Protect Our Patriarch

Huangfu Jin Huan's mood today could be described as a roller coaster ride of highs and lows. First, he was elated after defeating the young master, only to be outsmarted by Wang Shouzhe's mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Now, thanks to the young master Yin Yuzhe being parasitized by the wedding dress blood gu, his strength greatly increased and he managed to hold back the direct disciple of the academy, causing the situation to take a sharp turn again.

From joy to sorrow, and then from sorrow to joy, nothing could be more dramatic than this.

"Wang Shouzhe, you didn't expect this twist, did you?" Huangfu Jin Huan couldn't help but laugh heartily, then his eyes turned cold, filled with icy killing intent, "I'd like to see how you play the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, today!"

He could see clearly that there were still two Heavenly Human Realm and five Spirit Platform Realm on the side of Huangfu's Clan.

On Wang Shouzhe's side, there were also two Heavenly Human Realm, but Xu Beichen was just a newly promoted Heavenly Human, definitely no match for Ancestor Huaye.

In terms of the Spirit Platform Realm, there were only Wang Long Yan, Wang Shouzhe, Liu Ruolan, and a man in a cloak.

Even if Wang Long Yan was very strong, he was confident that with their five Spirit Platform Realm, they could hold back the four on the other side. As long as Ancestor Huaye could take care of Xu Beichen, Wang Shouzhe would no longer be able to turn the tide!

"Indeed. I'm not a god, how could I have foreseen such a change in Yin Yuzhe?" Wang Shouzhe raised his eyebrows, his tone still as calm as ever, "But, it's all good, let's consider it as fate's arrangement. Our two clans should settle the score here. The hatred that started with the fall of my ancestor Zouxuan, it's time to end it today."

"You're right. The downfall of my Huangfu's Clan today is all thanks to you, Wang Shouzhe." Huangfu Jin Huan's eyes were filled with intense hatred, "Today, the feud between my Huangfu's Clan and your Wang's Clan will be settled here."

With the situation having developed to this point, there was no room for turning back, and there was no need for further words.

Wang Shouzhe bowed to Ancestor Zhong Xiangyang, "Ancestor Zhong, it's my miscalculation that has led to a bit of a crisis in the situation."

Ancestor Zhong Xiangyang smiled lightly, "Before making a decision, I will consider carefully. But from the moment I decided to cooperate with you, I will put aside all distractions and go all out."

In the world, there is no such thing as a perfect situation that goes exactly as one wishes. Moreover, Huangfu's Clan is just slightly at an advantage now. Who will have the last laugh is still unknown.

"Ancestor Zhong, you are indeed insightful." Wang Shouzhe smiled and thanked him again, "However, the Zhong's Clan of the Hundred Islands and Huangfu's Clan of Changning have no grudges in the past, nor any enmity today. Ancestor Zhong, you just need to help hold back Ancestor Yuanwu, and leave the rest to me."

After a long period of investigation and understanding, he had a good grasp of Ancestor Zhong Xiangyang's character, temperament, and past behavior, and felt that he was reliable, so he tried to bring him into his camp.

"This is simple. Leave it to me."

Ancestor Zhong Xiangyang nodded casually, then looked at Xiao Yuanwu of the Xiao's Clan of Anyuan, and laughed, "Brother Yuanwu, you heard the request of young friend Shouzhe just now. We are old acquaintances, why don't we go aside and chat, have some tea, and not get involved in their family affairs."

"This... Brother Xiangyang, you have no kinship with Wang's Clan of Ping'an, why do you have to get involved in this?" Ancestor Yuanwu looked a bit embarrassed, after all, the Xiao's Clan of Anyuan and Huangfu's Clan of Changning had a long-standing marriage alliance.

"It's just a matter of stance." Ancestor Zhong Xiangyang stood with his hands behind his back and said confidently, "You know that I, Zhong Xiangyang, have been running the black market for many years, and what I value most is 'promise'. Since I promised young friend Shouzhe, I will go all out. Brother Yuanwu, if you don't want to have tea, I don't mind having a contest with you, but who will live and who will die, that's hard to say."

Ancestor Zhong Xiangyang's words were very domineering, showing his confidence in his own strength.

Ancestor Yuanwu's face turned a bit dark.

Just now, he had been through a big battle and had already consumed a lot. Moreover, Ancestor Zhong Xiangyang of the Hundred Islands was a tough nut to crack. If they really fought, he had no chance of winning.

After all, who knows how many trump cards Zhong Xiangyang, who has been running the black market for so long, has under his sleeve?

"Brother Yuanwu, as you can see, the potential of Wang's Clan of Ping'an is extraordinary. Why do you insist on making an enemy of them when you can clearly see the situation?" Ancestor Zhong Xiangyang obviously understood Ancestor Yuanwu's mentality and advised again, "Unless, you also want the Xiao's Clan of Anyuan to follow the path of decline of Huangfu's Clan of Changning?"

"Ancestor Yuanwu, the Xiao's Clan of Anyuan is a long-established and well-reputed family. If it's not necessary, my Wang's Clan doesn't want to be enemies with the Xiao's Clan of Anyuan." Wang Shouzhe also bowed from a distance, "You helped Huangfu's Clan before out of marital duty, which is understandable. But the reason Huangfu's Clan of Changning has come to this day is because of human greed, impatience for quick success, and taking the wrong path. Why should the Xiao's Clan of Anyuan follow them into the darkness?"

Wang Shouzhe's words hit the nail on the head, and Ancestor Yuanwu, who was already hesitant, was immediately swayed.

He took a deep breath and said, "I have no grudges with Brother Xiangyang, and there's indeed no need for us to fight to the death. In that case, let's have tea and discuss the Dao on the side."

"Hahaha~ Good!"

Ancestor Zhong Xiangyang laughed heartily, gestured to the side and said, "Brother Yuanwu, please."

"Please."

Ancestor Yuanwu sighed, withdrew his hand and followed, actually going to the side with Ancestor Zhong Xiangyang to have tea.

"Ancestor Yuanwu, you should rest for a while. We will discuss other matters after we have settled the score with the Wang's Clan." Huangfu Jin Huan bowed to him and then turned his attention back to Wang Shouzhe.

After all, Ancestor Yuanwu was only invited to assist in the fight. Even though they were related by marriage, he never expected him to risk his life for the Huangfu's Clan.

Moreover, on the bright side, the strongest person on Wang Shouzhe's side was Ancestor Xiangyang. Even though Ancestor Yuanwu had withdrawn, he had managed to restrain Ancestor Xiangyang. This might not necessarily be a bad thing for the Huangfu's Clan.

At the same time, with the withdrawal of Ancestor Yuanwu and Ancestor Xiangyang from the battlefield, the atmosphere between the Huangfu's Clan and the Wang's Clan became increasingly tense.

The air gradually filled with a murderous aura.

At this point, both clans had deep-seated hatred for each other and there was no room for reconciliation.

Today, it was either you die, or I perish.

Wang Shouzhe's expression was solemn, his eyes serious, as he began to arrange the battle: "Ancestor Beichen, you, Ancestor Long Yan, and Ruolan will deal with Huangfu Huaye. I will handle the rest."

"Your wish is my command."

Ancestor Beichen bowed in response, then immediately took to the air, hovering in the sky, facing Huangfu Huaye from a distance.

At the same time, the mid-grade spiritual weapon "Dragon Suppression Stele" appeared in his palm.

As the current Ancestor of the Changning Xu's Clan, Beichen was once a favored son of heaven a hundred years ago. He had also been a student in the academy, where he learned the superior cultivation method "Mysterious Yellow True Jue".

Although this cultivation method was not as powerful as the core cultivation method "Mysterious Remote True Jue" practiced by direct disciples, it was still a superior method, far more powerful than the mid-grade cultivation method "Xu's Mysterious Yuan Jue" passed down in his family.

Moreover, his bloodline level was not low. He had already awakened a double bloodline when he was in the Spirit Platform Realm. Now that he had advanced to the Heavenly Human Realm, his bloodline had transformed again, successfully awakening a triple bloodline, which was not inferior to some of the core disciples and young prodigies in the academy.

At this moment, he was ready to strike, his aura had already reached its peak. Behind him, a faint earthy yellow human-shaped phantom appeared, which was clearly a Dharma phantom.

His mountain-like heavy and condensed aura spread out from him wave after wave, making the air around the entire altar seem a bit stagnant.

Even the Dragon Suppression Stele in his palm, under the infusion of his mysterious energy, was exuding a far greater power than ever before.

After all, it was a mid-grade spiritual weapon born from the clan's treasure. Although its power was not as great as that of a top-grade spiritual weapon, it was much stronger than ordinary mid-grade spiritual weapons. Facing Ancestor Huaye, who also held a mid-grade spiritual weapon, he was not at a disadvantage.

His only disadvantage was that he had just advanced to the Heavenly Human Realm and his cultivation had not yet had time to consolidate. Compared to Huangfu Huaye, who had been immersed in the Heavenly Human Realm for over a hundred years, he was naturally far inferior.

Meanwhile.

Ancestor Long Yan and Liu Ruolan exchanged a glance, then both took to the air, hovering behind Ancestor Beichen, one on the left and one on the right.

The biggest disadvantage for Spirit Platform Realm cultivators when fighting against Heavenly Human Realm cultivators was their ability to hover in the air. Because hovering was strenuous and not flexible enough for Spirit Platform Realm cultivators, their combat power would greatly decrease when facing Heavenly Human Realm cultivators.

However, as soon as the two of them took to the sky, their images changed dramatically.

Take Ancestor Long Yan for example, she usually loved to wear an ice-blue long dress similar to the disciples of the Xuanbing Palace. But this time, her outfit changed in the blink of an eye.

An ice-blue battle armor appeared on her body, covering her curvaceous figure.

At the same time, a pair of white wings suddenly sprouted from her shoulder blades.

The wings were like carved white jade, each feather emitting a faint glow.

Under the contrast of these wings and the ice-blue battle armor, Ancestor Long Yan seemed to exude an inexplicable sense of transparency and sanctity. Combined with her inherent cold and indifferent temperament, she was like the legendary Ice and Snow Goddess, so pure and detached from the world that it made people forget about worldly matters at the sight of her.

"Is that... a top-grade spiritual armor of the Xuanbing series, and a flying feather spiritual tool?"

Seeing this, Xiao Yuanwu and Zhong Xiangyang, who had just dodged to the side, were stunned.

Are you kidding me?

The two Heavenly Human Ancestors looked at each other, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.

Top-grade spiritual tools were rare, let alone top-grade spiritual armors. Not to mention one that matched Wang Long Yan's bloodline attribute of Xuanbing.

This could be seen from the fact that after Ancestor Huaye's magic weapon "Fire Spear" was stolen, he had been using a mid-grade spiritual weapon "Fire Spear".

How rare was a top-grade spiritual tool?

Most Heavenly Human Realm families rarely had top-grade spiritual tools to pass down. Because top-grade spiritual tools were not only rare but also extremely expensive, often being auctioned off for more than 400,000 Top Gold, and their power was still a bit inferior to that of low-grade magic weapons.

Therefore, most Heavenly Human Realm families passed down low-grade magic weapons when the Heavenly Human Realm was in transition.

Because relatively speaking, low-grade magic weapons had a much higher cost performance. The only regret was that low-grade magic weapons required a high level of spiritual consciousness, and most Spirit Platform Realm cultivators could not control magic weapons.

Only those strong seventh-grade families with two Heavenly Human transitions, or sixth-grade families, would involve more magic weapon inheritance, or would have a mid-grade magic weapon to suppress the clan. Only in this case would a large family be likely to spend a huge amount of money to buy a top-grade spiritual tool to protect the Heavenly Human seed of the family.

In short.

Whether it was the An Yuan Xiao's Clan or the Hundred Islands Zhong's Clan, both only had mid-grade spiritual tools to pass down.Top-grade spiritual artifacts were not that they were not tempted, they could afford them even if they had to sell pots and pans, but there was really no need. Isn't it more fragrant to use that money to cultivate another Heavenly Human Realm, or to add another magic treasure?

Only the Wang's Clan, with few family members, no high-end combat power in the Heavenly Human Realm, and abundant family wealth, would think of using top-grade spiritual artifacts to enhance high-end combat power, right?

And that Feather Spiritual Artifact, it's really a bit exaggerated.

This kind of spiritual artifact, usually cannot be measured by the value and function of ordinary spiritual artifacts, but is usually given a name - "Spiritual Treasure".

Some spiritual treasures can enhance combat power, while some spiritual treasures are purely auxiliary.

But all spiritual treasures have one common attribute - that is, they are expensive.

The cheapest is equivalent to a normal top-grade spiritual artifact, and the more functionally against the heavens, the more expensive it is, it could even exceed a million Top Gold.

This kind of Feather Spiritual Treasure, the price is neither high nor low within the spiritual treasures, usually the price is around five to six hundred thousand Top Gold.

For most Heavenly Human Realm families, this thing can only be seen and heard, and they are definitely not willing to spend so much money to buy it. After all, it is just to improve the flying ability of a Spirit Platform Realm cultivator, or to add some auxiliary flying ability when reaching the Heavenly Human Realm.

"This set of spiritual artifacts on Wang Long Yan, I'm afraid it's going to cost over a million Top Gold, right?" Xiao Yuanwu stared straight ahead, his expression dumbfounded.

"I think it's far more than that."

Zhong Xiangyang, who runs the black market, is far more sensitive to the prices of spiritual artifacts and magic treasures than Xiao Yuanwu.

He stared at the sword in Long Yan Ancestor's hand, his eyes deep: "The sword is restrained in its brilliance, simple and unadorned, but it gives people a faint feeling of palpitations, I'm afraid it is also a top-grade spiritual artifact!"

"This... this is probably the best equipped Spirit Platform Realm I've ever seen." Xiao Yuanwu was so shocked that his expression was somewhat numb, he said helplessly, "And, I heard that Wang Long Yan's bloodline is extraordinary, stronger than the average Heavenly Human Realm Ancestor. With such equipment to assist, I'm afraid she can even fight against the weakest Heavenly Human Realm cultivator."

While the two Heavenly Human Ancestors were shocked, Wang Shouzhe looked at the heroic figure of Long Yan Ancestor, feeling both extremely satisfied and a little emotional.

Back then, Long Yan Ancestor, with a sword and a shield, dragged her broken body to protect the clan for more than fifty years.

At that time, Wang Shouzhe secretly vowed that when the clan became strong, he would definitely "nurture and support" Long Yan Ancestor. Over the years, he has been doing just that.

Now, Long Yan Ancestor's combat power is gradually taking shape.

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