Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1369: Chapter 875: Encirclement and Rescue, Luring the Tiger from Its Den (Part 2)

“Two Immortal Masters, this is Senior An Yuxing, a Guest Elder of the Yang family!”

Yang Chengzhang introduced both parties.

“Greetings, Senior An!” Xia Yunshu, devoid of an Immortal Cultivator’s arrogance, respectfully saluted.

Bai Xiaoyun glanced at An Yuxing without saying a word.

Being a Foundation Establishment Cultivator herself, she naturally didn’t take An Yuxing seriously. Frankly speaking, if she made a move, An Yuxing wouldn’t be able to withstand a single attack.

However, she dared not act recklessly here, holding deep respect and fear for Yang Zhenshan.

An Yuxing also noticed Bai Xiaoyun’s aura. Without asking much, he cupped his hands and said, “Greetings to the two Immortal Masters!”

Yang Chengzhang nodded at An Yuxing before leading Bai Xiaoyun and Xia Yunshu into the small courtyard.

He then arranged a few servants to attend to them.

Spirit Origin lands had no slaves, but there were plenty in Yang Family Town. Naturally, Yang Chengzhang had to carefully serve Immortal Cultivators like Bai Xiaoyun and Xia Yunshu.

Particularly since Bai Xiaoyun seemed difficult to deal with.

…

Lotus Heart Valley.

The sudden disappearance of Yang Zhenshan left Liu Zai Xian and Lin Jiangchuan astonished.

With the Great Array of Thick Earth Locking Mountains sealing Lotus Heart Valley, entry and exit were impossible, yet Yang Zhenshan disappeared mysteriously, leaving them bewildered.

Liu Zai Xian checked the Array, finding no issues.

“Where on earth has he gone?”

He had hoped to team up with Yang Zhenshan to tackle the black-robed cultivators of the Outer Sect, but now that Yang Zhenshan had vanished, the glimmer of hope in his heart faded.

“Senior Liu, perhaps he knows a space manipulation spell!” Lin Jiangchuan suggested.

Under the array’s seal, ordinary means couldn’t exit its coverage. Only space manipulation spells could leave unnoticed without breaking the array.

There are many space manipulation spells, such as Minor Shifting Skill, Great Shifting Skill, and Void Walking.

The Minor Shifting Talisman, for instance, seals the Minor Shifting Skill in a talisman for cultivators to use.

Regardless of spells or talismans, anything involving space, void, or the great void is extremely rare.

The so-called void is the boundary between the great void and the real world. Most space manipulation spells traverse it to shift through space.

Skills like Shifting and Teleportation Arrays use the void for space traversal.

Entering the great void is something only a Golden Core Cultivator can achieve.

Liu Zai Xian sighed heavily, “Now we are on our own!”

He looked up at the black-robed cultivators outside the array.

For some reason, they had stopped their initial attacks on the Guardian Array and merely surrounded Lotus Heart Valley.

Liu Zai Xian didn’t know their intentions, but he was certain they wouldn’t withdraw so easily.

What was Zhang Mo planning?

Simplistically speaking.

Ambush relief forces, draw the tiger away from the mountain.

At that moment, six hundred miles northeast of Lotus Heart Valley, two black-robed cultivators were besieging a Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the sky.

The Lan Family’s elder, upon receiving the plea for help from Lotus Heart Valley, immediately left his family to aid them.

The Lan family is considered the weakest among the six families of Qingli, possessing only one Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Its foundation and strength rank last among the six families.

Thus, the Lan family’s elder was very earnest about Lotus Heart Valley, hoping the Lin family would favor them given their efforts.

But the elder had not anticipated being intercepted by two Foundation Establishment Cultivators soon after leaving his family grounds.

After a fierce battle, the Lan elder was exhausted, glaring angrily at the two cultivators, demanding, “Who on earth are you?”

“Haha, you will find out soon!” one black-robed cultivator chuckled.

“Surrender, and you may survive to protect your Lan family, or face extermination!” the other suggested.

The aim was not to kill the Lan elder but to capture him alive, ideally persuading him to surrender, so he might willingly become a Yin Soldier under the Yin Ghost Department.

Yet, the Lan elder, despite dire odds, showed unyielding spirit, fiercely engaging the two in combat.

Against two foes with superior cultivation, his resistance proved futile.

In just fifteen minutes, the Lan elder was severely wounded and captured alive by the two black-robed cultivators.

Meanwhile.

The Qingli Lin family’s territory was facing an assault by four Foundation Establishment Cultivators and over a hundred late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

Situated a hundred miles north of Qingli Royal City, the Lin family occupied the southern slopes between two perilous peaks, hence known as the Twin Peaks Lin family.

The Lin family established the Qingli Dynasty due to a mid-grade second-order spirit vein on their land, spanning over ten thousand acres of spirit field.

With a legacy of over two thousand years, their deep roots exceed even the Three Sects.

Now, the Lin family stands as the undefeated premier family of the six Qingli families, with four Foundation Establishment Cultivators and an elder at the Peak of Foundation Establishment, ranking among the strongest Immortal Cultivators in the western Yunxiao Mountain Range.

Upon receiving Lotus Heart Valley’s plea, elder Lin Qihe immediately left to assist.

He chose to go personally due to Lin Huaijin’s recent departure to White Cloud Immortal City and Lin Zhensong’s seclusion to break through his Early-stage Foundation Establishment bottleneck.

This was the precise timing that prompted Zhang Mo to strike, aiming to draw Lin Qihe away from the Lin territory and attack their land.

The Qingli Lin family was Zhang Mo’s primary target. Without crippling them, conquering the Qingli Dynasty was impossible. Only by defeating the Lin family could he gradually consume the dynasty.

Not long after Lin Qihe’s departure, four Foundation Establishment Cultivators and over a hundred late-stage Qi Refining black-robed cultivators charged toward the Lin territory.

Caught by surprise, the Lin family couldn’t activate their Guardian Array in time before the Yin Soldier Blood Puppets breached their grounds.

In just over two minutes, the Lin lands became rivers of blood, bodies strewn everywhere.

Lin Zhensong, startled from seclusion, hurried to confront them. Though he slew over a dozen late-stage Qi Refining black-robed cultivators, he fell to four Foundation Establishment foes.

By battle’s end, the setting sun cast a somber glow over the Lin lands, shrouded like Hell in gray mist, with countless bodies left on the training fields, spirit fields, and living areas, blood streaming in torrents.

A black-robed cultivator stood before the Lin ancestral hall, surveying the Hellish scene below with a sinister smile on his ashen face.

“Hahaha~~Lin family, hahaha~~” he cackled madly, exuding a vengeance-fueled mania.

“Master, no one from the Lin family escaped. Shall we continue the pursuit?” a black-robed cultivator inquired.

“No need. Let’s leave Lin Qihe some hope. When he regroups his clansmen, we’ll annihilate them completely!”

Duan Qiankun’s mouth stretched wide, especially when he laughed, appearing to reach his ears.

He harbored an irreconcilable blood feud with the Lin family, one of genocide, unforgivable.

Others might follow Zhang Mo begrudgingly, but Duan Qiankun pursued him willingly and let him command.

“Haha, burn everything here, all of it!”

“Also, locate the spirit vein and infuse it with Blood Evil Qi for me!”

“I will utterly destroy the Lin family, their land, their spirit vein, till they become wandering spirits without a home. Haha~”

Duan Qiankun ordered with a vicious intent.

He aimed to destroy everything of the Lin family’s, even the spirit vein.