Chapter 306

Chapter 306: Annihilating the Lu Family

As the spiritual light faded, it revealed the bedraggled figure of the Ancestor of the Lu Family.

Witnessing this scene, the Lin Family Ancestor felt a flicker of shock in his heart.

He had never imagined Zhou Luo’s strength to be so immense; even he himself would likely gain no advantage in a direct confrontation.

Now he finally understood the source of the man’s confidence in seeking control over the Lin Family.

With such overwhelming power, any attempt at resistance would only invite greater losses.

Crucially, the man appeared to be merely sixty years old. If such momentum continued, there was every chance he might advance to mid-level Foundation Establishment.

The Foundation Establishment realm consisted of four minor stages: early, middle, late, and peak.

The Ancestors of the Five Great Long-Life Families all remained at early-stage Foundation Establishment.

For advancing within Foundation Establishment, cultivation demanded more than merely drawing spiritual energy into the Qi sea.

One must comprehend the immortal path, purifying and condensing spiritual energy, allowing liquid spiritual power within the dantian to coalesce in preparation for future core formation.

This process proved vastly more complex than the Qi Refinement stage.

That was why they had stagnated for over a century without breaking through.

Seeing boundless potential in Zhou Luo, the Lin Family Ancestor gradually acquiesced to the prospect of the man controlling the Lin Family.

Meanwhile, Zhou Luo, unstoppable as splitting bamboo, barraged the Ancestor of the Lu Family with relentless strikes.

Though the Lu Family Ancestor resisted, his situation grew increasingly precarious.

Lu Family disciples watched, hearts pounding, eyes wide with palpable dread.

Bang—

Suddenly, Zhou Luo’s golden sword erupted with Xuan Huang divine light. Beneath the radiance, a crushing, dense aura detonated forth.

Earth Shattering Collapse!

His sword swept downward. Enormous force, amplified by magic power, unleashed a three-meter sword light that cleaved through the heavens, as if to sunder the world itself, sheathed in terrifying might.

Facing annihilation, the Lu Family Ancestor had no choice but to summon his final trump card.

It was a talisman exuding terrifying might—a Second Level symbol.

Zhou Luo’s gaze sharpened. A Second Level talisman’s power might exceed his defenses.

Realizing this, he decisively drew forth another symbol.

It was frost-white. The moment it appeared, a biting chill swept over all nearby.

At the sight, the Lu Family Ancestor froze.

A treasure?

His mind reeled like storm-wracked seas; his blood turned to ice.

What filled him with utter despair was sensing within this treasure a might far more terrifying than his own clan’s artifact.

The Lu Family’s treasure was a common grade artifact, its power peaking only at the ninth level of Qi Refinement.

This was precisely why it had been entrusted to lesser family members.

Just by sensing it with his mental strength, he felt an utterly frigid energy radiating from the other party’s treasure, as if threatening to freeze his very consciousness solid.

Before he could react,

Zhou Luo decisively hurled the treasure outward.

After all, the rumors already claimed he’d encountered immortal fortune; this perfectly explained the treasure’s origin. Moreover, its presence would deter any ill-intentioned schemers.

As the treasure was activated, a biting, frosty chill abruptly enveloped the entire area. Ice-cold winds howled, making people tremble uncontrollably.

Even the cultivators on the ground swiftly conjured their protective spiritual lights, frantically retreating backward.

The Lin Family hastily piloted their flying boat dozens of miles back.

They were astounded, never expecting the opponent to produce a treasure.

As the treasure came to life,

The frozen aura swept across heaven and earth. Layers of frost appeared in the air.

Shocked, the Lin Family Ancestor hurriedly retreated further.

He sensed a deadly threat and dared not remain.

The Ancestor of the Lu Family wanted to withdraw, but it was too late.

The bone-numbing cold had frozen his immediate surroundings. Ice creepers covered his entire body, and even his spiritual energy had stalled.

[Treasure: Cold Ice Spear]

[Description: The Cold Ice Fairy sealed the power of the mid-grade magical artifact "Cold Ice Spear" within a talisman. Augmented with artifact-forging techniques, it was refined into this treasure. Upon use, it can call forth a domain of extreme cold. Enemies within the domain suffer invasion by freezing qi, manifesting thirty percent of the Cold Ice Spear’s power.]

[Note: After three uses, this treasure requires recharging. Only those at the Foundation Establishment stage can unleash its full power; Qi Refinement practitioners may only access a fraction…]

During its first use, Zhou Luo was only at the Qi Refinement stage, thus its power was limited.

But now, he had reached Foundation Establishment.

As the Cold Ice Spear’s domain descended, even the Ancestor of the Lu Family, being Foundation Establishment himself, was severely restricted.

Meanwhile, Zhou Luo took advantage of the treasure freezing the activation time of the other party’s Second Level symbol. He turned into a gust of wind and shot forward, aiming straight for his foe.

The Ancestor of the Lu Family tried to block him, but his spiritual energy was sluggish, his body stiff, his movements agonizingly slow.

Zhou Luo was already upon him. He unleashed another surge of Xuan Huang sword light.

The sword light fell. Engulfed entirely under the Lu Family Ancestor’s desperate gaze, it consumed him.

Thud—

Someone within the Lu Family ranks buckled, thudding to their knees, unable to bear the sight.

Others stood dumbstruck, utterly hopeless.

Moments later, the sword light dissipated. The Ancestor of the Lu Family had been pierced through the heart by countless swords, utterly annihilated.

Zhou Luo grabbed his corpse and hurled it towards the formation.

Before everyone’s eyes, he displayed the final outcome of this conflict.

The Lu Family disciples crumbled where they stood, sitting limply on the ground, their eyes vacant as if plunged into an icy abyss.

"Ancestor!"

One cried out in despair, while more looked utterly broken, their spirits shattered.

The moment their Ancestor perished, they knew all was lost.

Over with the Lin Family, seeing victory secured, erupting cheers broke out.

Only the Lin Family Ancestor stared deeply at Zhou Luo’s calm expression, burgeoning with profound wariness.

Zhou Luo paid it no mind.

His decision to use the treasure was precisely to establish his might, to intimidate the rest of the Qinyuan Domain into leaving him alone.

Slaying two Foundation Establishment experts one after another – once this news spread, his name would surely resound throughout the entire Qinyuan Domain.

With the Ancestor of the Lu Family dead, the remaining battle became straightforward.

Five days later, Qingtian City fell.

Lin Family cultivators stormed the city. The Lu Family clan surrendered en masse.

Thus, The Great Battle watched by countless eyes came to an end.

The Lin Family seized all of the Lu Family’s assets, including two cultivation cities, becoming a great long-life family commanding four cities in one fell swoop.

The other three major long-life families could only gaze in envy but not catch up.

During the battles, the participating Wang Family and Li Family also gained rewards; Zhou Luo ceded the two spiritual mines bordering their territories to them.

After the war came the task of clearing the battlefield and distributing rewards.

Zhou Luo didn’t need to trouble himself with this. With several elders and Lin Xi handling it, everything would be arranged properly.

He only needed to hear daily reports on the results.

Half a month later, at the Lin Family mansion, within the family head’s mansion.

Since moving with Lin Xi into the core estate area, a larger mansion had been repaired and constructed.

In the main hall of the mansion, Zhou Luo and Lin Xi sat side by side in the primary seats, discussing matters following The Great Battle.