Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1418: Chapter 898: Cloud Wild Alliance, Fiery Flame Hall (2)

They had always arranged for someone to keep an eye on the cave residence in Spring and Summer Square, but Yang Zhenshan had discovered it long ago. Therefore, he always disguised himself when going out, making them think that he had always been in the cave residence during that time.

"Hmm, has there been any response from the Kuang family?" Xu Mingzhu’s eyes were slightly lowered, his thin face full of viciousness.

As the saying goes, the face reflects the heart, and Xu Mingzhu’s appearance was undoubtedly an accurate reflection of his inner self — sinister and ruthless, with no attempt to conceal it.

The Kuang family is the Immortal Cultivation Family behind Kuang Fu, one of the Five Alliance Elders.

The Kuang family has a descendant who is the disciple’s grandchild of the White Cloud True Monarch, and his master is none other than Master Yun Ge.

Furthermore, an ancestor of the Kuang family was once the sixteenth disciple of the White Cloud True Monarch, although this ancestor passed away a thousand years ago.

Thus, the Kuang family can be considered an Immortal Cultivation Family affiliated with the White Cloud True Monarch, wielding considerable power in White Cloud Immortal City.

Xu Mingzhu sought the support of the Kuang family precisely because they had personnel and power in the Immortal Law Hall.

The Immortal Law Hall is the Law Enforcement Hall of White Cloud Immortal City, responsible for law and order and meting out punishments in the city.

It is called the Immortal Law Hall because White Cloud Immortal City has a code of laws named the White Cloud Immortal Laws, personally established by the White Cloud True Monarch.

If Xu Mingzhu wanted to use the rules of White Cloud Immortal City to kill Yang Zhenshan, he had to establish connections with the Immortal Law Hall in advance.

Whether framing or planting evidence, it was necessary to sort things out at the Immortal Law Hall first. Otherwise, if things got noisy and the Immortal Law Hall thoroughly investigated, he would be essentially shooting himself in the foot.

"That old dog Kuang Fu looks down on us and didn’t give us any response!" Zhou Tu said angrily.

No matter that Xu Mingzhu is the Hall Master of the Fiery Flame Hall, in the eyes of an established Immortal Cultivation Family like the Kuang family, Xu Mingzhu is nothing more than a dog they keep.

Xu Mingzhu did not feel angry about it. He had long been seething with hatred toward the Immortal Cultivation Families behind the Five Alliance Elders and would not be angered by their disdain and negligence anymore.

"Since they are unwilling, then keep a close watch on that person and wait until he leaves the city!"

"By the way, have you found out his identity?"

He suddenly remembered that he still didn’t know Yang Zhenshan’s identity.

"We found out. This person is named Yang Zhenshan, from the Yang family of the Sea of Spirit. For more detailed information, we’ll need to send someone to investigate in the Sea of Spirit afterward!" Zhou Tu replied.

Fiery Flame Hall, naturally, can’t compare to the Ten Thousand Treasures Store. Zhongli Xiayi of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store managed to dig eight or nine layers deep into Yang Zhenshan’s background overnight, whereas Fiery Flame Hall took several days just to know that Yang Zhenshan came from the Sea of Spirit, learning nothing else.

It’s not Fiery Flame Hall’s incompetence to blame; their duty is to venture into the Wanhua Mountain Range to hunt Mutant Beasts and demon beasts, and their focus is in the deep forests east of White Cloud Immortal City.

If you asked them which Mutant Beast tribes existed in that mountain forest or which demon beasts could be hunted, they would probably recount them like treasured anecdotes.

But if asked about the situation in the Sea of Spirit, they would be utterly clueless.

However, Xu Mingzhu isn’t concerned about the Sea of Spirit. "No need to investigate further; just make a move when he leaves the Immortal City!"

He never considered the sects and families of the Sea of Spirit worth his notice.

The entire Sea of Spirit only has the three Divine Soul Realm Martial Artists of the Three Sects worthy of mention, but these three are Martial Artists, not Immortal Cultivators. He might fear the strength of Divine Soul Realm Martial Artists, but definitely holds no reverence for them.

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Xu Mingzhu was waiting for Yang Zhenshan to leave the Immortal City, and Yang Zhenshan was waiting for Yang Jizhen and the others to arrive.

Upon receiving Yang Zhenshan’s order, Xuanzhen and Yang Jizhen brought Ma Qiuyan and Ning Yun to Qingli Immortal City; they were there to take Bai Xiaoyun.

"Greetings, Elder Xuanzhen, greetings, Yang!"

In the cave residence, Bai Xiaoyun saw the two arriving together and felt a bit puzzled.

She did recognize them, but they weren’t very familiar.

For years, she had stayed in Qingli Immortal City, safeguarding the Yang family’s interests in the city. Although life was somewhat monotonous, it was stable.

Therefore, Bai Xiaoyun was quite satisfied with her current life. In her view, becoming a Guest Elder of the Yang family was the wisest choice she had ever made.

The benefits were high, the treatment was excellent, there was little work, and there were no annoying tasks, nor was there a need to act against her will.

Except for being a bit too plain, Bai Xiaoyun was very satisfied with her current situation.

Xuanzhen nodded slightly as a gesture of greeting. Yang Jizhen smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Bai, the ancestor has decreed that we immediately proceed to White Cloud Immortal City for further instructions!"

"White Cloud Immortal City!" Bai Xiaoyun’s dark eyes lit up. "Is there something good to be had?"

She had long yearned to see White Cloud Immortal City; maybe because her name also contained the words "White Cloud," she had always been curious about what White Cloud Immortal City was like.

Unfortunately, she had never found the opportunity.

"It’s not necessarily something good; you’ll find out once you come with us," Yang Jizhen replied.

"When do we set off?"

"Right away!"

"Alright!"

Bai Xiaoyun hesitated not at all, packed briefly, and left Qingli Immortal City with Yang Jizhen and the others.

They didn’t have a Flying Boat, so their mode of transportation was the Golden Feathered Fire Crow.

The group of five rode five Second-Order Golden Feathered Fire Crows, traveling along the northern slope of the Yunxiao Mountain Range heading east, toward White Cloud Immortal City.

Yang Zhenshan and Yunxiao had come from the Sea of Spirit heading to White Cloud Immortal City, needing to traverse the depths of the Yunxiao Mountain Range.

Yang Jizhen’s group departed from Qingli Immortal City, so they only needed to fly east along the northern slope of the Yunxiao Mountain Range.

They flew across undulating mountain ranges, crossed vast rivers, and traversed extended gorges.

A journey of ten thousand miles wasn’t considered far to them; riding on the Golden Feathered Fire Crows, they could reach their destination in just three to four days.

As they crossed the gorge, Xuanzhen furrowed his brow slightly, gazing down towards the gorge below.

His eyes glimmered with golden light, staring like swords at the long, bottomless gorge below.

"Elder Xuanzhen, what’s the matter?" Yang Jizhen noticed the golden glow in his eyes and asked.

Xuanzhen shook his head slightly, "It’s nothing, just felt like someone was watching us just now!"

"Oh!" Yang Jizhen wasn’t concerned.

Here, along the northern slope of the Yunxiao Mountain Range, there are many Immortal Cultivation Forces, including families, sects, and demon clans scattered everywhere. Though none of these forces are particularly outstanding, a few do have Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Flying so ostentatiously through the air, it’s normal for someone below to notice them.

What they didn’t know was that the one observing them just now was none other than Duan Qiankun, one of the Ghost Soldiers under Zhang Mo’s command.

Atop Cangya Gorge, Duan Qiankun, clad in a gray-white robe, stood straight at the edge of the cliff, his eyes cold as he looked at the five Golden Feathered Fire Crows flying across the clouds above.

"Golden Feathered Fire Crow? Yang family of the Sea of Spirit?"

"That family seems extraordinary!"

Duan Qiankun mused.

Nowadays, the fame of the Yang family had significantly increased, becoming quite a notable Immortal Cultivation Force in Qingli Immortal City.

Of course, compared to major powers like Cangyu Mountain, Hidden Sword Mountain, the Three Sects of Spirit, the Nether Prison Sect, and Wind Valley, the Yang family’s reputation still couldn’t match up.

Years ago, when Master Yun Ge convened various forces in Qingli Immortal City, Yang Zhenshan could only sit in the last row. Now, given the Yang family’s reputation in Qingli Immortal City, he likely still had to sit in the last row.

It’s just that over the years, the Yang family had been operating in Qingli Immortal City for quite some time, so everyone knew about this strong Immortal Cultivation Family in the Sea of Spirit.

Duan Qiankun had always been monitoring the developments in Qingli Immortal City, though he was more focused on the Lin family, one of the Qingli Six.

As for the Yang family, he never really paid it any mind.

Transforming into a gray-white streak of light, Duan Qiankun flew down the gorge, entering the array at its base.

The thick Blood Pool boiled incessantly, and the three White Bone Pillars nearly protruded from the gorge’s top.

The eerie, bloody aura filled the gorge’s base.

In the center of the Blood Pool, at the core of the three White Bone Pillars, Zhang Mo sat cross-legged in the boiling blood.

Threads of pure Blood Evil Qi coiled around him like satin, entering his body.