Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 1033: Strike first to gain the upper hand

Chapter 1033: Strike first to gain the upper hand

Qingxuan Realm, a certain unknown Secret Realm.

The Spiritual Energy within the Secret Realm was abundant, and large numbers of buildings and Qingxuan Clan Cultivators could be seen.

A resplendent palace, with a signboard carrying the words "Qingxuan Hall" in three large characters.

Lai Hong sat in the main seat, with Lai Chang and Lai Mei seated on chairs beside him, all with grave expressions.

"We have already dispersed our clansmen into ten groups, hidden in Secret Realms and forbidden lands, only able to communicate through the Messaging Array."

Lai Mei spoke.

The Qingxuan Clan broke itself down to hide, dispersing its people, even abandoning their ancestral land. There was no choice; within the past hundred thousand years, the Qingxuan Clan had lost many Mahayana Cultivators, and there were not many left in the Qingxuan Realm.

Lai Hong nodded and asked, "What is the situation with the Chili Clan and the Blood Shadow Clan?"

"Their ancestral lands have indeed been breached by formidable enemies, the invaders loitering around their ancestral lands, waiting to ambush and kill many. They have now retreated, and according to the intelligence we currently have, sixteen Mahayana Cultivators fell, including four Mahayana Cultivators who were returning to their ancestral lands. This includes two from our Qingxuan Clan, who encountered a Blood Shadow Clan Mahayana Cultivator en route to Blood Shadow Mountain Range, and then their Life-Bound Lamps were extinguished."

Lai Mei reported.

"Do we know who the murderer is? Such a commotion, and we don’t even know the identity of the murderer?"

Lai Hong said with a dark face.

"There were no survivors; all who saw them are dead. According to the latest information we have, the True Spirit Noble Family, Yang Family, has started to mobilize troops and call upon their subordinate forces to send High Rank Cultivators to meet in the Tianxuan Realm, with unknown intentions."

Lai Mei said.

"In my opinion, it’s the work of the Yang Family, Gu Family, and Jiang Family. Besides them, which power could have such capability?"

Lai Chang said gravely.

Back then, to demolish the Lin Family, it took the joint hands of the Chili Clan, Blood Shadow Clan, and Qingxuan Clan to break into the Lin Family’s ancestral land, exterminating all defending Cultivators.

Alone, a True Spirit Noble Family would not have the strength to attack the Chili Clan and Blood Shadow Clan, much less leave no survivors.

"I agree. I suspect that the Yang Family, Gu Family, and Jiang Family, to prevent any leaks, joined forces among their Mahayana Cultivators to deal with the Blood Shadow Clan, followed by the Chili Clan. Probably they also suffered significant losses, which is why they stopped targeting our Qingxuan Clan and now need to call upon forces from their subsidiary powers."

Lai Mei analyzed.

The foundation of the Chili Clan and Blood Shadow Clan was profound, possessing Xuantian Treasures. Even with three True Spirit Noble Families joining forces, the cost of defeating the two clans would definitely be considerable, hence the need to mobilize subordinate powers.

She took out a Law Disk flickering with blue light, imbued a spell into it, and showed a pleased expression: "Hong Daoist friend has returned, and he has brought a Mahayana Cultivator with him; they are just outside."

"Are you sure it’s him? It’s not someone impersonating him, right?"

Lai Chang asked with some nervousness.

"It’s him, the guards have asked, but just to be cautious, I’ll go out and check!"

Lai Mei volunteered.

"Be careful."

Lai Hong instructed.

Lai Mei nodded, transforming into a streak of Escape Light and flew out.

A short while later, a Red Flying Boat flew in, carrying two women and a man, with a burly red-robed old man in the lead, his gaze authoritative. Lai Mei was also aboard.

"Hong Daoist friend, you’ve finally returned."

Lai Hong said excitedly.

"As soon as I got back, I heard about the Chili Clan’s and Blood Shadow Clan’s ancestral lands being invaded by a formidable enemy. Fortunately, our Qingxuan Clan was unharmed."

The voice of the red-robed old man was solemn.

Hong Feng, at the Mahayana Mid Stage, had been traveling abroad for more than a hundred thousand years.

"Hong Daoist friend, why haven’t you sent any news for more than a hundred thousand years? We thought something had happened to you."

Lai Chang expressed his confusion.

"I entered the tomb of a Heaven Venerable with a friend in search of treasure, got trapped by a Restriction, and it was thanks to Madam Bian that I narrowly escaped."

Hong Feng explained.

"You’re too modest, Daoist friend Hong. You’ve cultivated the Spirit Domain to Great Achievement; even without me, you would’ve escaped the trap, it was just a matter of time."

A silver-robed lady with a full figure spoke humbly.

The silver-robed lady’s skin was marked with some silver-white patterns, her hair was silver, and her stature was considerably larger than that of the Human Clan.

Heaven Venerable of Thunder Control, Mid Stage Mahayana, born of the Lei Yuan Tribe, sought refuge with the Qingxuan Clan, and plans to join the Qingxuan Clan if fortunate enough to ascend to the Immortal Realm.

"Hong, my fellow Daoist, have you reached Great Achievement in your cultivation of the Spirit Domain? That’s wonderful."

Lai Hong was overjoyed.

"Madam Bian has briefed me on the recent events. Since the Yang Family wants to deal with us, we should strike first to gain the upper hand."

Hong Feng’s face was filled with murderous intent.

"With the current strength of our Qingxuan Clan, it’s a bit difficult. The Clan Protection Formation of the Yang Family is extraordinary, and the whereabouts of the Mahayana Cultivators who survived from the Chili Clan and the Blood Shadow Clan are still unknown. It would be better to take our time and plan carefully."

Lai Hong suggested.

"If we are prepared enough, so can the enemy be. Since I dare to contend with the Yang Family, I naturally have confidence. Let’s set out immediately; I will lead the team myself."

Hong Feng said in a deep voice.

When the wall falls, everyone pushes. Now that the ancestral lands of the Chili Clan and the Blood Shadow Clan have been breached, many powers within the Human Clan are eager to act.

The longer the delay, the more powers will join the camp of the Yang Family. Hong Feng intends to fight a quick battle.

Indeed they were not fully prepared, but neither was the Yang Family.

"Alright, I’ll follow your lead, my fellow Daoist Hong. By the way, your descendants went to visit the Blood Shadow Clan and were killed by an unknown master."

Lai Hong said.

"I’m aware. A blood debt must be paid in blood; let’s start with the Yang Family."

Hong Feng was seething with murderous intent.

The five of them left the place, headed to the subordinate powers, brought some Mahayana Cultivators with them, and headed for the Tianxuan Realm.

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In the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, Qianling Sect.

At Golden Roc Peak, the door of a certain Alchemy Room opened, and Shen Long came out with a smile on his face.

He stepped outside and saw Chu Buyu sitting in a Green Stone Pavilion, while Shen Ben, Shen Hu, Shen Lin, and others were reporting the situation to him.

"Your Excellency."

Shen Ben and the others paid their respects.

"How did you manage to crush the Green Lotus Beads? What exactly happened?"

Shen Long furrowed his brows and asked.

Shen Ben reported truthfully that while they were guarding the ancestral land of the Blood Shadow Clan, a Mahayana Cultivator from the Blood Shadow Clan and two from the Qingxuan Clan returned. They acted decisively, and the three Mahayana were no match for them, leading to the self-detonation of the two Qingxuan Clan’s Nascent Souls.

Feeling that the situation was bad, Shen Ben had no choice but to crush the Green Lotus Beads.

"Master, it’s my fault for allowing their Nascent Souls to self-detonate."

Shen Ben admitted guilt.

"There were no survivors, right?"

Shen Long inquired.

"Not at all, before we left the Blood Shadow Mountain Range, we destroyed it completely."

Shen Ben stated.

"Then that’s fine."

Shen Long nodded his head and turned to Shen Lin, asking, "What about you? What happened?"

"A Mahayana Cultivator from the Chili Clan returned to the Chili Mountain Range; he was no match for us and we captured his Nascent Soul. However, he had an appointment with a few Mahayana Cultivators to seek treasures at a certain place; they are already waiting for him. If he doesn’t show up, it would definitely raise suspicions, so we crushed the Green Lotus Beads to warn the master."

Shen Lin explained. Remembering something, he said, "Before we retreated, I spewed out Qilin Demon Fire to burn the Chili Mountain Range to the ground, leaving no survivors. On our journey back, we also changed our appearances."