Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Dang dang dang dang.
On this very day, the bell rang.
The bell rang three times in a row. Following the sound of the bell, the cultivators on Mount Ziyang headed to the conference hall one after another.
After half a day, other than the cultivators on missions outside, most of them gathered here.
In the conference hall, the Lu Clan’s Patriarch sat in the center, and many Foundation Establishment elders sat on the chairs on both sides.
As for the Qi Refinement stage cultivators, they stood on both sides without seats.
Lu Fuming sat up straight and said, “I want to enter closed-door cultivation to heal my injuries and try to cheat death. If I succeed, I’ll borrow another 50 years of life from heaven. If I fail, I’ll just turn into ashes. Regardless of whether I succeed or fail, I can open my Immortal’s cave 20 years later. Before entering closed-door cultivation, I’ll have to give a few reminders.”
“First, the clan still has 18 Foundation Establishment cultivators. Re-rank them and arrange their positions.”
“Second, review some of the contracts of the clan’s businesses. Some of the benefits of the marketplace should be handed over to the Wu Clan, Ye Clan, Qian Clan, Sun Clan, and so on.”
“Third, the choice of the clan leader.”
“Fourth, restate the clan rules.”
Lu Fuming stood up, emitting a terrifying aura that suppressed everyone in the hall.
“Good times never last forever. Don’t even mention our Lu Clan being a Zifu clan, even a Golden Core clan, and Nascent Soul clan have experienced prosperity, decline, and destruction. Each successful clan has its own glory and failures.”
“Whether it is an elder’s unfair handling, the internal chaos of the clan, a deathly plague, clan disciples who offended powerful enemies, bringing disaster to the clan…”
“The main reason why our Lu Clan can last for a hundred years is due to the strict rules of the clan. We don’t do anything that offends others, and we have a moral bottom line when we do things… As long as we maintain the clan’s bottom line, we will always appear reasonable… However, there are some people who are extremely vicious. I am sick of it.”
Lu Fuming said, “I am not sure if I will survive this ordeal, but I want to help the Lu Clan clear out some of the vermin.”
“Lu Xuance, you manage the market and the shop in the clan, but you don’t follow the rules. After the customers left the market, you went out many times to hunt them down, kill them, steal their treasures, and tarnish the clan’s reputation. At the eighth level of Qi Refinement stage, you assassinated 8 customers. At the ninth level of Qi Refinement stage, you assassinated 12 customers. By killing the customers, you accumulated Foundation Establishment Pills and entered the Foundation Establishment stage.”
“After entering the Foundation Establishment stage, you killed many more guests.”
“You are very shrewd. First of all, the members of the cultivation clans in Qingshui Prefecture did not react. You didn’t move against those powerful cultivators and only focused on wandering cultivators, hunting those who didn’t have any background… When you hunted guests, you didn’t go out and assassinate them directly. Instead, you followed them for three days, and only after they were quite far away from the marketplace did you assassinate them.”
“Lu Xuance, do you understand your crime?” The Zifu Patriarch spoke out in a fierce voice, his killing intent soaring as a terrifying aura of power came pressing down.
Lu xuance walked out, trembling. “Patriarch, I understand my crime.”
He immediately knelt down on the ground.
“If you know of your crime, then just commit suicide, lest I make a move.” Lu Fuming said coldly, “According to the clan rules, anyone who colludes with the demon race will die. Anyone who becomes a demonic cultivator will die. Anyone who kills their clansmen will die. Anyone who kills the customers of the marketplace will die. Anyone who betrays the clan will die.”
“The five deadly crimes can not be pardoned. Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator must be killed.”
“Just commit suicide.” As he spoke, he threw a sword.
“Forefather, I know my crime, but I don’t accept it.” Lu Xuance said stubbornly, “Back then, my father died for the clan, and that is a great service. Back then, I stepped into the peak of the Qi Refinement stage at the age of 49 and was qualified to receive the Foundation Establishment Pill. It was my right to receive the Foundation Establishment Pill from the clan, but in the end, I gave it to Tianming.”
“At that time, I was already 50 years old. The clan did not have my Foundation Establishment Pill, so I could only rely on myself.”
“Over the years, I have made contributions to the clan, and I was injured many times. All I did was kill a few rogue cultivators. What was the big deal? Could it be that the death of a few rogue cultivators would affect the clan’s business? It’s impossible. For the sake of a few itinerant cultivators, if the Patriarch insisted on killing me, I would admit my crime, but I wouldn’t accept it.”
“Patriarch, Xuance is guilty, but his crime doesn’t warrant death. I beg for mercy.” Lu Tianyi spoke up to persuade him. “Xuance should be sent to the border and severely punished.”
“When the Lu Clan does things, we have to be proper and upright. What did you do? You just intercept and kill the guests. If you break the rules, you have to be killed. Since you’re not willing to commit suicide, I will kill you myself,” Lu Fuming said coldly, holding the spirit sword in his hand. He was radiating with killing intent.
“Patriarch, you are ruthless.” Lu xuance said, “I don’t accept it.”
“You don’t accept…” Lu fuming sneered, “I don’t need you to accept anything. I just need to be worthy of my ancestors. As for you, you are just a little person who is arrogant. Today you can intercept and kill the guest for a few spirit stones, tomorrow you can sell your clansmen for a Foundation Establishment Pill, and the day after tomorrow you can sell your entire clan for a Ziyang Jade.”
“I’m going to kill you, and I will use your death as a warning.”
Slash.
A destructive sword Qi tore apart Lu Xuance’s body. The Foundation Establishment cultivator died on the spot.
“Men, expel all of Lu Xuance’s descendants from the mountain within three generations. Within nine generations, they are not allowed to test their Spiritual Roots. They are not allowed to become officials in the mortal world.”
Seeing this scene, everyone felt a chill in their hearts. Lu Xuanji also felt his heart tremble.
“Lu Yanping, during a fortuitous encounter, you obtained a Demonic Cultivation Method called the ‘Six Desires Unity Technique’. It can be used to harvest female cultivators to become cauldrons to increase your cultivation.”
“Over the years, you have captured 30 Qi Refinement and 2 Foundation Establishment female cultivators and kept them in the manor. You have drained these female cultivators of their life force, and they all died. However, you have obtained great benefits.”
“You’re 120 years old, but you’re already at the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment stage. Your progress is fast, but you’ve entered the Demonic Path, so you should be killed.”
“I will kill you now. Do you accept?”
Lu Fuming said again as he looked at a clan cultivator.
“Patriarch, please spare my life,” Lu Yanping knelt on the ground and said with a trembling voice.
“Haha, you dare to do evil, but you can’t live with it?” Lu Fuming laughed coldly as he slashed down with his sword.
Lu Yanping’s head was shattered and he died on the spot.
“Lu Xiuqin, you are in charge of the family business, but over the years, you have been colluding with the demon race. They have been selling White Yang Rice to the demons, selling all kinds of pills, Magic Treasures, cultivation books, and so on, earning high profits from the demons. However, the materials you sell to the demons will strengthen the Demon Beasts and bring danger to the humans.”
“Do you understand your crime?”
“Patriarch, I know of my crime.” Lu Xiuqin said calmly, “I don’t need Patriarch to do anything. I will kill myself.”
As she spoke, she activated her True Qi and her meridians were broken. She died on the spot..