Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 81

Chapter 81: Half-Demon Encountered Again

Inside Mu Family Fortress, fighting raged everywhere.

It was extremely brutal.

The martial artists of Mu Family Fortress were all fearless, and the eyes of some of them were even red.

Li Qian couldn’t help but think of the half-demon and the other four martial artists he had encountered in Taiping County.

They also seemed to have red eyes.

“Could it be the same force as that half-demon? So that force is likely the Moon Worship Cult?”

Li Qian followed Senior Brother Gu and the others, observing the surroundings as he went along, occasionally taking action.

The Moon Worship Cult.

The force that once launched a rebellion in the eight southeastern provinces of Great Chang.

It took Great Chang several years to quell it.

Now it seems that this force has not been completely eliminated and still exists, only hidden in the shadows.

“Zhao Yun, you old eunuch dog, why are you targeting my Mu Family?”

At this moment, a long roar suddenly sounded, shaking the ground. The sound waves caused pain in the eardrums of some Postnatal martial artists with weaker cultivation.

“Mu Guanying, don’t think you can hide deeply, this one knows you are a remnant of the Moon Worship Cult, prepare to die!”

A sharp, icy voice sounded.

Immediately after, the intense sounds of fighting rang out.

“The strongest are only two Top-Tier Grandmasters?”

Li Qian sensed the commotion and made a judgment.

No wonder Divine Sword Sect only sent them over. The strongest was Senior Brother Gu, a Grandmaster level expert. No elders or elders with real authority were dispatched.

There was simply no need.

Not long after, a shrill scream rang out, quickly coming to an abrupt end.

“Hahaha”

A hearty laugh rang out, gradually fading until it disappeared completely.

Li Qian knew that the two Top-Tier Grandmasters had perished together.

A very tragic death.

Suddenly, a red shadow shot towards the Divine Sword Sect group.

“Scatter!”

One-Armed Senior Brother Gu shouted, his long sword vibrating as he abruptly intercepted the red shadow.

It was a terrifying figure, like an evil ghost, with sharp bone spurs growing from its wrists, back, shoulders, and other places. A faint red bloody aura emanated from its body.

Swish, swish, swish.

Streaks of red light bloomed, tearing through the air with incredible speed.

Senior Brother Gu wielded his long sword to defend.

For a moment, he seemed to be at a slight disadvantage.

The others didn’t dare to approach.

“Half-demon?”

Li Qian looked at the terrifying red shadow, surprise on his face.

Moreover, this half-demon’s strength should be somewhat stronger than the one he encountered before.

“With Senior Brother Gu’s strength, he should be able to handle it.”

Li Qian, like the others, stood on the periphery, assessing the half-demon’s strength in his heart.

After a dozen or so exchanges, Senior Brother Gu suddenly forced the half-demon back with a sword thrust, and the second sword on his back was abruptly unsheathed.

This sword was much smaller. Driven by a chain, it was like a flying sword, drawing a line in the air as it shot down.

Li Qian watched Senior Brother Gu’s flying sword technique with admiration.

He had to admit that Senior Brother Gu’s dual sword technique was extremely exquisite, having already reached the pinnacle of perfection.

Puchi!

The half-demon couldn’t dodge in time and was pierced through the heart by the flying sword.

Due to the half-demon’s extremely strong life force, it struggled for a moment before collapsing. The red light in its eyes gradually faded, and its body actually began to shrink, eventually transforming into a woman as it breathed its last.

Whew!

Senior Brother Gu propped himself up on the ground with his sword, letting out a long breath.

If it weren’t for his incredibly tricky flying sword technique, killing this half-demon wouldn’t have been easy.

Half an hour later.

The entire Mu Family Fortress was completely cleared.

Corpses lay everywhere.

Many buildings were burning.

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Except for the people from Dragon Guarding Temple, the other figures in black began to retreat.

“Let’s go.”

Senior Brother Gu knew that the mission was complete and immediately led the Divine Sword Sect group to retreat.

After getting far away from Mu Family Fortress and arriving at the place where the horses were tethered, Senior Brother Gu said, “The mission is over, we’ll return overnight.”

So the group rode their horses and galloped away.

On a hilltop a thousand meters away from Mu Family Fortress.

Over a dozen figures stood, watching the flames rising from Mu Family Fortress in the distance.

“Grandfather.”

“Father.”

“Mother.”

Several people were sobbing softly.

The eyes of the Holy Envoy, the woman in black, were icy cold beneath her veil.

“Dragon Guarding Temple, the Chai Imperial Clan, the Great Chang court… one day, our Holy Church will kick you down from your lofty clouds to the mortal dust.”

She murmured to herself.

White Jade City.

Li Residence.

It was bustling with activity.

Today was the fiftieth birthday banquet hosted by Li Donglin, the second master of Li Residence.

As a family of scholars and officials, the Li Family had many colleagues and students, with dozens of tables set up.

Li Donglin was in the main hall, accompanying a table of distinguished guests, at least colleagues of his rank or even superiors.

“Brother Li, it’s your fiftieth birthday today, why haven’t we seen your eldest son?”

A colleague, having had a few drinks, suddenly asked.

Li Donglin’s face stiffened slightly, and just as he was about to speak, his second son Li Kun, who was standing beside him, quickly said, “Uncle He, my elder brother is cultivating in a great sect and really can’t get away.”

“I heard that your eldest son is an Inner Sect Disciple of Divine Sword Sect? That’s the largest martial arts sect in our Sword Province, his future is limitless.”

“Brother Li, this is truly a cause for celebration. In the future, the Li Family may very well become a martial arts family.”

“In these times, martial arts cultivation is much better than our kind of pen-pushing.”

The others chimed in.

As officials, they might be high and mighty lords to ordinary people, but compared to those martial artists from great sects, they were nothing.

Now that the Li Family had an Inner Sect Disciple of Divine Sword Sect, it was equivalent to having a foothold in a major martial arts sect, no longer just an ordinary family of officials.

In the various counties and prefectures under Divine Sword Sect’s territory, apart from the governors and prefects appointed by the court, many key officials were mostly related to Divine Sword Sect in one way or another.

After all, Great Chang was a nation ruled jointly by the imperial clan, the feudal lords, and major martial arts sects.

Even during the period when Great Chang had the strongest control, the court still needed to rely on the feudal lords and martial arts sects to govern the local counties and prefectures.

Just as everyone was enjoying the banquet, a servant of Li Residence suddenly rushed in, his face full of excitement, “Master… Eldest… Eldest Young Master… is back.”

“What?”

Upon hearing this, Li Donglin abruptly stood up, “Qian’er is back?”

His face was filled with joy, and he hurriedly walked out of the main hall without even greeting the distinguished guests at the table, appearing quite flustered.

“Elder brother is back?”

Li Kun was stunned at first, then quickly followed.

Li Qian walked through Li Residence with his sword on his back, noticing the lively atmosphere.

This was the first time he had returned to Li Residence since he was reborn into this body.

“This body’s father is holding his fiftieth birthday banquet?”

He recalled for a moment and immediately understood.

At the beginning of the year, Housekeeper Xu had come to Divine Sword Sect and told him about it.

At that time, he had no intention of returning.

This time, after completing the secret mission, halfway through the journey, he used the excuse of visiting his family to separate from Senior Brother Gu and the others.

This way, he had a reason to get a treasure map and go back.

After all, he still wanted to be exempted from next year’s Inner Sect missions, didn’t he?

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