Chapter 14: Yan Taibai's Lion's Share

"The Seven Sects, or some other cultivation family?"

Yan Taibai whispered to himself, speculating in his heart.

If it were the Seven Sects, the Yanyue Sect was almost impossible, especially since both Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan were already disciples within the Yanyue Sect.

As for Huangfeng Valley, Qingxu Sect, and the other sects, the possibility was also low; the only one with a relatively higher possibility was Spirit Beast Mountain, the spy planted by the Yuling Sect in the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World.

But it was only relatively higher; after all, the Yanyue Sect was not to be trifled with, being the strongest sect among the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom, and Spirit Beast Mountain should not be foolish enough to take such a huge risk to kill two Heavenly Spirit Root disciples of the Yanyue Sect.

And it was also possible it could be a cultivation family or cultivation sect from Yue Country or another country.

Although Yan Taibai had never left Yan Family Fortress, he was very clear that in the outside world, there was no shortage of evil cultivators who would abduct children of cultivation families to perform dual cultivation harvesting or torture them to death.

For example, Liu Jing of the Liu family in Huangfeng Valley was abducted by an evil cultivator some years ago; although he was eventually rescued, his foundation was damaged, which greatly affected his cultivation.

And Liu Jing's Spirit Root aptitude was far from comparable to Yan Taibai's.

Therefore, there must be no shortage of evil cultivators coveting Yan Taibai.

It was just that, over these years, Yan Family Fortress had protected him extremely well, almost never allowing any core disciple below the tenth level of Qi Refining to enter the Library Pavilion.

Even if they entered, they would be strictly guarded to avoid any accidents.

At the same time, they no longer took in destitute mortals or rogue cultivators from the secular world to strengthen the Yan Family.

After all, even recruiting ten thousand secular mortals or rogue cultivators might not equal the enormous benefits and advantages brought by Yan Taibai alone.

"Could it be... the Ghost Spirit Sect?"

After much thought, Yan Taibai finally locked onto the most likely sect, even though it was thousands of miles away.

However, it was indeed the most likely.

After all, the Ghost Spirit Sect also wanted to snatch his little fiancée.

No, that was wrong; she should be the big little one now. The Yan Family's food was excellent, and because she was a cultivator, Yan Ruyan was now a rare little beauty in the making.

And Yan Taibai also remembered that the Ghost Spirit Sect had long been eyeing Yan Family Fortress and Yan Ruyan.

The invasion of the cultivation worlds of various countries by the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects was just a coincidence, a perfect opportunity to seize the chance to incorporate the entire Yan Family Fortress into their sect.

Not only would they increase their strength in one fell swoop, but they would also gain a cultivator with Heavenly Spirit Root aptitude.

But now, because of his existence, this plan would inevitably face great obstacles, so the Ghost Spirit Sect naturally had the greatest suspicion.

"It seems that the Ghost Spirit Sect is indeed the most likely. In this case, at the very least, I must practice the 'White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash' to have the power to protect myself. I hope this 'Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability' does not disappoint me."

After locking onto the Ghost Spirit Sect as the prime suspect, Yan Taibai decided to practice the supreme divine ability, the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash".

Although with his current situation, it was impossible to succeed in a short time, even a slight achievement would be enough to give him a certain degree of self-preservation.

After all, he also possessed many treasures, and with the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash", he believed that even if he faced a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, he would have the power to fight, or even kill them.

Regardless, he was at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, and he had more than one top-tier magical tool, though using them consumed too much True Essence Magic Power.

As for a Talisman Treasure, he had to find an opportunity to get one; this was a good thing. Although it was a bit troublesome to use, its remaining power was formidable, enough to give him the capital to confront a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator.

After confirming the plan to practice the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" and obtain a Talisman Treasure, Yan Taibai got up and left the Library Pavilion, heading to the Flying Cloud Pavilion to find the Yan Family Ancestor.

Practicing the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" required a large amount of Metal-attribute Spirit Stones or other metal-attribute spirit items; only the Yan Family Ancestor could provide these two things, and as for the Talisman Treasure, only the Yan Family Ancestor in the entire Yan Family could produce one.

As for finding that cheap master he had only met once, he would have to leave Yan Family Fortress first.

And before achieving anything with the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash", Yan Taibai did not intend to leave Yan Family Fortress.

Compared to top-tier magical tools and Talisman Treasures, Yan Taibai actually valued this "Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability" more, which was the Great Five Elements Art from "Eternal Life".

Great success was impossible, and there was no hope for even minor success in a short time.

But at least it could give him quite a bit more strength; if nothing else, just the blade in his hand.

Pfft, it should be that the sword would also be much faster.

Of all the martial arts in the world, only speed cannot be broken!

The same principle applied in the cultivation world, and this "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" was the fastest speed and the sharpest "sword" in the world; there was almost nothing that could resist it.

But the prerequisite was to practice it to the extreme, in the state of the Five Elements Ultimate Transformation.

But to reach that step, he still had to get his hands on the other four "Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability" techniques.

And the only way to get them was to complete the simulated cultivation tasks.

Truly, working people, working souls, working people are the masters of all.

Just like that, Yan Taibai studied and practiced the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" while heading toward the Flying Cloud Pavilion.

There was no one on the road; in fact, the path he took had almost become a "forbidden area" of Yan Family Fortress, and most of those who were not originally from the Yan Family had all moved away.

This was enough to show the importance the Yan Family Fortress placed on him.

Flying Cloud Pavilion

"You want a Talisman Treasure, and you don't intend to leave the family to go to the Yanyue Sect to practice for the time being, and you also want one hundred Intermediate Metal-Attribute Spirit Stones. Taibai, what do you need so many spirit stones for? Although the family has such a large number of Intermediate Metal-Attribute Spirit Stones, it is absolutely impossible to give them all to you. Metal-attribute spirit stones are already a type of spirit stone with low production, not to mention that they are Intermediate Metal-Attribute Spirit Stones. I cannot agree to your request."

After hearing Yan Taibai's request, the Yan Family Ancestor's expression turned slightly gloomy, and Mr. Xuan Ye, who was on the side, immediately spoke up to refuse.

After all, this request was truly excessive. As for a Talisman Treasure, the Yan Family did indeed have a few, and giving one to Yan Taibai as a life-saving item was nothing, which was something they had already discussed.

But one hundred Intermediate Metal-Attribute Spirit Stones—don't look at it as just one hundred, its value was over ten thousand spirit stones.

Although the exchange rate for spirit stones was one to one hundred, in reality, it was at least one hundred twenty or thirty, and if it were metal-attribute, thunder-attribute, or wind-attribute spirit stones, which were rare, it could even reach one hundred forty or fifty.

And ten thousand spirit stones, even a Golden Core cultivator would find it difficult to take out for one person in one go.

Although Yan Family Fortress had a large family and a big business, there were even more clansmen, so it was absolutely impossible to give Yan Taibai so many Intermediate Metal-Attribute Spirit Stones at once.

This was the reason why the Yan Family Ancestor's expression turned gloomy after hearing Yan Taibai's words.

In his heart, he felt that he had been too indulgent and doted on Yan Taibai too much over these years.

Otherwise, how could he have made such an excessive request?

(End of chapter)