48 The Siege of Liu manor

Zhu Wushang touched his eyes and knew that his blindfold is lost; maybe during the cyclone incident that tore it from his eyes. His blindfold is just an old worn out rag after all; it's not strange that it would have been shredded and lost.

He looked around and saw that his room is in a mess. Outside of the five old strangers in his rooms, there is nearly nothing intact. The roof was gone, two sides of his room wall are gone, and he can see what's outside.

Zhu Wushang exhaled as he touched his glabella. What a bother, he caused this mess without him knowing it. He thought that disguising as Xia Zheng of the lost Xia clan that has a history with Liu clan would bring him closer to Liu clan; so he could get his hand on the second page of the Supreme cosmic scripture.

But that's the problem he needs to solve later. Right now he needs to clear all uninvited guest that are surrounding this manor. Zhu Wushang tries using his new ability of creation, the white and black particle condense into a long shape like a cloth on his palm. Suddenly a black cloth appears on his hand after the black and white particle disappears.

Zhu Wushang smiled and nodded in satisfaction. He controlled his eye to become blind like it was before the special pill effect that maintains his temporary blindness had been expelled by the elevation of his body. Now he doesn't need to eat his own special pill to change his eye states because his body is like a treasure that he could control with a thought. He can even control his body to fake his age and turn his appearance to be like an old monster from some sects.

He put his blindfold back to his eyes and stand up to check the pulse of the 5 stranger. The pulse of the 5 stranger is stable but their dantian is empty like a mortal, but the capacity of their dantian is vast like a sea. Usually, this vast capacity of dantian should not be empty like this; they should have spirits core that generates their spirits qi for their dantian.

This spirits core is the source of all cultivator energy that born after absorbing and condensing a lot of spirits qi during the cultivation. Losing one's spirits core size means a drop in cultivation realm, missing the entire spirits core means they are no different than mortal.

[Wait… did I just drained all of their spirits qi from their dantian including their spirits core?] He thought before feeding them the healing pill to stabilize their condition before he comes back for them to ask about their situation.

After Zhu Wushang finished with stabilizing the five strangers health. He looks to the outside of the manor at the direction that he had sensed the strongest spirits qi fluctuation. He flew above the Liu manor and stayed in the sky.

"Uninvited guest of the Zhu Manor, please! turn back to your home. If all of you have any question about this incident. Please return tomorrow! I, Xia Zheng; the last of the Xia clan will answer all of you to the best of my ability!"

There are three reasons that he had announced himself as the last of Xia clan.

First; Xia clan had the reputation of being upright, can only be broke but not bend to anyone, uncorrupted, the epitome of the righteousness. This reputation will sway most of the average cultivator that just curious and didn't have any ill intention to leave, or at least observe from the safe distance.

Second; The Xia clan had been thoroughly exterminated not even a dog or a cat had survived the massacred. He can proudly present himself and them without being exposed.

Third; Even he is exposed. That's mean the Xia clan are hiding among the crowd, and he would like to meet them and recruit them in his plan to destroy the Illusory Immortal Palace and help his little sister. He has plenty of ways to increase their fighting strength of they accept his offer.

After he had declared as such. Some of the cultivator leave and some retreat to the safe distance but they still stand or sit on the roof of the building to see what's going to happen. But that's only the minority of the cultivators that has no ill intent.

Most of the cultivator that stayed has the intent to fish in murky water, they knew that the big sect within The Bountiful Harvest kingdom wouldn't let the Liu clan be after this thing had happened. Especially those old monsters that sealed themselves within the sect to wait for the future opportunity to break through the higher realm to increased their nearly depleted lifespan.

That's mean these old monsters would stop at nothing until they get what they wanted.

One of the middle age cultivator in white cloth that looks like he came from an upright sect came forward.

"Mr. Xia Zheng, We've come to check on the Liu manor if they had any calamity so that we could help them resolve this." Said in righteous tone The white cloth middle age cultivator.

Zhu Wushang heard that then looks at the member of Liu clan that had come outside of their manor because of the cyclone firework in the sky that happened inside their manor.

They dumbfoundedly looked at the mess that happens at Xia Zheng guest house, and the situation in front of them.

"Did you called them?" Asked Zhu Wushang before grandpa and papa Liu shaking their head to refuse that question.

After Zhu Wushang gets the answered, he turns his attention to the white cloth middle age man and says in response.

"Thank you for all of your good, but I already resolved this problem. To be honest, this incident happens because I happened to get an insight and invent new spirit arts that suitable for my body alone. I must apologize for any misunderstanding that I may have caused." Zhu Wushang response in polite to all cultivators that surrounding the Liu manor.

An insight into the new spirits art that caused this phenomenon!? It must be beyond Ascension grade spirits art! The greed shown in everyone eyes especially those old monster that nearly depleted their lifespan.

It's not that Zhu Wushang doesn't want to lie and act shamelessly about this matter even some of the cultivator might already have seen him cultivated. But now he's Xia Zheng the righteous, not his usual self, plus even they really got the spirits art from him, without the supreme void vein, they will immediately die at the first cycle of the cultivation session because of the large amount of the spirits qi entering their body in a short time and exploding their body.

"Kid, Hand over your spirits arts; otherwise the Xia clan will lose its last successor."

The powerful voice rung out from unknown directions as the member of the Heavenly flame sect come forward with a confident smile.

Zhu Wushang smiling on the inside but his face grew solemn on the outside. He knew where's the direction that powerful sound came from, but he wants to lure out all people that have bad intention to show their color so he could kill all of them in one go and spreading the name of this alter ego of his.

[If Xia Zheng name grew more famous, My plan would go more smoothly without catching anyone attention.] Thought Zhu Wushang.

"Please be more reasonable this spirits art is the fruit of my labor in the cultivation path. I think anyone wouldn't just hand over their work for free just like that. You are not my family nor my friend why should I give it to you?"

At the end of his sentence. Massive palm energy shot to him from the far distance. The size of the palm is enough to crush the entire Liu manor.

One of the Heavenly flame sect cultivators acting panic and come forward. He quickly kneels down and pleading. They had talked beforehand that the old monster would act like a bad cop and these group of their sect members would act as a good cop. If they succeed, this Xia Zheng will give them the spirits arts or any treasure that he has that caused this phenomenon with the rightfully just.

"Grand Ancestor, please! Mr. Xia is just…"

But before their sentence ends the blinding speed of the sword is unsheathed from its cane-like scabbard. An incredible mass of black sword qi shot through the massive palm energy strike and destroyed it in a process.

Many experts and old monster eyes are constricted as they see this. They are not stupid enough to not know the meaning of this sword qi color.

Usually, the color of each cultivator sword qi or spirits energy would be different because of the nature of their spirits vein, body or spirits art that they cultivated. If they didn't have a special characteristic, then their spirits qi would be light blue or deep blue if they are swordmaster that condenses their sword qi that's why the color has become deeper and darker.

But the complete black color at the core of the sword qi and gave off the light blue hue at the perimeter? This! is the first time.

If what they just saw is the real sword qi that's mean; this Xia Zheng is at least a peak Ascension experts and a genius swordmaster that could not be found even one in a million.

The black sword qi shot through the palm strike and struck at the target with incredible speed.

"Arrrrrgg" The sound of agony rung at the far distance. Even before the pleading of the "good cop" end. This should create an awkward moment but everyone didn't pay attention to them, and the pleading one quickly goes back to his group, trying to make himself the least visible.

The show of might from Zhu Wushang make everyone flabbergasted. Because the Grand Ancestor of the Heavenly flame sect is at least half-step celestial which should be invincible to the younger generation except for the renown Blood Princess.

Unknown to them, Zhu Wushang just makes a huge blunder out of himself. He had detected that the energy in the palm is enough to kill all of the Liu family households. And he didn't know that the Heavenly flame sect would play a "good cop/bad cop" role, so he allows his body reflex countered that attack by its own. He didn't know that they intend to stop the palm energy mid-air before it hit him to show their might.

[Damn… now those old monster and expert wouldn't dare to show their ill intention openly. They would try to cause some ruckus behind my back. Hmmm… how should I deal with this.]

Zhu Wushang thinks about the solution for a bit before a good solution comes to his mind.