Chapter 946, Flying Heaven Fort

Translator: Silavin

 

“Those bastards are inside. Our Family’s Grand Elder and several other Elders are in there too. But, Eldest Uncle was injured. Otherwise, they wouldn’t dare act so arrogantly in our Mu Family Fort!” Mu Yanqian’s delicate face flushed with anger as she spoke indignantly.

 

“How did Eldest Uncle get injured? Has he still not awakened?”  Mu Yanfeng’s brow furrowed as he asked in a grave tone.

 

“Eldest Uncle had only just broken through to the Late Stage Martial Ancestor Realm not long ago. That old bastard from Flying Heaven Fort somehow dragged over two other Late Stage Martial Ancestors. The three of them joined forces and severely wounded Eldest Uncle…” Mu Yanqian’s teeth clenched slightly as she explained.

 

“Severely wounded and unconscious?” Upon hearing this, Mu Yanfeng’s brow creased further. By rights, given the Mu Family’s resources, no matter how severe the injuries, it shouldn’t be possible for someone to remain unconscious for several days. There must be something strange about this situation.

 

“Junior Brother Qin, I’ll have to trouble you.” Mu Yanfeng turned his gaze toward Qin Yichen.

 

“Senior Brother can rest assured,” Qin Yichen replied with a faint smile.

 

“Yanqian, take my Junior Brother to see Eldest Uncle right now.” Mu Yanfeng held considerable confidence in Qin Yichen. After all, even the Heaven Grade Alchemists from the various Sacred Lands treated him with courtesy. His achievements in the Dao of Alchemy were undoubtedly extraordinary.

 

However, Mu Yanqian harboured some doubt. Could this fellow who did not look any older than herself really deserve such importance from Mu Yanfeng?

 

She knew that even their Family’s several Earth Grade Alchemist advisers had been helpless regarding the Patriarch, Mu Enxiong’s injuries!

 

Could this young man actually be more capable than the advisers their Family had invested heavily to retain?

 

Such thoughts never crossed Mu Yanfeng’s mind. He would never imagine that this genius youth whom even Heaven Grade Alchemists treated with courtesy would be compared by this little girl to mere Earth Grade Alchemists.

 

Qin Yichen took in Mu Yanqian’s changing expression completely, though he had no desire to explain.

 

…

 

Within the Mu Family Residence, the great hall was exceptionally spacious and imposing in its grandeur.

 

Yet at this moment, the atmosphere within was rather oppressive. The interior was crowded with forty to fifty figures roughly divided into two groups, standing in opposition. Their mutual gazes carried an edge of confrontation, signs of imminent eruption.

 

What could not be underestimated was that each of these figures emanated surging auras. Clearly, they were all Martial Ancestors!

 

At the front of the slightly smaller group sat three figures: the three Elders of the Mu Family. However, their expressions were rather unpleasant, and their bodies emanated an undisguisable sense of instability. They had clearly suffered significant injuries.

 

Opposite the Mu Family stood Martial Ancestors that obviously did not belong to a single Force, yet they vaguely deferred to an elderly man seated at their forefront.

 

Before them sat a chair of red sandalwood, occupied by a white-haired, youthful-faced Elder.

 

This elder was none other than the Fort Master of the Flying Heaven Fort, Fei Yunxiao!

 

Fei Yunxiao was a genuine Late Stage Martial Ancestor. Moreover, he had the backing of a Sacred Land!

 

Decades ago, an outstanding youth from Flying Heaven Fort had been accepted into Seven Stars Sacred Land. Now, he had broken through to become a Heaven Grade Alchemist and served as an Elder in Seven Stars Sacred Land’s Pill Hall!

 

Though in terms of status, a Pill Hall Elder certainly could not compare to a Sacred Land’s Sacred Master Candidate, this territory spanning ten thousand kilometres belonged to Seven Stars Sacred Land!

 

Furthermore, Flying Heaven Fort had always been a Second Tier Force, while the Mu Family had only risen recently through Mu Yanfeng.

 

Comparatively speaking, within this region spanning several thousand kilometres, Flying Heaven Fort’s power still exceeded that of Mu Family Fort by a considerable margin.

 

“Fei Yunxiao, our Mu Family has already made concessions. You repeatedly make such unreasonable demands/ Do you truly think our Mu Family Fort is easy to bully?” The Mu Family Grand Elder’s expression was cold as his gaze swept over the pack of wolf-like adversaries before finally settling on the elderly man in the sandalwood chair. He spoke icily.

 

“Ha ha ha! Grand Elder truly jests! This is your Mu Family Fort’s territory. We wouldn’t dare overstep our bounds. We came at Brother Mu’s invitation. Your Mu Family Fort should naturally take the vanguard position. We’ll follow behind and guard your rear. That should suffice.” Fei Yunxiao laughed heartily, speaking with a smile.

 

“You bastard! The Patriarch refused you, so you had people ambush him and beat him close to death. Now you even dare come here to take advantage of us. Do you really think we won’t fight you to the death!?”

 

An Elder beside the Mu Family Grand Elder immediately roared in fury.

 

“Second Elder!” The Grand Elder grabbed him and barked sharply.

 

Though both sides clearly understood what had transpired, they had not yet truly torn off the mask of civility. Even after suffering such a tremendous loss, the Mu Family could only swallow their anger.

 

“Old bastard!” After being restrained, the Second Elder sat down resentfully.

 

“Hehe, the Second Elder’s temperament is truly as consistent as ever. However, while food can be eaten carelessly, words cannot be spoken recklessly.”

 

Facing his fury, Fei Yunxiao remained unconcerned. He smiled sinisterly and continued, “Grand Elder, our patience is limited. We hope you’ll give us an answer quickly and not waste everyone’s time. You know that thing is about to emerge. We don’t want to be cannon fodder at the front while certain Forces reap the benefits in the end.”

 

“The Patriarch said you can go yourselves. Our Mu Family Fort absolutely will not participate!” The Grand Elder’s expression shifted as he spoke gravely.

 

But he also knew these people would never trust the Mu Family. After all, this was their territory. If the Mu Family’s experts struck when they had suffered heavy losses, they would certainly not benefit.

 

“Hehe, it seems the Grand Elder is determined to oppose us.” The coldness on Fei Yunxiao’s face intensified as the tremendous Yuan Energy within his body gradually surged forth.

 

“Fort Master Fei, if you insist on forcing us, then we can only fight you to mutual destruction!” Watching Fei Yunxiao, cold as a venomous serpent, the Grand Elder’s expression darkened as he declared gravely.

 

“Mutual destruction? Ha ha ha! With your current strength, what qualification do you have? In your present state, this old man alone could deal with all of you!” Fei Yunxiao sneered coldly.

 

Behind the Grand Elder, numerous Mu Family Fort experts seethed with rage, yet what he said was the truth. Fei Yunxiao was a Late Stage Martial Ancestor. He alone had the capability!

 

“If Fort Master Fei acts against our Mu Family, you can await his retribution in the future!” The Grand Elder held back the furious people, his gaze fixed coldly on Fei Yunxiao as he spoke icily.