Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 180 - 166: Commanding the Jiang Clan by Holding a Divine Egg Hostage
In the blink of an eye, a month passed.
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On this day, Li An was still making talismans when suddenly, the main mountain of the Jiang Clan echoed with three resounding chimes, shaking the surroundings!
Instantly, the entire Jiang family was in an uproar.
Li An, surprised, stepped out, knowing this meant something major had occurred in the Jiang family.
As an Honored Guest Elder, he must immediately proceed to the Jiang Clan’s main hall.
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Inside the hall, a solemn atmosphere prevailed.
Li An saw the Patriarch Jiang Rilan sitting at the top, with several corpses covered in white cloth laid out inside the hall, and his heart sank suddenly.
All the Jiang family’s core members and Honored Guest Elders were present.
"Our Jiang Clan has suffered a great defeat!"
Jiang Rilan spoke in a deep voice, "Jiang Ruoshi, out of resentment for failing the competition for the family’s core seed, colluded with the Li Dynasty, plotted against our clan, causing numerous casualties among our experts!"
The moment these words were spoken, the entire hall was shocked.
"Currently, Jiang Ribai is on the run out of guilt, Jiang Ribai has been executed, and among our clan, eleven Fake Pill experts have been lost, over a hundred Foundation Establishment experts!"
Jiang Rilan continued, "I have reported to the three ancestors, abolished Jiang Ribai’s title of Elder, and issued an order for his apprehension and execution—henceforth, anyone who sees him is to kill without mercy!"
Silence fell over the hall.
Everyone was shocked, not understanding what exactly had occurred...
What on earth happened?
Only Li An’s heart was deeply chilled.
It seems... he had guessed right.
Indeed, Jiang Rilan’s initial claim of cultivation issues was just a pretense to enter seclusion.
It was intentionally done!
Deliberately allowing Jiang Ribai to take power.
Jiang Rilan, on the other hand, was secretly watching closely; Li An even suspected whether the people from the Divine Sword Sect that Jiang Ruoshi contacted with the Great Li were arranged by Jiang Rilan himself...
What exactly happened on the battlefield of the Great Li, nobody knows the process.
But the result was disastrous.
The renowned True Core Great Cultivator Jiang Ribai ended up ruined, his name tarnished.
Almost all Fake Pill experts and Foundation Establishment strongmen from his line were wiped out, including his direct descendants Jiang Ruoshi and Jiang Ruochun who perished.
"Jiang Ruoshi specifically targeted our family’s core seed. As of now, Jiang Ruohong is dead, Jiang Ruoxu is severely injured and unconscious, Jiang Ruoli is missing..."
Jiang Rilan’s words were icy, "This matter must be thoroughly investigated!"
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Walking out of the main hall.
Li An quickly returned to the Black Tortoise Hall, then took the Fetal Soul Herbs he had cultivated a month ago to find Tan Qingxue!
This Fetal Soul Herbs had not truly become Taiyi Life Soul Herbs yet, but there was no time to wait.
Li An didn’t expect the situation to reverse this quickly.
"Minister Wu, what’s this?"
Tan Qingxue looked at the Fetal Soul Herbs with surprise in her beautiful eyes.
Though not yet grown, she could already see that this herb possessed Life Essence Qi and would eventually become Taiyi Fetal Soul Herbs!
Li An said, "Since Minister Tan last guided me, Wu has searched extensively and finally found a potential Fetal Soul Herb, cultivated it, and now specially seeks Minister Tan’s advice on its growth status?"
Tan Qingxue smiled faintly, "This herb is growing well; Young Master Ruoxu will definitely like it." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
She confirmed it!
Wu Qin could indeed cultivate spirit herbs with life substances!
"Please rest assured, Minister Wu, I will report to Young Master Ruoxu..."
She understood Li An’s intention.
With Jiang Ribai’s downfall and the family leader intending a thorough investigation... Li An was in danger.
So he hastily came to pledge allegiance.
Li An bowed deeply, "Thank you, Minister Tan!"
He left.
After returning.
A few days later.
The family’s Law Enforcement Hall Elder brought people to seal the entire Black Tortoise Hall.
"Wu Qin, I have determined that you privately crafted Rank Three talismans for Jiang Ruoshi, which were used to harm our family’s core seeds, causing serious injury to Young Master Ruoxu and direct death to Young Master Ruohong... What do you have to say?"
Law Enforcement Hall Elder Jiang Chuhai spoke grimly.
Everyone in Black Tortoise Hall was greatly shocked.
But Li An calmly said, "Reporting to the elder, Jiang Ruoshi indeed sought me for crafting."
"But I refused, because... my cultivation is far from sufficient, unable to craft them!"
"However, I did hear a piece of news that Master Feng Yuancheng had crafted quite a number for him..."
In the crowd, Feng Yuancheng suddenly looked up, "Wu Qin, you, you damn..."
Jiang Chuhai ordered, "Investigate!"
Several cultivators from the Law Enforcement Hall rushed over to search Feng Yuancheng’s body.
"Rank Three talisman paper, talisman pen... along with a Fire Python Talisman and Qi Burst Talisman, caught red-handed!"
A cultivator from the Law Enforcement Hall shouted.
"No, it wasn’t me, it has nothing to do with me, Wu Qin made me craft them, it’s none of my business!"
Feng Yuancheng trembled, overcome with extreme terror.
Li An then said, "Hall Master Jiang, Wu Qin truly does not have the skill to craft Rank Three talismans, this person is merely spouting nonsense, falsely accusing me, please, Hall Master, discern the truth—"
Jiang Chuhai nodded; the source of the Rank Three talismans certainly needed thorough investigation, and Young Master Ruoxu had also given notice, Wu Qin would not be killed for now...
"Feng Yuancheng privately crafted Evil Talismans, harming our clan’s talents—kill him!"
He slapped the table.
Feng Yuancheng was executed on the spot!
"Wu Qin, as an Honored Guest Elder, knowing but not reporting, also bears guilt, from now on, his title as Honored Guest Elder is stripped!"
Jiang Chuhai announced coldly, then left with his people.
In the Black Tortoise Hall, everyone was filled with anxiety!
Especially Zhang Meng, who was dumbfounded and trembling, looking at Li An with eyes full of fear, as if facing a demon.
Li An let out a long breath, now, everything had finally settled.
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It took three months for everything to finally conclude.
The war between Yan Country and the Great Li ceased, and the Jiang family’s internal reorganization was complete.
Power fully returned to Jiang Rilan, and his direct descendant Jiang Ruoxu’s injuries had healed, becoming the sole core seed.
No doubt that he would inherit Jiang Rilan’s position as Patriarch in the future.
Everything had changed drastically!
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Since being stripped of the Honored Guest Elder position, Li An’s status in the Black Tortoise Hall plummeted.
His support had collapsed, his position was gone, even Zhang Meng, who once offered herself, and Sun Jinxue, who had once been intimately attached, had distanced themselves from him.
The talisman master of Black Tortoise Hall, Chen Lin, assumed the position of Honored Guest Elder and his first act was to summon Li An.
"Hehe, Minister Wu, last night I heard from Jinxue that you have remarkable talisman skills, would you craft two Aphrodisiac Talismans for my use?"
Chen Lin smiled calmly, eyes filled with delight!
In the past, when Li An was an Honored Guest Elder, he had ruined Chen Lin’s chance to pursue Tan Qingxue.
Now, he had come and taken Li An’s woman—Sun Jinxue, as revenge and resentment, and further insulted Li An by asking for Aphrodisiac Talismans.
Li An smiled faintly, "Sure."
He got up and left.
Sun Jinxue? Chen Lin?
Li An didn’t care about them at all, and wouldn’t have any emotional reaction because of these people.
Taking these people seriously would be a waste for him.
He was waiting.
At last, one day, Tan Qingxue sent someone to invite him.
Upon arriving at Tan Mansion, besides Tan Qingxue, Jiang Ruoxu was also there!
"I heard from Minister Tan that you can cultivate Taiyi Life Soul Herbs? Can you also cultivate spirit medicine with strong Life Origin?"
Jiang Ruoxu, dressed in white and radiant as jade, cut straight to the point.
Li An bowed, "Reporting to Young Master, Wu indeed has a rudimentary understanding of cultivation techniques, but due to limited cultivation, the process is very slow..."
"Oh?"
"I dare to say, with the contributions I made during my term as an Honored Guest Elder, along with appropriate Spirit Stones, I wish to buy an inferior Primordial Spirit Pill from the clan to achieve Core Formation and serve the young master—"
Li An finally spoke.
Using the divine egg to command the Jiang Clan, seeking to achieve Core Formation!
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