Chapter 155 Breakthrough

"Elder, the disaster that befell the Dian family this time has served as a wake-up call for me. We must never allow a traitor like Dian Xinjun to appear in Wuliang Mountain."

After settling the Dian family members, Xu Zhenqie went directly to the Grand Elder and spoke with great concern.

"You can't see into someone's heart. We can guess that Dian Xinjun is a traitor because the Dian family was wiped out, and all the clues left behind point to him. Also, we are bystanders, and bystanders see things more clearly."

However, no matter how much the Dian family suspected, they would never suspect their own Foundation Establishment elder, nor would they dare to suspect him.

Dian Mengxiong was definitely not a stupid person. Now that I think about it, the fact that Dian Xinjun was able to successfully establish his foundation with the support of the Dian family shows that he was definitely trusted by everyone in the Dian family.

Who would have thought that their own blood relatives would turn to others? Even now, the few surviving members of the Dian family still look incredulous.

If it were us, it would probably be the same. In my opinion, instead of slowly doubting, it would be better to be direct. Since you, the clan leader, have already broken through to the seventh level of Foundation Establishment and can use the Mind-Questioning Technique, then use the Mind-Questioning Technique on all clan members!

I'm just average; if someone has a problem, I'll just take it down.

The elder spoke directly in a fierce tone, and the clan leaders present said with some worry.

"It's alright for Foundation Establishment cultivators like you and me, but for Qi Refining cultivators, being subjected to the Heart-Questioning Technique will at least cause their souls to tremble, and at worst, their qi and blood to be depleted."

Now we also have to defend against the beast tide, which would greatly weaken the clan's strength, and that's probably not a good idea.

The Grand Elder shook his head fiercely and spoke with absolute decisiveness.

"There's something you don't know, clan leader: when you went to the Dian family, a spiritual energy vortex appeared on our Wuliang Mountain."

Although Yuan Lang and I immediately tried to cover it up, I was still worried that the tribespeople on the mountain would notice. If there were one or two traitors among them, the news might leak out.

Upon hearing this, the clan chief's expression suddenly turned stern.

"Okay, Cha, we absolutely cannot let any of them get away. If we catch a mole, I will definitely twist his head off."

Seeing the clan leader's suddenly fierce expression, the Grand Elder began to consider what excuse to use.

"Let's use the pretext of renovation to investigate the family members in batches."

At this moment, at the foot of Wuliang Mountain, the Xu family members, led by several late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, were fiercely slaying demonic beasts.

"die!"

Xu Fadong suddenly leaped up, and the magic sword in his hand fell heavily from the sky like a cold light.

"Pfft!"

The six-legged black ape, at the peak of the first tier, trembled, its massive head slamming down and rolling several times on the ground, its eyes still blinking.

"Haha, Fadong won!"

The Xu family members cheered wildly upon seeing this, but Xu Fadong did not respond. His aura exploded like a volcanic eruption.

Its already formidable aura intensified even further in that instant.

Eighth level of Qi Refining!

"Eighth level of Qi Refining? We've reached that point already?"

Everyone was stunned. A breakthrough at the last minute, and Xu Fadong is not even seventeen years old yet, but he has already reached the eighth level of Qi Refining.

"If this pace continues, Fa Dong won't break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm before he turns twenty, will he?"

"How is that possible? Even someone with talent like Yuan Hao couldn't do it. Besides, Li Luojing has been known as a genius since childhood, and with the cultivation of the entire clan, he only reached the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of thirty."

It is said that Fa Dong's talent is not as good as Li Luojing's, and we have all seen that the family has not devoted all their efforts to Fa Dong's training.

Another point is that the cultivation speed slows down as you progress through the Qi Refining Realm. I estimate that Fa Dong might not be able to consider breaking through until he's around thirty years old.

"How is that possible? Is it really that difficult to break through from the mid-stage of Qi Refining to the late stage? What others struggle with for years, Fa Dong broke through in one night. Thirty years old is too late. I think he'll be around twenty-five at most."

"I think as long as Fa Dong takes things one step at a time, he will definitely be the future patriarch of our Xu family."

Some people were celebrating, while others were rationally analyzing the situation. Even the most pessimistic members of the tribe would say that the future was limitless.

In the crowd, a pair of cold eyes stared intently at Xu Fadong, their gaze filled with indescribable hatred and malice, as if they wished to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"Um?"

Xu Fadong suddenly turned his head, his eyes like a pair of blazing suns. Anyone with ulterior motives would instinctively lower their head upon seeing his eyes, not daring to meet his gaze.

"Fa Dong, what's wrong?"

At this moment, someone noticed that Xu Fadong's eyes were not looking good and quickly asked him what was wrong.

"It's nothing, it was probably just my imagination. Uncle Qi, don't worry about me."

Looking at Xu Fadong, whose face still held a touch of youthful innocence, Xu Lingmin couldn't help but sigh.

"I was also called a genius back then, but compared to you, I seem to be far inferior."

Xu Lingmin was quite talented, and when he was young, the Xu family had high hopes for him, believing that he would become a pillar of the Xu family in the future.

However, Xu Fadong was different. After participating in the family competition for the first time, the entire Xu family regarded him as the future.

"That's not true, Seventh Uncle!"

Xu Fadong scratched his head sheepishly, looking completely unconcerned.

This interruption caused the pair of resentful eyes in the crowd to quietly shift away.

"If Xu Fadong continues to grow, he will definitely become a pillar of the Xu family in the future. We absolutely cannot let him live. We must find a way to get rid of him in advance."

"Fa Dong, Seventh Brother, hurry back and rest. Our tribesmen are coming to replace you."

Xu Fadong shook his head; he was in good condition and did not need to be replaced for the time being.

"Uncle, I don't need it. My spiritual power is still plentiful, so I don't need to replace it."

The messenger was Xu Linghua, who quickly spoke up after hearing Xu Fadong's refusal.

"The chieftain said that the beast tide will probably continue for a long time. Even if we have enough spiritual energy, we must hurry back to rest. The more difficult times are yet to come."

Upon hearing this, Xu Fadong did not refuse again and turned back up the mountain with the group.

But unexpectedly, just as they reached the halfway point of the mountain, they were suddenly stopped by a group of people.

"Grandpa Twenty-Three, what's wrong?"

Xu Yuanlang and his clansmen stopped Xu Fadong and his party.

"You are familiar with the situation on the clan chief's side, so take these people to the clan chief."

Xu Fadong accepted the task, but he looked at Xu Yuanlang with some curiosity.

"What happened?"

"This is of great importance; you'll understand once you go there."

Although Xu Fadong found it somewhat strange, he still agreed. He also wanted to report to the clan leader that after reaching the late stage of Qi Refining, he could vaguely sense the malice others harbored towards him.

Normally he's fine, but just now he sensed an overwhelming malice. He didn't expect everyone in the family to like him, but this person definitely has a problem.