I Have an Omen System

Chapter 384: Chapter 244: Taiyi Spiritual Acupoint (2)

’How dare a mere servant act so insolently in my Du family.’

Seething, Du Hongyuan sent a voice transmission. "Lei Yong, come see me at once!"

...

The Profound Cliff Du Family, Guest Reception Hall.

An old man with a gaunt face and a long beard that hung to his chest sat in the guest of honor’s seat, cradling a cup of Spirit Tea. He wore a Cyan Flowing Cloud Daoist Robe and possessed a profound, majestic bearing.

He was none other than Zhao Qingyang, an Elder of the Cyan Cloud Sect’s Foreign Affairs Hall and a Golden Core Zhenren.

"The Daoist has been cultivating and training with your family these past days. We appreciate you looking after her, Patriarch Du. The Grand Elder is aware of the situation and asked me to send you his regards," Zhao Qingyang said with a warm smile.

"It’s no trouble, no trouble at all."

Seated below him, Du Haixian was keeping him company personally, his old face beaming. "If I may be so bold, did Elder Lin have any other instructions?"

Du Leishi, dressed in full armor, stood solemnly to one side. Even his sharp, falcon-like gaze held a hint of eagerness.

Zhao Qingyang set down his teacup. His gaze swept over Du Leishi, and he nodded slightly. "The Grand Elder mentioned that for General Du to reach the Purple Mansion Peak at such a young age, and to have earned such great merit fighting demons in You Province, is truly rare."

"The Cyan Cloud Sect’s Little Cloud Peak Celestial Realm will be opening soon. Within it is a Yi Wood Spirit Acupoint. While not a top-tier Blessed Land, it is sufficient for forming a Mid-to-Upper Grade Wood Attribute Golden Core."

He paused and looked toward Du Haixian.

"Marquis Du, considering the past friendship between your ancestor, Elder Xuan Ya, and our sect, as well as General Du’s own qualifications, the Grand Elder has decided to grant him a spot in the trial."

Upon hearing this, Du Haixian’s face flooded with ecstasy. He quickly rose to his feet and performed a deep bow.

"Thank you, Elder Zhao. My Du family will never forget this kindness."

Zhao Qingyang made a motion as if to help him up, his tone placid but distant.

"There’s no need for such ceremony, Marquis Du. We can give him the spot, but whether he can distinguish himself in the trial and ultimately claim that Yi Wood Spirit Acupoint will depend on your son’s own ability and destiny. Our sect will not show any favoritism."

"Of course, of course!"

Du Haixian nodded repeatedly, barely able to contain his smile. "My son will certainly do his utmost to live up to the Elder’s great expectations!"

Du Leishi also cupped his fist and said in a solemn voice, "Thank you, Elder Zhao, for making this possible. I will not disappoint!"

Zhao Qingyang gave a faint nod and said no more.

The atmosphere in the hall seemed congenial, but everyone harbored their own schemes.

Just then, however, a Du clansman came forward, his face a mask of anxiety.

He rushed to Du Haixian’s side and whispered in his ear.

CRACK!

The Spirit Jade Ring he had been nurturing for many years shattered in his grip. Du Haixian’s face turned livid, his chest heaving violently.

"That damned disgrace... bringing shame upon us!"

Zhao Qingyang’s Divine Sense was sharp. His ears twitched slightly as he overheard them, and the corners of his lips curled up involuntarily.

’How amusing. To think the Profound Cliff Du Family had such interesting little dramas.’

...

「Late that night.」

Qin Xuan was cultivating when she suddenly detected a rustling sound from outside her courtyard. It seemed someone was spying on her.

’Purple Mansion Seventh Level?’

Qin Xuan raised an eyebrow. She quietly released her Divine Sense and immediately identified the aura outside.

’Heh. Do they look down on me so much? Sending this brat to probe my strength?’

CRASH!

The Thousand Overlapping Waves Technique erupted forth.

Her water-blue True Essence surged like a relentless tide, each wave cresting higher than the last.

The air itself seemed to roar with the sound of a great tide!

SPURT!

Du Lei Yong, hidden in the shadows, had no time to react. He felt an immense force slam into his chest, and his Protective Spiritual Light shattered.

A sweet taste welled up in his throat as he violently spat out a mouthful of blood. His eyes bulged, and he was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

He plunged headfirst into the flowerbed by the courtyard wall, twitched a few times, and then went still.

With a flick of her sleeve, Qin Xuan rose and pushed open her door, her cold, clear voice ringing out into the night.

"What kind of miscreant dares to break into a lady’s chambers at night? Is this the famed courtesy of the great Profound Cliff Du Family, the household of a hereditary Marquis?!"

Her voice was clear and piercing, instantly spreading across half the Du estate.

The moment her voice faded, Du Haixian’s figure streaked through the air and landed in the courtyard.

When his gaze fell upon the lifeless body of Du Lei Yong in the flowerbed, Du Haixian’s expression turned ugly.

"Honored Daoist, please calm your anger. It is due to my own poor discipline that such a degenerate has emerged from my family. I am sorry he disturbed your quiet cultivation. I hope you can be magnanimous and not take this matter to heart."

Du Haixian suppressed his fury and cupped his fist to Qin Xuan in apology.

Just then, a woman in fine robes came crying and rushing into the courtyard. She threw herself upon Du Lei Yong’s body, and when she felt that he was devoid of all vitality, she broke into loud sobs.

"Yong’er, my dear Yong’er! You’ve died such a wretched death!"

Du Haixian’s face was ashen. "Silence!" he roared. "Stop this wailing! It’s a disgrace! If he hadn’t harbored malicious intent and broken into our guest’s residence at night, would he have met with such a disaster? He brought it all upon himself!"

With a wave of his sleeve, Du Haixian ordered the Law Enforcement Hall disciples who had since arrived.

"Drag this disgraceful object away! From this day forward, he is expelled from the family registry, his name stricken from the clan!"

"Stricken from the clan?!"

The woman looked as if she’d been struck by lightning. Her cries stopped abruptly, and she collapsed to the ground, her face ashen.

Du Haixian didn’t spare her another glance. After apologizing to Qin Xuan once more, he ordered his men to clean up the scene, bringing the farce to a hasty conclusion.

But as he departed, the gloom deep within his eyes had grown even heavier.

...

「Several days later.」

Qin Xuan sat cross-legged in her room. A Jade Scroll at her fingertips gave off a faint glow, clearly outlining the Spiritual Power nodes in the core area of the Profound Cliff Du Family’s estate.

This was the Profound Cliff Defense Map, which she had spent over ten days of Heart Power to secretly survey and draw.

Just then, three faint taps sounded at the window.

Qin Xuan waved her hand, dispelling the Restriction. A dark figure flashed inside—it was the Steward from Du Hongshan’s side of the family.

The Du family Steward looked nervous, quickly thrusting a sealed jade box into Qin Xuan’s hands.

"Honored Daoist, the Grand Elder instructed me to give you this. It’s what you asked for."

The Steward lowered his voice. "A Fire Scorpion Demon Pill from a Purple Mansion Peak beast. It was incredibly difficult to acquire from the black market, and we were nearly discovered by the Law Enforcement Hall."

Qin Xuan opened the jade box, and a scorching, violent aura assaulted her senses.

Inside lay a Demon Pill, crimson as flame and shaped like a scorpion’s tail, suffused with a potent fire-poison essence.

"You have my thanks."

Qin Xuan closed the jade box, a flicker of satisfaction in her eyes.

’Water Toad, Wood Centipede, Fire Scorpion, Earth Spider, and Gold Snake... For the Five Poison False Pill, I’m only missing the last two main ingredients.’

The Du family Steward dared not ask any questions and departed in a hurry.

Just as Qin Xuan was putting away the Demon Pill, preparing to study the defense map further, the Demon Order she carried grew faintly warm as a cryptic message entered her mind.

[Ten days from now. Midnight. The northern foot of Profound Cliff.]

Reinforcements from the Holy Sect were coming!

Qin Xuan’s heart leaped with joy.

Meanwhile, the entire Du family remained completely oblivious to the impending crisis.

Du Leishi, in particular, was rubbing his hands in anticipation, his mind focused solely on how he would make a name for himself in the Little Cloud Peak Celestial Realm and seize the Pill Formation Blessed Land of his dreams.

Patriarch Du, however, the Golden Core Peak cultivator Du Haixian, couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong.

He felt an inexplicable sense of panic.

’What exactly is the problem?’

...

「Seven days later.」

Under the night sky, Profound Cliff was usually a serene and peaceful place, shrouded in a spiritual glow.

Suddenly, a terrifying pressure descended, as if the Nine Heavens themselves were collapsing.

BOOM!!!

A blood-red pillar of light as massive as a mountain slammed down upon the Profound Cliff Du Family’s Mountain Protection Array.

The entire Profound Cliff trembled violently. The array’s cyan light flashed, letting out a mournful cry as if unable to bear the load.

"Enemy attack! It’s the Demon Sect! The Blood Demon Sword Sect!"

A shrill alarm pierced the night sky, jolting the entire Du family from their slumber.

Du Haixian’s figure shot out from the main hall to hover in mid-air. As he stared at the demonic clouds that blotted out the sky, all color drained from his face, leaving only disbelief.

"How is this possible?! Has the Blood Demon Sword Sect grown a death wish, daring to attack my Profound Cliff Du Family directly?!"

However, his only answer was the tremendous roar of the Mountain Protection Array shattering completely.

KACHA... RUMBLE!

The cyan light vanished. Countless Demonic Cultivators, like a swarm of bloodthirsty locusts, rode upon multicolored demonic lights, roaring as they swarmed into Profound Cliff!

Demon Fire and Poisonous Fiend energy swept out in waves.

Pavilions and towers collapsed; medicinal gardens of Spiritual Plants withered.

The once-paradisiacal family estate was plunged into a sea of fire and slaughter in an instant.

"Form up... Quickly, form defensive arrays!"

Several Du family Elders shouted themselves hoarse, attempting to organize an effective resistance.

But the Du family disciples had already descended into panic.

"A Demon Monarch! There’s a Nascent Soul Demon Monarch!"

Amid the chaos, Third Elder Du Hongyuan had just struck down a Foundation Establishment Demonic Cultivator who had charged him, his face still etched with shock and anger.

He was about to unleash his signature Wood Element Divine Techniques to slaughter more of the invaders when a thin, blood-red thread shot out from the shadows like a venomous snake, moving faster than his Spiritual Sense could react!

"Urgh..."

Du Hongyuan’s body went rigid. He looked down at his own chest in disbelief.

A tiny, bloody hole had appeared there, his heart pierced straight through.

He opened his mouth as if to speak, but only blood gurgled out. The surging Wood Spiritual Power around him dissipated like air from a popped balloon, and the light in his eyes faded.

With a heavy thud, he collapsed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

A Mid-stage Golden Core Elder of the Du family had been instantly killed by a lurking Holy Sect expert in the blink of an eye!

"Third Elder!"

"Granduncle!"

Several nearby Du family disciples who witnessed the scene cried out in horrified grief.