Chapter 438: Mushi Master 1, Father and Daughter Meet, Recruitment Order

Chapter 438: Mushi Master 1, Father and Daughter Meet, Recruitment Order

Chapter 438: The lineage of the insect master, the meeting of father and daughter, the call to action
"Yes, and this person is most likely here!"

talking.

Fu Yongqi cast a spell at the center of the hexagram pattern, which was the center point of all the insect swarm's movements and also the Black Mist Valley of the Ten Thousand Mountains!

"If someone can really control this kind of vicious insect, I'm afraid the entire Huainan Prefecture will be in danger."

Shi Yi took a breath of cold air and hurriedly took out a communication jade slip from his storage bag. He carved a few lines of words with the flow of spiritual power on his fingertips and quickly handed the jade slip to the disciple beside him.

Ouyang Fei, who was standing by, flipped open the Fu family map history book, glanced at it quickly, and his pupils shrank: "The history book records that the Black Mist Valley is filled with poisonous miasma all year round, and even Jindan cultivators dare not easily set foot in it. If there are really evil cultivators hiding in it..."

I’m afraid it will be difficult to deal with even if they know.

"Not an evil cultivator."

Fu Yongqi shook his head.

One shot storage bag.

A flash of glow.

A shadow stone suddenly appeared.

After the injection of spiritual power.

The scenes they recorded along the way emerged on the stones - trees that were gnawed and riddled with holes but strangely regained life, neatly stacked ruins and bricks, and corpses whose internal organs had been precisely removed.

Fu Yongqi's voice was low and firm:
"It's Mushi-shi."

"Mushi-shi?!!!"

This word shocked everyone present.

The lineage of insect masters originated from the ancient art of witchcraft, which can be traced back to the wild times of northern Xinjiang. At that time, the priests of the northern Xinjiang tribes used insects as a medium to communicate with heaven and earth, and domesticated spirit insects to exorcise evil spirits, cure diseases, and help farming. Insect masters were not evil at first, but practitioners who lived in symbiosis with nature. They were proficient in insect language and could use secret techniques to control insect swarms so that they would not harm living things but would help humans.

With the development of the cultivation world, the insect master lineage gradually split.

Some insect masters strictly abide by ancient teachings and use insects to help the world;
Another part began to explore a more extreme way of taming insects - blood feeding.

The Heart-Eating Ancestor was originally a priest of a tribe in the northern border. He fell into evil because of his obsession with insects. He discovered that if he fed spiritual insects with the blood of monks, they could mutate and give birth to insects that were far more vicious than ordinary insects. He created the "blood-feeding secret technique" to sacrifice living people to insects and cultivated the first batch of "spring locusts" - these insects could devour the spiritual power of monks and turn them into useless people.

After that, the Heart-Eating Ancestor continued to improve the insect species, and eventually cultivated the "mother insect" - a terrifying existence that can reproduce infinitely and evolve autonomously. The insect swarms born by the mother insect will adapt to the enemy's attack methods in each generation, and can even devour formations and magic weapons, making traditional methods of cultivation ineffective against them.

The Heart-Eating Ancestor's ambitions are not limited to the northern border.

He secretly sent swarms of insects to infiltrate various major forces, lurking for a hundred years and then suddenly launching an attack.

A sudden insect tide appeared under the imperial city of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the Central Plains. Overnight, 3,000 imperial guards turned into bones, and the city defense formation was devoured. The barbarian warriors of the East Wilderness Tribe were invulnerable to swords and guns, but they could not stop the "bone-eating insects" that drilled into their flesh and blood. The entire army melted silently during the march. The monks of the sect in the Far West who were good at spells and formations found that their talismans were eaten by insects and the nodes of the formation were precisely destroyed. The ice in the snowfields of the northern border could not freeze the insects, but instead gave birth to the cold-resistant "ice soul insects". Wherever they passed, thousands of miles were frozen and life was cut off. The water control technique that the water monks of the South China Sea Islands were proud of was actually cracked by the "water-transforming insects", and the sea water became a breeding ground for insects.

Faced with the disaster of world destruction, the five originally hostile forces - the Great Zhou Dynasty in the Central Plains, the East Wilderness Tribe, the Sect in the Far West, the Monks in the Northern Frontier, and the South China Sea Islands Alliance - finally put aside their prejudices, formed the "Insect Killing Alliance", and vowed to exterminate the Insect Master lineage.

In just ten years, half of the territory of the cultivation world fell, and the mortal kingdom was almost extinct. Wherever the insect swarm passed, the city was reduced to ruins, the bodies of the cultivators were gone, and even the spiritual energy was devoured.

In the end, the five major forces joined forces to attack the Northern Frontier Insect Valley and killed the Heart-Eating Ancestor and his twelve insect masters. The mother insect was sealed underground in the Nine Netherworlds. The inheritance of the Insect Master was listed as a taboo in the world of cultivation, and all related books were burned.

Although the lineage of insect masters has been wiped out on the surface, strange insect disasters still occur occasionally in the world of cultivation over the past thousand years - the corpses of monsters that have been eaten clean, spiritual fields that have withered inexplicably, and the mysterious disappearance of entire caravans...

Now, Black Mist Valley is stirring again, and the insect swarms are converging here. Does this mean...

Mushi-shi, not extinct yet?
"Return to Yuyao City immediately!" Fu Yongqi put away the photo stone, turned around and clasped his fists to Shi Yi, "Deacon Shi, please continue to monitor here. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately."

Shi Yi nodded solemnly and took out a blood-colored jade talisman from his arms:
"This is a blood signal talisman specially made by the Shi family. It will arrive in an instant."

Fu Yongqi took the jade talisman and said nothing more before jumping onto the crane. Twenty disciples from the Battle Hall followed closely behind him, and the crane rose to the clouds as it flapped its wings.

Yuyao City, Fu family’s meeting hall.

After listening to Fu Yongqi's report, Fu Changsheng tapped his fingers gently on the armrest of the rosewood chair. Each tap seemed to hit the hearts of everyone present. The hall was completely silent, and even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly.

“Master!” Fu Yongqi knelt on one knee, his armor clanging against the ground. “Please allow me to lead the elite troops of the Expedition Hall to the Black Mist Valley immediately! We need to wipe out the insect master before he notices it!”

Several young elders echoed, with fighting spirit in their eyes.

Ouyang Fei shook his head:
"The Black Mist Valley is a place that even Jindan Zhenren dare not set foot in. If the Insect Master is really hiding there, it is definitely not something that our Purple Mansion cultivation can handle. The Insect Master has a myriad of tricks. I suggest you think twice and wait until the final conclusion before sending troops to the Black Mist Valley."

Everyone saw Fu Changsheng nod slightly to Ouyang Fei's proposal.

I didn't dare say much at the moment.

Fu Changsheng turned his gaze to Fu Changli who had been silent the whole time:
"Fourth sister, have you made any progress in the research on the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts?"

Fu Changli stood up, and a jade box flew out from his sleeve. The moment the lid of the box was opened, the temperature in the hall dropped sharply, and several frozen spring locust corpses lay quietly in the box.

"These insects are not as strong as the spring locusts recorded in history books. It may be because the time is too short and the first generation of insect mothers has not yet been born. Our research found that they have a kind of 'symbiotic fungus' that we have never seen before."

Fu Changli's voice was calm, concise and powerful:
"It is this spiritual fungus that allows them to devour spiritual energy and evolve quickly. What's even more terrifying is that..." She tapped her fingertips, and the frozen insects suddenly trembled violently, "Even if they die, the spiritual fungus can still survive for three days."

Ouyang Fei: "No wonder ordinary methods can't kill it!"

"We tried 376 methods." Fu Changli continued, "Finally, we found that only the combination of extreme cold and thunder can completely kill the spirit fungus." She looked at Fu Changsheng, "But with the ice soul stones and thunder talismans currently in stock in the family, they can only cover a radius of ten miles at most."

Any progress is a good thing.

Fu Changsheng felt relieved and said:
"Fourth sister, you continue to study these spring locusts. If you can transform them into your own use, it would be great."

such.

They have an endless supply of troops.

Fu Changli obeyed the order.

Fu Changsheng calmly gave the orders:
"Yongshang, before the other noble families react, go to the market and buy up the Ice Soul Stone and Thunder Talisman. Yongjing, you and Runzhi lead the disciples of the Weapon Refining Hall to research and create magical and spiritual weapons to deal with the spring locusts. Changlei and Yongfu, you in the Talisman Making Hall should spare time to refine a large number of Thunder Talismans."

Everyone took the order and left one by one.

When Fu Changsheng was the only one left in the entire conference room.

He then focused his thoughts on the panel of his sea of ​​consciousness and said without hesitation:
"Exchange Information"

hum!
The panel vibrates.

A large amount of yellow light surged.

Followed by.

Pictures emerged one after another.

Fu Changsheng's eyes fell on the first picture.

hum!
The picture is transformed into an actual scene.

Deep in the Black Mist Valley.

A cold mist rolled through the valley.

The ground is covered with a dark red fungal carpet formed by countless insect corpses and mucus.

In the center stood an altar made of bones and insect shells, on which sat a figure in a gray robe.

His face was hidden by a hood, revealing only half of his pale face. A strange smile hung at the corner of his mouth, and something seemed to be wriggling under his skin, as if countless tiny worms were crawling in his blood vessels.

All around the altar, dense swarms of quasi-third-level spring locusts prostrated themselves on the ground in worship. They were no longer ordinary ferocious insects, but "insect soldiers" that had been completely transformed by the symbiotic fungi. Dark purple lines appeared on their shells, and wisdom flickered in their compound eyes.

The gray-robed old man raised his hand and a pitch-black insect egg appeared in his palm.

He whispered an ancient spell, and the eggs slowly cracked open, and a "larva" that looked like a centipede but had wings broke out of the shell.

After throwing it to one of the quasi-third-level spring locusts, the spring locust's aura continued to rise. In less than ten breaths, with a bang, it successfully broke through to the third level.

The old man wanted to continue.

Suddenly.

A dark red mark appeared on the neck.

The moment the mark lit up, the grey-robed old man let out an inhuman scream of pain, quickly took out a pill bottle from his storage bag, and stuffed a black elixir into his mouth. After the elixir was refined, the dark red mark on his neck disappeared again:
"Damn Wanling Sect!"

...

The screen ends here.

A line of text appears:
[1: The gray-robed old man in the Black Mist Valley is the descendant of the insect master from a thousand years ago. He is controlled by the Wanling Sect and needs to take the Wanling Sect's unique antidote on time every month to prolong his life.]

Wan Ling Sect?!

Fu Changsheng's pupils shrank.

Wanling Sect is one of the ten major sects in the Far West, but why would they come to this poor place called East Wasteland?
"It seems that after the imperial court and the sect in the Far West signed a truce agreement, the Wanling Sect took a different approach and wanted to use this beast tide to destroy Huainan Prefecture in one fell swoop and seize a stronghold."

This base.

If we go eastwards, we can conquer the Eastern Wilderness, break through the border of Jingzhou, and then conquer the Central Plains.

He finally understood why the intelligence mentioned that this beast tide was more violent than ever before:
"One descendant of the Insect Master is not enough. With the support of the Wanling Sect, if they want to keep Huainan Prefecture, I'm afraid."

This is undoubtedly a tough battle.

It is far from enough to rely on the power of the aristocratic families in Huainan Prefecture.

At present, the only Huainan noble families are the Shi family, the Shangguan family, and the Cui family in recent years, who have one or two Purple Mansions. The highest combat power of the other ninth-grade noble families is at most half a step into Purple Mansion. Even if they join together, they are not enough to defeat a finger of the insect master:
"We have to report this to the Luo family and ask them to send reinforcements!"

After all, Huainan Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of the fifth-rank Luo family.

Also.

The Luo family still has two Jindans in charge, so it would be great if we could ask one of them to help. The Luo family also has a base in the East Desert, and they will also be affected if the beast tide comes, so they will definitely not stay out of it.

It is not too late.

Fu Changsheng directly stopped the information exchange.

After coming out of the meeting hall, she gave a few instructions to Uncle Fei and immediately rode on the Green Dragon to the Luo family's stronghold in the East Wilderness. Not long ago, Yongxuan contacted her and said that Luo Haitang was currently in the East Wilderness stronghold.

East Desert·Luo Family Stronghold·Luo Yun Mountain

The peaks in the mountains stand tall and majestic, shrouded in clouds and mist. On the top of the peaks, a palace is faintly visible, with flying eaves. The whole body is made of green jade, shining coldly in the sunlight.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew up in the sky, the clouds rolled, and a green shadow broke through the air. It was so fast that it dragged a long wave of air behind it.

"Roar--"

A dragon roar resounded through the sky, and a green dragon circled down. Its huge body covered the sky and the sun, its scales glowed with a cold iron-like luster, its dragon whiskers fluttered, and its pressure was as overwhelming as an abyss.

Fu Changsheng stood at the head of the dragon, his green robe fluttering and his eyes as sharp as lightning.

"Who is coming?" Two Luo family disciples took a step forward, the jade plates on their waists flickered slightly, and the mountain protection formation was quietly activated.

Fu Changsheng stood with his hands behind his back, speaking in a steady voice: "Fu Changsheng from the Huainan Fu family, I would like to see Senior Luo Haitang."

The two disciples looked at each other, and one of them took out a jade slip for communication. After whispering a few words, the jade slip turned into a stream of light and flew into the top of the mountain.

Soon, a cold female voice came from the top of the mountain:

"Master Fu, please come into the palace and have a chat."

Before he finished speaking, the clouds on the top of the peak suddenly parted, and a green figure stepped into the air, tapping his toes lightly, as if walking on water, and in a flash he was in front of Fu Changsheng.

Luo Haitang was wearing a plain green dress, with her hair tied up high. Her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, but she exuded a fierce aura. She glanced at Fu Changsheng and said lightly:
"I haven't seen you for many years. The master of the Fu family has made rapid progress in his cultivation and has already broken through the ninth level of the Purple Mansion."

Fu Changsheng bowed his head: "Thank you for your praise, Senior."

Luo Haitang and he had been poisoned by the flower-inducing poison in Kunlun Secret Realm before, and the two had had physical contact, which caused Luo Haitang to become pregnant, but for the sake of the Great Dao, she had the child aborted. This was the first time they had met since leaving Kunlun Secret Realm.

You can see Luo Haitang's reaction.

It was as if the joy that happened six years ago had never happened.

"Come with me."

Luo Haitang's cold voice came from above his head.

He coughed lightly.

He suppressed all the emotions in his heart and hurried to catch up. At the same time, the green dragon roared and turned into a green light and disappeared into Fu Changsheng's sleeve.

Entering the hall, I saw that the furnishings in the hall were simple, but extraordinary.

The ancient paintings hanging on the walls have a faint glow, and the incense burner on the table emits light purple smoke, which makes people feel peaceful.

Luo Haitang sat down in the main seat and tapped the armrest with his fingertips: "Master Fu, are you here for the beast tide?"

"That's right." Fu Changsheng said solemnly, and took out a green bean pod from his sleeve: "Please take a look at this first, senior."

He tapped his fingertips lightly, and the pods suddenly burst into dazzling green light, projecting a horrifying scene in the air:
All I saw was a barren land, with dense spring locusts surging like a tide, leaving no grass where they passed. What was even more terrifying was that these locusts could actually devour the spiritual power of monks. A foundation-building monk was accidentally surrounded by the swarm of insects and turned into a dried corpse in the blink of an eye.

Luo Haitang's pupils shrank suddenly: "This is..."

"Spring locusts." Fu Changsheng said in a deep voice, "And they are a specially bred variant that can devour the spiritual energy of all things. The scene in the picture happened in a small county under the rule of the Shi family. If the Shi family had not evacuated the people in the county in time, the consequences would have been disastrous."

Luo Haitang frowned: "Where did this insect come from?"

Fu Changsheng put away the pod: "Black Mist Valley."

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze.

"I have already found out," Fu Changsheng continued, "there is a descendant of the Insect Master hiding in the Black Mist Valley, and there is a high possibility that the Wanling Sect is behind it. I suspect that the Wanling Sect wants to take advantage of this beast tide to establish a base in the Eastern Wasteland and then plot against the Central Plains."

Luo Haitang stood up suddenly: "Wanling Sect? Are you sure?"

Fu Changsheng took out a blood-stained jade slip from his arms: "This is the communication jade slip found in the insect corpse. It has the secret mark of the Wanling Sect on it."

Luo Haitang took the jade slip and scanned it with her spiritual sense. Her face became even gloomier. She walked to the window and was silent for a long time: "Master Fu, this matter is very serious. Do you know what the consequences will be if the intelligence is wrong and we rashly send troops?"

Fu Changsheng stepped forward, his eyes as sharp as torches: "I swear on my heart of Taoism that everything I just said is true. If I lied, I will be punished by being struck by thunder!"

Luo Haitang turned and stared at Fu Changsheng. Seeing that there was no evasion in his eyes, he finally nodded: "Okay, I believe you."

She waved her sleeves, and a murderous wind suddenly swept through the hall: "Master Fu, my Luo family will not sit idly by and watch this matter. I will personally lead the elite of the Luo family to the Black Mist Valley to meet the insect master."

Fu Changsheng felt relieved and clasped his fists solemnly: "Thank you for your help, senior!"

Luo Haitang nodded slightly, but then changed the subject: "However, you, the major families in Huainan, have an obligation to attack the Black Mist Valley, and you must accompany me to fight."

Fu Changsheng thought it was some harsh condition, and nodded repeatedly: "This is what I should do!"

Luo Haitang waved her sleeves and a golden talisman appeared. She tapped it with her fingertips and the talisman lit up. She moved her lips:
"The heads of all the noble families in Huainan Prefecture, listen to my order. All cultivators above the foundation building stage must gather at the Fu family in Yunshan County as quickly as possible!"

The golden talisman's spiritual light faded away.

Luo Haitang stood up:
"Yongxuan has heard that you are here and is already waiting outside the door. You two can chat about the past and I will leave as soon as the meeting is over."

Finished.

A spell was cast in the reception room.

The formation is surging.

The palace door slowly opened, and a cold figure stood outside the door.

Fu Yongxuan was dressed in a plain white gown, with a green-bladed long sword hanging from her waist. Her aura was restrained, but she faintly exuded a fierce pressure - that was the unique aura of a fake Dan cultivator. Her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, but she was a little more calm than when she was young.

Fu Changsheng looked at her, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

It has been several decades...the stubborn and obstinate little girl who always protected her younger brothers and sisters has now become an independent fake elixir cultivator.

"Father."

Fu Yongxuan's voice was calm, but with a barely perceptible fluctuation. She walked slowly forward and stopped three steps away from Fu Changsheng.

Fu Changsheng said in a low voice: "Xuan'er, you... have grown up."

Fu Yongxuan raised the corners of his lips slightly, smiling faintly: "I haven't seen you for decades, but father hasn't changed much. My brothers Yongjing, Yongpeng, Yongling...are they all right?"

A hint of relief flashed in Fu Changsheng's eyes - even though she hadn't seen them for decades, she still missed her brothers the most.

"Yongjing had some opportunities in the Kunlun Secret Realm and has already established his foundation. He has made great achievements in the Equipment Refining Hall. Yongpeng is calm and steady, and is now in charge of the family's external affairs. Yongling..." He paused for a moment, "He is a lively person. He traveled abroad in the past few years and just came back a few days ago. He is preparing to retreat and break through the foundation."

Fu Yongxuan nodded gently, with a soft look in his eyes: "Yongjing is still working so hard? When he was a child, he always stayed up late to study the weapon refining books. If I don't keep an eye on him, he can go without sleep for three days."

Fu Changsheng laughed: "It's the same now. A few days ago, I almost hurt my soul because of over-refining the weapon."

Fu Yongxuan frowned slightly: "He is still the same..."

She was silent for a moment, then asked, "Where's mother?"

Mentioning Liu Meizhen, Fu Changsheng slowed down his tone and said, "Your mother gave you a little brother a year ago, and she has been talking about you all the time over the years."

these years.

Although Yongxuan left the Fu family.

But every year on her birthday, Liu Meizhen would send people to the Luo family to deliver gifts.

So when mentioning Liu Meizhen.

Fu Yongxuan's eyebrows relaxed a lot. After chatting for a while, Fu Yongxuan asked, "Father, why did you come here today?"

The beast tide is coming.

Now is the time when the clan needs the father to take charge personally.

If it's not a small matter.

My father would never show up at the Luo family.

Fu Changsheng did not intend to hide it. After all, Yongxuan would know it as soon as he asked. His expression became serious and he said, "This time I came to the Luo family to ask for help, just to deal with the disaster of the insect master in the Black Mist Valley."

Fu Yongxuan's eyes turned cold: "Bug Master?"

"Yes." Fu Changsheng said in a deep voice, "This matter involves a lot of people, and I'm afraid the Wanling Sect is involved behind the scenes."

Fu Yongxuan was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Father, I will go with my stepmother on this operation."

Fu Changsheng frowned: "Although you have reached the level of fake elixir, the insect master's methods are treacherous."

Seeing that her father still treated her as the little girl who needed protection, Fu Yongxuan interrupted him immediately, with a slight curl of the corners of his lips and a flash of sharpness in his eyes: "Father, don't worry, I haven't cultivated for nothing these years."

She raised her hand, and a wisp of sword energy flowed from her fingertips, sharp as frost.

But he has mastered the way of the sword.

Even stronger than him.

Fu Changsheng hesitated and said, "You are now Senior Luo's adopted daughter, so you still need to seek her consent before doing this."

Fu Yongxuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, father, I will convince my stepmother."

Obviously.

Fu Yongxuan wanted to take this opportunity to go home. Fu Changsheng felt a little sad. When talking with Yongxuan, he clearly felt that Yongxuan's character had changed a lot. Although she was Luo Haitang's adopted daughter, she was not his biological daughter after all. She would definitely be hostile to some people in the Luo family. If there was a Jindan in the clan, Yongxuan would not need to live such a dependent life. He swore secretly in his heart.

Try to bring Yongxuan home as soon as possible.

Yunshan County.

As Luo Haitang's conscription order was issued.

The sound of breaking air was heard from the north of Yuyao City, and the lights of three treasure ships broke through the clouds and headed straight for the Fu family’s mountain gate.

The flags of the Yu family, the Yu family and the Gan family were hoisted on the treasure ship.

The first thing to fall from the treasure ship was a red light, revealing a young man in a brocade robe with fire patterns. He had a handsome but gloomy face and a red jade dagger hanging from his waist. It was An An, the current head of the Yu family.

The next person to come down from the treasure ship was a calm middle-aged man, Gan Yuan, the head of the Gan family. The last person to come down was an old man with a skinny body and a pale face, with corpse qi lingering around him. He was Yu, the head of the Yu family, a family of corpse refiners.

After the three of them landed, Fu Yongshou, who was in charge of reception at the Fu family, came forward to greet them: "Brother An, Patriarch Gan, Patriarch Yu, I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person. You three are here so quickly!"

An An had just returned to his fiefdom from Wuzhou not long ago. He was busy preparing to deal with the beast tide when he suddenly received the call from the Luo family. He felt a little uneasy: "Brother Shou, the Luo family's call came so suddenly. What happened?"

Gan Yuan also frowned and said, "The Luo family rarely directly recruits families like us. Could it be that there is a change in the beast tide?"

These three people are all relatives of the Fu family and are also the aristocratic families under the rule of the Fu family. There is no need to hide some things. After all, once everyone gathers together, they will head towards the Black Mist Valley.

Fu Yongshou looked serious:
"Three of you, please follow me into the meeting room to discuss in detail."

In the meeting room, Fu Yongshou waited for everyone to take their seats before saying, "This conscription is indeed related to the beast tide, but the situation is more serious than expected. We discovered that the insect master is behind this beast tide!"

"Insect Master?" Gan Yuan stood up suddenly. "An ancient monk who can control dangerous insects?"

Yu Feihong frowned, a trace of panic on his face: "The insect master lineage was wiped out a thousand years ago, how could there be any descendants left in the world?"

Fu Yongshou continued: "What's more serious is that we suspect that there is the shadow of the Wanling Sect behind the Insect Master!"

"Wanling Sect?" An An's pupils shrank. "One of the ten major sects in the Far West? How could they interfere in the affairs of the Eastern Wasteland?"

Fu Yongshou nodded: "That's right, so the Luo family urgently recruited all the major families to prepare to join forces to attack the Black Mist Valley and completely eradicate the Insect Master. Senior Luo Haitang will lead the team personally!"

When they heard Luo Haitang's name, the three of them were shocked.

At the same time, they felt that this matter was of great importance, otherwise Luo Haitang, the Golden Core, would not have taken action personally. If these small characters were not prepared, they would probably become cannon fodder.

The three of them handed over.

They immediately turned back to their respective treasure ships, apparently to deploy their troops and make preparations.

With the arrival of these three.

Soon, the Shangguan family, the Shi family, the Cao family, the Nangong family, and the He family followed suit. Even the Wu family, the Liu family, and the Chen family from Anyang County arrived at the fastest speed.

The Cui family was the last to arrive.

The treasure ship slowly landed on the reception platform outside Yunshan County. The head of the Cui family stood at the bow with his hands behind his back, looking at the towering Fu family gate in the distance with a complicated look.

He was dressed in a dark brocade robe, with a dignified face, but a trace of fatigue was revealed between his brows. As the current patriarch of the Cui family, he was well aware of the family's current situation - the glory of the first family in Huainan Prefecture had long faded, and now they were barely maintaining the dignity of an eighth-grade family, but were gradually unable to do so.

"Clan leader, the Fu family has sent someone to welcome us." An elder from the Cui family reminded him in a low voice.

Patriarch Cui collected his thoughts and looked up. He saw a flash of light at the gate of Fu family’s mountain. More than 20 figures were standing in the air with a steady aura. They were all Purple Mansion cultivators!
His pupils shrank slightly, and his heart was filled with turmoil.

More than twenty Purple Mansions!

You know, the Cui family put all their strength into it and spent hundreds of years accumulating experience to barely train a Purple Mansion cultivator, and the Fu family... has reached such a point?
More than a hundred years ago.

The Fu family was just a low-ranking ninth-rank family in Anyang County. At that time, the Cui family was at its peak. Looking across the entire Huainan Prefecture, no one dared to look down on the Cui family.

But now...

Patriarch Cui felt bitter.

Not only does the Fu family have far more Purple Mansion cultivators than the Cui family, but they have also married into a Jindan family like the Luo family, and there is a faint trend of them being promoted to a sixth-grade family!

And what about the Cui family?

"Chief Cui, long time no see."

A clear voice was heard. The person sent by the Fu family to greet them was Fu Yongjing. He was wearing a red-patterned robe from the Equipment Refining Hall. He had a calm aura and displayed his foundation-building skills. His every move was done with the composure of a equipment-refining master.

Patriarch Cui collected his thoughts and forced a smile: "My dear nephew Yongjing, I haven't seen you for many years. Your cultivation has improved even more."

Fu Yongjing smiled slightly: "Patriarch Cui, thank you for your praise. My father is waiting in the meeting room. Please follow me."

Patriarch Cui nodded and followed Fu Yongjing into the Fu Family Mountain Gate. Along the way, he secretly observed and found that the Fu Family Mountain Gate had a strict formation, a spiritual field, an alchemy room, and a weapon refining hall. Disciples came and went, and it was even more prosperous than the heyday of the Cui Family.

His heart grew heavier.

The rise of the Fu family is unstoppable.

If the Fu family can survive this beast tide and insect master disaster, they may really soar to the sky, completely leaving the Cui family behind and becoming one of the sixth-grade families!
And his Cui family...

Perhaps the only way to survive in this chaotic world is to rely on the Fu family.

Patriarch Cui took a deep breath, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.

Since you can't compete, just go with the flow!

The Cui family must go all out in this expedition to the Black Mist Valley. If they can take this opportunity to deepen their relationship with the Fu family, perhaps... they can also fight for a future for the Cui family!
(End of this chapter)