Please show your spirit to our ancestors

Chapter 78: Chen's fame rises!

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Through the crystal wall, Chen Xuanmo noticed that Chen Ningtai's expression was solemn and anxious, and there seemed to be a strong murderous intent in his sharp eyes.

Instead, he felt relieved.

At least, he didn't see any grief in his son, which meant that no one in the family had died.

After consuming a strand of purple energy, Chen Xuanmo broke away from the lucky bead and floated beside Chen Ningtai in the state of a heroic spirit. The sword body trembled slightly and made a "buzzing" sound.

I heard the familiar sound of swords.

Chen Ningtai's somewhat anxious mood suddenly dissipated. His father's heroic spirit awakened, which meant that he had a backer and a backbone.

Without waiting for his father to urge him by beating him.

Chen Ningtai hurriedly reported: "The Guangling ancestor of the Zhao family has died."

"what?"

Chen Xuanmo was stunned and a little dazed.

He remembered that the boy Zhao Guangling was probably 10 to 20 years younger than him, right?
Although I am almost at the age of death, if I take good care of my health, I can still survive another ten or eight years.

Why did he die?

Chen Xuanmo didn't believe that his son would wake Zhao Guangling up just to let him die of old age.

As expected, Chen Ningtai quickly added: "It was the devil Blood Hand Demon Tu. He appeared under the rule of Nanyue Zhao and slaughtered a small family, sucking their blood. When Guangling Patriarch went to check, he was ambushed by Blood Hand Demon Tu. Although he escaped by luck with his trump card, he was also seriously injured. Not long after returning to the main house, he died!"

"Now Zhao has sent a communication talisman, saying that they have discovered the Blood Hand Demon Slayer fleeing towards the East China Sea. They hope we can intercept him in Linhaiwei!"

Although there may be occasional conflicts between neighboring in-laws' families, when times of crisis come, it is their duty and obligation to help each other.

When the Chen clan was attacked by the twin ghosts of Pishan, they immediately sent out a distress talisman to the Zhao clan and the Zheng clan. The two clans rushed over to support them without wasting a moment.

Now that the situation is reversed, Chen naturally has no choice but to accept the responsibility.

After listening to this, Chen Xuanmo fell into silence.

Blood Hand Demon Butcher is a wanted criminal on the blacklist. He has been on the run for many years, but he is still alive today. He must be no simple person.

From the last [Qinghe Bloody Case] ​​he committed, it can be seen that there is a forbearing side to his personality, but once he takes action, he is very decisive. In the end, when he found that there was no trace of Xinyuan and Wanqing, he showed no reluctance and killed when necessary and retreated when necessary.

It can be seen that this person is not only cunning and cruel, but also has excellent self-control.

Would he deliberately reveal his whereabouts and make a feint to create the illusion that he was fleeing to the East China Sea and preparing to go into exile abroad, but in fact he was heading south into the Hengduan Mountains and preparing to escape to other countries through the southern wilderness?

As for going west or north, the possibility is not high, after all, he had just escaped from the west.

The further north you go, the closer you get to the heart of Wu, where there are many monks and it is more difficult for wanted criminals to hide their tracks.

Think about this.

Chen Xuanmo quickly carved his inference on the desk.

Chen Ningtai has obviously replaced this desktop with a new one. The old desktop with inscriptions will not be thrown away, but will be specially treated and carefully stored as a witness to the history of Chen's rise.

Thousands and hundreds of years later, these table tops may become commemorative relics.

After reading his father's analysis, Chen Ningtai paused for a moment and said, "We cannot rule out the possibility that your father has inferred, but we cannot rule out the possibility that Blood Hand Demon Butcher has used a trick within a trick, pretending to reveal his whereabouts and fleeing to the East China Sea, but in fact he is fleeing to the East China Sea."

There is insufficient intelligence clues at the moment, and it is difficult to determine the real direction of Blood Hand Demon Slayer's escape based on the little information we have at hand.

In fact, when it comes down to it, the Chen family still lacks strength and foundation.

If the family has two masters like Chen Ningtai who are in the middle stage of foundation building and guarding the first level, they can split their forces into two groups and intercept from two directions at the same time.

There would be no need to worry about it like now.

After thinking it over, Chen Ningtai still couldn't make a decision, so he decided to pick a random route to intercept and try his luck.

At this time.

A purple mark quickly formed on Chen Ningtai's forehead.

Afterwards, the Xuan Mo Spirit Sword carved another line of words on the table.

Seeing this instruction, Chen Ningtai was stunned and felt a little amused.

But it is difficult to disobey my father's orders.

Chen Ningtai still took out the Golden Spirit Sword, placed it on the table, and flicked his finger, and the Golden Spirit Sword began to spin on the table.

"Boom!"

The purple mark shattered, and the stars turned into nothingness.

At the same time, the Golden Spirit Sword stopped rotating, with the tip of the sword pointing to the south.

Can you do this?

Chen Ningtai was greatly shocked.

Chen Xuanmo was also very happy. This was because he had discovered another wonderful use of the purple energy. The tip of the sword was pointing to the south, which meant that Chen Ningtai should go to the south.

Eventually you have to choose a way to intercept.

Chen Ningtai stopped thinking, put the Xuanmo Ling Sword behind him, picked up the Jinling Sword, and set out to intercept the Blood Hand Demon Butcher.

Of course, before leaving, he did not forget to open the mountain protection formation, and reminded everyone in the clan to be careful in their recent actions to avoid being lured away from the mountain. At the same time, he also sent out several communication talismans.

After doing this, he went out and boarded the small spirit boat.

The spirit boat quickly entered the clouds and flew straight to the south.

A few hundred miles south of Cangyiwei City is the famous Hengduan Mountains.

This is an extremely large mountain range with complex terrain. Its ridges are high and raised, like a giant sleeping dragon lying across the earth.

The mountain ridges here are extremely high, with strong winds and fierce snowstorms.

Peaks two to three thousand feet high can be seen everywhere, and occasionally there will be powerful and ferocious birds circling on the sky ridge to catch food. Even if a foundation-building cultivator wants to fly directly over the mountain ridge to the Southern Wilderness, it is an extremely dangerous thing.

No one dares to take risks unless they have no choice.

This is also why, if the Cangyi Chen family wants to expand their territory, they can only advance towards Linhaiwei.

The current Chen family is not capable of developing such a huge Hengduan Mountains.

【Ghost Gate Ridge】.

There is a winding mountain canyon behind Guimenling. The terrain is complex and very dangerous, but if you follow the canyon all the way south, you can wind through the Hengduan Mountains and enter the Southern Wilderness area.

Some poor independent cultivators or children from impoverished families, when they have nowhere else to turn, will choose to enter the Southern Wilderness through Guimen Ridge in a fight for resources.

If you are extremely lucky, you can turn things around.

But most of the monks never returned after entering Guimen Ridge.

This is also the origin of the name Guimenling.

At midnight.

Outside Guimen Ridge, a burly figure shrouded in a gray atmosphere leaped out of the wilderness like a ghost.

He moved with extreme caution, not only using the cover of night, but also using woods, hillsides, weeds and other things to conceal himself. His scarlet eyes scanned everywhere vigilantly, coordinating with his spiritual sense to explore, taking every step carefully to prevent himself from falling into a trap and being ambushed.

Only when he reached the outside of Guimen Ridge did he breathe a sigh of relief, stop, and find a secluded place to rest for a while.

Thinking back to what happened in the past one or two years, he felt depressed and couldn't help but curse: "What a damn bad luck!"

He had been hiding well in the depths of Mount Yi in Qinghe County, and his injuries would have healed in two or three years, but he was discovered by a group of bastards. As a last resort, he had to refine their blood essence, and then left his hiding place as quickly as possible and began to flee.

Unfortunately, his whereabouts were revealed, and it was not easy for him to hide completely. Along the way, he was hunted down by the families whose children had died. He finally escaped to a remote area in Hedong County, where he was about to slaughter two small families and, after sucking their blood, fled to the Southern Wilderness to hide for a while.

But I didn't expect that the immortal old guy from the Zhao family would come so quickly.

As a last resort, he could only launch a surprise attack and although he managed to repel the old immortal, he himself was injured further and now he can't even exert 70% of his strength at his peak.

They could only make a feint and pretend to flee to the East China Sea to avoid being intercepted and ambushed.

However, the old immortal named Zhao was hit by his own Blood Shadow Palm and most likely he would not survive.

It's a pity to waste all that blood and energy.

After cursing for a long time, he took a breath and seemed to make up his mind. He set out again to sneak towards Guimen Ridge.

But just as he stepped into the territory of Guimenling, his footsteps suddenly stopped, and then his face changed slightly. Without saying a word, he turned around and ran away. His speed was so fast that a trail of bloody afterimages was left behind.

This awareness, this reaction, this speed...

Chen Ningtai, who was hiding in the dark and preparing for an ambush, was stunned.

This Blood Hand Demon Slayer was able to escape from repeated encirclement and suppression, so he is indeed not a simple character.

He didn't bother to think about why his whereabouts were exposed. He raised his hand, threw out a jade talisman, and then used the gilded shadow-escape technique to chase after him.

The jade talisman rose into the sky like a meteor, exploding into a brilliant blood axe firework.

Chen Ningtai's figure also drew up golden light, and he swept away in the low sky like a meteor.

"Father, help me."

"Alas~" Chen Xuanmo sighed helplessly.

Now that the eldest son is already quite powerful, he has a great chance of winning against the Blood Hand Demon Slayer. I originally thought that I could save some purple energy.

With a sigh, his figure flew out in the form of a heroic spirit.

In just two or three breaths, he had caught up with the fleeing Blood Hand Demon Butcher. Then with a thought, the Xuan Mo Spirit Sword broke away from Chen Ningtai and rushed over at high speed. With the sound of the sword ringing, it slashed towards the Blood Hand Demon Butcher in mid-air.

"What the hell?"

Blood Hand Demon Tu was shocked.

He was extremely confident in his escape speed, but he didn't expect to be caught up by a sword!

He hurriedly stopped and avoided the sword.

The Xuan Mo Ling Sword did not confront him head-on, but just hovered in front of him and entangled him, preventing him from escaping.

It's not impossible to kill him by burning the purple energy, but Chen Xuanmo feels sorry for the purple energy~

Although the Blood Hand Demon Butcher is quite powerful, he is injured now. Ning Tai can deal with him. Instead of wasting the purple energy here, he might as well give birth to a few more babies.

Fortunately, Chen Ningtai was already a cultivator at the second level of the foundation building and the first level of the defense level, and the speed of the gilded shadow escape technique was not slow. While the Blood Hand Demon Butcher was entangled, he quickly caught up with him, and the Golden Spirit Sword in his hand turned into a stream of light and shot out.

Blood Hand Demon Slayer's heart sank, and he quickly sent out a blood-red sword light in response.

The two men each displayed their skills and fought fiercely in the wilderness. Golden magic spells and sword beams burst out with dazzling brilliance, dispelling a lot of the night.

Although Blood Hand Demon Butcher was injured, he was still a wanted criminal with rich combat experience. In terms of pure cultivation, he was slightly better than Chen Ningtai.

For a moment, the two of them were evenly matched. Seeing this, Xuan Mo Ling Jian did not step forward to help. He just kept on guarding and preventing Blood Hand Demon Butcher from escaping.

This is a natural target, and it is a good opportunity for Chen Ningtai to practice more and gain some practical experience.

Chen Ningtai is a landlord and has reinforcements in the rear.

The Blood Hand Demon Slayer was a wounded lone wolf. The more he fought, the more frightened he became. He wanted to run away more and more, but the ghost sword was so powerful that it always blocked his escape route and prevented him from getting away.

Gradually, Chen Ningtai became more and more adept at fighting, and his understanding of martial arts, techniques, sword aura, and the true meaning of Jin Yuan gradually became a thorough understanding. Unknowingly, the battle between him and Blood Hand Demon Butcher went from being evenly matched to gradually being suppressed.

This way, the fight lasted for half an hour.

The fierce battle consumed their true energy and spiritual power severely. At this time, both Chen Ningtai and Blood Hand Ren Tu had reached their limits and each suffered serious injuries.

Finally, Chen Ningtai took advantage of an opportunity and stabbed the opponent's thigh with the sword that was infused with the true meaning of Jin Yuan. Then the sword flashed, and the Blood Hand Demon Butcher's head flew out, with blood gushing out of his neck.

he died!
Chen Ningtai's face was filled with ecstasy.

This time, not only did he successfully intercept the Blood Hand Demon Butcher, but he also "killed" him alone with the cooperation of his father.

This is a wanted criminal in the middle section of Shouyi Territory, he is very valuable.

Just at this moment, the ancestor Chi Qiu finally arrived at the scene, transformed into a beam of fire that shot up into the sky. He raised his hand to collect the fire talisman, revealing his figure.

When he saw the corpse of Blood Hand Demon Butcher, the expression on his face suddenly became as wonderful as it could be, and there was a hint of awe in his eyes when he looked at Chen Ningtai.

Kill the Blood Hand Demon Solo.

Judging from this record, Chen Ningtai is probably the best fighter among the Five Southern Guards.

Elder Chiqiu couldn't help but recall the scene when he first met Chen Xuanmo. At that time, that man was also so powerful and decisive, which made him, who was still young at the time, envious and in awe.

This boy seemed to have some of the original Chen Xuanmo's shadow.

Moreover, Chen Ningtai is still so young, less than 120 years old, unlike Chi Qiu who only has a few years left to live.

In the future, the three major intermarriage families of the Southern Five Guards will probably have to follow the lead of the Cangyi Chen family~

Things change over time. He didn't expect that Chen's fortune would change so quickly. It rose rapidly again after less than two years of silence.

"Brother Zheng Dao, thank you for coming to help."

Chen Ningtai also breathed a sigh of relief at this time. Seeing that Ancestor Chi Qiu came so quickly, he was grateful in his heart.

"It's our duty to help each other~~Alas~" The Chiqiu Patriarch retracted his gaze, returned the greeting and sighed, "It's a pity for Guangling Old Ghost that he didn't have a good end in the end."

"Being able to maintain peace in an area is a good ending." Chen Ningtai said solemnly.

Patriarch Chiqiu was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly laughed heartily: "Haha, you are right. For cultivators like me, it is more pleasant to die a worthy death than to die on our old bed. Thinking of this, I am actually a little envious of Brother Guangling."

Is it shameful to die of old age?

Chen Xuanmo sneered twice, and looked at the Chiqiu Patriarch with a rather unfriendly look. If I didn't feel sorry for Ziqi, I would have let you taste the power of my Xuanmo Spirit Sword!
After saying hello.

Chen Ningtai took a healing pill and began his much-loved corpse-touching activity.

A blood-red magic sword, but it has been broken in half.

Chen Ningtai's Golden Spirit Sword was also severely damaged, and it was unknown whether the loss could be made up.

He then opened the storage bag, which contained some miscellaneous materials, pills, talismans, etc. Chen Ningtai made an inference based on his limited identification skills and felt that they were worth about five or six hundred spirit stones.

unlucky!

This Blood Hand Demon Slayer is too poor. He didn't even reveal any secret manuals or anything like that.

Seeing how difficult the bloody magic he practiced was, it seemed to be of a decent quality. Maybe it could be exchanged for merit if it was given to the sect.

Fortunately, this Blood Hand Demon Butcher ranks high on the wanted blacklist, and his value should exceed that of either of the two ghosts in Pishan, which is considered a considerable income.

Afterwards, Chen Ningtai searched his body again and found a token from his waist.

The token was blood-red all over, with a blood-red monster carved in the middle that looked like neither a human nor a ghost. Its pupils seemed alive, staring at Chen Ningtai.

Chen Ningtai was startled and his face turned very ugly: "Blood Soul Sect, this is actually the token of the [Blood Soul Sect]!"

“What? Let me see.” Upon hearing the news, Patriarch Chi Qiu hurriedly came forward and took a closer look. He was also shocked. “It is indeed the [Blood Soul Order]. I didn’t expect that this Blood Hand Demon Slayer is actually a member of the Blood Soul Cult!”

The two of them looked at each other, and both saw fear and anxiety in each other's eyes.

It is said that three or four hundred years ago, the Blood Soul Cult had caused a bloody storm in the country of Wu. The immortal cultivation world of the Wu country experienced a life-and-death catastrophe with heavy casualties!

Finally, the three major sects joined forces to wipe out the Blood Soul Sect's headquarters and branches, and the remnants were forced to withdraw from the Great Wu Kingdom.

The three major sects jointly signed a joint statement, defining the Blood Soul Sect as an extremely harmful evil cult organization. Any family or force that dares to have any connection with the Blood Soul Sect will be wiped out.

Now, the Blood Soul Cult has been gone for hundreds of years. Is it going to make a comeback?

"In any case, Brother Ningtai, you should report this information to the sect first." Patriarch Chiqiu gradually came back to his senses from his fear and even felt envious of Chen.

Whether it is the Blood Soul Order or the head of the Blood Hand Demon Slayer, they can be exchanged for considerable merits within the sect.

It’s a pity that he arrived a step late, otherwise he could have shared some of the benefits with just a few moves.

After dealing with the current matter.

It was Zhao Guangling’s funeral.

Compared to Chen Xuanmo's funeral that year, there were more guests at Zhao Guangling's funeral. After all, the Zhao family has been in existence for a long time and has many more connections and in-laws.

This time.

Chen Xuanmo did not fall asleep immediately, but wasted a little more purple energy to keep himself awake for another day, and went to pay condolences to Zhao Guangling in the form of a heroic spirit.

"Guangling boy, you came to my funeral to pay your respects. As the saying goes, give and take, so I will personally pay my respects on your behalf, and we are even now!"

Standing in front of Zhao Guangling's spirit, Chen Xuanmo was also filled with emotion, with some sadness in his eyes.

Then, he saw Chiqiu who came to pay his respects, and couldn't help but say to him, "Don't worry, I will come to pay my respects to you in person as well."

It’s a pity that the boy Chiqiu can’t hear.

Done.

Chen Xuanmo felt a little uncomfortable.

It won’t be long before all the old guys he knew will die one by one. Even his master, Master Chiyang, a great cultivator in the Jindan stage, will not live for more than a few decades.

fortunately!

I, Chen Xuanmo, also have a family.

In this way, protecting the growth of the family's descendants is both a responsibility and a pleasure.

And as the Xuanmo spirit sword gradually becomes stronger and upgraded, Chen Xuanmo may not necessarily undergo a qualitative change. He may even be able to return to the modern world before the time travel and play a wave of "The Immortal Cultivator Returns to the City".

As thoughts race through my mind, time passes slowly.

As it approached midnight, Chen Xuanmo fell into a deep sleep on his own initiative.

During Chen Xuanmo's sleep, Chen Ningtai's [bloody battle at Guimen Ridge] and his glorious record of "single-killing the Blood-Handed Demon Slayer" began to spread gradually with the help of some people, and gradually became famous in Hedong and Donghai counties!
There are also rumors that Chen Ningtai has comprehended a special sword skill and once cut off the arm of the inner sect steward of Wuhen Mountain with one sword, forcing him to retreat.

Before this, he had relied on the mountain protection formation to kill the two ghosts of Pishan. However, he pushed the credit to the "friendly forces" just to confuse the Bai family.

Especially the families involved in the Qinghe Blood Case, they also sent people to the Chen family to establish diplomatic relations and presented gifts of thanks. Through this, the Chen family was able to establish some personal connections.

Later, news came out that even the Shangguan ancestor of the Qinghe Shangguan family was alarmed by the rumors.

After a long silence, he said, "This boy is quite good."

It was precisely because of what Patriarch Shangguan said that the various collaborations between the Shangguan and Chen families were able to proceed very smoothly.

At this point, Chen Ningtai’s reputation was almost as loud as Chen Xuanmo’s in his heyday.

***

The 206th year of the Xuanmo calendar.

Chen Xuanmo woke up to the sound of his eldest son Chen Ningtai reciting a eulogy.

I glanced at the scene and saw Su Yuanbai was still there.

Shangguan Wanqing was not at the sacrificial ceremony, but seeing Chen Xinyuan's relaxed expression, Chen Xuanmo knew that their marriage was settled!
And most of them happened in the last few days.

After all, Chen Ningtai really hoped that he, as the ancestor, could witness this scene and give Xinyuan an "ancestor's blessing" on his wedding night, but at the same time not to waste too much purple energy.

Just as Chen Xuanmo was observing everyone, the purple energy was completely absorbed.

A total of 154 strands of purple energy were absorbed this time. The last time he fell asleep, there were 69 strands of purple energy left, making a total of 223 strands.

Not bad, not bad, the purple energy reserve has exceeded 200 again.

Chen Xuanmo had the illusion that he had money in his pocket and walked with the wind.

Wait until the complicated ceremony is over.

When Chen Ningtai reported alone, Chen Xuanmo thought he would report Xinyuan's marriage first, but Chen Ningtai's expression was very complicated and he actually talked about another thing first.

"Father, following your instructions, our Jingsi has been learning sailing and training a team of sailors over the years. When the time was right this year, he took a boat to the Dongchao Islands to do business back and forth and get familiar with the sea route."

Chen Xuanmo nodded as he listened.

Although Chen Jingsi has five spiritual roots, he practices water-based martial arts. He is young and strong, so he is the only one in the family who can barely take on the responsibility of the navy.

But there’s something wrong with Chen Ningtai’s expression. Could something have happened again?
I didn’t dare let my father ask any more questions.

Chen Ningtai hurriedly continued to report: "Originally, everything went smoothly. However, when Jingsi was returning from the Dongchao Islands with a shipload of goods, he unexpectedly encountered a group of pirates. The leader of the pirates was a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage!"

Pirates?

Chen Xuanmo was slightly stunned and frowned unconsciously.

When did pirates appear in this corner of the East China Sea?
Chen Ningtai didn't know about his father's doubts, and continued to speak: "Jing Si knew that he could not defeat the opponent, so he immediately drove the boat away, and at the same time crushed the [Purple Jade Plate] to seek the blessing of the ancestor."

"Later, during the pursuit, a tornado appeared in the sea, forcing the pirates to retreat, but Jingsi's ship was swallowed by the tornado."

"As a result, the ship was destroyed and many people died, including several members of our Chen family's side branch. In the chaos, Jingsi was swept into the gorge under the sea. With his mediocre water-based skills, he accidentally broke into a hidden water palace of an ancient cultivator and survived by chance."

At first, Chen Xuanmo felt sorry for his collateral relatives and the destroyed ships and cargo, and was also worried about Jing Si, but when he heard the last sentence.

He was immediately shocked.

"Ancient cultivator's water palace?"

The worst of this kind of inheritance is at the Jindan level~!

Wouldn’t it be true that my Chen family is going to become prosperous?
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　(PS: I feel a little annoyed writing short chapters every day, so I combined two chapters into one today, so that my brothers and sisters can read it more comfortably. I will not update in the afternoon, and the next chapter will be at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning)

　　
　
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