Back then, the Xu and Liu Families had faced off against the Chen and Qiu Families. The Qiu Family had withdrawn without fighting, and the Chen Family's main force had been annihilated in the combined assault, though a few had still escaped.
This man was one of them.
Only then had the Xu Family truly confirmed that these were not wandering rogue cultivators, but a campaign of revenge directed against them.
Yet the Chen Family had indeed been destroyed. A handful of surviving members could not possibly muster a force of this size. Other powers must have stepped in to support them.
But why had those other powers intervened?
Were they already enemies with old grudges, or were they trying to choke off the Xu Family's rise and drag them into a mire of chaos?
The Xu Family High Council could not help taking the matter seriously. They had only just stepped onto a broad and glorious road; they absolutely could not let their boat capsize in a gutter.
They actively devised countermeasures and issued a clan-wide warning: until the rogue cultivators were uprooted completely, everyone must be careful when venturing out, and then more careful still.
If the sky fell, taller people would hold it up. Lin Changheng was not particularly worried.
Besides, this was only a minor matter. The Xu Family's rise seemed unstoppable.
And on this day, Lin Changheng finally finished accumulating what he needed. His magical power surged through his body, and judging by his previous experience, he knew the moment to break through to the sixth layer of Qi Refining had arrived.
He activated the low-grade [Spirit Gathering Array], placed a premium [Blazing Breath Pill] in his mouth, calmed his mind, and sat cross-legged in meditation.
Within him, the superior-grade cultivation art, the Lihuo