Chapter 1006: Chapter 1000: Their Target Wasn’t Us
“What? The Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor isn’t at Silver Wolf Lake?”
Inside Highsun City.
Li Changsheng had already received the message sent back by Li Xinnian. His expression was peculiar.
“If I were the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor, with Ba Siyu’s tacit approval and while he was heading to the battlefield, I would have charged into Highsun City to capture the two of us siblings and Xinnian.”
“Only Cai Yongzhen is at Silver Wolf Lake.”
Beside him, Li Changyao pondered for a moment.
“In other words, neither Bi Shihu nor the Yun Clan members know our true strength at all.
They left Cai Yongzhen behind because they wanted him to make a move against us.
The elders in the Golden Toad Divine Palace and the seniors of our Azure Cloud Prefecture are the main targets of Bi Shihu and the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor.”
“No… not necessarily.”
Li Changsheng frowned slightly.
The fact that the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor wasn’t at Silver Wolf Lake had also disrupted their Li Clan’s plans; it was an unexpected variable.
Just as his words fell.
Li Changsheng looked around in all directions within Highsun City.
There were many cultivators in the city. This sudden war made all the cultivators in Highsun City panic.
With the great figures of the city gone, they also needed to adapt to this unexpected situation.
All of a sudden, the entire city was bustling with noise, and one spirit ship after another was still successively heading toward the battlefield.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, the expressions of everyone in Highsun City changed.
At the very center of Highsun City, where the City Lord resided, a loud explosion rang out.
Void Refinement Spiritual power shot up into the sky, and a person flew out toward the outside of the city like an arrow.
A Divinity Transformation cultivator in the city could be heard using his Spiritual power, his voice brimming with uncontainable rage.
“Someone has stolen Highsun City’s supplies! These are the rear logistical supplies of our Highsun City. Catch him!”
As the voice faded, the three Void Refinement auras remaining in the city furiously gave chase.
Above the Li Clan’s Chamber of Commerce.
Li Changyao’s expression turned cold. Staring fixedly at the fleeing cultivator, she drew the Pew-Pew Pink Bow once more.
Li Changyao’s hand grasped one of the arrows forged by Li Yaotie, but before she could nock the arrow, Li Changsheng stopped her and shook his head.
“Don’t waste the Dharma Treasure. You have only just entered the Void Refinement realm.
Killing trash like Yun Manlou is as easy as crushing an ant, but if you want to kill that person… it will be difficult.”
Li Changsheng looked in the direction of the Shadowfell Prefecture.
Today, Ba Siyu’s Xiaoyao Cloud had headed exactly toward the Shadowfell Prefecture. This caused him to let out a snort of derision. “Ba Siyu is reaping what he sowed.”
Beside them.
Li Wei had long since landed beside his descendants. This opportunity for battle was similarly an opportunity for their Li Clan.
Ba Siyu had provided convenience to the Yun Clan and Bi Shihu, allowing them to act recklessly.
But this had similarly given their Li Clan the opportunity to take down the Yun Clan and Bi Shihu in one fell swoop.
It was just that plans could never keep up with changes.
[Your descendant Li Xinnian has sent a message back to you.
He has already fought his way into Silver Wolf Lake, and Cai Yongzhen, who was garrisoning the Yun Clan, has fled.
Within the Yun Clan’s Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land at Silver Wolf Lake, the figure of the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor is nowhere to be seen.
Only the remnants of natural treasures left behind from the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor’s cultivation, along with the dried corpses of the Yun Clan’s descendants, remain.]
In addition to this, there was also a message from Li Yunlin in the Golden Toad Divine Palace.
[Your descendant Li Yunlin sends you a message.
They have already cast an inescapable trap, just waiting for Bi Shihu and the Yun Clan’s helpers to arrive so they can catch them all in one fell swoop.
A day has passed, and there has been no movement from the enemy around the Golden Toad Divine Palace.
The members of the Heavenly Principle Hall monitoring Bi Shihu discovered that, after receiving Ba Siyu’s approval, Bi Shihu changed direction halfway on his journey to the Golden Toad Divine Palace.]
“The Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor and Bi Shihu never intended to make a move against our Li Clan at all.”
Li Wei took a deep breath.
“The only one who has always wanted to strike out of inner anxiety was Yun Manlou.
The Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor eats people and devours spirits; the ones he silently ate were his own Yun Clan members.
The supplies stolen from Highsun City… other than the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor, who else could have done it?
It truly is as the State Preceptor said back then: when these people want to break through, they lose all their humanity.”
“Bi Shihu charged toward the Golden Toad Divine Palace but retreated halfway. He didn’t want to risk his life; he had no confidence.”
“A dog truly can’t stop eating shit.”
…….
Not long after.
Li Xinnian had already returned from Silver Wolf Lake.
At this time, Highsun City was in utter chaos.
The logistical supplies had been stolen—these were the spoils of war earned by the ordinary cultivators of Highsun City through decades of killing enemies, along with rewards sent by the various prefectures of the dynasty.
With these things gone, they truly didn’t know if they would receive any return for killing enemies for the dynasty; military morale was damaged.
Taking a casual glance at the city, Li Xinnian bowed to Li Changsheng and Li Changyao.
“At Silver Wolf Lake, other than Cai Yongzhen, who fled, there were no survivors. None of the Yun Clan’s helpers were present.”
His words were casual, but one could easily imagine the mountain of corpses and sea of blood at Silver Wolf Lake.
[Your descendant, Li Xinnian, spent six years refining the Grade 4 Spiritual Pill “Void-Breaking Pill,” breaking through to Half-step Void Refinement.]
[With the support of the clan’s pills and Dharma Treasures, he has broken through to the early stage of the Void Refinement realm!]
[Obtained Void Refinement Space, Law: Devouring. Within the Void Refinement Space, it gradually devours the enemy’s Spiritual power to replenish oneself.]
[Obtained Heaven-Bestowed Void Refinement Spiritual Technique: Holy Blood Demon Spirit.
By devouring an enemy’s Spiritual power, he can see through the circulation of their bodily meridians, the mysteries of their Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Primal Soul, thus acquiring their special physiques.
Over the years, he can fully comprehend the enemy’s cultivation methods and laws, integrating them into himself.]
The former Patriarch of the Li Clan, whose reputation for “kindness” was renowned throughout the Azure Cloud Prefecture, revealed a different kind of ruthlessness and decisiveness in Deston Prefecture.
It was unknown how many people he had killed at Silver Wolf Lake, yet upon returning to the Chamber of Commerce, he showed not the slightest abnormality.
“In other words, their target wasn’t us?” Li Changyao wrinkled her delicate nose.
“Mm.”
Li Changsheng said calmly,
“To the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor, the lives of the Yun Clan members are not considered lives at all.
His path to breaking through to Body Integration is undoubtedly devouring Spiritual power.
From what Xinnian saw, the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor devoured natural treasures and also human lives.
But if he wants to Glimpse the Dao, the path of devouring Spiritual power is far too common. Perhaps we have all guessed his Dao path wrong.”
“As for Bi Shihu, this person was the former Marshal of the Shadowfell Prefecture, holding high position and heavy authority.
Now that he has been driven to this state by us and reduced to a running dog for Ba Siyu… if the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor breaks through to Body Integration, he will become the running dog of a running dog. How could he be willing?”
Hearing this, Li Changyao and Li Xinnian both frowned deeply.
The relationships between these people were complex, far beyond the surface.
“Ba Siyu was wrong. The
Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor wouldn’t want to be his running dog, and although Bi Shihu is a rat, he also isn’t willing to be subordinate to others.
The Shadowfell Prefecture couldn’t trap them, and neither can Ba Siyu.
To escape the cage of Deston Prefecture, they would do anything.”
“Compared to their own predicaments, the threat of our Li Clan cannot take the top spot in their minds.”
Li Changsheng pointed at the stolen logistical supplies and sighed.
“Look at the supplies of Highsun City.
They have always been guarded by the City Lord of Highsun City, with layers of heavy ambushes set up, yet the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor stole them just like that.
Do you think it was easy for him to steal the supplies? Is it possible that he has been plotting all of this for decades?”
Li Xinnian nodded slightly.
“In other words, seeking Ba Siyu’s protection was merely the first move on the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor’s chessboard.
Our Li Clan’s threat is nothing to him. His goal from beginning to end was to steal the natural treasures, so he could fly high into the vast sky and dive deep into the boundless sea.
He has fled; where can we even find him?”
“No.”
Li Changsheng silently turned around and sat back in his wheelchair.
“He won’t flee. Acting like this time and time again, the dynasty will not tolerate him. For the surnamed Yun to be so bold, there must be a formidable expert guiding him from behind.”
…
On the Carefree Cloud.
Ba Siyu stood at the edge, gazing at the Shadowfell Prefecture, sharp light bursting from his eyes.
“I have waited for this day for many years. The Shadowfell Prefecture is occupied by the Wu tribe, and behind it are Sunreach and other lost lands.
Recovering the territory this time is an immense merit. Once my Earth Virtue reaches perfection, I can seek an opportunity for the Mahayana realm.”
In his eyes, the Shadowfell Prefecture wasn’t some occupied land; it was his hope for breaking through to the Mahayana realm!
“I congratulate Your Lordship in advance.”
Zhou Chengli bowed to Ba Siyu.
“Once the Shadowfell Prefecture is recovered, we can then pass through the border pass and use the Shadowfell Prefecture as a foundation to strike into Sunreach.
With Bi Shihu and the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor under your command, and now that the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor has invited four Void Refinement experts, Your Lordship has the most experts under your command.
You will be the number one contributor in the war of Deston Prefecture; seeking the Mahayana opportunity will be a given.”
“Hahaha!”
Ba Siyu laughed loudly. “Old Zhou, oh Old Zhou. When you aren’t being pedantic, your words are quite pleasant to hear.”
Zhou Chengli smiled faintly, only glancing behind him.
The Li Clan had already been sold out, and there was nothing he could do about it; he could only drift with the current.
He thought to himself, “Everyone who comes to Deston Prefecture harbors schemes in their hearts. Perhaps I should also seek a sliver of a Body Integration opportunity for myself. Why must I be so pedantic?”
The wind on the Carefree Cloud lifted Zhou Chengli’s hair.
This old gentleman, who was rumored to be greedy but was actually kind-hearted, had a strange fluctuation flash through his eyes.
As their conversation ended.
A subordinate hurried over. Seeing the panic on the subordinate’s face, Ba Siyu’s heart inexplicably trembled. “What is it?”
“My Lord, it’s… It’s Highsun City!”
The subordinate gritted his teeth and said,
“Our logistical supplies were stolen! The City Lord had set up layers of array formations outside the storehouse; it should have been foolproof.
But today… a Half-step Body Integration cultivator suddenly appeared.
He knew our arrangements like the back of his hand, and among the Void Refinement cultivators guarding it, there were people working for him…”
“What?!!”
Hearing this news, Ba Siyu’s mind went blank.
“Half-step Body Integration… Half-step Body Integration, stealing the supplies…”
In all of Highsun City, there was only one Half-step Body Integration expert: the Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor, Yun Hongcai!
“Where are the Yun Clan members?”
Ba Siyu snapped back to his senses, his face flushed red.
“Silver Wolf Lake has already been annihilated.” A trace of disbelief flashed across the subordinate’s expression.
“Half a day after you left with the grand army, the Li Clan’s Chamber of Commerce made its move.
Within the Li Clan’s Chamber of Commerce, there is a Void Refinement mighty figure.
With a single arrow spanning thousands of miles, it transformed into a Blue Phoenix and struck Silver Wolf Lake.
There was also a bloody shadow. Someone saw that it was the Patriarch of the Azure Cloud Li Clan, Li Xinnian!”
“When we hurriedly rushed to the Yun Clan, the Yun Clan was already engulfed in a sea of fire; there were no survivors.”
Hearing this, a trace of joy flashed across Zhou Chengli’s face.
But Ba Siyu was mostly filled with disbelief.
“Blue Phoenix… Void Refinement, Li Changyao! Li Xinnian… impossible.
I have seen him multiple times; he is merely at the peak of the Divinity Transformation realm and hasn’t even touched the threshold of Void Refinement.”
Following this came Ba Siyu’s complex expression.
The Yun Clan’s Old Ancestor stole his supplies, and the Li Clan members he had originally sold out actually exterminated the Yun Clan, leaving his heart a jumble of mixed emotions.
As these pieces of news reached his ears, he grew vigilant.
He couldn’t care less about how the Li Clan members had hidden so deeply; in the end, he could only think that the Li Clan members could stabilize the rear for him.
He took a deep breath, an inexplicable sense of shame in his heart.
“Go, send word to the Li Clan for me. My grand army has mobilized, I ask the Li Clan to prioritize the overall situation…”
But before his words fell.
The subordinate said with a strange expression, “When Li Xinnian of the Li Clan let this subordinate come to report, he asked me to bring a message to Your Lordship.”
“He said that the situation in Deston Prefecture is bizarre.
Their Li Clan has no Half-step Body Integration expert, and no one will be able to break through to Body Integration anytime soon.
Your Lordship must certainly look down on their Li Clan.
Furthermore, their Li Clan cannot affect the overall situation, so they do not wish to meddle in this matter, nor do they want to participate in the war and cause trouble for Your Lordship.
He asks Your Lordship to… find another way.”
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