Chapter 384: Chapter 86: Complete Suppression of the Huangfu Family (8000 Grand Chapter)

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Over here, while Wang Luojing was chatting with Brother Jinshan.

After hearing the dreaded news, Huangfu Chengpeng hurriedly returned to his room to report to Ancestor Hua Ye: "Ancestor, what should we do if Changchun Ascendant remains in seclusion for an extended period?" (The name was incorrect in the previous Chapter; this person is of the Cheng generation.)

At this moment, Ancestor Hua Ye was sitting cross-legged, looking haggard and aged, his full head of red hair seemingly withered, no longer exuding his previous majestic, sovereign demeanor.

He continuously wielded the "Red Dragon True Technique," a thin layer of flame enveloping him, with powerful Fire Element Profound Qi swirling around to combat the Exotic Sword Qi within his internal organs.

Yet even so, those fragments of Purple Mansion Sword Qi clung to him like maggots to a bone, constantly corroding his body.

Do not underestimate the difference between a Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator and a Celestial Human Realm Cultivator; it may appear to be only one major realm apart, but the difference truly is worlds apart.

One must understand that the foundation of a Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator requires comprehending the Heavenly Dao and mastering part of its rules.

Their wielded Profound Martial Techniques have already been called Divine Techniques!

It is imaginable how difficult it is for Ancestor Hua Ye to fight against the fragments of Purple Mansion Sword Qi within him. The challenge is even greater than when Ancestor Longyan opposed the Yin Poison back then.

After all, the Yin Poison that struck the ancestor at that time was of the same realm, only difficult to eradicate after it infiltrated his internal organs.

After learning of such horrific news, Ancestor Hua Ye’s eyelids twitched a few times. Logically speaking, among those Ascendants within the Purple Mansion Academy, Changchun Ascendant was known to be the most approachable.

Furthermore, the Changning Huangfu Family is not rootless or baseless Loose Cultivators. The first-generation founding ancestor, Huangfu Hongyu, was among the meritorious contributors to establishing Changning Guard.

Under normal circumstances, as long as the Huangfu Family was willing to pay a sufficient price, Changchun Ascendant should not refuse on account of the ancestor’s merits.

It’s just a pity that Ancestor Hua Ye did not understand that this was only under normal circumstances.

And the present situation is not normal.

He was silent for a moment before saying, "The injury cannot be delayed any further; otherwise, our Huangfu Family’s days will become increasingly difficult. Also, this vendetta, I must personally avenge."

Mentioning this matter stirred a surge of boundless hatred within his chest. His eyes gleamed with cold light: "Contact our allied families by marriage and pull some strings. I remember in the prime of Ancestor Hongyu’s life, he had shown some kindness to Lady Illusion Butterfly of Valley of Ten Thousand Butterflies. They had exchanged correspondence in the early years—it was only after Ancestor Hongyu’s passing that the relationship faded. See if you can reach out to Lady Illusion Butterfly and have her make an appearance."

"Lady Illusion Butterfly? I will immediately reach out to contacts hoping to catch a glimpse of Lady Illusion Butterfly." Huangfu Chengpeng’s spirits lifted. He, too, had heard of this Ascendant’s name. It was said she was the most mysterious Ascendant within the Purple Mansion Academy. Little did he expect there had been an acquaintance with the Huangfu Family.

It’s nothing out of the ordinary; any family that has existed long enough will have some ties that can be pulled.

However, it remains uncertain how much those ties can actually be utilized.

"Write to Brocade Ring, have him mortgage some of the less important family assets, and raise some funds. I hope these Ascendants don’t have too big an appetite." After speaking, Ancestor Hua Ye closed his eyes and began to focus on combating the Exotic Sword Qi.

"Yes, Ancestor." Huangfu Chengpeng retreated after agreeing with a bow.

At the same time, he felt a twinge of regret; he, too, was born with a Middle Grade B-class bloodline and had had the opportunity to enter the Academy. However, the family needed a Celestial Human Realm successor more, so he ultimately gave up joining the Academy to become the family’s Celestial Human Seed.

It’s not that this choice was bad.

If the Celestial Human transition was completed normally, the future prospect as a powerful family ancestor, a veritable local emperor, would naturally be more carefree and unrestrained than being an Academy disciple.

But now the family is in trouble, and he realized the misery of not having strong connections within the Academy.

Huangfu Chengpeng couldn’t help but wonder to himself; if he had chosen the Academy path, he might also have been the sort of outstanding core disciple brother, right? If he leveraged the Academy’s platform and capitalized on some opportunities, perhaps he could even vie for the status of a Direct Disciple.

Alas, it’s a shame that with his current status and position, all he could do was humbly plead everywhere.

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At the same time.

Also in the Outer Courtyard of the Purple Mansion Academy.

The "Old Family General" Wang Yong of the Ping’an Wang Family was directing some young household generals and servants to unload items from a carriage.

As an old family general who once followed the Patriarch trekking east and west, though already forty-six or seven years old, his cultivation was only at the Early Stage of the Seventh Layer of the Qi Refining Realm, but he held high prestige among the household generals. He received special care from the Patriarch Wang Shouzhe, enjoying first-class treatment, hardly less than some direct line descendants of the family.

Despite the good treatment, he continued to economize resources to leave more for his children. He married a collateral branch girl from the Wang Family, having a son and a daughter. His son had no cultivation talent and started working in the Silkworm Manor early on, now already the Chief Steward, living quite comfortably.

In fact, what concerned him most was his daughter, Wang Feng.

When he followed the Patriarch Wang Shouzhe trekking east and west, his daughter was only six years old, her talent yet untested. Later, it was discovered that his daughter Wang Feng’s talent was Lower Grade C.