Huo Ying

dong dong dong...

The bell tolls twenty-seven times; this is the bell that rings only when a sect faces a life-or-death crisis!

The long-peaceful Moonlit Lake was suddenly stirred up.

Outside the secret realm of Hidden Moon Lake, Lin Conglong, disregarding the fact that his ancestor was still in seclusion, quickly used a secret technique to summon him.

"Ancestor, the sect is facing a crisis of survival. Please come out of seclusion immediately."

Ah!

Seeing that Huo Ying was showing some promise in breaking through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, he felt a surge of anger upon hearing this call, but it quickly turned into a sigh.

He has been trying to break through to the Golden Core stage for far too long. His cultivation has been accumulating, but he has never been able to break through to the middle stage of the Golden Core. This time, he finally made some progress, but he was interrupted again. Could it be that he will only be able to stop at the early stage of the Golden Core in his lifetime?

Upon arriving outside the secret realm, Huo Ying was somewhat disappointed to see Lin Conglong looking utterly astonished and completely lacking his usual composure. Since the establishment of the Hidden Moon Lake, it had flourished for generations, and at its peak, it had three Golden Core Ancestors in charge, one of whom was even at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Back then, the Hidden Moon Lake was incredibly prosperous, but after that campaign against the Ten Thousand Mountains, two Golden Core cultivators perished there, and the remaining one was also severely injured. He barely managed to hold on until he formed his own Golden Core before passing away peacefully.

Now, his golden core lifespan is only a hundred years away, but in these hundred years, who can support this family business?

He had originally pinned his hopes on Lin Conglong, but now it seems... alas.

"What's the panic? Tell me, what's going on?"

Lin Conglong was in a panic and didn't notice his ancestor's disappointment. However, with his ancestor's help, Lin Conglong finally had some confidence and quickly said, "Ancestor, the spirit lamp of Elder Huang Yangming, who guards the market, has gone out. Along with it, the market's law enforcement team has also gone out. The market is probably..."

Ah!

Huo Ying's expression changed upon hearing this. To touch the Moonlit Market was to touch the very root of Moonlit Lake. Who was this force? Were they really not afraid of a fight to the death?

He immediately released his divine sense, which swept over the Hidden Moon Market, but he was taken aback again.

Isn't everything fine?

His gaze fell on Lin Conglong. "After the incident, did you inquire about the situation in the market?"

Is that even a question?

Lin Conglong sighed inwardly at his ancestor's senility. The matter was too obvious, yet he still had to ask. But after all, he was his ancestor, and although he had some resentment in his heart, he still answered honestly.

"Ancestor, the matter is urgent. I think the mountain gate is the most important thing, so I dare not waste time. Quickly ring the golden bell and activate the mountain protection formation. As for the market, although it brings in a lot of wealth and is used for the foundation of my Hidden Moon Lake, in the end, my mountain gate is more important."

After listening to Lin Conglong's words, Huo Ying's face turned pale and then red, before he finally spoke softly.

"Huang Yangming's presence is indeed gone from the market, but the market is still there and everything is as usual. In other words, it wasn't an attack on the market, but rather that Huang Yangming abandoned his post and left the market, where he was assassinated."

What!

Lin Conglong was shocked upon hearing this. How could this be! Had Huang Yangming gone mad? How dare he abandon his post!

"Sigh, go investigate."

Huo Ying was too lazy to waste words with Lin Conglong and simply sent him off to investigate.

When Lin Conglong met Huo Ying's disappointed gaze, he felt even more panicked.

"Huang Yangming!"

After leaving the secret realm, Lin Conglong gritted his teeth and said that he would immediately send people to search for him, demanding to see him alive or dead.

The market town of Yanyue Lake is just outside the mountain gate, and it only takes about the time it takes to burn an incense stick to get there. Moreover, there is a communication token. Lin Conglong was also very anxious before. After all, he had been the leader for a long time and had never been frightened like this before. Now that he has calmed down, it didn't take long for him to investigate and the matter became clear.

The Fang family of Kaiyang was purged by the Lu family of Qingcang. Fang Zongheng of the Fang family went to Yanyue Market to meet Huang Yangming. It is unknown what he said or what benefits he gave Huang Yangming, but Huang Yangming left the market to save the Fang family.

As it turned out, they never came back.

Fang Jia!

Lin Conglong's eyes were sinister. The spirit lamp had been extinguished, so Huang Yangming must be dead. Although he didn't know exactly how Huang Yangming died, it was ultimately related to the Lu family.

A Foundation Establishment family, what audacity!

The subordinates reported that the Lu family had already taken over Wolong Mountain and was now fully taking over Kaiyang County. They were clearly not taking Yanyue Lake seriously at all!

Lin Conglong wanted to see just how the Lu family had gotten themselves so bold as to act in this way.

Immediately, they sent people to Wolong Mountain while reporting to Huo Ying.

After hearing Lin Conglong's report, Huo Ying was also stunned. This didn't make sense. Did the Lu family have a death wish? The Lu family shouldn't have attacked the Fang family. After all, the Fang family had the support of Yanyue Lake, not to mention killing Huang Yangming.

Could it be that Lu Gu Chu has broken through to the peak of Foundation Establishment?

But that's the peak of Foundation Establishment, not the peak of Golden Core. And the Lu family isn't some kind of brute family.

"Don't worry, Ancestor. I've already sent people to Wolong Mountain. I want to see just how audacious the Lu family is."

Ah!

Huo Ying was taken aback. "Who did you send?"

"Elder Huo, Elder Li, and Elder Yu, along with over a hundred Qi Refining disciples."

Ah!

Huo Ying really wanted to pry open Lin Conglong's head to see what was inside. Among the three elders, the most powerful Elder Huo was Huo Ying's grandson, with a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation.

The other Elder Li and Elder Yu are only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and early-Foundation Establishment stage, respectively. Huang Yangming has already fallen at Wolong Mountain, so what's the use of sending these people?

What's wrong? You don't like his grandson and want to send him to be buried with Huang Yangming?

"Do you think we have too many Foundation Establishment elders at Hidden Moon Lake? The Lu family could kill Huang Yangming, so why can't they kill Huo Xiaotian?"

This!

Lin Conglong was taken aback upon hearing this. It seemed to make sense, but... but...

Only then did Lin Conglong realize something. "Ancestor, I, I..."

"Okay, enough with the 'I-I-I' stuff, let's go together."

Huo Ying immediately led Lin Conglong towards Wolong Mountain. He knew that Lin Conglong did not intend to eliminate Huo Xiaotian. After all, he was used to being the boss and had been looking down on the forces below for a long time. How could he suddenly treat them as equals?

Among the short ones, the leader is chosen. Currently, in the Hidden Moon Lake, even at the peak of Foundation Establishment, there is only Lin Conglong. Originally, the idea was to make Lin Conglong the sect leader, cultivate him, gather resources, and help him break through to the Golden Core stage as soon as possible.

But now it seems that Lin Conglong probably doesn't have the potential to break through to the Golden Core stage, and he may have to rely on his grandson.

But there's only a hundred years left.

The speed of the Golden Core stage is incomparable to that of the Foundation Establishment stage. Huo Ying arrived late but caught up with Huo Xiaotian and his group, and then they came to Wolong Mountain together.

The Lu family had now completely taken over Wolong Mountain, organized its resources, and reactivated the mountain's protective formation.

On Mount Qingcang, after receiving this news, Lu Qingren began to mobilize his clansmen to occupy Kaiyang County and wipe out all the Fang clan members within the county.

In front of the mountain gate.

Lu Yang looked at Lu Changfeng, who wasn't ready to leave, and wondered, "Are we really not going to go? We killed their late-stage Foundation Establishment elder, and Yan Yue Lake might just drive over in a Golden Core sports car and crush us!"

boom!

Just then, an undisguised, powerful aura emanated from outside Wolong Mountain.

"They're here!"

Even Lu Changfeng couldn't help but turn pale in the face of such power.

Without regard to personal feelings, this is the absolute power crushing force of a Golden Core cultivator from top to bottom.

Even a mere aura of power is a deadly threat to cultivators below the Golden Core stage, let alone one that is filled with malice and made no attempt to conceal it.

Lu Changfeng knew that this was the Old Ancestor of Hidden Moon Lake, Huo Ying, had arrived.

Sure enough, the magical flying ship came to a steady stop in front of Wolong Mountain, and a figure stood at the bow, looking down at all living beings.

At this moment, both Lu Yang and Lu Changfeng seemed so insignificant compared to him.

Under the power of the Golden Core, Lu Changfeng felt like he couldn't breathe, but fortunately Lin Conglong came to his rescue in time.

"Where are Lu Changfeng and Huang Yangming?"

call!

As the golden core's power subsided, Lu Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Lin Conglong, he couldn't help but feel a hint of approval. What a good person.

People are particular about these things, and Lu Changfeng felt he couldn't be unconventional either, so he immediately threw Huang Yangming's body out.