Chapter 445 - 421: Qin Family Crisis

Chapter 445: Chapter 421: Qin Family Crisis

"This is absolutely true. What’s more, ten years from now, the Six Great Powers of the Ancient Wilderness Snowfield will even hold a grand ceremony for him," the Third Prince’s subordinate hurriedly said.

"Alright, I understand. In ten years, I will personally lead a group there!"

The Third Prince was no ordinary person, after all. He quickly calmed down and spoke in a cold voice.

The Cultivators present couldn’t help but feel a sense of schadenfreude. They knew that if the Third Prince was going, it certainly wouldn’t be for something as simple as celebrating with him.

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"What? Zhang Chi reached Divinity Transformation?"

"Yes, and in ten years, the Six Great Powers of the Ancient Wilderness Snowfield are holding a celebration for him. Should we go?"

Deep within the Xingluo Sea stood a Spiritual Peak that towered into the clouds. At its summit was a Palace, and deep within that Palace, three peerlessly beautiful Divinity Transformation Female Cultivators were conversing.

If Zhang Chi were here, he would have recognized them at a glance—they were the three Palace Masters of the Desert Divine Palace.

At the mention of Zhang Chi’s name, all three Palace Masters wore looks of utter astonishment.

They even suspected the news was fake.

For years, they had been secretly keeping an eye on the situation in the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty and the Endless Desert Sea.

So they had long since learned more about Zhang Chi. They knew he had once gone by the alias Chen Bufan and had joined the Desert Divine Palace.

They had even met "Chen Bufan" before, but at the time, he had been in disguise and had hidden his Cultivation.

It was precisely because they knew so much about Zhang Chi that they found it even more unbelievable to hear he had already broken through to the Divinity Transformation Realm.

"Go. We must go. And not just us—we’ll go with the other Fellow Daoists of the Xingluo Sea."

"Exactly. By going, we can not only congratulate Zhang Chi but also unite with the Ancient Wilderness Snowfield to resist the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty!"

Soon, the three Palace Masters made their decision.

It turned out that years ago, with Zhang Chi’s help, they had successfully claimed the Desert Divine Palace. They then fled the Endless Desert Sea and came to the depths of the Xingluo Sea together.

At first, the major powers of the Xingluo Sea’s Immortal Cultivation Realm did not welcome them and were unwilling to cooperate.

The Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs of the Xingluo Sea were all afraid that doing so would provoke the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty.

But even though they remained compliant, the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty attacked the Xingluo Sea anyway. This was what caused them to change their attitude and truly accept the three Palace Masters.

However, the Xingluo Sea alone was clearly no match for Great Qian, let alone capable of helping them reclaim their territory. Thus, they had to unite with more Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs.

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Xingluo Island was the most prosperous island in the Sea of Xingluo. It was so vast that people often forgot it was an island at all.

On the island’s southern tip was an Immortal City named Eagle Cliff City. This Immortal City was built atop a massive cliff overlooking the sea. The cliff and the Immortal City both got their names from the many Demon Beast Giant Eagles that inhabited the cliff face.

To the east of Yingya Immortal City lay the territory of the Qin Immortal Cultivation Clan. The Qin Family was a newly risen Immortal Cultivation Clan, having moved here only two hundred years ago. However, their development had been swift, and they had firmly established themselves over a century ago.

But the usually bustling entrance to the Qin Family estate was now uncharacteristically deserted. A suppressive atmosphere hung over the entire Qin Family, and its Cultivators and servants alike wore worried expressions.

Some servants were even secretly discussing how to leave the clan.

Deep within the Qin estate, a group of high-ranking members was gathered to discuss matters.

Seated in the main position was a middle-aged-looking Nascent Soul Peak cultivator, and beside him was a Nascent Soul Female Cultivator who appeared to be in her early thirties.

These two were none other than Qin Yushan and Qin Yuyan.

The others present were also high-ranking clan members, but none could match these two in either Cultivation or seniority.

"Grandfather, please make a decision quickly! Any later, and our Qin Family will be finished!"

"That’s right. Please forgive your great-grandson for his impertinence. I feel this matter is actually a great boon for the clan’s development. Why can’t the two of you elders agree to it?"

At this moment, two clan members couldn’t help but speak up, and many others nodded in agreement.

"A boon? If it were such a boon, why wouldn’t we agree? Do you think you’re so much smarter? Should we let you be the clan ancestors instead?"

But Qin Yushan flew into a rage upon hearing this.

"Indeed. On the surface, this seems like a good thing, but it’s actually a ploy by the Lin Family. If we agree, it will only be a matter of time before they annex the Qin Family once our Lifespan runs out," Qin Yuyan added with a nod.

"But if we don’t agree, the Qin Family will be annihilated right now! The Lin Family’s ancestor is a Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch!"

"Exactly! Even if the Qin Family is annexed in the future, at least the Qin Clan Members will survive. That’s better than all of us dying now, isn’t it?"

But the rest of the clan members remained unconvinced.

"Silence!" Qin Yushan finally couldn’t hold back and snapped coldly.

"That’s right. Let’s wait for the clan’s Honored Guest Elders to arrive before we say more. Perhaps they’ll have a solution," Qin Yuyan continued.

"They aren’t even at Nascent Soul Peak. What solution could they possibly have?"

"Exactly!"

"Do you really think that Zhang Chi could have reached Divinity Transformation? He probably died in some forgotten corner long ago! And even if he didn’t, there’s no way he would come to help!"

The younger Qin Family members fell silent at this but many began conversing privately via voice transmission, clearly still defiant.

"Sigh!"

Seeing this, Qin Yuyan couldn’t help but sigh softly.

"Brother, if there’s no other way, I’ll just agree to the Lin Family’s proposal," Qin Yuyan then said via voice transmission.

"No! At worst, we’ll abandon the family and leave the Xingluo Sea. I will absolutely not let you be wronged. These juniors are all worthless anyway. It’s just a pity we haven’t heard from our third brother. Otherwise, we could go anywhere in the world. Even a Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch wouldn’t dare to provoke us so easily!"

But Qin Yushan shook his head decisively, replying with his own voice transmission.

As it turned out, the Qin Family had been developing well here. Xiao Yunhong, Li Caiwei, Li Cailing, and Fu Yuan had even become Elders of the Qin Family.

The latter three had all reached Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivation.

Of course, this was largely thanks to the Nascent Soul Materials Zhang Chi had provided before he left. Over the years, Qin Yushan and Qin Yuyan had also taken good care of them out of respect for Zhang Chi.

At the same time, they had long since given up their plans to return to the Endless Desert Sea. All these years, they had been participating in the great war between the Xingluo Sea and the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty to earn more Cultivation Materials.

The same was even more true for Xiao Yunhong.

Although he had changed his name, he had once again made a considerable name for himself.

Unfortunately, his Cultivation wasn’t high enough, so he had never become one of the top-tier combatants on the Xingluo Sea’s side.

The Qin Family Siblings, on the other hand, had participated in the war in the early years but had since been living out their days peacefully within the family.

Everything had been fine until recently, when Qin Yuyan was out and caught the eye of Lin Dong, the Young Patriarch of a Divinity Transformation Clan from Xingluo City. Afterward, Lin Dong declared he wanted Qin Yuyan as his concubine.

Qin Yuyan naturally refused him decisively.

For one, she didn’t know him, disliked him, and had no intention of demeaning herself.

Secondly, her heart belonged only to Zhang Chi. With no hope of being with him now, she only wanted to live out the rest of her life in peace.

Furthermore, she knew he had ill intentions. It wasn’t just lust at first sight; he wanted to use her as a cultivation Furnace Cauldron.

As a result, Lin Dong used his family to put pressure directly on the Qin Family, threatening that if Qin Yuyan didn’t agree, all the Qin Clan Members would be sent to the battlefield. This was what had led to the current scene.

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WHOOSH WHOOSH...

Just then, three streaks of Escape Light suddenly shot across the sky, and three Cultivators appeared above the Qin estate.

The three Cultivators—two old, one young—exuded powerful auras. All of them were shockingly at Nascent Soul Peak Cultivation.

The young Cultivator was a handsome but somewhat sinister-looking youth, while the two elders had white hair but projected fierce and imposing demeanors.

"Oh no, it’s Lin Dong!"

"Didn’t he give us a deadline of three years? Why is he here so soon?!"

Upon seeing the three arrivals, the expressions of the Qin Clan Members changed drastically.

Even Qin Yuyan and Qin Yushan frowned slightly.

BOOM!

However, before they could react, the young Cultivator waved his hand and launched an attack from the air, instantly shattering the Qin Family’s partially active protective Array barrier and forcing his way into the estate.

"Fairy Qin, I can’t be bothered to wait any longer. Come with me now! Don’t resist, because I already know the true origin of your Qin Family."

"Your real name is Qin Yuyan, and your brother is Qin Yushan. You are both wanted by the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty. So, if you dare to defy me again, I will expose your identities."

Lin Dong got straight to the point, a smug look on his face.

After coming to the Xingluo Sea, the Qin Family had not changed their surname but had all taken new given names, as had Xiao Yunhong and the others.

Moreover, Zhang Chi had shielded their fates back then.

That was why the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty had never been able to find them.

But some members of the Qin Family clearly knew their true origins, and one of them had evidently been bribed by this Lin Dong.

This was how Lin Dong knew the truth.

"That’s right, those are our real names, and we are indeed wanted by Great Qian. But so what? We are now Cultivators of the Xingluo Sea and have rendered meritorious service for the Xingluo Sea."

"Surely Fellow Daoist Lin doesn’t intend to betray the Xingluo Sea and hand us over to Great Qian, does he?"

Qin Yushan showed no fear.

After all, more than two hundred years had passed, and the Xingluo Sea and Great Qian had long been enemies.

"Of course I won’t betray the Xingluo Sea. But if the Third Prince of Great Qian learns of this, he will definitely send experts here. When that happens, not a single person from your Qin Family will survive."

"But if you, Qin Yuyan, submit to me, not only will I keep your secret, but even if it leaks out in the future, my Lin Family can protect you!"

Lin Dong sneered triumphantly.

"Then go ahead and announce it. Also, don’t think you’re so special just because you have a Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch for a backer. We have one too! The three Palace Masters of the former Desert Divine Palace were my masters."

"I just never went to see the three of them in order to keep my identity a secret."

Qin Yushan’s expression turned ugly, but his words gave no ground.

In truth, he had long heard that the three Palace Masters had joined the Xingluo Sea. He had even gone to them for help after this trouble started, only to have the door shut in his face.

In other words, although the three Palace Masters had joined the Xingluo Sea, they hadn’t established their own power base. Naturally, they neither had the ability nor the desire to protect a former disciple.

But he obviously wasn’t going to tell Lin Dong and the others the truth.