From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 105 One Sword

"Pay for my son's life!"

Fu Yuanzhen, a Grandmaster at the third level, risked his life, disregarding his numerous wounds, only thinking of killing his opponent.

"Second brother, save me!"

Chu Wuyang had long lost his otherworldly demeanor and fled in a panic, looking utterly disheveled.

On the other side, the situation on the left flank is better.

He appeared to be facing an attack from four people, but the main force among them was the brothers Fu Zhiqiang and Fu Zhiren. The two Xiantian Realm officials who came to help would not fight so desperately.

"The sword shatters mountains and rivers!"

He shouted and charged toward the official who was at the first level of the Innate Realm.

The official was only following the orders of County Commandant Xu and would not risk his life to kill Jie Xiu. Seeing the enemy charging towards him menacingly, he was afraid and quickly dodged.

But Zuo Zhen feinted with his sword, then broke through the encirclement and used his lightness technique to escape. His intention was to break out of the encirclement.

In the end, his partnership with Chu Wuyang was only temporary; they had no real relationship. Seeing that Fu Yuanzhen was too powerful, and knowing that he would also meet a bad end after Chu Wuyang died, he seized the opportunity to escape.

"Chase!"

The Fu brothers and the two government officials chased after them.

Zuo Zhen hadn't escaped far when he saw two more people coming towards him. They were Xu Xiaoniu and Xu Xiaogou, who had killed Lü Hou and come to help in the battle.

"Damn it, the third brother is probably gone."

He quickly changed direction and ran in the other direction. Every step he took covered a hundred meters.

call out--!
Suddenly, he saw a streak of light and a sword flying toward him from afar, so fast that he couldn't dodge it in time.

A golden light shone from his body, and he used another mid-grade golden light talisman.

"bass!"

The golden shield was as fragile as paper in front of the spirit sword, offering no resistance whatsoever.

Zuo Zhen's head flew high into the air, landing dozens of meters away from his body.

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Xu Xiaoniu, Xu Xiaogou, the Fu brothers, and others who were chasing after Zuo Zhen only saw a three-foot-long spirit sword fly from the horizon and behead Zuo Zhen with a single strike.

Zuo Zhen, who was surrounded and attacked by the crowd but remained unharmed, used a mid-grade golden light talisman and was powerless against a single sword strike.

The power of a sword is so terrifying!
"That is?"

After Fu Yuanzhen killed Chu Wuyang, he chased after him and saw a figure flying in the distance.

Lan Yunkai did not conceal his Foundation Establishment aura. The hem of his robe fluttered in the wind as he slowly descended to a height of tens of meters above the ground, looking down at everyone from above.

Such an imposing aura, what else could it be but Foundation Establishment?
Everyone present bowed their heads in respect: "Greetings, Foundation Establishment Senior!"

"Greetings, Foundation Establishment Immortal!"

Lan Yunkai scanned the group with his divine sense but found nothing unusual: "What are your identities? Where do you come from?"

"Reporting to the senior, I am the sect leader of the Vajra Sect in Tonggu County. I have come with my two sons and son-in-law to seek revenge for the murder of my sons."

Fu Yuanzhen replied respectfully.

Jingangmen, Tonggu County?

Lan Yunkai had never heard of such a small force and didn't care about it. But it was perfectly reasonable for them to come seeking revenge for the murder of their son.

"I just learned that there were cultivators lurking near my Qingqiu Mountain, so I made a special trip to kill them. But you beat me to it."

Now that you have avenged your great wrong, you may leave.

"Yes."

Fu Yuanzhen and the others left.

Although Xu Xiaogou was thinking about the spoils on Zuo Zhen's body, Zuo Zhen was killed by a Foundation Establishment Immortal, so he dared not mention it in front of the Foundation Establishment Immortal.

Once they were far away, Lan Yunkai landed beside Zuo Zhen and looted his magic weapon, longsword, spirit stones, and pills, putting them into his storage bag.

He was in charge of the entire Lan family, and with so many cultivators in the family needing resources, he couldn't let go of even a single spirit stone.

For a family to grow and prosper, meticulousness is essential.

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"I just killed that cultivator and was worried that you would come after me. His body is still lying in that ravine."

Fu Yuanzhen killed Chu Wuyang but didn't have time to collect the spoils of war.

The group arrived at the ravine where the cave was located. Chu Wuyang's body lay sprawled on the ground, his chest caved in, his heart and lungs shattered by Fu Yuanzhen's attack.

"Brother, you search the cave, I'll search his body."

Xu Xiaogou excitedly stepped forward to touch the corpse; his family had made quite a haul this time.

Fu Yuanzhen had previously stated that his Fu family only sought revenge and did not want any treasures.

All the spoils of this trip belong to the Xu family. The two officials with innate abilities will certainly receive their share, but they are weak and their role is limited, so giving them a generous amount of silver is sufficient.

Compared to the harvest of spirit stones, the silver is insignificant.

However, just as Xu Xiaogou approached Chu Wuyang's corpse, a voice descended from the sky: "Didn't we tell you to leave?"

It was Lan Yunkai.

Xu Xiaogou froze in place.

Foundation Establishment cultivators even want to seize their spoils? They don't even care about their reputation anymore?
Lan Yunkai had always considered the robbery gang's possessions as his own, and he was very unhappy that others had snatched them away first. Just now, he scanned Chu Wuyang with his divine sense and found that he had quite a few treasures on him, including a high-grade magic weapon flying sword.

Even high-grade magical artifacts are considered precious items in their Qingqiu Mountain.

If the treasures were few, he wouldn't have disregarded the dignity of a Foundation Establishment cultivator and used his power to intimidate others.

"..."

The scene fell silent, and everyone looked at Lan Yunkai with strange expressions.

At this moment, Lan Yunkai's murderous intent arose. These people came here to kill cultivators, but they were outmatched and killed instead; surely no one would suspect anything.

With his strength, he could kill everyone present in an instant, without anyone noticing.

As the clan leader, he was by no means a kind person.

“Senior, I am Xu Xiaoniu, a military officer and county magistrate of Tonggu County. I wish to take this body of the deceased back to claim my reward. I hope you will grant my request.”

Xu Xiaoniu bowed, then took out the military officer's token he carried with him.

Military officer county magistrate?

"Are you a military officer with spiritual roots?" "Yes."

"In that case, the Tribulation Cultivator is yours to deal with."

Lan Yunkai reacted swiftly, instantly suppressing his murderous intent. Military officers were insignificant in his eyes, but they were still officials with official titles; he had no need to draw the court's attention to them.

It's just a high-grade magic weapon flying sword; it's not important.

As soon as he finished speaking, he flew away.

"Hu~~"

Xu Xiaogou took a breath; the pressure from the Foundation Establishment cultivator had been immense.

"A Foundation Establishment Immortal is so domineering, even trying to steal our spoils?"

"Shh~~"

Xu Xiaoniu put his index finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture. He was worried that Xu Xiaogou's words would be overheard by someone at the Foundation Establishment stage, thus angering the other party.

"Evacuate as soon as possible."

The group found a large amount of silver and banknotes in the cave and left with Chu Wuyang's body.

Only when they were far from Qingqiu Mountain, passing through Puye County, and almost back to Tonggu County did the group gradually relax.

"The silver and silver notes combined amount to over two hundred thousand taels. What would those Qi Refining cultivators do with so much silver?"

After thinking for a moment, Xu Xiaogou gave half of the silver he had earned to the Fu family.

Although the Fu family said they didn't want spoils of war, they couldn't really leave without giving them any benefits at all.

The two innate-level officers who assisted in the battle each received ten thousand taels of silver. This was a huge sum of money, and they had taken a great risk, fighting against a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator. A slight mistake could have resulted in their death.

The silver coins were only a small part of the harvest; the biggest gains were spirit stones and cultivation resources.

Chu Wuyang had more than fifty spirit stones and two spirit pills on him, as well as a small magical flying sword.

Xu Xiaogou couldn't distinguish the grade of the magical flying sword; he only knew that his family's "Flying Sword Technique" required a magical flying sword.

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The group returned to Tonggu County and went their separate ways.

Xu Xiaoniu took Chu Wuyang's body to the Demon Subduing Division to claim his reward. Xu Xiaogou returned to Baihe Village with the spoils of war.

At the Xu family's old residence, Xu Fugui and Xu Xiaohou waited at the entrance.

"Third Brother is back!"

Only when Xu Xiaogou returned did the two of them feel completely at ease.

"Father, let's go to the secret room first."

Xu Xiaogou carried a large number of treasures. He suppressed his excitement and entered the underground chamber with the two of them.

"Our family's struck it rich this time, haha, look..."

He took out a bulging, exquisite cloth bag, opened it, and poured out crystal-clear spirit stones.

The spirit stone shimmered with a bright light in the dimly lit underground chamber.

He then took out a porcelain bottle containing elixirs and a flying sword.

"There is also a thick stack of silver notes, worth a full 100,000 taels."

That was a huge sum of money that Chu Wuyang had accumulated over several months of looting in Yuanli County.

"This flying sword?"

Xu Fugui picked up the palm-sized flying sword and examined it. It looked somewhat familiar, with feather-like patterns engraved on both sides of the blade.

"That person said this is a high-grade magic weapon flying sword, made by the Baili family. How did it end up in the hands of a cultivator who has undergone tribulation?"

He speculated about the story behind it.

In any case, these became treasures of the Xu family.

Xu Xiaogou then recounted what happened next: "Fortunately, my elder brother was there; his status as a military officer came in handy..."

When Xu Fugui learned that a Foundation Establishment Immortal had appeared, he was filled with lingering fear.

This risky, proactive attack almost provoked a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

We must not become complacent because of the substantial gains; we must proceed with caution and a low-key approach to development.

"Send the silver notes to Siyun to enrich the Xu family's coffers. Keep the spirit stones and elixirs with me for now, and Da Niu and Liu Zi will receive one spirit stone from me each month."

Xu Fugui has an internal space, so it's safe to store spirit stones there.

He doesn't need spirit stones to cultivate, but if Xu Xiaoniu and Xu Xiaohou don't have the aid of spirit stones, their progress in cultivating immortality will be extremely slow.

Given the current scarcity of resources in the Xu family, he relies on the spiritual energy within his inner space for cultivation, while the remaining resources, such as spirit stones, are first provided to his sons.

One spirit stone is equal to 10 spirit crystals, and the spiritual energy contained within is enough to improve Xu Xiaoniu and Xu Xiaohou's predicament of lacking resources.

"It's a pity I gave up cultivating immortality too early."

Xu Xiaogou shook his head with a wry smile. He was determined to specialize in martial arts, so he naturally didn't need spirit stones.

"Third Brother, it's not too late for you to start cultivating immortality now."

Xu Xiaohou felt it was a pity.

"Spirit stones are limited, so I'll use them for you and my elder brother first. Besides, the family has just earned so much silver, so buy me some Qi and Blood Pills. My martial arts strength will improve very quickly, and I won't be inferior to those of you who are practicing Qi cultivation."

Xu Xiaogou's goal is to reach the pinnacle of martial arts: the Grandmaster realm.

Currently, Tonggu County does not have any martial arts grandmasters equivalent to the late stage of Qi Refining.

He has the lifespan advantage that comes with cultivating immortality, and there is a high probability that he can reach the Grandmaster realm.

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internal space.

Xu Fugui sat cross-legged, holding "The Basics of Flying Sword Techniques" in his hands, with the feather-patterned flying sword in his palm.

"The first level of the Flying Sword Technique involves refining the magical flying sword and unleashing its true power."

"The higher the quality of the magical artifact, the smoother it is to use and the more spiritual energy it saves. However, the longer it takes to refine it."

"The greater the difference between one's own strength and the quality of the magic weapon, the more mental effort is required during the refining process."

Based on the description of the first level of "Flying Sword Techniques Basics", he understood the difference in quality between magical artifacts.

In short: the higher the quality of the magical artifact, the better. Apart from the fact that it is more troublesome to refine, it has all the advantages.

(End of this chapter)