Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 363 Man-made Disasters and Natural Calamities
A storm is brewing in Huoyuan City.

As time passed and rumors spread, more and more people turned their attention to Huoyuan City. There were more and more overt and covert probing attempts, which were temporarily blocked by the Chen family. However, as Chen Yongzu still did not show up, the situation began to get worse and worse.

"What is the situation with my elder brother? After so many tests, the Qu family and the Qiao family are about to lose their patience. Not long ago, the Qiao family's ancestor, who was rumored to have fallen, appeared. Like Qu Tingshui, he has also broken through to the late stage of the Dao Foundation stage."

"If we add the dragon from the Taiping Sect to the mix, the combined forces of the three will put my Chen family in grave danger."

Turning her gaze to Chen Yonghou beside her, Chen Yongling's brows were filled with worry. The Chen family was now surrounded by wolves, and there had been constant turmoil lately. Even though she was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she was exhausted from all the work.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yonghou remained silent for a moment. He knew nothing about Chen Yongzu's situation. At this point, it seemed that they had no other choice but to wait.

Just as Chen Yonghou and Chen Yongling were speechless, a powerful aura surged up from the depths of the palace, manifesting the four elements of earth, wind, water, and fire, disrupting the spiritual energy of the entire Fire Element City.

Upon noticing this change, Chen Yonghou and Chen Yongling's expressions immediately changed drastically.

"Is this a done deal, brother?"

Sensing the terrifying nature of the strange phenomenon, Chen Yongling's eyes lit up slightly. If Chen Yongzu could truly succeed in his transformation, the Chen family's crisis could be resolved immediately.

However, just as the Chen family was silently waiting, a roar suddenly broke out, causing the four elements to go into chaos and the strange phenomena in the sky to collapse instantly.

Upon seeing this scene, the Chen family members stood frozen in place.

"Failed."

Seeing the strange phenomenon fade away, Chen Yonghou clenched his fists, his face ashen.

Unlike the distraught Chen family cultivators, the spies from the other two families immediately spread the news. Before long, the news that Chen Yongzu, the patriarch of the Chen family, had suffered a backlash from practicing evil magic and was suspected of perishing spread throughout the entire Southern Jing Kingdom.

People were thrown into turmoil, and a storm was brewing.

In the ancestral home of the Qu family, Qu Tingshui and Qu Shihan sat facing each other.

"Shi Han, do you think Old Ghost Chen is really dead or just pretending to be dead?"

With doubts in her heart, Qu Tingshui turned her gaze to Qu Shihan.

Upon hearing this, Qu Shihan fell silent.

"Whether it's true or false remains to be seen, but at this point, there's no need for us to wait any longer."

"As long as we join forces with the Qiao family, even if Chen Yongzu is not dead, we have a good chance of winning. After all, Chen Yongzu is definitely not in good condition now, not to mention that my Qu family also has a strong foundation."

"On the contrary, dragging it out any longer will cause some trouble. Things are different now. Although my Southern Jing Kingdom is relatively remote, it is not without contact with the outside world. If this goes on for too long, news from Southern Jing Kingdom will inevitably attract the covetousness of others."

With a low voice, Qu Shihan expressed his opinion.

Hearing this, Qu Tingshui nodded. "Then send a message to the Qiao family and join them in overthrowing the Chen family. At that time, the Qu family and the Qiao family will share the world. After so many years, it's time for the world of Nan Jing Kingdom to change."

"As for the Taiping Sect, keep a close watch on them, and report back immediately if there is any unusual activity."

Having made up his mind, Qu Tingshui no longer hesitated and issued the order.

Soon after, the Qu family and the Qiao family reached a consensus and, under the banner of "the Chen family is immoral and we must set things right," formed a celestial army to attack the Chen family.

Faced with the offensive from these two families, the Chen family was temporarily unable to cope and could only continuously restrain its own power and consolidate its own foundation.

In a very short time, the four western prefectures and the four eastern prefectures fell one after another, falling into the control of the Qu family and the Qiao family respectively.

This was just the beginning. After consolidating their own base, the Qu and Qiao families made their move simultaneously, infiltrating the heart of the Southern Jing Kingdom, with the intention of annihilating the Chen family in one fell swoop, plunging the world into chaos.

As for the Taiping Sect, due to Jiang Chen's orders, they did not get involved in this matter. They simply consolidated their power and managed the four southern prefectures like an iron barrel, essentially closing themselves off and living their own lives, completely ignoring external changes.

Faced with such a Taiping Sect, before the overall situation was settled, neither the Chen family nor the alliance of the Qu and Qiao families intended to offend them. On the contrary, they tried to win them over. For a time, the originally remote four southern prefectures became one of the few stable places in the Southern Jing Kingdom.

As time went by and the war became more and more intense, although the Qu family and the Qiao family each had a late-stage Dao Foundation cultivator, surpassing the Chen family in high-end combat power, the Chen family's accumulated foundation, having held the throne of Nan Jing Kingdom for so many years, was still not to be underestimated.

Although they suffered many defeats on the battlefield, they were not without the power to resist. Under such circumstances, in order to achieve the final victory, both sides had no scruples and used all kinds of ruthless methods. Under such man-made disaster, the entire Southern Jing Kingdom was in chaos and the people were suffering.

However, faced with this devastated landscape, neither the Chen family, nor the Qu family, nor the Qiao family had any intention of backing down. If they could not achieve final victory, what would it matter if the Southern Jing Kingdom was ultimately destroyed?

And so, the flames of war continued to spread, the war became increasingly brutal, and the beautiful land was stained red with blood. In a corner unnoticed by the public, as the disaster spread, wisps of strange energy, imperceptible to ordinary people, began to rise. The most obvious change was that more and more corpses began to turn into zombies.

Upon noticing this change, Chen Yongzu, who should have been dead, was all smiles in the Golden Pavilion.

"Natural disasters need human intervention to catch them. The reason why my Chen family chose to expand our territory and establish a dynasty in this remote place was not a random choice."

Chen Yongzu's eyes were filled with anticipation as he peered into the outside world using a secret method.

The previous strange phenomena were intentional on his part, designed to make the Qu and Qiao families believe that he was dead, thus causing them to lose all restraint and incite war that would engulf the entire Southern Jing Kingdom.

In fact, he had been preparing for this day for a long time. Back then, he neglected state affairs and deliberately left the throne vacant in order to create chaos and sow the seeds of man-made disaster. After so many years of man-made disaster, the things hidden underground in the Southern Kingdom had reached the point where they should be brought out.

However, this thing is extraordinary, hidden deep in the earth. Without special means, it is difficult to find, let alone a Dao Foundation cultivator, let alone a Purple Mansion cultivator. It is precisely because of this that it is necessary to create a human disaster to lure it out. As long as the human disaster is greater and the time is ripe, this thing will naturally appear.

"Once the treasure appears, I can seize the Four Symbols, generate the Qi of the Four Symbols, refine the treasure, and break through to the Purple Mansion Realm in one fell swoop."

The thought of the Purple Mansion Realm being so close filled Chen Yongzu with fervor.

As for the Nan Jing Kingdom, which was shattered, he didn't care at all. He established the Nan Jing Kingdom in the first place for that treasure. As long as he could break through to the Purple Mansion realm, everything would be worth it.

(End of this chapter)