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Chapter 191 Eighth-Rank Yi Wood Bloodline, Mid-Foundation Establishment Blood-Eyed Spider (Please Subscribe, Please Vote)

"Brother, as the saying goes, mediocre people are not envied, and the same applies to the family."

"No one wants a mountain to climb over their head, and the Xu family is no exception, unless the difference in strength is too great, leaving others helpless."

As Xu Mingxian walked, she said calmly, "It's also because my Xu family is too low-key that the Yuan family thinks that my Xu family got 30% of the Su family's resources by luck."

They thought my Xu family didn't deserve these resources at all.

That's why they keep targeting them.

"Of course, perhaps my father's indulgence and concessions played a part, but he was not wrong. Why should I explain the way the Xu family does things to others?"

“For families like the Zhou family, they only need to notify the other families when they do something. Do those families really need to ask about it?”

"Even the other weaker cultivation families in Yuehu County, as long as they develop quietly and act prudently, can reach the level of the Yuan family."

If the Yuan family didn't care about the Su family's resources, and even saw the potential of my Xu family, and befriended us, perhaps our two families could even become in-laws, wouldn't you say?

Xu Mingwei nodded slightly, "Mingxian, you are right."

"What do you think is Father's next plan after consolidating the Yuan family's territory, strengthening the Xu family, and attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage?"

Xu Mingxian smiled and said, "Big brother, are you testing me?"

"You know I'm not good at these things."

"Let's just chat."

"Given my father's character, he has an extremely long-term vision. He has probably already seen Yuehu County twenty years from now."

"Is the goal to take control of the entire Moon Lake County?"

Immediately, Xu Mingxian refuted herself, "No, Father has always been low-key. If Father successfully establishes his foundation, the Xu family will definitely attract a lot of attention."

At this point, we need a more prominent figure to attract the attention of other counties for the Xu family.

"Wait, Father wouldn't be thinking..."

"It seems you guessed it. It's probably about right. This is the road that's suitable for our Xu family."

Xu Mingxian's eyes revealed anticipation.

The two spent a considerable amount of time integrating the Yuan family's resources, and restrictions were placed on some important places, such as the collection of books and the storage of family treasures.

And it's not weak either.

However, it only took Xu Mingxian a quarter of an hour to break through them all.

As for the bodies of the Yuan family members, they were all burned to ashes.

The blood mist gradually dissipated.

After glancing at the Yuan family's land, the two returned to the Xu family's territory.

Xu Mingxian went to the Array Hall.

Xu Mingwei then went to Xu Dezhao and handed over the items obtained by the Yuan family to him, asking him to sort them out, set aside 30% for the Huang and Lu families, and categorize the rest for the Xu family's treasury.

Afterwards, the Huang and Lu families also pursued and killed members of the Yuan family who were not in the Yuan family territory on the day the Yuan family was wiped out.

The Xu family was certainly involved as well.

However, the Huang and Lu families operate openly, while the Xu family operates covertly.

If even this cannot be eradicated, then it is Heaven's will to preserve a sliver of the Yuan family's bloodline.

The annihilation of the Yuan family caused quite a stir in Yuehu County.

The family that had followed the Yuan, Lu, and Huang families to the Xu family learned that the Yuan family had been wiped out, and that very day they selected high-grade materials from their family collection and went to Dongxi.

The Xu family doesn't want magical artifacts or elixirs; they only want spiritual herbs, rare secret manuals, and the inheritance of immortal arts.

These families all suffered massive financial losses.

One family even brought out a thousand-year-old medicinal herb they had collected.

The rest were all second-tier spiritual materials, plus a lot of spiritual herbs and materials from late-stage Qi Refining demonic beasts.

They only breathed a sigh of relief when Xu Dezhao personally promised them that they were now even.

Before coming here, I was terrified of following in the footsteps of the Yuan family.

After that, the various powerful families elevated the Xu family's status to the same level as the Zhou family.

Transforming the Yuan family's territory is a massive undertaking.

The Xu family sent many people to completely demolish and clear out the buildings on the clan's land, a process that would take at least several months.

Xu Chuan plans to build a spiritual herb garden and spiritual fields around the core of the spiritual energy node.

Xu Mingxian would first set up a large-scale spirit-gathering array throughout the entire clan territory to continuously increase the concentration of spiritual energy in the area.

Then set up a first-tier high-grade defensive formation.

With the help of the earth's veins and the spiritual energy of this place, the formation can be kept open indefinitely, without needing to consume spirit stones like formation plates.

As for the other magic arrays, they will be set up separately after the spirit herb garden here is established.

Before we knew it, the annual day for paying the spiritual tax had arrived.

This time.

The Qingyue Terrace was extremely somber, as if shrouded in a dark cloud.

Only the Zhou and Xu families remained somewhat relaxed and detached.

The airship arrived.

And there are new faces again.

This person is witty and enjoys conversing with the prominent families of Yuehu County.

Of course, the arrogance in her eyes was impossible to hide.

It's obvious there's an element of amusement involved; he seems to enjoy seeing the various powerful families fawning over him.

"If I remember correctly, one of the prominent families in Yuehu County is missing. Which family is absent today?"

Zhou Shaoyuan said, "Your Excellency, the Yuan family is missing, but the Yuan family has already been removed from the list of Yuehu County."

"Removed from the list? When did that happen?"

"Just half a month ago, because the incident happened so suddenly, there was no time to report it to the capital."

Why is that?

"Because the Yuan family overestimated their own strength." Xu Chuan clasped his hands and said, "Half a month ago, the Yuan family attacked my Xu family, but failed and was wiped out instead."

"Of course, the Yuan family has already prepared this year's spirit tax, and my Xu family is willing to hand it over on their behalf."

"Are there really such foolish aristocratic families? Can't they even see the difference in strength between us and the enemy?" The imperial envoy said with a faint smile, but his tone immediately turned cold. "However, your Xu family is quite audacious!"

"Knowing that the day for paying the spirit tax is approaching, why do you still insist on destroying the Yuan family?"

"Your Excellency is mistaken. It is the Yuan family that intends to destroy my Xu family!"
He joined forces with two other powerful families, but those two families were righteous and moved by the Xu family's influence. In the end, they switched sides and helped the Xu family destroy the Yuan family.

Otherwise, it would have been my Xu family that was wiped out that day.

"Switch sides at the last minute? Which two powerful families?"

The new heads of the Huang and Lu families immediately clasped their hands in greeting and introduced themselves.

"Interesting. Tell me, how were you moved?"

The two looked at each other in bewilderment. The head of the Huang family said, "We were deceived by the Yuan family before, and mistakenly thought that the Xu family wanted to deal with us, so we joined forces with them."

Then, after being informed of the truth, I learned that the Yuan family had long harbored ill intentions towards the Xu family, but fearing that even if they destroyed the Xu family, their own strength would be greatly diminished, they had lured both families together.”

"Our two families are ashamed to be associated with them."

"What a show! It seems I'm late, otherwise I could have made it in time." The imperial envoy said with a smile, "Since it's not the Xu family's fault, I will not pursue the matter this time."

But punishment cannot go unpunished.

After pondering for a moment, the imperial envoy said, "In that case, apart from the portion to be paid to the Yuan family, your Xu family's tax this year will be doubled, and you may accept it."

Xu Chuan stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "The Xu family is willing to accept this punishment, and we also thank the envoy for showing mercy."

Those members of the Cao family who served as tax collectors were all formidable figures.

The imperial envoy nodded slightly before officially beginning the tax collection process.

The process was uneventful; after finishing, they didn't linger and left.

On the flying boat.

"The situation in Lake County this month is rather peculiar. I remember that the Xu family should be a newly emerging aristocratic family, but judging from the deep awe shown to them by the other aristocratic families present, including other families of the same rank."

It seems that its status is equivalent to that of the Zhou family, a foundation-building family.

Moreover, the Zhou family didn't seem to care at all.

"Should I have someone investigate the Xu family?" the black-armored guard asked, bowing respectfully.

The imperial envoy shook his head and chuckled, "There's no need. To my Cao family, families specializing in Qi cultivation are nothing but weeds, one generation after another."

Only by standing out and becoming a foundational family can one catch the eye of the Cao family.

"Let's wait and see when the Xu family struggles out of the mire. It's possible that they might be destroyed by the Zhou family before they can truly rise to power."

"Moon Lake County's resources are almost at the bottom among all counties, making it difficult to support two Foundation Establishment families!"

"What you say is absolutely right, young master!"

"Brother Xu, today was a close call, but we escaped unharmed."

"Indeed, let us share a drink to celebrate."

"OK."

At this moment, the heads of the Huang and Lu families stepped forward, clasped their hands in greeting, and said, "Patriarch Zhou, Elder Xu, we have matters to attend to at home, so we will take our leave first."

"Please make yourselves at home, no need for formalities."

The two glanced at Xu Chuan again, and Xu Chuan said calmly, "Have you received the resources you promised to both of you?"

"We have received it. The Xu family's grudges are clear, and we are convinced of their loyalty."

"That's good."

Only then did the heads of the Huang and Lu families leave.

The heads of the other prominent families also bid farewell to Zhou Shaoyuan and Xu Chuan.

Zhou Shaoyuan noticed this change and couldn't help but smile faintly, "Now, your Xu family can't even keep a low profile anymore. Everyone is already putting your Xu family on par with my Zhou family."

"Brother Zhou, please don't laugh. In terms of the number of cultivators, the number of clansmen, and the family's foundation, my Xu family is far inferior to the Zhou family."

Zhou Shaoyuan smiled faintly and did not argue further, but said, "Judging from the current situation, Yuehu County should be able to calm down for a while again."

“My Xu family has never caused trouble.”

"Zhou understands that if you don't seek it out, it will seek you out."

In many cases, it is unavoidable.

Many aristocratic families were in the same situation when they first became cultivation families.

He paused, then looked at Xu Chuan and said, "But the Xu family is the first in my Zhou family to have acted with such ruthlessness and decisiveness, like thunder when they do not move."

No wonder the patriarch thinks so highly of your Xu family.

"I have the utmost respect for Senior Zhou's vision."

Chatted for a while.

Xu Chuan then took his leave and returned to Dongxi.

As Zhou Shaoyuan had predicted, Yuehu County did indeed calm down.

However, this peace was merely the disappearance of the power struggles between the aristocratic families.

The Xu Family Trading Company continues to release mid-to-high-grade resources, but because they are extremely scarce, all the powerful families are eager to expand their own clans and are still competing with each other.

Winter passes and spring comes.

All things proclaim their arrival.

Shen Qingyi, Zhou Zongni, and Bai Jing all gave birth to children one after another.

Shen Qingyi gave birth to Xu Dezhao's eldest daughter, named Xu Chongwan, who did not have the aptitude for cultivating immortality.

Zhou Zongni gave birth to Xu Mingxian's eldest son, named Xu Deze. His aptitude was slightly inferior to Xu Deyue's, but he also had mixed spiritual roots.

Bai Jing also gave birth to a baby boy, Xu Chuan's fifth son, named Xu Mingqing.

His talent is exceptional.

Not only is it born with a true spiritual root, but it also possesses the innate talent [Taiyi Qingling] and has an eighth-grade Yi Wood bloodline.

[Taiyi Qingling] gave him an exceptional aptitude for wood-based magic, making him a natural genius at learning wood-based spells and secret techniques.

Furthermore, if it is in a forest, its aura can completely blend into the surrounding trees.

In addition, the clan happens to have the Foundation Establishment Technique of "Yi Mu Qing Ling Jue", which should be very suitable for him.

Xu Chuan was quite pleased. He decided that once the boy began cultivating immortality, he would take him by his side and teach him frequently.

After all, he was currently cultivating the "Yi Wood Azure Spirit Technique".

Xu Mingxian and Xu Mingwei had previously cultivated the metal-attribute Qi cultivation technique, but now that they had the foundation-building technique, they switched to cultivating its Qi cultivation chapter.

Xu Deling and Xu Dezhao, the former switched to cultivating the "Shaohao True Yang Technique," while the latter cultivated the "Burning Heaven Technique."

After three months.

The buildings on the Yuan family's land were all cleared away.

Then, it took another two months to cultivate acres of spiritual fields and plant countless medicinal herbs and spiritual plants.

It is still divided into medicinal materials needed for martial arts and spiritual herbs needed for immortality.

There are also small lakes in this area, and Xu Chuan also had spirit fish raised here.

There is a secret technique in the "Yi Wood Azure Spirit Technique" called the Yi Wood Azure Light Technique, which is far more effective in promoting plant growth than the wood-based spells that Xu Chuan had previously learned.

Of course, this secret technique is quite difficult to master and requires a strong understanding of wood-based magic.

Currently, he is the only one who has learned it.

With this spell combined with the power of life force, the medicinal herbs and spiritual plants in Xu Chuan's herb garden grow much faster than those in his own garden.

The medicinal herbs needed for martial arts can be harvested every three or four months, and even in some years it takes a little longer, only seven or eight months.

Immortal herbs require at least five or six years to mature.

At the current rate of cultivation, it will only take a few months to harvest and refine the pills.

Of course, some require decades.

Xu Mingxian's mastery of array formations deepened day by day, and he laid out numerous arrays in this new medicinal garden of the Xu family.

There are trapping formations, killing formations, illusion formations, and defensive formations.

Some precious spiritual herbs were even surrounded by second-tier low-grade magic arrays.

Even for someone at the Foundation Establishment stage, it would be virtually impossible to enter the Xu family's medicinal herb garden and steal some herbs.

Unless one of the people who enter is also a master of formations.

Since the formation was set up, Xu family guards have been patrolling and watching over the area every day.

Xu Mingxian also collaborated with Xu Deling to update the Xu family's restriction tokens, making all tokens bound to the user's own soul aura.

Simply put, it means one card per person.

If the user's aura does not match the aura recorded on the token, the token cannot be used.

Xu Mingxian also crafted a jade tablet that concealed her aura, so even Xu Chuan and Xu Mingwei could not discern her cultivation level using their divine sense.

Even the fluctuations of qi and blood are hidden, making it impossible to distinguish between martial arts and immortality.

However, there are not many of these tokens available at present, and they will only be temporarily given to members of the Xu clan who are away from home.

The Xu family now has no shortage of resources, and Xu Deling's progress in weapon crafting is very rapid. He is currently studying the crafting of the magic boat passed down by Wu Mingsheng.

One of them is a personal magic boat, which can carry up to three or four people.

Another type is the transport vessel, which comes in small, medium, and large sizes.

However, even a small magic boat would be a huge challenge for the Xu family to craft, as it would consume a great deal of spirit wood materials and involve a complex and difficult process.

As for his personal magic boat, Xu Deling has already crafted a low-grade magic boat, with a speed comparable to that of a mid-grade flying sword.

If it's a high-grade magic boat, it's estimated to be much faster than flying on a sword at the peak of Qi Refining.

Furthermore, its mana consumption is far less than that of controlling flying swords.

However, users may need to put in some effort to master the controls and achieve the same level of control as a flying sword.

After all, his size is what it is.

Xu Mingyuan's efficiency and success rate in drawing talismans have now surpassed Lu Feng's, but he doesn't know as many types of talismans as Lu Feng.

The five elements have been almost fully collected.

Only Wu Zhen has not yet returned.

If a lone cultivator were to cultivate alone, it would take at least several years to complete.

Another two months.

Wu Zhen returned with five portions of fire-attribute elemental energy, along with a message.

Spider-like monsters have been discovered in Qingya County. Rumor has it that the strongest of these monsters has reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Foundation Establishment families in Qingya County are now inviting cultivators to hunt these monsters.

Xu Mingshu was curious about spider-like monsters and wanted to cultivate them, while Xu Deling thought that their spider silk could serve as the main material for magic robes.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Chuan asked Xu Mingwei to accompany the two of them on the trip.

Qingya County.

It is separated from Yuehu County by two counties.

The strength of both Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment families in this prefecture is similar to that of Yuehu Prefecture.

Overall, it is only slightly better.

His family, which was the foundation of his family, was the Dongguo family.

The matter of the spider swarm monsters has caused quite a stir in Qingya County, and it has already reached a considerable scale.

Not only was there a spider ancestor in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, but there were also twenty or thirty spiders in the Qi Refining stage.

Throughout the market, people were discussing this matter.

"I heard that the Dongguo family sent dozens of Qi Refining stage cultivators to besiege them a few days ago, but they were defeated and fled. It seems that next time, Patriarch Dongguo will have to take action himself."

"A rogue cultivator once said that the Foundation Establishment stage spider seemed to have just laid eggs not long ago, and the Dongguo family should be determined to get it."

"Of course! If trained well, it can be a Foundation Establishment demon beast helper. However, such demon beasts are not easy to tame. I've heard that the spider is extremely ferocious and has three pairs of blood-red pupils."

Ordinary spider-like monsters fear fire, but this spider was not. Its silk was exceptionally strong, difficult to burn even by flames; its species was unknown.

"That's terrifying. No wonder the Dongguo family failed." Someone remarked, "But next time, with better preparation, it probably won't be like last time."

"Who knows!"

Xu Mingwei and his group collected a lot of information about the spider monster in the market.

After summarizing, Xu Mingshu said with a happy expression, "Big brother, I know what kind of monster it is now."

"The Blood-Eyed Spider is primarily fire-attribute and has extremely high resistance to fire spells. It can also spit venom with a strong corrosive effect. Its carapace and spider legs are extremely hard, making it an excellent material for refining weapons."

Its spider silk is also impervious to water and fire, making it an excellent material for crafting robes. The spider silk of the Blood-Eyed Spider in the late Qi Refining stage can serve as a material for mid-grade robes.

Its toughness is such that even a mid-grade magic weapon flying sword would need to be attacked several times to break it.

At the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, the spider silk is sufficient to forge exquisite robes, and the remaining materials can also serve as one of the materials for top-tier magic artifacts.

Xu Mingwei shook his head and chuckled, "Forget about Foundation Establishment. Let's see if we can recruit a few early Qi Refining cultivators, or spider eggs."

Xu Deling said, "The Dongguo family will probably keep a close eye on those spider eggs."

“The best way to cultivate this monster is naturally to start from the egg. It is very difficult to succeed in raising an adult. Even if my strength far exceeds that of the monster, it may still provoke a strong resistance from them.”

Monsters are generally quite intelligent, especially the wild ones; many would rather die than be enslaved.

"So the only option is to steal the spider eggs?" Xu Mingwei pondered, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.

"The 'True Scripture of Spirit Control' contains the method for cultivating Blood-Eyed Spiders. If we can steal it and bring it back, it will be very beneficial to our family."

“I understand that too.” Xu Mingwei’s dark eyes suddenly widened. “The key is the Dongguo family.”

After careful consideration, he said, "Anyway, it will take some time for the Dongguo family to attack again. You should send a message back first to ask your father for his decision, even if we decide to fight against the Dongguo family."

We also need to make preparations on the family side.

"That's what I meant."

Xu Mingshu immediately sent Qinghuoying Ada back to deliver a message.

With its flight speed, it could return to Dongxi in two or three hours.

After receiving the letter and learning the details, Xu Chuan pondered for a moment before replying.

the other side.

Xu Mingshu opened her eyes in the inn and transmitted her voice to Xu Mingwei: "Brother, I sense that A'da is not far from Qingya County Market. I'll go and meet him."

"Be careful," Xu Mingwei replied.

Xu Mingshu arrived at a place a dozen miles outside the market, and soon saw the Azure Fire Eagle flying over.

After taking the letter, she gently stroked his head and praised, "Ah Da, well done."

"Wow!"

The Azure Fire Eagle cried out happily.

He then put it into his spirit beast pouch and returned to the market.

Xu Mingshu handed the letter to Xu Mingwei and asked, "What was Father's reply?"

"You can steal, but you must be careful and leave room for maneuver."

"My Xu family no longer needs to fear ordinary Foundation Establishment families, but we cannot afford to offend them to death. Competing for resources is very common in the cultivation world."

Even if the Dongguo family, enraged by the theft of their insect eggs, were to pursue and kill us, my Xu family would still have a way to turn the tide.

"In that case, our target will be the eggs of the Foundation Establishment Spider. Once we get them, we will immediately ride the Azure Fire Eagle away. At the late stage of Qi Refining, its speed is even faster than that of the Qi Refining Perfection stage."

Xu Mingshu and Xu Deling both nodded.

Two days later.

The Dongguo family's monster-hunting team has been reorganized.

It was composed of the Dongguo family disciples led by the Dongguo Patriarch, plus a few late-stage Qi Refining cultivators from Qi Refining families.

The independent cultivators were excluded this time.

The last time I summoned the rogue cultivators, it was to send them to gather specific information about the spider's nest.

Now that they have learned a great deal of information and taken countermeasures, these aristocratic families will naturally not let the rogue cultivators gain any advantage.

"Ancestor, some rogue cultivators are still following us. Should we go and drive them away?"

The old Taoist priest, Dongguo, was dressed in a green robe, with his hair simply styled in a bun and adorned with a peach wood hairpin. He had white hair but a youthful face, and exuded an air of otherworldly grace.

"These are just some rogue cultivators, no need to pay them any attention. If they dare to make a move, just kill them."

"The disciple understands."

Half an hour later.

The group then arrived at the location of the Blood-Eyed Spider.

There is a mountain here, and at the foot of the mountain is a huge cave, which is where its lair is located.

The surrounding area is a forest, with a light mist obscuring the view.

"Everyone, take action to lure out the Blood-Eyed Spider. Leave the Foundation Establishment stage demon beasts to me."

"I will obey the ancestor's command."

The seventy or eighty disciples were all elite disciples from the Dongguo family and other Qi Refining families, and were in the middle or late stages of Qi Refining.

next moment.

Fireballs rained down from the entrance of the lair like a meteor shower.

bang bang bang~
The loud commotion immediately awakened all the blood-eyed spiders in the nest.

sizzle~
Countless sharp hissing and roaring sounds transformed into sonic waves, carrying waves of foul stench as they surged out of the cave.

A soft rustling sound arose, and in the blink of an eye, a large number of blood-eyed spiders crawled out along the ground and the mountain wall, moving quite quickly.

Besides the demonic spiders, a large number of poisonous spiders also heard the whistling sound and came from all directions.

If you are bitten by them, you will be poisoned.

Many of these are highly venomous spider species.

"kill!"

The cultivators rushed towards the blood-eyed spiders.

The magical artifact collided with the hard carapace and spider legs, sparks flying everywhere.

The battlefield was quickly divided.

Almost always it's two cultivators against one Blood-Eyed Spider; if they encounter a powerful one, it might even be three or four people working together.

Not long after.

Tap tap tap~
At the cave entrance, a gigantic spider, several feet tall, appeared, its three pairs of scarlet blood-red eyes captivating.

　The next chapter will be at 10 PM.

　　
　
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