mtl008 Chapter 195 The Situation in the Ancient Kingdom Changes Dramatically, the Cai Family is Destroyed
Chapter 195 The Situation in the Ancient Kingdom Changes Dramatically, the Cai Family is Destroyed
"You truly are my elder brother. There is one more thing I wish to ask of you: after my death, you may cremate me directly, and finally, scatter my ashes on Lingfeng Mountain."
"it is good!"
The Xia family has a rule that ordinary people are not allowed to be buried in Lingfeng Mountain, but he can scatter their ashes here.
Upon hearing this, Xia Qiu smiled slightly, then immediately closed her eyes.
In an instant, Xia Yuhui realized that Xia Qiu was lifeless.
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Five days later, Xia Yuhui entered the cave and began his seclusion.
For the first few days, his mind was in turmoil and he could not enter a meditative state for a long time. However, after a few days, he began to cultivate without any distractions. However, his cultivation speed was much slower than before for the first month, and then it slowly returned to normal.
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Time flies, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye. In the Xia family council hall, all the high-ranking members who stayed behind in the Xia family territory have gathered here. Even Xia Yuhua, who was far away in Longxi County, rushed back a few days ago.
"Gentlemen, in this turn of events, the life and death of my Xia family may hang in the balance. Do any of you have any good ideas? Please feel free to speak your mind."
Two months ago, two earth-shattering events occurred in the ancient kingdom. One was that someone from the ancient kingdom's long-established Hei family broke through to the Golden Core realm, took control of the Hei family's stronghold, Yunmeng County, and the adjacent Wanbao County, and openly announced their separation from the Guiyun Sect.
Moreover, the Chu Kingdom, which borders the ancient kingdom, also directly dispatched a large number of cultivators to attack Longxi County, which borders it.
Jinling County is now in an extremely awkward position, with Longxi County, which is about to be occupied, to the south, and Wanbao County, which is occupied by the Hei family, to the north.
“Yu Hui, the ancient kingdom has undergone great changes. If Liu Wanzong hadn’t died, the other two forces probably wouldn’t have dared to do this. So the two families must have received some kind of reliable information to dare to do this.”
“Without Liu Wanzong, Zhu Qingren alone wouldn’t be able to defend this vast ancient kingdom. We should make plans as soon as possible,” Xia Yuhua said first.
"Brother, with the current strength of our Xia family, we probably can't remain uninvolved. We'll have no choice but to join another faction. Which faction should we join?"
"In my opinion, let's just join the Hei family. The Hei family is not only a local power in the ancient kingdom, but they also treat other families that come to them quite well. For example, the three families in Wanbao County. I heard that their lives are much better than before. Not only has their annual tribute been reduced by one-third, but they have also been rewarded with a total of four Foundation Establishment Pills." Xia Yuren immediately answered.
As soon as he said this, five or six senior executives from the next company raised their hands to indicate their agreement.
Clearly, in their minds, joining the Black Family was indeed the best choice.
"Yu Hui, I'm also thinking of joining the Hei family. What are your thoughts? If you have any, please let me know as soon as possible. We can't waste any more time."
“If this drags on to the end, we might be isolated by the three forces, which would be troublesome,” Xia Guangchang said, stepping forward at this moment.
"My current plan is to wipe out the Cai family first!"
"what!?"
Everyone gasped in surprise, unable to understand why Xia Yuhui was still so determined to destroy the Cai family at this crucial moment.
Xia Yuhui explained slowly and deliberately:
"Currently, the three forces are in a stalemate. If we directly join one of them, we will probably be plunged into war. So my idea is that we should not express our opinion for the time being and wait for Guiyun Sect's response. If Guiyun Sect directly crushes the Hei family and Chu Kingdom's attack with swift and decisive measures, then we will continue to follow Guiyun Sect. If Guiyun Sect does not have that strength, then we can make our own choice."
"Oh, if we join later, will we be treated unfairly? Or will we be ostracized by the other forces that joined first?" Xia Guangyang asked.
"Second Elder, you underestimate the Xia family now. In terms of strength, there are few cultivation families in the entire ancient kingdom that are stronger than our Xia family. With such assistance, they will not offend our Xia family for no reason. The Xia family today is far from the Xia family of 20 years ago."
Upon hearing Xia Yuhui's answer, the crowd below suddenly realized that, in fact, Xia Yuren had successfully broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage in the past two years because he had obtained three Foundation Establishment Pills, and Xia Yufeng was also currently in seclusion in the Chu Kingdom to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, so it was clear that he was likely to succeed.
So, the Xia family has a total of six Foundation Establishment cultivators, not to mention Yang Kongtai.
With high-end combat power, Xia Yuhui can stand shoulder to shoulder with a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. With such strength, he can have a certain degree of autonomy and is not afraid of being bullied by forces below the Golden Core stage.
"Okay, when shall we make our move?" Xia Yuhua asked.
"No rush, has Uncle Yan sent any news yet?"
"Not yet. It seems that Guiyun Sect is still wary of us. Anyone who is a disciple of a cultivation family and is sent to Guiyun Sect for cultivation cannot take a single step out of Guiyun Sect."
Xia Guangchang, who was in charge of this matter, replied.
"We have a day to prepare. Everyone, go down and organize the manpower. Also, when we make our move, send more people to keep an eye on the Akagi family. We absolutely cannot let the Akagi family seize the opportunity to escape."
After the meeting concluded, the Xia family's senior management immediately went to make preparations.
However, Xia Guangchang stayed.
"Elder, is Akagi Yoshiten currently at the Akagi residence?"
"It cannot be confirmed. This person is elusive, and no trace of him has been found since the Great Battle of the Northern Frontier."
"Hmm, this person is always cautious, but he's probably with the Akagi family now. Let's see if we have a chance after we wipe out the Cai family."
"Okay, I'll go and prepare."
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A day later, outside the Cai family's territory, more than 400 lower-level cultivators were waiting in full battle array. As long as Xia Yuhui gave the order, they could charge forward without hesitation.
Meanwhile, Xia Yuhui, Xia Yuhua, and Xia Yuren were standing together, observing the situation around the Cai family.
"Now, all that's left of the Xia family is this second-tier spiritual mountain?"
“That’s right. Over the years, under the relentless pressure from my Xia family, the Xia family has been forced to follow in my footsteps and now can only cower in this second-tier spiritual mountain,” Xia Yuhua replied with a smile.
“Indeed, even though this place is so far from the Cai family’s territory, I can still sense such a rich spiritual energy. There must be at least one mid-grade second-tier spiritual vein on this spiritual mountain.”
"Let me think... From now on, let's call this place Jinling Fangshi."
"Haha! What a great name! The market town of Jinling County. My Xia family once had a market town too. Now everything is coming back to normal," Xia Yuren chimed in.
"Ahem, wait a minute, let me go first. It's always been you, Fifth Brother, who's always showing off. Today it's my turn."
"Alright, alright, don't come looking for me or your older brother if you run into any trouble later," Xia Yuhui replied with a smile.
"Fellow cultivators! Today, the 500-year-old feud between my Xia family and the Cai family will be completely settled. I, Xia Yuhui, the current patriarch of the Xia family, will lead you to destroy the Cai family!"
After these words were spoken, more than a hundred cultivators dressed in Xia family attire slowly walked out of the woods behind the three.
"Destroy the Cai family!"
"Destroy the Cai family!"
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