Family Rise by Daily Intelligence

Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Yellow Sand Trapping Array, Luring the Turtles into the Jar

Fu Changsheng paused.

Sincerely said:

”The most crucial thing is, our two families have a common enemy, which are the Zhang Family and the Qiuo Family. In Ghostly Wail Ridge, I coincidentally encountered a cultivator from the Zhang Family, captured him, and through the Soul Searching Technique learned that before entering the Ten Thousand Ghosts Abyss, the Zhang Family and the Qiuo Family had already met up, planning to team up in Ten Thousand Ghosts Abyss to eliminate our Fu and Yu families one by one.”

”Moreover”

”If they haven’t changed plans”

”They will meet at Ant Hill in five days.”

Ant Hill is less than twenty miles away from their Skull Mountain.

Granny Yu’s eyes lit up:

”Fu Clan Leader, if your information is accurate, then we must take action immediately. My grandson and granddaughter are Array Masters. They could jointly set up the Yellow Sand Trapping Array at Ant Hill ahead of time. Even if the Zhang and Qiuo Families were to join forces, once caught in the array, it would be difficult to escape. We should have a seventy percent chance of killing them with the array’s assistance..”

Fu Changsheng was waiting for this sentence.

Immediately, the two agreed and hurried back to their cave mansions to gather their clansmen. The five set off on a flying ship, swiftly heading towards Ant Hill.

On the flying ship.

Molan sent a voice transmission to Fu Changsheng:

”Patriarch, the puppet has been completely refined; with six Middle-Grade Spirit Stones, a Power Source Stone can be condensed.”

Fu Changsheng felt joy in his heart.

If in the upcoming battle, they had a puppet with Tier One Peak strength, it would undoubtedly be an additional trump card.

Without hesitation, he politely asked Granny Yu:

”Fellow Daoist Yu, do you happen to have Middle-Grade Spirit Stones?”

The Yu Family is known for their Array Dao expertise.

Middle-Grade Spirit Stones are also required for array setups.

Before Granny Yu could speak, her granddaughter Yu Qingru said:

”Fellow Daoist Fu, I have them, how many do you need?”

”Just six pieces”

Upon hearing this, Yu Qingru immediately patted her storage bag, and with a flash of dawn light, a box floated towards Fu Changsheng. Upon opening it, there were eight neatly arranged Middle-Grade Spirit Stones:

”Thank you, Miss Qingru”

With that.

He exchanged the equivalent Spirit Stones according to the Marketplace rate and supplemented her.

Yu Qingru was adamant, unwilling to accept:

”Just now in the Red Mist Sea, if you hadn’t helped, the three of us would have died. A few Spirit Stones aren’t much; please accept them, Fellow Daoist Fu, otherwise, I would feel indebted.”

Granny Yu also smiled and urged Fu Changsheng to accept them.

Fu Changsheng immediately stopped being polite.

Handing the eight Middle-Grade Spirit Stones to Molan.

At that moment.

A familiar mechanical sound echoed in his mind:

”Ding”

”You’ve gifted eight Middle-Grade Spirit Stones to your clan sister, earning six Clan Contribution Points.”

Simultaneously.

The clan contribution value on the panel changed to forty-six.

They were fast approaching Ant Hill, merely three miles away.

Just in case.

Fu Changsheng had a thought:

”Exchange intelligence!”

Buzz.

The panel trembled, a large amount of yellow light surged, and lines of text appeared:

[1: Elder Zhang fought with a Tier One Flower-faced Ghost Tiger at Tianren Mountain for a day and a night, losing one Tier One Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact before finally picking an Tier One Top-Grade Cyan Jade Fruit from the mountain]

[2: Beneath Ant Hill, a hundred feet deep underground, lies a nest of Thousand-legged Ghost Centipedes, within their lair is a piece of Tier One Top-Grade Profound Iron Essence]

[3: ....]

The next eight entries of intelligence provided trivial information, so Fu Changsheng immediately stopped the exchange, recalled the presence of Thousand-legged Ghost Centipedes in Ant Hill, and by the time the flying ship hovered above Ant Hill, Fu Changsheng thought for a moment and said:

”Miss Qingru, while setting up the array later, could you please keep the commotion to a minimum? It’s possible the Zhang and Qiuo Families are on their way, and early discovery would be unfavourable.”

”Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Fu, this array set has been practiced countless times within our clan by my brother and I, specifically for the final stage in Ten Thousand Ghosts Abyss. There won’t be much commotion, and my brother is a Tier Two High-Grade Array Master; with him personally setting it up, it’s foolproof.”

Yu Qingru replied with a confident smile.

Fu Changsheng nodded slightly:

”Alright, then I’ll trouble you, Miss Qingru. I will go to the west side to keep watch for you.”

Granny Yu chose the north.

Molan went south.

The west was guarded by Little Cyan Snake.

Two days passed by swiftly.

Fu Changsheng only noticed the ground trembling slightly, and as he turned, he saw yellow light surging over Ant Hill, a yellow light curtain morphing out, trembling slightly before vanishing:

”That fast?”

A Tier Two Array was completely set up in just two days.

Fu Changsheng felt relieved.

Simultaneously.

Molan also relayed good news:

”Patriarch, the Power Source Stone for the puppet has been reconstructed, would you like to come have a look?”

Fu Changsheng was curious, but considering the critical moment, as the Zhang and Qiuo Families could appear at any time, he declined immediately.

By noon.

On the west side of Ant Hill, two yellow lights surged, followed by Elder Zhang and Zhang Huanrui appearing with a flash, Zhang Huanrui’s face slightly pale, having strained himself to the point of Mana depletion during their nonstop journey, clearly struggling.

Elder Zhang examined the mountain.

Finding no signs of the Qiuo Family.

His tense expression relaxed, seeing the dissatisfaction and puzzlement on Zhang Huanrui’s face, he sighed and explained:

”Zhang Huanrui, although the Qiuo Family has been marrying into our family for generations, in this Ten Thousand Ghosts Abyss, the hearts of people are unpredictable. Who knows whether the Qiuo Family’s alliance proposal is genuine, or merely to lure us here and ambush us, robbing us of our gains from Ten Thousand Ghosts Abyss. Being cautious is always wise,”

”Indeed, the old ancestor is thoroughly considerate.”

Their exchange reached Fu Changsheng’s ears.

He couldn’t help but feel grateful.

Never did he expect Elder Zhang would arrive a day early.

Fortunately, Yu Qingru and her brother’s array skills were excellent, successfully completing the array setup beforehand.

All five remained aboard the flying ship.

Yu Qingru couldn’t hold back speaking quietly:

”Since the Zhang Family arrived first, should we activate the array and eliminate the Zhang Family’s ancestor and grandson first?”

The Qiuo Family had six people enter Ten Thousand Ghosts Abyss.

Led by their Grand Elder Qiuo Mingrui at the Peak of Qi Cultivation, while the remaining five were at the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation. If the Qiuo Family suffered no losses, even with the Yellow Sand Trapping Array, the combined forces of Zhang and Qiuo might still pose considerable pressure.

Before Yu Qingru could finish talking.

Fu Changsheng immediately dismissed the idea:

”The Zhang and Qiuo Families are cut from the same cloth. Since Elder Zhang arrived early to scout, the Qiuo Family is likely not far behind.”

There would only be one chance.

They needed to be patient.

After dialogue.

Granny Yu glanced again at Fu Changsheng; he was younger than Yu Qingru by three years yet seemed more mature in thought, reminiscent of that boy back then.

Sure enough.

Less than an hour later.

From the north.

Four yellow lights flared.

As the light faded.

Led by Grand Elder Qiuo Mingrui, the Qiuo Family quartet appeared, still some distance from Ant Hill. Upon their arrival, Qiuo Mingqi recalled something, smirked slightly, and whispered:

”Grand Elder, Shangguan Hui is heavily injured and in seclusion, leaving the Zhang Family without their pillar. Now, even those few fledgling Fu Family members can’t handle them, it seems the Zhang Family’s luck has run out.

Rather.

Should we seize this opportunity to capture Elder Zhang.

Their entry into Ten Thousand Ghosts Abyss is part of the Noble Family Grand Competition. Surely, he has gathered a considerable amount of Soul Crystals, and with his Soul Crystals combined with our own, we may have enough to exchange for ten Court Contribution Points, paving our way to becoming a Ninth-Grade Noble Family, needing only one more Foundation Establishment Cultivator.”