Chapter 361: Jin Ding Ancestral Elder

"Wu Xianzi, do you know any information about this mission?" Wang Yu still asked a pressing question.

"I really don't know about this. I also received a temporary mission from the sect. However, before setting off, my master sent me a sound transmission saying that this mission would be led by a Golden Core ancestral elder, but he didn't say who exactly," Lady Tianhe shook her head and said.

"A Golden Core is making a move! Which ancestral elder of the Thousand Bamboo Sect is your master?" Wang Yu was startled upon hearing this.

"My master is Ziguang. Speaking of which, it's a coincidence. Back then at the Guangyuan market, I even mentioned my master to Brother Wang," Lady Tianhe covered her mouth and smiled.

"So it is Real Person Ziguang. No wonder Wu Xianzi is so skilled in puppet arts. I heard long ago that Real Person Ziguang is the Thousand Bamboo Sect's number one puppet master and can even craft Golden Core-level puppets. Congratulations, Wu Xianzi," Wang Yu cupped his hands and said with a smile upon hearing this.

"Actually, my master also has the surname Wu. This is why I didn't join the three sects of Tianhe Prefecture but traveled far to Great Ming Prefecture to join the Thousand Bamboo Sect," Lady Tianhe blinked her beautiful eyes and replied with a giggle.

"Real Person Ziguang is also a member of the imperial family?" This time, Wang Yu was truly surprised.

"You could say that. My master was born into a distant branch of the Wu family long ago. It was only through a coincidence of fate that she could become an ancestral elder of the Thousand Bamboo Sect," Lady Tianhe replied frankly.

"Since there is this connection, did your master not arrange for you to temporarily leave Great Ming Prefecture?" Wang Yu was puzzled again.

"Brother Wang, haven't you heard the saying? Wealth and honor are sought in danger!

I already said earlier that the Haoran and Xuanzhen Sects provided support for this great war. Many of the treasures are things even Golden Core ancestral elders crave, but these things can only be exchanged by those who perform great meritorious service in this battle. So, it's not just me; didn't that little monk Yuantong from the Diamond Temple also not leave? Over these years, he has been known as the reincarnated Buddha of the Diamond Temple," Lady Tianhe sighed and replied.

"Treasures of a Nascent Soul sect..." Wang Yu felt his heart skip a beat upon hearing this.

A quarter of an hour later.

Wang Yu quietly returned to the entrance of his own cave, only to see a fiery red figure standing quietly in mid-air at the entrance of the cave next door, looking out into the sky.

Upon seeing Wang Yu return, the fiery red figure turned around. The beautiful face was none other than Yun Yun Cai Shang.

"Senior Sister Yun, you haven't rested yet?"

Wang Yu called out in slight surprise and bowed in greeting.

"Isn't Junior Brother just as busy? It's getting late, you should rest early," Yun Yun Cai Shang replied with a smile that was not quite a smile, then floated down lightly and returned to her cave.

This left Wang Yu, who wanted to explain a few things, stunned and confused. After scratching his head, he returned to his own cave and continued to contemplate the "Beast Claw."

The next two days were peaceful, with the cultivators of the three sects going about their own business within the mountain walls.

On the morning of the third day.

A sound of breaking through the air came from the sky, and a yellow-hued figure suddenly fell rapidly from the sky.

After a loud bang, a large area of the open ground in the valley shattered.

A sturdy man exuding a primitive aura, with a head of coarse, stiff long hair, slowly stood up in the center of the shattered ground. After scanning his surroundings, he shouted in a booming voice in all directions:

"Juniors of Great Ming Prefecture, why are you still hiding? Come out and see this ancestral elder!"

Such a big commotion naturally startled the many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the mountain walls on both sides. They appeared from the walls one after another in shock, looking at the sturdy man in the center of the valley.

Wang Yu appeared outside the mountain wall after a flash. After scanning the sturdy man, he couldn't help but be shocked.

Although the other party was dressed simply, wearing only a short-sleeved tight leather garment and having a full beard, a golden little tripod was embedded between his brows, with most of it directly submerged into the brow bone, looking quite eerie.

More importantly, the aura on the sturdy man was as vast as the sea, and it was impossible to see through his strength level. His realm was definitely above Foundation Establishment.

"Amitabha, so it is Senior Jin Ding of the Giant Ding Gate. Little monk Zhi Ming greets you, Senior." An old monk with white hair and beard who also appeared outside the mountain wall immediately chanted a Buddha name upon seeing the sturdy man, bowing with one hand in great respect.

Yuantong and another middle-aged monk beside him also followed suit in silence.

"So it is Senior from the Giant Ding Gate. We pay our respects to Senior Jin Ding."

Upon hearing Monk Zhiguang address the man this way, the others who were full of shock and suspicion also bowed in greeting.

Wang Yu vaguely understood the intention of this Golden Core ancestral elder.

"I won't say anything else. You should understand why this ancestral elder appeared here. This mission is now under my responsibility. You just need to follow orders. Do you juniors have any objections?" After the sturdy man scanned the faces of the cultivators of the three sects, he said bluntly.

Once these words were spoken, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the three sects looked at each other, and for a moment, no one spoke.

"What? Do you think this ancestral elder is trying to deceive you? Are there any disciples of the Four Symbols Gate here? This is the token given to me by that old fellow Elder Yin Yun." After the sturdy man rolled his eyes, he took out a silvery-bright scale from his bosom.

"Senior, this disciple is a true disciple of the Vermilion Bird lineage of the Four Symbols Gate." Seeing this, Yun Yun Cai Shang could only step forward and say respectfully to the sturdy man.

"Hmph, confirm the token properly. If it weren't for a big favor I owed old man Elder Yin Yun years ago, I wouldn't have taken on this troublesome matter." After the sturdy man snorted, he flicked his wrist, and with a "whoosh," the silver scale shot toward the young woman in the red dress as a white light.

Yun Yun Cai Shang did not dare to be negligent and grabbed at the void with one hand. Immediately, a red light rolled up in front of her, and a crimson giant hand shadow condensed, grabbing the white light into it, which turned back into a silver scale.

With a "puff."

The red giant hand shadow flashed and disappeared. The silver scale fell into Yun Yun Cai Shang's palm, and she examined it carefully, turning it over and over.

The others looked toward Yun Yun Cai Shang in unison, with different expressions.

Wang Yu stood beside the young woman and also looked at the silver scale.

He saw that the surface of the silver scale looked shiny and bright, but after a careful scan with his divine sense, he could find that there were dense spiritual patterns on the surface, which looked somewhat familiar.

After Wang Yu's thoughts turned again, he felt somewhat enlightened.

This silver scale was exactly the same as the scales used on the armor of that Ancestral Elder Elder Yin Yun.

"Indeed, this is the token of Senior Uncle Elder Yin Yun. It seems Senior Jin Ding is indeed the person who issued this mission. Senior, what are your orders? This junior will absolutely obey." After Yun Yun Cai Shang looked at it for a moment, she turned her palm, and the scale disappeared from her hand. After bowing to the sturdy man again, she said respectfully.

"Since Wu Xianzi Yun has confirmed the token, the three of us have no objections either." Seeing this, the old monk Master Zhi Ming said with lowered eyebrows.

"We three senior and junior siblings are also willing to follow Senior Jin Ding's lead." After the three from the Thousand Bamboo Sect discussed briefly, Zhuo Fan, who was carrying a box on his back, also stepped forward half a step and said.

"Good. Since there are no objections, then there is no time to lose. This ancestral elder will immediately announce the specific content of this mission." Seeing this, Ancestral Elder Jin Ding said to the cultivators of the three sects without surprise.

"Senior Jin Ding, are we not waiting for the people from the Luori Sect? It was agreed that the four sects would execute this mission together." Luo Yiming, the one carrying double swords from the Thousand Bamboo Sect, couldn't help but interject.

"Luori Sect? Hehe, no need to wait. The people from the Luori Sect cannot come. I have already received news that shortly after they entered the territory of Tianhe Prefecture, they were ambushed by Zhu Wuyan and his men, and all three Foundation Establishment cultivators were killed on the spot." The sturdy man replied with a chuckle upon hearing this.

Once these words were spoken, the entire scene fell into silence. ===== CHAPTER 362 =====