12: Chapter 12 War Begins

Time quickly arrived at the tenth day. Everything in the Family was already prepared, leaving only the orders of the Clan Chief.

During this period of time, Chen Changqing had been making Talismans from morning till night, refining a total of twenty Talismans.

Over the last two days, he sat in meditation to recover his Spiritual Qi while also recovering his Divine Soul.

By the midnight of the tenth day, everyone arrived upon the summons of Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin.

Inside the ancestral hall, all the clansmen of the Xuan generation were seated. Aside from the few people Chen Changqing recognized, there was also a senile old man sitting in the main seat. He was ranked fourth in the Xuan generation, named Chen Xuanjie.

As far as Chen Changqing knew, he was already over a hundred years old. The reason he had never participated in the Family meetings before was because he had been in secluded life-or-death closed-door cultivation year round, trying his best to extend his lifespan for any unforeseen needs of the Family.

Chen Changqing showed a look of unbearable sympathy. Unfortunately, this was the fate of Family Cultivators. Unlike those Sects, Family Cultivators were built upon Bloodline bonds as a tie, so when the Family faced crisis, every single person would burn everything they had for the Family.

"According to our plan, we set off now." Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin swept his gaze across everyone present and slowly said.

Then he looked at Chen Xuanjie in the main seat with a face full of shame, "Fourth Brother, I must trouble you to guard the Family. If we cannot return, you must take the younger generations of the Family far away from Qinghe County to ensure the continuation of our Family Bloodline."

"I know, Xuanlin. It is the Family that will be troubling you instead. It is a pity that this old man already has one foot in the grave and cannot fight for the Family." Chen Xuanjie's eyes were red.

"Rest assured, Fourth Brother. We are fully prepared this time and will surely catch those two families off guard. Furthermore, Ninth Brother has already reached the Perfection of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, Yuanshan's cultivation has also reached the eighth layer, and there is also Yuanwen. Now, including you, our Family has a total of six Cultivators of the Late Qi Refining Stage."

"Alright, let us set off, Fourth Brother." Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin patted Chen Xuanjie on the shoulder, then formed a spell incantation with his hand, causing a cyan-colored Flying Sword to fly out from his Storage Pouch.

This was Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin's first-grade top-tier Flying Sword, the Cyan Nether Sword, which was of first-grade top-tier Magical Artifact quality.

Everyone looked at this Flying Sword with envy. Then Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin leaped up and stood upon the Flying Sword.

Looking at everyone, he shouted loudly, "Set off."

Everyone closely followed behind, and streaks of colorful escaping lights left the spot in the blink of an eye, heading towards the outside of the mountain.

"Mother, big brother will definitely come back, right?" Li Qingling followed behind Li Chenghui. By now, only a group of women, children, and the elderly were left in the Family to guard the home.

"They will definitely come back." Li Chenghui stroked Li Qingling's head and said firmly.

...

At midnight, not far outside Wu Family Town.

Four figures were hidden in the woods, gradually approaching the Wu Family bit by bit.

They were impressively Chen Changqing, Chen Yuanzhan, and Chen Yuanyi, along with the team leader Chen Yuanjin.

The entire Chen Family clansmen were divided into four teams. Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin and Chen Yuanshan each led a team as the main combat force, while Chen Yuanjin's team was responsible for launching a sneak attack on the Wu Family's Cultivators while those two main forces attracted all the attention of the Wu Family.

Another team was led by Chen Xuanyi, with the purpose of watching for an opportunity to slay the Wu Family's Cultivators of the Late Qi Refining Stage.

"Sixth Sister, Fifth Uncle's team is already not far from the Wu Family grounds," Chen Yuanyi put away the communication Talisman and said to the beauty in a green dress walking at the very front.

"Mn. When the battle starts later, Yuanzhan, you just need to protect Changqing well," Chen Yuanjin reminded.

"I know what to do, Sixth Sister," Chen Yuanzhan patted his chest and guaranteed.

After another moment.

Boom!

A huge explosion came from not far away.

Then a thunder-like sound spread across the surroundings, followed immediately by the Wu Family hastily activating their Formation.

"Wu Linfang, get your ass out here!" Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin shouted furiously.

Before long, more than twenty figures flew out from the Wu Family ancestral hall, and the two families stared at each other across the Formation.

"Hehe! Clan Chief Chen, I didn't expect you all to actually dare come," Wu Linfang said with a chuckle. The moment he discovered the Chen Family Cultivators, he had already notified the Xu Family. It would take only the time it takes to burn a stick of incense for the Xu Family Cultivators to arrive, and by then it would be the time of destruction for the Chen Family.

"Today is the time of extermination for your Wu Family." Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin's tone exuded a bone-deep killing intent.

"Clan Chief Chen, if you were younger, I would still fear you by three points. Unfortunately, you are old. However, our Wu Family has always been magnanimous; if you obediently retreat and offer one thousand Spirit Stones as compensation, we can let bygones be bygones."

"Wu Linfang, do not think I do not know what you are thinking. Isn't it just wanting to stall until the Xu Family arrives for rescue? Do you think I will let you have your way?" Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin said, a trace of a smile flashing in his eyes.

Wu Linfang instinctively felt that something was amiss, but his mouth remained stubborn. "Is that so? Then let us try."

Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin stopped talking nonsense. His right hand, which had been hidden behind his back, instantly tossed a Talisman forward, and it radiated a golden light as it struck the barrier of the Formation.

"What? A Talismanic Weapon?!" Sensing the terrifying aura emitted by this Talisman, everyone in the Wu Family had terror in their eyes.

"Quickly retreat, be careful not to get caught in the aftermath," an old man of the Wu Family hastily reminded.

However, Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin had already prepared long ago. Just as Wu Linfang was stalling for time, how could he not be doing the same? Furthermore, he had intentionally gathered the Wu Family's Cultivators together so that once the Talismanic Weapon was activated, its power could not only shatter the Formation, but also inflict casualties upon the Wu Family's Cultivators.

"Boom!"

The Talismanic Weapon exploded instantly, shattering the Wu Family's protective clan Formation in a split second. Several Wu Family Cultivators who failed to escape in time were instantly blasted to death by the shockwave of the Talismanic Weapon's explosion.

The Wu Family's Middle Stage Qi Refining Cultivators and Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators who were originally farther away managed to stay away in time and did not suffer much injury. As for the others, those with better luck suffered some internal injuries, while those with bad luck had already turned into ashes.

"Scumbag, Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin, you are still as sinister and cunning as before," Wu Linfang cursed angrily.

"Chen Family, you actually killed my grandson! This old man will fight you to the death!" The eyes of the old man who gave the warning at the very beginning split with fury.

After he rushed out, the rest of the Wu Family Cultivators swarmed forward to charge and kill the Chen Family Cultivators.

Although the Wu Family's strength had been weakened quite a bit by the Talismanic Weapon, their Cultivators were still more numerous than the Chen Family's. However, the Chen Family's Cultivators were not afraid at all.

Today they came aiming for extermination, having long since placed their own lives outside of consideration.

The Cultivators of the two families quickly engaged in a chaotic battle.

Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin gripped the Cyan Nether Sword and began fighting fiercely against Wu Linfang and that old man.

"Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin, go die for this old man!" That old man roared loudly.

"Wu Xianlin, you still look like you don't know how to appreciate life or death. Back then, this old man should have killed you to prevent you from plaguing our Chen Family." Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin wore a look of utter disdain.

Hearing this, anger filled Wu Xianlin's eyes. As a Wu Family Cultivator of the same generation as Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin, he had always been suppressed by Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin since they were young. Even up until now, his cultivation was still at the eighth layer of Qi Refining, whereas Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin had already stepped into the Perfection of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining more than a decade or two ago.