56: Chapter 56 Yun Shoumeng

Dazzling thunderlight instantly tore through the sky!

Violent thunder snakes danced wildly among the clouds, muffled thunder rolled as if heavenly might had descended, illuminating the entire valley in a deathly pale light.

This sight not only made the charging Yunshou Alliance Cultivators stop in horror but also drew the gazes of many Cultivators present.

"It's the people from the Yunshou Alliance. Which power is blocking them? Why have I never seen them before?"

"To dare oppose the Yunshou Alliance, this group is likely in for some big trouble."

"I'm not so sure. Using a Rank Two Shocking Thunder Talisman right off the bat is far too extravagant!"

After a brief, dead silence, discussions erupted all around.

The Cultivators' eyes flickered, shocked by the terrifying power erupted from the Talisman, and even more suspicious of the courage and resources of the Su Family, these new Faces.

Rank Two Talismans are expensive to produce; an ordinary Qi Refining Family cannot afford to consume them.

This display of wealth made the Yunshou Alliance Cultivators uncertain.

Was this seemingly unremarkable group just bluffing, or did they truly have a startling foundation and more hidden trump cards?

"Fang Xin, what on earth is going on?"

A man stepped out from the Yunshou Alliance crowd and asked a young Cultivator who had just emerged from the Secret Realm.

The young Cultivator being questioned immediately said urgently, "Vice Alliance Leader, these people killed more than ten of our Yunshou Alliance Cultivators. We can't just let this go."

"Heh, it was your people who grew greedy and acted as Robber Cultivators. Being counter-killed by us is exactly what they deserved."

Su Xuanheng would not let the other party talk nonsense and immediately stated the truth.

Alliance Leader Situ Yu did not doubt Su Xuanheng's words.

The Yunshou Alliance was composed of multiple forces, so there would certainly be greedy individuals. However, fighting over an Opportunity was more than normal.

Since the Su Family killed people from the Yunshou Alliance, they had to give the Yunshou Alliance an explanation!

"Competing for Opportunities depends on one's own ability, and mutual killing is normal. But you did kill Yunshou Alliance Cultivators after all; you must provide an explanation."

Alliance Leader Situ Yu looked at Su Yang and said calmly, "One thousand Spirit Stones per life as funeral expenses. I wonder if Fellow Daoist agrees?"

"Vice Alliance Leader..."

Fang Xin became even more anxious upon hearing this.

The Vice Alliance Leader wanted to minimize the matter, but his own younger brother was among the dead. One thousand Spirit Stones for a life—where in the world was there such a good deal?

Su Xuanheng frowned slightly. It was clearly the other party who struck first, yet in the end, they were the ones who had to pay compensation. Wasn't that a bit too much?

Countless gazes turned toward Su Yang simultaneously. Both sides held their breath at this moment, assuming combat stances.

Facing this invisible pressure, Su Yang remained calm: "No problem. However many Yunshou Alliance Cultivators my son killed, my Su Family will compensate for."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and took out the corresponding amount of Spirit Stones.

"I hope the Yunshou Alliance keeps its word. Don't take the Spirit Stones and then try to settle scores later in secret. My Su Family is not so easily bullied."

Su Yang's tone was cold as he warned the other party to their Face.

Alliance Leader Situ Yu collected all the Spirit Stones and said indifferently, "The Yunshou Alliance values rules the most. This matter is settled."

"Vice Alliance Leader..."

"Enough. Leave with me."

Fang Xin wanted to argue further but was interrupted by Alliance Leader Situ Yu's sharp shout. A burst of spiritual pressure erupted, making Fang Xin break out in a cold sweat.

The other Cultivators of the Yunshou Alliance lowered their heads one after another, silently following Alliance Leader Situ Yu away from the scene.

The dark clouds in the sky slowly dispersed, and the thunder Talisman flew back into Su Yang's hand.

This farce did not unfold as everyone had expected, leaving many greatly disappointed.

Those who could see the situation clearly were a minority after all.

Most people thought both sides were too cowardly; if it were them, they certainly wouldn't have put up with such nonsense.

"If you're not satisfied, just fight! Who cares!"

But Su Yang and Alliance Leader Situ Yu knew very well that fighting in such a place would only result in mutual losses.

Therefore, both sides made concessions.

Alliance Leader Situ Yu chose to minimize the matter but required a sum of Spirit Stones as funeral expenses so he could give an explanation to the other high-level members of the Yunshou Alliance upon his return. In truth, it was just going through the motions.

One thousand Spirit Stones for a life—it wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a small amount either.

Su Yang wisely chose to accept. Their primary task at the moment was to return to the Su Family, not to fight with others here. Regardless, the Su Family did not lack this small amount of Spirit Stones.

Paying money to avert disaster was for the best.

In the distance, Zhang Xian nodded secretly at this scene.

As expected, none of the first-generation Family heads were fools.

But the Head of the Su Family is really good at hiding things! His younger son having a Spiritual Root was already explosive luck, yet his eldest son also has a Spiritual Root and even made it out of the Secret Realm alive.

With the Su Family's current number of Cultivators, just one person breaking through to Mid-stage Qi Refining would allow them to be promoted to an Eighth-Rank Qi Refining Family!

There is no fixed standard for the rank assessment of a Qi Refining Family, since the number of Cultivators in a Family fluctuates, but there are some fixed conditions.

For example, to promote from Ninth-Rank to Eighth-Rank, there needs to be at least one Middle Stage Qi Refining expert presiding, plus several other Cultivators.

If a Family has no Middle Stage Qi Refining expert at all, or if the entire Family has only one or two Cultivators, it cannot be ranked as Eighth-Rank.

"Wait, since the Su Family is so good at hiding, maybe the Head of the Su Family has already reached Mid-stage Qi Refining!"

Zhang Xian suddenly realized, feeling as though he had discovered the truth.

On the other side, Qian Che sighed in regret. Having lost Face to Su Xuanheng, he had been hoping the Su Family would suffer.

It was just a pity that both sides were too calm and didn't end up fighting.

...

The Su Family group did not linger at all, quickly leaving the noisy outer regions of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

As soon as they left the Ten Thousand Mountains, the carriage convoy was ready and waiting, kicking up dust as it sped toward Qingyuan.

Inside the carriage, Su Yang sat with Qin Jiangmei, while Su Xuanxiao curiously sized up the figure wrapped in a large cloak in the corner.

The cloak isolated external prying and also concealed Wei Yan's Face.

At this moment, she was using Spiritual Power Transmission to send her voice into everyone's minds.

"Uncle Su, I am Wei Yan. Since our parting in Guangling County, I wonder if you... still remember me?"

The cloak moved slightly, as if observing Su Yang's reaction.

She had disguised herself as a member of the Su Family to narrowly escape the eyes of the Wan Jian Sect Cultivators.

Although Uncle Jiang had met Su Yang, that was years ago. Back then, Uncle Jiang didn't think much of Su Yang and his son, so he had long forgotten who they were.

Since they were currently not far from the Ten Thousand Mountains, Wei Yan did not dare to uncover her cloak immediately and could only introduce herself in this somewhat impolite manner.

Su Yang reminisced for a moment and quickly remembered the name Wei Yan.

They had met once in Guangling County and got along quite well, though the Dao Protector beside her was a bit arrogant, afflicted with the common ailment of Cultivators.

"Wei Yan, you truly have a connection with my Su Family. I didn't expect us to meet again after all these years, and more importantly, you met Henger both times. Quite a deep fate indeed!"

Su Yang looked at Su Xuanheng with a half-smile, and the latter scratched his head, confused.

Qin Jiangmei let out a soft exclamation, her curiosity instantly piqued.

Her blockhead of an eldest son had actually brought a girl back, and the two had known each other since they were children.

Su Yang had never mentioned this; at the time, all their attention was on the destruction of Guangling County, so who would have cared about a little girl they had only met once.