"I wonder when those people will dig up the ' Ghost-Guarding Cellar '? Junior Brother He, when you go in and out of the ghost array, remember to bring my Bronze Figurine Lamp. That Bronze Figurine Lamp is specifically designed to ward off ghosts. You won't be restricted when you go in and out of the cellar while holding the lamp," Chixinzi reminded him.
"I already know," He Ping replied indifferently.
"I would like to trouble you, senior brother, to go to the Sun Family's stronghold and fortress to find out their strength and weaknesses."
Chixinzi responded and then split off from his shadow, transforming into a shadow that slid close to the ground.
His "living puppet" body was already inanimate, allowing him to move flexibly within the shadows. Moreover, in most situations, using shadows for positioning was far more flexible and versatile than the flying techniques He Ping had mastered.
Simply by hiding in the shadows, one can slide along the ground, walls, and ceiling. If in the dark, one is even less likely to be detected. Even a master cultivator might not be able to detect one immediately. Moreover, hiding in the shadows makes one difficult to harm with ordinary methods. It is evident that this " Shadow Escape " technique is extremely rare in the world.
He Ping patiently hid in the woods. To avoid being discovered by the Sutuoluo Clan experts in the temple, he secretly used a puppet to kill a wild boar in the distance, took a little blood with a golden needle, and then used " Object Mimicry " to disguise himself as a wild boar and hide behind a bush.
--Among the Law Technique of the Immortal Puppet Sect, there are not many abilities that can conceal one's aura perfectly and without any flaws, so that no one can detect it. There is only one illusion technique called " Object Mimicry " that is worth using. He used it once before in the Golden Bull Head Temple.
" Object Mimicry " is not a powerful technique. Even a master with Great Cheng spiritual mind can be fooled by this Law Technique if they do not examine it carefully. After He Ping disguised himself as a wild boar, he did not move at all, because any movement in " Object Mimicry " would reveal its flaws.
He hid in the bushes outside the temple for half a day, only to realize that he might not need to cast the Law Technique.
The experts of the Sutara clan in that old temple were extremely arrogant. They only sent a group of ordinary warriors to guard the temple, and were not worried at all about any experts coveting it from outside.
He frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "These Sutuoluo Clan cultivators are far too careless. They don't even use their divine senses to scan the area around the temple. Are they really not afraid of someone taking the opportunity to ambush them..."
He Ping was unaware that he was simply being cautious and had projected his own mindset onto the cultivation experts of the Sutara clan.
The Sutara clan is the largest and most powerful of the seven great clans, and it also holds the most influence within the Zhendan Chamber of Commerce. Overseas, the Sutara clan members are not just arrogant and domineering, but utterly unrestrained.
If we were to use He Ping's explanation from Earth's era, the only term that could aptly describe the mentality of the Sutara race is "Celestial Dragons."
In the eyes of the Sutara clan, the only thing left for them to do in the outer seas was to subdue the other four remaining clans and then suppress the Jiaposhtimotuo Clan and Mohetuoluo Clan families. That would make them the most powerful of the three major merchant guilds, and it was only a matter of time before the other two major merchant guilds also submitted to them.
As this mentality intensified, arrogance became a common trait among the Sutara clan. The Sutara clan had a strict hierarchy, and while the lower-class people were somewhat better off, the upper-class people, especially those who were masters of Daoist arts, often lost control of their minds as their cultivation increased, becoming exceptionally arrogant, domineering, and haughty.
Therefore, over the past two hundred years, the Sutara clan has incurred extreme dissatisfaction from various overseas forces, including its allies, the Vashtimadha and Mohetuoluo Clan families, who have expressed considerable reservations.
He Ping hid in the bushes outside the temple for two hours, and dawn was just around the corner.
He was a cultivator with extremely vigorous energy. In addition, he had already consumed a Grain Avoidance elixir when he arrived on the island. This elixir was useless to ordinary people, but if a cultivator took it, he could go without food or drink for several days.
Now, he no longer needs to eat or drink. He sits cross-legged, full of energy, his eyes sparkling, waiting outside the temple late into the night.
"With such a large group of people digging around this old temple, and a group of Daoist masters using their spiritual senses, they should be able to find the whereabouts of ' Ghost-Guarding Cellar ' in at most three hours..."
After some calculation, He Ping guessed that Ghost-Guarding Cellar would be discovered in less than three hours. If that happened, he might have to take action and break in to seize Blood-Eyed Kanan!
"However, there's been no reply from Chixinzi yet, so I don't know if he succeeded... It's best to wait until he reacts before I make my move!"
Chixinzi went to the east side of the island last night to investigate the situation and take the opportunity to arrest and question people. The Sun Family is Aristocratic Clan of cultivators, with many experts in the Lineage who cultivate Daoism. However, they cultivate Outer Dao Cultivation Method and cannot enter the Tao, but they are also familiar with some strange and mysterious Law Technique.
The Sun Family was cautious by nature, and the entire family hid in a stone fortress they had built. The fortress housed many guards, purchased slave cultivators, and numerous disciples. They also constructed secret caves and countless dungeons and traps within the fortress, making it as impregnable as an iron barrel. Ordinary cultivators who dared to infiltrate would likely be blasted to smithereens. Only Chixinzi, this "living puppet," retained some of his former mind, and relying on his superior skills and daring, dared to infiltrate, capturing people and stealing sea maps.
'Junior brother, I've succeeded on my end.'
Chixinzi reported the information he had gathered to him through his divine soul.
"They are indeed from the Sutuoluo Clan, and this group is quite powerful. No wonder the Sun Family revealed my identity as ' Zhang Jiubao ' and the treasure hidden on the island to outsiders. The people who came this time are Nanu Hutu, the son of Nanu Zhenyu, one of the four great generals of the Sutuoluo Clan..."
Once the two sides communicated, various intelligence reports flooded into He Ping's mind. He closed his eyes and sorted through the intelligence reports sent by Chixinzi.
It turns out that the Sutuoluo Clan, despite its large population and vast wealth, had never achieved "substantial" unity. This was because the core of power among the Sutara People lay with the council of elders, who were the high priests, and the five chieftains who led the numerous warriors.
Because the Sutuoluo Clan are scattered in various places and difficult to control, the elders of the priestly class only hold supreme divine authority over the Sutuoluo Clan. They firmly control all the power of serving the gods and performing sacrifices. The Sutara People are deeply devout, and the elders are not worried about having their power taken away by the warrior class below them.
As for the leaders of the samurai, namely the four Grand Marshals, they all want to compete for the leadership of the samurai class. Considering the need to unify the seven great clans, the elders also plan to select an outstanding "king" from among the five Grand Marshals, and tacitly agree that the five Grand Marshals will compete to eliminate the true king.
Nanu Zhenyu is the best among the four Grand Marshals. His cultivation has long since broken through to the Dao. He also enjoys extremely high prestige among the entire Sutuoluo Clan and has a great chance of becoming the head of the five Grand Marshals and the next Grand King of the Sutuoluo Clan.
Nanu Zhenyu had more than a dozen sons and more than thirty daughters, among whom Nanu Hutu was the most favored.
Nanu Hutu recently received news that Zhang Jiubao, the "Black Cry Bandit Leader" who was besieged by the three major merchant guilds and various forces, had faked his death and escaped overseas.
Over the years, after disappearing from public view, Zhang Jiubao was not content to remain in hiding. He somehow obtained a travel permit to the Mysterious Mysterious Palace on Nine Slaughter Island and planned to find an opportunity to enter the secret realm of the Mysterious Mysterious Palace. Currently, he is recruiting soldiers and horses in a certain place in the East Sea and recruiting followers everywhere. Many pirates, upon hearing his name, eagerly rush to join his gang.
As for the Mysterious Mysterious Palace on Nine Slaughter Island, it is also a very famous "location" overseas. The Mysterious Mysterious Palace is located in a very special environment in the outer sea, and it is a secret realm in itself.
This secret realm is located in an ancient volcano, where thick smoke billows year-round and pillars of fire spew out. The island is covered with boiling lava and molten rock, barren of any vegetation. Under the scorching heat, it is as if a fiery hell has been moved to the island.
Legend has it that the Mysterious Mysterious Palace Secret Realm was created by the Primordial Unity Sect Mystic Elder of the Hunyuan Sect. This Mystic Elder Mystic Elder has an extraordinary background. His master was the founder of the Primordial Unity Sect, the " Primordial Unity Six Heavens Dharma-Transmitting Patriarch ". After he achieved Great Cheng in his cultivation, he planned to establish a sect overseas. He helped eliminate the three monsters of the evil sea near Nine Slaughter Island and built the Mysterious Mysterious Palace on the island.
The Mysterious Mysterious Palace is surrounded by a great formation, making it impossible for outsiders to enter unless they have a guide from the Mysterious Mysterious Palace. Anyone who obtains this guide has the opportunity to enter the Mysterious Mysterious Palace and obtain the Primordial Unity Sect's Daoist cultivation method, the "Heaven- Heaven-Mending Furnace ".
Besides the orthodox methods for entering the Dao, the Mysterious Mysterious Palace also hides countless rare and precious herbs and spirit medicine that would make even the most powerful heavenly materials and earthly treasures -entering experts in the world extremely envious, as well as various spiritual Law Artifact and extraordinary weapons crafted by the Primordial Unity Sect...
After learning of this news, Nanu Hutu sent his men everywhere to inquire. As a result, he somehow learned that on Flying Ray Island, which was occupied by the Sun Family, there was a place where Zhang Jiubao had hidden his treasure. It was said that the treasure should contain clues about the Mysterious Mysterious Palace of Nine Slaughter Island.
Upon learning this news, Nanu Hutu went directly to the head of the Sun Family and demanded the treasure.
The boy's intention was to uncover the treasures hidden by Zhang Jiubao. If he could obtain clues about the travel permit, he could present them to his father, Nanu Zhenyu. If he could make arrangements for the Mysterious Mysterious Island matter ahead of time, it would be considered a great achievement, and Nanu Zhenyu's becoming the head of the sect would be no longer uncertain.
As for the Sun Family, a Aristocratic Clan of Rogue Cultivator, they couldn't afford to offend the Sutuoluo Clan, so they had no choice but to Nanu Hutu do as he pleased on the island...
Upon hearing this, He Ping asked in surprise, "This Zhang Jiubao the Black Ming Bandits, isn't he just the one you, Senior Brother, pretended to be a pirate to trick people? I don't remember when you obtained the Mysterious Mysterious Palace's travel permit?"
"Junior brother, don't you know my background?"
Chixinzi couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"If I really had a Mysterious Mysterious Palace pass, would I have gone to such lengths to enter that Narcissus Cave Abode... Hehe, this is quite interesting. I never expected someone to use my past name to deceive people. This person's intentions are probably not simple!"
He Ping also considered this point. Zhang Jiubao was already "dead." Even if he knew that Chixinzi had faked his death, he would never have thought that he could fake his death and then come back. This matter sounded very suspicious, and it was obvious that someone was playing tricks in the dark.
"Putting all that aside, this time, Nanu Hutu went out secretly. The five-toothed warship that can be equipped with the ' Black Teeth Sea Beast' was also mobilized by him secretly using the Tiger Tally. According to the rules of the Sutuoluo Clan, he is only the son of the sect leader and is not qualified to mobilize the elite warriors guarding the holy land. Neither Nanu Zhenyu nor the Sutuoluo Clan knew anything about his actions!"
"Oh?!"
He Ping's eyes lit up when he heard that.
"So, does that mean we can kill that Nanu Hutu, then find an opportunity to frame that guy who's disguised as ' Zhang Jiubao ' and recruiting soldiers everywhere, without any problem?"
Chixinzi felt that his junior brother was becoming more and more sensible, but he still answered.
"That's not entirely true. Non-Self can slaughter all tens of thousands of people on Flying Ray Island, this matter will be difficult to resolve..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a deafening roar erupted from the temple, followed by a violent tremor. It was as if the ground had cracked open, and thick plumes of black gas spewed out from within the temple.
" The Ghost-Guarding Cellar has been opened, Junior Brother!"
Chixinzi was startled at first, but then quickly regained his footing and a smile appeared on his face.