pjbooks Chapter 135 The Qin Family's Fading Lamp, A Letter from the Main Branch
Chapter 135 The Qin Family's Fading Lamp, A Letter from the Main Branch
The ancestral home of the Qin family.
Inside the Soul Lamp Palace.
The shattered fragments of the Crimson Gold Soul Lamp still lay on the altar.
The edges of those fragments were already cold.
But all the Qin family members inside the hall felt that the shards on the ground were still hot.
It was so hot that they dared not look up.
Qin Xuanxiao is dead.
These words, which have been circulating since last night, still weigh heavily on everyone's hearts like a mountain.
That was no ordinary clan elder.
This is not an ordinary Supreme Being.
Rather, they are the true backbone of the Qin family.
Mid-stage of the Marquisate Realm.
For a century, it has been based in its ancestral land.
Even if he doesn't concern himself with worldly affairs, as long as he is alive, the Qin family is a powerful clan in Longyuan City that no one dares to easily shake.
But now, the soul lamp is shattered.
The person died.
He died in the ruins of the White Pagoda.
He died at the hands of the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator.
He died before the eyes of countless forces.
This is more terrifying than falling in the dark.
Because the entire Longyuan City witnessed the Qin family's backbone being broken.
Qin Qingcang stood in front of the offering table.
Overnight, he looked ten years older.
His once composed and dignified face was now only ashen.
He didn't speak.
The Qin family elders, deacons, and clan elders behind him didn't dare to speak.
Until an elder with gray hair finally couldn't hold back any longer and spoke in a trembling voice:
"Master of the family."
"Our ancestor cannot have died in vain."
Qin Qingcang did not turn around.
The elder gritted his teeth and continued:
"Qin Zhao is dead."
"Qin Yue is dead."
"The Venerable Wujiu is dead."
"Now even the patriarch is dead."
"If the Qin family remains silent, who in Longyuan City will still respect us?"
The atmosphere inside the hall suddenly became tense.
Many members of the Qin family had their eyes gleaming.
Fear is fear.
But the hatred was also real.
The Qin family has always been high and mighty, and they have never suffered such a loss before.
If they just bow their heads like this, how will they ever be able to stand firm in Longyuan City again?
Qin Qingcang finally turned around.
He looked at the clan elder, his voice hoarse:
"Then go and report it."
The elder's voice faltered.
Qin Qingcang took a step forward, his eyes cold.
"Go to the ruins of the White Pagoda."
"Go to the Starry Courtyard."
"Go find Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator."
"Tell him that the Qin family is not satisfied."
"Go and avenge our ancestor."
The elder's face gradually turned pale.
He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
Qin Qingcang sneered.
"Why aren't you saying anything?"
"Weren't you so principled just now?"
"The ancestor burned the true meaning of mountains and rivers and died."
"You're a Grandmaster at the peak of your cultivation, what gives you the right to seek revenge?"
The elder lowered his head, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
Qin Qingcang scanned everyone in the hall.
"I know you are unwilling to accept this."
"I'm not reconciled either."
"But is resignation useful?"
His voice was low, yet it cut like a knife through everyone's heart.
"Of the three elders of the Qin family, one is dead and two are seriously injured."
"The ancestor has fallen."
"Qin Yue is dead."
"Qin Zhao is dead."
"The connection to the Resources Institute is broken."
"The White Pagoda area has been taken over by the Zhenxing Army."
"Does the Qin family still have the right to interfere?"
No one answered.
Qin Qingcang's eyes grew even colder.
"From today onwards."
"No one from the Qin family is allowed to approach Lin Yuan and his sister again."
"Lin Xiaoya must not be mentioned again."
"We must not test the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator again."
"Those who disobey will be dealt with personally, without the need for bloodshed."
The hall was deathly silent.
This order is humiliating.
But no one dared to refute it.
Because Qin Xuanxiao's body was still warm in the ruins of the White Pagoda.
Just then, the fragment of the crimson gold soul lamp on the altar suddenly trembled slightly.
Everyone looked up abruptly.
Qin Qingcang's pupils also contracted.
A faint wisp of crimson-gold light appeared among the fragments of the soul lamps.
The light was very weak.
It seems like it could fall apart at any moment.
But its aura belongs to Qin Xuanxiao.
"Your Majesty, you are truly regretful!"
An elder lost his voice.
Qin Qingcang immediately stepped forward and formed a hand seal.
"Seale the palace!"
boom.
The gates of the Soul Lamp Hall were closed.
All the array patterns around them lit up.
All the members of the Qin family held their breath and looked at that wisp of crimson-gold light.
The last rays of light flickered.
Like a shattered memory, struggling to crawl out from the fragments of the soul lamp.
Immediately afterwards, a hoarse, broken, and extremely faint voice rang out in the hall.
"Blood face..."
Qin Qingcang was startled.
Everyone stared intently at that last glimmer of light.
The sound was intermittent.
It sounded as if it came from across death.
"no……"
That's all for now.
The crimson gold light trembled violently.
It was as if it had been crushed from the source by some force.
boom.
The regret has completely dissipated.
The Hall of Soul Lamps fell silent once again.
But this time, the deathly silence was even more terrifying than before.
Blood face is not...
What is it?
Not the original body?
not human?
Not a title of nobility?
Not an ancient cultivator?
The Qin family members looked at each other, feeling a chill run down their spines.
If the ancestor, on his deathbed, used his last remaining willpower just to pass on this half-sentence, then this half-sentence must contain a great secret.
Qin Qingcang stared intently at the fragments.
His face looked even worse than before.
What did Qin Xuanxiao see before he died?
Is the bloody face not the real body?
The moment the thought crossed Qin Qingcang's mind, his heart clenched.
If the Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator is not the true body, then what the Qin family has been facing all along is just an avatar.
A clone killed Qin Yue, beheaded Qin Wujiu, destroyed the White Pagoda, and even Qin Xuanxiao died at his hands in the end.
Then who is the true entity?
where is it?
Qin Qingcang suddenly thought of a name.
Lin Yuan.
That young man from the Seventh Safe Zone, at the first level of the Qi and Blood Realm.
But the next moment, he forcibly suppressed the thought.
impossible.
It's ridiculous.
How could someone at the first level of the Qi and Blood Realm be the source of the Blood Surface?
But if it wasn't Lin Yuan, why did the patriarch utter the half-sentence "blood face is not" before he died?
A vein throbbed slightly on Qin Qingcang's forehead.
The elder inside the hall, who had just spoken of seeking revenge, now trembled in his voice:
"Patriarch, what did the Ancestor mean by that?"
Qin Qingcang remained silent for a long time.
"This is no longer something that the Qin family of Longyuan can investigate."
Everyone was taken aback.
Qin Qingcang looked up and gazed into the deepest part of the Soul Lamp Hall.
There is an ancient black and gold token enshrined there.
The token is engraved with the character "Qin".
That's not the clan decree of the Qin family of Longyuan.
Rather, it was a bloodline decree bestowed by the main branch of the Qin family.
The Qin family of Longyuan is just one branch of the Qin clan.
The true main branch of the Qin family resides in the Star Gate City, a higher-level city.
The powerful figures stationed there are far superior to those of the Longyuan branch.
Within the main lineage, there is a period of being enfeoffed as a marquis.
There are even rumors that deep within the Qin family, there is a half-step king-level ancestor.
Unless faced with a crisis of annihilation, the Qin family of Longyuan will not easily use the main branch token.
Because once it is used, it means admitting that the branch is incapable of handling the situation.
His status within the Qin family will also decline significantly in the future.
But now, Qin Qingcang can't care about any of that.
Qin Xuanxiao is dead.
The blood-stained face is suspected to be not the original body.
Lin Yuan and his sister are involved with the Cleansing Sect, the Devouring Sect, the White Pagoda Sect's bones, and the Sect Master's will.
This is no longer a minor feud.
Qin Qingcang walked up to the black gold token.
He cut his palm and pressed his blood onto the token.
hum.
The black and gold token slowly lit up.
A blood-red light curtain appeared.
Qin Qingcang's voice was hoarse, but extremely solemn:
"The Qin family of Longyuan, urgently report to the main branch."
"Qin Xuanxiao, the Marquis-level ancestor of the Longyuan branch, has passed away."
"Qin Yue, the former dean of the Resource Center, has passed away."
"The Third Supreme Lord Qin Wujiu has perished."
"Qin Yuanlie and Qin Shanhe are seriously injured."
"The enemy's name is Blood-Faced Ancient Cultivator, and he is suspected to be not the real body."
"It is suspected that Lin Yuan, a freshman from the Seventh District, is involved behind the scenes."
"Lin Yuan's younger sister, Lin Xiaoya, is suspected to be a member of the Cleansing Sect and has awakened the Locking Gate Seal."
"Fragments of the king-level gate bones at the bottom of the White Pagoda have been destroyed."
"The sect leader's first wisp of will appears to have been extinguished."
Qin Qingcang paused for a moment at this point.
He closed his eyes briefly, then gritted his teeth and said:
"Please let the chief physician decide."
The crimson light curtain contracted.
It transformed into a black-gold bloodline and disappeared into the depths of the token.
All the Qin family members inside the hall bowed their heads.
They know.
From this moment on, the affairs of the Qin family of Longyuan are no longer up to them to decide.
……
Star Gate Main City.
Tianqin City.
This is a Star Gate City, which is a level higher than Longyuan City.
Three stargate cracks floated above the city.
The largest of these runs across the sky, like a giant silver abyss.
In the center of the city, a black and gold main hall of the Qin family sits high up.
Outside the hall, twelve giant pillars support the sky, each of which is wrapped with star gate source patterns.
This is the true main branch of the Qin family.
late at night.
In a side room of the main hall.
A young man is standing at the window, looking down at the entire city of Tianqin.
He looked to be no more than twenty-five or twenty-six years old.
He has handsome features.
He was dressed in a long black robe with a golden Qin pattern embroidered on the cuffs.
Her demeanor is unassuming, yet she possesses a natural composure that comes from standing at a high vantage point.
Qin Guanlan.
The main line of the Qin family.
At the peak of his early career as a marquis.
He is also one of the most promising young people in the Qin family.
He was holding a black and gold blood token in his hand.
The message from the Longyuan branch has been fully displayed on the token.
Qin Xuanxiao died.
The blood-stained face is suspected to be not the original body.
Lin Yuan.
Lin Xiaoya.
Those who are pure in their gates.
Lock mark.
Fragments of a king-level gate bone.
The sect leader's first wisp of will was extinguished.
Qin Guanlan was not angry after reading it.
No order was given immediately.
He just smiled slightly.
"interesting."
In the shadows of the side room, an elderly man in gray slowly opened his eyes.
The old man sat there, without deliberately releasing his aura.
However, the surrounding void seemed to be suppressed by an invisible force, and even the candlelight dared not flicker.
Later in the period of being enfeoffed as a marquis.
Qin Guanlan's protector.
Qin Zhu.
Qin Zhu's voice was old:
"The Longyuan branch is too useless."
"A mid-stage Marquis-level ancestor died in a border town."
Qin Guanlan said calmly:
"Qin Xuanxiao is not weak."
"The fact that he can die means that the other person is more valuable."
Qin Zhu looked at him.
"You want to go?"
Qin Guanlan raised the black gold blood token.
"The bloody face is not the true body."
"Lin Yuan is suspected to be related to the Blood Face."
"Those who cleanse the gate awaken the seal that locks it."
"The sect leader was swallowed up in a single thought."
"With all these things together, isn't it worth the trip?"
Qin Zhu remained silent for a moment.
"Longyuan is going to be in chaos now."
"People from the Star Gate headquarters will most likely get involved as well."
Qin Guanlan smiled and said:
"That's why we should go even more."
"If the main branch of the Qin family doesn't react after Qin Xuanxiao's death, outsiders will think that the Qin family is afraid."
"But if it's just about revenge, that's too low-level."
He turned around, a sharp glint appearing in his eyes.
"I need to know whether Bloodface is a clone or not."
"I need to know what Lin Yuan really is."
"Furthermore, we must know whether the secret that could devour the sect leader's thoughts truly resides within him."
Qin Zhu looked at him.
"What if that's true?"
Qin Guanlan spoke calmly:
"Then bring it back to the main branch."
"What if we can't bring it back?"
Qin Guanlan smiled.
"Then let someone of even higher caliber come."
Qin Zhu did not try to persuade him further.
Qin Guanlan's ability to maintain his position among the younger generation of the Qin family is not due to his arrogance.
On the contrary, he was very clear-headed.
He knows who he can kill.
Who can use it?
Who should be tested?
There are certain types of people you shouldn't easily mess with.
But it is precisely these kinds of people who are the most dangerous.
Qin Guanlan put away the black gold blood token.
"Notify the star-tracking navigation system."
"We'll set off for Longyuan tomorrow."
Qin Zhu slowly stood up.
"Are you taking me alone?"
"No."
Qin Guanlan looked at the star gate crack in the distant sky.
"Take another squad of Qin Clan Star Armor Guards."
"The shame that the Longyuan branch has lost must be redeemed by someone."
He paused slightly as he said this.
"Also, bring over all the information on Lin Yuan and Lin Xiaoya."
"Don't just look at the level of attainment."
"Especially Lin Yuan."
Qin Zhu's eyes flickered slightly.
Qin Guanlan said calmly:
"A mere Qi and Blood Realm Level 1 cultivator can protect his Blood Face to this extent."
"Either he is Bloodface's weakness."
"Or...?"
His smile deepened.
"He is the root of all evil."
……
Longyuan City.
The ancestral home of the Qin family.
The black gold token went dark again.
Qin Qingcang stood in the Soul Lamp Hall, motionless for a long time.
He knew that once the main branch sent people, the Qin family of Longyuan would no longer be a pawn.
Rather, they are chess pieces.
But he had no choice.
The ancient cultivator with the blood-red face killed Qin Xuanxiao.
If the Qin family doesn't seek help from the main branch, they will eventually be swallowed up by other forces in Longyuan City.
Just then, a member of the Qin family's secret guard hurriedly entered the hall.
"Master of the family."
"There's news from outside."
Qin Qingcang frowned.
"explain."
The guard whispered:
"The Zhenxing Army has officially taken over the remnants of the White Pagoda."
"The elders did not object."
"Everyone from the Resource Institute has been expelled."
"in addition……"
He hesitated for a moment.
Qin Qingcang said coldly:
"What else?"
The guard gritted his teeth and said:
"The Marquis of Zhenxing has ordered that no force may contact Lin Xiaoya under the guise of the Cleansing Sect."
"Those who violate this rule will be executed first and tried later."
Qin Qingcang's face grew even more gloomy.
Marquis Zhenxing has completely sided with Lin Yuan and his sister.
No.
To be precise, it's about taking the stance of preventing others from further provoking Blood Face.
Qin Qingcang closed his eyes.
"understood."
After the guards withdrew.
The Hall of Soul Lamps fell silent once more.
Qin Qingcang looked down at the shattered fragments of Qin Xuanxiao's soul lamp.
Blood face is not...
This half-sentence echoed in his mind like a spell.
After a long while, he whispered:
"Lin Yuan".
"You'd better really just be a protected piece of trash."
"otherwise……"
He didn't finish the second half of his sentence.
Because if Lin Yuan is truly the root of the Blood Face.
The Qin family has provoked someone other than an ancient cultivator this time.
Instead, it was a monster with the skin of a Qi and Blood Realm Level 1 cultivator.