Chapter 449: The snake emerges from the cave.

Zhao Xuan stroked his long beard and laughed, "However, if we do this, we are very likely to come into conflict with the Cold Ice Holy Sect. Once a great war breaks out between the two sides, the consequences could be unimaginable."

"Fight then! Does our Zhao Family really fear that Cold Ice Holy Sect?"

Fifth Young Master Zhao Qingshang spoke with arrogance, not taking the Cold Ice Holy Sect seriously at all.

Zhao Xuan smiled, neither confirming nor denying.

As the son of the Clan Chief, Fifth Young Master Zhao Qingshang had lived in a high position since childhood, and his brows carried an innate arrogance.

Among the younger generation of Disciples in the Zhao Family, almost no one dared to provoke him.

Even Zhao Nanyu, who stood beside him and ranked second among the ten Young Masters, was always forbearing when facing Fifth Young Master Zhao Qingshang.

But how could a great war between Saint-Grade factions happen so easily?

The Jianghu is not just about killing and fighting; it also involves social nuances and human relationships.

If Yan Chu came from a great faction, even if he had killed a Saint of the Zhao Family, the Zhao Family would not issue a bounty for him across the entire Fusheng Domain.

The prerequisite for them doing all this was that the other party had no background or influence, and was someone they could afford to bully.

"Nanyu, what do you think?" Zhao Xuan looked at Zhao Nanyu again.

The latter was taken aback upon hearing this, and after pondering, said:

"I believe we can release a false rumor, claiming that Yan Chu's friends and Family were captured across realms and brought to the Fusheng Domain, in order to force him to appear."

"We can choose Tianyong City as the location and include the name of the Cold Ice Holy Sect in the message."

"Yan Chu surely knows of his grudge with the Cold Ice Holy Sect. To him, this news will be difficult to distinguish as true or false. In order to verify it, he will definitely sneak into Tianyong City to investigate."

"We can set up a grand formation within Tianyong City."

"Our Zhao Family's Zhaoyue Treasure Mirror can reveal foreign Qi. Yan Chu has been ascended for less than a hundred years; the foreign Qi on his body cannot be completely removed and will certainly not escape the Zhaoyue Treasure Mirror."

"In this way, as long as he steps into Tianyong City, he will have no way to hide his tracks!"

Zhao Nanyu's tactic of luring the snake out of its hole made Zhao Xuan stroke his beard and nod, but there was still one problem:

"We don't know who Yan Chu's friends and Family are. How can we make him believe that they are truly in our hands?"

"Well..." Upon hearing this, Zhao Nanyu also found himself in a dilemma.

Yan Chu was no fool. Being able to ascend from a Small World to the Yuanqing Holy Realm, he could not be easily tricked by rumors; he was definitely the type who wouldn't cast the eagle until he saw the rabbit.

"Fourth Granduncle, what do you think we should do?" Zhao Xuan was a clan elder from the direct line of the Zhao Family Clan Chief and had a close relationship with Fifth Young Master Zhao Qingshang, so he asked straightforwardly.

"Hehe." Zhao Xuan chuckled, his tone profound and mysterious:

"I can tell you a secret. More than two months ago, at the same time Yan Chu appeared at Wuyun Ridge, a mysterious spatial rift appeared more than three thousand li outside Xiangshan City, which is on our Zhao Family's territory."

Fifth Young Master Zhao Qingshang's brows twitched, his face full of surprise: "Xiangshan City? Isn't the Canghai Pearl..."

"Correct! That spatial rift was precisely sensed by the Canghai Pearl!" Zhao Xuan's old eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became somewhat serious:

"The person guarding Xiangshan City went to check immediately. Although they found some traces, they didn't see anyone."

"Shortly after, the incident where Yan Chu killed Xiao Qi at Wuyun Ridge occurred, and that was when we learned that Yan Chu had ascended from the Lower Realm."

"Later, through our deductions and communication with the spirit of the Canghai Pearl, we realized that the spatial fluctuation that occurred outside Xiangshan City was very likely caused by someone else who, like Yan Chu, also ascended from the Lower Realm."

"Since they appeared at the same time, the possibility that they come from the same world is extremely high!"

What? Hearing this, Fifth Young Master Zhao Qingshang and Zhao Nanyu's breathing grew heavy. They looked at each other, and their hearts immediately grew fervent.

"Second Granduncle, what about the person who appeared in Xiangshan City?" Fifth Young Master Zhao Qingshang asked hurriedly.

Zhao Xuan shook his head: "There are four major garrison cities around Xiangshan City, as well as many small and medium-sized towns, with a population of tens of millions. That person hid very well, and since we hadn't considered this direction before, we didn't track them down in depth."

"However, the area within tens of thousands of li of Xiangshan City is under the control of our Zhao Family. He is currently hiding in some town and has not left."

"You two can set off for Xiangshan City immediately."

"With the Canghai Pearl, finding a person within tens of thousands of li is not a difficult task!"

"Yes!" Zhao Xuan looked over the two of them for a moment and laughed:

"The time for the selection of the next Zhao Family Young Lord is not far off."

"The various elders of the clan have discussed this, and the capture of Yan Chu will be a trial. Whoever can successfully capture him and wash away the shame for our Zhao Family will gain a great advantage in the Young Lord selection."

"The other little guys are currently putting all their effort into searching, so you two must work hard!"

Hearing this, Zhao Nanyu's eyes burned with intensity, and dark undercurrents surged in the depths of his gaze.

Once one becomes the Zhao Family Young Lord, the Family will begin to cultivate them with all their resources, helping them become a Saint in the shortest possible time.

Once the current Zhao Family Clan Chief abdicates, they can logically inherit the position of Clan Chief.

For the several Young Masters of the Zhao Family, this was precisely the goal they had always been pursuing.

Noticing Zhao Nanyu's change, Fifth Young Master Zhao Qingshang's long, narrow eyes narrowed slightly. Although he remained composed on the surface, he had already snorted coldly in his heart.

His father was the current Clan Chief, Zhao Yuanfeng.

The position of the next Clan Chief was already in his pocket; no one could even think about snatching it away.

Zhao Xuan captured all the secret thoughts of the two in his eyes. His expression was indifferent, revealing neither joy nor anger. Far from being displeased, he actually felt a faint sense of satisfaction.

The Zhao Family had always encouraged Disciples to compete with one another.

Only with competition could there be progress.

Of course, this kind of competition must be controlled to a certain degree and must not lead to blood feuds.

He had told Fifth Young Master Zhao Qingshang and the other this news, but other clan elders would also inform the Disciples close to them. It would depend on how they could achieve their goal.

While speaking, the three of them boarded the spirit carriage parked at the foot of the mountain. As the giant pale-feathered white crane flapped its wings, the heavenly wind whistled, and the spirit carriage rode the clouds and departed...

Just as everyone was plotting how to deal with Yan Chu, he had already left Wuyun Ridge, transformed into a middle-aged man with an unremarkable appearance, and stepped into the territory of the Zhao Family.

The entire Fusheng Domain was vast and boundless, with countless famous mountains and great rivers, and long rivers could be seen everywhere.

Among them, the areas where the Human Race truly resided accounted for less than one-tenth of the Fusheng Domain.

The other places were occupied by various wild, exotic beasts, or were uninhabited forbidden zones.

In this one-tenth of the region, only half was under the control of the three major powers, including the Zhao Family, while various Saint-Grade factions were scattered elsewhere, and the relationships between them were intricate and complex.

The place where Yan Chu arrived was Yunzhong City, a major city controlled by the Zhao Family. Guarding this city was a Saint from a branch of the Zhao Family, Zhao Zhan.

He belonged to the same generation as Zhao Yuanren.

However, due to the distinction between legitimate and collateral lines, he could not be named according to the Zhao Family's 'Yuan' generation.

He had been guarding Yunzhong City for over a thousand years and, together with the Gujian Sect, another faction outside Yunzhong City, had managed Yunzhong City like an iron bucket.