The Zhang Lineage ancestor died, the Zhang Lineage was destroyed, and Chen Fan reaped huge rewards-plus dozens of undercover agents

The Zhang Lineage ancestor was dumbfounded at the sight.

The next moment, he flew into a towering rage!

"Who dares intrude on my Zhang Lineage!"

He bared his teeth in fury, trembling uncontrollably.

It had come so suddenly! The Lineage headquarters occupied an entire city, yet it had come under direct attack! And the warship before him was absolutely extraordinary!

When had the Zhang Lineage offended someone like this!

Below, the Zhang Lineage disciples fled frantically, too panicked to choose their paths.

"Run!"

"What the hell is that thing!"

But how could they possibly outrun it? Their heads were severed from their bodies one after another, their eyes still open in death.

Aboard the Star Warship, Yun Lan saw the Zhang Lineage ancestor appear...

She immediately rose into the air.

"Falling Cloud Sword!"

It left its sheath.

Buzz.

The sword pointed toward the heavens.

"Falling Cloud Sword Technique!" Dazzling sword light stretched a thousand meters and slashed straight across.

"Yun Lan! It's you!" Seeing Yun Lan attack him without another word, the Zhang Lineage ancestor's heart sank.

"Does the Falling Cloud Sect intend to make an enemy of my Zhang Lineage!" he roared.

Their two powers had always kept their well water clear of the other's river water, so why had there been so much friction lately! This was simply going too far!

But he was no match for Yun Lan, and there was no time to hire powerful cultivators now... Who the hell knew why the Falling Cloud Sect had suddenly attacked!

Yun Lan looked somewhat cold.

"Your Zhang Lineage offended someone you shouldn't have. You brought this upon yourselves..."

"Die!"

They had dared send people to cause trouble at the Chen Lineage. In a Great Emperor's eyes, it didn't matter... uh, a Great Emperor didn't listen to reason. Not to mention Chen Fan's goal: for the Chen Lineage to expand, other Lineages had to be eliminated! One mountain could not hold two tigers!

The Zhang Lineage ancestor's expression changed drastically! Was there anyone in the Heavenly Abyss Domain whom their Zhang Lineage couldn't afford to offend?

Then he thought of the Chen Lineage! Lately, the only people Zhang Yuanba had sent anyone to offend were from that Chen Lineage that had suddenly appeared.

How was that possible! A mere arrogant little Lineage was actually someone they couldn't afford to offend?

Watching the sword light slash toward him, he had no time to ask why. This is bad!

Flee.

He couldn't possibly win, let alone when the Falling Cloud Sect had more than one Saint Realm expert!

His only choice was to flee.

Yet several Saint Realm experts suddenly appeared around him, surrounding him and cutting off every retreat.

Without hesitation, the Zhang Lineage ancestor chose to resist with all his strength.

"Ah..."

But even so, he couldn't block it at all. He could only offset some of its power.

Then the sword struck him. Even his Sage's body began to drip with blood. He was gravely wounded in an instant; one more strike would kill him for certain!

"Yun Lan! Don't go too far!"

Everything had been fine, yet disaster had fallen from the sky! He had truly been saddled with a huge black pot of blame.

"Die!" Without pausing for breath, Yun Lan attacked again.

For fear of any unexpected developments, she had to kill this Zhang Lineage ancestor!

The Zhang Lineage ancestor instantly fell into despair.

He was utterly bewildered.

It had all happened so suddenly. Just a moment ago, he had planned to make the Falling Cloud Sect pay. He had never expected the Falling Cloud Sect to disregard their Zhang Lineage completely and attack them at their doorstep!

Who on earth had given the Falling Cloud Sect the confidence to act so recklessly!

As Yun Lan came at him again, he watched.

"Yun Lan! Who exactly did my Zhang Lineage offend! At least let this old man understand why he's dying!"

An ambush without martial honor, and a group beating to boot! He truly couldn't close his eyes in death!

Yun Lan didn't answer directly. "Do you see this warship? An Emperor artifact from the Chen Lineage..."

Then she slashed down with her sword.

The Zhang Lineage ancestor was instantly incredulous! It really was the Chen Lineage! Who could possibly wield such enormous influence...

An Emperor artifact? This warship was actually an Emperor artifact! No wonder it was so powerful! An Emperor Realm expert... In that case, the Falling Cloud Sect had already been subjugated...

Otherwise, how could they act so decisively! That was the source of their confidence...

Seeing that he couldn't evade it, he gritted his teeth. "You will suffer retaliation!"

How vast was the Zhang Lineage! As long as there were survivors, they would surely make the Falling Cloud Sect pay!

"Rest assured, the Great Emperor won't leave any hidden dangers behind..." Yun Lan watched as her blow struck the Zhang Lineage ancestor...

"Look, the ancestor has appeared!" Below, the Zhang Lineage disciples saw their ancestor appear, and boundless hope surged in their hearts.

"The ancestor is fighting someone... The ancestor has fallen! Run!"

Terror filled their hearts.

Even their ancestor was no match! Just what sort of person had their Zhang Lineage offended!

Meanwhile, the Zhang Lineage ancestor crumbled into ash bit by bit. The last words he heard were "Great Emperor"...

An Emperor Realm expert had actually appeared in the Chen Lineage of the Heavenly Abyss Domain!

Soon, he dissipated into dust.

After killing the Zhang Lineage ancestor, Yun Lan immediately returned to the Star Warship to command.

Without a Saint Realm expert, the other Tribulation Transcendence Realm elders were no cause for concern. They couldn't give the Zhang Lineage a chance to catch its breath, much less allow them to escape, or the future troubles would be endless.

And this place was only one part of the Zhang Lineage.

She had also dispatched two thousand Tribulation Transcendence Realm puppets, commanded by the Falling Cloud Sect's senior forces, to wipe out the Zhang Lineage's various branch bloodlines throughout the Heavenly Abyss Domain!

With the Saint Realm expert gone, the Tribulation Transcendence Realm was absolutely invincible!

These were all forces Chen Fan had given her.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy and effortless.

It was easy to imagine that, once the Zhang Lineage was destroyed, this place dripping with wealth would let the Chen Lineage expand rapidly! Then annex it!

Seizing its tremendous wealth and resources and taking over its various businesses might send them soaring straight into the sky!

Then annexing and subjugating other small Lineages would be even simpler.

The Chen Lineage was unstoppable.

If they followed the Great Emperor and worked hard, the Falling Cloud Sect wouldn't lose out either.

Mm.

Who knew when someone could bear the Great Emperor a child? Fang Yuehua and Mo Qingyin had been urging the Great Emperor's wife, Ling Qingcheng, about it.

She didn't know why.

But after becoming the master of the Gods and Devils Pavilion, she would have to urge Ling Qingcheng too. It was just that she wasn't very familiar with Ling Qingcheng...

[Ding, you have subjugated the Azure Cloud Sect as a subordinate sect. Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Saint-grade spirit artifact, the Azure Cloud Sword.]

[Ding, you have subjugated the Heavenly Net Sect as a subordinate sect. Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Saint-grade cultivation technique, the Great Luo Heavenly Art.]

[Ding, you have subjugated the Dao Dominion Gate as a subordinate sect. Congratulations, host, the quality of the Chen Lineage's scripture repository has automatically increased.]

[Ding...]

Meanwhile.

Over several days, Chen Fan had traveled alone to the other nine Saint-tier powers of the Heavenly Abyss Domain.

Wherever he went, he suppressed them with a casual gesture.

Once his imperial might emerged, not a single one could put up a fight. The various powers didn't dare let out so much as a fart and declared that they would become subordinate powers of the Chen Lineage.

This was the respect that great strength brought, the most basic attitude.

Of course, he wouldn't ruthlessly slaughter them.

Because these sects and powers would help him deal with the experts stationed in the various cities by the imperial clan.

They would be used to balance the strength of the Heavenly Abyss Domain's powers, then gradually nibble them away.

Thus, the system rewards he received were also extremely generous.

...He had also retrieved dozens of the Lineage's undercover agents, at all sorts of levels, though most were former Chen Lineage disciples.

"..."

They stood right beside him, staring wide-eyed at one another.

[Ding, your subordinate sect, the Falling Cloud Sect, has destroyed the hostile power, the Zhang Lineage. Congratulations, host, you have received a reward: one ancient secret realm space.]

Chen Fan immediately felt pleased. It seemed Yun Lan had mostly wrapped things up over there.

Together with the sign-in rewards from the past few days, his gains could be called staggering!

He had built up his reserves.

There were no other threats to the establishment of the Chen Lineage, either.

Its preliminary shape had already taken form.

All that remained was to deal with those city lords who didn't belong to the powers! And the existences behind them...

"Young master, we..." The undercover agents were bewildered and at a loss.

Just like that, they could go home! It felt like a dream.

The young master alone had dug all several dozen of them out of the various top-tier powers...

Chen Fan said casually, "Everyone, we'll talk once we're back."

Then, with a sweep of his hand, he took the undercover agents back to the Chen Lineage.

Outside Chen Lineage City.

A group of people had arrived.

They had rushed here using a spirit artifact for transportation, not daring to waste any time.

After all, the eldest young master had given them instructions.

But after asking around along the way, they discovered that the Langya City the eldest young master had told them about was gone!

It had become the Chen Lineage.

But the Chen Lineage? They didn't know the situation either. All they knew was that they were looking for Chen Fan, a young man around twenty-three years old.

To complete their task, they had already started posting missing-person notices around the city.

They also shouted everywhere, "Who's called Chen Fan!"