Chapter 255: Planning

The Yan family ancestor heard the key points in the Confucian scholar's questions, and couldn't help but show admiration on his face, and responded one by one:

"The Blood Spirit Technique, although our Yan family ancestors didn't bring out this cultivation technique, they praised it highly in their notes, calling it the first demonic technique in the 'Ten Thousand Spirit True Scripture', and it can be called one of the most terrifying secret techniques in the world after being practiced. However, this method is too overbearing, and in order to prevent backlash, it must be dual cultivated by a man and a woman together, and the spiritual root aptitude is crucial to how many layers it can be practiced. If the aptitude is not good, it can only be practiced to the second or third layer and then it's the end, which is a chicken rib that has no power at all. Therefore, Yan'er's Heavenly Spirit Root is absolutely the best dual cultivation object that the other party dreams of, and this Ghost Spirit Sect's Young Sect Master is also an extremely rare dark spirit root, which is also the best constitution for practicing the Blood Spirit Technique. With their top-notch aptitude, if they really dual cultivate the Blood Spirit Technique, they will definitely be able to practice this secret technique to a very deep level and sweep the six sects. Therefore, the Ghost Spirit Sect would spare no cost to win us over, and even risk revealing the news that they are about to invade the Yue Kingdom, just to exchange for a chance for the Ghost Spirit Sect to dominate the entire Tiannan region."

"As for how the other party knew about our Yan family's origin, this is easier to explain. Before the ancestor passed away, he once sent people to contact the Ghost Spirit Sect, and I guess from that time on, our Yan family entered the other party's attention. As for Yan'er's matter, the other party probably planned it for a long time. They took advantage of this opportunity to use both soft and hard tactics to make our Yan family agree to this matter." The Yan family ancestor said here, smiled bitterly. Obviously, he was helpless about the ancestor's rash contact with the Ghost Spirit Sect back then.

"And the news that the demonic path six sects are about to invade is indeed told by the other party, but the matter that the Jiang Kingdom and the Cheqi Kingdom have been taken by the demonic path six sects, besides the other party's notification, our Yan family actually noticed something wrong a few days ago. The manpower we placed in the two countries should have sent messages according to the convention, but so far there has been no news. It seems that the other party's statement should be true. As for why the other party could easily take down the two countries? According to the other party, it is because several sects in the two countries had been bought by the six sects in advance. So under the sneak attack of powerful strength and the addition of people turning back, the two countries were taken down in one go. So now the six sects should be cleaning up the remaining cultivators who have not yet surrendered in the two countries, and doing repairs before invading the Yue Kingdom, after all, they still have certain losses."

"And the Righteous Alliance of the Fengdu Kingdom, you don't have to count on it anymore. Not long before the meeting, I received news that the Righteous Alliance had also invaded a medium-sized country adjacent to them and had already taken it down. It seems that their two major forces must have made some secret deal, so they started large-scale expansion actions at the same time."

The Yan family elder stated clearly, leaving everyone below full of astonishment and shock!

"The demonic path and the righteous path started expanding their forces at the same time? Hehe, if this is really the case, this is truly interesting!" After the Confucian scholar finished listening to the Yan family ancestor's words, he said a sentence with a thought-provoking meaning with a smile.

"Xuan Ye, what do you mean by this?" A white-faced old man sitting opposite the Confucian scholar couldn't help but ask.

"Second Uncle! Nothing, this is just a small guess of mine. This guess has nothing to do with our Yan family now. Let's talk about the situation of our Yan family first!" The Confucian scholar waved his hand casually, not caring.

"Hmph!" The old man bumped into a soft nail and was somewhat angry, but in front of the Yan family ancestor, he had to sit back in his original seat.

"Oh! Then after the meeting, can I listen to this little guess of yours?" The Yan family ancestor became quite interested.

"If the ancestor wants to listen, Xuan Ye naturally won't hide it." Seeing this, the Confucian scholar hurriedly bent down and said respectfully.

"Good! However, let's talk about the matter at hand first. This time, our Yan family's wrong choice will either be used as a wedding dress for others, be swallowed up, or offend the other party and be completely destroyed by the other party with

"Hmm! The Ancestor is right; the Yan family is indeed afraid of both sides now! Agreeing to the other party might lead to being swallowed up by them, but not agreeing means their strength is too powerful, and the future troubles would be endless!" A look of contemplation flashed in the Confucian scholar's eyes.

"But my opinion is still to agree to the other party's conditions and join the Ghost Spirit Sect!" The Confucian scholar finally said resolutely.

Then, without waiting for some Yan family members to object, he continued:

"Everyone has been thinking about what terrible consequences there would be if we don't agree to their conditions. But have we ever thought about whether we could get enough benefits from the Seven Sects if we don't agree? As far as I know, the Seven Sects are on good terms with us on the surface, but secretly they are afraid that the Yan family's strength will develop further and threaten their interests. Therefore, in recent years, they have been suppressing the Yan family in various aspects, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Even if we don't agree to the Ghost Spirit Sect's conditions and even reveal the news of the demonic path's invasion to the Seven Sects, I'm afraid we still won't be able to get any benefits. After all, the interests of Yue Kingdom have long been divided up by the Seven Sects; how could they possibly spit out what's in their mouths for our Yan family? Moreover, this time the Six Sects are invading Yue Kingdom together. Even if the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom introduce cultivators from other nations to resist the demonic path together, I still don't think their chances of winning are very high. And clinging to the winner is the way for our Yan family to survive. After all, if you are on the side of the loser, even if the conditions promised in advance are good, they cannot be fulfilled."

"And similarly, we shouldn't just see the harm in agreeing to the Ghost Spirit Sect's requirements; we should also be able to perceive the benefits! After joining the Ghost Spirit Sect, not to mention the position of Vice Sect Master and the benefits of Yan'er learning the Blood Spirit Technique. The demonic path is currently in a golden period of expanding its power! In this way, the Yan family can also develop its power openly after joining. Of course, we must also be a little careful not to be used as a sword by the Ghost Spirit Sect and waste our manpower in vain. As long as we wait until the Yan family is strong enough to be on equal footing with them, they will naturally be unable to swallow us up. Even if our strength surpasses theirs by then, it's not impossible for us to make the Ghost Spirit Sect bear the Yan surname!"

The Confucian scholar spoke eloquently, painting a beautiful future prospect for everyone, which made many people feel invigorated.

Of course, there were also some old and steady people who were still extremely worried. After all, how could the Ghost Spirit Sect be so kind as to honestly give you time to gradually grow stronger?

But the Confucian scholar's next words made these people feel at ease.

"Of course, we can't just go over there so nakedly without any means to restrict the other party! If they truly want our Yan family to submit, let the Young Sect Master and the two Core Formation cultivators who came together exchange Life-Death Curses with Yan'er and two uncles of our main family. In this way, at the very least, they will be unable to harm our Yan family for two or three hundred years, and that is exactly the time our Yan family lacks to grow stronger. If the Ghost Spirit Sect is unwilling to pay even this price, then we shouldn't even consider the idea of defecting to them. This would mean that everything said before is just a trap set for our Yan family." The Confucian scholar finally proposed a means to verify the other party's sincerity, which made the Yan family Ancestor and everyone present nod repeatedly, feeling that this method was indeed very reliable.

"Yan'er, Yan Wen, Yan Qi! You go and sign the Life-Death Curse with the guests from the Ghost Spirit Sect who are still in the living room. If they refuse, immediately activate the great formation in the hall and trap them to death here." After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, the Yan family Ancestor opened his eyes and ordered.

"As you command, Ancestor!"

The stunning girl beside the Yan family Ancestor smiled sweetly, then walked nimbly to the front of the hall to accept the order, accompanied by two other middle-aged men.

"Yan'er, be careful. If things don't look right, just escape first. I will arrange for others to meet you outside!" The Yan family Ancestor was clearly extremely doting on this Yan family girl, his face full of concern.

"Don't worry, Ancestor! I have the Purple Cloud Flag to protect me, so I'm confident I can escape!" The girl comforted him obediently, then walked out of the hall with the two middle-aged men.

The red-haired old man watched his most beloved great-granddaughter walk out, still feeling a bit worried in his heart. He then issued a series of orders without hesitation, setting up a net of heaven and earth around the living room to meet Yan Yan Ru Yan and prevent the other party from breaking the formation and escaping the living room.

In the following period, the council hall was silent, and everyone was anxiously waiting for the reply from Yan Yan Ru Yan and the two men.

After the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, a sound transmission talisman suddenly flew in from outside the council hall and flew directly into the hands of the Yan family Ancestor. The Yan family Ancestor gently squeezed the sound transmission talisman, and Yan Yan Ru Yan's delicate voice came out.

"Ancestor, it's done. As soon as I and the two uncles made the request, the other party agreed. The Life-Death Curse was also cast very smoothly. Now I am accompanying them to the hall, because they said they still have words to speak with the Ancestor, so please prepare yourself, Ancestor."

The Yan family Ancestor and the other Yan family members all breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that the Life-Death Curse had been completed. But then, upon hearing that the other party was coming to the council hall, everyone was stunned again.

"Everyone else disperse immediately; only Xuan Ye needs to stay here with me!" After a moment of contemplation, the Yan family Ancestor ordered decisively.

Immediately, the many elders and managers in the hall obeyed and dispersed in a flurry.

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