Yang Family's Secret Meeting

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Ling Xiaohua and Yang Qiuyun, who had just finished a small gathering Spring Festival, both came to Lingyun Mountain.

"Father, Mother, what brings you here?" Ling Pengyun asked curiously.

Yang Qiuyun explained, "The day before yesterday, your maternal grandfather sent me a message saying that your cousin Si Ling and her husband Wu Yan had returned from the Hundred Spirits Sect to visit relatives, and asked us to take you to Level Cloud Mountain for a get-together."

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun immediately agreed and left Lingyun Mountain with his parents.

A year and a half ago, on the eve of the Demon Extermination War, Yang Siling gave him four precious Spirit Talisman Cave for protection, and he has never forgotten this kindness.

If Yang Siling and Wu Yan hadn't been staying at the Hundred Spirits Sect, which was tens of thousands of miles away, he would have already paid them a visit to express his gratitude.

Furthermore, one of the three missions his Lineage assigned him to guard Lingyun Mountain was to deepen his relationship with Wu Yan and Yang Siling.

Level Cloud Mountain is not far from Lingyun Mountain, as they are both located in the same county and are only a thousand miles apart.

Within a few hours, Ling Pengyun and his family arrived at the foot of Level Cloud Mountain.

Because Yang Qiuyun was the daughter of the Fifth Elder of the Yang Clan, the three of them passed through the layers of checks by the Yang Clan cultivators without any problems and entered the large courtyard of Yang Minghua, the maternal grandfather of Ling Pengyun, on Level Cloud Mountain.

Upon entering the courtyard, Ling Pengyun saw many familiar faces.

My maternal grandfather Yang Minghua, my maternal uncle Yang Qiujiang, my maternal aunt Zhao Hong'e, my cousin was Yang Siling, my cousin's husband was Wu Yan, and my younger cousin was Yang Sitong.

After greeting them one by one, Ling Pengyun took out six Glass Bottle from his Storage Bag and handed them to Yang Minghua and the other five.

"These six bottles First Rank Middle Grade Fruit Flower Honey. Although the grade is not high, the taste is extremely good and it also has beauty benefits. Please don't find them unappealing."

Having already tasted the flavor of Fruit Flower Honey, Yang Sitong's eyes lit up when he saw the Glass Bottle being handed to him. He couldn't help but swallow hard and jokingly said...

"Cousin, I won't stand on ceremony."

After saying this, Yang Sitong reached out and took the bottle of honey that was floating in front of him.

Seeing her son's rudeness, Zhao Hong'e accepted the gift before the elders could, glaring at Yang Sitong. However, Yang Sitong was oblivious to this, happily sipping his sweet Fruit Flower Honey.

The others laughed at the comical scene between Yang Sitong and Zhao Hong'e, but Yang Sitong was completely baffled.

Because of Yang Sitong, the group of people who hadn't seen each other for a long time became very friendly again.

After chatting for a while, everyone started preparing dinner.

During this break, Ling Pengyun also sought out Wu Yan and Yang Siling separately to thank Yang Siling.

"Cousin, thank you for the talisman a year and a half ago. These are three fox pelts from White Cloud Fox in the Qi Training Late Stage. I wonder if you would like them?"

The three White Cloud Fox pelts were obtained by Ling Pengyun a year and a half ago when he followed the Clan Head Ling Yunhong to hunt Demon Beast in Serpent Dragon Lake. Therefore, the Daoist robes made from the fox pelts were very soft and exquisite, and were quite popular among female cultivators.

When everyone killed three rare White Cloud Fox and obtained these three White Cloud Fox, Ling Pengyun thought of giving them to Yang Siling as a token of gratitude, so he asked the elders, including Ling Yunhong, for the three fox pelts.

As for the three Golden Light Talisman and the Second Rank Low Grade Fire Crow Talisman that Yang Qiuyun gave him back then, although there are still some left, these Spirit Talisman Cave are all Higher Vehicle Spirit Talisman Cave and are very precious. In particular, the Higher Vehicle Fire Crow Talisman is so rare that even Spirit Stone may not be able to buy it. Ling Pengyun really couldn't bear to return these Spirit Talisman Cave to Yang Siling.

Upon hearing this, Yang Siling's gaze fell upon the three White Cloud Fox, and a look of interest gradually appeared on her face. As a female cultivator, she naturally also had a love for beauty.

"Those Spirit Talisman Cave were drawn by your cousin-in-law himself, and they're not particularly valuable. However, I quite like these three White Jade jade fox pelts, so I'll accept them." Yang Siling waved her hand politely before taking the three White Cloud Fox.

Wu Yan, who was standing to the side, chimed in at this moment, "That's right, Cousin Peng Yun, I am a Second Rank Spirit Talisman master. If you ever need anything related to Spirit Talisman Cave in the future, you can come to me."

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun's expression shifted slightly, and he thought to himself, "Brother-in-law Wu Yan has indeed inherited his father's talent for talisman making."

Although Wu Yan's father, Wu Tian, had only been in the Golden Core Golden Core for about ten years, he had already become a third-tier Talisman Crafter less than three years after entering the Golden Core.

It was precisely because Wu Tian possessed exceptional talent in talisman-making that the Hundred Spirits Sect placed high hopes on Wu Tian and bestowed upon him a spiritual object to aid in breaking through to the Golden Core stage. Subsequently, he managed to break through to the Golden Core stage, becoming a powerful figure and acquiring the title of "Spirit Talisman Cave."

"Thank you very much, brother-in-law." Ling Pengyun quickly thanked him after a moment of distraction.

A promise from a second-tier Talisman Crafter is extremely precious.

"It's alright," Wu Yan waved his hand and said with a smile.

Afterwards, Ling Pengyun, Wu Yan, and Yang Qiuyun chatted together, sometimes talking about their experiences.

For example, Ling Pengyun asked Wu Yan and Yang Siling why they had impersonated Ling Yunhong and Luo Minghui, the Clan Head the Luo Clan clan.

Wu Yan and Yang Siling answered all questions, but after informing Ling Pengyun, they specifically warned him not to make a fuss.

Ling Pengyun naturally understood the consequences of making a fuss.

Time always flies when you're chatting.

We chatted for a short while before dinner began.

After dinner and some casual conversation, Ling Pengyun, having matters to attend to at Lingyun Mountain, bid farewell to his family and departed from Level Cloud Mountain by commanding his Swift Travel Hawk.

late at night.

Not long after Ling Pengyun left Yang Minghua's courtyard in Level Cloud Mountain, the three Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Peace Cloud Yang Clan — Yang Clan Head Yang Mingquan, Supreme Elder Yang Changxing, and Elder Yang Mingtian— all arrived at the courtyard.

As soon as the three arrived at the courtyard, they summoned Wu Yan, Yang Siling, and the Fifth Elder Yang Minghua, who were visiting relatives from the sect, to a quiet room.

As for Yang Qiujiang, Zhao Hong'e, Ling Xiaohua, Yang Qiuyun, Yang Sitong, although they were all curious, they did not ask any questions and instead stayed in the hall to catch up and chat.

After entering the meditation room, Yang Clan Changxing, the most powerful member of the Yang clan and Supreme Elder Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Yang Changxing was also the previous Clan Head of the Yang Clan clan, was followed by Wu Yan, who was of the same generation and addressed as "great-grandson-in-law".

"Fellow Daoist Wu, regarding the matter I mentioned last time about the annihilation of the Red Leaf Ridge Ye Family, is there any sign of progress?"

After Wu Yan and Yang Siling's wedding ceremony, when they returned to Level Cloud Mountain to hold their "return banquet," three Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Yang Clan approached Wu Yan and told him about the Yang Clan's desire to expand their territory and destroy the Red Leaf Ridge Ye Family in the neighboring county.

On the surface, the Hundred Spirits Sect does not allow major actions between the Foundation Establishment Family, especially the annihilation of a Foundation Establishment Family.

Therefore, if the Yang Clan wanted to destroy the Red Leaf Ridge Ye Family, their enemy, they could only ask Wu Yan, a descendant of the Golden Core cultivator, to persuade his father, the Golden Core True Person Wu Tian, to agree to allow the Yang Clan to destroy the Ye Clan.

The price for Wu Tian, Golden Core True Person from the Hundred Spirits Sect, to agree to help clean up the mess after the Yang Clan destroyed the Ye Clan was two thousand Qi Refining Pill, one thousand Yellow Sprout Pill, and five hundred Azure Spirit Pill.

As for why the price was pills, it was because the Yang Clan knew that the Hundred Spirits Sect had recently expanded its territory and recruited many disciples ahead of schedule, which led to a temporary shortage of pills within the Hundred Spirits Sect.

That is why the Yang Clan sought out the Hundred Spirits Sect's weaknesses, hoping to increase the likelihood that Wu Tian would help them deal with the series of troubles that followed the destruction of the Red Leaf Ridge Ye Family.

Wu Yan understood what Yang Changxing meant and responded.

"Senior Yang, the destruction of a Foundation Establishment Family has had a huge impact. The amount of pills of all grades that you promised to donate to the sect last time needs to be increased by 30%. Only when this amount is reached will my father step in to clean up the mess for your Yang Clan. This is my father's intention, Non-Self own. I hope that the elders will not blame me."

Upon hearing Wu Yan's words, Yang Changxing, Yang Mingquan, Yang Mingtian, and Yang Minghua, who knew the details, all had a dark expression.

If the two thousand Qi Refining Pill, one thousand Yellow Sprout Pill, and five hundred Azure Spirit Pill were sold at market price, they would be worth a full fourteen thousand Spirit Stone.

If the amount were 30% higher, the value of that batch of pills would probably exceed 18,000 Spirit Stone.

With a few more Spirit Stone, this amount would be enough to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Such an expensive price was only to have someone clean up the mess and prevent the Yang Clan from being blamed by the Hundred Spirits Sect after destroying the Red Leaf Ridge Ye Family. Naturally, the Yang Clan members were somewhat unwilling.

However, this expression wasn't meant for Wu Yan; rather, it was because Wu Yan's father Wu Tian, wanted far too many resources from the Yang Clan.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, two thousand Qi Refining Pill, one thousand Yellow Sprout Pill, and five hundred Azure Spirit Pill are already the limit that my Yang Clan can provide. Even if we want to increase these pills, could we reduce them by one or two tenths?" After a while, Yang Changxing glanced at Yang Siling standing next to Wu Yan and then spoke.

Seeing Yang Changxing's gaze, Yang Siling understood that Yang Changxing wanted her to persuade Wu Yan to ask for some Lineage resources.

However, she did not do that. Instead, she looked helpless and sent a telepathic message to Yang Changxing.

"Five Great Ancestor, Senior Wu Tian did indeed request so many pills. Before I returned to my Lineage to visit relatives, I asked my husband for help, but it was to no avail. I hope you will not be angry."

While Yang Siling was transmitting her voice, Wu Yan also spoke up again to politely decline. "Senior Yang, I really can't say for sure about this matter. I hope you won't put me in a difficult position. It would be extremely kind of you to ask my father to agree to clean up the mess after your Yang Clan destroys the Hongye Ling Clan."

"Furthermore, the benefits that your Yang Clan gained from destroying the Ye Clan are probably at least several times the amount of the batch of pills you were required to donate."

Upon hearing this, Yang Changxing's already furrowed brows furrowed even more deeply.

After thinking for a while, he glanced at Yang Mingquan and Yang Mingtian, who were also at the Foundation Establishment, and discussed it with each other through telepathy before reaching a consensus.

"Add 30% if you want," Yang Changxing said with a pained expression.

Upon hearing this, Wu Yan's expression brightened slightly, and he said, "Since Senior Yang has agreed, then let's proceed according to plan. At the Cloud Water Gathering every three years early next year, I will arrange for someone to place three Foundation Establishment Pill at the auction. In this way, we can at least attract one of the two Foundation Establishment from Red Leaf Ridge. Your Yang Clan will then need to quickly intercept and kill the Ye Clan Ye Clan Foundation Establishment who are participating in the Cloud Water Gathering."

At this point, Wu Yan took out a Spirit Talisman Cave from his Storage Bag.

"This talisman is a Second Rank High Grade Formation Breaking Talisman with knowledge of breaking formations. Use it carefully. After all, this talisman is only Spirit Talisman Cave. Even though this talisman was drawn by my father and is the best among Second Rank High Grade Higher Vehicle, the power of a single talisman is ultimately insufficient to directly break a Second Rank High Grade Defensive Formation at its peak."

"Understood." Yang Changxing's expression lit up as he took the Formation Breaking Talisman.

This talisman is the key to their destruction of the Ye Clan. Once they break the Ye Clan's Mountain Protection Formation using this talisman, they can annihilate the entire Ye Clan clan, destroy their sworn Ye Clan, and seize the Ye Clan's territory.

After discussing the matter, the three Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Yang Clan exchanged a few polite words with Wu Yan and then took their leave, not wanting to disturb Yang Minghua's family any longer.

After the three Foundation Establishment left Yang Minghua's courtyard, they gathered together in the Council Hall Level Cloud Mountain.

Upon entering the Council Hall, Yang Changxing, who was the most accomplished in terms of cultivation and seniority, immediately asked Yang Mingquan and Yang Mingtian a question.

"Mingquan, I plan to involve the Ling Clan family in tomorrow's plan to wipe out the Ye Red Leaf Ridge Ye Family."

"Two things need to be done simultaneously: the Cloud Water Gathering to lure the Ye Family Red Leaf Ridge to the Foundation Establishment and ambush them, and the attack on the Ye Family Red Leaf Ridge to annihilate the clan."

"To intercept and kill the Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Ye Family, at least two Foundation Establishment are needed to prevent the Ye Family Foundation Establishment from escaping."

"My Yang Clan only has three Foundation Establishment Cultivator: you and me. If we lose two Foundation Establishment cultivators, we can only send one Foundation Establishment Cultivator when we attack the Ye Clan, which is very risky."

"Furthermore, the attack on the Ye Clan's territory should not be too large a commotion. At most, a small number of Qi Training Late Stage cultivators from within the clan should be mobilized. If too many people are mobilized, it may alert the Ye Family of Red Leaf Ridge in advance, causing the attempt to lure the Ye Family's Foundation Establishment Pill Foundation Establishment Cultivator with the Foundation Establishment Pills at the Cloud Water Gathering Auction to fail."

"Under these circumstances, the Yang Clan family simply does not have enough manpower to wipe out the Red Leaf Ridge Ye Family. Only by enlisting the help of Ling Yunhong from the Ling Clan can we have a better chance of success."

"Do you agree to this proposal?"

Yang Mingquan and Yang Mingtian were both practitioners of Daoism for decades or even centuries, and they knew the difficulty of annihilating the Red Leaf Ridge clan, so they agreed one after another.

Although they knew that bringing Lingxiao Ling Clan together would mean giving up a lot of benefits after destroying the Ye Clan, it was a helpless move.

After the brief meeting, Yang Mingquan, the Lineage, took advantage of the night to command a flying boat to leave Level Cloud Mountain and head towards Huai River County.