Please show your spirit to our ancestors

Chapter 82 It’s time to put some pressure on the sect

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"Father?"

Chen Ningtai couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw that his father didn't respond for a long time.

He knew that although his father did not say it, he actually had deep feelings for his master, Master Chi Yang.

Because his father was an orphan since childhood, he almost regarded the Master as half a father.

Now that the Master has passed away, it must have been a huge blow to my father.

"Buzz!"

Chen Xuanmo suddenly came to his senses, responded, and quickly wrote on the desk.

He wanted to know how his master died.

"Father, the death of Master Chiyang is still a secret within the Yunyang Sect." Chen Ningzhuo hurriedly reported, "I was an inner sect deacon affiliated with Chiyang Peak, and I accidentally learned of this information when I was preparing to return to participate in the sacrifice. As for the cause and effect, I still don't know."

Chen Xuanmo, who was in the heroic spirit state, frowned.

You don’t even know how you died?

It seems that this matter is not simple, and it is absolutely impossible for Master to die of old age.

Firstly, Master still had several decades left to live, and was far from running out of life; secondly, the sect was so secretive about his death, suppressing the news, there must be something fishy about it.

If his master was really killed by someone, then Chen Xuanmo would definitely not just sit there and do nothing. Even if he is unable to take revenge now, he will not let it go once he becomes stronger!

"Father, I know you are feeling very uncomfortable right now." Chen Ningtai said solemnly, "But with the death of the Master, our Chen family will definitely suffer a great impact."

"Over the years, our family has grown very fast and gained a lot of benefits, but at the same time, we have also offended many people and forces, and there are countless people who are secretly jealous."

"The first to bear the brunt of the attack was Wuhen Mountain. Previously, we destroyed the Bai family and robbed Linhaiwei, which had already offended Wuhen Mountain to a great extent. It was only because we fought well in that battle and had evidence that the Bai family was the first to act, plus the protection of the sect, that we have been able to have peace and quiet over the years."

"Now that the Master has passed away, we have lost our greatest supporter. Will the other Masters from other clans go to fight Wuhen Mountain for the sake of our small Chen family?"

“Even if we are willing to step forward out of moral obligation, once the old man from Wuhen Mountain is willing to give up some of his other interests, we may become abandoned pawns.”

"Buzz!"

Chen Xuanmo's sword trembled slightly, expressing his agreement with Chen Ningtai's words.

It has to be admitted that the eldest son Chen Ningtai has been in the position of family patriarch for a long time. Not only has he become more mature and stable, but he also has a good overall view when considering issues.

Chen Xuanmo also temporarily came out of his grief and hatred, and carefully considered the shock and pressure that would be brought to the family once the news of his master's death spread.

The pressure from Wuhen Mountain is only one aspect.

The Luo family, which had been in a state of trouble in recent years, has gradually gotten out of its predicament under the mediation of Wuhenshan, and has suffered considerable damage to its vitality. It is possible that they will once again miss the Chen family because of the news of Master Chiyang's death.

But for the Chen family at present, the biggest threat is not the Luo family, but the local giant in Hedong County [Cui family].

Over the years, the Hedong Cui family has paid great attention to the Chen family. Whenever there is a wedding or funeral of the Chen family, they will take the initiative to send people to bring gifts, showing an attitude of actively making friends. They have even actively hinted at the intention of a marriage between the two families.

But in fact, it might be because they noticed the rise of Chen family, which might be related to the cooperation project with Shangguan family.

Although Chen is very low-key in this regard, there is no wall that is impenetrable.

When producing the enhanced version of the Little Thunder and Fire Bomb and the Jade Slave, Chen must find a way to import the raw materials, right?

Although Chen was very careful when purchasing raw materials and made many cover-ups, he still could not hide from the investigation of those who were interested.

Especially local Jindan giants like the Hedong Cui family, their influence in Hedong County has long been deeply rooted, and their connections and intelligence capabilities far exceed those of the Chen family!

Previously, due to Master Chiyang, although they were also envious of the interests of Xiao Leihuodan and Yu Nu, they behaved very restrainedly, as if they were taking it slow and only wanted to intervene and share some of the profits.

But now, the situation has changed.

Once they learn that Chen’s backer is gone, will the family’s strategy against Chen change?
In Chen Xuanmo's opinion, a change in strategy is probably a high probability event.

Chen Xuanmo even felt that if he were in a different position, he would probably make the same decision.

Given the current power gap between the Cui and Chen families, they don't need to go to the door and fight. They just need to use their relationships and attitude to forcibly suppress Chen's raw material supply channels.

Chen Xuanmo quickly wrote down his thoughts on the desk.

While writing, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The master passed away too suddenly. If the Chen family was given a few more decades, the situation would be completely different. By then, Jing Yun, Qian Qian, even Jing Huan, Yu Ling, and the future Xin Song and Tuan Tuan would all be promoted to the Foundation Establishment Stage one after another.

The combat effectiveness of Chen Ningtai and Chen Ningzhuo will be completely different by then.

By then, there will be seven or eight people in the family who have established their foundation, and there will be strong people who have mastered the true meaning in the late stage of foundation building, so they will not be so easy to bully.

Even the Jindan family would most likely not be willing to risk serious injuries by confronting the Chen family head-on.

This is also Chen Xuanmo’s plan for the future.

But this sudden accident shattered his vision for the future.

After reading the contents on the table, Chen Ningtai and Chen Ningzhuo's expressions became even heavier, and their eyes were filled with sorrow.

"Father," Chen Ningtai said after a moment's hesitation, "I think the most urgent task for our Chen family is to find a new backer, even if it costs a little. As long as we can get through these critical thirty or forty years, everything will be fine."

"Now Master Chiyang's disciple Zhongli Ye should also be feeling the pressure. Should we share some of the profits and ask him to protect us after he reaches the Golden Core stage?"

"no!"

Chen Ningzhuo was the first to shake his head in opposition.

"Zhongli Ye had a bad relationship with my father. When Master Chiyang was still alive, he was just cold and distant to us. Now that the Master has passed away, Zhongli Ye is not taking advantage of our Chen family's misfortune. This is already a token of sympathy."

Chen Xuanmo fully agreed with the four sons' opinions.

Zhong Liye was just a wolf cub who was impossible to tame. He was still very young when he first became his disciple, and Chen Xuanmo, as his senior brother, took care of him step by step until he grew up.

The results of it?
Just because Master said something.

My disciple Xuan Mo is smart and sharp-minded, with a strong character, but his spiritual roots are not as good as others. What a pity, what a pity, otherwise he would have inherited the legacy of Chiyang Peak and carried it forward!
And Zhong Liye and Chen Xuanmo should learn how to do things and behave.

As a result, the wolf cub became jealous of Chen Xuanmo, and made things difficult for him at every turn, even trying to trip him up several times.

After all, Zhongli Ye is the successor of the Three Spiritual Roots of Chiyang Peak. Chen Xuanmo did not want to make things difficult for his master, so he reduced the number of times he went to the sect.

Asking Zhong Liye to protect the Chen family, let alone whether Zhong Liye is willing or not, even Chen Xuanmo would not be willing!
"Father, what do you think of the Shangguan family?" Chen Ningtai's face became more serious. "Perhaps, we can give some interests to the Shangguan family and ask them to protect us for decades."

"Hehe, buzz!"

Chen Xuanmo poked the tip of his sword on the table, directly expressing his opposition.

Just kidding, even though the Shangguan family and the Chen family seem to be in a honeymoon period now, after all, the benefits of the enhanced version of the Little Thunder and Fire Bomb and the Jade Slave are not low. But once they learn of the death of Master Chiyang, it is hard to guarantee that they will not have other intentions.

If they just want to gain more benefits from the cooperation, they are already conscientious.

Seeking support from the Shangguan family is like feeding fat meat into their mouths.

Neither this nor that worked. The faces of the two brothers Chen Ningtai and Chen Ningzhuo became increasingly uglier.

"Buzz!"

Chen Xuanmo wrote another line on the table: "How is Master Xuanyang from Fentian Peak?"

Chen Ningzhuo was stunned at first, then he smiled bitterly: "Father, the Burning Sky Peak lineage is in charge of the sect's weapon refining hall. The peak master, Master Xuanyang, also likes to refine weapons and is obsessed with it. He is low-key and lazy. It is said that he doesn't even care about the affairs of the sect. He is often absent from meetings of various peaks and lines to discuss things."

"With such a person, let's not talk about whether we can curry favor with him. Even if we do, given Master Xuanyang's personality, how could he care about our family's affairs?"

at this time.

Chen Xuanmo had already made some plans in mind, but he couldn't come up with an answer with his two sons who didn't have very smart brains, so he wrote quickly, "Go call Qianqian to the meeting."

Chen Ningzhuo immediately took the order and left.

Not long after, Qianqian arrived at Moxiang Pavilion.

As soon as she came in, she bowed in the direction of the Xuan Mo Ling Sword: "Qian Qian greets Grandfather."

To be honest, Wang Qianqian is extremely grateful to the family's mysterious heroic great-grandfather. If it weren't for the great-grandfather's repeated help, how could her attainments in weapon refining skills have made such rapid progress?

Even Lian Yu Nu has come up with a complete version, and now she is already researching the advanced version of [Qi Fu Realm].

Without waiting for Chen Xuanmo's instructions, Chen Ningtai told Wang Qianqian the whole story.

After hearing this, Wang Qianqian immediately understood and said, "Grandfather means that now we can only let Tuantuan worship Master Xuanyang as our master?"

Chen Ningzhuo's eyes lit up. "Master Xuanyang is about 240 to 50 years old now. It is indeed time for him to inherit the mantle. Our Tuantuan has three spiritual roots, and the fire element is the strongest among the three spiritual roots. It is not difficult for Master Xuanyang to take his place and inherit his mantle."

But then, he couldn't help but frown again: "But it's still the same question, Master Xuanyang is too lazy, is he willing to act as a protective umbrella for our family?"

Wang Qianqian thought for a moment and said, "Based on Fourth Grandfather's description, under normal circumstances, Master Xuanyang would not care much about trivial matters in the outside world, and would not even pay much attention to our family."

"But since my great grandfather asked me to come here, he probably already has some ideas."

"Buzz!" Chen Xuanmo's sword trembled, and he wrote with a "swish swish". "Of course it won't work under normal circumstances. We have to do it under abnormal circumstances. If we take the initiative to send Tuantuan to become his disciple, old ghost Xuanyang will certainly be happy to inherit his legacy, but the effect will be just like that."

"What if the old ghost Xuanyang was very interested in Tuan Tuan, but failed to get her despite repeated requests, and finally got her what she wanted after going through so much hardship?"

Wang Qianqian's eyes lit up: "I understand what Grandpa meant. It's like a woman who comes to you on her own initiative. The man will be interested in her for a while because of her beauty and novelty, but he will get tired of her after a while. But if the woman shows her charm, but is ambivalent towards the man, and acts cold and aloof at every turn, she will always look like she is keeping him at a distance."

"In order to win the beauty's smile, the man will definitely treat the woman as a treasure and agree to all kinds of conditions to please her."

"Swish, swish, swish!" Chen Xuanmo wrote a few more lines, "We can't proactively propose conditions for help. We have to let the man 'accidentally' discover the beauty's predicament and take the initiative to step forward and perform meritorious service."

Wang Qianqian was beaming with joy: "Grandpa, that's a great idea. Now we have to discuss how to show our charm and attract men's interest! In my opinion, the key is nothing more than "appealing to his preferences"! But Grandpa said that we have to do it without leaving any traces and erase all deliberate elements!"

Then, each man and each sword started to make "swish swish swish" and "cha cha cha" sounds!
The atmosphere was extremely warm and exciting, and all kinds of wonderful ideas came one after another, and the plan was constantly improved during the discussion. At the end of the chat, Wang Qianqian really felt that she and her great grandfather had met too late, and they had similar tastes. If she had known that there was such a magical method, she should have let Jingyun taste this kind of ecstasy.

The brothers Chen Ningtai and Chen Ningzhuo were completely unable to get a word in. As they listened in amazement, they felt a chill down their spines and their scalps tingling.

If they encounter this kind of... how do I say it, yes, the "top green tea" as my father calls it, they would probably die without knowing how.

The most important thing is, how could my father know so much?
Could it be that this is also what he learned when he traveled around the world when he was young?
What did my father go through when he was young?

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time.

In the blink of an eye, some time has passed.

The main residence of the Cui family in Hedong.

The Cui family's main residence is located above a large, top-grade spiritual vein. It covers a vast area, has magnificent architecture, is imposing and quite spectacular.

In the middle of the main house, at the core of the spiritual vein, a seven-story tower was built.

The entire tower is made of glazed gold, with golden rays of light lingering around the tower and slowly rotating, making it look sparkling and very gorgeous.

This is the famous [Golden Light Pagoda] in Cui’s main residence.

The Golden Light Pagoda is the place where the ancestor of the Cui family meditates, and no one dares to disturb his meditation.

But today.

A middle-aged man in a brocade robe and with an extraordinary appearance hurried over with a sword light under his feet. As soon as he landed outside the Golden Light Tower, he said loudly: "Xiu Xian wants to see the ancestor. I have something important to discuss with the ancestor."

This person's name is Cui Xiuxian, and his cultivation is only at the middle stage of the second stage of foundation building and the first stage of guarding the first stage, but he is the head of the famous Cui family, a golden elixir clan.

This is the case with the Jindan family. After the Jindan ancestor gets a little older, he is less likely to take care of trivial matters at home. The position of the head of the family is often appointed by the Jindan ancestor from among his direct descendants.

Most family affairs are decided by the head of the family. Only when something big happens will the ancestors be disturbed!
Not long.

The gate of the Golden Light Tower opened automatically.

Cui Xiuxian hurried into the tower and walked reverently all the way to the seventh floor. He bowed to an old man who was sitting cross-legged in the air and surrounded by golden light, and said, "My son pays homage to the ancestor."

"What's the matter?"

The Cui ancestor was still practicing martial arts with his eyes closed, and his words were indifferent.

A Jindan cultivator who has lived for more than three hundred years has seen many storms and waves, and not many things can disturb his heart anymore.

"Reporting to the ancestor, I heard the news that the leader of the Chiyang Peak of the sect, Master Chiyang, has passed away."

Cui Xiuxian did not dare to delay and went straight to the point.

The voice just fell.

The ancestor of the Cui family suddenly opened his eyes, and there were traces of golden light flowing in his eyes.

After a few breaths, he slowly closed his eyes again and sighed, "I didn't expect Brother Chiyang to leave so early. It's a pity."

As cultivators within the Great Wu Kingdom, those who have reached the Golden Core level basically know each other.

Even if you don't know each other, you must have heard of each other's name a long time ago.

Obviously, this ancestor of the Cui family had also dealt with Master Chiyang.

"Grandfather, since Master Chiyang is dead, shouldn't we change our strategy of appeasing the Cangyi Chen family?" Cui Xiuxian's eyes were slightly excited.

Cui was no fool, so she naturally knew that the super-powerful small thunder and fire bombs and jade slaves sold by Shangguan were secretly produced by Chen.

They were naturally envious of the profits, but due to Master Chiyang, they could only try to get a share of the profits by using gentle means.

"Oh, what are you going to do?" asked the Cui family ancestor indifferently.

Cui Xiuxian hesitated for a moment and said, "After all, the Chen family is also a local family in Hedong County, and they are also under the jurisdiction of the Yunyang Sect. We can't go too far and have to leave them a way out."

"Here's the plan, kid. Didn't Shangguan take the profits from the sales? Then our Cui will take the profits from the raw materials. If Chen wants to produce small thunder and fire bombs and jade slaves in the future, the raw materials will have to be purchased from our Cui. As for the price, we have the final say."

The Cui ancestor did not express his opinion immediately, as if he had not heard it.

Cui Xiuxian was a little anxious: "Grandfather, now is not the time to be soft-hearted. Our Cui family is getting bigger and bigger, the number of cultivators in the family is constantly increasing, but the income is still the same, and the annual expenses are a bit too much to bear."

"Besides, the family is still cultivating [Yier] as a golden elixir seed. He is already in the foundation-building stage. The further he cultivates, the more resources he will consume."

"If we can't expand our sources of income, other tribesmen will have to tighten their belts."

The Cui family ancestor finally sighed: "After all, there is some affection for each other. You should be careful about your methods and be sensible."

"Yes, Grandpa." Cui Xiuxian's face lit up, "Don't worry, I won't worry."

"I heard that Chen Ningtai's great-granddaughter [Chen Shiyun] is a good 'four spiritual roots'. When the time comes, we will marry her into the family, and we can marry a girl from the direct lineage with five spiritual roots. It will be considered a marriage between the two sides, and it will give the Chen family peace of mind."

While saying this, he sneered in his heart. If the Chen family was sensible, this would be their strategic approach. But if they were not, he would have to use some tactics against them.

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at the same time.

Yunyang Sect, Fentian Peak.

This peak is majestic and magnificent, with its top shrouded in a layer of red clouds all year round. From a distance it looks like a huge flame is burning the top of the mountain, which is quite spectacular.

This is also the origin of the word "Fentian" in Fentian Peak.

On the mountainside, a large platform was opened up, on which various houses and halls were built.

There are three big characters engraved on the plaque of the main hall.

【Weapon Refining Hall】.

That’s right, this is the Yunyang Sect’s weapon refining hall, which is responsible for refining various magical weapons, spiritual weapons, and other treasures for the sect.

at this time.

A ray of khaki light flew from a distance and landed on the square in front of the weapon refining hall.

The escaping light dissipated, and two figures, a man and a woman, emerged from it.

The man looked to be middle-aged, with a fair complexion and a beard. He was quite handsome and was wearing the sect's uniform.

Judging from the style of his uniform and the token hanging around his waist, this person is an inner sect deacon of the sect.

The woman looked to be in her twenties, with a graceful figure and pretty looks. Her face with a slight double chin made her look naive and innocent.

She also had a token hanging around her waist, but it was a temporary pass issued to the families of the sect's monks.

As soon as the woman landed, she looked around with excitement on her face: "Fourth Grandpa, is this the famous Chiyang Peak? It's so spectacular and majestic! By the way, that huge flame on the peak, is it really a flame?"

Her noise immediately attracted the attention of the monks around her.

Especially a deacon in the weapon refining hall, he couldn't help but frown.

He was just about to scold the girl and tell her not to make so much noise, but the middle-aged man accompanying her stopped her first.

"Qianqian, keep your voice down. Don't disturb the fellow disciples in the Weapon Refining Hall who are refining weapons."

Afterwards, he repeatedly bowed to the people around him and said, "My fellow disciples, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. My granddaughter is still young and she came to the sect just to see the world. I'm really sorry for disturbing you."

People around him didn't care about it.

After all, it was normal to take family members for a walk when they came to the sect, so he stopped paying too much attention to them and instead gave them a kind smile.

Only the deacon in the weapon refining hall snorted in displeasure: "If you want to go shopping, go somewhere else. The weapon refining hall is not a tourist attraction."

"Yes, yes, yes." The middle-aged man stepped forward with a smile, "I came to the weapon refining hall to pick up a customized mid-grade spiritual weapon. I will take the child away after I get it."

no doubt.

These two people are the sect’s inner sect deacon Chen Ningzhuo and Wang Qianqian.

"What's your name?" The deacon of the weapon refining hall said in a cold and slightly impatient tone, "What kind of spiritual weapon do you want to order? Do you have a contract?"

"My name is Chen Ningzhuo, and I'm the inner sect steward of Chiyang Peak." Chen Ningzhuo naturally knew that the guys in the weapon refining hall all had bad tempers. He took out the contract and walked forward with a smile, saying, "I ordered a mid-grade gold spirit sword for my family. I would like to ask my senior brother to help me see if it's ready."

The deacon of the weapon refining hall took the contract coldly, glanced at it, then walked into the inner hall. Not long after, he took out a small golden sword about a foot long.

The sword was glowing with golden light, and it was obvious that it was a good sword of good quality.

The deacon of the weapon refining hall put away the contract, handed over the golden sword, and said impatiently: "Take the sword and leave quickly. Don't make a fuss here and disturb the weapon refiners in the inner hall."

"Fourth Grandfather, this spiritual sword is so beautiful, let me see it." Wang Qianqian ignored him, took the golden sword with shining eyes, examined it carefully with joy, and praised it repeatedly, "Beautiful, it is a really beautiful sword."

The deacon of the Equipment Refining Hall sneered in his heart.

What an ignorant little girl. She only knows how to say these two sentences over and over again.

He was just about to open his mouth to expel him.

Suddenly.

The girl's face changed, and her expression suddenly became serious: "Fourth Grandpa, something is wrong, there is something wrong with the refining of this sword!"

what?
The deacon of the Equipment Refining Hall was completely stunned.

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(End of this chapter)