Chapter 224: Reappearance of the Jade Bottle
Translator: CKtalon Editor: CKtalon
Lu Prefecture. Yanglai County City. Xin family.
The Xin family was a family clan that was famous throughout all of Lu Prefecture. Its patriarch was a Connate Golden Core cultivator from the Daoist sacred land, Primordial Chaos Sect. Naturally, his entire family’s standing rose together with his. In Yanglai County, the family wielded absolute power. Every newly appointed county governor would have to first visit the Xin family.
However, the Xin family had recently plunged into terror.
"Second Master, Second Master!" A servant called for the second master, Xin Zhen.
Xin Zhen was the second son of the Xin family patriarch, Xin Feng. As he had reached the Connate False Core realm, he was made the head of the Xin family.
"What happened now?" Xin Zhen shouted helplessly as he looked at the panic-stricken servant.
"The three cultivators we invited are all dead," whispered the servant.
"What? Daoist Zhong and company are dead?" Xin Zhen’s expression changed drastically. "Where’re their corpses?"
"In the front yard." The servant led the way.
Soon.
In a side hall of Xin Manor’s courtyard, there were three corpses. Many mbers of the Xin family were gathered in the hall.
People imdiately made way when Xin Zhen ca in.
"Daoist Zhong." Xin Zhen’s expression changed greatly when he saw the three corpses.
"My Xin family has caused you harm. We caused you harm," Xin Zhen said with a pained heart. A female cultivator ca over and said, "Second Master, these three corpses and the corpses of our Xin family’s clansn have identical symptoms. Their flesh and blood have been sucked dry, leaving only bone and skin."
Xin Zhen nodded slightly.
Indeed.
The three corpses in front of him were devoid of flesh and blood. All that remained was bone and skin. Not a single drop of blood would flow, even if he carved the skin with a knife.
"In the past five days, our Xin family has seen a hundred clansn die each day. All of them have had their flesh and blood sucked dry." An elder said sullenly. "And now, the three cultivation experts that ca to our aid have also t a tragic end. Two of them were at the Connate True Core realm. Our Xin family does not even have anyone at the Connate True Core realm. How are we to fend off this murderer?"
"Those that fled the family clan have also had their flesh and blood sucked dry. Those that remain in the family clan are still sucked dry despite the family manor’s array formations. Escape ans death, remaining also ans death. What are we to do now?"
The upper-echelon mbers of the Xin family were indeed worried.
"Second Master." They looked at Xin Zhen.
Xin Zhen was similarly vexed.
The Xin family had three people at the Connate False Core realm initially. With the array formations left behind by the patriarch, even an entity at the Connate True Core realm could not intimidate the Xin family! In a world where people at the Connate Golden Core realm seldom took action, those at the Connate True Core realm were typically the greatest experts of a prefecture. The Xin family was considered very strong so with its strength, it was not afraid of enemies or fiendish demons.
With their patriarch Xin Feng being a Connate Golden Core realm expert of the Primordial Chaos Sect, the Xin family had lived unfettered for the past one hundred plus years.
"I have put in a request for Patriarch to co help but I can’t contact him." Xin Zhen shook his head. "There’s no response from Patriarch and I have also requested help from the Primordial Chaos Sect. I have sought their help every day. But I have no idea when the Primordial Chaos Sect will send help over."
"Sigh."
"The family is in danger. Why is there no response from Patriarch?"
The clansn were all panicking.
So of them even had the thought... that the patriarch had suffered sothing untoward. However, the patriarch was of eminent standing. He was the pillar of support for the family clan. No one dared to raise the possibility that sothing had happened to him.
"Now, Daoist Zhong and company are dead too. Perhaps no other Daoists from the Lu Prefecture will dare to co after hearing of this," Xin Zhen said with a sigh. "Let’s wait. Let’s wait for people from the Primordial Chaos Sect."
"We can only suffer and wait in silence."
"Let’s hope they co sooner rather than later. With a hundred clansn being killed a day, it won’t take half a month for our Xin family to be wiped out."
The clansn were all feeling distraught.
Boom!
Suddenly, a powerful might enveloped the area.
"Xin Zhen." An indifferent voice sounded.
The mont Xin Zhen heard that, he rushed out of the side hall and looked up. He saw two Daoists on a cloud above the Xin family. One of the Daoists slung two swords behind his back. He had silver-white hair and he looked rather handso.
"Senior Yin!" Xin Zhen was overjoyed.
Primordial Chaos Sect’s Yin Lihuo was a Connate Golden Core expert. He was ranked in the top five and had reached the intent domain realm. In addition, he cultivated in the Physical Establishing Sage! He was capable of fighting existences at the Paramount realm in close combat.
Whoosh.
Yin Lihuo flew down with his junior brother in tow.
"Greetings, Senior Yin." Xin Zhen imdiately led his Xin family clansn to greet him politely.
"Have you not found my Junior Brother Xin yet?" asked Yin Lihuo.
"Up to a hundred Xin family clansn die daily these past few days. Yet, there has been no news from Patriarch," said Xin Zhen imdiately.
"Nothing?"
Yin Lihuo frowned.
Patriarch Xin was a Connate Golden Core expert of the Primordial Chaos Sect after all. His sudden disappearance, and the inability to communicate with him despite his transmission mark not dissipating, was highly unusual! In addition, up to a hundred mbers of the Xin family were being killed daily. In light of such a strange situation, the Primordial Chaos Sect imdiately sent Yin Lihuo to investigate the matter.
"Just today, I invited three fellow Daoists from the Lu Prefecture to help us. Two of them were at the Connate True Core realm but they were similarly sucked dry of their flesh and blood, and now lay dead," said Xin Zhen anxiously.
"Oh? Bring there," instructed Yin Lihuo.
"Senior Yin, please follow ." Xin Zhen led the way.
Soon, they ca into a hall.
Yin Lihuo led his junior brother to where the three corpses were lying on the floor. They were only skin and bones, with not a drop of blood left in their bodies.
"Senior Brother, this matter seems odd." The gray-robed Daoist whispered. "All that’s left is skin and bones and not one bit of flesh or blood. It resembles the magi lineage, but sinister Dharma spells are also equally capable of these feats."
"Yea." Yin Lihuo looked calmly.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, a clansman cried out in pain.
Yin Lihuo and the gray-robed Daoist turned their heads instantly. A clansman was writhing in pain on the ground. His body rapidly withered and in seconds, all his flesh and blood was gone, leaving only skin and bones behind.
"What?" Yin Lihuo was alard. His intent domain covered eight hundred feet of his surroundings. The clansman was well within his intent domain.
"That’s what happens. That’s how it happens." Xin Zhen and company were panic-stricken. Xin Zhen added imdiately, "Our Xin family clansn die like that. I have seen with my own eyes several who have had their flesh and blood sucked clean out of thin air. All that’s left is skin and bones."
"I just arrived and the murderer kills a Xin family clansman right under my nose? Was it a deliberate show of force?" Yin Lihuo’s pupils constricted.
"Xin Zhen," said Yin Lihuo.
"Senior Yin," answered Xin Zhen respectfully.
"From this mont forth, your Xin family’s array formation shall be under my control." Yin Lihuo instructed. "I want to see who this person lurking in the dark is. How dare he provoke my Primordial Chaos Sect."
"Yes." Xin Zhen nodded imdiately.
He couldn’t wish for anything better than to have such an existence help preside over his family clan.
...
At that mont, in an inn about five kiloters away from the Xin family.
A middle-aged man stood in front of the window and looked in the direction of the Xin family manor.
"Yin Lihuo is here," said the middle-aged man softly. "At my present strength, even if I use my fiendcelestial lineage thods, I can barely equal him, right?"
"Don’t worry. Don’t you have ?" A jade bottle said with a voice transmission from the table. "With aiding you, Yin Lihuo is not your match. As long as you heavily injure Yin Lihuo, the Primordial Chaos Sect will beco more careful. The Primordial Chaos Sect currently only has one entity at the Paramount realm. They would not let such an existence take any risks unless they were absolutely confident."
"Alright." The middle-aged man nodded.
******
Shu Prefecture’s Sword Tower.
The upper echelons of Sword Tower welcod Qin Yun warmly.
"I’ll hand this nephew of mine over to you, Brother Cui. Let him suffer at Hundred Swords Peak," joked Qin Yun.
"Dear Shuyan’s talent and perception are pretty good." praised Cui Lianfeng. The other Connate Golden Core sword immortals were very friendly as well. Now, among all the sects in the world, Sword Tower was the closest to the Qin family. Sword Tower always had the hope of making Qin Yun one of theirs! After all, they were all sword immortals and Qin Yun was an itinerant cultivator.
"Shuyan."
Qin Yun looked at Qin Shuyan. "Your marriage will be in three years. I hope that you are already out of Hundred Swords Peak by the ti those three years are up."
"Don’t worry, Uncle. I’ll escape it in a year. Give a year." Qin Shuyan was very confident.
"Haha, nice ambition." Qin Yun smiled and did not say another word.
"Alright, everyone. I have matters to tend to and shall take my leave. I’ll trouble all of you with this nephew of mine."
"Not at all."
"Our Sword Tower sends disciples to Brother Qin every year and you have guided them seriously. It is us who should be ashad. Brother Qin, you should send more disciples over to our Sword Tower."
All of them were very warm.
Sword Tower was the number one sword cultivation sect in the world.
It was extrely difficult to enter Sword Tower as a disciple! Even many rich families could exhaust all their wealth and still fail to have their children enter. As for Qin Shuyan, his visit was for cultivation. He did not need to take anyone as a master; yet, he made all the Golden Core sword immortals treat him genially.
In fact, Qin Yun was sowhat envious of this. Back when he road the world, he wished that he had a sword immortal master to guide him.
"Phew."
Soon.
Qin Yun left Sword Tower and transford into a beam of light that headed northeast.
"Lu Prefecture."
Qin Yun held the Inspect Heavenly Token and saw the latest blurb. "Primordial Chaos Sect’s Connate Golden Core cultivator, Xin Feng’s family clan has had a hundred clansn die daily for six consecutive days. The cultivators that provided their aid have died too. All of them died by having their flesh and blood sucked dry. Primordial Chaos Sect’s Yin Lihuo went and ended up seriously injured. It is confird that the murderer in question is a mysterious great fiendish demon, one that has never been seen before."
"A great fiendish demon that even Yin Lihuo is no match for? I’ll take a look!" Qin Yun cast his Beam Transformation Art and headed straight for Lu Prefecture.
His flying sword had not slain a great fiendish demon in a long ti.
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