Chapter 287: Injuries

After slaying Dugu Laomo, Su Fan turned to the Clan Leader immediately; he sensed a change in the aura on the Clan Leader's body.

It was clear he had been injured.

"Haha! I'm fine!"

Su Wanjun was very pleased to see Dugu Laomo's head removed, and although he had suffered a backlash because the array was broken, the cost was still within a bearable range.

"To think that this Dugu Laomo would end up dying at your hands, Xiao Jiu."

"Good! Good—"

Su Wanjun was very happy, for with this demon dead, the threat to the Su Family was temporarily gone.

Secondly, there was the growth of the younger generation of the family.

"Clan Leader, I only managed to finish off this demon by catching him off guard with a sneak attack."

Su Fan explained; he was not lying, as it was indeed a sneak attack. Otherwise, given the old demon's strength, it would have been impossible for Su Fan to kill him in a single strike.

"Regardless of whether it was a sneak attack, it was you who slew him; this is your merit."

Upon hearing this, the Great Elder also said with a smile.

"If it weren't for you and the Great Elder, I wouldn't have been able to sneak attack at all; this old demon had his mind completely focused on you two just now."

"Haha! No need to decline; everyone has merit, but Xiao Jiu, your merit is the greatest."

The Clan Leader waved his hand and made the decision.

"Now, let's see what good things this old demon left behind."

With Dugu Laomo finished off, no matter how he died, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

They had truly been worried that the old demon would strike during the beast turmoil; at that time, the Su Family would have been in real danger.

After all, during the hundred-year beast turmoil, the Clan Leader would certainly not sit idly by, and the Yunyang Sect would not let a combatant like the Clan Leader go unused.

During the last hundred-year beast turmoil, the Clan Leader had displayed extraordinary combat power; a hundred years had passed, and they believed the Clan Leader's strength would surely be even greater.

There was no reason he wouldn't be conscripted.

Without the Clan Leader to preside over the family, who could be a match for that old demon?

Fortunately, this old demon was quite arrogant and really dove headfirst into it, allowing them to catch a turtle in a jar.

In this battle, Su Xianhua had not exerted much effort and had been watching from the side; now, hearing the Clan Leader's words, he ran to the old demon's side immediately and searched the other party's body thoroughly.

At the same time, he did not let the few Qi Refining stage demonic cultivators go, finding two storage bags and three storage boxes.

After the Clan Leader took a spirit pill, his injuries were suppressed, though the damage to his Divine Sense would still need time to recover.

Fortunately, the Su Family was not lacking in Spirit Stones nowadays, so they could purchase some spirit pills to recover Divine Sense.

The Great Elder took the storage bags from Su Xianhua, and then, in front of everyone, opened these storage bags and storage boxes, pouring out the contents inside.

There were not many items: Spirit Stones, artifacts, and some jade slips, books, and the like.

They picked out everything that could be used; first were the Spirit Stones, and the five demonic cultivators had left behind nearly five thousand in total.

The old demon alone had no less than four thousand Spirit Stones.

It was evident that this old demon had committed no small amount of murder and arson in his daily life; otherwise, where would he have gotten so many Spirit Stones and artifacts from immortal cultivators?

Although these artifacts were not considered high-quality, and some had been eroded by demonic Qi and could no longer be used,

among the remaining seven or eight pieces, there were two Second-tier artifacts, while the First-tier artifacts could serve as the family's treasury.

"This Second-tier artifact, Xiao Jiu, I'll give it to you as a reward for your merit in ambushing the old demon."

The Clan Leader looked at this Second Tier Mid Grade silver mirror artifact and handed it to Su Fan.

"Thank you, Clan Leader."

Upon hearing this, Su Fan did not refuse; he only had three Second-tier artifacts on him, one of which was the Liuhuo Sword the Clan Leader had given him a few days ago.

As for the other two artifacts, they were not actually very suitable for him.

Although this silver mirror artifact was only Second Tier Mid Grade, he observed its spiritual power and it seemed somewhat extraordinary.

He took the artifact with a smile; the Great Elder on the side did not mind, as he was an Artifact Refiner himself. Ever since they obtained the Purple Mansion cave dwelling, the family had also acquired a new Artifact Refining Inheritance, though that Purple Mansion expert's artifact refining technique was not very brilliant—that was only relatively speaking.

The remaining artifact refining technique had reached the level of Third-tier Low Grade.

As long as he could fully master this artifact refining technique, he could also become a Third-tier Artifact Refiner in the future.

Moreover, he was already a Second-tier Artifact Refiner now, so he did not care about a single Second Tier Mid Grade artifact.

Only Su Xianhua showed a look of envy on his face; although he had broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage and the family had rewarded him with a Second-tier artifact,

it was only Second Tier Low Grade.

If he wanted more, he would have to slowly earn merit himself or purchase it on his own, but he currently still owed the family a sum of Spirit Stones.

He did not know how long it would take to pay it back.

As for the items left behind by the few demonic cultivators, not to mention anything else, even just the Spirit Stones were a great supplement for the family.

"Burn these demonic cultivation manuals and these few Demonic Magical Tools together, so as to avoid them harming others and ourselves if left behind."

Of these Spirit Stones, Su Fan and Su Xianhua each received five hundred, and Su Fan received an extra Second-tier artifact; no one had any objections to this distribution.

The Clan Leader and the Great Elder did not want any of the other items.

After dealing with these, the group quickly returned to the top of Yunwu Shan; as for Baiyun Feng, naturally, there would be newly arrived Elders to handle it.

From now on, Baiyun Feng would gradually become a new important base for the family; if it weren't for the insufficient Spirit Vein at Baiyun Feng, they would likely have sent several Elders to preside over it.

"Clan Leader, your injuries?"

Back at the Great Elder's cave dwelling, the Great Elder began to show concern.

"It's nothing; my Divine Sense suffered a bit of backlash, but after ten years of recuperation, it will recover."

"Clan Leader, I'm afraid there won't be ten years of time for you to rest; over at Taihe Mountain, they have already begun to heighten their vigilance, and the prices of supplies in the market change every day, especially for spirit pills, artifacts, and talismans, which are constantly rising in price."

"War won't be long in coming; although the Taihe lineage has not yet conscripted the Loose Cultivators in Taihe Mountain, I estimate it will be within these two years."

"And the Yunyang Sect will likely issue a Conscription Order in the coming days."

"Therefore, the most urgent matter is for you, Clan Leader, to recover from your Divine Sense injury as quickly as possible. I recall that Taihe Market has Spirit Origin Pills for sale, and they should not have been sold yet."

"Hmm! Xiao Jiu is right. The centennial beast chaos is also approaching. Clan Leader, you are the pillar of our Su Family and must be in peak condition. I will head to Taihe Market right now."

Upon hearing this, the Great Elder nodded and said with a solemn expression.

He understood that in this great battle, their family would rely on the Clan Leader. Although his own strength was decent, he could barely survive in a great battle, and once he encountered intense combat, he would be in danger of falling.

The Great Elder was different; as long as he did not encounter a Third-tier demonic beast, the Clan Leader's combat power could ensure his safety, and he could even look after them a little.