Chapter 61: Yan Taibai Turns the Guest into the Host

Red Essence Gold Mother, a rare metal-attribute material; although not as hard to encounter in a hundred years as Geng Essence, it is still not comparable to ordinary materials like iron essence or copper essence, and its value is immense.

Its only drawback is that it is more suitable for metal-attribute Dharma Treasures; it can be used for Dharma Treasures of other attributes, but the effect will be slightly worse.

This kind of situation also exists with other materials, so it is not a rare occurrence.

"Many thanks, Wu Shishu."

After receiving the golden jade box and calling up the information on the Red Essence Gold Mother, Yan Taibai bowed respectfully with a look of pleasant surprise to express his thanks.

This is a good item; although it is not worth as much as one thousand Intermediate Metal-Attribute Spirit Stones, it is still of great value, and it also contains metal-attribute spiritual power, which has no small benefit for cultivating the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash".

And the reason he had been asking for metal-attribute Intermediate Spirit Stones was that they were the easiest things to obtain and had decent effects.

Others, such as iron ore or silver ore, were simply not suitable for cultivating the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash"; even if one managed to cultivate it, the effect would not be good.

Yan Taibai had always been particular about the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash": better to have nothing than to settle for something inferior.

"Alright, since the item has already been given to you, shouldn't you talk about your view on the situation at Yan Family Fortress? You don't need to worry about your little fiancée, that little girl from the Yan family. Even if things reach the worst-case scenario, I can guarantee you that it will absolutely not implicate her life. As long as she does not betray the sect, that is."

Seeing Yan Taibai happily put the golden jade box into his Storage Bag, Wu Shishu of the Yanyue Sect brought up the serious business.

"Shishu, could we discuss this on the way, so as not to delay time?"

Hearing this, Yan Taibai truly breathed a sigh of relief, then requested with a solemn expression.

"Very well, Nishang, bring out the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat, we will talk on the way."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shishu of the Yanyue Sect looked deeply at Yan Taibai and instructed Nishang Xianzi, who was to the side.

Hearing this, the latter tapped her Storage Bag with her jade hand, and suddenly, a ball of white light shot out, then stopped in mid-air and rapidly grew larger, finally transforming into a huge ship carved from green jade; the outer walls of the ship were decorated with gold foil in patterns of dragons and phoenixes, extremely luxurious, and there was a huge white light shield wrapping the ship inside.

It was precisely the most famous Heavenly Moon Divine Boat of the Yanyue Sect.

Seeing this, Wu Shishu of the Yanyue Sect was the first to flicker his figure, turning into a streak of light to enter the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat, ignoring the white light shield.

Then, Nangong Wan and Nishang Xianzi followed closely behind, and after a light sigh, Yan Taibai was the last to enter the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat.

And inside the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat, there were naturally rooms such as cabins and private compartments.

Therefore, after the other three besides Yan Taibai took their seats, Wu Shishu of the Yanyue Sect smiled and said.

"You sit down as well; there are no outsiders here, no need to stand."

"Many thanks, Wu Shishu."

Hearing this, Yan Taibai then sat upright beside Nangong Wan, his expression grave and solemn.

If it were not for the fact that the Yan Family Ancestor had very likely chosen the Ghost Spirit Sect and abandoned him, he would not have told Nangong Wan about this matter.

Since the Yan Family Ancestor was unjust, he could not be blamed for being unrighteous.

Now that he had obtained the promise from Wu Shishu of the Yanyue Sect that "Yan Ruyan would not be harmed," his last bit of concern was laid to rest.

"Now you can speak! What exactly is going on with Yan Family Fortress?"

Seeing this, Wu Shishu of the Yanyue Sect asked again.

And at this moment, the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat was already flying on its own toward the direction of Yan Family Fortress.

"Reporting to Shishu, do you know the origin of Yan Family Fortress?"

Yan Taibai did not answer, but asked in return.

"The origin of Yan Family Fortress? What origin could Yan Family Fortress have? This, I truly am not clear about."

Hearing this, Wu Shishu of the Yanyue Sect and Nangong Wan both frowned slightly.

They were indeed not clear about the origin of Yan Family Fortress; they had inquired about it many times in the past, but all had ended without result.

Plus, with so many years having passed, it had just been left at that.

"Yan Family Fortress originated from the Ghost Spirit Sect of Tianluo Country. If this disciple has not guessed wrong, this time Yan Family Fortress intends to return to the Ghost Spirit Sect, which is why they let the Yan family disciples in the sect leave the sect and return to Yan Family Fortress. After all, the disciples who are able to join the sect and the other six sects have extremely good aptitude. The Yan family is also unwilling to give that up."

Yan Taibai said truthfully, and also stated his own conjecture.

"From the Ghost Spirit Sect of Tianluo Country!"

Hearing Yan Taibai's words, Wu Shishu of the Yanyue Sect, Nangong Wan, and Nishang Xianzi, who was controlling the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat with her divine sense and true essence, were all shocked.

"Correct, then has the senior heard of the 'Blood Spirit Great Method'?"

Yan Taibai asked again.

"I have heard of it; it is said to be a supreme cultivation method of the Ghost Spirit Sect. Once one succeeds in cultivating it, one can dominate the Six Demon Sects of Tianluo Country. Why, does Yan Family Fortress have something to do with this? Could it be that Yan Family Fortress possesses a portion of the 'Blood Spirit Great Method', making the Ghost Spirit Sect have to let Yan Family Fortress return?"

Hearing Yan Taibai's question, Wu Shishu of the Yanyue Sect frowned even more deeply and stated his own guess.

"It is not that, but it also has a great deal to do with Yan Family Fortress. Shishu has traveled to various countries, so you must have been to Tianluo Country, right?"

Yan Taibai asked again, trying his best to use this method to keep the initiative in his own hands.

He did not want to end up as a parrot who only knew how to answer questions.

That would not be of any benefit to him.

This tactic is called "turning the guest into the host," one of the methods Xuan Ye taught him when he was at Yan Family Fortress.

In any situation, one can obtain a certain amount of help and grasp a portion of the initiative.

But one must have sufficient strength and value; otherwise, no one will listen to your nonsense, nor will they answer your doubts.

"Naturally I have been there, and I have even dealt with quite a few fellow Nascent Soul Stage cultivators. Just speak plainly, what exactly is going on?"

Wu Shishu of the Yanyue Sect nodded, but his tone had become somewhat impatient.

"The Young Sect Master of the Ghost Spirit Sect, Wang Chan, has a dark-attribute Spirit Root, which is even rarer than a Heavenly Spirit Root. Shishu must have heard of this. And this dark-attribute Spirit Root is the best Spirit Root attribute for cultivating the 'Blood Spirit Great Method'. But this 'Blood Spirit Great Method' is too overbearing; one must cultivate it simultaneously with a female cultivator who has a Heavenly Spirit Root after she reaches Foundation Establishment, otherwise one will be backlashed. And it is not that there are no female cultivators with Heavenly Spirit Roots in the entire Tianluo Country, but because of their status, cultivation level, and various other reasons, they are not suitable candidates."

"Therefore, the Ghost Spirit Sect set their sights on Yan'er. In fact, when I was at the Yan family, I was already assassinated by the Ghost Spirit Sect. That is how I learned of these things from the Ancestor. But at the time, the Ancestor promised me that he would absolutely not defect to the Ghost Spirit Sect, yet now it seems he is going to break his promise."

"It is precisely because of this that this disciple dared to tell Shishu about this matter, whether for Yan'er's sake or for my own."

Yan Taibai's expression was incomparably sincere as he told the truth.

And these words of his caused Wu Shishu of the Yanyue Sect, Nangong Wan, and Nishang Xianzi to look at each other in shock, and then they fell into silence.

(End of chapter)