Becoming an Immortal and Ancestor, Starting from the Clan-protecting Divine Beast

59: Chapter 59 The Scheme of the Purple Mansion, There Was No Choice”Oh?” Yuan Feng heard this, his Divine Sense stirred, and he asked, ”Fellow Daoist Tang, do you know how long after selecting the Foundation Establishment candidates they will take action against Liquan Town?”

Tang Weibin shook his head, looking apologetic: ”I am not clear on that, Fellow Daoist Dou Zhan.”

As he spoke, he lowered his voice: ”However, I heard that this Demon Slaying Assembly was originally supposed to be jointly hosted by several surrounding commanderies.”

”But for some reason, now only Liyuan Commandery remains. The Purple Mansion Factions from the other commanderies have taken the lead in stating that they will not participate in this Demon Slaying Assembly, nor will they help deal with the obsidian statues inside Liquan Town.”

Yuan Feng stroked his chin, thoughtful: ”Perhaps it is because of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion in Liyuan Commandery. Don’t forget, the current Liyuan Commandery has a Great True Person, and they are at odds with the Xuan Yuan Sect, while the entire Xuan Prefecture is the territory of the Xuan Yuan Sect...”

Hearing Yuan Feng’s words, which were full of deep meaning, Zhang Wenmin and Tang Weibin could not help but understand the key to the matter.

Afterwards, the two and the one ape chatted for a while before parting ways.

They had indeed not considered the factor of the Xuan Yuan Sect before, and after hearing Yuan Feng say this, they could not help but feel a chill down their spines.

No matter how weakened the Xuan Yuan Sect was, it was still a Golden Core Upper Sect with a Golden Core True Monarch sitting in command, and there were many Purple Mansion Cultivators within the Sect.

The Purple Mansion Cultivators under the Xuan Yuan Sect alone were enough to sweep through the commandery cities under their jurisdiction, not to mention the Golden Core True Monarch.

The foundation of a major power is such that creating a Purple Mansion Cultivator is vastly different from a typical power creating one; the former is much easier, and both in terms of resources and the Cultivation Technique learned, it far exceeds the latter.

”Brother Yuan, if it really involves the Xuan Yuan Sect, what should you and I do?” Chen Fufeng asked.

Yuan Feng was much calmer and said lightly: ”Old Chen, from the moment you and I brought back the Heaven-Striking Thunder Domain Scripture for Zhu Xiao, the Chen Family had already chosen their side. There is no choice, and we cannot choose.”

The meaning in his words was clear; they stood on the side of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion and had already been marked by the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

”Yes, what was I thinking?” Chen Fufeng said with some self-mockery.

He had absolutely no need to worry. Behind the Liyuan Commandery Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion stood the Taixuan Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, and behind the Taixuan Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion stood the entire Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, a behemoth far larger than the Xuan Yuan Sect.

After the man and the ape communicated for a while, they found a remote and inconspicuous spot to sit down, closed their eyes to meditate, and waited for the assembly to begin.

Ten days later, Yuan Feng opened his eyes and woke Chen Fufeng, who was beside him; the Purple Mansion Factions had arrived.

First was the Heavenly Lotus Sect, a very special School that only recruited women. The Disciples under its banner were all beautiful female Cultivators, and many Cultivators took pride in becoming Dao Companions with female Disciples of the Heavenly Lotus Sect.

Leading them was a cold and beautiful female Cultivator wearing a lotus-white robe, tall in stature, and wearing a hibiscus gold crown. She radiated the Aura of a Foundation Establishment Peak, which was vaguely much stronger than the other Foundation Establishment Peak Great Cultivators present.

Behind her followed several female Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment level. Their appearances were all very beautiful, their figures were curvaceous, and they carried a cold and detached Aura, making the group of Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators stare straight at them.

Yuan Feng took a casual look and then stopped paying attention. In this life, he was an ape; even if the other party were beautiful to the heavens, it was just ”so-so” to him and not worth mentioning.

”Brother Yuan, that leading Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator from the Heavenly Lotus Sect is named Lin Nichan. She is the chief among the many Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators of the Heavenly Lotus Sect, born with a spiritual body, and has a very deep understanding of the Heavenly Lotus Sect’s Legacy Cultivation Technique, the Heavenly Lotus Hundred Frost Scripture. She ranks among the top of all Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators in Liyuan Commandery and is hailed as a Purple Mansion seed.”

Chen Fufeng transmitted his voice in a low whisper, introducing the identity of the newcomer to Yuan Feng.

Yuan Feng nodded slightly. The leading Cultivators sent by the seven Purple Mansion Factions this time were likely all so-called Purple Mansion seeds.

The obsidian statues in Liquan Town were perhaps their stepping stones and whetstones, allowing their Purple Mansion Dao path to be smoother.

True powerhouses rose from the slaughter of life and death; flowers raised in a greenhouse were pleasing to the eye but useless and would not go far.

After the people from the Heavenly Lotus Sect entered, the people from the Guiyuan Sect also entered. Each of them carried a saber, their faces wore arrogant expressions, and they had a rather haughty feeling of looking down on everyone.

Leading them was an extremely handsome male Cultivator, dressed in gray and white training clothes, with sharp eyes like an unsheathed long saber, surrounded by Saber Intent that made the skin prickle.

The Guiyuan Sect was quite eccentric. After joining, one was only allowed to forge saber-type Magical Artifacts and was not allowed to use other Magical Artifacts.

This was because the School had a Legacy Spell with a grade as high as Grade Five, with power approaching Grade Six, called the Guiyuan Saber Technique, which required the use of saber-type Magical Artifacts to unleash its maximum power.

”Gu Mingxiu is the strongest contemporary Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Guiyuan Sect. It is rumored that he was born with a saber heart and mastered Saber Intent before even reaching Foundation Establishment. His understanding of the Guiyuan Saber Technique is extremely deep, and even the Purple Mansion True Person of the Guiyuan Sect is full of admiration.”

”His strength is even greater than Lin Nichan of the Heavenly Lotus Sect. He is definitely a top-three existence among the Foundation Establishment Peak Great Cultivators of Liyuan Commandery, a proper Purple Mansion seed, and a future Purple Mansion True Person.”

”I heard that Lin Nichan of the Heavenly Lotus Sect is engaged to Gu Mingxiu, but I don’t know why the two have never married.”

Chen Fufeng watched the people from the Guiyuan Sect slowly walk into the hall and told Yuan Feng everything he knew.

The latter nodded slightly. He wondered if, when he reached the Foundation Establishment Peak, these Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivators from the Purple Mansion Factions could beat him?

Just after the Cultivators from the two Schools of the one Sect, two Schools, and four major families of Liyuan Commandery entered, the people from the four major Purple Mansion families walked into the hall together.

These four families were the Zhao Family, the Qian Family, the Zhou Family, and the Zheng Family. Among them, the Zheng Family was the strongest, the Zhou Family and Zhao Family were on par, and the Qian Family had the weakest strength because their Purple Mansion Old Ancestor’s Lifespan was running out.

These four families each sent a Foundation Establishment Peak Great Cultivator to lead, but they were all quite old. Especially the Foundation Establishment Peak Great Cultivator from the Qian Family, whose body was filled with thick Death Qi; one could tell at a glance that he would not live long.

After the people from the four major families arrived, the people from the Jieyang Sect slowly entered.

The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a crimson Daoist robe with a blazing sun embroidered on his chest. His body radiated the Aura of the Purple Mansion, making all the Cultivators in the hall quiet down.

Jieyang Sect’s current Sect Master, known as Immortal Master 【Yang Ke】, Jieyang Ke, was a Purple Mansion Middle Stage Cultivator, a Purple Mansion True Person with three Divine Abilities.

Behind Jieyang Ke followed a dozen or so Cultivators. They were all very young and were all Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators. There were even four at the Foundation Establishment Peak, with strong Auras that were a cut above the average Foundation Establishment Peak Great Cultivator.

”Is this the foundation of the number one power in Liyuan Commandery?” Everyone present sighed.

”Greetings, Immortal Master 【Yang Ke】.” At this time, a perceptive Cultivator hurriedly saluted.

”We pay our respects to Sect Master 【Yang Ke】.”

The group of Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators in the hall stood up together and respectfully saluted the newcomer.

The status of a Purple Mansion True Person alone was worthy of the awe of these Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators, not to mention that he was also the Sect Master of the Jieyang Sect, an old-School Purple Mansion major Sect, with a status more noble than the Purple Mansion Middle Stage Old Ancestor of the Heavenly Lotus Sect.

Chen Fufeng and Yuan Feng were the same; facing a Purple Mansion True Person, one must show appropriate respect.

Jieyang Ke brought the group of Jieyang Sect Disciples to the upper seat of the hall and then sat in the position symbolizing the first chair.

Sitting on his left and right were the leaders of the Heavenly Lotus Sect and the Guiyuan Sect, and only then were the team leaders of the four major Purple Mansion families.

As for the Jieyang Sect Foundation Establishment Disciples following behind him, they stood behind him, with powerful Auras like mountains standing tall, their Auras like an abyss or the sea, fully displaying the demeanor of Disciples from a major Sect.

”Fellow Daoists, no need for formalities.”

Jieyang Ke swept his gaze over all the Cultivators present, spoke softly, and raised his right hand slightly, with Purple Mansion mana surging.

The many Cultivators present only felt a breeze brush against their faces. The speed of their internal mana circulation increased by several points, the fatigue on their bodies disappeared, and even some hidden dark injuries were healed.

”We thank Sect Master 【Yang Ke】!” Everyone saluted again, their voices loud, gathering together and resounding through the clouds.

This method had to make the Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators present feel shocked; it would be a lie to say they were not in awe.

They knew that Purple Mansion True Persons were strong, but they did not expect them to be strong to this extent.

One must know that Immortal Master 【Yang Ke】 was only a Purple Mansion Middle Stage with three Divine Abilities, and there were still Purple Mansion Late Stage with four Divine Abilities, as well as the Purple Mansion Peak Great True Person with five Divine Abilities.

The further one went, the harder it was to cultivate Divine Abilities, and the greater the improvement to the strength of a Purple Mansion True Person.

After Jieyang Ke showed a hand, he did not speak, but looked at the people in the hall with a smile.

”May I ask Sect Master 【Yang Ke】, how exactly will this Demon Slaying Assembly be held?”

A bold Foundation Establishment Peak Great Cultivator asked with confusion. Jieyang Ke did not speak first, clearly wanting the people from these Foundation Establishment factions to ask first.

The rest of the people had this question in their hearts. After this Foundation Establishment Peak Great Cultivator finished asking, they all waited expectantly for Jieyang Ke’s reply.

Immortal Master 【Yang Ke】 sitting at the head smiled lightly, his gaze falling on Lin Nichan of the Heavenly Lotus Sect and Gu Mingxiu of the Guiyuan Sect: ”Two nephews, why don’t you clear up the confusion for everyone, how about that?”

Hearing this, Gu Mingxiu was the first to stand up. He first saluted Jieyang Ke, then looked at the Cultivators in the hall, his voice loud:

”I believe everyone knows what happened in Liquan Town. This is a disaster caused by the ruins left behind by a supreme Heavenly Sect that practiced the Blood Qi Path.”

”Of course, everyone need not panic. This Heavenly Sect is called the Jade Blood Heavenly Sect, and what it practiced was the orthodox Blood Qi Path, not the Blood Qi Demonic Path polluted by Ancient Ancestor Xue Zhou.”

”Bringing everyone here is to give everyone a great Opportunity. The Jade Blood Heavenly Sect was founded by the Jade Blood Dao Lord who sat on the Blood Qi position. Even if the Heavenly Sect ruins in Liquan Town are only a branch, the Opportunity contained within it is something that perhaps even a Golden Core Upper Sect would find difficult to compare with.”

A Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator raised his hand to indicate: ”One must have a life to take the Opportunity. There are many Foundation Establishment Peak level obsidian statues. If we go, wouldn’t it be no different from being cannon fodder?”

Gu Mingxiu glanced at him, his voice flat: ”This Fellow Daoist, you can rest assured. Those Foundation Establishment Peak statues that are difficult to deal with will be left to our seven Purple Mansion Factions, as well as the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, to deal with.”

”By the way, this time, in addition to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, the Commandery Governor’s Mansion will also send the Taixuan Guards to suppress the obsidian statues in Liquan Town. We will not let you become cannon fodder.”

”We Purple Mansion Factions will be the main force, and you all just need to assist from the side. Thinking of not contributing but wanting to eat meat and drink soup, where in this world is there such a good thing.”

”Everyone, am I right?”

As the words fell, the hall was terrifyingly quiet, and one could hear a pin drop.

Gu Mingxiu was right; if they wanted to eat meat and drink soup with the seven Purple Mansion Factions, they could not do it without contributing.

They could easily seal off the periphery. If you don’t want to contribute, I’m afraid you won’t even be able to get in.

”The Sun Family of Liquan Town is willing to participate!” A Foundation Establishment Peak Great Cultivator said with a voice like a bell, taking the lead to express his stance.

Immediately after, one Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator after another made their own decisions. The vast majority chose to join, and only a small minority were unwilling. After stating their wishes, they left the hall.

Chen Fufeng, under Yuan Feng’s instruction, also decided to join. This was an Opportunity for the Chen Family.

Moreover, he had no choice; his second son had already caught the eye of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, and his eldest son was still trapped in the Jade Blood Heavenly Sect ruins.

In any case, the Chen Family could not refuse to participate in the so-called Demon Slaying Assembly; there was no choice and they could not choose.

After the Foundation Establishment factions in the hall made their decisions, Jieyang Ke stood up, looked at the remaining Cultivators in the hall, his tone cold and stern: ”That everyone can participate makes me feel very gratified, but some people still cannot see themselves clearly. I can only blame my Jieyang Sect for not giving face.”

As his words fell, screams came from outside the hall, and they stopped abruptly after a while.

Such an approach made the Cultivators present feel chills. Fortunately, they did not refuse, otherwise, they would face a catastrophe.

”Alright, everyone stay at my Jieyang Sect tonight. I have already prepared a dinner for you all; don’t forget to attend.”

”As for when to attack Liquan Town, it is temporarily set for three years later. Everyone should make plans after returning.”

After speaking, Jieyang Ke’s figure merged into the Void Realm and disappeared from the hall.

The somewhat quiet hall gradually became active after he left.

Before long, this hall changed greatly, filled with tables, and maids brought in spiritual fruits and spiritual food.

Chen Fufeng sat upright, a little nervous.

Yuan Feng was carefree, picked up a roasted spiritual chicken and swallowed it in one bite, smacking his lips: ”Not bad, worthy of being produced by a major Sect, this craftsmanship is impeccable.”

Just at this time, Zhang Family Ancestor Zhang Wenmin leaned over: ”Fellow Daoist Dou Zhan, I have an important matter to discuss.”