Chapter 300: The Secret of the Ten Thousand People Pit

Since the plan to join the Yushu Jiange was set, the Yun Clan Ancestor had been a key target Lu Yang was determined to control completely with a 【Puppet on Strings】.

The reason was simple.

Although the Yun Clan is now in decline and the Yun Clan Ancestor is only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, the Yun Clan's origins are not small; tracing back their ancestors, they were once wealthy and powerful.

Because the Yun Clan once produced a Zhang Sect of the Yushu Jiange, a Jin Dan True Person, but that Jin Dan True Person perished in a millennium calamity; his opponent was a mid-stage Jin Dan True Person from the Holy Sect with profound cultivation, which caused not only his cave heaven to be destroyed but also prevented his soul from escaping.

After this, the Yun Clan declined.

Passed down to the generation of the Yun Clan Ancestor, it had completely fallen to the status of a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan, and even now, its position as a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan is unstable.

But regardless, there is still a bond of incense and fire.

The direct lineage of a former Jin Dan True Person, such an identity and background, might be ignored in the Holy Sect, but in the Yushu Jiange, it is a significant plus.

At the very least, the Yun Clan Ancestor is qualified to pay respects to the Zhang Sect!

The Yushu Jiange is different from the Holy Sect; the True Persons of the Holy Sect are often in seclusion, and affairs are generally handled by the Great True Persons under them, such as Master Chongguang who performs the duties of the Daizhang Sect.

However, the Yushu Jiange is managed personally by the True Persons.

And the Yun Clan Ancestor, a mere early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, can pay respects to a True Person; Lu Yang does not believe there is no legacy from the deceased Yun Clan True Person behind this.

'In previous lives, when the Yun Clan Ancestor was able to reincarnate into the Law Refinement Secret Realm carrying the 【Heavenly Inquiry Instrument】, that supreme treasure of heavenly secrets, I already sensed something was wrong.'

At first, I didn't notice, but the more I thought about it later, the stranger it became; there are so many Foundation Establishment True Persons seeking reincarnation, why specifically choose the weak Yun Clan Ancestor for this? And they gave him the 【Heavenly Inquiry Instrument】, such a rare treasure; without him, the Yun Clan Ancestor would almost certainly succeed, which is a free merit.

It shows that while the Yun Clan Ancestor's strength may be lacking, his connections are absolutely present.

This is exactly what Lu Yang needs in this life.

Several more days passed; accompanied by a loud boom from the sky above, a beam of escape light flew straight over and finally landed steadily in the air above the Hidden Sword Manor.

Soon, the beam of escape light split apart.

The white-haired, aged Yun Clan Ancestor stepped out from within; his divine sense almost immediately locked onto Yun Miaozhen, and he breathed a sigh of relief only after seeing she was unharmed.

"Greetings, Ancestor."

Yun Miaozhen respectfully stepped forward to bow, then took out a pill: "This is the Longevity-Extending Pill I found on this journey; please accept it, Ancestor."

Seeing this, the Yun Clan Ancestor was immediately greatly comforted: "Miaozhen has a kind heart."

As the words fell, he took the pill; seeing Yun Miaozhen looking at him with expectation, he simply tilted his neck back and swallowed the pill.

Although the so-called Longevity-Extending Pill was actually of no use to him, it was still Yun Miaozhen's filial piety, and the Yun Clan Ancestor did not want to embarrass her; after taking the pill, he continued: "What about the demonic path you mentioned in your letter? Has True Person Xiuxin captured it?"

"It has been captured."

Yun Miaozhen nodded: "My master fought a great battle with him; I could not intervene at all. Now, that demonic head has been firmly suppressed by my master."

"That is good."

Hearing this, the Yun Clan Ancestor also breathed a sigh of relief; True Person Xiuxin and he had similar cultivation levels; if she could deal with him, it meant he should have no problem either.

"Then take me there quickly."

"Ancestor, please follow me."

Yun Miaozhen led the Yun Clan Ancestor all the way to a quiet room; pushing open the door, the Yun Clan Ancestor stepped into the quiet room and immediately froze in place.

Inside the quiet room,

a young man in a black robe stood with intense focus before a desk; a yellow paper was spread on the table, and he was drawing something with his finger as a brush.

True Person Xiuxin stood silently beside him, spitting a ball of fierce fire from her mouth to melt various Geng Metal spiritual materials, transforming them into a ball of brilliant Jin Guang spiritual ink; Lu Yang casually stirred it, then painted it stroke by stroke onto the yellow paper on the table, finally forming a sharp talisman resembling a long sword.

"Clang-clang!"

The moment the talisman was completed, the paper, which should have been soft and thin, instantly emitted a sword sound resembling metal, projecting a sword intent that shocked even the Yun Clan Ancestor.

"Finally done!"

Seeing this, Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction; after reopening, things were finally not as urgent as in the previous life, allowing him to live days of grinding ink with bare hands and adding fragrance with red sleeves.

Therefore, he picked up the talisman arts he had previously discarded due to lack of time to study them.

And this 【Duanmu Yuan Tu Treasure Talisman】 was the result of his research over these days; it was reproducing the sword intent and wonders of 【Li Jie Bo】 through talisman spells.

Besides Lu Yang's own attainment in talisman arts, more importantly, he relied on the innate talent technique 【General of War and Armor】 that he possessed as a Geng Metal Immortal Spirit in this life; this talent technique can transform all things, and it is quite helpful for refining pills, making talismans, and even forging artifacts.

"It is a pity my world-shocking wisdom cannot be fully utilized for now."

"This 【Duanmu Yuan Tu Treasure Talisman】 took me a lot of time, but the finished product only possesses one-tenth of the sword might of 【Li Jie Bo】; it can at most deal with early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators."

Of course, talismans do not win by quality.

Quantity is the way!

'The banner spirits inside the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner suffered heavy losses in the previous life; I should go to Skeleton Mountain to recruit a new batch of people, and then restart the industrial production line for talisman spells.'

Thinking of this, Lu Yang finally raised his head.

Only then did the Yun Clan Ancestor, who had been standing stiffly in place since entering the room and was almost unable to move, finally regain the power to act.

"How is this possible!"

The Yun Clan Ancestor's pupils contracted tightly; clutching his stomach, he felt that the Longevity-Extending Pill he had just swallowed had now become poison controlling him!

'Why!?'

The Yun Clan Ancestor turned his head to look at Yun Miaozhen, unable to believe that the family disciple he relied on most would one day choose to poison him!

However, Yun Miaozhen did not even look at him; instead, she cautiously approached the desk, bent her body gracefully, and then crawled under the desk, preparing to receive her reward; this had nothing to do with others and was purely for cultivation, to let Lu Yang help her quickly break through her bottleneck.

'Demonic head... This person is absolutely a demonic head!!!'

For a moment, the Yun Clan Ancestor could hardly believe his eyes, and at the same time, he was certain in his heart: anyone capable of doing such a thing must be a demonic head!

However, he could not escape.

The 【Wan Xiang Fa Shen】 floated behind Lu Yang; its aura, completely surpassing early-stage Foundation Establishment, made the Yun Clan Ancestor unable to restrain himself from cursing inwardly:

'With cultivation like this, you still set a trap to harm me and even poison me, you beast!'

The result was without suspense.

The Yun Clan Ancestor was directly suppressed by Lu Yang; subsequently, a 【Puppet on Strings】 was placed upon him, and soon, the venomous hatred on his face turned into loyalty.

"Pity Chen Xinan is not here."

Lu Yang shook his head; Chen Xinan's true spirit was still slumbering within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, and it seemed unlikely to recover without a decade or two.

Since soul-searching was impossible, Lu Yang could only cut straight to the point and ask:

"How much do you know about the inside story of the Ten Thousand Graves in Jiangnan?"

To Lu Yang's delight, the moment he spoke, the Yun family ancestor froze, then nodded and said, "Replying to Master, I know everything."

Know everything!?

Hearing this, Lu Yang's eyes brightened slightly; it seemed he had indeed chosen the right person. With the Yun family ancestor's connections in the Yushu Jiange, he actually knew the inside story!

Immediately, the Yun family ancestor spoke in a deep voice: "I am close friends with one of True Person Dangmo's disciples. He once mentioned to me that a trace of a Great Realm containing a Fruit Seat was discovered at the Ten Thousand Graves in Jiangnan. If we seize it, it would be of immense use to our Yushu Jiange!"

(End of this chapter)