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Chapter 1466: Chapter 1459: Yang Family’s Response

Upon hearing Yang Fengxing’s words, all the Yang Family members instinctively closed their mouths, not daring to speak. Although Yang Anlong is the head of the family now, the real person in power is Yang Fengxing. If they accidentally said something they shouldn’t, who knows if Yang Fengxing would kill them. In a large family, kinship is weak; Yang Fengxing would kill them without any psychological burden, and many Yang Family members have already died at his hands.

Seeing all the Yang Family members bowing their heads in silence, the chill emanating from Yang Fengxing became even more intense. He let out a heavy cold snort and fixed his gaze on Yang Anlong: ”Anlong, tell me, what exactly is going on? Isn’t Lu Tiankuang dead? How could he suddenly resurrect, and the Sword Qi on him has disappeared without a trace. What is happening? I need you to give me a reasonable explanation.”

When Yang Fengxing’s gaze fell on him, with a tone obviously carrying a hint of killing intent, Yang Anlong shivered, and a trace of fear flashed across his face. Although he is now the head of the Yang Family, in the Yang Family, it is primarily Yang Fengxing who is in charge. If Yang Fengxing wants to dismiss him from his position as the family head, it would be effortless.

”Ancestor, I really don’t know about this matter.”

Yang Anlong took a deep breath, organized his thoughts, and said slowly: ”After Lu Tiankuang died, I once secretly sent Liu Ang to the Lu Family to check whether Old Master Lu was truly dead or just faking it. He told me that Old Master Lu was indeed dead, and he personally examined Old Master Lu’s body. There was no longer any sign of living; even the internal organs had shifted. That’s why I had Tianci prepare to act. I had no idea Lu Tiankuang was faking his death. Please, ancestor, see clearly.”

Upon hearing Yang Anlong’s words, Yang Fengxing furrowed his brows. He could tell that Yang Anlong wasn’t lying, and Yang Anlong didn’t have the courage to deceive him. But it seemed impossible. Yang Fengxing, as a cultivator, was naturally aware of the potency of the Void Invisible Sword Energy, let alone the fact that this Sword Qi was the most powerful one activated by his elder brother before death. Old Master Lu couldn’t possibly expel it, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been ambushed by the Mu Daoist among the Buddhist, Taoist, and Nun trio twenty years later, triggering the Sword Qi and barely escaping death.

However, against all odds, when Old Master Lu was apparently seriously injured and near death, the invisible Sword Qi in his body disappeared without a trace, and his strength even advanced further. He unharmedly killed the three Buddhist, Taoist, and Nun members, leaving him suspicious that Old Master Lu wasn’t injured at all. Over the past twenty-something years, was he deliberately pretending to be insane, feigning heavy injuries and near-death, with the purpose of luring them to Jiangnan twenty years later to wipe them out in one go? If it were true, he’d have to admit that Old Master Lu’s schemes ran deep, and his endurance was impressive, enduring for over twenty years.

If Lu Tiankuang wasn’t pretending to be weak, then someone else must have intervened.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Fengxing suppressed the tumbling thoughts in his mind, looked at Yang Anlong, and said, ”Lu Tiankuang couldn’t have expelled the Sword Qi on his own. There must have been other people or forces involved. Lu Tiankuang must have contacted someone before his death. Tell me all the information gathered recently.”

”Contacted someone? Ancestor, do you mean that someone in the Lu Family secretly removed the Sword Qi from Lu Tiankuang?”

Upon hearing Yang Fengxing’s words, a hint of bewilderment flashed across Yang Anlong’s face. After hesitating for a moment, he said, ”Before Lu Tiankuang’s death, he hadn’t contacted anyone, except for Lu Family members. Apart from them, the only ones he met were a few elders from the Lu Family. But according to the message Hongda passed on to us, those few elders of the Lu Family couldn’t expel the Sword Qi from Lu Tiankuang’s body; they could only suppress it together for a short period, during which an outbreak was possible. It shouldn’t be them.”

Yang Anlong spoke slowly, then suddenly shuddered as if recalling something, hesitantly saying, ”Ancestor, there was one other person who contacted Lu Tiankuang before he died. After this person met with Lu Tiankuang, Lu Tiankuang died. But I’m unsure if it was him who expelled the Sword Qi from Lu Tiankuang’s body; he probably didn’t have that capability.”

Yang Fengxing’s expression didn’t change, and he asked seriously, ”Who is it?”

”Lu Tianxing.”

Hearing Yang Fengxing’s question, Yang Anlong replied without hesitation: ”After Yang Feng’an failed in framing, Lu Tianxing, upon learning that Lu Tiankuang was severely injured and dying, went to Jiangnan without hesitation to see Lu Tiankuang. But when Lu Tianxing met Lu Tiankuang, Lu Tiankuang dismissed all Lu Family members, leaving only him and Lu Tianxing alone together, and they stayed that way for several hours.”

”During this period, no one knows what Lu Tianxing and Lu Tiankuang discussed, but hours later, the Sword Qi in Lu Tiankuang’s body erupted. Immediately afterward, the Lu Family reported that Lu Tianxing had caused Old Master Lu’s death.”

Speaking of this, Yang Anlong hesitated for a moment before cautiously saying: ”Ancestor, are you suggesting that the one capable of refining the Sword Qi from Lu Tiankuang’s body might be Lu Tianxing? And this time, Lu Tiankuang’s fake death might be a conspiracy between Lu Tianxing and Lu Tiankuang?”

”Impossible, absolutely impossible.”

As Yang Anlong finished his words, a refined yet ominous aura-emitting middle-aged man spoke, ”Family Head, you previously mentioned that it took all four elders of the Lu Family to suppress the Sword Qi, yet they couldn’t expel it. Moreover, the Ancestor told us that to refine the Void Invisible Sword Energy, it requires a Late Stage of Mythical expert. To ensure success, it would take at least three Late Stage of Mythical to perfectly expel it.”

”Since what happened in Beijing all those years ago, aside from Lu Tiankuang, there hasn’t been another Late Stage of Mythical Martial Artist sitting in the Lu Family. They have no way to expel the Void Invisible Sword Energy. No matter how talented or potential Lu Tianxing has, he’s currently just a Middle-stage Mythical. Even if he had great abilities, he wouldn’t be able to expel the Sword Qi. If he dared to touch it, he’d be dead, directly slain by the Sword Qi.”

”Yang Chai is right, Lu Tianxing still doesn’t have the ability to expel that Sword Qi,” echoed another person beside him.

”But if it isn’t Lu Tianxing, then who could have helped Lu Tiankuang expel the Sword Qi? Could it be Ji Xingyun? That’s impossible; our information states Ji Xingyun is currently in seclusion with the Yanhuang Group, not out. It’s said the Mu Family and Han Family are also involved this time; could it be them making a move?” another Yang Family member chimed in.

”It couldn’t be the Han Family and Mu Family; we’ve been monitoring Beijing’s every move. The Han and Mu Families couldn’t have dispatched experts to Jiangnan without us noticing.”

”But if not them, then who? Could there be powerful experts we aren’t aware of?”

Listening to the heated discussions around him, Yang Fengxing didn’t speak, instead, he simply lowered his head in contemplation. After a long pause, he finally asked, ”Anlong, what’s your reasoning?”

Hearing Yang Fengxing’s question, Yang Anlong took a deep breath and said, ”Ancestor, just now, news returned from Jiangnan that Liu Ang died at Lu Tianxing’s hands, and Liu Ang was killed without any assistance, with a Middle-stage Mythical defeating a Late Stage of Mythical. This is the best justification.”

”What!”

Upon hearing Yang Anlong’s words, all the Yang Family members couldn’t help but breathe heavily, showing expressions of disbelief on their faces.

The difference between each level of cultivation is like heaven and earth. A Middle-stage Mythical in the eyes of a Late Stage of Mythical is akin to an ant. That Lu Tianxing could slay Liu Ang unharmed is terrifying. He’s practically another Lu Tiankuang; no, to be precise, even more terrifying than Lu Tiankuang. Lu Tiankuang never had the ability to defeat a Late Stage of Mythical as a Middle-stage Mythical.

Fear and an undeniable killing intent surfaced on the faces of all the Yang Family members. Slaying a Late Stage of Mythical with a Middle-stage Mythical is defying the order of nature. Such terrifying prowess, if allowed to grow unchecked, how could the Yang Family stand against the Lu Family? If Lu Tianxing reaches Late Stage of Mythical, it would be the end of the Yang Family. No one could stop Lu Tianxing, not even Yang Fengxing.

Yang Anlong’s expression also turned grave, taking a deep breath. Without regard to the expressions of the Yang Family around him, he once more spoke astonishing words: ”Besides, it was also Lu Tianxing who severed one of Liu Ang’s arms. A few months ago, Lu Tianxing, with Heavenly Peak power, killed Yang Ren, severed Liu Ang’s arm, and successfully broke through to the Early-stage Mythical under Liu Ang’s attack. And then, within months, advanced from Early-stage Mythical to Middle-stage Mythical.”

”It’s rumored he broke through to Middle-stage Mythical during life-and-death combat in New York, amidst great terror of life and death. But there’s no denying his talent is terrifying. Moreover, his cultivation technique is extremely peculiar, capable of refining opponents’ True Qi into his own, using battle to feed battle. The terrifying quality of his True Qi is evident from his ability to kill Liu Ang, which is why I suspect nobody else intervened with the Sword Qi within Lu Tiankuang—Lu Tianxing might have refined it himself. If that’s the case, we must be on guard....”.