Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

Xu Luo found Xu Qingzhou and briefly explained the matter of the Netherworld Sect.

Xu Qingzhou chuckled. He had to admit that the Netherworld Sect was quite bold. While other forces were avoiding the Xu family, they still dared to set their sights on them.

"It's time for the Hidden Dragon Guards, who have been lying low for so long, to get some training."

The Hidden Dragon Guards had been cultivating in seclusion in the Eight Ancient Kingdoms. In order to avoid being discovered by hostile forces, they all disguised themselves and kept a low profile.

They've always lacked a real-world opportunity, and now that opportunity has finally arrived.

The Xu family has always maintained the tradition of holding a family competition every three years, with the top fifteen from each competition joining the Hidden Dragon Guard.

The Hidden Dragon Guard now has three hundred members, all of whom are outstanding members of the younger generation of the Xu family.

With their talent, they would be outstanding even among the major powers.

After all, the Xu family already has six chosen ones, and the talents of its members have been improved six times.

Of these three hundred people, the majority, about two hundred, are at the Purple Mansion Realm, and the remaining thirty are only those who joined in recent years and are at the Profound Core Realm.

The remaining seventy or so people were all at the Nascent Soul stage.

Xu Qingzhou ordered the Fifth Elder to summon all the Nascent Soul Realm Hidden Dragon Guards back.

Led by Xu Luo and Xu Chen, and assisted by Qu Wubing and Xu Qiufeng, they headed to the Southern Region.

While hunting down Netherworld Cult disciples, if they encounter other wicked demonic cultivators, they can also take care of them along the way.

This is a training activity aimed at slaying demons and monsters.

Previously, the Hidden Dragon Guards had fought bandits and gone to the battlefield; now they have transformed into a demon-slaying squad dedicated to eliminating evil and protecting the righteous.

The Fifth Elder said with some concern, "Clan leader, the Netherworld Sect is a force comparable to the Holy Land Dynasty. Not to mention the Saint Realm experts in the sect, there are countless Dharma Aspect Integration Realm experts. Is it a bit dangerous to send the Hidden Dragon Guard to exorcise the demons?"

“How can you grow quickly without experiencing hardships?” Xu Qingzhou replied.

The Fifth Elder was both amused and exasperated. "But this ordeal is far too great!"

Although the Xu family now has a powerful backer and no force dares to provoke them, their own strength is still ultimately insufficient.

Provoking the Netherworld Cult in this way is indeed a bit risky.

Besides, you haven't experienced any hardships, so how did you grow up so quickly!

Xu Qingzhou replied, "Don't worry, the Eldest Princess has already given instructions that the major powers cannot target and suppress the Xu family as they did before, nor can they send strong people to deal with the Xu family's prodigies. Therefore, Xu Luo and the others will be facing more prodigies from various powers, which is a good opportunity for them to gain experience."

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Elder felt somewhat relieved, as long as those forces did not bully the weak, everything would be fine.

Although the Xu family is not as strong as them overall, the young people in the Xu family are no less capable.

After a short rest, Xu Luo and Xu Chen set off with seventy Hidden Dragon Guards.

Elder Wang, an inner sect elder of the Netherworld Sect controlled by Xu Luo, can also act as an undercover agent, providing some intelligence and assistance.

The Netherworld Cult probably never expected that their plan to have Elder Wang infiltrate the Xu family would result in Elder Wang himself becoming the Xu family's spy.

Xu Muge didn't participate in this demon-slaying operation because he had already gone to the Great Xia Dynasty with Ji Yuying and was even granted the title of True Immortal Marquis by the Great Xia Divine Emperor.

As for Xu Ying, she continued to train alongside Yin Xianhong, accompanied by Xu Yundao. Some people basked in spiritual energy, while others sought opportunities, and Xu Yundao basked in the benefits of his master.

Xu Qingzhou, on the other hand, continued to stay at home and try to conceive. He felt that after so many years of trying with Song Yushu, she should be pregnant soon.

After experiencing a series of calamities, the Xu family finally entered a relatively stable period of development.

Oh, and there's also the steady Prince Xu Chu, who lives in the Great Qian Dynasty.

When Xu Chu learned that the Xu family now had an Emperor Realm expert as their backer and that no force would dare to provoke or suppress the Xu family anymore, he felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's alright, it's alright. Although I've gotten used to staying here, if the Xu family really encounters a calamity, I can only run away, prepare coffins for my family members, and outlive the enemy year by year."

He had already made all the necessary preparations. If anything happened to the Xu family, he would immediately flee, knowing that as long as the family survived, there would always be hope.

He firmly believed that sooner or later, he would be able to stand atop his enemy's grave, swaggering and avenging his people!

But the Xu family survived.

So Xu Chu put all his belongings back, as well as the thirty-six escape methods and seventy-two hiding methods he had prepared, on hold for the time being.

In addition, Xu Chu also needed to go out to visit a few friends, subtly indicating that they needed to treat him to a meal.

Since Xu Chu had already planned to flee, he specially treated a few friends to a farewell party.

But now that we don't have to run away, wouldn't all the previous hospitality have been for nothing? To minimize the losses, we must make them come back.

.....

Not long after Xu Ying and Yin Xianhong left the Xu family, Shen Hongyi also left. The Xu family no longer needed them to protect it. They could just come back occasionally to sit and have a cup of tea.

After much deliberation at the Xu family home, Old Wang made a decision that went against ancestral precepts.

He's going to close down the Divine Palace.

The events that happened in front of the Great Zhou Imperial Palace, even though so much time has passed, are still vivid in my mind.

Old Wang found it hard to accept. Their Divine Palace had been established for so many years, opening only once every hundred years. Over the past tens of thousands of years, it had cultivated countless geniuses for Cangzhou.

Ultimately, because the disciples of the three palace lords possessed immortal bodies, other forces, coveting these bodies, were about to attack them.

Among those eighteen Holy Kings, there were even those who had cultivated in the Divine Palace when they were young.

If Old Wang and his men hadn't left then, the outcome would have been a bloody battle to the death.

This disappointed and disheartened Old Wang.

When this news was spread at Mr. Wang's behest, it immediately caused a great deal of heated discussion.

"Huh? Why are you closing down the Divine Palace?"

"I heard it's because in front of the Great Zhou Imperial Palace, eighteen Holy Kings joined forces to force the three Palace Masters to abandon their disciples."

"Damn it! These people are truly ungrateful! They've forgotten that many of their clans once served in the Divine Palace and enjoyed its benefits!"

"I understand the Lord's actions, but I'm frustrated because they made a mistake, and we have to bear the consequences along with them."

"These eighteen forces deserve to die! Why didn't the Great Zhou Princess wipe them all out?!"

"The Divine Palace is closed. Where can we, the prodigies from ordinary forces, obtain the inheritance of the Saint Realm?"

"This matter will have some impact on those eighteen forces, but not much. However, it will have a huge impact on us independent cultivators and people from small forces!"

Old Wang had naturally considered this point.

The Divine Palace is only nominally closed. It will no longer open once every hundred years to recruit students throughout the Cangzhou region, as it did before.

However, the small gate remained open from then on, and whenever the lord and stewards encountered young people with decent talent and character, they would bring them back to the Divine Palace.

Previously, the Divine Palace served the entire Cangzhou, but now it only serves independent cultivators and small forces.

There's also the Xu family; their Hidden Dragon Guards can go to the Divine Palace to cultivate at any time.