Chapter 242: Ziying Returns Home

As Lu Sanxia's voice fell, the council hall fell into silence.

They all knew Xia Daoming was powerful, especially since Lu Jinglong had once joined forces with Xia Daoming to kill a Foundation Establishment Elder of the Spirit Ba Dao Men, making them even clearer about his powerful strength.

However, no matter how powerful, in their view, he was probably still at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment level.

But the opposing side had joined forces, with six Foundation Establishment cultivators and many troops.

Even if they invited Xia Daoming, the gap in strength between the two sides was still quite large, with no chance of winning.

They could only gain one more bargaining chip, striving to split Cold Star Valley into three, with the three families sharing it equally.

"Cold Star Valley concerns the Lu Clan's long-term development plan. If inviting the Young Master can stabilize the situation, then we will have to trouble the Young Master this one time.

But if inviting the Young Master would instead trap him in danger, I think we should forget it. If Cold Star Valley is given up, so be it. When Ziying successfully forms her Foundation and returns one day, we will slowly find a way to get it back."

After a long while, Lu Jinglong slapped the armrest again and made a decision.

"Can Ziying really form her Foundation?" Unlike Unlike Lu Suyun asked.

"Ziying is our Lu Clan's unprecedented cultivation genius. Since the Young Master said he could help her form her Foundation, then Ziying is nine-out-of-ten likely to succeed. It's just that when Ziying left with the Young Master, she hadn't reached Qi Refining perfection yet, so it will still take some years." Lu Jinglong replied.

Just as Lu Jinglong finished speaking, a clansman brought a letter to report, saying it was sent by someone from the Xie Clan.

Lu Jinglong opened the letter and read it a few times, and immediately his beard and hair stood up in anger.

"Bullying us too much! Bullying us too much!"

Lu Ye and the other elders hurriedly took the letter.

After reading it, the elders were also furious.

"If we don't hand over Cold Star Valley in three days, they will flatten our Jin Guifeng. This is too much! Our Lu Clan is a Foundation Establishment force; for them to directly attack our Jin Guifeng is openly breaking the rules of Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan."

"That's right, this is openly breaking the rules of Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan. We can take this letter to Heavenly Origin Peak to find the Fang Clan, and also the Tiger Mountain Peak's Tian Clan, and ask them to come forward to uphold justice."

"That's right, find the Fang Clan and the Tian Clan to come forward to uphold justice!"

Lu Jinglong waved his hand: "Our Lu Clan has only just risen for a few years, and other than the Young Master, we have no background at all. But the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan are Foundation Establishment forces that have been passed down for many generations in Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan. Not only is their relationship with the Fang Clan and the Tian Clan incomparable to ours, but they also have many connections with many other Foundation Establishment forces.

Since they dared to send such a letter, it shows they have already calculated that we are just a newly promoted Foundation Establishment family with shallow roots in Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan. Even if we go to find people to reason with, no one will be willing to come forward to help. Moreover, Cold Star Valley was originally shared by us and the Yan Clan. Back then, the Xie Clan took in the Yan Clan, and now using the Yan Clan as an excuse, they are also somewhat in the right."

"Right my foot! Back then, the Yan Clan's head and his direct nephew wanted to practice evil arts, not only killing many of our Lu Clan people but also killing Yan Clan people. Fortunately, my Junior Brother and the Clan Head..." Lu Ye said with an indignant face.

"The matter has passed for several years; who really cares about these things? The Xie Clan pushing the Yan Clan out is nothing more than wanting a reason on the surface." Lu Jinglong waved his hand to interrupt.

"Then what should we do? Are we just going to hand over Cold Star Valley like this?" Lu Ye said, unwilling.

Lu Jinglong gently tugged at his beard, remaining silent for a long time.

After a moment, just as Lu Jinglong was about to speak, he suddenly revealed a look of surprise and astonishment, and with a wave of his hand, the door of the council hall opened.

Outside the gate, on the spacious square, four people and one eagle were walking over at a leisurely pace.

Among them, one person had a sturdy and tall figure, like a crane in a flock of chickens.

"Ziying is back!"

"The two ladies have also come! Hurry, go out to welcome them."

In the council hall, everyone was excited and hurriedly stood up to go out and welcome them.

"Greetings to Lady Liu, Lady Ji!"

Lu Jinglong took the lead, walked to the front of the four, and first respectfully bowed to Liu Qiaolian and Ji Wenyue.

The elders following him also bowed, and Lu Ye was no exception.

To the Lu Clan, Xia Daoming is the Lord.

Even if Lu Jinglong is now a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he cannot be disrespectful when facing Liu Qiaolian and Ji Wenyue.

"Clan Head Lu, don't be so polite. This is my sworn sister, Shang Rui." After Ji Wenyue returned the salute, she specially introduced Shang Rui.

Lu Jinglong had naturally noticed Shang Rui, but since she came with the two ladies, to avoid offense, he didn't dare to probe her cultivation.

At this moment, seeing Ji Wenyue say Shang Rui was her sworn sister, his heart shook slightly, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "So it is Fellow Daoist Shang, nice to meet you, nice to meet you!"

"Nice to meet you!" Shang Rui returned the salute coldly and indifferently.

Seeing Shang Rui was somewhat cold and arrogant, Lu Jinglong was slightly stunned, but didn't take it to heart.

Since she is Lady Ji's sworn sister, putting on some airs is nothing.

Everyone finally looked at Lu Ziying.

Each pair of eyes was like a sword, staring at Lu Ziying and looking her up and down.

"Foundation Establishment! You actually succeeded in forming your Foundation!" Lu Jinglong quickly shook all over, saying with a trembling voice.

"Foundation Establishment! Heavens, our Lu Clan has two Foundation Establishment cultivators now!" Elder Unlike Unlike Lu Suyun and the others were so excited that old tears flowed down their faces.

"Ziying has formed her Foundation. If we can invite the Young Master back, the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan should be wary." Soon, Lu Jinglong stroked his beard, his face wearing a happy smile.

"Why invite the Junior Uncle back? Could it be that the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan are bullying our Lu Clan again?" Lu Ziying heard this, and her two copper-bell-like eyes immediately widened.

"This matter is not urgent. The two ladies and Fellow Daoist Shang have come from afar; the journey is tiring, so we should first..." Lu Jinglong said.

"No matter, Clan Head Lu, please tell us what happened first!" Ji Wenyue said.

"Since that's the case, then please let the two ladies and Fellow Daoist Shang enter the council hall to rest for a while, and let me tell you slowly." Lu Jinglong hesitated for a moment and said.

Then everyone entered the council hall.

Lu Jinglong invited Liu Qiaolian, Ji Wenyue, and Shang Rui to take the seats of honor.

Shang Rui is a False Dan ancestor, so naturally, she wouldn't be polite with Lu Jinglong.

Liu Qiaolian and Ji Wenyue originally wanted to be polite, but seeing Shang Rui had already taken her seat without hesitation, they followed Shang Rui and took their seats as well.

After the three were seated, Lu Jinglong ordered people to serve tea and pastries, and after some polite pleasantries, he told them about the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan forcibly seizing Cold Star Valley and setting a three-day deadline.

Lu Jinglong wouldn't have said it otherwise, but once he did, Lu Ziying was furious, and a powerful aura erupted from her body, saying: "The Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan are really bullying us too much. If we don't kill their arrogance today, they will think our Lu Clan is easy to bully!"

"The Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan have joined forces and have six Foundation Establishment cultivators, as well as many Qi Refining experts. I thought that even if we invited the Young Master back, the strength would still be quite different, and it would instead trap the Young Master in danger, so we were originally prepared to endure and hand over Cold Star Valley first.

But now that you are already a Foundation Establishment cultivator, if we count the Young Master, we are essentially equivalent to having three Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the Young Master should be comparable to a mid-stage Foundation Establishment. In this way, as long as we show our strength, they should be wary.

So, I am thinking of inviting the Young Master to make a trip. I don't know what the two ladies think? If you feel it's inappropriate, then the Lu Clan will just hand over Cold Star Valley first. Now that Ziying is already a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she is still young and will surely have hope of reaching late-stage Foundation Establishment in the future, and we can take it back with interest then." Lu Jinglong said to the end, specially standing up to bow and ask Liu Qiaolian and Ji Wenyue for instructions.

Liu Qiaolian and Ji Wenyue's expressions were very subtle when they heard this.

Why would mere Spirit Ba Dao Men and Xie Clan need their master to come forward!

Seeing their subtle expressions, Lu Jinglong's heart sank slightly, thinking they didn't want Xia Daoming to get involved.

But even so, Lu Jinglong had no complaints in his heart; all he had was gratitude, and he even felt ashamed.

In just over a year, the Young Master helped his Lu Clan cultivate a Foundation Establishment disciple.

How much of a price did this require!

But what has the Lu Clan done for the Young Master all these years?

Thinking of this, Lu Jinglong felt even more ashamed, and just as he was about to open his mouth to take back what he had just said, Lu Ziying couldn't hold back and said: "Clan Head, why would mere Spirit Ba Dao Men and Xie Clan need the Junior Uncle to take action? We can handle them ourselves."

After saying this, Lu Ziying bowed to Shang Rui: "Senior Uncle, when the matter blows up, please don't take action yet. Disciple has just become a Foundation Establishment cultivator and needs to use people to practice."

"Right, right, and Sister Qiaolian and I also want to join in the fun. Sister, you sit in command first; if it really doesn't work, then take action." Ji Wenyue's eyes lit up when she heard this.

She and Liu Qiaolian had been in the cultivation world for some years, but they had almost never fought with anyone.

Moreover, both of their storage rings contained a puppet mechanical wolf with combat power comparable to an early-stage Foundation Establishment, and they also wanted to take them out to test their power.

"Fine, anyway, they are the ones bullying us first. You can toss them however you like. The Lu Clan's current development is indeed a bit slow and can't keep up with Daoming's pace. Since they insist on delivering themselves to our door, then just swallow them up." Shang Rui said nonchalantly.

"What? Swallow them up?" Lu Jinglong and the others were dumbfounded, almost doubting their ears.

Those were two major Foundation Establishment forces, not only having six Foundation Establishment cultivators combined, one of whom was mid-stage, but also many disciples, a solid foundation, a powerful defensive array at their mountain gate, and extensive connections.

If two major forces came to attack Jin Guifeng, the Lu Clan defending them outside would be no problem, but if they took advantage of the situation to attack their mountain gates and swallow them up, some major forces in Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan would inevitably intervene.

Under these circumstances, even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn't dare to recklessly talk about swallowing these two major forces.

Moreover, what is the Lu Clan's strength now? This is too arrogant and conceited.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 243 =====