178: key

In the sky.

The auras of the First Ancestor and Second Ancestor completely vanished. Only the Third Ancestor, due to Mo Xuan's intentional leniency, still had a breath remaining.

Temporarily sparing the Third Ancestor's life was to thoroughly understand the secrets and connections between the four sects' Cultivation Techniques.

Mo Xuan's magical power surged, retrieving the Storage Pouches from the three men.

After erasing the imprints on the three Storage Pouches, Mo Xuan's Divine Sense swept through them one by one.

There were quite a few third-tier treasures and Medicinal Pills in the Storage Pouches. Mo Xuan picked out the Spirit Medicine that attracted him, opened his mouth, and swallowed them, storing them temporarily in his stomach.

He went through all three Storage Pouches.

"Hmm?"

"This is..."

Mo Xuan's gaze paused, and he took out two different items from the Third Ancestor's Storage Pouch.

"Crimson Flame Resplendent Scripture..."

"A third-tier Legacy Cultivation Technique?"

Mo Xuan's Divine Sense swept over one of the jade-like objects.

"These three are clearly not Loose Cultivators. Why would this person carry his Family's Legacy Cultivation Technique with him?"

Mo Xuan shook his head and opened the other item, which looked like an animal hide.

"A map..."

On this animal hide was a map made of lines, with various place names marked.

In the center of the map, there was a red dot, specially marked.

Mo Xuan fell silent.

This was already too obvious; the location marked on this map was the secret of the Crescent Moon Sect's four-sect Legacy.

No, now it should be five sects.

"Su Family..."

Mo Xuan placed these two items aside and took out a token from each of the three men's Storage Pouches, each bearing unique patterns and the character 'Su'.

After a moment of thought, Mo Xuan put the identity tokens back into the Storage Pouches.

There were no families with such markings around Huichuan Prefecture.

"Let them investigate it instead."

Mo Xuan lost interest and flew towards the Zhou Family with the three men.

Just as the three members of the Su Family were defeated, and two had died.

Somewhere in Qianyuan Prefecture, Qianling Domain.

The Disciple guarding the Soul Nurturing Hall of the Su Family suddenly paled in shock.

A flustered figure stumbled out of the Soul Nurturing Hall and rushed towards the Su Family's main hall.

Inside the main hall.

"Patriarch, something terrible has happened!"

The flustered figure rushed into the main hall, finding the Su Family Patriarch who was busy with affairs.

"Why the panic?"

The Su Family Patriarch's face darkened, and he put down the Jade Slip in his hand, looking at the person.

"The soul lamps of the First Ancestor and Second Ancestor have extinguished!"

The person didn't have time to apologize and blurted out what had just happened in the Soul Nurturing Hall.

"What?"

The Su Family Patriarch abruptly stood up, his years of self-cultivation failing to keep him calm in the face of this news.

"How is the Third Ancestor's soul lamp?"

After a moment, the Su Family Patriarch asked.

"The Third Ancestor's soul lamp is dim, but it hasn't extinguished."

The reporting Su Family Disciple quickly replied.

"Disaster has struck..."

The Su Family Patriarch's mind was in turmoil, and he paced back and forth, his face uneasy.

The extinguishing of the First Ancestor and Second Ancestor's soul lamps meant they had died. The Third Ancestor's dim soul light probably meant he was severely injured, with a small chance of escape and a high probability of being captured by the enemy.

As the helmsman of the Su Family, the Su Family Patriarch naturally knew about the actions of the Family's Old Ancestors.

"Come with me to see the Fourth Ancestor."

The Su Family's Fourth Ancestor, an Early Golden Core Stage Cultivator, was the last Golden Core Stage Cultivator remaining in the Su Family... On Jade Moon Peak, within the Zhou Family.

The mountain protecting grand array returned to calm.

The members of the Zhou Family flew out to welcome the returning Mo Xuan.

"Uncle Xuan, Old Ancestor."

The Zhou Family members bowed in salute.

Mo Xuan nodded, his magical power lifting them up.

With a thought, he tossed the Storage Pouches of the three men beside him towards Zhou Licheng.

He then handed the separately placed third-tier Legacy Cultivation Technique and the animal hide map to Zhou Licheng.

Zhou Licheng quickly bowed and took them.

His focus was on the latter two items.

After all, they were items that Mo Xuan had specifically taken out, so they must be extremely important.

Zhou Licheng and the others examined the Jade Slip and the animal hide, and they had a guess in their hearts.

Seeing their reactions, Mo Xuan nodded, knowing he didn't need to say more.

"This person still has a breath remaining. You can wake him up, and as for what you can get out of him, that's up to you."

Mo Xuan crippled the Golden Core within the unconscious Third Ancestor of the Su Family and handed him over to the Zhou Family members to deal with.

Then, his figure flashed, and he returned to Feiyue Peak Summit, waiting for their news.

Zhou Licheng and the others exchanged glances and returned to the Zhou Family with the Third Ancestor of the Su Family.

"Cough~"

"I'm still alive?"

The Third Ancestor of the Su Family opened his eyes with difficulty, subconsciously wanting to circulate the magical power throughout his body, but only felt waves of intense pain and couldn't sense the existence of his Golden Core within his body.

"Heh..."

The Third Ancestor of the Su Family quickly understood his current predicament and let out a bitter laugh in his heart.

As an Old Ancestor-level figure of a dignified Golden Core Family, he had actually become a prisoner.

"Senior, you're awake?"

At this moment, two figures pushed open the door and entered.

One of them placed the Spirit Tea and Spirit Fruits they were holding in front of the Third Ancestor of the Su Family, then helped the Third Ancestor of the Su Family up from the stone bed.

"No need for this. The victor is king, the loser is bandit. You've spared my life, so ask whatever you want directly."

The Third Ancestor of the Su Family said indifferently.

Zhou Leren saw his reaction and didn't try to persuade him further. After putting down the items in his hand, he retreated to Zhou Licheng's side.

"Senior, what is the relationship between the Crescent Moon Sect's four-sect Legacy and the location marked on this map?"

Zhou Licheng was slightly silent, then took out the animal hide map and asked the Third Ancestor of the Su Family.

"That is the Legacy land of the Five Elements Sect."

"It contains the supreme classics of the Five Elements Sect."

"Our five lineages' Legacy Cultivation Techniques are the keys to opening this Legacy land."

The Third Ancestor of the Su Family, unexpectedly, did not resist or make any demands, but directly revealed the secrets within.

"The classics of the Five Elements Sect, could it be...?"

Zhou Licheng was shocked in his heart, ignoring the reason why the Third Ancestor of the Su Family was so cooperative, and exclaimed in surprise.

"Exactly, it is indeed a fourth-tier Nascent Soul Legacy Cultivation Technique."

The Third Ancestor of the Su Family nodded calmly.

Zhou Licheng and Zhou Leren exchanged glances, unable to hide the joy in their hearts.

"How can this Legacy land be opened?"

Zhou Licheng barely suppressed the turmoil in his heart and continued to press for answers.

"Find the inheritors of the five lineages, gather their magical power, and the door will open by itself."

The Third Ancestor of the Su Family held nothing back.

"Thank you, Senior."

Zhou Licheng bowed in salute.

"Are there any survivors in the Crescent Moon Sect?"

Zhou Leren had remained silent until now, only then asking this question.

"Yes."

The Third Ancestor of the Su Family nodded.

"Where?"

Zhou Leren's heart trembled.

"Within the Su Family, Qianling Domain."

Having received the answer he wanted, Zhou Leren bowed in thanks.

Then, he and Zhou Licheng exited the secret chamber.

On the stone bed.

The Third Ancestor of the Su Family sighed deeply.

"I hope this move is useful. Since the secrets have been revealed, and with the arrangements I've left, the Family still has hope for continuation..."

"Back then, the Clan's Old Ancestor, in order to monopolize the supreme classics of the Five Elements Sect, united with external aid and suddenly launched an attack. However, he didn't expect that the four lineage masters would still escape by joining forces..."

The Third Ancestor of the Su Family thought of the records in the Clan's ancient texts.

Although the original words in the texts were not like this, the Third Ancestor of the Su Family naturally knew that they were merely beautifying words, and the truth was as he understood it.

"To have fallen to this state now, it was probably destined long ago..."

The Third Ancestor of the Su Family looked up, not knowing where he was looking.

After some time, the Third Ancestor of the Su Family's aura vanished, and he died by severing his own heart meridian.

At the time of the Third Ancestor of the Su Family's death.

Qianling Domain, Qianyuan Prefecture, Su Family.

"Fourth Ancestor, Patriarch, Elder, the Third Ancestor's soul lamp has extinguished!"

In the Su Family's deliberation hall.

A Su Family Disciple rushed in to report.

"According to the arrangements the Third Ancestor left behind, abandon the foundation, divide into five lineages, and live anonymously. Otherwise, there will likely be a calamity of Clan destruction."

The Fourth Ancestor's expression was heavy, and he no longer hesitated, making a decision.

"We obey the Fourth Ancestor's command."

Everyone present was a Foundation Establishment Elder of the Su Family, and the Su Family's Fourth Ancestor had just explained the situation.

"How should those two be dealt with?"

The Su Family Patriarch asked softly.

"Let them go."

The Su Family's Fourth Ancestor sighed deeply, waved his hand, and said no more.

That night, the Su Family divided into five lineages, traveling day and night, quietly leaving the Su Family's stronghold and heading in five different directions.

The destinations of the five lineages were unknown to each other.