Yang Changxing's Plan
Yang Changxing scanned the large pile of Spirit Stone with his Divine Sense. After confirming that the pile of Spirit Stone was correct, he pointed to the only Cultivation Abode on the Red Leaf Mountain and called out to Ling Yunhong.
"Ling Daoyou, the Ye Clan's foundation, the Second-Order Talisman Crafter Inheritance, is mostly kept in the cave abode of the Foundation Establishment Cultivator within the clan, just like in ordinary Lineage."
"Come with me into that cave abode and search it out; that way we can avoid some unnecessary trouble."
"That's fair." Ling Yunhong was very satisfied with Yang Changxing's approach.
Seeing Yang Changxing Ling Yunhong, Yang Changxing turned to Yang Quanming and Yang Quantian, two Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and gave them instructions.
"Quanming and Quantian, you two quickly lead the clansmen to search out the spiritual objects within this mountain. The Spirit Plant in the mountain must not be damaged. This mountain will belong to the Lineage in the future."
"Understood." Yang Mingquan and Yang Mingtian responded one after another, and then led their clansmen toward the Ye clan's ancestral storehouse not far from the mountaintop.
At this moment, Yang Changxing led Ling Yunhong into the only Cultivation Abode on the Red Leaf Mountain to search for the Ye Clan's foundation Second-Order Talisman Crafter Inheritance and the Foundation Establishment Cultivation Method.
A short while later, Ling Yunhong and Yang Changxing walked out of the cave abode with a happy expression.
"Yang Daoyou, this matter is settled, so I will take my leave now. If you have time in the future, you are welcome to come to Lingxiao Mountain to discuss the Dao Discussion with me."
Ling Yunhong left these words behind, then summoned the Immortal Spirit Crane King, which had been hovering warily in the air, down to the ground, mounted it, and flew away from the Red Leaf Mountain.
Not long after Ling Yunhong left, Yang Mingtian and Yang Mingquan, who had led the Yang Clan's Qi Refining cultivators to search the Clan Repository at the Red Leaf Mountain, also walked happily to Yang Changxing's side after making a great haul.
"Fifth Uncle, the Ye Clan truly lives up to its reputation for making talismans their foundation. The Ye Clan's treasury is overflowing with spirit talismans. Even though those Ye Clan cultivators used quite a few spirit talismans to resist our attack on the mountain, the Ye Clan's treasury still has no less than five hundred first-tier spirit talismans and five second-tier spirit talismans remaining. As for other spiritual items, there are also many more," said Yang Mingquan, the Yang Clan Chief, with a smile.
"Good news." Yang Changxing, who was looking up in the direction Ling Yunhong had left, relaxed his furrowed brows and a hint of joy appeared on his face upon hearing this.
Following Yang Changxing's gaze, Yang Mingtian looked at Ling Yunhong, who had already flown several miles on the Immortal Spirit Crane King, and revealed a murderous intent in his expression. He said in a deep voice.
"Fifth Uncle, are we just going to let Ling Yunhong leave like this?"
Although Yang Changxing also had the idea of keeping Ling Yunhong, he could only helplessly accept it when he thought of Ling Yunhong's strength.
"What can we do if we don't let him leave?"
"Although Ling Yunhong is only at the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment stage, he can at least hold off the two of you with his Earthly Fiend Sword Formation, and may even be able to hold his own against me for a while."
"With the help of his Life-Bound Flying Sword, the Azure Sea Icy Cold Sword, his strength will increase by 30%. In addition, there is the Immortal Spirit Crane King. Once we make a move against him, one of you two might be killed."
"To take such a risk just to kill Ling Yunhong is something my Yang Clan cannot afford."
"Furthermore, the second-tier talisman-making inheritance and the three Foundation Establishment Cultivation Method given to Ling Yunhong are all rubbings, which my Yang Clan can also obtain. In this respect, my Yang Clan has not suffered much loss."
"The only loss for the Yang Clan should be the Hundred Spirits Water that we gave to Ling Yunhong, and the complete Profound Earth Great Array that we sold to Ling Yunhong at a low price."
At this point, a glint of light flashed in Yang Changxing's eyes.
"However, it's good that the Ling Clan is becoming stronger. My Yang Clan is no longer as afraid of the Ling Clan's strength as before. On the contrary, I somewhat hope that the Ling Clan will become stronger."
"Only the Ling Clan is powerful enough to be worthy of becoming a subordinate force of my Yang Clan."
"Tomorrow, Mingquan, the task of dealing with the Ye Clan members stationed on the low-level spiritual mountains within the Red Leaf Ridge Ye Family, as well as the Ye Clan members in various towns and markets, will be entrusted to the two of you."
"I need to go into seclusion to refine the century-old Evergreen Spirit Fruit that Si Ling brought back from the Hundred Spirits Sect a few years ago, in order to break through my current bottleneck and advance further."
Upon hearing this, Yang Mingtian and Yang Mingquan both showed joy on their faces.
Both of them knew that Yang Changxing, the strongest Lineage, had already reached the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer more than ten years ago.
If Yang Changxing were one step ahead, he would be at the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer.
Such cultivation is rare even among the Foundation Establishment Family within the entire Hundred Spirits Sect territory.
With the increase in cultivation of Yang Changxing, the strongest member of the Lineage, the Lineage's strength also increased, giving the two of them greater confidence when facing challenges in the future.
"Fifth Uncle, please rest assured that you are in seclusion. We will take care of all the miscellaneous matters afterward," said Yang Mingquan, the Clan Head of the Yang Clan, with a smile.
"Yes," Yang Mingtian agreed from the side.
The two then chatted with Yang Changxing for a few minutes before leading nearly twenty members of the Yang Clan clan who were in the Qi Training Late Stage stage away from Red Leaf Mountain.
Although the Ye clan mountain was destroyed, there are still more than twenty first-order spiritual veins within the Ye clan's territory.
Among these Spirit Vein, there are cultivators from the Ye Clan.
Moreover, there are still Ye Clan cultivators alive in the shops owned by the Ye Clan in various markets.
The first step, and the most important one, was to annihilate the women and children of the Ye clan in the mountains and kill the three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Ye clan.
Once this step is completed, even if some members of the Ye Clan clan manage to escape the pursuit of the Yang Clan clan cultivators in other places afterward, they will pose little threat.
Most of the surviving members of the Ye Clan clan, without the support of Foundation Establishment Cultivator, would hide their identities and eke out a living in the Cultivation World.
After all, they were facing the enormous Yang Clan.
Of course, if the Yang Clan cultivators encounter members of the Ye Clan clan, they will not hold back. If any Ye Clan cultivator survives, it will be a hidden danger for the Yang Clan.
The next morning.
While Ling Pengyun and his parents were having breakfast in the backyard of Lingxiao Grocery Store, a white crane suddenly fell from the sky into the yard.
On the white crane sat a middle-aged man.
This white crane was none other than the Ling Clan's Foundation Establishment Realm Immortal Spirit Crane King, and the middle-aged man was naturally Ling Yunhong.
Seeing Ling Yunhong arrive riding the Immortal Spirit Crane King, Ling Pengyun looked puzzled and muttered to himself.
"The Cloudwater Auction is over, and the Third Grandfather Third Grandfather shouldn't have come to participate in the auction. But if he wasn't attending the auction, why is he here all of a sudden?"
As Foundation Establishment, Ling Yunhong not only needs to cultivate, but in recent years he has also needed to comprehend the art of Pill Refining, so time is very tight.
This place is tens of thousands of miles away from Ling Clan Mountain, Lingxiao Mountain. It is quite strange that Ling Yunhong traveled such a long distance to come here.
Ling Pengyun quickly regained his composure and stood up from the small table in the courtyard with his parents, bowing and greeting Ling Yunhong.
"Third Grandfather," Ling Pengyun said.
"Third Uncle," Ling Xiaohua Yang Qiuyun said.
"As expected, I didn't guess you would attend this Cloudwater Auction." Ling Yunhong nodded to Ling Xiaohua and his wife, then smiled and said, his gaze fixed on Ling Pengyun.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Yunhong noticed that the aura emanating from Ling Pengyun was several times stronger than it had been a few years ago. His expression shifted slightly, and he used his Divine Sense to scan Ling Pengyun.
"Huh, Qi Training Eighth Layer!"
"Your cultivation progress is comparable to that of Peng Xing. To be able to cultivate two hundred arts simultaneously while maintaining such a rapid pace of progress is quite impressive." After praising him, Ling Yunhong frowned and asked.
"Just before I entered this courtyard, I noticed at least ten pairs of eyes fixed on this spot. Have you gotten into some trouble?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun frowned, recalling his extravagant purchase of the three bottles of Evergreen Spirit Water at the auction last night.
"Third Grandfather, those cultivators who are eyeing this place are probably there because I bought three bottles of Evergreen Spirit Water at a premium last night at the Cloudwater Auction," Ling Pengyun explained.
"In that case, those cultivators who are eyeing this place are probably after your wealth."
"I have been in Cloudwater County for the past few days, but I have been busy with important matters and have not been able to come to see you. Now that the matter is settled, I have come here to take a look."
Ling Yunhong first briefly explained why he was there, and then asked Ling Pengyun.
"Will you return to Lingyun Mountain today?"
"If you are going back to Lingyun Mountain, I can give you a ride, so you can avoid being ambushed by those cultivators who are eyeing you."
Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun was overjoyed and quickly replied.
"My grandson is returning to Lingyun Mountain today, so I'll have to trouble you, Third Grandfather."
Ling Xiaohua and Yang Qiuyun, who were standing nearby, also expressed their gratitude.
After all, Ling Yunhong's actions effectively reduced the risk of a crisis for their child.
"It's alright, are there any bowls and chopsticks left? I haven't eaten for several meals, could I have some too?" Ling Yunhong waved his hand at Ling Pengyun, then smiled and looked at Ling Xiaohua and his wife, asking them.
Ling Xiaohua was already very grateful to Ling Yunhong for protecting Ling Pengyun back to his post at Lingyun Mountain.
In addition, Ling Yunhong is the head of a clan, and it brings him honor to have the clan head eat at his own home.
"Third Uncle, there are still bowls and chopsticks." Ling Xiaohua replied with a smile, and then went to the kitchen with Yang Qiuyun to get the bowls and chopsticks.
During the meal, Ling Yunhong asked Ling Xiaohua and Yang Qiuyun how the grocery store they managed was doing, and then checked the accounts of Lingxiao Grocery Store.
After finishing these chores, Ling Yunhong took Ling Pengyun and rode the Immortal Spirit Crane King, flying directly from the backyard of Lingxiao Grocery Store into the sky.
This move also attracted the attention of many cultivators who had just attended the Cloudwater Auction and had not yet left Cloudwater Market Town.
Many people who know each other have already begun to discuss the backgrounds of the two cultivators riding the Foundation Establishment Immortal Crane.
As for those cultivators who had their eyes on Ling Pengyun, seeing that Foundation Establishment Cultivator was protecting Ling Pengyun fat sheep they had their eye on, they all sighed and left the vicinity of Lingxiao Grocery Store with disappointed expressions.
Ling Pengyun, who was riding the Immortal Spirit Crane King with Ling Yunhong, was unaware of the discussions among the cultivators in the market. He was focused on experiencing the flying speed of the Immortal Spirit Crane King he was riding, and he was filled with envy.
"This Immortal Spirit Crane King is indeed worthy of being Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator; at this speed, it could probably travel tens of thousands of miles a day."
"My Wind Shadow Peng should be able to break through the bottleneck of the Qi Training Middle Stage within the next six months. When its cultivation level increases, it will grow larger and larger, and it will probably be able to carry me flying."
The Immortal Spirit Crane King was extremely fast. In just three hours, it carried Ling Pengyun and Ling Yunhong Immortal Spirit Crane King the Lingyun Mountain.
After Ling Pengyun used a special method to remove the Azure Leaf Light Barrier protecting Lingyun Mountain, the two of them entered Lingyun Mountain.