Chapter 120: No, Lord Lu!!

The journey from Qingzhu Mountain to Hongye Valley isn’t very long.It’s only over a thousand miles. And it’s precisely because of their proximity that the two families often fight over resources in the surrounding areas, leading to conflicts. The spirit stone mine incident ten years ago also became the trigger for all the conflicts. Causing the two families to engage in a fierce battle, resulting in an irreconcilable blood feud. After the Lu Family’s main force had traveled several hundred miles… Lu Changsheng saw a large army approaching from this direction. The leader of this army was an old man with a pale face, tall and sturdy, wearing a flying bird embroidered robe. He stood with his hands behind his back, his black flying bird robe fluttering, riding a black eagle, exuding an aura of grandeur. Behind him were three flying boats, and a group of cultivators riding spiritual birds. “Brother Lu, Daoist Yuanzhong!” The old man greeted Lu Family’s ancestor and Lu Yuanzhong with a bow. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ N0vᴇlFire(.)nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality. “Brother Bai, Daoist Bai!” Lu Family’s ancestor and Lu Yuanzhong also returned the greeting. After exchanging a few words, the three of them led their respective armies, accelerating towards Hongye Valley. It was clear that they had agreed to meet here. “Is this the Bai Family of Baihu Lake, and the Bai Family’s ancestor?” Lu Changsheng looked at the Bai Family’s army, which had around sixty people. Except for the Bai Family’s ancestor, who was a Foundation Establishment great master, the Qi Refining cultivators’ strength and numbers were similar to those of the Lu Family. However, according to Lu Changsheng’s knowledge, the Bai Family’s overall strength, excluding Lu Yuanzhong, would be stronger than the Lu Family’s. It seemed that the Bai Family hadn’t mobilized their entire family’s strength, unlike the Lu Family, which had invested everything in this battle. “Baihu Lake is famous for its spiritual fish and aquatic products.” “So, the Bai Family cultivators are mostly skilled in taming beasts. They not only catch fish, but also catch spiritual birds and animals to tame them to earn spirit stones.”  Lu Changsheng looked again at the large team of Bai Family riders mounted on spirit birds. These spirit birds were not bad, either. Not like those ordinary steel-feathered eagles used for transportation. They should have some combat capabilities. Like the divine black eagle under the Bai Family’s Old Ancestor’s feet, which was probably a peak-level demonic beast of the first rank. “Once we arrive at Hongye Valley, you don’t need to get off the flying boats. Just follow my arrangements.” As they approached Hongye Valley, the Fourth Elder also spoke to Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaoyun, and others on the flying boat. They explained what to do once they arrived at Hongye Valley. The first step was to form an array. Then, using the talismans provided by the family, they would attack the formation and break it. After the large array was broken, they would follow the Fourth Elders and launch a joint attack. It was clear that the Lu Family and the Bai Family had already made detailed plans for this battle. “Yes, Grandma!” “Yes, Fourth Elder!” The people on the flying boat nodded in response. Two hours later. “Everyone, get ready! We’re about to arrive at Hongye Valley!” Lu Yuanzhong’s loud voice reached everyone’s ears. The Lu Family disciples, who were itching for a fight, heard this and immediately perked up. “Is this Hongye Valley?” Lu Changsheng looked forward. He immediately saw a place shrouded in mist, with only the faint outline of a mountain valley visible, covered in a sea of red leaves. This was his first time coming to Hongye Valley. He knew that Hongye Valley and Qingzhu Mountain were similar in size, and both were famous for producing a type of red-leaf tree. At this moment, inside Hongye Valley… “Not good, we’re under attack!” The Chen Family’s patrolling cultivators saw the flying boats approaching Hongye Valley in the distance, and their faces immediately changed color as they realized something was off. They quickly sent a signal to their clan, indicating that they were under attack. At the same time, they fully activated the array’s effects and entered a defensive state. After the Lu Family and Bai Family’s large teams arrived at the surroundings of Hongye Valley, they began to deploy in an orderly manner. They surrounded Hongye Valley from different directions. Two formation experts then took out their array tools and began to set up formations outside Hongye Valley. One of the formations was designed to prevent the Chen Family cultivators from escaping. Additionally, they also used formations to break through the Chen Family’s second-level large array. “Everyone, get ready! Begin breaking the array!” The Lu Family’s Old Ancestor and the Bai Family’s Old Ancestor didn’t need to give any orders or shout. They simply raised their hands, and with a single command, everyone began breaking the array. The next moment… “Boom! Boom! Boom!” “Boom! Boom! Boom!” “Boom! Boom! Boom!” All the Lu Family cultivators and Bai Family cultivators took out their talismans, cast their spells, and unleashed powerful spiritual light, bombarding the Chen Family’s second-level large array. This caused the array’s light screen to ripple and tremble, emitting a loud rumbling sound. Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoyun also followed the Fourth Elders, activating their talismans and bombarding the array from the southeast direction of Hongye Valley. “It seems that, no matter where, war is always about burning money.” Looking at the situation before him, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but think to himself. Even with three Foundation Establishment great masters from the Lu Family and Bai Family, breaking through the Chen Family’s second-level large array wouldn’t be easy. They could only launch a fierce attack to break the array. And this method of attack, to put it bluntly, was just burning money. Each wave of attack required hundreds of spirit stones. To break through the Chen Family’s second-level large array, they might need to spend tens of thousands of spirit stones. Right in front of Hongye Valley… The Lu Family’s Old Ancestor looked at the large array of Hongye Valley. He transmitted a message to Lu Yuanzhong beside him: “Yuanzhong, once the large array is broken, you’ll be in charge of suppressing it. Try not to take action unless necessary.” “Otherwise, Old Man Chen might go crazy and try to kill you.” “My lifespan is limited, so I don’t have to worry. It’s just right to eliminate him and avoid future troubles.” The Lu Family’s Old Ancestor said in a low tone. Although they had three Foundation Establishment great masters on their side… Facing the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor, they were still at a disadvantage. But they couldn’t rule out the possibility that the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor had some hidden tricks. In a desperate situation, he might try to kill Lu Yuanzhong, putting the Lu Family in a crisis. After all, the Lu Family’s Old Ancestor’s time was limited. For Lu Yuanzhong’s Foundation Establishment and this battle, the Lu Family had already spent a great deal. They didn’t have the ability to cultivate a second Foundation Establishment. So Lu Yuanzhong absolutely couldn’t have any accidents. “Old Ancestor…” Lu Yuanzhong’s expression changed. He also knew that in this battle, the Old Ancestor had already steeled himself for death. He was willing to sacrifice his life to kill the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be possible to persuade the Bai Family’s Old Ancestor. To let the Bai Family’s Old Ancestor bring so many people to participate in this battle. Because in a family war like this, it was necessary to kill the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor, a Foundation Establishment great master. Otherwise, if the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor, a Foundation Establishment great master, were to escape, it would lead to endless troubles for both the Chen Family and the Bai Family. “Old Ghost Lu, Old Ghost Bai, do you want to die with me, in this battle?” As the Hongye Valley’s large array’s spiritual light dimmed, a stream of light emerged from Hongye Valley, emitting a terrifying spiritual pressure. It was the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor. He was rapidly controlling the Qingzhu Mountain’s second-level large array. Causing the originally dimming second-level large array to suddenly burst with light, forming a giant, indestructible bowl-like shape. “The fish will die, but the net may not necessarily break.” The Lu Family’s Old Ancestor said calmly. Then he loudly shouted: “Break the prohibition talisman, break the array!” With a single command, the Lu Family’s Qi Refining late-stage cultivators and the Bai Family’s Qi Refining late-stage cultivators took out their first-level prohibition talismans and bombarded the formation’s weak points. Causing the giant, bowl-like shape that had just burst with light to dim slightly. “Lu Family Lu Yuanzhong, you’ve actually broken through to Foundation Establishment!” At this moment, the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor saw Lu Yuanzhong beside the Lu Family’s Old Ancestor and his eyes narrowed. The Chen Family and the Lu Family were sworn enemies, so he naturally had knowledge about the Lu Family. He knew which people had the potential to break through to Foundation Establishment. At this moment, he recognized Lu Yuanzhong and saw that he had broken through to Foundation Establishment. “Old Ghost Lu, I didn’t expect that before you died, your Lu Family would give birth to a new Foundation Establishment great master!” The Chen Family’s Old Ancestor looked at the Lu Family’s Old Ancestor, his face darkening. He had thought that in a few more years, the Lu Family’s Old Ancestor would die. But unexpectedly, at this moment, the Lu Family had given birth to a new Foundation Establishment great master. He also understood that the Lu Family and the Bai Family were fully prepared, and it was clear that they wanted to destroy him, the Chen Family, today. If the formation were to break, not only would the Chen Family be destroyed. Under the siege of three Foundation Establishment cultivators, he would also be unable to escape. “Old Ghost Chen, our families’ feud should also come to an end.” The Lu Family’s Old Ancestor spoke in a cold tone. “Old Ghost Lu, you really think I’m easy to bully?” The Chen Family’s Old Ancestor coldly laughed, his expression becoming extremely calm. He immediately transmitted a message: ” Daoist friend Meng, please assist me!” Before long, a stream of light flew out, transforming into a slender young man. “Foundation Establishment great masters!” “How is this possible? Chen Family also has a second Foundation Establishment cultivator?” “No, this person is not from the Chen Family!” Even though this young man didn’t emit a Foundation Establishment aura, the Lu Family’s Old Ancestor, the Bai Family’s Old Ancestor, and Lu Yuanzhong all saw at a glance that this young man was a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Their faces all changed color. They had dared to come to Hongye Valley, relying on their three Foundation Establishment great masters, while the Chen Family only had one Foundation Establishment cultivator. With three against one, they had been confident of victory. But with three against two, it would be very difficult to kill the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor. Moreover, in this battle, they had to end it quickly. They had to take down Hongye Valley with lightning speed. Otherwise, if the Wugong Ridge Zheng Family received the Chen Family’s request for aid and came to help, they would have no hope of taking down Hongye Valley. “Ancestor.” “Brother Lu, do we fight or retreat?” Lu Yuanzhong and the Bai Family’s Old Ancestor looked at the Lu Family’s Old Ancestor, asking him what he planned to do. The three of them hadn’t expected the Chen Family to have a second Foundation Establishment great master. Their Lu Family and Bai Family had come to take down Hongye Valley, and all the resources they had distributed to their disciples were spirit stones. If they didn’t take down Hongye Valley, it would be a huge loss for both families. And choosing to retreat now would also have a significant impact on the family’s morale. The Lu Family’s Old Ancestor didn’t speak. His face was extremely difficult to look at. He hadn’t expected this situation. His lifespan was limited, and he didn’t have much time left. Once he passed away, the Lu Family would only be left with Lu Yuanzhong, a great master who had recently broken through to Foundation Establishment. At that time, the Lu Family would face great difficulties against the Chen Family. The Chen Family might even unite with the Wugong Ridge Zheng Family to attack their Qingzhu Mountain. “This Daoist friend, you shouldn’t be from the Chen Family, right?” “This matter is a vendetta between the Lu Family and the Chen Family. As long as you, fellow Daoist, leave and don’t participate in this battle, my Lu Family is willing to offer a generous gift.” “Or if you have any requests, you can also mention them.” The Lu Family’s Old Ancestor looked at Meng Xiaochan, cupped his hands in respect, and said politely. He had also seen that the opponent was not from the Chen Family. He hoped that the opponent could leave and not participate in this battle. “Daoist Meng, I have already sent a message to Wugong Ridge’s Zheng Family. As long as Old Ancestor Zheng comes, the crisis will be resolved.” “My Chen Family won’t let Daoist Meng take action for nothing, and we’ll definitely reward you handsomely!” The Chen Family’s Old Ancestor also hastened to say to Meng Xiaochan. Although Meng Xiaochan had come to participate in the Chen Family’s destruction of the Lu Family and take revenge while getting a share of the spoils, now that three Foundation Establishment cultivators were present, he didn’t dare bet that Meng Xiaochan wouldn’t leave. So, if he wanted Meng Xiaochan, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, to help, he naturally had to pay the price. Meng Xiaochan didn’t speak. Because at this moment, she finally knew the source of her previous unease. Love-locking Gu! After breaking through to Foundation Establishment, she could barely suppress the influence of the Love-locking Gu. But at this moment, her heart couldn’t help but flutter, and her emotions began to overflow. Her divine sense involuntarily looked towards the southeast direction of Hongye Valley. She saw a flying boat in the distance, with a young man on board, who had a handsome face and a tall, straight figure. “Kill him, I must kill him!” When she saw Lu Changsheng, the suppressed effects of the Love-locking Gu burst forth like a tide, causing Meng Xiaochan’s heart to fill with fear and dread. Her mind had only one thought: hurry up and kill Lu Changsheng, and retrieve the Love-locking Gu. “Old Ancestor Chen, I’ll help you, but I want you to help me kill a Lu Family cultivator right now.” She suddenly covered her chest, desperately suppressing the pain brought by the Love-locking Gu, and said in a low voice. “Who?” The Chen Family’s Old Ancestor directly asked. “I once made a vow not to harm him, so as long as Old Ancestor Chen is willing to take action, I’ll help your Chen Family get through this crisis!” “That person is on the flying boat in the southeast direction.” Meng Xiaochan gritted her teeth, her face in pain, and her voice strained as she said. She took out a jade slip and handed it to the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor. Inside was Lu Changsheng’s appearance. The Chen Family’s Old Ancestor saw Meng Xiaochan’s pained expression and was also surprised by her situation. In his heart, he believed Meng Xiaochan’s words by about fifty percent. He thought that she must have been bound by some kind of vow or curse. He thought to himself that this was an extremely overbearing vow. To make a Foundation Establishment great master, who had a heart full of malice towards someone, reveal such a pained expression. However, in the cultivation world, there were all sorts of strange and wondrous methods. For example, some master-servant contracts would make the servant behave like this, unable to escape. Once they harbored malicious intentions, they would suffer a backlash from the contract, making them wish they were dead. “Alright, I, Chen, will take on this task!” The Chen Family’s Old Ancestor directly agreed. At this moment, he couldn’t help but agree. Otherwise, if Meng Xiaochan were to leave, their Hongye Valley would be in danger. Moreover, looking at Meng Xiaochan’s expression, he also knew that if Lu Changsheng didn’t die, once the great war began, it might even affect the display of his own Foundation Establishment’s power. “Old Ghost Lu, you can give up hope, this Daoist Meng is a guest of my Chen Family, and won’t leave.” “I’ve already sent a message to Daoist Zheng, you still have time to leave!” Immediately, the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor looked at the Lu Family’s Old Ancestor and said in a cold voice. “Continue to break the formation!” The Lu Family’s Old Ancestor gritted his teeth upon hearing this. For him, this moment was already like an arrow on the bowstring, and he couldn’t help but release it. Facing this situation, his Lu Family couldn’t retreat either. “Brother Bai, don’t worry, I’ll use a secret technique later, even if I can’t defeat Old Ghost Chen, I’ll be able to heavily injure him and shorten his lifespan!” The Lu Family’s Old Ancestor said to the Bai Family’s Old Ancestor in a low voice. Compared to the Lu Family, the Bai Family’s situation was a bit better, and they could still retreat. So he wanted to continue fighting, and he had to stabilize the Bai Family’s Old Ancestor. “Alright, since Brother Lu says so, I’ll continue to fight!” The Bai Family’s Old Ancestor nodded upon hearing this. He didn’t want the Chen Family to become too strong either. He hoped that the Lu Family’s Old Ancestor would be able to take the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor down with him before he died. Instantly, the three Foundation Establishment cultivators exchanged a glance, and began to take action, attacking the formation in front of them to accelerate the breaking of the grand array. “All of you, form a formation!” The Chen Family’s Old Ancestor shouted loudly. Letting a group of Chen Family disciples simultaneously activate their cultivation, merge their auras into the formation, and resist the attack. But the Lu Family and Bai Family had come prepared for this battle, and their preparations were extremely thorough. Not only did they distribute a large number of talismans to the disciples of the two clans for attack. They had also prepared many Breaking Talismans to continuously weaken and break the formation’s restrictions. And at this time, the Lu Family and Bai Family’s formation masters were also using external formations to influence and disrupt the Hongye Valley’s second-grade grand array. “No way, if we continue like this, I’ll have a hard time holding on until Daoist Zheng arrives.” The Chen Family’s Old Ancestor knew that in this situation, it would be difficult to rely on the formation to hold on until the Zheng Family’s Old Ancestor arrived. Moreover, if they continued to stalemate like this, his own and his clan members’ spiritual powers would also be constantly consumed by the formation. By the time the formation was broken, he himself would also be injured, and it would be hard to escape unscathed. “Daoist Meng, I’ll fulfill my promise now!” The Chen Family’s Old Ancestor made a swift decision. He planned to give up on using the grand array to resist. He would rely on himself and Daoist Meng to hold on until the Zheng Family arrived. As soon as he finished speaking, he took control of the formation, and a giant heavy hammer appeared above the second-grade grand array, which was like a jade bowl. It heavily smashed towards the flying boat in the southeast direction. “What!? Old Ghost Chen is trying to do what?” “Is he trying to break open the defense and escape?” “No, it’s the Fourth Elder’s direction!” The Lu Family’s Old Ancestor, the Bai Family’s Old Ancestor, and Lu Yuanzhong were all shocked when they saw this scene. They didn’t expect the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor to launch a counterattack at this moment. Thinking that he wanted to tear open their defenses and escape, they hurriedly flew towards the southeast direction. “No good!” Meanwhile, in the southeast direction, the Fourth Elder was commanding the crowd to break the formation. Seeing the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor suddenly control the formation and launch an attack towards them, her face changed greatly. She slapped her storage bag, activating a stack of Life-Saving Talismans. They were all first-grade top-quality Talismans, which transformed into a golden light, protecting everyone. And she also took out a blue precious pearl, which flew up into the sky, radiating a dazzling light, trying to block this heavenly heavy hammer! Lu Changsheng also changed his expression when he saw this scene. He didn’t expect the Chen Family to start counterattacking. And it just so happened to be attacking towards his side. He could clearly feel the terror of this attack. This was no longer an ordinary Foundation Establishment great master’s attack. With the Fourth Elder’s first-grade Talismans, it would be hard to block! At this moment, Lu Changsheng also couldn’t afford to hide his abilities. He took out the only second-grade medium-grade defensive Talisman on his body and directly activated it. In an instant, a thick, golden divine light burst out from the Talisman, transforming into a golden light shield, which enveloped the entire flying boat, giving off an indestructible aura. “Ah? This is a second-grade Talisman!” The Fourth Elder saw the Talisman that Lu Changsheng used and was shocked, recognizing it as a second-grade Talisman. She didn’t expect Lu Changsheng to have a second-grade talisman. Without waiting for her to think further, “Boom!” The giant hammer in the sky had already heavily smashed down. Directly crushing the Fourth Elder’s blue precious pearl, causing her face to turn pale, and she let out a stifled groan. “Boom boom boom——” The giant hammer continued to fall, causing the Fourth Elder’s multiple Life-Saving Talismans to rapidly shatter in just a few breaths. Only Lu Changsheng’s second-grade medium-grade Talisman’s light shield managed to hold on for a brief moment. And in that instant, Lu Changsheng activated another second-order low-grade Talisman, transforming into a golden light shield. The Fourth Elder didn’t have time to be shocked, and she also took out multiple Talismans from her storage bag, activating them to form a defense. “Ah?” The Chen Family’s Old Ancestor saw this scene and was also somewhat shocked. He thought that with one strike, he could easily crush the people on the flying boat. But he didn’t expect these people to have so many Talismans. And they even had second-grade Talismans to protect themselves. “Kill!” The Chen Family’s Old Ancestor’s expression turned fierce. Continuing to draw power from the grand array, he wanted to annihilate Lu Changsheng and the others. However, at this time, Lu Yuanzhong and the Lu Family’s Old Ancestor also arrived. The two of them saw the Fourth Elder and Lu Changsheng struggling to resist, and immediately took out spiritual weapons, casting spells to block the grand array’s hammer. Meanwhile, Meng Xiaochan, who was inside the grand array, watched this scene. Seeing the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor controlling the grand array to kill Lu Changsheng, her heart was filled with no joy. She covered her chest, her entire body in pain, unable to breathe, her heart like a knife twisting, with tears streaming down her eyes. “Faster, faster!” She could feel the Love-locking Gu, her emotions letting her gradually lose her rationality. The last thread of rationality in her heart urged the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor to hurry up and kill Lu Changsheng. But the next moment, the influence of the Love-locking Gu, the emotions overflowing in her heart, made her finally unable to maintain her clear rationality. “No, Lord Lu!!” Meng Xiaochan suddenly raised her head, let out a long cry, and looked at the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor, who was attacking Lu Changsheng, with a heart full of killing intent. She suddenly charged towards the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor, who was controlling the formation, with a fierce cry.