Longzang

Chapter 149 Who is coming?

Quliu Town, the backyard of the Xu family mansion.

Xu Zhiyuan sat in a side seat, while a young man with a gloomy face and dark circles under his eyes sat in the main seat, whether due to congenital factors or other reasons was unclear. Two men in black robes knelt in the room, not daring to raise their heads.

Xu Zhiyuan said in a deep voice, "Are you sure Sun Yu escaped into the realm with that thing?"

"I was incompetent and failed to intercept him in time, watching him escape into the realm. However, if it weren't for the appearance of the peerless swordsman Li Zhi, Sun Yu would definitely not have escaped my grasp!"

Xu Zhiyuan slammed his hand on the armrest: "It's Li Zhi again!"

The young man in the middle raised his eyes slightly and asked, "Which of you was injured by Li Zhi?"

A man in black robes nearby quickly said, "I was injured by his fire cauldron. This Li Zhi is extremely cunning. He used a spear as a smokescreen and then attacked with the cauldron."

The young man suddenly reached out and grabbed, and the man in black robes floated into the air. With a scream, he was crushed into a ball of flesh by an invisible hand, and then a sliver of blood flew to the young man's fingertip.

This cultivator at the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm was simply crushed to death without any ability to resist!

Xu Zhiyuan was shocked: "Fourth Elder, this..."

"He was injured by Li Zhi, which created a karmic connection. I've already brought this connection to the table; go and give it to Master Mu Shang, and have him pass it on to those things in the west. With this connection, they can use it to cast a curse, and no matter how cunning Li Zhi is, he won't escape death!"
Xu Zhiyuan was overjoyed and carefully took the blood droplet.

"I also heard that he's connected to your son's disappearance?"

Xu Zhiyuan gritted his teeth and said, "That's right! My son went west with the Sixth Elder to capture Li Zhi, but he never returned. This time, we will make sure he dies a horrible death!"

The young man said, "I heard you have a son. Call him out and let me see him."

Xu Zhiyuan hurriedly sent someone to summon him, and a moment later a tall and handsome young man stood in front of the hall. He had a sharp aura and bright eyes. He stood there after arriving at the back of the hall and said loudly, "Xu Jingzhe greets the Fourth Elder."

After saying that, he waited quietly for instructions, appearing very composed.

The young-looking Fourth Elder looked up, nodded, and said, "Not bad for someone so young to have reached the late stage of cultivation. Zhiyuan, you yourself are only so-so, but you're quite good at having sons."

Xu Zhiyuan sighed and said, "Actually, the child who was taken away was not bad either, but I wonder how he is now."

The Fourth Elder said, "Since Sun Yu has escaped into the Realm, that thing is most likely on him. That immortal treasure is unparalleled in the world. Even obtaining just one of its components would be a great achievement. It's a pity... I really want to go into the Realm to see the immortal treasure."

Xu Zhiyuan hurriedly said, "Fourth Elder, you absolutely mustn't put yourself in danger! The Sixth Elder has already perished in that area..."

The Fourth Elder interrupted him, saying, "My concealment techniques, while perhaps unparalleled in the world, are at least few match among Dharma forms. The opponent doesn't even have a Dharma form. If I really want to go, who can stop me?"

Xu Zhiyuan hurriedly said, "This matter is not urgent for now. I heard you were coming, so I made some special preparations. Why don't we take a look now?"

The Fourth Elder laughed heartily and said, "I've long heard that you have many good things here, and I've always wanted to see them!"

Xu Zhiyuan leaned closer and whispered, "It's all arranged! Two of them... are relatives of Xu Zhijie!"

The Fourth Elder's eyes lit up as he asked, "Is it his daughter?"

"No, he made arrangements before committing the crime, which resulted in his daughter escaping."

The Fourth Elder looked slightly disappointed and said, "Alright, take me to see him. If he's really good, I'll talk to the clan about arranging another position for your son. That way, you and your son can manage affairs together, and we won't need to send a Dharma Avatar to suppress you anymore." Xu Zhiyuan was overjoyed and quickly said, "Don't worry, Fourth Elder, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

At dawn, Wei Yuan was already standing at the pass in the southwest, surveying the terrain and pondering how to set up defensive fortifications to inflict maximum damage on the Wu tribe forces.

The first war had already shown that, when used effectively, fortifications such as trenches could multiply the enemy's casualties. In another day, the realm will cover this area, and Qingming will temporarily reach its limit, after which it will begin a period of slow expansion.

In one morning, Wei Yuan thoroughly explored the terrain within a hundred miles and supplemented the map with more details.

Suddenly, a thought struck him. He sensed that some people had appeared in the eastern part of the realm and were heading towards it. He recognized a familiar aura among them, but they were still hundreds of miles away from the realm, so his perception of them was still vague.

Wei Yuan immediately headed east to see who it was.

Five hundred miles to the east of the realm, this area was originally inhabited by humans, but in just two or three years, it has become overgrown with thorns and shrubs, and many of the original roads are now submerged by dense forests.

A group of cultivators were making their way through the dense forest, having to clear away thorns and brambles from time to time. Fortunately, all of them were quite powerful, and when they encountered particularly difficult terrain, they simply flew over it.

In the middle of the group were a dozen or so young people, and the front and back rows were all in guard uniforms, totaling several dozen people.

At this moment, a young man said, "Brother Cui, we've run into six waves of the Witch Clan. Why are there so many enemies here!"

Another girl said, "I look at the map, we're less than a thousand miles from our destination now, why don't we fly for a while?"

Leading the group was Cui Yu, who was covered in bloodstains, his battle robe torn, and his face gaunt, clearly having suffered greatly. Yet, the light in his eyes shone even brighter and more determined than before.

Upon hearing the girl's words, Cui Yu immediately said, "No! Flying consumes too much Dao energy and is likely to attract powerful enemies. We only have a little bit of pills left to restore our Dao energy, and we must save them for a critical moment."

The girl muttered, "But wouldn't that mean we'd have to walk for another day?"

Another girl said, "That's still better than not having enough Dao power before battle."

After walking for a while, Cui Yufang said, "We can't turn back now. Once we reach the boundary, anyone who wants to go back can tell me, and I'll have someone from my family come to pick you up."

But the young people all said, "How can that be? We've come this far, we have to win this battle before we can leave!"

"Exactly! What kind of talk would it be to go back now?"

At this moment, a sweet-looking girl, panting, tripped and fell to the ground. Her cultivation was low, and her power was nearly depleted, so she couldn't get up for a while.

Cui Yu simply went over and carried her on his back, then continued on his way.

The girl leaned on Cui Yu's back to recover her strength and said, "Brother Cui, why did you choose this mission? The merits we've gained in the past ten days are almost more than we did in the previous six months."

Cui Yu said, "This time, not only are there more enemies, but we won't receive any support from home. Aren't you afraid?"

The girl said firmly, "If Brother Cui isn't afraid, then naturally I'm not afraid either!"

Suddenly, a young man in the group's expression changed. He quickly took to the air, glanced to his right rear, and exclaimed, "The enemy is catching up! The Witch Clan, a total of 534, including 18 Foundation Establishment cultivators, 4 Witch Warriors, 2 late-stage, 4 mid-stage, and 16 early-stage cultivators!"

Cui Yu made a decisive decision: "Stop! Form ranks!"

(End of this chapter)