The Swordsman at the Peak of the Clan Mountain

Upon Ling Xiaoshun's eyes shone with even greater anticipation.

If Clan Head Ling Yunhong could also reach the Golden Core, then the Ling Clan would have two Golden Core cultivators.

Such strength would rank them at a mid-level even among the Golden Core Force of the entire Yan Kingdom.

And the Ling Clan could rely on this matter to reach its most powerful stage.

This is exactly the kind of situation that older members of the Ling Clan clan, like Ling Xiaoshun, most wanted to see.

"By the way, Father, how is the Lineage Lineage in the six years since the Clan Head and I left?"

Ling Pengyun asked his father, Ling Xiaoshun, who was the "Clan Elder" of the Lineage.

Because he missed his family, he went straight to this place after returning to the Huai River County, without returning to his clan.

About ten years ago, Ling Xiaoshun and came to Falling Dusk Mountain to live out his retirement because his daughter-in-law Yan Siyi was pregnant.

Because Falling Dusk Mountain was not far from the Lineage, and because of Ling Pengyun's relationship with Ling Xiaoshun, the Lineage gave him the position of a Lineage Clan Elder, who could listen to Lineage affairs.

From then on, Ling Xiaoshun would return to the Lineage every year to participate in the year-end summary meeting. He was considered a senior member of the Lineage and knew about some Lineage affairs.

Upon hearing the question, Ling Xiaoshun, the "Clan Elder," immediately revealed an intense hatred on his face.

He even couldn't contain his anger and crushed the small wine cup filled with spirit wine in his hand.

The rest of the people at the reunion also turned somber, their faces filled with sorrow.

"Father, what has happened to the Lineage?" Seeing this situation, Ling Pengyun knew that the Lineage was in trouble. He frowned and asked.

Ling Xiaoshun, his face filled with hatred, gritted his teeth and said.

"Four or five years ago, the Poison Blood Demon Sect, which was hiding in Ning Province, the territory of my Hundred Spirits Sect, suddenly mobilized its entire force and invaded our Ling Clan Territory."

"Our Ling Clan was completely unprepared for this, and the Hundred Spirits Sect was unable to provide support in time. Although the Clan Mountain's garrison was strong, it was still insufficient against the Poison Blood Demon Sect, which was at the level of the Juyi Sect at that time."

"If it weren't for the fact that the old, weak, young and old members of the Lineage at that time were all men who used several desperate methods to burn their lifespan to increase their strength and hold back the Devil Cultivator from the Poison Blood Demon Sect from breaking through the Lineage's formation, and that they had to wait for the help of Senior Yang Changxing, who was at the Foundation Establishment Completion of the Yang Clan family, otherwise there probably wouldn't be a single mortal left in our Ling Clan Territory today."

"Not long afterward, the dozens of Qi Training Stage clansmen stationed at the Lineage also died due to excessive burning of their lifespans."

"Even the four Foundation Establishment Cultivator were once in charge of the Lineage — Ling Pengxing, Ling Penglin, Ling Pengshan, and Ling Pengqiu —can only survive by relying on items that extend their lifespan."

"Elder Yang Changxing of the Peace Cloud Yang Clan died at the hands of the leader of the Poison Blood Demon Sect while protecting our clan."

"Brother Yan Cang also exhausted too much Spiritual Qi while resisting the hundred Devil Cultivator who attacked Falling Dusk Mountain, which accelerated his decline in cultivation level. He died three years ago when his lifespan was exhausted."

"Otherwise, Brother Yan Cang should have no problem living another year or two."

"Perhaps, I can hold on until the few Longevity Spirit Shell you gave me help me extend my lifespan."

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun's anger flared up, and a powerful aura emanated from him.

"These lowly scoundrels from the Demonic Sect dared to attack the Ling Clan while I and the Third Grandfather were away from home."

Dozens of cultivators are a lot for the Ling Clan. Six years ago, the Ling Clan family only had a little over 240 or 250 cultivators.

Dozens of Qi Refining clan members were killed in the battle. These included the older generation of the Ling Clan Ling Clan Cultivation World who had contributed greatly to the Ling clan and were about to retire to their clans to enjoy their old age, as well as the younger generation of Lineage members who were not yet highly skilled and had not yet ventured into the vast world of cultivation.

Even those with the qualifications to establish a Foundation Establishment, such as Ling Pengxing and Lin Peng Lin, had little lifespan left due to their desperate use of techniques.

It can be said that this battle directly shook the foundation of the Ling Clan.

Not to mention the older generation of the Lineage who died in battle, as well as many people who had a good relationship with Ling Pengyun, such as Ling Xiaoyan's father, the former Fourth Elder of the Lineage Ling Yunfu, and the Zhu Wen couple, etc.

Yan Cang could also be said to have died because of those Devil Cultivator. Otherwise, if Yan Cang had lived a peaceful retirement, he might have lived another year or two and enjoyed the happiness of family life.

Among the cultivators of the Lineage, camaraderie is paramount, and Ling Pengyun is no exception.

"Father, where is the Poison Blood Demon Sect now?" Ling Pengyun asked in an extremely cold voice.

"The Poison Blood Demon Sect is now located in the territory of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, which is adjacent to the territory of my Hundred Spirits Sect. However, the Poison Blood Demon Sect of today is not the same as the Poison Blood Demon Sect of the past."

"Since the Poison Blood Demon Sect launched Small Demon Uprising against our Lineage four or five years ago, attempting to destroy our Lineage's Clan Mountain and then sacrifice 400,000 of our mortal clan members to refine a third-tier demonic treasure, the Poison Blood Demon Sect has been acting like a madman, disregarding the number of Devil Cultivator die and exhausting the strength of the sect to wreak havoc in the territory of my Hundred Spirits Sect."

"During that period, the Poison Blood Demon Sect wiped out at least a dozen Foundation Establishment Family in my Hundred Spirits Sect territory."

"The sect leader of the Poison Blood Demon Sect, who had reached the Foundation Establishment Completion, also relied on the millions of mortals under the command of these dozen or so Foundation Establishment Family to upgrade the two magical treasures of the Poison Blood Demon Sect, namely the cone-shaped Poison Blood Skull Flying Sword and the Poison Blood Skull Cover Sacrifice, to the third-tier magical treasure level."

"Afterwards, the leader of the Poison Blood Demon Sect disappeared for a period of time. Even when the Hundred Spirits True Person True Person Bai Yuan Ma Yuan, and the Spirit Talisman Old Ancestor searched the entire territory of the Hundred Spirits Sect together, they could not find any trace of him."

"Six months later, when the vanished leader of the demonic sect returned, he had already reached the Golden Core stage."

"This leader of the Poison Blood Demon Sect, who was at the Golden Core Realm, originally intended to attack our clan. Fortunately, the Spirit Talisman Old Ancestor provided timely support and blocked this person for our Ling Clan."

"Afterwards, this Demonic Sect leader committed several more heinous crimes in our Hundred Spirits Sect territory, annihilating hundreds of thousands of mortals. He also used the two Demonic Treasures of the Demonic Sect, which had reached the third rank, to further upgrade them to the Third Rank Middle Grade through blood sacrifice. With these two Demonic Treasures, even the True Person Bai Yuan of the Hundred Spirits Sect, who was at the Pseudo-Core Realm, almost died at his hands."

"Fortunately, the Hundred Spirits Sect took this person seriously. The Demonic Sect leader, unable to defeat him, led his few remaining Poison Blood Sect members away from our Hundred Spirits Sect territory and went to the most chaotic Ten Thousand Beasts Sect territory in our Yan Kingdom."

"They also integrated all the Devil Cultivator in our Yan Kingdom and established the Poison Blood Sect, a Golden Core demonic sect, on a Second Rank High Grade spiritual mountain within the territory of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect."

"The leader of the Poison Blood Demon Sect also publicly claimed the title of Poison Blood Old Ancestor."

"Because the main Golden Core Force in our Yan Kingdom are all fighting against the Demon Beast in the White Cloud Mountain Range, where Demon Beast Gathering Ground, they have no spare strength to wipe out this sect."

"Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Poison Blood Demon Sect committed atrocities in the chaotic territory of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, slaughtering mortals to refine Devil Artifact and demonic pills, and its power grew day by day."

"Even more so, it is rumored that the Poison Blood Demon Sect has recently formed an alliance with the two Golden Core Demon King in the Purple Scorpion Mountain region, planning to wipe out the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect in one fell swoop during the once-in-a-century Demon Beast Uprising decades from now."

Although Ling Xiaoshun hated the Poison Blood Demon Sect Poison Blood Demon Sect, he was powerless against it. Even though he knew that his son Ling Pengyun had entered the Golden Core, he still couldn't do anything about the Poison Blood Demon Sect.

"A coalition of demons!"

"What a Poison Blood Demon Sect!"

The murderous intent emanating from Ling Pengyun was involuntarily revealed.

Seeing his son Ling Pengyun's change, Ling Xiaoshun worried that Ling Pengyun might act impulsively and go to the Poison Blood Demon Sect to seek revenge, so he advised him against it.

"Peng Yun, you have just entered the Golden Core, and your strength is no match for that Poison Blood Old Ancestor who possesses two Third Rank Middle Grade magic treasures. You must not act rashly and should consider everything carefully."

Ling Pengyun knew the matter was serious, so he nodded slightly and said.

"I understand, Father, but this feud won't end so easily. I'll go back to the Lineage first."

Despite this, Ling Pengyun's murderous intent grew stronger and stronger, and even the immense pressure of his Golden Core cultivation was becoming uncontrollable, directly pressing down on Ling Xiaoshun and the others beside him.

Ling Pengyun didn't even bother with the family reunion dinner; he transformed into a streak of Blue Escape Light and quickly left the area.

Ling Xiaoshun and the others could understand why Ling Pengyun suddenly left the room.

Half an incense stick later.

The Ling Clan Mountain is located several miles away from Lingxiao Mountain.

Ling Pengyun, using the Flowing Light Escape Technique, gazed at the Clan Mountain.

Immediately, one could see a hunched-over, Spiritual Qi old man on the Lingxiao Mountain, constantly waving a wooden sword in his hand.

Although the old man appeared frail, the wooden sword in his hand was not sharpened.

But whenever the old man wielded his wooden sword, a series of whooshing sounds would echo around him.

Even from several miles away, Ling Pengyun could sense the sharp Sword Intent emanating from the old man.

It's just that there's no spiritual power to support it; otherwise, those Sword Intent would definitely have transformed into powerful Sword Qi or Sword-Ray, tearing everything apart.

Although the swordsman was old, Ling Pengyun was extremely familiar with his face.

That was his Third Brother, Ling Pengxing, a sword cultivator who was known as one of the Ling Clan Twins alongside him during the Qi Training Stage and possessed unparalleled strength.

But now, Ling Pengxing, who once slew countless Demon Beast, is... a mortal in his twilight years.

"Third Brother..."

Ling Pengyun's gaze was fixed on Ling Pengxing, and his heart ached terribly.

A sense of self-reproach even welled up in my heart.

Six years ago, when he and Ling Yunhong left the Clan Mountain, Ma Yuan, the "True Person Bai Yuan" from the Hundred Spirits Sect, was waiting for them on their inevitable route. He then guessed that there was a scoundrel in the Lineage who had leaked information.

If he had returned to the Lineage then, found that traitor, and stayed with Ling Yunhong in the Lineage for a while longer to deter the villains, he could have found another opportunity to leave the Lineage.

The Poison Blood Demon Sect would then be unaware that the Ling Clan did not have Foundation Establishment Completion cultivator in charge, and the Poison Blood Demon Sect would certainly not dare to take action against the Ling Clan.

If Ling Pengxing, a person of exceptional talent, hadn't turned out the way he is today.

Of course, Ling Pengyun did not expect that the Poison Blood Demon Sect, which had been steadily advancing for nearly a hundred years and never dared to show its face, would dare to attack the Ling Clan with the full force of the sect four or five years ago.

The Poison Blood Demon Sect Cult has always been a small, insignificant ant, struggling to survive in the cracks, only able to appear in the open during the chaotic period of the Demon Beast Uprising every hundred years.

The other Lineage forces are not a concern; Ling Pengxing alone can suppress them.

Under such circumstances, he did not return to the Lineage to catch the scoundrels back then.