Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 157

Chapter 157: Big Sister’s Letter

Xing Province, Fuyuan County City.

This was where the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence was located.

Within the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence, people were panicking.

Several key members of the Yu Family were sitting together.

The scene was completely silent.

As early as a few hours ago, they had received news from the Returning Dragon Mountain Range that demonic creatures had launched a large-scale attack on the camp. The situation was very dangerous, and the Yu Family was told to prepare for the worst.

What did “prepare for the worst” mean?

It meant arranging for some of the Yu Family’s disciples to evacuate the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence separately.

In order to continue the Yu Family’s bloodline, Circuit Lord Yu Song had already made arrangements. Even if he fell, he had to ensure that the Yu Family continued.

Dawn was approaching.

One of them suddenly said, “It’s been so long, why hasn’t there been any news?”

They knew that no news was the worst news.

They could only comfort themselves that the Family Head was a Celestial Image Level Celestial Being. Even if the camp was breached, with the Family Head’s strength, he would definitely be able to survive.

As long as the Family Head was still alive, the Yu Family had hope.

Suddenly, outside the hall, a figure descended from the sky and landed outside the house.

They had just gotten up when they saw someone walk in.

“Grandfather.”

“Great Grandfather.”

They felt a familiar aura and joy appeared on their faces.

But suddenly, they all froze.

Because the Family Head had become emaciated, with white hair, an ashen face, and empty eyes.

Circuit Lord Yu Song didn’t say anything. He walked directly to the main seat, sat down, and then lowered his head.

“Great Grandfather.”

One person stepped forward, his voice trembling.

But there was no response.

At this moment, everyone understood that the Family Head had fallen.

He didn’t even have time to leave a last word.

They knelt in front of the Family Head’s body, tears streaming down their faces.

Even the Family Head had fallen, and the rest of the family in the Returning Dragon Mountain Range were probably also dead.

After Li Qian sent Circuit Lord Yu Song’s body back to the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence, he left directly.

With the fall of Circuit Lord Yu Song and a group of Yu Family Celestial Beings, the current Yu Family would decline significantly. However, he still sensed two Celestial Beings.

There should also be Celestial Beings in the other two garrison areas of the Yu Family.

So the Yu Family was still very strong.

However, the Yu Family no longer had the strength to control the Taiwu Circuit.

Next, a lot of territory and benefits would definitely have to be relinquished.

Of course, this was assuming that the demonic creature forces did not expand and spread recklessly.

In the short term, the Lion Camel Demon City should not dare to come out.

Just thinking that there was no Celestial Image Level Celestial Being in the Taiwu Circuit made Li Qian feel a bit overwhelmed. Without someone to stand in front, he always felt insecure.

By the time Li Qian arrived outside the Returning Dragon Mountain Range, it was already broad daylight.

The original Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence camp had already been reduced to ruins, with countless broken corpses everywhere.

Most of these corpses had their life force sucked out.

Even if there were any survivors, they had already evacuated.

Li Qian circled the entire Returning Dragon Mountain Range. Many areas were shrouded in mist, and he tried to break through it, but he couldn’t find a way to break the formation.

Even if this formation did not originate from the Lion Camel Ridge Formation Manual, it was closely related.

“Sigh, my formation skills are still lacking.”

Li Qian shook his head and sighed.

He definitely wouldn’t rush in.

Once trapped in the formation, his life and death would be uncertain.

When Li Qian returned to the Divine Sword Sect, he passed by the Divine Sword Legion camp. It had returned to normal. Although there were many losses, because he had intervened, the camp was not completely breached.

After returning to the Time Bell Pavilion, Li Qian began to take stock of his gains from this trip.

Three weapons left behind by the demonic creatures.

They were relatively large in size and could only be used by huge demonic creatures. They were probably on the same level as the stick he had obtained from the Panyuan Cave Mansion.

They could only be considered trophies and had no real value.

It was a pity that the three demonic creatures did not have any storage artifacts on them. It was probably related to the demonic consciousness descent.

Finally, Li Qian looked at the Universe Bag left behind by Circuit Lord Yu Song.

It was a cloth bag.

He easily opened the cloth bag and sensed a space inside, about two or three cubic meters in size. It was much smaller than the space in his black iron ring.

As for the Heart Protecting Talisman that Circuit Lord Yu Song had given him, he had placed it directly on the body and sent it back to the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence.

He didn’t dare to keep such a thing on him. What if there was some kind of tracking mark on it that would easily expose his whereabouts?

Although the Heart Protecting Talisman could resist Myriad Images Demonic Consciousness, he had the Time Bell protecting him, which was many times better than the Heart Protecting Talisman.

As for the Circuit Lord’s identity, he would never take it.

Once he took on that identity and stood in the open, the risk would immediately increase dramatically.

It wouldn’t be as carefree and comfortable as it was now.

There were quite a few odds and ends in the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Universe Bag.

It was far from comparable to the items in the black iron ring, but this was normal. The Taiwu Circuit Lord was only a Celestial Image Level Celestial Being, so it was already quite good that he had a Universe Bag.

Soon, he took out five jade slips from the Universe Bag.

They were much smaller than the demonic creatures’ jade slips.

He began to examine them one by one.

The restrictions on these jade slips had been lifted. Circuit Lord Yu Song had probably removed them before he died, so he could easily view them.

Soon, he picked out a jade slip that contained some information about the outside world.

After he finished reading it, a look of solemnity and gravity appeared on his face.

Because the truth of this world was far beyond his expectations.

“Human race, Martial Alliance, demons.”

He muttered to himself. These were just the tip of the iceberg of the outside world.

The so-called Mortal Realm was just a greenhouse built by the Martial Alliance to nurture martial arts prodigies.

The current Mortal Realm seemed dangerous, but in reality, it was still very safe.

At most, only Celestial Image Level Celestial Beings and Celestial Demons would appear in the Mortal Realm. Even Demon Saints could only use the demonic descent method to send their Myriad Images Demonic Consciousness down, and their actual combat power was also at the Celestial Image Level.

So as long as he stayed in the Mortal Realm, he would be absolutely safe.

“Even if the demonic calamities become more and more serious in the future, my strength is also increasing.”

Li Qian calmed down.

What he had been most worried about was the appearance of powerful Martial Saints and demonic creatures in the Mortal Realm.

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It seemed that he didn’t have to worry about that for the time being.

In fact, as long as he didn’t get involved in anything, with his current strength and by keeping a low profile, he could live a very comfortable and carefree life.

But he couldn’t be that cold-blooded.

Time flew by, and more than a year passed.

Great changes had taken place in the Taiwu Circuit.

After the news of the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s death spread, it shocked many forces in the circuit, and all sides began to withdraw.

Of the several barrier camps built around the Returning Dragon Mountain Range, apart from the Divine Sword Legion, the others had suffered heavy losses, but none had been completely wiped out like the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence camp.

This was because Li Qian had intervened, killing the two strongest demonic creatures and forcing that Yellow Wolf Demon Saint back to the Lion Camel Demon City. The demonic creatures attacking the other camps had all retreated after receiving the order.

Otherwise, apart from the Divine Sword Legion camp, the other camps would not have fared much better.

Now, these barrier camps had all withdrawn from the Returning Dragon Mountain Range, including the Divine Sword Sect’s barrier camp. This created a huge vacuum zone between the defense line and the Returning Dragon Mountain Range.

There was no other way. Without a Celestial Image Level Celestial Being on the surface, none of the forces had any confidence.

They could only shrink the defense line.

This gave the Lion Camel Demon City more room to operate, and demonic creatures often came out of the Lion Camel Demon City to wreak havoc everywhere.

Li Qian didn’t ignore everything. He would patrol around the Lion Camel Demon City every once in a while. If he encountered any demonic creatures, he would eliminate them, thus maintaining a certain deterrent force against the Lion Camel Demon City. Those demonic creatures didn’t dare to go out casually.

Anyway, in the past year or so, many lesser demons had died at his hands.

It wasn’t just the Taiwu Circuit. The situation in Great Chang had also undergone great changes. The Yangwu Circuit Lord’s Residence had joined forces with several surrounding circuit lord residences to launch a counterattack and recapture a large area of lost territory.

This was directly related to the three Demon Saints who had been eliminated.

The Lion Camel Demon City only had one Demon Saint’s demonic body. The other three had come from other places, and it was very likely that they included demonic creatures from the Yangwu Circuit.

Without a Demon Saint’s demonic body in charge, it was normal for the Yangwu Circuit Lord’s Residence to recapture the lost territory.

Xuan Province.

Yingli County City.

This was the territory of the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence.

With the decline of the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence and its loss of authority, the He Family forces also took the opportunity to infiltrate.

In fact, the Divine Sword Sect also took advantage of the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence’s shrinking influence to extend its reach into Xuan Province. With the current foundation and strength of the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence, it was no longer sufficient to occupy such a large territory.

One day, a man and a woman appeared in the county city.

The man was Li Qian, and the woman was Li Mo.

“Little Mo, are you sure it’s here?”

Li Qian asked.

“Yes, the feeling is strongest here.”

Li Mo nodded and said.

She had come here with her uncle based on the special induction of the dark green bat pattern on her wrist.

Although the auditory hallucinations she experienced during her cultivation at the Time Bell Pavilion had almost disappeared.

They would reappear as soon as she left, and they were getting worse.

Li Qian knew that this problem had to be solved as soon as possible. Otherwise, the longer it dragged on, the more unfavorable the consequences might be.

After a period of trying, Li Mo was finally able to faintly sense another existence through the dark green bat pattern.

That one… might be Li Mo’s older sister.

“However, I can only be sure that she’s in this county city. As for the exact location, I can’t sense it.”

Li Mo said.

“It’s okay, we’ll just search for her.”

Li Qian chuckled.

Although the county city was quite large, as long as they had a general area, they would definitely be able to find her in the end.

So, the two of them checked into an inn.

Their rooms were next to each other.

As evening approached, someone knocked on Li Mo’s door.

“What is it?”

Li Mo looked at the innkeeper outside the door and asked.

“Miss, someone asked me to give you this.”

The innkeeper handed over an exquisite wooden box.

“Who asked you to give it to me?”

Li Mo asked in a deep voice.

She didn’t know anyone in Yingli County City, so how could someone send her something?

Could it be her?

Li Mo’s heart skipped a beat. There was only one possibility.

Since she could find this place through that感应 （induction）, then her older sister could also sense her arrival.

After the innkeeper left, Li Mo went to her uncle’s room.

“Just open it and see.”

Li Qian said.

Li Mo nodded, then placed the exquisite wooden box on the table and lifted the lid, revealing a slightly yellowed pink embroidered ball.

Looking at this embroidered ball, memories of it surged in Li Mo’s mind.

When they were young, she and her older sister loved to play with this embroidered ball.

Her father said it was the only relic left by their mother.

She picked up the embroidered ball and gently stroked it, as if the memories of her childhood were right in front of her. Her eyes were a little moist.

But she still wiped away her tears, picked up a piece of paper that was placed inside, and gently unfolded it, revealing a few lines of elegant handwriting.

“Little Sister, the only way to remove the mark on your wrist is with Myriad Images Martial Intent or demonic consciousness. There is no other way, so stop cultivating. Otherwise, you will sink deeper and deeper, completely becoming a pawn of the demons, unable to extricate yourself. Finally, don’t come looking for me again — Your older sister, Yu Su.”

Looking at the signature at the end, Li Mo had no more doubts.

Because her older sister’s name was Yu Su.

And her name was Qing Su.

Li Qian also saw the contents of the note and was a little surprised. Myriad Images Martial Intent could remove this demonic mark?

His current Heartless Sword Intent had already reached 92% progress towards the Celestial Image Level.

“Uncle, do you think Big Sister could be…”

Li Mo’s voice trembled.

Li Qian knew what Li Mo meant.

Demonic cults were very active throughout Great Chang, deceiving the people. Although the imperial court and the major martial arts forces were cracking down hard, the results were not good.

If the bat pattern on Li Mo’s hand was the demonic mark of the Shepherd Family, then her older sister must be a core member of some demonic cult.

The Shepherd Family used the demonic mark to have the special ability to communicate with demonic creatures.

This ability alone was enough for the descendants of the Shepherd Family to occupy an extremely important position in the demonic cult.

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