334: Chapter 334 Solving Qin Yu

Over the span of thirty years, the Chen Family of Yan Country developed much more powerfully than before, with many new Foundation Establishment Cultivators added to their Ranks.

Most of this credit went to Li Qingling and Chen Lingtong.

They were responsible for refining the foundation establishment pill and also instructing the clan members and subordinate Cultivators in refining them.

If not for this, the progress of their cultivation over these past thirty years would not have been so slow.

Li Qingling had only barely reached the Middle Stage of the Purple Palace, while Chen Lingtong was only at the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment.

Besides this, Chen Changyue's cultivation had shot up quite a bit over the years, already reaching the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment. The reason it was so fast was because, as the current number-one Formation Master of the Chen Family, if her cultivation were too low, she would instead be unable to refine high-tier Formations.

She could now refine tier-two top-grade Formations, but for tier-three Formations, her cultivation was still insufficient, making her unable to begin refining them.

If she could refine them, the Chen Family would have its first tier-three Formation Master.

By now, the Chen Family already had tier-three Artifact Refiners, tier-three Talisman Masters, and tier-three Alchemists.

The entire Family's system was gradually becoming complete.

Moreover, over the years with the help of the Xie Family, the Family had cultivated quite a few puppet makers, some of whom became tier-two puppet makers after being supplied with vast Family resources.

As for other aspects, they were too numerous to count.

There were still some things worth mentioning; Qinghe County had seen the emergence of two new Foundation Establishment families.

One of them was the promotion of the long-established Qi Refining Pang Family, and the other was established by the Foundation Establishment Cultivator Shao Ping.

The development of these two newly added Foundation Establishment families was also very rapid.

One already had nearly two hundred clan members, and the other had just started, but still had dozens of clan members.

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"Wife, Lingjun just sent a message over. He has investigated Qin Yu's situation; in a few days, the other party will leave the Yuxu Sect and head to Xianyang Valley.

According to him, this news was given to him by someone inside the Sect. Should we contact the Family now to resolve this?" Lin Xu said to Chen Changchu by his side.

The two had worked together in Cang Prefecture City for many years, gradually developing mutual affection. Later, under the matchmaking of Chen Lingyan and others, the two finally came together.

Chen Changchu's status in the Chen Family was very high. After all, her mother was a member of the Chen Family's distant generation, and her younger brother was also a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"Qin Yu? It is said that this person has been staying inside the Yuxu Sect ever since my Seventh Uncle became a Purple Palace Cultivator, not daring to step out. Who told Lingjun this news? Could it be a trap?" Chen Changchu inquired.

"It shouldn't be; Lingjun guaranteed it, but he also asked us to check with Seventh Uncle," Lin Xu explained.

Chen Changchu nodded and said, "In that case, let's ask Seventh Uncle first."

Watching Lin Xu's retreating back, she immediately said, "Right, Brother Xu, what Realm is this person at now?"

"The other party had already reached the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment over twenty years ago, and should now be at the sixth layer," Lin Xu said.

It was precisely because the other party might have already reached the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment that he did not arbitrarily decide to act and resolve the other party.

Especially since the other party was also a clan member of the Xianyang Valley Qin Family, if they acted, it would likely provoke retaliation from the Qin Family, so this matter had to be done covertly enough.

The sixth layer of Foundation Establishment?

Chen Changchu hesitated slightly. Wanting to resolve the other party wasn't actually difficult, but wanting to deal with him quietly was something not many people in the Chen Family could accomplish.

If not, they would only be able to let Lingtong make a move.

She first discussed it with Lin Xu, and only then decided to transmit the news back to the Family.

A few days later, Chen Lingtong quietly left Wuyue Mountain and headed straight for the territory of Xianyang Valley.

Cooperatively working with her was another person, Chen Lingjun, who had joined the Yuxu Sect earlier on from the Chen Family.

Chen Lingjun had already achieved Foundation Establishment decades ago, and no one knew how strong his power was; they only knew he was very low-key.

If Chen Lingtong hadn't seen that his cultivation had already reached the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment, she might not have planned to let him come along.

After all, the route and time of Qin Yu leaving the Yuxu Sect were both transmitted by him.

"Fourth Brother, later I alone can resolve it; the rest might trouble you," Chen Lingtong explained.

"It's no trouble. It's just that as far as I know, this time besides Qin Yu being present, there are other Foundation Establishment Cultivators. What did Seventh Uncle say?" Chen Lingjun asked.

Chen Lingtong knew what he wanted to ask, so she explained, "Seventh Uncle said to do it boldly and without fear of being discovered, but it should still be done as cleanly as possible."

"That's good." Chen Lingjun nodded and said no more, as he naturally had the personality of speaking little and doing much.

Two streaks of light flew into the distance, one after the other.

"Let's go!"

Inside the Yuxu Sect, Qin Shixuan saw that the sky was growing late and reminded Qin Yu.

Qin Yu felt puzzled inside. For some reason, he always felt as though something bad was going to happen, and moreover, Qin Shixuan had always looked down on him, yet today he had come to pick him up back to the Family.

He felt that everything had problems, yet he could not find any issues.

Qin Shixuan looked at Qin Yu's back, his gaze flickering and a smile on his lips.

After a while, Qin Yu, Qin Shixuan, and the others left the Yuxu Sect.

The difference in status between Qin Shixuan and Qin Yu within the Qin Family was quite significant. Although Qin Yu had a higher cultivation, he was merely a collateral clan member, and thus could not inherit the Cheng-generation Legacy.

Qin Shixuan was different. His grandfather was a Purple Palace Cultivator of the Qin Family, so his status in the Family was noble, and he was also recognized as the next head of the Qin Family.

The governance of the Qin Family was different from that of the Chen Family; the Qin Family's Ranks were much stricter, and the competition was even more cruel.

For instance, the Purple Palace Cultivators of the Qin Family all came from the same lineage, and the head of the Qin Family was similarly an existence that could only be inherited within this lineage.

Of course, under this lineage there were also quite a few clan members who would compete for the position of Family head through various means, because only by becoming the Family head could their lineage enjoy the majority of the Qin Family's resources.

Back then, Qin Shixuan's grandfather, who was also the current Family head Qin Xuanyuan, had defeated quite a few opponents before becoming the Family head. After becoming the Family head, the clan members under his lineage all received cultivation from abundant resources.

Just like Qin Shixuan, who was only around fifty years old, under the massive resource cultivation of the Qin Family and with his own considerable talent, he was already at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment. Meanwhile, his grandfather was even a ninth-layer Foundation Establishment Cultivator, only a few steps away from the Zifu Stage.

As for the lineage of Qin Zichen from back then, it had always been suppressed by Qin Xuanyuan's lineage. Even until now, he had only barely reached the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Of course, Qin Xuanyuan mainly suppressed other members of the Qin Family to prevent them from growing stronger and then replacing his position.

And this Qin Yu was a clan member who supported the lineage of Qin Zichen.

After their group left the Yuxu Sect, they advanced in the direction of Xianyang Valley.

The next day, when passing through a canyon, Qin Yu felt his heart beating faster and faster.

What was going on?

He looked to the other side; Qin Shixuan was nowhere to be found, leaving only him and a few Qi Refining clan members.

Could it be?

It seemed he had guessed something, so he hurriedly turned around to leave.

Suddenly, a flash of sword light swept past Qin Yu's neck at an extremely fast speed. In an instant, his head was severed from his body, and he died directly on the spot.

The other few Qi Refining Cultivators likewise died at the hands of Chen Lingjun.

"Let's go," Chen Lingtong said to Chen Lingjun.

Not far away from them, Qin Shixuan watched the two and silently transmitted the news of this place back to the Family.