Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 391 Ancestor Tianxu breaks through the Mo Clan

Jicheng, the home of the Gongsun clan.

The light emanating from the luminous pearl was slightly chilly, and when it fell on the faces of everyone in the hall, it added a touch of coldness.

Gongsun Yuezhi stared down at the spirit tablet on the table, his expression somber, his features frozen, and he remained motionless for a long time.

The other members of the Gongsun clan's direct lineage, elders, and others in the room also had grim expressions. They would occasionally glance at the broken soul tablet in front of Gongsun Yue, their faces dark and their eyes varied.

Ancestor Qianyu is dead?!
This is truly incredible!

It should be noted that this Ancestor Qianyu was the most talented and accomplished member of the Gongsun clan in the past three or four hundred years.

Decades ago, during the period of spiritual depletion, he was able to achieve the status of a true grandmaster with his powerful talent, reaching the pinnacle of martial arts, locking in the three treasures, and attaining the pinnacle of creation.

When the first flow of imperial essence fell twenty years ago, he naturally laid the foundation and entered the Dao. Six years ago, during the second flow of imperial essence, he opened up his Qi channels and stepped into the Yellow Court. Three years ago, when the third flow of imperial essence fell, his Qi circulated throughout the body, broke through the two bridges of heaven and earth, connected the inside and outside, and achieved the profound understanding.
Over the past three years, he has made great strides and broken through the Five Elements Gathering Gate. In a little longer, he will likely be able to unite the Five Elements and break through the third gate.

Such talent and aptitude are unmatched even by some ancestors who have faked their death and are in a deep slumber. More importantly, he is still very young, not even a hundred years old!
Now, in this great era of spiritual revival, various relics are emerging one after another, and rare spiritual plants and treasures are constantly appearing in the world. With his talent and the strength of the Gongsun family, he will surely go even further.

It is the cornerstone of the Gongsun clan's future prosperity for hundreds of years, ensuring their dominance over Youzhou and even their ambition to conquer the Central Plains.

An elder of the clan frankly stated that if there were enough resources, Elder Qianyu could even become the second Elder Tianxu!

Ancestor Tianxu, Gongsun Tianxu, was a key figure in the rise of the Gongsun clan in Youzhou more than a thousand years ago. He broke through the four gates of Tongxuan and became a Yin God!

They are what people call immortals!

This involves an open secret...

Throughout history, powerful clans and sects that could dominate a province were all backed by deities!

Those who haven't reached this level won't know. Those who have reached this level, even if they know, won't say it.

This,
This is also the true strength that enables them to suppress an entire state.

The Gongsun clan rose to prominence over a thousand years ago, producing many talented individuals, but only one, the Heavenly Void Ancestor, emerged during that time.

Gongsun Qianyu is expected to succeed him as the second-in-command, which is a guarantee of the Gongsun family's prosperity for the next thousand years.

And now, that guarantee... is gone!
This is also the key reason why Gongsun Yuezhi fell into a deathly silence after receiving the report.

Gongsun Qianyu's death had such a profound impact that it could potentially affect the Gongsun clan...

Annihilated race!

"How could this be? Ancestor Qianyu was already half a step into the Innate Realm, yet he went to raid the Du family mansion with two other Profound Realm Ancestors, only to face a group of Yellow Court and Dao Entry Realm cultivators..."

Could it be that we happened to run into Du Renwang?

An elder of the Gongsun clan spoke up. He had white hair and beard, a youthful face, and a cold, sharp gaze.

Gongsun Yuexiu, a contemporary of Gongsun Yuezhi, was gloomy by nature and possessed formidable strength. He was one of Gongsun Yuezhi's main rivals in the struggle for the position of clan leader.

Although he has remained in the position of clan elder for many years, no one dares to underestimate him.

Therefore, as soon as he spoke, everyone in the hall perked up, and even Gongsun Yuezhi, who had been silent, couldn't help but prick up his ears.

"The patriarch sent Patriarch Qianyu out without fully understanding the situation? That was far too careless!"

Gongsun Yuexiu paused abruptly at this point before slowly continuing:

"The most urgent task is to find out what exactly happened to the Du family, and whether we can contact the other five Tongxuan Ancestors who went with us?"

Gongsun Yuezhi sensed the hidden meaning in the other party's words, but knowing he was in the wrong and unable to refute them, he remained silent for a moment before shaking his head.

"We've already inquired with the Mo and Chunyu clans, and notified the Dahe Gate. We should have results soon." He glanced at Gongsun Qianyu's shattered soul tablet and said in a deep voice:

"The Mo and Chunyu clans mobilized all their clan elders to coordinate the surprise attack. If any of them are injured, I'm afraid... the Du clan will not let them off the hook either."

For this operation, the Gongsun clan, the Mo clan, and the Chunyu clan each sent two patriarchs.

Among them, in addition to sending Gongsun Qianyu, the Gongsun clan also sent a guest elder who was nearing the end of his lifespan and was at the Innate Realm.

Because this person is not of the Gongsun clan bloodline, he cannot be linked to the soul tablet, so his fate and whereabouts are still unknown.

(Note: Many cultivation methods and secret techniques in this world are derived from ruins, and are not comprehensive or unified, nor have they been widely disseminated.)

Therefore, some weaker forces may also be lucky enough to obtain some powerful cultivation techniques and secret arts.

Even a powerful force isn't necessarily superior in everything.
"Is it possible... that the four families joined forces to set a trap, which harmed Ancestor Qianyu and the others?"

At this moment, Gongsun Bubing cautiously spoke, and seeing everyone looking at him, he immediately twisted his neck awkwardly and said with an embarrassed laugh:

"This is just my guess, it doesn't count..."

"It's unlikely. This time, our three families have dispatched six patriarchs, half of whom are at the Innate Realm, and they've also brought two magical artifacts. No matter how strong the Du family is, they definitely won't be able to withstand us."

Gongsun Yuezhi glanced at his son, shook his head, and added:
"The people we planted in the Wang, Chen, and Tian families... the three family patriarchs haven't made any moves these past few days."

It was precisely for this reason that he seized this opportunity to launch this surprise attack, attempting to kill the Du clan in one fell swoop, make an example of them, and take the opportunity to bring the Wang, Chen, and Tian clans under his control, so that they would shed blood and sacrifice themselves for the Gongsun clan.

Even the task assigned to Ancestor Qianyu was the simplest and safest, but unexpectedly, he fell headfirst into a pit.

How could a group of Daoists, like Huang Ting, possibly kill Ancestor Qianyu?

Moreover, he also brought with him two of the Du family's treasures, the Thousand Peaks Pagoda and the Frost Jade Sky-Splitting Axe, and two other Transcendent Realm experts were also involved in the surprise attack...

Could it be that the spies planted in the Tian family and the other two clans were deceived?

That shouldn't be the case. They are close to the core of their respective families, and the news that has come over the years has been verified one by one.

Especially in the last few days, the small ruins known as the Dragon-Binding Hall, which the Du family controlled, actually contained a Dragon Transformation Pool, capable of raising a cultivator's cultivation level from the Entry-level to the Yellow Court level in a short period of time...

This was also the fundamental reason why he temporarily instigated Gongsun Qianyu and other Tongxuan Ancestors to launch a surprise attack on the Du Clan.

Without that Dragon Transformation Pool, he would have steadily and cautiously advanced, accumulating advantages step by step, and ultimately crushing the Du family.

But now that they have the Dragon Transformation Pool, they must act quickly, otherwise, if too much time passes, the Gongsun family may not be the ones to win in the end.

"How about... awakening Ancestor Tianxu?"

At this moment, Gongsun Yuexiu spoke, and the hall fell silent. The expressions of everyone became subtle.

Gongsun Yuezhi, in particular, had a deep and somber expression and a mysterious gaze.

……

"This is the Mo family's secret vault?"

Deep within the Mo family mansion in Shanggu, Liu Sheng, dressed in white, stood before a three-story tower and licked his lips.

Behind him, flames soared into the sky, the sounds of battle were deafening, and there were mutilated corpses and severed limbs everywhere, filled with terrified screams.

At his feet, Mo Wencang, the head of the Mo family, looked humiliated and nodded mechanically and stiffly, like a puppet on a string.

(End of this chapter)