As one of the top sects in the Netherworld, the change of leadership in the Yin Baleful Intent Sect will undoubtedly have a huge impact on various forces.
This is especially bad news for the Yan Lineage family of Nine Yama City.
At this moment, in a large hall in the backyard of the Yan Manor, the key members of the Yan Lineage had gathered to discuss their future plans.
"Damn it! Chu Xuanzi is such a fickle opportunist."
Knowing that the Manju Sacred King was on good terms with the Emperor, they appointed Lord Mo Kesha as the leader of the Yin Baleful Intent Sect. Now that the Manju Imperial Court is on the verge of collapse, they've replaced him with Fang Yin, who is on good Fang Yin with the Extreme Evil Imperial Court. It's utterly shameless."
An elderly woman of the Nether Clan with gray hair cursed and swore, showing no politeness whatsoever.
Miaoqing, just say less!
Our most important task now is to maintain control of Nine Yama City. As for the internal affairs of the Yin Baleful Intent Sect, that's none of our business."
Yan Zhen's real age is actually much older than Yan Miaoqing's, but his cultivation is profound and pure, so he looks only in his forties and doesn't look old at all.
After being reprimanded by Yan Zhen, Yan Miaoqing pouted and dared not say anything more.
" Hongcai, now that Lord Mo Kesha has lost his position as sect leader, I estimate that the Li and Wang families will soon take action against us as well."
You should prepare yourself by sending the younger generation of your Lineage to the capital first, to secure your future.
Yan Zhen sighed and gave instructions to Yan Hongcai standing to the side.
Nine Yama City is very close to the Yin Baleful Intent Sect's territory. Although the Yan Lineage has become increasingly weak in recent years, they have always been able to firmly control Nine Yama City because of the support of the Profound Baleful Intent Sect.
Mo Kesha had a deep friendship with the ancestors of the Yan Lineage. Because of this relationship, although the Li and Wang families of Nine Yama City had long coveted the position of city lord, they had never dared to make a move.
Now that Mo Kesha has lost his position as sect leader, although his strength remains, it is no longer enough to suppress the ambitions of the Li and Wang families, so they have to make plans as soon as possible.
"Yes!"
Yan Hongcai felt a pang of sorrow, yet there was nothing he could do.
In the afternoon, after Yan Lianfang and Chen Mu finished lunch together, she finally took out the gift box that Yan Hongcai had given him and handed it to Chen Mu.
" Chen Mu, my father was very pleased to learn that you are a disciple of the Divine Talisman Gate, and asked me to give you this gift."
"Hurry up and open it! I have no idea what's inside."
After taking the wooden box, Chen Mu glanced at it briefly and immediately noticed the seal on it.
"Heh, you think you can test me with Sealing Talisman of this level? You're really underestimating me."
He didn't expose it; it's obviously more appropriate to keep it tacitly understood in this matter.
"Alright, then please thank Yan Lineage for me! I'll open it and take a look now."
As he spoke, Chen Mu placed the wooden box on the table, and runes shone from his right eye.
The so-called Sealing Talisman is actually similar to the encryption algorithm in computers. It turns plaintext into ciphertext, and it is almost impossible for someone who does not know the decryption algorithm to crack it.
Just like now, the wooden box, under the effect of the Sealing Talisman, has formed a special energy field. If someone wants to open this box, they must use the correct method to guide the energy within the field to dissipate.
If the guidance method is incorrect, or if brute force is used to break the force field, it will only detonate the force field, and nothing will be gained.
Although Chen Mu did not know the decryption algorithm, he had super computing power. As long as he memorized the structure of the Sealing Talisman and then used his Thought in his sea of consciousness to continuously simulate it, he could find the guiding technique to break the seal in a very short time, just like brute-force cracking encryption algorithms in computers.
Therefore, Chen Mu analyzed the method to break the seal in just three breaths.
He then reached out and gently touched the box, a flash of runic light appeared, and he easily opened the box.
Inside the box was a piece of chalcedony that emitted a pale blue light. Chen Mu took it out and examined it carefully in his hand.
" Ice Chalcedony, what a treasure! Yan Lineage is certainly generous."
Ice Chalcedony is a water-element spiritual material. After cultivators absorb it, it can strengthen their foundation and nourish their vital energy, especially accelerating the speed of condensing qi into liquid. It is exactly what Chen Mu can use now.
Yan Lianfang, who was leisurely waiting nearby, was stunned. She thought that even if Chen Mu was really a disciple of the Divine Talisman Gate Sect, it would take some time to break the seal, but she did not expect that the wooden box would be opened in just a few breaths.
"It really opened! You're truly a disciple of the Divine Talisman Gate?!"
Although she was mentally prepared, she was still overwhelmed with joy when the news was confirmed.
Chen Mu was unaware that although many people in the Manju Imperial Court were searching for the inheritance of the Divine Talisman Gate, the Yan Lineage of Nine Yama City had been the most active among them in the last few hundred years.
The most important reason for this is that Nine Yama City was built with the help of the Divine Talisman Gate. There is a very powerful core talisman array in the center of the city, but it has been inoperable for hundreds of years due to disrepair.
It is also because of the loss of this core rune array that the Yan Lineage's control over Nine Yama City has become increasingly weak over the past few hundred years, and now it is even being suppressed by other Lineage.
If they can find a disciple of the Divine Talisman Gate to repair the talisman array, although it's impossible to say for sure that it will help the Yan Lineage turn the tide, it will at least give them a powerful bargaining chip.
"Absolutely genuine! Third Miss, you seem quite interested in my sect."
Chen Mu was in a great mood after putting away the Ice Chalcedony, and even Yan Lianfang seemed much more pleasing to the eye.
"Of course I'm interested! Chen Mu, didn't your master mention the connection between you and our Nine Yama City?"
Yan Lianfang said excitedly.
Chen Mu shook his head and said calmly.
"No, Master never talked to us about things outside before."
They only warned us when we were coming down the mountain that our Divine Talisman Gate once had a illustrious reputation, but that was all in the past. They told us to be careful in everything we did outside and not to reveal the sect's name unless absolutely necessary.
"I hit it off with the Third Miss at first sight, and I trust her character, which is why I decided to reveal it to her."
Yan Lianfang didn't doubt it and nodded happily. "That's right! Thousands of years have passed, and even your master may not know the origin of the relationship Nine Yama City and Divine Talisman Gate."
Enough of that, let's not talk about the past.
I need your help with something else now, but I'm not sure if it's convenient for you.
"Um... I don't have anything urgent to deal with right now. I wonder what Miss San needs me to do?"
Chen Mu asked, puzzled.
"Come with me, we'll go find my father together, and he'll tell you then."
Yan Lianfang didn't delay and immediately set off with Chen Mu.