Chapter 822 Immortal Descends (3)
Cao Meng’s grandfather, you keep saying you want to protect the interests of the Cao family clan, is this how you protect them? You don’t even dare to avenge my grandfather’s blood feud?
I remember the clan rules clearly state that the clan leader has the responsibility to protect the life safety of every member of the Cao family clan. If you cannot do it and cannot avenge, then should you step down and let someone more capable take over?
Cao Hong’s grandsons, Cao Ying and Cao Zhi, roared furiously.
“You’ve gone too far? Disrespecting elders and defying superiors, is that it?” Cao Hui reprimanded.
“Don’t try to suppress us with your status. We all admit that he is the clan leader.”
“That’s right. Cao Meng’s grandfather is so weak. Ask everyone, who isn’t disappointed?” Cao Ying and Cao Zhi retorted.
“Yes, that little demon girl killed our Cao family members. If we just back down like this, won’t the entire Cultivation World laugh at us when it gets out?”
“Dignity is a trivial matter. If that little demon girl doesn’t pay the price, I’m afraid anyone will dare to kill our Cao family members in the future. Where will we have any safety when we go out?”
“What is the clan leader doing? Didn’t he contact ancestor Cao Yin? Why did he suddenly back down?”
“Did something go wrong with contacting the ancestor?”
The surrounding clan members whispered, their faces showing worry.
“Clan leader, you must have a reason to give up revenge, right? Could it be that something went wrong with ancestor Cao Yin? Otherwise, with his strength, suppressing a yellow-haired girl would be a piece of cake.” Cao Kun asked, twitching his eye.
“This is exactly what ancestor Cao Yin ordered.” Cao Meng explained, suppressing his anger.
“What?” The main hall fell into dead silence. Everyone looked bewildered.
Why?
Cao Kun pressed.
“Just do as you’re told, don’t ask so many questions!” Cao Meng snapped impatiently.
“How could ancestor Cao Yin give up revenge? My father is also his descendant! Are you ‘falsely transmitting an edict’?” Cao Ying questioned bluntly.
“Presumptuous! Who gave you the courage to question your elders again and again?” Cao Meng, unable to stand it any longer, exploded with anger. With a thought, his Spiritual Sense crushed towards Cao Ying.
“Thump!” Cao Ying’s body trembled, then his legs went soft and he knelt down. His knees smashed a large pit in the marble floor.
The main hall became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. All the clan members looked fearful.
“I’ll say it again, this is ancestor Cao Yin’s wish. If you don’t believe me, you can all go and verify it with him yourself on the first day of the month.” Cao Meng said slowly, his old face gloomy, and then warned, “However, I’ll make myself clear: if anyone dares to disobey the order and cause trouble, they will have to explain themselves to him.”
Upon hearing this, all the clan members shut their mouths. No matter how unwilling they were, they did not dare to go against Cao Yin.
Qi Huang watched, stunned. She really couldn’t understand what Cao Yin meant. As a Heavenly Being from the upper realm, would he be afraid of her?
While Qi Huang was puzzled, something even stranger happened. Cao Meng directly issued a notice, publicly apologizing to her and Cheng Hong Ling, and stating that he would never have any ill intentions in the future.
“Does the Cao family really intend to turn over a new leaf?” Qi Huang couldn’t figure it out, so she used Mind Transmission to tell Cheng Hong Ling about the situation.
They had been high-profilely sending out invitations, and now they were backing down just as the Heavenly Being ancestor was about to descend. This matter was truly too abnormal.
Cheng Hong Ling made the first analysis. After sinking in thought for a moment, she slowly said, “Perhaps they had already anticipated that you would collect evidence and remove the Cao family’s Immortal Tablet in advance.”
“What?” Qi Huang was startled.
“It’s no secret that you have the Recording Mirror. Last time, you used the evidence in the Recording Mirror to deal with the Immortal Alliance openly. Do you think the Cao family wouldn’t be wary?”
“Yes, and then? What’s the connection between these two?” Qi Huang was confused.
“How can there be no connection? The Cao family publicly apologizing to us is equivalent to reforming themselves. Even if you took evidence of the Cao family’s crimes, it would become scrap. Then, could you still openly remove their Immortal Tablet?” Cheng Hong Ling said somewhat helplessly.
“Damn it all, so that’s how it is! This old fox is too cunning.” Qi Huang finally reacted and then cursed.
“Of course, I’m just guessing. Perhaps the Cao family’s Heavenly Being ancestor is indeed a reasonable person who intends to reform.” Cheng Hong Ling added.
“Damn it, that Cao Meng and Cao Yin communicated through Mind Transmission. Who knows what they said.” Qi Huang said helplessly.
“Then you can only wait slowly and see if the Cao family makes any more slips.” Cheng Hong Ling suggested.
“Alright, I’ll stay here and monitor for a few days.” After much thought, Qi Huang could only prepare for a protracted war.
A few more days passed. To her surprise, the Cao family seemed to be genuinely intending to surrender. No one mentioned finding a wife for her and her main body anymore; they were solely focused on summoning their Heavenly Being ancestor.
“You should come back first!” Cheng Hong Ling suggested.
“Am I just running for nothing?” Qi Huang was somewhat unwilling.
“Otherwise? Unless you can kill the wrong one rather than let them go, you can secretly kill Cao Meng. This way, they won’t be able to break through the Spatial Barrier using the Immortal Tablet.” Cheng Hong Ling proposed a simple method.
“No, the Cao family just apologized to us. If he dies, the entire Cultivation World will immediately suspect me, which will damage the reputation of the Dao Alliance. Moreover, the root of the problem is the Immortal Tablet, and killing people is only a temporary solution.” Qi Huang refused calmly. She planned to travel to myriad worlds in the future to search for Ghost Tomatoes and Assimilation Power, so she absolutely could not leave any stain on the Dao Alliance, otherwise, she would easily have trouble at home.
“Then come back, what are you babbling about?” Cheng Hong Ling said impatiently.
“Fine. Let them invite their god. If they really intend to cause trouble, I will let everyone in the Cultivation World know that offending Qi Huang, even Heavenly Beings cannot protect them.” Qi Huang sneered.
Before the first day of October arrived, countless cultivators and ordinary people rushed to the Cao family from all over the world, preparing to witness the demeanor of a Heavenly Being.
Qi Huang remained nonchalant, sleeping until she woke up naturally, then brought some friends and relatives who wanted to watch the excitement to the Cao family.
Before Qi Huang arrived, her Spiritual Sense had already thoroughly explored the Cao family’s situation, and she was constantly communicating with Cheng Hong Ling in her Storage Ring via Mind Transmission.
“I thought that after dealing with the Immortal Alliance, we could focus on improving our cultivation to deal with the Heavenly Dao. I didn’t expect the Cao family to cause more trouble again.” Cheng Hong Ling cursed with some disgust.
“It’s alright. The Cao family is the strongest force in the Cultivation World. After we deal with them, we will truly have no worries.” Qi Huang was quite open-minded.
When Qi Huang arrived near the Cao family, she released her friends and relatives, as well as some high-level figures from the Dao Alliance, from her Storage Ring.
“Look!” Miao Xiang exclaimed, looking at the tens of millions of onlookers in the sky.
“Yes, I thought there were enough people when Junior Sister destroyed the Immortal Alliance and removed the Lü family’s Immortal Tablet, but I didn’t expect there to be even more people this time.” Ruan Lingyu widened her beautiful eyes in agreement.
“It’s understandable. After all, a Heavenly Being descending is an unprecedented event.” Yun Fei analyzed.
“Moreover, it has been thousands of years since anyone in the Cultivation World has successfully ascended. Who wouldn’t want to witness the majesty of a Heavenly Being?” Shen Yuan’s beautiful eyes revealed longing.
“I don’t want to. The Cao family has done too many wicked things. The Heavenly Being must not be any better.” Su Qingying said calmly, crossing her arms.
“That’s true.” Hearing this, Shen Yuan’s eyes lost their anticipation.
Qi Huang and Cheng Hong Ling led a group of people towards the Cao family. People along the way greeted them, while those in the distance discussed them in secret.
“Aren’t those people from the Dao Alliance?”
“Yes, the leader is the Alliance Leader of the Dao Alliance, Cheng Hong Ling, and her clone, Qi Huang.”
“Why is she here too? Isn’t this like a sheep walking into a tiger’s den?”
“What do you mean?”
“What else is there to say? Cao Yang had his eyes on Cheng Hong Ling before, and now with his Heavenly Being ancestor backing him up, he won’t let her go.”
“You don’t say? Didn’t the Cao family just apologize to her publicly and promise that such a thing would never happen again?”
“Do you really believe that? I think they are probably just delaying the time because they are afraid Qi Huang will remove the Cao family’s Immortal Tablet in advance.”
“Is that so? If that’s the case, then there will be a good show today. I’d like to see if Qi Huang has the ability to confront a Heavenly Being.”
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Similar discussions arose one after another.
