Thunder Brewing
After learning the whole story, Yang Tianyou paced back and forth in the room, his mind churning with turmoil.
There is no doubt that this attack by the Devil Cultivators was premeditated; such a coincidence could not have occurred without a unified will.
So why were the Yang Household, Mu Household, Qing Household, and Ye Household —the four Foundation Establishment Lineage— attacked by Devil Cultivators, and not other Lineage?
After some analysis, Yang Tianyou discovered many problems.
First of all, these four Lineage are all long-established Foundation Establishment Lineage with extraordinary foundations.
After annihilating these Lineage, firstly, it can deter other Foundation Establishment Lineage in Dragon Valley County; secondly, because these old Lineage have relatively abundant assets, plundering these Lineage would better satisfy the greedy nature of Devil Cultivators.
Furthermore, and most importantly, there is a Karma connection between the several Devil Cultivator forces that launched the attack and the Foundation Establishment Lineage that were attacked.
First, there's the hatred between the Dragon Valley Sect and the Three Rivers Sect —it's an irreconcilable feud!
It's understandable that the Qing Household of Qingfeng Town, being a force close to the Three Rivers Sect, would be targeted by the Dragon Valley Sect.
Yang Tianyou had heard of the Ye Lineage in Black Tiger Town Ye Household before. Within the sphere of influence of the Feng Household family, Golden Core Household, the Ye Household was quite prestigious.
Its status is roughly equivalent to that of the Liu Household family of Qianmu Town under the Three Rivers Sect. The clan's Spirit Beast, the Yellow-Striped Black Tiger, is a Second-Tier Upper-Grade Spirit Beast. It once fought head-on against Human Race cultivator at the Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment without being at a disadvantage, demonstrating its extraordinary strength.
The force that attacked the Ye Household was the Blood-Slaying Dao Devil Dao Sect, a powerful Devil Dao Sect that cultivates the Blood Path and Killing Dao, with its headquarters located deep within the Demon Sea.
Blood-Slaying Dao is one of the ten major sects of the Demon Dao. It is said that the sect has a powerful expert at the Sage Manifestation to suppress its strength, and it has a considerable reputation throughout the entire Lu Wu Realm.
As the most prestigious sect in the killing path, the Blood-Slaying Dao's assassin operations are almost ubiquitous throughout the entire Lu Wu Realm, making it one of the leading assassins. In comparison, the Black Sha Sect's assassin operations can only be considered small-scale.
However, due to the vastness of the Lu Wu Realm, even with the immense size of the Blood-Slaying Dao, it was impossible for them to station a large number of powerful individuals in every Branch Altar.
More than a decade ago, the Dragon Valley County Branch Altar of the Blood-Slaying Dao had a major falling out with the Black Tiger Town Ye Household over a commission, which led to a feud between the two.
However, due to the insufficient strength of the Blood-Slaying Dao Branch Altar in Dragon Valley County, they suffered a silent loss in this conflict. In addition, with the protection of the Feng Household and Luochuan Sect behind the Ye Household, the leader of the Blood-Slaying Dao Branch Altar in Dragon Valley County could only swallow his anger.
But everything changed after the Cold Tide arrived!
The Blood-Slaying Dao and other Devil Dao Sects followed in the footsteps of the Six Desires Red Dust Sect to conquer the Northern River Region.
In a short time, a large number of Blood-Slaying Dao Foundation Establishment warriors poured into Dragon Valley County, which made the Blood-Slaying Dao Branch Altar leader, who originally thought he had to swallow his anger, suddenly stand up straight.
After the fall of Crouching Ox Pass, the Blood-Slaying Dao Path repeatedly attacked and killed members of the Ye Household, eventually annihilating the entire clan. Ultimately, this was largely due to past grievances.
Finally, there's the Black Sha Sect. Like the Blood-Slaying Dao, the Black Sha Sect's headquarters are also located in the Demon Sea.
However, the strength of this sect is not on the same level as that of Sage Manifestation force like the Blood-Slaying Dao; the difference between the two is enormous.
The Black Sha Sect is roughly the same size as the Luochuan Sect, both having one or two Spirit Transformation cultivators as their foundation, and their main force is composed of Nascent Soul Cultivators. Such forces are generally referred to as Nascent Soul forces or Commandery-Level Power.
Forces like the Gold and Silver Alliance, Luochuan Sect, and Xiang Household are all of this level.
The Black Sha Sect has no personal grudges or entanglements with the Yang Household and Mu Household, but they are entangled in interests, or more precisely, a one-sided entanglement of interests.
If we trace the origins of this matter, it has a great deal to do with the Zhao Household in Border River Town.
First, we must start with the feud between the Zhao Household and the Yang Household. Zhao Leicong, the Zhao Household Ancestor, feared that the Yang Household would obstruct his breakthrough to the Golden Core stage. So he spent 200,000 Spirit Stones to hire the Black Sha Sect to wipe out the Yang Household and the Mu Household after the Cold Tide.
Furthermore, the agreement stipulates that at least one of the companies must be eliminated for the mission to be considered complete.
After reaching an agreement, the two parties also signed Heaven and Earth Contract, which was signed under the witness of the Will of Heaven and Earth in the Lu Wu Realm and has strong binding force.
Under the supervision of the Will of Heaven and Earth, if the Black Sha Sect breaks the contract, the loss it suffers will be at least double that of 200,000 Spirit Stones, which is 400,000 Spirit Stones.
Therefore, when choosing which Foundation Establishment power to attack in Dragon Valley County, the Black Sha Sect did not hesitate to choose the Yang Household and the Mu Household from among the more than twenty Foundation Establishment Lineage, precisely because of the interest involved, which amounted to as much as 400,000 Spirit Stones.
If it weren't for the 400,000 Spirit Stones involved, that is, without the Zhao Household's employment contract, the Black Sha Sect would most likely not have chosen the Yang Household as their target.
After all, the Yang Household is powerful, and their Lineage has been reinforced layer by layer, making them a tough nut to crack.
Unfortunately, the Lineage suffered a major setback more than a decade ago and has not recovered since. Their Cultivation Resources are also limited, and the Black Sha Sect is unaware that the Yang Household has obtained the Dragon Valley Hall's inheritance.
Therefore, unless the Black Sha Sect has lost their mind, they would not make such an unwise decision with high risk and low reward.
The conclusion is clear: in general, the Yang Household suffered huge losses, and the real culprits are two people— the Black Sha Sect and the Zhao Household.
The former is someone we can't afford to offend right now, and we can't find a target either, but the latter is someone we know all too well, an old rival, and someone we can easily defeat!
Having figured this out, Yang Tianyou clenched his fist, his eyes turning cold. Strands of invisible Blade Intent gathered around him, as if he were about to unleash a strike that would tear apart all his enemies.
After a moment, he released his grip, exhaled softly, and suppressed his agitated emotions.
Seeing this, Yang Danglong, who was standing nearby, did not think that this young junior had chosen to swallow this matter. On the contrary, he felt that the Black Sha Sect Branch Altar in Dragon Valley County, and even Luochuan Commandery, might be in trouble in the future.
The Zhao Household is about to pay the price!
"Thirteenth Granduncle, order the Shadow Hall clansmen to Detection all recent intelligence about the Zhao Household at all costs, and activate the hidden forces within the Zhao Household. Await orders! I'm going back to the Lineage. The Zhao Household will pay for this in blood!" Yang Tianyou left these words behind, his face cold, and slowly walked out of the room.
On the other side, in Border River Town, at the Zhao Household's residence halfway up the mountain, was Zhao Leicong's home!
Upon learning that the Yang Household and Mu Household had been attacked, and that the Yang Household was still alive, Zhao Leicong, the Zhao Household Ancestor, was not pleased but alarmed.
He knew the Yang Household Member's personalities all too well: they were vindictive and extremely vengeful, with Yang Haoyu, the Yang Household Ancestor, being a prime example.
This woman didn't care whether the attack was orchestrated by the Zhao Household or not; all she needed to know was that the Zhao Household had once hired the Black Sha Sect.
The Yang Household may know how to be tolerant in minor matters, but when it comes to the loss or injury of their clansmen, they have always adhered to the principle of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!
"Who gave them the guts to make the move? They tried to kill the snake but ended up getting hurt instead! The Black Sha Sect is a bunch of useless trash! Useless trash!"
Like an enraged Tiger King, Zhao Leicong roared incessantly in the room, the enormous roar shaking the potted plants inside.