Transform into ancestral tablets and create a supreme immortal clan.

Almost the instant the blood corpse broke the seal and unleashed its murderous aura, Shen Xiao's memorial tablet in the ancestral hall of the Shen family moved slightly.

Although he relies on the system for most of his spiritual awareness, he has an extraordinary sensitivity to calamities involving cause and effect, resentment, and threats to the very foundation of his family.

This is also an instinct given to him by the system.

[WARNING! An extremely high concentration of resentment energy aggregate (identified as the Blood Corpse of Shangshan) has been detected breaking free of its seal and is being guided towards the core area of ​​the clan. Clan annihilation crisis level: High!]

The system's prompt was cold and urgent.

Shen Xiao was shocked. The Bei family's actions were faster and more ruthless than he had expected!

This is a scheme to use someone else to do the dirty work, and it's bound to completely destroy the Shen family's foundation!

He immediately used the memorial tablet to send a strong warning to Shen Mingzhou, who was on duty outside the ancestral hall.

At the same time, the patriarch Shen Shichu was dealing with clan affairs when suddenly his heart surged with emotion, and a suffocating feeling of impending doom made him abruptly stand up.

The source of this suffocating feeling is the Shen Family Ancestral Temple!

"Could this be a warning from our ancestors? Could it be that the Shen family is about to face a catastrophe?"

Then Shen Mingzhou appeared before him, his face filled with fear, and said urgently, "Our ancestors warned us that the blood corpses are attacking!"

Blood Corpse? The most likely candidate in the entire Mingzhou is the one sealed in the Blood Cave of Shangshan.

"Not good!" Shen Shichu's expression changed drastically. In a flash, he appeared on the high platform in the square outside the ancestral hall. He used all his magic power, and his voice resounded throughout the entire Shen family ancestral land like thunder.

"Enemy attack! High alert! All clansmen, return to your positions immediately and help me activate the 'Kun Yuan Mountain Protective Array'!"

Woo-woo-woo-woo

A deep and urgent horn sound instantly resounded through the sky. Within the Shen family's ancestral land, whether the clansmen were cultivating, handling miscellaneous affairs, or teaching their juniors, they were all stunned at first, and then a look of determination and panic appeared on their faces.

Maximum alert! We haven't heard of that in years!

The last time was a hundred years ago during the battle for the Yaoshan Spirit Mine.

In fact, 99% of the current family members are under 100 years old and have never experienced that calamity.

But undeniably, everyone will feel panicked by this.

Figures shot out from various residences and caves, rushing towards the array nodes of the ancestral land according to the usual drills.

Mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators are responsible for infusing the nodes with a small amount of magical power, while late-stage Qi Refining cultivators serve as liaisons and support between the nodes.

The Shen family currently has only a dozen or so cultivators, all of whom are only at the Qi Refining stage.

At this moment, the formation was in operation, but manpower was insufficient, making the situation even more difficult.

Shen Shichu himself transformed into a streak of light and shot directly toward the core of the formation in the center of the ancestral land—an ancient stone palace.

In the center of the stone hall, the ground was engraved with an intricate array diagram. At each of the six corners of the array diagram was a recess, the size and shape of which corresponded exactly to a mid-grade spirit stone!

Without hesitation, he took out a jade box covered with sealing talismans. When he opened it, six spirit stones, radiating pure spiritual energy and with a warm luster, lay quietly inside.

This is precisely the Shen family's most treasured possession: six mid-grade spirit stones!

Shen Shichu's hands trembled slightly. Each mid-grade spirit stone was priceless and represented one of the family's hopes for revival.

But at this moment, he had no other choice.

He took a deep breath and, with lightning speed, precisely embedded the six mid-grade spirit stones into the six recesses.

"The earth carries all things, virtue brings blessings; protect my home, activate the formation!"

As Shen Shichu poured in his immense magical power and chanted the incantation, the entire stone hall trembled violently.

The six mid-grade spirit stones suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, and a massive amount of spiritual energy was instantly drawn out, surging wildly along the array diagram on the ground.

hum!

A thick, solid, earth-yellow light shield, centered on the stone hall, spread rapidly outwards like an inverted giant bowl, instantly enveloping the entire core area of ​​the Shen family's ancestral land.

Above the light shield, the faint phantom images of mountains flowed, and the earth's energy was drawn in, merging with the light shield and exuding an indestructible and majestic aura.

The moment the Kunyuan Mountain Protection Formation was fully formed, the blood-red figure chasing the Blood Spirit Pearl crashed into the light barrier like a meteorite!

"That was close! We almost let this wicked creature invade our ancestral land. Fortunately, our ancestors warned us, which allowed us to launch our attack in time." Shen Shichu felt as if he had escaped a disaster.

Boom!!!

A deafening roar resounded, and the entire ancestral land of the Shen family seemed to shake.

The earthen-yellow light shield fluctuated violently, with the illusory mountain shadows on its surface flickering, but it ultimately withstood the violent blow steadily.

The blood-covered corpses outside the light barrier were thrown back by the recoil, letting out even more ferocious roars and beginning to attack the light barrier frantically. The blood light and yellow light clashed continuously, producing sizzling corrosion sounds and continuous explosions.

Inside the formation, all members of the Shen family felt their blood and qi surging within them, and those with weaker cultivation turned pale.

Shen Shichu, who was in charge of the formation, was under the greatest pressure. He groaned and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes remained firm as he did his best to maintain the operation of the formation.

However, he was only at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, and it was already quite a stretch for him to preside over the "Kun Yuan Mountain Protection Array," which could withstand attacks from late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

If it weren't for Shen Mingzhou, who was also at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, assisting him, he probably wouldn't have been able to persevere at all.

"Hold on! The Kunyuan Formation is known for its defense and relies on the earth's veins. It cannot be broken by a mere blood corpse in a short time! Everyone, take your positions and continue to channel your mana!" Shen Shichu's voice echoed throughout the formation, calming the panicked hearts of everyone.

Inside the ancestral hall, Shen Xiao "watched" the earth-shattering collision outside, sensing that although the great formation was stable, it was also continuously consuming spiritual energy, and his mood was heavy.

Six mid-grade spirit stones may seem to provide a massive amount of spiritual energy, but how long can they withstand the continuous attacks of a blood corpse monster that is tireless and full of resentment?

The Bei family's move is nothing short of a ruthless strategy to wipe out their entire family!

However, despite the Bei family's various schemes, they probably never imagined the existence of this ancestor who was residing in the ancestral tablet.

Although the Shen family only has six mid-grade spirit stones, Shen Zhe's system shop allows him to exchange one for ten offering points.

To think that they can deplete the Shen family's resources with blood corpses is simply wishful thinking!

Just as the Shen family was doing their best to defend against the blood zombies, and everyone's attention was drawn to the external attack.

At a formation auxiliary node in the southeast corner of the Shen family's ancestral land, Shen Changqing, a disciple at the tenth level of Qi Refining, was pouring magical power into the node along with several other disciples.

His face was somewhat pale, and occasionally a very subtle look of confusion and struggle would flash in his eyes, but he would quickly return to normal.

Those around him assumed he was tense from defending against external enemies or had exhausted his magical power, and didn't think much of it.

Only Shen Changqing himself knew that there seemed to be some vague voices and thoughts that did not belong to him in his mind.

Especially when the blood corpses began attacking the great formation, and the violent resentment and roars came, he felt his heart beat faster for no reason.

A destructive urge hidden deep within his heart and a strange affinity for the blood-red light seemed to be quietly growing.