Chapter 33: The Choice of the Yan Family Ancestor

"What is your take on this matter? I never imagined the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects were actually preparing to invade Cheqi Kingdom, Jiang Kingdom, and even Yue Country. Furthermore, they want Yan'er. It is precisely because of this that they sent people to assassinate Yan Taibai, in order to dissolve the engagement between the two."

At this moment, in a secret chamber in Yan Family Fortress filled with Restrictions, the Yan Family Ancestor said to the burly man in black beside him with an ugly expression.

This burly man in black was the second Golden Core Stage Cultivator of Yan Family Fortress, and because he had encountered a fortuitous event, he had succeeded in forming his Golden Core in only a hundred years or so. His potential far exceeded that of the Yan Family Ancestor, and judging by his lifespan and potential, he had some chance of condensing a Nascent Soul.

But it was only "some" chance; whether he could specifically condense a Nascent Soul and advance to the Nascent Soul Stage would still depend on his fate and fortune.

He was also the person the Yan Family Ancestor trusted most, to the point that even the Seven Sects did not know that the Yan Family still had such a Golden Core Stage Cultivator.

After all, this burly man in black had not appeared in Yan Family Fortress for several decades.

Perhaps the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom all assumed he had already fallen and passed away outside; how could they imagine he had already succeeded in forming a Golden Core?

As for Mr. Xuan Ye, because this matter involved Yan Taibai, the Yan Family Ancestor did not trust the other party to make a choice that was absolutely in the interest of the Yan Family.

Nine times out of ten, he would be biased toward Yan Taibai and have Yan Family Fortress make a clean break with the Ghost Spirit Sect.

But now that the Ghost Spirit Sect Master had personally replied and explained the cause and effect, what choice did the Yan Family have left?

If they made the wrong choice, what awaited the Yan Family would be a disaster of extinction.

With the strength of the Ghost Spirit Sect, it would not be difficult for them to erase Yan Family Fortress from Yue Country, and the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom would certainly not avenge the Yan Family.

At most, the Yanyue Sect would, for the sake of Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan, offer a few angry rebukes, or perhaps even secretly rejoice.

After all, in that case, Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan would simply become disciples of the Yanyue Sect.

Especially now that Yan Taibai had already succeeded in Foundation Establishment and become a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, his potential was boundless, and his future achievements were simply unimaginable.

Under these circumstances, the Yan Family Ancestor did not know what choice to make.

But one thing was certain: Yan Taibai would absolutely not give up Yan Ruyan. Their engagement was set in stone, unless one of them passed away and fell.

This was also why the Ghost Spirit Sect would risk sending people to sneak into Yan Family Fortress to kill Yan Taibai.

Moreover, the letter explicitly stated that the Ghost Spirit Sect's assassinations would not stop, and that the Yan Family should consider things clearly.

Most importantly, even if the Yan Family Ancestor told the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom about this and performed a great service by letting the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom prepare early, the Yan Family would still be hard-pressed to escape death nine times out of ten.

The Yan Family Ancestor knew the strength and methods of the Ghost Spirit Sect all too well.

"Ancestor, I want to know how deep the connection between our Yan Family and the Ghost Spirit Sect truly is, and whether the 'Blood Spirit Great Method' mentioned in the letter poses any danger to Ruyan. Is it true or false that the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects will invade various countries within ten or twenty years? Is that Ghost Spirit Sect Young Sect Master really a Dark Attribute Heterogeneous Spiritual Root?"

After the burly man in black finished reading the reply from Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng, his expression was even more ghastly than the Yan Family Ancestor's.

After all, he also thought very highly of Yan Taibai and had even secretly protected him for a period of time.

But this matter concerned the entire Yan Family, so he had to ask clearly.

"The involvement is no longer deep; in this generation, I am the only one who still has contact with the Ghost Spirit Sect. As for that 'Blood Spirit Great Method', I do not know too much about it, but the notes left behind by our ancestors hold this technique in extremely high regard, calling it the number one demonic art in the 'Ten Thousand Spirit True Scripture'. Once mastered, one can dominate the Six Demon Sects; it is worthy of being called one of the most terrifying secret arts in the world."

"But this 'Blood Spirit Great Method' also has a drawback, which is that it is too overbearing. It is best for a man and a woman to cultivate it together. Furthermore, it has very high requirements for spiritual root aptitude."

"If the spiritual root aptitude is insufficient, one will reach the end after cultivating at most two or three levels, and the effect will not even be as good as ordinary top-tier techniques."

"Therefore, they want Ruyan's Heavenly Spirit Root, and this Ghost Spirit Sect Young Sect Master also has a Dark Spiritual Root. If the two of them cultivate it together, sweeping through the Six Sects in the future will not be difficult at all. This is also why they risked revealing the news of the Six Sects' impending invasion of Yue Country to us—all to trade for a chance for the Ghost Spirit Sect to dominate the entire Tiannan Cultivation World."

"Because once successful, the benefits would be so great they are simply unimaginable. Yan Taibai alone cannot compare. Although the Yanyue Sect also has some dual cultivation techniques and divine abilities, they are not on the same level as the 'Blood Spirit Great Method'. Therefore..."

Speaking to this point, the Yan Family Ancestor hesitated.

Clearly, his heart still favored the future planned by the Ghost Spirit Sect.

Although the probability was not high, once successful, it would be far beyond what a single Yan Taibai could compare to.

Unless Yan Taibai advanced to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage in the future, but the Yan Family Ancestor had absolutely no confidence in that.

Even if Yan Taibai had succeeded in Foundation Establishment before the age of ten, how could a nine-year-old Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator compare to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage?

After all, if it were that easy, the Tiannan Cultivation World would have been filled with Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators under the age of ten long ago.

Conversely, the Ghost Spirit Sect's plan had a higher success rate. The Ghost Spirit Sect would also spare no effort to cultivate the two, and the Yan Family could take the opportunity to obtain many benefits.

Especially under the circumstances where the Ghost Spirit Sect and the entire Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects were about to invade other countries.

"So, Ancestor, you want to abandon Taibai? Does the Ancestor know what the consequences will be if this matter is discovered by the Yanyue Sect or if Yan'er finds out one day in the future? Although Yan'er is young, she has spent every day with Taibai, and the depth of their affection is far beyond what is normal. When that time comes, Yan'er will go mad or fall into a demonic state; how can the Yan Family bear that consequence?"

Seeing this, the burly man in black pointed out a point that the Yan Family Ancestor had overlooked or deliberately avoided.

Yan Ruyan!

Compared to Yan Taibai, Yan Ruyan was an extremely important person to any side.

Yan Taibai, Yan Family Fortress, and the Ghost Spirit Sect—none of the three parties could possibly give up Yan Ruyan.

Yan Ruyan and Yan Taibai had excellent feelings for each other; as long as the event happened, no matter how well it was hidden, it would eventually be exposed one day.

By then, it was highly likely that both Yan Family Fortress and the Ghost Spirit Sect would be turned upside down.

Of course, it was also possible that after several hundred years, Yan Ruyan would let go of Yan Taibai and her feelings would fade. To put it bluntly, she would resign herself to fate.

But if she did not resign herself to fate, then the consequences would be simply unimaginable.

The most important thing was, was Yan Taibai really that easy to kill?

The burly man in black expressed doubt. Not to mention how many life-saving items Yan Family Fortress had given Yan Taibai, Qiong Laoguai of the Yanyue Sect would not treat Yan Taibai, his only disciple, poorly.

Not to mention, he knew very well the relationship between Qiong Laoguai and the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect. With this layer of relationship, that Great Elder would also provide many benefits.

Therefore, wanting to kill Yan Taibai now that he had completed Foundation Establishment was absolutely not an easy task. Once an accident occurred and the relationship between the Yan Family and the Ghost Spirit Sect was exposed,

Yan Taibai, Yan Ruyan, and the Yan Family would nine times out of ten break ties completely.

(End of this chapter)