I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 975 Looting
"You bastard! What are you doing? Send men to escort them up immediately and execute all the Lei family members!" The patriarch of the Chai family saw the Zhang family members retreating and his eyes flashed with anger. He rushed out to block them and shouted angrily.

Zhang Chen looked at the Chai family patriarch, whose face was flushed, and smiled slightly: "The Lei family's martial arts are too high. Our Zhang family can't hold them off and has no choice but to retreat. As the head of the Zhang family, I can't just let my disciples die in vain, can I?"

"You insolent fool! You piece of trash, the Lei family's main force hasn't even arrived yet, how could you possibly be unable to resist? You're clearly trying to escape on purpose, aren't you afraid of being punished by the royal family afterwards?" The patriarch of the Great Victory Dynasty was furious upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, and he spoke a sinister threat, his eyes filled with terrifying killing intent.

"If you want the Zhang family to be safe and sound, turn around and fight immediately to hold off the Lei family's main force that is about to arrive. Otherwise, your Zhang family will have no reason to exist in this world afterward."

Faced with the threat from the royal patriarch, Zhang Chen suddenly smiled and said, "Royal purge? I have never hoped that the royal family would spare me! If the royal family wants to settle scores, then they can come and settle scores with my Zhang family directly. Why would I be afraid of royal purges?"

After finishing his speech, Zhang Chen bypassed the royal patriarch without hesitation and led the Zhang family's large entourage away hastily, leaving the royal patriarch looking at Zhang Chen with a face that turned from green to purple, too angry to speak.

He wanted to settle scores with Zhang Chen, but this was not the time for a fight of the heart. If the royal family and the Zhang family clashed and both sides were to be killed, wouldn't that give the Lei family a chance to catch their breath?

Once the Lei family recovers and goes to support the other families, the situation will be reversed by the six major families, and the royal family will be in grave danger.

"Men, immediately gather the elite troops to join me in storming the Lei family and slaughtering all the Lei family members. Also, send men to intercept the Lei family's reinforcements." The ancestor of the Great Victory Dynasty still had some sense and immediately mobilized manpower to begin remedial action.

This is the capital of the Chai family, where hundreds of thousands of imperial guards are under their control. The Chai family has long been secretly preparing to destroy the eight great families, and can quickly make up for any mistakes. Even if the Zhang family, led by Zhang Chen, betrays them, it will not ruin the plan of the Great Victory Royal Family.

With a command given, countless imperial guards swarmed out and rushed towards the Lei family, and the shouts of battle were deafening.

Meanwhile, Zhang Chen directed his disciples to begin looting the shops of the eight great families, plundering all kinds of treasures and spiritual medicines. Even innocent families outside the eight great families were taken advantage of by unscrupulous people within the Zhang family, who took advantage of the chaos to plunder them completely.

Zhang Chen was helpless in this situation, as he had only recently become the head of the Zhang family and could not fully command his subordinates.

All Zhang Chen could do was ensure that the Zhang family members were on the right track in the big picture; as for the details, he couldn't concern himself with that.

In the future, the Zhang family will need a large number of rare and precious materials and a huge amount of wealth to manage the northern lands. If we talk about the richest place in the world, it must be the capital. All the wealthy people of the human race gather in the capital. Zhang Chen's decision to allow his disciples to plunder is also to accumulate wealth quickly.

At this point, some people might wonder, doesn't Zhang Chen hold the power over the Five Elements? If he wants gold, he can just convert it; what's the big deal?
But Zhang Chen was worried that when the great calamity of the end of the Dharma arrived, would the gold and silver treasures he had transformed using his magic power be returned to their original form?
This is something Zhang Chen must prepare in advance.

As the royal family took action against the eight great families, the entire capital was thrown into chaos. In addition, the Zhang family took advantage of the chaos to loot and plunder, and others also joined in the looting. The entire capital was in turmoil, with flames soaring into the sky and shouts of battle shaking the heavens and the earth.

Meanwhile, Zhang Chen stood high atop the newly built pavilion of the Zhang family, overlooking the chaos in the capital, his eyes fixed on the various forces whose shouts of battle shook the heavens and earth in the distance.

"Are you really confident that you can prevent the Zhang family from being investigated by the Dasheng royal family afterward? The Zhang family members' burning, killing, and looting cannot be hidden. Once the Dasheng royal family investigates afterward, they will have a perfect excuse to wipe out my Zhang family." Zhang Gaqi stood behind Zhang Chen, his clothes stained with blood, his eyes bloodshot, clearly having gone mad with bloodlust.

Upon hearing Zhang Gaqi's words, Zhang Chen's lips curled up, and a smug look appeared in his eyes: "After today, all the foundations of the Great Victory Royal Family will be completely destroyed, and the strength of the Great Victory Royal Family will be reduced to less than one-tenth. It will be difficult for them to suppress the world in the future, so how will they have time to care about my Zhang family? At that time, they will beg my Zhang family disciples not to rebel."

Zhang Gaqi was stunned upon hearing this, staring blankly at Zhang Chen: "The Great Victory Royal Family's foundation has been completely destroyed in one day? How is that possible! Look at the Great Victory Royal Family, they have as many as seven experts who can rival the twelfth level. It is almost impossible to exhaust them all."

It wasn't that Zhang Gaqi didn't want to believe Zhang Chen's words, but rather that this matter was almost impossible to accomplish. To exhaust the Great Victory Royal Family's resources, they would have to kill all the experts who could rival the twelfth rank, but how could that be possible?
"Don't underestimate me." Zhang Chen looked at Zhang Gaqi meaningfully, a strange smugness in his eyes. "Tell the Zhang family disciples below that I'm only giving them two days. After two days, all Zhang family disciples must abandon their roots in the capital and leave through the underground secret passage to serve the Pingbian Prince's Mansion. From now on, the Pingbian Prince's Mansion in the North will be the old nest of my Zhang family. We will only leave a small number of clansmen in the capital to maintain the operation of the capital's industries, and the rest will all go to the North to participate in the construction of the North."

Zhang Gaqi looked at Zhang Chen with a complex and indescribable expression. His lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything. He let out a long sigh and then disappeared into the pavilion.

Eradicating the six major families of Kyoto in one fell swoop was no easy task. The sounds of battle raged throughout Kyoto all night long. Countless families suffered as innocent victims, their homes ransacked, and many more perished as a result. Such family feuds were extremely brutal, a life-or-death struggle to eliminate any potential threat. Both sides had to leave no way out and eradicate their opponent completely.

The next day, a large group of Zhang family disciples received orders, arrived at the ancestral home, and carried treasures out of the city along the passageway, heading towards the Pingbian Prince's Mansion.

Tens of thousands of people had left before the Zhang family ancestral hall finally became empty. Zhang Chen looked at the empty courtyard and asked, "Has everything been taken care of?"

“Most of the Zhang family disciples have already left in accordance with your arrangements. There are still some who cannot bear to give up their family businesses and are unwilling to leave. They are willing to stay in the capital to take care of their family businesses and want to try their luck in the capital.” Zhang Gaqi said, standing behind Zhang Chen with a list in his hand.

There is never a shortage of people in this world who are willing to take a gamble. For example, if the Zhang family wants to leave the capital, most of their businesses will have to be abandoned or left unmanaged. Those Zhang family members who were previously frustrated and unsuccessful will have an opportunity to stay if they are willing to take power and rise to the top.

There's no shortage of people who speculate and gamble, no matter where they are.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen looked surprised: "Approximately how many people?"

“Thirty thousand!” Zhang Gaqi said.

“There are quite a few people,” Zhang Chen replied. The number of people who volunteered to stay exceeded his expectations.

After a moment's thought, Zhang Chen said, "My Zhang family is lacking someone who dares to fight. Pass on my order: every member of the Zhang family who remains in the capital will be allocated a drop of Yellow Springs Water every month."

"One drop of Yellow Springs water per month?" Zhang Gaqi was startled. "Thirty thousand people is no small number. Isn't this giving too much Yellow Springs water..."

“It’s just some water from the Yellow Springs, not worth mentioning at all!” Zhang Chen turned to Zhang Gaqi: “What I have in abundance is water from the Yellow Springs.”

Zhang Gaqi was taken aback at first, then his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly went down to send someone to handle it.

Zhang Chen stood alone on the pavilion, watching the great battle in the capital. The Great Victory Court and the six major families were locked in a bloody battle, and terrifying energy fluctuations spread throughout the world. The Gong family was also caught in the bloody battle, but with the Blood God Sons such as Gong Xufeng secretly protecting them, the Gong family did not suffer great losses.

A small portion of the direct descendants of the Gong family left to serve as a seed of revolution, but another portion was deliberately left behind by Zhang Chen. In case the world truly enters its final days and the Gong family members lie dormant within the Great Victory royal family, it might be a clever way for him to plot against the Great Victory royal family.

Time passed slowly, and the shouts of killing continued for seven days in Kyoto before gradually ceasing. The terrifying energy fluctuations between heaven and earth also gradually dissipated. Zhang Chen could sense that the extraordinary power of the seven major families had been extinguished, and the members of the six major families had all been executed.

"I wonder if the people from the six great families who possessed the ancestral treasures have escaped. If those six treasures fall into the hands of the Great Victory Royal Family, their strength will rapidly expand. However, even if they expand, it will be of little use, because I will soon release that terrifying monster from my spiritual world." Zhang Chen's eyes turned towards the direction of Kyoto: "Great Victory Royal Family, are you ready? Your battle to defend Kyoto is about to begin."

Just as Zhang Chen was pondering this, a series of hurried footsteps approached, and Zhang Gaqi emerged from the pavilion with a panicked expression: "Something terrible has happened!"

"What's the matter that you're so panicked?" Zhang Chen turned his head and asked.

Zhang Gaqi's face was filled with panic: "A large number of imperial guards have come to our Zhang family's old residence and have surrounded our Zhang family's residence. Even our shops in the city have been sealed off, and many of our family members have been arrested by the imperial court."

(End of this chapter)