Immortal Cultivation Families: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan

Soon, they entered the formation and arrived at a room. At that moment, Akagi Akira was respectfully guarding the door. Upon seeing the newcomers, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Uncle Cheng."

Akagi Yoshiaki nodded to him, then hurriedly opened the door and went inside.

Upon opening the door, he saw Akagi Yoshihiro, whose face was as pale as paper, sitting upright on a futon, healing his injuries.

Seeing how serious his injuries were, Akagi Yoshinari no longer had the intention of disturbing him. Instead, he quietly closed the door and left.

"What exactly is going on? Could it really be Xia Yuhui?" he asked anxiously as soon as he came out.

“Uncle Cheng, I share the same view. After all, in Jinling County, only Xia Yuhui possesses the Thunder Spirit Body, and he has been missing for many years. It is not strange that he has now reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Moreover, the words and actions of that person just now are very similar to those of Xia Yuhui in the intelligence.”

"This person was able to injure Yi Hong so badly in such a short time, which shows how powerful he is. From now on, you must not go out. Return to Tianli Mountain immediately and do not give Xia Yuhui another chance."

"Ah, Uncle Cheng, are we just going to let Xia Yuhui go like this?" Akagi Akira asked, his face full of astonishment.

"Hmph, revenge requires strength. With that kid's strength, I'm afraid even if Yi Hong and I join forces, we will have difficulty taking him down. So for now, we can only seek peace and wait for the old patriarch to return."

"You must remember that in the cultivation world, strength is paramount, and everything else is illusory. Even if you have a special identity, if you cannot establish your foundation in the future, you will become an ordinary member of your clan. As for Xia Yuhui, he has already risen to power, and it is beyond our ability to stop him."

Akira Akagi could only nod dejectedly.

"Alas, if we had known earlier that Xia Yuhui possessed the Thunder Spirit Body, he probably wouldn't have survived until now. For now, we have no choice but to temporarily avoid his wrath..."

Meanwhile, Xia Yuhui was contentedly speeding towards his family's location. The Azure Soul Lamp had absorbed many more souls this time, which also enhanced his spiritual awareness.

In this battle, he did not use the Soul Devouring Technique; he only needed to use the Clear Breeze and Bright Moon to interfere with Akagi Yoshihiro's spiritual power.

Just as he was happily returning home, a sudden surge of spiritual energy came from afar. Xia Yuhui was startled, for this was the Xia family's unique distress signal.

It can cast a spell upwards, which can create ripples of divine sense within a radius of 500 miles, summoning nearby family cultivators to come and provide reinforcements.

At the same time, the clan leader's token in his sleeve flashed with a blue light, indicating that a clan cultivator had sent him a distress signal. Only a handful of people could directly ask him for help, and it was clear that one of them was in danger.

He wasn't far from the place where the distress call had been made, so Xia Yuhui immediately sped off...

In the distance, Xia Yufeng was leading a dozen or so Xia family cultivators in a hasty escape, pursued closely by hundreds of evil spirits. The distance between the two sides was gradually decreasing, clearly indicating a difference in their escape techniques.

Xia Yufeng's expression grew increasingly grim as he looked at the evil spirits behind him. Since his fifth brother and seventh uncle broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, the family had returned to its former state, and he had resumed his old business, responsible for transporting the family's produced goods to Qingshui County, where they were currently at war, for sale. In this way, the profits could be multiplied several times over. Therefore, the family would never give up such a business.

He originally thought that with Xia Guangyan in charge of the Guiyun Sect, no one would dare to mess with the Xia family anymore. He never expected to encounter such a ruthless character today.

Such a massive group of evil spirits behind them could only be controlled by one person in Jinling County: the Spirit Ghost Taoist.

Upon discovering the group of evil spirits, Xia Yufeng immediately led the Xia family cultivators in a flight, but still suffered the direct loss of several experts.

Ever since the elders of the family handed over the business of trading spiritual items to him, this group of family cultivators had followed him, going through more than ten battles, large and small, and could be said to be the elite of the Xia family. Now, the direct loss of several of them was truly heartbreaking for him.

In the past, he would have immediately turned around and fought back, but facing the Spirit Ghost Taoist, he could only swallow his anger.

Just as he was fleeing anxiously, hoping that his family would come to his aid soon.

A cloud of black mist suddenly appeared before him.

Xia Yufeng was startled and immediately swung his superior-grade magic weapon, but it was easily caught by a ghostly hand.

"You brat from the Xia family, how dare you challenge me to a contest of escape techniques? I said long ago that I would return to take revenge. Now that old man Xia is gone, let's see who can protect you now."

After he finished speaking, his figure appeared. The newcomer was none other than the Spirit Ghost Taoist, and the hand that was gripping Xia Yufeng's neck was a ghostly hand that had emerged from the Spirit Ghost Taoist's chest.

Xia Yuguang, who had joined the delivery team a few years ago, witnessed this and hurriedly said, "Senior, my seventh uncle has now broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage and is a steward of the Guiyun Sect. I hope you will not make a mistake, otherwise..."

Before he could finish speaking, a demon had already detached itself from the body of the Spirit Ghost Taoist, biting Xia Yuguang and devouring his soul in an instant.

Without uttering a single superfluous word, the Spirit Ghost Taoist immediately prepared to attack the rest of the Xia family.

However, at that very moment, he suddenly sensed a peculiar ghostly aura bewitching him, but as a ghost cultivator, his divine sense was exceptionally strong, and he was not affected in the slightest.

At that moment, he turned his head in astonishment and looked into the distance, where a bolt of lightning was rapidly striking him.

Moreover, its speed was extremely fast, almost comparable to his escape techniques.

The Spirit Ghost Taoist's expression changed drastically in an instant. He was able to commit so many evil deeds in Jinling County by relying on his escape techniques. Now, someone's escape techniques were comparable to his, which made him feel a strong killing intent.

Thinking of this, he immediately shielded Xia Yufeng in front of him. This person dared to cause him trouble, so he must be related to the Xia family. Therefore, he was certain that this person would not harm the hostage in his hands.

As he expected, Xia Yuhui had no intention of harming Xia Yufeng. Instead, he unleashed a crimson lightning bolt that struck Xia Yufeng directly. However, the lightning did not injure Xia Yufeng but passed through his body and struck the Spirit Ghost Taoist behind him.

This sudden attack struck the Spirit Ghost Taoist precisely. Although the Spirit Ghost Taoist managed to defend himself, the damage was still considerable, sending him flying.

After hitting him, Xia Yuhui threw Xia Yufeng away without hesitation and shouted, "Quick! Get out of here!"

Upon hearing this, the Xia family members immediately began to flee. However, the hundreds of evil spirits above clearly had no intention of letting them go and pounced straight at them.

Seeing this scene, Xia Yuhui couldn't help but sneer. Back when he was in the Qi Refining stage, he would have been helpless in this situation, but things are different now.

Most of his techniques are specifically designed to subdue ghosts.

In an instant, five crimson bolts of lightning exploded in the center of the ghost, and hundreds of evil spirits were instantly affected by the explosion and fell straight down.