Shadow Hack

After calming his heart, Yan Xiu looked at the empty camp and thought in his heart that at least he had come out with a profit. Whether Chen Xiu died or not, it had no relation to him. He also wouldn’t get any benefits from it.

As long as ore mountain’s camp remained, regardless of how Chen Xiu and the four clan patriarchs settled their differences, it wouldn’t be related to him.

Yan Xiu entered the tent and took out a divine jade tile, then fused a thread of divine power into it. Soon, ripples appeared on the surface of the divine tile.

After a long while, Jiao Xiu’s voice came from the jade tile, “Yan Xiu, what’s the matter!”

When he said that, the voices of the other three patriarchs also came through the divine jade tile, and Yan Xiu heard that they were in the middle of discussing the matter of the fifteen gods.

“So many days had passed, but the fifteen gods still haven’t appeared. God father then hasn’t taken action, just based on that bastard’s strength. But if he had this kind of strength since the start, he wouldn’t have been coerced by our four clans to go to the resource land.”

“Ashbi said that god father is in seclusion, so he hasn’t done anything. The only possibility is that god father passed on some secret cultivation method or treasure to Chen Xiu. But as long as god father doesn’t come out of seclusion, I don’t believe that if the four clans attacked with their full strength, we wouldn’t be able to kill a false god!”

“We should take our time to consider this matter. The loss of fifteen gods is a heavy one for the four clans, but it isn’t enough to shake our foundation. If we act rashly and god father comes out of seclusion, the ending of the four clans will be the same as that of the ancestors.”

When those words were said, all four patriarchs turned silent. They had forced Chen Xiu to go out of the city in order to settle this thorn. Without Chen Xiu, Asura City would again return to the control of the four great clans and Ashbi, and god father wouldn’t be able to blame them. But unfortunately, the fifteen gods dispatched by them had disappeared without a trace.

Because of that, the four clan patriarchs were hesitant to act so as to not further their losses.

After a moment of silence, Jiao Xiu sensed ripples on the divine jade tile and suddenly enquired, “Oh right, Yan Xiu, what do you want to say? If nothing has happened, you shouldn’t get in touch with me but just stall Chen Xiu as long as you can.”

“Clan patriarch, I was just about to tell you the problem. Chen Xiu relinquished the resources of ore mountain in exchange for all the laborers of ore mountain,” Yan Xiu said.

Jiao Xiu coldly snorted and said with a smile, “He doesn’t want the resource land? Ground Clan is just up and coming, so how will they develop without any resources! Without any resource lands, if Ground Clan’s desire to stand on the same footing as the four great clans, it is just wishful thinking.”

The next instant, Jiao Xiu added, “Even if he doesn’t want the resource land, you should still think of a way to keep him in the ore mountain. If he returns, we can’t kill him easily.”

Even if Ashbi clearly expressed that Asura had truly entered seclusion, who among the four clan patriarchs would dare to attack if Chen Xiu returned to Asura City? Who would dare to stick their head out and take the risk of getting their family exterminated by god father? Their best option was to keep stalling Chen Xiu at ore mountain while they discussed whether to kill him or not.

Yan Xiu’s forehead filled with cold sweat and he cautiously said, “Chen Xiu already left. I couldn’t stop him!”

“You couldn’t stop him? You, a mid stage god, couldn’t stop a false god? What’s the point of you having cultivated for so long then?!”

Jiao Xiu began to curse loudly, feeling furious.

“God father bestowed Chen Xiu with a world in his palm. When he placed all the laborers in it, I sensed the presence of fifteen gods,” Yan Xiu said.

The moment he said that, the ripples on the divine jade tile turned silent and there was no sound from the other end. After a long while, Yan Xiu probed, “Clan patriarch, are you still there?”

“Are you certain that Chen Xiu had a world in his palm? And the presence of fifteen gods could be sensed within?”

“I am certain,” Yan Xiu said with certainty. Just a moment ago, Li Yunmu had pointed his palm toward him with the intention for him to learn of what was inside

“Oh right, Chen Xiu gave me a message to pass onto you as well. He said that he’ll be taking his gift and that you should wait for his in return.”

After Yan Xiu said that, the ripples on the divine jade tile disappeared. He heaved a sigh of relief and stored the divine jade tile away. Once Chen Xiu left the ore mountain, he didn’t need to do anything more. His report to the clan patriarch was also finished, so he had done everything he needed to do.

In the conference hall of Morrow Clan’s residence, the four clan patriarchs were sitting with distracted expressions.

After a very long time, Jiao Xiu raised his head and looked at the other three clan patriarchs.

“Now what do you have to have to say about this matter?” he asked softly. “Should we continue biding our time or use the opportunity that he has yet to return to immediately settle the problem?”

Deva Clan’s matriarch’s face was covered with a veil, which hid her expression. Only a pair of seductive eyes looked at the ceiling as if pondering over something. After a moment, she turned to Jiao Xiu and earnestly said, “Chen Xiu cannot be allowed to remain. We must definitely deal with him before he returns to Asura City.”

The patriarchs of the other two clans didn’t say anything, expressing their tacit approval.

With Yan Xiu’s words, the clan patriarchs understood why the fifteen gods had disappeared while trying to kill a false god. It was all because of the world in his palm, or it would be better to call it a world fragment. It was the whole reason as to how Chen Xiu could deal with fifteen gods.

It could be assumed that they had tricked into entering the world fragment. After refining one, the master of it would become an existence equal to a true god in the world fragment.

At that time, even dealing with fifteen gods wouldn’t be a problem. But the world fragment also had its limitation. As long as the enemy didn’t enter it, there was nothing that it could do.

The world fragment also confirmed Ashbi’s words—God father had been in seclusion all along. Without him, even if Chen Xiu possessed the world fragment, he was still an ant in the eyes of the four clans.

“Twenty gods should be dispatched from each clan, in addition to the four of us. I don’t believe Chen Xiu would be able to survive such a fight alive. Everyone should also take out their clan treasures,” Jiao Xiu said.

He then remembered that a precious treasure of his clan was still in the hands of Chen Xiu, and his heart filled with resentment.

The three clan patriarchs stood up, and their figures flickered before disappearing.

Ming Wang, who was standing by Jiao Xiu’s side, bowed slightly and respectfully said, “Clan patriarch, shouldn’t this matter be discussed a little more? God father has given a world fragment to Chen Xiu, which clearly shows how much importance he places on Chen Xiu. If there are any traces left, the four clans…”

Jiao Xiu waved his hand and said with a frown, “It’s precisely because of how much importance god father places on him that we four clans want to kill him. If we waited until he developed further, there would be no space left for us to develop in Asura City.

“Although the risk is extremely high, the possible profits are also high. As long as Chen Xiu dies, the four clans will again extend their control over Asura City, just like before. If he doesn’t die, then it won’t be any different from the four clans being wiped out.

“You go and inform the Elder Council to dispatch twenty gods to follow me to kill Chen Xiu.”

Ming Wang replied in agreement and walked out of the main hall. Within an instant, twenty gods came to the residence of each clan.