Immortality System: Cultivating with Girls-Chapter 450 - 276: You’re Still Taking a Bath

"Patriarch, no, this must not be done!"

Qin Zhengming's words carried a hint of madness. After a brief shock, the people around him quickly started trying to dissuade him, cold sweat breaking out on their foreheads. Was the Patriarch's mind truly clear?

"Patriarch, be calm," one person urged. "The Lu Family has good relations with the major powers of Zhongzhou; they are not so easily eradicated."

"Indeed, Patriarch," another added. "This matter is of great importance, and such recklessness is inadvisable."

"There's no need to escalate the situation this far," a third chimed in. "It's better to minimize the significance of major issues and dissolve the minor ones."

"The Lu Family has always been closely connected with the Great Zhou royal family. Please, Patriarch, think it over!" someone else pleaded.

Everyone came forward, voicing their admonishments.

For Qin Zhengming to talk of exterminating the Lu Family was simply too outrageous. In this instance, they were the ones at fault. It was "Qin Tian" who had killed Lu Shangxing first. This was, after all, the heir to a major power. His senseless death warranted a reasonable demand for an explanation. Even a direct assault in response would have been well within the bounds of reason. Yet, at the slightest disagreement, Qin Zhengming was already talking about annihilating the Lu Family. No matter how one looked at it, it was inexcusable. We are the aggressors here; we ought to placate the other party first.

"Heh, the Lu Family relies solely on their connection to the Human Emperor. Otherwise, would they have reached such heights?" Qin Zhengming looked up slightly, his eyes filled with disdain. In his view, the Lu Family did not deserve their current status. So what if they were wiped out? The original Human Emperor was long gone. Could their old connection still be of any use? After all, in this world, strength is what truly speaks. Other top-tier forces are stronger than the Lu Family, yet due to this connection, everyone shows them a degree of respect.

"Patriarch, the Lu Family's reach is extensive. If we truly take action against them, even the Divine Sect could be greatly affected." Seeing Qin Zhengming seemingly impervious to persuasion, another person stepped forward, attempting to analyze the pros and cons.

"Affect the Divine Sect?" Qin Zhengming laughed. "Haha, I'm afraid that if things continue like this, the Divine Sect will no longer be associated with our Qin Family!" He abruptly turned around, his cold, fierce eyes brimming with violent intent. Suddenly, he produced a jade slip in his hand and tossed it to the crowd. "You should first see what the Lu Family has done."

"What is this…?" one of the Elders murmured. They had intended to offer further advice, but the appearance of the jade slip made them sense something was amiss. Could it be that the Lu Family did something behind the scenes? The jade slip hovered mid-air, its jade-colored light shimmering slightly, as if conveying something. Everyone scanned it with their spiritual sense. Upon seeing its contents, their eyebrows knitted tightly.

"The Lu Family actually wants the lives of Qin Tian and Qin Yang!" someone exclaimed. They had assumed the Lu Family was merely seeking an excuse to resolve this issue gracefully and preserve face. But now, they actually sought the lives of Qin Yang and Qin Tian. Lu Shangxing's one life in exchange for three from the Qin Family? If these three were insignificant, it might be a different story, but each of them was extremely important. Setting Qin Hao aside for the moment, Qin Yang had a high chance of stepping into the Peeping Realm. Once he did, it would be a whole new world for him, and the Qin Family's power would rise another level. As for Qin Tian, there was even less need to say anything; judging by his current momentum, Qin Tian's future was limitless. His talent gave him a real chance to vie for the position of the strongest. Even Qin Hao was at the Godson level. To kill these three would mean the Qin Family might as well give up on staying in Zhongzhou. The Lu Family didn't seem to be seeking a resolution at all; this was clearly meant to put the Qin Family in an impossible situation.

"Patriarch, this is too much from the Lu Family! But regarding their extermination, I still think we should…" one of the Elders began, pausing to think before continuing. However, before he could finish, Qin Zhengming interrupted him.

"Don't rush. There's more," Qin Zhengming said, swinging his hand again and producing another jade slip. "What you saw just now was what the Lu Family *wanted* you to see. *This* is what they truly intend to do."

"There's more…?" The crowd looked surprised. What the Lu Family really wanted to do… Wasn't what they had just learned enough? What exactly did the Lu Family want to achieve? The next moment, everyone's expression drastically changed.

"What! Is the Lu Family mad?" someone exclaimed in shock. Even with their usual composure, they found it hard to believe. The jade slip detailed the Lu Family's secret actions during this period. The Lu Family had been secretly contacting some of the Purple Cloud Divine Sect's rival powers, intending to form an alliance to completely obliterate the Qin Family. Their so-called demand for an explanation from the Qin Family was just a ruse to lull them into complacency. The Qin Family's usual conduct was indeed domineering to the extreme—be it brazen daylight murders or covertly snatching away God pride disciples from other powers and refining them into Genius Spirits. Almost all such deeds were attributed to the Qin Family. As a result, they had naturally made many enemies in the shadows.

"Otherwise, do you think I've gone mad?" Qin Zhengming scoffed. It was true he often succumbed to fits of frenzied murderous intent. But when he was lucid, his mind was sound, and his judgment remained largely unaffected. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"The Lu Family…" Everyone fell into a brief silence. No one had expected that it was the Lu Family who wanted to initiate a fight to the death. Did the Lu Family even have the capability? Weren't they afraid of breaking their own teeth by attempting to bite off more than they could chew?

"Patriarch," Qin Shan couldn't help but speak up, voicing the question on everyone's mind, "even if the Lu Family joins those forces, attacking us still seems somewhat presumptuous of them, doesn't it?"

"You're right," Qin Zhengming replied with a slight nod, his gaze drifting into the distance. "But they don't aim to confront the Purple Cloud Divine Sect. They're targeting our Qin Family."

Over there lay the territories of the other branches of the Purple Cloud Divine Sect.

"Hmm?"

At these words, the rest of the group frowned.