Desolate Devouring Art-Chapter 878 - Dividing the Clan

The wind howled past Liu Wuxie as he was worried for the safety of his parents and grandfather.

Since Liu Xiaotian had returned to split the clan, this meant it wasn't a simple matter. After all, dividing a clan wasn't something done lightly—his true objective was likely to cripple the Liu Clan entirely.

Liu Wuxie thought of countless possibilities within minutes but couldn't figure out why Liu Xiaotian wanted to split up the Liu Clan hurriedly.

It made no sense for Liu Xiaotian to do that, as staying in the Liu Clan would grant him status even if he failed to become the patriarch. His being in such a hurry meant there was a mastermind, and Liu Xiaotian was merely a chess piece.

However, he would uncover the answer once he returned.

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Meanwhile, the Liu Clan's main hall stood open once again—this was not the first time such a gathering had taken place. The higher hierarchy of the clan, along with many older generation members, had been summoned to serve as judges.

Liu Xiucheng sat solemnly in the patriarch's seat with a group of elders and respected seniors behind him.

On the other side stood Liu Xiaotian and another group of people, but they were inferior to Liu Xiucheng in terms of numbers.

"Xiaotian, do you want to split the clan?" Liu Xiucheng asked, his voice tinged heavy with sorrow.

Though Liu Xiaotian had done many things to wrong him, he had set aside their grudges for the clan's greater good.

"Liu Xiucheng, spare me of your hypocrisy. The clan has to be divided today; it has declined under your leadership, and you have the cheek to speak about it?" Liu Xiaotian sneered.

He was determined to split the clan, and the people gathered behind him were mainly from his lineage. Some were also swayed to his side.

"Liu Xiaotian, cut the nonsense! If not for your schemes, the Liu Clan wouldn't have fallen to this state!" The seventh elder stepped forward, his voice filled with fury.

The Liu Clan had suffered dramatically after their patriarch was poisoned, losing many mines. This, in addition to the clan's lack of prodigies, had led to its decline. Part of it was fate, but a significant portion was due to Liu Xiaotian.

"What a joke! Do you have any evidence that I was the one who poisoned him?" Liu Xiaotian sneered. Most of the twenty elders stood on Liu Xiucheng's side, and only a few were on his side.

"Everyone, listen to me. The Liu Clan only managed to come this far because of our unity, or do you want to watch the clan being split?" said the tenth elder.

They wouldn't mind Liu Xiaotian leaving, but they wanted those on his side to reconsider. Dividing the clan was easy, but reuniting it would be nearly impossible.

Some had accepted Liu Xiaotian's bribes, while the clan had long suppressed others. This was why Liu Xiaotian's words swayed them.

"There's one condition if you do not want to see the clan divided. The second master must become the vice-patriarch, in charge of the clan's affairs." A steward stepped forward, trying to force Liu Xiucheng to take a step back. This way, they could stand equal to Liu Xiucheng, and their lineage would also rise.

"That's impossible! There has never been a vice-patriarch in the clan's history!" A deacon beside Liu Xiucheng stood up, deeming the condition outrageous.

Both sides were locked in a stalemate, and Liu Xiucheng's true purpose was obvious—he craved power. The position of the vice-patriarch would grant him authority in decision-making, which meant Liu Xiucheng's authority in the clan would be divided.

Meanwhile, Liu Wuxie passed through the clan and arrived outside the main hall. He could faintly hear the heated debate inside, and the stalemate had worsened.

If Liu Xiucheng refused to appoint Liu Xiaotian as vice-patriarch, Liu Xiaotian would take his followers, leave the clan, and establish his own branch. They would take their resources with them, further dragging the Liu Clan's status down.

"Divide! We want to divide the clan!" someone shouted from Liu Xiaotian's faction.

"So be it. Let's divide the clan then," Liu Wuxie said as he strode into the main hall.

"Wuxie!" Liu Xiucheng stood up at the sight of Liu Wuxie.

Liu Wuxie's recent achievements had reached the clan, and everyone knew how outstanding he was in the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy. But what was he doing here?

"Greetings, grandfather, father, second uncle..." Liu Wuxie greeted everyone on his grandfather's side, ignoring those from Liu Xiaotian's faction.

"Liu Wuxie, can you even represent the Liu Clan?" The person from Liu Xiaotian's faction spoke up once more.

"You have been getting on my nerves for some time now. Since you're courting death, I'll grant your wish," Liu Wuxie said and appeared before the man.

Liu Wuxie's palm struck with brutal force. The deacon, merely at the lower levels of the True Profound Realm, stood no chance. His body stiffened, and before he could even utter a sound, his head exploded in a gruesome burst.

Silence engulfed the main hall. No one had expected Liu Wuxie's first act upon his return to be the cold-blooded execution of a fellow clansman.

"Liu Wuxie, how dare you kill a fellow clansman! You should be executed according to the clan's law!" a middle-aged man roared as he walked out from behind Liu Xiaotian.

"What a joke! You people have declared that you are no longer members of the Liu Clan. What right do you have to interfere in our affairs? That man insulted me time and time again, and killing him only serves as a warning to the rest of you," Liu Wuxie said, his voice carrying the weight of absolute conviction. They were no longer fellow clansmen since they wanted to leave the Liu Clan.

His words left everyone from Liu Xiaotian's faction speechless. What Liu Wuxie said wasn't wrong as they had already made their intentions clear: to leave the Liu Clan.

"Patriarch, is this how you manage the clan? Allowing him to kill a fellow clansman!" The fifth elder couldn't stay silent any longer. He was a loyal follower of Liu Xiaotian and knew he had to speak up.

Though he had followed Liu Xiaotian, he still felt uncomfortable leaving the Liu Clan, as generations of his family had lived there. Moreover, Liu Xiaotian had also not told them where they would go after leaving the Liu Clan.

"Wuxie made himself clear that this deacon was no longer one of us, and it doesn't matter even if he was killed," Liu Xiucheng said in a domineering tone to back his grandson.

After all, these people had shown signs of betrayal, and keeping them around would only breed disaster in the future.

They could only change these people's minds by isolating Liu Xiaotian and letting everyone know that what he did was wrong. These people would never regain the clan's trust even if they stayed.

"How domineering!" Liu Xiaotian began to clap as he stood up and looked at Liu Wuxie with a smile. He had ruined his plans repeatedly.

"Since you're stubborn, don't blame us for being ruthless. We'll leave the Liu Clan today," Liu Xiaotian said, his sharp gaze locking onto Liu Xiucheng—a final ultimatum. He was forcing Liu Xiucheng to agree, or they would perish together.

"Go on and leave," Liu Wuxie said before Liu Xiucheng could speak. This was the perfect opportunity to get rid of these people.

Liu Wuxie's words left Liu Xiucheng stunned. These people had threatened him earlier while he had tried to persuade them to stay, yet Liu Wuxie dismissed them without hesitation.

Liu Xiucheng turned to look at his grandson with curiosity flashing in his eyes. He knew his grandson wouldn't speak recklessly, and he must've noticed something.

"Since when is a brat allowed to call the shots in the clan?" Liu Xiaotian was enraged. He was at the pinnacle of the Spirit Profound Realm, but a junior was disregarding him.

"Xiaotian is right. What has become of our clan to let a brat call shots? This is a blatant disregard for us!" The fifth elder roared, agreeing with Liu Xiaotian.

The entire clan had fallen into the hands of Liu Xiucheng's lineage, and even his grandson dared to meddle in the clan's affairs.

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"Since you refuse to listen to my nonsense, you can leave. The gates are wide open, and you can't return after leaving," Liu Wuxie replied mockingly with a shrug.

His words enraged Liu Xiaotian and the others, and they looked at him with resentment.

Meanwhile, Liu Xiucheng narrowed his eyes and finally noticed something amiss.

Liu Xiaotian had mentioned splitting the clan multiple times, but they weren't leaving now that Liu Wuxie had told them to do so.

At first, he had urged them to stay for the clan's sake, asking them to reconsider. Today's meeting was meant for that purpose, yet they had reached only one conclusion—Liu Xiaotian must become the vice-patriarch, or he would leave.

Liu Xiucheng was hesitating, torn between accepting their terms or rejecting them. At that moment, Liu Wuxie had returned.

Liu Xiaotian was placed in a dilemma. Leaving now would sever all ties with the Liu Clan, yet he would become a laughingstock if he stayed.

"Xiaotian, let's go! I can't stomach this any longer!" the fifth elder urged. They could start over again in the worst scenario.

They could become a first-tier clan with their strength even if they couldn't become a prominent clan.

Liu Wuxie looked at Liu Xiaotian with a faint smile, reading his every expression. He shook his head and mocked, "What a joke that there are so many fools in the clan."

The Liu Clan was one of the Four Great Clans—how had it fallen so far?

"Liu Wuxie, who are you calling a fool!" the fifth elder snapped, ready to strike in the next moment.

"You people. You people don't even know that you're being used like pawns," Liu Wuxie sneered, his words blunt and merciless. From the very beginning, Liu Xiaotian had played them like mere pieces on his chessboard.