Jiang Liu returned to the back of the Frostwing Dragon, Murong Yin immediately came to greet him, looking at Jiang Liu with a worried expression.
Jiang Liu comforted Murong Yin and then explained the situation to her. The two then discussed who exactly had been there the previous night.
Murong Yin frowned and said, "Yesterday afternoon, I began to suspect that they were people from the Ghost School, because the altar was very similar to the Ghost School's monthly festival!"
"Moon Festival?" Jiang Liu asked doubtfully.
"Yes! The Ghost School holds a monthly ceremony to help its disciples improve their strength. Because it is held once a month, we call it the Monthly Ceremony!" Murong Yin nodded.
Then, as if remembering something, Murong Yin hurriedly asked Jiang Liu, "When you killed those two Ghost School disciples last night, were you marked with a ghost seal?"
"Ghost Seal? What is that?" Jiang Liu asked, puzzled.
"The Ghost Seal is used by the Ghost School to track down enemies. Usually, when a member of the Ghost School is killed, he will use his last bit of spiritual power to create a special seal and place it on his enemy."
"Once you are marked with a ghost mark, members of the Ghost School will be able to sense it as soon as they get close. Then, a continuous stream of Ghost School members will use special methods to sense you and seek revenge!"
"Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, no one will offend someone from the Ghost School. Once you do offend them, don't give them a chance to leave a Ghost Mark! The best way is to directly annihilate their spiritual sea; that's the safest way!"
"Quickly check if there's anything unusual. Usually, people who have been marked with a ghost mark will have a special scent on them, although it's very faint, it can still be detected!"
After Murong Yin finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Liu with a worried expression.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu smiled and reassured Murong Yin, saying, "Then there's no need to worry. I annihilated their spiritual seas before I even got close to them. They didn't even have a chance to place the Ghost Mark on me!"
Murong Yin immediately put down her worries and looked at Jiang Liu happily with a bright smile on her face.
Seeing Murong Yin's smile, Jiang Liu unconsciously reached out and pinched Murong Yin's cheeks, pulling them apart. Looking at Murong Yin's distorted face, Jiang Liu immediately laughed happily.
Murong Yin, enraged, clenched his fists and punched Jiang Liu repeatedly, while Jiang Liu pretended to be in pain and begged for mercy.
The two joked around for a while, then stopped and started talking about the current situation in Yuncheng.
Murong Yin is in charge of the Ascension Tower in Wind City, but he only has a general understanding of the current situation in Yuncheng and is not very familiar with the details of recent events. However, once he arrives in Yuncheng, he can access the intelligence from the Ascension Tower at any time.
Therefore, Murong Yin only gave Jiang Liu a general explanation of the situation in Yuncheng.
Currently, all the major powers in the entire Great Qian Dynasty have branches in Yuncheng, and some even have their headquarters here. Not to mention the smaller powers.
Therefore, the situation in Yuncheng can only be described with one word: chaos!
Currently, the strength of a faction is determined solely by the number of Grandmasters it possesses.
The most powerful faction possesses Grandmaster, while the least powerful faction has a Minor Grandmaster.
As for forces that don't even have Minor Grandmaster, they are the lowest rank and don't even catch the eye of other forces.
Currently, there are nine Grandmaster known in Yuncheng: the Old Ancestor the Feng Family, the Ancestor of the Yun Family, the deputy commander of the Martial Prohibition Hall, the Crafting Saint, the elder of the Flowing Cloud Sect, the elder of the Haotian Sect, the elder of the Star Moon Sect, the leader of the Five Poisons Sect, and the master of the Exotic Weapon Valley.
The remaining question is which sect has the most Minor Grandmaster. In terms of the number of Minor Grandmaster, apart from the Martial Prohibition Hall, the Sun Moon Sect has the most, with five Minor Grandmaster.
The current situation of the Martial Prohibition Hall in Yun City can only be described as chaotic and disorganized. Meanwhile, the Deity Summoning Society is thriving in Yun City, and it is said that the president of the Deity Summoning Society is also Grandmaster.
Furthermore, Corpse Valley is spreading in Cloud City, and the vice leader of the White Saint Society has already arrived in Cloud City with two Minor Grandmaster.
The Lotus Sect, which has always presented itself as a benevolent force, has also been secretly plotting. However, the Martial Prohibition Hall has not yet taken action against the Lotus Sect, and it is unclear whether this is due to concerns or other reasons.
Other Lineage in Yuncheng, such as the Pang Family, the Cheng Family, the Yu Family, and the He Family, have been developing in Yunzhou for hundreds of years.
The branches of the six major families— Ji Family, Zheng Family, Wang Family, Liu Family, Li Family, and Ye—are even more unfathomable.
Although these Lineage do not openly display the presence of Grandmaster, who knows the details? Because Grandmaster do not reveal their strength, they are impossible to detect.
Jiang Liu felt dizzy listening to this. No wonder Feng Yi had mentioned before that Yuncheng was in complete chaos, with no absolute alliances or enemies between the various forces; everything was for profit.
If Yunzhou alone is already like this, then the entire Daqian Dynasty has a total of thirteen states. Just thinking about it makes one realize that the second emperor of Daqian had quite the courage to establish the Martial Prohibition Hall to control the forces of the Jianghu. Otherwise, this dynasty would have been overthrown very soon.
Jiang Liu then inquired about the Feng Family's situation in Yuncheng.
This time, Murong Yin explained to Jiang Liu in detail that the current head of the Feng Family, Feng Boxing, is Minor Grandmaster and the older brother of Feng Boyun from Wind City. He also has a younger sister, Feng Boyue. All three siblings of the Feng Family are Minor Grandmaster.
My second brother Feng Boyun, moved out of Yuncheng and went to Wind City decades ago.
The third sister, Feng Boyue, married into the Feng Family and has been living there ever since.
Feng Boxing has three sons: Feng Yunluo, Feng Yunfei, Feng Yunqi, all of whom possess the strength of the ninth rank.
Feng Qijia is the eldest grandson of Feng Boxing, possessing the strength of an eighth-rank cultivator, and is also the strongest among the younger generation of the Feng Family.
Among the younger generation of the Feng Family, there are no other outstanding individuals.
Jiang Liu thought of the natural arrogance that Feng Qijia exuded when facing him; no wonder.
He immediately ignored him. With Feng Qijia's strength, even ten of them together wouldn't be enough to kill him in one move.
Jiang Liu then focused his questions on the strength of the Sun Moon Sect, the White Saint Society, and the Lotus Sect in Yunzhou.
Murong Yin also gave Jiang Liu a detailed analysis of the strength and situation of the Sun Moon Sect and the White Saint Society.
The five Minor Grandmaster of the Sun Moon Sect have all gathered in Yun City. I wonder what they are plotting? They were previously scattered in various prefectures and cities of Yunzhou.
The White Saint Society's strength in Yun City is far inferior to that of the Sun Moon Sect. It only has three Minor Grandmaster: the branch sect leader Yin Hong and two vice sect leaders. The Protector Hall below are all Rank 9 Martial Practitioner.
The White Saint Society has now transferred two Minor Grandmaster from its headquarters. The destruction of the Wind City Martial Prohibition Hall was probably their doing, otherwise they wouldn't have acted so swiftly.
Because the Minor Grandmaster of the White Saint Society in Yun City are all being watched by the Martial Prohibition Hall, they are not so easy to touch. As for the Martial Prohibition Hall, it has never dared to openly take action against the White Saint Society, precisely because it is afraid of not being able to suppress other forces.
The fact that the Wind City Martial Prohibition Hall destroyed the Wind City White Saint Society was unexpected by the Yuncheng Martial Prohibition Hall, resulting in retaliation and putting the Yuncheng Martial Prohibition Hall in a very passive position.
As for the Lotus Sect, it has always seemed rather mysterious, and its attack by the Wind City Martial Prohibition Hall was unexpected.
Currently, the Cloud City Martial Prohibition Hall is openly targeting three forces: the White Saint Society, the Deity Summoning Society, and Corpse Valley. As for the Lotus Sect, the Martial Prohibition Hall is secretly gathering evidence against it.
The Deity Summoning Society was set up with the intention of rebellion from the very beginning; it would be strange if it weren't suppressed.
Corpse Valley is the mortal enemy of the entire martial arts world and has always been a key target of the Martial Prohibition Hall.
After hearing all this, Jiang Liu felt completely confused. But then he laughed. What did their nonsense have to do with me? As long as they didn't mess with me, it was fine.
As for the strength of the Feng Family, it really surprised Jiang Liu. He never expected that the Feng Family would have Grandmaster.