Chapter 916 - A Sheer Fantasy (1/2)

Chapter 916: A Sheer Fantasy

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

“That’s rather interesting,” commented Tang Xiu with a faint look that was both a smile and not.

“It’s not the only interesting fact, I tell you,” continued Miao Wentang with a forced smile. “The Lian Family has been acting low-profile all these years—so inconspicuous that it feels abnormal. I’ve tried to send people to investigate them, and guess what results I got? Those men I sent were like stones who have drowned on the ocean floor. No news, no messages, nobody was known alive, and I can’t even see their corpses.”

“So, you haven’t figured out the Lian Family’s situation either, then?” commented Tang Xiu calmly.

Miao Wentang took a deep breath and answered, “I already have since I did the investigation myself many times. I was finally sure that they are very abnormal and wicked. Members of this family have never known how come their ancestors are still able to live until today; even the oldest ones have been living for over 260 years. However, these ancestors rarely go out and are even seldom in their ancestral hall either.”

“That’s indeed very bizarre and wicked; they can be described as evils.” Tang Xiu nodded and said, “Nevertheless, I’ve already killed the Lians’ Patriarch, along with their two ancestors and more than 20 experts. Hence, I decided to come to Ning City to eradicate this ominous tumor.”

Miao Wentang’s eyes turned wide in but a moment; a look of disbelief filling his face. Miao Fengling was tongue-tied and dumbstruck while staring silly at Tang Xiu.

The Lian Family’s Patriarch, Lian Bai… is dead?

Miao Wentang gulped down and asked with a shocked face, “Brother Tang, what exactly happened between you and the Lians? How come you have a conflict with them?”

“I had no grudge with them whatsoever before this incident.” Tang Xiu shook his head and said, “But I happened to encounter a group of people from the Occult Sect a few days ago. They have a blood feud with the Lians, and I originally didn’t have the intention to meddle in the feud. However, the Lian Family’s ancestor unleashed a ghost device to devour the souls of all the killed people. And from them, I learned that this Ghost device is called Nine Fetuses of a Hundred Ghosts Streamer. Additionally, I learned that there’s a total of nine of them.”

A Ghost device—one that can devour souls?

Miao Wentang was so astonished that he asked, “There are still such evil weapons in this world?”

“I never thought that it would exist before, either.” Tang Xiu nodded and continued, “Only after I discovered the Nine Fetuses of a Hundred Ghosts Streamer was I finally aware that such Ghost devices still truly exist. For every streamer, if they want to fully refine it, they should need 77,490 souls to devour. Then, they need to torture these souls for many years, and eventually turn them into vengeful spirits without sentience, becoming an energy full of resentment, no less.”

“So damn evil!” Miao Wentang’s heartbeat spiked up, along with his fury that was evident his face

Tang Xiu nodded and said, “I wouldn’t have given a damn care if those who were killed by the Lians were guilty people who deserved their punishment, but they even murdered ordinary people. It turns out that calamity has reached the center of the pond, and I still don’t know how many innocents have met a tragic end in their hands either. I think the people you’ve sent to investigate them should have probably met their doom like this as well!”

“Say what?” Miao Wentang was so flushed red that he abruptly got up from the sofa. His eyes flashed with killing intent as he said, “Brother Tang, now I finally understand why the Lians have so many of their ancestors still living, as well as why I always feel something is bizarre and wicked about them. Are these bastards not afraid of the retribution from karma and the Heavenly Dao?”

“The Lian Family has fallen into a diabolical demonic path,” sneered Tang Xiu.

Miao Wentang inhaled deeply and said with a deep voice, “Brother Tang, had I not known about this fact, my family cannot easily have a blood feud with the Lians. But now, we must eradicate them so as to destroy those wicked Ghost devices. What are you planning next then, Brother Tang? My family will fully cooperative.”

“How many cultivators does your family have, exactly?” asked Tang Xiu after pondering for a moment.

“Only I,” answered Miao Wentang with a forced smile.

“You’re already a cultivator back when we first met; why would your family still only have one cultivator?” asked Tang Xiu with a puzzled face. “Why don’t you teach them the cultivation technique too?”

“It’s a custom set by our ancestors that my family must always have only one person to practice it: the patriarch of each generation,” explained Miao Wentang. “Also, the main reason is the concern of infighting and internal competition for power and authority, which will ruin the fraternal brotherhood.”

Tang Xiu quickly understood as he nodded and said, “Your cultivation is already high enough, and you still have much room for improvement in the future. You should break this established custom if possible since I think you have good family members—especially when you’re at the helm here. I’m sure that there won’t be big problems arising in the future.”

“You told me that I’m not allowed to impart the cultivation technique to others back when you taught me the more profound technique. So…” Miao Wentang hesitantly said.

“I didn’t know the nature of your other family members before, so I naturally didn’t want a large number of cultivators to appear,” said Tang Xiu. “Now I have changed my mind, yet my original intention still remains. You can impart to the members of your family who have good aptitude, but not too many of them. You must know that once you cultivate to a certain realm, you’ll need massive cultivation resources—and I don’t think your family can support much more than ten cultivators at a profound cultivation realm given the wealth possessed by your family now.”

Miao Wentang’s complexion slightly changed and he fell into contemplation for a while. Then he said, “I’ll pick a few good family members and teach them cultivation technique since you say so. I can change the custom set by my ancestors, but I’ll also re-establish a new rule that the number of cultivators in my family must not exceed ten people!”