Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 457 - 244. Send him to his death, ruin her future! (Two-in-one Chapter)_4

Chapter 457: 244. Send him to his death, ruin her future! (Two-in-one Chapter)_4

"You promised the big fish to me, and you can have the rest," Tang Xiaotang puffed up her cheeks. "I haven’t even opened for business here in Jiangzhou yet!"

Lei Jun waved his hand, catching Lin Che’s corpse, while pressing his other hand to his brow. "There’s also someone shackled over in Jiangzhou."

"That one seems a bit dull..." Though Tang Xiaotang said this, she turned and left.

...

On the Grand River, still some distance from Jiangzhou, a middle-aged scholar accompanied by several people, all with solemn and composed expressions, headed towards Jiangzhou at a steady pace.

"Sixth Uncle, are we heading to Jiangzhou a bit too early?" a young Confucian Scholar asked the middle-aged man beside him.

The middle-aged scholar was none other than Elder Fangdu of the Jingxiang Fang Clan.

He walked with his hands clasped behind his back. "The timing is about right. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, we should not procrastinate."

Having decided to reinforce the Jiangzhou Lin Clan, Fang Du had no intention of holding back. He wasn’t considering using the Longhu Mountain Celestial Master Mansion to weaken the Jiangzhou Lin Clan, or vice versa.

His only concern was that if they appeared too early, the people from the Longhu Mountain Celestial Master Mansion might retreat in time and withdraw to Dragon Tiger Mountain.

If they arrived just as the Jiangzhou Lin Clan and the Celestial Master Mansion were locked in a battle that had reached True Fire, fully incandescent, that would undoubtedly be the best timing. The Celestial Master Mansion’s forces would have no route of retreat.

However, a Blood Battle with the Celestial Master Mansion wasn’t absolutely necessary.

Forcing the enemy to withdraw from Jiangzhou would satisfy the most basic requirement of the great allied clans.

The Jiangzhou Lin Clan was a nail planted beside the couch of Dragon Tiger Mountain in Xinzhou. The other major Prestigious Families would naturally make efforts to support them.

"Jiangzhou has been suppressed too harshly by us and Suzhou over the past few centuries," one of the Fang Clan disciples sighed. "Even Dragon Tiger Mountain, despite its Severely Damaged Vitality, managed to directly attack Jiangzhou’s Lin Clan Ancestral Land."

Another person shook his head. "It’s because Xu Yuanzhen has cultivated to the Ninth Heavenly Layer of the Taoist Sect. There was no other way."

This person voiced his concern, "Sixth Uncle, if Xu Yuanzhen wields the Celestial Master’s Sword, can Jiangzhou hold out?"

Fang Du replied, "As long as Chengming isn’t too greedy or reckless, and relies on the sacrificial rites and the Dragon Serpent Pen to defend the Jiangzhou Lin Clan Ancestral Land, he should be able to hold out for a considerable time.

"But we must not delay. Arriving sooner will give us more time to observe and to contact various parties."

Everyone behind him nodded in agreement.

Fang Du then instructed, "Contact Jiangzhou. See if they have the spare capacity to reply and inform us of the current situation."

After speaking, he took out a brush and paper and used the Seeing the Words as if Seeing the Person Technique to contact the members of the Suzhou Chu Clan who were approaching from downstream.

"Kuanze, have you reached the Jiangzhou border?"

When the other party inquired, Fang Du replied, "We are almost there. And you, Youliang?"

Chu Peng and Chu Youliang, high-level experts from the Chu Clan, replied, "We plan to approach from the direction of Xinzhou."

Fang Du’s eyebrows lifted slightly. "Oh? Youliang, do you perhaps intend to...?"

Chu Peng replied, "We haven’t made a definite decision. We’ll assess the situation first. What are your thoughts, Kuanze?"

Fang Du wrote with his brush, "I’ve heard the Celestial Master’s Sword has left the mountain, but we mustn’t overlook the Celestial Master Mansion’s Ancestral Courtyard of the Sect and the Altar of Wanfa Sect. They are still formidable. Only if Xu Yuanzhen, Tang Xiaotang, and Yuan Mobai are all absent from the mountain might we have a chance if we join forces.

"However, I don’t know how long Chengming can hold out in Jiangzhou. To be safe, I still lean towards reinforcing Jiangzhou."

Chu Peng’s written response came: "Kuanze, those are words of experience and caution..."

As the two conversed via brush-talk, Fang Du didn’t stop traveling, continuing smoothly downstream.

Suddenly, however, his pace slowed.

The Fang Clan disciples beside him looked curious. "Sixth Uncle?"

Fang Du frowned deeply, his gaze sweeping over the Grand River and then towards the distant Jiangzhou.

As an Eighth Heavenly Layer Great Scholar, his perception was extremely keen. He often traveled along the banks of the Grand River and had dealings with the Jiangzhou Lin Clan. At this moment, observing the river’s flow and the changes in the Spiritual Energy Veins, he detected a slight deviation from the norm.

Why are the Global Spiritual Qi veins in this area so strange? Is it an effect from Jiangzhou? To be affected from this far away... what on earth is happening in Jiangzhou?

Just as Fang Du was filled with suspicion and uncertainty, another message suddenly arrived from Chu Peng.

His tone was clearly different from before.

The message was brief: "Something is wrong!"

A cry of alarm came from a Fang Clan disciple beside him, "Sixth Uncle, we still can’t contact Jiangzhou!"

Fang Du took a deep breath and decisively ordered, "Wait here for my news!"

He then accelerated forward.

But once he officially entered Jiangzhou’s territory, his pace slowed again.

The Eighth Heavenly Layer Great Scholar of the Jingxiang Fang Clan suddenly halted, standing stock-still in midair.

Because he was horrified to discover that the Cultural Pulse of the Jiangzhou Lin Clan was severed!

The brilliant light of Wenhua that once soared to the heavens was entirely gone.

A Prestigious Family, established for nearly ten thousand years—their ancestral land had actually been breached?

How long had they been under attack?

How much time did the Celestial Master Mansion take to break through the Jiangzhou Lin Clan’s Ancestral Land?

Fang Du found it hard to believe, thinking he must have seen wrong. He cautiously moved closer.

But the cruel truth lay before him.

The Jiangzhou Lin Clan’s Ancestral Land was now a field of ruins!

Lin Che?

Lin Chou?

The Dragon Serpent Pen?

Lin Lang, Lin Chi, and the others?

At this point, Fang Du dared not advance further.

He contacted Chu Peng. They would temporarily withdraw from Jiangzhou and rendezvous elsewhere before deciding their next move.

The Suzhou Chu Clan and the Jingxiang Fang Clan had always been close, with frequent intermarriages. Fang Du and Chu Peng, pillars of their respective clans, were also related by marriage.

But when the cousins met, both Eighth Heavenly Layer Great Scholars found themselves momentarily speechless.