The Lu Household Was Wiped Out? A Scheme for an Entire Commandery

A storage ring?

Was he planning to move a mountain?!

Lu Changfeng nodded without giving it much thought.

Then he looked at Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming beside him.

"Perfect timing. Head to the market and sell off all the resources gathered here, then purchase a storage ring and three Mountain-Moving Talismans. Spend whatever remains on Spirit Establishment Pills and Mystic Spirit Pills."

After receiving their orders, Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming immediately flew off together on their swords toward Jade Spring Market.

As he watched their figures disappear from sight,

little Lu Chenxing was filled with emotion.

This feeling of having every request granted, with people running errands and delivering what he needed right into his hands.

It was wonderful!

Thank you for your hard work, you three old gentlemen.

While the Lu Household rushed through the starry night, wiping out a sect, a gate, and a household in succession with thunderous force,

the Wang Household's channels of information finally reconnected.

Why had they been cut off before?

It was all because of that nuclear bomb that had destroyed everything.

The spies the Wang Household had stationed outside the Lu Household to keep watch had been reduced to ash before they even had a chance to send a message.

An earth-shattering battle had taken place at the Lu Household.

Yet the Wang Household had remained completely unaware.

Only when they asked the spies for updates on the Lu Household did they discover they could not reach them. They then sent others to investigate and finally realized something was wrong.

"The Lu Household has been reduced to ruins. Nearly the entire surrounding area under its influence has become scorched earth, without a blade of grass left alive. There is an enormous crater. A Golden Core cultivator is suspected to have struck, and a powerful one at that."

"When did the Lu Household offend such a formidable enemy?!"

Because the scene was so horrific and there were no signs of life whatsoever, the Wang Household concluded upon receiving the news that the Lu Household had been exterminated.

Based on their analysis of the circumstances,

the Lu Household had provoked a powerful Golden Core existence.

Wang Haofeng's face was full of regret.

"Alas, the Lu Household is simply gone, just like that. I was planning to storm their gates in a few days and let our lineage-protecting treasure feast."

"And the Lu Household's resources, as well as the sword immortal inheritance," Wang Zhaoran said, a thought stirring in his mind. "Patriarch, could the Lu Household have been destroyed because some expert coveted the method Lu Changfeng used to become a sword immortal?"

At these words, the several Wang Household Foundation Establishment cultivators present all saw the light.

That was right!

What did the Lu Household possess that warranted a Golden Core expert taking action?

Nothing but that sword immortal inheritance.

Wang Zhaoyu sneered. "Hmph. An ordinary man is innocent, but possessing a jade makes him guilty. Lu Changfeng could never have imagined that his lineage would be exterminated because he became a sword immortal."

"If he chose to hide his edge, he should have kept it hidden to the end. Once he bared that edge, his death would be close at hand."

The Lu Household's destruction left everyone in the Wang Household immensely satisfied.

There were just a few regrets.

They had not destroyed the Lu Household with their own hands, nor had they obtained its resources or sword immortal inheritance.

Wang Haochang raised a hand to stop their mockery of the Lu Household.

"Enough."

"The Lu Household is destroyed. From now on, we must focus on developing our own strength."

"Factions have been falling one after another in Heavenly River Commandery lately. In these troubled times, our Wang Household must exercise caution. Cancel our previous plan for now. Let the Yang Household survive a little longer."

At these words, the smile immediately faded from Wang Haofeng's face.

An inscrutable light flickered in his eyes as he looked at Wang Haochang.

Although he was unwilling,

he still said nothing.

What could he do when the other man was the patriarch?

What could he do when the lineage-protecting treasure was in that man's hands?

If only he could possess that dagger himself, hmph...

Regardless, the Lu Household's destruction allowed everyone in the Wang Household to breathe a sigh of relief, their long-taut nerves finally relaxing.

The pressure immediately lessened considerably.

Wang Haochang chose not to move against the Yang Household for the time being.

It was not because he had grown timid.

He truly was considering the lineage's interests.

Not long ago, they had disguised themselves as Devil Cultivators and destroyed Clear Breeze Temple. Now, the Lu Household had also been destroyed by an unknown expert.

Two factions had fallen in succession.

If the Yang Household disappeared as well,

it would certainly draw the attention of the upper sect.

Although their lineage-protecting treasure possessed the wondrous ability to sever traces of their presence, the cultivation world held far too many unknown treasures and methods. There was no guarantee they would not leave a thread of evidence that could be followed back to the Wang Household.

So it was better to remain quiet for a while,

then wait for an opportunity to act.

The nearby Yang Household still had no idea that they had already taken a stroll before the gates of hell.

The Blazing Yang Sect.

Lu Changfeng and the other Lu Household cultivators settled down there for the time being.

They would still return to Heavenly Traversal Peak. After all, they had managed it for a long time, and their mortal foundations were all nearby.

They had taken away everything of value from these three factions, including even their spirit veins.

As for the other resource sites,

they were too distant and scattered to be worth occupying.

If the people stationed there were too few or too weak, they would inevitably come under attack from other factions.

The Lu Household's overall strength was not yet sufficient to support holding too much territory.

As time passed,

news of the Lu Household's successive destruction of the Divine Fire Gate, the Blazing Yang Sect, and the Zhao Household spread throughout Heavenly River Commandery.

The news was simply too shocking.

It even drew the attention of Heavenly River Commandery's three Golden Core factions.

Especially the Crimson Firmament Sect and the Spirit Creek Sect.

After all, it concerned them.

On one side, the Lu Household was affiliated with the Spirit Creek Sect. On the other, the destroyed Divine Fire Gate, Blazing Yang Sect, and Zhao Household had all been affiliated with the Crimson Firmament Sect.

When the people of the Crimson Firmament Sect received the news,

they initially thought the Lu Household had acted on the Spirit Creek Sect's instructions.

This instantly put them on edge.

"Sect Master, what is the Spirit Creek Sect trying to do? Could they resent us for taking that spirit stone mine from them two and a half years ago and want to go to war with our sect?!"

Two and a half years.

An unclaimed spirit stone mine had been discovered by disciples of the Crimson Firmament Sect.

It lay within the Spirit Creek Sect's territory.

But since it was unclaimed, whoever discovered it owned it. As for territorial boundaries, they could simply have the Spirit Creek Sect move theirs a little.

Because of that spirit stone mine,

a great battle had erupted between the Spirit Creek Sect and the Crimson Firmament Sect.

Even the Golden Core cultivators on both sides had participated.

Both sides had suffered casualties. In the end, the Spirit Creek Sect had retreated, and the Crimson Firmament Sect had obtained ownership of that spirit stone vein.

Now, a Foundation Establishment faction affiliated with the Spirit Creek Sect had destroyed three Foundation Establishment factions affiliated with their Crimson Firmament Sect in succession.

It was difficult not to suspect

that this had arisen from their earlier dispute.

That Lu Household was probably just a pawn of the Spirit Creek Sect.

The Crimson Firmament Sect naturally thought nothing of a mere Foundation Establishment faction, but a Golden Core faction of the same rank and comparable strength

had to be met with the utmost vigilance.

"What does the Grand Elder think our Crimson Firmament Sect should do?"

Kou Wenfeng, the Crimson Firmament Sect's Grand Elder, lowered his head and pondered briefly before answering, "We should immediately send someone to question the Lu Household about why they destroyed that sect, gate, and household. If they cannot provide a reasonable explanation, we should suppress them at once, or even destroy them outright."

"We must also visit the Spirit Creek Sect, sound them out, and then make our decision."

The situation was currently unclear.

What he proposed was essentially the best advice possible.

Mo Wuji, the Crimson Firmament Sect's sect master, considered it but could think of no better idea, so he nodded in agreement.

"Have the Second Elder take some people to the Lu Household. Grand Elder, sorry for the trouble, but please visit the Cloud Creek Sect personally. Take half the spirit tea offered as tribute by Wu Household Fort. Fellow Daoist Feng loves it above all else."

"As you command!"

Kou Wenfeng accepted the order and withdrew.

After he left, Mo Wuji's gaze abruptly turned cold and sinister.

"The gu I went to such trouble to raise are simply gone, just like that? What a pack of useless trash!"

"The Lu Household-where did this lot crawl out from, daring to ruin my plans?!"

"But it makes no difference. It is merely a matter of changing shells."

As he spoke, he raised his hand.

He held a fragment of a mirror.

Within the fragment appeared a monster with crimson hair, a body covered in red fur, and two long, slender fangs. The corners of its mouth curled upward into an eerie, chilling smile.

"Heh heh heh. An entire commandery's worth of firewood should be enough!"