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Chapter 120 The Scheme to Luring Hu Lishan

The Hu family reacted quite quickly.

Orders have been issued to all major industries, and letters to be sent to the Golden Flame Gate have been written.

Before the letter could be sent, more news arrived.

A cultivator from the Hu family stumbled into the council hall, his face deathly pale.

"Ancestor!"

"Something's happened!"

The Hu family patriarch frowned slightly: "Is it the mine again?"

"No, it's not a mineral vein."

The Hu family cultivator swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly.

"It's a medicinal herb garden."

A protective array suddenly appeared outside the herb garden, preventing the clansmen responsible for guarding it from entering.

Hu Wenjun's expression darkened slightly: "Could it be another illusion array?"

"No, it's not a maze formation, it's a more powerful protective formation that directly isolates the inside from the outside."

The cultivator hesitated for a moment, but still braced himself and said, "The other side drove out all the clansmen, leaving only the main family members... the main family members said they wanted to keep them as hostages."

He left a message for me to pass on when I returned.

The Hu family patriarch asked in a somber tone, "What did you say?"

He said...

The monk, with a mournful face, continued, "He said the Hu family owes him a debt, and he's here to collect some interest."

The atmosphere in the hall immediately turned cold upon hearing this.

boom!

The table in front of the Hu family patriarch suddenly turned into powder.

He himself remained completely still, even with a calm and composed expression on his face.

Those familiar with the ancestor were terrified, knowing this was how the other party looked when he was truly angry.

"very good."

The patriarch of the Hu family slowly said, "It seems that he has learned some skills in the sect over the years and has forgotten what his own surname is."

Regarding the previous mine incident, we could say it was just this kid being stubborn. But this time, it's a provocation against the Hu family.

The patriarch of the Hu family stood up and looked out of the hall.

"Since he wants to see me, then I will go and see him."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and gestured.

A dark light appeared in his hand, which he held firmly in his palm. It was a small, completely black seal, with an ancient and simple appearance. There were a few faint blood-red spots on the edges, exuding a trace of killing intent.

The moment it appeared, everyone in the council chamber felt their breath catch in their throats.

A superior spiritual artifact, the Mountain-Suppressing Seal.

The Hu family patriarch had acquired this seal many years ago and had long since completely mastered it. As long as he had this seal, he would have few rivals below the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Upon seeing this, Hu Wenjun was immediately overjoyed.

With this treasure in hand, we're sure to teach that brat from the third wife a lesson on this trip!

Before leaving, she suddenly seemed to remember something and called out to the Hu family patriarch.

"Ancestor, should we leave the clan's protective formation behind?"

The patriarch of the Hu family paused slightly.

He tilted his head slightly, his gaze lingering on the other person for a long while.

Then, the patriarch of the Hu family shook his head slightly.

"No need, I'll only be gone for a moment."

He paused, then added, "Moreover, the Hu family hasn't fallen to the point where they need to rely on array plates for self-protection."

Having said that, he took a step forward, and his figure disappeared from the spot.

Hu Wenjun stood in the hall, gazing in the direction where the patriarch had left, his eyes flickering slightly.

In the end, he lowered his head and said nothing more.

Foundation Establishment cultivators travel at full speed, far exceeding what ordinary people can imagine.

In less than half an hour, a streak of light traversed the sky and appeared above the medicine garden.

The patriarch of the Hu family stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping downwards.

The area surrounding the herb garden was now shrouded in thick white fog. The fog rolled and swirled, completely obscuring the entire valley.

Even when attempting to probe into it with divine sense, some obstacles were encountered.

"Playing tricks."

The patriarch of the Hu family snorted coldly, and the next moment, a dark light shot into the sky from his hand.

A vast amount of magical power continuously poured into it, and in just a few breaths, the small black seal transformed into a giant black seal several feet in size.

Countless runes on the surface of the giant seal lit up simultaneously, and a heavy, mountain-like pressure spread out.

next moment.

The Zhenyue Seal suddenly crashed down.

A deafening roar instantly echoed throughout the valley.

The entire mist churned violently, revealing several array patterns hidden within, which were instantly shattered by the power of the giant seal.

Click, click, click.

The continuous, subtle sounds were the formation's foundation collapsing under the power of the giant seal.

The patriarch of the Hu family remained expressionless.

The mist formation before them was already at the second rank, which would be quite troublesome for ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

But it was nothing more than the Zhenyue Seal that he had activated with all his might.

However, just as he was about to make another move, a figure suddenly flashed past from the depths of the churning mist.

The person stood in the mist, their face and figure obscured.

But as he appeared, a series of whooshing sounds rose and fell, and the array patterns in the mist lit up instantly.

The originally precarious formation was miraculously stabilized.

At the same time, dozens of beams of spiritual light shot out from the mist and attacked the Hu family patriarch in mid-air.

The old patriarch of the Hu family had a slightly cold look in his eyes.

"Overestimating yourself!"

With a flick of his sleeve, his magic transformed into a barrier.

Bang bang bang—

The spiritual light fell continuously outside the barrier, yet it failed to even budge the protective aura around it.

"A trivial skill."

The patriarch of the Hu family pointed his finger, and the Zhenyue Seal rose into the air once again, with streams of magical power re-condensing.

In just a moment, the power of the Zhenyue Seal surged again, and it crashed down once more.

boom!

Another loud bang.

Large swathes of fog were violently shaken apart.

Its power was so great that it caused the surrounding rocks to crack and the trees to fall.

Several key points of the formation shattered simultaneously, and the mist contracted slightly as a result.

However, under the furious gaze of the Hu family patriarch, the figure deep within the mist remained.

The opponent showed no sign of discouragement and seemed to be constantly activating the formation, trying to support the giant seal above their head.

The old patriarch of the Hu family's face gradually darkened.

He could naturally tell that the formation in front of him was not very powerful.

However, the person who set up the formation was extremely skilled. Whenever the formation was about to collapse, the opponent would inscribe the formation patterns again to stabilize the overall formation.

It's something that can't affect him at all, yet it's still infuriating.

"I'd like to see how long you can hold out."

""

boom!

boom!!

boom!!!

The Zhenyue Seal fell one after another.

The valley echoed with a continuous roar.

Large swathes of array patterns shattered one after another, and the mist gradually thinned out.

Finally, the final blow landed.

The entire array could no longer hold on, countless array patterns exploded at the same time, and the thick fog dissipated like a tide.

Upon seeing this, the patriarch of the Hu family immediately took out the Zhenyue Seal, waved his sleeve, and dispersed all the mist in front of him.

But the next moment, his expression suddenly changed.

There wasn't a soul in sight beneath the fog.

The entire herb garden was completely empty. The people who had just been setting up the formation had vanished without a trace.

The patriarch of the Hu family frowned and quickly scanned his surroundings with his divine sense.

However, they found no trace of the people from before, only a few unconscious members of the Hu family in the nearby mountains and forests, who were the same people who were responsible for guarding the herb garden.

The patriarch of the Hu family flashed and landed nearby.

After a quick check, his brow furrowed even deeper.

These people were simply stunned by magic and are otherwise unharmed.

But a sense of foreboding arose in his heart.

A moment later, the patriarch of the Hu family seemed to suddenly realize something, and his expression changed abruptly.

"not good!"

He didn't even bother with the clansmen on the ground, transforming into a streak of light and speeding straight towards the Hu family's territory.

A streak of light flashed across the sky above the Hu family's territory.

The patriarch of the Hu family appeared, his gaze sweeping across the entire clan territory in an instant.

The tribe's territory is safe and sound.

The clan's protective formation remains intact.

The cultivators in the clan continued to come and go as usual.

Seeing this, his expression softened slightly.

Even if that kid has some skill, he's still only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. He's not quite ready to cause any major trouble right under my nose.

But for some reason, a sense of unease still lingered in his heart.

The crowd below bowed in respect upon seeing their ancestor return.

Hu Wenjun quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Ancestor."

The patriarch of the Hu family nodded slightly, and his first words were: "How are Anming's parents?"

Hu Wenjun was taken aback, then said, "It should still be in the same place."

The patriarch of the Hu family frowned slightly: "What do you mean by 'should'?"

Hu Wenjun then realized something was wrong and quickly summoned the clansmen in charge of guarding the area.

However, after a short while, no one responded.

The old patriarch of the Hu family suddenly felt a pang of unease.

At the same time, another member of the tribe rushed over.

His face was pale, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

"Ancestor!"

"Oh no! The head of the family has disappeared!"

The old patriarch of the Hu family immediately froze.

He slowly turned his head to look at the tribesman and asked in a deep voice, "What did you say?"

The tribesman fell to his knees with a thud, his voice trembling.

"Reporting to the Ancestor."

Someone just said they wanted to report the mine to the patriarch, but after searching the entire clan, they couldn't find the patriarch anywhere.

Several clan elders who were in charge of deliberations also lost contact.

In an instant, a terrifying pressure swept across the entire hall.

The old patriarch of the Hu family's face turned completely gloomy.