Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 229 Xu Chuan's Scheme, Mo Yue Makes His Move

Cao Yulong flicked his sleeve and snorted coldly, then turned and steered his magic boat away.

On his way back, he thought about it carefully and realized that Xu Mingwei's words had a hidden meaning.

"So he's blaming my Cao family for killing his disciple!"

"Hmph, that wretched servant deserved to die!"

"You want her body? Here you go!"

Upon returning to the capital, Cao Yulong informed his father and the Grand Elder of the matter.

“If they want it, we’ll return Ye Xuehua’s body to them next time.” Cao Defeng looked at Cao Yulong and said, “You probably haven’t disposed of it yet, have you?”

"It has been kept in an ice coffin, and we planned to deal with it later."

"Well, go again tomorrow, and invite Xu Chuan as well. I've heard that he also specializes in wood-based techniques."

"Yes, Great Elder."

The next day.

Cao Yulong carried Ye Xuehua's body to Yuehu County.

Outside Dongxi.

Cao Yulong transmitted his voice again: "My beloved wife Ye Xuehua's last wish was to return to her homeland. I, Cao Yulong, have specially sent her back. I request that Senior Zhou come out and meet her."

Xu Chuan came to Zhou Qingfang's side, nodded to him and said, "Elder Qingfang, let's go and welcome back Fairy Xuehua."

Zhou Qingfang bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Elder."

Led by him, many Zhou family disciples followed behind him, flying out of the great formation.

"They came out as expected."

Cao Yulong sneered inwardly, clasped his hands in greeting to Zhou Qingfang, who had come over, and said, "Greetings, Senior Zhou."

He brushed the storage bag, and an ice coffin flew out and landed on the ground.

Zhou Qingfang stepped forward and saw Ye Xuehua lying quietly in the ice coffin; his eyes immediately welled up with tears.

"Fellow Daoist Cao, how did my disciple die?"

"She died in childbirth!" Cao Yulong said, feigning sadness. "Besides wanting to return to the Zhou family after her death, Xuehua had another wish: to save her child."

How is the child?

"This is not good. My clan elders said that only a Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Wood element can solve this problem. I would like to ask you to make a trip to the Imperial City."

Zhou Qing hesitated.

"Senior Zhou, don't you want to fulfill Xuehua's last wish? That child is Xuehua's unborn flesh and blood, and also your grand-disciple. How can you bear to let him suffer?"

Cao Yulong spoke with great emotion.

At this moment, Xu Chuan's voice suddenly rang out.

"Fellow Daoist Cao is joking. How could the great Cao Clan not have Foundation Establishment cultivators practicing wood-type techniques, and with a Golden Core Ancestor in charge, why would we, a small Foundation Establishment family, need to lend a hand?"

"The Great Elder of the Xu family?" Cao Yulong looked at the Xu family's grand formation and said, "Since you've spoken, why not meet him?"

A figure flew out and landed beside Zhou Qingfang.

"Fellow Daoist Cao, do you perhaps think that what I said is untrue?"

Looking at the cultivator in front of him who was even younger than himself, Cao Yulong dared not underestimate him in the slightest.

His father's numerous schemes were all easily thwarted by him.

They even made the Cao family reap what they sowed.

"Although our ancestor was a Golden Core cultivator, he was not omnipotent. He mainly cultivated the fire element and was powerless to help a child."

However, he once said that only someone with extremely profound mastery of the wood element could cure him.

Xu Chuan smiled faintly, "It doesn't sound like a congenital defect. If Fellow Daoist Cao doesn't tell the truth, Elder Zhou of my clan can't help you."

Upon hearing this, Cao Yulong's face turned ashen, his eyes widened in anger, and he looked as if he wanted to grind his teeth to dust.

His expression changed briefly, then returned to normal.

He sighed slightly and said, "Actually, my son has a secret technique of the wood element. He has an extra seed of wood-elemental energy in his dantian."

This seed possesses the power of withering and will absorb the magical power of the person under its spell, which is extremely strange.

The elders of our clan, who specialize in wood-based techniques, have examined it, but they are at a loss.

“Seeds of dead trees!” Zhou Qingfang blurted out in an instant.

"Senior Zhou, do you know the solution?"

"Only the caster can break it, or a cultivator who has comprehended the Dao of Reversing Withered Wood." Zhou Qingfang shook his head. "I have never practiced this technique; it requires extremely high talent."

"Furthermore, casting spells requires one to pay a considerable price, making it a forbidden technique among wood-type spells."

He clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I'm afraid I can't help you."

Xu Chuan sneered inwardly upon hearing this.

Without a doubt, this technique was used by Ye Xuehua to prevent the Cao family from succeeding.

But is this a way to reverse the decline of dead trees?
It's a pity they're not from my Xu family, otherwise I could have helped them out.

I just feel sorry for that child.

The fact that Cao Yulong has come to invite me repeatedly suggests that he is most likely a person with a Heavenly Spiritual Root aptitude.

Even if he doesn't die, his life in the Cao family won't be easy.

"Is there really no other way?"

"The method has been explained. As for whether we can find someone who can comprehend the way of reversing the withered tree, it depends on the Cao family's luck. Compared to the Cao family's connections, my Zhou family is insignificant."

Cao Yulong looked at Xu Chuan, "Fellow Daoist Xu, are you willing to go?"

Xu Chuan grinned, "Fellow Daoist Cao knows perfectly well what the situation is between our two families. Unless your entire Cao clan swears that they will never harm me in the slightest, I will not come to your door."

"Xu Chuan, don't push your luck!"

"Fellow Daoist Cao, farewell and I won't see you off!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Yulong's hair and beard bristled, his eyes blazed with fury, and the veins on his forehead bulged like coiled dragons, his face turning a deep reddish-copper color.

He turned and walked away again.

Then, Xu Chuan said, "Go and handle the affairs after Fairy Xuehua's passing."

"Xuehua cherished her family the most and probably wanted to be buried with her parents, who are both in the mausoleum built by my Zhou family."

"Well, let's go."

"Thank you, Great Elder."

Not far away in the air.

Xu Mingqing stared quietly at Ye Xuehua's ice coffin, his expression complex, but ultimately did not step forward. He simply watched Zhou Qingfang and the others leave with the ice coffin.

Two days later.

After dealing with Ye Xuehua's matter, Zhou Qingfang led the Zhou family members back to the Xu family.

Xu Chuan's actions completely won over the Zhou family.

Imperial City.

Cao family.

We've invited everyone we can, but no one has been able to come up with a solution.

Cao Defeng looked up and sighed, "Could it be that my Cao family truly lacks such fortune?"

Cao Yulong fanned the flames from the side: "That Zhou family is truly despicable. I have already humbled myself, but they still make sarcastic remarks. The Xu family is the same."

Xu Chuan even declared that unless the entire Cao clan swore an oath never to harm him in the slightest, there was absolutely no way he would ever set foot in our Cao family.

"Did Xu Chuan really say that?" Cao Defeng's face turned cold.

"Yulong dares not deceive."

"Good good!"

Cao Defeng laughed angrily, "Not long ago, news came from the Li family's secret contacts in Taiyuan that the Xu family was making a secret deal with the Li family."

The same applies to the Wang family.

The Xu family must be severely damaged, otherwise they will truly raise a ferocious tiger.

He paused for a moment, then continued, "The Xu family has a second-tier high-grade formation that is difficult to break through, but the Zhou family's territory does not have such a protective formation!"

"The Zhou family is now a vassal of the Xu family. If the Zhou family encounters danger, the Xu family will definitely rush to their aid. If they do not, it will surely discourage the Xu family and all its vassal families."

Over time, this will inevitably lead to resentment!

Shengming, go and summon five or six elders at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage or above. Conceal your aura and appearance, and three days later, go and besiege the Zhou family.

I will personally stake out the Xu family's residence. If Xu Chuan appears, I will activate my talisman to kill him in one strike!

Cao Shengming sneered, "Once Xu Chuan dies, the threat to the Xu family will be reduced by 60-70%. The remaining juniors at the first level of Foundation Establishment can be slowly tortured."

It could even tempt other powerful families to take action against the Xu family.

The Xu family has an abundance of medicinal resources; many aristocratic families would surely be tempted!

At this moment, Cao Yulong smiled and flattered, "With the Grand Elder personally taking charge, success is assured. But what about Zhenyi?"

"If that withered tree seed is not removed, he will never be able to cultivate in this lifetime!"

"What can I do?" Cao Defeng sighed. "Even the patriarch couldn't do anything!"

"When he reaches a certain age, let him cultivate. It doesn't matter whether he succeeds or not, at least his aptitude for the Heavenly Spiritual Root is still there."

He can marry and have children when he turns sixteen.

The offspring born will at least possess true spiritual roots, with a two- or three-tenths chance of possessing earth spiritual roots.

"Yulong understands."

It is clear that Cao Zhenyi has been abandoned by the Cao family.

He's left with only one fate: to become a stud.

Moon Lake County, Dongxi.

Xu family.

Bihan Pool.

"Xu Chuan, are you really sure the Cao family will attack?" Mo Yue asked in surprise.

"We won't do it openly, but we will take advantage of the darkness to launch a sneak attack." Xu Chuan smiled and looked at Mo Yue.

"But why are you like this?"

"If we don't let the Cao family make a big splash this time, how can we sound the alarm for the foundation-building families in other counties?"

"what do you want to do?"

"You'll find out later. Soon, you should have your chance to make a move."

"Is this true?!" Mo Yue immediately soared into the air excitedly, his dark golden dragon eyes flashing with a cold light. "It should have been done long ago!"

"If you hadn't stopped me, I would have already slapped those Cao family brats to death!"

Xu Chuan shook his head and chuckled.

"Just wait for my arrangements. We should have news within ten days at the latest."

Xu Chuan deliberately made those sarcastic remarks to provoke the Cao family.

He anticipated that the Cao family must be harboring resentment after losing a disciple with a Heavenly Spirit Root, and his current gesture was something no ordinary person could tolerate.

He just didn't know how Cao Ju would handle the situation.

It's unlikely that we'll be able to send out a dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators, but six or seven, including one or two in the late Foundation Establishment stage, shouldn't be a problem.

The Xu family's second-tier superior-grade array is as solid as a rock.

The Cao family was also aware of this.

Therefore, the Cao family will most likely use a feint attack in one direction while attacking in another.

In order to prepare for the conflict he had orchestrated, Xu Chuan consulted the oracle every day.

Finally, several days later.

early morning.

[Today's divination indicates great misfortune. Tonight at the hour of Xu (7-9 PM), the Cao family's eldest elder will take advantage of your absence while you are out providing support, and will launch a sneak attack using a talisman. You will be severely injured and on the verge of death.]

Mo Yue angrily attacked and killed him, while the Xu family members remained behind the great formation and did not come out.

The Zhou family's territory was breached, resulting in heavy losses.

"Just as I thought!" Xu Chuan rubbed his chin and murmured, "But what I didn't expect was that the Cao family's Grand Elder would personally be stationed outside my Xu family's territory."

Given the Cao family's resources, they must possess magical artifacts or secret techniques to conceal their presence and remain undetected.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have been successfully ambushed.

Even cultivators who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage should still use talismans and treasures!
"He's probably still alive because the top-tier True Yang Pearl blocked some of its power."

After a pause, Xu Chuan shook his head and chuckled, "Mo Yue was too impulsive. He killed the Cao family's Grand Elder, which might really alarm the Golden Core Ancestor."

"If the two Golden Core cultivators really start fighting in my Xu family territory, my Xu family's decades of accumulation will be destroyed in an instant."

Xu Chuan stood up and immediately summoned Xu Mingwei.

"Mingwei, go to Guangling and tell Xiaoyao and Mingxuan to come back."

"Father, what has happened?"

"Just do as instructed."

"I understand, Father."

Xu Mingwei was extremely fast; it would take other Foundation Establishment cultivators at least two hours to make the trip.

With all his might, he arrived in Guangling in less than an hour.

Then they brought Ren Xiaoyao and Xu Mingxuan back.

night.

The stars and moon were without light.

Shortly before the hour of Xu (7-9 PM).

Zhou Qingfang suddenly realized that the divine consciousness jade tablet he left in the Zhou family had been destroyed, and his expression changed drastically.

He immediately sent a telepathic message to Xu Chuan.

"Elder, my Zhou family is under siege by the enemy and has asked me for help. Please allow me to take people back to seek help."

"Go wait in front of the Immortal Arts Hall square. I'll gather the others over there," Xu Chuan said calmly. "A mid-grade second-tier magic array isn't so easy to break."

"Yes, Great Elder."

Zhou Qingfang immediately flew to Xianyitang Square.

A few moments.

One streak of light after another flew over.

Besides the Foundation Establishment stage elders, there are also dozens of late Qi Refining stage disciples, including disciples from both the Zhou and Xu families.

The Foundation Establishment stage includes Ren Xiaoyao, Xu Deling, Xu Mingwei, Xu Mingxuan, Xu Mingshu, Xu Mingxian, Xu Deyue, and Zhou Zongyun.

Xu Chuan glanced at them and said, "The Zhou family is besieged, and as the host family, it is our duty to go and relieve their predicament."

"Mingwei, you and Elder Qingfang take them to the Zhou family. On the way, you will pass by those Qi Refining families and speak with them."

"The demonic cultivators are attacking. They must all heed the call of my Xu family and mobilize at least five late-stage Qi Refining cultivators."

"I understand, Father."

"Okay." Xu Chuan nodded and said, "Go now, I will leave later."

"Everyone, follow me!"

Xu Mingwei gave a soft shout, which was as loud as thunder.

A large group of people rushed out of the Xu family's protective formation.

Cao Defeng will not make a move as long as Xu Chuan does not appear.

The deaths of some Qi Refining disciples and one or two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators are not a real blow to the Xu family right now.

The only way is to kill Xu Chuan, the true leader of the Xu family.

Only then can it inflict a heavy blow.

It's like a first-class aristocratic family, unless the ancestor who has reached the Foundation Establishment stage perishes.

Otherwise, even if someone dies in the early or middle stages of Foundation Establishment, it will only be a temporary weakening, and they will recover their vitality in at most one or two decades.

"Xu Chuan isn't here? Could it be that he doesn't intend to go and provide support?" Cao Defeng thought to himself, holding the jade seal and talisman in his hand.

"But if he doesn't go at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, isn't he worried about the many Foundation Establishment cultivators in his clan dying?"

"Or does he have confidence in those Foundation Establishment stage juniors?"

In the blink of an eye.

Xu Mingwei and the others have already gone far away.

Cao Defeng continued to lie in wait.

After a cup of tea.

Another figure flew out from the great formation.

He was dressed in a green robe, handsome and refined, and flew away into the distance.

"It's finally out."

Without a word, Cao Defeng burst forth from the woods below, his black robes billowing in the autumn wind, simultaneously unleashing the power of his talisman.

In an instant.

Nine crimson dragons suddenly appeared, each wrapped in flames several feet high, dazzling in the night.

The surrounding air instantly became scorching hot, and the forest suddenly burst into flames.

The dragons roared and pounced on Xu Chuan, the figure in the green robe.

Xu Chuan seemed to have anticipated this, and with his left hand he produced a three-legged bronze furnace, its body engraved with phoenix patterns, which swelled to half a person's height.

The furnace lid was lifted, and a three- or four-zhang-tall fire phoenix flew out and blocked the way.

At the same time, he summoned a precious pearl the size of a pigeon egg with his right hand, and the true yang energy burst forth, forming a pale golden light curtain.

"boom!"

The nine fire dragons instantly shattered the fire phoenix, and then crashed into the light barrier activated by the True Yang Pearl.

The crimson flames and golden light collided violently, sending sparks flying in all directions and intensifying the surrounding fire. Xu Chuan let out a muffled groan, and the light barrier of the True Yang Pearl immediately shattered with a series of cracking sounds.

"As expected of a talisman treasure!" Xu Chuan secretly exclaimed in admiration.

Just as the dragon flames were about to break through the light barrier.

Xu Chuan roared, his voice booming like thunder, "You wicked demon, how dare you cause trouble in my Xu family!"

"Dragon, emerge!"

The words fell.

Xu Chuan's spirit beast pouch lit up, and a blue shadow rushed out, instantly growing into a dragon several dozen feet long.

With a fierce flick of his wrist, Mo Yuelong unleashed a blue lightning whip that shattered the nine fiery dragons manifested by the talisman.

"A peak second-tier dragon!"

Cao Defeng turned to leave, but Mo Yue closed in, exhaling a burst of extremely cold air while his dragon tail lashed out again.

He could only hastily retrieve a top-tier defensive magic weapon to deal with the situation.

"Pong!"

Cao Defeng, along with the shield-like magical artifact, was sent flying.

He was struck as if by a devastating blow and suddenly vomited blood.

Seeing Mo Yue attack again, he took out a bluish-gray talisman from his storage bag without saying a word. The moment a drop of blood fell on his fingertip, the talisman burst out with a dazzling white light.

A white light enveloped Cao Defeng's figure, propelling him into the sky before he vanished without a trace.

"What kind of talisman is that?" Xu Chuan asked in surprise as he put away the Phoenix Furnace and the True Yang Pearl.

"It must be an escape talisman, which allowed it to escape from the range of my divine sense in an instant. It must be at least a hundred-mile talisman!"

"This is a great treasure for escaping."

Xu Chuan said calmly, "As expected of a Golden Core family, they do have quite a few treasures."

"Judging from the direction he's heading, he's probably going to the Zhou family's place. Let's go too!"

"Fly on your own, don't even think about stepping on me!"

Mo Yue returned to the spirit beast pouch in the blink of an eye.

"Whatever you want." Xu Chuan shook his head and chuckled, then released the exquisite magic boat, which transformed into a streak of azure light and quickly disappeared into the distance.

On the way to the Zhou family's house.

Cao Defeng swallowed a top-grade herbal pill and continued flying while recovering from his injuries.

"The Xu family actually raised a peak second-tier dragon?"

"This is his trump card?!"

"To deal with that dragon, it would probably take two or three Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to gang up on it, let alone kill it."

Unless you trap him, it's very difficult to prevent him from escaping.

After all, the speed of a dragon's flight is much faster than that of a cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment.

"With Jiaolong around, the Xu family already has the foundation of a first-class family. Unless my Cao family disregards its reputation and launches a full-scale attack."

"With the demonic calamity approaching, the patriarch will not agree to a major conflict."

If the Cao family were truly like this, none of the Foundation Establishment families in the Great Wei would remain indifferent.

"So be it. When the demonic calamity arrives, the Xu family will surely be wiped out. Even if they manage to survive, my Cao family will not let them go!"

Shortly before the hour of Xu (7-9 PM).

The outskirts of the Zhou family's territory.

The bluish-gray light curtain, like a giant glass bowl covered in night mist, gleamed with a cold, icy light.

The waning moon was hidden behind the clouds, letting out only a few streaks of dim light.

Suddenly, seven streaks of light, trailing long scarlet tails, arrived.

Leading the group were Cao Shengming and Cao Yulong, along with five elders from the Cao family.

“This is it, elders, please make your move!” Cao Shengming said.

The clothes of the group fluttered in the wind, but their faces were all concealed.

The tall, thin cultivator on the east side first made a hand seal, and three streaks of red fire shot out from his fingertips. With a flick of his tongue, he transformed them into a ten-foot-long fire dragon, which, carrying scorching heat, crashed into the light barrier.

The crimson flames were especially dazzling in the dark night, and the night fog turned into white vapor upon contact with them.

With a sudden "hum," the light screen trembled violently, and pale gold runes floated on it.

The fire dragon exploded with a roar, sparks rained down and stars fell, leaving scorch marks where the light curtain burned, which were then smoothed out by the flowing light, the bright marks disappearing in a flash.

The short, stout cultivator on the west side had already unleashed his bronze giant hammer into the air. The mysterious patterns on the hammer body glowed with an earthy yellow spiritual light, like a solitary lamp in the dark night.

He shouted, "Fall!"

The giant hammer fell like a meteorite, striking the scorched spot.

The light screen recessed inward by half a foot, with pale gold runes flashing randomly.

The blue-robed cultivator tossed out seven silver shuttles. The shuttles grew to the size of an arm, their tails emitting pale blue spiritual light. They flew around the curtain like a swarm of bees, drawing thin, bright arcs in the dark night.

Whenever the light from the screen dimmed slightly, the silver shuttle would plunge down hard, leaving tiny white marks.

Although it did not break through the defenses, it caused the light barrier to fluctuate more chaotically, and the spiritual light to flow unevenly, becoming mottled as if it had been gnawed by night fog.

"The enemy is attacking!"

"The enemy is attacking!"

Upon discovering that the great formation was under attack, the patrolling guards immediately scattered, shouting at the top of their lungs.

The patrol captain even took out a communication talisman and sent a message to the family head.

A moment's work.

The Zhou family's territory immediately descended into chaos.

One by one, cultivators descended upon the formation on flying swords. Among them were Zhou family disciples, elders, and the family head, Zhou Zongran.

Zhou Zongran shouted, "Who are you people? Why are you attacking my Zhou family's great formation under the cover of night!"

The group ignored it and instead carefully observed the formation's reaction.

The tall, thin cultivator transmitted his voice to Cao Shengming, saying, "Elder Shengming, the Zhou family's grand formation doesn't seem to be just a second-tier low-grade formation as you previously said, does it?"

"Surrounded by attacks from me, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and two other mid-stage Foundation Establishment elders, it should at least have developed a few cracks."

Cao Shengming also said in surprise, "I was just wondering about that too."

"If I'm not mistaken, this formation is at the mid-grade level of the second rank. Even if all of us go all out together, we can probably hold it for more than five or six hours."

"Five or six hours? It's already dawn!" the tall, thin cultivator said coldly.

"Elder Derek, please be patient. It's impossible to attack until morning. Follow the Grand Elder's plan and continue the attack until they ask for help."

"When the Xu family arrives, kill a few if possible; if not, or if they don't come, we'll retreat in two hours at most."

“Then so be it!” Cao Delie said.

The group continued their attack, seemingly intent on annihilating the Zhou family.

"Patriarch, quickly ask the Ancestor and the Xu family for help! They are all Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and each one seems to be no weaker than the Ancestor, or even stronger!"

An elder of the Zhou family looked at Zhou Zongran anxiously.

"I see."

Zhou Zongran sighed slightly, took out a jade token, and then crushed it.

He looked up at the constantly fluctuating array of light, a hint of worry in his eyes. "Fortunately, the Xu family helped upgrade the array beforehand."

Such a ferocious attack, according to our Zhou family's previous grand formation, could probably only last for half an hour at most.

There aren't enough reinforcements to arrive.

"That's right!" Many elders and disciples were still shaken.

"Our ancestor had excellent judgment!"

"Yes, I finally understand why the ancestor insisted that our Zhou family be subordinate to the Xu family. It seems that he had foreseen that there would be villains attacking our Zhou family."

“But our two families are allies, so there’s no need for us to be subservient,” said a Zhou family disciple.

Zhou Zongran turned his head and looked over. "So what if they are allies? The Xu family doesn't owe the Zhou family anything. The fact that they came to help is already fulfilling their duty as allies."

It will never be subject to any criticism.

Moreover, no one knows when our Zhou family will be attacked. Do you expect the Xu family to stay with us forever?
As for the grand formation, if my Zhou family could invite a formation master to upgrade it, we probably would have done so long ago.

Unfortunately, our Zhou family's connections are still too weak, and even our ancestor was powerless to help.

"If my Zhou family could produce a formation master capable of setting up a second-tier high-grade formation, why would our ancestor have made us subservient to the Xu family?"

Upon hearing this, many elders and disciples lowered their heads in shame.

Time passes little by little.

The booming sounds coming from outside the great formation filled the Zhou family members with fear, and they all stared intently at the formation's light screen.
They were afraid that if they were not careful, the great formation would crack.

Once it appears, it signifies the beginning of the formation's impending collapse.

Xu Mingwei led the Xu family's team forward in a grand procession.

In about half an hour, they arrived near Yuehu County.

Then his voice boomed like thunder.

"Listen up, all Qi Refining families of Yuehu County! Tonight, demonic cultivators will attack the Zhou family. All families must obey the orders of the Xu family and each family must send at least five late-stage Qi Refining cultivators."
Come with us to the Zhou family for rescue!
If you don't go, you'll bear the consequences!

The sound echoed repeatedly in the night sky.

Just a moment.

Several streaks of light appeared nearby, riding on flying swords. They cupped their hands towards Xu Mingwei and his group, saying, "Our Huang family is willing to follow the Xu family to eliminate the demon!"

After speaking, he stood to the left.

"My Lu family is willing to follow the Xu family to eliminate evil!"

"My Lan family is willing to follow the Xu family to eliminate the demon!"

Along the way, powerful families responded and joined the team.

In the blink of an eye, it reached a scale of over a hundred people.

Everyone present was a cultivator at the late stage of Qi Refining or above.

The entire Moon Lake County.

At the Xu family's command, no noble family dared to disobey!
Cao Defeng, who was not far from Xu Mingwei and the others, also heard Xu Mingwei's voice and the scenes of various Qi-cultivating families in Yuehu County responding to the Xu family.

His face changed drastically.

"The Xu family is truly formidable; their methods are not to be underestimated. They have already made the entire Yuehu County an impregnable fortress."

"I'm afraid even the orders of my Cao family aren't as effective as those of the Xu family."

He had also heard about the events in Yuehu County.

Many years ago, the Xu family opened up businesses in various counties, opening up channels for the powerful families to move up the social ladder.

It not only brought benefits to the common people at the bottom of society, allowing them to access martial arts and even immortality cultivation, but also used resources to trade with martial arts families.

At the same time, they traded with other Qi cultivation families.

These past ten years or so.

The martial arts families and Qi cultivation families in Yuehu County have gained cultivation resources, and their foundations have been greatly enhanced.

Martial artists are found in almost every corner, not just in county towns and prefectures, but in villages and towns with at least a dozen or more martial artists.

"What a powerful and unstoppable force!"

"If the Xu family hadn't been born at the wrong time, and had appeared two hundred years earlier, their foundation would probably be comparable to the combined foundation of the three great first-rank families."

"Under the calamity of demons, people unleash their killing intent, and the world is turned upside down!"

"We must not let the Xu family survive this calamity!"

Cao Defeng knew that Xu Chuan would definitely be following closely behind, so he dared not get entangled with Xu Mingwei and the others.

Once he gets entangled, and Xu Chuan arrives again, he'll probably lose his life here.

Even he couldn't withstand many of the dragon's attacks, so Cao Shengming and the others were no match for him.

The only way to minimize losses is to evacuate in time.

soon.

Xu Mingwei's group of over 150 people arrived in a grand procession near the Zhou family's residence.

Cao Shengming was also taken aback by this imposing aura.

"How could the Xu family have so many elites?!"

Cao Shengming and the others could not believe it.

Just now.

They heard Cao Defeng's voice, "Run!"

"The Xu family has already established a strong presence in Yuehu County. With a single order, all the Qi Refining families in Yuehu County will follow suit."

Moreover, Xu Chuan possesses a peak second-tier flood dragon, which even I am no match for!

After informing them via telepathy.

Cao Defeng then left quickly.

Without saying a word, Cao Shengming, Cao Yulong, and the others fled as far as they could.

"Thieves, please leave!"

Xu Mingwei led the group in pursuit all the way until they drove them out of Yuehu County.

Seeing that they had disappeared, Xu Mingwei raised his hand to stop them, saying, "There's no need to chase after them. Come back with me."

He clasped his hands in thanks and said, "The Xu family thanks you all for today's events."

"Senior Mingwei, you are too kind. With demonic cultivators attacking Yuehu County, everyone in Yuehu County has a responsibility!"

"We are willing to obey the Xu family's orders!"

"So are we!"

Zhou Qingfang arrived at the Zhou family's territory, gave a few instructions, left behind a divine consciousness jade tablet, and then returned to Dongxi with Xu Mingwei and the others.

I ran into Xu Chuan on the way.

Xu Mingwei and the others cupped their hands and said, "Father."

The others also called out, "Elder."

"Is everything alright?"

"Thanks to my father's good fortune, everything is fine. They didn't dare to confront us directly and turned to run away."

Xu Chuan nodded and sent a telepathic message to Ren Xiaoyao and Xu Mingxuan, instructing them to return to Guangling County and do their utmost to spread the news throughout Guangling about the night raid on the Zhou family in Yuehu County by seven or eight demonic cultivators at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage or above.

Then it spread to all the counties.

Xu Mingxuan instantly understood Xu Chuan's plan and replied, "Your son knows what to do."

Then the two said goodbye and left.

The same is true in Yuehu County.

The next day.

News of the demonic cultivators' attack spread throughout the counties, causing quite a stir.

Then the news spread to Longjiang County and Yunshan County on the same day.

The news spread throughout the twenty-two prefectures of the Great Wei Dynasty in just a few days, and even reached the imperial city.

Yuehu County even reported to the capital in the name of the imperial court.

"Have you all heard? A few days ago, Moon Lake County was attacked by demonic cultivators, a total of seven or eight of them! I heard they were all at least in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage."

"No way! I heard there were more than a dozen, including a demonic cultivator at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, whose demonic flames were raging!"

"Impossible!" someone retorted. "If there really were a demonic cultivator at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, several aristocratic families in Moon Lake County would probably have been slaughtered."

"That's because of the Xu family. I heard that the Xu family head was fortunate enough to save a second-tier peak dragon from near death. After it recovered, the dragon stayed with the Xu family and became their clan's guardian spirit beast!"

"Peak of the second tier! That really could defeat a Foundation Establishment Perfected demonic cultivator. Brother, perhaps your version is correct."

"Wait, you say it's a demonic cultivator, but I heard it's from the Cao family of royalty. As for that Foundation Establishment Perfection demonic cultivator, he seems to be the current Grand Elder of the Cao family."

"No way, after all, they're royalty. Would they really be this shameless? I've never heard of any grudge between the Cao family and the Xu family."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

There are many conflicting versions of the story.

Ordinary aristocratic families could not figure it out, but aristocratic families in various prefectures knew immediately that it was the Cao family's doing.

They all lamented the Cao family's shamelessness and were also terrified that they might encounter a situation similar to the Xu family.

There were seven or eight cultivators at or above the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, including those at the late-Foundation Establishment stage and the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage.

This is comparable to the top-tier combat strength and foundation of a first-class family.

It is even capable of attacking any third-rank aristocratic family in any prefecture, or even breaking through their defenses.

In addition, the powerful families of various counties were also shocked by the Xu family's profound strength, as they discovered that the Xu family actually possessed a second-tier peak dragon.

Some people envied Xu Chuan's good fortune in being able to save a peak second-tier dragon. If they had encountered the same situation, they would probably have killed it on the spot.

But they also understood that this was not just Xu Chuan's good luck, but also that he had the confidence to back it up.

Even if someone else had the will, it would be difficult to save a dying second-tier peak dragon.

The next half month.

All the counties reported to the capital that demonic cultivators were attacking.

This caused the Cao family a huge headache.

The Cao family held a clan meeting to discuss the matter at length after this farce occurred.

Ultimately, they temporarily suspended all actions against the Xu family.

Everything awaits the arrival of the demonic calamity.

At that time, everyone will be unable to take care of themselves, and the Cao family will be able to eliminate all dissidents without any scruples.

It’s half a month again.

The Xu family sent invitations to all martial arts families and immortal cultivation families of rank six or above in Yuehu and Guangling counties, inviting them to gather in Guangling.

(End of this chapter)