CHAPTER 1619: CHAPTER 1619: THE LIGHTNING MINK RETURNS

The confrontation between the Tiger Clan and the Lion Clan this time saw both sides bringing out their powerful individuals. When a Lion Clan elder attacked Hu Wei, other Tiger Clan powerhouses naturally wouldn’t just watch.

"You want to harm the disciples of the Tiger Clan? No way!"

The Great Elder of the Tiger Clan, Hu Xiao, who had a mid-level Soul Severing cultivation, shouted and punched towards the sky.

"Boom!"

A fist condensed from spiritual energy collided with a large palm, likewise condensed from spiritual energy, in mid-air, causing a fierce reaction. Spiritual energy scattered and surged, making heaven and earth tremble.

The elders of the Lion Clan and the Tiger Clan were equally matched in strength. Therefore, during this exchange, neither side gained the upper hand, and the essence energy fists and palms disappeared after the collision.

However, neither the Lion Clan nor the Tiger Clan seemed eager for an actual conflict. After one strike, the elders of both clans withdrew, and the young members of each clan resumed their verbal skirmish, engaging in a tense standoff.

Such standoffs between the young members have occurred countless times throughout the history of the Lion Clan and the Tiger Clan, and Hu Wei and Hu Zhuang, the two brothers, have long grown accustomed to it.

Yet, this time the Lion Clan has turned out in full force, including its clan leader, which seems somewhat unusual for a confrontation.

Hu Wei asked around to find out that spiritual herbs planted within the Lion Clan’s territory had been stolen overnight, nearly a quarter of them. Another quarter had been ruined, leading to an almost fifty percent loss of the cultivated spiritual medicine, no wonder they were furious.

While Hu Wei and Hu Zhuang secretly relished this, they were also appalled at the thief’s astounding destructive power, thinking to themselves that it was fortunate the thief hadn’t targeted the Tiger Clan territory, or else the Tiger Clan would be the unlucky ones.

"Something bad... something really bad has happened..."

At that moment, several Tiger Clan disciples flew over, with the leading Tiger Clan disciple looking flustered and frantic.

"Why are you panicking? Speak slowly if you have something to say!"

Hu Chong, the current leader of the Tiger Clan, stern-faced, barked at the panicked disciples rushing over.

Hu Chong has served as the Tiger Clan leader for over ten years. With his formidable strength and fairness, he has established immense respect throughout the clan, with every member showing him reverence.

"Reporting to... to the clan... clan leader..."

The nervous or perhaps furious Tiger Clan disciple stood upright, stammering, "Our herb field... herb field..."

Seeing the grim expressions of the disciples who had come to report, Hu Chong’s heart skipped a beat. Harshly, he asked, "What happened to the herb field?"

"Just now our patrolling disciples discovered that many spiritual herbs in the herb field were stolen, and many were ruined..."

That Tiger Clan disciple, recalling the utter devastation in the herb field they had witnessed earlier, was almost moved to tears.

Hu Chong gasped, gripped the disciple’s shoulders, and sternly asked, "Quickly, tell me how much spiritual medicine was lost?"

The disciple, tears in their voice, replied, "Almost... almost half."

Hu Chong felt faint, his body swaying, and asked sternly, "Who did this?"

The disciple replied, "We didn’t see who did it, but several waist tokens left by Lion Clan disciples were found at the scene..."

As he spoke, he handed over several yellow jade tokens to Hu Chong. Upon inspecting them, Hu Chong realized they belonged to the Lion Clan disciples, those of their core disciples and direct disciples.

Hu Chong’s eyes glared, as he abruptly turned back, with a fiery gaze towards Lion Clan leader Huang Sheng, shaking the waist token, with a cold smile, "Clan Leader Huang, please explain this to me."

Without waiting for Huang Sheng to speak, his tone suddenly turned cold, almost roaring, "Your Lion Clan claims our Tiger Clan harbors the thief, but there’s no evidence! Our herb field is indeed damaged, with your Lion Clan disciples’ waist tokens left behind, evidence as clear as day! Clan Leader Huang, unless I get an explanation today, our Tiger Clan will not let this go!"

The Lion Clan leader Huang Sheng’s expression subtly changed upon seeing the tokens. He turned back towards a steward beside him and said, "Huang Zhan, go find out why those disciples’ waist tokens ended up with the Tiger Clan."

The Lion Clan steward named Huang Zhan responded and headed back, returning after a hundred breaths to quietly inform Huang Sheng, "Clan Leader, Huang Yan and the others went on a training excursion a month ago and have not returned... How their waist tokens ended up with the Tiger Clan remains unknown."

Huang Sheng raised a brow and gestured towards Hu Chong, "Clan Leader Hu, let me check whether the waist tokens in your hand are genuine. Perhaps they were impersonated..."

"Impersonated my foot!"

Hu Chong angrily retorted, "I have dealt with your Lion Clan for hundreds of years, and I would recognize your waist tokens even if they turned into ash! There’s no mistake!"

Pausing, he added, "Clan Leader Huang, the loss of spiritual medicine in our herb field is entirely attributed to your clan’s disciples. You must compensate for this loss!"

Huang Sheng was also frustrated, yet not angry. He laughed instead, "You have losses, but do we have none? You expect us to compensate you, but who will compensate us? Clan Leader Hu, a highly respected elder from our clan saw the thief flee into your territory. Are you claiming he lied?"

Hu Chong replied, "I already had my people search the entire territory; no thief was found. You fabricated this! I suspect your Lion Clan intends to spy on our Tiger Clan secrets!"

"You... you bullshit!"

"You’re the one talking crap!"

"What do you intend to do?"

"Either compensate for our clan’s losses or fight!"

"Fight, then!"

...

The two major clan leaders argued, their tempers flaring higher and higher, ultimately unable to suppress their anger, igniting a fierce battle.

Once the clan leaders started fighting, the disciples accompanying them wouldn’t just stand by.

Thus, thousands of powerhouses from the two clans began battling across mountains and water, in the sky and on the ground.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Crack crack!"

Waves of spiritual energy shockwaves spread in all directions. The sounds of rocks crumbling and trees snapping continuously echoed, never fading.

And, from afar on a mountain peak, a little silver-haired ferret squinted its eyes, letting out "heehee haha" sounds, already laughing uncontrollably.

"Having fun, aren’t you?"

In its moment of excitement, the little silver ferret suddenly felt its ear pinched as a voice sounded beside it.

The little silver ferret was startled at first, but upon recognizing the familiar voice, it became excited. "Fang Bai, is it you?"

"Of course, it’s me."

Fang Bai, dressed in white, released the ear of the silver ferret, stood in front of it, and patted its little head, laughing, "Little mink, I never thought that while searching for friends and family, you’d be the first rascal I’d find!"

The little silver ferret was the Lightning Mink Fang Bai had encountered in the mundane world. It enjoyed eating spiritual medicine and sleeping, yet its cultivation level was always increasing.

Fang Bai didn’t expect to encounter this little creature near the Tiger Clan territory.