Chapter 243: War Begins

"Clan Head, fellow elders, the Senior Uncle is a False Dan cultivator. If she really takes action, cleaning up the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan will be an easy task!" Lu Ziying explained when she saw this.

"False, False Dan ancestor!" Lu Jinglong and the others were so scared that they couldn't help but shiver, and then hurriedly stood up to bow and salute Shang Rui.

For these cultivators of Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan, a False Dan ancestor is absolutely a legendary figure.

The most powerful cultivator in the entire Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan is only at the late-stage Foundation Establishment.

There isn't even a single Foundation Establishment perfection cultivator.

They never dreamed that the old woman who came with Lu Ziying would actually be a False Dan ancestor!

"No need for such formalities. Since I am here, naturally there is no need to trouble Daoming for such a small matter." Shang Rui waved her hand.

"Yes, yes, with the ancestor here, naturally there is no need to trouble the Young Master." Lu Jinglong and the others said hurriedly, while their hearts were like stormy waves.

The simple two words "trouble" contained too much shocking information.

The two elders of the Xie Clan were at the early-stage Foundation Establishment realm.

In the blink of an eye, the deadline given by the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan arrived.

The next day, the six Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan personally took action, visiting various Foundation Establishment forces in Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan.

There is an agreement among the Foundation Establishment forces of Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan that Foundation Establishment forces must not attack mountain gates or swallow each other up without reason.

One mid-stage Foundation Establishment, two early-stage Foundation Establishment, and one hundred and sixty or seventy disciples—with such a lineup, even if the Lu Clan relied on the advantage of the terrain, they simply couldn't block their advance.

Spirit Ba Dao Men Master Chen Dingyan personally led two Qi Refining perfection, nine Qi Refining late-stage, and dozens of Qi Refining early-mid stage disciples to set out from the Spirit Ba Dao Men.

The two forces gathered at a mountain peak twenty miles away from the Lu Clan's Jin Guifeng, and then came toward Jin Guifeng with great momentum.

That day, Lu Jinglong sent letters to the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan respectively.

Seeing Lu Jinglong and the others change their address to "ancestor," Shang Rui felt a slight tremor in her heart, but she was reclusive by nature and too lazy to be polite with them, directly ordering: "Send someone to deliver a letter to the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan, saying that we will not hand over Cold Star Valley. If they have the guts, come to attack Jin Guifeng in three days."

They believed Lu Jinglong was impractical, sacrificing the family for Cold Star Valley.

The Lu Clan is a Foundation Establishment force; for the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan to attack Jin Guifeng, they must first obtain the consent of various Foundation Establishment forces and ensure they won't intervene.

"Obey the ancestor's decree!" Lu Jinglong bowed respectfully, while his heart was extremely excited, wishing the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan would come to attack the Lu Clan right now.

Many cultivators of Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan heard the news and came, looking from afar at the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan's forces marching toward the Lu Clan, all shaking their heads.

Soon, the news that the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan were joining forces to attack the Lu Clan spread throughout Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan.

This day.

With this agreement, although there was no lack of fighting and killing in Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan for many years, it could generally maintain stability.

That night, the six Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered to discuss how to attack the Lu Clan in three days.

The two families joined forces to attack the Lu Clan; even if other forces disagreed, they wouldn't be willing to send people to intervene.

Just as Lu Jinglong said, the Lu Clan is just a newly promoted Foundation Establishment force with shallow roots in Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan, while the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan have been passed down for many generations in Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan with deep roots.

The Xie Clan was led by two elders, with three Qi Refining perfection, ten Qi Refining late-stage, five Martial Grandmasters, and dozens of Qi Refining early-mid stage disciples setting out from the Xie Clan.

Spirit Ba Dao Men Master Chen Dingyan and Elder Che Jianzhuo, Xie Clan Head Xie Baojin, and the Xie Clan elders received the letter and were furious.

Mo Clan Head Mo Bowen also heard the news and brought several disciples from the clan to come.

One reason was to see the development of the situation; the other was to let the disciples in the clan see the scene.

Among the disciples who came with Mo Bowen, one was his direct grandson Mo Shouxiang.

"Isn't that Xia Daoming very close to the Lu Clan? Last time he joined forces with the Lu Clan elder Lu..."

"Ziying to enter the Ten Thousand Snails Secret Realm. I don't know if he will come to help this time? If he comes, there will be a good show to watch." Mo Shouxiang's mouth curled into a cold sneer of schadenfreude.

Last time, in the Ten Thousand Snails Secret Realm, he overestimated his capabilities and humiliated himself in front of Xia Daoming, and had been unwilling to let it go, holding a grudge.

Mo Wenbo glanced at Mo Shouxiang, wanting to scold him, but swallowed the words that reached his lips.

He had no good feelings toward Xia Daoming.

Even though he knew that last time it was his own failure to understand Mo Yongzhi's good intentions first, missing the opportunity to make a small fortune in the Ten Thousand Snails Secret Realm, the fault did not lie with Xia Daoming.

But he still held some resentment toward Xia Daoming in his heart.

Because of Xia Daoming, Mo Yongzhi was no longer willing to cultivate his granddaughter Mo Rujun, which made him hold even more resentment toward Xia Daoming.

So although Mo Wenbo knew clearly that because of Mo Yongzhi's relationship, he should scold Mo Shouxiang and tell him he shouldn't take schadenfreude in the Lu Clan's encounter, he ultimately chose silence.

"Xia Daoming shouldn't dare to come. The Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan joined forces; it's not something he can resist." A young woman said.

This woman was one of the four disciples of the Mo Clan who entered the Ten Thousand Snails Secret Realm last time to seek opportunities.

"Yeah, he shouldn't dare to come; what a pity." Mo Shouxiang said somewhat disappointed.

While the Mo Clan disciples were discussing, the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan's forces had already approached Jin Guifeng.

The mood of the onlookers became excited and nervous.

They knew that the battle to attack the mountain gate was about to unfold.

The Lu Clan had a Foundation Establishment cultivator sitting in command, plus the mountain-protecting array and the clansmen's desperate determination to defend their ancestral land; this battle should be somewhat intense.

But just at this moment, the onlookers were surprised to find that Lu Jinglong actually led a group of clansmen to fly out from Jin Guifeng, landing a mile away from the entrance of the mountain gate, looking as if they were prepared to defend against the enemy outside the mountain gate!

"What is the Lu Clan doing? Originally the strength of the two sides was very different; relying on the mountain-protecting array, they might have been able to stalemate for a while, or even have a glimmer of hope to make the Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan retreat. Now Lu Jinglong has actually abandoned the mountain-protecting array; isn't this seeking his own death?"

"Yeah. What is Lu Jinglong doing? Even if he holds a heart of certain death, he should borrow the mountain-protecting array to kill a few more people to pad the bottom!"

"There must be a demon if something is abnormal; Lu Jinglong shouldn't be that stupid!"

"Could it be that Lu Jinglong invited a powerful helper?"

"This is a struggle between Foundation Establishment forces of our Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan; who would dare to intervene? Even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn't dare to intervene easily. Do you think Lu Jinglong, this newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator, can invite a helper more powerful than a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator?"

"..."

Several miles away.

Xie Clan elder Xie Wenyuan looked at the Lu Clan's forces waiting in full battle array, his brows slightly furrowed, revealing a trace of doubt.

"What medicine is Lu Jinglong selling in his gourd?"

"Whatever medicine, mere Lu Clan, what is there to worry about." Spirit Ba Dao Men Master Chen Dingyan sneered with contempt.

The Lu Clan used to be located in the Spirit Ba Dao Men's territory, considered one of the many Qi Refining forces within his territory.

Even if the Lu Clan was promoted to a Foundation Establishment force, Chen Dingyan didn't take them seriously.

"Sect Master Chen is right." Xie Wenyuan nodded.

As they spoke, the two forces continued to advance.

In the blink of an eye, the two armies stood in confrontation across thirty-some zhang.

Lu Jinglong stepped out, standing with his head held high, and shouted: "The rights and wrongs of Cold Star Valley back then, everyone knows very well. The Yan Clan produced a new Heart-Devouring Blood Demon; if it weren't for our Lu Clan paying a heavy price to kill him, once he succeeded, who knows how many fellow daoists of Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan would have been killed by him.

Now you Spirit Ba Dao Men and Xie Clan are using the Yan Clan's name to forcibly seize our Lu Clan's Cold Star Valley; it is truly shameless to the extreme. Today, in front of all the fellow daoists of Ten Thousand Snails Xianshan, I advise your two families to rein in at the brink of the precipice and turn back; our Lu Clan can let bygones be bygones and continue to live with you.

If you insist on bullying our Lu Clan for being weak, using Cold Star Valley as an excuse to destroy our Lu Clan, then please let all fellow daoists be witnesses, don't..."

"Blame our Lu Clan for turning around and destroying your two families."

Lu Jinglong's voice was loud and powerful, like rolling thunder, echoing among the mountains.

Not far away, the onlookers looked at each other, not knowing where Lu Jinglong got the courage to say these words.

"Haha, Lu Jinglong, you really have to look at each other with new eyes after three days of separation; how arrogant and conceited. Fine, for the sake of past friendship, if you can fight to a draw with me today, my Spirit Ba Dao Men will spare your Lu Clan!" Chen Dingyan laughed in extreme anger.

"Chen Dingyan, why do I need to take action personally to fight you? My Lu Clan elder Lu Ziying is enough." Lu Jinglong stroked his beard, looking proud.

"Lu Jinglong, you are seeking death!" Chen Dingyan was furious, stepped forward ten zhang, waved his hand at Lu Jinglong, and a flying knife broke through the air.

"Kill! Kill!"

The Spirit Ba Dao Men disciples and the Xie Clan people saw Chen Dingyan take action and rushed forward one after another.

"Chen Dingyan, your opponent is me, Lu Ziying!" A sturdy woman covered in armor emitting yellow light stepped out from the Lu Clan's camp, rushing straight toward Chen Dingyan while waving her hand, and a wolf-tooth club broke through the air, smashing fiercely at the flying knife.

A powerful aura radiated from the sturdy woman, possessing the momentum of overturning seas and rivers.

"It's a Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

"It's Lu Ziying; she has actually become a Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

"What a vigorous magic power!"

Everyone exclaimed, shocked.

The Mo Clan people were even more dumbfounded.

Especially Mo Shouxiang, who was about to collapse.

While everyone was shocked, Lu Jinglong had already sacrificed a yellow-bright stone, smashing it at Xie Clan elder Xie Wenyuan.

Almost at the same time, two giant wolves several zhang tall suddenly appeared in the Lu Clan's camp.

The giant wolves opened their mouths and roared.

A huge wind blade rushed out from the mouth of one of the giant wolves, killing toward the other Xie Clan elder.

Dozens of smaller wind blades rushed out from the mouth of the other giant wolf, killing toward the Spirit Ba Dao Men and Xie Clan army.

"It's a puppet mechanical beast!"

"The Lu Clan actually has puppet mechanical beasts!"

Everyone exclaimed again.

The Spirit Ba Dao Men and the Xie Clan people all changed their expressions.

But the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.

At this point, they had to fight.

PS: Update finished today. I'm very sorry; my health has been showing red lights recently and I need to recuperate for a period of time, so updates will be relatively fewer. Seeing some readers leave comments saying I'm calculating everyone, that's meaningless. The performance of this book was average at the beginning, but I didn't give up and have been trying to update steadily, sometimes even bursting out a bit. It has only recently started to improve and earn more money; unless I have a problem with my brain, I wouldn't do any stupid calculations. I'm very anxious in my heart, but sitting in front of the computer for a long time makes my blood pressure and heart rate bad, so I can only slow down the speed first.

I want to say sorry to Alliance Leader silence01; I really can't add updates to thank you recently. ===== CHAPTER 244 =====