Partnering with the Wang Clan

Several hours later, Ling Pengqiu returned to River Creek Mountain, but he still had concerns about the desolate valley in the territory of the Azure Bamboo Wang Clan.

After some consideration, he used the yellow cloth Flying Magical Item to fly out of River Creek Mountain, traversing dozens of miles, and finally landed outside a valley rich in Spiritual Qi.

Upon arriving at this place, he shouted loudly into the valley.

"My great-grandfather, Ling Pengqiu, has an important matter to discuss with you."

A short while later, an elderly man with white hair and a hunched back hurriedly came out of the valley and asked Ling Pengqiu a question.

"Peng Qiu, what's the matter?"

The white-haired old man was Ling Clan Ling Ruru, the sixteenth generation of the Ling family. As for the valley, it was called River Creek Valley.

There is a First-Tier Superior-Grade Spirit Vein in the River Creek Valley, which belongs to the forces under Ling Pengqiu's command on River Creek Mountain.

Ling Ruru's cultivation level was as high as the Qi Training Eighth Layer. Because he was over a hundred years old and his lifespan was not long, during this period of Demon Beast Uprising, he was arranged by the Ling Clan Head Ling Yunhong to guard the Spirit Vein within the clan and was not taken to the dangerous West Yang Market Town.

Upon hearing the question, Ling Pengqiu told Ling Ruru about how he had recently chased the Flame Wolf into the Wang Clan's territory and discovered a strange, desolate valley.

After hearing this, Ling Ruru's expression immediately lit up with joy. "This is indeed strange. There's a high chance there's something valuable inside. Otherwise, the Wang Clan wouldn't have sent a Qi Training Late Stage cultivator to guard that desolate valley during this Demon Beast Uprising."

"The two of us alone are not confident of taking that land."

"Alright, you wait here for me for a few hours. I'll go back to the Clan Mountain to find Peng Yun. With Peng Yun there, our journey to the Wang Clan's territory will be safer."

"If there really is treasure in that place, we can also take some of the benefits."

Upon hearing this, Ling Pengqiu was overjoyed.

This was exactly what he had been hoping for. If there was indeed a treasure in the desolate valley within the Wang Clan's territory, Lineage would benefit, he, as the discoverer, would also be rewarded with a large amount of resources.

He's currently stuck at the Qi Training Sixth Layer, which is exactly when he needs resources.

Among all the spiritual items that can help one break through to the Qi Training Seventh Layer, even the cheapest one, the Miasma Breaking Pill, is quite valuable.

Moreover, his goal was not the Miasma Breaking Pill, but the more expensive Heaven and Earth Spiritual Water and high-grade spiritual fruits.

While the Miasma Breaking Pill is highly effective, taking it to break through the bottleneck of the Qi Training Seventh Layer Miasma Breaking Pill Refining will increase the difficulty of Foundation Establishment.

As for directly entering the Wang Clan's Wang Clan to search for treasure in that desolate valley, it doesn't involve fighting and killing.

This does not conflict with the rules set by the Hundred Spirits Sect.

Furthermore, the only Foundation Establishment expert in the Wang Clan is not currently stationed in the clan.

The Ling Clan would naturally not let go of such an opportunity to gain an advantage.

After Ling Ruru finished speaking, he immediately took out a Flying Magical Item, stepped onto it, and quickly flew away from this place, returning to his Lineage.

On the same day, at night.

A large, Azure Feather Peng Bird flew into the Wang Clan's territory and eventually landed above a desolate valley.

Two people sat atop the roc.

Sitting at the head of the table was Ling Pengyun, who had the Foundation Establishment. The other person was Ling Pengqiu, while Ling Ruru was unable to leave and remained stationed in the River Creek Valley.

"Twenty-seventh brother, is this the desolate valley you mentioned?" Ling Pengyun turned his head and asked Ling Pengqiu.

"Exactly," Ling Pengqiu replied.

Seeing this, Ling Pengyun mobilized his Divine Sense and scanned the desolate valley below.

Before the powerful Divine Sense of the Foundation Establishment Realm, the situation within the desolate valley below was completely clear.

"There is indeed a Aura Concealment Array Formation and a Defense Array set up within this valley. Both of these formations are of high quality, reaching the First-Tier Superior-Grade."

"However, there are not just one cultivator's aura in this valley, but as many as five."

"What's strange is that the cultivation levels of these five people are extremely weak. Non-Self hadn't reached the second level of Foundation Establishment, I probably wouldn't have been able to find their traces. This kind of situation is something that the First-Tier Superior-Grade concealment array set up in this valley can't achieve."

"It seems that this valley is indeed unusual, and there are some signs that there may be treasure within."

Ling Pengyun relayed the information he had gathered to Ling Pengqiu.

"Eighth Brother, what is the cultivation level of those five cultivators?" Ling Pengqiu asked with a worried expression.

"One Qi Training Ninth Layer cultivator and four Early-Stage Qi Training cultivators are nothing to worry about," Ling Pengyun said easily, seeing Ling Pengqiu's concern.

After saying that, he summoned the Wind Shadow Peng and descended into the desolate valley.

Before they even entered the desolate valley, a blue light curtain rose up inside, protecting the valley.

Immediately afterwards, five figures of cultivators emerged from a cave in the center of the desolate valley.

They all took out their Law Artifact, preparing to strike at Ling Pengyun and the others who were descending from the sky on their Wind Shadow Peng.

Upon seeing this, Ling Pengyun quickly formed a Hand Seals and set up a Primal Water Technique around himself, creating a Primal Water Light Screen to protect himself.

Then, he unleashed his Foundation Establishment aura upon the five cultivators in the valley, and said with a smile.

"Five fellow Daoists of the Wang Clan, I am Ling Pengyun, the Supreme Elder of the Ling Clan."

"We've come here in pursuit of a Foundation Establishment Demon Beast. Just now, I saw that Foundation Establishment Foundation Establishment Demon Beast Demon Beast enter your Foundation Establishment Wang Clan's desolate valley. I wonder if you could do me a favor and let me in to kill it, so that Foundation Establishment won't harm the five of Demon Beast!"

Within the barren valley.

The five cultivators dressed in Wang Clan Daoist Robe were all slightly bent over by Ling Pengyun's powerful Foundation Establishment aura.

Upon hearing Ling Pengyun's words, the faces of the five Wang Clan cultivators all turned ashen.

The Defense Array protecting the desolate valley was intact, so how could Foundation Establishment demon Demon Beast have entered the valley undetected?

Furthermore, even if that Foundation Establishment Demon Beast possessed Tong Tian abilities, how could the five of them have survived until now without activating the formations within the desolate valley and entering it?

It was nothing more than Ling Pengyun making up some excuse to enter the valley.

Although they knew this, the five of them dared not say it openly.

Among the five, Wang Yanqian, the Fifth Elder of the Wang Clan, whose cultivation level was the highest at the Qi Training Ninth Layer, saw Ling Pengqiu, who had been chasing Qi Training Demon Beast during the day and had come to the vicinity of the desolate valley, sitting on the Wind Shadow Peng in the sky. His expression became slightly solemn.

"Sure enough, this person noticed the strange activity in the desolate valley during the day."

However, this situation was exactly what Wang Yanqian had anticipated.

He first told everyone to put away their Law Artifact, then waved his hand and took out an array plate from his Storage Bag, removing the Defense Array protecting the barren valley.

In the sky, Ling Pengyun, riding the Wind Shadow Peng, was somewhat surprised to see this.

He thought it would take some effort to get into the desolate valley.

I didn't expect it to be this easy.

To avoid an explosion, he added two more Primal Water Technique to his body before summoning Wind Shadow Peng to fall into the desolate valley.

After Wind Shadow Peng landed in the desolate valley, Wang Yanqian Fifth Elder of the Wang Clan Wang Yanqian again.

"Senior Ling, you are a smart man, so please don't try to fool us. We won't hide it from you, but deep in the bottom of this desolate valley, there is a miniature First Rank Middle Grade Crimson Fire Iron Ore Vein."

"However, regarding the existence of the Crimson Fire Mine here, my Wang Clan has already sent people to the Hundred Spirits Sect's headquarters to report to the Hundred Spirits Sect, and we are also preparing to hand over some of the mine to the Hundred Spirits Sect."

"It won't be long before the Hundred Spirits Sect sends cultivators to investigate."

"In other words, the Hundred Spirits Sect has a share in this mine."

"Given this situation, does the senior still have any intention of taking over this mine?"

Ling Pengyun, who had just jumped from the back of the Wind Shadow Peng Roc onto the ground, frowned upon hearing that the secret of this desolate valley was a miniature Crimson Fire Iron Ore Vein, and that the Wang Clan had already sent someone to the Hundred Spirits Sect to report it.

"I didn't expect it to be a mineral vein. I thought it was some kind of spiritual object. If it were a spiritual object, it would be fine to just take it and leave. But a mineral vein is a different story."

The Hundred Spirits Sect has an enormous demand for all kinds of Spirit Iron Ore, and will accept any Hundred Spirits Sect vein regardless of its grade.

The Hundred Spirits Sect owns a share of this mine, so he really shouldn't be eyeing it.

As for killing the five Wang Clan cultivators here, they wouldn't be able to seize much of the mineral vein, since mining is extremely time-consuming and laborious, and the Hundred Spirits Sect has a share of this mineral vein.

Once those five Wang Clan cultivators are killed, the Wang Clan will definitely seek justice from the Hundred Spirits Sect.

The Hundred Spirits Sect will surely search for the murderer, for the sake of the mineral vein.

Nine times out of ten, they will be able to find the Ling Clan, and then the Ling Clan will be in trouble.

Exterminating the Wang Clan members within the current Wang Clan territory and seizing this land would be even more impractical.

Putting aside whether Hundred Spirits Sect would blame them, there is still a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Wang Clan in West Yang Market Town, as well as thirty Qi Training Middle Stage or higher cultivators from the Wang Clan.

If these cultivators knew that the Ling Clan had raided their home and wiped out their own clan, they would surely risk their lives to scatter in different places and intercept and kill Ling Clan cultivators in the future, completely destroying the Ling Clan.

Even if they can't destroy the Ling Clan, they can certainly wipe out nearly half of the Ling Clan's mortal cultivators and kill dozens of the Ling Clan Qi Refining cultivators.

Just as Ling Pengyun was feeling humiliated and was about to leave, Wang Yanqian spoke up again.

"Senior, I have a business deal I'd like to do with your Lineage. Would you be willing to listen to it?"

"Tell me about it," Ling Pengyun said calmly, his expression slightly shifting.

"My Wang Clan can give your Lineage a ten percent share of that miniature Crimson Fire Iron Ore Vein in this desolate valley."

"This vein extends for about ninety feet and contains about 20,000 catties of Crimson Fire Iron Ore. One-tenth of that is about 2,000 catties of Crimson Fire Iron Ore."

"My Wang Clan will deliver these two thousand catties of ore to your Lineage at a rate of four hundred catties of ore per year over five years."

"Of course, your Lineage will not receive this ore for nothing. From today onwards, Senior Ling, you will be required to patrol the Wang Clan's territory daily."

"When my Wang Clan asks Senior Ling for help, you must come immediately. If my Wang Clan suffers heavy casualties, the deal is off." Wang Yanqian said with a smile, seeing that Ling Pengyun had taken the bait.

Ling Pengyun was quite interested in the suggestion.

However, he did not agree immediately. Instead, he suppressed his emotions and pretended to be slightly dissatisfied, saying, "Two thousand catties of Crimson Fire Iron Ore can only be refined into two hundred catties of Crimson Fire Iron at most. This Crimson Fire Iron is worth at most one thousand Spirit Stone on the market. A mere one thousand Spirit Stone is not enough to make me, a dignified Foundation Establishment Cultivator, work for your Wang Clan."