The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 439 - 438: Clan Leader is a High-Risk Occupation

Chapter 439: Chapter 438: Clan Leader is a High-Risk Occupation

Far away at the Tianxu Sect,

the moment Chaoyan’s Soul Token shattered, the entire Tianxu Sect trembled. Chaoruo had just received news of the death of his second disciple, Raoyang, and his mood was already very poor.

Not long after, when he learned of Chaoyan’s demise, Chaoruo, who usually remained unflustered even if Mount Tai collapsed before him, had his expression change drastically, and his eyes suddenly reddened with hatred as he said, "Well done, you Big Seven Families!"

Bang!

In a fit of rage, he smashed the desk with one palm.

Lord Qiansha suddenly appeared in front of Chaoruo, surrounded by surging killing intent, and said in a cold voice, "Your brother met with trouble near the wastelands. I will go and investigate. Those people seem unconcerned about turning against us, so prepare yourself."

"Yes, Master."

Chaoruo replied solemnly.

Therefore, the powerful members of the Tianxu Sect, who had been quarreling with several families over the compensation for an attack on a Sect Flying Boat, suddenly left the negotiating table without a word.

The representatives of the families who had been arguing heatedly with the Tianxu Sect just moments before exchanged glances, suddenly feeling an ominous premonition.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to compensate; it was just that the Tianxu Sect demanded too much. They sought to pay less, hence the quarrel, right?

But when the Tianxu Sect no longer wanted anything...

In the Southern Region, Nalan Family,

the first to learn of Chaoyan’s mishap was none other than the ancient ancestor of the Nalan Family, who was in secluded cultivation at the top of the Tongtian Tower, his usually tranquil eyes now brimming with murderous intent.

"Come here," the ancient ancestor of the Nalan Family communicated to the Clan Leader.

He then communicated to the Divinity Transformations in the family.

Before long, the Nalan Clan Leader and three Divinity Transformations in the clan gathered at the top layer. Upon learning of Chaoyan’s demise, they were all extremely enraged, especially the Nalan Clan Leader.

Chaoyan was his own son!

He was the most talented child of their family and was the unannounced Kirin Child. It was only because the ancient ancestor had divined a death tribulation in his destiny during his youth that he was sent to the Tianxu Sect, in hopes that there might be a chance for survival.

But now...

"Ancient ancestor, was it the Mo Family that made their move?" the Nalan Clan Leader asked with sorrow and anger.

The ancient ancestor replied, "It’s that old thing from the Mo Family. Just because he’s the only Ninth Grade Pill Master in the Cultivation World, he thinks he is untouchable, that no one dares to touch him? I remember the current Mo Family Clan Leader is of his direct bloodline..."

He didn’t spell it out, but his wise eyes swept over them.

The others quickly understood.

One of them stepped forward and said, "Ancient ancestor, allow me to go."

The ancient ancestor nodded, "Don’t get caught on the spot, but there’s no need to be too covert either."

"Understood!" The Divinity Transformation left.

The other two Divinity Transformations were instructed by the ancient ancestor to go to the wastelands to investigate, and to take a letter to the border.

Only the Nalan Clan Leader was left.

The ancient ancestor said, "Tell our people to be vigilant. Those who are traveling outside should return quickly. Do not go out if it is not necessary."

"Alright,"

the Nalan Clan Leader replied in a muffled voice, but he did not leave right away.

The ancient ancestor asked, "Speak if you have something to say."

"Ancient ancestor, is my child really... really in trouble?" the Nalan Clan Leader asked with a choked voice, unable to suppress his sorrow. He looked at his own ancestor with hopeful eyes and, after a long wait without a reply, he said, "You mentioned before, as long as we sent him to the Tianxu Sect, there would be a glimmer of hope."

"His tribulation came early..."

The ancient ancestor had tried to divine the future only to find a miasma of confusion, an insoluble predicament. "According to my earlier calculations, there should have been decades of time left."

Now with the heavenly secrets in chaos, it seemed the world might soon be in turmoil.

After the Nalan Clan Leader left,

the ancient ancestor divined once more.

It was still a dead end...

Recently in the Cultivation World, Divinity Transformation experts perished one after another. Chaoyan’s death was no exception, and the news spread quickly. While other Sects’ upper echelons had just received the message and were about to investigate how the fall occurred, the Clan Leader of the Medical Immortal Valley’s Mo Family was suddenly murdered.

It was said that the manner of death was extremely gruesome.

At first, everyone thought it was an ordinary vengeance killing.

Then the Clan Leaders of the Lin Family, Wu Family, Nangong Family, and Su Family were successively murdered. Only the people of the Medical Immortal Valley’s Mo Family suspected it was the work of the Nalan Family; the other four families could not even find a trace of evidence from their investigations.

Do not assume that this was the end of it.

Some time ago, certain family Divinity Transformation experts were forced into seclusion because their Clan Leaders had been killed. Understandably, some felt their families were in crisis and took the opportunity to leave their retreats.

What of those from the borderlands?

Their Clan Leaders were killed, and they came out to investigate the matter?

A Divinity Transformation expert from the Northern Region’s Su Family suddenly received a message and left the city to investigate.

No sooner had he left the city than he fell into an ambush.

It was said that he fled back to his family after being pursued by assailants and perished not long after his return, causing an uproar in the Northern Region. For a time, everyone felt in danger.

When the news spread throughout the Cultivation World, it only caused a small ripple.

All the Great Sects and powers kept a close watch on the situation, and those with insight sensed that the events unfolded after Chaoyan’s fall. There were rumors that the Mo Family Clan Leader was killed by the Nalan Family.

The Nalan Family did not step forward to deny it.

In the Cultivation World, not denying something amounts to a tacit admission, leading some to speculate whether the Nalan Family was also behind the murders of the other Clan Leaders.

On several occasions, some families had been involved in the pursuit of Chaoyan’s disciple. The matter of ambushing the Tianxu Sect’s Flying Boats was still unresolved. This time, it was even more outrageous; they even dared to target Chaoyan.

"Have they gone mad, to actually dare to kill Chaoyan?" the Sect Master of Wuji Sect, Jin Wu, mocked, "People outside say I, the Sect Master, am arrogant, but I think they’re talking nonsense. Some people are way more arrogant than me."

Someone nearby responded, "I guess they’ve seen red."

"You’ll see, this is just the beginning," Jin Wu was certain the situation was far from over.

Similar conversations were taking place among the upper echelons of other Sects.

In the Main Peak hall of the Tianxu Sect.

Today, Chaoruo met with a visitor.

It was the Divinity Transformation expert from the Nalan Family who had come to the Eastern Region.

He only murdered the Mo Family Clan Leader; he was not responsible for the deaths of the other four Clan Leaders nor the Su Family Divinity Transformation expert. He passed the message back to his family, and the Nalan patriarch asked him to go to the Tianxu Sect and meet with Chaoruo.

Upon seeing Chaoruo, the Nalan Family Divinity Transformation expert originally wanted to inquire about certain matters. However, when he saw Chaoruo’s eyes—blood-red, indifferent yet reflecting weariness, clearly sleep-deprived and unrested—

At that moment, his heart felt incredibly blocked.

"Our family wants to ask, is he... really gone?" the voice of the Nalan Family Divinity Transformation expert trembled as he spoke.

Chaoruo remained silent.

After a long wait, there was still no answer.

But the atmosphere in the hall was oppressively heavy, almost suffocating.

The Nalan Family Divinity Transformation expert asked again, repressing his emotions, "What about his disciple Yuanxi then?"

"The Soul Token was taken away by my junior brother, and his fate remains unknown to this day," Chaoruo too wanted to know the whereabouts of Xie Jiuniang. It was just that there was nowhere to start the search, "After my teacher went to the wastelands to investigate, he headed straight to the borderlands..."

What was the situation in the borderlands now?

Lord Qiansha had gone mad!

He went straight to the retreat of the Mo Family’s ancestral patriarch upon reaching the borderlands and with one move, reduced the place he resided in to ruins, along with the adjacent Spiritual Medicine Garden.

"Qiansha, what do you think you’re doing?" the Mo Family’s ancestral patriarch roared in anger.

Lord Qiansha replied coldly, "To kill you!"