The sun had just risen, but the news of the battle outside the town had already spread to every corner of Fish Dragon Town as if it had grown wings.
The young master of the Black Snake sect's branch, Shi Wudao, had died in battle.
The deputy leader of the Black Snake sect's branch, Qin Wu, had died in battle.
More than a hundred experts from the Black Snake sect's branch had died in battle. They had lost a third of their core strength.
These pieces of information were like bombs, causing a huge uproar in Fish Dragon Town.
The Black Snake sect was the undisputed number one sect in Fish Dragon Town, second only to the Longbow Battalion. It had been forty years since the branch was established, and they hadn't suffered such a huge loss in more than ten years.
And this time, the enemy that had caused them such a huge loss was the recently rising River Sect!
The River Sect, which had just made a name for itself by trampling on the Bamboo Sword Sect, became even more famous. The leader of the River Sect, Lin Xuan, was now in the limelight.
At this moment, almost all the factions had the same thought: Fish Dragon Town was going to be in chaos!
The Shi family, in a heavily guarded secret room.
An old man in his fifties who was sitting cross-legged slowly opened his eyes and let out a long sigh.
"Sigh, it still doesn't work! It seems that I, Shi Longhai, have no hope of breaking through in this lifetime. "
Shi Longhai tried to break through to the True Energy Realm again, but it still ended in failure. A trace of unwillingness flashed through his old eyes.
He had already tried dozens or hundreds of times. Every time he was about to take the step of drawing qi into his body, a deep sense of fear would rise in his heart.
He knew that if he forcefully drew qi in this state, his body would explode, and he would die without a corpse.
There was a saying in the martial arts world that if one couldn't reach the True Energy Realm before the age of thirty, it would be difficult for them to break through again in their lifetime.
After thirty, a martial artist's blood, marrow, and meridians would solidify. Although their physical body wouldn't go downhill, it would be difficult for them to make any further progress. Their martial arts fate would gradually decline, and the danger of breaking through the bottleneck would increase by more than a hundred times. The slightest carelessness would cause their body to explode and they would die.
Since ancient times, countless martial artists had died at this step.
Unfortunately, when Shi Longhai started from scratch and obtained his first cultivation manual, he was already 28 years old.
Even though he had spent a great deal of effort and resources to reach the peak of the Atman Body level in just five years, he had already lost his final chance to advance to the next level.
"Alas, forget it. Although I, Shi Longhai, am unable to covet a higher level of martial arts in this lifetime, I should be content with what I have. Money, power, women, I have all of it. What more can I ask for? Leave the rest to Tyrannical. "
Shi Longhai sighed, got up, and left.
In his heart, he had always had high expectations for his eldest son, Shi Wudao. He had carefully nurtured him since he was young, giving him the best in everything, hoping to nurture a perfect successor.
Although Shi Wudao had some flaws in his personality, the flaws did not cover up his talent. He was ambitious, willing to work hard, and talented enough. If he could be nurtured well in the future, he might become an expert of his generation and bring glory to the Shi family.
"Patriarch! You've come out! "
An old housekeeper was standing guard at the door with an anxious expression on his face.
"Shi Yue, what happened? Look at how flustered you are. "Shi Longhai frowned.
Plop!
The old housekeeper knelt on the ground and sobbed, "Patriarch! Something big happened! Young Master, he, he was killed! "
Shi Longhai's eyes narrowed, and he asked, "What!? Say it again! "
"Patriarch! Young Master Tyrannical is dead, Qin Wu is dead, last night, more than a hundred brothers of the Black Snake sect were killed — — "
"Bastard! Who did it? " Shi Longhai's eyes glowed as if he wanted to eat someone alive. He was so angry that his hair and beard stood on end. His aura suddenly erupted, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"It's the River Sect! It's Lin Xuan — — "
"River Sect! Lin Xuan! Damn it! All of them deserve to die — — Puff! "
Shi Longhai roared and spat out a mouthful of blood. The black hair on his temples turned from black to white in an instant, and his whole body fell backward.
"Patriarch! Patriarch! "
The old housekeeper hurried forward to support Shi Longhai.
Shi Longhai didn't faint. After he steadied himself, he shook off the old housekeeper and took a deep breath. His gaze was terrifyingly gloomy, and a bone-chilling aura emitted from his body, causing the temperature in the courtyard to drop by a large amount.
"Speak! What happened? "
"Replying to Patriarch, last night, Young Master Tyrannical joined forces with Qin Wu and led more than a hundred experts to ambush Lin Xuan outside of town. Unexpectedly, they misjudged the situation and were killed by Lin Xuan instead!" the old housekeeper hurriedly said.
Shi Longhai cursed bitterly, "Bastard! Didn't I tell him not to touch Lin Xuan first?
Although that little bastard Lin Xuan seems to have a shallow background, he's a crafty and unscrupulous person. In the past two months, who knows how many storms he's stirred up and how many waves he's stirred up? Many major events have his shadow behind them. Even I didn't have time to figure out his depth, so how could Tyrannical be so careless! "
"Patriarch, Young Master probably lost a Hundred Vein Pill to Lin Xuan and was afraid of being punished, so he acted hastily — —"
"What! He lost a Hundred Vein Pill to Lin Xuan? That wastrel of a dog! "Shi Longhai was both bitter and hateful, and angry at his eldest son's failure.
Following that, the old housekeeper hurriedly reported the cause and effect of the matter. Hearing this, Shi Longhai was so angry that he almost spat out blood again.
Especially when he found out that his second son, Shi Wuque, was also involved, he was so angry that three Buddhas appeared and five Buddhas Jump Over the Wall. He couldn't help but slap a few rare spiritual trees in the courtyard into pieces.
"Patriarch, Second Young Master requests an audience!" a guard reported.
"What! That unfilial son still dares to come back? "Shi Longhai's body trembled. He gnashed his teeth and roared," Tell him to get his ass in here! I'd like to see what he has to say! "
Not long after, Shi Wuque walked into the courtyard naked and carrying a branch of thorns on his back. As soon as he entered, he immediately knelt on the ground and remained silent.
"Unfilial son! You actually dare to come back to see me? "Shi Longhai glared at his son and said word by word.
"Father, I know my wrongs. Please punish me," Shi Wuque said with a calm expression.
At this moment, he was in an extremely sorry state. There was a huge fist mark on his chest and a deep footprint under his ribs. These were all left behind by Lin Xuan.
In addition, he had also suffered several sword wounds from the fierce battle with the Black Snake sect last night. They hadn't been bandaged yet, so he looked extremely miserable.
"What did you do wrong?" Shi Longhai laughed in anger and slowly walked over.
"I wasn't able to stop Lin Xuan and caused Big Brother to be killed by Lin Xuan — —"
Bang!
Before Shi Wuque could finish speaking, a powerful palm imprint had already landed on his chest and sent him flying. He plowed a deep trench in the ground and crashed into a low wall. He was buried under the rubble and spat out large mouthfuls of blood.
"You're wrong! You're gravely mistaken! "
Shi Longhai angrily glared at Shi Wuque and roared, "Why wasn't it you? Why wasn't it you who died?! "
Shi Wuque struggled to crawl up from the rubble. He staggered a few steps before steadying himself. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth as he glared at Shi Longhai with hatred.
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