Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 346 A Little Mischief, the Ancestor of the Cang Family
In a blink of an eye.

A month and a half has passed.

Deep within the City Lord's Mansion of Shanhai City.

Xiao Zhan was cultivating in a meditation room hundreds of feet below.

A vast and solid underground space has been quietly carved out of this area.

The walls around the space were set up with restrictions to prevent divine sense from probing.

Since it is underground, even a Golden Core cultivator would find that the divine sense is being heavily obstructed underground.

After all, in some terrains, even a Golden Core cultivator can only explore to a depth of ten or twenty feet.

Normally, probing down a hundred feet wouldn't pose much of a problem.

In addition, the entrance to the underground plaza is concealed by a magic array, which can only be revealed by a special token.

At this moment, in the center of the underground plaza.

A teleportation array of similar size to the one underground in the Xu Mansion has already stood majestically.

The array base was stable, the runes flowed, and it emitted a stable yet mysterious spatial fluctuation.

Xu Mingxian, dressed in a black robe, stood at the core of the formation with a focused expression.

He formed hand seals, channeling pure magical power into the array patterns for final adjustments.

After confirming everything is correct, try activating the teleportation array.

With a deep hum, the teleportation array's light intensified, and spatial ripples spread outwards.

Xu Mingxian flashed and stepped into the formation.

After the bright light faded, his figure vanished without a trace.

When he reappeared, he was already in the underground teleportation plaza of the Xu residence.

"It's done. The task Father entrusted to me has finally been completed."

Xu Mingxian glanced around and murmured, "However, Father actually laid out the Greedy Wolf Mansion so long ago. His vision and strategy are truly beyond the reach of ordinary people."

The transaction of forming a bond with the infant spirit and establishing a predestined relationship with Gu Youcheng was probably intended to incite unrest within the Greedy Wolf Mansion.

This would allow the Demon Sky Chamber of Commerce to benefit from the gaps and grow even stronger.

However, it will probably not be easy for the Demon Heaven Chamber of Commerce to dominate the Greed Wolf Mansion.

Unless those two Nascent Soul cultivators die.

ponder for a moment.

Xu Mingxian activated the teleportation array again by making a hand seal.

This was a form of protection he set up.

If this place is discovered, without the hand seals, one will be randomly teleported millions of miles away.

Soon.

The underground teleportation array in Shanhai City lit up again, and Xu Mingxian's figure reappeared.

"Xiao Zhan, the teleportation array is now connected. In the future, if there are any urgent matters or important information, you can directly reach the underground teleportation plaza of Yunxi City through this teleportation array."

"Thank you, fellow Taoist."

Xiao Zhan also showed a happy expression, but he was very curious about the person's identity.

Throughout the entire country, there are only a handful of people who can set up teleportation arrays.

"I, Xiao, will immediately convey this message to Your Excellency!"

Upon receiving the message, Xu Chuan quickly arrived at the underground plaza.

He carefully surveyed the area with his hands behind his back, a look of appreciation on his face.

“Well done. With this formation in place, the Xu family will have truly established a foothold in the Greedy Wolf Mansion, making it much easier to intervene in the future.”

Xu Chuan nodded.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhan, who had been standing respectfully to the side, also showed a look of pride on his face.

Xu Chuan turned around and looked at Xiao Zhan with a deep gaze: "The time is almost right. We can notify them. Let's set the location at the Blood-Dried Forest, a hundred miles east of Shanhai City."

Blood-Dried Forest is a region in the southern part of the Greedy Wolf Mansion with a rather ominous reputation.

The trees are sparse and bizarre, and the soil and rocks are all dark red.

It is said that the ruins of an ancient battlefield are buried underground, and the area is permeated with a faint aura of bloodlust and chaotic spiritual energy.

However, it also grows many spiritual herbs needed by cultivators of the Blood Demon Path.

Xiao Zhan's expression hardened, and he immediately bowed and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will have Blood Hand inform them immediately."

Xu Chuan nodded slightly.

He and Xu Mingxian concealed their presence and left Shanhai City silently, heading straight for the Blood-Dried Forest, a hundred miles east of the city.

Almost shortly after they left the city.

Inside Shanhai City, the Demon Heaven Merchant Guild aptly delivered a vague intelligence message to both Gu Youcheng and the disciples of the Sima family.

[A target matching the description is suspected, heading towards Bloodsucking Forest from the city.]

Upon receiving the news, the disciples of both families immediately relayed the message back.

The Sima family and Guyou City, who had long harbored resentment, moved in response to the news.

Both sides have now reinforced their forces, led by the original mid-stage Golden Core elder, along with more elite disciples, and charged towards the Blood-Dried Forest with murderous intent.

Half a day later, the Blood-Dried Forest was already in sight.

In this region, the sky seemed to be shrouded in a thin, blood-red mist.

The sparse, twisted tree trunks were pitch black, but the leaves had an eerie dark red sheen.

The ground soil is dry and cracked, turning dark red and blackish brown.

The air was filled with a faint smell of blood and decay, and the spiritual energy was thin and chaotic, making people feel extremely uncomfortable.

After half a stick of incense.

They found their targets in a relatively open clearing in the forest, covered with jagged red stones—the middle-aged Xu Chuan and the elderly Xu Mingxian.

They still look the same as they did back then, in the Bone Wasteland Mountains.

He is currently meditating here, and there is no one else around him.

"That scoundrel! He was hiding here after all!"

The elder from the Sima family, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator with a face full of scars, shouted sharply, and he and the female elder from Guyou City, whose face was covered by a black veil, landed first.

The disciples of both families followed closely behind, quickly dispersing and subtly surrounding Xu Chuan and his companion in the center.

Several disciples at a distance began to form hand seals and arrays, with streaks of spiritual light connecting to create a sealing formation.

Xu Chuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping calmly over the crowd. He deliberately feigned surprise and asked in a deep voice, "It's you? How did you find this place?"

"Humph!"

The elder of the Sima family sneered, his eyes filled with smugness and ruthlessness. "How to find it? Go to the underworld and ask King Yama. He will know!"
Today, you will pay the price for your arrogance!

The female elder of Guyou City said in an icy voice, "Hand over your storage bags and cripple your cultivation, and perhaps we may leave you with a complete corpse."

"Haha~"

Xu Chuan's voice suddenly turned cold, "Rushing here in such a hurry, I wonder who's courting death! Since you're here, you might as well stay."

Before he finished speaking, a deep, chilling aura of death suddenly erupted from his body!

In an instant, the already gloomy Blood-Dried Forest seemed to have fallen into the coldest hell, the temperature plummeted, and specks of gray-black ice crystals floated in the air.

at the same time.

The corpse bag at his waist opened automatically.

A dense, almost impenetrable beam of blood-red light shot into the sky!

"Roar--!!!"

Accompanied by a ferocious, inhuman roar.

A terrifying figure, three zhang tall, landed in the center of the open space.

Its skin was dark red, its muscles were bulging like an old tree, its fangs were exposed, and its eyes were blood red.

His body was filled with such dense, bloodthirsty aura that it almost formed a tangible blood mist, churning and swirling.

That immense pressure had clearly reached the peak of the third tier.

Comparable to the peak of the Golden Core stage!

"A...a peak third-tier blood corpse!"

The sinister smile on the Sima family elder's face froze instantly, turning into boundless horror, and his voice changed tone.

The female elder of Guyou City also trembled.

Her eyes, hidden behind the black veil, were filled with unbelievable fear.

The master who can control such a high-level and ferocious corpse must have a cultivation level and soul strength far exceeding that of an ordinary early-stage Golden Core cultivator!

They've messed up!
"Who...who are you?! You can't possibly be just a rogue cultivator at the early stage of the Golden Core realm!" The Sima family elder exclaimed in shock, already considering retreating.

"A powerhouse like you is definitely not an unknown figure in the Greedy Wolf Mansion!" "Could it be that you come from an outer mansion?"

Xu Chuan was too lazy to say more, but a thought popped into his head.

The Xuan Yin Blood Corpse's crimson eyes instantly locked onto the female elder of the Ancient Nether City, transforming into a blood-red rainbow that tore through the air as it rushed straight towards her!

The speed is amazing!

The female elder of the ancient city was horrified. She summoned a bone shield that shimmered with a ghostly light to protect herself, while simultaneously retreating rapidly to create distance.

But the blood corpse possesses immense strength and is incredibly fast.

With a slap, the bone shield flashed with spiritual light and groaned under the strain.

The female elder felt an overwhelming force surge through her, causing her blood and qi to churn and even her escape light to falter.

On the other side, Xu Chuan's figure flickered.

A flash of light appeared, blocking the way for the Sima family elder who was also trying to escape.

He didn't use many fancy spells; he simply made a hand seal, with gray-black death energy swirling around it.

Wherever it passed, the air froze and life withered.

The Sima family elder roared and unleashed a giant flaming axe, slashing at the handprint.

At the same time, the robes on his body emitted a great deal of spiritual light.

However, the flames collided with the gray-black handprints and quickly dimmed, just like ice and snow melting away.

The giant axe was sent flying backward by the shock.

Xu Chuan's hand seal, still powerful, remained imprinted on his protective aura.

"puff!"

The elders of the Sima family were struck as if by lightning; their protective aura trembled violently and shattered in an instant.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with despair.

"This divine power is definitely above the Great Perfection level, and its immense magical power is at the late Golden Core stage, or even the perfect Golden Core stage!"

"How unlucky I am to have offended such a powerful figure!"

"Fellow Daoist, spare my life! For the sake of my Sima family head!"

He pleaded for mercy urgently, but Xu Chuan remained indifferent, and the second hand seal had already been applied.

On the other side, the Xuan Yin Blood Corpse had completely suppressed the female elder of the Ancient Nether City.

The blood corpse's claws were incredibly sharp, imbued with bone-corroding blood energy and profound yin chill. The female elder's protective magic shield was destroyed, and her defensive shield was scratched in several places.

The magical artifact's light flickers unpredictably.

As for her attack magic weapon, it was only of low grade. When it landed on the Blood Corpse Armor, it only left a shallow white mark, which instead provoked the Blood Corpse Armor to become even more ferocious.

In just over ten moves.

The blood corpse tore through its last defense with a single claw.

The other claw pierced straight through its heart, extinguishing its life.

The female elder let out a short, shrill scream, her eyes quickly dimmed, and she died on the spot.

Upon seeing this, the elders of the Sima family were terrified and wanted to burn their life essence to escape.

Xu Chuan was not about to let him succeed. He launched a divine sense attack that nearly shattered the man's soul.

She almost fainted on the spot.

Then his dantian was easily shattered, and his golden core was taken away.

Upon seeing the Xuan Yin Blood Corpse about to devour the Golden Core female cultivator, he immediately shouted, "You are not allowed to eat her!"

The blood corpse let out a sonic howl towards Xu Chuan.

Xu Chuan's expression turned cold, and he immediately made a hand seal. The blood corpse immediately suffered from severe headaches and began to wail pitifully.

"The ferocious beasts are indeed difficult to control. It seems that I need to break through the Nascent Soul level with my divine sense as soon as possible so that I can perfectly control the three great demonic beasts."

"return!"

The blood corpse wore a look of fear and a deep-seated rage in its eyes, but it had no choice but to return to the corpse bag.

In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

Two elders at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm from top-tier forces perished.

As for the disciples of the two families who had formed an array, they suffered a backlash because Xu Mingxian had easily broken their array just a few breaths ago.

They were then easily killed.

Xu Chuan stared blankly at the mess on the ground.

He collected all the remains.

Then, he deliberately left behind some broken and bloodstained fragments of his robe, a few wisps of pure blood-fiend energy, and remnants of Xuan Yin death energy.

In addition, there were fragments of low-level magic artifacts belonging to disciples of the Greedy Wolf Sect, and fragments of robes belonging to Golden Core elders.

Upon seeing this, Xu Mingxian said, "Father, are you trying to provoke a conflict between the two factions and the Greedy Wolf Sect?"

But with such obvious signs, would they believe it?

"Whether they believe it or not, it's enough to sow the seeds of hatred."

Xu Chuan chuckled softly, "As for going to the Greedy Wolf Sect to demand an explanation, do you think they have the guts?"

“A domineering person like Qi Tianxiong is indeed not easy to deal with.” Xu Mingxian smiled.

"Ancient Nether City has gained another Nascent Soul cultivator. If he can win over other top Golden Core forces and gain the support of many Golden Core families, he will be able to achieve great things."

They are still able to rival the Greedy Wolf Sect.

Even if they had suspicions, they would still pin the blame on the Greedy Wolf Sect.

"I admire your wisdom, Father."

"Let's go, let's change into another outfit and then go home."

Xu Mingxian nodded.

After disguising themselves, they didn't glance at the blood-stained woods again and quietly slipped away.

After circling around, using an unremarkable Foundation Establishment stage speed, they slowly flew back to Shanhai City.

They passed through the city gate checkpoint smoothly and disappeared into the bustling crowd.

Not long after, the two left the Greedy Wolf Mansion through the hidden teleportation array beneath the City Lord's Mansion, with Xiao Zhan respectfully watching them go.

Back at the Xu residence.

Xu Mingxian went into seclusion to deduce the fourth-order incomplete formation, hoping to deduce the method to break the restriction as soon as possible and break the jade box's restriction.

April passes by in the blink of an eye.

Xu Mingxian was completely focused, his mind entirely absorbed in deducing the fourth-order incomplete formation.

He meticulously unraveled the mystery, reversed the runes, and repeatedly used his divine sense to simulate and dismantle them, only to have to start over countless times due to minor errors.

One day, the spiritual energy that had been flowing smoothly in the quiet room suddenly rippled.

Xu Mingxian finally deduced the method to break the seal on the jade box.

Without hesitation, he immediately moved his gaze to the jade box and then made a series of ancient hand seals, which he then touched on the surface of the jade box.

The once seamless, unified light of the barrier began to ripple outwards like a stone thrown into a calm lake, spreading out in circles of soft halos.

Wherever the halo passed, the runes no longer drifted aimlessly, but instead lit up, extinguished, and rearranged in an orderly fashion, emitting a soft hum, like the final movement of a musical piece.

A few moments
All the light receded, and the restrictive runes dimmed completely.

"It's done!"

Xu Mingxian made up her mind, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

He took a deep breath and slowly lifted the lid of the box completely.

Inside the box lay a white jade slip, its surface emitting a soft, shimmering light.

Just as Xu Mingxian was about to pick up the jade slip to investigate.

The jade slip shone brightly.

A phantom-like yet incredibly solid and clear human figure stepped out from the light and stood in mid-air in the quiet room!

The figure was dressed in an ancient Taoist robe, wearing a star-studded crown, and had a gaunt face.

Three long strands of beard flowed down his chest, and his eyes were as deep as an ancient well, yet they also carried a kind of wisdom and gentleness that came from having seen the vicissitudes of life.

Although it was just a phantom, it possessed a natural and unpretentious air.

The figure's gaze fell on Xu Mingxian, paused slightly, and seemed somewhat surprised.

He then stroked his beard and spoke, his voice calm and resonant, directly echoing in Xu Mingxian's sea of ​​consciousness.

"Young friend, I cannot sense any bloodline from the Cang family in you. You... are not a descendant of the Cang family, are you?"

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