Invincibility Begins with a Super Fairy Manny

Chapter 2515: Chapter 2516: Taotie’s Parents

And this method of exploiting opportunities to earn high profits obviously comes from the Merchants.

It should be known that among the ancient Bai Family, there are not only powerful Sects like the Bing Family, the Ru Family, and the Daoist Family, but also several sects that, while slightly weaker in power, excel in certain areas.

The Merchants are one of them.

To say it, the Merchants’ strength is not particularly weak either, at least much stronger than the Novel Family, the Name Family, etc.

They are particularly adept at identifying business opportunities and then using various means to earn high profits.

This has caused their wealth to increase sharply.

But the Sky Beyond the Skies is a world of survival of the fittest; possessing immense wealth but lacking the ability to protect it is nothing short of a disaster.

After experiencing several incidents of being forcibly seized and gambled away, the Merchants finally came to their senses and decisively joined the Yin and Yang Clan.

Since then, the Yin and Yang Clan has been providing protection to the Merchants, who in turn use their skills to earn money for the Yin and Yang Clan.

The two complement each other, causing their power to grow stronger over the years.

This model quickly spread and was emulated by other families and sects.

For example, the Novel Family has already joined the Ru Family, becoming a branch under it.

The Name Family, skilled in sophistry, has sold itself to the Fa Family, becoming a sharp weapon in their hands.

This trend is unstoppable, drawing only some sighs from people lamenting that soon there will be only one in ten left in the Bai Family, with the strong getting stronger and the weak staying weak, but no one voices any opposition to this.

The reason is simple; faced with absolute power, any verbal opposition seems so weak and powerless.

And at this moment, this person who was just speaking eloquently is hastily walking down this heavenly street.

The calmness on his face from earlier discussion is long gone, replaced by a look of panic.

He keeps glancing back, as if some terrifying existence is following him.

But although he is fast, he is far outpaced by the two figures coming after him.

They quickly catch up behind the man, and before he can react, they seize him and drag him into a deserted corner beside the heavenly street.

"Spare me, my lord, spare me, I was just talking nonsense because I was bored, if anything has offended you, just think of it as me talking rubbish, please don’t take it seriously!" The man immediately begs for mercy.

But the two show no sympathy, just coolly looking at him and saying in a deep voice.

"Do you know who we are?"

"I... I don’t know!"

Smack!

A loud slap.

"If you don’t know, why are you running so fast?" The person in a strange grey robe, with even their face obscured by a hood, exclaimed.

Although struck with a bloodied nose and mouth, the man dared not utter a single complaint, instead repeatedly nodding.

"Yes, yes, you are right, it was foolish of me, as long as you spare my life, you may hit me however you wish!"

"Ha ha! Quite understanding of the situation!"

The grey-robed stranger sneered several times, suddenly raising his voice, "I ask you, where did you hear the words you just spoke in public?"

"I... I overheard it accidentally!"

"Overheard?" The person snorted coldly.

The other hooded one suddenly said, "Dear sir, don’t be polite with such a person, just eat his brain and then extract useful information from it, isn’t that simpler?"

The voice was soft and pleasant, but it sounded like hell’s music to the man’s ears.

"Spare... spare me, I truly was not lying, I was once part of the Za Family!"

Upon hearing him mention the Za Family, the two exchanged glances, both revealing a slight surprise.

The Za Family is a collective term, as this noble family sect is very unique, without clear purpose or school like other sects and noble families.

In fact, they will use anything that benefits them without hesitation.

This also causes their fickleness and profit-driven nature.

Ultimately, under the exclusion of other noble families, they gradually declined.

But this noble family has a special ability; they are extremely adept at collecting and processing information.

Perhaps due to their nature, they can easily sift out useful information from the vast ocean-like data.

This has led to their gradual decline, but their disciples were absorbed by various sects.

After all, intelligence is vital for any sect or noble family.

"Since you are a member of the Za Family, I will trust you this time, but you must answer my questions truthfully, if you hide even a syllable, be careful with your head!"

"Yes, yes! I shall not dare to hide anything!"

"Since you are familiar with Bai Family’s past affairs, do you know of the Linglong City established by the Yin and Yang Clan in the Outer Domain?" The gray-robed man said solemnly.

The Za Family disciple nodded, "I know this, but the Linglong City is merely using the name of the Yin and Yang Clan, the actual executioners are the Merchants who joined them!"

Back then, after the Merchants joined the Yin and Yang Clan, they immediately launched various large-scale actions, with Linglong City being one of them.

This is no big secret in the entire Sky Beyond the Skies; many people know about it.

"Alright, then do you know that the Yin and Yang Clan once captured a juvenile Taotie?"

Taotie!

These two words made the Za Family disciple tremble all over, finally realizing why he had felt an eerie and powerful presence earlier.

"You... you..."

"Yes, we are indeed from the Taotie Clan, that captured juvenile Taotie is my bloodline descendant!"

With these words, there’s a flash in the eyes of the gray-robed man.

Then the Za Family disciple felt two enormous monsters appear before him, one of the legendary ancient beasts, the all-devouring Taotie!

Just as the disciple was plunged into great panic, the illusion suddenly dissipated, and then the gray-robed man chuckled coldly.

"Since you now know our identity, you naturally understand the consequences of deceiving us, now tell me, do you know about the Taotie being captured by the Yin and Yang Clan?"

The Za Family disciple shuddered vigorously, then struggled to say: "I did hear of it, it is said that the juvenile Taotie was captured and then sealed under the Linglong City, using its bloodline to cultivate greed in people’s hearts, to earn them more profits!"

"That’s right, but the Linglong City has now been abandoned, we searched all around there, aside from a trace left by the child, there was nothing left. Do you know its whereabouts?" The gray-robed man urged.