"You were about to remind me, and then you ran off. Look at how deformed your face has become from the fall!" Tian Ji ran over, picked up Yun Guan like he was collecting a corpse, and complained with disgust!
As Yun Guan fell unconscious, the techniques on Yun Ya and Yun Yi were immediately released. These living souls, turned into puppets, had many limitations. Without the controller, a large part of the technique was undone. Thus, the two fighting against Steward Zhu and others suddenly collapsed. Tian Ji quickly returned, picked them up, and the Dragon God, also curious as to why these two had their souls controlled, moved them back into the spatial realm! Yun Guan was also dragged in along with them.
Tian Ji watched the black-robed figures attacking Ju Yin within the barrier. He couldn't help but intervene. With Yun Ya and Yun Yi gone, Steward Zhu and Ji Chen Mu, bolstered by Tian Ji's participation, gained a significant advantage and routed the black-robed assailants. Though the group sustained some injuries, they paid them no mind, solely focused on preventing anyone from getting close to the barrier.
Meanwhile, in the Yun family, the Yun Clan Patriarch looked at Yun He, "Yun He, are you willing to stake the lives of the entire clan for your ambition? And you dare to steal the clan's greatest treasure, the Cloud-Piercing Arrow? How audacious!"
"Father, as long as Master's great undertaking succeeds, we will soar to unprecedented heights. This is about achieving immortality! I am leading the clan towards a better life."
"Silence! Do you take me for a clueless child? Some of our clan's disciples have escaped from your sect. Your sect raises fierce beasts and uses human lives for sacrifices. This is a blatant disregard for life, an act that will surely incur heavenly retribution! Do not cling to delusion! Guards, this unfilial son has stolen the clan's ultimate treasure and committed theft. Execute the family law!"
However, no one stepped forward. The Yun Patriarch looked around at the clan members, seeing the Second Elder, his own brother, looking guilty. He was enraged, "Good! I am still here, yet some are already plotting to replace me!"
"Big Brother, you are old. Your ascension is hopeless, but your younger brothers are in their prime. Ascension is within reach. We must seize this opportunity!"
The Second Elder, after being glanced at by the Yun Patriarch, felt a bit of unease, but the thought of ascending to immortality straightened his spine. His good brother had lived too long, too conventionally. Seeing his lifespan nearing its end with no hope of ascension, he could not allow him to block their path to immortality. Therefore, after Yun He returned, he had secretly contacted the other brothers in the clan to seize power.
His good nephew had said that as long as everyone supported him as the clan leader, he would lead them on the path to ascension!
"You, you unfilial son! Since ancient times, cultivation has been about the righteous path. Those who do evil and walk the crooked path are bound to bear karmic consequences. You... you..." The Yun Patriarch, enraged, couldn't catch his breath and collapsed onto his seat, clutching his chest. A nearby attendant quickly rushed to support him and offered a cup of tea!
The Yun Patriarch, unsuspecting, took a sip of the tea. His eyes suddenly widened. Was there something in the tea? But he realized it too late. Within half a breath, his eyes closed, and he fainted. All he felt was resentment for his unfilial son, daring to drug him!
Yun He rushed forward. Despite his mischief, the old man did care for him. He felt his pulse, then beckoned to the attendant to help him to the back hall.
Yun He then conferred with his uncle and the other elders, taking the clan's elites to aid the Tai Yi Sect!
Those who supported the Patriarch had already been controlled by Yun He and were locked away in side rooms for fear of them disrupting matters. Little did they know, this actually saved these people, preventing the Yun clan from being wiped out!
The commotion caused by the emergence of the Ghost Chariot had long since alarmed the four directions.
In Xiandu City, City Lord Bi's spiritual mirror suddenly emitted a dazzling white light, showing the location of the Tai Yi Sect. The enormous nine-headed demonic bird's silhouette was surrounded by heavy Yin energy...
"This is bad. If this fierce beast is unleashed without anyone stopping it, and it devours countless people, this entire world will be destroyed by it. Bi Jiu, you are responsible for all affairs within the city. I must go to the Tai Yi Sect immediately."
"Yes, City Lord!" Bi Jiu appeared from somewhere, replying respectfully.
After speaking, City Lord Bi used the technique of "shrinking the ground to an inch" and vanished into the distance in an instant! Bi Jiu was immensely awestruck; this was the City Lord's hidden strength.
The stir caused by the appearance of the fierce beast on the Tian Xing Continent had alerted various individuals from the Tian Chen Continent. Those with their own agendas sent people surging towards Xiandu City.
As for those who could divine the future, they muttered a few words and returned to their seclusion. If one listened closely, one could hear them say: "When the sky falls, the tall ones will bear the brunt; I won't join the commotion." Afterwards, they casually sent a talisman, warning their disciples not to venture out!
In the Chao Tian Sect, the Patriarch, who had not appeared for a long time, also opened his dust-covered eyes. What was destined to come had come. Twin brothers turning against each other had never been a good omen since ancient times! The matter of the Chao Tian Sect's newborn宗子 (Zong Zi - eldest son/heir of the sect) being possessed by an extraterrestrial visitor brought shame to the sect. It was time to settle this.
The Patriarch transformed into a wisp of smoke and arrived at the quiet room of the Sect Master Chao. Sect Master Chao was practicing calligraphy. Seeing the Patriarch arrive, he was surprised; he had not seen the Patriarch for over a thousand years. It seemed his preparations were also ready to be put into action. Long ago, the Patriarch had reached the realm of ascension, but he had crippled his own cultivation and remained in the sect. No one had ever inquired about the specific reason.
"Greetings, Old Ancestor."
"Bao'er, the time has come. Come with me."
"Yes, Old Ancestor!" Sect Master Chao, now with a beard, showed no embarrassment at being called Bao'er. Having grown up by the Old Ancestor's side since childhood, the name Bao'er awakened his childlike affection!
Sect Master Chao then beckoned, and a man in dark robes secretly appeared. He took a letter from the table and handed it to the man. The man bowed respectfully and retreated.
The Old Ancestor then took Sect Master Chao, transforming into a wisp of smoke and heading towards the easternmost part of the Tian Xing Continent.
Regardless of the turmoil that erupted in the Chao Tian Sect due to Sect Master Chao's letter, the imposter Mrs. Zhu was immediately dealt with. The sect was thoroughly searched from top to bottom, and even the stone lions of the Punishment Hall were stained with blood. Therefore, when Qi Zhen received the temporary sect leader's seal from the sect elder, he was stunned!
When the Chao Tian Patriarch and the other arrived on the Tian Xing Continent, no one noticed their crossing of the border, as this realm had been set up by him. Thus, when Chao Yangzi was sent flying by a wing of the Ghost Chariot and caught by a white-haired, ruddy-complexioned old man, he was stunned. This person looked familiar!
"Yang'er, how are you? Where is Xiang'er?" Sect Master Chao asked with concern from the side.
"Father? Why are you here?" Chao Yangzi asked in surprise, suppressing the rising blood in his chest. They had been fighting the Ghost Chariot for days, and seeing his father now, he didn't even know what time it was. After all, the Chao Tian Immortal Sect was not close to the Tai Yi Sect!
"Yang'er, quickly pay your respects to the Old Ancestor. I came with the Old Ancestor, so of course, we arrived quickly!"
"Yang'er pays his respects to the Old Ancestor!" Chao Yangzi looked at the old man beside his father.
"Hmm! Bao'er, you have a good son! Excellent, excellent!" The Old Ancestor stroked his beard and smiled affectionately.
"Thank you for your praise, Old Ancestor!" Sect Master Chao replied impassively.
Chao Yangzi... Where am I? Bao'er? Father?
Hahaha! The Old Ancestor laughed heartily, seeing Chao Yangzi's embarrassed expression!
Not far away, the fierce beast Ghost Chariot was locked in battle with humans. At this moment, many disciples from various sects had gathered at the Tai Yi Sect. They observed from a thousand miles away, awestruck by the colossal creature, but very few dared to assist. It was no joke; the strongest sect on the Tian Xing Continent had become food for the fierce beast, and anyone who stepped forward now would be cannon fodder! They could see that even the few divine beasts fighting the fierce beast were showing signs of exhaustion.