After their hard-won victory, Liu Changxu and his father immediately set about clearing the battlefield.
After cutting up and processing the Black Mystic Snake's corpse, Liu Changxu kept the snake skin, snake bones, snake venom, snake blood, and snake gallbladder, distributing everything else among the spirit beasts that had fought.
The beast core and internal organs naturally went to the Azure Cloud Eagle, which had killed the Black Mystic Snake, while the Yellow Mountain Lion and Xiao Qing shared the snake meat. Since the Silver-Eared Macaque disliked snake meat and ate little of it, most ended up in the Yellow Mountain Lion's belly.
Once they had cleared the battlefield, Liu Changxu returned to Peach Blossom Mountain with his father.
When the hundred-odd members of their lineage who had stayed behind on Peach Blossom Mountain saw Liu Changxu and Liu Shihao return, they let out earth-shaking cheers to celebrate their victory.
They had already fallen into despair. After all, eight Foundation Establishment Evil Cultivators were such a formidable force. Yet the Liu Household had won against all expectations. How could they not cheer?
Wu Yunyue was among the cheering crowd, too. Although she wore a faint smile, it was somewhat strained. Her lineage stood on the brink of annihilation, after all, and it was only natural for her to worry about its safety.
The crowd escorted father and son to Peach Blossom Hall. Along the way, Liu Shihao briefly described the outcome of the battle, setting off another wave of jubilation. None of them had imagined their two Grand Supreme Elders were so powerful!
After the others dispersed, Liu Shihao immediately summoned the lineage elders remaining on Peach Blossom Mountain for a meeting.
At the meeting, Liu Changxu told everyone that he intended to visit the Yunping Mountain Wu Household to