Chapter 97: Dharma Treasures Suitable for the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash

Yan Taibai would naturally not tell Yan Ruyan about the Yan Family Ancestor choosing to sit and pass away on his own.

Moreover, even if he wanted to tell her, there was no way to do so.

Because Yan Ruyan had already taken a Foundation Establishment Pill and was currently in seclusion for Foundation Establishment.

Although a Heavenly Spirit Root cultivator can normally break through the Foundation Establishment Stage by following the standard steps and does not need to use a Foundation Establishment Pill.

However, as Yan Ruyan had not yet cultivated to the thirteenth layer of the Qi Refining Stage, she naturally needed to rely on the Foundation Establishment Pill to establish her foundation early.

And regarding this, Yan Taibai did not object either.

After all, for him now, the Foundation Establishment Stage was no longer an issue at all.

But he currently had two most important things to do.

The first was to begin preparing to refine his Life-Bound Magical Treasure.

The second was to "die once!"—to fake his death to escape and stay far away from this place of trouble.

Just like that, the Yanyue Sect, which had been infinitely glorious and the object of envy and jealousy not long ago, was suddenly no longer glorious, leaving people sighing endlessly.

It was unexpected that the Ghost Spirit Sect would strike so quickly, not only using the Chi Poison, one of the Ten Absolute Poisons, but also sacrificing the life of a Golden Core Stage cultivator.

After all, if they could think of this method of "faking death to escape," others could naturally do the same.

"Even if he hides, who doesn't know his great name now? It can be said that everyone in the Tiannan Cultivation World knows it, so where could he hide?"

Yan Taibai, the number one cultivation genius in the Tiannan Cultivation World for ten thousand years, was struck by the Chi Poison, one of the Ten Absolute Poisons, because he was preparing to refine the Geng Gold gifted by the Yan Family Ancestor of the Ghost Spirit Sect into his Life-Bound Magical Treasure.

It was precisely because of Yan Ruyan that the Yan Family Ancestor chose to sit and pass away on his own, doing his best to help Yan Taibai escape.

Although major sects like the Ancient Sword Sect, Mingluan Sect, and Beiye Sect were interested, a formal alliance was still a distant prospect.

After all, once the alliance was formally formed, the difficulty for them to invade various countries would rise sharply.

"If Yan Taibai really did fake his death to escape, once the Yanyue Sect faces the danger of life and death and destruction, would he possibly continue to hide?"

He had originally wanted to use the Yan Family Ancestor to stage a good show, but considering Yan Ruyan, this show was destined not to be performed.

Mr. Xuan Ye smiled slightly and stated his plan one by one.

Because the Yanyue Sect could not avenge Yan Taibai, this was the only way.

Ghost Spirit Sect

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"Then this threat will be gone. They naturally hope to control as many countries' cultivation worlds as possible; this way, they can also obtain more benefits."

This news quickly spread throughout the entire Tiannan Cultivation World; countless cultivators felt regretful while simultaneously feeling fortunate and happy.

The original mineral veins, medicinal gardens, market shops, and a series of other cultivation resources were all attributed to Yan Taibai's master, Qiong Laoguai, as compensation for him.

"That is true. Very well, Mr. Xuan Ye, do as you say."

Besides this, there was Yan Ruyan, this Yan Family member with a Heavenly Spirit Root; even with the desperate pleas of Qiong Laoguai and Nangong Wan, she was still placed under house arrest by the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect.

As for the latter, he had to make full preparations to make other sects believe it as much as possible.

"Correct, Sect Master. The reason why the Ancient Sword Sect, Mingluan Sect, and Beiye Sect are currently trying so hard to facilitate the alliance is because Yan Taibai's potential is too terrifying; they worry that in time, they will have worked for the Yanyue Sect's benefit. Once Yan Taibai advances to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, then this Alliance Leader position will inevitably belong to Yan Taibai, and no one will be able to take it away. In this situation, what they want most is for the entire Yue Kingdom Cultivation World to fall into the hands of our Six Sects, and it would be best to eliminate Yan Taibai along with it; then, proceeding with the alliance would not be too late. After all, their sects are separated by several countries from both our Tianluo Country and the Righteous Alliance's Fengdu Guo, so they don't need to worry about anything at all."

It was only agreed that if any country were invaded by the Righteous or Demonic paths, the nearest country would provide all-out support, and those further away would provide material resource assistance; it was barely considered an alliance.

However, the Righteous and Demonic paths had not been happy for long when, to their surprise, several major sects including the Ancient Sword Sect, Mingluan Sect, and Beiye Sect, which were led by the Yanyue Sect in the alliance matter, suddenly became interested.

Completely different from their previous cold, bystander attitude, they were now quite enthusiastic and proactive.

None of them were fools; to be precise, as long as one is a cultivator, there are no fools.

After hearing Mr. Xuan Ye's words, Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng looked at Wang Tiangu, frowned slightly, and confirmed again.

"Even if the cultivation worlds of countries like Yue, Yuanwu, and Zijin fall, it won't be their turn, so there is naturally no need to be so anxious. We only need to wait for us, the Righteous and Demonic paths, to kill Yan Taibai and remove this future trouble."

Half a month later, an event occurred that was enough to stir up a storm throughout the entire Tiannan Cultivation World.

"Not bad, truly not bad. But does Mr. Xuan Ye think that this Yan Taibai could really have faked his death to escape?"

"Sect Master should be aware that Yan Taibai succeeded in forming his Golden Core before the age of twenty. Even if he is restricted by his constitution and cannot advance to the legendary Spirit Severing Stage in the future, it is highly likely he would advance to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage in two or three hundred years. In such a situation, how could they tolerate him? This is also why, for the alliance matter previously led by the Yanyue Sect, they only sent a Golden Core Stage cultivator to offer congratulations. Now, Yan Taibai has already passed away due to the Chi Poison."

She didn't even know where she was being held under house arrest.

If it weren't for the pleas of other sects in the Yue Kingdom, the Yanyue Sect wouldn't even have wanted to participate.

Mr. Xuan Ye paused for a moment and continued to smile.

It was just not officially announced, which made the Righteous and Demonic paths breathe a slight sigh of relief, yet they had to accelerate their progress.

"Therefore, if you want to sabotage this matter, you only need to secretly leak that Yan Taibai actually faked his death to escape. Regardless of whether it is true or not, the Ancient Sword Sect, Mingluan Sect, Beiye Sect, and even sects from other countries will have reservations. Not only will they not fully assist the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World, but they might even look on coldly. So, not to mention other countries, but Cheqi Kingdom, Jiang Kingdom, and Yue Kingdom will definitely be taken."

As for the former, the materials had not been gathered, and the treasure had not been thought out, so there was no need to think about it for now.

"And isn't the sect's goal the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World? As for other countries, there is naturally no need to worry about them; leave that to the other sects."

And the Yan Family Ancestor had now directly plunged the Yan Family Fortress of the Yue Kingdom into the abyss; the entire Yan Family Fortress's clansmen were directly dismantled and dispersed by the Yanyue Sect.

Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng smiled slightly and stared at Mr. Xuan Ye, pressing for an answer.

"This... this is not important. If he really did fake his death to escape, then when the Yanyue Sect encounters the danger of destruction, given his personality, he will certainly not sit idly by and will definitely take action. At that time, it will not be difficult to take action and kill him. Even if his talent and potential are high, he is currently only a Golden Core Initial Stage cultivator, so he is not to be feared at all."

Discussion Hall

"Mr. Xuan Ye, do you mean to leak the news that the Yanyue Sect's Yan Taibai faked his death to escape and did not pass away from the Chi Poison, but instead used the opportunity to avoid various potential assassination attempts?"

Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng nodded in agreement with this suggestion.

Hearing that Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng had agreed, Mr. Xuan Ye felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Truth and falsehood, falsehood and truth—this could instead make Yan Taibai safer.

In any case, it was enough as long as this news was leaked from the Ghost Spirit Sect.

"Taibai, this is the last thing I can do for you."

Mr. Xuan Ye thought silently to himself.

As for spreading this matter, it was naturally not something he had to do himself; the Ghost Spirit Sect had people responsible for that.

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After the assembly regarding Yan Taibai's "faked death to escape" concluded, Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng kept Wang Tiangu behind.

"Do you think Mr. Xuan Ye is truly serving the sect with sincerity?"

Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng asked with profound meaning.

"Whether it is sincere or not, as long as the Yan Family remains under the sect's control, there is no need to worry about anything."

Wang Tiangu did not care much about this matter.

"What you say is true; perhaps I am overthinking it!"

Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng nodded and said.

The ChikongMikul of the Yanyue Sect is the most important place in the Yanyue Sect, second only to the Sunset Hall; only the Great Elder of the Yanyue Sect knows its exact location, and it is filled with Ancient Arrays, so even for a Nascent Soul cultivator, breaking through it would not be a matter of a short time.

Furthermore, there is a ten-thousand-mile Transmission Array inside, which is also the Yanyue Sect's final retreat.

However, this ten-thousand-mile Transmission Array was not set up by the Yanyue Sect, but was left behind from ancient times.

Although it is far inferior to the Ancient Teleportation Array controlled by Yan Taibai that leads to the Chaotic Star Sea, it can still transmit to any place within one hundred thousand miles.

As for the specific location, sorry, there is none; it all depends on luck.

The previous Great Elder of the Yanyue Sect once thought about setting up a corresponding transmission array in another hidden and safe place.

In the end, it was discovered that it was simply impossible; none of the Yanyue Sect's historical array masters had this ability, so it could only be left unsettled.

But now it is possible, because Xin Ruyin's Master and Xin Ruyin are both here, which also provided Yan Taibai with two companions.

And Yan Taibai finally learned the identity of Xin Ruyin's Master.

He turned out to be one of the top ten array masters in the Tiannan Cultivation World, but because he offended the Haoran Pavilion of the Righteous Alliance, he was hunted down until his Golden Core shattered, forcing him to hide his name.

With him here, this transmission array is naturally not a problem. And Yan Taibai also handed the matter of the Ancient Teleportation Array over to Xin Ruyin's Master.

The other party agreed as well, without asking much else.

After the matter of the Ancient Teleportation Array was resolved, Yan Taibai set about preparing to refine his Life-Bound Magical Treasure.

And the first thing in refining a Life-Bound Magical Treasure is to check the gift list to look for materials useful to himself.

And for Yan Taibai, finding useful materials is very simple; as long as it is related to the metal attribute, it will do.

As for the Life-Bound Magical Treasure, within the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash," there are many related methods for refining magical treasures, or rather, Treasure Artifacts and Dao Artifacts.

Especially Dao Artifacts, ranging from low-grade to supreme-grade Dao Artifacts.

In particular, there is one supreme-grade Dao Artifact that makes Yan Taibai incredibly tempted and is exactly what he wants: the Luxian Juetian Sword.

This is the most suitable one for Yan Taibai, but wanting to refine it with his current cultivation realm is pure wishful thinking; he might as well hope to obtain the Gate of Eternal Life.

However, although the supreme-grade Dao Artifact Luxian Juetian Sword cannot be refined, a Life-Bound Magical Treasure that is an imitation of the Luxian Juetian Sword is still possible.

This Luxian Juetian Sword is also the magical treasure that can best bring the divine ability of the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash to its peak and extreme.

As long as he refines it, Yan Taibai has the confidence that below the Nascent Soul stage, he is invincible.

As for above the Nascent Soul stage, it depends on the other party's strength and ability.

Like his master Qiong Laoguai, killing one with a single sword is not a very difficult thing.

But like his martial uncle, the Great Elder of the Yanyue Sect, who is a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator, wanting to kill him with a single sword would be too difficult unless he was caught off guard.

But escaping unscathed is not much of a problem; after all, the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" is known for its speed, and even though he has not successfully cultivated it all these years, Yan Taibai has still benefited greatly and naturally knows just how fast it is.

With his current strength at the Golden Core Initial Stage, even if he cannot compare to the escape divine abilities of a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, it would not be too far off.

And looking at the entire Tiannan Cultivation World, there are only three Great Cultivators of Nascent Soul Late Stage.

If it weren't for the worry of experiencing the treatment of that Spirit Severing Stage cultivator from ten thousand years ago, Yan Taibai would really like to roam the Tiannan Cultivation World properly.

After all, the upcoming demonic invasion is definitely a good opportunity.

As the saying goes, killing and arson bring golden belts; for Yan Taibai, the Golden Core Stage cultivators of the Demonic Path are resources delivered to his doorstep.

It is just a pity that for now, he can only choose the path of faking his death to escape.

And wanting to imitate the Luxian Juetian Sword, while not difficult to talk about, is not an easy task either.

That is, metal-attribute materials—the more, the better; the more precious, the better.

"Huangfeng Valley's Li Huayuan and Jiang Yun, a couple, offer a gift: Golden Glazed Sand."

Seeing the three characters "Golden Glazed Sand," Yan Taibai's eyes lit up.

Although this Golden Glazed Sand is not as good as Geng Essence, it is still a rare metal-attribute material that even Nascent Soul cultivators rarely get their hands on.

This is only because this material is produced exclusively in Tianluo Country, and there is only a small amount every ten years; basically, as soon as it is refined, it is carved up by the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects.

Therefore, Yan Taibai was truly surprised and astonished that Li Huayuan could produce this Golden Glazed Sand.

This is absolutely not something a Golden Core Stage cultivator like Li Huayuan could produce; if it were Linghu Laoguai of Huangfeng Valley, there would be some possibility.

After all, he is a Nascent Soul cultivator, but this is Li Huayuan, the Golden Core Initial Stage cultivator ranked last in Huangfeng Valley.

Moreover, given Li Huayuan's character, even if he were lucky enough to obtain some Golden Glazed Sand, it would be absolutely impossible for him to take it out as a gift for him.

This made Yan Taibai feel increasingly curious and suspicious.

"Could it be a mistake?"

Yan Taibai whispered to himself; after all, such things are not impossible to happen.

There are too many similarities between materials, and it is normal to misidentify them; Yan Taibai really found it hard to say anything.

As for doing it on purpose, given Li Huayuan's character, it is equally impossible for him to do such a thing.

Harboring the thought that it might be a disappointment, Yan Taibai began to search for Li Huayuan's gift, the Golden Glazed Sand, from his own Storage Bag.

A quarter of an hour later, Yan Taibai finally found the box containing the Golden Glazed Sand.

After opening it, the golden, crystalline sand inside was indeed Golden Glazed Sand.

"This Li Huayuan, to be so generous!"

After confirming there were no errors, Yan Taibai then used his spiritual power to wrap his palm before picking up the Golden Glazed Sand from the box.

The moment he made contact with the Golden Glazed Sand, his palm felt as if it had been pricked by needles, and he pulled his hand back as if electrocuted, yet it was already too late!

His entire palm had turned pitch black, completely like ink, and it was incredibly stiff, with absolutely no sensation at all.

"Oh no, poison!"

Yan Taibai's expression changed in shock, and he blurted out.

(End of this chapter)