Chapter 263 - 256: Rumors, Building a Miracle

Chapter 263: Chapter 256: Rumors, Building a Miracle

Some were defiant, unwilling to give up their valuables.

One of them moved, trying to use the cover of night to sneak away between the buildings.

"AARGH!"

But before he could take two steps, his thigh was suddenly severed from his body, and he let out a painful howl.

From beginning to end, no one knew how the attacker had struck.

Seeing this, the many Zhu Family cultivators who had been harboring thoughts of getting lucky gave up all hope.

Soon, a figure came forward and collected the vast majority of the valuables that could be found in the Zhu Family’s estate.

Then, the person truly spared the rest of the Zhu Family and left without a care.

"The Zhu Family... is finished!"

Zhu Anwen cried out in grief as he looked upon the wreckage of the Zhu Family’s estate.

The loss of wealth was nothing. The true loss was the death of their mid-stage Dao Fruit Realm ancestor and Zhu Fengyu, who had been on the verge of Crossing the Tribulation.

For the past few hundred years, the Zhu Family had relied on Zhu Yanlong’s power to bully others in the area. There was no telling how many families secretly held a grudge against them.

Now that both Zhu Yanlong and Zhu Fengyu were dead, the families that had suffered the Zhu Family’s tyranny would not let this opportunity pass.

Although the Zhu Family still had several Three Flowers Realm cultivators and wasn’t much weaker than the surrounding families, those families would certainly unite against them. The Zhu Family was in for some hard times.

Unless the Zhu Family had another stroke of miraculous luck, their doom was only a matter of time.

...

The Zhu Family had been visited by a mysterious cultivator, who had successively killed their ancestor and their most promising talent, Zhu Fengyu.

Afterward, the Zhu Family’s estate was almost completely plundered of its wealth.

The news spread like wildfire throughout the surrounding area that very night, not even waiting for the next day.

At first, many people didn’t believe it.

But then, more and more reports came in, and the Zhu Family began to rapidly pull back from the Marketplace shops and territories they operated.

Only then did these cultivators realize the rumors were true.

For a time, every cultivator who heard the news felt a sense of immense satisfaction.

The Zhu Family had acted as the local tyrants in this area for hundreds of years, and the nearby cultivators had suffered no small amount of their oppression.

Now that their ancestor was dead and their most promising talent was killed, it was truly karmic justice from the Celestial Dao.

While the cultivators were applauding with glee, they also grew extremely curious about the identity of the person who had acted.

According to the rumors, the person had apparently only wanted to sneak into the Zhu Family’s estate to steal something.

After being discovered by the Zhu ancestor, he had initially managed to deceive him.

But unexpectedly, Zhu Fengyu had foolishly stopped the man, forcing him to go on a killing spree and slay both Zhu Fengyu and the Zhu ancestor in succession.

Many cultivators were left speechless when they heard about this.

If Zhu Fengyu hadn’t been courting death, the Zhu Family might have only lost a few valuables.

But no, he just had to stop the man, and in doing so, he got himself and his ancestor killed.

The crowd couldn’t help but speculate on the attacker’s identity because the method he used to kill the Zhu ancestor was highly unusual.

The Zhu ancestor had attacked him with a Dao Fruit Divine Technique, but the man had turned it against him, transforming the attack into a crimson giant. The attacker then manifested as a hurricane of blood, brutally killing the mid-stage Dao Fruit Realm ancestor.

There weren’t many people in the Cultivation Realm capable of such techniques.

"It must be the successor of the Venerable Blood Demon! My sect received news long ago that the Venerable Blood Demon’s apprentice had left the Blood Demon Sect to gain experience. We were told to stay far away from any cultivator using blood demon techniques!"

"The Blood Demon Sect, the Venerable Blood Demon!"

"Indeed! A technique to reverse Blood Qi like that... only the Blood Demon Sect could possess something like it!"

"And his Divine Sense is exceptionally powerful, which perfectly matches the description of the Venerable Blood Demon’s apprentice!"

After some discussion, most of the cultivators concluded that the culprit must be from the Blood Demon Sect.

Although the Blood Demon Sect wasn’t one of the Ten Great Sects on the Ancestral Continent, it was home to the famous Venerable Blood Demon, a great cultivator at the Manifestation Realm.

Rumor had it his apprentice was also a rare genius. After cultivating for just over two hundred years, he was already a Dao Fruit Realm expert with an incredibly powerful Divine Sense. His talent was astonishing.

’Could it be... that Wu Hai from yesterday?’

Among the many cultivators who heard the news, only Kongyun Building’s heart began to race uncontrollably after he heard the full story.

He remembered the young cultivator he had brought to the Zhu Family yesterday, Wu Hai.

In his mind, he was almost certain that Wu Hai was the one who had acted.

’However, since he didn’t wipe out the entire Zhu Family, he probably won’t come after me.’

After a moment of panic, Kongyun Building calmed down again.

He heard that even Zhu Anwen was still alive, so there was no reason for the attacker to come and silence him.

Nevertheless, Kongyun Building decided he would rather die than ever speak of this matter.

News of the Zhu ancestor’s death quickly reached the ears of interested parties, not just in the Endless Sea Forest but even in more distant lands.

After all, Manifestation Realm cultivators rarely made a move, and even when they did, news of it was hard to come by.

Naturally, a great battle between Dao Fruit Realm cultivators became a focus of attention for many.

’A Blood Qi technique that turns a Dao Fruit cultivator’s sea of blood to one’s own use?’

’To dare impersonate someone from our Blood Demon Sect... you’ve got some nerve.’

’I just hope you don’t run into me.’

In a Marketplace, a young man snorted as he listened to the spreading rumors.

He was the rumored apprentice of the Venerable Blood Demon, the Blood Demon Child.

He had left the Blood Demon Sect not only to gain experience but also to make a name for himself.

Otherwise, his senior brothers and sisters in the sect wouldn’t just stand by and watch the position of Sect Leader fall so easily into his hands.

This cultivator who dared to impersonate the Blood Demon Sect naturally became his target.

...

Jiang Zuo didn’t know the outside world had mistaken him for the successor of the Venerable Blood Demon. Even if he did know, he wouldn’t have cared.

The identity of Wu Hai was just a temporary one. What he did under that name had nothing to do with his real self.

’This time, at the Zhu Family estate, I found over two million low-grade Spirit Stones and one hundred and forty thousand mid-grade Spirit Stones.’

’As expected of a great family with a Dao Fruit Realm cultivator. They really have a lot of Spirit Stones!’

’On top of that, there’s a huge amount of various Spiritual Materials, which are also worth a fortune all together.’

’The only shame is that I still couldn’t save Zhu Yanlong’s storage pouch.’

Jiang Zuo had made an absolute killing this time.

In all his years of cultivation, he had never been this wealthy.

It was just a pity that despite trying everything he could, he still couldn’t stop Zhu Yanlong from self-destructing his Dao Fruit.

Just like with Ren Yelin, Zhu Yanlong’s storage pouch had been turned to dust and smoke along with the self-destruction of his Dao Fruit.

However, Jiang Zuo wasn’t too bothered by it.

In any case, the spoils from plundering the Zhu Family far exceeded what he had gained from killing the Dao Fruit Realm cultivator, Ren Yelin.

Ren Yelin had only left him a mediocre fourth-tier Flying Sword.

’First, I’ll build a Miracle Building!’

After a quick inventory, Jiang Zuo took out the Bloodline Spirit.

With a thought from Jiang Zuo, ten thousand Beast Taming Reputation, one thousand Beast Soul Power, and the Bloodline Spirit in his hand all vanished.

「Pet Beast Spirit Garden.」

The Pet Beasts were either playing or cultivating.

Suddenly, they felt the ground begin to shake.

Then, a tall, grayish-white tower materialized out of thin air.

As they looked at the tower, a piece of information appeared in their minds.

The Bloodline Evolution Tower. By providing the tower with enough blood, it was possible for their entire clan’s bloodline to evolve?

In an instant, the Pet Beasts in the Pet Beast Spirit Garden erupted into a frenzy.