Longzang

Chapter 115 This place belongs to the Wei family! (Bonus Chapter 10)
After laughing three times, Xu Jingfeng looked at Xu Wan'er and said softly, "Put down your sword. What, are you not listening to your cousin anymore?"

With her sword in hand, Xu Wan'er gritted her teeth and said, "From the moment you killed my father, I was no longer a member of the Xu family!"

Xu Jingfeng laughed: "I was originally thinking of saving you some face, but since you put it that way, then I won't be polite. I'll do it to you right here in front of all these people, and see if you can still be so tough then!"

Suddenly, the junior brother next to him cried out, "Cousin, save me! I'm about to die!"

Xu Jingfeng glanced at him and said, "Useless! You've been undercover for so many years and accomplished nothing. So be it if you're dead. My Xu family doesn't support useless people!"

Finally, his gaze fell on the still-lying Yun Feifei, and his eyes finally revealed a burning desire. He licked his lips and said, "She really is a top-notch beauty!"

Inside the main hall, Wei Yuan suddenly looked up and saw that the ceiling of the stone chamber had been wiped away in large sections. An old man stood in the air above the hall, his hands sprinkling yellow mist that eroded the ground. In the blink of an eye, the hall was lowered by several feet, and the stone chamber was completely exposed.

The old man leaned down to look at Wei Yuan, seemingly surprised, and asked, "Is the one below a junior disciple of the Taichu Palace?"

Wei Yuan bowed and said, "That's right! I've come on orders to retrieve something from here."

The old man appeared suddenly, and was none other than a Dharma Aspect True Person. A layer of dark green aura emanated from his eyes, and Wei Yuan felt very uncomfortable after just one glance, as if his divine sense had been stabbed.

This dark green aura has the effect of damaging spiritual consciousness and diminishing fortune, and its level is quite high, far exceeding that of a Dharma Aspect cultivator. It seems that the old man discovered the existence of the underground stone chamber because of it. Otherwise, although Wei Yuan activated Qingming, the stone chamber was still filled with the power of incense and vows, which even a Dharma Aspect cultivator would subconsciously overlook.

"I am Xu Guanwen, the sixth elder of the Xu family, in charge of external affairs. My nephew, whose orders have you come here on, and what do you wish to take?"

"This junior has come on the orders of the Immortal Lord. As for what he is to take, I cannot reveal that."

Wei Yuan sensed something was amiss, so he remained calm and first brought up the banner of the Immortal Lord of the Listening Sea.

Xu Guanwen's gaze fell on Qingming, his breathing suddenly became heavier, and then his face showed wild joy. He said, "The ancestral teachings are accurate! It really is this thing! Nephew, please step aside, lest you damage my family's heirloom!"

"Elder Xu, you are mistaken. Since you say this is an ancestral treasure, do you know what it is called?"

Xu Guanwen chuckled and stroked his beard, saying, "Nephew, you have quite the cunning! Very well, my ancestor has always been on good terms with Immortal Lord Pei, so I'll tell you. This is the Ancient Realm Stone Qingming, an artifact of immortals. Several hundred years ago, a traitor in my family stole this treasure, and unexpectedly it fell into the hands of the Lan Shen Palace and was hidden here. If it weren't for my ancestor issuing a decree ordering us to search for it according to the decree, I'm afraid this immortal artifact would have continued to be buried in obscurity."

Wei Yuan was surprised that Xu Guanwen actually mentioned Qingming's name, but he didn't believe the old man's other words at all.

Although the old man had a kind smile and a benevolent expression, he was emanating a dark red aura, and an extremely strong stench of blood wafted from him. Behind him, a faint, indistinct shadow floated, seemingly intent on tearing Wei Yuan apart. These were the strange phenomena that appeared when the Immortal Inquiry Technique took effect!
In other words, even if Xu Guanwen wasn't the one who attacked Wei Yuan in the divination, he was at least related to that person. Wei Yuan used the Immortal Lord's Array Plate during the divination, which was equivalent to the Immortal Lord Tinghai intervening from afar, hence the various supernatural phenomena. Upon seeing Xu Guanwen, he immediately sensed something was amiss.

Seeing Wei Yuan's expression, Xu Guanwen said, "Nephew, it's fine if you don't believe me. You can go back and ask your master at Taichu Palace for confirmation. Now, please step aside. I need to retrieve the immortal treasure, so I don't accidentally hurt you."

"Wait, this thing has already taken root in the ground, we can't..."

Xu Guanwen had no reason to waste words with a nobody like Wei Yuan. With a flick of his sleeve, he swept him aside. At the same time, the surging dark green aura dispersed the power of will in the stone house. He reached out with his large hand and heard Qingming let out a mournful cry as he was lifted up from the air!

Looking at the floating Azure Sky, Wei Yuan was both shocked and furious.

This ancient boundary stone has been forcibly pulled out like this, and the environment within a thousand miles will deteriorate rapidly. Everyone living on the former land of Ningxi County will not live for more than three months!

Ningxi Prefecture originally had a population of 1.5 million, but after years of war, many still eked out a living in various corners of the land. Humans are also remarkably resilient; for example, the people of the northern district of Quliu Town are still tenaciously alive. Throughout the former territory of Ningxi Prefecture, at least several hundred thousand ordinary people remain. These people are unable to migrate and can only fend for themselves.

Wei Yuan suppressed his anger and said, "Elder Xu, if you remove Qingming, hundreds of thousands of people in this prefecture will have no way to survive! Has the Xu family already made preparations to relocate the population?"

As Xu Guanwen slowly ascended into the azure sky, he said, "This is the territory of my Xu family, and these people are all subjects of my Xu family. It is a blessing that they have survived until now. Nephew, you are meddling too much. Whether they live or die is none of your business."

Wei Yuan's expression turned cold, and he said, "If Elder Xu is saying this, does he not intend to give these people a way out?"

Xu Guanwen's tone was already extremely impatient as he shouted, "This is my Xu family's land! How many people die is none of your business! If you want to meddle in such matters, wait until you become a Dharma Body!" Wei Yuan said coldly, "Then the six thousand miles of territory that we've cultivated for hundreds of years, are we just going to hand it over like that?"

Xu Guanwen roared in fury: "If you dare to utter another word, I'll annihilate you!"

Wei Yuan suddenly appeared beside Qingming, reached out and pressed Qingming down, activated the formation and sent it in again, activating the boundary stone. Then, the vast rivers and mountains resonated with Qingming, and Qingming suddenly shot out a beam of azure light that shot straight into the sky!
Qingming instantly became as heavy as a mountain, and even Xu Guanwen, with the power of his Dharma form, could not hold it back. Wei Yuan pressed him back to the earth with one hand! Qingming instantly merged with the earth once again, becoming one with it.

Xu Guanwen exclaimed in surprise, "What have you done?!"

Wei Yuan said, word by word, "I will protect the people you don't want; I will defend the land you dare not occupy!"

"From this day forward, this place belongs to the Wei!"

Xu Guanwen was both shocked and furious. With his experience, he could naturally see that Qingming had recognized him as its master in that instant. This was a celestial artifact! Even Xu Guanwen himself wouldn't dare to hope that a celestial artifact would recognize him as its master, so how could this junior, who was merely at the Foundation Establishment stage, possibly do so?! How dare he?!

Xu Guanwen's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He said several times, "Fine," and gritted his teeth, "I originally wanted to let you live a few more days so I could finish my work and then quietly get rid of you. Since you're so eager to die, then I'll grant your wish! Don't worry, I won't let you die so easily. I'll let you taste the feeling of your foundation being shattered and howling for three days and three nights before you finally die!"

Wei Yuan felt a sudden weight on his body as countless dark green chains appeared out of thin air, binding him tightly and rendering him unable to move!

Wei Yuan fought desperately, but the Dharma Avatar attacked in anger. How could he, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, withstand such an attack? No matter how much he struggled, he was unable to move.

Xu Guanwen couldn't understand how a celestial artifact with such a great background could recognize Wei Yuan as its master, especially right in front of him! This humiliation was like the goddess he had admired for many years not choosing him, but instead choosing a useless person who was inferior to him in every way.

Overwhelmed with jealousy and hatred, Xu Guanwen desperately channeled his magical power, and a giant bird claw gradually took shape in the air. However, the earth's veins were broken, and fragments of the grotto-heaven interfered with the spiritual energy, making the condensation of the Dharma form extremely difficult.

Upon seeing the bird claw-shaped Dharma image in the air, Wei Yuan's heart stirred, and he suppressed the Immortal Lord's divine sense that he was about to unleash.

While condensing his Dharma form, Xu Guanwen didn't forget to toy with his prey, saying, "Do you think I'm helpless just because Qingming has recognized its master? I'll still pull it back, and then ask the ancestor to suppress it. I'll then cut it up and reforge it, making more than a dozen boundary stones! Although it's a pity, those are all boundary stones of my Xu family, better than immortal objects in other people's hands! As for these hundreds of thousands of people, consider them as your burial companions, so you won't be lonely on your way to the Yellow Springs."

Oh, right, I forgot to mention, before you, there were a few other people from the Taichu Palace who are now in my hands. One of my senior brothers is already on his way waiting for you, and you also have two senior sisters, both quite attractive, so you can use them for now. Once I've had enough, I'll have them come looking for you.

Wei Yuan struggled to stay upright, gritting his teeth as he said, "Aren't you afraid of the Immortal Lord's wrath?"

Xu Guanwen sneered: "So you, Taichu Palace, have an Immortal Lord, but my Xu family's ancestor isn't? Seeing that you're about to die, I'll let you die knowing why. This time, your ancestor is going to teach your Taichu Palace a lesson! You should just stay in the north, in Yunnan, Gansu, and Ningxia. Those three prefectures aren't enough for you to play with, yet you insist on extending your reach into Ningxi. If you want to make a living here, you'll have to ask my Xu family first!"

Suddenly, a dark green hue filled the hall, and a thick, damp, fishy stench permeated the air, instantly turning the ground into a wet, shimmering expanse. A mountain of flesh, over ten feet tall, slid into the hall, riding the water. He was draped in a strange cloak, his neck thicker than his head, with three human faces embedded in it. Several octopus-like tentacles extended from beneath his robes, writhing incessantly.

The almost monstrous Wuyu tribesman spoke in broken Mandarin: "Why waste words with this lowly fellow? The lord's troops have already assembled. When are you finished here? The lord is coming to transport people!"

Xu Guanwen said, "What's the rush? These hundreds of thousands of people aren't going anywhere, and you'll need to nurture them for a while before you can use them. Let me capture this kid first and vent my anger!"

"What you want to do is your business, but if you dare to delay the adults' affairs, you'll have to pay with 100,000 people!"

Xu Guanwen's face darkened, and he said coldly, "You must be newly promoted, daring to speak to me like that! You haven't even reached the Dharma Aspect stage yet, I could kill you with one claw! You think you can capture people so easily after leaving our Xu family? I think your master thinks he's cultivating too fast and wants more twists and turns."

The mountain of flesh-like Wuyu tribesman became enraged, lashing its tentacles and feet against the ground, cracking the bricks and stones. However, it was clearly very wary of Xu Guanwen and did not make a move.

Xu Guanwen sneered at Wei Yuan, "You know everything you should and shouldn't know now. It's time to go."

The giant claw in the air finally took shape. With one claw, it descended and directly entered Wei Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness, transforming into a thousand-foot giant claw that landed on the vast earth. Four hundred-foot claws pierced deep into the earth, and then it lifted upwards!
The vast earth trembled slightly, and at the foot of Jade Mountain, several pebbles bounced and rolled, shifting to the side.

(End of this chapter)