Heart-Questioning Hall
Yang Tianyun, dressed in a blue dress, exuded a gentle and graceful charm that became even more captivating under the night sky.
Faced with her Nineteenth Younger Brother's question, she nodded solemnly and said earnestly, "I am certain that my dao companion in this life is none other than Li He."
"Fifth Sister, you should know that as the Lineage's only Tier 2 Alchemist, the Lineage will never allow you to marry outside the family. Have you told Yang Lihe about this?" Yang Tianyou's eyes narrowed, and he continued to ask in a deep voice.
Yang Tianyun smoothed a strand of hair at her temple and smiled slightly, "Tianyou, you underestimate your fifth sister. Do you think I'm the kind of woman who doesn't understand the bigger picture? Don't worry, Li He is Rogue Cultivator and has no intention of establishing Lineage. I've already asked him, and he's willing to marry into my Yang Household."
"Are you willing to marry into my family?" Yang Tianyou asked again to confirm.
"I'm willing!" Yang Tianyun replied impatiently and very seriously.
"That makes things easier. As long as his identity is confirmed, your deal is done."
Yang Tianyou breathed a sigh of relief. His worst fear was that his fifth sister, Yang Tianyun, hadn't explained things clearly to Yang Lihe, which would have made things difficult.
Leading his fifth sister into the main hall, Yang Lihe's Shen Yi lit up when he saw Yang Tianyun, and his face lit up with excitement. He quickly went to greet her.
Upon seeing this, a hint of warmth flashed in Yang Tianyun's eyes, but she maintained her basic composure and gave Yang Lihe a wink.
The latter understood, quickly turned around, bowed, and said, "I humbly request that Daoist Friends grant my consent to Tianyun and me becoming dao companion. From this day forward, I, Yang Lihe, am willing to be loyal to the Yang Household until death."
Yang Haoyu sat in the main seat, his face calm, without uttering a word.
The atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became heavy. Yang Lihe broke out in a cold sweat and felt extremely uneasy.
He knew that Yang Tianyun valued her Lineage highly, so he wanted to become her dao companion. He knew he would have to get past the Yang Household Ancestor.
"Alright, Ancestor, that's enough. Don't really frighten Fellow Daoist Lihe."
Seeing that the fire was ready, Yang Tianyou whispered to himself.
"Wait a little longer. If you can't even withstand this initial show of force, how can you be a son-in-law of the Yang Household?" Yang Haoyu replied telepathically.
Yang Tianyou shifted his gaze, looking down at Yang Lihe, who was nervously bowing his head, and then at his Old Ancestor, whose face was tense. He couldn't help but feel a sense of déjà vu, like a mother-in-law testing her son-in-law.
Finally, after a while, Yang Haoyu's expression softened, and the atmosphere in the entire hall relaxed as well.
"Yang Lihe, I ask you, are you willing to go through the Heart-Questioning Grand Formation?" A slightly authoritative voice drifted over.
Upon hearing this, Yang Lihe was overjoyed. He was not stupid; since the Yang Household had asked him to Heart-Questioning Grand Formation, it proved that they intended to accept him.
So he hurriedly replied, "Of course, of course, I'm willing."
Good grief, they even changed the generational rankings while they were at it.
Yang Tianyou quietly gave Yang Lihe a thumbs-up, which surprised the latter, who then chuckled.
Yang Tianyun blushed slightly; she knew that her relationship with Yang Lihe was more than halfway done.
Others may not know, but doesn't she?
The man before them was a pure Rogue Cultivator who had only gained his cultivation through sheer luck and a willingness to risk his life.
"Alright, let's not delay any longer. You should go with Tianyou to the Heart-Questioning Grand Formation now. We'll meet here again in half a month. If there are no issues with your identity, I will find an auspicious day in front of all the elders to hold a wedding ceremony for you and Tianyun."
Yang Haoyu maintained the solemn expression befitting Old Ancestor and spoke slowly and deliberately in a deep voice.
"This junior obeys, thank you, Old Ancestor." Yang Lihe bowed solemnly, and then left the main hall under the leadership of Yang Tianyou. Yang Tianyun was left behind by Yang Haoyu, who said he wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk.
On the way to the Hall of Inquiry, Yang Tianyou took the initiative to speak, saying with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Lihe, I'm afraid I'll have to change how I address you in a few days and call you Fifth Brother-in-law."
"Hehe..." Yang Lihe was very excited at this moment, but he just chuckled foolishly and didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Yang Tianyou shook his head, putting himself in the other person's shoes, and understood his feelings.
The two soon arrived at the Heart-Questioning Hall.
This is a grand hall built with glazed tiles and a frame of black Black Iron. Under the starlight of the night, it radiates a magnificent glow.
The Heart-Questioning Hall was built in a short period of time, only a year, but it quickly became one of the main buildings of the Yang Household.
This is closely related to its function. The Heart-Questioning Hall contains a Second-Tier Upper-Grade Heart-Questioning Grand Formation and a First-Tier Superior-Grade Heart-Questioning Grand Formation.
Normally, when selecting Lineage offerings, First-Tier Heart-Questioning Grand Formation is sufficient.
The Tier 2 Heart-Questioning Grand Formation will not be used lightly.
The activation of the Heart-Questioning Grand Formation requires a Spirit Material called "Pure-Clean Glass Stone".
This kind of Spirit Material is extremely rare and valuable. The Yang Household relied on the channels of the Gold and Silver Alliance and spent a full 24,000 Spirit Stones to finally obtain two pieces of Pure-Clean Glass Stones to set up the Heart-Questioning Grand Formation.
However, simply setting it up is not enough. The most crucial point is that activating the Heart-Questioning Grand Formation requires the consumption of Pure-Clean Glass Stones.
Taking the First-Tier Heart-Questioning Grand Formation as an example, each activation requires one percent of a Pure-Clean Glass Stone.
The Tier 2 Heart-Questioning Grand Formation is even more outrageous; the amount of Pure-Clean Glass Stones required to activate it once is a full ten times that of the First-Tier Heart-Questioning Grand Formation.
In other words, the two Pure-Clean Glass Stones can only be used twenty times to activate the Tier 2 Heart-Questioning Grand Formation.
This is why the Yang Household doesn't easily use the Tier 2 Heart-Questioning Grand Formation —it's simply too expensive, and they can't afford it.
A thousand Spirit Stones at once, who can afford that?
Even a large and successful family shouldn't be ruined like this.
However, this time, to test Yang Lihe's sincerity towards the Yang Household, we will definitely need to use the Tier 2 Heart-Questioning Grand Formation.
Although it cost more than a thousand Spirit Stones, this deal was undoubtedly extremely worthwhile.
Upon entering the Heart-Questioning Grand Hall, Yang Tianyou led Yang Lihe and easily arrived at a large Black Iron gate.
"The Heart-Questioning Array is inside. Fellow Daoist Lihe, just push the door open and go in. Remember, do not resist the power of the Heart-Questioning Array. All you need to do is go with the flow," Yang Tianyou instructed.
"Okay!" Yang Lihe nodded, then opened the Black Iron gate without hesitation and went inside.
Seeing this, Yang Tianyou nodded slightly, made several Mudra with his right hand, and Spiritual Power surged out.
Clang!
The Black Iron gate was tightly closed, and the two Formation slowly began to operate.
What the Yang Household Member didn't tell Yang Lihe was that the Heart-Questioning Grand Hall not only contained the Heart-Questioning Grand Formation, but also a Second-Tier Upper-Grade Fire Attribute attack Formation — the Eight Desolations Fire Dragon Formation.
Once it is discovered that any cultivator within the Heart-Questioning Grand Formation harbors any ill intentions towards the Yang Household, disregard everything else and focus solely on rendering them immobile.
The entire chamber was forged from Black Iron, and with the Eight Desolations Fire Dragon Formation, let alone Foundation Establishment cultivators, even if Wu Shuisheng, False Core Cultivator from the Three Rivers Sect, entered it, he would be severely injured, if not killed.