The Plot of the Three Rankings, Upheaval in the Xiao Household

In Luo Household.

Zhang Qianyun stood frozen in place, as if he had been frozen in place.

From his perspective, Xiao Runyu, who had originally wielded the Seven Stars Sword and defeated Fang Lanshan and his companion with a single strike, was already defeated in just a few moves.

Jiang Wenxuan's true Dharma Aspect stood between heaven and earth, its energy suppressing all directions.

And then there's the Yu Tunzhou, a name known to everyone in the Northern Plains—

Xiao Hong, Fang Lanshan, and the others who were originally engaged in a standoff had already stopped fighting.

Xiao Hong of the Chixia Sect, who was usually very generous, had been overjoyed at his arrival not long ago, but now he looked at him with a complicated expression and sighed, "Brother Zhang, let's stop."

Fang Lanshan also sheathed his sword, but stood silently to the side, his gaze towards him filled with a sense of pity for those in the same predicament.

Li Yuanming, who was standing to the side, moved his lips, but in the end he only shook his head.

Luo Xuanyue remained silent.

Representatives from several other Northern Plains families also came to offer assistance.

All eyes were on him, with an eerie look in them.

Zhang Qianyun didn't understand.

Why did Fang Lanshan and the others have such expressions?

Why would Jiang Northern Dark Sea of Jiang Wenxuan appear here?

Why is that Yu Tunzhou still alive? How could he possibly escape when surrounded by three demon gods!

Why was Elder Xiao defeated so easily?

A series of questions exploded in his mind, but no one could answer them.

Only the mournful cry of the Seven Stars Sword echoed in my ears.

Ahead.

A majestic aura, like a raging ocean, crashed down from all directions.

Xiao Runyu looked up at Jiang Wenxuan's true Dharma Aspect, his robes fluttering in the wind as the energy surged through them.

Her hair was disheveled, and her usually aloof and indifferent face was unusually pale. After a long while, she finally spoke, "Jiang Wenxuan —you, Dharma Aspect from the dignified Luo River Jiang Household, actually conspired with such petty scoundrels as the Alliance of Immortals. Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world?"

Jiang Wenxuan did not respond, nor was there any need for him to explain.

Dharma Aspect true form stood between heaven and earth, his gaze indifferently looking down at her, like Immortals and Gods looking down on an ant.

At his level, worldly praise and slander no longer concern him.

What restrains all the Dharma Aspect in the world has never been worldly benevolence and Dao and Virtue, but rather the suppression of the Heavenly Dao in the Central Plains and the restraint of a few Dharma Aspect.

Compared to Jiang Wenxuan, what truly made Xiao Runyu feel despair was another figure standing in front of her.

Yu Tunzhou.

Jiang Wenxuan was, after all, a member of the Jiang Household, and the Xiao Household had never interfered in the affairs of the Northern Dark Sea, so there was not much entanglement between the two sides.

But Yu Tunzhou is different.

Only now did she realize that the Fang Household, the Alliance of Immortals, the immortal remains, the battle for immortal weapons—all of it was just to lure her into the game.

If the Alliance of Immortals is the "bait," then the Luo Household's grand formation is the net, and Xiao Runyu is the real prey tonight!

It's laughable that she had always relied on [Heaven-Monitoring Codex], claiming to be standing in the bird's eye.

Xiao Runyu had already given up all hope, and he was no longer naive enough to believe that Yu Tunzhou had not yet guessed the Xiao Household's plans in Northern Plains and their secret attacks on him.

What are you doing here?

She stared intently at Yu Tunzhou, her tone almost accusatory, "Even the combined might of three demon gods couldn't kill you. Are you truly blessed by the heavens?!"

Before entering the city, she had specifically considered all those in Northern Plains who could pose a threat to her.

But now, this move has become the biggest joke!

In her eyes, the two people who posed the greatest threat, yet were also the least likely to be here, were now inexplicably standing in this city!

How absurd!

"I've already sent all three of the Golden Firmament's Three Demon Gods back overseas," Yu Tunzhou said with a smile. "But Grandmaster, aren't you even a little curious about how we managed to scheme against you?"

Xiao Runyu was taken aback.

She suddenly realized a terrible possibility, and her blood ran cold in an instant.

This possibility directly threatens the very foundation upon which the Xiao Household established itself!

"You—have control of Three Rankings?!"

Xiao Runyu stared intently at Yu Tunzhou, his eyes wide with fury.

Those Three Rankings are all protected by the Human Dao Fortune the Unseen, which is enough to isolate most of the current methods of [Heaven-Monitoring Codex], preventing [Heaven-Monitoring Codex] from achieving its full potential in the Central Plains.

This is the only thing the Xiao Household has ever feared in their millennia of history, and it's also the direction they've been trying to break through.

Not long ago, the royal family was in decline. In order to win over the Xiao Household, they offered a condition that the Xiao Household could not refuse. This gave the Xiao Household hope for the first time to break the suppression of the Three Rankings, and even to take control of the Three Rankings.

Currently, the Xiao Household has devoted most of its resources to the Three Rankings.

But at this moment----

It seems that Yu Tunzhou had actually obtained control of Three Rankings long ago!

Xiao Runyu was startled to realize that the Three Rankings were also a carefully prepared trap.

This possibility made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

"It's the method Lu Huaiqing taught you?!"

"No, even the royal family doesn't have a way to control the Three Rankings. Lu Huaiqing didn't succeed at all back then!"

She suddenly realized, "It's Floating Hill Mountain in the Eastern Wilderness, known as the lineage of the Human Emperor!"

"They actually possess the methods to control Three Rankings?!"

"Has Floating Hill Mountain joined forces with the royal family? They want to return to the Central Plains and leave that dead land of the Eastern Wilderness? The newest traditional martial art in the Eastern Wilderness— "

You all knew you harbored wolfish ambitions all along!

At this moment, Xiao Runyu seemed to have found the truth of everything. He stared intently at Yu Tunzhou, desperately trying to find a way to break the deadlock.

All that's needed is to break through the great array's suppression so she can contact [Heaven-Monitoring Codex] and send the message back to her clan, temporarily halting the erosion of the Three Rankings!

This is very likely a trap set by the Great Yan Imperial Family, Floating Hill Mountain, and even Yu Tunzhou and Northern Dark Sea for the sake of the Xiao Household!

Listening to Xiao Runyu's series of questions and "analysis," Yu Tunzhou clicked his tongue in amazement.

Originally, I only wanted to test this woman, but I didn't expect Xiao Runyu's reaction to be so intense, and he immediately connected it to the Three Rankings.

From this perspective, the Three Rankings are indeed the nemesis of the Xiao Household's [Heaven-Monitoring Codex].

He did not deny Xiao Runyu's question, but went along with her words, saying, "The Xiao Household's [Heaven-Monitoring Codex] is overrated and now seems insignificant."

"You're asking for it!"

Xiao Runyu let out a sharp shout, and her aura surged wildly once again, but the battle just now had already rendered her unable to fight.

Jiang Wenxuan's true Dharma Aspect merely focused his gaze, and Xiao Runyu let out a muffled groan, his body swaying, nearly collapsing to his knees.

"Why bother?" Yu Tunzhou approached slowly and said calmly, "In your current state, you can't even manage a self-destruction. Perhaps you should be more dignified."

Xiao Runyu's usually indifferent eyes were now filled with a deathly stillness.

She closed her eyes, seemingly unwilling to look at the person in front of her anymore.

Yu Tunzhou was in high spirits. Who says you can't catch a second rabbit by waiting passively?

And just like that, two stupid rabbits came rushing in one after another overnight!

Just when everything seemed settled and we were about to wrap things up, a sudden change occurred!

A streak of blood-red light tore through the Void.

The entire sky was instantly engulfed by dark red blood light.

Jiang Wenxuan's true Dharma Aspect suddenly turned its head, and for the first time, a solemn expression appeared in its indifferent pupils.

A terrifying sea of blood manifested, boundless and suspended above Xuanbei Commandery. As the sea of blood surged, countless hideous ghost faces floated and wailed within it, each face contorted with extreme pain.

As the sea of blood pressed down, the Luo Household's grand formation instantly came under immense pressure!

"Xue Wuya?"

Jiang Wenxuan shouted in a deep voice, his Dharma Aspect Body taking a step forward, forming hand seals to suppress the Void Wuji and resist the erosion of the sea of blood.

A blood-red figure stood in the darkness, his eyes cold, as he made his move outside the city.

Blood splattered into the sky within Xuanbei Commandery. He had secretly laid many traps in the city, which now erupted all at once, shaking the entire Luo Household's grand formation.

Xiao Runyu suddenly opened his eyes, seizing that fleeting moment, and his aura suddenly surged.

At this moment, even the aura that Jiang Wenxuan had used to Xue Wuya all directions was torn open by Xue Wuya's sudden attack, and the Luo Household's formation was no longer primarily focused on suppressing Xiao Runyu.

She took this opportunity to break free of her restraints, but did not take the chance to escape to the outside of the city. Although she did not know why Xue Wuya made his move, to her, it was nothing more than being caught between a rock and a hard place.

She decisively contacted [Heaven-Monitoring Codex] immediately.

She can perish here, but the Xiao Household cannot fall into Yu Tunzhou and his gang's trap a second time!

The plan targeting the Three Rankings must be stopped!

Jiang Wenxuan turned around and used all his strength to suppress the suddenly appearing Xue Wuya.

The Dharma Aspect Body struck out with a palm, colliding with the chilling sea of blood. In an instant, the heavens and earth fell silent as the two supreme energies clashed. The aftershocks poured down but were blocked by the Luo Household's great formation.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yu Tunzhou quickly eliminated the schemes laid out in Xue Wuya Yujun City.

Unexpectedly, Xue Wuya retreated into the Void after only one attack, his gaze towards Yu Tunzhou and the others filled with cold mockery.

Yu Tunzhou frowned, wondering what had gotten into this guy out of nowhere.

He had no prior grudge against the Blood River Dao, so why did Xue Wuya inexplicably come to the Northern Plains to cause him trouble?

Oh, I almost forgot, it wasn't without resentment; the current Divine Child of the Blood River Dao died at his hands in the Dragon Gate.

Just then, Xiao Runyu's loud laughter suddenly came from behind.

"Yu Tunzhou! You've miscalculated! There are far more people who want you dead than you realize!"

Even though he was still in dire straits, Xiao Runyu couldn't help but laugh heartily.

"I have sent the message back to the clan. The Xiao Household will never fall into your trap a second time!"

"The Xiao Household will never let you get away with this!"

She stared coldly at Yu Tunzhou, as if she wanted to etch his face into her heart forever, so that even in reincarnation, this hatred would never be forgotten.

She said, enunciating each word clearly, "From this day forward, wherever you are, whatever you do, you will be under the surveillance and assassination of my clan until the day you die!"

Listening to Xiao Runyu's words, which were both exhilarating and ruthless, Yu Tunzhou's gaze became somewhat unfocused.

This crazy woman ignored her chance to escape and instead seized the opportunity to contact the Xiao Household?

Did he set a second trap for himself?

Where?

Before he could think it through...

Xiao Runyu's internal energy surged suddenly, becoming chaotic and disordered.

Yu Tunzhou's gaze sharpened. This was... Inner Heaven and Earth self-immolation?

Just then, Jiang Wenxuan 'Dharma Aspect true form reached out and grabbed Xiao Runyu, banishing himself into the Void. The two figures disappeared from the scene at the same time.

Yu Tunzhou received a telepathic message at the last moment.

Jiang Wenxuan was also unable to stop Xiao Runyu's self-immolation, so he could only forcibly move Xiao Runyu to the outer Void to avoid the impact of a Grandmaster's self-destruction on the entire Xuanbei Commandery.

The price he pays is that it takes him about a day to return to Northern Plains.

This is why it's easy to leave but difficult to come back, even though Jiang Wenxuan is a native of the Central Plains.

Fortunately, the Luo Household's great formation is still Xue Wuya were to invade again, this formation would be enough to stop him until Jiang Wenxuan returns.

Yu Tunzhou immediately used the city defense formation to carefully check every corner of the city again, confirming that there was no longer any trace of Xue Wuya's aura, before returning to the Luo Household.

Han Wuj iu and the others were already waiting there.

Fang Lanshan and Zhang Qianyun were immediately placed under control and suppressed, leaving them with no power to resist.

The real key lies in the remains of the immortal.

Now it's clear that this immortal's remains can no longer remain in the Luo Household.

It has suddenly become a hot potato, and is most likely related to the descendants of the Human Emperor.

Staying in the Luo Household will only bring disaster.

However, this matter is quite simple.

Yu Tunzhou, acting on behalf of the Fang Household, gave the immortal sword that the Fang family had worshipped for generations to the Luo Household as compensation.

The biggest losers this time were the Chixia Sect and the Zhaoyang Li Household.

The spirits within the Chixia Immortal Saber and the Immortal Dao Talisman Formation have awakened and are unwilling to leave their original owners. They will only return to their respective families after the karmic debts have been resolved.

Whether that day will ever come is obviously uncertain.

Xiao Hong and Li Yuanming both sighed. They had already communicated with the enshrined celestial soldiers, but were powerless to change their will. They could only accept their fate and then looked at the Fang Household.

Clearly, their losses will also be attributed to the Fang Household.

As for the Fang Household, they sided with the Alliance of Immortals and plotted to harm the other Lineage in Northern Plains. It's already a great fortune that they were Indestructible.

Yu Tunzhou instructed Old Lady Luo to join forces with the Chixia Sect and the Zhaoyang Li Household to analyze the current situation in the Northern Plains, especially listing out the various ambitious aristocratic Aristocratic Clan one by one.

Once Jiang Wenxuan returns, they will visit them one by one.

Now that things have come to this, Northern Plains should return to "peace".

Upon hearing the meaning of "Yu Tunzhou," Xiao Hong and Li Yuanming, though still heartbroken over the enormous loss of the foundation of the Immortal Dao, couldn't help but feel a surge of energy.

In the Northern Plains, with Yu Tunzhou and Jiang Wenxuan joining forces, who could possibly stand against them?

Both families clearly used this opportunity to get on the Northern Dark Sea's bandwagon.

When the Northern Dark Sea Faction comes to control Northern Plains in the future, both families will naturally benefit greatly!

The Yu Tunzhou and returned to the secret chamber.

Besides exploring the remains of an immortal, there is also a Golden Immortal's avatar waiting for him to "interrogate."

To prevent the latter from also self-destructing, Yu Tunzhou has been suppressing it with the Soul-Binding Chain.

Northwest of the Divine Capital.

The Xiao Household.

On the star-gazing platform, Xiao Yunzhou suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with shock.

He immediately contacted the clan leader, Xiao Wanghe, and reported the information he had received from the [Heaven-Monitoring Codex].

"The Three Rankings are suspicious; halt the erosion and avoid the trap. Yu Tunzhou is suspected of possessing the key to controlling the Three Rankings; Floating Hill Mountain, Northern Dark Sea, and the Imperial Family may have already joined forces!"

At this moment, Xiao Wanghe, who was entertaining distinguished guests from outer space in the front yard of the Xiao Household, could no longer suppress his aura and began to surge violently.

He abruptly turned his head to look in the direction of the royal family.

Three Rankings ----

Was this a trap set by the royal family in collusion with several other parties, targeting the Xiao Household?!

"Yu Tunzhou ----"

He muttered to himself, almost through gritted teeth.

This young man not only escaped from the clutches of the three demon gods, but also joined forces with Jiang Wenxuan to force Xiao Runyu, the most promising member of their clan to reach the Dharma Aspect, to his death!

"The clan chief Xiao just mentioned Yu Tunzhou?"

Beside him, a middle-aged Daoist priest, his eyes gleaming, spoke with a smile.

He was dressed in an apricot-yellow Daoist robe, with a lean face and an air of otherworldly refinement. He was none other than "Qingsongzi," the man who claimed to be from Yu Tunzhou Five Villages Temple and hoped Yu Tunzhou would spare his life when he attacked the Xie Household.

At this moment, Qingsongzi, who had come as a lobbyist, seemed to have finally found the "cornerstone" for their cooperation with the Xiao Household.

Qingsongzi laughed and said, "To be honest, Clan Chief Xiao, one of the Golden Immortal Ancestors of my sect has also sent an avatar to the Central Plains this time, and it is currently in the Northern Plains. It is not impossible for our two families to cooperate."

Xiao Wanghe looked on coldly.

"Is the Daoist Master Qingsong referring to a Daoist who claims to be from Eastern Azure Mountain? Not long ago, he went to Xuanbei Commandery, attempting to seize the immortal remains of the Xuanbei Luo Household?"

Qingsongzi was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Clan Chief Xiao already knows about this?"

"The Xiao Household's [Heaven-Monitoring Codex] truly lives up to his reputation!" He immediately clapped his hands in praise, "By stationing themselves in the Divine Capital, they can know everything, big and small, happening in the Northern Plains!"

Xiao Wanghe snorted coldly, then shouted angrily, "Men, seize this Daoist priest!"

Qingsongzi looked bewildered. "Clan Chief Xiao—why is this? Did I say something wrong?"

Two gray figures emerged from two different places, grabbing Qingsongzi's shoulders and neck from the left and right.

Despite having the will to resist, Qingsongzi suppressed the thought instantly upon sensing the aura emanating from the two individuals.

He said urgently, "Clan Chief Xiao, I have come here with sincere intentions!"

"Sincerity?" Xiao Wanghe's gaze was icy, looking at him as if he were a corpse. "Your Five Villages Temple, in collusion with Yu Tunzhou, harmed my clan's experts. Is this your sincerity?"

Qingsongzi looked astonished. He roughly knew the specific plans of the patriarch's trip to Northern Plains. His visit to the Xiao Household was also to cooperate with the patriarch from the inside and outside to guide the Xiao Household to find the descendants of the Human Emperor.

But at this moment----

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Qingsongzi exclaimed in shock. "I observe that our patriarch is a powerful Golden Immortal, how could he possibly cooperate with that brat from the Daode Lineage, Yu Tunzhou!"

"Elder Xiao, there must be a mistake!"

"Take him away."

Xiao Wanghe had no intention of communicating with him at all, coldly waving his hand and saying, "Send him to the cave heaven and let the ancestor personally pry open his Primordial Spirit. I want to know what the Five Villages Temple is plotting!"

"Yes!"

"Furthermore—" Xiao Wanghe took a deep breath, "Send a message to the Grand Elder, instructing them to temporarily halt their encroachment on the Three Rankings!"

A grey figure whispered, "With the royal family's cooperation, the plan is progressing smoothly and will soon yield results. Is it really time to stop now?"

"Cooperation? Smooth?"

Xiao Wanghe was initially delighted that the Xiao Household's long-cherished wish would finally be fulfilled in his generation.

At this moment, all I felt was coldness and mockery.

Looking back on all the interactions with the royal family, I now feel there are many suspicious points.

Throughout history, imperial families have been able to influence the operation of the Three Rankings through Human Dao Fortune, which is why the Jixia Academy and the Star Palace submitted to them.

But influence does not equate to control.

The Great Yan Imperial Family knew far more about the inside story related to the Three Rankings than any previous dynasty. Where did they learn this information?

This erosion was so ingrained that even the Xiao Household had never heard of it!

He felt a chill run down his spine. "Do as I say immediately!"

"I will go and meet with our ancestors! I will explain this matter to them personally!"