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Chapter 282: Chapter 171: Spitting Blood from Anger, True Essence Pill, Standards for Advancing to an Eighth-Grade Noble Family

At this moment, Cao Clan Leader had no intention to continue healing, with a wave of his sleeve, he opened the secret chamber’s array and his body flickered as he exited the chamber.

When he appeared in the Council Hall.

Second Elder and Third Elder were both taken aback simultaneously.

Only Fourth Elder, upon seeing the bloodstains at the corner of the Clan Leader’s mouth, had a flash of guilt in his eyes.

Sitting at the head position, Second Elder hesitated for a moment, stood up from his seat, and moved to give his place to Cao Clan Leader:

”Clan Leader, your injuries are so severe, shouldn’t you be in seclusion for proper recovery, why have you come out?”

”If I don’t come out now, the Cao Family will soon be ruined at your hands!”

Cao Clan Leader’s chest heaved violently with anger.

He said coldly:

”Before I went into seclusion, I repeatedly instructed you not to stir up trouble in the coming years. Firstly, because the Demon Cave might erupt again, and the momentum will only be fiercer. Secondly, as the Celestial Wave Secret Realm opens, it is the time for recuperation, yet you dared to act without permission against Fu Changsheng.”

”Fu Changsheng is not a fool either.”

”He knows very well that if he goes to South Huai Prefecture and gets promoted to the Ninth Grade, our benefits would be diluted. Do you think he would foolishly go there alone?”

”Even if you use your behinds to think, you’d know that’s impossible.”

”This is clearly a trap, waiting for you to fall into it, yet each of you is still merrily ignorant!”

His words were too rushed.

Half of it was fueled by anger.

Cao Clan Leader began to cough violently.

The initially indifferent Second Elder and Third Elder suddenly turned pale upon hearing Cao Clan Leader’s analysis. The Clan Leader had reached his position because he was smarter than the rest of the Foundation Establishment members and was the Cao Family’s think tank.

But since he suffered defeat and becoming crippled, they had directly looked down on him.

If...

If before the Grand Elder set out, they had even consulted the Clan Leader’s opinion, things wouldn’t have ended up like this.

Cao Clan Leader suppressed his injury and continued coldly:

”You spoke of joining forces with the Hee Family to attack the Fu Family, have you ever considered what tier the Fu Family’s Mountain Protection Array is? It’s the Ten Thousand Ghost Array from the Ancient Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect, and it’s even been improved. Our family’s Array Masters have already inspected it, once fully activated, it could summon a Tier Three Ghost General to fight!”

”How many heads do you think you have to lose?!”

Back when the three families discussed attacking the Fu Family together.

They had sent an Array Master to investigate, precisely because of this Ten Thousand Ghost Array, so they changed their strategy and turned to attack the Cloud Soaring Tribe, though they aimed for the Foundation Establishment Pill Recipe.

The Second Elder and Third Elder who were present were drenched in sweat, truly unaware of this Protective Mountain Array of the Fu Family. If... if the Clan Leader had not emerged today and they recklessly attacked, they would have died for nothing.

If this were to happen.

The Cao Family would be left with only one Foundation Establishment cultivator able to fight.

Ending up like the Ping Family.

They would have no choice but to abandon the resources of the three counties, close the mountain like the Ping Family, and isolate themselves from the world:

”Clan Leader, it was my and Third Brother’s oversight, please don’t be overly angry, it’s not worth it to hurt your origin.”

The Cao Family needs the Clan Leader, who is the stabilizing pillar!

...

In the Ninth-Grade Hee Family Council Hall.

At this time, the atmosphere was also somewhat tense.

Seeing the newly appointed Clan Leader sitting arrogantly at the higher position, coldly sweeping his gaze across the three Foundation Establishment Elders below.

When Grand Elder Hee Jingdong proposed to join forces with the Cao Family to kill Fu Changsheng, he was the first to stand up and oppose it. However, being newly advanced in Foundation Establishment, he had the least seniority, and having risen by adhering to the Hee Family’s clan rules, not one of the Elders below was convinced.

Especially the Grand Elder, who deliberately opposed him for this very reason.

Now look what happened.

Costing them their lives.

Among the three remaining Foundation Establishment Elders present, they exchanged glances, and after this incident, this newly trained Clan Leader’s thinking proved indeed more thorough than theirs. The old fellows finally recognized their error and stood up to cup their hands together:

”Clan Leader, the decision to kill Fu Changsheng was indeed a misstep on our part. Now that the Grand Elder is dead and the Fu Family will soon become a Ninth-Grade Noble Family, please instruct us how to respond?”

”There are still few Ninth-Grade Noble Families in the entire Great Zhou. What harm is there in having one more Fu Family? The Fu Family has the backing of the Shangguan Family, and the Shangguan Family and the Lin Family, along with the Liang Family, are in an unbreakable alliance; the Fu Family cannot be moved. Elders, you should instead focus on the upcoming opening of the Canglan Secret Realm.”

According to past practices.

Entry into the Canglan Secret Realm is limited by quotas.

How to secure more spots is of utmost importance.

”Understood, Clan Leader!”

....

The last time Fu Changsheng arrived at Wanning Marketplace was shortly after he achieved Foundation Establishment. To be safe, he and Shangguan Hongyu first opened a room at an inn, intending to restore their mana before heading to the World Suppression Bureau to process the Ninth-Grade Noble Family promotion paperwork.

After setting up an array in the guest room.

With a thought, Fu Changsheng.

The Cloud Ring Purple Immortal Tower instantly floated ahead, flashed with green light, and Xiaoqing leaped out. With a wave of his right hand, the Human Emperor Banner was also waved, and Autumn Cicada flew out from within it.

He slapped his storage bag.

Dawn Light flashed.

Four corpses floated ahead.

”Hiss hiss hiss”

Upon seeing this, Xiaoqing immediately started chirping excitedly.

Fu Changsheng said with a smile:

”Xiaoqing, wait for a moment, let Autumn Cicada devour the souls first.”

As he spoke.

He nodded slightly to Autumn Cicada.

In this battle.

Fu Changsheng was deeply impressed by Autumn Cicada’s use of the Tier Two Technique: Extreme Cold Demon Chant. The power of this technique, because it targets the Divine Soul, was comparable to a Tier Three Spiritual Art, matching his Exorcism Divine Thunder.