116: Chapter 116 Alliance

Chen Lingyang spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, wiped the corner of his mouth, and when he looked at Lin Yutang again, his gaze carried a hint of joy this time.

Lin Yutang and the others looked at him with some confusion; to still be able to be happy at a time like this, he truly was a madman.

Lin Yutang was slightly stunned for a moment, then continued to drive that emerald Flying Sword, releasing yet another strand of Sword Qi.

Chen Lingyang's gaze remained excited, showing no fear toward this Sword Qi, as he had already grasped its weakness just a moment ago.

Raising his hand with a wave, the chiyang sword similarly released Sword Qi, but not just one strand, rather several strands.

Each strand was assimilated as it swept past the emerald Sword Qi, leaving everyone dumbfounded as they watched the emerald Sword Qi grow stronger and stronger.

There is no need to be in such a rush to seek death, right?

A trace of anxiety also flashed across Chen Changjie's eyes; although she did not know what Chen Lingyang was actually trying to do, he was not the type of person who would commit suicide.

Seeing that the Sword Qi continued to grow, to the point where it could already threaten a Foundation Establishment Cultivator...

As a result, in the very next moment, after expanding several times over, the speed of that Sword Qi instantly slowed down.

This scene surprised everyone present. What was going on?

"This is the weakness of your Sword Qi. Although it can assimilate Sword Qi, however, as the quantity of assimilation increases, the consumed magic power and control difficulty will rise steadily step by step." Chen Lingyang explained in a calm tone.

Seeing this, Lin Yutang's expression turned ugly; it had indeed been discovered after all. Originally, he thought Chen Lingyang would fear having his Sword Qi assimilated and thus would not continue releasing Sword Qi, but the result turned out to be the opposite of his thought.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, you truly live up to being a Genius of the Chen Family; I have lost." Unexpectedly, Lin Yutang did not put up much resistance, directly conceding defeat, recalling that strand of Sword Qi back into the sword, and then turning to leave.

Once Chen Lingyang knew his weakness, there was no need to continue fighting this battle, because no matter what, it would be very difficult for him to hurt Chen Lingyang again. Precisely because his Sword Qi had this flaw, he could only unleash attacks that threatened Foundation Establishment Cultivators, yet could never truly manage to injure a Foundation Establishment, let alone defeat a Foundation Establishment.

Chen Lingyang silently watched his retreating figure, and after he left, only then did he return to the side of Chen Changxuan and the others.

Chen Changjie immediately took out a Medicinal Pill for him to consume, and then acted as his Protector.

After a while, Chen Lingyang's originally somewhat pale face gradually recovered a trace of blood color.

At this time, Lin Yuchen came forward. Although his expression looked somewhat unnatural, he still offered congratulations: "Fellow Daoist Chen, congratulations, congratulations. Your Chen Family has also produced a Sword Cultivator. Since our Lin Family has lost, we shall distribute according to what was discussed previously."

"Mn, Fellow Daoist Lin is being modest. If not for our Chen Lingyang discovering the weakness of this Sword Qi, we truly would not have been able to defeat Lin Yutang." Chen Changjie said modestly.

Hearing this, Lin Yuchen's expression darkened. Alas! If not for Yutang's Sword Qi having a weakness, ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators probably wouldn't dare say they could ignore him.

However, given time, if he achieved Foundation Establishment, he would definitely be stronger than his clan older cousin.

The crowd from the Lin Family left a portion of their clansmen here, while the rest followed Lin Yuchen back.

As for Chen Changjie and the others, they similarly left behind a portion of Cultivators, while the remaining Cultivators followed Chen Changjie back to Wuyue Mountain.

The dispute over the Tier 2 spirit mine came to an interim conclusion. Now the Chen Family had an even more important matter, which was a vital matter concerning whether a Purple Palace Cultivator could appear in the Family.

The Zifu Secret Realm was about to open!!

...

One month later.

"Changqing, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator sent by the Fang Family is waiting in the main hall." Chen Yuanzhan looked at Chen Changqing, who was dressed in green robes, and gave a reminder.

"I know. Regarding matters of the Zifu Secret Realm, many families are already restless and are trying their best to find allies." Chen Changqing said calmly.

"Mn, the Li Family side has also approached Seventh Brother, likewise coming for the Zifu Secret Realm." Chen Yuanzhan frowned and continued to speak.

Both the Fang and Li families were marriage relatives of the Chen Family. Forming an alliance with either one alone would offend the other, so right now it was difficult for the Chen Family to agree directly.

"The Li Family? In that case, let's arrange to meet both families together. If both families have the intention, we shall form an alliance together; otherwise, I will simply have to make a trip there myself."

As Chen Changqing spoke, he and Chen Yuanzhan headed towards the discussion hall.

When they walked to the discussion hall, all the Cultivators of the Fang Family stood up. The leading Foundation Establishment Cultivator was especially polite, for he had certainly heard of Chen Changqing's formidable reputation—this was someone who, with a Layer 5 Foundation Establishment cultivation base, had beaten a Layer 9 Perfection Foundation Establishment Cultivator to the point of personally begging for mercy.

Faced with such a ruthless person, the Fang Family back then was both rejoiced and somewhat terrified. Fortunately, the Fang Family hadn't offended the Chen Family to death in the beginning; otherwise, the Fang Family's current situation would be extremely dangerous.

"Brother Chen." Fang Zhixing said with a smile.

"Brother Fang, please sit." Chen Changqing gestured with his hand.

After the two took their seats, Fang Zhixing finally stated the purpose of his visit.

"Presumably Brother Chen should know that the Zifu Secret Realm is about to open."

Seeing Chen Changqing nod, Fang Zhixing then continued to speak, "Our two families are mutual marriage relatives, so I will be direct: our Fang Family wants to invite Brother Chen to explore the Zifu Secret Realm together and vie for the ziyu pill quota together."

After hearing this, Chen Changqing had a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Seeing Chen Changqing's somewhat hesitant appearance, Fang Zhixing thought to himself that it was bad; their Fang Family feared most that Chen Changqing would be poached away by someone else.

Although they might not necessarily meet in the Zifu Secret Realm, the quota for the ziyu pill was limited. If Chen Changqing joined other factions, the probability of them obtaining the ziyu pill would be even lower.

In the past, every time the Zifu Secret Realm opened, there would be ten quotas. However, most of them were snatched up by Purple Mansion factions, and those left for Foundation Establishment factions were often no more than one or two quotas. Although this year's quotas numbered twenty, the probability of one falling to their Fang Family was still very low.

If they could pull Chen Changqing onto their boat, this probability would become very high.

"Does Brother Chen have any difficulties? If it is something our Fang Family can resolve, we will definitely do our best to resolve it for you." Fang Zhixing said hurriedly.

"It's not any difficult matter either; I won't hide it from Brother Chen, our Chen Family's other marriage relative has also approached us, and their purpose is the same as Brother Fang's." Chen Changqing stated frankly.

"So that's how it is. The factions capable of participating in the competition for the ziyu pill are already few to begin with. Presumably this Li Family is also quite powerful, right?" Fang Zhixing was somewhat tempted, but he did not express his stance directly.

Although adding the Li Family wasn't an issue, in the past, the Foundation Establishment families of various commanderies would always exclude the Foundation Establishment families of various counties under their jurisdiction.

Because the ziyu pills themselves were scarce, and moreover, Purple Mansion factions were blocking them from above, it was even more impossible for them to let the Foundation Establishment below carve up the ziyu pills.

"Brother Chen, allow me to go back and discuss this with the clan. If it were any other Family, it would be fine, but this Li Family is located in Qinghe County." Fang Zhixing furrowed his brows and slowly said.

"In that case, I will have to trouble Brother Fang. At that time, I will arrange for both of your families to discuss it together." Chen Changqing nodded and said.