Chapter 12: An Assassination from the Ghost Spirit Sect?

At the same time.

Nishang Xianzi, passing by the desolate mountain, knitted her delicate brows, paused slightly, and looked toward the mountain, a sense of unease rising in her heart.

"Did I miss something?"

After whispering to herself, she acted on the cultivator's spiritual sense for perceiving danger.

After saying this, Nishang Xianzi left at her fastest speed.

Do not underestimate her; she is already a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, and this is the Yue Country Cultivation World, with the Yanyue Sect being the number one cultivation sect in the Yue Country. Whatever could make her feel danger is absolutely not simple.

A cultivator's spiritual sense for perceiving danger is extremely accurate. Since it had appeared, Nishang Xianzi dared not be careless and chose to return to the Yanyue Sect at her fastest speed.

Even if she were to investigate, she would have to bring a powerful companion; if she investigated alone and an accident occurred, it would be too late for regrets.

As for a companion, it naturally would not be Nangong Wan, but Qiong Laoguai, the person second to none among the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Yue Country.

There was no one more suitable than Qiong Laoguai.

"Running really fast. Could it be that something was detected?"

Just as Nishang Xianzi's escape light vanished into the endless horizon, a figure appeared on the desolate mountain.

It was an old man with a sinister face and graying hair, looking in the direction Nishang Xianzi had left, his eyes revealing a hint of heat.

"It seems I need to change locations. I truly didn't expect that two Heavenly Spirit Root cultivators would appear in Yan Family Fortress and even have a marriage contract set. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, haha."

The old man let out a strange laugh, clearly knowing something.

As for what was happening outside Yan Family Fortress, Yan Taibai naturally could not know.

Because for six years, he had never once stepped out of Yan Family Fortress.

Yan Family Fortress had everything he needed. If it weren't for the fact that the fortress could at most support him until the Golden Core stage, he would not mind staying in Yan Family Fortress for a lifetime, cultivating in silence.

Unfortunately, he had at most one or two years left before he had to head to the Yanyue Sect to cultivate.

This matter was something no one could change.

But heading to the Yanyue Sect to cultivate was not a bad thing; it would allow him to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

After all, he was a Metal Attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root and also a disciple of Qiong Laoguai, so even with his background in Yan Family Fortress, he would not face any difficulties.

It was estimated that no one would give him a chance to be slapped in the face; he only needed to cultivate silently.

However, there was one more thing that gave Yan Taibai a headache: the future direction of Yan Family Fortress.

If it weren't for his little fiancée Ruyan, Yan Family Fortress choosing the Ghost Spirit Sect would absolutely be the wisest choice.

Although later, the Wang Family of the Ghost Spirit Sect would try to take action against the Yan Family because Ruyan condensed a Nascent Soul while Wang Chan failed to, avoiding a backlash, the Ghost Spirit Sect eventually fell into the hands of the Yan Family, being replaced by them.

He now knew this plot, so naturally, he would find a way to avoid it.

But now that he had the little fiancée Ruyan, the only choice left for Yan Taibai was: slaughter the Ghost Spirit Sect's Young Sect Master Wang Chan, wipe out the Ghost Spirit Sect's Wang Family, and even the entire Ghost Spirit Sect.

Stealing his wife—no one can save them!

That is what he said.

Although this wife was still a little girl, she was his wife nonetheless.

Therefore, Yan Taibai had to hurry up and cultivate. According to the timeline, he should have more than ten years left.

With such a long time, let alone Foundation Establishment, as long as he could complete the tasks of the cultivation simulation as quickly as possible, perhaps even the Golden Core stage was hopeful.

By then, he would be able to change the Yan Family's choice.

Especially since Yan Taibai was very clear that the Yan Family had one final choice: the Chaotic Star Sea.

As long as he found the Ancient Teleportation Array, he could choose to head to the Chaotic Star Sea, thereby avoiding the later great war between the righteous and demonic paths of Tiannan invading various countries, and thus have a place to stand.

Although the Chaotic Star Sea was much more chaotic than Tiannan, it was different from the Tiannan Cultivation World; at the very least, the gap in resources like spiritual lands and Demon Beast Demon Cores was too great.

In the Tiannan Cultivation World, let alone blessed lands with spiritual veins like Yan Family Fortress or the Seven Sects of Yue Country, even places with slightly dense heaven and earth spiritual Qi were already owned.

But the Chaotic Star Sea was different; not only were there many ownerless islands, but there were also inexhaustible Demon Beasts.

Whether it was Demon Beast Demon Cores, or materials like Demon Beast fur and bones, for any cultivation family, it was an irresistible temptation.

The Yan Family could become the number one cultivation family in the Yue Country because their own strength was second only to the Seven Sects of Yue Country. Just counting Golden Core Stage Cultivators, there was more than just the Yan Family Ancestor; there were other Golden Core cultivators, though few knew of them.

Yan Taibai even suspected they did not condense their Golden Cores in Yan Family Fortress to avoid being discovered by the Seven Sects and becoming even more wary.

Therefore, with the Yan Family's strength, if they entered the Chaotic Star Sea, he believed they would soon obtain an island to stand on. With a place to stand, they could develop better.

Regardless of the Yan Family's motives, they had treated him extremely well over the years, almost granting his every request. Except for being unable to treat medicinal pills like candy for him, they basically satisfied everything else.

They even gave his aunt Yan Yun a Foundation Establishment Pill, so naturally, Yan Taibai also had quite a bit of affection for the Yan Family.

Once his strength was sufficient and he found the Ancient Teleportation Array and the Great Teleportation Token, he would see what choice the Yan Family would make.

If it satisfied him, he would not mind gifting the Yan Family such a massive opportunity as the Chaotic Star Sea.

If it disappointed him, then they could not blame him.

He always remembered what Qiong Laoguai told him: the Yan Family was not as simple as he saw.

Of course, this was also nonsense; if the Yan Family were even slightly weaker, they would have long been eaten by the Seven Sects of Yue Country until not even dregs remained.

One must know that among the cultivation families of the Yue Country Cultivation World, the Yan Family was the only one that, while possessing cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Stage, had never formally announced its attachment or submission to the Seven Sects of Yue Country.

Other cultivation families did not refuse to attach or submit to the Seven Sects of Yue Country; it was just that their strength was too low, not even having a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator or even a peak Qi Refining thirteenth-layer cultivator, so the Seven Sects of Yue Country did not look upon them at all.

But Yan Family Fortress was different. Especially after reading so many books, Yan Taibai still perceived something from certain clues in the books.

It was just that it was only that much; the Yan Family still did not trust him.

"Find a way to infiltrate Yan Family Fortress and eliminate that little fellow with the Metal Attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root. Complete the task the Sect Master entrusted; that young lady of the Yan Family's Heavenly Spirit Root is of great use to the Young Sect Master and absolutely cannot have any errors."

The old man in the desolate mountain instructed the two figures, one male and one female, behind him.

Both were Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Elder, Yan Family Fortress has not allowed any outsiders to enter for these years, nor do they take in secular Mortals or rogue cultivators anymore; how are we supposed to sneak in?"

One of the men with an unpleasant expression spoke up.

He had been responsible for scouting the situation at Yan Family Fortress these past few days, so naturally, he was the most familiar with it.

"I do not care about that, but if you fail to complete the mission, you know the consequences."

The old man waved his hand quite impatiently and gave the order.

(End of this chapter)