The four of them arrived at Ash Cloud Peak. The last time Wang Daoyuan came to Ash Cloud Peak was during Meng Qingshan's funeral.
It had been decades, but the scenery on the mountain hadn't changed much. However, there was no one from the Meng Family, and only the Liang Family could be seen.
The ground had been cleaned up, and it looked like nothing had happened.
However, the broken buildings, as well as the traces left by spells and flying swords, still told people about the bloody storm that had just ended.
The four of them walked into the auditorium, which hadn't been cleaned and was still the same as before.
Liang Liang was lying near the door with a ferocious expression.
Meng Changfeng was nailed to the west mountain wall of the auditorium by a flying sword, and a lot of blood flowed out of his mouth and nose. This flying sword was Liang Liang's.
The main table in the auditorium was kicked to the ground, and a teacup was broken.
Zhou Qi walked to Liang Liang's body, swept it with his spiritual sense, and said, "Elder Liang's heart has been corroded. He should have been poisoned by Heart-Eroding Powder.
This poison is colorless and tasteless. Once poisoned, if there is no detoxification method, he will die in half a cup of tea's time.
No one below the Golden Core Stage can withstand it.
Elder Liang's limit is not far. After being poisoned, the poison will only spread faster. "
He checked the broken teacup with his spiritual sense, and said, "There is indeed Heart-Eroding Powder in the teacup.
Elder Liang may have discovered the poison after drinking the tea.
After that, he fought with Meng Changfeng and killed him with a sword.
He wanted to go out, but he died before reaching the door.
As for whether this is the case, I can't confirm it.
By the way, is there anyone else who knows? "
Liang Jiaxing shook his head, and said, "No. When we broke through Ash Cloud Peak, some of the Meng Family cultivators fled, and some continued to resist.
Those who resisted were killed, and there are no more Meng Family members on Ash Cloud Peak. "
Zhou Qi nodded, and said, "Then that's it for now. I will return to the sect and report this matter to the General Affairs Hall Master. As for how the Liang and Meng Families will be decided, it will be up to the Hall Master."
Liang Jiaxing wiped his tears, and asked, "May I ask Elder Zhou, can my ancestor's body be collected?
He has passed away for more than two days. In order to wait for the sect to come and verify it, we haven't dared to collect the body.
Junior really cannot bear to see the corpse of my ancestor exposed here, so I ask for Elder Zhou's mercy. "
Zhou Qi nodded and said, "What should be seen has been seen. There is no need to continue to let the two of them lie here.
Put away Elder Liang's corpse. After all, he is an elder of my Underworld Sect. You can't lose face.
We don't even know where the Meng Family members are. You should clean up Meng Changfeng's body as well.
I still have to return to the sect to report this matter, so I won't stay any longer. "
Everyone cupped their hands and said, "Farewell, Elder Zhou."
After Zhou Qi left, Wang Daoyuan and Yang Zhiyuan continued to stay here. There was no reason for them to stay, so they went back home.
There was nothing to look forward to after that. Zhou Qi didn't find any flaws on the spot, and both parties were dead.
The people of the Meng Clan were either dead or had fled. There was no way to investigate.
If he wanted to find out what happened at that time, he would have to use the Time Reversal Technique or summon the souls of the two to ask.
However, the Time Reversal Technique was a legendary technique. It was impossible for a Golden Core cultivator to use it.
After people of the cultivation world died, if they couldn't use the Soul Retrieval Technique to collect their souls in a short period of time, then their souls would quickly disappear.
The two of them had already been dead for two days. Their souls had already run off to god knows where. Even if he wanted to collect their souls, there was no way to find them.
No one spoke up for the Meng Clan. The Liang Clan asked an elder from another sect to help. This matter was already a sure win for the Liang Clan.
Sure enough, half a month later, the Underworld Sect sent someone to announce the result.
The Meng Clan murdered an elder of the Underworld Sect. Their crime was to be exterminated, but the mastermind was already dead. The Meng Clan would no longer pursue the crimes of the other members of the Meng Clan.
The people of the Meng Clan fled everywhere. No one dared to come out to claim the property.
All the property of the Meng Clan was given to the Liang Clan as compensation.
When the news came, the old clans of the northern part of Qingli County expressed their dissatisfaction. They wanted the Wang and Yang Clans to stand up and seek justice for the Meng Clan.
There were even some clans of Heyang County who were involved.
These clans were roped in by the Meng Clan. They wanted to meddle in the affairs of the northern part of Qingli County.
The Wang and Yang Clans' attitudes were very clear. They supported the Underworld Sect's decision. Whoever disagreed could go to the Underworld Sect to cause trouble.
However, Wang Shouye sent someone to leak the news that the Meng Clan returned the gifts at Wang Daoxing's wedding.
This time, no one came to cause trouble with the Wang Clan. After all, the Meng Clan was in the wrong first.
They returned the gifts that were given out decades ago. They really didn't put the Wang Clan in their eyes.
They might as well not have come. If they hadn't come, they would have had a reason to refuse. If they had done this, there was no room for negotiation.
The Meng Clan didn't know how to appreciate favors. The Wang Clan was already very benevolent for not personally suppressing the Meng Clan.
This time, the other clans didn't cause any more trouble.
After all, they were only concerned about their own kind. They didn't really want to take revenge for the Meng Clan.
The Meng Clan was destroyed by the Liang Clan. The Wang and Yang Clans didn't care. They were worried that they would end up like the Meng Clan in the future.
Now that they knew that Meng Changfeng was courting death, the Wang Clan had ample reason to not take action. They had nothing to say.
The Meng Clan was already history. No one would really provoke two Zifu Clans for a destroyed clan.
This disturbance quickly came to an end. The northern part of Qingli County returned to tranquility.
The Liang Clan only lost Liang Liang, who was nearing the end of his lifespan. In addition to the resources that they secretly gave to the Underworld Sect's elders, they obtained the entire Meng Clan's territory.
Although the Meng Clan wasn't strong, their territory wasn't small.
Apart from the fact that the Ash Cloud Peak only had a high grade level two spirit vein, which was far inferior to the Jade Spring Peak, the properties in their territory were much stronger than the Wang Clan before Wang Daoyuan left the mountain.
With these conditions, it was a bit difficult to establish the foundation of a Zifu Clan. However, it was still easy to support a strong Foundation Establishment Clan.
The voices of opposition disappeared. The Liang Clan took over all of the Meng Clan's properties and gradually moved their clansmen into the Meng Clan's territory.
The Liang Clan was at the beginning of the clan's development. Previously, they didn't have many ordinary clansmen.
They also occupied a large territory with only thirty to forty thousand ordinary clansmen. Most of the clansmen could live near spirit veins.
With sufficient spirit qi, the probability of the ordinary clansmen giving birth to cultivators was higher. The Liang Clan had quite a few cultivators.
Even after being exhausted by the Red Beard Bandits, they still had about a hundred clansmen after a few decades of recuperation.
The Wang Clan's cultivators slowly surpassed the Liang Clan's after Wang Daoyuan proposed to provide spirit grains for pregnant cultivators and their close relatives free of charge.
If not for their fear of the Wang and Yang Clans, the Liang Clan wouldn't have given up their own territory after taking over the Meng Clan's territory.
However, the Liang Clan didn't dare to go back on their promise to the Wang and Yang Clans.
While moving their clansmen into the Meng Clan's territory, they also gradually handed over their properties to the Wang and Yang Clans.
After more than a year, the Wang Clan finally took over all of the territory east of Qingli River and north of Qingxi River.
At this point, the Wang, Yang, and Liang Clans were separated by Qingli River and Qingxi River.
Of course, there were some territories near Jade Spring Peak on the west bank of Qingli River that belonged to the Wang Clan.
Ever since the Wang Clan established itself, these territories belonged to the Wang Clan.
After all, they were in the vicinity of Jade Spring Peak. The other clans didn't dare to fight over these territories.
Moreover, the value of these territories was very low. There were only a few scattered low-grade mines, and their development value was extremely low.
The Wang Clan only used these territories as a buffer zone. They didn't develop them much, and there weren't many ordinary clansmen living there.
The Wang and Liang Clans' main territories were still separated by Qingli River.
The three clans all had the advantage of water transportation. For the time being, there weren't any conflicts. The northern part of Qingli River should be peaceful for many days.
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