I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

Chapter 1855 - 1849: Borrowing Your Head

"How could this happen?"

Xueming City is the most crucial military stronghold on the borders of the Xueying Empire. If it falls, it would be a fatal blow to the border defense.

"It must be Gu Xiao’s retaliation!" The Emperor of the Xueying Empire’s expression became somewhat sinister. "It must be him who ordered it! Lord Envoy, you mentioned earlier that the Divine Profound Hall would provide us sufficient protection. Please help us drive away those assailants!"

"Over 200 Divine Cultivators at their peak..." The Core Disciple frowned.

Under normal circumstances, a handful of Core Disciples would have been enough to deal with them.

However, the last time we aided the Xingyu Empire, a large contingent of Core Disciples was sent out. Although these people were redeemed, they have now practically lost their combat capabilities. Their injuries alone will take at least several months of recuperation before they can even get out of bed.

Some disciples even suffered mental trauma, and even if their bodies recover in the future, it will be hard for them to regain their fighting spirit.

As for the remaining disciples, almost all have tasks assigned because this time, they have to deal with Zhang Menglong and others from the Sunset Sect, requiring substantial manpower and resources.

There really isn’t anyone available to be sent to deal with those people now. If we expose the Core Disciples and Elders meant for Zhang Menglong too soon, perhaps Zhang Menglong wouldn’t fall into the trap on his own.

"Don’t worry," the Core Disciple reassured, "It’s just one city, and as you heard, those people did not indiscriminately slaughter but only destroyed the city and retaliated against those who tried to stop them. Essentially, it’s just economic damage, but we will compensate you adequately in due time."

At this moment, the minister seemed to have received other news, and his face turned increasingly grim, even visibly pale.

Having listened to the news, he collapsed to the ground, as if his body had been drained.

"What happened now? Did those people start destroying other cities after Xueming City?"

"It’s not just those people," the minister said with a troubled face, "Just recently, 17 more cities experienced similar situations. You wouldn’t believe it; some even used disposable teleportation arrays to bring tens of thousands of people into cities to start wreaking havoc. Almost every city saw the presence of hundreds of peak Divine Cultivators!"

"Hundreds of peak Divine Cultivators in one city?" The Emperor of the Xueying Empire turned deathly pale, as there were only a handful of peak Divine Cultivators in the entire country. Given enough time, a few hundred could destroy the entire country, let alone this many."

"Lord Envoy!" The Emperor looked again at the Envoy from the Divine Profound Hall.

"Don’t panic; it’s just a dozen or so cities..."

"But Lord Envoy, if they continue causing such destruction, they might soon reach our capital, or even the entire country could soon be destroyed!"

The entire Xueying Empire has a total of 275 cities, and nearly 20 have been damaged in just a few hours. He even suspected that the lack of news from other cities wasn’t because no one was causing destruction, but because they hadn’t had the chance to relay the message.

"You guessed right, your capital has already been dismantled!"

At this moment, a voice with a hint of malice echoed through the opulent palace.

"So it’s someone from the Divine Profound Hall; no wonder a tiny Xueying Empire dares to act so audaciously."

"Who is it?" The disciple of the Divine Profound Hall was a bit nervous, but only slightly, as he wasn’t alone. Accompanying him were two Elders of the Divine Profound Hall, both Dao Realm powerhouses, far above peak Divine Cultivators in strength.

"A working man," a figure in a black robe slowly appeared from the void, "Someone’s offering 10 trillion Divine Crystals to destroy the capital of the Xueying Empire. Opportunities to earn money like this don’t come often."

"Oh, by the way, you’d better have your two elders from the Divine Profound Hall come out. I don’t want to waste time playing hide-and-seek," the man in black cloak chuckled, "If time allows, I might even make a few extra bucks."

"May I inquire who you are and why you’re opposing us at the Divine Profound Hall?"

"I’m not interested in opposing the Divine Profound Hall," the man in the black cloak laughed. "You people are like sticky candy; once tangled with, it’s hard to shake off. But I also don’t want to miss out on this business, so why don’t you leave? A tiny Sixth-Grade Empire, even if you save it, what’s the point?"

"Oh, by the way, I don’t like people calling me by my name, but I do like being addressed by my alias, Hei Ming Venerable."

"Hei Ming Venerable..." The Core Disciple hunted through his memories for the name. Anyone addressed as ’Venerable’ was undoubtedly a Dao Realm Martial Artist, one whose name was known even among Dao realms, otherwise, they wouldn’t receive such a title!

"Hei Ming... Hei..."

Suddenly, his pupils dilated, as if recalling something terrifying.

Hei Ming Venerable, a Fifth-Grade Dao Realm powerhouse! He received the inheritance of an ancient powerhouse, belonging to one of the now-destroyed superpowers.

Hei Ming Venerable’s strength is equivalent to that of an elder in a superpower. Before his fortuitous encounter, he wasn’t a good man either. He stumbled into that Land of Inheritance while escaping a group assault by those self-proclaimed righteous people.

Upon his return, the first thing he did was annihilate those hunting him, including their families.

Since then, he became a lone wanderer, traveling wherever whims led him, sometimes sacking cities, sometimes doing a bit of good, but without a doubt, he wasn’t someone to be trifled with.

"It seems some young people still remember me," Hei Ming Venerable laughed, "So, will you leave on your own, or would you like me to kill you? Your two elders aren’t quite ready to fight me, at least have a Grand Elder or Vice Hall Master come, perhaps?"

"Lord Envoy, this..." The Emperor of the Xueying Empire was already drenched in sweat. How could he not have heard of Hei Ming Venerable’s infamous name? To date, he has destroyed over 5,000 cities, the deaths could circle the entire Xueying Empire tenfold.

Yet the Core Disciple didn’t glance at him, "Since the senior has arrived, the younger generation naturally dares not disturb you. We’ll meet again!"

With those words, the Core Disciple turned and left the palace.

"Hei... Hei..."

"Shh! Don’t talk!" Hei Ming Venerable grinned widely. "I don’t know who you offended, but they valued you at 10 trillion Divine Crystals. Even if your entire empire’s assets increased a hundredfold, they wouldn’t be worth 10 trillion Divine Crystals. Given a hundred chances, I’d take this job a hundred times!"

"Venerable One... Are you truly going to destroy my Xueying Empire?"

"Of course!" Hei Ming laughed even more brightly, "Also, your head; there’s an additional 10 trillion Divine Crystal bounty for it. Sorry, I’m going to borrow it. Next life, remember not to offend people casually!"

...

With a loud crash, the palace of the Xueying Empire, a structure that had stood for over 17,000 years, collapsed with a thunderous roar...