Yan Qi's eyes nearly blazed with fire as he said, "That bastard actually had three Crescent Keys on him..."

"What?" Most of the people seated in the Yan family's grand hall stood up in shock. Yan Pingzhi even exclaimed in disbelief.

"Patriarch, are you sure they are Crescent Keys that can be used in the Crescent Immortal Palace?" Yan Pingzhi asked, trying his best to calm his excited tone and slow his voice.

Yan Qi nodded. "That's right, they are Crescent Keys from the Crescent Immortal Palace. The same Crescent Keys that our Yan family obtained three thousand years ago."

After saying that, Yan Qi addressed the many elders who had stood up. "Everyone, please sit down. This matter concerns the future of our Yan family and we must not be hasty."

Although everyone sat down, their rapid breathing still indicated their agitation.

How did the three great families of Star Emperor Mountain come to be? The three great families didn't exist when Star Emperor Mountain first appeared. They only came to be because of the Crescent Immortal Palace.

The Crescent Immortal Palace appears once every three thousand years. It is said to contain ninety-nine doors. Except for the last door, each of the other ninety-eight doors can be opened with a Crescent Key.

Therefore, a total of one hundred Crescent Keys appear in the Crescent Immortal Palace. Any two of these Crescent Keys can form a circle. However, only two of the Crescent Keys will fit together perfectly, fusing so tightly that they cannot be separated even with force. These two Crescent Keys, which can be perfectly fused together, are the key to opening the last door of the Crescent Immortal Palace.

Each door in the Crescent Immortal Palace contains treasures. Some have one, others have several. Back then, the Yan family, the Xia family, and the Mou family each obtained a Crescent Key. They entered the Crescent Immortal Palace and opened a door each. Because of these three Crescent Keys, the three great families of Star Emperor Mountain were created.

Over the years, more and more doors in the Crescent Immortal Palace have been opened, and naturally, fewer and fewer unopened doors remain. Similarly, Crescent Keys are becoming increasingly rare.

This is why everyone was so excited when Yan Qi said that Yan Yangdong had three Crescent Keys, and why Yan Qi was so indignant.

Yan Pingzhi took a breath and asked in a low voice, "How could Yangdong have three Crescent Keys? If he had three Crescent Keys, why would he go to the Starry Sky Hall now?"

Only some large families know about the Crescent Immortal Palace. Ordinary small sects or even ordinary people have never even heard of it. Yan Pingzhi wondered why Yan Yangdong would go to the Starry Sky Hall, as the Crescent Immortal Palace would not open for several years. Even if Yan Yangdong wanted to secretly keep the three Crescent Keys, he wouldn't be able to enter the Crescent Immortal Palace now.

Yan Qi sighed, "A few years ago, Yan Yangdong obtained an opportunity and received a very good inheritance. We didn't pay much attention at the time..."

Yan Pingzhi also knew about this. Yan Yangdong killed a rogue cultivator and obtained the location of the inheritance from that cultivator. However, the Yan family generally doesn't interfere in such matters. The Yan family's rules are to always act with discretion, and they also stipulate that any treasures obtained by Yan family members belong to them.

It is precisely because of these family rules that the Yan family has flourished in recent years, gradually gaining momentum to challenge for the position of the number one family.

"Besides the inheritance, Yan Yangdong also obtained a Crescent Key in that inheritance cave. The other two Crescent Keys were obtained from the Jing family of Lieyang City."

Yan Qi's words didn't surprise Yan Pingzhi, as a woman named Jing Xiaoxiao from the Jing family was married to Yan Yuyang of the Yan family.

"Could it be that Yangdong challenged that rogue cultivator on the Starry Sky Roll in order to go to the Yan family's Spirit Jade Pool? That won't work either. I remember that Yangdong is only at the True Lake Realm, Level 5. Even if he enters the Spirit Jade Pool, it's unlikely that he will advance to the Void God Realm within a few years, right?"

Yan Pingzhi said with a frown. He knew that to enter the Crescent Immortal Palace, one must release their divine sense, so even if one possessed a Crescent Key, they would need to be at least at the Void God Realm to be eligible to enter.

The Yan family's cultivation methods emphasize gradual progress and avoiding haste. Even with Yan Yangdong's good aptitude, it would take two or three years to go from the True Lake Realm, Level 5 to the True Lake Realm, Level 9. Moreover, disciples with aptitude like Yan Yangdong must reach the True Lake Realm, Level 10 before being allowed to advance to the Void God Realm, in order to lay a solid foundation. The Yan family's cultivation methods require at least three years to go from the True Lake Realm, Level 9 to the True Lake Realm, Level 10.

For Yan Yangdong, this would add up to six years, and that's the minimum. The Crescent Immortal Palace would have already opened six years later, which is why Yan Pingzhi was puzzled.

Yan Qi sighed, "You're right. There are only two opportunities to enter the Yan family's Spirit Jade Pool for cultivation: one is when a Void God Realm cultivator at the peak stage is trying to advance to the True God Realm, and the other is when someone enters the Starry Sky Roll or defeats anyone on the Starry Sky Roll. Yan Yangdong challenged that Mo Wuji in order to enter the Yan family's Spirit Jade Pool and advance to the Void God Realm. His true cultivation level is not the True Lake Realm, Middle Stage, but the True Lake Realm, Level 9. I only found out when the Grand Elder accidentally scanned him with his divine sense while he was cultivating not long ago.

Later, after Yan Yangdong was killed, we investigated and learned that he had a Crescent Key in the inheritance he obtained, plus the two Crescent Keys from the Jing family. He had at least three Crescent Keys on him."

The hall fell silent. Yan Yangdong was patient and forbearing, truly a rare talent for the Yan family. Unfortunately, he was too selfish and capsized in the gutter, being killed by a mere rogue cultivator in the duel arena.

"Patriarch, we must recover those three Crescent Keys for the Yan family. Otherwise, I will send people over." Yan Pingzhi said immediately. He was very clear about how big of a blow it would be to the Yan family if those three Crescent Keys fell into the hands of another family.

The Supreme Elder Yan Yang, who had been silent all along, suddenly said, "At most, send a few Void God Realm cultivators and one True God Realm cultivator. Remember, absolutely no Immortal Realm cultivators can go, otherwise, it will immediately attract the attention of others."

"Supreme Elder, our Yan family just had a talented disciple killed in the Starry Sky Hall. Sending people to investigate should be reasonable." Yan Qi said.

Just then, a red light landed in Yan Pingzhi's hand.

Yan Pingzhi frowned. Without waiting for the Supreme Elder to speak, he shook his head. "Patriarch, I agree with the Supreme Elder's words. According to the news I just received, this Mo Wuji, who is ranked 9951 on the Starry Sky Roll, is a bit unusual. He shone brightly in the recent Starry Sky War, not only entering the Starry Sky Roll but also obtaining a command flag and invitation from Mu Lanhan. At the same time, he also received an invitation from Shu Xuan Yu of the Star Sea Army."

As soon as he came in and learned that Yan Yangdong had been killed by Mo Wuji, he issued an order to investigate Mo Wuji. In such a short time, some of the investigation results had arrived in his hands.

Yan Pingzhi's words made Yan Qi's heart skip a beat. What he was most worried about was Mo Wuji getting involved with other families, and now it had indeed happened.

Yan Pingzhi continued, "This rogue cultivator named Mo Wuji is also extremely patient and forbearing. Even after being challenged by Yangdong, he didn't take out Mu Lanhan's command flag. The Mu family must also know about this. They will probably value this rogue cultivator even more because of this. If our Yan family directly goes to him about Yangdong's matter, the Mu family will definitely take the opportunity to stand up for him."

These words made everyone present fall silent. Among the three great families of Star Emperor Mountain, the Yan family is ranked above the Mu family.

However, everyone is well aware that the Yan family has more experts than the Mu family. In terms of true strength, the Mu family is not weaker than the Yan family.

Among the ten armies of the True Morrow Starry Sky, the Yan family controls the Star Cloud Army, which is ranked sixth among the ten armies.

The Mu family simultaneously controls part of the authority of the Northern Star Army and the Star Scar Army. The Northern Star Army is the number one among the ten armies, and even the Star Scar Army is ranked seventh, just behind the Star Cloud Army.

"There will be a large auction in the Starry Sky Hall soon. I think we can use the excuse of attending the auction to go to the Starry Sky Hall. As for that Mo Wuji, let's stabilize him first. This person was able to step onto the Starry Sky Roll in the True Lake Realm and even kill Yan Yangdong, who was at the True Lake Realm, Level 9. His true strength is very likely at the Void God Realm, so we must not underestimate him." After hearing Yan Pingzhi's words, Yan Qi made a decision.

After speaking, he seemed to feel it wasn't enough, and Yan Qi said again, "Even if we fall out with the Mu family, our Yan family must get back those three Crescent Keys."

...

Mo Wuji took out Yan Yangdong's ring. He looked at it for a long time but didn't refine it immediately. Instead, he put it away. Yan Yangdong was from the Yan family and was also a talented disciple of the Yan family, so there must be many good things in the ring. Even if there was nothing in Yan Yangdong's ring, Mo Wuji was very interested in his halberd technique.

The reason why he didn't refine it now was that he was worried that the Yan family would come looking for trouble. If the Yan family came looking for trouble, he would immediately escape into the starry sky. What he feared was that there was a divine sense imprint in Yan Yangdong's ring.

As for the Starry Sky Hall having various fair and just laws, Mo Wuji just took it as bullshit. As a rogue cultivator, he could never win against the Yan family.

The restriction at the door moved. Mo Wuji opened the door and saw Chu Qianlou and the others returning. What puzzled Mo Wuji was that following behind Chu Qianlou and the others was a man whom Mo Wuji didn't recognize at all.

"Big Brother Mo, this is your Starry Sky Plate. We also earned nine thousand contribution points. We'll have something to use this time." Rong He happily handed Mo Wuji's Starry Sky Plate to Mo Wuji.

"Thank you." Mo Wuji smiled and took the Starry Sky Plate, casually tying it around his waist. He had already scanned the contribution points on the Starry Sky Plate, and the available contribution points had reached more than ninety thousand.

His attention fell on the middle-aged man who had come with Chu Qianlou and the others. This man looked very kind, and there always seemed to be a smile in his eyes. But Mo Wuji had experienced too many people and things, and he could tell that this person wouldn't be as kind as he appeared on the surface.

Chu Qianlou quickly said, "Wuji, this is Shopkeeper Peng, from the Star Seeking Commerce."

Before Mo Wuji could speak, the smiling man clasped his fists and said, "This humble one is Peng Zimai, from the Star Seeking Commerce. I heard that Fellow Daoist Mo intends to go to the auction organized by my Star Seeking Commerce five days from now, so I came here specifically to discuss something with Fellow Daoist Mo."

(Today's update is here, good night friends!)