Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 427: Chapter 101 Supporting Longyan Old Ancestor to become a Strongman_2

“Please.”

Elder Yuan Wu sighed and withdrew his hands, genuinely following Elder Xiangyang to another side to sip tea.

“Elder Yuan Wu, you may rest for a while. After our battle with the Wang family, we can discuss other matters.” Huangfu Jinhuan bowed to him, then turned his attention back to Wang Shouzhe.

Elder Yuan Wu was invited to assist in the fight after all. Although he was kin, he never expected him to risk his life for the Huangfu Clan.

Also, thinking positively, the most potent from Wang Shouzhe’s group was Elder Xiangyang. Although Elder Yuan Wu withdrew, he still restrained Elder Xiangyang, which might not be a bad thing for the Huangfu Clan.

Concurrently, with Elder Yuan Wu and Elder Xiangyang withdrawing from the battlefield, the tension between the Huangfu and Wang clans intensified.

The air gradually filled with murderous intent.

Up to this point, both families harbored deep-rooted hatred and hostility towards each other, and there was no longer room for negotiation.

Today, it is either you die or I perish.

Wang Shouzhe’s expression was solemn, his gaze serious. He began to arrange the battle: “Elder Beichen, along with Elders Longyan and Ruolan, will handle Huangfu Hua Ye. Leave the rest to me.”

“We will follow your instructions, Shouzhe.”

Elder Beichen bowed in response, then swiftly rose into the air, facing off in the distance with Huangfu Hua Ye.

Meanwhile, the middle-grade Spirit Instrument “Town Dragon Monument” already appeared within his palm.

As the current ancestor of Changning’s Xu family, Elder Beichen was once considered a Sky Pride over a hundred years ago. He had registered in the Academic Palace and received superior cultivation techniques from the Xuan Yao lineage.

Although this technique was not as formidable as the core cultivation technique “Xuanyao True Verses” practiced by direct disciples, it was still superior and far more potent than the clan’s medium-grade technique “Xu Family’s XuanYuan Verses”.

Moreover, his bloodline was also not weak. He had a double bloodline even when he was in the Spirit Platform Realm. Now, having advanced into the Heavenly Human Realm, his bloodline had transformed once again, successfully awakening a threefold bloodline. He was no less than some core disciples or Little Sky Prides from the Academic Palace.

At this moment, he was ready to launch his attack. His imposing aura intensified, and behind him, a faint outline of a brown human figure loomed, revealing his Dharma Shadow.

A mountain-like, sturdy aura radiated from him wave after wave, making the air around the altar appear somewhat stagnant.

Even the Town Dragon Monument in his palm, under his mysterious energy, exhibited a power far beyond its previous state.

After all, it was a mid-grade spirit instrument born from the treasure of his clan. Although its power wasn’t as strong as a top-grade spiritual instrument, it was still far superior to a typical mid-grade spiritual instrument. It held its ground when facing Huangfu’s Elder Hua Ye, who was also wielding a mid-grade spiritual instrument.

His disadvantage lay in the fact that he had just advanced to the Heavenly Human realm, and his cultivation base had not yet had time to consolidate. Compared with characters like Huangfu Hua Ye, who had immersed themselves in the Tiaren realm for over a hundred years, he was indeed far inferior.

Meanwhile…

Old Ancestor Longyan and Liu Ruolan exchanged glances, both soaring into the air, floating on the left and right behind Elder Beichen.

The greatest disadvantage for cultivators of the Spirit Platform Realm combating those in the Heavenly Human Realm was the ability to hover in mid-air. Because hovering requires significant energy, it isn’t very agile for Spirit Platform cultivators, and their combat effectiveness decreases substantially when facing a Heavenly Human cultivator.

However, as soon as the two rose into the sky, their appearances dramatically changed.

Take Elder Longyan for example. She usually loved wearing ice-blue long skirts, which resembled those of the disciples of the Mysterious Ice Palace. This time, however, her clothes changed in the blink of an eye.

An ice-blue battle robe, like a living creature, instantly covered Elder Longyan’s curvaceously petite body.

At the same time, a pair of white wings suddenly appeared from the shoulder blades on her back.

Those wings looked as if they were carved out of white jade, and every feather shimmered with a faint, luminescent aura.

Under the complement of these wings and the icy battle armor, a profound sense of sacred purity seemed to emanate from Elder Longyan. Combined with her innate cold and indifferent temperament, she looked just like the legendary Ice Goddess. Her ethereal beauty was unforgettable, causing people to forget their worldly desires upon seeing her.

“This is… the top-grade spiritual instrument grade ice battle armor, and a Feiyu Spirit Device?”

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yuanwu and Zhong Xiangyang, who had just managed to avoid the attack, were left astounded.

Is this some kind of joke?

The two Celestial Ancestors glanced at each other, both seeing the shock in the other’s eyes.

Top Grade Spirit Instruments are already rare, let alone War Armor-level Top Grade Spirit Instruments. Even rarer still is one that actually matches Wang Longyan’s bloodline attribute for mysterious ice.

This was evident from the fact that after Old Ancestor Huangfu Hua Ye’s magical weapon, the “Fiery War Halberd”, was taken, he had been using a Middle Grade Spirit Instrument-level “Fire-series Halberd”.

Just how rare are top-grade spirit instruments?

Few Celestial Families have them in their possession, as they are not only rare but also exorbitantly expensive, often selling for more than four hundred thousand Qian Gold. They are even less powerful than low-grade magical treasures.

Therefore, most Celestial families pass down low-grade magical treasures when the time comes for a Celestial to succeed another.

Compared to top-grade spirit instruments, low-grade magical treasures are much more cost-effective. The only drawback is that low-grade magical treasures require a high level of spiritual sense, and most Spirit Platform cultivators cannot control them.

Only those exceptional beings who are ranked seven, or those from grade-six families, would be concerned with passing down more magical treasures, or have a middle-grade magical treasure to solidify the family status. In such cases, the families may be willing to splurge vast sums to purchase top-grade spirit instruments to provide their Celestial seeds with some protection.

In conclusion.

Whether it’s the Xiao Clan from Anyuan or the Zhong Family from the Hundred Islands, they only have Middle Grade Spirit Instruments.

It’s not that they aren’t tempted by top-grade spirit instruments, and they could certainly afford them even if they had to sell everything. However, they really don’t see the need. The money would be better spent cultivating another Celestial, or acquiring another magical treasure.

Only a family like the Wangs, which is currently lacking in high-end Celestial strength but is abundant in wealth, would consider improving their strength through the utilization of top-grade spirit instruments.

And that Feiyu Spirit Instrument is really something else.

Such Spirit instruments, usually, cannot be measured in terms of regular spirit instruments. They’re often referred to as “Spiritual Treasures”.

Some spiritual treasures can enhance combat power, while others are purely auxiliary.

But all spiritual treasures have one thing in common – they are expensive.

The cheapest is equivalent to a normal top-grade spirit instrument, but the more powerful ones have no upper limit, exceeding one million Qian Gold is quite possible.

These types of Feiyu spiritual treasures, which aren’t high or low priced within the spiritual treasures, usually cost around five to six hundred thousand Qian Gold.

For most Celestial Realm families, this is something they can only look at and dream of. They certainly can’t afford to spend that much money on it. After all, it’s only used to improve a Spirit Platform cultivator’s flying ability, or provide some auxiliary flying ability to Celestials.

“This set of spirit instruments on Wang Longyan is probably worth more than one million Qian Gold, isn’t it?” Xiao Yuanwu was completely astounded, his expression full of disbelief.

“I don’t think that’s even close.”

Zhong Xiangyang was far more knowledgeable about the prices of spiritual tools and magical treasures due to his involvement in the black market.

Fixated on the sword in Old Ancestor Longyan’s hand, his eyes sparkled, “That sword, with its restrained brilliance and unostentatious appearance, makes one’s heart palpitate. I’m convinced it must also be a top-grade spirit instrument!”

“This… this is probably the best equipped Spirit Platform Realm I’ve ever seen.” Xiao Yuanwu, left stunned and a little numb, responded helplessly, “And, I heard that Wang Longyan’s bloodline is incredibly remarkable, stronger than the ordinary Celestial Ancestors. If we add such equipment to help her, I’m afraid even the weakest Celestial cultivators could prove to be a worthy match.”

While the two Celestial Ancestors were shocked, Wang Shouzhe looked at the Old Ancestor Longyan in her valiant manner. He felt immense satisfaction, yet a wistful sigh at the same time.

Long ago, Old Ancestor Longyan had single-handedly defended the family for more than fifty years with just one sword and shield at her disposal.

At that time, Wang Shouzhe had sworn a silent vow that once his family regained its strength, he would do everything he could to “nurture and support” Longyan. Over the years, he had been doing just that.

Now, Old Ancestor Longyan’s battle strength was gradually coming into its own.

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