Immortal Cultivation Families: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan

The array's sturdiness is comparable to a second-tier array. However, second-tier arrays cannot be moved and can only be activated by the spiritual energy supplied by the spiritual veins. Yet, the Spirit Ghost Daoist's methods allow him to move it at will; such a difference is obvious.

By the time Xia Yuhui escaped, the Ghostly Taoist had vanished without a trace. Xia Yuhui could only vent all his resentment on the four ghosts.

After a dozen or so breaths, Xia Yuhui annihilated the four spirit ghosts and absorbed them into the Azure Soul Lamp to strengthen his own divine sense.

Now, Xia Yuhui's spiritual sense can cover an area of ​​150 miles. If he digests the gains of the past few days, his spiritual sense will be able to crush ordinary mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After the devastation was over, Xia Yuhui stared at the mess on the battlefield and fell silent.

He had not expected the Spirit Ghost Daoist to have such a wide range of methods. He should know that he had already investigated the man's identity. This man was clearly a rogue cultivator, yet he was able to cultivate all the way to the Foundation Establishment stage, and even after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, his strength was still so extraordinary. He was truly a hero.

After pondering for a moment, Xia Yufeng led the Xia family back. "Fifth Brother, if we let that Ghost Taoist escape now, he might reveal your identity to the public. What should we do now?"

"Hmph! It doesn't matter. As long as I vehemently deny attacking the Cai family, they can't do anything to me." Xia Yuhui was completely unconcerned. With the current strength of the two families, he had nothing to fear. Of course, the return of the two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Northern Frontier battlefield was another matter.

After speaking, he turned to look at Xia Yufeng. At this time, Xia Yufeng was already tainted by ghostly energy, his neck was black, and he could not even fully open his eyes.

Xia Yuhui immediately reached out and pressed down on Xia Yufeng's shoulder. A burst of crimson lightning from his hand entered Xia Yufeng's body, and within a few breaths, the ghostly energy within Xia Yufeng's body was shattered.

With Xia Yufeng's physical strength, he can recover completely in a few days.

"Let's go home first. The Cai family and the Akagi family will probably take action soon."

After saying this, the dozen or so people flew together towards their family's location...

Upon returning to his family, Xia Yuhui immediately ordered everyone to go on high alert, while also instructing Xia Guangyan, who was in the market, to be extremely cautious. He then calmly awaited responses from both families.

Five days later, at Lingfeng Mountain.

A Qi Refining cultivator arrived at Lingfeng Mountain. "I am Akagi Akita of the Akagi family. I have come here to seek peace. Please inform Xia Liangdao and Xia Liangshi of this matter." Akagi Akita spoke to Xia Liangdao and Xia Liangshi with neither servility nor arrogance.

Xia Liangdao and Xia Liangshi dared not delay and immediately turned around to report.

Half an incense stick later, Xia Liangdao, who had gone to report, returned and brought Akagi Akita inside.

However, before that, Xia Liangshi had placed a talisman on him, the effect of which was to temporarily shut down his senses and consciousness.

Half an incense stick later, Xia Liangdao and Akagi Akita arrived at the entrance of the family council hall. After escorting him there, Xia Liangdao turned around and stood guard outside the door.

Akagi Akita took a deep breath, stepped forward and knocked on the door. The wooden door opened automatically instantly, and he strode in. Upon entering the hall, he saw three cultivators sitting at a long table in front of him. The young man in the main seat had his eyes closed and his fingers tapping lightly on the table from time to time.

"Junior Akagi Akita pays his respects to Senior Xia and the two elders of the Xia family." After saying this, he bowed deeply.

However, Xia Yuhui showed no intention of speaking. Since Xia Yuhui did not speak, Xia Guangchang and Xia Guangyang, who were sitting on either side of him, dared not utter a word.

After a dozen or so breaths, fine beads of sweat had already seeped from the forehead of Akagi Akita, who was standing below. At this moment, he was extremely nervous. His family had a deep-seated grudge against the Xia family, and Xia Yuhui had been known for his ruthless and decisive nature since childhood. He was deeply afraid that after today, he would never be able to return home again.

After another dozen or so breaths, Xia Yuhui slowly opened his tightly closed eyes and said in a deep voice, "I heard that Akagi Yoshihiro was injured by villains. I wonder how he is doing now?"

Akagi Akita was surprised by Xia Yuhui's words, but he did not show any surprise and immediately smiled and said, "Senior Xia, my uncle has recovered. Thank you for your concern."

"Heh, your uncle is lucky to be alive, surviving such serious injuries."

"Hmm! Fellow Daoist Akagi, what brings you to my Xia family today?" Xia Guangchang, who was sitting to the side, finally couldn't hold back any longer and interrupted Xia Yuhui's words, asking directly.

After all, some things are better left unsaid.

Seeing that Xia Guangchang had interrupted Xia Yuhui, Akagi Akita immediately said solemnly, "Oh, Elder Xia, I have come here today to seek peace. My Akagi family has indeed done something wrong in the past, and today I am offering 5000 spirit stones to seek reconciliation, hoping that our two families can put aside their past grievances and return to good relations. After all, our two families had a marriage alliance a hundred years ago."

This time, Xia Guangchang remained silent and looked at Xia Yuhui, clearly waiting for him to make a decision.

Xia Yuhui didn't speak first. Instead, he grabbed the storage bag containing 5000 spirit stones with one hand, and threw it directly to Xia Guangchang.

Seeing that Xia Yuhui accepted the spirit stones so readily, Akagi Akita felt relieved and secretly rejoiced that he had made the right decision to come. He quickly said, "Thank you for your magnanimity, Senior Xia. May our two families live in harmony for a thousand years to come."

However, Xia Yuhui's next sentence stunned him instantly.

"Who said I agreed? I accepted the spirit stones only because they were owed to my Xia family by your Akagi family. Even if you don't send them today, I will collect them myself in a few years. I am simply reclaiming what belongs to my Xia family."

"Well, then Senior Xia, what exactly do you want to achieve to agree to a ceasefire? Please tell me, and I will definitely bring back to my family what you have said."

"Alright, here you go!" Xia Yuhui tossed out a piece of paper, on which were written the Xia family's demands, listing more than a dozen specific requests, such as compensation of five thousand spirit stones to the Xia family, as well as various resources, and so on...

Akagi Akita picked up the paper, glanced at it quickly, and put it into his storage bag. Although the paper listed many resources, he firmly believed that the family would agree. After all, they had gained a lot in the Xia family's territory over the years, and now it was just returning the goods to their rightful owner.

"Senior Xia, rest assured, I will definitely submit this paper to my family. Farewell."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

"Take this message back with you. If any member of my Xia family is ever hunted down again, I will slaughter a hundred members of the Akagi family. I will always keep my word."

Akagi Akita trembled, then nodded and turned to leave.

Seeing Akagi Akita leave, Xia Guangyang breathed a long sigh of relief, "It seems that the dawn has broken for my Xia family!"

"Yes, it seems to be on the rise," Xia Guangchang replied with a smile.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Before any sound could be heard outside the door, Xia Yuhui's voice came through, "Let Uncle Yan in."

Clearly, he had already realized that Xia Guangyan had returned to his family.

A dozen or so breaths later, Xia Guangyan pushed open the door and entered. "Yu Hui, I just met with the cultivator from the Chi Mu family. How did it go? Did you reach an agreement?" Xia Guangyan's expression was slightly anxious. He was afraid that Xia Yu Hui would be too stubborn and start a war with both families. Although the Xia family was quite powerful now, such an action would not be tolerated by the sect.