Translator: Cinder Translations
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The barrier of the formation covering the courtyard had become increasingly weakened under the relentless bombardment of the rogue cultivators. Su Jingshu's eyes flashed with a trace of concern.
He shouted in a stern and urgent tone, "Jing Lu, cease your arrogance. With your ragtag group, you think you can take down my Su family's Blood Crystal Mine? You're simply dreaming."
"I've already used a secret method to notify our Su family ancestor. Ancestor Su Qian will arrive shortly. You won't escape this time."
Facing Su Jingshu's threat, Jing Lu remained unfazed. "Heh heh heh... Su Jingshu, stop trying to scare us with empty words. Do you really think a few threats can intimidate us?"
"Everyone knows that old Su Qian's lifespan is nearly exhausted. Right now, he's likely hiding somewhere, barely clinging to life. How could he be concerned about the Blood Crystal Mine?"
Seeing that threats were ineffective, Su Jingshu's face grew even more grim. "Third Elder, what should we do now?" A mid-stage Foundation Establishment female cultivator from the Su family asked.
Su Jingshu turned to the female cultivator, took off a storage ring from his hand, and handed it to her. "This storage ring contains ten thousand Blood Crystals. It was meant to be sent back to the clan in the next two days. Jing Lu chose to attack now because he must have already discovered this, and he's targeting these Blood Crystals."
"Keep the storage ring safe. When the formation is broken, I will create an opportunity for you to escape directly to Qingping Mountain."
"Su Yi, you must remember, regardless of what happens, do not get distracted. You must survive and bring the storage ring back to the clan."
"Recently, our clan is in turmoil. These ten thousand Blood Crystals are worth no less than fifty thousand spiritual stones and are crucial to our family. There must be no mistakes."
Su Yi took the storage ring and nodded seriously. "Rest assured, Third Elder, I will definitely bring the Blood Crystals back to the clan."
Su Jingshu looked relieved, patting Su Yi's shoulder a few times with a look of self-sacrifice.
Moments later, under the watch of more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators, the formation barrier finally could not withstand the assault and shattered with a loud crash.
"Kill!"
Jing Lu led the ghost general directly towards Su Jingshu.
The rogue cultivators also used their various techniques to attack other Su family members.
The two sides quickly clashed.
Although the Su family had many cultivators, only eight were at the Foundation Establishment stage, while the rogues had fourteen, creating a nearly two-to-one situation.
From the start, the Su family cultivators were showing signs of defeat.
However, due to the Su family's deep foundation, each Foundation Establishment cultivator had powerful spiritual weapons, allowing them to hold on for a while.
But the Su family's Qi Refining stage members had no one to protect them and were slaughtered within moments.
Su Jingshu wielded a top-grade spiritual flying sword, which, with the help of the sword's power, managed to suppress Jing Lu and the ghost general for a while.
After pushing back Jing Lu and the ghost general with the sword like a streak of light, Su Jingshu suddenly moved to stand in front of Su Yi, blocking attacks from two rogue cultivators.
"Go!" Su Jingshu shouted loudly.
Su Yi did not hesitate, using the flying sword to turn and escape, heading straight for Qingping Mountain.
Seeing Su Yi trying to escape, Jing Lu and Shuo Nan, who had been circling the battlefield, would definitely not allow it.
The two immediately used their methods to pursue Su Yi.
Shuo Nan's weapon was a low-grade spiritual weapon called the Soul Devouring Spike. The Soul Devouring Spike was about two inches long, crimson throughout, and was a sinister ghostly spiritual weapon that emitted eerie howls, as if thousands of vengeful spirits were crying, and had the effect of disturbing one's mind.
The Soul Devouring Spike flew through the air, directly targeting Su Yi from behind.
Jing Lu's ghost general created multiple ghostly shadows and chased Su Yi at incredible speed.
Feeling the immense pressure from behind, Su Yi's heart trembled. She quickly summoned a small blue shield to protect herself.
At the same time, she controlled the flying sword to strike at the ghost general.
"Keep going, we'll hold them back here!"
Su Jingshu's voice suddenly rang out.
His top-grade spiritual flying sword arrived before the Soul Devouring Spike, directly knocking it away, then turned to strike at the ghost general.
Su Yi's crisis was immediately averted, and she hastened to escape at full speed.
Su Yi was temporarily safe, but the other Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Su family were in imminent danger.
Facing nearly double the number of enemies, the Su family's defenders were already struggling. With Su Yi gone, their situation was even more precarious.
In just a few breaths, two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Su family were slain by the rogue cultivators.
The morale of the rogue cultivators soared instantly.
In contrast, the Su family cultivators were filled with fear and were looking for an opportunity to escape.
At this time, Su Yi had already flown several miles and was nearing the cave where Song Wen was hiding.
Suddenly, Su Jingshu, who had been blocking Shuo Nan and Jing Lu, shouted loudly.
"Su Yi, you must return to the clan alive and bring back the ten thousand Blood Crystals and the hundred Blood Crystal Marrows. This is crucial to the prosperity of our Su family, and you must not fail."
Su Jingshu's voice was loud and echoed across the entire mine area.
Not only did Su Yi, several miles away, hear it, but the rogue cultivators in the midst of battle also heard it.
Su Yi, who was escaping on her sword, staggered and nearly fell from the sky.
She glanced back at Su Jingshu, her eyes filled with shock.
Su Jingshu was trying to put her in a deadly situation!
All the rogue cultivators' eyes lit up upon hearing this.
A hundred Blood Crystal Marrows!
Was the Su family's Blood Crystal Mine that rich?
Previously, Jing Lu had told them that the Su family delivered Blood Crystals from the mine once a month, usually around ten thousand, worth about fifty thousand spiritual stones.
Jing Lu had promised to share these Blood Crystals equally among them, which meant each person could get over thirty thousand spiritual stones.
Unexpectedly, there was also the news of a hundred Blood Crystal Marrows!
That was worth several million low-grade spiritual stones!
Was Jing Lu hiding the truth, trying to keep the Blood Crystal Marrows for himself? Or had the Su family suddenly discovered a vein rich in Blood Crystal Marrows?
The rogue cultivators hesitated momentarily, turning their greedy eyes towards Su Yi, who was several miles away.
The closest ones were undoubtedly Shuo Nan and Jing Lu.
Both were puzzled by the information. According to their intelligence, Blood Crystal Marrows were extremely rare, sometimes not even found in a whole month.
Could the Su family have truly found a rich vein of Blood Crystal Marrows recently?
Or was Su Jingshu deliberately setting a trap?
Shuo Nan was very skeptical about Su Jingshu's claim, but his greed kept his focus on Su Yi.
The temptation of several million spiritual stones was too great!
After a moment of hesitation, greed ultimately prevailed. Shuo Nan was the first to leave the battlefield, heading straight for Su Yi.
His departure led the already restless rogue cultivators to follow suit, all chasing after Su Yi.
The Blood Crystal Marrows worth several million spiritual stones were too enticing. Even if the fourteen of them had to split it, each would still receive tens of thousands of spiritual stones.
No one wanted to let one person take advantage of it alone.
Jing Lu watched as one rogue cultivator after another rushed past him and felt frustrated.
He knew that Su Jingshu's words could not possibly be true.
It was impossible to extract such a large quantity of Blood Crystal Marrows in a short time!
If so much Blood Crystal Marrow had been found, the Su family would have already sent a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators for protection.
However, with the rogue cultivators' greed now fully stirred, Jing Lu did not dare to speak out to stop them from pursuing Su Yi.
If he did, they would only suspect that he wanted to monopolize the Blood Crystal Marrows.
(End of the Chapter)
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