Chapter 205 Willow Cutting Alliance
From the day the Liu family’s ancestral land was established, it was protected by a late second-order formation.

After thousands of years, generation after generation of geniuses in the clan have optimized and supplemented the formation. In particular, the current ancestor of the Liu family has an astonishing talent in formation. On the basis of the existing clan protection formation, he has arranged chain formations and set up complex formations, turning the entire Liu family clan protection formation into a comprehensive formation that combines protection, illusion, and strangulation.

If all the magic arrays were fully activated, even a True Dan Zhenren would be in danger of dying if he fell into them.

Therefore, Qin Henian’s previous attempts to provoke trouble had all ended in failure.

The Liu family didn’t take him seriously either.

However, this time, facing the endless stream of cultivators outside the clan territory, the Liu family felt a sense of crisis.

“Who is it?” Liu Changgeng’s sinister triangular eyes were now bloodshot after not closing them for a month.

A month ago, in order to test the spy, he deliberately spread the lie that he was going to execute Liu Jingchun.

The result was made public the next day.

However, after he made the lie that day, he activated some secret magic circles to monitor several people, and found nothing abnormal, so they could be ruled out.

This made him even more suspicious, and in this month, he tried almost every method he could think of.

At that time, the clan hall of the council dug three feet deep into the ground and checked for all spiritual insects, spiritual birds, and eavesdropping talismans and other means.

Subsequently, the parliament changed its location every time.

But the contents of the parliament will definitely be made public the next day.

He is now somewhat spiritually drained and suspects that he has been targeted by some supreme master who has surpassed the Jindan level.

But ask yourself, which Yuanying Zhenjun would be interested in the Liu family’s wealth?

It can’t be that some master who plays with the world is deliberately playing a trick on him, right?

“Dad, the key now is not the leak. After all, no one believes the real plans that have been spread out. The biggest problem now is the rumor.” Liu Xianlong’s eyelids twitched wildly.

“Longevity technique? Holy pill for forming a golden core? If my Liu family wants to possess such a divine object, why would we take such a risk?”

“Why would anyone believe such a rumor?!”

“Qin Henian! It must be that old bastard Qin Henian. The so-called other person must be a trick he staged himself.”

……

Normally, the Liu family only needs to open the door and let the Biyun Sect investigate openly to refute such rumors.

However, the bad thing is that this is the critical period for the ancestor to break through. Before this, the ancestor did not hesitate to suppress himself and took the risk to go to the Biyun Sect in person, just to dispel the Biyun Sect’s concerns and win himself a crucial ten years without being disturbed by the Biyun Sect.

Now, no one dares to let the True Dan Master of the Biyun Sect come to investigate.

“What is the current attitude of the Biyun Sect?” Liu Changgeng turned to the elder who had always been responsible for maintaining relations within the sect.

The elder snorted coldly: “Humph, you are all pretending to be dead!”

“It’s certain that the sect doesn’t want the five major families to become too powerful. The reason they feigned death during the internal strife within the clan back then was because they wanted to prevent the genius Liu Jingchun from reaching the Core Formation stage.”

“Even if they know this is a rumor, they will definitely not come forward right away. At the very least, they will need to sacrifice half of our clan’s resources before they can take action.”

“The ancestor was far-sighted. It was because he saw through their intentions long ago that he was able to make such a desperate move.”

……

“Forget it, things have come to this point. There is no point in saying more. Let’s first talk about how to deal with this disaster.” Liu Changgeng slammed the table to stop them from complaining.

An elder of the clan suggested: “Since that old man Qin Henian is after Liu Jingchun, why not give Liu Jingchun to him!”

Liu Changgeng shook his head. “Qin Henian cares about Liu Jingchun, but the others care about the longevity technique and the Jindan elixir! Moreover, if Liu Jingchun leaves the clan, who can guarantee that he won’t retaliate? If he personally reveals the matter of the ancestor’s magical skills, the sect will definitely not sit idly by.”

“Dad, why don’t we just hold on to the end? Just hold on for five years, and then wait for the ancestor to come out and settle accounts one by one.” Liu Xianlong said impatiently.

“Yes, what Xianlong said makes sense. The current Grand Elder of the Upper Sect is very careful about his reputation, and the Sect Master is a man who keeps a low profile. It is highly unlikely that he would take action in such a situation without evidence.

Apart from that old bastard Qin Henian, they were just a bunch of rabble.

At worst, we can ignore the losses and activate a few more formations.

With the tribe’s current strength, five years is more than enough to sustain it.” An elder echoed.

“Hold on?” Liu Changgeng closed his eyes tightly, his temples throbbing wildly.

Given the current situation, it is almost impossible to clarify the rumors.

Even if Qin Henian, the troublemaker, could be dealt with, there would probably be new troublemakers emerging.

The most important thing is that unless they lure Qin Henian into the tribe and kill him with a killing formation, they simply don’t have the ability to do so.

“After all, it’s because of lack of strength!” Liu Changgeng sighed.

If the Biyun Sect had the strength, even if there was a legitimate True Dan Patriarch in charge, why would they be afraid of such rumors? I’m afraid it would only attract more friendly forces.

“We can only bear it!” Liu Changgeng had no choice but to do so in the end.

If the Liu family didn’t have the longevity techniques and the Jindan Saint Pill, they could have easily allowed the upper sect to join the clan to investigate. Why would they resist so stubbornly?

On that day, the conspiracy of several senior members of the Liu family was once again made public, further deepening the suspicion of the outside world.

This also made Liu Changgeng and several other senior members of the Liu family feel helpless. This time, their conspiracy had moved to the vicinity of the ancestral tomb, but it was leaked.
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“Old dog Liu, why don’t you show up? Do you really want to destroy the Liu family’s thousand-year foundation in your hands?” Qin Henian stood outside the Liu family’s ancestral land, with a heroic spirit.

All the previous campaigns were fought alone.

At this time, he had thousands of troops behind him.

He understood that everyone in the rear was waiting for him to serve as a whetstone to test the Liu family’s strength.

He also knew that the people in the rear were trying to take advantage of the situation and were coveting the longevity technique and the holy elixir.

In fact, his goal all along was just to rescue his sworn brother Liu Jingchun. However, now he knows that he has been used by that mysterious man.

Now that the situation is unfavorable, he has been put on the spot and has become a chess piece on the chessboard.

If he hadn’t been the first to speak out, he might never see Liu Jingchun again in his life, wouldn’t be able to truly understand what happened back then, and would eventually die with regrets.

And this is doomed to not end well.

As expected, three days after arriving here, the Liu family activated the clan protection formation, and apart from meaningless verbal explanations, they had no intention of releasing Liu Jingchun.

“In that case, don’t blame me.”

Finally, three days later, Qin Henian made the first strike to kill the Liu family.

Boom~
As the fake pill’s power slashed out, the Liu family’s formation erupted with a huge roar, and the dust in front of the formation was raised.

The Liu family had no means of counterattack except to hide in the formation.

“Seek justice for Master Qin and Senior Liu. Go!”

“Master Qin, we are here to help you.”

“Master Qin is a man of great righteousness and true love. He is a role model for our generation. Kill him!”

…At this point, those who are interested in the future no longer wait.

It is worth mentioning that after six years of revival of the ruins of the Daze Mountains, the battle has already evolved from the initial snatch battle to a position defense battle.

All eighteen spiritual veins have been occupied by people and are now almost sideways. Unless there are unexpected events, these eighteen forces will basically become the first owners of these spiritual veins.

It is precisely for this reason that many cultivators who did not gain any benefits in the mountains took their anger out on the Liu family.

However, after seven days, the Liu family’s protective magic circle not only did not break, but its brilliance became even stronger.

Just as Liu Changgeng and others discussed, it was almost impossible for a group of rabble to break through the Liu family’s chain formation because they couldn’t even find the weak points in the formation and couldn’t attack together.

What made the people who attacked the Liu family most uncomfortable was that there was a large spirit gathering formation in the Liu family, which almost absorbed all the spiritual energy outside the formation. They could not get any spiritual energy replenishment outside and could hardly continue.

Moreover, most of them did not try their best, and the majority of them were just filling in the gaps.

Moreover, a large number of cultivators in Cangyun Province are watching and waiting for the Liu family’s revenge.
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On this day, Li Ji’an activated a phantom talisman at Lingfeng.

An illusory figure appeared in the alchemy room, with the same aura as Li Ji’an.

Afterwards, he took Xiao Qiao with him and quietly escaped from Lingfeng, heading towards the Liu family.

A month later, in the Biluo Market in the Liu Family area, an old man in a grey shirt walked in leisurely with a young junior.

Compared to what I saw when I sent Chen Qingling to Dong Jiangling more than 20 years ago, this market is now ownerless.

This market was originally controlled by the main branch of the Liu family. Before Qin Henian took action, all the guards of the market were recalled. Later, when those independent cultivators who wanted to take advantage of the situation failed to attack the Liu family’s formation for a long time, many of them turned their attention here.

However, after the main branch of the Liu family withdrew its guard, the branch merchants also evacuated early, so there were not too many losses.

But now, the army attacking the Liu family is short of supplies, and many profit-seeking monks have started free trading here.

“Spirit-replenishing pills, lots of them. Fellow Daoists, please don’t be reluctant to give them away. Once we defeat the Liu family, the longevity technique and the chance to form a pill will definitely not be kept to yourself. They must be made public. That is a great fortune and a great merit.”

“Tianyuanzhou’s exquisite magical weapon is extremely effective in combat. Don’t miss it.”

“First-level forbidden-breaking talisman! Limited quantity, first come first served.”

……

Li Ji’an walked around the market town and did not see any hope of breaking through the Liu family’s formation.

Moreover, if it continues for a long time and no progress is made, it is very likely that all efforts will fail.

Afterwards, he investigated the situations of the branch families in the Liu family area.

Previously, he had revealed many times that the main vein of the Liu family intended to drain all the branches in the area and upgrade to a third-level medium-grade spiritual vein. This would have more or less some impact on the branches of the Liu family.

Now these branches are all staying indoors like their ancestors.

However, they were not harassed. After all, the main force headed by Qin Henian was in the Liu family’s ancestral clan, and some scattered cultivators could not pose a threat to these vassal families.

“We have to take some drastic measures.” After understanding the situation here, Li Ji’an made a decision in his heart.

Now that we have taken action and have pushed things to this point, we must achieve something.

Three days later, he brought Xiao Qiao to the outside of the Liu family’s ancestral formation.

“Find the weak point of the formation.” Li Ji’an instructed Xiao Qiao.

Xiao Qiao has now reached the level of a second-level earth spirit master, and is familiar with the Liu family formations passed down by Grandma You since childhood, so this is a piece of cake for him.

Half a month later, Xiao Qiao had found several key connection points and weak points in the Liu family’s protective formation.

At this time, outside the Liu family’s gate, Qin Henian’s face was already flushed.

“Master Qin, three more fellow Foundation Establishment Daoists have left.” A Foundation Establishment Daoist from Daoyuan Prefecture came to report.

In the past two months, Qin Henian has been completely in trouble.

He was also revered as the leader of the Fa Liu Alliance by some independent cultivators.

When the Fa Liu Alliance was at its peak, it had over 500 members, and a high percentage of them had established their foundation. Most of them were independent cultivators from other states, as well as some independent cultivators from Cang Yun State who concealed their identities.

“Master Qin, you’d better give the order, otherwise everyone will leave.” A military advisor hurriedly advised.

“Yes, Master Qin, everyone in the alliance knows exactly what they are doing. Without the promise of privileges and benefits, no one will give their all.”

“After so long of failing to capture the city, we’ve lost all confidence and I’m afraid it’ll be a dead end.”

“Master Qin, you don’t have to be afraid of us unknown people, but if this action fails, your reputation may be in jeopardy!” There are still some cultivators who are quite looking forward to the longevity technique and the holy elixir, and they also want to do their best to promote this matter.

Qin Henian’s face was gloomy. Things were developing more and more off track, but as these people said, if he retreated at this moment, he would lose all face.

How could he not know what these people were thinking, but once he got involved, he had no choice.

“Well! Pass on my order. When the Liu family is defeated, only the cultivators of our alliance will have priority in obtaining the spoils. As for the longevity techniques and the formula for the holy pill, only the cultivators of our alliance will have priority in copying them.”

In the end, Qin Henian was swept up in the general trend and issued an order, confirming his forced position as the leader of the alliance.

“Master Qin, besides this, we must achieve results as soon as possible to boost morale.”

Qin Henian also felt very tormented by this.

The reason why he had been attacking the Liu family in his personal capacity was that he did not want his personal affairs to affect the clan.

But now, he had been using these independent cultivators to his advantage, hoping to use his power to force them to rescue Liu Jingchun, but now he was in a dilemma. If he could not make a breakthrough as soon as possible, his reserve force would become weaker and weaker.

“A certain family will use the clan’s magic weapon tomorrow!” In the end, he made a decision that affected the family.

This magic weapon had been nurtured for hundreds of years, and it could have been restored in one or two generations. However, for Liu Jingchun, he had used it slightly in a hurry last time. Although he did not use his best, it offset the effect of the hundred years of nurturing.

And now, he decided to use his full strength.

Originally, the clan’s magic weapon was prepared for the ancestor of the Liu family.

At the same time, Liu Changgeng kept a close eye on the situation outside.

So far, the situation is much better than they had expected.

After all, they are just a group of rabble, each of them has their own selfish motives.

“Hmph, as long as the True Dan Elder of the Biyun Sect doesn’t come out, who can break my Liu family’s formation?” Liu Xianlong was quite proud.

“Don’t be careless! That old bastard Qin Henian is carrying the seventh-grade magic weapon Tiangang Ding. If he goes crazy, he may be a threat!” Liu Changgeng scolded in a deep voice.

Hearing this, several people from the Liu family nodded secretly.

“However, there’s no need to worry too much. Keep a close eye on that old man. Once he summons the Tiangang Cauldron, all the formations will be activated. He won’t be able to find the weak points in the formations, and it will be impossible to truly break them.”

Boom~
Suddenly, a loud noise came.

At the same time, the entire land of the Liu family’s ancestral land was shaking violently.

“Oh no! The formation is broken!”

(End of this chapter)