Eternal Life by Daily Divination - Chapter 309 - 207: Annihilating the Cao Family, Golden Core Treasure
Xie Jiang and Yuan Shan reacted the same way, terrified by the sight of the Fire Lotus.
In the next instant.
As everyone watched, the Fire Lotus slammed into Cao Zhengxiong.
“BOOM!”
A violent force erupted, unleashing a rolling wave of scorching heat that seemed capable of destroying the world.
A visible, two-toned shockwave of green and red spread out beneath the sky, shattering the surrounding landscape.
Yuan Shan and the others watched, their eyes twitching and their hearts pounding in shock.
Directly in the path of the attack, Cao Zhengxiong’s body instantly disintegrated into a shower of blood. The scorching flames then burned the remains to ash, leaving only a few shattered Treasures to fall from the sky, still burning.
“Come!”
Li Chang’an’s reflexes were lightning-fast; he snatched the Storage Pouch from the air.
Hidden underground, Dahuang waved the Venerable Soul Banner and captured his Soul.
And just like that.
The infamous ancestor of the Cao Family, who had dominated the Qinghe Region for a century, was utterly destroyed.
The Cao Family had lost its last Foundation Establishment Ancestor, demoting it to the status of a mere Qi Refining Clan.
“No!”
“Ancestor!”
Down below, the Cao Clan Members stared, their eyes wide with fury, and let out heart-wrenching roars.
With Cao Zhengxiong’s death, all hope for the Cao Family was lost.
In that moment.
Despair and rage erupted like a wildfire, consuming the repressed and agonized Cao Clan Members.
“Li Chang’an, you will die a dog’s death!”
A Cao Family Elder at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer roared in fury.
Overcome with grief and his eyes burning red, he transformed into a streak of bloody light and shot toward Li Chang’an, intent on killing him.
Li Chang’an found it odd. ’Zheng Qingqing was the one who killed him, yet this old man is charging at me.’
The Cao Family Elder knew he was about to die. He bellowed, his voice raw, “Li Chang’an, I’ll be waiting for you in the Underworld!”
“Then go.”
Li Chang’an waved his hand casually.
The old man charging at him exploded in mid-air, turning into a bloody mist.
A moment later, his Soul was drawn into the Venerable Soul Banner.
He looked around, his expression a mixture of shock and confusion.
’Is this… is this the Underworld?’
’Oh no, it’s the Venerable Soul Banner!’
He was horrified. He tried to escape, but he was powerless to do so.
Back on the Cao Clan Territory.
Li Chang’an slowly descended, his Foundation Establishment aura radiating from him.
’The Cao Family has been established in the Qinghe Region for several hundred years. Their Treasure Vault must be full of accumulated Treasures.’
’I put in a lot of effort for this battle. It wouldn’t be unreasonable to take half the Treasures.’
But the Cao Clan Members were already seeing red.
Their hearts filled with grief and rage, they began to use a Life-Burning Technique one after another, throwing all caution to the wind as they charged at Li Chang’an in a final, desperate assault.
“Kill! Kill them all! Kill!”
“For the family! For our ancestor! Kill that bastard!”
“Li Chang’an, you’ll die a miserable death!”
“I will be reincarnated! I’ll come back to take your head and slaughter your entire clan!”
“…”
Li Chang’an remained motionless, his face devoid of expression.
Like moths drawn to a flame, the Cao Clan disciples shattered in mid-air before they could even get near him, exploding into showers of blood and flesh.
Whether they were Cultivators or ordinary clan members, nearly all of them were filled with endless grief and seething resentment.
They died screaming terrible curses.
However.
They were destined never to be reincarnated.
Underground, Dahuang waved the Venerable Soul Banner, capturing the Soul of every last Cao Clan Member.
The setting sun was the color of blood, and bones piled up like mountains.
Rivers of blood flowed, dyeing the entire Cao Clan Territory red.
「On this day.」
Li Chang’an annihilated the Cao Family, slaughtering over ten thousand of its members!
Amid the thick stench of blood, the remaining Cao Clan Members no longer dared to advance. Some fell to their knees in terror. Others, driven mad by fear, ran away screaming.
The entire Cao Clan Territory had become a bloody Purgatory.
The sight left Xie Jiang and Yuan Shan utterly aghast.
Having spent their lives within a Sect, when had they ever witnessed such a gruesome slaughter?
In their eyes, Li Chang’an was no Turtle hiding in its shell. He was a pure Asura from Purgatory!
Just then.
Standing amidst the piles of corpses, Li Chang’an suddenly let out a soft sigh.
“I had no intention of such slaughter.”
With a grand wave of his hand, the corpses of the Cao Clan Members rose into the air and flew toward the surrounding fields.
He then created dozens of large pits in the ground.
Xie Jiang and Yuan Shan exchanged a glance, assuming Li Chang’an was about to bury the dead.
But then Li Chang’an said, “Many of these corpses belonged to Cultivators. Their flesh and blood contain Spiritual Power. It cannot be wasted. Burying them in the ground will make the Spirit Fields more fertile. We’ll be sure to have a good harvest next year.”
Upon hearing this.
Xie Jiang and Yuan Shan were stunned once more.
This Li Chang’an was more of a Demon Cultivator than actual Demon Cultivators! He wouldn’t even spare the corpses!
As if sensing their thoughts, Li Chang’an said casually, “Fellow Daoists, you may not understand. The path of a Loose Cultivator is exceptionally difficult. We must make use of every single resource.”
With that, he buried the corpses within the Spirit Fields.
He wasn’t the only one who did such things.
Records of such practices existed as far back as the Ancient Times.
Zheng Qingqing slowly descended with a smile, echoing Li Chang’an’s sentiment.
“Chang’an is right. Resources on the Immortal Dao are scarce and cannot be wasted.”
From this day forward, this Spiritual Land would belong to the Zheng Family, so she naturally approved of Li Chang’an’s actions.
Of course.
New troubles came along with it.
The Zheng Family currently only had three Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
But now they possessed four Tier Two Spirit Veins.
They had no one to station at the Spirit Veins on the Wu Family’s and Cao Clan’s territories, leaving them to rely on Tier Two Arrays for protection.
“Chang’an, do you have any spare Tier Two Demon Cores?”
Zheng Qingqing asked softly.
Li Chang’an understood what she meant.
A Spiritual Light flashed in his hand, and four Foundation Establishment Pills of the highest quality appeared!
During the years of the Demon Beast scourge, he had slain many Tier Two Great Demons. Whenever he obtained a suitable Demon Core, he used it for refining Foundation Establishment Pills.
“Qingqing, I’ll take all the Treasures in the Cao Family’s Treasure Vault. If their total value doesn’t measure up to these four Foundation Establishment Pills, you can make up the difference with Treasures from the Zheng Family Treasure Vault.”
