Venerable Martial Emperor

0The Ululating Mountain was located in the south of Celestial Wind City, and it was rich in minerals. The Xu family had been in control of this place for many years.    

    

Many days ago, the leader of the mine in charge of Ululating Mountain, Xu Youxu, betrayed Xu family for the benefits of the underground secret realm. He killed many people and tried to kill Xu Feng to silence them.    

    

Xu Feng had gotten a blessing in disguise, and obtained the Flaming Palm. He also obtained a Storage Ring from Xu Weiyi, who was killed by the black bear.    

    

After returning to the family, the patriarch, Xu Yonghui, opened the ring. There was only one key inside.    

    

Xu Weiyi did not open the secret realm. He only obtained the storage ring from the Restriction Area.    

    

To Xu Feng, coming to Ululating Mountain was a revisit of his old home.    

    

A group of young disciples from the Xu family followed Xu Feng and rushed to this place.    

    

In the heart of Ululating Mountain, there were already two groups of people confronting each other.    

    

The experts from the Xu family who had been stationed here to mine the mines had been increasing their defensive power ever since Xu Feng discovered the secret realm.    

    

Before Xu Feng brought his men here, the experts of Xu family had already arrived. The leader of the group was the patriarch of Xu family.    

    

The seal of the secret realm in the depths of the mine couldn't be opened with just a single Martial Essence Stage Expert. The Xu and Hong families had joined forces, and all the experts had gathered here.    

    

However, the two families didn't have a harmonious relationship. After coming here, they had actually confronted each other, and it seemed as if they were going to start a fight if they didn't agree with each other.    

    

Xu Feng had the group of young disciples wait by his side, and then he went straight to Xu Yonghui.    

    

"Greetings, Family Head!"    

    

With an outsider present, the ceremony could not be abolished in such an occasion. In the face of his own grandfather, Xu Feng followed the rules of the family and bowed respectfully.    

    

Xu Yonghui helped Xu Feng up and let him stand in front of him. Xu Yonghui looked at him with a smile and asked if everything had gone smoothly on their way here.    

    

Along the way, not only Xu Feng and the other young disciples, there were also Martial Arts Eighth Layer and Ninth Grade experts from the Xu family following him.    

    

If the Hong family had any ulterior motives and killed all the young disciples from the Xu family who participated in the competition for the secret realm, they would be crying their hearts out.    

    

Naturally, the Xu family would be on guard and wouldn't make such a low level mistake.    

    

"With so many experts protecting him, Young Patriarch will just treat this journey as a sightseeing tour. Not only will it be smooth sailing, I reckon he will also be very comfortable."    

    

Behind Xu Yonghui stood many experts of the Xu family, as well as the elders, elders, and other higher ups. One of the elders teased.    

    

This man was from the Great Elder's faction. Naturally, he was trying to humiliate Xu Feng by talking in such an eccentric manner.    

    

Someone laughed in agreement. Xu Feng looked over and saw that the one who laughed the loudest was Xu Lei, who was standing next to the Great Elder.    

    

"Xu Lei, are you still not going to return to the team?"    

    

Xu Feng said coldly.    

    

There were rules in the family, and rules in the family. If Xu Lei enjoyed special privileges and didn't listen to orders, Xu Feng felt that no matter how much preparation he made, it would be very dangerous for him to enter this secret realm.    

    

If the hearts of the people in his own family were separated, and there were even people with ill intentions, what right did he have to compete with the Hong family?    

    

Xu Lei turned his head to the side, pretending not to hear what Xu Feng said.    

    

A cold snort sounded. Xu Yonghui looked at Xu Tianci and his son with a warning look.    

    

"Lei'er, go!" Xu Tianci's heart tightened when he saw this, and he hurriedly said.    

    

The Patriarch was extremely dissatisfied with their father and son. At this time, if Xu Yonghui was unhappy because of a small matter, and even punished him, then the loss outweighed the gain.    

    

Xu Lei's face was ashen, and he walked up to the group of young disciples.    

    

It seemed like listening to Xu Feng's orders was an extreme humiliation to him.    

    

"Patriarch, what's the situation now?" Xu Feng felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere, so he asked.    

    

The Xu and Hong families had already made an agreement, but now, they were in a deadlock. It was obvious that something unexpected had happened.    

    

"Young Patriarch doesn't know about this. The people guarding Ululating Mountain have lost a lot of men these days. It was the Hong family who did this. Before we came here, Hong Annshi actually crippled Elder Xu in front of so many people!"    

    

Second Elder Xu Hongyu stepped forward and said to Xu Feng.    

    

Xu Ping was the elder of the family who took over the position of Ululating Mountain's supervisor. After the secret realm was discovered in the mine, the Xu family attached great importance to the Ululating Mountain. This Elder Xu Ping was a rare peak Martial Arts Ninth Layer expert.    

    

Xu Feng knew from the Second Elder that the people of the Hong family had come here first. Hong Annshi had intended to enter the underground to investigate the secret realm's restriction, but he was stopped by Elder Xu Ping.    

    

Hong Annshi attacked forcefully and severely injured Elder Xu Ping. Fortunately, many experts of the Hong family had arrived at this time, preventing the people of the Hong family from making any further arrogant moves.    

    

"Hong family, they really deserve to die!"    

    

When Xu Feng heard this, he couldn't help but feel angry.    

    

"Hehe... In my opinion, if the Hong family dares to go against the Xu family like this, Xu Feng, you will have to bear the responsibility!"    

    

A cold voice was heard. At this moment, Xu Tianci was criticizing Xu Feng in front of everyone.    

    

"Xu Tianci, in such an occasion, do you think you can call Xu Feng by his name?"    

    

As the patriarch, Xu Yonghui couldn't arbitrarily judge who was right and who was wrong, but suppressing Xu Tianci's arrogance was just a matter of words.    

    

"Great Elder, what do you mean by that?"    

    

Xu Feng couldn't ignore Xu Tianci's question.    

    

"Young Patriarch, during the period when I faced the wall, Patriarch Hong forced his way into the Xu family. It was you who made the decision to compromise time and time again. It was your weakness that boosted the Hong family's arrogance. That's why they are so daring!"    

    

Xu Tianci surveyed his surroundings. His eyes flickered, and his voice was loud and clear. "When the patriarch was in seclusion, before you became me, Young Patriarch Xu... I will take care of all the matters in the Xu family, regardless of whether they are big or small. At that time, will the Hong family dare to humiliate the Xu family like this?"    

    

Xu Tianci had malicious intentions. Not only did he pour the dirty water on Xu Feng, he even made use of this as an excuse to question Xu Feng's identity as Young Patriarch.    

    

"A great enemy is in front of you, and you still have the leisure to cause internal strife?! Xu Tianci, step down!"    

    

Xu Yonghui was furious. Saying such words at this moment was no different from shaking the morale of the army.    

    

Xu Tianci took a few steps back, and some of the higher ups of the Xu family subconsciously moved closer to him. The circle formed by these people included almost all of the family power of the Xu family.    

    

Xu Feng had long understood that Xu Tianci and his son would never allow the Xu family to have their own existence. Their hatred towards him was even deeper than their enemies' hatred.    

    

"Since that's the case, let's take advantage of this secret realm exploration and find an opportunity to get rid of Xu Lei..."    

    

Ten years of enduring humiliation had tempered Xu Feng's disposition to a very strong extent. He was not a soft-hearted person. It was not his personality to just give in and take a beating.    

    

Many people from the Xu and Hong families were confronting each other, but the higher ups didn't interfere. They just watched coldly from the back.    

    

A cloud of dust and dust rose from the mountain path that led to the heart of Ululating Mountain. A large number of people had arrived.    

    

Judging from their attire, they were from the Hong family. The group of young disciples who were surrounded in the middle was a group of people from the Hong family.    

    

The person in the lead was Hong Qingyun.    

    

The ten people from the Hong family who had entered the secret realm to explore had also arrived!    

    

Hong Qingyun brought his men to greet Hong Annshi. After a short conversation, Hong Annshi walked out of the group and walked forward.    

    

A rugged mountain path meandered down, and the place that extended down was the underground of the mine.    

    

On both sides of this mountain path were people from the Xu and Hong families.    

    

The top combat strength of the two great families of Celestial Wind City, their core combat strength, and the young disciples of the new elites were all gathered here.    

    

Xu Yonghui also took a step forward, and Xu Feng followed closely behind.    

    

The two masters stood on both sides of the mountain path. Their eyes met, and the atmosphere instantly became tense!    

    

"Hong Annshi, you are courting death by hurting an elder of my Xu family!" Xu Yonghui couldn't restrain his anger any longer, and scolded him.    

    

Hong Annshi merely chuckled and casually explained, "That brat, Xu Ping, actually dares to block my path. This old man is merely teaching him a lesson."    

    

Xu Yonghui coldly snorted. When he heard that this sentence was not a perfunctory explanation, he actually tacitly agreed that he had suffered a great loss and did not say anything else.    

    

Hong Annshi looked at the Xu family's side and asked, "Master Yun didn't come with you?"    

    

Xu Feng cupped his hands towards Hong Annshi and explained, "This is a matter between the Xu and Hong families. Master has no intention of interfering."    

    

"But why did I hear that Master Yun was in secluded cultivation two days ago?"    

    

Behind Hong Annshi, a middle-aged expert stepped out and said.    

    

This man had a square face and a strong aura. He was an elder of Hong family.    

    

In the Xu and Hong families, there were many experts who had the potential to break through to the Martial Essence Stage. This square face elder was one of them.    

    

Xu Wei from the Xu family had the potential to do so before he was severely injured by the Hong family's master.    

    

Master Yun was in secluded cultivation, so he couldn't hide it from the Hong family. However, Xu Feng guessed that they wouldn't dare to plot against Master Yun.    

    

If they disturbed a Pill Alchemist that was in seclusion, unless it was a life and death feud, it would harm others and not benefit themselves. Even if they had ulterior motives, they would only make a move when the Pill Alchemist was completed.    

    

"Master of the Xu family, since the Ululating Mountain is the home ground of your Xu family, please go ahead."    

    

Hong Annshi asked the people of Xu family to take the lead, worried that the Xu family would be prepared in advance.    

    

Xu Yonghui didn't know why, but for some reason, he didn't argue with Hong Annshi. Instead, he took the lead and walked into the mine.    

    

In the depths of the mine, the seven-colored lotus was still thriving in the underground pond. This seven-colored lotus was barely comparable to a grade one spiritual herb. The Xu family did not mine it during the time they occupied this place.    

    

This was because no one knew what kind of risk was hidden in this place.    

    

The piles of bones in the middle of the pond were a sign of danger.    

    

Only Xu Feng knew that it was done by the black bear. Some intelligent beasts entered this place, and some accidentally ran here, coveting the seven-colored lotus.    

    

Naturally, the black bear would not tolerate other creatures snatching the seven-colored lotus. The black bear that was able to kill Xu Youji's leader was as strong as a Martial Arts Eighth Layer expert. It was extraordinary.    

    

In the pond, there were also bones left behind by Xu Youji after he had thrown away his corpse.    

    

"Strange... Where did that black bear go?"    

    

After killing Xu Youji, the black bear came here. After eating the Seven-Colored Lotus to recover, it disappeared without a trace.    

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The Xu family closely monitored this place, but they did not find any trace of the black bear.    

    

"Hehe... The Xu family was actually so wealthy. Although this large patch of seven-colored lotus was not worth much, it was still a fortune. Since you don't want it, it would be impolite for us to refuse it. "    

    

Hong Qingyun, the leader of the younger generation of the Hong family, was laughing and joking. At the same time, he ordered the young disciples of the Hong family to pick the Seven Color Lotus.    

    

The people of Xu family were instantly angered. Some of them started to clamor. The few young disciples of Xu family who were led by Xu Feng were even more restless.    

    

The people of the Hong family really thought too highly of themselves! The restriction hadn't been lifted yet, and they were still outside the secret realm, yet they were openly snatching the spiritual herbs!