Sword Aura to the Heavens
Chapter 87 - 86: Winners Become Kings, Losers Become Bandits

Chapter 87: Chapter 86: Winners Become Kings, Losers Become Bandits

Below the Cui Family in the empty ground, fleeting shadows could be seen, all elderly figures rushing towards the battlefield.

"Take him down." Cui Mu shouted loudly, but his momentum was already lacking, blood still flowing uncontrollably, his aura continuously weakening.

An elder charged towards Cui Lengzhou, only to see Cui Lengzhou sweep his gaze over coldly. A thunderous roar rang out as the spear in his hand roared furiously, transforming into a thunderbolt.

Psst... The spear pierced directly through his body in mid-air and continued carrying him far away, the thunderous intent exploding within, causing the elder to scream miserably.

The others were terrified and stopped, not daring to advance.

The blood-covered Cui Lengzhou could still fight.

"Everyone, capture him." Cui Mu’s voice was hoarse, issuing an order to those around him.

"Despicable." Li Fan looked up at the distant battlefield in the sky, also shocked by Cui Lengzhou. This elderly man who stepped out from the dungeon exuded an astonishing aura; Cui Mu’s defeat was not surprising.

At this time, figures were approaching him; they were members of the Cui Family, including Cui Qianqiu.

Li Fan frowned, looking at them.

"Sir, this is a matter of our Cui Family, please step aside." Cui Qianqiu spoke to Li Fan.

As if aware of the situation here, Cui Lengzhou, who was walking towards Cui Mu, glanced this way and shouted loudly: "You dare?"

"Don’t worry, senior, I’ll handle this." Li Fan raised his head and said to Cui Lengzhou.

Back then, the Cui Family took down Cui Lengzhou, causing ruin to his household.

Twenty years later, Cui Lengzhou emerged from the dungeon, defeating Cui Mu in a life-or-death battle. What complaints could there be?

"Good lad." Cui Lengzhou praised, trusting Li Fan, and continued walking towards Cui Mu amidst the thunderstorm, with the spear in hand appearing once again.

Li Fan shifted his gaze back, looking towards Cui Qianqiu.

"Our Cui Family has never offended Li Mountain. You’re interfering in our family matters. If someone gets hurt by accident, even the great practitioners of Li Mountain can’t blame our Cui Family." Cui Qianqiu’s aura burst forth; time was tight, and he couldn’t care about anything else.

If his father Cui Mu were killed by Cui Lengzhou, then his entire lineage would be finished.

Even if it meant risking harm to Li Fan, he had to capture Cui Yushang and Li Hongyi.

"Xiao Fan, step aside." Cui Yushang said.

"Don’t worry, Aunt Cui." Li Fan replied softly, sword intent enveloping his body, an overwhelmingly murderous sword intent instantly shrouding Cui Qianqiu’s body and spreading around, covering everyone in the area.

"Whoever dares to move, kill them." Li Fan stared at Cui Qianqiu and said: "If you make a move, there’s no need for Li Mountain to act; I can level this place myself."

Cui Qianqiu felt the murderous sword intent enveloping him, his body trembled slightly, and his eyes seemed ready to burst with anger.

The brat from Li Mountain was bullying too much, relying on the sword intent of his elders to act recklessly.

But he was also aware that this sword intent could truly kill him.

"No one is allowed to interfere."

At this moment, a thunderous voice rang out from afar, exploding above the crowd’s heads.

The minds of the Cui Family members were shaken, and all eyes turned towards the same direction.

The direction of the Cui Family tower.

Upon hearing the voice, Cui Qianqiu’s face instantly turned pale, knowing it was all over.

Li Fan also looked over, sensing a very formidable presence in that area.

The Cui Family members began to gossip.

"Is it the ancestor?"

"The ancestor is still here."

As they spoke, a figure appeared atop the high tower, stepping towards this direction.

Everyone looked towards that side, only to see an elderly man with white hair, covered in wrinkles, looking over a hundred years old, yet his aura was extremely terrifying.

"Ancestor." Cui Mu looked at the white-haired old man and spoke: "Cui Lengzhou wants to destroy my thousand-year-old family, please intervene to kill him."

Cui Lengzhou also looked at the white-haired old man, his gaze showing no fear as he met it.

Cui Yushang nervously stared in that direction.

The white-haired old man moved his gaze away and turned to Cui Mu, saying: "Back then, I entrusted the Cui Family to you to handle family affairs, and have since secluded myself in cultivation, not getting involved. I have understood this matter, Cui Mu, you were wrong."

"Both of you are legitimate descendants of the Cui Family. Since you initiated trouble, today, it should end at your own hands. If you can’t do it, then don’t lead the Cui Family anymore."

"Today, no one is allowed to interfere."

The elderly man spoke loudly, allowing the two to continue. Those from Cui Mu’s lineage looked ashen upon hearing his words.

The ancestor, following the natural order.

They clearly understood what the ancestor’s words meant.

Cui Mu had been abandoned.

"Cui Mu, you can die now." Covered in blood, Cui Lengzhou walked towards Cui Mu step by step, his eyes filled with ferocity and despair.

"Cui Lengzhou, you and I are brothers. Even if I wronged you back then, for the sake of our brotherhood, could you spare me this once? You can take control of the Cui Family from now on." Cui Mu said.

Cui Lengzhou ignored Cui Mu’s words, his towering figure advancing steadily, with the thunderbolt spear heading straight for Cui Mu like an unstoppable force.

"Why such heartlessness." Cui Mu roared, and as his voice fell, a beam of light suddenly shot out from his body, aiming directly at Cui Lengzhou’s head.

He diverted Cui Lengzhou’s attention for this fatal strike.

How could Cui Lengzhou trust Cui Mu? He raised his left arm, unleashing a thunderous palm strike, lightning revolving and crashing onto it, blood spattering. The beam of light shattered Cui Lengzhou’s physical defense, piercing through his palm and continued forward—it was a magical treasure.

Cui Lengzhou shifted his head, and the beam of light grazed past him while simultaneously, the spear in his hand pierced through Cui Mu’s throat, pinning him in mid-air.

Blood splattered down, and Cui Mu’s eyes stared at Cui Lengzhou filled with resentment and malice.

The spear in Cui Lengzhou’s hand swept across, flinging his corpse downwards, where it fell with a loud crash.

"Father."

Cui Qianqiu headed towards Cui Mu’s body, only to find him lying on the ground with unclosed eyes, evidently unwilling.

At the mid-stage of Condensation, holding the reins of a thousand-year-old family, and even having the chance to reach the late-stage of Condensation.

Yet, due to a moment’s mistake back then, he fell here.

In the sky, the Cui Family Ancestor spoke to Cui Lengzhou: "As for the others, handle them however you wish."

Cui Lengzhou was unceremonious, landing below, as Cui Qianqiu looked at him and then at the ancestor in the sky, despair in his eyes.

Could the ancestor be so ruthless?

Letting Cui Lengzhou deal with what they did back then, isn’t that asking for this most legitimate branch of the Cui Family to be massacred?

Sure enough, Cui Lengzhou raised his spear without hesitation. How could Cui Qianqiu be a match for Cui Lengzhou? He was merely at the peak of Foundation Establishment, yet to solidify a pill.

Attempting to flee, but a spear directly pierced his body.

Cui Qianqiu lowered his head to glance, lightning intent rampaging within, blood gushing from his mouth, and he understood it was all over.

In different directions, many tried to flee, but seeing Cui Lengzhou stride out, spearing one after another, many fell into pools of blood; all were today’s core figures of the Cui Family, those who held power over this lineage, and were the culprits back then.

The rest of the Cui Family trembled within, fearing that Cui Lengzhou would settle accounts with them.

After the slaughter, Cui Lengzhou, drenched in blood, swept his gaze over the crowd, none dared meet his eyes.

"Not done settling yet." Cui Lengzhou thought to himself, remembering there were many who mocked and added insult back then. He intended to settle with them too, for his wife’s death, the humiliation his daughter and granddaughter suffered, those people would pay back.

Not one would get away.

"Cui Lengzhou." At this time, the Cui Family Ancestor spoke.

Cui Lengzhou looked up at him, saying: "Thank you, ancestor, for fulfilling this."

"I know the anger in your heart. Back then I handed the Cui Family to Cui Mu, and for personal gain, he acted against you. By the time I knew, it was too late, but now, you have avenged yourself. The future of this family is in your hands."

The Cui Family Ancestor said, shaking the hearts of all within the family.

Indeed, the ancestor allowed Cui Lengzhou to slaughter to quell his anger in preparation to hand the Cui Family to him.

Victory or defeat, this world is indeed cruel and bloody.

Cui Mu, unable to kill Cui Lengzhou, was instead killed by him, proving he was unworthy to lead the family.

As for whether the ancestor knew back then, who could tell?

Even if, as he said, he knew later, he couldn’t act against Cui Mu, who led the family, for the sake of a cripple like Cui Lengzhou.

After all, cultivators in the Condensed Core Realm are the foundation of the Cui Family.

But now, Cui Lengzhou was stronger than Cui Mu.

Hence, with Cui Mu dead, the ancestor would hand over the family to Cui Lengzhou.

Everything was for the benefit of the Cui Family.

For that, it was worth letting blood flow throughout the Cui Family.

"I have no intention of leading the Cui Family." Cui Lengzhou responded, having been disillusioned with the family long ago, his heart turned cold. Twenty years in the dungeon made him indifferent to everything, only concerned about his family; hatred drove him forward.

"I know you bear resentment, but back then, everything was decided by Cui Mu, his will was the will of the Cui Family. Whoever you harbor grudges against, you can seek them out, but your blood still ties you to the family."

"Moreover, even if not for the family, wouldn’t you consider it for yourself, or the people who supported you, or your daughter and granddaughter? The accumulation of a thousand-year-old family can support you to ascend further and better protect them. Otherwise, wouldn’t you take them on your adventures in the outside world?"

"You are already at the Ning Dan Realm, make rational decisions instead of acting on emotions. As long as you agree to lead the Cui Family, all matters large or small will be decided by you, without any intervention from me."

The Cui Family Ancestor spoke, rendering the family members speechless, offering the entire Cui Family to Cui Lengzhou.

The reason the ancestral elder did so was that with Cui Mu dead, without someone in the Condensed Core Realm to take over, the family would falter.

Moreover, with Cui Lengzhou’s strong character, enduring countless humiliations for twenty years for revenge, his wild nature wouldn’t make him a despicable person; his future accomplishments would surpass Cui Mu, and he had only one daughter.

His leadership of the Cui Family was more fitting than Cui Mu’s.

Cui Lengzhou contemplated for a moment, glancing at Cui Yushang and Li Hongyi, and said: "Alright!"