226: Chapter 226 Passing Away

Since the Elder Council issued the preparation order, half a month had passed. Over the past half month, the atmosphere in Qinghe County had become somewhat tense.

Qingyang Mountain.

As the person with the highest seniority in the Chen Family besides Chen Xuanyi, Chen Yuanjin no longer possessed her past heroic and dashing demeanor; all that remained was the vicissitudes of time. As a Qi Refining Cultivator, she was already one hundred and eighteen years old. Although it seemed only two years away from the limit of a Qi Refining Cultivator, in reality, due to running around for the Family in her earlier years, she was already at the end of her tether.

Her greatest joy now was not engaging in spell battles, but helping her son, Chang'an, take care of the children.

Yang Xi stood to the side. She was no longer a little girl and had long since grown into a beauty. Because she was closely linked to Chen Yuanjin in the Chen Family, she also held quite a bit of status within the Family.

Especially since she had married Chen Chang'an, transforming from an adopted daughter at the very beginning into a daughter-in-law now.

As for Yang Tian, he had passed away long ago. Before his death, he imparted his lifelong Alchemy knowledge to Yang Xi, and even left his many years of Alchemy experience to the Chen Family.

"Sixth Sister." Chen Yuanwen arrived, looking at the white-haired Chen Yuanjin, feeling a trace of bitterness for a moment.

"So it's Tenth Brother! How long has it been since you came to Sixth Sister's place? Why are you like this as soon as you come over? Is my place bad?" Chen Yuanjin raised her eyebrows, feigning anger.

"That's not it." Chen Yuanwen shook his head.

It wasn't that the Family hadn't planned to give Chen Yuanjin a Lifespan fruit back then, but she didn't want it. She said she had lived enough, and being able to see the Family develop to this day made her very happy.

"Come over, this is your Tenth Grand-uncle." Chen Yuanjin said to the children.

"Tenth Grand-uncle." The children called out one after another.

"Mhm, you guys, this is a gift brought to you by Tenth Grand-uncle." Chen Yuanwen nodded.

Holding Chen Yuanwen's toys, the children went off to play by themselves.

Yang Xi, who was standing to the side, also ran over to watch the children.

"Tenth Brother, do you think our ancestors would be very shocked if they saw the Chen Family today?" Chen Yuanjin said feebly.

"Yes." Chen Yuanwen supported Chen Yuanjin, finding that her arms had already become like withered branches.

"That's good. When I go down below, I can proudly chat with our ancestors about the Chen Family of today." As Chen Yuanjin spoke, the surrounding scenery gradually blurred.

She saw when she first went up the mountain as a child. At that time, the Chen Family only had a few Qi Refining Cultivators, adding up to less than thirty people.

The Chen Family ancestor, Chen Tianyi, as the Clan Chief at that time, worked conscientiously and diligently his entire life, finally dying of old age.

And back then, there were also Clan Leader Chen Xuanlin and other first-generation Xuan-generation Cultivators.

"Sixth Sister?" Chen Yuanwen looked at Chen Yuanjin, who had lost all breath, feeling deep grief in his heart.

Another person of the Yuan generation had passed away.

A few days later, the Chen Family held a funeral for Chen Yuanjin.

After Chen Yuanjin's death, the news was conveyed to Wuyue Mountain.

At this moment, Chen Changqing was still in seclusion, preparing to break through to the fourth layer of the Purple Mansion.

Meanwhile, Li Qingling was outside acting as a Protector. As soon as she received the message from Qingyang Mountain, her mood became heavy. As a member of the Chen Family, she had met Sixth Aunt more than once or twice. Thinking back to the past, Sixth Aunt would always protect them whenever something happened.

Li Qingling's gaze looked toward the south.

...

Somewhere in the Wanshou Mountain Range.

"You say, why did the Qinghe Alliance suddenly issue a warning order?"

Two Qi Refining Cultivators returned from the Wanshou Mountain Range, one behind the other. One of them asked his companion beside him.

"Unclear, but I think it should be that some changes have occurred in the Wanshou Mountain Range." The other thought for a moment and replied.

"Changes in the Wanshou Mountain Range? No wonder the Yao Beasts we encountered during this period were much more than before. Previously, we at most encountered some Tier 1 Medium Grade ones in the outer perimeter, whereas Tier 1 High Grade ones were rarely encountered.

Yet during this period, we could encounter Tier 1 High Grade Yao Beasts everywhere we went. If we hadn't run fast, we would have died long ago."

Just as they were talking while heading in the direction of Zhenyao Pass,

Zhenyao Pass was built by the Chen Family over the years by organizing Cultivators within the Qinghe Alliance. Its main function was to resist the Yao Beasts of the Wanshou Mountain Range. Moreover, three sets of Tier 2 Formations were deployed here, including one set of Tier 2 High Grade defense Formation, one set of attack Formation, and one set of auxiliary Formation.

In addition, there were several sets of Tier 1 Formations.

As one of the most important strategic strongholds in Qinghe County, the Chen Family dispatched quite a few Cultivators to guard this place year-round.

Moreover, there were two Foundation Establishment Cultivators: one was Chen Lingge, and the other was Zhou Yuanlang.

As the number one person of the Yuan generation of the Zhou Family, Zhou Yuanlang had received cultivation from the Zhou Family over the years, and also became one of the first-generation Ten Heroes, ranking sixth.

Then, in the past two years, he reached the Perfection of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, and later obtained a foundation establishment pill, making a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment in one go, forging a Medium Grade Dao Foundation.

Opposite him, Chen Lingge had become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator a year earlier than him. Although the quality of the Dao Foundation of the person before him was unknown, it was certain that Chen Lingge's strength was on par with his.

"Brother Chen, it is said that a beast tide is approaching. Our task is heavy and our road is long!" Zhou Yuanlang frowned.

"Mhm." Chen Lingge said indifferently. As the current Battle Hall Master, his spell battle experience was very abundant. Even during the Qi Refinement Stage, he had already killed quite a few Tier 1 Yao Beasts; it was just that he had never single-handedly attacked a Tier 2 Monster Beast, so he couldn't measure the combat power of both sides.

Zhou Yuanlang was already used to Chen Lingge's silence. Seeing that he was unwilling to say much, he closed his mouth as well. Ever since the two of them broke through to Foundation Establishment, they had been responsible for guarding Zhenyao Pass.

Such days had the advantage of being stable, but they were also very boring.

"Hm?" Chen Lingge suddenly stood up. He gazed into the distance; did something seem to exist over there?

Zhou Yuanlang also noticed it and hurriedly stood up.

The gazes of the two looked out one after another. A towering black shadow surged out from the Wanshou Mountain Range.

"It's a beast tide?! Hurry up and report this to Senior Chen and Senior Zhou." Inside Zhenyao Pass, a Cultivator shouted anxiously.

"No need to shout, we know." Zhou Yuanlang's voice spread throughout the entire Zhenyao Pass.

"Send a team of Cultivators to the Qinghe County city to report the situation here." He commanded.

"Brother Zhou, stay in the city first; I will go and return shortly." After saying that, Chen Lingge immediately soared into the air and left Zhenyao Pass.

Seeing the blazing Battle Intent burning in his eyes, Zhou Yuanlang felt helpless in his heart. The time they had spent together was not long, but he understood Chen Lingge's temperament very well.

A belligerent combat maniac!!

The matter of the beast tide erupting in the Wanshou Mountain Range spread across the entire Qinghe County in an instant. Elders like Chen Xuanyi immediately organized a meeting and issued various commands.

For a time, over a thousand Cultivators headed to Zhenyao Pass to defend Qinghe County together.

It was not just Qinghe County facing the beast tide; the neighboring Longchuan County also encountered a beast tide.

Fortunately, this beast tide was not like decades ago, where only some Tier 2 Monster Beasts led their tribes to impact Qinghe County and Longchuan County.

Therefore, neither Taihe Prefecture nor Cang Prefecture would send people to provide support.