Chapter 61

"No matter, I, the Old Ancestor, shall break through to Martial Saint right now!"

"What? Old Ancestor, do you have the confidence to break through to Martial Saint?"

"None, absolutely none!"

Sheng Feng shook his head.

"Then..."

Mo Xiaoling looked puzzled.

"Enough, go make arrangements and prepare for my funeral!"

"Ah?"

A few days later,

a piece of news reached the Beast Taming Sect.

The Old Ancestor of Qingshan Academy, in order to fully respond to the Beast Taming Sect's call,

and to completely annihilate the Chu family,

had forcibly attempted to break through to Martial Saint, only to ultimately perish and have his Dao dissipate!

"Is that old fellow really dead or faking it?"

"How did he die so conveniently?"

Zuo Cangmu frowned,

and subsequently dispatched two Martial Venerable Elders to Qingshan Academy to offer condolences.

Of course,

the main purpose was to confirm whether that old fellow was truly dead.

If he were really dead, that would be fine,

but if he dared to fake his death,

then he would be made to die for real, completely eliminating this hidden threat!

However, the report from the two Beast Taming Sect Elders upon their return made Zuo Cangmu sigh.

That old fellow was truly dead!

But this also meant,

that this annihilation of the Chu family would be missing one capable Martial Venerable-level fighter!

"Why didn't he die on the battlefield? What a waste!"

Zuo Cangmu shook his head.

"Sect Master, Qingshan Academy says Sheng Feng's funeral will be held next month; they might be a bit late in joining the battle!"

An Elder said.

"Why next month?"

"They say next month has an auspicious date!"

"Hmph, simply foolish. A dignified martial artist, yet still believing in the ways of commoners?"

Zuo Cangmu rebuked angrily,

but considering they had lost their Old Ancestor, he did not force the issue.

After all, they had died while forcibly attempting to break through in response to the Beast Taming Sect's call!

"How is the situation with the other factions?"

"Sect Master, the other factions are all ready and waiting, prepared to strike at any moment!"

"Good, then let's start by attacking those factions flying the Chu family's war banners; let everyone see the fate of those who follow the Chu family!"

Zuo Cangmu said coldly.

"Also, Elder Xia Mu, you and Elder Jiang Lou shall represent our Beast Taming Sect in battle!"

"Yes!"

"Patriarch, something big has happened!"

"Our affiliated factions have been annihilated!"

Chu Hongxiao reported hurriedly to the Patriarch after receiving the news.

But just as he reached the door,

a powerful aura erupted from within the room,

vast and mighty,

like an emperor descending!

"Martial Emperor aura? Did the Patriarch break through to Martial Emperor?"

Chu Hongtu was surprised.

Then came a wave of self-reproach;

how could he have disturbed the Patriarch at such a time?

What if something went wrong with the breakthrough?

In fact, Chu Jingyue could logically have broken through long ago,

but he was responsible for family matters,

which delayed his time,

which is why he was slower to break through than the other Martial Emperors!

At this moment, the door opened, and Chu Jingyue appeared.

"What did you just say?"

"Patriarch, our affiliated five-star sect, the Qingyun Sect, has been destroyed. Our war banners were torn down and replaced with the Beast Taming Sect's banners, and other affiliated factions have also been attacked!"

"So, the eight-star Beast Taming Sect has made a move against us?"

Chu Jingyue narrowed his eyes.

There had been news earlier that one of the three Martial Venerable powerhouses leading the trouble was a Beast Taming Sect Elder,

but the Chu family felt they lacked the strength to destroy them, so they hadn't acted.

Unexpectedly, the other side had taken the initiative!

"That must be it. Perhaps the Beast Taming Sect covets the Yunxiao Sect's inheritance, or perhaps they feel our growth is too rapid and threatens them!"

"Patriarch, what should we do?"

"What else can we do? Since they want war, then let us fight!"

"Our Chu family has been developing for over a year and hasn't experienced a major battle; this is the perfect opportunity!"

"It's time for the hegemon of the Qian Region to change!"

Chu Jingyue was full of killing intent.

It just so happened that after several months, the inheritances from the Yunxiao Sect had been mostly digested,

and the family's strength had been greatly improved;

it was time to test the results!

Subsequently, Chu Jingyue summoned all the Elders to discuss the matter.

"Are we finally going to fight?"

"I've been looking forward to this for a long time!"

Tenth Elder Chu Zhennan clenched his fists, looking excited.

Although his hair was already white,

his eyes were flashing with brilliance, and his fighting spirit was unparalleled!

Everyone was a bit curious;

ever since he last entered the Heart-Refining Tower,

no one knew what kind of fortune he had encountered,

but he seemed to have become full of fighting spirit!

Some Elders guessed,

that he must have obtained some powerful physique,

because after coming out, he had become quite bellicose,

rivaling even Chu Zhan!

Chu Zhennan smiled.

If the Divine Beast hadn't instructed him not to tell others what fortune he had obtained,

he would definitely have told everyone,

that he had obtained a Saint-level physique—the Saintly Fighting Physique!

As a Saint Physique,

it was a very powerful constitution,

especially prone to breakthroughs during battle,

so he was already raring to go.

"Good, in that case, let this battle completely establish our Chu family's reputation in the Qian Region!"

Chu Jingyue and the Elders began to make deployments.

Chu Tianyang had also come out of seclusion,

and led a portion of the clansmen directly toward the destroyed Qingyun Sect.

That place had been occupied by the Heavenly Gate,

and they had planted the Beast Taming Sect's war banner.

He intended not only to kill them back but to strike at the Heavenly Gate's headquarters!

Just as he left the family,

a black tower descended from the sky,

landing in Chu Tianyang's hands; it was Long Yuan's life-bound spirit artifact—the Wan Longta!

"Since we are going to kill, then kill until they are terrified!"

"Let the entire Qian Region know the might of the Chu family!"

"And take this opportunity to make the Chu family the true hegemon of the Qian Region!"

The Beast God's voice appeared in Chu Tianyang's ear.

"Yes, I will not fail the mission!"

Chu Tianyang said in a deep voice.

His target was very clear:

the Martial Venerable powerhouses within those factions!

In fact, Long Yuan saw everything happening in the Qian Region,

but he generally wouldn't intervene in troubles the Chu family could solve themselves.

If the strongest in this world were only at the Emperor level,

he could easily sweep everything away,

directly using a method of forced growth to quickly raise the Chu family's rank.

But clearly, that was not the case!

Above the Emperor level were the God level, and perhaps even higher realms.

Being a vase might allow them to quickly break through to the Emperor level,

but becoming a God or higher would be difficult!

Therefore, the Chu family needed the tempering of blood and fire,

which was the reason he hadn't intervened.

"You all must work hard!"

"You are not far from becoming a seven-star family!"

Chu Tianyang had achieved Martial Venerable,

and the Chu family already had six Martial Emperors,

so becoming a seven-star family was within reach.

However, what Long Yuan regretted was,

that even though he had helped Chu Yunling contract two Martial Emperor spirit beasts,

the system seemed to show that she only counted as one Martial Emperor powerhouse!

This made Long Yuan very depressed;

if not for this reason,

the seven-star family mission would have been completed by now!

Long Yuan had also thought about having other clansmen contract an Emperor-level spirit beast,

so that another Emperor-level powerhouse could appear immediately,

but unfortunately,

Beast Tamers required special talent,

otherwise, even if they contracted a spirit beast, they couldn't receive cultivation feedback when the beast broke through!

[Host]: Long Yuan

[Race]: Azure Flame Blue Dragon

[Cultivation Realm]: Ninth-order Demon Emperor (Peak)

[Physical Cultivation]: Tenth-order Demon God (Peak)

[Current Mission]: Raise the Guardian Family to a seven-star family

[Mission Reward]: 10 years of cultivation, one bloodline atavism, 10 Saint artifacts, 5 Saint-level physique origins, 5 Saint-level martial soul origins, Emperor-level body-refining technique "Universe Star Art"

[Guardian Family Level]: Six-star (Host's cultivation speed increased by 60 times!)

Looking at the rewards, Long Yuan couldn't help but lick his lips;

this period of cultivation,

had brought him closer to the God level!

He had a feeling,

that if he completed the seven-star family mission,

his cultivation realm would definitely break through to the God level!

Just imagine,

under a God-level technique,

what 600 years of uninterrupted cultivation would mean;

so breaking through to the God level was inevitable!