Eternal life begins with saving my clan

Chapter 186: The Battle - The Decider Part 1

The sound of battle echoed from night until daybreak, making it a sleepless night for every citizen of the city.

Inside the Crimson Jade Pavilion, the atmosphere was as tense as ever.

The previous multitude of elders was fewer. Only eleven elders sat inside the meeting room.

The old woman sitting on the main seat had a deep frown etched on her old, wrinkled face.

The mission was an easy one. They planned to take over the Celestial Heavenly store in one swift motion and eliminate the Cao clan, making them a forgotten history.

But things didn't go according to plan.

More than half of their people had been deployed to take the larger share of the stores.

This led to the fate of their men being unknown. And if those were to be killed, the pavilion would lose a huge portion of their strength.

With her vast experience, she knew things were not going in their favor.

Coming out of her thought, she sighed deeply and looked at the panicked elders and sighed once again.

"What should we do?" She asked.

At this juncture, she was confused and lost. She could only hope one of the elders would have a viable solution to their current predicament.

Putting her hope on the elders, she was bound to fail as the elders averted their gaze, not daring to look at her.

She banged the table in fury; the fate of their pavilion was in jeopardy and these spineless old dogs dared not look at her eyes and use their brain.

"If you won't start providing reasonable answers right now, I won't hesitate to start killing you one after another."

Gasped!

The elders rolled their eyes and looked at the old witch with hatred and anger. It was her decision to join the other clan to attack the Celestial Heavenly store and the Cao clan.

Then, did she consort with them.

Since she didn't consort in making such a big decision, why would she place the difficult part on their heads.

Watching their hatred and anger, the old woman didn't care. She had taken this role by force and won't hesitate to use force to maintain it.

And that, if she needed to kill one or two elders to wake them from their stupors.

It was then one of the elders spoke, "Leader, there is only one thing we can do."

Instantly, he got the attention of everyone. The old woman turned her sharp gaze toward him.

"Which is?"

The elder didn't respond immediately as he took his time to gather his thoughts.

"We've sent many powerful Foundation Building realm experts to fight against the store and the Cao clan, but none have yet to return. To me, they have all been killed." He paused, looking at the expression of everyone.

Seeing that none of them spoke, this built his confidence, and he continued.

"If we're to send another round of elders, we are only sending them to their death. Thus, we're only left with one choice: You attack the Cao clan."

Huh!

All the elders sucked in a cold breath. They looked at the elder and applauded his confidence in telling the old witch to attack.

However, even though what the elder spoke seemed far-fetched, all the elders agreed to it in their minds.

Since Foundation Building experts seem to be useless in this ongoing battle, it is high time for their leader to show her might.

Therefore, all the elders turned to face the old woman, waiting for her decision.

Their leader looked at the various gazes directed at her and knew what was going on in their mind.

She knew this was the only viable option left for them to take. Even though she hated it, she knew she had to stretch her old bones a little.

"Alright. But I won't be the only one attacking the Cao clan," she said.

As a shrewd woman, why must she be the only one to face the enemy alone? No matter how tempting the allure of looting the Cao clan may look.

The danger far outweighs the gain.

"Send letters to those three old bastards for them to join me in attacking the Cao clan. It is time to see what gave the Cao clan their courage and strength."

A bright smile bloomed on the faces of the elders as they sprang to their feet to send the message.

As one of the hegemonies in the city, all the powerful clans had various ways of communicating with each other.

Quickly, the secret letters were dispatched to the three families in the core city.

Since things had reached this juncture and their various plans gone south, the clan had no choice but to come out and deal with the Cao clans.

Even though the sun was rising from the East, the city was quiet as ever. The city gate was tightly shut.

Tensed and oppressive air hung in the sky. Every family had their door tightly shut.

Stores and pavilions were the same. Even those living in the slums did not dare come out.

Beggars and homeless individuals found places to hide from the havoc going on in the city.

The thick stench of blood in the atmosphere was so thick that it was suffocating.

The thick stench of blood could be smelled from any location in the inner city and outer city.

Besides, the continuous anguished cries continued to linger in the air. People were still being killed at the present moment.

How many people lost their lives in this war with the Cao clan and the plan to take over the Celestial Heavenly store?

No one knows, but one thing was certain: the death toll would number in the thousands.

Right in front of the Cao clan, four people appeared with tense and solemn expressions on their faces.

These were the people behind the current chaos in the city: the Wei clan patriarch, Ding clan patriarch, Xue clan patriarch, and the leader of the Crimson Jade Pavilion.

"What about the Ye clan? Are they not going to send anyone?" The old woman asked with a slight frown on her face.

"We tried to contact him, but we received no response from him," Wei patriarch responded with a slight confusion on his face.

He knew what type of person the city lord was; he wouldn't bail on them at this juncture. Therefore, he was puzzled.

"We don't need to worry about that right now; the chaos we've caused is enough to give us a headache for a couple of weeks if not months. We should deal with the Cao clans once and for all," the Ding patriarch responded.

The group nodded and looked at the closed entrance with a solemn expression. The fresh blood on the ground and the various headless corpses on the ground told them a lot.

The Cao clan they knew was no more. This was another Cao clan entirely, and it was only right for them to put them in their place.

"Are you ready?"

No one responded as they took out their weapons from their storage rings. The air hung still, filled with a terrifying, suffocating tension.

Whoosh!

They moved at the same time.