Chapter 391: Two Paths: "Bonus chapter for monthly votes!"
"That is hard to say."
Lei Yunchao said, "Of our three clans, the Lei Clan has had the most contact with the Xu Household. Yet even now, we have never seen the full depth of their reserves."
"I feel the same," Lin Chaofeng said. "The Xu Household is far too mysterious."
"Perhaps they are even more confident of surviving the millennium calamity than the Cao Clan's alliance. Otherwise, how could they remain so calm?"
"Three Golden Core cultivators emerged in just six months, and you call that calm?" Jiang Huarong asked.
"But aside from that?" Lin Chaofeng countered. "The celestial phenomena of Core Formation are difficult to conceal. If the Xu Household had the ability, they would likely have tried every conceivable means to do so.
Those three newly advanced Golden Core cultivators could have been a hidden trump card against the calamity and the Cao Clan.
But now that card has been laid faceup."
Jiang Huarong thought for a moment, then said, "Several months ago, some members of the Qin, Zhou, Li, and Wang clans moved into Dongxi. Then there was the Zhao Clan of Great Liang not long ago.
Was that not a major move?
Those unaware of the calamity might see nothing in it, but anyone with discerning eyes can tell the Xu Household is preparing to face it."
"Would those preparations require bringing in mortals and children too?" Lei Yunchao said evenly. "We do not know what deals those five households made with the Xu Household.
But to my eyes, this looks more like an offer of protection."
Lin Chaofeng knitted his brows. "Brother Lei, you mean they all learned about the millennium calamity and struck deals with the Xu Household?
They moved some of their clansmen