Seeing Venerable Fallenwood’s reaction, Honorable Being Ji Yun rejoiced inwardly.
“I sent people to investigate. This ‘Li Jianxian’ has extremely Prodigy Aptitude. He advanced to Nascent Soul at a hundred Years old and has very high Cultivation at a young age. He has all Five Elements, a clear Sword Heart, and is also an Artifact Refining Great Master who can refine Acquired Spirit Treasures. Compared to the Heaven’s Chosen of the Eight Great Families of Central State, he is not inferior. With his strength, he can definitely rank among the top ten on the Heavenly Dragon Ranking.”
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“The Kun Family’s talents have dwindled; it has been a thousand Years since a Disciple entered the Heavenly Dragon Ranking. Soon, the Cang Yuan Secret Realm will open, and this Li Jianxian is definitely a major variable.”
“Our Ji Family’s Genius, Xuanming True Lord, barely ranks ninth on the Heavenly Dragon Ranking. Although his strength is strong, he can only fight evenly with ordinary Soul Transformation Cultivators. He might not be this Li Jianxian’s opponent… … ”
“Our Ji Family and the Kun Family have deep-seated grudges… At that time, if this Li Jianxian, under the guidance of the Kun Family, specifically targets Xuanming True Lord, and he loses, the Opportunity in this Cang Yuan Secret Realm might have nothing to do with our Ji Family.”
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Honorable Being Ji Yun spoke incessantly, detailing the dangers, her gaze constantly fixed on Venerable Fallenwood’s expression.
Venerable Fallenwood frowned and pondered, a look of serious thought on his face, somewhat agreeing with Honorable Being Ji Yun’s judgment.
The Cang Yuan Secret Realm is a Small World, a resource hub jointly guarded by the Eight Great Families of Central State. It opens only once every thousand Years and contains countless rare resources, concerning the rise and fall of a Family, so no mistakes can be allowed.
They absolutely cannot allow the Kun Family to rise because of this person. Such a Prodigy must be stifled in the cradle early.
“Where is this child now?” Venerable Fallenwood asked, looking at Ji Yun.
“Reporting to Grand Elder, he is currently with Tianshang Honored One and Kunling Honored One, heading together to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, preparing to seize the po mo xin fruit from the Soul Devouring Clan,” Honorable Being Ji Yun reported truthfully.
Tian Shang, Kun Ling actually brought him along. They value this Nascent Soul cultivator very much!
“Since that’s the case, you should find another Opportunity to kill him.”
Venerable Fallenwood said somewhat lazily, not intending to provoke Tianshang Honored One right now.
Honorable Being Ji Yun naturally knew Venerable Fallenwood’s meaning. He was unwilling to confront Tian Shang because of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
After all, not everyone in every Family is willing to dedicate themselves to the Family and do thankless tasks.
Furthermore, Tianshang Honored One’s strength is extremely formidable. Although Venerable Fallenwood is in the Late Stage of the Void Refining Realm and also Cultivates an extremely powerful Cultivation Technique, much stronger than ordinary Void Refining Realm Cultivators,
Tianshang Honored One Cultivates a Dao Heart Cultivation Technique, and his strength is equally unfathomable. If they truly fought, the outcome would be uncertain, so Venerable Fallenwood naturally wouldn’t step into such trouble.
Honorable Being Ji Yun had already laid out her plans. This time, no matter what, she had to use Venerable Fallenwood’s hand to eliminate Kun Ling, this great Heart Demon.
“Grand Elder, I believe we should set off immediately to stop Tianshang Honored One and the others from obtaining the po mo xin fruit. During the confrontation, I will seize the chance to kill that ‘Li Jianxian’,” Honorable Being Ji Yun suggested.
“Hmph, you just want to use a borrowed knife to kill someone. Once Kunling Honored One obtains that po mo xin fruit, he has a very high chance of Breakthrough to the Void Refining Realm. At that time, he will definitely seek revenge from you, and I won’t be able to protect you.” Venerable Fallenwood sneered, waving his hand as a strong gust of wind swept towards Honorable Being Ji Yun’s delicate body, intending to blast her away.
Honorable Being Ji Yun gritted her teeth, withstood the fierce gale, and said deeply, “Grand Elder, I do have that intention, but more importantly, it is for the Family’s sake. Our Eight Great Families’ struggle has lasted for ten thousand Years.”
“The resources obtained from the Cang Yuan Secret Realm have forged the Foundation and heritage of each Family. For thousands of Years, the Eight Great Families have fought tooth and nail over the Cang Yuan Secret Realm, suffering countless casualties, before finally establishing the Nascent Soul Grand Competition to compete for entry quotas.”
“Now, we have finally managed to bring the Kun Family down. If the Kun Family rises again because of this person, it will be difficult to suppress them!”
“In these past few hundred Years, our Family has produced a hundred Nascent Souls, yet only Xuanming True Lord can inherit the Family’s hopes and squeeze into the eighth place on the Heavenly Dragon Ranking. As far as I know, the Elders in the Clan, as well as the Clan Chief, have placed their hopes on him. If this Cang Yuan Secret Realm undergoes an anomaly because of Li Jianxian, the Grand Elders and the main Family Clan Chief will definitely blame us.”
“Furthermore, our Ji Family and the Kun Family are like fire and water. If you, at this moment, relieve the Clan Chiefs’ worries and eliminate this potential threat, you will definitely receive generous rewards, and even have the Opportunity to enter the Divine Soul Pure Pagoda. In this way, Grand Elder, you will have more confidence to Breakthrough the Void Refining Realm and step into the supreme Body Integration Realm. Please reconsider.”
Honorable Being Ji Yun spoke incessantly, her reasoning clear and logical. Venerable Fallenwood, who initially felt he was being manipulated, slowly lowered his brows after hearing her analysis.
Venerable Fallenwood withdrew his Spiritual Pressure strong wind, and Honorable Being Ji Yun’s body swayed, almost falling.
Seeing the change in Venerable Fallenwood’s eyes, Honorable Being Ji Yun’s heart tightened involuntarily. She could tell he was still hesitating.
Honorable Being Ji Yun redoubled her efforts, stepping forward and respectfully saying, “Grand Elder, I will immediately report the seriousness of this matter to the Family. Furthermore, their journey is quite long. They are in the open, and we are in the dark. With careful planning, if there’s an Opportunity, we might even be able to eliminate those two old fellows, Tian Shang and Kun Ling, along the way.”
Venerable Fallenwood’s eyes flashed with a sharp glint, quite moved by Honorable Being Ji Yun’s words.
“If we can eliminate them, that would be good, but if the operation fails, the Kun Family’s retaliation will be difficult to handle!” Venerable Fallenwood said, hesitating.
Honorable Being Ji Yun, being cunning, had already thought of a countermeasure and quickly offered a good plan: “Grand Elder, as long as we find a reasonable excuse, we can brush it off. I already have a grudge with that Kun Ling. As for you, you only need to say that you are attempting to Breakthrough the Body Integration Realm and want to use this po mo xin fruit to overcome your Heart Demon tribulation. You have been coveting this Spirit Fruit for a long time, having discovered it when you came to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range before. Using this as an excuse to start a battle, block Tianshang Honored One until I kill that Nascent Soul True Lord, and everything will be accomplished. In this way, even if that Nascent Soul True Lord is killed, the Kun Family will not be able to demand an explanation, as this is a treasure dispute, a fair competition, and casualties are inevitable.”
Venerable Fallenwood looked surprised, not expecting Honorable Being Ji Yun to have such a scheme. This countermeasure was indeed good.
The most venomous woman’s heart, Venerable Fallenwood couldn’t help but sigh in his heart, women are truly terrifying.
Venerable Fallenwood also knew that Honorable Being Ji Yun’s claim of wanting to kill that Nascent Soul True Lord was actually false. What she truly wanted was to destroy that po mo xin fruit or take it away.
In that case, Kunling Honored One’s lifespan would be nearing its end, and he would be unable to Breakthrough, surely dying.
For him, there were also benefits. The Family’s Holy Land, the Divine Soul Pure Pagoda, only Geniuses with extraordinary Aptitude had the Opportunity to enter it.
Someone of his Aptitude was temporarily not qualified to enter the Holy Land. If the plan succeeded, eliminating Tian Shang and using this merit, he might be able to seize the Opportunity to glimpse the Body Integration Realm, which held immense temptation for him.
“Grand Elder, let us depart immediately. The Kun Family has a Teleportation Formation, but it doesn’t directly teleport to Heavenly Luo City, so they all need to use the Illusory God Sect’s Teleportation Formation. However, our Ji Family’s Teleportation Formation has a spot exactly in another city near Heavenly Luo City. We only need to teleport there, then take a Spirit Ship, and we can reach the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range faster than them, setting up an ambush in secret,” Honorable Being Ji Yun organized the route and reported the detailed itinerary.
Venerable Fallenwood listened and nodded slightly. He suddenly paused and ordered, “Immediately go to the Clan and recruit three more Soul Transformation Realm Cultivators to go together. Kunling Honored One is very strong; let them besiege him.”
“Grand Elder, there’s no need. I have better candidates.” Honorable Being Ji Yun’s red lips and white teeth revealed a strange smile.
Venerable Fallenwood frowned slightly upon hearing this: “Who?”
“The Loose Cultivator Alliance’s Venerable Tianyin, Venerable Linhai, and Shanhe Sect’s Fire Tian Venerable. This Venerable Tianyin is quite strong, his zither music shakes one’s Divine Soul. Fire Tian Venerable is said to have learned a strange Fire-element Cultivation Technique and is extremely strong among those of the same rank. With these two as the main force and Venerable Linhai as support, even if they can’t defeat Kunling Honored One, they can still stall him for a while.”
“That old ghost Kun Ling, his current battles are almost life-for-life. There’s no need to drag the Family’s people to their deaths.” Honorable Being Ji Yun was truly using everything to her advantage. With free thugs available, she naturally wouldn’t let them go.
“Oh, why would they be willing to obey your orders?” Venerable Fallenwood asked, puzzled.
“I got information from the Tianji Pavilion that these three Soul Transformation Cultivators are currently putting a bounty on Li Jianxian. This is a good Opportunity to unite with them and catch them all in one fell swoop,” Honorable Being Ji Yun explained with a smile.
“Very good, very good! If it can be accomplished this way, it would be even better!”
Venerable Fallenwood greatly admired the scheme Honorable Being Ji Yun presented.
Without further ado, Venerable Fallenwood and Honorable Being Ji Yun boarded the Family’s Teleportation Formation and headed straight for Heavenly Luo City.
At the same time, Honorable Being Ji Yun reported the Family’s news upwards and also contacted another Illusory Spirit city next to Heavenly Luo City, where a small, declining branch of their Ji Family resided.
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Loose Cultivator Alliance, Tongtian Tower.
In the magnificent bedchamber, Venerable Linhai was embracing two beautiful women, drinking and making merry, his hands moving freely and happily.
Venerable Tianyin, at his side, plucked his fingertips on a zither, the melodious zither music rippling outwards, exquisite to the extreme. He ignored the erotic scene beside him, his heart unmoved and undisturbed.
But just at this joyous moment, a subordinate shouted from outside the door, “Venerable Lord, Ji Liuying, a Disciple of the Ji Family, requests an audience.”
Ji Family?
Venerable Linhai pushed away the beautiful women beside him, pulled up his top to cover himself, frowned slightly, and came before the messenger, asking, “Ji Family, which Ji Family?”
“Reporting to Lord, it is the Ji Family from Illusory Spirit City. She said she has important matters to convey, relaying the words of their Grand Elder.”
Venerable Tianyin, who was playing the zither, abruptly stopped his fingers, a hint of surprise flashing across his expressionless face.
“Brother Tianyin, isn’t the Ji Family of Illusory Spirit City one of the Eight Great Families of the Central State Continent? Why are they here?”
Venerable Linhai felt something was fishy and quickly inquired.
Venerable Tianyin put away his guqin, stood up, and said, “We have never dealt with such Families. How would I know their intentions? Let’s go greet them first and act according to the situation!”
“Good!”
Venerable Linhai nodded, and the two immediately arrived at the back of an estate, which was the reception area.
They saw a Disciple of the Ji Family waiting in the pavilion of the estate. The two quickly went to meet her.
This Disciple of the Ji Family wasted no words, relaying the news that the Ji Family, Venerable Fallenwood, and Honorable Being Ji Yun would visit in a few days to Venerable Tianyin and the other. Afterwards, she stood up and left without delay.
“Brother Tianyin, what a coincidence! I didn’t expect this damned Nascent Soul True Lord to actually provoke a behemoth like the Ji Family. This time, we must capture him no matter what and tear him to pieces!” Venerable Linhai laughed loudly, wishing he could dismember Li Mu.
Compared to Venerable Linhai’s loss of composure, Venerable Tianyin’s brows were tightly furrowed. He walked out of the pavilion and gazed at the clear blue sky: “I’m afraid things aren’t that simple. For the Eight Great Families to deal with him, it would be as easy as turning over their hand, yet they still need to seek our cooperation. I fear there’s something else fishy going on!”
“Brother Tianyin, are we just going to let this Opportunity pass? Let that kid keep the Spirit Treasure that should have belonged to us, always living freely outside?” Venerable Linhai still coveted Li Mu’s Spirit Treasure and was truly unwilling to hand it over.
“Besides, isn’t Honorable Being Ji Yun and Venerable Fallenwood coming along this time? This is a Void Refining Realm powerhouse! With him accompanying us, our victory is assured,” Venerable Linhai laughed loudly.
But Venerable Tianyin walked out of the pavilion, raised his hand and severed a butterfly that floated past him, and said faintly, “It’s more troublesome when there’s a Void Refining Realm powerhouse present. If they know about the Spirit Treasure, I’m afraid it will have nothing to do with us.”
“Fortune favors the bold, Brother Tianyin. As long as we quickly kill this kid before he has a chance to use the Spirit Treasure, a Void Refining Realm powerhouse wouldn’t care about a Nascent Soul True Lord’s Storage Magic Treasure, right!” Venerable Linhai said with some lack of confidence.
Venerable Tianyin also didn’t want this Spirit Treasure to be taken by “Li Jianxian” just like that, so after steeling his heart, he nodded in agreement.
To ensure foolproof success, Venerable Tianyin sent a Flying Sword message to Fire Tian Venerable, informing him to rush to Luo Tian City to rendezvous.
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After more than a month.
Li Mu, Kunling Honored One, and the others finally arrived at Heavenly Luo City after two transfers.
Although twenty-odd Years had passed, Heavenly Luo City was still the same as before, without any changes.
Li Mu looked at the city scenery, a hint of nostalgic emotion flashing in his eyes.
“This is Heavenly Luo City? It’s decent!” Kunling Honored One surveyed his surroundings and nodded slightly.
Tianshang Honored One then said, “Alright, let’s not linger here. There’s still a long way to go. Let’s board the ship!”
After speaking, Tianshang Honored One, without avoiding the Illusory God Sect, raised his hand and summoned a colossal Spirit Ship from his Storage Magic Treasure.
They saw a massive Spirit Ship, approximately three hundred zhang long, entirely white, with a pair of sturdy wings on both sides. On both sides of the ship’s hull were twenty-four Formation cannons, about three zhang long and half a zhang wide, guarding the Spirit Ship like sentinels.
Upon seeing this behemoth, Li Mu immediately felt an incomparably powerful Spiritual Pressure surge towards him.
Heavenly Talent - Identify Myriad Spirits took effect, and all information about the colossal Spirit Ship was displayed. (End of Chapter)
