Chapter 1 Rebirth

  In the great hall of the Wu family, the head of the Wu family, Wu Huan, sat high in the first position, with several elders and stewards of the family sitting below him; today he could avenge his son's death, his mood was much better than in previous days.

  "In three days, it will be the Chen family's coming-of-age ceremony. My Wu family and the Li family are going to join forces to crush the Chen family at the ceremony. Does anyone have any opinions?" said Wu Hao, the head of the Wu household.

  "Master, at this point, we have no way out. Our family's mine is about to be depleted. You and the Li family join forces, but the old man of the Chen family is in the middle stage of Lingwu realm. Is there a way for us to take down the Chen family in one fell swoop? Even if we do, we will have to pay a great price."

  A middle-aged man sitting in the back row said.

  "Don't worry, everyone. I've already invited a master to help our Wu family deal with the Chen family. This time, no matter what, we must drive the Chen family out of Hongling Town. Why hasn't Wu Peng returned yet?"

  Wu Hao was getting a bit impatient.

  "Come in!"

  A young servant came in from outside the door.

  "What instructions does the host have."

  The servant replied respectfully.

  "Go take a look, Second Master still hasn't come back yet."

  The Li family's conference hall was also brightly lit, with Mr. Li Yuan sitting in the first position, and all the elders of the Li family were present.

  "This time, we will join forces with the Wu family to take down the Chen family. For years, our three families have been at odds, attacking each other's disciples. This time, we plan to wipe out the Chen family in one fell swoop at their coming-of-age ceremony. What do you all think of this plan?"

  Li Yuan said to everyone in the Li family.

  "House owner, just do as you said, Hongling Town is such a small place, one family is enough, three families are too many and resources can't be allocated properly. However, if the Chen family is destroyed, who will own the Chen family's property and mines?"

  A rough middle-aged man is concerned about resources.

  "I've discussed this with Wu Hao, the head of the Wu family. We won't take a single penny from the Chen family's assets as compensation, but instead offer it to the Lingwu realm expert who helped us this time. As for the wine tower and tea house, our Li family and Wu family will each take half. If the mine is really difficult to divide, I'll discuss with Brother Wu to split the profits equally between our two families."

  Li Yuan introduced to everyone.

  ……

  Chen Xuan arrived at his grandfather's courtyard and saw him sitting on a flower bed in the garden staring blankly at an artificial hill.

  "Grandpa, I'm back."

  Chen Xuan softly shouted.

  It wasn't until then that Chen Xuan's grandfather came back to his senses.

  "Xuan'er is back."

  Chen Xuan's grandfather turned around and saw Chen Xuan walking over this way.

  "Yes, Grandfather. I just got back too, and Father told me you were looking for me, so I came over."

  "Tell me about what happened to you in the Sunset Mountains."

  Chen Xuan roughly told the story of the Luori Mountains, but didn't mention the dragon fruit and Jiao's essence blood. As for the kung fu and martial skills, Chen Xuan said he learned them in a mountain cave.

  Chen Xuan didn't want to tell the truth, but his own Kung Fu couldn't be spoken out loud. Once exposed, it would attract the attention of the entire Northern Domain, and at that time, the family would no longer face small families like the Wu or Li families.

  Chen Xuan's rapid advancement in cultivation was all thanks to the Tianyue Decision, which allowed him to absorb spiritual energy from the demon beast's inner dan. This enabled him to quickly reach the 9th rank of postnatal cultivation, a feat that even the disciples of large sects and aristocratic families couldn't achieve in half a year. Chen Xuan wouldn't reveal his cultivation method until he had enough power to protect his family.

  After listening to Chen Xuan's account, the old man fell silent for a while, knowing that Chen Xuan had hidden something from him. However, the old man did not intend to continue asking questions, figuring that if his own grandson didn't want to say anything, there must be a reason for it.

  "Grandpa, I just came and saw you staring blankly. Is there something on your mind?"

  Chen Xuan asked.

  "I have a bad premonition, and for the past few days, I've been feeling uneasy. I think the Wu and Li families are going to make a move against our Chen family soon. After the completion of the human sacrifice ritual, your generation of disciples will be sent out, while we older generations guard the family's estate in Hongling Town. It's not possible for us to just take the family's assets and leave."

  Chen Xuan's grandfather said with a hint of sadness.

  "Grandpa, don't worry, if the Wu and Li families dare to come up with a plan against the Chen family, I'll make sure none of them can return."

  The old man didn't take Chen Xuan's words seriously, thinking they were just the impulsive words of a young person. But Chen Xuan knew that if they dared to come, he would make them understand that the Chen family wasn't just the old man alone in the Spiritual Martial Realm. Although he himself wasn't in the Spiritual Martial Realm, he still had confidence in fighting against someone in the Spiritual Martial Realm.

  "Kid, you're still young and don't know the difference between the Spiritual Martial Realm and the Post-Heavenly stage. Wait till you reach the Spiritual Martial Realm and you'll understand. Although Grandfather is only in the mid-stage of the Spiritual Martial Realm, Wu Huan and Li Yuan are also veteran Spiritual Martial Realm cultivators. Moreover, this time they've even invited a loose cultivator at the Spiritual Martial Realm to help them out. Dealing with two Spiritual Martial Realm cultivators is already Grandfather's limit, but these two families have added another Spiritual Martial Realm cultivator, so no matter how many Post-Heavenly 9th rank cultivators the family has, it's still not enough for him to kill. That's why the family decided to send you batch of disciples out to prolong the family bloodline."

  "Grandfather, do you think you can safely send us away? The Wu and Li families won't dispatch people to intercept and kill us on the road. If you don't eradicate the roots, the grass will grow again with the spring breeze. I believe the Wu and Li families also understand this principle."

  "When the time comes, I will arrange a merchant team for you to blend in with and leave Hongling Town together."

  Chen Xuan didn't respond, nothing could change Old Master's attitude. Chen Xuan had already made up his mind to take the initiative this time and complete the human ceremony. He wanted to take the initiative to attack these two families, but he didn't say it out loud. Even if he did, his own grandfather wouldn't believe him.

  The Wu family's living room was still discussing how to deal with the Chen family.

  Just then, a servant rushed in from outside to the Wu family's place.

  "Master, no...no...it's all over, second..."

  "Speak properly, what kind of behavior is this!"

  Wu Hao said angrily.

  "Yes, I listened to the master's orders and went out to see if Second Master had returned. The house servant said that Second Master hadn't come back since he left. So I went to take a look at the small alley where Chen Xuan was ambushed. At that time, I saw more than ten family martial artists and disciples lying on the ground, all dead, and not one of them was intact."

  The servant saw Chen Xuan's way of killing people and was frightened, only to come back and be so scared that he couldn't speak.

  "What about Second Master, where did he go?"

  "Master, there's another corpse on the ground, with its limbs chopped off and covered in knife wounds. Its original face is no longer recognizable, I'm afraid it might be..."

  The person below stopped speaking and didn't dare continue.

  "Take us back and have a look."

  Wu Hao finished speaking and stood up from his chair. Instantly, everyone in the hall left cleanly.

  Wu Heng led a dozen or so people to the alley, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he was indeed shocked. On the ground, more than a dozen corpses were lying horizontally and vertically, all dressed in Wu family clothes.

  Wu Hao came over to examine the person with severed limbs, flipped up the back of his collar and saw a red birthmark, and suddenly shouted.

  "Second brother, who killed you."

  Wu Peng had a birthmark on the back of his head that only his older brother knew about, so Wu Hao came up and lifted his clothes to take a look, confirming that he was indeed his second younger brother.

  "Whoever killed my second brother, I will chop him into ten thousand pieces."

  Wu Hao was yelling in the alleyway.

  At this time, an elder of the Wu family walked up.

  "Master, you said it's possible that the old master of the Chen family did it. The second master is a postnatal ninth rank, and in Hongling Town, he can easily kill the second master, who is also the master of the Chen family, Chen Batian. Chen Batian's son, Chen Yumu, is also a postnatal ninth rank, but his strength is not enough to kill the second master."

  The elder analyzed.

  Everyone nodded in agreement. Only those who could kill them all with one hand were qualified, and only the Lingwu realm could achieve this. It was not unreasonable to suspect that Chen Batian was also involved.

  "Chen Batian, I want the Chen family to be my second brother, and all of their sons to be buried with me."