Family Cultivation: I Become a Mirror-Chapter 263 - 241: Breaking the Formation
An Zhiyan was humming a song on the peak, gazing at the bright moon, with a small table in front of him carrying a flask of wine and two dishes. He delightedly tasted a few bites, let out a satisfied sigh, and sat quietly.
When An Zhiyan was at the An Family, he held great power and was quite imposing. Whether it was the paw of a demonic beast or a clear water spirit fish, they all tasted bland in his mouth, his life felt aimless, and suddenly, after a great rise and fall, the ordinary wine and dishes of the Mortal World actually seemed more delicious than before, and his days passed more comfortably.
Thinking of this, An Zhiyan couldn't help but let out a self-deprecating snort, when suddenly, a servant hurried up the mountain, lantern swinging wildly, gasping for breath, and repeatedly calling out:
"Master... Master...!"
"Ah?"
An Zhiyan, slightly startled by his appearance, asked in a low voice:
"Is it the madam...?"
"Not at all!"
The servant shook his head repeatedly and replied:
"The head of the family sent a message, the Yu Family's Yu Yufeng has fallen, our ancestor has broken through to Foundation Establishment, preparing to send troops to Huazhong Mountain to take back our foundation!"
"What?!"
An Zhiyan lifted his head in disbelief, utterly shocked for a moment, his legs went numb, and he looked around helplessly, not knowing what to say. After being called by the servant a few times, he finally shed tears and burst into laughter.
"Damn it... Li Tongya is a genius, damn it all..."
Overwhelmed by his emotions, he even forgot to watch his language. He leapt down from the rock, kicked open the dark red door with one foot, and shouted:
"Chen Donghe! Chen Donghe!"
Chen Donghe was lost in thought with his sword when An Zhiyan kicked in the door with a fierce air; thinking this bastard was up to a mutiny, Chen got ready for battle, brandishing his sword. Little did he know, An Zhiyan was both laughing and crying, cursing:
"Still practicing your damn sword? It's time to fight!"
Seeing Chen Donghe's baffled expression, An Zhiyan quickly relayed the news, which instantly delighted Chen Donghe. He knew about Li Tongya's breakthrough to Foundation Establishment but had never imagined Yu Yufeng would die so neatly outside. He quickly nodded, whipped up the wind, and both soared into the sky, where they saw armored warriors shuttling through the town below, blades flashing brightly in the firelight.
The two paused for a moment, then saw a young man holding a Golden Bow approaching, his eyes sharp, dressed in simple but energetic attire. They quickly saluted and said:
"Xuanfeng, sir."
Li Xuanfeng nodded slightly in acknowledgment and replied:
"The An Family has two peaks. One is called Jade Court Mountain, which is the ancestral vein, and the other is Huazhong Mountain, which we obtained from the Ji Family. You come with me to Jade Court Mountain, take it over; Huazhong Mountain will be left to the ancestors."
An Zhiyan was, of course, very clear about this, and he quickly nodded. Chen Donghe, on the side, frowned slightly and said in a low voice:
"This is certainly good news, but I've heard that the Yu Family has placed cultivators to guard the An Family. Heading there might mean directly confronting the Yu Family, tearing our relationship apart, and leading to a battle."
Li Xuanfeng shook his head and laughed:
"Haha, we were invited by Brother Zhiyan to eradicate the illegitimate branches of the An Family that went against the clan rules. Restoring order is our justification. As for any Yu Family cultivators, we have never seen them, they're just loose cultivators hired by An Zheyu."
"Indeed."
A person descended slowly from the sky, his robe fluttering, his eyes and eyebrows bearing a 70% resemblance to Li Tongya. A sword hung from his waist; it was none other than his son, Li Xuanling. He nodded slightly upon hearing this, took over the conversation, and said:
"In recent years, the families on the East Bank have been restless, both hating and fearing the Yu Family, suppressing them without stop. Yu Mugao, fearing to provoke public outrage, did not directly annex the An Family but kind of made them vassals. Now, with legitimate reasons in our hands, as long as we act swiftly, with Yu Yufeng gone, the Yu Family won't dare say anything."
Chen Donghe nodded slightly, and after a brief exchange, Li Xuanfeng took two others and harnessed the wind to depart. Li Xuanling paused in midair as his eldest brother Li Xuanxuan followed on the wind, whispering,
"Do you think An Zhiyan is really as obedient as he appears?"
"He seems submissive on the outside, but who knows what he's thinking inside." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Li Xuanling responded, only to see Li Xuanxuan frown slightly and answer,
"We have already promised Feiruo to him and allowed him his freedom. He should have no fear that we will cast him aside once his usefulness is over."
"At the Sixth Layer of Qi Cultivation, he still has some influence over the lake; he understands his own value."
Li Xuanling shook his head, racing through the wind alongside Li Xuanxuan. In the distance, Huazhong Mountain was coming into view, with its undulating terrain and formations emitting a faint white light.
Above Huazhong Mountain.
Li Tongya stood in the air, while beneath him within the formation, screams, and cries could be heard, and specks of firelight flickered in the mountains. He stared at the solid formation below that shimmered with Dharma Light, and suddenly felt a sense of trance.
"How many times has it been?"
The spiritual veins on the lake had witnessed countless murders and sieges in less than a century: the Wan Family had been annihilated by the Ji Family, which was then destroyed by the Lu Family, subsequently torn apart, until he, Li Tongya, finally ascended this mountain.
"Alas…"
Transparent and agile Water Jiaos rose from beneath his feet, climbed up from his waist to his chest, and arose around his neck, dancing and leaping next to him. His broad hand grasped the sword hilt, and an ordinary Dharma Sword was unsheathed inch by inch, revealing a snow-white blade adorned with profound patterns.
Li Tongya was always cautious, never daring to be arrogant. He did not indulge in those dramas where Qi Cultivators besiege and Foundation Establishment Cultivators deliver the final blow, allowing the enemy to wait for reinforcements. He drew his sword with all his might from the start. Although he hadn't mastered the Moon Que Sword Manual thoroughly, the Moon Que Sword Arc has been practiced for forty years. He had never drawn his sword with full strength since reaching the Foundation Establishment until this very moment when the thrill of the hunt spurred him to commit a tenth of his mana.
"Clang!"
Li Tongya slowly closed his eyes, fully invoking "Vast Sea" as both Sword Qi and mana surged within the strike. It was only after a long time that he abruptly drew his sword, revealing a dazzling white beam of Sword Qi as vast as a sail and as fast as lightning, fleeting in the space between heaven and earth.
"Boom!"
The Great Formation below exploded with a loud bang, churning incessantly, and emitting a screeching friction sound. A massive rift slowly revealed itself, spanning the entire mountain, where platforms and buildings could be seen.
The rift flickered with difficulty, merely pulsating a few times before dispersing into the atmosphere. The residual Sword Qi still carried its might. With a thought from Li Tongya, the Sword Qi transformed into a gentle spring rain, scattering across the mountains.
"The power is quite impressive!"
With the formation breached, Li Tongya's heart surged with excitement. The Sword Qi on his Dharma Sword danced with the intent to transform, and he felt a sudden joy, thinking to himself,
"After so many years stagnant at the realm of Sword Qi, a sign of breaking through to the Sword Origin is finally here!"
The cultivators of the Yu and An Families had just put on their clothes, taken up their swords, and started to rush out of their houses when the mountain's Great Formation was thunderously breached, dissolving into specks of white light. They all looked at each other in dumbfounded silence, gazing skywards at the brilliant Dharma Sword.
As the cool spring rain passed through the woods and fell upon their faces, cold and refreshing, someone clanged a magic artifact to the ground and knelt, crying out,
"What's the point in fighting this!"
"This is a Foundation Establishment Immortal Cultivator! This is a Foundation Establishment Immortal Cultivator! Without Yu Xiaogui, what could we possibly use to stop him!"
Not to mention the cultivators of the An Family on the mountain— even the Fetal Breathing Cultivators of the Li Family were stunned for a moment, hardly expecting the enemy's formation to be instantly obliterated. They looked with a mix of shock and joy at the figure between heaven and earth, shouting praises for the ancestor, and charged straight into the formation.
The cultivators on Huazhong Mountain had completely lost their will to fight. The Yu Family's cultivators still put up a resistance, shouting that under Yu's governance, the Li Family's cultivators had already been ordered to treat them as Loose Cultivators, slaying them amidst chaos. The An Family's cultivators, however, threw down their magic artifacts and knelt, begging for mercy.
