Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect-Chapter 230 - 175 Ancestral Decree (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 230: Chapter 175 Ancestral Decree (Request for Monthly Ticket)

Divine Sword Hall.

A meeting was being convened, with many influential elders and Peak Masters gathered under one roof, and even several Supreme Elders were present.

Sect Leader Zhuo Yang began, "Recently, a very powerful family has migrated into Xuan State, and it is said they even have a Heavenly Person, forcing the local martial arts families and schools to sell off a large amount of property at extremely low prices..."

"Is there no information on the background of this family?"

Elder Hou, who was a Heavenly Person, asked out of curiosity.

"No, this family seems to have appeared out of thin air... Our Divine Sword Sect had a Great Grandmaster who wanted to negotiate with this family, but was directly turned away."

Sect Leader Zhuo Yang shook his head.

"What kind of family is this, so brazen?"

"Even if it is a family of Heavenly Persons who have migrated from elsewhere, upon arriving at our Divine Sword Sect’s territory, they should at least pay a visit to pay respects and make their presence known. Their behavior clearly shows they don’t take our Divine Sword Sect seriously."

"Our martial arts families have more or less relations with our Divine Sword Sect. If we don’t stand up for them, it will tarnish the reputation of our Divine Sword Sect."

The Elders and Peak Masters present discussed among themselves.

Currently, the number of Heavenly Persons in Divine Sword Sect exceeds twenty, including Intermediate Heavenly Persons; such a force is one of the top in Taiwu Dao, not something any ordinary Heavenly Person family can insult.

"What are your thoughts?"

Elder Hou turned to the other Heavenly Persons.

"The actions of this family indeed seem to defy common sense. Why not first gather some intelligence from the Taiwu Dao Mansion, then make a decision?"

Supreme Elder Feng Shaoyu suggested.

"Elder Feng, you should personally take a trip."

Elder Hou nodded.

"Alright."

Supreme Elder Feng Shaoyu nodded.

As a former Sect Leader, he was more suitable than the average Supreme Elder for dealing with external affairs.

...

One day later.

Supreme Elder Feng Shaoyu arrived at Xingzhou Taiwu Dao Mansion and sought out the Family Head of the Yu Family, Yu Yan, to inquire about the situation.

"Elder Feng, to tell you the truth, our Taiwu Dao now has more than twenty new Heavenly Person families that have migrated here."

Yu Yan said with a grave tone.

"What? So many? Where did these families come from?"

Feng Shaoyu was extremely astonished.

"This matter is confidential, I am temporarily unable to disclose it. Moreover, there should be another one in your Divine Sword Sect’s territory, it’s just that they haven’t caused any disturbance yet."

Yu Yan shook his head.

Regarding external matters, without permission from the Dao Sect, he definitely couldn’t reveal anything.

A large number of Dao Sect families were moving into the Human World, and the situation was bound to get more chaotic.

Not to mention a local martial arts power like the Divine Sword Sect, even the Yu Family, who are from Dao Sect, could only stand aside after the fall of their Heavenly Phenomenon Level Celestial.

"Family Head Yu, how should our Divine Sword Sect respond?"

Elder Feng hurriedly asked, sensing the unusual nature of the situation.

The background of the Yu Family itself was mysterious.

Now, the sudden emergence of so many mysterious Heavenly Person family forces made Feng Shaoyu feel an unprecedented sense of urgency.

"Elder Feng, I can only offer you a simple reminder: try to avoid conflict with these Heavenly Person families as much as possible. Endure if you can, and it’s best to consolidate your territory, as future changes will be beyond our imagination."

Family Head Yu Yan sighed.

Without a Heavenly Phenomenon Level Celestial, the Yu Family could only go with the flow, unable to see the direction of the future.

"Thank you for the warning, Family Head Yu."

Elder Feng could feel the seriousness of the situation; fortunately, Divine Sword Sect had not yet clashed with that Heavenly Person family, otherwise, they would really be in trouble.

Thus, he left Taiwu Dao Mansion and hurried back to the Divine Sword Sect to call a council of Heavenly Persons to discuss important matters.

Li Qian was also notified to attend the meeting.

When he heard that two mysterious Heavenly Person families had appeared within the territory of the Divine Sword Sect, and that there were more than twenty new Heavenly Person level forces that emerged in Taiwu Dao, his mind was stirred, wondering if it could be more experts from the Martial Alliance entering the area.

"It seems to be related to the demonic calamity; the Martial Alliance is likely going to close the barrier of the Human World."

Li Qian silently speculated.

Otherwise, there was no way to explain the appearance of so many Heavenly Person family forces in Taiwu Dao.

After all, to clear the demonic calamity, a large number of Martial Saints must enter the Human World.

How could the Martial Saints of the Martial Alliance come in if the Human World’s barrier wasn’t shut down?

"Based on what Family Head Yu said, it’s best for our Divine Sword Sect to consolidate our territory and avoid direct conflict with those two family forces as much as possible."

Elder Feng said in a grave tone.

"The origins of the Yu Family are mysterious; they must be aware of the background of these Heavenly Person families. It seems there are secrets unknown to us."

"Even the Yu Family, who once had a Heavenly Phenomenon Level Celestial, is so wary, these Heavenly Person families must be no ordinary thing, perhaps they also have a Heavenly Phenomenon Level Celestial behind them. We’d better not get into conflict with them."

"Let’s first watch and see how things unfold."

"Alas, that’s all we can do now."

"What in the world has happened? It seems like it has become unrecognizable overnight."

"Since such Heavenly Person families have also appeared in other forces’ territories, we can gather intelligence on these forces’ regions and see how the situation evolves."

...

The Heavenly Persons also voiced their opinions.

After a discussion, all the Heavenly Persons reached a consensus: to show restraint towards the two Heavenly Person family forces and also to restrain the disciples of the Divine Sword Sect from clashing with them.

In the end, Sect Leader Zhuo Yang gathered all the influential elders and Peak Masters to convey the decisions made by the Supreme Elders.

The elders were puzzled as to why the Supreme Elders would make such a decision and naturally had their complaints in private, as it involved their own interests. However, it was the will of all the Supreme Elders, so they had no choice but to follow.

As events unfolded, a series of major incidents related to the mysterious Celestial families erupted within Chang Country.

First, a great martial arts sect of Cang Province, the Diancang Sect, clashed with one of the mysterious Celestial families, which escalated into a grand battle leading to the fall of two Celestials from Diancang Sect and the massacre of numerous disciples.

In just half a month, the Diancang Sect was scattered and virtually ceased to exist.

Next came the fall of a Celestial from the great martial arts sect Wind Shadow Sect of Yan State, whose territories were snatched by a Celestial family that had moved in, seizing large tracts of land.

Then Taiwu Dao Mansion’s Xuanyi Sect from Ba State also faced a similar fate, with their Celestials grievously wounded and their sect suffering heavy losses, ultimately being forced to submit and cede most of their territories.

As for the martial arts sects that faced smaller conflicts and had to make timely sacrifices to mitigate losses, the number was even greater.

After consolidating all the intelligence, the high ranks of the Divine Sword Sect fell into silence.

These mysterious Celestial families all possessed incredibly formidable strength, with each family hosting a substantial number of Celestials, ranging from a dozen to two or three dozen as the norm.

Compared with them, the local martial arts sects, including the Divine Sword Sect, were greatly outmatched.

In the year that followed, the landscape of the entire Chang Country’s paths was broken.

Divine Sword Sect’s territories significantly shrank. Apart from the Celestial family occupying Xuanzhou, another Celestial family emerged in Taiping County, albeit less domineering and much more low-key, but still they claimed Taiping County as their sphere of influence.

There was nothing the Divine Sword Sect could do about this situation, so they could only turn a blind eye.

Chen Bell Platform.

Li Qian continued his daily bell striking practice, unconcerned with worldly matters.

Unless the Divine Sword Sect encountered a life-threatening crisis, he would not interfere frivolously.

There was no need.

Because he knew that this was just the beginning.

When the barrier of the Human World collapses and the grand scope of demons and monsters invades, that would be the real chaos.

The arrival of these Dao Sect families seemed to reduce the living space of native martial arts forces like the Divine Sword Sect, but when demons invade, these forces would be able to set up a series of strong defensive barriers.

With great power comes great responsibility.

The future of the Human World would rely heavily on true strength for survival.

"Sigh, still too weak."

A sense of urgency inexplicably rose in Li Qian’s heart.

Once the barrier of the Human World collapses, ordinary Martial Saint Demon Saints would mean nothing.

Above them would be Great Saints, even Supreme Saints...

He, a mere intermediate Martial Saint, would not even be able to ensure his own safety.

"No good, I must remind the higher-ups of the Divine Sword Sect, to avoid any accidents. I absolutely cannot let them affect my grand plan of cultivating through bell-striking."

Li Qian frowned slightly and immediately left the Chen Bell Platform to visit the cultivation place of Elder Qing Song.

"Elder Li, what brings you here?"

Elder Qing Song was quite surprised.

This was his first time seeing Li Qian taking the initiative to visit him, which made him feel inexplicably honored.

"Elder Qing Song, it was the Ancestor who asked me to inform you of something," Li Qian said.

"The Ancestor’s decree?"

Elder Qing Song’s body shook as he quickly said, "I will gather all the Supreme Elders right now."

"Then I’ll trouble Elder Qing Song," Li Qian nodded.

Half an hour later, fifteen Celestials had arrived at Elder Qing Song’s place of quiet cultivation, except for those not present in Divine Sword Sect...

The Celestials became visibly excited.

Although they had never seen the Ancestor, legends about him had long been circulated among them.

"Elder Li, please convey the Ancestor’s decree," Elder Qing Song said respectfully.

Now Li Qian was not only a Supreme Elder but also the spokesperson for that Ancestor.

"The Ancestor instructed me to tell you that the future will be difficult. If the Divine Sword Sect wishes to survive, we must drastically reduce the size of our territories, avoid conflicts with neighboring forces as much as possible, and conserve our strength to the greatest extent," Li Qian said seriously.

All the Celestials listened, their faces turning grave.

Although Elder Feng had heard the same caution at Yu Family Head’s place, compared to that, the Ancestor’s caution carried more weight.

"Elder Li, did the Ancestor mention the origins of those Celestial families?" Elder Qing Song asked eagerly.

The other Celestials were equally curious.

"Yes, these Celestial families, like Yu Family, come from beyond the Human World... Most of them have a Heavenly Phenomenon Level Celestial supporting them, and moreover, there’s a superpower with Martial Saint Level experts above them," Li Qian spoke gravely.

Hiss, hiss, hiss! Sounds of sharp intakes of breath nearly came all at once, and shock appeared on every Celestial’s face.

Because what Li Qian said completely shattered their current understanding of the world.

When they came to their senses, Li Qian had already left.

He had said what needed to be said.

What to do next was up to the group of Supreme Elders to decide.

He believed that these Supreme Elders weren’t foolish; when facing an insurmountable force, a certain degree of tolerance was necessary.

Li Qian did not want the Divine Sword Sect to bring him trouble.

Especially with the imminent closing of the Human World’s barrier, he did not want to reveal his identity and strength at this time.

What he needed most now was to quietly continue his bell-striking cultivation, waiting for the collapse of the Human World’s barrier, then during the drastic changes in the Human World and the intense conflicts between humans, demons, and monsters, to acquire the powerful strength necessary for self-preservation.

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