Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 66: Harvesting Lives
Hou Yanze and Gongsun Cang followed closely behind, followed by Wu Chang, Xie Huaxiong, Sun Ju, and two mid-stage qi refinement cultivators from the two families.
Liu Yu and his group of sixteen people stealthily made their way up the mountain path, eliminating the lookout posts along the way.
In the summer, the mountain path was exceptionally tranquil, even the sound of insects was absent; it seemed that they sensed the murderous intent in the dark night, and all fell silent.
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The fragment of the spiritual vein on Little Eyebrow Mountain was located halfway up the mountain, where there was a small flat area. Several buildings had been constructed on this flat ground, where the cultivators of the Feng Family practiced.
The ancestral hall of the Feng Family was located at the back of these buildings, protected by a formation.
At this moment, in a practice room connected to the ancestral hall, Feng Tianwei sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion.
He was running his cultivation technique to heal his injuries, his complexion pale, with sweat beading on his forehead.
As the clan leader’s practice room, it was certainly not comparable to ordinary family members; this room was built on a node with the most abundant spiritual energy and was arranged with a spirit gathering array, connected to the ancestral hall, its importance was self-evident.
After a long time, Feng Tianwei slowly withdrew from his cultivation, opening his mouth to spit out a mouthful of black blood onto the ground in front of the meditation cushion.
At this time, Feng Tianwei had just returned to the family after spending most of the day away. The injuries he sustained while attacking the spiritual herb garden alongside the cultivators of the Heavenly Harmony Sect were neither serious nor light; after resting for seven or eight days, he would fully recover, but it did somewhat affect his strength.
Fortunately, the several clan members who went with him were safe and sound, without casualties.
After spitting out the blood, Feng Tianwei felt much more comfortable, but he still furrowed his brows, feeling anxious, and his eyelids twitched, as if something significant were about to happen.
Moreover, this feeling gradually intensified; as time passed, the sense of unease grew stronger.
Feng Tianwei dared not ignore this feeling. It was known that a cultivator's senses are heightened through cultivation; sometimes such feelings are not very accurate, but at other times, they are not baseless.
He took out a sound transmission talisman, murmured a few words, and threw it into the air, where it transformed into a white light.
After careful consideration, Feng Tianwei realized that the Feng Family's plans had not gone awry, and there was no unusual movement from the garrison in Cold Moon City. So he decided to summon Feng Guangyou to ask about the relocation status of the clan members, to see if there were any errors, and to have him bring Feng Guanglin over for a good talk.
He placed great importance on this dual spiritual root clan member, believing that there was a significant possibility he could advance to the foundation establishment stage and lead the Feng Family to prosperity, planning to cultivate him as a future successor.
Feng Guangyou had been handling affairs on Little Eyebrow Mountain recently, and his cultivation place was not far from here. It took less than a quarter of an hour for him to arrive at the ancestral hall with Feng Guanglin after sending the sound transmission talisman.
“Greetings, Clan Leader. I do not know…”
Feng Guangyou had just started speaking when the sound of a bell rang out, echoing throughout Little Eyebrow Mountain.
The bell tolls were grand and resonant, ringing nine times in total.
After hearing the nine tolls, the expressions of the few people grew solemn, their faces turning extremely grim.
It should be noted that this bell only rings at critical moments to convey important information; ringing it nine times signifies a powerful enemy approaching, representing a crisis that could annihilate the clan!