Chapter 177: Successfully Persuaded

As the Paper General made his move, the other members of the Jiang family immediately fell silent, save for two old men who had two Golden Corpses appear beside them.

But the next moment, the old woman Jiang Yujin spoke up, addressing them: "Big Brother, Fifth Brother, that's enough! Don't bring out any more Golden Corpses! My own Golden Corpse was destroyed by this very General!"

Truth be told, she was genuinely afraid of a repeat of the previous incident. The Jiang family now only had these two Golden Corpses left; if they were lost as well, it would undoubtedly have a devastating impact on them.

"Third Sister, are you truly set on betraying the family?"

Hearing her words, the eldest old man looked at his kin with clouded eyes and spoke to her with extreme gravity.

"Big Brother, you truly do not know!"

"The forces under that person are vast beyond measure. I saw no fewer than five Generals comparable to Sages, and more than sixty Colonels whose strength far exceeds that of ordinary True Immortals!"

"Furthermore, there are over twenty thousand soldiers with the strength of ordinary True Immortals. What would you have me do?"

As Jiang Yujin reeled off one number after another, the surrounding Jiang family members gasped in cold air.

Because if such a force were to truly strike, they could be completely wiped out in an instant!

The two old men looked at each other, and finally, the eldest one spoke to his Third Sister: "Even so, what of it? If they want to take down the Jiang family, they will have to lose a tooth in the process!"

In reality, his heart was already wavering, but if they were to surrender just by hearing how large the opponent's forces were, wouldn't they be the laughingstock of the world?

"Big Brother, what kind of existence do you think someone who commands such soldiers would be? Even if we struggle to the death, to that great figure, we are merely objects that can be suppressed with a flip of the hand!"

"Big Brother, do not forget: there are people beyond people, and heavens beyond heavens. Above the Sages are the Shenren!"

However, as Jiang Yujin uttered these two sentences, the expressions of the two old men changed drastically.

"All of you, withdraw!"

"Third Sister, tell me the details!"

One old man ordered the other clansmen to leave, while the other immediately pressed the old woman for answers.

Seeing that they seemed to be softening, Jiang Yujin hurriedly said to the Paper General beside her: "General, please withdraw the Ghost Domain. Leave the rest to me!"

Hearing her, the Paper General silently withdrew the Ghost Domain, and the Paper Colonels and heavy-armored Paper Soldiers who had been in formation returned to their original positions.

"Big Brother, Fifth Brother, last night that great figure came to the Yinjian and struck once. My intuition cannot be wrong—that was the power of a disaster!"

"Although I don't know exactly what happened at the time, one thing is certain: this great figure can strike at will within the Yinjian!"

As an old woman who had lived long enough and had been stationed in the Yinjian for a long time, Jiang Yujin knew exactly what this meant.

"Truly?!"

As she finished these two sentences, both old men trembled all over, and then they pressed her for more.

"Not a single word of falsehood!"

Facing his question, Jiang Yujin answered without hesitation.

"Hoo~ If that is the case, then I cannot blame you!"

"This world is about to undergo a great change. You likely do not know yet, but the world is in chaos again. Who knows when Xiangzhou will be affected!"

"..."

Soon, as the three delved deeper into their conversation, they gradually understood what was happening in the Yinjian.

Upon hearing about the military camps, the troop strength, and the various methods in the opponent's hands, they understood that this hurdle could not be avoided no matter what.

"You may take the clan's ancient texts, but when I return to the Yinjian this time, I must also pay a visit to that great figure!"

Finally, the eldest Jiang elder said this to Jiang Yujin.

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"This old woman actually has some ability. I didn't expect her to persuade the people in her family so smoothly!"

Lin Feng felt quite satisfied with Jiang Yujin's performance. Originally, he had thought he would need to manipulate the Paper General to take down some people and execute a Golden Corpse to establish his authority.

However, the people of the Jiang family did not seem as stubborn as she was, which made Lin Feng, who had been prepared to act, feel like he had wasted his anticipation.

After all, as long as he acted, he could obtain new Golden Corpses, which would be perfect whether he buried them or kept them for his own use.

"What a pity! What a pity!"

"Forget it, since things are going smoothly, I can't be bothered to keep paying attention."

Finally, a somewhat disappointed Lin Feng withdrew his thoughts and began to busy himself with the task at hand: continuing to craft Black Jade Dark Gold Talismans.

The performance of this type of talisman last night had left him quite satisfied, so now that he had time, he naturally wanted to make more to keep in reserve.

In addition to the talismans corresponding to the Xi Gui and Tanshi Gui, Lin Feng also crafted some talismans for the Qianmian Zhi Gui, the Jieming Mu Gui, and the Tou Gui.

Although the combat power of the latter three ghosts could not compare to the Xi Gui and Tanshi Gui, they possessed more utility in terms of functionality.

For example, as long as the Qianmian Zhi Gui was summoned, he could create large batches of paper figures for consumption anywhere and at any time in the Yinjian.

Moreover, at critical moments, he could use several more Black Jade Dark Gold Talismans to summon multiple Disaster Ghosts to the field, crushing enemies with a numerical advantage.

However, as the main force for combat, Lin Feng made the most of the God-Inviting Talismans corresponding to the Xi Gui and Tanshi Gui.

Especially the Tanshi Gui; after summoning it yesterday to devour that kind of flame, it seemed to have taken a step forward. He believed that in a few more days, it would be able to officially advance to a Jie Gui!

By then, he would truly possess power comparable to a Sage. It could be said that summoning the Tanshi Gui to fight would bring Lin Feng quite a few benefits just from what it consumed.

"Boom~"

Placing some dark gold onto the black jade talisman base, the ghost fire began to burn, causing the two to fuse.

Soon, Lin Feng stopped his movements, injected a portion of the Tanshi Gui's power into the talisman, and a Black Jade Dark Gold Talisman was completed.

"The quantity of black jade talisman bases is sufficient for now, but after making over a hundred talismans in a row, the dark gold is almost used up."

"The dark gold mined every day can basically only produce five to ten talismans. If there is enough time, it can be accumulated."

"However, the current situation is likely..."

Lin Feng did not believe that the current stability could last much longer. He feared that it wouldn't be long before some of the people pulling the strings behind the scenes would appear one after another.

Whether it was the Incense Master, the Barbarian Sages, or existences Lin Feng did not yet know of, they would surely make various moves in the face of the current chaotic situation where the world was in turmoil and smoke was rising everywhere.

And if he wanted to survive steadily in this world without being targeted by others, the best way was for him to stop acting personally and instead use Black Jade Dark Gold Talismans to summon Guiyi to act in his stead.

Only in this way could he sit firmly on the fishing platform from beginning to end, without causing trouble to himself and ultimately falling into all sorts of inexplicable problems. ===== CHAPTER 178 =====