Exploding God

Chapter 1144 Chaos

Song Tianhua desperately wanted to be given a year to think about this problem, but now he clearly only had a few seconds.

In those few short seconds, he spent more mental energy thinking than he had in the last two days.

This is such a difficult decision...

"The Song family fully supports their predecessor's decision."

He looked up, and his eyes shone with light.

"Ee~"

The Pharaoh exclaimed in praise, "Such decisive people are rare."

Lu Ze glanced at Song Tianhua a few more times, then nodded and said, "Very good. From now on, this place will be managed by the Song family. With the martial arts restrictions lifted, your cultivation can be accelerated."

Overwhelmed with joy, Song Tianhua never expected that his pragmatic reply would elicit such a promise.

You must understand that this place is no longer a forbidden zone for cultivation, but an unparalleled sacred ground for cultivation!

Entrusting such a blessed land to the Song family for management, even just management, would be enough for the Song family to gain enormous benefits from it.

Seeing the other party's surprised expression, Lu Ze reached out and asked the Pharaoh for the [Ice Flame Boundary Stone] that exuded a chilling aura. If he wasn't mistaken, it was the treasure that Changsun Xuanying used to resist the mist and thunderstorm.

He clenched his fist with five fingers and channeled pure star energy into it.

hum-

A layer of light blue ice flames, over a meter thick, suddenly rippled out from Lu Ze's body, its terrifying aura completely obscuring his figure.

The bone-chilling cold instantly pulled Song Tianhua out of his ecstasy, and he instinctively retreated quickly.

When he saw the almost tangible, super-formed "ice puck," he was completely dumbfounded.

The thickness of the ice flames formed from this qi... is probably dozens of times that of Changsun Xuanying!

Is this the kind of effect a B-rank fog soldier can produce?

No! This is clearly the effect of Lu Ze's own strength enhancing this fog soldier.

grunt.

Song Tianhua swallowed hard. He considered himself a man of the world, but he had really lost his composure.

With a whoosh, a flash of white light appeared in front of him, and Lu Ze reappeared before him, casually tossing him aside.

The Ice Flame Boundary Stone landed directly in Song Tianhua's palm, and the constantly emanating chill proved that what had just happened was not an illusion.

"Once the flow of star energy in the ancient land becomes orderly, the intensity of the thunderstorms in the surrounding mist will naturally weaken. With your strength and its support, you will be able to freely enter and exit the ancient land."

Lu Ze spoke casually, treating the Ice Flame Boundary Stone no differently than any roadside rock.

Song Tianhua was overjoyed, and almost burst into tears.

Heaven have taken pity on me, Song Tianhua!

God bless my Song family!

He trembled as he put away the Ice Flame Boundary Stone, bowed respectfully, and said, "The Song family will never forget the great kindness of our predecessors."

Lu Ze walked forward with his hands behind his back, his voice drifting faintly over.

"Let's go, take me to see your Song family head."

……

Yan Wenchang learned for the first time what it meant for a second to feel like a year.

Especially after Lu Ze disappeared from sight for half an hour, his heart fluctuated violently dozens of times. Looking at Zhang Xinghuo, who was full of vigilance, his expression was uncertain. In order not to lose his composure, he finally had to sit cross-legged and meditate.

Even with his eyes closed, he couldn't suppress the wild thoughts swirling in his mind.

What if Lu Ze dies, and I also perish?

He was unwilling to accept that he had not yet made any achievements with all his knowledge!

No, if the other person really hasn't returned by the time I die...

I, Yan Wenchang, will drag that little girl down with me to the grave!

Yes, we can't let that girl get away!

If she runs away, I, Yan Wenchang, will have no more trump cards left.

Yan Wenchang suddenly opened his eyes amidst his fluctuating emotions, only to find the world still so quiet, and Zhang Xinghuo sitting cross-legged at the edge of the burial ground not far away in his line of sight, in a meditative posture.

His face turned pale and then red, realizing that after living for decades, he was still not as good as a little girl.

Suddenly, he saw Zhang Xinghuo open his eyes, his bright eyes revealing joy, and he said with a firm tone:

"Master is back."

A perception stronger than one's own?

Yan Wenchang was somewhat incredulous, then his expression changed drastically. Looking at the enormous figure with its wings spread, he blurted out:

"The Song family's wooden-crowned crane!"

Moreover, judging from the enormous size of the wooden-crowned crane, the newcomer must be an elder of the Song family.

But why did the Song family end up here?

There was no time to think.

The loud cry of the crane pierced through the wind, and the giant bird in their field of vision drew closer and closer, landing like an arrow and bringing with it a howling hurricane.

Yan Wenchang was so shocked that his mouth dropped open.

Because who else could it be but Lu Ze who stepped down from the crane's back with his hands behind his back?!

What surprised him most was the figure following behind him with a slightly lowered head.

"Elder Tianhua?"

Yan Wenchang's throat was dry.

As a key figure in the Song family, one of the five major families, how could he not recognize him?

But why was Song Tianhua inside, and why did he return with Lu Ze, following behind him so respectfully?

Even the head of the Song family wouldn't allow Song Tianhua to act like that.

His mind was filled with chaotic thoughts. He no longer knew how he had greeted Lu Ze respectfully or how he had stood up straight and waited to the side. All his actions seemed to be done instinctively.

Song Tianhua glanced at the man whose body was riddled with bloody holes. The Song family rarely interacted with other families, and even when they did, it was only with the other four major families.

So he didn't know Yan Wenchang; he simply thought that the other man standing there in his blood-stained, tattered clothes was really an eyesore.

"Master!"

Zhang Xinghuo's voice was the most lively; as she spoke, she looked curiously at the magnificent crane.

"Did you feel it?"

Lu Ze nodded, then suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"A continuous surge of energy, as if cheering from the depths of my heart, has doubled my cultivation efficiency. And, I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the restlessness I felt when I entered the Guangxi Ancient Land has disappeared." Zhang Xinghuo was incredibly intelligent, his fists clenched, his voice full of energy.

"Good. Extend your perception further and try to track and capture the trajectory of energy flow. Once you discover their patterns, the door to becoming a cultivator will open for you." Lu Ze nodded, then looked at Song Tianhua, "This is my first disciple, and currently my only disciple, Zhang Xinghuo."

Song Tianhua had been inwardly startled when Zhang Xinghuo spoke, but his composure was deep enough that he showed no outward emotion. Upon hearing this, he took the opportunity to carefully examine Zhang Xinghuo. After confirming that the other man was excessively young, he presented him with a friendly gesture, offering a green wooden plaque with gold trim and bowing respectfully.

"I am Song Tianhua. Since Miss Xinghuo is the senior's first disciple, she is an honored guest of the Song family. With this Green Wood Token, she can enjoy the privileges of a Song family elder in any of the Song family's properties. I hope you will not refuse."

Looking at this friendly and enthusiastic middle-aged handsome man, Zhang Xinghuo was a little unsure.

What's going on? Why is he calling himself "master" or "senior"?

What would I become then?

Old auntie?

Lu Ze knew from the girl's quirky and clever appearance that she had misunderstood. He glared at her and said, "Elder Song meant well, please keep it."

Zhang Xinghuo stuck out his tongue, made a face, and immediately broke into a bright smile, "Thank you, Elder Song!"

He took the Aoki sign and casually stuffed it into his bag.

This action left Yan Wenchang, the assistant, dumbfounded.

If we're talking about the most mysterious of the five great families, the Song family undoubtedly takes the top spot. They've always kept a low profile compared to the other four families, and he's never heard of them in all his years of life.

The Green Wood Token is a symbol of the Song family's distinguished guests. It is only known that the Grand Elder of the Tantai family obtained one, and no one has ever heard of anyone else obtaining a second one.

Right now, this little brat has not only gotten a second one, but judging from her casual manner, she seems completely unaware of its value.

A violent thing!

Yan Wenchang swallowed his saliva, wishing he could snatch it away and place it on the agarwood frame to be enshrined in the family treasury.

"Manager Yan is indeed a man of his word." Lu Ze's casual comment made Yan Wenchang immediately regain his composure.

"Senior is too kind. It's only natural."

Yan Wenchang's expression was extremely interesting. Even Song Tianhua called him "senior." If he really made any move, Lu Ze wouldn't even need to lift a finger; Elder Song could easily crush him.

I'd probably be evenly matched with that crested crane.

"The previous agreement stands. The Heart-Slaying Sword Qi has been dispelled. Steward Yan may leave now. By the way, this place will no longer need human sacrifices."

Lu Ze spread his five fingers and pulled back, and Yan Wenchang felt a chill in his body. The next second, thirteen palm-sized blazing red energy swords flew out from the previous wound, turning into a series of afterimages before instantly merging into one, and were casually annihilated by Lu Ze.

Only then did he feel a wave of fear and relief.

The Heart-Slaying Qi Sword had been inside his body all along. Fortunately, he hadn't done anything else, otherwise he would have been dead without a complete corpse.

and many more……

What was the last sentence?

Yan Wenchang seemed to be a beat slow on the uptake. When he repeated the last half-sentence in his mind, he froze on the spot.

Then his powerful body began to tremble uncontrollably, his eyes filled with disbelief.

His gaze passed over Lu Ze and fell blankly onto the piles of white bones in the burial ground.

The head steward of the Yan family, who carried out the decisions of the Tantai family and whose hands were stained with blood, knelt down with a thud and pressed his forehead deeply into the ground.

He went with the tide, doing what he knew was impossible. He orchestrated the deaths of hundreds of people and had long thought he was used to life and death. In private, he had even prepared himself for the possibility of dying in the valley.

But he never imagined that he would personally witness the day when the "Great Terror" would disappear.

"Wen Chang's sins are grave."

Surprise and shock, disappointment and dejection—a mix of emotions swirled together.

The man was unaware that his face was covered in tears. He murmured to himself and remained prostrate on the ground for a long time, completely oblivious to when Lu Ze and the others had left.

……

……

Over the course of two days, several messages were released from various channels and reached the ears of different people.

These events were not entirely the same, but somehow they were all connected by a thread that directly interrupted the meeting of the four major families at the Tantai family's residence.

The Yan family expedition team withdrew from the Guangxi ancient land, with most of its members intact.

In Changrong County, near the ancient land of Guangxi, Lu Ze bought three portions of Jade Dew Crispy Mountain from a stall and then rode away on a crane. Half a day later, four thousand miles away, at the bottom of a deep and dark cliff, beside a cold pool, a man emerged from the darkness and stared at the cold pool for a long time without saying a word. His features even bore a resemblance to Lin Yunxue.

For the first time in a thousand years, the gates of Longyang Fort, the ancestral home of the Zhao family in the Jingyang Mountains, were breached.

The man carrying a bag full of weapons looked to be thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old. He had a handsome face and a dashing demeanor, but his behavior was unpredictable and his smile was tinged with an unfathomable evil.

"My name is Lin Qiguang. I just want to do business with your Zhao family. Contracting a mountain isn't a big deal. Does it have to involve fighting?"

When that extremely sharp sword pierced through the seventh protector of the Zhao family, everyone in Longyang Fortress was enraged, and the sound of their rage reached the top of Bijia Mountain, the home of the Tantai family.

The crowd, who were arguing about how the Zhao family should open Jingyang Mountain and take the opportunity to open a passage to Earth, were all stunned.

There are actually people in this world who dare to provoke the five great families...

are you crazy?

(End of this chapter)