Chapter 194: Chapter 169: Revealing the Ancestor of Liu Family_2
"Li Xingyuan said."
As expected of an antique who has lived for over two hundred years, he managed to see through the imbalance in my words at a glance.
Thankfully, I had already prepared my wording.
"The Martial Spirit is unpredictable and horrifying. Now, Liu Zhenshuo is somewhat holding back, but when his strength increases and he no longer needs to consider others, will he spare me?"
"Moreover, currently, demons are causing chaos. The people of the six counties of Lingdong are unable to leave, and it is said that the Martial Spirit has been seen outside Lingwang City and Kunwu Mountain. I don’t know if Liu Zhenshuo is related to this, but my sense of crisis is strengthening. The only plan for now is to eliminate Liu Zhenshuo while he is still not very powerful."
Lu Yan said.
Eighty percent of his words were true, and twenty percent were false.
Even if Li Xingyuan is old and cunning, he can’t discern the whole truth.
"So, you want to expose Liu Zhenshuo’s Martial Spirit, and you want to use the hands of the major feudal lords to get rid of Liu Zhenshuo. But Liu Zhenshuo won’t sit and wait for death. Once the news is out, he will probably hide and then look for an opportunity to kill you, right? Your real purpose is to use my Li Family to deal with Liu Zhenshuo?"
Li Xingyuan guessed Lu Yan’s thoughts.
"The elder really has keen insight. I couldn’t keep anything from you."
Lu Yan slapped a flatter sentence on, and continued: "Once Liu Zhenshuo’s Martial Spirit is exposed, he will definitely not let me go. He will most likely take action against me personally, which provides a good opportunity to eliminate him. If seniors can make a move, we can surely hold Liu Zhenshuo down."
Lu Yan is not afraid that the Li Family will not make a move.
The Li Family has no obligation to help him.
But the Li Family, they also have their reasons for having to make a move.
First, according to the laws of the Da Chu Dynasty, once a Martial Spirit appears, the nearby powers and martial arts masters must take action to eradicate the Martial Spirit.
If there are slackers, they will be treated as harbouring crimes.
Although the Da Chu Dynasty now exists in name only and the law is nominal.
But there is King Ming.
Xuan Zhou is one of the three states governed by King Ming, and King Ming is one of the strongest feudal princes in the world, and is also one of the few strong men in the world.
One of the top twenty masters in the Da Chu Dynasty.
In the counties and provinces under the jurisdiction of King Ming, his words are more useful than those of the Da Chu Dynasty by a hundred times.
And King Ming, still strictly enforces some of the laws of the Da Chu Dynasty, including dealing with Martial Spirits.
If you know about the Martial Spirit and do not take action, and King Ming knows about it, he will not eat well.
Second, if you kill the Martial Spirit, there is a heavy reward from King Ming’s side.
The temptation of this reward is irresistible, even for the Li Family.
With these two points, Lu Yan does not believe that the Li Family will remain indifferent.
Li Xingyuan frowned and contemplated.
After a while, he said: "You want to use yourself as bait to lure Liu Zhenshuo to kill you. Don’t you fear that you may actually be killed? Never underestimate the strength of a master."
"I have a plan to protect myself."
Lu Yan said.
In fact, he was helpless too. To kill Liu Zhenshuo, there were actually better methods.
That is, before Liu Zhenshuo’s identity is exposed, bring a group of masters to Changfeng City to besiege Liu Zhenshuo.
But others won’t listen to him, such as Li Xingyuan.
It’s impossible to take masters and run to besiege another master just based on his few words. What if Lu Yan was lying? What if Liu Zhenshuo was not a Martial Spirit? What would the masters of other feudal lords think?
The Li Family would likely become the target of public criticism.
But if the news were exposed and Liu Zhenshuo hid and secretly tried to kill Lu Yan, it would prove that Liu Zhenshuo was indeed a Martial Spirit.
"Martial Spirit is cunning, with very strong vitality. Even with me and the two masters of Li Family, it won’t be easy to kill Liu Zhenshuo. We must invite a powerful helper."
Li Xingyuan said.
Lu Yan was delighted in his heart.
If Li Xingyuan said so, he had made up his mind to make a move.
"Liu Zhenshuo has killed a master of the Wei Family. I believe the one who wants to kill Liu Zhenshuo the most should be the Wei Family. Elder can invite a master of Wei Family to make a move, but I’m afraid Wei Family will be restrained by Qiu Family and cannot spare any manpower."
Lu Yan said.
"This is simple. Da’an County is not only dominated by the Qiu Family. There is also the Ouyang Family. One mountain cannot contain two tigers, and two master-level Feudal Lords in a county, how can they possibly coexist peacefully? I just need to write a letter, let the Ouyang Family pretend to make a move, and the Qiu Family will definitely focus on defense and lose interest in attacking the Wei Family."
"I will personally visit the Wei Family. After discussing it, it’s not too late for you to expose it."
Li Xingyuan said.
"Thank you, elder."
Lu Yan bowed in thanks.
"It’s just a case of each taking what they need. Furthermore, I’m not entirely doing this for King Ming’s reward. Nowadays, Martial Spirits have been appearing sporadically across the six counties of Lingdong. The shadow of the demon has also appeared several times. It seems as if an invisible hand is stirring up a storm behind the scenes. I have a constant feeling that something big is about to happen. This person behind the scenes is undoubtedly related to the Martial Spirit. Eliminating a Master-level Martial Spirit as soon as possible would be beneficial to both the six counties of Lingdong and the Li Family."
"And, if we could extract more Martial Spirits from Liu Zhenshuo, that would be even better."
Li Xingyuan said.
The two of them began preparing independently.
Lu Yan had Lu Qingshan and Wang Cui stay at Li Wenxin’s mansion for a while.
Although the two elders had always lived separately from him, there was no guarantee that the Liu Family had not found out.
There were also some important figures in the Martial Arts Hall.
People like Wang Lin, Li Quan, Wen Yuan, and others were temporarily staying at their own homes and were not allowed to come to the Martial Arts Hall.
Only a few insignificant apprentices were still practicing martial arts at the hall every day.
A few days later, Li Xingyuan sent a message to Lu Yan, saying that everything was ready and that the Ancestor of the Wei Clan would personally take action.
"With the Ancestor of the Wei Clan taking action and the cooperation of two second-rank masters and two first-level masters from the Li Family, as well as my Avatar’s secret assistance, we should be able to catch Liu Zhenshuo."
Lu Yan thought to himself.
He immediately ordered Li Quan to have the spies scattered around begin spreading the news that Liu Zhenshuo was a Martial Spirit.
The news spread like a hurricane across the six counties of Lingdong.
The Ancestor of the Liu Family, Liu Zhenshuo, was a Martial Spirit?
This greatly disappointed some people.
Because Liu Zhenshuo had been a model in the hearts of many martial cultivators, representing the idea of becoming successful later in life.
He was born into an ordinary Martial Marquis-level feudal family and was over a hundred years old with his lifespan running out. Despite the lack of Martial Food, he made a leap, broke free from his shackles, and became a Martial Arts Grandmaster.
Many people were inspired by Liu Zhenshuo’s experience and strove to be successful, seeing him as a role model.
But now they discovered that he was a Martial Spirit?
The so-called being successful later in life was merely a luxury.
Some even jumped out to claim that it was a lie and slander.
But the Grandmaster-level feudal lords cast their eyes on the Liu Family.
The six counties of Lingdong were frequently disturbed by the appearances of demons and Martial Spirits. They were extremely sensitive to anything related to Martial Spirits.
Regardless of the truth, they were all going to visit Changfeng City to verify it.
If he really was a Martial Spirit, he had to be eliminated.
...
At the Liu Family’s Blood Land Vein in Changfeng City, seven people were gathered in the council chamber, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.
At the forefront was the Ancestor of the Liu Family, Liu Zhenshuo.
The remaining six, all martial marquises, were part of the Liu Family.
Over the years, the Liu Family’s strength had swelled rapidly, and as a result, they had access to more resources, like the Mutated Nine-section Heart Meat, which enabled them to train more martial marquises.
Although several had died, the number of martial marquises remained the same.
These six were the core of the Liu Family and those who knew about Liu Zhenshuo being a Martial Spirit.
"Ancestor, this must be the work of Lu Yan. He’s being too bold. He’s looking for death," one of the martial marquises said, his voice full of killing intent.
Apart from Lu Yan, no one else would spread this news.
"Ancestor, what should we do now? I’m afraid the Grandmasters of the major families will come to test you soon," another elderly martial marquis asked.
Liu Zhenshuo remained calm, saying, "Since it’s already been exposed, we can’t stay in Changfeng City anymore. I’ll tell you the truth, I have joined the Spirit Sect."
The six martial marquises were all shocked.
"Spirit Sect? The legendary Martial Spirits’ sacred land that led to the downfall of the Dagu Dynasty?" one of the martial marquises asked in disbelief.
"Yes, the Spirit Sect has set up a branch to preach in Lingdong’s six counties. Not long after the battle with the Wu Family, the Spirit Sect sent experts to recruit me. Since I am on the path of Martial Spirits, joining the Spirit Sect was the best choice."
"The Spirit Sect has a lot of cultivation experience and methods to restrain mutation for people on the path of Martial Spirits. So I suggest you follow me and join the Spirit Sect, and walk the path of Martial Spirits."
Liu Zhenshuo said slowly.
