Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 450 - 243. This trip shuts the door on the dog! (Two-in-one Chapter)_2

Chapter 450: 243. This trip shuts the door on the dog! (Two-in-one Chapter)_2

"Don’t take it lightly. Xu Yuanzhen has reached the Ninth Heavenly Layer and might appear at any time," Lin Che solemnly warned. "Moreover, the Foreign Lands encountered before are teeming with strangeness!"

In the past, Jinzhou’s Ye Moquan and Suzhou’s Chu Xiuyuan, both seasoned Ninth Heavenly Layer Great Scholars, had clear objectives and did not act rashly.

Ye Yan, the reclusive Clan Chief of the Qingzhou Ye Clan who had secretly reached the Ninth Heavenly Layer realm, once went to the Northern Border in a low-profile manner with Lin Che to inspect the Void "Portal" of the Great Black Mountain, but was rejected by the Foreign Lands.

Additionally, they vaguely sensed a bizarre and overbearing aura and artistic conception within it, which was unfavorable for their Noble Clans, established through generations of Confucian Studies.

Beyond the threat posed by the Empress, the existence of these peculiar Foreign Lands was one of the factors that ultimately led to the alliance of the four surnames and six esteemed families.

"Please, Uncle, cover our rear and be vigilant for any unusual movements around us," Lin Che instructed in a deep voice.

Lin Chou and Lin Feng, who fell in the battle at Poyang Lake, were both Elders from the previous generation of the Jiangzhou Lin Clan.

Upon hearing this, he nodded slightly. "We only need to hold Jiangzhou. Even if Xu Yuanzhen attacks, he won’t be able to breach our Lin Clan Ancestral Land in a short time. Dragon Tiger Mountain is equally vulnerable right now; they can’t afford to linger outside for too long."

At this moment, Lin Lang stepped forward. "The two Great-Uncles and my Uncle have arrived."

Among those who came with him were three gaunt and cultured Scholars, who visibly bore the signs of old age.

Two of them, peers of Lin Chou and Lin Feng, were both Elders from the previous generation of the Jiangzhou Lin Clan.

The third, a contemporary of Lin Che, Lin Qun, and Lin Yuwei, was much older.

A common characteristic among the three was that they were all well over four hundred years old. Both their physical and mental states were declining, and to slow this trend, they usually lived in seclusion, focusing quietly on recuperation and seldom involving themselves in external affairs.

Only in situations like the previous defeat at Poyang Lake or the current crisis facing the Lin Clan would they emerge from their seclusion to intervene.

However, among the three, there was no Great Scholar of the Eightfold Heaven Realm.

The Lin Clan members felt a sense of helplessness regarding this.

If only our Great-Grand-Uncle and Uncle Shiqi were still here... Lin Lang sighed inwardly.

Years ago, the Jiangzhou Lin Clan actually had reclusive Eighth Heavenly Layer Elders resting and recuperating, including a Great-Grand-Uncle who was a contemporary of Elder Lin Jin.

Unfortunately, those two Eighth Heavenly Layer Elders mysteriously left the ancestral land, and all contact was lost. This further thinned the already declining foundation of the Jiangzhou Lin Clan over the years.

"Now that it’s confirmed Xu Yuanzhen’s cultivation has reached the Ninth Heavenly Layer of the Taoist Sect, attitudes will surely change once the news spreads," Lin Che said. "As long as we hold out here for a while, we can break today’s siege. For now, let’s not be distracted. We must proceed with the sacrifice together."

The Lin Clan members answered in unison.

In the battle at Poyang Lake, the Jiangzhou Lin Clan suffered heavy losses. Apart from losing Elder Lin Feng of the Eighth Heavenly Layer, they also lost Lin Zhen and other experts of the Seventh Heavenly Layer realm. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Afterward, Lin Yuwei broke through from the Seventh Heavenly Layer to the Eighth Heavenly Layer, and Lin Lang from the Sixth Heavenly Layer to the Seventh Heavenly Layer.

And in the recent turmoil in the Northern Border, the Jiangzhou Lin Clan successively lost two more Seventh Heavenly Layer Elders.

First, one was directly trampled by Tang Xiaotang while secretly conducting a sacrifice at Dragon Bone Ridge.

Later, another Lin Clan Elder, while guarding the Void "Portal" at the Great Black Mountain with Lin Likong of the Youzhou Forest Clan, fell victim to an avatar of the King Sea Chrysanthemum and also perished.

Now, including the three reclusive Elders who had come out of seclusion, the Jiangzhou Lin Clan had a total of eight Seventh Heavenly Layer Great Scholars.

To have them directly face Tang Xiaotang, who wielded the Celestial Master’s Sword, was undoubtedly asking too much of them.

Nevertheless, at that moment, Lin Lang and the other seven immediately dispersed, taking positions in the eight directions of the Lin Clan Ancestral Land to assist Clan Chief Lin Che in conducting the sacrifice.

The Jiangzhou Lin Clan Ancestral Land became even more fortified.

Lin Che and the others did not consider a counterattack; they focused solely on stabilizing their own defenses, making them as impregnable as a fortress.

Even as continuous barrages of purple and golden lightning exploded in the sky, they could not shake the dark-gold mountain-and-river array below.

However, Celestial Master Tang, usually impulsive, was now calm and composed. "Are you prepared?"

Meanwhile, by the banks of the Grand River, Lei Jun gazed towards the Jiangzhou Lin Clan Ancestral Land.

With a casual wave of his hand, he sketched the runes of several Heaven’s Sight Earth’s Hearing Talismans, which spread throughout the air.

Three metallic rails floated above his head. Seemingly inconspicuous, they began to channel a Primordial Magnet Force far more terrifying than any he had displayed before.

Simultaneously, another object appeared in Lei Jun’s hand.

It resembled a wooden plank, square and regular in form.

However, it exuded a somewhat domineering, savage, and bizarre aura.

He weighed the wooden plank in his hand. "A bit rushed, but it can already serve its purpose."

* * *

In the land between Jingxiang and the Chu River, the Fang Clan was the dominant force.

However, as the influence of the Mount Shu Sect gradually expanded beyond Bashu in recent years, the Jingxiang region was the first to bear the brunt.

The attention of the Jingxiang Fang Clan had shifted from their previous focus on the Jiangzhou Lin Clan to their east and downstream, turning westwards to monitor the Mount Shu Sect as it began to emerge from Bashu.

Currently, the two parties were in a standoff on either side of Wushan.

Yet the leader on the Jingxiang Fang Clan’s side, a middle-aged Scholar with a commanding presence, kept his gaze fixed to the east, towards Jiangzhou.

"Uncle, apart from the Blue Abyss Sword, there has been no news of the North Abyss Divine Spear leaving Bashu. Moreover, Fu Dongsen, the Sect Leader of Mount Shu, hasn’t descended from the Summit either," a Fang Clan disciple reported to the middle-aged Scholar.

The middle-aged Scholar was named Fang Huansheng. Within the Jingxiang Fang Clan, he held the title of Great Elder, his status among his peers second only to the Clan Chief, Fang Jingsheng.

It is worth mentioning that Fang Jian, a direct descendant of the Celestial Master Mansion, was Fang Huansheng’s son.

However, this fact did not influence any decisions Fang Huansheng made at that moment.

Another middle-aged Scholar behind him said softly, "Xu Yuanzhen has reached the Ninth Heavenly Layer, and Tang Xiaotang’s momentum is also formidable. If we calculate carefully, isn’t Yuan Mobai still quite some years away from turning two hundred? Although they are all part of the Taoist Sect, Mount Shu will inevitably be somewhat affected."