Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1616: Chapter 995: Gold

“Sword Qi River!”

Jing Shui raised the bamboo rod, transforming myriad sword qi into a river that completely submerged Yang Shenwu.

With a bang, bright red blood exploded with a strong stench.

Retracting the bamboo rod, Jing Shui frowned at the remaining flesh of Yang Shenwu, feeling that something was off about him, not just Yang Shenwu, but also Zhang Xian whom he killed earlier and those Blood Puppets, all made him feel very peculiar.

“What’s wrong with him?” Jing Shui asked.

Yue E approached him with a pale complexion, her voice still chilling as she said: “This is a technique of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, turning people into Blood Corpse Puppets and Ghost Soldiers.”

“Ghost Soldiers?” Jing Shui was still puzzled.

“Yes, planting Divine Soul Restrictions in the Sea of Consciousness, then tempering the body with Blood Evil Qi and Evil Qi. Although this can enhance physique and strength, as you can see, they’ve lost the edge of Martial Artists!” Yue E explained.

Jing Shui realized, “So that’s it!”

He had felt something was off earlier, it turned out Yang Shenwu and Zhang Xian’s displayed prowess was far less than he expected.

“Your condition doesn’t seem very good!” Jing Shui remarked to Yue E.

“Your condition doesn’t seem good either!” Yue E replied.

At this moment, both of them looked equally miserable. Yue E’s face was pale, her breathing unstable, her cold eyes dim, lacking the prestige of a Divine Soul Realm Martial Artist.

Jing Shui, on the other hand, was in ragged clothes, hair was withered, face old, eyes sunken, body hunched, resembling an aged figure on the verge of dying.

“I’m fine, better than ever!” Jing Shui showed a benevolent smile.

His condition wasn’t as bad as it appeared; instead, it was far better than before, only that his cultivation in the Divine Soul Realm hadn’t stabilized yet, causing his aura to be unstable.

Yue E nodded slightly, her face showing a trace of a smile.

“Thanks a lot for today!”

“It was my duty!” Jing Shui replied.

Feeling waves of dizziness, Yue E resignedly said, “I’ll head back first, if you have any questions, ask Yue Qing!”

“Alright!” Jing Shui nodded.

Yue E nodded to Liu Yue and Jian Qingxiao as a greeting, then returned to the cave at the lake bottom.

Yue Qing, Yue Su, and Yue Ming arrived at this moment.

“Elder Jing Shui, is the Supreme okay?” Yue Qing asked anxiously.

“Hmm, her Divine Soul seems to have suffered significant injuries, but it should be fine for now. Let’s talk about what happened first!” Jing Shui suggested.

Yue Qing looked at Jian Qingxiao and Liu Yue, and said: “Elder Qingxiao, Elder Liu, Elder Jing Shui, let’s discuss this further down there!”

Then everyone returned to Mirror Abyss Pavilion, where Yue Qing first expressed gratitude to Jian Qingxiao and Liu Yue, while Liu Yue looked at Master Jing Shui with delighted eyes.

“I didn’t expect you’d still be alive, I thought you’d already ascended to immortality!”

“What nonsense? I’m not that easy to kill!” Jing Shui laughed heartily.

“Hehe!” Liu Yue heard Jing Shui’s friendly words and showed a coquettish smile like a young daughter.

Though not formally master and disciple, she and Jing Shui shared a master-disciple relationship; Jing Shui used to guide her often, and she was overjoyed to see Jing Shui again.

“Alright, let’s discuss what happened first!” Jing Shui glanced at Jian Qingxiao, then towards Yue Qing.

Yue Qing then recounted the changes over the past decades in the Spirit Source Land.

From Wuxiang Sect to Wuzhen Taoist Palace, from Qingli Immortal City to Nether Prison Sect, from White Cloud Immortal City to Sun Cave Heaven.

After speaking for more than two hours, Yue Qing finally provided a rough overview.

Jing Shui furrowed his brows and thought for a long time, eventually shaking his head helplessly, “Didn’t expect so many things to happen!”

He rested his hands on the bamboo rod, fingers tracing the golden beads on it, again looking at Jian Qingxiao.

“Elder Qingxiao, where should this old man go?”

He understood that the Sea of Spirit was now governed by Hidden Sword Mountain, but he didn’t have much thought about it.

After all, he held no animosity towards Hidden Sword Mountain, being an Immortal Cultivator by nature, not a Martial Artist.

To him, joining Hidden Sword Mountain seemed a good thing.

Jian Qingxiao said: “You don’t need to do anything, just join the Guest Elder Hall!”

Currently, Hidden Sword Mountain’s management of the Sea of Spirit is very relaxed, apart from nominal affiliation, it’s just a matter of tribute.

Yang Zhenshan, the Hall Master of Guest Elder Hall, and Yun Xiao, the Vice Hall Master, were virtually ornamental.

And Jian Qingxiao, though always in Mianyun Continent, rarely intervened in Sea of Spirit affairs either.

By prior arrangements, as a Foundation Establishment Immortal Cultivator, Jing Shui was certainly to join the Guest Elder Hall, while Hidden Sword Mountain wouldn’t enforce much else.

“Joining Guest Elder Hall is fine, but I want to leave Illusion Moon Sect!” Jing Shui stated.

“Of course!” Jian Qingxiao agreed promptly.

As they conversed, Jing Shui’s expression changed subtly, unexpectedly glancing outside.

“Strange!”

“Elder Jing Shui, what’s wrong?” Yue Qing asked in confusion.

Suddenly, Jing Shui’s curious expression turned into shock, abruptly standing up.

Jian Qingxiao and Liu Yue also stood up in shock.

The three simultaneously floated out of Mirror Abyss Pavilion, pausing above it, gazing north with bewildered expressions.

Yue Qing, Yue Su, and Yue Ming were much slower to react, but upon seeing the others, they too flew out.

All six gazed in the direction of the northern night sky.