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Chapter 393 Breakthrough! (Please Subscribe!)

"But Brother Lei, don't be too pessimistic. There's always a way out," Lin Chaofeng said.

“Yes, the prison is not small either. Even if a great calamity breaks out, it is impossible for them to only focus on our place, right?” Jiang Huarong nodded.

"That's true. Perhaps I'm worrying unnecessarily, but in any case, it's always good to be prepared."

"Absolutely."

Immediately.

After leaving the Lei family mansion, Jiang Huarong and Lin Chaofeng returned to their clan and began carefully selecting heirs.

Seven days is neither long nor short.

Each of the three families selected ten people, including three or four direct descendants of Lei Yunchao, Lin Chaofeng, and Jiang Huarong.

Then come the young talents from the other teams.

And each of them has at least one woman with considerable talent.

The Lei family.

“All ten of you are outstanding members of the Lei family. I intend to send you to the Xu family in Dongxi for secluded cultivation, hoping that another Golden Core cultivator will emerge from among you,” Lei Yunchao said.

Someone spoke up: "Patriarch, why go to Dongxi for secluded cultivation? Can't we just cultivate in seclusion within the Lei family?"

"You'll find out when we get there."

"Alright, it's getting late, let's go."

at the same time.

The same applies to the Jiang and Lin families.

Their numbers were considerable, and naturally, they did not escape the notice of the Cao family's spies.

The news quickly reached Cao Jiyi's ears.

"Ancestor, what do you think these three families are planning?" Cao Dezhang asked.

"They probably don't plan to go to Daliang with our Cao family, but it doesn't matter. Staying here would be a dead end anyway. It's just a pity to waste the resources of their three families."

"If that's the case, why doesn't the patriarch join forces with the Sima and Liu families to deal with the Lei, Lin, and Jiang families first?"

Cao Jiyi glanced at Cao Dezhang and said calmly, "A great calamity is imminent, and now is the time when a single move can affect the whole situation."

Lei Yunchao is now a Golden Core cultivator, and he is not as easily manipulated as he used to be.

Let's send my Cao family's elite troops to the capital of Daliang first.

What are your plans regarding this matter?

"Reporting to Ancestor, the first batch is ready and will depart soon."

"Go and do it. Also, send someone to follow them and see where those three families are headed. I have a bad feeling about this."

"Yes, old man."

Cao Dezhang then left.

Unfortunately, for someone in the Foundation Establishment stage to follow someone in the Golden Core stage is nothing short of a pipe dream.

After traveling hundreds of miles outside the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty, the Lei family could no longer be found.

They arrived at Dongxi, handed over the children of each family to the guards, and then went to see Xu Chuan.

The three families were initially confused.

But once they entered the cave, they understood why their patriarch had sent them there.

The spiritual energy here is abundant, and they can all cultivate to at least the Foundation Establishment stage.

It may even be possible to reach the Golden Core stage.

"Gentlemen, my name is Bai Mu. Please come with me, and I will take you to your lodgings."

Bai Mu led them to the residence of Zhou, Qin, Zhao, Li, and Wang.

They naturally noticed the descendants of the five families as well. Lei Xiaoyun asked, "Are they the branch families that split off from the Zhou and Qin families?"

"Shall we go with them?"

"Don't worry, there are plenty of rooms available, you can choose whichever you like."

"That's not what I meant. They are vassals of the Xu family, and we should be treated the same as them?"

Bai Mu chuckled upon hearing this, "If you are unwilling, you can still leave now, but once you leave Dongxi, even if the heads of your three families come to beg you, you will have no chance."

Dongxi was originally only accessible to members of the Xu family and their vassals.

The reason your three families were able to enter is because your respective family heads paid a considerable price.

Otherwise, do you think your patriarch wouldn't want to send in more clansmen?

Everyone present was shocked.

"What price did my father and the others pay?" Lei Xiaoyun asked.

"I don't know. I'm just a guard. What do you all think? Do you want to find a room to stay and cultivate in peace, or do you want to leave?"
Once you choose to stay, you won't be able to leave for a while.

"Why?" Lin Qianfeng of the Lin family asked.

"I don't know. This is what the higher-ups ordered. Not to mention outsiders like you, even we vassal family members are not allowed to leave."

Jiang Wusheng looked at Lei Xiaoyun and asked, "Brother Lei, what do you think?"

“Since Father and my two uncles went to great lengths to let us in, we certainly cannot let them down.”

Lei Xiaoyun said, "Let's all find a place to stay. You can choose adjacent rooms so we can look out for each other."

Lin Qianfeng and Jiang Wusheng nodded.

“A wise choice.” Bai Mu smiled faintly, then left and returned to the patrol team.

There are designated people here who will explain the rules of Dongxi to them.

The Xu family mansion.

hall.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, the person has been delivered and will now be handed over to your Xu family," Lei Yunchao said, clasping his hands in greeting.

Xu Chuan waved his hand and smiled faintly, "Fellow Daoist Lei is too kind. However, they are not members of my Xu clan. I will only let them stay until after the great calamity."

So as not to give the impression that the Xu family was imprisoning them and preventing them from leaving.

As for the subsequent closure of the mountain, everyone was aware of the reasons.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.

Of course, if they can join the Xu family in the future as guards, retainers, or even marry into the Xu family, then that's a different story.

"Understood." Lei Yunchao sighed inwardly.

Then, as if remembering something, he said, "Fellow Daoist Xu, my Lei family, the Jiang family, and the Lin family are not planning to leave the Great Wei Imperial City. What do you think we should do to better resist the great calamity?"

"Ask me?"

Xu Chuan smiled faintly, "If it were me, I would naturally seize the Great Wei Imperial Palace and control the authority of the Great Array. With the double Great Array defense, the great calamity would have a greater chance of survival."

In addition, it was necessary to mobilize the remaining forces in the imperial city.

As for how to mobilize them, that depends on your abilities and methods, Fellow Daoist Lei.

Lei Yunchao and the other two pondered for a moment.

After a short while, Lin Chaofeng said, "Even if the Cao family is not here, we cannot enter the Great Wei Imperial Palace unless someone can help us break into the formation."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Xu Chuan, cupped his hands, and said, "I have heard that Fellow Daoist Mingxian has already entered the realm of a third-order array master. I wonder if it would be possible to invite him?"

“That’s a different price.” Xu Chuan’s lips curled slightly.

"This"

The three looked at each other in bewilderment.

We've emptied our coffers to give to the Xu family, what else do the three of us have that the Xu family could possibly want?
Suddenly, Lei Yunchao said, "I have some information about the Cao family's background. I wonder if that's enough as a reward."

"The Cao family's background?" Xu Chuan stroked his chin, his eyes slightly gleaming. "Tell me about it."

"This is a message left by our ancestor before his death. He entered a certain cave heaven together with the three great Golden Elixir families of Cao, Liu and Sima."

Some of the items in my three families' collections, such as the "Sword Scripture," several supernatural techniques, and the withered black lotus seeds, were obtained from that cave.

Of course, the shares we received were probably only a small portion.

What the Sima and Liu families got, my Lei family doesn't know, but the Cao family...
Cao Jiyi retrieved a slightly damaged black lamp.

His ancestor once said that a Golden Core cultivator in the Cao family at the early stage once used it to burn a late-stage third-tier demon beast to death.

However, after using the Golden Core technique, the Cao family ancestor showed signs of declining vitality and blood. His originally gray hair turned snow-white in an instant, suggesting a significant reduction in his life force or lifespan.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chuan raised an eyebrow.

By absorbing a large amount of life force or lifespan, a cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm can easily kill a late-stage third-tier demon beast.

"Is there any other information about the black light?"

"That black lamp was shrouded in malevolent energy, unlike anything of the righteous path. The flames it emitted were purplish-black, terrifying beyond measure, and almost burned the void itself."

My Lei family ancestor once said that no one below the Nascent Soul stage could withstand that treasure.

Even those in the Nascent Soul stage can be seriously injured or even killed if they are not careful.

He guessed that it was most likely a damaged spiritual treasure.

"I understand." Xu Chuan nodded slightly, then smiled faintly and said, "My Xu family agrees to this deal."

"After the Cao family's elite members have left, come to Dongxi to inform them. I will have Mingxian accompany you to help you enter the Great Wei Imperial Palace."

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Xu." Lei Yunchao's face lit up with joy, and he cupped his hands again. "Then we will not disturb you any longer. Farewell."

"Farewell," Lin Chaofeng and Jiang Huarong echoed.

They went to see Lei Xiaoyun and the others again, gave them some instructions, and then left Dongxi.

Two days later.

Cao's first batch of elite troops went to Daliang.

The various factions in the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty were filled with unease.

Dongxi remains a tranquil paradise.

half a month later.

Beneath the withered and flourishing tree.

Xu Chuan sat cross-legged like an ancient pine tree.

His aura had reached the peak of the third level of the Golden Core stage, like a full moon hanging in the sky. He was just waiting to break through the barrier of his realm to reach the middle stage of the Golden Core stage.

He tried to make an impact.

The immense magical power surged forth like a dam bursting in the heavens, overwhelming all obstacles!

The invisible barrier trembled violently.

But there was no immediate breakthrough.

"It's much better than I expected. It seems to be due to its own inherent strength. Judging from this movement, it should be able to break through on its own in the first month."

Xu Chuan muttered to himself, but he did not intend to do so.

With a great calamity looming, his time was precious, and the sooner he broke through in cultivation, the better.

Therefore, he planned to break through using elixirs.

But before that, he spent half an hour adjusting his breathing to stabilize his condition.

Then he flipped his palm and took out a pill the size of a longan, shrouded in golden light—a superior-grade Golden Essence Pill.

As the pill entered his throat, it instantly transformed into a vast golden spiritual energy, blending seamlessly with his already immense magical power.

The medicinal power of the Golden Yuan Pill can break through the barriers of realms. Using it as a guide and one's own magical power as a foundation, the two collide and surge forward like a giant ship cutting through the waves!

The faint sounds of wind and thunder echoed in the room. Xu Chuan's expression turned slightly serious, and his robes fluttered even though there was no wind.

Half an hour later, a faint, crisp sound of breaking rang out from his dantian.

His powerful aura surged once more, and the radiance of his golden core became more restrained. Although its size did not increase, its texture became even more rounded and translucent.

"Mid-stage Golden Core, achieved!"

He slowly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them before disappearing.

Then, carefully sense the changes in your own breakthrough.

His spiritual sense has been slightly enhanced, but the increase is not significant compared to Xu Chuan's spiritual sense at the Nascent Soul level.

It's just adding fuel to the fire.

However, the quality of the magic became increasingly pure, and the power of the magic also increased by 30%.

Compared to ordinary Golden Core cultivators at the peak of their cultivation, he is three points superior.

Although Xu Chuan's strength has increased with this breakthrough, his foundation is still too solid.

The feedback from minor breakthroughs is very limited.

Unlike others who undergo dramatic transformations, her transformation was more like a natural progression, an added bonus.

"That's not bad. When the Golden Core is perfected, the mana is unlikely to undergo a qualitative change, but after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, it may be able to directly rival the mana of the mid-Nascent Soul stage."

One step at a time, one step at a time.

A short while later.

Xu Chuan closed his eyes and continued to experience the divine sense and magical power he had gained after the breakthrough.

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye.

"Qinghai Forest".

Xu Mingxian and Xu Mingshu finally completed the construction of the teleportation array in this place.

Beside Mirror Lake.

The white tiger, about ten feet in size, lay on the ground. Xu Mingshu stroked its head and said, "Little White, you've had a hard time this time."

"Master, Little White is not tired."

A short while later.

Mirror Lake surged.

A black dragon, several dozen feet long, burst out of the lake, creating waves several feet high, accompanied by Xu Mingxian.

Xu Hei did not completely leave Mirror Lake.

He is of the water element and cultivates his skills in Mirror Lake.

Xu Mingxian landed gracefully and walked to Xu Mingshu. "It's almost done. The entrance to Mirror Lake has also been equipped with concealment restrictions and protective barriers, so ordinary people won't be able to find it."

Xu Mingshu asked, "Then can we go back now?"

"Mm." Xu Mingxian nodded slightly.

Just then.

On the branches of an ancient tree by Mirror Lake, countless green spiritual lights converged, forming the shape of an old man.

It was the Tree King's clone.

He looked at Xu Mingxian and the others with a kind expression, and said in a voice as gentle as ancient wood, "Are you all planning to leave?"

Xu Mingxian bowed and said, "Yes, Tree King."

"I have something to ask your father. Would you be so kind as to summon him?"

Xu Mingxian pondered for a moment. He knew that the Tree King's strength was unpredictable. If it harbored ill intentions towards the Xu family, they would not be able to leave the prison.

It is even less likely that they would intentionally protect Xu Bai and Xu Hei, allowing them to become the guardians of this place among the demon race.

"I will immediately send word to my father."

Dongxi.

Bihan Pool.

Upon receiving the news, Xu Chuan's gaze sharpened slightly.

"The Tree King sought me out; it seems it's about Xu Huai."

He immediately replied, asking Xu Mingxian to inform him that he would arrive shortly and to ask the Tree King to wait for a while.

Xu Mingxian told the truth.

Xu Chuan entered the "Xu Family Grotto Heaven".

The Xu Huai tree is now over three zhang tall, and its branches are covered in radiant light, which is quite miraculous.

Xu Chuan once tried to transplant it, but failed.

It is already an extremely special creature in the "Xu Family Grotto-Heaven", and is even closely connected with the Grotto-Heaven.

"Huh, the space seems to have expanded, it's actually reached a radius of ten miles?!"

“Master,” Xu Huai said.

"Little Huai, when did this place get bigger?"

"Reporting to Master, it happened yesterday. It suddenly expanded, which startled Xiao Huai."

"It seems it is indeed linked to my cultivation level. The higher my cultivation level, the larger the 'Xu Clan Grotto-Heaven' will be. Will it be thirty miles in circumference next time?"

Apart from its size, "Xu's Grotto Heaven" has not changed much.

By the way, the concentration of spiritual energy seems to have increased by 30%.

Minor realms don't change much, but breakthroughs in major realms bring about a complete upheaval.

Xu Chuan stopped paying attention and looked at Xu Huai, saying, "Give me one of your spirit leaves."

"Yes, Master."

A vibrant green leaf, as green as jade, flew off the tree.

There was even a strange Taoist aura on it.

After Xu Chuan put the herbs away, he said, "You continue your cultivation. Remember to look after these spiritual herbs for me."

"Yes, Master."

After saying this, Xu Chuan left "Xu Clan Cave Heaven".

Without delay, he transformed into a streak of green light and left the cave.

No one noticed this trip.

Moreover, he traveled at the speed of an ordinary mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, taking more than two hours to reach the "Azure Sea Forest".

If he were to use his fully mastered escape techniques to their fullest extent, this journey would only take the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

(End of this chapter)