Chapter 36: The Bahuang Ancestor Is Broke!

At these words, the entire hall fell deathly silent!

They had all been waiting for news of Li Dongsheng's successful persuasion and triumphant return.

The Kulu Zong would arrive soon, and when they did, the Nanhuang Clan would become the sole ruler of the Bahuang Star Domain!

But who would have thought that what awaited them was Li Dongsheng's death!

"Who did this! How dare they lay a hand on a member of my Li Clan — are they tired of living!"

"Let's go report to the Kulu Zong right now — there are rebels here!"

Great Elder Li Dongshuo stepped forward, cupped his fist toward Li Tiancheng, and said: "Ancestor, we must report to the Kulu Zong as soon as possible!"

Li Tiancheng's face turned ashen. He sprang to his feet with a whoosh, his body swaying several times: "Good, contact them immediately!"

But just at this moment.

Buzz buzz buzz~

His transmission bead rang. One look told him it was Bahuang Laozu, and his hand trembled uncontrollably.

He gritted his teeth and said: "Bahuang Laozu, what do you want with me?"

From the other end came Bahuang Laozu's icy voice: "Li Dongsheng was killed by me!"

"I'll give you half an hour. Gather every spirit vein and spirit stone from the clan and bring them to the Forbidden Abyss — or die!"

"I have Li Dongsheng's blood. I can cast Bloodline Curse Kill on your entire clan. Don't even think about running!"

With that, the connection was cut.

Thud!

Li Tiancheng collapsed to the ground on the spot: "It's over, it's over!"

Thud thud thud~

Nearly everyone collapsed to the ground. It's over, it's over!

How could they not know about Bloodline Curse Kill — it was Bahuang Laozu's signature killing move.

So long as one obtains the bloodline of a single direct descendant of a clan, one can cast Bloodline Curse Kill and kill every member of that clan.

For Li Tiancheng, this was unsolvable!

After a long while.

Li Tiancheng swayed to his feet, his voice listless: "You all heard it."

"Hand over all your spirit stones and spirit veins to me. Empty out the spirit veins and spirit stones in the Li Clan's treasure vault!"

"Anyone who refuses to hand them over dies!"

His face was full of bitterness.

He truly never expected his premonition to come true — Bahuang Laozu had not fled.

He just couldn't understand why the meeting place was the Forbidden Abyss.

Thinking of this, a chill suddenly ran down his spine.

Bahuang Laozu wasn't planning to kill him, was he?

This possibility seemed very likely!

But his life was in Bahuang Laozu's hands — he had no choice!

At the same time, the other clans of Bahuang also received the news, and they all began gathering spirit veins and spirit stones.

They thought the same as the dead Li Dongsheng — that Bahuang Laozu was planning to loot the spirit stones and run.

In an instant, the entire Bahuang was thrown into panic, restless and unable to sit still!

And at this moment, at the edge of the Forbidden Abyss.

Bahuang Laozu stared at Lu Tianyu, dumbfounded: "Saint Son, y-you're afraid of the Nirvana Wind?"

His breathing was rapid, his eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets.

He could enter the Abyss as well, but he would have to fully activate his protective Spiritual Energy, and also bring out defensive treasures, ready at any moment to defend against the fiercer Nirvana Wind.

Yet Lu Tianyu was simply a monster.

He let the Nirvana Wind blasting upward wash over him, even keeping his eyes closed as if thoroughly enjoying it.

This completely overturned his understanding of Lu Tianyu's Body Refining Technique.

This made him all the more certain that Lu Tianyu must have obtained a heaven-defying opportunity within the Forbidden Abyss.

Lu Tianyu stood just inside the entrance to the Forbidden Ground, letting the Nirvana Wind blow over him — and it actually felt quite comfortable.

Lu Tianyu had already contacted Qian Gu Nu Di — the Forbidden Abyss would be sealed off half an hour later.

Hearing Bahuang Laozu's words, Lu Tianyu slowly turned around: "Have your Clone keep watch on the perimeter. No one is allowed to approach this place."

"Also, you must swear on your divine soul that you will not reveal a single word of everything you've seen today — or your soul will be scattered!"

His voice was not loud, but in Bahuang Laozu's ears it struck like thunder.

"Oh!"

Bahuang Laozu gave a shudder and immediately swore: "I, Bahuang Laozu Ji Qingtian, swear on my divine soul that I will never reveal a single word of what I have seen today!"

"Should I break this oath, may my soul be scattered!"

His life was in Lu Tianyu's hands — how would he dare disobey.

Lu Tianyu extended his hand: "Hand over all your spirit veins."

Bahuang Laozu gave a slight start: "Ah?"

"Well, Saint Son, when I underwent my Tribulation Transcendence, I nearly exhausted all my spirit veins. What's left is only four or five mid-grade spirit veins, enough to last only four or five days."

"How about we wait for the Li Clan to come — Li Tiancheng just contacted me, they'll be here very soon."

Lu Tianyu frowned slightly: "Not a single Top-grade Spirit Vein left?"

"What about High-grade Spirit Veins?"

Opening the seal requires at least twenty mid-grade Spirit Veins. Once opened, maintaining the seal costs one mid-grade Spirit Vein per day — the Spirit Stones burned are simply staggering.

In addition, the Bahuang Demon-Suppressing Great Array also consumes energy.

Spirit Veins are divided into Low-grade Spirit Veins, mid-grade Spirit Veins, High-grade Spirit Veins, and Top-grade Spirit Veins.

The conversion ratio between each grade is calculated in hundreds.

One mid-grade Spirit Vein is equivalent to one hundred Low-grade Spirit Veins.

One High-grade Spirit Vein is equivalent to one hundred mid-grade Spirit Veins, and one Top-grade Spirit Vein is equivalent to one hundred High-grade Spirit Veins.

Upon hearing that Bahuang Laozu had only five mid-grade Spirit Veins, Lu Tianyu couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed.

It's forgivable that a Dongxu-period cultivator has no Top-grade Spirit Veins, but not even having a single High-grade Spirit Vein is a bit hard to justify.

Bahuang Laozu gave a wry smile: "I failed my Tribulation Transcendence Realm in Zhuoliu Xingyu and burned through one Top-grade Spirit Vein, plus five high-grade Spirit Veins."

"The mid-grade Spirit Veins are nearly all spent — I'm truly sorry."

To break through to the Great Vehicle Stage, he had gone all in, and indeed exhausted every Spirit Vein he had.

He had now become a complete pauper.

Lu Tianyu shook his head helplessly: "Five Spirit Veins, huh. Fine, hand them over first."

He found twenty mid-grade Spirit Veins in Li Dongsheng's Storage Bag — not a single high-grade Spirit Vein.

Bahuang Laozu simply tossed his own Storage Ring over: "It's all for the Saint Son."

"Li Tiancheng has come, your father has come too, and Ouyang Tiandu as well."

Lu Tianyu took the Storage Ring without ceremony: "Have my father come over; tell everyone else to go home and wait."

A moment later.

Bahuang Laozu's Clone Realm sent over the Storage Ring.

The Li Clan eighty mid-grade Spirit Veins, Ouyang Tiandu ninety, Lu Jiuyuan one hundred and ten.

The other families of Bahuang also successively delivered Top-grade Spirit Veins.

Lu Tianyu knew that aside from his own family, every other clan had hidden some away, but he had no time to quibble over such things.

Lu Tianyu sent back twenty mid-grade Spirit Veins and some loose Spirit Stones: "Ninety per family is enough."

Lu Jiuyuan stared at Lu Tianyu with a solemn expression: "Yu'er, should I have the clan elders come help?"

Lu Tianyu gave a slight shake of his head: "No need. Father can go back and wait for good news."

"By the way, tell the Donghuang Clan members not to go out — the Great Array is to be activated at any moment."

The moment his words fell, the message beads of both him and Lu Jiuyuan vibrated almost simultaneously.

Lu Jiuyuan's face changed drastically: "Not good!"

"The Yibai Lingba Kulu Jiang of Kulu Zong have entered Donghuang Star, the sect's Great Array has already been activated — I must get back as fast as possible!"