Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1087: Chapter 742: Blade Returned to the Sheath, Vengeance Ended (Part 2)

Someone quietly sobbed, others silently cleaned up the aftermath, and the whole Zhang family was shrouded in a heavy atmosphere.

Even though the first rays of dawn brought light, they couldn’t dispel the gloom in people’s hearts.

...

Lingxi Mountain.

"Family Head, the Zhang family in Luyuan was attacked last night, with heavy casualties!"

In the early morning, just as Yang Zhenshan returned from the Spirit Source Land, Li Chang came to report.

"Oh! How severe?"

Yang Zhenshan asked in surprise.

Li Chang’s expression was grave as he said, "It’s said that over half of the Zhang clan members were massacred, including the Zhang family’s Earth Evil Stage ancestor!"

Yang Zhenshan suddenly raised his head, "Who did it?"

The Zhang family’s ancestor was quite a prominent figure, a notable expert in the northeastern part of Ancient County.

But to have just died like that?

"I don’t know. It’s said there was only one person, who sneaked into the Zhang family grounds at night, first killed the Zhang family ancestor, and then slaughtered several rounds in the family grounds before quietly leaving at dawn!"

Li Chang unconsciously lowered his voice, as if fearing the shadow of that night might overhear.

Yang Zhenshan narrowed his eyes slightly, this outcome really surprised him. He originally thought the two families would fight for a long time before a victor emerged, but unexpectedly, in just one night, the Zhang family was crippled.

As for whether the Wan family was behind this, Yang Zhenshan had a hunch that the Wan family could not be uninvolved in this matter.

"Let Chen Zhongshu investigate who the person is?"

This matter is worth attention; the Zhang family ancestor dying silently is truly chilling to hear.

The Zhang family ancestor was an Earth Evil Stage Martial Artist, the assailant could be at the Earth Evil Stage, or possibly the Heavenly Gang Stage.

That person could effortlessly slaughter so many Zhang family members after killing the Zhang family ancestor, indicative of extraordinary strength.

"Yes!" Li Chang responded.

After he left, Yang Zhenshan stroked his beard in thought for a moment.

He was considering the impact of this matter.

The strife between the Zhang family and the Wan family was no secret.

At this time, the Zhang family was attacked, and the Zhang family ancestor died tragically; everyone would suspect the Wan family.

But the Wan family shouldn’t have this kind of strength; if they did, the Wan family wouldn’t have been so miserably oppressed by the Zhang family before.

Then the question arises, who is helping the Wan family?

Or who did the Wan family hire?

And regarding this matter, what is Lu Jianghua’s attitude?

Is it indifference, or will he help the Zhang family seek revenge?

...

Nanxia County, within the county government.

Zhang Chenghuai staggered forward and fell heavily to his knees in front of Lu Jianghua. At this moment, his eyes were swollen, tears gushed forth uncontrollably like a bursting dam, and snot dripped unchecked, crying so much that he couldn’t speak properly.

"Mr. Lu, I beg you to uphold justice for my Zhang family!"

Zhang Chenghuai’s voice quivered with endless sorrow, "Last night, the assassin snuck into my Zhang family grounds like a ghost of the night, without a sound..."

He recounted the attacks of last night with a trembling voice.

Speaking of seeing the body of his family’s old ancestor, Zhang Chenghuai’s heart filled with grief, and he fell to the ground with a "thud", pounding the floor with his fists, howling with anguish, as if trying to vent all the pain and despair from his heart.

Lu Jianghua, dressed in luxurious apricot-yellow silk robes, sat behind the desk, listening to Zhang Chenghuai’s account, his expression suddenly turned grave.

"Did anyone see the assassin’s attire clearly?"

"All I know is that it was an assassin dressed in black." Zhang Chenghuai replied.

"What weapon did they use?"

"A blade! All my family’s members who died tragically sustained blade wounds!"

"What about the aura left by the blade wounds?"

"It was a kind of icy, cold blade energy, neither metallic nor watery, extremely chilling!" Zhang Chenghuai recalled the blade wounds he inspected and said anxiously.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jianghua suddenly stood up, "Soul-breaking Blade!"

His expression instantly turned ghastly.

Zhang Chenghuai looked at him in confusion, bewildered.

"It was actually the Soul-breaking Blade? How could it be the Soul-breaking Blade?" Lu Jianghua’s expression was incredibly heavy,

Others might not understand the terror of the Soul-breaking Blade, but Lu Jianghua understood.

He had heard many stories about the Soul-breaking Blade before.

And the most incredible one was an assassination fifty years ago.

A Xuanqing Sect elder was killed by a single strike inside the Xuanqing Sect.

Killed inside the sect!

To Xuanqing Sect, this was a great humiliation.

Not just a great humiliation to Xuanqing Sect, but also a provocation felt by the Wuxiang Sect and Illusion Moon Sect.

The status of the three major sects in the Sea of Spirit is not to be challenged; how could the Soul-breaking Blade dare to infiltrate the sects and commit assassinations, how could the three major sects tolerate it?

Thus, the three major sects jointly eradicated all the Soul-breaking Blade’s bases in the Sea of Spirit, thoroughly driving the Soul-breaking Blade out of the Sea of Spirit.

This event made Xuanqing Sect very embarrassed, so ever since the Soul-breaking Blade had become a taboo in the Sea of Spirit, rarely mentioned openly.

The Lu family had never been a family in the Sea of Spirit, but Heavenly Que City was close to the Sea of Spirit, so the Lu family knew about these obscure matters.

And Lu Jianghua also heard about this matter from the elders in the family.

The most significant characteristic of the Soul-breaking Blade is that their Energy Introduction Skill isn’t conventional, but a sinister Evil Qi, so the traces they leave in assassinations are that extremely cold Evil Qi.

"You may go down first, I will have my own plan for this matter!" Lu Jianghua thought for a moment and said.

"Sir!"

Zhang Chenghuai still wanted to plead but was stopped by a cold glance from Lu Jianghua; he could only shiver as he exited the room.

Lu Jianghua’s face was extremely gloomy.

Faced with such a brutal killer organization as the Soul-breaking Blade, Lu Jianghua was also immensely anxious.

If this Soul-breaking Blade targeted him, he would lose his life too.

Just the thought of the Soul-breaking Blade being in Nanxia County filled him with an urge to flee back to Heavenly Que City.

It’s not that he was cowardly; it’s just that the notorious reputation of the Soul-breaking Blade was too terrifying.

...

Lingxi Mountain, Lan Peng came uninvited.

"Soul-breaking Blade?"

Yang Zhenshan looked at Lan Peng in astonishment.

Today Lan Peng’s demeanor wasn’t as hearty as usual, but a seriousness Yang Zhenshan had never seen before.

"The Soul-breaking Blade is extremely dangerous. Fifty years ago, they once assassinated an elder of the Xuanqing Sect, a Martial God Realm elder!" Lan Peng said.

Yang Zhenshan showed a shocked expression.

"They assassinated within the Xuanqing Sect’s own grounds, delivering a lethal strike and quietly retreating, Although later, the three major sects joined forces to hunt the Soul-breaking Blade, ultimately, the three sects only managed to kill a few of the Soul-breaking Blade’s minor followers!"

"Since then, the Soul-breaking Blade has rarely appeared in the Sea of Spirit, though they haven’t disappeared entirely. Thirty years ago, Beishi family head Shi Yuancai was assassinated during a trip, and more than twenty years ago, Dazhao Chancellor Qu Yan tragically died in his study!"

Speaking of which, Lan Peng lifted his eyes slightly, a hint of coldness flashing in them, "With Qu Yan’s death, Dazhao lost any possibility of recovery, ultimately heading towards unavoidable destruction!"

"And in recent years, the Soul-breaking Blade has appeared more and more frequently in the Sea of Spirit! This year alone, they have acted three times!"

"This is only what I know, there may be more that I don’t know about!"

Yang Zhenshan couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

To infiltrate Xuanqing Sect and assassinate the Xuanqing Sect Martial God Realm elder!

Man!

This Soul-breaking Blade is quite excessively terrifying.

Xuanqing Sect not only has several Martial God Realm elders but also Martial Immortal Realm powerhouses, and the sect is protected by a Great Array.

Yet this Soul-breaking Blade could still infiltrate the Xuanqing Sect, and after killing a Martial God Realm elder, retreat whole and unscathed.

Not only that, under the siege of the three major sects, this Soul-breaking Blade didn’t get eradicated, but instead, it has been active in the Sea of Spirit all along.

The Sea of Spirit has two Master families, the Beishi family and the Nan Shi family, reportedly these two families used to be one, later splitting into two due to some matters.

And Dazhao Chancellor Qu Yan was quite a figure, at the time, he seemed to have a trend of stabilizing a crumbling structure, unfortunately, he died too early.

And it was precisely because of his death that Dazhao lost its last chance to struggle, fully heading toward the path of ruin.

Compared to these people, the Zhang family was just a bunch of small fry, not worth mentioning.

However, since the Soul-breaking Blade targeted the Zhang family, it indicates they are once more running rampant in the Sea of Spirit.

Previously cautious and only taking major deals, they now didn’t even bypass smaller transactions, indicating they are beginning to act aggressively once again.