Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 258 Entire Clan Attack, Peak Mo Yue (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

"The Yuan family's retaliation last time shows that Yuan Qishan is dissatisfied with Fang Hongchang's actions."

Xu Mingxian immediately realized, "Now that Yuan Qishan has received most of the Fang family's help, he is no longer of any use to Yuan Qishan."

But after all, he was once the head of the Fang family. In Yunxi Town, with the Fang family's main line under their noses, the Yuan family would be wary.

If we leave, the Yuan family will definitely send people to hunt us down!

Even if the Yuan family were suspected of dying outside, they could easily find a dozen or so excuses to cover it up.

After saying this, he sighed again, "I thought he was a wise man before, but it seems that he deserves some credit for the future demise of the Fang family."

"Therefore, the head of a family is of utmost importance. If the head is not chosen well, the decline of the family business is only normal, and it may even lead to the destruction of the family."

Xu Mingxian sighed deeply.

"Let's not talk about him anymore," Xu Chuan said calmly. "I estimate that Yuan Qishan currently wants Fang Hongchang dead, but he might still take action against our Xu family."

Instruct people to strengthen protection measures, and temporarily refrain from managing the spirit fields and spirit lake. Let the spirit farmers and fishermen rest for a month to prevent them from being implicated because of the Xu family's affairs.

The trading company will remain open as usual. As for the demon-hunting team, have the Huang family remind the teams that are on good terms with the Xu family not to leave Yunxi Town for the next month.

"Yes, Father," Xu Mingxian said. "On the surface, the trading company has a second-tier high-grade defensive array, but in secret, there is a second-tier top-tier offensive and defensive array."

If they come, they will surely pay a heavy price.

As for our residence, the third-tier low-grade grand formation cannot be broken even a fraction of its size, no matter how hard they try.

He was very confident in the grand formation he had set up.

Xu Chuan smiled faintly.

Half a month later.

Fang Hongchang led his men away from Yunxi Town, where they encountered a group of masked people on the way.

"Yuan Qishan, I know it's you, why hide your face!"

Seeing his clansmen being killed one by one, their blood staining the earth red, Fang Hongchang's eyes turned bloodshot as he roared furiously at the masked leader.

"What good is knowing? Their deaths today are all because of your stupidity!"

"Because of my stupidity?!"

"Hahahaha~"

"Perhaps I am really stupid and not firm enough in my stance, but how much better are you? You are domineering, greedy, and selfish."

You are far inferior to Xu Chuan.

In the near future, I'll be waiting for the entire Yuan family to come down and keep me company!

As he spoke, Fang Hongchang's aura surged rapidly, and red cracks appeared on the surface of his skin.

"Go back!"

next moment.

Fang Hongchang exploded with a roar, and the violent shockwave swept in all directions, blowing the ground three feet off the ground, and sending weeds, trees, and rocks flying everywhere.

Three or four Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Yuan family, and more than a dozen late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, all died in this self-destruction.

The others also had their own different injuries.

Yuan Qishan was the closest. If it weren't for the protection of a second-grade high-quality talisman and a top-grade defensive magic weapon, he would have been severely injured and on the verge of death if he hadn't died from the self-destruction of this Foundation Establishment cultivator.

At this point, he had only suffered some injuries, but his internal energy was not balanced.

"Damn it, even on his deathbed he had to take so many members of my Yuan family with him, wasting my second-grade high-quality talisman and top-grade defensive magic weapon."

Yuan Qishan said with resentment, "Let's go back to Yunxi!"

Fang family.

"Elder, something terrible has happened! Patriarch, Fang Hongchang and the others' life lamps just went out one after another."

A disciple of the Fang family reported this matter to the Fang family's Grand Elder.

Upon hearing this, the Fang family's eldest elder's expression changed slightly, his eyes flashing as if he had guessed something.

He closed his eyes, sighed softly, and opened them the next moment. His eyes flashed with a sharp light as he looked at the disciple and said, "This matter must not be leaked. You must quickly dispose of the life lamps of Fang Hongchang and the others."

If anyone asks, just say it has already been taken.

The disciple hesitated slightly before saying "this."

"You have a problem with that?" the Fang family elder asked in a deep voice.

"No, this disciple will take care of it immediately."

After he left, the Fang family elder murmured, "Hongchang, you chose the wrong path, which is why you ended up like this."

"Don't worry, I will lead the Fang family through this chaos, and perhaps even achieve greater things!"

a few days later.

The Yuan and Fang families first sent people to attack the Xu family's spiritual fields and spiritual lake properties.

However, at this time, these two properties were completely unattended and were protected by a second-tier mid-grade formation.

They sent out few men, and seeing that they couldn't break through after a long siege, they gave up.

Then the Xu family business and the Xu family mansion also sent people to attack, but even with the combined efforts of six or seven Foundation Establishment cultivators and more than a dozen Qi Refining cultivators, they could not shake their formation.

There was also the demon-hunting team led by Huang Tianba, and the Yuan and Fang families had sent people to keep an eye on them, but unfortunately they had been staying at home quietly cultivating for nearly a month.

The Xu family was like a tortoise shell; they couldn't do anything about it.

At this moment, in the study of the head of the Yuan family.

"Patriarch Yuan, it seems that none of our measures against the Xu family have been successful in the past few days. The Xu family seems to be planning to give up on the spirit fields and spirit lake."

The demon-hunting team also made no contact.

The trading company and the Xu family mansion are protected by powerful formations.

That formation is extremely powerful; if there are too few people, it cannot be shaken at all.

What should we do now?

Yuan Qishan glanced at the Fang family's eldest elder, pondered for a moment, and said, "The focus is still on the trading company and the Xu family; the others are secondary."

"Now that things have come to this point, there's no need to hold back. Let's try a full-scale attack first. If that doesn't work, then we'll ask our respective Golden Core elders for help."

I think if I offer them a large reward, they'll be tempted.

"All-out attack?"

"That's right. All the cultivators in the clan who are at or above the late stage of Qi Refining, including the guest elders they have recruited, have taken action. My Yuan family attacked the Xu family's residence."

Your Fang family attacked the Xu family's trading company.

Doing this will inevitably make it known to everyone.

The damage to the reputations of both companies would be too great.

After all, the Xu family was just doing business as usual and never provoked either of them.

People's hearts are on their side.

The Fang family elder's face was gloomy, and he hesitated.

"What, Elder, do you also want to be like Brother Hongchang, wavering and indecisive? This is not the character for accomplishing great things!"

Upon hearing Fang Hongchang's name, the Fang family's eldest elder felt a chill run down his spine, but managed a forced smile and said, "Then let's do as Patriarch Yuan says."

"When will we take action?"

"Tomorrow, Haishi!"

"Interesting. The Yuan family is decisive, but unfortunately, they are a bit weak."

Xu Chuan sensed Mo Yue's condition. He had completely shut down his senses and was fully recovering. In another ten days or so, he should be able to succeed.

"Although we can't break through the great formation, we can't skimp on the interest we're owed."

Xu Chuan patted his storage bag, and a communication talisman flew out. He activated it with his magic power, chanted a few words into the talisman, and then the talisman flew towards Xu's Trading Company.

It fell into Ye Fan's hands.

"Message from Master?"

Ye Fan immediately checked and heard Xu Chuan's voice in his ear.

Tonight at Hai hour (9-11 PM), the entire Fang family will attack the merchant guild, giving them a severe lesson.

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said coldly, "The Fang family is truly courting death!"

"What happened?"

Xu Deyue, who was opposite Ye Fan, opened her eyes.

"Master sent a letter saying that the Fang family will attack tonight at Hai hour, and we should teach them a severe lesson."

"He's just courting death."

The two practiced in the same quiet room mainly because they accidentally discovered that when their cultivation methods were combined, it seemed to accelerate their cultivation speed.

Ye Fan is now only one step away from reaching the third level of Foundation Establishment.

They spend most of their time cultivating themselves, and only appear in public when they are needed to deal with situations.

Xu Mansion.

"Ye Fan and De Yue, one representing extreme Yang and the other extreme Cold, can unleash the full power of the top-tier second-order Cold Yang Ancient Array when they are in charge."

If both of them reach the peak of Foundation Establishment and can control the great formation, they would be fine even if they fought a Golden Core cultivator for a short while.

This formation was developed by Xu Mingxian over the past few years in Yunxi Town, combining some classic texts on formations with a second-tier high-grade formation.

As for the Xu family's grand formation, it is a third-tier, low-grade Azure Nether Grand Formation, primarily for defense.

He is currently stuck at a bottleneck in his array formation practice. If he could comprehend a complete array formation, he is confident that he could set up a third-tier low-grade array that integrates offense and defense.

Unfortunately, such formations are rarely passed down.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment families would never possess such resources.

Ideally, one could become an apprentice of a grandmaster of formations, like Xu Deling, or join a sect.

Given the sect's rich resources, it's certain that they will have a considerable number of third-tier formations included.

It was indeed difficult for Xu Mingxian to deduce the third-order composite formation on his own. It wasn't that he couldn't do it, but the time and energy required were enormous.

It would be a waste of time, at least five or six years, or even more than ten years, to conduct this deduction.

Of course, if his divine sense could break through to the Golden Core level, it would be much easier.

"However, when I used the [Daily Divination] and then practiced the [Minor Astrology], it was as if I was divinely aided, and my divination skills increased rapidly."

Would you call that cheating?

Xu Chuan grinned.

If one were to master this technique, Xu Chuan felt he could use it to deduce simple things, such as the location of a Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment cultivator, their fortune, and so on.

If one achieves minor success, one should be able to deduce the Golden Elixir level.

Although the art of deduction is powerful and can be said to be omnipotent, it will suffer a backlash if one accidentally deduces something beyond one's own capabilities.

Such backlash can be so severe that it can even reach the level of divine retribution, making it almost incurable.

However, Xu Chuan felt that when he needed to predict important matters in the future, he could combine his daily divination to transfer the backlash to the family genealogy.

This is equivalent to one exemption per day.

"I'm such a little genius!" Xu Chuan boasted to himself.

The book "Minor Astrology" also records the supernatural ability to observe one's fortune through the "heavenly eye."

There's no need to cultivate now, because it's too difficult, unless you have the corresponding physical enhancement.

He planned to wait until he achieved the Golden Core stage, then rely on the "Heaven rewards diligence" principle to hone his skills.

Even the bottlenecks of major cultivation realms can be worn away, making the cultivation of supernatural powers naturally much easier.

In theory, there is no supernatural power or magic that Xu Chuan cannot successfully cultivate; the only difference is the time it takes.

The night was deep at Hai hour (9-11 PM).

The moonlight was mostly obscured by the clouds.

The area around the Xu residence was so quiet that only the soft sound of the wind sweeping away withered leaves could be heard.

Suddenly, dark figures appeared one after another from street corners, behind trees, and on rooftops, numbering in the hundreds.

They were all wrapped in dark cloaks, with their hat brims pulled low to conceal their faces, revealing only pairs of eyes that gleamed coldly.

Even those with the lowest aura are in the late stage of Qi Refining, with their spiritual energy condensed and not dissipated.

At the front of the crowd stood twenty-one figures, their auras even stronger, clearly Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

The leader was Yuan Qishan, who calmly said, "Attack!"

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of cultivators behind him moved at the same time.

They simultaneously cast spells by making hand seals or using magical artifacts.

Various spells and magical artifacts, accompanied by colorful rays of light, bombarded the Xu residence.

Bang bang bang!
A series of sounds sounded.

A pale blue light shield appeared above the Xu residence, enveloping the entire residence.

"A high-grade second-tier formation?" Yuan Qishan muttered to himself, then waved his hand again, "Everyone, go all out and break through this formation in the shortest time possible!"

After saying that, he and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators also took action.

The power of an attack from a Foundation Establishment cultivator is several times stronger than that of a Qi Refining cultivator, not to mention that there are many mid-to-late stage cultivators, and even some who have reached the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage.

Even a second-tier high-grade formation began to vibrate violently under this storm of attacks.

Such a startling commotion naturally could not be kept secret from those around them.

Many people flew into the air to observe, while others extended their divine senses.

"Someone is actually besieging the Xu family! What a huge commotion! Who could it be?"

"Who else could it be?" A cold laugh rang out from mid-air, but no one showed up. "Besides one of the Yuan, Fang, or Hua families, which other family has such strength and resources?"

"Yes, even concealing their bodies is nothing but self-deception."

The defensive power of a second-tier superior-grade array is indeed formidable.

However, the Yuan family has mobilized almost their entire force this time, and their determination should not be underestimated.

More than half an hour later.

Cracks appeared in the pale blue light curtain above the Xu residence.

"continue!"

Yuan Qishan was delighted to see this, and with a wave of his hand, he shouted loudly.

The group once again unleashed their magical power in a fierce attack, employing both magical artifacts and spells.

"Isn't it strange? The attack outside is so fierce, but the Xu family seems to be completely unresponsive. Could it be that no one is home to them?"

Only a moment later.

Someone exclaimed in alarm, "The array outside the Xu residence is about to be breached!"

The cracks grew larger and larger, and when everyone attacked the cracks together, it accelerated the process of breaking apart.

at this time.

Inside the Xu residence.

The Yan and Wu clan members patrolled as usual.

They had been instructed long ago not to pay attention to outside affairs and to just do what they were supposed to do.

Xu Mingxian sat cross-legged at the core of the formation, a cold smile on his lips, his hands constantly forming hand seals.

Just as the pale blue light screen shattered, the great formation dissipated, and joy appeared on the faces of the Yuan family members, another bluish-gray light screen seamlessly connected and appeared above the Xu residence.

"Patriarch, look, another large array of light screens has appeared."

Suddenly, a disciple of the Yuan family shouted.

Yuan Qishan looked on uncertainly and indeed saw a bluish-gray light screen appear, replacing the original light blue light screen.

He gritted his teeth, saying in disbelief, "How could this be?"

"The Xu family actually hired a master of formations to set up two defensive formations?!"

The onlookers were all dumbfounded.

"Using a second-tier high-grade formation as a disguise, could this newly appeared bluish-gray formation have reached the top level of the second tier?"

Many people were surprised and doubtful, but then smiles appeared on their faces.

There's something good to watch now.

"Everyone, take the Rejuvenation Pills and continue the attack!"

"Yes!"

The Yuan family disciples said in unison.

This is a considerable resource of medicinal pills.

For this surprise attack, the Yuan family used all of their remaining stock of Rejuvenation Pills.

boom! boom! boom!
In a blink of an eye.

The Yuan family attacked for almost the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

"Patriarch, something's not right." The Yuan family elder beside Yuan Qishan transmitted his voice, "This formation's defense is far too strong. It feels like even if we attack for another three or four hours, we might not be able to break through any cracks. This is at least a top-tier second-order formation."

Such formations can only be set up by grandmasters of formations, and only a very few among the masters of formations can do so.

The Xu family's network of connections is truly unfathomable; perhaps we should…

"Continue the attack!" Yuan Qishan gritted his teeth and said, "If this formation is still impenetrable after two hours, then we'll return and reconsider our strategy!"

"Understood, Patriarch." The Yuan family elder sighed softly.

When the Yuan family attacked the Xu family.

The Fang family's eldest elder led the clan's elite to the Xu family's trading post. Although the number of people was not as large as that of the Yuan family, there were still more than eighty people, including thirteen or fourteen Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Their combined attack attracted a large crowd of onlookers from a distance.

Nearly an hour later, the Fang family finally broke through the Xu family's obvious second-tier high-grade magic array, and everyone showed joy.

But the next moment.

A huge, reddish-blue disc resembling a yin-yang symbol appeared above the Xu's Trading Company, followed by a reddish-blue light screen that had previously been in place.

"This"

Seeing this, the Fang family's eldest elder was at a loss for words.

MMP!

At this moment, two figures flew out of the trading company; they were Ye Fan and Xu Deyue.

Ye Fan stood under the red light curtain on the left, while Xu Deyue stood under the blue light curtain.

"The Fang family, is it? I have been waiting for you for a long time. It took you an hour to break through the formation. You have worked hard."

Next, it's time for me, Ye, to entertain you all.

He and Xu Deyue exchanged a glance, and a jade tablet appeared in front of each of them. They formed hand seals and poured their magical power into the tablets.

The crimson jade tablet instantly emitted a faint red glow, while the blue jade tablet was enveloped in a chilling blue aura. The two completely different auras intertwined and formed a Tai Chi-like halo in mid-air.

On the left side of the Cold Sun Ancient Formation, crimson light surged, and blazing flames rose up, condensing into a crimson fire dragon over ten feet in size.

Its dragon scales are clearly visible, and when it opens its mouth, it spews out extremely yang fire. Wherever the flames pass, the air seems to be ignited, making a "crackling" sound.

On the other side, a ghostly blue light flickered, and the chill intensified, condensing into an icy blue phoenix. Its feathers were as clear as ice crystals, and as it spread its wings, it scattered extremely cold dust that would freeze upon contact.

A fiery dragon coiled and a cold phoenix spread its wings, a flame and a chill danced in the sky above the trading company.

Suddenly, dozens of crimson and blue streaks of light shot out from the dragon and phoenix, transforming into three-inch flying swords—crimson swords wrapped in flames, blue swords condensed with frost—and rained down on the Fang family cultivators like a dense storm.

"A top-tier second-order killing formation?!" The Fang family's Grand Elder, being knowledgeable in such matters, narrowed his eyes, a look of fear flashing across his face. He hurriedly shouted, "Retreat! Everyone, retreat!"

"late!"

The group of Fang family cultivators were caught off guard.

The Qi Refining stage cultivators were completely unable to resist; the crimson flying sword ignited the moment it touched them, and screams of agony rose and fell.

The Extreme Yin Flying Sword froze upon contact with the body, instantly turning many people into ice sculptures, which shattered upon impact with the ground.

Only those in the Foundation Establishment stage can withstand some or all of it.

A few moments.

The fire dragon suddenly swooped down, and the yang flames swept across the area. The three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators of the Fang family had no time to dodge and were instantly burned to ashes.

The cold phoenix flapped its wings and unleashed a chilling aura, freezing the five cultivators in place before their bodies were pierced by the crimson flying sword.

In just a dozen breaths, more than ten members of the Fang family had fallen.

Three cultivators in the early stages of Foundation Establishment were also injured, suffering from the pain of being burned by flames or invaded by cold air.

They can only use their magical power to resist, otherwise their lives will be in danger.

However, this left them with little fighting power. If they did not escape the attack range of the formation in time, they would be pierced and killed by the Crimson Flame Flying Sword or the Extreme Yin Flying Sword in the blink of an eye.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, only half of the Fang family had escaped the attack range of the great formation. They stared in horror at the fire dragon and the cold phoenix hovering above the Xu family's business empire.

A top-tier second-order killing formation, if used to attack a single person with full force, would be unable to withstand more than a few moves even for a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the peak of their cultivation.

Those who died this time were all relatively weak cultivators in the early stages of Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining.

Under such a massive formation attack, those at the Qi Refining stage would only be easy prey.

"Elder, what should we do now? Should we continue the attack?" an elder asked, swallowing hard.

The Fang family elder turned to look at him, his eyes filled with anger, “Attack? Can’t you see that Qi Refining stage disciples are just cannon fodder in front of him?”
With just over ten Foundation Establishment cultivators, do you think they can break through the great formation?

That's not just a killing formation!
It's a top-tier, second-tier formation that integrates offense and defense!

After careful observation, the Fang family elder discovered that it was not just an attack formation.

His previous counterattack, when an attack landed on the red and blue light screen, only caused a barely perceptible ripple.

Therefore, it is speculated that its defense level has definitely reached the top level of the second tier.

"Then us"

“Let’s go back. The Xu family’s resources are truly unimaginable. We need to discuss this matter with the Yuan family at length.”

The Fang family members departed.

Ye Fan let out a long breath and immediately swallowed a Condensing True Essence Pill.

Xu Deyue was at the late Foundation Establishment stage, so he was fine, only a few beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He collected all the storage bags and magical artifacts of the deceased Fang family cultivators, leaving nothing of value behind. As for the corpses, Ye Fan burned them all.

The previously damaged second-tier high-grade array is difficult to restore in a short time and requires Xu Mingxian's personal inspection.

"With the Cold Sun Ancient Formation in place, they can't break in. Let's go down and recuperate first," Ye Fan said.

Xu Deyue nodded slightly.

the other side.

The Yuan family attacked for nearly two more hours, but they were unable to break through the great formation.

"Patriarch Yuan, your entire clan came to attack my Xu family's grand formation in the middle of the night. Your Yuan family certainly has a refined taste."

Xu Chuan's teasing voice suddenly rang out in the night sky, and the sound spread for miles around.

Many people chuckled to themselves.

"If you want to launch a surprise attack on my Xu family, you should first clean up the spies within your own ranks."

Yuan Qishan felt a chill run down his spine, half believing and half doubting.

Xu Chuan's words were enough to make the Yuan and Fang families suspicious of each other, and they couldn't spare any time to deal with the Xu family for several days.

It's better to believe this is true than to believe it isn't.

In family feuds, failing to thoroughly investigate spies will only lead to failure.

Just like the Fang family being infiltrated by the Yuan family, which led to the information leak and their current passive situation.

Yuan Qishan glanced at the bluish-gray light screen again, a look of helplessness in his eyes, and then said, "Let's go!"

The Yuan family members did not linger and immediately departed, disappearing into the night sky.

The battle for the Yuan and Fang families, which they were so confident of ending in, came to a ridiculous close.

The next day.

The news spread throughout the entire Yunxi Town.

Countless people are discussing the domineering nature of the Yuan and Fang families, and marveling at the profound foundation of the Xu family.

Some people also enthusiastically described how Ye Fan and Xu Deyue manipulated the great formation, causing the Fang family to flee in disarray.

For a while.

The two families became the laughing stock of the entire Yunxi Town.

Hua Yunfei, the head of the Hua family, learned of this news and immediately informed Hua Qingxue.

"Are the Yuan and Fang families in such a hurry? A top-tier second-order offensive and defensive formation, the Xu family's foundation is truly unfathomable."

Hua Qingxue's eyes gleamed with a strange light, and she said softly, "Some Golden Core families with a slightly shallower foundation may use this grade as their clan's protective formation."

“The Xu family is indeed unexpected; they’ve been hiding their true strength for a long time,” Hua Yunfei said. “The Yuan family is alright, but I heard that nearly half of the Qi Refining stage disciples from the Fang family who went there died, and three Foundation Establishment cultivators were also lost.”

"Shortsighted, he deserved to die," Hua Qingxue said.

"Grandmother, what should our Hua family do next? If the Xu family destroys the Yuan and Fang families, will they allow our Hua family to exist?"

In any case, if it were Hua Yunfei, he would have the strength to take over Yunxi Town and would never give other families a chance.

In particular, powerful families will inevitably be eliminated.

Only in this way can one rest easy.

"It's hard to say, but given the Xu family's character, we should be able to negotiate. As for the final outcome, we can only wait and see."

Hua Yunfei sighed softly, "I thought the Xu family could be an ally of the Hua family, but in just a few years the Xu family has come to this. Fate is truly unpredictable and hard to fathom."

"Perhaps from the moment the Xu family arrived in Yunxi Town, they began their plans as the only dominant family in the area, keeping a low profile and not making a fuss."

They just don't want to reveal their hand too early and compete with the three of us.

It's possible that, as the rumors suggest, the Xu family was a Golden Core clan from somewhere in southern China before they came here. Even after suffering heavy losses, their foundation still surpasses that of ordinary Foundation Establishment families.

After a pause, Hua Qingxue looked at Hua Yunfei and said, "There's no need to concern ourselves with the conflict between the Xu family and the Yuan family. My Hua family can simply maintain the status quo."

"Understood, great-aunt."

Hua Yunfei withdrew from the room.

Yuan family.

The eldest elder of the Fang family came here to complain and received some compensation from the Yuan family.

"Master Yuan, the truth of the 'spy' claim is hard to predict, but when our Fang family went to the Xu family's business, Ye Fan said he had been waiting for us for a long time."

Do you think it's possible that someone from either of our families has been infiltrated?

Yuan Qishan was slightly surprised upon hearing this. After careful consideration, he said, "Our two families should focus on investigating the non-clan cultivators recruited by our clans."

"The matter of the Xu family"

"Let's first confirm the authenticity of the spy. Otherwise, we'll have to ask a Golden Core cultivator to take action. If the news leaks out, the Xu family can also get Fire Cloud cultivator and Long Song cultivator to help."

Wouldn't that be a waste of effort?

And we still have to hand over a large sum of money to those two for their services.

Upon hearing this, the Fang family's eldest elder nodded slightly.

"Let's talk about it later."

Four or five days later.

Neither of the two organizations could find any traitors, and they felt that it was very likely that Xu Chuan was deliberately creating a diversion.

But even if there was no one inside, there might be someone outside monitoring the two houses, so they spent another two days carefully investigating the people living around their homes.

Still no findings.

“Brother Fang, tomorrow we will each visit Golden Core cultivators and make sure to persuade them to come,” Yuan Qishan said to the Fang family’s eldest elder.

"Understood," the Fang family elder nodded in response.

They couldn't deal with the Xu family on their own, so they had no choice but to ask for help from Golden Core cultivators.

But this matter is not that simple.

If the Xu family had not received the protection of the Tiancang Sect, the two people behind them might have agreed for the sake of the large amount of spirit stones.

However, if they knowingly commit crimes despite being protected, they may be severely punished by the Tiancang Sect afterward.

Even though they did it quietly, their activities could still be traced back to the Yuan and Fang families.

On that day, Yuan Qishan and the Fang family elder both returned empty-handed.

That night.

Mo Yue finally awoke, flew out of the spirit beast pouch, and looked extremely excited.

"I have finally regained my peak strength!"

"roar~"

The dragon's roar echoed.

Fortunately, Xu Chuan's quiet room could isolate sound fluctuations, otherwise it would have caused panic.

"Mo Yue, you're finally awake."

"That's right, I've finally returned to my peak! Xiao Chuanzi, from now on, I'll protect you!"

Mo Yue grinned, revealing a set of white dragon teeth, and the cold air he exhaled caused the temperature in the entire quiet room to drop rapidly.

"There's no need for that. I'm not the type to be ostentatious," Xu Chuan said with a faint smile.

“Indeed.” Mo Yue nodded, his dark golden dragon eyes looking at Xu Chuan, and smiled, “Now that I have recovered, can you hand over the Dragon Essence Pill to me?”

"I have never consumed such an elixir before."

"No rush. It would be bad if you went into seclusion and fell asleep after you finished eating. Let's wait until we have completely taken over Yunxi Town first."

"Oh, you've finally made up your mind?" Mo Yue wandered through the void, revealing a human-like smile.

"The Yuan family acts in a rather domineering manner. I originally intended to deal with them gradually, but they didn't just wipe out my Xu family in a short time. Some time ago, they even attacked our residence and business together with the entire Fang family."

The true nature of the formation has been revealed.

Since that's the case, I won't indulge them. There are still half a month until the annual festival, so I'll settle everything here.

The New Year should bring a fresh start, don't you think?

"Blood sacrifice, this new atmosphere... I like it very much, hehehehe."

"Don't make that villainous laugh, it's bad luck."

"Oh."

That night.

Xu Chuan and Xu Mingxian concealed their presence and arrived above the Yuan family mansion.

Shortly thereafter, Ye Fan, Xu Deyue, and Huang Tianba led a group of friendly demon-hunting teams to various properties of the Yuan and Fang families to eliminate their personnel stationed outside.

Six or seven Foundation Establishment cultivators, plus a dozen or so Qi Refining Perfection cultivators, crushed and killed the disciples of the Yuan and Fang families.

"Brother Ye, are you sure you won't face retaliation from both families?" Huang Tianba said, "The three of us brothers don't care, since we've already joined the Xu family."

But the other demon-hunting teams

Ye Fan smiled faintly, "Don't worry, after tonight, the Yuan family and the Fang family will no longer exist in Yunxi Town."

"understood."

After Ye Fan said this, Huang Tianba and the others had no choice but to believe him and the Xu family.

On the Yuan family's side.

Xu Chuan stood in the void, flicked his sleeve, and six beams of azure light shot out, disappearing into the six directions. Then, a light curtain rose up, enveloping the entire Yuan family.

This scene was quickly noticed.

However, the great formation isolated the energy flow and sealed off the space, so no sound could be heard from inside.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Mingxian flipped his palm, and seven array flags, each about an inch long, appeared and circled in his palm, with wisps of cloud spreading around them.

"disease!"

He made a hand seal with one hand and pinched his sword finger.

The battle flags shot out, swelled in the wind, and disappeared into the void.

All of a sudden.

Countless clouds billowed, covering the array's light barrier outside the Six Directions Sealing Array.

Then a fictional Yuan family mansion appeared.

This formation is called the Cloud Sky Illusion Formation, a top-tier second-order illusion killing formation. Using clouds to transform mansions, mountains, and rivers is just a common technique. Those who fall into this illusion formation will have the formation conjure up the people, objects, and scenes that they fear most.

It triggers their inner demons.

Those who lack willpower face a life-or-death situation.

They have a strong will, but lack the strength to break through the formation.

Because the clouds gather and disperse unpredictably, they can also transform into tangible killing moves, rather than merely tormenting the mind like ordinary illusion arrays. One can break the array simply by being fearless.

As for the weakness of the grand formation, it lies in the array flags hidden in the void.

Since it's unmanned, the danger level of this formation is normal.

However, if someone were to manipulate the formation and change the positions of the flags at any time, altering the illusions between reality and illusion, the level of danger would increase several times over.

After Xu Mingxian set up the Cloud Illusion Array, if someone passed by the Yuan family mansion, they would only feel that everything was normal and there would be no abnormality.

Even divine sense can detect it.

Unless the visitor is a Golden Core cultivator

then.

Xu Chuan and Xu Mingxian flew into the Six Harmonies Sealing Formation.

"Break the formation." Xu Chuan said calmly, looking at the Yuan family's pale yellow protective formation.

(End of this chapter)