Just as the family's grand plan was going on, a shocking plot to usurp the throne was quietly unfolding in the Ling family.
Second Elder Ling Mo and Fifth Elder Ling Yan had a secret discussion for an hour before the Fifth Elder changed into his traveling clothes and flew out of the city.
Not long after, he arrived at the dilapidated Liu Tingxuan Manor outside the city and entered an inconspicuous room.
He rhythmically knocked on a stone bed a few times, and the stone bed actually split open, revealing an entrance that only one person could enter.
Then, a short figure jumped out from the entrance.
This short figure was obviously the Spirit Master who intercepted and killed Ling Xiao half a year ago. He was called "Old Ghost".
The Fifth Elder asked, "Old Ghost, have you prepared enough death warriors?"
"Hehe, do you still not trust me? See for yourself." Old Ghost laughed sinisterly and then shouted, "All of you, come out!"
Following that, one figure after another jumped out of the entrance.
These were the poison men that Ling Xiao had seen before, and all of them had the strength of a high level mystic cultivator.
However, they did not use any strong moves that could release their profound energy. It was obvious that Old Ghost had used some kind of pill to stimulate all of these people's potential, allowing them to become high level mystic cultivators. They had completely become this Old Ghost's puppet death warriors.
The Fifth Elder looked at the black mass of death warriors in front of him and immediately nodded in satisfaction, "While Ling Cang is not in the family, let's quickly set off. First, control the forces that support Ling Cang, then everything else will not be a problem."
Just as the Fifth Elder and Old Ghost were about to leave Liu Tingxuan with two hundred death warriors, a ghostly voice rang out, "Old Ghost, your people are too careless, they did not even know that someone was following them."
"Who?" The Fifth Elder immediately became vigilant when he heard this voice.
"Don't be nervous, it's my old friend," Old Ghost said, then called out, "Old Ming, you said someone was following us?"
"That's right, he's coming." Then, a black shadow swept forward at an unparalleled speed.
Below, the Fifth Elder was quite shocked when he saw the speed of the shadow. He did not expect Old Ghost to have such a helper.
"Ling Yan, you really have guts. You actually dare to collude with your elder brother to seize the position of Patriarch." A golden figure instantly appeared in front of the Fifth Elder and Old Ghost.
The person who came was the Ling Family's Supreme Elder who had disappeared for a long time.
He had actually been staying in the Ling Family all this time, but no one knew that he was hiding around Second Elder and Fifth Elder, paying attention to their movements at all times. His purpose was to wait for the two brothers to reveal their fox tails.
"Grand … Grand Elder!" The Fifth Elder panicked when he saw who it was.
"Hurry up and accompany me back to apologize to the patriarch. For the sake of the former patriarch, I'll send you two brothers to the back of the mountain to reflect on your mistakes for ten years as punishment. This matter will be considered settled," said the Grand Elder.
"That's impossible, Grand Elder. Since you know that my father was the previous clan leader, then you should help my older brother become the clan leader. You shouldn't let Ling Cang become the Ling clan leader. He's not worthy." The fifth elder calmed himself down and tried to persuade the Grand Elder.
"Don't be stubborn. The previous patriarch had his own difficulties when he passed the position to Ling Cang. I'll explain it to you when we get back," said the Grand Elder.
If not for his friendship with the previous clan leader, he would have immediately taken action to capture the Fifth Elder.
"Why bother talking to him? Old Ming, get rid of this old man." The Fifth Elder still wanted to say something, but Old Ghost beside him shouted in a direction.
Immediately after, a shadow swept towards the Great Elder, and a huge wind blade smashed towards the Great Elder.
"Insignificant skill." The Grand Elder seemed to have already sensed an ambush. He frowned and raised his hand, sending a huge golden light towards the wind blade.
Rumble!
Old Ghost took the opportunity to shout, "Ling Yan, let's go. I'll leave this to Old Ming."
The Fifth Elder looked at the Grand Elder with a complicated expression and immediately nodded, "Alright, let's go."
"No one can leave!" The Grand Elder split his attention, and a wave of pressure swept towards the two of them.
"Old man, you dare to split your attention when facing me, Hun Ming? You're courting death!" A figure appeared in midair, and it was a man wearing a ghost mask. He held a pair of iron claws in his hands, and he cursed before smashing his iron claws towards the Grand Elder.
The Grand Elder looked up and shouted in a neither fast nor slow manner, "Three Swift Spear!"
Along with the Grand Elder's shout, three seemingly material golden spears condensed in front of him, and they emitted an incomparably sharp aura as they stabbed towards Hun Ming in midair.
"King Rank, Spirit Energy Attack!" The Fifth Elder and Old Ghost cried out in shock.
The Grand Elder's attack was obviously using the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spirit Energy to condense into metal attribute Spirit Energy to attack. This was a powerful move that only King Rank experts could use, and it was completely different from Mystic Knight Rank experts that used their own attributes to attack.
"Bullshit, he's only at the Half-step King Rank!" Hun Ming cursed in midair. The iron chain in his hand spun, and the pair of iron claws smashed towards the three golden spears.
The golden spears condensed from Spirit Energy were actually shattered by the iron claws.
"You're also at the Half-step King Rank!" The Grand Elder Gu Bo's face actually revealed a change of expression.
"Haha, old man, it's good that you know. Today will be the day you die!" Hun Ming's position changed a few times in midair, and the iron chain in his hand spun continuously.
An invisible hurricane formed above his head, and the trees around him were blown away. It was a frightening sight.
"Why aren't all of you leaving with the Death Warriors?!" Hun Ming shouted, and he condensed a hurricane that swept towards the Grand Elder.
The hurricane hadn't even arrived, but the surrounding trees were immediately blown down, and the dilapidated houses immediately collapsed.
The power of the King Rank was just like that!
No, this was only the power of the Half-step King Rank.
Without the pressure from the Grand Elder, the Fifth Elder and Old Ghost immediately led the two hundred Death Warriors away from Liu Tingxuan and headed towards the Ling Family.
Facing the hurricane, the Grand Elder revealed a solemn expression, and he sighed inwardly. "I have no choice but to risk my life. Xiao 'er, the Ling Family will be relying on you in the future."
Suddenly, the Grand Elder's body blossomed with a dazzling golden light, and an incomparably powerful aura surged out. A golden spear flew out of his spatial ring and landed in his hand.
The first form of Golden Spear Technique, Golden Rain Fills the Sky!
The Grand Elder used the Ling Family's only Cyan Grade Profound Skill, the first form of Golden Spear Technique.
In an instant, the golden spear images that filled the sky shot towards the hurricane like raindrops.
Countless small holes were pierced through the hurricane, and they pierced towards Hun Ming who was in midair.
"This old fellow really does have some skill!" Hun Ming exclaimed inwardly as he retreated repeatedly.
"Didn't you want my life? Why are you running away?" The Grand Elder tore through the hurricane and charged towards Hun Ming. The spear in his hand slashed out a spear image that was dozens of meters long. The spear seemed to be forged from gold, and it tore through the air courageously as it smashed towards Hun Ming.
Hun Ming couldn't dodge, and he withdrew his hands. The pair of iron claws returned to his chest, and he immediately used them to block the spear image.
Rumble!
Hun Ming was directly smashed into the ground by the golden spear image, and the explosion caused a ten-meter deep pit to appear on the ground.
"You overestimate yourself!" The Grand Elder withdrew his aura, cursed inwardly, and prepared to fly into the city.
Right at this moment, an iron claw shot out from the deep pit with unparalleled speed.
The Grand Elder couldn't dodge in time, and his back was ruthlessly struck by the claw. A large piece of his flesh was torn off, and he was sent flying dozens of meters away.
Pfft!
He spat out a mouthful of blood, but he didn't hesitate to take out a pill from his spatial ring to use it.
"You want to take a pill? No way!" Hun Ming had already rushed out of the pit at some point, and dozens of wind blades flew towards the Grand Elder from all directions.
The Grand Elder didn't have time to take a pill, and he swung his golden spear to scatter the wind blades.
However, the old man had already suffered internal injuries, so his parrying speed was much slower. His body was still bombarded by a few wind blades, and his clothes were torn in several places. Fortunately, the Netherworld Armor blocked most of the attacks, or else he would have been in even more trouble.
Hun Ming's attack succeeded, and he used another powerful move. A hurricane no weaker than the one before formed once more, tearing towards the Grand Elder.
"This old man will fight you to the death!" The Grand Elder threw caution to the wind, and a powerful aura burst forth from his body once more. He had decided to stake everything on this one attack.
Golden light shone from his body, and the spear in his hand emitted a buzzing sound.
Golden Spear Art, Fifth Form: World Spear Dominates the World!
Dozens of golden spear images suddenly appeared, and they directly shot towards the hurricane.
Rumble!
Powerful moves collided, and neither of them could dodge in time. Both of them were sent flying.
However, the Grand Elder didn't care about his injuries, and he didn't even take a pill. He gritted his teeth and charged towards Hun Ming.
Hun Ming had also been seriously injured by the Grand Elder's previous attack, and now that he was affected by the shockwave, he was even more injured than before. After he was smashed to the ground, he stood up with difficulty. His whole body was covered in blood, and the ghost mask on his face had been shattered, revealing a hideous old face. It was truly frightening.
Just as he was about to take a pill, a golden shadow attacked him.
He wanted to dodge, but he found that he couldn't move at all. He had clearly been locked onto by the Grand Elder's aura.
"No!"
The golden shadow shuttled back and forth like a bolt of lightning, and before the Grand Elder could dodge, a large hole had been pierced through his throat.
He clutched his throat with both hands, and his eyes bulged out as he collapsed unwillingly.
The Grand Elder had used the last of his strength to kill Hun Ming, and his condition was not much better.
At this moment, he was like an ordinary old man with one foot in the grave, without the slightest imposing manner of a master. He coughed a few times in succession, and a few mouthfuls of blood spilled out.
His hands trembled as he took out a few pills from his Space Ring, but before he could take them, the pills fell from his trembling old hands to the ground.
"Xiao … Xiao 'er … you … you must revive the Ling …" The Grand Elder stared blankly in the direction of Meteor City as he muttered.
However, before he could finish speaking, he slowly fell to the ground.
Ling Xiao, who was far away in the competition venue, didn't know why his mind was in a daze, and his mind was restless.
"Old Master, did something really happen to you?" For some reason, Ling Xiao thought of the Grand Elder he hadn't seen recently and asked in his heart.