Chapter 77: The Yan Family's Dire Situation

Now that the matter of the invasion has been exposed, it is basically impossible to carry it out according to the original plan.

If it were moved forward, the various sects would not be prepared, especially the cultivation sects within the Cheqi Kingdom and the Jiang Kingdom; their people have not been completely brought under control.

What's more, the "rumors" also mentioned this point, so it will be difficult to seize power now.

Therefore, if the plan is launched early, the losses will inevitably be significant; although winning by relying on the powerful strength of the Six Sects and seizing the cultivation worlds of the two kingdoms is not a difficult task.

But the price paid would far exceed the plan.

Not to mention that there are still many other countries of various sizes behind them, such as the Yue Country, the Yuanwu Country, and the Zijin Country.

Even if their strength is great, they still need to pay a considerable price, and they may even have to fight among themselves later, so naturally, they are unwilling to lose too much.

Otherwise, it would be troublesome when the infighting starts later.

As for delaying it, that is even less feasible. If time drags on, the "connections" they have planted might be rooted out one by one by the high-level officials of the various countries' cultivation sects, who would then make full preparations to deal with their invasion, and might even form an alliance.

Although there are quite a few of their people among the high-level officials, it is not all of them; at most, they can only succeed by taking them by surprise.

Therefore, it can be said that the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects have fallen into a dilemma.

However, although it is a dilemma, it is only because they do not want to pay too high a price.

If they are willing to pay it, whether it is moved forward or delayed, they can successfully seize the cultivation worlds of several countries.

"This matter is indeed a significant trouble. However, this old man feels that moving it forward by a few years and making some more preparations should not be too much of a problem."

Yunlu Old Demon of the Hehuan Sect glanced at the other Nascent Soul cultivators of the sects in the great hall and offered his suggestion.

"Fellow Daoist Yunlu is right. Then let us move it forward by a few years, but how many years ahead would be best?"

Great Elder of the Yuling Sect, Dongmen Tu, nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, the other four sects also began to echo and discuss it one after another.

After all, among the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects, the Hehuan Sect is first and the Yuling Sect is second, while the remaining sects, with the Ghost Spirit Sect ranked last.

The Demon Flame Sect, the Qianhuan Sect, and the Tiansha Sect are on par with each other.

Now that the leader and the second-in-command have spoken, what more could they say? They could only move it forward.

And they would do their best to prevent the cultivators of various countries from being fully prepared, so as to reduce some losses.

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Yanyue Sect

As for the matter of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects preparing to invade the cultivation worlds of various countries early,

Yan Taibai naturally could not know; he was still honestly cultivating with Yan Ruyan in Nangong Wan's cave dwelling.

The current turmoil and waves are too great; if one were to go out rashly, the mortality rate would also increase greatly—it is not just that fish are becoming more expensive.

Moreover, he does indeed need to cultivate diligently for a period of time.

Furthermore, he needs to avoid the limelight; even if he did not leave the Yanyue Sect under the identity of Yan Taibai, there are currently not a few "interested parties" paying attention to the Yanyue Sect.

Therefore, once he leaves, it might be known very quickly, and his whereabouts might be exposed, so he naturally must be extremely cautious.

At least for a short time, he cannot leave this "safe haven" of the Yanyue Sect.

Not to mention anything else, if someone were to make a move against him within the Yanyue Sect, he might even lose his life.

After all, the Yanyue Sect still has two Nascent Soul cultivators.

There is also the Sect Protection Array and numerous Golden Core Stage cultivators.

Not to mention anything else, the array in Nangong Wan's cave dwelling alone is enough to trap a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator for a while.

This is enough to show the importance the Great Elder of the Yanyue Sect places on this disciple, Nangong Wan.

Yan Taibai has nothing going on here and is focused on closed-door cultivation, but the outside world is treacherous and unpredictable, just as he had expected.

As the "culprit," the Ghost Spirit Sect has almost become the target of public criticism.

Every once in a while, Nascent Soul cultivators and Golden Core Stage cultivators from various countries come to visit to probe for information.

Of course, this is only on the surface; there are even more in the shadows. And for those in the shadows, the Ghost Spirit Sect naturally will not be polite.

But being impolite is one thing, yet there are too many cultivators coming.

It bothers the Ghost Spirit Sect to no end, yet they are helpless.

There is almost no peace to speak of.

Especially since the Ghost Spirit Sect, in order to compensate for the losses that did not exist for the other five sects, also paid out a large amount of Spirit Stones, materials, and medicinal herbs.

It can be said that they suffered a massive loss.

Therefore, the matter regarding Yan Taibai and Yan Ruyan can only be temporarily shelved.

In any case, Yan Ruyan is currently not old enough or at a high enough realm to meet the standards for dual cultivation; they have plenty of time.

Moreover, launching the plan to invade the various countries early might also make it possible to bring Yan Ruyan back to the Ghost Spirit Sect and kill Yan Taibai, this future trouble.

So they do not care much about it; the most important thing is that the Yan Family has yet to clear its name, and the Yan Family Ancestor has suffered severe damage to his vitality and has been in closed-door cultivation to heal.

The life of the Yan Family in the Ghost Spirit Sect is not at all as good as imagined, and is even far inferior to their days in the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World.

For a time, the Yan Family members who came along also had many complaints and resentment toward the Yan Family Ancestor.

They regret following along, but at this point, regret is useless; finding a way to leave the Ghost Spirit Sect is the right path.

But how could the Ghost Spirit Sect allow such a thing? They directly killed the Yan Family members who attempted to leave and extracted their souls to refine them.

And this action naturally received the tacit approval of the Wang Family of the Ghost Spirit Sect.

Therefore, the rift between the Yan Family and the Wang Family of the Ghost Spirit Sect has grown much wider.

Although no Yan Family members have tried to leave, they no longer have any good feelings toward the Ghost Spirit Sect and the Wang Family.

It is only because they cannot resist due to their strength, but they have been looking for an opportunity.

Especially Mr. Xuan Ye of the Yan Family, who is even more so, always waiting for the right moment.

Because he knows very well that even if Yan Ruyan were brought back to the Ghost Spirit Sect, the rift between the Yan Family and the Wang Family would not be eliminated.

What's more, the Yanyue Sect would never allow such a thing to happen.

As for attaching themselves to the other five sects of Tianluo Country, that is fundamentally impossible; the moment such a sign appears, the Yan Family will basically be finished.

The Ghost Spirit Sect will absolutely not show the slightest mercy, at most sparing the Yan Family Ancestor and the lineage of Yan Ruyan.

Therefore, only one path remains for the Yan Family, which is to return to Yue Country.

But the prerequisite is that Yan Taibai must reach the Golden Core Stage and become a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, possessing enough right to speak and value to do so.

Consequently, the Yan Family can only continue to lie low and wait.

Regarding this matter, Mr. Xuan Ye also has no way to help; the gap in strength is too great.

Within the Ghost Spirit Sect, the lives of everyone in the Yan Family depend on a single word from the Ghost Spirit Sect Master, Wang Tiansheng.

This is the gap in strength, and the Ghost Spirit Sect has also reclaimed all the Spirit Stone mines, business markets, and various industries that were gifted to the Yan Family when they first joined the Ghost Spirit Sect.

Nowadays, only Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators in the Yan Family receive one Spirit Stone per month for cultivation; Qi Refining Stage cultivators must rely entirely on absorbing and refining the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth to cultivate, and the slowness of their progress can be imagined.

If it were not for the fact that the Yan Family still has quite a few savings, life would be even more difficult.

(End of this chapter)