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Even if the Chen family members managed to survive the Evil Blood Demon Cave, they would still be no match for his son and Li Xing.

Moreover, they secretly arranged for eight Huangting Daoists, five of whom possessed unfathomable strength.

Everyone's eyes turned to the teleportation array, their eyes filled with anticipation.

They awaited their son's triumphant return, and even more so, they awaited to see the Chen family's unbearable grief upon learning of the devastating news.

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On the edge of the ruins of gods and demons, near the evil burial mountain.

After Chen Yuan and Nuomi returned to the cave where Chen Zhaoning was, they disappeared and devoted themselves to cultivation to consume the resources they had obtained over the past half month.

Most of the others did the same, but some, led by Li Wei and Chen Zhaoning, went out to fight ferocious beasts during the day and demons at night.

After half a month, even though he was covered in wounds, he had gained a lot.

Those Chen family members who survived the Evil Blood Demon Cave are all of superior character, talent, and ability.

Everyone made rapid progress during this training.

Especially Li Wei and Chen Zhaoning, whose bodies were purified by Chen Yuan, have now entered the mid-stage of the Dharma Body realm.

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Today is the day everyone sets off to return to Tianqing County.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the show is about to begin, are you all ready?"

Chen Yuan spoke calmly, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

Behind him, more than eighty members of the Chen family, including Chen Zhaoning and Nuomi, stood solemnly to one side.

With more than half of their clansmen lost, everyone felt regret and sadness, but their emotions calmed down a bit after learning that the disciples of the other eight major forces had all been wiped out.

Fortunately, some members of his own family were still alive, but the other eight major families were all wiped out.

Everyone felt fortunate, but also puzzled.

Why are the other eight families so unlucky, seemingly falling into the hands of some strange and evil spirit?

Thinking about this, everyone became excited.

They waited to see how the five great beast-eating families and the other three human families would react to the tragic scene.

Everyone gripped their identity tokens tightly, waiting for the teleportation power to activate.

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Tianqing County, County Town Square.

All eyes were focused on the teleportation array, and many people looked amused, especially the members of the Niu, Gou, and Lu families.

hum-

When the time limit was reached, the great formation was suddenly activated, and beams of light shot into the sky.

Lights intertwined and swirled, spatial power surged endlessly, and the void of the entire area trembled slightly.

"They're here!"

Lu Sidao shouted loudly, then turned to look at Chen Qingcang beside him and said with a mocking smile,

"Patriarch Chen, are you nervous right now? There's no need to be. Even if only the token is sent back, it doesn't necessarily mean the person is gone. Perhaps the token was simply lost by accident."

"Haha, the patriarch is joking."

Lu Hong chimed in, "I'm afraid what Patriarch Chen is afraid of isn't just one or two tokens, but all the tokens in the room. That would mean that all the members of the Chen family are going to die."

"You old fool, your mouth is too sharp."

Lu Sidao feigned displeasure, "The Chen family members are quite capable, how could they all be dead? They're not just some Tom, Dick, or Harry!"

"It was an old servant's slip of the tongue; please punish me, Master."

Lu Hong grinned and laughed, showing no sign of admitting his mistake whatsoever.

"Never mind, you didn't mean it."

Lu Sidao waved his hand, looked at Chen Qingcang again, and laughed, "Patriarch Chen, please don't take it to heart. Even if all the members of your Chen family are dead, you can't blame this old servant for his bad luck."

"If you have to blame someone, blame their bad luck, especially since someone in their family is causing trouble, which has led to their descendants suffering."

Lu Sidao's words were extremely vicious and pointed.

Chen Qingcang glanced coldly at the two of them, then closed his eyes and remained silent.

The other high-ranking members of the Chen family all had gloomy expressions, and many of them glared angrily at Lu Sidao.

Seeing the Chen family members looking worried, Lu Sidao felt extremely pleased!

He already knew about the elaborate traps set by Gou Zongdao and was certain that the Chen family members had no chance of survival. He couldn't wait to see the Chen family suffer a humiliating defeat.

"Master, come out!"

Lu Hong shouted excitedly, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

hum!

Before the words were finished, an identity token slowly appeared a foot above the teleportation array.

hiss!

A collective gasp filled the room.

According to the rules, the identity token will only be returned separately if the holder dies!

The token was still stained with blood, and the situation was clear.

Someone died, but the token was returned.

"Just as I expected!"

Unable to contain his joy, Lu Sidao clapped his hands and, despite trying to suppress it, a smile still appeared on his lips!

He had a long-standing grudge against the Chen family, and had previously been publicly suppressed by Chen Qingcang at the Chen family's residence, losing all face.

Now I only hope that all the Chen family members will die out, so that I can vent my anger.

hum!

The array hummed incessantly, its light never ceasing, and one after another, blood-stained identity tokens flew out.

The number increased from one to ten, and in the blink of an eye, it exceeded one hundred!

Everyone present felt their hearts clench as the death toll continued to rise!

Soon, the number of tokens approached one hundred and eighty, but not a single person emerged; all that could be seen was a dense array of blood-red tokens.

"Patriarch Chen, why don't you take a look at the names on the tokens? Aren't they all members of your Chen family?"

Lu Sidao stood tall and proud, his tone dripping with sarcasm, "It's truly a pity that so many people have died. I urge Patriarch Chen to accept this loss and take care of himself."

"Oh, right, as I mentioned before, the return of the token doesn't mean the person is dead. You can try your luck at the Ruins of Gods and Demons; you might even find a few living people..."

He became increasingly smug as he spoke, completely oblivious to the strange expressions on the faces of the Chen family members.

Even the Lu family members around him stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Master...Master of the family..."

Lu Hong tugged at his sleeve nervously, his voice trembling and incoherent.

"Please...please take a closer look."

Lu Hong's tone was filled with disbelief and deep fear.

"Um?"

Lu Sidao gave him an impatient sideways glance, "What are you looking at? It's just a token from the Chen family."

"Oh!"

At this moment, Chen Qingcang's cold, mocking voice suddenly rang out: "Lu Sidao, open your beady eyes and take a good look. Whose family do these tokens belong to?"

Lu Sidao's heart skipped a beat, and he finally realized that something was wrong.

He abruptly turned his head to look at the token floating in the air, and subconsciously read out the name on it:

"Lu Jiaxu..."

My gaze shifted again, and there was another token:

"Lu Yongyan..."

Lu Sidao's face suddenly darkened. He hurriedly rubbed his eyes and looked at the tokens again. The names on many of the tokens were all surnamed Lu.

His gaze swept rapidly across the entire airspace, and his pupils suddenly contracted!

Everywhere you look, there are identity tokens belonging to members of the Lu family!

"Ha ha ha ha!"

At this moment, among the Chen family group, a tall old man in purple robes and white hair suddenly burst into laughter, breaking the astonishing silence in the room.

The old man in purple robes was none other than Chen Qingtian.

He held his head high, mimicking Lu Sidao's earlier manner, and said with a hint of mockery, "Patriarch Lu, why don't you take a look at the names on the tokens? Aren't these all members of your Lu family?"

"Tsk tsk, it's truly a pity that so many people have died at once. Please accept my condolences, Patriarch Lu."

Chen Qingtian shook his head slightly, his expression playful: "However, what Patriarch Lu said earlier makes sense. The return of the token does not mean that the person is dead."

You could try your luck at the ruins of gods and demons; you might even find a few living people…”

"Where are the survivors?"

Chen Qingfeng, a thin man in a green robe with gray hair, interjected, "Second brother, in my opinion, the Lu family members are probably all dead. If anyone's to blame, it's that old bastard Lu Hong for his jinx!"

Lu Hong: "..."

His face instantly turned ashen, and his expression became extremely grim.

"That's right."

Chen Qingyun couldn't help but sneer, "Heh heh, in the end, it was someone within the Lu family who caused trouble, leading to this calamity for their descendants!"

These words brought a surge of joy to the Chen family members!

The other family members had different expressions and all turned their gazes toward the Lu family group.

Lu Sidao, in particular, turned pale and then flushed.

He was just being sarcastic and sarcastic, but now he's contradicting himself?

It was so frustrating for him that it felt like he'd swallowed a bunch of dead flies!

"No, that's impossible!"

Overwhelmed by these shocks, he lost his composure. He shook his head violently, turned to Gou Zongdao, who was presiding over the formation, and asked urgently:

"Lord Gou, is there a problem with the grand formation? My clansmen are certainly unharmed; it's just that the token failed to teleport them back with us?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding void fell into a deathly silence.

After a moment's thought, everyone present had the same doubts.

Gou Zongdao's gaze darkened as he glared fiercely at Lu Sidao before fixing his eyes on the teleportation array once more.

At this moment, the tokens flying out from the formation already belonged to the Gou family's disciples.

Following that, tokens from the Niu family, the Sun family, and even the Qi family appeared one after another, in increasing numbers.

The shocking bloodstains, the blood-stained tokens and the names on them, were like a death blacklist, striking heavily on everyone's soul.

"Heh, this is getting interesting..."

On the Dharma boat high in the sky, Song Tianwen's calm voice slowly drifted out.