Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 411 Intercepting Luck, Unwelcome Guests Arrive, Xu Chuan Returns (1.6 words, Second Update! Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

The bulk of the items are storage bags or storage rings belonging to Golden Core cultivators.

Xu Chuan checked each one, beaming with joy.

Although it didn't contain anything useful to him, it still enhanced the Xu family's foundation.

The most valuable items were naturally the storage rings of Cao Jiyi and Sima Chengdao, since they had brought their families' millennia-old heritage here.

As for Liu Qiankun, he didn't have much.

It must be in the imperial treasury.

"grandfather."

"Master!"

Xu Deyue, Ye Fan, and Mei Yun stepped forward to pay their respects.

Xu Chuan nodded and smiled faintly at Ye Fan, "Are you feeling relieved now?"

Ye Fan, slightly embarrassed, clasped his hands and said, "I'm so sorry to have to trouble you, Master, to help me at the last moment. I'm so useless."

"The Cao family is nothing in this great calamity. No matter how powerful their trump cards are, they are destined to perish."

This can be seen from the fact that no family in this imprisoned area has ever had a lineage that has lasted for more than 1,500 years.

During every great calamity that occurs every millennium, those families with Golden Core cultivation are always the first to bear the brunt.

The pressure on the Xu family is yet to come.

"Disciple understands." Ye Fan said solemnly, "Even if I am shattered to pieces, I will never allow demonic cultivators or monsters to set foot in the cave."

"What are you capable of anyway!"

Xu Chuan chuckled and tapped him on the head, "If you die, wouldn't that prove that all sons-in-law of the Xu family will meet a bad end?"

"Master, what do you mean by that? You're making me a little scared."

Mei Yun didn't know much about the Xu family.

Xu Deyue sighed softly, “My Xu family has always been stable. Since the founding of the clan, few members have died, but two of my sons-in-law have died.”

"Uh, so being the son-in-law of the Xu family is a high-risk profession?"

"What, are you going to back out?" Xu Chuan asked Mei Yun with a smile.

"This disciple dares not. If this disciple were to go back on his word, I fear that Master would tear me apart right now."

"Good to know!" Xu Chuan laughed and scolded, "Either you don't get on my Xu family's ship, or once you get on, don't expect to get off easily."

Mei Yun sighed and spread her hands.

"Alright, stop joking. With the death of the Emperor of Liang, the dynasty's fortunes are in jeopardy. Since you're on the path of fortune, see if you can make use of it."

Xu Chuan looked at Mei Yun and said.

Mei Yun's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "Master, what a great idea! The Great Liang is on the verge of destruction, and its fortune is almost ownerless."

I happen to have a solution.

Please, Master, lend me that "Nine Dragons Seal" for a moment.

"I'll give it to you as a gift. It's a mid-grade defensive magic weapon. Use it however you like."

With a flick of his wrist, the "Nine Dragons Seal" appeared in Xu Chuan's palm and then flew to Mei Yun's front.

"Thank you, Master."

Mei Yun immediately formed hand seals, seemingly performing a very complex secret technique.

"Using this as a medium, the destiny of the Great Liang will gather!"

Wisps of golden energy flowed from all directions and entered the "Nine Dragons Seal".

Mei Yun explained, "This 'Nine Dragons Seal' is a national treasure of the Great Liang Dynasty, and also a secret treasure of fortune, capable of absorbing the power of fortune."

The disciple has a secret method to seal away the fortune and prevent it from flowing away.

Later, I will refine it to nourish my "Mountain and River Seal," which will allow me to quickly forge it into a treasure of destiny.

"Mei Yun, could you possibly use a secret technique like Liu Qiankun's to enhance your strength?"

"It requires cultivation, but this fortune is like a rootless duckweed, it diminishes with each use. Only by establishing an imperial dynasty and basing it on the people of that dynasty can it be used infinitely."

The extent of any improvement depends on the size of the dynasty, its population, and the strength of its people.

"Second Junior Brother, the path you've chosen is truly extraordinary. Your future strength will likely far surpass mine. You'll have to protect your senior brother from now on," Ye Fan said with a smile.

"Senior Brother is too kind. With dual cultivation of body and spirit, who can rival me? My path of imperial fortune relies on the strength of the dynasty, so it is only effective in the early stages."

Once it reaches the later stages, it will encounter obstacles and is destined to attract suppression from surrounding forces.

I only walked a short distance.

"Even at a certain level, one still needs to rely on their own cultivation."

"Let's talk about these things later. There's no one left in the Great Liang Palace. You should also clean up the battlefield and make sure you don't miss any of the storage bags for Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators, or any other valuable items."

Mei Yun, you should continue to absorb the remaining fortune of the Great Liang Dynasty. After returning, you should also cultivate the corresponding fortune-generating secret techniques, which should be helpful to you during the great calamity.

"Yes."

The group split up and began to act separately.

Xu Chuan, on the other hand, was searching for the treasure vault of the Great Liang Imperial Palace.

He used his Nascent Soul consciousness to delve deep underground, exploring inch by inch.

Half an hour later, he finally discovered the Great Liang Treasury.

The treasure vault's defensive formations couldn't even withstand a single attack.

The most abundant materials are Tier 3, with some Tier 4 as well, along with powerful cultivation techniques, secret arts, a large quantity of spirit stones, and some exquisite alchemy, artifact, and array symbols.

Even Xu Chuan couldn't identify some of them at first glance.

It could be junk, or it could be a rare treasure.

Overall, it was about 30% more than the wealth of the Cao and Sima families.

About half an hour later.

After Mei Yun sealed the fortune of Daliang into the "Nine Dragon Seal", they planned to leave.

The fog that shrouded the entire imperial city gradually dissipated.

Riots are still taking place in various places outside the palace.

But Xu Chuan and the others didn't even glance at it.

He shrouded the group in mist, suppressing their aura to an extremely thin degree, and then the group returned to Dongxi.

They left about fifteen minutes ago.

Then two more demonic cultivators from the Black Water Domain, both at the Golden Core stage, arrived. Their auras were extremely powerful, indicating that they were both highly accomplished in supernatural powers.

The two men, one in black and one in white, both appeared to be middle-aged.

They hovered above the palace, their divine senses sweeping across the entire palace.

"White Demon, it seems we're late. A truly astonishing battle has taken place here, but that person was extremely cautious and managed to eliminate all traces of the battle," said the middle-aged man in black robes.

"Not only that, they are also extremely greedy, leaving not even a single storage bag behind," the middle-aged man in white robes said. "But strangely, they haven't made a move outside the palace."

"Perhaps they were afraid of wasting time and were rushing to the next place."

We came here specifically because we heard that three ancient Golden Core families had gathered here.

I just didn't expect someone to beat me to it.

After a pause, the middle-aged man in black robes turned and asked with a smile, "Bai Sha, where do you think they'll go next?"

"According to the information we have received, this place is divided into four major forces: Great Wei, Great Liang, Great Jin, and the newly emerging Immortal Martial Alliance."

The three powers of Liang, Jin, and Wei have gathered here, presumably intending to join forces to resist the great calamity.

It looks like it was a failure.

That leaves only the Immortal Martial Alliance.

The middle-aged man in white robes smiled slightly, "To rise from an ordinary mortal to the number one family in this region in less than a century is nothing short of legendary."

I'm very curious about the Xu family.

“Then let’s go take a look,” said the middle-aged man in black robes.

Just then, a sharp shriek came from the sky.

A massive, monstrous bird with a wingspan of over twenty feet was seen rapidly approaching.

The wings of this demonic bird were wreathed in crimson and black flames, and its body exuded an astonishing ferocity.

But what is most special about it is that it has two heads.

There are still many demonic cultivators from the Blackwater region wreaking havoc in the Great Jin Dynasty.

Moreover, over time, large numbers of demonic beasts formed small waves that poured in from the Great Jin Dynasty.

Millions of demonic beasts, some rampaging through Daliang and devouring humans, others led by third-tier demonic beasts, charged directly into the territories of Dajin and Dawei.

This also includes the Immortal Martial Alliance.

Of course, the same applies to the demonic cultivators in the Blackwater region; they don't just concentrate in one place.

They also compete with each other.

The first place you reach that hasn't been looted will yield the greatest benefits.

As for the internal strife between them, that's a matter for later.

In just one day.

The flames of war have spread to the entire Immortal Martial Alliance.

However, compared to the Great Jin and Great Liang, the situation in the Great Wei and the Immortal Martial Alliance is not too serious.

During the time Xu Chuan and his group spent in the Daliang Imperial Palace.

Dongxi also welcomed an uninvited guest.

After learning about the Xu family's situation, three Golden Core demon cultivators from the Blackwater Region headed straight for the Immortal Martial Alliance.

"Brother, something's not right. Logically, we should have found the Xu family by now, but after searching with my divine sense, I haven't found a trace of them at all."

The one who spoke was a burly man with red hair, while the elder brother he mentioned was a young man in a blue shirt, and the last person was a voluptuous and alluring woman.

Upon hearing this, the young man in the blue shirt frowned slightly.

Just ask someone nearby and you'll find out.

The red-haired strong man immediately did as he was told, and he quickly grabbed a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was being held up in mid-air like a chick, his body trembling constantly.

"Tell me, where is the Xu family of Dongxi?"

“Master Huihui, the Xu family of Dongxi is located near Qingjiang County, which is about 300 li away from here.”

"Husband, there did seem to be a county called Qingjiang County on the way here. Could we have flown too far?"

“That’s not right. We’ve been searching with our divine senses all the way here, but we haven’t found any large clan territory in that area,” said the red-haired burly man.

"Moreover, the spiritual energy in this area is scarce; even Foundation Establishment families wouldn't choose to live here, would they?"

The young man in the blue shirt lowered his head in thought, then looked at the middle-aged man in the tall hat, "What you say is true."

The middle-aged man immediately clasped his hands and begged for mercy, saying, "Immortal Master, how could I dare to deceive you? The Xu family is a legendary family in my Yuehu County, and no one is unaware of the Xu family's whereabouts."

However, the Xu family's residence is not open to the public.

I only once went to Qingjiang County and made a special trip to pay my respects from afar.

"Since you know, then lead the way."

The three immediately flew back, with the middle-aged man in the tall hat on his back.

In no time, we arrived at the edge of Dongxi.

"Huh, I remember there was a main road leading directly to Dongxi on this road, but it's gone now. Was it moved?"

The middle-aged man in the tall hat muttered to himself, somewhat doubting his own existence.

"Something's not right. It's too peaceful ahead."

The young man in blue was the strongest of the three, with a strength at the late stage of the Golden Core realm, while the other two were at the peak of the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

"Is there anything strange?" The red-haired burly man scratched his head, scanned the area with his divine sense, and then turned to say, "No problem."

Are you sure you're here?

"determine."

"Then there's no use keeping you around."

As soon as the young man in the blue shirt finished speaking, the red-haired strong man immediately understood and threw him forward.

Then, as the young man in the top hat fell, his figure suddenly disappeared.

A slight ripple spread out, which was immediately noticed by the three young men in blue.

"Big brother, this..."

The young man in blue narrowed his eyes and stared intently at the space in front of him. "What a powerful formation! It can even deceive my late-stage Golden Core spiritual sense. It must be at least a mid-grade third-tier formation."

"How could such a powerful array master emerge from this prison?"

"Perhaps it was an ancient array plate found in some secret realm."

None of them cared about the fate of the middle-aged man in the tall hat.

He fell from a height of over 100 meters, naturally suffering multiple fractures and internal organ ruptures.

He collapsed to the ground, convulsed for only a few moments, and then died.

Inside the Azure Cold Pool.

Xu Mingxian opened her eyes.

He would sense anyone entering.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he discovered the middle-aged man in the tall hat who had fallen to his death inside the Cave Stream Scripture.

"Eldest brother, second brother, fourth sister, sixth brother, Deling, we have guests."

Xu Mingxian transmitted her voice to several people.

Swish swish swish~
They immediately rushed out of their meditation room, gathered in the air, and looked out.

The young man in the blue shirt and the others could not see what was inside from the outside, but Xu Mingwei and his group could see them clearly.

"There is one late-stage Golden Core cultivator and two mid-stage Golden Core cultivators. I wonder if the late-stage Golden Core cultivator has mastered any supernatural abilities. If so, then there will be some trouble."

We must lure them in and trap them with an array before we can kill them.

Xu Deling looked at Xu Mingwei and said, "Father, you decide what to do. Even if we go out, we should be able to kill them quickly."

Even if they run, my escape techniques are still only at the beginner level.

Even if all else fails, there's still Xu Ying and Xiao Hong.

Xu Mingwei glanced at Xu Deling and smiled when he saw her volunteering. He then looked at Xu Mingyuan and said, "Second brother, you have always been quick-witted."

How do you think it could be done better?

Xu Mingyuan chuckled and said, "Why ask me, brother? Don't you already have your own ideas?"

“Three mere people, killing them is as easy as killing weeds.”

Xu Mingwei smiled knowingly, "Then I, Deling, and Mingshu will take action, while you and Sixth Brother will provide backup."

"can."

Xu Mingyuan nodded.

Just as the three young men in blue were hesitating about whether to break in, Xu Mingwei and his group of five suddenly appeared from an empty place.

"As expected, there are five Golden Core cultivators." The red-haired burly man's eyes flashed and he laughed. "Brother, since they've come out to their deaths, let's make our move."

Before he could finish speaking...

They then saw that Xu Mingwei and his four companions had already surrounded the three of them.

Xu Mingwei, Xu Deling, and Xu Mingshu are located on the inner side.

"A bunch of early-stage Golden Core cultivators, they're courting death!" the blue-robed youth sneered. "Attack!"

But Xu Deling made his move before they could.

"唳——!!!"

A clear and melodious phoenix cry suddenly resounded through the sky!
Xu Deling's body suddenly erupted with raging crimson-gold flames.

The flames were not ordinary fire, but contained some ancient and noble bloodline aura.

The Fire Phoenix bloodline within Xu Deling was activated at this moment!
At the same time, she raised her right hand.

His natal magic weapon, the Fire Phoenix Feather, appeared out of thin air!

"go with!"

The phoenix feather transformed into a sea of ​​crimson-gold flames, sweeping away into the distance.

Under the resonance of the Fire Phoenix bloodline, the power of the Fire Phoenix Feather is now infinitely close to that of a top-grade magic weapon!

"what?!"

The young man in the blue shirt's expression changed drastically.

He never expected that a cultivator at the early stage of the Golden Core realm could unleash such a terrifying attack!

It made him feel a little scared.

Of course, Xu Deling's true level of cultivation was concealed at this time.

"Come to my side!"

The young man in the blue shirt shouted sharply and slapped the storage bag at his waist.

A heavy shield, entirely golden in color and engraved with a Xuanwu (Black Tortoise) pattern, flew out.

This magic weapon is the blue-robed youth's trump card; it's a mid-grade defensive magic weapon.

The shield swelled in the wind, growing to a size of about ten feet in diameter, and stood horizontally in front of the three people.

A thick, pale golden light curtain condensed.

Above the light screen, the phantom of Xuanwu coiled, exuding an aura as steady as a mountain.

"Congeal!"

Xu Deling made a hand seal with one hand.

The crimson-gold sea instantly gathered, compressed, and finally transformed into a fiery phoenix with a wingspan of over twenty zhang!
This fire phoenix is ​​so lifelike that every feather is made from the purest flames.

Its eyes burned with golden divine fire, and its long tail feathers trailed a dazzling trail of firelight, illuminating half the sky in a crimson gold!

"Wow!"

The fire phoenix raised its head and cried out, then flapped its wings and swooped down toward the three people: the young man in blue, the alluring woman, and the burly man with red hair.

Wherever it passed, the air distorted and evaporated.

The young man in blue formed hand seals, his inner power surging wildly into the Xuan Turtle Golden Shield, solidifying the light barrier by another third. He stared intently at the approaching fiery phoenix, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

This is fucking the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

The power of the magic weapon he unleashed was comparable to that of a high-grade magic weapon.

A top-grade magic weapon—that's something even a Golden Core cultivator at the peak of their cultivation level couldn't possibly possess!

The red-haired strongman and the alluring woman were also terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

I thought that if I could destroy the Xu family this time, I would definitely make a fortune.

But they ran into a tough opponent!

"After you survive this attack, scatter and run away immediately!" the blue-robed youth transmitted to the two of them.

"Yes, brother (husband)." The two replied.

At that very moment—

The fire phoenix has descended.

"boom--!!!"

The fiery phoenix crashed violently into the light barrier of the Xuan Turtle Golden Shield!

There was no explosion, no loud noise, only a hissing sound of burning.

The crimson flames, like maggots clinging to bones, frantically burned the pale gold defensive light barrier.

The light curtain trembled violently, and the Xuanwu phantom on its surface emitted a silent wail, becoming transparent and illusory at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The golden and crimson lights clashed fiercely, bursting forth with a blinding light that was impossible to look directly at.

"Block them!"

The young man in the blue shirt blushed, his veins bulged, and his magical power surged wildly within him.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

Although the light barrier trembled violently, it was, after all, a mid-grade defensive magic treasure, and it was being desperately resisted by a late-stage Golden Core cultivator pouring in his mana.

Just when the young man in the blue shirt thought he could hold on...

Little did they know that Xu Deling's attack merely weakened the defensive light barrier.

The red-haired strongman and the alluring woman also breathed a sigh of relief, their faces showing relieved smiles.

However, the smiles on their lips had not yet fully spread—

"call out--!"

A barely perceptible whooshing sound cut through the air, like the sigh of death.

Amidst the cacophony of exploding flames and clashing energies, it quietly began to play.

That was an arrow.

An arrow, entirely dark gold, with a spiral arrowhead and nine star patterns wrapped around its shaft.

The arrow was shot silently, yet it was faster than lightning!
It is not facing the shield head-on.

Instead, it struck from an extremely cunning angle, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, precisely aiming at the heart of the young man in the blue shirt.

The young man in the blue shirt didn't even have time to react.

He felt a sudden jolt in his heart, and a deadly sense of crisis instantly gripped his heart.

next moment.

"Pfft—!"

The Nine-Element Celestial Arrow pierced through the defensive light barrier of the Xuan Turtle Golden Shield without any hindrance.

The light curtain had not yet shattered.

The dark golden arrow pierced the blue-robed youth's heart with unparalleled precision.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The ecstasy on the young man's face froze instantly, turning into incredulous horror.

He looked down at his chest.

There, a fist-sized hole was visible from front to back, and the heart had been completely removed.

"How...how...is this possible..."

His lips moved, but he couldn't make a complete sound.

The next moment, the Xuan Turtle Golden Shield lost the support of its master's magic power, and its light suddenly went out.

The shield let out a mournful cry, shrank, and fell.

The pale golden defensive light barrier, like shattered glass, vanished completely with a "crash".

With its obstacles removed, the Crimson Gold Phoenix unleashed its final, residual power.

The crimson flames, like a burst dam, instantly engulfed the red-haired strongman and the alluring woman behind the blue-robed youth!
Neither of them had time to release their defensive magic items.

"what--!!!"

The red-haired strongman only had time to let out a short scream before he was burned to death on the spot.

The alluring woman was slightly better than the red-haired strongman.

She had a close-fitting inner armor that automatically activated in life-or-death situations, transforming into a pink light barrier to protect her.

But it is, after all, just a low-grade magic weapon inner armor.

"Crack!"

The pink light curtain, cracked and broken, shattered with a crash.

The remaining flames slammed into the alluring woman, striking her as if she had been hit hard. She coughed up a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward.

His clothes were tattered, and he was listless.

Without any hesitation, he used the speed of his backward flight to turn around and fly away into the distance.

escape!
We must escape!
She didn't even dare to look at her companion's body, nor did she dare to look at the Xu family.

Driven solely by a survival instinct, it channeled its magic power, transformed into a streak of pink light, and fled frantically into the distance!

However, she had only flown about ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) into the air—

"Om."

A golden light suddenly shot out from Xu Deling's eyes!

She had been waiting for a long time.

The light was no more than the thickness of a thumb, yet it was condensed to the extreme.

This is her fully developed pupil technique, "Fire Emperor's True Eye".

A golden light arrived before the woman, ignoring distance and appearing behind her head as if by teleportation.

"puff."

A slight sound.

The alluring woman's forward momentum suddenly froze.

Her gaze quickly glazed over, and the final expression on her face was one of disbelief and bewilderment.

who are we?

Where are we?

What are we doing here?

They came to this place of confinement to plunder and slaughter, but instead they became the ones who were instantly killed.

The body fell from the sky and hit the ground with a "thud," kicking up a little dust.

The whole process took only six or seven breaths.

Xu Mingwei put away the Treasure Dragon Bow, Xu Deling's flames subsided, and the phantom of the fire phoenix dissipated.

"Big brother, Deling, what's going on with you guys? You agreed that the three of you would act together, but what about my scenes? Who ate them?"

Xu Mingshu said reproachfully.

Xu Deling stepped forward and hugged her arm, saying affectionately, "Auntie, Ling'er forgot, I was determined to kill them quickly."

Xu Mingshu sighed softly, "Alas, my niece is too strong, I, her aunt, don't even have a chance to help."

"Stop fooling around. Eliminate your aura, sort out your spoils. Remember to extract the three people's golden cores, essence blood, and remnant souls; Father will need them." Xu Mingwei shook his head and chuckled.

Everyone did as instructed.

Then they returned to the cave.

As for the unfortunate middle-aged man in the tall hat, he was burned by a flame, helping him return to dust.

One hour later.

Xu Chuan and the others returned.

Xu Mingwei and the others all stayed at Bihan Pool.

“Father (Grandfather),” Xu Mingwei and Xu Deling greeted him with clasped hands.

Xu Chuan nodded and asked, "Has anything unexpected happened?"

Xu Mingshu laughed and said, "Father, three ignorant Golden Core demon cultivators from the Blackwater Domain came, but they were instantly killed by De Ling and my elder brother."

"These are their remnants of souls and golden cores, as well as storage bags." Xu Mingwei handed the items to Xu Chuan.

Xu Chuan only accepted the remnant soul, essence blood, and golden core, and then smiled and said, "Take some time to sort out the storage bag and the items inside."

Xu Mingwei was slightly taken aback.

Then, Xu Chuan flicked his sleeve, and thousands of storage bags appeared on the ground.

We have defective, low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade storage bags.

"So many." Xu Mingqing opened his mouth in surprise.

Xu Mingxuan smiled and said, "Father has already picked out the truly useful ones. Everyone can see if there are any others that you need. If not, then they can be added to the clan's treasury."

Storage bags can also be given as rewards to members of the clan.

Xu Mingshu looked at Xu Mingxuan and said, "Third brother, you must have learned a lot on this trip with Father. Tell me about it."

"Two words: brutal; three words: very brutal; four words..."

"Speak the key."

"It just feels like we're a burden to my father."

"Nonsense!" Xu Chuan laughed and scolded.

"Alright, you all get to work. I need to go into seclusion for a while."

After speaking, Xu Chuan stepped into a bamboo house.

Xu Mingyuan looked at Ye Fan and asked, "How is it? Has your Dao heart been enlightened?"

"The Cao family, the Sima family, and the Liu family have all been destroyed. Although I personally killed Cao Jiyi in the end, his background was quite remarkable."

It almost unleashed a strike comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator, severely injuring or even killing me.

If it weren't for Master's secret intervention...

"Ye Fan, your father can't bear to see you so badly injured. After all, you are very important to the Xu family and are one of its core members."

"Thank you, Second Uncle. Ye Fan understands."

"Let's pack our things," Xu Mingxuan said. "We have quite a few good things this time."

Everyone immediately got to work.

When they saw the enormous body of the third-tier peak Xuan Yu Ming Snake, they couldn't help but shrink their pupils slightly.

Even though it was dead, the aura emanating from it made Xu Deling feel a little uneasy.

When Xu Mingxuan recounted that it was surrounded by ten peak-level third-tier blood corpses and killed by a half-step fourth-tier ghost king, everyone was shocked.

Shocked by the power of the Xuan Yu Ming Snake, they were even more shocked by Xu Chuan's trump card.

"Father has added another trump card."

"It won't be long before our Xu family has two more Nascent Soul level warriors," Xu Mingxuan said with a smile. "I just don't know if we'll be able to keep up with this great calamity."

Mei Yun helped for a while, then went into seclusion to refine the fortune of the Great Liang Dynasty.

After this battle, Ye Fan seemed to have gained some insight, and his battle intent divine power was about to be mastered. So he returned to his mansion to cultivate in seclusion.

Xu Deyue accompanied him.

After taking all the monster materials and some rare third and fourth-tier materials, Xu Deling also left.

soon.

Only six siblings remained in this place: Xu Mingwei, Xu Mingyuan, Xu Mingxuan, and two others.

"Third brother, how is the situation outside?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

Xu Mingxuan sighed softly, "Now I finally understand why my father is so cautious about the great calamity."

"When we first went to the Great Jin Dynasty, many villages, towns, counties, and even prefecture-level cities were completely wiped out."

Some people simply enjoy killing, while others use the blood and souls of others as resources for cultivation.

The situation was similar in the Great Jin Dynasty.

Perhaps because of the distance, there are very few demonic cultivators there; most of them are demonic beasts.

They trampled and devoured humanity.

The Great Wei Dynasty was unclear, but it was estimated that by now, there should be Golden Core demonic cultivators and even a large number of Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators.

I don't know what it was like five hundred years ago.

But since the Cao family members are all alive, their scale must not be large, perhaps even less than one-tenth of what it is now.

Five hundred years is a calamity, and a thousand years is a cycle.

Never before has any power survived the cycle of millennia.

Upon hearing this, they all remained silent.

Although it was only a few words, they could imagine the terrible state of the Great Jin and Great Liang.

And soon, the same will happen to the Great Wei and the Immortal Martial Alliance.

"The next few days will be the key, and also the real test for my Xu family. I'm afraid it won't be long before batches of Blackwater experts arrive at Dongxi."

Xu Mingyuan said in a deep voice.

“My father said the same thing,” Xu Mingxuan said.

"That's enough for today. Second brother, go find Chonghui and send the storage bags and other resources into the treasure vault. We should not go into seclusion if there's nothing else to do; we should be ready for battle at any time."

Xu Mingwei said.

"Understood, Big Brother," the others replied in unison.

The crowd dispersed, leaving only Xu Mingxian behind at Bihan Pool.

Because he needed to control the formation, and the core of the Xu family's formations was all located in the Azure Cold Pool.

Xu Chuan went into seclusion to cultivate the secret technique, "Ninefold Corpse Dissection Technique."

To become a fourth-tier corpse king, the Xuan Yin Corpse King would need the help of this secret technique. According to Xu Chuan's previous research, it would take less than half a month to master it.

While this secret method is ingenious, the core difficulty lies in the collection of materials.

Xu Chuan possesses ten peak-level third-tier blood corpses, one of which will soon become a half-step fourth-tier corpse king.

Of course, the process of performing the secret technique requires eighty-one days.

It was probably impossible before the ancient battlefield manifested.

He speculated that the ancient battlefield would inevitably manifest within ten days at most.

A few days later, the Blackwater and Tiannan forces should be locked in a fierce battle, with the prison as their battlefield.

That's a different level of chaos.

Fortunately, the ancient battlefield was unique; three months outside meant three years inside.

Although the battlefield is dangerous, as long as a relatively safe place is found, one can go into seclusion to help the Xuan Yin Corpse King and the Blood Fiend Ghost King break through.

Whether it's seeking opportunities on ancient battlefields or developing Tiannan in the future, it will be of great benefit.

Dongxi is a paradise.

Besides preventing outsiders from disturbing them, Xu Chuan closed the mountain to keep the people of Dongxi from knowing about the outside world.

Because the Xu family has marriage alliances with many Foundation Establishment families and Qi Refining minor clans.

The same applies to the people of Dongxi.

In the entire Yuehu County, which daughter doesn't consider it an honor to marry into Dongxi?

If they knew that their family was facing annihilation and that their relatives would soon be wiped out, most of them would probably cause a scene.

This is detrimental to the stability of Dongxi.

To avoid this happening, it's best to keep them in the dark.

If it's discovered later.

Xu Chuan had already prepared a response.

Last year, all those who were related to the Xu family by marriage recruited several people to Dongxi, which can be considered as a continuation of the bloodline.

Thus, they had nothing to say.

The reason why the Zhou, Li, Wang, Zhao, and Qin families were able to branch out and enter Dongxi is naturally because their roles are different from those of families related by marriage.

This is part of the Xu family's future development plan.

Two hours later.

The Imperial City of the Great Wei Dynasty.

They encountered seven or eight Golden Core demonic cultivators from the Blackwater Domain, as well as hundreds of Foundation Establishment stage demonic cultivators.

The Imperial City's grand formation is in grave danger.

Soon after, several more third-tier demonic beasts arrived with a small wave of demonic creatures.

This made matters worse for the powerful families in the capital.

Throughout the Great Wei, numerous villages and counties began to be massacred.

The same applies to the Immortal Martial Alliance.

In fact, one or two branches of the Immortal Martial Alliance in various counties have been destroyed, and the Foundation Establishment families in those counties have been slaughtered.

Countless messages of distress flew to the Immortal Martial Alliance headquarters in Guangling County.

The Immortal Martial Alliance convened its main headquarters to maintain strict security and sent people to request assistance from the Xu family, but no message could enter the cave.

(End of this chapter)