interested in any of the good things buried in Yangnao Land?"

Luo Tianxing shook his head.

He just wants to leave this place of trouble and doesn't want to get involved.

Seeing that he did not answer, Xu Xiu did not continue to persuade him and simply waved his hand to smooth out the distorted space.

After the two finished their conversation, Luo Tianxing's aura slowly changed, and then he flashed and rushed into the barrier not far in front of him.

……

Yunshui City.

In the small courtyard where Shen Wen'an lives.

Having shed his golden nature and suffered a significant drop in strength, Shen Wen'an was currently in the courtyard pondering the combination of sword intent and sword techniques.

He had already heard about Xu Xiu's plan to use blood sacrifice to induce the birth of a spirit.

With only a few years left before the Dao collapses, it is clearly not enough time for it to re-condense the inner core sword pill.

Fortunately, he still has the Purple Mansion Dao Palace in his dantian, and his sword intent and laws are much stronger than before.

If one can perfectly integrate sword intent and sword techniques, the strength one can unleash will be no weaker than some cultivators in the late Golden Core stage or even the perfect Golden Core stage.

During this period of studying sword techniques, he suddenly had many insights.

It's clear now that Shen Chongzhen's insistence on combining cultivation and magic was actually the right path, albeit by accident.

As one's cultivation reaches the Purple Mansion realm, their understanding of the laws deepens.

With the help of the magic array he created in his dantian using the power of the underworld, his understanding and control of the laws are now comparable to those veteran Purple Mansion experts who have achieved this level for many years.

"father."

Shen Chongzhen walked in from outside the courtyard, quickly greeted him, and then headed towards the room.

A moment later, he hurriedly came out of the room.

"stop."

Shen Wen'an glanced at him and said, "You've been away from home every day lately, what have you been up to?"

When called out to him, Shen Chongzhen scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, his eyes darting around as he said, "No... I wasn't busy with anything."

Shen Wen'an sheathed his longsword, slowly walked up to him, looked him up and down, and then sneered, "You're still too green to lie to your old man, a sword cultivator."

Shen Chongzhen was taken aback for a moment, then cupped his hands and begged in a low voice, "Father, please spare me for now."

"They're waiting outside."

I will explain everything to you in detail when I return.

"I'm leaving, Father!"

After waving goodbye, Shen Chongzhen immediately dashed out.

Shen Wen'an stood in the courtyard, looking at a pretty figure with a full head of silver hair standing outside the small courtyard. He muttered with a strange expression, "This little bastard... is he in heat?"

"Young man, she's a celestial beauty, already at the Purple Mansion realm at such a young age. If you really have designs on her, you'll face considerable resistance..."

After shaking his head and muttering to himself, he didn't pay any more attention to it.

Zhou Xuan is indeed the darling of the Ice God Palace, but Shen Chongzhen's talent is not bad either.

If he had the profound foundation of the Ice God Palace, he might have become a young sword immortal by now.

He didn't want to worry too much about the children.

If he likes something, let him go and try to achieve it. If he succeeds, great; if not, the setbacks he experiences will also be a form of growth for him.

Watching his son eagerly rush to Zhou Xuan's side, the two walked side by side towards the city gate. Shen Wen'an slowly returned to the martial arts arena, just about to continue pondering the matter of sword intent, when he suddenly felt the vibration of the transmission stone.

He slowly took out the communication stone, and feeling the familiar aura on it, a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"Husband."

Wei Qiuling's voice rang out from the sound transmission stone.

Shen Wen'an responded.

Wei Qiuling then asked, "Is my husband at home?"

"I will accompany my master to Yunshui City later."

Shen Wen'an replied, "I'm at home. Senior Jiang, is there anything you need from me?"

Wei Qiuling simply said, "We'll talk when we meet," and then ended the telepathic communication.

After putting away the communication stone, Shen Wen'an pondered for a moment and roughly guessed the purpose of his wife Wei Qiuling and Jiang Xiuqi's visit. He then slowly walked towards the old house.

In the side room of the old house, Shen Chongming, who had rushed back from Danzhou, was instructing Shen Xiuyan to send someone to notify the major affiliated families.

From this day forward, cultivators from all affiliated families are strictly prohibited from going out. If they disobey and are mistakenly captured as sacrifices, they will only have themselves to blame.

As Shen Wen'an walked slowly over, the two immediately stopped their discussion, stood up, and respectfully cupped their hands in greeting.
"Third Uncle (Third Grandfather)".

Shen Wen'an nodded and said, "Senior Jiang from Luoxia Mountain will be here in a little while."

"My third uncle guessed that he came here to ask about matters of the spirit. What did Senior Luo say when you went to Danzhou?"

Shen Chongming glanced at Shen Xiuyan and said, "You go ahead and get busy."

After Shen Xiuyan bowed and left, the uncle and nephew sat down in front of the chairs.

"Senior Luo has already agreed to the blood sacrifice, and will do his best to protect the cultivators under the Shen family's rule."

"My nephew just asked Xiu Yan to inform all the affiliated families that their cultivators are strictly prohibited from going out during this period, so as to avoid being mistakenly arrested by Senior Luo."

"Since Senior Jiang is here, I'll take this opportunity to inform him of this matter as well."

"Aside from my Shen family and the cultivators from Luoxia Mountain, I wonder if Senior Luo can gather enough offerings for this Yangnao Land."

Shen Wen'an remained silent.

Let alone the fact that the Shen family can't interfere in such matters, even if they could, they wouldn't easily meddle.

The strength of True Lord Da Ying, Xu Xiu, is unknown, in addition to the several Nascent Soul True Lords who have already appeared behind him.

Who would want to offend this force easily?

"Third Uncle's current cultivation level..."

Sensing the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from Shen Wen'an, who was only at the mid-to-late stage of the embryonic breathing realm, Shen Chongming changed the subject and spoke in a deep voice.

"Cultivation..."

Before he could finish speaking, two figures had already landed at the gate of the old house.

Sensing their arrival, Shen Wen'an and Shen Chongming came out of the side room to greet them.

After exchanging greetings, the two sides went to sit down in the side room.

Just as Shen Wen'an had guessed, Jiang Xiuqi and Wei Qiuling had indeed come for the purpose of a blood sacrifice to the spirit.

"I have received news that the senior from Danzhou has already made his move and is plundering along the way in Beidi County."

"Wherever they went, no cultivator from the Yangnao Land, no matter where they hid, was spared."

"Chongming, about this matter..."

Jiang Xiuqi's expression was very solemn.

He was unaware that Shen Chongming had already reached an agreement with Luo Tianxing.

"Senior Jiang, Third Aunt, don't worry, Chongming has already spoken to that senior about this matter."

"I was just about to send someone to inform Luoxia Mountain that it would be best not to let their disciples go out during this period of time."

“Senior Luo will avoid my Yunzhong County and go to other places to collect offerings first.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiuqi and Wei Qiuling both breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is truly a catastrophe for the Yangnao region."

Jiang Xiuqi sighed with regret.

Shen Chongming also sighed slightly: "The highest level of morality is ruthless, treating living beings like straw dogs."

"At this critical juncture, it is fortunate that we have managed to preserve ourselves..."

The three nodded in agreement.

"If that's the case, I must hurry back and instruct my disciples."

“Some of those kids are still out there guarding the properties in Luoxia Mountain.”

After a moment of reflection, Jiang Xiuqi quickly stood up and said.

"It's rare for Qiu Ling to come back. You two can catch up. I'll go back to the sect myself to handle the affairs."

Wei Qiuling hesitated for a moment, thinking that since Luo Tianxing was taking care of her, Luoxia Mountain and the Shen family would be fine, so she did not insist.

The three of them got up and saw him to the door. Jiang Xiuqi then transformed into a streak of light and hurriedly left.

"There's nothing else to do this time, Chongming, please get back to your work."

Knowing that there were many things to do at home, Shen Wen'an did not chat with him. He spoke slowly and then walked with Wei Qiuling towards the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.

The couple arrived at the pavilion in the courtyard. Wei Qiuling looked around at everything in the courtyard, a warm expression on her face.

"I told my master that if Luoxia Mountain is fortunate enough to be preserved after the collapse of the Dao, I will resign from my position as sect leader."

Shen Wen'an smiled faintly and nodded.

Wei Qiuling looked around the courtyard and asked in confusion, "Where is Chongzhen?"

Mentioning Shen Chongzhen, Shen Wen'an thought of Zhou Xuan's proud figure with her silver hair and chuckled as he replied, "Busy trying to curry favor."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qiuling was taken aback for a moment, then asked in disbelief, "You brat, you have a girl you like?"

Shen Wen'an nodded.

Upon seeing this, Wei Qiuling smiled with satisfaction, and then asked, "Which family's daughter is she? Has my husband met her?"

Shen Wen'an sighed slightly and said, "The prodigy of the Ice God Palace, a major sect outside the realm, is named Zhou Xuan."

"He is about the same age as Li'er, and he has already reached the Purple Mansion Realm."

At this point, he half-jokingly said, "Your son will have to overcome quite a few difficulties if he wants to win someone's favor."

Wei Qiuling looked at him strangely, then chuckled and said, "Then it depends on his own abilities. We can only do our best and leave the rest to fate."

In the pavilion in the courtyard, the two sat close together. Sensing something strange about Shen Wen'an's aura, Wei Qiuling immediately frowned and said:

"Is my husband injured?"

"Why is the fluctuation of spiritual energy on his body so weak?"

Shen Wen'an shook his head slightly, a thoughtful look on his face, and then waved his hand to set up a barrier around him with his powerful law power.

"There's something I need to tell you, but you absolutely mustn't tell anyone."

Wei Qiuling was taken aback. Seeing his serious expression, she immediately said in a deep voice, "Even Grandmaster can't know?"

Shen Wen'an shook his head.

Jin Xing's matter is of great importance; the more people who know about it, the more danger the Shen family will face.

After all, this scam involves a divine force that they cannot comprehend.

Once Heaven realizes that the Shen family has discovered the Jin Xing scam, it will definitely eliminate all those who know about it immediately.

"You must be preparing to break through to the Golden Core stage right now, right?"

Sensing the unique, perfectly rounded aura emanating from his wife, Wei Qiuling, which belonged to the state of perfect fetal breathing, Shen Wen'an asked.

Wei Qiuling nodded: "I have been in the state of perfect fetal breathing for more than 30 years, and my foundation has long been accumulated."

"If it weren't for the many things that have been happening lately, preventing me from finding time for seclusion, I would probably have already achieved the Golden Core stage by now..."

"Is what my husband wants to say related to spiritual cultivation?"

Wei Qiuling was an exceptionally intelligent person; otherwise, she wouldn't have become the chief disciple of Luoxia Mountain back then.

Seeing Shen Wen'an's seriousness, and the fact that he first asked about her breakthrough, she vaguely guessed that it might be related to cultivation.

Shen Wen'an nodded and then recounted the "Jin Xing Conspiracy".

Upon hearing this, Wei Qiuling's beautiful eyes widened, and she seemed to freeze in place.

It's no wonder she was so surprised; any cultivator would probably find it hard to accept such a thing calmly.

a long time--

"My husband isn't joking?"

Shen Wen'an shook his head slightly.

He's not one to joke around.

"This is too unbelievable..." Wei Qiuling murmured, then looked at him with worry and said, "If the Golden Nature is a conspiracy by Heaven, then what about my husband, Li'er, and Chongming...?"

"My husband's metal element has been successfully extracted with Father's help."

"That's why you sensed that my current cultivation level is only at the mid-stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm." Upon hearing this, Wei Qiuling was even more astonished.

She never expected her husband to be so resolute. After learning about this, he chose to destroy his golden core without much hesitation, separating the golden essence from his body.

What she didn't know was that Shen Wen'an didn't originally have such a strong determination. The reason he chose to take this step was because he was forced into a corner by the Purple Mansion Dao Palace.

"Can I stay home a few more days this time?"

After a moment of silence, Shen Wen'an suddenly spoke.

Wei Qiuling paused for a moment, then tilted her head slightly to look at him: "What, you want me to stay?"

Shen Wen'an blushed: "Since you took over as the sect leader of Luoxia Mountain, you haven't stayed at home for a long time. Every time you come back, it's always a hurried visit."

Hearing his words and seeing his appearance, Wei Qiuling felt a warmth in her heart.

She knew her man wasn't good at sweet talk, so for him to say something like that today was already unprecedented.

Not wanting to tease him any longer, she nodded slightly and said, "There's really nothing else to do in Yunzhong County. Let's stay home for a few more days and teach our son."

“That brat won’t learn anything good from you.”

Shen Wen'an did not refute this.

All he could teach Shen Chongzhen was the way of cultivation; he himself didn't understand human relationships and worldly wisdom, so he couldn't teach him anything about them.

"I'm going to the backyard to check on my mother and sister-in-law."

"It's been many years since we last met. Now that I'm back, I naturally have to pay him a visit."

Shen Wen'an nodded and said, "Go ahead, I'll cultivate in the courtyard."

……

Yangnao Land.

After Luo Tianxing made his move, the entire Yangnao Land truly seemed to be plunged into a catastrophe.

The Yangnao Land is not like the Southern Frontier. The Nascent Soul True Monarch Ancestor Qi Buyu of the Longevity Pavilion only made two moves. Once, he targeted the two sides fighting in the Fushan Kingdom, and the other time, he directly attacked the Northern Immortal Mountain where a group of immortal sects gathered, and captured more than a million cultivators.

Luo Tianxing's situation is clearly more complicated, requiring a search of each city one by one.

Moreover, during his capture, those cultivators who received advance notice would also flee in panic.

Many cultivators were chased by him and quickly fled into the territory of Yunzhong County.

In Yunzhong County, the disciples of Luoxia Mountain knew without being told that those cultivators absolutely could not be allowed to enter.

As a result, a large number of cultivators from Yangnao Land surrounded the cities of Yunzhong County, pleading desperately to enter the city and seek refuge.

The various affiliated families under the Shen family also mobilized a large number of people to block those cultivators outside the city.

More than a month passed quickly.

Jinghe County, above the Jinghe Marsh.

Just as Luo Tianxing had abducted thousands of cultivators from a city on the edge of the Jinghe Swamp and was preparing to move on to the next city, the void in front of him suddenly became distorted.

The next moment, a sinister voice came from within.

"Brother Luo, how is it?"

Luo Tianxing glanced at the distorted void and said indifferently, "It's still a little short. I'm looking for it."

The voice scoffed, "Brother Luo, why bother?"

"To leave the two largest cultivation forces in Yangnao Land unattended and to go to great lengths to travel all over Yangnao Land is quite patient."

"Look at me, I've been to the Kingdom of Fushan and the Immortal Mountain on the northern slope."

"I easily gathered the amount the adults requested."

Luo Tianxing smiled faintly and shook his head: "Is there anything else? If not, this old man has to go and get busy."

Upon hearing this, Qi Buyu on the other side chuckled and said, "If Brother Luo can't bring himself to do it, I can do it for him."

"The Shen family has a karmic connection with the old man, so there's no need to worry about those cultivators from other families. Just grab a few cities and leave some for them, isn't that enough?"

"The sooner we gather enough offerings, the sooner we can finish the task."

"To avoid further complications."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tianxing narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I don't need Brother Qi to interfere in my affairs."

"Besides, if the old man isn't in a hurry, why should Brother Qi be?"

After saying this, he waved his hand to smooth out the distorted void in front of him, too lazy to listen to the other party's nonsense anymore.

After driving Qi Buyu away, Luo Tianxing looked into the distance with a sullen face.

The number of cultivators in Yangnao Land is still too small. He has searched back and forth twice in this period of time, but he is still more than 100,000 short of capturing cultivators.

"If all else fails... we'll have to choose them."

With a flash of light, Luo Tianxing's figure immediately disappeared above the Jinghe Swamp.

……

In the southern borderlands, in a valley that resembles a fairyland.

An old man with a long, narrow face and dark purple, wearing a luxurious robe, suddenly emerged from the void and bowed slightly to Xu Xiu, who was fishing by the babbling brook, saying, "My lord, that old man Luo Tianxing is too indecisive."

"If he continues to drag things out like this, I'm afraid something might happen to my subordinates?"

Xu Xiu glanced sideways, pondered for a moment, and then said calmly, "You don't need to worry about his affairs."

"If you're too free, take your disciples from the Longevity Pavilion and search that sea area thoroughly to see if you can retrieve the Immortal Abode for me."

Qi Buyu's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

"how?"

"Are you having trouble?"

Qi Buyu quickly cupped his hands in greeting: "The sea monsters are incredibly powerful, I fear this action might..."

"Ha!" Xu Xiu sneered, "Now you're not saying Tianxing is indecisive?"

"Go. If you can find the Immortal Abode, I promise you that in the future, your Longevity Pavilion will be the number one power in the Dao Source Secret Realm."

Qi Buyu looked reluctant, but dared not say anything more. He could only cup his hands in greeting and slowly leave.

After he left, Xu Xiu's face turned somewhat gloomy. He then beckoned and pulled a figure from a distant courtyard.

The figure was Zhang Zeduan.

At this moment, Zhang Zeduan was bound by a chain burning with deep purple flames, and all his spiritual power was trapped in his body by the eerie red light emanating from a lamp above his head that was constantly flowing with dark red blood.

The deep purple flames on the chains were bizarre; while burning his flesh, they also rapidly healed his wounds.

Such cruel torture left Zhang Zeduan mentally exhausted and in a very sorry state.

The fact that a powerful cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm was tortured so miserably also proves Xu Xiu's strength.

"how?"

"Is there anything you want to tell your teacher?"

"As your teacher, I don't want to make things difficult for you. If you tell me the truth, I'll give you a quick death so you can reincarnate in peace."

"Otherwise, you know my methods; the Soul-Scorching Netherworld Fire is just an appetizer..."

Zhang Zeduan slowly raised his head, his remaining single eye carrying a hint of mockery as he said, "Old man, if you have the guts, do what you did to my senior brother back then and just annihilate my soul!"

"A little torment is nothing to me."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiu did not get angry but laughed instead.

He slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and came to Zhang Zeduan with a sigh, saying, "I heard that back then, for the sake of a small Golden Core Immortal Sect in the Southern Frontier, you went so far as to personally go to Tianxing and ask him to mediate and ask the Shen family to let that Huangsheng Sect off the hook?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zeduan's eyes flickered, and he immediately sneered, "What, does the dignified Great Ying True Lord intend to personally deal with a bunch of ants?"

"The Huangsheng Sect is merely a small force that I secretly supported as promised to an old friend."

"Over the years, most of what was owed has already been repaid. Do you really think you can threaten me with them?"

Xu Xiu gently shook his head.

"As your teacher, I know that those people from the Huangsheng Sect don't hold much weight in your heart."

"but……"

A rich spiritual aura emanated from his palm as Xu Xiu slowly extended his hand, reaching into the void before him.

The next moment, as he withdrew his hand, a figure struggling violently was pulled out of the void.

This person is none other than Zhang Jingqing, the Golden Core Elder of Tianjun Mountain in Danzhou, who once helped the Shen family refine magical artifacts!
As a Golden Core cultivator, Zhang Jingqing was originally meditating cross-legged in Tianjun Mountain.

A terrifying giant hand ignored the protective array of Tianjun Mountain, suddenly appeared in the sky above Tianjun Mountain, and directly snatched it away.

In the void, Zhang Jingqing, whose body was imprisoned, struggled violently, but was unable to mobilize any spiritual power within her body.

"I know that you had a tragic love affair with that woman from Huangshengzong back then."

"That woman gave birth to a son for you before she died."

"In order to protect her, you spared no expense, traveling from the vast sea to Danzhou, and placed her in the care of Tianjun Mountain."

"Is this the child from back then?"

Hearing Xu Xiu's words, Zhang Jingqing, who was imprisoned in the void, widened her eyes.

He didn't recognize the two people in front of him at all.

He could only vaguely sense that the white-robed old man who had kidnapped him from Danzhou was incredibly powerful.

It has to be at least an old monster at the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm.

On the other side, he had no recollection of the miserable old man who was also bound by terrifying chains and suspended in mid-air.

At such close range, he could indeed sense a very special aura emanating from the old man, which made him feel a sense of kinship.

"Old dog!"

"Let him go!"

Zhang Zeduan suddenly roared in fury, struggling desperately, "If anything happens to him, I guarantee you'll never see the Immortal Mansion again in your lifetime!"

Zhang Zeduan's reaction clearly proved that what Xu Xiu had just said was true.

Zhang Jingqing of Tianjun Mountain is indeed her illegitimate son with a female cultivator from Huangsheng Sect.

"You dare threaten me?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiu's expression turned cold.

With a flick of his finger, a streak of light instantly struck Zhang Jingqing's arm.

Without a sound, Zhang Jingqing's arm, which had been struck by the streak of light, suddenly began to slowly disintegrate under a strange force!

First comes flesh and blood, then bones.

Zhang Jingqing didn't even feel any pain as she watched her arm disappear little by little.

"Take your time. There's no rush."

"It will take at least fifteen minutes for the light of annihilation to completely destroy its body."

"I can wait."

After a faint smile, Xu Xiu slowly sat down on the bluestone where he often fished, leisurely reeled in the bamboo fishing rod in front of him, added some bait, and gently cast it into the stream.

At this moment, Zhang Jingqing's entire arm had been completely disintegrated by that strange spiritual light.

The light was spreading towards his body and torso.

Watching her flesh and blood disappear bit by bit, Zhang Jingqing was terrified, her eyes wide with fear.

Although he was still somewhat bewildered, he roughly understood that the leisurely old man fishing was threatening another old man who was suspected to be his "father" with his own life.

"Old dog!"

"Let him go right now!"

"Come at me if you dare!"

Xu Xiu ignored him and sat quietly, his eyes fixed on the fishing line in the babbling stream, as if he had suddenly gained a lot of patience.

Zhang Zeduan's single eye remained fixed on Zhang Jingqing, who was being slowly dismembered opposite him, his eyes filled with anxiety.

Although Zhang Jingqing had never met this so-called "father," the blood connection made him realize that the old man in front of him, who was also trapped, was undoubtedly his biological father.

Meeting her father's gaze, her previously flustered heart suddenly calmed down considerably.

With her body restrained, Zhang Jingqing couldn't speak, but she responded to her father with her eyes.

Zhang Zeduan, with his one eye, vaguely saw a relieved smile in his eyes.

"Jingqing..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a three-inch sword, as white as jade, suddenly appeared between the brows of Zhang Jingqing, who had been reduced to half a body by the so-called "Light of Annihilation".

The next moment, the small white jade sword spun in the air and plunged directly into his own head!
"The Soul-Slaying Sword?"

Xu Xiu, who was leisurely fishing, frowned slightly when he saw Zhang Jingqing, whose soul had been completely destroyed.

"It's careless."

"I never expected this kid to have such a spirit."

In his eyes, the tiny golden elixir couldn't cause any real trouble.

Therefore, after capturing Zhang Jingqing, he only imprisoned her body and internal magic power, never expecting that Zhang Jingqing also possessed a soul technique.

On the other hand, witnessing his son use the Soul-Slaying Sword technique to destroy his soul right before his eyes, Zhang Zeduan was instantly filled with rage!

"Xu Xiu, you old dog!"

"I cast this spell with my true spirit, and you will never find the Great Ying Immortal Abode in your entire life!!"

The angry voices echoed throughout the valley.

Xu Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly, then waved his hand and sent out a beam of spiritual light, sending his body back to the courtyard.

He knew that Zhang Jingqing's death had thoroughly enraged Zhang Zeduan.

It was clearly impossible to get any more information about the Great Ying Immortal Mansion from Qi.

"Not urgent……"

"Once I have completed the construction of the Dao Source Secret Realm, I will move it to that sea area."

"I'd like to see where you can hide your immortal abode."

……

The land of Yangnao, the western wilderness.

Even with a hint of reluctance in his eyes, Luo Tianxing still waved his hand and abducted all the Western Wilderness barbarian cultivators below, who numbered over ten thousand.

During this time, he had been scavenging offerings in various cities of Yangnao Land, but had never set foot in the Western Wilderness region.

Ultimately, it was because he knew that the barbarians of the Western Wilderness were all descendants of the Dragon-Raising Clan.

Back then, Huanlong Zhenren was beaten to death by Daying Zhenjun on trumped-up charges, and all his direct bloodline members were also wiped out.

Unexpectedly, those members of the Dragon-Raising Clan who were banished to the Western Wilderness because they failed to gain the approval of the dragon beasts in the clan's assessment were spared by chance.

After countless years of development, these dragon-raising clansmen in the Western Wilderness have probably forgotten their former identities.

Among the Seven Masters of Yangnao, Huanlong Zhenren is a well-known good-natured person, chivalrous and gentle.

Otherwise, the Seven Sons of Yangnao would not have heeded his advice and cooperated with the Great Lord of Great Harmony to plan this grand scheme of divination.

In the seventy-two realms of Cangmin, not all Nascent Soul True Monarchs are willing to seek the Dao Source of a realm to create a cage to imprison themselves and eke out a living within it.

The Seven Sons of Yangnao once made a pact that when their lifespans were nearing their end, they would venture together into the chaotic currents beyond the Cangming Sea.

If you manage to get out by chance, that's great; if you don't, you can't blame anyone but yourself if you die.

At least they didn't want to destroy Yangnao.

Later, the Dragon-Raising Immortal was ordered to persuade them. The remaining six of the Seven Sons, out of consideration for their friendship and because of the generosity of the Great Harmony Immortal Lord, took out the Great Harmony Immortal Mansion and told the seven of their grand visions.

After a brief study of the Immortal Abode, the group felt that if Xu Xiu's plan succeeded, it could indeed change the current situation of the Cangmin Sea and create a different Dao Source Secret Realm.

At that time, they will be the sages and masters who saved the cultivation world of the Cangmin Sea. Even if they die and their cultivation dissipates, they will be remembered by all cultivators in future generations.

At least that's what Luo Tianxing thought back then.

But the situation gradually spiraled out of their control.

The Dragon-Raising Immortal was killed, and his soul was annihilated.

The swordsman, Master Yuhe, was of fierce character and willing to die.

Over the years, Luo Tianxing has always felt guilty for not being able to save them back then.

When capturing the sacrificial offerings, they naturally did not want to harm the bloodline of the Dragon-Raising Clan.

But the dead are gone, and when the Yangnao land passage collapses, these dragon-raising clansmen in the Western Wilderness will also be unable to escape their fate.

Luo Tianxing had already figured it out: sacrifice a portion of the Huanlong clan's bloodline in exchange for a favor from the Shen family. After the Dao collapses, he would ask the Shen family to bring the Huanlong clan members from the Western Wilderness along, hoping to preserve some of the Huanlong clan's bloodline.

As for himself, forget it.

If one chooses to bring the members of the Huanlong clan to Beichen Immortal Mountain, and waits until one's lifespan is exhausted and one dies, then with the strength of these Huanlong clan members, they simply cannot protect a Dao Source Secret Realm.

"That should be enough."

Having determined that he had captured enough offerings, Luo Tianxing immediately vanished into the sky above the Western Wilderness.

After Luo Tianxing appeared in the sky above Zhili Prefecture, he unleashed a stream of light into the void in front of him.

"I have gathered enough offerings, we can begin."

As soon as he finished speaking, the distorted void in front of him suddenly trembled.

The next moment, Qi Buyu, dressed in a magnificent dark purple robe, stepped out of the void.

After Qi Buyu appeared, he looked at Luo Tianxing with some suspicion and asked, "Brother Luo, are you sure you've caught enough?"

"Don't try to make up the numbers with those cultivators from Danzhou or ordinary people, or the magistrate will definitely be angry when he finds out."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tianxing sneered:
"Do you think I'm stupid?"

"Whether it's enough or not, you can see for yourself."

As Luo Tianxing spoke, he tossed a heavy, gold-patterned cloth bag over.

Qi Buyu took the cloth bag, glanced at it with his divine sense, and then smiled.

"I wondered how Brother Luo solved it. It turns out he just captured some of the dragon's descendants to make up the numbers."

"Fine, we're all going to die anyway, so let's use it if we can."

"I hope the spirit of the dragon in heaven will not blame us."

"Oh... no, the dragon taming creature has already been completely destroyed, so it's not really worth mentioning..."

"You're talking too much nonsense," Luo Tianxing said, his voice growing colder.

He knew that the old man's constant use of the word "dragon-raising" was nothing more than a way of mocking and disgusting him.

Seeing that Luo Tianxing was getting angry, Qi Buyu could only shut up in frustration.

Among the group back then, apart from True Lord Daying, Luo Tianxing was considered the strongest. He didn't want to completely provoke the other party at this moment and get beaten up.

"Brother Luo, shall we come, or shall we come?"

He pulled out a similarly heavy cloth bag from behind his back, and Qi Buyu spoke with a half-smile.

Luo Tianxing gave him a deep look, but without saying a word, he simply stepped through the air and walked away into the distance.

Seeing this, Qi Buyu chuckled and shook his head.

He immediately made a hand seal and opened both cloth bags at the same time.

In an instant, a large number of cultivators and living beings were released, densely covering the sky of the entire Zhili Prefecture!

These cultivators, who had been trapped in a daze for a long time, suddenly saw the light of day again and all wanted to escape.

However, their meager cultivation was utterly insignificant compared to that of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Qi Buyu simply waved his sleeve, and two streaks of spiritual energy instantly swept across the densely packed crowd in the void.

In an instant, the bodies of all living beings in the void exploded into a bloody mist!
A blood mist that blotted out the sky stretched for hundreds of miles, like dark clouds covering the sky above Zhili Prefecture.

Qi Buyu formed hand seals, thoroughly stirring up the condensed blood mist that wouldn't dissipate, creating a huge blood-red vortex that slowly rotated.

(End of this chapter)