Rogue Person Youlong
Yang Haoyu left with a large amount of resources. Before leaving, he left Yang Tianyou and his group with a large quantity of combat resources such as Pills, Talisman, Forbidden Artifacts, and Puppets, as well as 30,000 Spirit Stones as operational funds, which Yang Tianyou could use at his Spirit Stone.
In addition, there was intelligence gathered by the Yang Household regarding the power of various Lineage in Dragon Valley County, which greatly helped their subsequent actions.
However, at Yang Tianyou's suggestion, Wolf Ancestor went back with Yang Haoyu and returned three days later to meet up with Yang Tianyou and act together.
The purpose of doing this was naturally to deter the evil spirits lurking in the shadows. With the return of the Wolf Ancestor, the Yang Household's strength had greatly increased, and there would be fewer ill-intentioned eyes looking at them.
As for Yang Tianyou, he was just a Qi Refining cultivator, and the various forces wouldn't pay him too much attention.
Watching the two elders depart, Yang Tianyou put away the Shadow Hall Token, took out twelve thousand Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag, divided them into six, and handed them to Yang Tianwang and the other six Yang Household Cultivators.
Although Old Ancestor Yang Haoyu handed over the power of the Shadow Hall to him, the people in the Shadow Hall were definitely not as close as these uncles and brothers who had gone through thick and thin with him. Therefore, Yang Tianyou asked the Old Ancestor to keep them by his side as helpers.
Yang Tianwang and the others had no objections and readily agreed.
Yang Tianyou, however, could not help but offer something: two thousand Spirit Stones to each person, as compensation for their inability to reunite with their families.
The six Yang Household Cultivators happily put away the Spirit Stones, their faces beaming with joy. For Qi Refining cultivators, two thousand Spirit Stones was an enormous sum of money.
Soon, the Flying Boat took off, still flying Concealment, its direction clearly West.
Demons run rampant in the Huafeng Mountain Range!
The Demon Race, the Barbarian Tribe, the Spirit Tribe race, the Human Race, and the Blood Race all vie for supremacy, while the Immortal Dao, the Demon Dao, and the Evil Dao contend for Various Daos.
Crouching Ox Pass in Dragon Valley County was breached, as were Barrier Mountain Pass in Silver River County and Evil-Suppressing Pass in Jinshui County, all of which were trampled by Foreign Races.
However, unlike Dragon Valley County, the Golden Core Force in the Silver River and Goldwater counties do not have Golden Core traitor like Elder Yulong.
The two passes Barrier Mountain Pass and Evil-Suppressing Pass, were not breached; rather, it seems that the two counties voluntarily abandoned them.
After all, Crouching Ox Pass serves as the flank of the two passes. If it falls, it would mean the center has been breached. If Barrier Mountain Pass and Evil-Suppressing Pass continue to fight to the death, they could easily be surrounded by the Foreign Races and defeated one by one. In that case, there would truly be no way to escape.
If they choose to give up, they can proactively establish a defensive line in the rear, relying on the strategic depth of thousands of miles to intercept the enemy layer by layer. Once they have exhausted some of the Foreign Races forces, and with the arrival of aid from numerous sects and Lineage in the Northern River Region, they will naturally be able to launch a counterattack.
It's fair to say that the Golden Core Forces in these two counties were scheming meticulously.
In fact, the situation developed exactly as the leaders of the Silver River and Goldwater counties had predicted.
Luochuan Sect quickly repelled the enemy's invasion and dispatched a large number of Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators to support its subordinate counties.
With their help, the Three Counties of Luochuan Commandery quickly repelled the invading Foreign Races, which led to a tug-of-war situation where each side was intertwined with the other, constantly attacking and fighting each other.
In this chaotic situation, the Huafeng Black Market thrived and developed rapidly. In less than a month, the Black Market area expanded more than five times, and all kinds of resources gathered here.
They had everything imaginable, both legitimate and illegitimate, and even forces from other counties traveled long distances with their goods.
These goods were sold on the Black Market to earn Spirit Stones, which were then used to purchase various border specialties, such as Ice and Snow Resources, and sold back to the Inner Domain, resulting in substantial profits.
As Yang Tianyou and his companions traveled in their Flying Boat, they witnessed this extraordinary prosperity. Various races gathered together, and immortals and demons coexisted in one room. To the uninitiated, it would seem as if this were a peaceful era of harmony among all races.
After stowing away their Flying Boat, the Yang Household family members concealed their presence and entered the Black Market. The entrance fee was still one Spirit Stone per person, and the continuous stream of cultivators at the entrance was quite spectacular.
Entering the Black Market, amidst the noise, clamor, and chaos, there was a distorted order. No one dared to make a move here; those who did were hanging outside the Black Market, their deaths gruesome and tragic.
Arriving at a newly built restaurant, after booking a room, they went to the lobby and ordered a table full of food and drinks. While eating slowly, they extracted useful information from the lively conversations of the monks next to them.
"Have you heard? The Dragon Valley Sect openly re-established itself a few days ago, and its sect leader is none other than Elder Yulong, who betrayed the Three Rivers Sect, Qi Yulong!"
"How come I haven't heard of it? I also know that Qi Yulong was originally the son of the Dragon Valley Sect Master, but he was determined to take revenge from a young age and joined the Three Rivers Sect."
"He has worked diligently for two hundred years, making great contributions to the Three Rivers Sect, which is why he was trusted and appointed as the Garrison Elder. I never expected that this person would be a remnant of the Dragon Valley Sect. Tsk tsk tsk, I really want to see the faces of the Golden Core cultivators of the Three Rivers Sect back then." A Devil Cultivator wearing a black cloak spoke with nothing but schadenfreude.
"If that's true, then this person's cunning is terrifying. To live under the nose of the enemy who destroyed his sect for two hundred years... Hiss... I can't even imagine!" Someone gasped, their face full of fear.
"However, I've heard that the Dragon Valley Sect has somehow allied itself with the Demon Sea and even made contact with the Six Desires Red Dust Sect, the Demon Sea's overlord."
"Who knows? But I think it's just a rumor. What kind of power is the Six Desires Red Dust Sect? It's a Demon Dao giant that has existed for tens of thousands of years, a being that can be compared with the holy Sacred Lands of Immortal Dao. The Dragon Valley Sect is just putting on a show!" A burly cultivator drinking wine sneered and said.
"That's right, that's right. I was just saying that the Demon Lord of the Red Dust Demon Venerable wanted to take me as his disciple, would you believe me?" a Devil Cultivator chuckled and interjected.
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, and then quickly changed the subject to continue their discussion.
Yang Tianyou sat here for a long time, receiving all sorts of information, but not much of it was useful. It was all recorded in the intelligence given to him by Yang Haoyu. On the contrary, some bold guesses gave him a lot of inspiration.
After paying the Spirit Stones, the Yang Household family members returned to their respective rooms. Yang Tianyou sat cross-legged on a futon, meditating and regulating his breathing, with Fengling and Yuan Ba accompanying him on either side.
After a while, the Storage Ring on his chest trembled slightly, and Yang Tianyou took out the Shadow Hall Token, on which a line of words quietly appeared.
"Tian Ning Tower..."
He put away the token, leaving Fengling and Yuan Ba to guard the house, while he Concealment himself and left the restaurant. After several twists and turns, he arrived in front of a magnificent and towering wooden restaurant.
He stepped inside, declined the waiter's warm hospitality, and went straight to a private room. He knocked three times gently, but there was no response. However, Yang Tianyou remained calm and composed, standing with his hands behind his back, waiting silently.
After a while, the door to the private room opened, and a piece of paper flew out. Yang Tianyou glanced at it, made a series of complex hand seals, and then the paper burst into flames, turning into a stream of light that disappeared into his brow.
Based on the information in his mind, Yang Tianyou left Tian Ning Tower, passed through the crowded throng, and entered a rather small stone house.
Inside the stone house, there were more than a dozen intricate passages. Yang Tianyou entered through the third passage from the left. After walking for a short while, everything suddenly went black. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in an unfamiliar room.
"There's nothing we can do. These past few days, the Zhao Household family's intelligence agents have been acting like madmen, constantly causing us trouble. Several members of our clan have been killed, so we have to be much more careful in our actions!"
A hoarse voice came from behind him. Yang Tianyou turned around and saw a hunched old man grinning at him, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. His dark face wore a smile that was both sincere and cunning.
Yang Danglong, Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Yang Household's Dang Generation, Shadow Hall Deputy Hall Master. He spends most of his time outside as Rogue Person Youlong, gathering intelligence and assassinating enemies for his Lineage.
At the same time, he also shouldered the heavy responsibility of gathering the remaining clansmen to evacuate Dragon Valley County and rebuild the Lineage elsewhere during the critical moment.
"Grandson greets his Thirteenth Granduncle!"