An immense pressure of a third-tier Immortal God erupted from his body, causing the gilded divine patterns on the pillars within the hall to tremble violently.
“Xuanqiu, you are truly vile!”
Si Cangyuan’s voice was chillingly cold, his eyes filled with intent to kill. “On the surface, you complied with the alliance and pretended to send troops, but behind the scenes, you actually conspired with David to plot against me, Si Lu!”
The elder beside him immediately spoke up: “Patriarch, could this be a trap? David is cunning; perhaps he deliberately set a trap to sow discord between the two families.”
Si Cangyuan’s face looked grim, and he fell silent for a moment.
The pain of losing his son had filled him with hatred, and coupled with the suppressed dissatisfaction of millions of years due to Xuanqiu’s mineral hoarding and their deception, all of it overflowed in his heart at this moment.
“Although there are some suspicious points, that aura of divine punishment cannot be faked.”
Si Cangyuan said coldly, “Wanyan Mine is Xuanqiu’s territory. Its aura appeared in Xuanqiu’s warehouse, and the jade slip was hidden in Xuanqiu’s ore pile.”
Xuanqiu had long harbored resentment over the legal seizure of mineral resources by me; he had the motive, the location, and physical evidence.
“If I ignore it, other families will see that the law is easy to bully.”
From now on, each faction will secretly conspire with external enemies, rendering the alliance meaningless!
He immediately issued an order.
“Give the order! Mobilize 20,000 law enforcement cultivators, led by two second-level Immortal God elders, to head to Wanyan Mine!”
Xuanqiu was ordered to immediately hand over David and all clan members who had conspired with the traitors!
Xuanzhe had one hour to respond. If he refused to hand over the person, war would break out immediately, and Wanyan Mine would be razed to the ground!
The envoy received the order and immediately departed.
The news also reached Xuanzhe, the guardian of Wanyan Mine belonging to the Xuanqiu family, very quickly.
Upon receiving the order from the Minister of Justice, Xuanzhe became enraged and smashed the stone table in front of him with one blow.
“Nonsense! When did Xuanqiu ever hide David?!”
Xuan Zhe’s hair and beard stood on end, his heart filled with fury. “Si Cangyuan has gone mad after losing his son. Unable to find David, he is targeting Xuanqiu, trying to seize Wanyan Mine!”
The Xuanqiu cultivators under his command were filled with anxiety.
“Elder, the Chief Law Enforcement’s army is already on its way, led by two Immortal Lords. They are coming with great force! Should we immediately send a message to the Clan Head to request reinforcements?”
“Send a reply message to Wan Kuang Shen Shan immediately!”
Xuan Zhe gritted his teeth, “Si Lu is clearly using this as an excuse to try and seize the mine. Even if we were not secretly protecting David, Si Cangyuan would not let it go.”
“Order all cultivators in the mining area to activate the mountain protection formation and prepare all weapons!”
Upon receiving the news at Wan Kuang Shen Shan, the head of the Xuanqiu family frowned deeply.
He repeatedly examined the communication jade slip and also noticed that there were strange occurrences in the matter, but the judicial authority’s troops had already moved forward and were approaching Wanyan Mine.
If they retreated and handed over the mine, the Xuanqiu family would lose its foundation, and other families would also think that Xuanqiu was weak and easy to bully.
If they resisted directly, it would mean officially severing the alliance with Si Lu and starting a major war.
“Si Cangyuan is using this as a pretext to launch an attack.”
After a long silence, the head of the Xuanqiu family gave a firm order: “Mobilize the clan’s elite forces to reinforce Wanyan Mine.”
Tell Xuanzhe to defend the mine and not to start a fight until they are dead, but if Silu makes a move, there’s no need to hold back!
Thousands of miles away, hidden inside a mountain cave.
David and his group calmly observed the Wanyan Mine in the distance. Layers of orderly spiritual light illuminated the sky, the grand formation roared, and countless escape lights converged. Si Lu’s army arrived outside the mine in a spectacular fashion.
Canfeng gazed into the distance, his breathing slightly relieved: “It’s done. Sili’s army has surrounded the Wanyan mine, and Xuanqiu has also sent troops to assist. The two sides are about to fight.”
Jiang Xuelan’s gaze was calm as she looked towards the other major families: “Yunlan and Chili will receive the news soon. They will start planning again, watching Silu and Xuanqiu fight, waiting to reap the benefits.”
David leaned against the stone wall, his fingertips gently stroking the hilt of the Dragon Slaying Sword, his eyes calm and indifferent.
“This is just the first step.”
“Once Silu and Xuanqiu go to war, the battlefield will be greatly depleted, and mineral resources and elite cultivators will be lost in large numbers.”
“We will wait until both sides are truly weakened before we make our move.”
The disabled man held a recording crystal, pointing it at the countless spiritual lights facing each other above the distant mine, and carefully recorded this scene.
“Master, what should we do next, once they start fighting, should we bring up the old feud between Chi Li and Si Lu again?”
David smiled faintly and looked at the horizon.
“No need to rush. Let’s watch this grand battle first.”
“Once the war begins and other factions become restless, we will sow the seeds of a second war.”
The seemingly solid alliance of the seven major families would collapse little by little.
In the distance, behind the Wanyan Mine, Silu’s law enforcement banner fluttered in the wind, and the cold shouts of Silu’s Elder could be faintly heard across thousands of mountains.
The two armies were on the verge of war, swords drawn, and a great battle was about to erupt.
FAQ Novel
Q: What is being guarded in the warehouse?
A: The warehouse is filled with high-quality black iron ore.
Q: How are the characters trying to mislead others?
A: They are forging a document to incite conflict between factions.
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