Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 1030 - 939 Incident

Chapter 1030: 939 Incident

Qingxuan Realm, Qingxuan Clan.

In a secluded manor, Lai Chang, Lai Hong, and a buxom woman in a golden skirt were sitting in a green Stone Pavilion, discussing something.

The woman in the golden skirt frowned and took out two broken golden Jade Talismans.

"What’s happened, Lady Lai?"

Lai Chang asked, puzzled.

"The Life Soul Plaques of two of my descendants have shattered. They were in secluded cultivation in our ancestral land; by all accounts, nothing should have gone wrong."

The woman in the golden skirt said, confused.

Lai Yue, at the Great Vehicle Early Stage, wife of Li Hong.

"Did they fail in their attempt to advance to Mahayana?"

Lai Chang asked, speculative.

"Impossible, they were only at the Integration Early Stage. Unless they left the Chili Mountain Range and encountered powerful adversaries, I’m afraid something might have happened to the Chili Mountain Range itself."

Lai Yue said with a frown.

"It can’t be! The Chili Mountain Range is guarded by several Mahayana Cultivators, and it has a Xuantian Treasure and a Clan Protection Formation. Even if ten Mahayana Cultivators attacked, with the Xuantian Treasure it would not be so easy to infiltrate the Chili Mountain Range! And if they couldn’t hold them off, some Mahayana Cultivators should have escaped to send a message!"

Lai Chang analyzed.

"Yes, Lady Lai, you might be worrying too much."

Lai Hong echoed.

"You may be right, but with the Jiang Family sheltering the descendants of the Lin Family, that’s a calamity we need to eradicate as soon as possible."

Lai Yue said with a murderous intent.

"The strength of the Jiang Family is not weak; the difficulty in eradicating the Jiang Family is not small, considering our current strength······"

Before Lai Chang could finish speaking, a shrill whistling sound came from him. He took out a Messaging Plate that shimmered with Spiritual Light, inputted a spell, and a panicked male voice erupted: "Clan leader, something terrible has happened, the Life-Bound Lamps of Elder Hong and Elder Lai have been extinguished."

"What? Were their Life-Bound Lamps extinguished together?"

Lai Chang pressed for answers.

"Elder Hong’s Life-Bound Lamp went out first, and not long after, Elder Lai’s Life-Bound Lamp also went out."

The man reported.

"If I remember correctly, they were going to visit the Blood Shadow Clan. Could it be that they encountered descendants of the Lin Family on their way?"

Lai Chang speculated, putting away the Messaging Plate.

"I’m afraid it might not be descendants of the Lin Family, but a Mahayana Cultivator of the Jiang Family."

Lai Hong’s gaze was dark and heavy.

Super Clans possess a Cross-Boundary Communication Array that can only message adjacent realms; Chili Realm and Qingxuan Realm are separated by more than a dozen realms.

The Chili Clan used their Cross-Boundary Communication Array to notify their subordinate forces, who then contacted the subordinate forces of the Qingxuan Clan using their Cross-Boundary Communication Array, thus reaching the Qingxuan Clan which was already pretty good.

"It seems the Blood Shadow Clan has met with disaster, and so has our Chili Clan. Lai Dao-friend, your Qingxuan Clan might be the next target."

Lai Yue analyzed.

The extinguishment of her descendants’ Life-Bound Lamps could be counted as a coincidence, but the deaths of two Mahayana of the Qingxuan Clan after paying a visit to the Blood Shadow Clan couldn’t just be a coincidence.

"It looks like it’s a joint effort against us by the Jiang Family, Gu Family, and Yang Family. We need to evacuate our clan members as soon as possible."

Lai Hong said in a deep voice.

"I’ll arrange it immediately."

Lai Chang stood up and went to make the arrangements.

"Lai Yue, it’s time for me to return to the Chili Realm. Without investigating, I cannot rest easy."

Lai Yue rose to take her leave.

"Madam Lai, please be extra cautious. It’s best not to return to the Chili Mountain Range alone. The enemy is likely waiting for you to return there," Lai Hong advised.

"Of course, I will send a clone to investigate the situation. I hope I am overthinking it. You all should be careful as well and evacuate our clan members as soon as possible! If both our Chili Clan and the Blood Shadow Clan were to encounter trouble, your Qingxuan Clan wouldn’t be able to withstand the enemy either. It’s better to plan ahead," Lai Yue suggested.

Lai Hong nodded, took out a golden Jade Talisman, and handed it to Lai Yue, saying, "Madam Lai, please take this Resonance Jade Talisman. I have retained another one. If you encounter a formidable enemy, just crush this talisman, and the one in my hand will also shatter. Likewise, if I crush the talisman I hold, the one in your hand will shatter as well."

Unable to contact Lai Yue across more than a dozen realms, this was the only method he could use.

"Alright, Fellow Daoist Lai, I take my leave," said Lai Yue.

With her agreement, Lai Yue took her leave.

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In the Jianghuai Realm, over a swath of azure seas, sea breezes swept through.

A hundred-zhang-long blue giant ship swiftly skimmed through the high sky, with Shen Ying and Shen Hu standing on the deck.

In a certain cabin, Shen Long, Chu Buyu, and Master Xuanfu sat around a green tea table, enjoying tea and casual conversation.

"Based on our current speed, it will take less than half a month to reach the Qingxuan Realm," Master Xuanfu said excitedly.

With Shen Long’s help, Master Xuanfu had eradicated the Blood Shadow Clan and the Chili Clan, which was a significant relief for him. Eradicating the Qingxuan Clan next would avenge the great injustice suffered by the Lin Family.

Chu Buyu furrowed her brows and took out two cracked green Round Beads, within which a miniature lotus pattern could be seen.

As the cracks multiplied, the green Round Beads shattered.

"The Green Lotus Beads have shattered. It seems the message has leaked. The Qingxuan Clan might have become alert," said Chu Buyu with a frown.

The Green Lotus Beads were a special kind of sensing Dharma Treasure. Shen Long had left some Mahayana cultivators in charge of guarding the Blood Shadow Mountain Range and the Chili Mountain Range, all of whom possessed Green Lotus Beads.

Shen Long had made an agreement with them: should they encounter a formidable enemy or if a message leaked, they were to crush the Green Lotus Beads.

Shen Long left the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sword with Shen Ben and the Chi Li Seal with Shen Lin. Now that they themselves were at the Spirit Domain Entry Level, even if they faced a formidable enemy, they could escape.

"Even if the message has leaked, it’s unlikely that the higher ranks of the Qingxuan Clan could have known about the destruction of the Blood Shadow Clan and the Chili Clan so quickly. We should still visit the Qingxuan Realm! To stop weeds from growing, you have to root them out, or trouble will ensue," suggested Master Xuanfu.

"What I’m worried about is if a Heaven Venerable took action against Shen Ben and the others after the message leaked, which could implicate the Qianling Sect," expressed Chu Buyu’s concerns.

"Wife, crush the other two Green Lotus Beads and tell them to retreat. We need to return to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot immediately and spread the news that the Descendants of the Lin Family have destroyed both the Blood Shadow Clan and the Chili Clan using a complete set of the Xuantian Treasure," Shen Long said with a grave tone.

He did not wish for the Qianling Sect to be attacked, fortunate that he had already considered such a scenario and had made meticulous arrangements.

Chu Buyu nodded, took out two brand new Green Lotus Beads and crushed them, thereby signaling Shen Ben and Shen Lin to retreat, as their beads would also shatter.

"Indeed! The safety of the Qianling Sect is paramount. Let’s hope the message hasn’t leaked!" agreed Master Xuanfu.

Shen Long performed a spell, and the blue giant ship suddenly emitted a blinding blue light, its Escape Speed surged, and left the area.

Half a month later, a terrifying piece of news spread. The Descendants of the Lin Family had wielded a complete set of the Xuantian Treasure, had stormed into the Chili Mountain Range and the Blood Shadow Mountain Range, killing many Great Vehicle Early Stage cultivators, and seized two pieces of the Xuantian Treasure.

As the message went out, all the major powers were shocked. Unable to determine its authenticity, they were half skeptical. But as time passed, it was confirmed that the Chili Mountain Range and the Blood Shadow Mountain Range had been breached by a formidable enemy, and all the cultivators stationed there had been slaughtered. As for who the culprit was and by what means the enemy had broken through the Clan Protection Formations of the two clans, that remained unclear.