High-level martial arts: Invincibility starts with basic archery.

That night.

Baijiang City.

As one of the three mega-cities in Yan Kingdom, the city remains orderly and seems unaffected by the beast tide.

However, the city entrance was crowded with people waiting to enter.

Fortunately, even late at night, the work of entering the city continues. The downside is that not everyone is qualified to enter the city, or rather, only a very small number of people are allowed to enter after passing the review.

The Qin family, one of the few prominent families in the Yan Kingdom, is located in this city.

At this moment, a large number of people have gathered in the Qin family's main hall.

"The Song family has really shot themselves in the foot this time." An old man on the right picked up the teacup next to him, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile.

"For the past few years, the Song family has been scheming to curry favor with the Revival Society, hoping to gain a foothold in the Elders' Council by leveraging the power of the Feng Kingdom people. Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes."

"That's right," a gloating voice rang out from the side. "If it were just John who died, it wouldn't be a big deal. But Karl is dead too. This is no joke. I think that no matter how heavy the price the Song family pays this time, they will find it difficult to gain the support of the Revival Society."

Everyone present looked delighted.

The importance of the Presbyterian seats is self-evident.

Although the Qin family has secured a seat for two consecutive years, it is highly probable that they will secure a seat for the third time.

After all, the Qin family's strength is undeniable; to put it bluntly, ranking in the top three should be no problem.

But as the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry; they dared not let their guard down until the very last moment.

Take the Song family for example. They have three martial artists at the Celestial Realm. Their strength is not as great as the Qin family's, but they are not insurmountable threats.

In particular, over the years, the Song family has traveled far and wide, spending huge sums of money to win the support of the people. If the election day really comes, the Song family may actually be able to win.

But now, nothing I say will work.

Because Karl was dead, and he was quite influential in the Revival Society, the Song family took him to seek revenge. In the end, they couldn't get revenge and even lost the person's life. It was utterly ridiculous.

Let alone other members of the Revival Society, even they themselves have to doubt whether the Song family is capable or not.

Even if the Song family can give the Revival Society an explanation after this incident, the latter will most likely not support them anymore. At most, they will just want to get some more benefits from the Song family.

"By the way, do you guys think that the seventh son of the Song family is dead?"

Suddenly someone asked.

There was silence in the room.

The crowd glanced at the person sitting in the main seat, and only after seeing that the latter did not express any reaction did they continue their discussion.

"According to rumors, his whereabouts are unknown, but there are also rumors that the seventh son of the Song family, like Karl of the Revival Society, died at the hands of a young man named Chen Fan."

"No way? That's a Celestial Realm martial artist!"

"Karl's strength was no less than that of a Celestial Realm martial artist, but what did he do in the end? He still died at the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association headquarters. Several Celestial Realm martial artists in the city sensed it, so I think this matter is probably genuine."

"So, that guy named Chen Fan killed the seventh son of the Song family, and then, just minutes later, killed Karl. Two battles in a row—can he really pull it off?"

"I think so too, but the Song family suffered a great loss this time because they sent a Celestial Realm martial artist, and ended up being caught off guard."

Everyone looked at the speaker, thinking to themselves, "Martial artists at the Celestial Realm are not like cabbages on the roadside, where you can have as many as you want."

The early stage of the Celestial Realm is enough to crush 99.9% of the people in this world.

Including them.

"So, it was Chen Fan who killed the seventh son of the Song family?"

Just then, the old man sitting in the main seat spoke.

He was dressed in white, with white hair and beard, giving him an air of otherworldly elegance.

Yes, yes.

Everyone responded respectfully.

Because this person is one of the three ancestors of their Qin family.

His strength is at the mid-stage of the Celestial Realm.

However, the Qin family's Celestial Realm warriors are not only these three ancestors, but also two descendants who have reached the early stage of the Celestial Realm.

Of course, the term "junior" here refers to the three elders of the clan, who are considered elders among the elders to everyone present.

"Fifth Grand Uncle, the Song family said that their ancestor is missing, but I think, if he were still alive, how could he not return after going out? After all, Song Gang and the others are still at the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association headquarters, and those two Feng Guo people are there too."

"Yes, and so far, there has been no news of the Song family's patriarch. I also think that he is probably dead, killed by that man named Chen Fan."

"Hmm." The white-haired old man nodded, then sighed softly and said, "I really didn't expect that the day I came out, I would receive news of his death. Back then, he was quite a figure. It's such a pity that he died like this."

"Yeah yeah."

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed.

In truth, they all secretly wished for the death of the Song family's patriarch.

Ideally, the other two old guys in the middle stage of the Celestial Realm should also die.

In this way, they would no longer have to worry about the threat from the Song family. Instead, they could unite with other families to gradually devour the Song family. After all, which family that has survived to this day doesn't have some good stuff?

"What's the deal with this Chen Fan?"

The white-haired old man asked curiously, "I don't recall ever hearing of such a person among the Celestial Realm martial artists of the Yan Kingdom."

"this……"

The group exchanged glances, their expressions quite varied.

"Ancestor, to be honest, that person named Chen Fan is not a Celestial Realm martial artist. In fact, before this incident, we had no idea that such a person existed."

"Yes, yes, Ancestor, the information from the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association says he's only a True Yuan Realm martial artist. Isn't that nonsense? How could a True Yuan Realm martial artist kill a Celestial Realm martial artist? Let alone kill two of them in succession."

"It must have been the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association, deliberately hiding their strength to lower people's guard. I didn't expect them to actually succeed."

The white-haired old man nodded slightly.

It's not unheard of for a True Essence Realm martial artist to challenge and kill a Celestial Realm martial artist; he'd at least heard of one or two examples.

However, those one or two True Essence Realm martial artists were all martial arts geniuses, one in ten thousand, whose future achievements would make him feel inferior.

However, countless True Essence Realm martial artists who attempted to challenge opponents of higher levels were defeated by Celestial Realm martial artists.

Will this time be an exception?

He doesn't believe it.

"The scariest thing is that I heard that Chen Fan is not even twenty years old, only about seventeen or eighteen. Do you think that's possible?" someone said.

"What?!"

The white-haired old man was startled. "How old? Seventeen or eighteen?"

In his opinion, to be able to kill two Celestial Realm warriors in such a short time, one's strength must be at least at the mid-stage of the Celestial Realm.

How is that possible? She's not even twenty years old yet?

"Ancestor, that's exactly what the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association's records say," the man who spoke earlier said with a look of fear. "If you don't believe me, you can ask other people."

The white-haired old man looked at the crowd.

"Yes, Ancestor, he's right. That's exactly what's written in the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association's records."

"I think someone else might have done this. How could a martial artist at the Celestial Realm who is not even twenty years old be such a person? Even if there is one, it is impossible for him to appear in the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association."

"Yes, it must have been those people who deliberately spread the news to create a false impression. The Song family seems to have been frightened. They haven't taken any major action since they learned the news. I thought they would take people to Jiangnan City soon after they learned the news."

The people in the hall were talking amongst themselves.

Clearly, no one believed that such a person existed.

Even the white-haired old man didn't believe it.

What a joke! A mortal martial artist in his teens, or even a mid-stage mortal martial artist.

Even in his own time, there wasn't such a prodigy.

Thinking of this, a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

That Jiangnan Martial Arts Association is quite interesting, but having offended the Song family, it seems there's no other way but to leave it like this.

He would like to go and see it if he has the chance in the future.

"cough."

He coughed lightly, and immediately, the atmosphere in the hall fell silent again.

"I came here not only to find out what happened to the Song family, but also to ask about Ji Ming's situation. If I think about it carefully, they've been away from the family for several days now. Why, is there still no news about that Longevity Manual?"

Losing divine and demonic martial arts is no small matter.

Although even with their limited experience, they couldn't understand the contents of that longevity manual, it certainly couldn't be leaked out. Otherwise, wouldn't the Qin family have suffered a huge loss after paying such a high price to obtain the longevity manual?

On the other hand, in his heart, Qin Jiming was indeed a good junior. Although he made a mistake this time, the specific responsibility did not lie with him. He just needed to give him a talking-to when he returned with the things.

This junior has great potential for development. Given time, he may very well become a Celestial Realm martial artist and bring glory to the family.

It would have been better if he hadn't said it; the moment he did, the atmosphere in the entire hall became eerie.

Most people, who had initially been smiling and staring at the white-haired old man, now lowered their heads and remained silent.

The white-haired old man's five senses were extremely sharp, and he sensed the abnormality of the five atmospheres almost instantly.

His gaze, sharp as a hawk's, swept across the entire room. His voice was cold as he said, "Why is none of you daring to look at me? Haven't you found that little bitch who stole my Qin family's secret manual yet?"

The group exchanged glances, unsure of what to say.

"say!"

The white-haired old man roared, pointed at the third person on his left, and said, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

The person pointed at immediately turned ashen-faced.

The others, on the other hand, quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Um?"

The white-haired old man snorted coldly, "My patience has its limits. If you don't speak up, or if you know the answer but refuse to say it, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Thump!"

With a loud thud, the man knelt on the ground.

"Reporting to our ancestor, we have not yet received any news from the patriarch and the others."

"What?"

The white-haired old man's eyes showed surprise.

They carried items specifically designed to sense the secrets of longevity.

Once it gets within a certain range, its location can be determined.

Moreover, to ensure the success of this operation, he sent the junior who was skilled in divination, which undoubtedly reduced the difficulty of finding the secret of immortality by several times.

With so many people and so much time having passed, how is it possible that there's still not a single piece of news?

"No, you're not telling the truth."

The white-haired old man noticed the man's evasive expression and widened his eyes, saying, "I'm giving you one last chance. If you still don't honestly tell the truth..."

"I'll talk, I'll talk."

The man was terrified.

"Actually, we can't get in touch with the head of the family." He said, tears streaming down his face. "The head of the family and the others have been gone for so long without any news. At first, we didn't think much of it, but the more we thought about it, the more we felt something was wrong."

So just a few hours ago, we called the head of the household, but no one answered.

"What?!"

The white-haired old man was startled. "What did you just say? Say it again."

"Ancestor, I really didn't lie. We contacted not only the patriarch's phone, but also other people's cell phones, but the result was the same as before. No one answered. If you don't believe me, you can ask others. We all know about this."

As he spoke, he looked at the people around him.

The people around were quite frightened and quickly turned their heads away.

Indeed, quite a few of them know about this.

I had even sensed something was wrong a day or two ago.

But that's precisely why they dared not speak of it. Deep down, they also hoped that, just in case, the head of the family hadn't met with any mishap, but rather that there was some special reason why they hadn't been able to contact them.

Perhaps if we wait another day or two, the head of the family will see the calls and messages we made and will understand what happened, and then re-contact them.

If there is still no contact.

They dared not tell the family's elders the news, because it meant that their Song family had not only lost a divine and demonic martial art, but also lost a family elite, including the current head of the Song family.

One can imagine how furious the ancestors would be upon hearing this news; they might even have killed them.

No one expected that Fifth Uncle would actually come out today. (End of Chapter)