Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter-Chapter 367 - 140: Double Blessings, Invincible Hall Master

Chapter 367: Chapter 140: Double Blessings, Invincible Hall Master

The Ancestor of the Xiang Family, who was aligned with the Jing Family and the Liu Family, also echoed, "This old man also feels that Master Li might harbor a big secret. We should question him, as it might enhance the strength of our Divine Wood Hall."

The Ancestor of the Gu Family pointed at him, then nodded towards Liu Luzi and the Ancestor of the Xiang Family, angrily saying, "What exactly do you all want to do?!"

Jing Banfeng smiled and said, "Now that the Hall Master is in seclusion, let’s wait until he emerges, and invite him to make a ruling."

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...

Nightfall.

The Liu Family.

Liu Luzi sat silently deep within the courtyard with many alleys.

Tonight, the moonlight was bright, and out of nowhere, a figure emerged in the darkness of one of the alleys.

The figure stepped out, surprisingly it was a man with skin and bones, eyes like hollows, gaunt and withered cheeks, and a body with very little flesh, like a walking skeleton.

This figure was Liu Sang, who was in charge of infiltrating the Divine Wood Hall.

Previously disguised as "Steward Wu," Duan Yangsheng, and that Liang Ku, were all his subordinates.

Yet, no one knew that the entrance to Ghost Street was hidden deep within the Liu Family’s mansion.

"By seniority, I should call you Auntie," Liu Sang looked at Liu Luzi, "A hundred years ago, we were all one family... A hundred years later, we still are."

Liu Luzi glanced at this "skeleton" and said, "I have acted according to what you said.

As long as a thorn is planted in their minds, even if they don’t actually interrogate Li Yuan, he will hesitate no more and truly turn to us."

Liu Sang said, "We need talents like Li Yuan, regardless of his Weapon Casting Skill or his Demon Taming Skill... these are far more valuable than him being Sixth Grade.

So, I want him to make a firm decision to turn to us.

Only... Auntie, do you think he really has a treasure?"

Liu Luzi said, "As long as he hasn’t revealed it, then it doesn’t exist.

If he accidentally reveals it, he can’t blame anyone else.

You can only do things like this, not say them. If you do, never admit it; if it’s said, never ask more.

Admitting it or asking more leads to disunity and self-destruction.

Unfortunately... that fool Jing Banfeng, lives a long life yet doesn’t understand this principle."

As she spoke, she laughed ominously.

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...

"Idiot!"

"You’ve lived so long, how can you still be so dumb?"

In the Jing Family, a figure in white as snow stood at the window, coldly staring at the younger generation of the family.

"You’re already the Patriarch, how can you still be so foolish?"

This pair was indeed Jing Baikou and Jing Banfeng.

"Liu Luzi’s mind is treacherous, perhaps influenced by her cultivation skill, and yet you still echoed her?" Jing Baikou questioned, "What do you want to investigate? Are you trying to ruin Li Yuan and at the same time incite internal warfare within our Divine Wood Hall!"

Jing Banfeng said, "Ancestor, with the Guo Family gone on our side, shouldn’t we seize the opportunity to suppress them? Otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

Jing Baikou said angrily, "With external enemies before us, you still want to stir internal conflict?"

Jing Banfeng was speechless, saying, "Isn’t this what you taught me, Ancestor?

Climbing the ranks through merit is not as easy as rising by scheming against others...

In wartime, no merit is better than whose fist is harder post-war.

As long as the power is sufficient, during great battles, the thought is to pit allies, not enemies..."

Jing Baikou, angrily lamenting his inability to see the bigger picture, asked, "At that time, was there a Black Lotus Sect?

Was there a Forged Soldiers?!"

Though Jing Banfeng was the patriarch, he had already formed his own ideas, and even facing his ancestor’s rage, he still argued reasonably, "Outside fighting outside, our Divine Wood Hall remains solid as a rock.

With so many Fifth Grades, and you, and Gu Xuejian, as well as the Hall Master, it’s just the wind’s a bit stronger, the waves a bit bigger... Once it calms down, everything will be fine.

So, our real enemies now are actually the Gu Family and the three families following them.

Now is the perfect time to weaken them.

And Li Yuan is the key.

I don’t care if he has a treasure or not, but if I don’t intercept him, then... the Gu Family will surely rise, and by then, where will our Jing Family be placed?!"

Jing Baikou said, "What if I say, this time... our Divine Wood Hall might be wiped out?"

As soon as the words fell, Jing Banfeng stood up abruptly, stunned, saying, "How can that be? Ancestor, don’t joke around."

Jing Baikou said, "If the death of those two from the Guo Family was Master Zhu’s doing, then Mu Chen’s death was entirely due to their mastery of the terrain..."

"Terrain? Haven’t we mastered it?" Jing Banfeng retorted.

Jing Baikou said angrily, "Do you think I’m talking about mountains and rivers? I’m talking about the Ghost Realm!

In this new era, the Ghost Realm is the terrain!

Mastering the rules of the Ghost Realm is knowing the geographical advantage.

And only the Forged Soldiers... truly have this geographical advantage.

They used the terrain to kill Mu Chen.

Don’t you understand yet?

This time is different from any before.

You and I both know the art of war entails nothing more than the right timing, geographical advantage, and unity among people.

But at any given time, there’s always one factor that’s more important than the others.

What is the timing now?

The timing is the merging of the Ghost Realms.

What’s the geographical advantage?

The geographical advantage is the differences among the Ghost Realms in various places.

Unity among people is about numbers and control over local forces.

We have unity among people, but now... timing and geographical advantage are more important.

The other side holds the timing and geographical advantage, and if we don’t find ways to resist, we will surely be defeated!

Now is not the time for internal strife.

If you want to discuss scheming people out, when I was tricking outsiders, you hadn’t even been born yet.

Young one, don’t become the family head and then fail to see the bigger picture."

The ancestor and patriarch of the Jing Family stared at each other.

For a long time, Jing Banfeng lowered his head, sighed, and said, "Feng’Er was wrong."