dmims Chapter 2630 Who's Courting Death?
Chapter 2630 Who's Courting Death?
Chapter 2630 Who's Courting Death?
The second elder of the Murong family said that the return of the Yi family's ancestor was a great joy and a grand event for the remnant community.
Unfortunately, the two families have never crossed paths, and there is no possibility that the Murong family will visit them.
If the Yi family's True Immortal wanted to hold a homecoming celebration or something, the Murong family might consider participating, but that's only a possibility.
However, the Second Elder was also aware that the Yi family was entangled with the Wang family, and the Wang family was acting on the orders of the Murong family.
But this kind of thing can't be discussed openly, so he should just distance himself from it.
As for the rest of the talk, it's all just platitudes—so what if the ancestor was four thousand years ago? Wasn't he still just a Nascent Soul cultivator?
The Second Elder was seriously pondering the true intentions of the Kong family. He even suspected that the Kong family had instigated this matter!
Anyway, there's no need to expose these things on the spot; let's see how the other party reacts first.
However, the two True Immortals of the Kong family remained calm and showed no emotion whatsoever.
The old immortal simply stated, "Regardless, we've already delivered the message... Remember, five days!"
The Second Elder laughed in anger, "Just because you've lived long enough, does that mean you can do whatever you want? What if the Murong family doesn't go?"
"That was your own choice," the old immortal said expressionlessly, not wanting to say anything more.
The relationship between the Kong family and the Murong family is extremely bad. The struggle for cultivation resources alone is the most basic and unsolvable conflict.
In addition, one is a local family, and the other is an outsider; one is an established family, and the other is a newly emerging family...
In every respect, the two families did not get along well. Otherwise, would the Wang family have dared to treat the Yi family so rudely?
It's just a polite formality, but we still need to maintain it to some extent.
The Second Elder politely invited the guests to stay, saying that it had been a long time since they had met and that he wanted to treat them to a grand meal.
However, the two True Immortals from the Kong family directly refused and left decisively without any hesitation.
After seeing them off, the Second Elder's face darkened.
He muttered under his breath, "Is this how you treat us? Looks like we've been too easy to talk to..."
The conflict between the two families has almost reached the point of irreconcilable differences, and such things are not uncommon in the field of cultural relics.
In a world of scarce resources, similar events will always occur, as if it were an endless cycle of fate.
The Second Elder believed that the Murong family had no choice but to take some measures in the face of such provocation.
Two days later, a Golden Core cultivator was killed on the territory of the Yi family's third branch; he was a retainer of the Wang family.
The Wang family received instructions from the Murong family to investigate the other party's situation.
However, although the Wang family has seven True Persons, they know that the Yi family has a Nascent Soul Ancestor, so why would they take the risk?
However, they dared not disobey the Murong family's orders, so they could only send their own retainers to test the waters.
After sneaking in at night, the worshipper was killed silently and in a gruesome manner. He was then hung at the door by the Yi family as a warning.
The Wang family immediately tensed up, activating all their war preparedness resources and initiating all relevant procedures, as if facing a formidable enemy.
They were prepared to face the Yi family's investigation, and had even come up with many excuses.
There's nothing we can do; their true immortal ancestor has returned. If we can avoid conflict, we should try to maintain peace.
As for the redemption of the spiritual vein, they will no longer be forceful, but will instead hint to the other party that the Murong family intends to establish a presence here!
Matters concerning true immortals should naturally be resolved through true immortals.
It's not easy for the Wang family to even recruit a True Immortal, let alone for the Kong family to have a True Immortal appear.
To their surprise, the Yi family did not use this as a pretext to come and demand an explanation.
They simply hung up Jin Dan's corpse silently, without saying a word.
Everyone knew whose offering the Golden Elixir was, yet the Yi family didn't make a fuss about it.
But to say they were afraid—even the Golden Core cultivators were exposed to the elements, who would express such fear?
The Wang family had a premonition that something was wrong. The Yi family's silence made them tremble with fear, and they always felt that something extraordinary was about to happen.
They couldn't possibly go to their home to demand justice and ask how their ancestor had died.
The fact that the Yi family's ancestor returned, and that even the Murong family didn't personally intervene but instead instructed the Wang family to test the waters, speaks volumes.
However, the Wang family couldn't remain completely inactive. Everyone knew that they couldn't just sit idly by in the face of a crisis.
So they first asked a mutual friend from both families to go to the Yi family to gather information, and there was more than one group.
At the same time, the Wang family also asked a friend to explain tactfully that everyone is from a Golden Core family and there are some difficulties, so it would be best to understand each other.
If this matter were to be stopped here, it wouldn't be impossible. The Wang family is willing to negotiate with the Murong family to stop buying the Yi family's share of the spiritual vein.
Unfortunately, those who were asked to do so never had the chance to meet Yi Wentian, let alone the founder of the Yi family.
At this moment, the Yi family was making a great fuss, announcing the return of their ancestor, and sending out their members to welcome the visitors from various branches of the Yi family.
The news of Yi He's return spread rapidly throughout the entire world. The return of the true immortal ancestor from four thousand years ago was itself a sensational event.
However, the news spread the fastest among the Yi clan members—they were originally from the same clan, and at most they had split up.
Upon hearing this, the Yi family members instantly became excited, and members from all branches rushed to the third branch.
Even many members of the Yi family who had already established their own independent households rushed over.
It doesn't matter if we don't belong to one of the four major branches, as the family tree is enough to prove our point.
If anyone still doesn't believe it, they can trace their bloodline back to its source—with the ancestor's cultivation level, doing so wouldn't be difficult.
To be honest, I've seen people play tricks, but I've never heard of someone so eager to challenge the intelligence of a Nascent Soul True Immortal!
So in just three days, the number of Yi family members who came to visit exceeded three thousand.
Under such circumstances, how could the Yi family possibly have time to entertain those who made requests?
Of course, some requests are not so easy to refuse, and the Yi family has accumulated a lot of favors over the years.
Some of them even came from the families of true immortals—the ancestor wanted to know what the rules were, and whether he could give them face.
However, the three branches of the Yi family withstood the pressure and stated that in addition to entertaining their relatives, they also needed to complete other related procedures.
It's basically a dull knife that's neither soft nor hard; it can't kill, but the stab itself can still leave a lingering resentment.
"It's alright, nothing special," Qu Jianlei commented on the Yi family's reaction, finding it acceptable but not particularly outstanding.
The process was a bit slow, but it didn't matter. He had already stated in advance that he would wait five days, and then he would take action.
As for the cause and effect in this world? If you can accept it, then accept it; if you can't, then so be it.
Those who were asked to do so tried their best to find out, but none of them could find out why the Yi family was so powerful.
The main reason is that among the outsiders who came, the highest cultivation level was only Golden Core – the Yi family has always been a Golden Core family.
Some people belong to the Nascent Soul stage, but it's definitely not appropriate for True Immortal Ancestors to come and forcefully inquire about them.
Without going into too much detail, just look at the Murong family's reaction. Even a force with four Nascent Soul cultivators doesn't dare to make any rash moves.
On the fourth day, the Yi family began to decorate with lanterns and colorful streamers, and announced to the outside world in a high-profile manner: Our ancestor has returned!
The announcement came a little late, but that doesn't matter. When the founding emperor returned is not the point; the point is the timing of the announcement.
As soon as the news spread, countless small and medium-sized cultivators finally realized: So the previous tense standoff was for this?
It must be admitted that there are far too many times when junior repairmen are truly helpless.
It's one thing to not have decision-making power over most things, but the key issue is that even the right to know is taken away from us.
This is a digression. When the Yi family made a high-profile announcement of Yi He's return, a new variable emerged in the world of cultural relics.
What those unrelated bystanders and cultivators most wanted to know was Yi He's lifespan.
Everyone says that a person's lifespan is two thousand years, so how could you live to be five thousand?
However, this was only the opinion of ordinary cultivators. The second elder of the Murong family thought: the other party has already revealed their true intentions!
It would be irresponsible for us to remain indifferent.
He had already inquired carefully and found out that the five-day period only applied to the Murong family and did not include other families.
The direction is already very clear; there's no way to avoid it.
The two True Immortals from the Kong family arrived on the third day, leaving only one True Immortal to guard the ancestral land.
Now that a true immortal has appeared, it's not so conspicuous for the Murong family to send one.
Yi He demanded that the four True Immortals go together, which the Murong family would definitely not agree to, but the five-day deadline just didn't seem right.
Therefore, the Second Elder sent another Nascent Soul cultivator from his own family, as well as a Nascent Soul retainer, to the mission.
Both True Immortal factions have room for maneuver, whether they negotiate or fight.
On the fifth day, besides the Murong family, another True Immortal arrived, this time from the Cui family.
The Cui family and the Wang family are also related by marriage. Yi Wentian mentioned a few days ago that the Cui family is one of the potential backers of the Wang family.
However, the Cui family is an old and established family with deep connections to the Kong family, so their relationship is not so tense.
Clearly, Cui Zhenxian came here primarily because his own family was also implicated, and secondly, to investigate the truth.
As for the Cui family's true purpose—whether to support the Murong or Kong family—only heaven knows.
Of course, there's also a high possibility that they're just opportunistic, or perhaps... they're simply trying to clarify things for themselves.
On the evening of the fifth day, Yi Wentian and the one-eyed man appeared, with a small snake coiled above the head of the Foundation Establishment expert.
The three True Immortals from the Murong and Cui families glanced at the little snake, knowing that it was also a Nascent Soul cultivator.
The story of the Yi family's visit to the Kong family had already been spread by the Kong family members.
Aristocratic families have many rules, so they should be able to control the flow of information. However, the Kong family did not intend to strictly control the flow of information.
Ancestor Yi Wentian invited five True Immortals to meet the Yi family's founding ancestor in the main hall.
Neither of the two True Immortals who were at odds with the Yi family expressed any objection, and True Immortal Cui naturally did not react either, and simply followed them in.
No matter what happened, everything became clear once you met the person. Judging from the strength displayed by the Yi family, they must have been at least four True Immortals.
As for the possibility of an ambush in the hall? The True Immortal of the Murong family was somewhat secretly hoping: Welcome to your suicide mission!
If the Yi family really wants to set a trap, then at the very least it shows that they haven't prepared enough strong opponents!
The Murong family is not afraid of suffering some immediate losses. In the process of the family's rise, who has not seen bloodshed?
The five True Immortals walked into the hall with their heads held high, and then they were all stunned.
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