Building a long-lasting family lineage starting with genealogy

Chapter 353 Night Ends, Dawn Breaks (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets!)

Nearly half an incense stick later.

Xi Daoyun's breathing began to fluctuate noticeably and become unstable.

His face was flushed, his breathing was heavy, and with each swing of his sword, the veins on his forehead throbbed.

Maintaining this peak condition clearly placed a huge burden on his already severely damaged soul and decaying body.

A glint of light flashed in Xu Chuan's eyes.

The time is coming!

If Xi Daoyun is allowed to die from exhaustion, it will inevitably give others grounds for criticism later.

There might be rumors circulating that: "If the Xi family patriarch hadn't been seriously injured and on his deathbed, how could the Xu family have taken Tiancang Mansion from him?"
The Xu family patriarch, for example, only dared to hide within the great formation, ultimately relying on a transformed demon to slowly wear him down.

Such discussions are irrelevant to Xu Chuan personally.

However, this may pose a slight obstacle to the Xu family's complete control of Tiancang Prefecture, winning over the hearts of the people, and establishing unquestionable authority.

Since they had already forced the Xi family out with a strong stance.

At this moment, there is no room for retreat.

Therefore, Xu Chuan had to personally take action to completely turn a new page in the history of Tiancang Prefecture.

After all, in the world of cultivation, only formidable strength can truly win people's hearts.

Schemes are trivial matters.

"Mo Yue, hold him off!"

Xu Chuan transmitted his thoughts, and then moved like a ghost, passing through the city's protective formation and flying straight towards Xi Daoyun.

The Azure Dragon Umbrella appeared in his hand and slowly rotated.

A cyan light curtain descended.

Then, a series of ringing sounds rang out.

Twenty-eight flying swords emerged from the umbrella ribs, swirling in the sky. Under Xu Chuan's divine control, they instantly formed a "Azure Dragon of Swords" several tens of feet long.

Its terrifying pressure had reached the Nascent Soul level!

"You're the one I've been waiting for!"

Xi Daoyun, who had been distracted by the formation, smiled slightly when he saw Xu Chuan finally appear, and his eyes instantly reached a fever pitch of madness.

It seemed as if he had anticipated this all along.

Or rather, his ultimate goal was to force Xu Chuan out!

Before he finished speaking, the flying sword, his natal magic weapon, had been put away without him even noticing.

Instead, a more antique-looking flying sword was used.

This sword is entirely dark gold, with natural cloud patterns covering its blade, exuding a sharp aura that can sever one's very soul!
The moment this sword was drawn, the metal elemental energy in the world stirred.

A chilling aura, far surpassing that of the "Gengjin" flying sword, spread out.

This is precisely Xi Daoyun's deepest hidden trump card.

The top-tier magic weapon inherited from ancient times is perfectly suited to his cultivation method!
"A mere sword formation? Does he really think he can challenge a Nascent Soul expert?!"

Xi Daoyun laughed wildly, pouring all his remaining magic power into the "Golden Absolute" flying sword, and fiercely slashed down at the "Azure Dragon Sword"!

A condensed, dark golden sword light instantly struck the roaring dragon's head!
"Sizzle—crack!"

A sickeningly loud cutting and shattering sound rang out.

The awe-inspiring sword dragon was as fragile as paper, cleaved in two by this dark golden sword light from head to tail in a single strike!
The sword formation wailed and disintegrated instantly!

The twenty-eight flying swords, their spiritual light dimmed, flew back.

Several of them even developed numerous cracks!
Xu Chuan was struck by the energy, his body staggered backward, and his face suddenly turned pale. Clearly, his mind was connected to the sword formation, and he suffered some backlash.

"What a terrifying attack! Was that the former number one expert of Tiancang Prefecture?!"

"The sword formation of True Monarch Kuru was clearly at the Nascent Soul level, yet it was shattered in a single blow!"

"No wonder the Mo family patriarch didn't dare to directly provoke the Tiancang Sect after reaching the Nascent Soul stage!"

The crowd was stunned by Xi Daoyun's brilliant sword strike and kept discussing it.

"court death!"

Seeing Xu Chuan's setback, Mo Yue flew into a rage, opened his huge mouth, and shot out a milky white beam of light radiating extreme cold.

This is its innate divine power—Ice Soul Cold Light.

The cold light, like a silver ribbon, shot towards Xi Daoyun.

Wherever it passed, space seemed to freeze.

"break!"

Xi Daoyun's momentum was unstoppable at this moment, and he turned around and struck again with his sword!
The dark gold sword light reappears!

Although it lacked the condensed power of the previous sword formation, it still carried an aura of overwhelming force.

The sword light collided with the icy light, creating a deafening explosion.

Ice crystals splattered everywhere, and sword energy flew across the sky.

The icy, cold light was shattered by this sword strike, but the dark golden sword light also dissipated.

Taking advantage of this moment, a fierce glint flashed in Xi Daoyun's eyes, and he swung his sword a third time with a backhand!
The target of this sword strike was Mo Yue, whose movements were slightly sluggish after unleashing his supernatural power.

The hundred-foot-long sword energy slashed fiercely into Mo Yue's massive waist and abdomen!
"hold head high--!"

A painful, earth-shattering dragon roar resounded through the sky!

Large pieces of the incredibly tough scales shattered and flew everywhere, revealing a huge wound that was seven or eight zhang long and deep enough to expose the bone. Hot dragon blood sprayed out like a waterfall!
This attack clearly inflicted significant damage on Mo Yue.

If a few more were to come, it would likely cause serious damage.

Mo Yue's massive body was cleaved away by the sword light.

"As expected of a fourth-order transformed dragon, its body is indeed tough!"

Knowing that it would not be easy for Xi Daoyun to seriously injure Mo Yue, he cut him down and then, with lightning speed, turned around and pounced on Xu Chuan again!

He didn't have much time left, and he had to take advantage of this momentum to kill Xu Chuan in one fell swoop!

Xu Chuan's expression was solemn. He activated the "Azure Dragon Umbrella," which hovered above his head, casting rays of azure light to protect his body.

At the same time, with a flick of his sleeve, the superior-grade magic weapon "Chongxuan Seal" transformed into the size of a small mountain, carrying an overwhelming force that could suppress everything, and smashed head-on towards Xi Daoyun.

"Clang!" There was a loud noise.

The "Chongxuan Seal" was cleaved back by the dark gold sword light, and the spiritual light on the seal body dimmed slightly.

Immediately afterwards, another sword light flew over and slashed hard at the defensive light barrier lowered by the "Azure Dragon Umbrella"!
"Crack!"

The light screen trembled violently, and clear spiderweb-like cracks appeared on it before it shattered.

The umbrella itself groaned under the strain, and its radiance dimmed considerably in an instant.

Aoki Shinjun, who was watching the battle from afar, saw this scene and his eyes flashed with an amazing light!
It turns out that the ancestor's previous feigned weakness was all to lure Xu Chuan away from the protection of the great formation, and then kill him.

A strong sense of anticipation welled up within him.

If they could truly kill Xu Chuan, wouldn't the Xi family be able to...
Just as Xi Daoyun slightly adjusted his aura, preparing to unleash his next sword strike with renewed vigor, he was about to strike again.

Ignoring his injuries, Mo Yue roared and charged again.

The dragon claw tore through the void, forcing Xi Daoyun to divert his attention and deal with it, leaving him no choice but to use this sword strike to blast it back once more.

Another deep sword wound that revealed the bone!

In the blink of an eye, Xi Daoyun was being held back by Mo Yue.

Xu Chuan's figure suddenly swayed and disappeared from the spot like a ghost.

The next moment, they appeared several feet behind Xi Daoyun!
The combination of his "Shadow Escape" technique, his exquisite control over his own energy, and the complete chaos of the surrounding energy meant that Xi Daoyun didn't even notice it for a moment.

He only realized it when a deadly threat appeared behind him.

A ruthless glint flashed in Xi Daoyun's eyes. Ignoring Mo Yue's renewed attack, he forcefully reversed his magic power and unleashed another dark golden sword light!
Although this sword strike was hasty, its power was still enough to kill any Golden Core cultivator without the defense of a high-grade magic weapon!
Xu Chuan's defensive magic treasure, the Azure Dragon Umbrella, had its light barrier shattered earlier and could not be reassembled within the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.

In an instant, the sword light reached its destination.

However, before Xu Chuan, a huge, ancient round shield emitting strange magnetic fluctuations appeared out of thin air.

"puff!"

The dark gold sword light struck the semi-transparent light screen activated by the magnetic shield, but only produced a slight ripple.

Even the Azure Dragon Umbrella from before developed cracks. "This shield..."

"So this was Xu Chuan's trump card!"

Xi Daoyun couldn't believe it; even he didn't have a top-tier defensive shield, yet Xu Chuan possessed such a magical treasure.

Even if he cannot unleash his full power, his defensive light barrier alone is something that few cultivators below the rank of Grand Master can easily break through.

If we keep attacking relentlessly, there is still hope.

But Xi Daoyun's current situation.
"Time waits for me!"

"Was it ultimately a miscalculation?"

In that brief moment of distraction...

Mo Yue's dragon tail tore through the air and lashed out fiercely, shattering the magical light barrier in one fell swoop.

He coughed up blood and flew away into the distance like a cannonball.

at the same time.

Xu Chuan flashed and reappeared behind Xi Daoyun.

A large seal appeared in his hand without his knowledge, exuding a mysterious aura of life and death.

The "Origin Seal of Life and Death" slammed into his back.

Suddenly, another light screen appeared on his body, which should be a backup mid-grade defensive magic weapon, but it was not enough to completely block it.

The light curtain was torn apart by the two energies of life and death.

Although he managed to resist for a moment, the remaining power still blasted into his body.

"puff--!"

Xi Daoyun coughed up blood again, his body flying in the opposite direction like a kite with a broken string.

This sudden change stunned everyone present.

Aoki Shinjun's face also turned from expectant to deathly pale, his eyes filled with worry.

"Ancestor!"

The two energies of life and death, like the most venomous snake, instantly invaded his limbs and bones, spreading to his internal organs.

Then it reached his dantian, and finally rushed into his sea of ​​consciousness.

It relentlessly eroded his already decaying body.

The nascent soul is special; it can appear anywhere on the body at will.

It can reside in the dantian or be hidden in the sea of ​​consciousness.

However, it was eventually found and entangled by the two energies of life and death.

"Click..."

The already crumbling nascent soul was further damaged by the attack of the life and death energies, instantly becoming covered with even more cracks and almost disintegrating on the spot!

The nascent soul injury, which had been forcibly suppressed by secret techniques, could no longer be stopped.

The peak combat power receded like the tide.

The backlash from the secret technique and the excruciating pain of his shattered nascent soul struck simultaneously, causing Xi Daoyun's aura to plummet like an avalanche, his face turning ashen and deathly pale.

Having landed a successful blow, Xu Chuan did not covet the credit. He immediately retreated hundreds of feet while his mind raced.

The "Chongxuan Seal," which had been knocked away, flashed again and appeared beside Xi Daoyun, who was being thrown into the air. With a force as heavy as a mountain, it crashed into him!
Although Xi Daoyun was severely injured, his fighting instincts remained. He barely managed to wield the "Golden Absolute" flying sword, and a sword light that was several times dimmer barely managed to block the "Double Profound Seal".

However, in that very instant of resistance, the deathly aura surrounding him erupted in full force.

His time is up!
The cracks in Xi Daoyun's nascent soul widened further, and the circulation of his magical power became completely disordered.

"Godslayer Cone!"

Xu Chuan, however, was not about to let it go, and suddenly activated his divine sense technique, which had been ready for a long time!
An invisible and intangible cone of divine consciousness pierced fiercely into Xi Daoyun's already shattered sea of ​​consciousness!

Originally, with Xu Chuan's spiritual strength, the spiritual technique he used could only slightly injure Xi Daoyun's soul.

But this moment was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"what--!"

Xi Daoyun let out a short, shrill scream, black blood seeping from all seven orifices at the same time. His eyes glazed over, and his last bit of resistance was taken away.

His body, as if losing all support, slumped downwards.

Xu Chuan's eyes were icy cold. He pointed his fingers like a sword, and a magical flying sword, though dim in spirit, was still sharp. It shot out and aimed straight at Xi Daoyun's lower abdomen dantian!

At the same time, with a thought, the magnetic shield in the distance transformed into a stream of light and flew back to protect him once again.

To prevent the other party from suffering a desperate situation!

After all, the Nascent Soul is incredibly powerful; even if severely injured and on the verge of death, a wisp of its divine consciousness can still self-destruct.

As Xi Daoyun fell, he sensed the chilling killing intent emanating from afar and saw the shield that had brought him to ruin once again protecting Xu Chuan.

A final glimmer of clarity and complex emotions flashed in his unfocused eyes.

Self-destruction of the Nascent Soul stage?

Perhaps they could close the distance and perish together with Xu Chuan, who was so close, but with that shield... success is not guaranteed.

At most, we can severely damage them.

Xu Chuan's mastery of wood magic far surpasses that of Qingmu Zhenjun. His profound knowledge is so deep that he was able to revive Chen Changge back then, so severe injuries are nothing to him.

Given the Xu family's modus operandi, such actions would undoubtedly lead to a bitter and irreconcilable conflict.

Even if my Xi family moves to central Tiannan, we won't have much peace for long.

"The Xu family holds grudges... Fine, let's leave it at that."

A weary yet relieved thought crossed my mind.

Xi Daoyun ceased resistance as the flying sword pierced his dantian.

Xu Chuan heard his weak voice, "Xu Chuan, you have won. The relationship between our two families ends here. Tiancang Prefecture belongs to your Xu family."

At the same time, he also transmitted his voice to True Monarch Aoki, "Go, don't be enemies with the Xu family anymore!"

"laugh!"

The flying sword pierced through his dantian without any hindrance, and his nascent soul shattered completely at the same time.

Xi Daoyun's body trembled violently, and his last breath quietly extinguished.

A powerful Nascent Soul cultivator, a swordsman capable of contending with mid-Nascent Soul cultivators, has fallen.

The mountain that once weighed heavily on the heads of all cultivators in Tiancang Prefecture has been completely removed.

The last time he was here, he was scared away by Xu Chuan.

In the same place, he met his end at the hands of Xu Chuan.

Xi Daoyun's body remained strangely calm as it descended towards the ground below.

"Roar!"

Mo Yue was furious. Its wounds were in excruciating pain, and it harbored boundless hatred for Xi Daoyun. Upon seeing him fall, it was about to rush forward and devour his remains to vent its anger.

"Mo Yue, stop."

Xu Chuan's calm voice came through, "Give him some face."

Mo Yue let out a low growl. Although he was unwilling, he stopped moving, but his dark golden vertical pupils still glared fiercely at the falling figure.

Xu Chuan stared intently at the direction where Xi Daoyun had fallen.

He had a vague feeling that Xi Daoyun had given up on something in the end.

Looking back now, it must have been the Nascent Soul self-destructing.

"Perhaps they saw the defense of the Yuan Magnetic Shield, knew they couldn't perish together with me, and didn't want to cause more trouble for the Xi family who had gone far away."

As for stopping Moyue from devouring the corpses...

The instant Xi Daoyun died, Yu Qi's faint, yet palpable, Nascent Soul pressure enveloped the area.

It was as if he would intervene if they made another move.

The Xi family is gone, Xi Daoyun is dead, and the biggest threat and obstacle has been removed. There is no need to offend another, stronger Nascent Soul cultivator for the sake of Nascent Soul's wealth.

If that's the case, it's probably a scene that Xi Daoyun would love to see.

　Looks like no amount of extra chapter rules will work. I'll just stick to 8 chapters a day and maybe do a big update when I reach the monthly ticket requirement or get on Twitter. That's all for now.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)