On the same day, in the east of Jinxiu City, the patriarch of the Hong family, Hong Qiang, fell. The family's honored guest, Mr. Zhao, disappeared without a trace, and the Hong family was immersed in sorrow.

Ten days later, in the south of Jinxiu City, the patriarch of the Lu family, Lu Zheng, perished, and two ancestors who were in the Golden Core stage of cultivation died on the same day.

The entire Jinxiu City, the Three Great Families, along with all the small and large families, suffered unprecedented blows. An era… ended in an unexpected way for everyone.

The name Chu Mo became a taboo among the Three Great Families of Jinxiu City.

Although the patriarchs of the Three Great Families had instructed not to hate this man before they fell, inevitably, some different voices arose in the families after the patriarchs' demise.

"If it weren't for him, how could we have been implicated?"

"How can we face it calmly if we are told not to hate him?"

"Perhaps that person is not him. He might have died inside the remains of the Qingxu Sect."

"Exactly, he only possesses innate strength. How could he possibly have taken the two most important treasures of the Qingxu Sect?"

"But this matter… mainly points to him! If I see him, I won't spare him!"

Lu Family in the south of the city.

Lu Tianyue's eyes were swollen from crying, she sat there in a daze. Lu Tianqi was also sitting next to her, her gaze blank.

"Sis, did that person really… implicate us?" Lu Tianqi's voice was hollow, devoid of any emotion.

"I don't know. He disappeared as soon as he entered, and hasn't shown up since." Lu Tianyue took out the bottle of elixir that Chu Mo had refined for her, murmuring: "I hope he's still alive."

"If he implicated us, I will never forgive him!" Lu Tianqi's eyes suddenly flickered with flames as she gritted her teeth.

"Don't talk nonsense. Even if it has something to do with him, you can't blame him. If you want to blame someone... then you can only blame Zhu Hong and the people from the Blood Demon Sect. They are our true enemies." An extremely cold aura flashed in Lu Tianyue's brows: "I will never let them go!"

"Sis, take me to Lingdong Mountain. I don't want to stay at home anymore." Lu Tianqi spoke softly: "Father is gone, those uncles and elder brothers… each aiming for the patriarch's position. I don't want to get involved with this."

"No, you must shoulder this responsibility!" Lu Tianyue looked at her sister and said softly: "I won't leave for a while, I have already sent a message to our sect. In not too long, someone from our sect will come. Those clowns can't bully us!"

Lu Tianqi nodded blankly, then said, "Sis… do you really think that Chu Mo is so formidable? Can he steal from under the noses of Primordial Infant cultivators?"

Lu Tianyue smiled bitterly: "I don't know, maybe. He's very mysterious, even I can't see through him."

"Oh." Lu Tianqi responded, then asked again, "Sis, do you think he could come back to Jinxiu City if he's alive?"

Lu Tianyue only then realised something was wrong. She turned her head and looked at her sister who seemed full of worries, and asked with surprise: "Have you… fallen for him?"

"Ah? No…No! How could that be possible?" Lu Tianqi jumped up like a startled cat, loudly denying: "I, I hate him to death!"

"Oh… That's good." Lu Tianyue breathed a sigh of relief, but she still felt that her sister's reaction was a bit over-the-top. Since that day's events, Lu Tianqi's personality had changed so much that people in the Lu family could hardly believe it.

The cheeky boy who once called himself a brother seems to have completely disappeared...

But right now, she doesn't have any inclination to delve into the matter. With her father's demise and undercurrents rushing through the family, even though she is the most powerful Golden Core practitioner in the family now, she feels extremely exhausted and overwhelmed.

No matter what they harbor in their hearts, they are still family. Sharing the same blood, she couldn't just kill all those who harbor ill intentions, could she?

Not to mention, the Lu family has many powerful allies outside, and not all of them are from this branch of the family.

Nevertheless, no matter what, she will not let down her father's dying wish.

"Yue'er, assist your sister, secure the position of the head of the family, then return to the sect. In the future, find a suitable husband for your sister. If he can do business and support the family, even if you give him the entire Lu family as a dowry, it's fine; if he can't, the first son they birth will take the surname Lu and inherit the family business..."

Thinking of her father's words and demeanor at the time, Lu Tianyue couldn't hold back her tears, swearing in her heart: Father, rest in peace, I will spend my entire life protecting this family!

...…

Guiding Land.

Almost all the traces left by Chu Mo had disappeared.

Miao Yi Niang stood here, her eyes closed slightly, whispering, "So this is the Spirit Realm? It's indeed very different from the Mortal Realm. This place is much more suitable for cultivation!"

Huang Hui smiled gently, saying: "In the future, we will ascend to even higher planes!"

At this point, Miao Yi Niang took out the small golden box that Chu Mo had given her, gently opening it, revealing an ancient charm lying quietly inside. The moment the box was opened, it seemed as if a strange power had emanated from it.

"I wonder where he is now and if he's doing well." Longing reflected in Dong Yu's eyes.

"He's even stronger than we imagined, don't worry. As long as we take care of ourselves, that will be the greatest victory!" Qin Shi stated.

On the same day, the group in the Mortal Realm decided to ascend to the Spirit Realm!

Shen Xingxue, Shen Aobing, Shen Aoshuang, Hua Xiaoya, Hua Sanniang, He Feng, Miao Yi Niang, Huang Hui, Qin Shi, and Dong Yu!

All of them were now in the Spirit Realm.

Under the power of the karma-severing charm, no one could conjecture their existence.

At this moment, Qin Shi took out a map from her body. This map was not ordinary, it could actually show their current location.

Everyone gathered around, looking at the map in Qin Shi's hands.

"A treasure map? Sister, you actually have such a thing?" Dong Yu looked at Qin Shi, somewhat surprised.

Qin Shi smiled, her voice filled with nostalgia: "This was the gift my brother gave me when I went out to experience life for the first time."

"Your brother really adores you!" Dong Yu sighed, her eyes flashing with memories of her days in the Heavenly Realm.

"What's a treasure map? Isn't it just an ordinary map?" Hua Xiaoya curiously asked.

Dong Yu explained, "A treasure map is a real Heavenly Realm treasure and not many people possess it. The map itself is blank, but wherever you go, it will display the terrain millions of miles around. You can precisely locate yourself, see all the cities, and... some especially dangerous areas."

"There's such a treasure in the world!" Hua Sanniang, He Feng, Shen Aobing, and other people were all shocked, feeling enlightened.

Qin Shi just smiled gently, looked at the map for a while, then said: "The map shows three big cities and five dangerous places within a radius of a million miles. For now, we should find a safe place to establish our base. After successful base building, we can make other plans."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Then, guided by the treasure map, Qin Shi headed away from the three big cities.

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