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

Xu Qingzhou could tell that Xu Luo wanted to save Tu Jiuming, and that he had had this idea before.

At the time, Xu Qingzhou felt that Tu Jiuming had a connection with the Xu family, and since the Xu family was rooted in Duanshan City, rescuing the old city lord's adopted son was quite appropriate.

Now that the Xu family and Duanshan City have fallen out, Xu Qingzhou naturally has no intention of rescuing Tu Jiuming, and even hopes that Wei Jianghe will also have some accident.

Xu Luo seemed to sense his hesitation and quickly explained.

"Uncle Liu, you may not know this, but according to reliable sources I have received, Duanshan City is not a monolithic entity."

"Back when the old city lord and his eldest son left Cangzhou to train in other continents, they put the third brother, Tu Jiuming, in charge of Duanshan City. However, the fifth brother, Wei Jianghe, was dissatisfied with this decision and joined forces with external forces to try to seize power."

"When Tu Jiuming and Wei Jianghe were fighting, the second brother wanted to go out and invite the old city lord or the eldest brother back, but he was discovered by Wei Jianghe, who then joined forces with other powerful people to kill him."

"Afterwards, Tu Jiuming was deceived by Wei Jianghe's false information and was trapped in the Pingqiu Desert. Wei Jianghe thus became the city lord of Duanshan City smoothly."

After listening, Xu Qingzhou pondered for a moment, "You mean, Tu Jiuming and Wei Jianghe are enemies."

“Yes,” Xu Luo nodded.

"If we can rescue Tu Jiuming and let him take control of Duanshan City, our Xu family will immediately have one less enemy by our side and one more ally for common development."

Most importantly, in the Pingqiu Desert where Tu Jiuming is trapped, there exists a material comparable to sacred metal called Golden Turbid Sand, and in considerable quantities. Golden Turbid Sand can also be used to forge sacred weapons.

The place where Tu Jiuming is trapped is very close to the Golden Turbid Sand. Finding him will lead to the priceless Golden Turbid Sand.

After saying this, Xu Qingzhou's thoughts suddenly became clear.

Nowadays, the Xu family and the city lord's mansion of Duanshan City are constantly at odds, engaging in various petty squabbles behind the scenes. Although nothing major has happened, it has had some impact nonetheless.

In the short term, the Xu family cannot overpower the City Lord's Mansion, and in the long run, this will indeed be detrimental to the Xu family's development.

If we could simply replace the city lord of Duanshan City with someone close to the Xu family, things would be much better, and it would even greatly benefit the Xu family's development.

Most importantly, Xu Luo mentioned that there was also Golden Turbid Sand there, comparable to Sacred Gold, which meant there was potential for profit.

As long as rescuing Tu Jiuming doesn't cost too much, this deal can be made.

Xu Qingzhou asked, "What is Tu Jiuming's strength?"

“He was at the sixth level of the Great Sage realm before he was trapped, and he has been trapped for more than three hundred years now. His cultivation level should still be at the Great Sage realm,” Xu Luo replied.

[In his previous life, it was several decades later that Tu Jiuming was accidentally discovered and rescued. Tu Jiuming was indeed a prodigy; even while trapped in such a place, his cultivation continued to steadily improve. By the time he was rescued, he had already reached the ninth level of the Great Saint realm.]

Wei Jianghe, who controls most of the resources of Duanshan City, is only at the eighth level of the Great Saint Realm.

When the old city lord and his five adopted sons were all alive, Duanshan City was the dominant force in Cangzhou. The old city lord, who possessed the strength of a Saint King, was comparable in status to a True Saint Lord or God Emperor. Wei Jianghe, on the other hand, was still a bit lacking in that regard.

Xu Qingzhou then asked, "Are you confident? Do you need the help of the three Lords of the Divine Palace?"

"Tu Jiuming was trapped mainly because it was a trap set for him. Even if he had the Saint King Realm inside, he might not be able to get out. But it would be much easier for us to rescue him from the outside," Xu Luo explained.

Xu Qingzhou pondered for a moment and nodded, "In that case, there's nothing to worry about."

Seeing that Xu Qingzhou agreed, Xu Luo also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although, as he said, it would be easier to rescue people outside, it would be safer to have Xu Qingzhou, a Great Sage Realm expert, present. Sending the others would be somewhat dangerous.

After finalizing the matter, they rested at home for a while before leaving the Xu family together.

Besides Xu Qingzhou and Xu Luo, there are also Xu Chen and Xu Chu. Xu Chen's Qi Observation Technique is somewhat useful, and Xu Chu is proficient in formations. It would be useless for the others to go with them.

After leaving Broken Mountain City, they headed east.

The Great Qian Dynasty is located in the easternmost corner of Cangzhou. The Great Qian Dynasty and the Wu Kingdom, the outermost of the Eight Ancient Kingdoms, are separated by a boundless desert called the Pingqiu Desert.

The Pingqiu Desert is extremely large and is home to a large number of monsters and strange beasts. If one's cultivation level is insufficient or one's luck is too bad, it will be difficult to cross the Pingqiu Desert.

It is the existence of the Pingqiu Desert that has hindered the Great Qian Dynasty's opportunity to connect with the Eastern Region, preventing many cultivators of the Great Qian Dynasty from ever venturing out of the region in their entire lives.

Tu Jiuming has been trapped in the Pingqiu Desert for over three hundred years.

Back then, he didn't know that Wei Jianghe would completely disregard brotherhood and even murder his brothers for the position of city lord of Duanshan City. That's why he listened to Wei Jianghe's words and went to Pingqiu Desert to find the Golden Turbid Sand for refining sacred weapons.

Unexpectedly, they were trapped in a pre-arranged trap, where they remained trapped for over three hundred years.

It can be said that Tu Jiuming was not destined to die; whether in his past life or this one, he was rescued.

If his luck had been worse, he would have been trapped there, his lifespan exhausted, and he would have died in vain.

Using his memories from his previous life, Xu Luo led them to an area about 900,000 miles from the eastern edge of the Pingqiu Desert.

"According to the information I have, Tu Jiuming should be trapped nearby. We still need to search for his exact location."

Xu Chen silently began using his Qi Observation Technique. His Qi Observation Technique could not only be used to judge people and appraise treasures, but also to examine feng shui, find treasure sites, and identify inauspicious sites.

As long as there's anything special about this place, Xu Chen can find it if he spends enough time.

"Om~~"

They had just arrived at the place when they heard a commotion.

Xu Qingzhou, the strongest among them, turned his head to look westward. A moment later, Xu Luo and the other two also saw a dark cloud surging towards them from the sky.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that this dark cloud was actually composed of insects with jet-black bodies and golden wings.

“This is… a golden-winged sandworm!” Xu Luo declared.

Xu Chen exclaimed in surprise, "Golden-winged sandworms? Those are really good stuff!"

"Great stuff! Great stuff!" Xu Chu's eyes lit up, and he repeated it twice.

The golden-winged sandworm is a strange beast that lives in the desert. Although it is not large, it is fast, has sharp teeth, and lives in groups. Wherever it goes, it eats everything that can be eaten.

If there are monsters blocking the way, they will eat you until only bone fragments remain.

Although the Golden-Winged Sandworm is only the size of an egg, it is very powerful. If a cultivator at the Integration Realm sees it, they will basically be doomed.

Only those at the ninth level of the Integration Realm can guarantee their escape from the army of Golden-Winged Sandworms. Only Saint Realm experts can kill or capture Golden-Winged Sandworms.

It can be said that the golden-winged sandworm is a dominant species in the Pingqiu Desert. Whether it is local or foreign, people will have a headache when they encounter them.

Fortunately, their population is limited, and as long as you pass through the Pingqiu Desert quickly, you generally won't encounter them.

Although the Golden-winged Sandworm is small, it has many useful parts. It can be used to forge weapons, pills, and even as a spirit pet.

Xu Chu was so excited to see the Golden-Winged Sandworm because, in addition to the most basic alchemy, artifact crafting, and array formations, he was also proficient in brewing wine, planting tea, taming beasts, and disguise, among other things.

The strongest monsters in the Azure Dragon Secret Realm back then all became his pets.

However, those demonic beasts are insignificant compared to the powerful Golden-Winged Sandworm, which still has room for improvement.

If he could have such a powerful group of demonic beasts as pets, it would be like giving himself a heavyweight trump card. How could Xu Chu not be excited?

Xu Qingzhou asked, "After I catch you, will you be able to control yourself?"

After all, each Golden-Winged Sandworm possesses strength comparable to the Fusion Realm, while Xu Chu is only at the Dharma Aspect Realm.

Xu Chu replied confidently, "No problem."

Although he wasn't good at cultivation or fighting, he was very confident in his side hustles.

As they spoke, the army of golden-winged sandworms arrived before them.

Xu Qingzhou casually grabbed, and a gigantic hand appeared, instantly grabbing all the golden-winged sandworms.

Even a true saint-level expert could kill some of the golden-winged sandworms or capture some, but they couldn't do what Xu Qingzhou did—capture all the golden-winged sandworms so easily and without any damage.