Chapter 65: Truce? Clan Annihilation!
Above, the battle between Bai Sanhai and the other two Spirit Transformation cultivators had stopped. Below, the cultivators all wore expressions of shock as they stared at the head in your hand.
In that moment, time seemed to freeze. Every cultivator looked toward you, unable to believe what they were seeing.
A dignified clan Ancestor, a Spirit Transformation cultivator, had just died like that?
And killed by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, no less!
The other two families' Spirit Transformation Ancestors exchanged a glance, then spoke in unison. "Fellow Daoist Bai, this was all a misunderstanding."
"Yes, yes, we were deceived by Old Thief Sun. Why don't we call a truce?"
"Rest assured, we won't take a single share of the Sun family's assets. It all belongs to your Bai family!"
"Exactly, exactly. Our three families have been friends for generations. There's no need for this kind of bloodshed over such a trivial matter."
The two spoke in turn, clearly intending to push the Sun family out to take the blame.
"You, you two! Attacking the Bai family was all agreed upon—" Below, the Sun family's Nascent Soul Ancestor had not even finished speaking when the Wang family Ancestor, a Spirit Transformation cultivator, slapped him dead on the spot.
Under the pressure of a Spirit Transformation cultivator's might, the remaining Sun family cultivators trembled, not daring to even breathe loudly.
"Fellow Daoist, what do you think…" Bai Sanhai transmitted to you.
You sensed your own condition, drew a deep breath, and replied, "Agree to them for now."
"Hahaha, you two Fellow Daoists are too kind. As long as you kill all the Sun family cultivators present, my Bai family will act as if nothing happened. How about that?" Bai Sanhai said loudly.
Hearing this, the Sun family cultivators below grew even more panicked. Without a Spirit Transformation Ancestor to protect them, they feared they would not escape death.
The two exchanged a glance, wasted no words, and each delivered a palm strike, killing every Sun family cultivator present on the spot!
You took the opportunity to pull out the Soul-Refining Banner and collect all the Remnant Souls of the dead Sun family cultivators into it.
"Damn, Fellow Daoist, what kind of treasure is that? Why is it spewing black smoke like crazy?" Bai Wuxi came up to you, looking at the Soul-Refining Banner in your hand with curiosity.
"This? This is the Human Sovereign Banner!" you lied through your teeth.
"Hiss! It's actually the legendary Human Sovereign Banner! Fellow Daoist's strength is truly terrifying."
"But shouldn't the Human Sovereign Banner emit golden light? Why is yours…" Bai Ruoxi had appeared by your side at some point, her face full of question marks.
"One cannot judge by appearances alone. You're still too young!" you continued to bluff.
"Huh? But I'm already a hundred years old."
The corner of your mouth twitched. Though a mere hundred years was indeed very young for a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, thinking about it carefully, you were only twenty-eight…
Watching the Wang and Liu families retreat one after another, leaving the Bai family's territory, the Bai family Ancestor Bai Sanhai came before you and bowed in thanks.
"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist. If not for your assistance this time, I fear my Bai family would not have escaped this calamity!"
You reached out and helped Bai Sanhai up, replying, "Fellow Daoist is too polite. Your Bai family looked after me for ten years. It is only right that I save your clan."
Bai Sanhai nodded, then said, "Fellow Daoist, would you be willing to come with me to the Sun family and pull out the roots?"
"No problem," you replied, holding the Human Sovereign Banner.
"Those who can still move, follow me to the Sun family residence. Annihilation!" Bai Sanhai gave the order, and the Bai family cultivators all responded.
Over a thousand cultivators stood in the air, then swept toward the Sun family residence in unison.
You looked at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators remaining in the Sun family, waved your hand, and the living souls within the Soul-Refining Banner surged forth!
Before the Bai family could even make a move, the last low-level cultivators of the Sun family were all killed by you, their Remnant Souls absorbed into the Human Sovereign Banner.
Your Human Sovereign Banner grew a little stronger, advancing toward Earth-rank high-grade.
Bai Sanhai looked at you with surprise, but said nothing.
At the Sun family Treasure Pavilion, Bai Sanhai brought you here and casually dismantled all the restrictions.
"Fellow Daoist, after you!"
You did not stand on ceremony, stepping inside first.
You released your divine sense, reading through every technique and book in the entire Treasure Pavilion.
To your slight disappointment, the technique you wanted was not here.
"The Sun family's foundational technique is an Earth-rank upper grade cultivation technique. Is Fellow Daoist interested?" Bai Sanhai asked.
Hearing this, you shook your head. Possessing two immortal-grade techniques and one rankless technique, you naturally looked down on these.
"I'll leave this place to you. I'll head back first. See you tonight!" With that, you flew off.
Returning to the Bai family residence, you swallowed pills and began recovering your injuries and spiritual power.
Late at night, at the Bai family ancestral hall, you met Bai Sanhai.
"Fellow Daoist, this ring contains all of the Sun family's assets. Please inspect them." Bai Sanhai handed you a storage ring.
You extended your divine sense and saw that it actually contained a million mid-grade spirit stones, a hundred high-grade spirit stones, as well as various treasures, techniques, and some odds and ends.
"The Sun family still has many spirit stone mines. My Bai family is taking them over. At minimum, we can produce several hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones each month."
"There are also some spirit fields, medicine shops…"
"Stop!" You interrupted Bai Sanhai, took all the spirit stones from the storage ring, then returned the ring to him.
"I only want spirit stones. Everything else is yours."
"But…" Bai Sanhai hesitated.
"No buts. I came to find you because there's something else I need done!" You interrupted Bai Sanhai again.
"What is it? Please speak, Fellow Daoist. My Bai family will spare no effort!" Bai Sanhai said earnestly.
"Destroy the Wang family and the Li family!" you said. Since enmity had already been formed, there was no reason to let them go. The reason you had let them leave earlier was because your condition had been poor.
After a night of cultivation and recovery, you had now recovered more or less.
Bai Sanhai's eyes widened in sudden understanding, and without another word he began gathering people.
A quarter hour later, a hundred Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Bai family stood neatly before you, awaiting orders.
After the plan was set, under your and Bai Sanhai's leadership, the hundred Nascent Soul stage cultivators set out, all rushing toward the Wang family's clan grounds!
Arriving at the Wang family, you looked at the already-activated clan-protecting grand formation. Clearly, the Wang family had long been on guard.
Looking at the peak fourth-rank formation before you, though you could not break it, finding a gap to slip in through was no problem at all.
A moment later, a hundred Nascent Soul stage cultivators successfully infiltrated the Wang family.