Composing himself, the Crazy Old Man asked in confusion.
"The Holy Lord of the Church of Justice suddenly disappeared 18 years ago. Rumor has it he's dead. Why are you suddenly mentioning him? Did something happen? Or is it that he—suddenly reappeared?!"
When he said the last sentence, the Crazy Old Man's expression changed drastically, and a wave of emotion washed over him.
"It wasn't that he showed up," Yan Tianyang replied.
Upon hearing this, the Crazy Old Man frowned, the ripples in his heart suddenly subsided, and a complex expression appeared on his face. After the dejection, he looked utterly bored.
"Oh, so what exactly happened?"
Yan Tianyang sensed the Crazy Old Man's lack of interest and roughly guessed why he had suddenly become like this.
It's likely that the Crazy Old Man lost interest after hearing that the Holy Lord hadn't reappeared in everyone's sight.
He had heard before that the Crazy Old Man had spent some time with the Holy Leader of the Church of Justice when he was young.
That's why he talked to the Crazy Old Man about the Church of Justice.
"I remember you were quite close to Zhou Lingxing, the patriarch of the Zhou Family. Recently, the Zhou Family has suddenly found itself in the eye of the storm in Great Xia, with all the major forces, including the Church of Justice, pointing their fingers at them."
Upon hearing this, the Crazy Old Man became interested again.
"What does this have to do with the Zhou Family? Wait, you just mentioned the Holy Master of the Church of Justice. Is there some connection between the two?"
"Um."
Yan Tianyang nodded and continued, "This matter is both complicated and not complicated. Recently, the fact that the Zhou Family possesses S-Rank Spirit Weapon was suddenly leaked to the Church of Justice Sect. According to reliable sources, they are preparing to take action to seize the Spirit Weapon."
"You mean S-Rank Spirit Weapon?!"
The Crazy Old Man's face was filled with shock, and his voice involuntarily rose.
Alloy weapons are ranked from lowest to highest quality as follows: Grade F alloy, Grade E alloy, Grade D alloy, Grade C alloy, Grade B alloy, and Grade A alloy.
These alloys are all called Mortal-Rank Alloy, and above that are S-Rank Alloy.
S-Rank Alloy is also known as Spirit Weapon.
"I've never heard of the Zhou Family ever having Spirit Weapon, and Old Zhou never mentioned it to me. Is this news true or false?"
"That's true."
Since Yan Tianyang was so certain, the Crazy Old Man had no choice but to believe him.
"Well, that old fox! He didn't even tell me he had Spirit Weapon, not even a whisper of it. He's really something! Back when I took him along on my adventures, he was always following me around like a little shadow, calling me ' Brother Thigh '."
"Even after all this, you still haven't said what this matter has to do with that Holy Leader of the Church of Justice?"
Yan Tianyang didn't mince words, "Old Master Zhou contacted me secretly, asking for my support. So he also told me the origin of the Spirit Weapon. This Spirit Weapon was given to the Zhou Family many years ago by the Holy Lord of the Church of Justice before he disappeared."
"What? You're saying that Spirit Weapon was a gift from the Holy Lord of the Church of Justice?"
The Crazy Old Man was increasingly shocked as he listened, and he forgot all about drinking.
"That's right."
Why give them the Spirit Weapon?
"Old Master Zhou once helped him without knowing his identity, and in return, he gave the Spirit Weapon to the Zhou Family."
"I see." The Crazy Old Man suddenly realized. "I just heard you say that this matter was suddenly leaked. How did that happen?"
"I also asked Grandpa Zhou about this matter. He said that it is under investigation. Perhaps a member of one of the families accidentally leaked it, or perhaps there is a spy within the family."
"Go on," the Crazy Old Man said, letting Yan Tianyang continue.
Yan Tianyang: "After learning about this, the Church of Justice secretly sent people to infiltrate the Zhou Family and ask them to return the Spirit Weapon to its rightful owner. The Church of Justice of today is not the same as the one that had the Holy Lord back then. The Church of Justice Church of Justice the past took doing good deeds as its doctrine, but the Church of Justice of today is committing all kinds of evil deeds, killing, arson and all sorts of atrocities. Naturally, Old Master Zhou would not give the Spirit Weapon to them to aid and abet evil."
The Crazy Old Man stroked his sparse, graying beard, remained silent for two seconds, and then spoke.
"Given the nature of the Church of Justice, the Zhou Family, unwilling to obediently hand over the Spirit Weapon, will undoubtedly resort to any means necessary to obtain Spirit Weapon."
"Grandpa Zhou and I think so too."
"So how do you plan to deal with this?"
Yan Tianyang smiled, a sharp glint in his eyes.
"Passive defense is not as good as proactive engagement. They want to retrieve the Spirit Weapon, don't they? Then let them come. I'll have Old Master Zhou hide the Spirit Weapon in the Zhou Family's cultivation secret realm. Whether it's the Church of Justice or any other force, those with the ability can go in and take it. As long as they have the skill to take it, no matter who it is, the Zhou Family will absolutely not stop them."
Upon hearing this, the Crazy Old Man was taken aback for a moment, and then burst into laughter.
"You little rascal, as cunning as ever! The Zhou Family's cultivation secret realm only allows Martial Artist below the Fourth Rank to enter; those above the Fourth Rank are barred. With a little planning, we can ensure they never return. Xiao Yan, no wonder some people called you the King of Hell of Hell back then. You even came up with this kind of scheme; you truly deserve the title. Anyone with eyes can see this plan is a trap—a scheme to lure them in and then catch them like turtles in a jar! No, this isn't a trap; it's an open conspiracy, a Church of Justice by which the Righteous Sect knowingly walks into a trap!"
" Master Li, you flatter me. The Zhou Family Cultivation Secret Realm will open in three months. I called specifically to tell you that I plan to arrange for Jiang Fan to also enter the secret realm to compete for Spirit Weapon," Yan Tianyang said.
The Crazy Old Man stopped laughing. "Are you kidding me? Jiang Fan is only at the Late-Stage First Rank. The Martial Artist who will enter will probably be at least at the Second Rank. You want him to go? To throw his life away? Don't even think about it. I will never agree to it!"
Now he understood why Yan Tianyang had called him specifically; it turned out he was after Jiang Fan.
Yan Tianyang knew the Crazy Old Man would refuse decisively, so he had prepared his words and strategies in advance.
"Although I don't know what incredible opportunity Jiang Fan encountered that allowed him to advance from a non- Martial Artist to Late-Stage First-Rank Martial Artist in just three months, I believe that with his talent and speed of advancement, he has a good chance of advancing to the Second Rank in three months."
"You're that confident in him? You should know that there's a bottleneck for Late-Stage First-Rank Martial Artist to break through to the Second Rank. Without accumulating enough experience, it's not so easy to break through."
At this point, the Crazy Old Man suddenly felt a toothache.
Recalling the scene of Jiang Fan constantly breaking through, in just a short while, he broke through from the Late-Stage Martial Apprentice to the Late-Stage First-Rank Martial Artist. The speed of his advancement was like a rocket.