Immortality Starts From Making Money.
Chapter 155: The Cold, Hard Truth.

Chapter 155: The Cold, Hard Truth.

The early morning sun shone brightly on the horizon, cascading over the waking capital. A gentle breeze whistled on the quiet street, dew scattered everywhere.

People were waking up from their sleep for a new day, only to wake up to the flame of war.

The capital was covered in battle. Every corner of the city was raging with battle. What was previously the luxurious gate of the Dong clan estate had been destroyed, covered in dry blood.

But that was not all.

Inside, the cries of battle echoed everywhere, various miserable screams echoed in the air.

The Dong Patriarch held his long spear, confronting three Peak Core Refining warriors stage-9. His body was covered in bruises and cuts.

Opposite him, the elders from the Gao clan were not faring any better. Still, their eyes were blazing with killing intent.

"If you think you’re going to destroy my clan with this, your puny strength, you’re wrong," the Dong Patriarch muttered and launched another powerful attack.

Quickly, the three elders from the Gao clan used various defensive techniques to defend against the attack.

A few meters from him, the younger generation was battling with all their might to stay alive.

Who would have expected the Gao clan would be so decisive?

The moment they returned to their clan, they gathered all their men and rushed to fight the Dong clan. Of all the five top powerful clans, the Dong clan was the weakest.

Thus they became their first target.

Their plan was simple: as long as they destroyed the Dong clan, their clan would have a chance to survive. Killing small and middle-sized clans would be easy.

But who would have expected the Dong clan was not as easy a target as they thought.

Ahhhhhh!

A soul-rending scream echoed, and everyone turned their gaze toward the scream direction. One of the Dong clan Grand Elders had a sword piercing his chest from the back.

The Gao Matriarch was expressionless. She twisted the sword, eliciting another miserable howl from the Grand Elder.

Previously, everyone in the capital believed the Gao clan only had three to four Half-Step Golden Core experts, but they were wrong.

The Gao Matriarch had broken through to the Half-Step Golden Core realm but used some secret technique to keep her cultivation at the peak of the Core Refining Realm.

With five Half-Step Golden Core experts, the Dong clan was failing miserably. They only had three Half-Step Golden Core Experts.

Now, the second one had been killed, leaving the oldest of the Half-Step Golden Core experts.

Fear gripped the Dong clansmen. They thought they had a fighting chance, only to realize they didn’t stand a chance.

The Dong Patriarch felt a burning gaze on his back and turned. His gaze met the oldest Grand Elder’s fierce gaze, full of killing intent.

He could feel the accusation in his eyes. Everyone blamed him for their clan’s misfortunes.

Their clan was still in its golden years; why would they be destroyed if not for their clan master’s useless birthday celebration?

He knew this, even though no one said this. He had become the greatest sinner of the Dong clan. Many times, he wished to kill himself to atone for his sin, but he couldn’t—not with the clan in danger.

He turned and looked at the Gao Matriarch. "Matriarch Gao, please spare my clan. We, the older generation, would graciously offer our head. Please, spare a few of our younger generation," he pleaded.

All the Dong clan younger generation trembled in shame. Yesterday, they blazed in glory, but today, they were on the brink of destruction.

Why! Why!

It was the fault of that damned Thousand Wealth Chamber!

They lowered their heads, their eyes filled with hatred. As long as they escaped, they would make sure to destroy the Thousand Wealth Chamber.

The Gao Matriarch looked at the Dong Patriarch coldly. "Do you think the Thousand Wealth Chamber would not have made provision for that?"

"Why should I risk the destruction of my clan just to save a few of your younger generation? Do you think I’m stupid?" Her voice raised an octave.

"Just die, and let’s get this over with." She pointed her sword, drenched in blood, to the Dong clan’s oldest Grand Elder.

The Dong clan Patriarch wanted to speak, only when a powerful voice echoed from the sky.

"You’re right. The Thousand Wealth Chamber is monitoring everything..." The voice paused before he added, "You’re wise."

The voice vanished as if it never appeared in the first place.

Huh!

Many gasped in disbelief.

That voice...

It belonged to a Golden Core Expert.

The Gao Matriarch shivered in fear. She had only said that just to kill the Dong clan. She did not want to leave a reason for her clan’s destruction.

Who would have expected it was true?

A Golden Core Expert was watching everything. If they had agreed to let the Dong clan younger generation escape, their clan would have been destroyed.

Just thinking of it sent a cold shiver down their spine.

"Do you hear that? Just die," the Gao Matriarch shouted.

She was close to leading her clan to destruction. Her heart burned with fury, and she dashed toward the Dong Clan’s oldest Grand Elder.

The Dong clan Grand Elder was struggling with two Gao clan Grand Elders, and with the addition of the Matriarch...

In a couple of minutes, his head was brutally severed from his neck. Without hesitating, the elders began to massacre the Dong clan younger generation with no exception.

The Dong Patriarch lay in his pool of blood, and the last he saw was the death of his clan’s children.

Nothing was spared.

It was brutal.

The once lively estate, filled with happiness, had turned into ruins. A strong stench of blood permeated the air. The wind howled with grief.

At the Governor’s mansion, the Governor stood at the balcony, watching over the chaos in the capital.

"I knew the Thousand Wealth Chamber was terrifying. But this..." He shook his head.

He heard the voice of the Golden Core Expert and knew the fate of those against the Thousand Wealth Chamber was sealed.

Against those that were massacred, he did not feel any pity for them.

He knew they brought it upon themselves.

He knew if the Thousand Wealth Chamber was not powerful, they would have been destroyed by those greedy clans.

This was the cold, hard truth.

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