The main city of the Ancient Han Family, Qixia City, was restless with anxiety.
The Han Family disciples, Han Jie and Han Shaolin, colluded with the Evil Extreme Sect, bringing about catastrophic disaster.
The Han Family also knew the Heavenly Court would not let them off, and they hurried to move the family’s treasures.
The wrinkles on the Clan Leader’s face seemed to be squeezed together.
The Ancient Han Family had developed to this day; although it was not considered a top-tier ancient Cultivator Clan, it was still a second-tier Prestigious Family. Nonetheless, the discovery that two younger members had connections with the Demon Sects enraged the Heavenly Court, and even ten Ancient Han Families could not withstand the fury of the Heavenly Court.
Just how formidable the strength of the Heavenly Court was, several Han Family ancestors knew all too well.
The might of heaven descended; the Han Family could not settle the matter simply by handing over two of their members.
The best course of action now was for the whole clan to seek refuge with the Evil Extreme Sect.
“Our Ancient Han Family’s future is ruined by the hands of you two unworthy descendants.”
Han Jie and Han Shaolin knelt before the Clan Leader. Han Jie, unwilling to admit fault, said: “Clan Leader, your descendants only wished to seek a path for the clan’s survival. We did nothing wrong.”
“How dare you speak such deceiving words, watch me kill you!”
The Clan Leader channeled his True Qi into his palm, ready to strike, but was stopped by an ancestor from Han Jie’s branch: “What’s done is done. Killing him changes nothing. Since Han Jie knows people from the Evil Extreme Sect, let him lead the way.”
Han Shaolin also spoke up resentfully: “A disciple of Lu Changsheng injured me with a hidden weapon and nearly killed me. I will definitely seek revenge. In my view, seeking refuge with the Demon Realm may well be a way out; otherwise, who knows when our Ancient Han Family could become the top Cultivator Clan in the Immortal Realm.”
“Now, we have no choice but this.”
The Han Family Clan Leader sighed and pulled out a scroll.
Unrolled, the scroll revealed a world within, complete with mountains, rivers, and celestial bodies.
Upon seeing the Treasured Item taken out by the Clan Leader, Han Jie and Han Shaolin’s eyes burned with intense desire.
The Mountain and Rivers Chart, the ancestral treasure of the Ancient Han Family. During Ancient Times, the Han Family survived many brushes with death because of this Magical Treasure.
Whoever leads the Han Family may wield this Magical Treasure.
“Roar.”
The Han Family Clan Leader bellowed, and dreadful True Qi surged out from within him.
The entire Qixia City began to shake violently; nearly all the citizens within were Han Family clanspeople.
Over billions of years, the Ancient Han Family had propagated, their descendants numbering in the billions.
With Qixia City quaking and trembling, the Han Family clanspeople were frightened beyond measure.
“Do not panic, I shall bring the whole Qixia City into the Mountain and Rivers Chart.”
The Han Family Clan Leader took a deep breath, exerting his full power to activate the Mountain and Rivers Chart, its radiance flared brilliantly like a black hole, enveloping the entire Qixia City into the Treasure Space.
Within the Mountain and Rivers Chart, Qixia City lay intact upon the plain as if nothing had changed.
Having taken all the clanspeople into the Magical Treasure, the Clan Leader then said to Han Jie: “Lead the way, we will hide out at the Evil Extreme Sect for a while.”
Seeing that the Clan Leader had spared him, Han Jie was overjoyed: “Please follow me, esteemed ancestors.”
Han Jie set off with several Han Family ancestors and Han Shaolin towards an Evil Extreme Sect stronghold.
Only three days after the people of the Han Family left, a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals descended upon Qixia City, their awe-inspiring might causing mountains to tremble and the Demon Race to scatter.
In addition to the hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, experts from the Mysterious Lady Palace and several Holy Lands were present.
Their mission was to annihilate the Ancient Han Family, but instead of finding Qixia City, there remained only a vast, deep pit where the Spirit Gathering Array once stood, now destroyed.
“It seems the Ancient Han Family knew trouble was imminent, hence they have fled.”
Lu Changsheng, looking over the empty space, knew that the people of the Han Family had escaped.
No ancient Cultivator Clan could contend with the Heavenly Court.
“Rest assured, the Heavenly Court has sent Yang Qing to the Lower Realm, there’s a reason behind this decision. Yang Qing’s tracking skills are unmatched in all the world.”
Yuexi of the Mysterious Lady Palace stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Lu Changsheng; as one of the twelve candidates for the Qiongxiao Sword Maiden, she knew just how fearsome Yang Qing, the guardian of the Southern Heavenly Gate, could be.
Yang Qing’s face remained expressionless as a third eye suddenly appeared on his forehead.
“Ancient Divine Power—Heavenly Eye?!”
Lu Changsheng was secretly shocked.
The Heavenly Eye, a Divine Skill even more profound than the Law of Heaven and Earth; it could only be cultivated by those with special constitutions.
Yang Qing’s Heavenly Eye cast a beam of golden light, as space and time regressed before him, revealing the scene of the Han Family Clan Leader taking in the entire Qixia City just moments ago.
The grand move of the Han Family Clan Leader left some Holy Land Elders and Disciples in awe.
Yuexi turned to the Qiongxiao Sword Maiden: “Master, what kind of Magical Treasure is this?”
The Qiongxiao Sword Maiden replied: “This is a Magical Treasure replicated by Han Long, the first Family Head of the Han Family, known as the Mountain and Rivers Chart. Though a replica, it was forged using various rare material, almost depleting Han Long’s entire savings. After Han Long’s death, it became the treasured item of the Ancient Han Family. Even if trapped within the Mountain and Rivers Chart, Great Experts find escape impossible. The Ancient Han Family could easily store an entire city within the Mountain and Rivers Chart.”
“A Magical Treasure that not even Great Experts can escape? So, Master would not be able to get out if she were put inside?”
At this question from Yuexi, the Qiongxiao Sword Maiden did not respond.
“The depth of an ancient Cultivator Clan’s heritage truly is inscrutable.”
Even a second-tier Cultivator Clan like the Ancient Han Family possessed treasures like the Mountain and Rivers Chart.
No wonder the Heavenly Court dispatched Yang Qing to lead a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to assault the Ancient Han Family in the Lower Realm.
“They haven’t fled far, pursue them.”
Yang Qing locked onto the aura of the Han Family Clan Leader, and with the hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals and the people from the Mysterious Lady Palace and several Holy Lands, he gave chase to hunt down the Han Family.
With the Heavenly Emperor’s personal decree to eliminate the Ancient Han Family, Yang Qing was duty-bound to complete the mission.