Eternal Beast Taming Family

Chu Jingxuan collapsed to the ground, watching as the Chu family mansion was reduced to ruins in a blaze of fire, just like his own crumbling heart.

His voice was hoarse as he stared blankly at the ruins, unable to utter another word.

Suddenly, he used his hands to support himself as he stood up and staggered toward the ruins. He searched through the ruins with his hands, as if looking for something.

A moment later, Chu Jingyu stood before him, holding a stone sword in his hand. A faint golden light emanated from the hilt of the sword, indicating its extraordinary nature.

"Brother, is this what you're looking for?"

Upon seeing the sword, Chu Jingxuan's cloudy eyes lit up with a bright light, but when he saw that it was Chu Jingyu holding it, that light quickly dimmed.

"The Golden Xuan Geng Sword, my elder brother is now a cripple, so the family's source weapon should rightfully be inherited by me."

As he spoke, Chu Jingyu stepped past Chu Jingxuan until he walked out of the Chu family ruins.

Jiang Yan, Chu Qinhui, and the others were waiting outside the ruins. Seeing Chu Jingyu emerge, they quickly went to greet him.

"Father……"

"grandfather……"

Chu Jingyu nodded slightly to them, then instructed Jiang Yan at the back:

"Send someone to keep an eye on him. Don't let him die, but don't let him have it too easy either."

Jiang Yan glanced at Chu Jingxuan, who stood there motionless amidst the smoke and ruins, then nodded. "Yes."

After a pause, Chu Jingyu continued:

"Continue to search Chuyan City for all those with Chu family blood. If they are not close relatives but are kind, let them go. If they are criminals, kill them directly."

Seeing that this was an important task assigned to him, Jiang Yan knew that this was his chance to prove himself, so he nodded very seriously and said, "Yes."

Chu Jingyu rubbed his temples. Although the Chu family issue had been resolved, the Fang family husband of Chu Jingxuan's daughter was the real problem. It seemed he would have to stay in Chuyan City for a few more days.

Alternatively, they could abandon all the foundation they had built during this period and withdraw from Chuyan City. In that case, the Fang family would need to put in much more effort to find the Chu family.

Just then, Granny Han appeared silently beside the Chu family.

Perhaps because of Princess Nanli's marriage ties, she was relatively friendly towards the Chu family.

"Patriarch Chu need not worry about the Fang family seeking revenge; in fact, the Fang family might even have to thank you."

The Chu family members were full of doubts. Some were puzzled as to why they were being thanked instead of seeking revenge.

Granny Han chuckled softly, "The Chu family members have all been infected with a kind of Gu poison. If they die, this Gu will absorb all their foundational potential."

This is to facilitate the advancement of a certain being. If I'm not mistaken, this Gu poison was cast by the Fang family.

What? Gu?

Chu Jingyu inexplicably recalled the "Bloodline Shading Silk Gu" that Wu Yuan had used before, which was also very strange and directly made three eighth-rank families submit to the Chu family bloodline as their master.

What kind of source beast is this Gu? It's so terrifying.

Chu Shengyuan's mind worked quickly. "Does the old woman mean that the reason the Fang family called their husband the Chu family was because they never had good intentions from the beginning?"

Granny Han nodded. "I think so. I just don't know why the Gu worms on the Chu family's bloodline have been mature for a long time, but the Fang family hasn't reaped any benefits. Perhaps there's another reason behind it."

With a flick of her finger, Granny Han sent a beam of light flying from Chu Jingxuan's body amidst the ruins. The light hovered quietly between the group.

Only then did everyone see the appearance of the thing imprisoned in the spiritual light. It was no bigger than a thumb, milky white all over, and looked quite like a bean worm.

"This is what the Gu worm looks like; it's a disgusting thing that parasitizes along the bloodline."

However, this thing is not difficult to find; it can be easily banished once one reaches the Domain Rank.

Looking at the Gu worm, Chu Jingyu felt a chill. Fortunately, his Chu family had a new source artifact, and their bloodline had become estranged from the original Chu family.

Otherwise, even if the Chu family were far away in Zhiyao County, they would probably have been infected with this Gu worm due to their blood ties.

Chu Jingyu stared intently at the Gu worm, as if he could see the mastermind behind it all. He murmured, "The Fang family of Huanyun City... I'll remember that."

……

The Fang family in Illusion Cloud City.

Even in a large city like Huanyun City, the Fang family, as one of only three seventh-rank noble families in the city, still managed to own a hundred-acre manor.

At this moment, a beam of light shot into a courtyard within the manor, startling a young man who was cultivating.

He looked at the feathers swirling around his body, as if he had received some kind of message, and his expression became extremely complicated.

"The Chu family was wiped out in a single day? What kind of power did they offend?"

The young man's expression shifted, eventually settling into calm.

"But it's better this way; it's still more acceptable than me doing it myself."

A warhorse with a single horn appeared in the courtyard, its aura swirling uncertainly. It looked expectantly at the young man inside the house.

The young man looked at it and chuckled softly.

"Jan, your chance to break through has arrived."

……

The great battle eventually came to an end, and overnight, the news of the Chu family's massacre spread like wildfire throughout the city.

However, few people dared to discuss this matter openly, since it was Chu Huanlou who made the move, which was witnessed by all the major and minor forces in the city.

Although the Chu family fell, the power structure within the city didn't seem to change much, with Chu Huanlou taking over all of the Chu family's influence.

The contract masters in the city seemed to have anticipated that Chu Huanlou would become the next heir.

However, the final result was not like that. Chu Huanlou opened for business as usual, and the spiritual materials and items it sold were still cheaper than before.

The cost of entering and leaving the city has also been reduced considerably. I've even heard that Chu Huanlou intends to cultivate medicinal fields and plant spiritual herbs near the edge of the city and is recruiting people for this project.

With these measures implemented, more and more contract masters have felt the changes. With Chu Huanlou's entry, Chuyan City, which had been fading into the west, seems to be radiating new vitality.

On the fifth floor of Chu Huanlou, in a reception room that had been temporarily used as a meeting hall.

Granny Han spoke calmly, "I've investigated, and the area around Chuyan City is indeed slowly turning into a dead end."

"Jedi? What's that?" Chu Shengyuan, true to his habit of asking questions when he didn't understand, eagerly inquired.

"A forbidden land is a place where spiritual energy dissipates and the earth's veins are lost. The general manifestations are that source beasts migrate, spiritual plants wither, and eventually it becomes a desolate and barren land."

This is the current situation in Chuyan City, which is why the power level of Chuyan City is getting lower and lower, and people's talents are also getting worse and worse.

Nan Li thoughtfully explained to Chu Shengyuan from the side.

Chu Shengyuan frowned slightly. "Isn't there a solution?"