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Chapter 867: Chapter 329: Evolution, Internal Conflict, and Profiting (Ten-Thousand-Word Mega Chapter)

Thinking of this, Fu Changsheng nodded. ”Alright. In that case, I’ll leave this place in your care, Celestial Sound Fairy. If anything happens, send me a message immediately.”

”Yes, Patriarch.” Celestial Sound Fairy answered respectfully.

Yaoyao instantly grew excited. As soon as they left Xinguang Mountain, she couldn’t help asking, ”Father, what is the purpose of this trip?”

”We’ll talk after we reach Thousand Cloud Mountain.” Fu Changsheng looked into the distance and spoke calmly.

The two of them rode atop the Cyan Flood Dragon, crossing several mountain ridges. Gradually, the towering Thousand Cloud Mountain that pierced the clouds came into view. Fu Changsheng lifted his hand slightly, signaling the Cyan Flood Dragon to slow down, while simultaneously casting the Invisibility Technique. His Divine Sense quietly spread out, and in an instant, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

”There are people lying in ambush in the mountain already?!”

If he hadn’t broken through to the Third-Layer of the Purple Mansion by now, and if the Great Derivation Technique: Third-Layer hadn’t reached Cultivation Perfection, at such a distance he really wouldn’t have noticed this anomaly.

Seeing Fu Changsheng frown deeply, Yaoyao couldn’t help asking, ”Father, is there something unusual?”

Fu Changsheng weighed his words for a moment, then slowly said, ”I previously received news that a Sea Lotus is hidden within Thousand Cloud Mountain and should be about to mature. But from the looks of it now, someone has already beaten us here and is guarding the place.”

Yaoyao bit her lip, a look of determination flashing in her eyes. ”Father, should we just kill our way in? Or should we wait until the Sea Lotus fully matures and they go in to harvest it, then spring a trap and catch them like turtles in a jar?”

Fu Changsheng pondered for a while.

According to what he had sensed, the number of people in ambush happened to be two—most likely the Yu Qingsang and Yu Yunsang from the Fish Eagle Tribe mentioned in the intelligence report. If he acted rashly now, the Fish Eagle Tribe, being not far from here, would certainly send reinforcements quickly. So he couldn’t act impulsively for the time being; at the very least, he had to wait until the Sea Lotus matured.

”Come, let’s find a place to hide first.” Fu Changsheng said softly.

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Inside Thousand Cloud Mountain.

Yu Qingsang and Yu Yunsang from the Fish Eagle Tribe stood before a cave not far away. A faint trace of worry showed on Yu Yunsang’s face.

”Fifth Brother, the Sea Lotus is guarded by a Sea Lotus Demon whose cultivation is at the Tier Three Middle-Stage. Even if the two of us join forces, I’m afraid we’ll still find it hard to defeat it. Why don’t we... why don’t we report back to the tribe and let the Grand Elder come? The Grand Elder is at the Late-stage Purple Mansion—dealing with a Tier Three Middle-Stage Demon Beast would be child’s play for him.”

Yu Qingsang, however, remained unmoved.

The two of them belonged to Second Young Master’s camp, while the Grand Elder firmly stood on the Crown Prince’s side. Once they reported this matter, this incomparably precious Tier Three Top-Grade Sea Lotus would definitely not end up in their hands. When that happened, not only would their efforts be for nothing, they would also be handing a wedding dress to someone else for free. This kind of dumb loss was something he absolutely didn’t want.

Yu Qingsang smiled slightly and said, ”Eighth Brother, don’t forget—I am also a Tier Three Array Master.”

It was precisely because he had devoted himself to the study of Arrays for many years, spending vast amounts of time and effort, that even at such an age his cultivation still lingered at the Early Stage of Purple Mansion.

”Eighth Brother, come with me.” As Yu Qingsang spoke, he led Yu Yunsang away from the cave entrance to a patch of dense shrubs.

Yu Qingsang raised his hand and patted his storage bag.

In an instant, Dawn Light flashed.

Array Flags flew out from the storage bag one after another, landing steadily all around them. As he continuously sent Spell after Spell into the Array Plate in his hand, with a hum, a Yin Yang Trapping and Killing Array took shape in an instant.

Yu Yunsang was slightly stunned. ”Fifth Brother, you even moved the Grand Array from your Cave Mansion over here?!”

This Yin Yang Trapping and Killing Array was a Tier Three High-Grade Small Array; using it against the Sea Lotus Demon was more than enough. A look of joy immediately surfaced in Yu Yunsang’s eyes.

A hint of pride appeared on Yu Qingsang’s face. ”In another two months, the Sea Lotus will mature. When the time comes, Eighth Brother, you’ll enter the cave and guide the Sea Lotus Demon into the Array. I’ll then use the Array Power to kill it. At that time, the Sea Lotus will belong to me, and the Sea Lotus Demon’s corpse will belong to you. In another ten years, the Kunlun Mini World will open. By then, if you make the Sea Lotus Demon’s hide into Inner Armor, you’ll have a bit more protection when you enter the Kunlun Mini World.”

”Thank you, Fifth Brother.” Yu Yunsang’s heart was filled with gratitude.

Although he and Yu Qingsang were half-brothers, their parents had died early, and Yu Yunsang had been raised entirely by Yu Qingsang. Thus, the bond between the two was more like that of father and son.

Time flew by, and two months passed in the blink of an eye.

Yu Qingsang suddenly twitched his nose, catching a whiff of a unique fragrance. His eyes lit up at once. ”Eighth Brother, the Sea Lotus has matured. Go quickly. Remember to be nimble and don’t let the Sea Lotus Demon get close.”

”Mm.” Yu Yunsang’s throat bobbed. Although he was only responsible for luring the Sea Lotus Demon out, the Sea Lotus Demon was, after all, a powerful Tier Three Middle-Stage Demon Beast with countless methods of attack, so he couldn’t help feeling a bit nervous.

With a thought.

A Vajra Pestle slowly rose to hover above his head, upon which a White Tiger Totem was carved. Yu Yunsang walked to the cave entrance and sent a Spell into the Vajra Pestle.

With a hum, the Vajra Pestle burst into brilliant white light. Accompanied by an angry roar, a White Tiger phantom instantly condensed, roaring as it charged into the cave.

”Roar!” An enraged bellow from the Sea Lotus Demon echoed out from within the cave.

Waves of sound rolled out, instantly shredding the White Tiger phantom to pieces. The formidable sound waves did not diminish in power but continued surging outward, in a flash transforming into countless Sea Lotus flowers that shot toward Yu Yunsang at extreme speed.