Family Management Game In Immortal Continent

Chapter 1257: Chapter 1251: Enemies Of The Human Race

Earth National Security Agency.

Numerous researchers in white lab coats were currently studying many ancient artifacts. The more turbulent the world became, the busier they grew.

Dr. Xiao Qingling from the Spirit Archaeology Team was among them.

She was researching these ancient artifacts with a frantic, almost manic intensity.

After being taken away, Xiao Qingling was captured and brought back again.

But this time, she did not resist, because the ancient artifacts the country had found contained more secrets than even she knew!

“Dr. Xiao, the Director wants to see you.”

A researcher led Xiao Qingling into an office.

Xiao Qingling’s face was etched with exhaustion; researching these kinds of things consumed Spiritual power.

The founding master of the Spirit Archaeology Team was known as one of the Three Thieves, and his methods of tracing origins and exploring the past were considered peerless.

The Director was a young-looking man, possessing an air of viewing all worldly matters with profound detachment.

He swept his gaze up and down Xiao Qingling and said, “Were you the one who discovered the underwater ruins of the Li Clan?”

“Yes.” Xiao Qingling nodded.

“Ancient treasures, ancient steles, but nothing of true value, aside from the Li Clan’s stone steles. It seems they all died; that was an era of absolute despair.”

“No, they are not dead.”

The Director led Xiao Qingling to the window, looking down at the ancient artifacts one by one.

“What you need to do is track their traces and find any clues they left behind. Just like the coffin you saw.”

“They aren’t dead?!!” Xiao Qingling’s pupils violently trembled.

“Could they come back to life, just like the person inside that coffin?!!”

“They are the enemies of the Human Race, and the greatest enemies of the immortals. I suspect they never truly died; they have simply been waiting.”

A trace of dread flashed through the Director’s eyes as he pointed at the shattered, diamond-shaped crystals on the ground.

“Start with these shattered Dao Seeds, and find them.”

…

The Game World.

Inside Grandhaven Prefecture.

Zhang Jing, the Second Master of the Sage Master Martial Academy, having been surrounded by the three of them, had gradually regained her composure after her initial panic.

“What do we do… what do we do…”

Banshu Qingping paced back and forth, his expression full of anxiety.

Although he was grateful to the Li Clan for rescuing him, upon returning to Grandhaven Prefecture, everything had spiraled completely out of his control.

This freak, Li Tianming, had killed the Grand Elder of Jade Mist Valley without the slightest hesitation.

Let alone him, the Grand Elder probably died without even understanding why there were talismans stuck under his rear.

Li Tianming, on the other hand, was perfectly fine with it, claiming that Jade Mist Valley and the Peerless Hall were no different.

Killing a Grand Elder meant one less Void Refinement enemy—a fantastic bargain.

“It’s over. The entire Grandhaven Prefecture is filled with enemies. Everyone… and I am completely unprepared.”

Li Tianming had reverted to his honest personality.

He took off his mask and, seeing Banshu Qingping pacing until he was dizzy, said,

“Senior, please stop pacing. Even if you… even if you prepare, it’s useless. The Banshu family also has many members in the Peerless Hall.

Having entered Grandhaven Prefecture, there is only one way out: carving a bloody path. It’s either you die, or I perish.”

“…” Banshu Qingping truly stopped pacing, his head spinning. “What other bad news is there? Just spit it all out at once.”

Li Tianming remained silent.

Banshu Qingping asked indignantly, “Is there no good news?”

“There is. Some say that Jade Mist Valley, the Sage Master Martial Academy, and even your Banshu family’s divine infant intend to eat everyone completely clean.

If we die in Grandhaven Prefecture, we’ll even save the money needed to buy coffins, hehe.”

“I thank you so much.” Banshu Qingping plopped down onto the ground, exhaling a long breath of stale air. “Hearing you say that, my head is much clearer now.”

In the distance.

Zhang Jing had been waiting for a long time, while Li Zhiheng still maintained his thoughtful posture.

Zhang Jing said faintly, “You are waiting.”

“Hm?”

Li Zhiheng’s expression shifted slightly.

“It seems your Li Clan knows quite a lot, but not everything. You only knew the Peerless Hall was scheming here.

Your objective was to rescue cultivators like Banshu Qingping who hadn’t fallen for their tricks, bringing them back to Azure Cloud Prefecture to add a measure of strength against the Blood Moon.”

The title of Second Master Zhang Jing was certainly not to be underestimated.

“But after you arrived, you discovered that Grandhaven Prefecture is far more complicated than you imagined.”

Li Zhiheng reached out his hand, catching a wisp of blue smoke, and replied,

“That is correct. Your Sage Master Martial Academy is tightly sealed from within.

It was only after arriving in Grandhaven Prefecture that I learned your six Masters have been slaughtering commoners. If I’m not mistaken, you must be hiding an immortal as well.”

“The Banshu family has an immortal, and Jade Mist Valley wants to become immortals too.”

Li Zhiheng rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

“I don’t understand why you all want to be immortals.

Are the common people and your disciples throughout Grandhaven Prefecture nothing more than ants for you to consume whenever you please?”

Zhang Jing wore a strange expression. “Becoming an immortal means attaining immortality. Do you have children? Are your parents still alive?”

“I have children, parents, and numerous descendants.”

Zhang Jing let out a long breath.

“No wonder. The immortal path is long, and blood relatives eventually perish. For us, the only pursuit remaining is to become an immortal. This is something everyone must go through.”

She looked around. “You should accept this reality and stand on our side. It will save you thousands, even tens of thousands of years of detours.”

Li Zhiheng frowned slightly.

Looking at Zhang Jing again, there was no need to think any further.

“You cannot kill me.” Zhang Jing sighed.

“You missed the optimal chance to kill me. Your Li Clan killing the Grand Elder was nothing more than a sudden, unexpected sneak attack.

After that, you should have teamed up with Li Tianming and Banshu Qingping to kill me immediately. Perhaps then, you might have had a chance.”

“But now…”

At this moment, Banshu Qingping violently shot up from the distance, the white bead beside him floating in the air.

Li Tianming, standing nearby, put on his mask and looked toward the distance.

In the cloudy sky, a figure built like an iron pagoda was approaching alongside an elderly man.

The Third Master and the Sixth Master of the Martial Academy!

Zhang Jing smiled faintly.

“The Azure Cloud Li Clan shouldn’t have come. You killed Uncle Rain, but it took you a full year, and that was on your home turf.

But this is Grandhaven Prefecture; our three factions have immortals, and we wield the methods of immortals.”

Li Zhiheng glanced at the two Masters charging from afar and asked, “What about the other three Masters, and your immortal?”

“Killing you doesn’t require all of us.”

Zhang Jing spoke casually, as if chatting with a friend met on the road.

“Within Grandhaven Prefecture, it has always been the home ground of our three factions.

If there is fighting, it is between our three factions. Only the final survivors have the right to become true immortals.”

“Your Li Clan is arrogant, wanting to take away our food. You think you can fight against immortals, but it is useless.

Only immortals can educate the world. When the Blood Moon arrives, we will bring its blessings to Azure Cloud Prefecture.”

“It’s a pity you won’t live to see that day.”

Li Zhiheng frowned.

An oil lamp appeared in his hand.

Li Tianming walked up behind Li Zhiheng.

Li Zhiheng said apologetically, “I might have lied. I wasn’t thinking about whether to let you live or not. I was waiting, waiting for your people to come and save you.”

“What?!!” Zhang Jing’s expression changed drastically as she heard the piercing, grating laughter emanating from beneath Li Tianming’s mask.

“There’s one more thing I lied about.”

Li Zhiheng said guiltily, “The Blood Moon is far too powerful, and we know our strength is insufficient. Therefore, besides coming to rescue people, our true objective is…”

At this exact moment.

The Li Clan members hidden throughout Grandhaven Prefecture, as well as the Azure Cloud Prefecture cultivators concealed at the mountain peak, all flew toward the various corners of Grandhaven Prefecture in unison.

A cold sneer surfaced on their faces.

“To eat you all!”

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