I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

Chapter 1871 - 1864: It’s Your Turn to Suffer

Divine Profound Hall, Elders’ Council Hall.

A large circle of burning candles surrounded the Elders’ Council Hall, and upon assuming their title, each elder of the Divine Profound Hall would leave a Soul Flame here, allowing the candle flames to reflect their current condition.

If the flame burned weakly, it indicated that they were in danger, even on the verge of death; if the flame extinguished, it meant that the elder had passed away.

At this moment, fifty of these flames had completely gone out, representing the fall of fifty elders, who were precisely those sent to assassinate Zhang Menglong.

"I never expected that this Gu Xiao would be so difficult to deal with, killing fifty elders!" The Grand Elder did not appear particularly saddened by the sacrifice of these elders, as emotions were of little significance to them. In fact, if Zhang Menglong died, he might even see some value in the deaths of these elders.

"Indeed, who would have thought he possessed such skill!" another elder remarked, "He reportedly posted a task on the dark web, spending large sums to recruit a batch of Dao Realm experts for his protection. According to the messages sent right before their deaths, even some of those at the revered level appeared!"

"What abilities does he have to persuade those experts to stand up for him? Some people have sworn that no one could make them work for others. What did he promise?"

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"This matter is not our primary concern now," the Grand Elder interrupted as the conversation drifted off topic, "This kid is still alive and poses a significant threat to us! What should we do next? Ordinary elders are already unable to handle him, should we dispatch several reverends of the Divine Profound Hall to deal with one petty Gu Xiao?"

"What about the other disciples of the Sunset Sect?" the Grand Elder asked again, though they posed less of a threat than Zhang Menglong, they were still a potential hazard.

"Killed over 2000," the elder responsible for the follow-up reported, "But we paid a hefty price too, losing over ten thousand core disciples along with two elders, as they self-detonated their Life Energy to perish alongside them."

"These are truly ruthless people, much like Lei Poguan," the Grand Elder muttered, "And the rest?"

"The remaining people are no longer being fooled, and we can’t exert much influence on their families and countries anymore," the elder continued to report.

"How could this happen? Those affiliated empires and forces are now at odds with us?" the Grand Elder exclaimed angrily, "They used to grovel to the Divine Profound Hall when seeking our assistance, and now they play these two-faced games?"

"Grand Elder, it’s not because of that," he added, "Everything was proceeding smoothly, but suddenly some formidable warriors from those empires and forces arrived to protect them, those affiliate forces simply couldn’t contend with them. In some places, traces of... Night Demons have appeared!"

"Night Demons?" The Grand Elder couldn’t help but stand up, knowing exactly what Night Demons were capable of. In large-scale wars, just one could defeat an army; ordinary troops were completely helpless against Night Demons, merely supplying them with greater numbers of comrades and allies.

"Yes, and those Night Demons are completely obedient, with incredible recovery and infection abilities. Those empires have already faced their revenge, their capitals destroyed, losing governance entirely now."

"Gu Xiao... How much more capability do you possess..."

"Where is he now? And what about those Sunset Sect disciples, are they all hiding in the Sunset Sect?"

That was what the Grand Elder feared the most; the conflict had nearly reached the point of no return. If they secluded themselves in the Sunset Sect for a while, it would be terrifying.

They never forgot what kind of nightmare Lei Poguan, at the peak of Divine Cultivation, brought upon Divine Profound Hall back then. Not a single elder could stop him, arriving meant death!

With eight thousand figures like Lei Poguan emerging, if they all advanced to the peak of Divine Cultivation, it would spell the end for Divine Profound Hall.

"They’re not in the Sunset Sect, they’re in Xuanyun City!"

"Xuanyun City?" The Grand Elder was stunned, "What are they doing in Xuanyun City?"

"Mo Tianye said they came demanding people," the elder reported, "They want us to hand over all the individuals involved in the attack planning within three days!"

"Ridiculous," the Grand Elder found it quite amusing, "Someone dares come to the Divine Profound Hall demanding people? Do they not understand what this place is, can his allies dare come here; relying on himself, don’t even dream of threatening the Divine Profound Hall."

"That’s true, Elder Mo is also about to break through to the fifth level of Dao Realm. No matter how much potential they have, right now they haven’t matured, they are far from being his match, they’re seeking death!"

"Youngsters always act impulsively without considering the consequences. If I were him, I would have remained secluded in the Sunset Sect for a hundred years, at the very least reached Lei Poguan’s level before coming, right?"

"But if it really comes to that, the Divine Profound Hall indeed faces another calamity, a thousand times more terrifying than Lei Poguan’s days."

"Hahaha!"

The elders spoke one after another, as though convinced Zhang Menglong and his allies were walking into a trap of their own making.

"Any news on Mo Tianye?" the Grand Elder asked, "Inquire now on what the situation is."

"Yes!"

An elder took out the Divine Profound Hall’s elder-specific communication device to call Mo Tianye, but after a long time, received no response.

"Could he be in the middle of breaking through, inconvenient to contact?" the elder guessed, "But even if that’s the case, he should’ve left some messages beforehand. Let me contact the people in the City Lord’s Mansion."

But after several minutes passed, they still received no news. The earlier insights about Gu Xiao’s group were transmitted by the City Lord’s Mansion, how could it be that shortly afterward, they were unreachable? Could something have happened in these brief moments?

Failing to contact Mo Tianye was understandable, but not being able to connect with the City Lord’s Mansion indicated a definite problem.

"Keep trying!" The Grand Elder sensed something was amiss.

"Grand Elder, you don’t need to overly worry; while Elder Mo’s strength isn’t notably high, he’s bestowed with the Dark Prison Tower by the Hall Master. With the strength of this group from Sunset Sect, they might occupy the entire City Lord’s Mansion but can’t cause other issues."

"Agreed, once Elder Mo emerges, crushing them is a matter of minutes."

"We’ve connected with Elder Mo!" The elder continually attempting contact finally breathed a sigh of relief, as did the others. It appeared there had simply been some special circumstance earlier.

"Elder Mo?"

Mo Tianye’s screen appeared but did not show his face, rather it displayed another large face, seemingly inspecting the communicator.

"Someone come take a look, what’s this? I found it on Mo Tianye, been vibrating consistently; it couldn’t be something obscene, right?"

"What’s there to see, come queue up, it’s soon your turn."

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