52: Chapter 52 Wanbao's Scheme, Tianzong Ruins

This was Yuan Feng's first time seeing a Purple Mansion True Person, and a Great True Person at that. His methods could be described as heaven-reaching, and he was the undisputed number one within the tens of thousands of miles of Liyuan Commandery.

Therefore, he kept a very low profile to avoid displeasing the Great True Person before him.

Mo Youming stroked his graying beard lightly, glanced at Yuan Feng, and said with a chuckle, "What a fine Long-Armed Demon Ape. To be able to kill a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Blood Qi Cultivator while in the Early-stage Foundation Establishment is impressive. It seems your Bloodline has undergone an atavism, gaining a bit of divinity."

Yuan Feng seized the opportunity to flatter him: "The Great True Person's insight is profound."

"Hehe." Mo Youming chuckled, flicked the White Jade Fishing Rod in his hand, and it pierced through the void, pulling the Blood Jade Altar along with that Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Blood Qi Cultivator, Xue Wufa, over to him.

"A fine Blood Fiend Demonic Sect, a fine [Sha Wu]. To obtain this fifth Divine Ability, you didn't hesitate to spend a hundred years laying out this plan, even digging up the ruins of the Jade Blood Heavenly Sect. Tsk tsk."

Hearing this, Yuan Feng was filled with astonishment. The schemes of these Purple Mansion True Persons were truly shocking.

In the face of Divine Abilities, Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators were likely no different from ants, to be killed with a wave of a hand.

The Lin Family Old Ancestor had succeeded in one stroke, leaping from Mid-stage Foundation Establishment to Foundation Establishment Peak, and even occupied a Spiritual Fetus body—the future was full of promise.

Who knew that the next moment, when the Divine Ability was unleashed, this Foundation Establishment Peak Lin Family Old Ancestor would be nothing more than a consumable.

It was just that the Purple Mansion True Person had thrown out some bait and spent quite a few resources to make the Lin Family Old Ancestor believe he had struck it lucky.

It truly fit that old saying: there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world; every intangible gift has already had its price marked in the dark.

The white-haired elder examined the blood-colored altar closely, then waved his hand, and the altar instantly turned to dust.

That Xue Wufa's entire body twisted; his flesh, blood, tendons, and bones were all mixed together, wrapped in a stream of Kan Water, and a continuous stream of Blood Fiend Qi escaped, as if he were being refined like a Medicinal Pill.

This scene made Yuan Feng's heart jump with fear; this was the might of the Purple Mansion, far beyond what any Foundation Establishment could imagine.

Before long, a Medicinal Pill with the luster of blood jade appeared in Mo Youming's hand. He toyed with the pill, his gaze landing on Yuan Feng:

"Although the Blood Qi Path was polluted by that Ancient Zhou Blood Ancestor, after He was slain by the Thunder Ancestor, another Great Being ascended to the position of Blood Qi, reversing some of the pollution caused by the Ancient Zhou Blood Ancestor and returning this originally orthodox path to the right track."

"Blood Qi is originally the source of life in the human body. Qi can transform into blood, and blood can transform into Qi; Qi and blood are born together. Especially in healing and recovery, it is the number one among all paths."

"Although I have removed the internal Blood Fiend from this Blood Pill using the method of refining objects with Kan Water, it is ultimately an item of the Blood Qi Path. It is not much different from consuming Blood Qi, only it will not be punished by Heaven's punishment."

Saying this, he tossed the Medicinal Pill to Yuan Feng. The meaning behind his words was difficult to fathom.

"Whether or not to use it is entirely up to you. Yao Beasts are judged by their Bloodline, and the Blood Qi Path is extremely suitable for the Yao Race."

Yuan Feng took the pill without examining it and bowed again: "Thank you, Great True Person."

Mo Youming waved his hand: "Alright, now that these trivial matters are finished, it is time to discuss the real business."

"Real business?"

Yuan Feng was full of question marks. What real business could this Great True Person possibly want to discuss with him?

Could it be...

"Four years ago, at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion auction in Liyuan Commandery city, all three items related to the Divine Thunder Path were taken by your Chen Family, correct?" Mo Youming smiled, implying something.

"I hope Senior will speak clearly. Being able to run errands for Senior is the Chen Family's honor." Yuan Feng put on a good act; in the face of such a great power, he had no choice but to bow his head.

Mo Youming waved his sleeve, and a phantom image appeared in mid-air, which was a miniature of the tens of thousands of miles of Liyuan Commandery.

Thirty-two towns, the Liyuan Plains overgrown with Liyuan grass, and the Liyuan Commandery city that stretched for thousands of miles were all displayed on it.

Among them, seven red dots were extremely eye-catching, corresponding to the seven Purple Mansion Factions of Liyuan Commandery, with the Jieyang Sect as the head, consisting of one Sect, two schools, and four great families.

There was one thing Yuan Feng did not know.

The incident at the Tianyu Cave Mansion had attracted the Great True Person [Jingfeng] from the Xuan Yuan Sect, who had fought fiercely with Mo Youming, and the fighting only ceased when a True Monarch stepped in.

But this had also exposed Mo Youming's true cultivation and strength, astonishing the seven Purple Mansion Factions within Liyuan Commandery.

Especially the Late-stage Purple Mansion Jieyang True Person of the Jieyang Sect. Before Mo Youming revealed his true cultivation, he had claimed to be the number one Purple Mansion in Liyuan Commandery, full of prestige.

Now it seemed this title was nothing more than a joke; having strutted about under the nose of a Great True Person for so many years, it was embarrassing just to think about it.

"Do you know which Prefecture Liyuan Commandery belongs to?" Mo Youming asked.

Yuan Feng was not illiterate; he had read the Great Xuan Geography Records in the Chen Family's Scripture Pavilion and had a certain understanding of the territory he was currently in.

Immediately, he replied neither servilely nor overbearingly: "Replying to the Great True Person, Liyuan Commandery belongs to Xuan Prefecture, one of the twenty-three prefectures of Great Qi. It is under the governance of the Golden Core Upper Sect, the Xuan Yuan Sect, located on the eastern border of Great Qi, close to the Tianli Mountain Range. Its geographical location is relatively remote, and the scale of Cultivators is much smaller compared to other regions."

Mo Youming nodded slightly, stroked his beard, and continued: "The Xuan Yuan Sect has a Legacy of over thirty thousand years. Its founding ancestor was a famous Great Honored Immortal. By this generation, there is only one [Slaying Halberd] True Monarch left to support the vast Sect, and it is already showing signs of decline."

Yuan Feng's heart stirred, and he had an ominous premonition.

Even if the Xuan Yuan Sect were worse off, it still had a Golden Core True Monarch presiding over it. If the Chen Family were accidentally dragged into the struggle between the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion and the Xuan Yuan Sect, they would likely be wiped out in an instant.

"It seems you have already guessed it." Mo Youming stood with his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering automatically, appearing like a high-level Immortal Dao expert.

"My Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion spans across various Immortal Cultivation kingdoms. We have Golden Core True Monarchs, Great Honored Immortals, and even Great Beings on the throne."

"The Luck of the Xuan Yuan Sect is coming to an end, and my Taixuan Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion already has the intention of establishing a Sect, which will inevitably stir up a storm of blood."

"The rise of a new king is often accompanied by the fall of the old. One general's success is built on ten thousand bones, don't you agree?"

Yuan Feng remained silent. When he and Chen Fufeng set off for Liyuan Commandery city four years ago, they had already entered the game.

No, it should be said that after Chen Zhuxiao finished testing his Spiritual Root, the Chen Family had already caught the eye of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

The Heaven-Striking Thunder Domain Scripture as well as the Divine Thunder Spiritual Qi and Foundation Establishment spiritual items that he and Chen Fufeng brought back could be said to be the first bait, and also a sweet treat.

Then Chen Zhuxiao went down the mountain alone and obtained the Spiritual Artifact [vast thunder] in the Tianyu Cave Mansion, as well as the [Thunder Marrow Jade] that expanded his Thunder Dao Foundation, and a volume of jade books, [Pivot Profound Thunder Discussion Miscellaneous Notes].

Now, a Purple Mansion has come in person to find Yuan Feng, the clan protecting system owner of the Chen Family.

The previous ones were gifts, but now, he feared he would have to pay the price.

"What Senior says is true." Yuan Feng replied.

Chaos-like energy swirled in Mo Youming's eyes, and the image in mid-air changed, displaying a blessed land of the immortals.

Immortal light shone everywhere, divine clouds were countless, spiritual trees grew within, the Spiritual Qi was so dense it turned into liquid, and one spiritual item after another loomed in the immortal mist.

Yuan Feng looked on with burning eyes. If the Chen Family could have such a blessed land, whether it was the probability of giving birth to Cultivators or the Realm of the Cultivators, it would be raised to an extremely high level, and his speed of rising would accelerate unprecedentedly.

"This is the place prepared by my Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion for establishing the Sect, a High Grade blessed land. If one can produce a person who ascends to the dao position, one can lift the blessed land, raise it into the Nine Heavens, and transform it into an Immortal Dao Grotto-Heaven that will never fall for ten thousand generations."

Mo Youming's tone was somewhat fervent. Any existence that could ascend to a dao position was a top-tier big shot in the world, capable of stirring the winds and clouds of a Realm, with a dao position that would never fall, existing forever.

Yuan Feng did not have so many thoughts; he just wanted to preserve the Chen Family in the struggle between the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion and the Xuan Yuan Sect, preferably until he achieved the Purple Mansion Realm.

Once the Purple Mansion is achieved, all schemes will come to nothing.

A True Person of this Realm already has some qualifications to become a chess player.

"You need not be terrified. With my Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion here, the Xuan Yuan Sect cannot touch your Chen Family."

Seeing Yuan Feng silent, Mo Youming smiled and offered a sweet treat:

"To establish a Sect, one must have people with great Luck to suppress the Sect's Luck. My Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion has specially selected those with Luck in the five paths: Liyuan, Geng Metal, Jia Wood, Thick Earth, and Divine Thunder."

"They will receive vigorous cultivation from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. They can freely observe Sixth-grade Cultivation Methods, and the Foundations they build will be the top-tier Sixth-grade Foundations. If they perform outstandingly, they can even obtain Immortal Arts that exceed the Sixth-grade level."

"And my Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion will not be stingy in cultivating geniuses. As long as they meet the requirements of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion will exhaust all means to assist them in achieving the Golden Core True Monarch Realm."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Feng showed a look of ecstasy and quickly bowed: "Thank you, Great True Person, thank you, Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. The Chen Family is very willing to help the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion establish the Sect."

Now that the situation was stronger than the person, Yuan Feng had to bow his head and accept.

However, speaking of which, this was a huge good thing for him, who possessed the clan protecting system.

With the support of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's resources, the rise of the Chen Family was inevitable.

He just needed to develop quietly, take off quickly, and then surprise everyone, making the schemes come to nothing, or even turn the tables and become a chess player himself—that was not impossible.

"Not bad, you are very sensible, little Demon Ape." Mo Youming smiled while stroking his beard, then changed the subject:

"You still have twelve years. It is best if you can break through one or two Realms. With your Foundation, Late Stage Foundation Establishment will be comparable to Foundation Establishment Peak. In the situation where Divine Abilities are not used, you can count as a significant combat force."

"With the potential of that Chen family kid, in twelve years, he should be able to break through to Foundation Establishment. With the power of Divine Thunder, his combat power will not be bad either."

"When that time really comes, I hope your Chen Family will not shrink back. My Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion is not a benevolent force."

His last sentence carried a warning, telling Yuan Feng not to harbor any different thoughts.

A behemoth force spanning several Immortal Cultivation kingdoms versus a Sect whose Luck was exhausted and was about to rot and collapse—he believed Yuan Feng would make the right choice.

The bait of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion could not be eaten by the Chen Family for free; they had to exert effort and do things.

"By the way, do you know what path that [Slaying Halberd] True Monarch walks?" Mo Youming suddenly asked a very strange question.

Yuan Feng shook his head and answered honestly: "Replying to the Great True Person, this junior does not know."

Mo Youming had a strange smile on his face, and his tone was faint: "[Slaying Halberd] True Monarch walks the Geng Metal Path, connecting to the Geng Metal subordinate position [Stopping Halberd]. He is already in the Late Stage Golden Core. In terms of killing power and fighting ability, he is among the best of all True Monarchs."

After finishing, he asked another question: "Do you know what path the Great Qi Imperial Family practices?"

Yuan Feng's Divine Sense turned, and a bold guess emerged. He said it out loud: "The Great Qi Imperial Family also practices... Geng Metal."

"Not bad, the child is teachable." Mo Youming was very satisfied with Yuan Feng's answer. "Now you know why the Xuan Yuan Sect's Luck is coming to an end."

Good fellow, Yuan Feng could only say good fellow. The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was only targeting the Xuan Yuan Sect on the surface.

In the end, after all this, the one who really wanted to attack the Xuan Yuan Sect was the Great Qi Imperial Family.

Strictly speaking, this was a dao dispute of the Geng Metal Path.

The Great Qi Imperial Family could not sit by and watch [Slaying Halberd] True Monarch go further and step into a Realm above True Monarch; this undoubtedly touched their taboo.

"The founding ancestor of the Xuan Yuan Sect was a Great Honored Immortal of the Gui Water Path. Who could have thought that the future Xuan Yuan Sect could produce a True Monarch who achieved the Dao with [Geng Metal] and even grew to the Late Stage."

Mo Youming sighed.

He was a Purple Mansion Great True Person with the Five Methods in Perfection. He only needed to pass the Heart Demon barrier and determine the position to connect with, and he could attempt to condense the Golden Nature and cross over to Golden Core.

Therefore, he also felt some emotion for the fate that a Late Stage Golden Core True Monarch would have to face.

Are Golden Core True Monarchs strong? Very strong, they are Immortal Dao Great Beings above Purple Mansion True Persons.

Even a Purple Mansion Perfection Great True Person with Heaven-Defying combat power, who is invincible among the Purple Mansion, would only be instantly killed when facing a Golden Core True Monarch.

Yuan Feng did not speak. A Golden Core True Monarch, and a Golden Core True Monarch walking the Geng Metal Path at that, was not something he, a Foundation Establishment Yao Beast, could discuss.

Mo Youming had the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion behind him, and was also a Great True Person, so he naturally dared to discuss Golden Core True Monarchs.

"That... Senior, a junior of my Chen Family seems to have strayed into this place, but I haven't seen a trace of him. I wonder if you could help me check?"

Mo Youming was about to leave after sighing, but Yuan Feng called him back after hesitating repeatedly.

Having stayed in these underground ruins for a long time, he hadn't noticed Chen Zhuyun's aura before, but now he had truly discovered it.

It was very faint, extremely weak, but that was indeed Chen Zhuyun's aura; he would not mistake it.

"Oh?" Mo Youming didn't want to pay attention at first, but thinking of his own granddaughter, he decided to take a look.

Subsequently, the power of the Divine Ability emerged, and a phantom scene appeared: it was the scene of Chen Zhuyun carrying Ruan Zhirou down the underground stairs.

"I didn't expect that even I would misjudge. There is actually a one-time cross-region Teleportation Array in these ruins of the Jade Blood Heavenly Sect." Mo Youming was somewhat surprised.

The next moment, the world spun, and when Yuan Feng opened his eyes again, he was already at the end of the underground stairs.

"...Difficult to handle." After looking for a long time, Mo Youming uttered these three words.

Yuan Feng was speechless. Looking at it this way, he could only leave it to fate.

"You don't have to worry too much. The Jade Blood Heavenly Sect was established by that Great Being who sat on the Blood Qi position after the Ancient Zhou Blood Ancestor. They did not have the method of consuming Blood Qi, and they all practiced orthodox Blood Qi Spells."

"That Chen family kid is a Martial Artist and has an affinity with the Blood Qi Path. The Blood Pill I gave you is even more suitable for him to take, provided he can come out alive."

Mo Youming comforted Yuan Feng unusually, then tore through the void and left the ruins.

Yuan Feng stayed at the bottom of the stairs for a while, then turned into a rainbow light, plowed through the ruined Lin Mansion, discovered the Lin Mansion treasury, and looted the remaining resources inside.

After doing this, Yuan Feng chose a location and flew towards the Gu Family.

The Gu Family's two Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators were both dead, leaving only two or three small kittens. Now was the time to act.

As for Chen Zhuyun and Ruan Zhirou, Mo Youming had said they wouldn't be able to come out for a while, so he was no longer in a hurry.

As the saying goes, a lucky person has their own heaven-sent protection; he believed Chen Zhuyun could bring Ruan Zhirou out safely.