Chapter 155 Died Silently

"Our Family?" Zhu Lingyue immediately stood up, unable to believe it. This was actually possible!

"It's just over twenty li away! Your Divine Sense can't reach it!"

Chen Li had detected the hidden auras of the three people more than twenty li away. Foundation Establishment Cultivators could barely discover them, but his Divine Sense happened to notice something amiss with those three.

The three faintly emitted Spiritual Qi fluctuations. Their aura-concealing Spells were not very advanced; with a little attention, even Golden Core Cultivators could find flaws.

"Husband, should we wait for them to enter the outskirts of Black Magpie Mountain, then annihilate them?"

"Haha, no need! Wait a moment, I'll be right back!"

Before Zhu Lingyue could react, Chen Li shot out in a streak of light.

...

A few breaths later, over ten li away, Chen Li quietly followed them, several hundred meters behind, completely unnoticed.

At this point, the difference in Realm was evident: a Golden Core hiding its aura was nearly impossible for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to detect.

"Brother Li, I have a feeling of unease."

The speaker was a Demonic Path Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

"Don't worry. As long as we are still in the Foundation Establishment Realm, they won't be able to discover us!"

"Right, we've done this so many times. Maybe I've just been too jumpy lately."

"You are just jumpy. I've inquired; this Chen Family only ascended to a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan less than ten years ago. They should be easy targets!"

"Haha, that's true. We always pick easy targets like this along the way!"

"I hope everything goes smoothly."

Chen Li listened to their conversation with his Divine Sense. Within a range of over ten li, they had made absolutely no precautions, likely never imagining someone had discovered them.

About ten breaths later, the three approached within ten li of Black Magpie Mountain. They concealed their auras even further and took out quite a few concealment Talismans.

But their movements were clearly seen by Chen Li from several hundred meters away.

Just as the three were about five li from the outskirts of Black Magpie Mountain, a voice entered their ears.

"Gentlemen, where are you heading?"

Upon hearing this sentence, the three Demonic Path Cultivators were instantly terrified. However, before they could react, streams of lightning power instantly bound them.

Chen Li appeared with a calm expression, watching the three struggle desperately against the lightning power. Chen Li occasionally sent a jolt through them; this was only a fraction of the electricity from one golden thunder bamboo flying sword.

The three were horrified to find they could not break free from this lightning power, and the lightning was supremely pure. A single jolt tormented them to the point of wishing for death.

Seeing Chen Li appear, the three scanned him with their Divine Sense: Early Foundation Establishment Stage? Impossible!

When Chen Li unleashed a golden thunder bamboo flying sword from his body, the three were stunned!

This aura, was it a Magic Treasure?

And he controlled it so effortlessly, as if it were an extension of his arm!

There was only one answer: the opponent was a Golden Core Cultivator!

The moment they realized the opponent was a Golden Core Cultivator, the three instantly broke out in a cold sweat, filled with disbelief!

Immediately followed by extreme terror!

As the Flying Sword sped toward them, the three struggled even harder, yet they couldn't break free by even a fraction.

"No, Senior! Spare our lives!"

Chen Li ignored them, and the golden thunder bamboo flying sword split into three, piercing them instantly!

The moment the three died, one thought flashed through their minds: this Chen Family of Nanwu Kingdom was actually a Golden Core Cultivator disguised as a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan!

This was too dishonorable!

Too cautious!

They died without any power to resist, possibly having been discovered when they entered the ten or twenty li radius. Moreover, the opponent might have tracked them the entire way—what a joke!

The three died with faces full of unwillingness, regretting why they chose the Chen Family!

They died just like that, silently!

Chen Li collected the three Storage Pouches, extinguished their Physical Bodies with Burial Fire, and with a wave of his hand, a gust of wind scattered the ashes, returning them to heaven and earth.

It was as if the three had never been there, leaving not a single trace!

At Zizai Pavilion, Chen Li returned and tossed the three Storage Pouches to Zhu Lingyue.

"Husband, all done?" Zhu Lingyue looked completely incredulous. That was too fast!

"Done. The contents of the Storage Pouches aren't great, but there are some Devil Stones, which you can use to Cultivate Burial Fire."

Zhu Lingyue took out some Devil Stones from the Storage Pouch. The Storage Pouch also contained quite a few Demonic Path Cultivation Technique books, Magical Artifacts, Medicinal Pills, and Talismans, all of which could be taken to Immortal Learning Tower.

"Thank you, Husband!"

"Husband, shall we soak in the hot spring together tonight?"

"Haha, alright!"

...

Since Chen Li had silently eliminated the three Foundation Establishment Demonic Path Cultivators, everything in the Chen Family returned to normal without excessive vigilance.

The various families within the Prefecture remained unaware. The various Prefectures of Nanwu Kingdom were still worried about an ambush from those three Foundation Establishment Demonic Path Cultivators and maintained strict defenses.

In Yuanwu Prefecture, at the Lu Family ancestral land, Lu Qinsheng presided over the main mountain of the Family, while Qi Refining clansmen reported the situation below.

"Patriarch, the Chen Family has opened another shop selling Spirit Fowl in the Prefecture City. The Chen Family's various mountains maintain their usual vigilance; they haven't become overly cautious, nor have they withdrawn defenses. The Zhu Family, however, is heavily guarded, and many clansmen have reduced their outings."

"Good, I understand!"

Chen Li did not attend Lu Qinsheng's Foundation Establishment Immortal Banquet. She had met Zhu Lingyue and a few children and felt there was nothing particularly special about them.

The Chen Family seemed to have developed quite steadily over the past few years, not rushing forward, but they would contend for what they ought to fight for—exactly what a normal Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan should look like!

She dared not be careless and told her clansmen, "Maintain the guard for another two months!"

"Yes, Patriarch!"

...

At Qishi Mountain, inside a structure, Lu Qinglan held Chen Baizhi in her arms, while Chen Song Xuan was next to her, playing with the child.

"Husband, aren't you worried about those three Demonic Path Cultivators anymore?"

"Wife, rest assured, those three Demonic Path Cultivators will not appear!"

Through years of understanding, Lu Qinglan felt the same way she did when Xu Yunqiu first joined the Chen Family—a faint barrier existed between her and Chen Li and the others.

She remembered a sentence Xu Yunqiu had told her: "Feel it slowly; time will give answers to all doubts!"

This sentence left her completely baffled. She could only assume it was because she had married into the Chen Family too recently and needed time to integrate.

Lu Qinglan stared into Chen Song Xuan's eyes and chose to believe him.

"Alright, Husband!"

...

Another month passed. Inside the Artifact Refining Residence, Chen Songxiao successfully found the optimal path for creating a shield.

Shield Scheme 045, Success!

This thunder shield could withstand full-power destructive attacks, whether it was Talisman attacks, sword slashes, or Formation energy bombardments!

He successfully created a fifth-grade thunder shield that withstood all manner of tests!

"Congratulations, Fourth Brother! Hard work pays off!" Chen Songli also examined the thunder shield. It was truly durable; it clearly looked like a fine Magical Artifact.

During this period, she had successfully created five sets of finished fifth-grade Teleportation Arrays, capable of transmitting over twelve hundred li—truly terrifying!

The base of the Teleportation Array was half a zhang wide. It could be said that it consumed quite a few refined space anchor stones to forge. Activating it once required tens of thousands of Spirit Stones to spur the spatial power of the base plate.

Once a spatial channel was established between the two ends, the spatial power was difficult to terminate. The power would only cease after the transmission was complete. The quality meant it was safe, stable, and effective.

"Congratulations to Big Sister as well, for creating so many fifth-grade Teleportation Arrays. These are strategic resources for the Family, as Father said!"

"Haha, congratulations to you too!"