The Eighth-Grade True Spirit Lineage: The Fire Crow Ya Household
Cuckoo County City is situated on a plain surrounded by three mountains.
In this Southern Vermilion Bird Domain, the terrain is mainly composed of various mountains, hills, and rivers, and the further south you go, the more numerous and complex the mountains become.
The Du Household, known for their Cuckoo True Spirit," had found a vast plain amidst these mountains. Although it was less than a hundred miles in size, it was still quite remarkable.
Kong Wenxuan followed the clan chief Kong Changgeng, riding a "Feather Boat" from "Peacock Ridge" all the way over mountains and rivers, and arrived near "Cuckoo County City".
They did not go directly into the county town, but instead, as agreed, came to the foot of a mountain north of "Cuckoo County City".
This is the place where the Du Household Lineage's servants and other members of the clan gather and unite.
When the two members of the Kong Household arrived, a considerable number of servant cultivation Lineage had already gathered there, numbering over thirty, with more than three hundred cultivators in total.
It can be said that most of the servants under the Du Household in Cuckoo County have gathered here.
This also demonstrates the methods used to connect the various servant Lineage, and the severity of the current panic in Cuckoo County.
"Fellow Daoist Kong, you've finally arrived!" Kong Wenxuan and the clan leader had just arrived at the gathering place when someone came up to greet them, smiling and saying, "Among our servant cultivator Lineage, you're the only one missing from the Foundation Establishment stage."
As he spoke, the other party looked at Kong Wenxuan behind the clan leader Kong Changgeng, and asked with a slight surprise, "Fellow Daoist Kong, you only brought one member of your Lineage?"
Clan Chief Kong Changgeng returned the greeting with a smile, saying, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Lao. As you know, our Kong Household's bloodline is not suited for fighting. If things go smoothly during our negotiations with the Du Household, it doesn't matter whether I bring one person or ten. But if things don't go well, I'll only bring one person so I can escape in time."
As he spoke, clan chief Kong Changgeng turned to Kong Wenxuan and said, "Wenxuan, come and greet the clan chief of the ' Shrike ' Lao Household."
Kong Wenxuan immediately stepped forward to pay his respects, saying, "Peacock Kong Wenxuan of the 'Peacock' Kong Household greets Clan Chief Lao!"
At this moment, Kong Wenxuan was concealing his cultivation level with Second Tier illusion Spirit Technique. Although the head of the "Shrike" Lao Household was also Foundation Establishment cultivator, he didn't notice anything amiss, simply regarding him as Qi Refinement junior. He readily accepted Kong Wenxuan's greeting with a smile and nodded slightly.
"Excellent! Excellent! I heard that the Kong Household produced an anomaly who doesn't practice illusion magic but specializes in swordsmanship, and displayed great prowess during the siege of the ' Gray Wolf ' Lang Lineage's territory. It must be you! Truly, the younger generation is formidable!"
Kong Wenxuan listened to the praise, unsure how to respond, the clan chief, smiling, chimed in:
"Fellow Daoist Lao, please don't praise him. We know our own situation best. What's the use of being strong in the Qi Refinement Realm? Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm is still a matter of life and death!"
"I've heard that after leading the siege of the ' Gray Wolf ' Lang Household, Lao Zerui of your Lao Household has accumulated enough of his Bloodline Divine Ability, ' Butcher's Heart, ' and has been in seclusion for over a year. Has he already quietly broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm and is now just waiting for the right opportunity to make his move and astound everyone?"
"Ah? Haha..." Upon hearing this, the Lao Household patriarch immediately laughed and changed the subject, saying, "Patriarch Kong, you're overthinking it Foundation Establishment isn't that easy."
"Come, come... let me introduce a few fellow Daoists to Clan Chief Kong."
As he spoke, the Lao Household patriarch led the two members of the Kong Household to the gathering place of the servant cultivation Lineage. The two found that in the center of this gathering, there were neither the Shrike Lao Household members who were the initiators of the alliance, nor the servant cultivation Lineage they knew, but several people they had never seen before, dressed in red feather robes.
Their aura, imposing presence, and demeanor were clearly different from the surrounding servant cultivators Lineage members, as if they were superior to them.
"Clan Chief Kong, let me give you a proper introduction." At this moment, Lao Household Chief Lao led two people to the group of cultivators in crimson feather robes. With a respectful expression, he pointed to them and introduced them, "These fellow Ya Household are from the ' Fire Crow County ' family, an ' Eighth-Grade True Spirit ' Lineage from the neighboring ' Fire Crow County'!"
"This time, our Lao Household specifically invited them to stand with our servant Lineage and support our negotiations with the ' Cuckoo True Spirit ' Du Household."
"I believe that with the support of Fellow Ya Household ' Fire Crow True Spirit ', we will definitely be able to get the ' Cuckoo ' Du Household to lift the ' The Cuckoo Occupies the Magpie's Nest ' Bloodline Divine Ability on us this time, and everyone will be free."
Kong Wenxuan and the clan leader were surprised when they heard the other party's introduction. No wonder the "Shrike" Lao Household dared to step forward and join forces with a group of servant cultivator Lineage to force the Du Household to abdicate. It turned out that they had already colluded with the "Fire Crow" Ya Household Lineage, an "Eighth-Grade True Spirit" family in the neighboring county, and brought in powerful external support.
It should be noted that the "True Spirit Fire Crow" Ya Household is an "Eighth-Grade True Spirit" Lineage, with Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage cultivator among its members. This Lineage is one rank higher and much stronger than the "Ninth-Grade True Spirit" Lineage, Du Household "Cuckoo" family.
If the "True Spirit Fire Crow" Ya Household is truly determined to interfere in the affairs of the "True Spirit Cuckoo" Du Household, they don't need to take too much action. Sending just one Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage cultivator would be enough to suppress the "Cuckoo" Du Household.
"I wonder if any of the Fire Crow Ya Household came to help are cultivators at the Purple Mansion Stage?"
"If there were a cultivator at the Purple Mansion Stage, my Second Tier illusionary Spirit Technique wouldn't be enough to block their detection."
While Kong Wenxuan was pondering these thoughts, he and the clan leader acted with utmost respect, stepping forward to greet the several red-robed cultivators and saying:
"Kong Changgeng and Kong Wenxuan of the 'Peacock ' Kong Household greet the fellow Daoists of the ' True Spirit Fire Crow ' Ya Household. We thank the fellow Daoists of the Ya Household for coming to uphold justice for us."
"Haha... no need for formalities." The Fire Crow Ya Household had sent five people this time, led by a middle-aged man with a full head of red hair. He smiled and returned half a bow to Kong Wenxuan and the other person, saying, "As the saying goes, 'If the road is uneven, someone will smooth it; if there is injustice, someone will take care of it.' In this ' Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty,' although the True Spirit Lineage has a high status, there are still rules to follow."
"If this ' Cuckoo True Spirit ' Du Household truly relies on devouring the bloodline power of other Lineage to cultivate, or even advance in rank, then they are severing the foundation of my True Spirit Realm, which is absolutely unacceptable."
"At that time, my ' Fire Crow ' Ya Household will not only order the ' Cuckoo ' Du Household to dispel their Divine Ability and restore your freedom, but we will also report to the central government and demand that the ' Cuckoo ' Du Household be punished!"
The red-haired man leading the Ya Household spoke with righteous indignation, immediately earning cheers from the surrounding servant Lineage. Many praised the "Fire Crow" Ya Household for their righteousness, fairness, and justice.
They all seemed eager to immediately bow down and become servants of the "Cuckoo" Du Household, and then of the "Fire Crow" Ya Household.
Kong Wenxuan and clan chief Kong Changgeng exchanged bewildered glances, strongly suspecting that the "Shrike" Lao Household's involvement in the "Fire Crow" Ya Household family's scheme was a case of inviting a wolf into the house!
Although they were worried, the two could not show it. Instead, they had to praise the righteousness of the "Fire Crow" Ya Household cultivators, just like the other servant Lineage.
At the same time, Kong Wenxuan also carefully examined the five cultivators of the "Fire Crow" Ya Household. Finally, his gaze fell on one of the female cultivators, and he suspected that she was Third Tier Purple Mansion Stage cultivator and the true leader among the five members of the Ya Household.
Because the other four members of the Ya Household, including the red-haired man who appeared to be the leader, did not pay much attention to him and clearly did not notice anything different about him.
Only the female cultivator paid more attention to him, seemingly having seen through his Foundation Establishment cultivation hidden by illusion and Spirit Technique.