In the sky above the Xue Family, the horn sounded like a song.
The clansmen listened to the horn in shock, unable to believe that it was true.
Fourteen horns in a row meant that fourteen elders of the older generation had fallen.
This was more than what had been sacrificed in the past three months!
Counting carefully, of the thirty elders that had gone, only six were still alive!
The Xue Family was stunned, unable to accept such a heavy blow.
An emergency meeting was held in the Xue Family hall as expected.
The corners of Xue Yuntian's eyes were red and swollen, with tears that had yet to fade.
Almost completely annihilated!
He knew what that meant, it meant that the entire Xue Family was on the decline.
With the death of the older generation, how could they stand on Twin Star Island?
The accident had pushed the Xue Family into the abyss overnight!
The hall was filled with sobs.
Whether it was the youths who had lost their elders, the middle-aged who had lost their relatives, or the elders who had caught up with the decline of the Xue Family.
The entire hall was filled with deep sorrow.
"Patriarch! Perhaps we should have accepted our fate and left the Sword Pavilion Sea Region. Otherwise, we wouldn't have fallen to this state! "Someone wailed.
"Hehehe, what's the use of finding the Starlight Grass for the Xue Family now? The Li family can easily wipe us out! I really hate Xue Lei, that bastard, for causing so much harm to the Xue Family! "
"Patriarch, let's retreat. Before the Li Family reacts, let's conserve our strength and find a new place to rest?"
… …
The heart-wrenching cries, the choked up pleading, were like sharp knives stabbing into his heart.
The Xue Family had fallen into the hands of his generation, he could not die in peace!
He also wanted to preserve the strength of the Xue Family and make a comeback.
But, how could it be so easy to find a new place?
The good places had already been occupied by the major forces. If the Xue Family left Twin Star Island, before they could find a suitable place, the remaining clansmen would fall in a pool of blood.
The future of the Xue Family was bleak!
"Patriarch, you make the decision!" Some clansmen said sorrowfully.
Xue Yuntian sighed to the sky, unable to make up his mind.
"Patriarch! Why didn't you ask Brother Xue Yu to come out? " Xue Mei questioned, glaring at Xue Yuntian with resentment. "If, if you had listened to the opinions of your people, if you had been less stubborn and asked Brother Xue Yu to come out earlier, the Lone Mountain Venerable, Qingshan Venerable, and my grandfather White Cloud Venerable wouldn't have died!"
"That's right. Patriarch, what are you thinking? You clearly need Brother Xue Yu's Divine Path, yet you restrict his freedom? Why? "
Xue Yuntian felt bitter in his heart. Why? Why didn't he think about the safety of his family?
But what was the result?
Xue Yu did not harm anyone in the Xue Family. Instead, it was his stubbornness and obstinacy that caused the deaths of nearly all the elders!
Who had harmed the Xue Family?
No matter how he looked at it, it was him, Xue Yuntian, and not Xue Yu!
Some of the older generation seemed to have grasped a glimmer of hope, and they said, "That's right, Patriarch, why didn't you ask Xue Yu to come out of seclusion? With his mysterious master's status, isn't it easy for him to protect our Xue family? "
Hearing this, everyone seemed to see hope.
"I almost forgot that Xue Yu has an extremely formidable Master!"
"Patriarch, quickly give the order to ask Xue Yu to come out of seclusion!"
Xue Yuntian was silent, and his eyes showed hesitation.
"What are you hesitating for? The Xue Family is at a critical juncture of life and death. You, what's in your head? "
Xue Yuntian felt bitter in his heart. It was not that he did not want to give the order, but would Xue Yu still listen to it?
If he had been imprisoned for half a year, he would already be magnanimous if he did not resent the person who imprisoned him.
To ask him to help the person who imprisoned him, that was a pipe dream!
It was really difficult for him to speak, but facing the surging clansmen, he could only say bitterly, "Pass the order, ask Xue Yu to come out!"
Clang —
At that moment, several servants ran over in a panic and said, "This is bad! Second Young Master, he, he broke out of seclusion and went straight to the Evil Spirits Strait! "
Hearing this, everyone was overjoyed.
"You're saying that he went straight to the Evil Spirits Strait? That's great! He must have the confidence to turn the situation around! "
"Really? I knew that when the family is in trouble, Brother Xue Yu will definitely come forward! "
The members of the Xue Family were overjoyed, barely able to walk out of their sadness.
Only Xue Yuntian sat stiffly on the ground, his eyes blank and his face filled with a deep, complicated look, until it finally turned into a soft sigh.
Su Yu hurried along the stars and the moon, heading straight for the Evil Spirits Strait.
Three days later, at a place ten billion kilometers away from the Evil Spirits Strait, he encountered the Xue Family who had escaped.
Six Elders were in a sorry state, and 23 injured clansmen. The scene was completely different from the grandiose scene when they left.
They were also surprised to meet Su Yu, but more than that, they felt grief, anger, and shame.
"Elders, what happened?" Su Yu asked.
Elder Qing Liu said, "It's the Star Beast King!"
It was not difficult to see the lingering fear in his words.
Star Beast King? Su Yu's eyes narrowed slightly. He had not been idle for the past six months, so he had more or less learned about star beasts.
Star beasts were the collective term for Level Five Cavern World Venerables to Level One Cavern World Venerables.
But the Star Beast King was the name of the overlord of the galaxy!
No wonder they were almost wiped out in an instant. It turned out that they had encountered that kind of existence!
"Everyone, please follow me back to the Evil Spirits Strait!" Su Yu said.
Back? They had not yet recovered from the shock, and their eyes were filled with terror.
"Are the Lone Mountain Elder and the others going to sacrifice themselves in vain?" Su Yu looked at them. "I can't promise that I can eliminate the Star Beast King and avenge them now, but at least I will not disappoint the sacrifice of their clansmen!"
Hearing that, everyone was touched.
They had indeed sacrificed tragically.
Especially the Lone Mountain Elder. At the last moment, he blocked the Star Beast King with his own strength and used his own blood to open a path of survival for them.
Su Yu's words touched their hearts.
Elder Qing Ye clenched his fists and said, "Alright! I'll go back with you! For the family, for the Starlight Grass, we have sacrificed so much. If we retreat now, would we be letting them down? "
Hearing that, the Elders and their clansmen chose to go back.
"How many Starlight Grass have you collected so far?" Su Yu asked.
"Twenty. There are still seventy left to the target of ninety!"
Seventy? Su Yu's eyes shone. "If that's the case, we still need to pay attention to the Starlight Grass of the Star Beast King!"
"All of you wait on the water. I have two orders for you," Su Yu said. "First, clear the surrounding sea area, don't let anyone come near! Second, prepare the flying boat so that we can escape immediately! "
"Alright!" Everyone obeyed.
Su Yu dove into the water alone and went deep into the Evil Ghost Strait.
Following the coordinates provided by Elder Qing Ye, he saw a seabed beside a cliff in the depths of the strait.
Fifty Starlight Grass emitted a golden glow, luring those who did not know to approach.
Su Yu's eyes were cold. With a thought, a thousand and one Dharma Laksana appeared with him as the center.
"Go!" Su Yu said.
The one thousand and one Dharma Laksana pounced forward.
Such a huge commotion immediately awakened the Star Beast King!
The seabed churned, and a giant snake head, similar in color to the pitch-black strait, suddenly rose.
Two huge eyes like the sun looked over leisurely!
He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of poison, corroding a large portion of the Dharma Laksana.
However, there were many Dharma Laksana.
One group was destroyed, and another group pounced forward.
Their goal was not to attack it, but to pluck the Starlight Grass on its head.
Pop!
The first Starlight Grass was plucked.
The giant snake roared angrily, shaking its giant head violently and smashing another Dharma Laksana.
However, more and more Dharma Laksana pounced forward to pluck the Starlight Grass.
The two sides were in a deadlock for ten breaths. Of the one thousand and one Dharma Laksana, less than a hundred were left.
However, all fifty-three Starlight Grass had been plucked!
Whether it was pain or humiliation, the giant snake roared angrily and crushed the remaining one hundred Dharma Laksana.
Su Yu got the Starlight Grass, stared at the giant snake coldly and said, "I'll remember this debt of blood. Sooner or later, I'll cut off your head and worship them!"
Swoosh!
Stepping on the water, Su Yu rushed out of the strait.
On the surface of the water, the six Elders had already prepared the flying boat according to Su Yu's instructions.
The six Elders instilled their divine energy at the same time, pushing the flying boat to its limit.
"Let's go!" Su Yu leaped onto the flying boat and shouted.
Whoosh!
The sound of breaking the sound barrier resounded across the sea. The flying boat splashed up boundless waves, leaving several residual shadows as it escaped.
Almost as soon as they left, a giant snake head rushed out from the water.
Its blood-red eyes were filled with extreme ruthlessness.
At the same time, there was darkness under the water, covering a radius of tens of millions of miles. The giant snake's body was vaguely visible, twisting and turning.
It looked around angrily, but the flying boat was nowhere to be seen.
In its rage, it roared violently, its huge body slapping the surface of the sea, causing a huge tsunami that covered a radius of hundreds of millions of miles.
Sensing the terrifying vision of heaven and earth behind them, the six Elders' hearts trembled. When they turned to look, all of them gasped.
"Xue Yu, what did you do?" Elder Qingye was shocked. "You actually angered it to such an extent!"
Su Yu opened his palm, and a golden light enveloped the entire flying boat. He said calmly, "Nothing, I just helped the Lone Mountain Elder and the others to retrieve the Starlight Grass that belonged to them!"
Looking at the fifty or so Starlight Grass, everyone had mixed feelings.
Elder Qingye's old eyes were suddenly filled with tears, and he knelt down before them.
The people on the ship cried bitterly on the spot.
It was for these fifty or so Starlight Grass that the Lone Mountain Elder and the others had sacrificed themselves!
Su Yu said, "Cheer up, the rise and fall of the family all depends on you."
Elder Qingye wiped away his tears, his eyes filled with determination. "We still need seventeen Starlight Grass. Everyone, this is the final push. Let's give it our all. Even if we all die, we must find the last seventeen Starlight Grass!"
"Let's give it our all!" Having experienced despair, their hearts were much more resolute than before, and they had the spirit to face death calmly.
The news of this place was sent back to the family at once.
At the moment, the important core members of the Xue family had already used the clan hall as a place to rest and live.
Whether it was for discussions, gathering, passing on information, or resting, it was all done here.
That included Xue Yuntian, who could not sleep properly, and stayed in the hall to deal with the various problems that came with it.
At that moment, a message arrived, and Xue Yuntian read it immediately.
After reading it, he slapped the table and stood up in ecstasy. "Xue Yu has succeeded! The Starlight Grass on the Star Beast King's head has all been collected! "
What? Many members of the family gathered around, fighting to read the message in the jade scroll.
"My God! It's actually true! He really did it! "
"Hiss! More than fifty in one go, plus the ones collected over the past two months, that's about it! "
However, there were people who still looked gloomy. "How many members of the family were sacrificed?"
Every Starlight Grass collected before this was accompanied by the death of many members of the family.
They had taken the risk to return to the Evil Spirit Strait, and fought the Star Beast King. That number of casualties … Perhaps, they had all been wiped out?
Hearing that, everyone's faces turned gloomy.
Until the second jade scroll sent a message.
Xue Yuntian read it nervously, his body trembling uncontrollably. He said, "No!"
"What do you mean, no?" Everyone was confused.
Xue Yuntian's voice was trembling. No one knew if it was from shock or disbelief. "No … Not a single casualty!!"
The scene was silent for a moment, then there was an explosion of earth-shaking cheers.
"No casualties, and the Starlight Grass on the Star Beast King's head?"
"Hiss! How is that possible? "
"That's great, Brother Xue Yu can do it. I told you, he can definitely do it …" Tears rolled down Xue Mei's pretty face, and she looked at the clan leader with a complicated expression.
If they had sent Xue Yu to fight at the beginning, would there have been the sacrifice of the Lone Mountain Elder and the others?
Some of the clansmen came to their senses and looked at Xue Yuntian.
They did not blame him, nor did they blame him. But in Xue Yuntian's eyes, it was like a sharp arrow piercing through his heart.
Indeed, if he had listened to everyone's opinions from the beginning, if he had allowed Xue Yu's request from the beginning, perhaps the outcome would not have been like this.
He sat down dejectedly, looking at the clan members who were in dire straits, looking at the dark future ahead of them.
Deep regret welled up in his heart.
Since Xue Yu's return, how much glory had he brought to the Xue family? How much hope had he brought back?
But because of a faint resentment, he had arrogantly placed Xue Yu under house arrest, even though he knew in his heart that Su Yu would not harm the Xue family.
What was the result of that? The Xue family had suffered unprecedented destruction!
He was the sinner of the family!
Su Yu, who was unaware of this, led the Xue family members in search of the Starlight Grass in the Sea of Constellations.
Having the Divine Path of Seeking had played a significant role.
After a month had passed, they had found another twelve Starlight Grass, and there were only five left of the ninety!
What was even more commendable was that there had been no casualties in obtaining each one!
Good news was passed back to the Xue family one after another. The sorrowful atmosphere was diluted little by little, and they found hope again.
The Xue family members who had followed Su Yu had also recovered from their sorrow.
"Xue Yu, there are still five left. According to our progress, there is still a month left. We have plenty of time," Elder Qing Ye said. "Take a break. You haven't rested for a month."
Su Yu's expression was still haggard, but he shook his head resolutely. "Continue searching, don't stop! Unless we place all ninety Starlight Grass in the treasury of the mansion, we must not let our guard down. "
Elder Qing Ye was overcome with emotion. "Alright …"
Beep beep beep —
All of a sudden, the communication jade pendant at Elder Qing Ye's waist beeped urgently.
Elder Qing Ye smiled. "It must be the Clan Master. He has sent another commendation message."
Unexpectedly, when he opened it, he heard Xue Yuntian's solemn order. "Put down the search mission and return to the clan immediately. Special Envoy Jian Xuan has arrived early!"
Splash —
Elder Qing Ye's palm trembled, and the jade pendant fell into the sea.
Su Yu was shocked. The Special Envoy had arrived a month early?
This was illogical!
If he had to explain, the only possibility Su Yu could think of was the Li family!
It was impossible for the Li family to be unaware of the Xue family's dire situation. Striking while the iron was hot, banishing the Xue family completely would be in the best interest of the Li family!
But now, they were still five short of a hundred!
"I will stay behind and continue searching. Elder Qing Ye, bring the Starlight Grass back quickly!" Su Yu said. He could only rely on luck.
If they could find five in time, there might be hope.
If not … all their efforts would be wasted!
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