Professionals of the Starry Skies - Chapter 266

[266. Chapter 266 Conspiracy (Congratulations to the leader of Tianxing Wuxie)]

The head of the family Mu Wanlv, the Jindan elders Mu Wanqing, Mu Wandao, Mu Qingfeng, and several fake Dan deacons were all there.

The Mu family has been on a downward trend in recent years, and no new Jindan cultivators have appeared.

On the contrary, a lot of fake Dan deacons were killed.

At this time, Mu Wanliu was wearing a golden robe, sitting in the main seat, looking majestic.

But there was a hint of sadness between his brows.

After becoming the head of the family, he realized that this position was like sitting on a volcano, with conflicts among the various branches and oppression from external forces coming one after another…

Even though Mu Wanlv boasted that he had a lot of smart ideas, he was still overwhelmed.

“If it was a rising family, the benefits gained would be enough to appease the dissatisfaction of each branch… But now the family is on the decline… Fortunately, Mu Wanlong gave in completely and cut off his faction’s flesh, and was able to barely maintain the surface harmony of the family, but it won’t last long…”

Mu Wanlv took a quick look and asked, “For the family’s discussion, would you like to invite Elder Wanlong?”

After the previous head of the family abdicates, he automatically assumes the position of family elder.

“I have sent a note.”

Mu Wanqing replied.

He felt a little puzzled. Mu Wanlong’s soul lamp had been like a candle in the wind for the past few years, but it just wouldn’t die and had been occupying the fourth-level cave.

That’s the cave with the best spiritual energy in Baihua Mountain!
Do I have to occupy it until I die?

However, the other party had been upright and magnanimous before. He voluntarily gave up a lot of benefits, cut off one of his own arms, and killed Gua Banxian.

No one in the Mu family dared to say anything.

On the contrary, if he dared to reach out again, he would definitely be stabbed in the back. After all, this is a family, not a gang!
Even in the gang, there is a sense of morality on the surface.

“Ahem…”

Not long after, Mu Wanlong, who looked old, had gray hair, and coughed from time to time, walked into the ancestral hall: “Alas… It’s a troubled time, and you even want to disturb this old man…”

“Elder, please take your seat.”

Mu Wanlv stood up and expressed his respect to Fang Xing.

This is a smart man who knows that his position as the head of the family comes from Fang Xing’s legal lineage.

Therefore, if one wants to keep his position secure, one must at least be filial and righteous on the surface; this is the only way to maintain family cohesion.

“Um.”

Fang Xing sat down tremblingly, listening to Mu Wanqing talking about some of the troubles the Mu family had recently encountered: “It seems that the White Crane Sect is determined to fight to the death with my family… The White Crane Sect’s Grand Elder ‘Master White Crane’ has now broken through to the late stage of Jindan, which is very worrying…”

“He is just a cultivator in the late Jindan stage. It is not enough for us to discuss him seriously…”

Mu Wanlv said: “According to the latest intelligence from the family, both the good and evil sides are interested in…opening up the wasteland!”

“Big land reclamation?”

Fang Xing blinked, and thought of the years in the wild land, and then revealed a trace of trance: “It has only been a few years since the war ended, and we are going to start a new war to open up the wasteland?”

“Originally, we should have rested and recuperated, but it’s all because of that damned ‘Master Feng’… He alone took four Divine Infant Fruits and killed many of the Demonic Path’s Golden Core cultivators. The righteous Path also lost a Hunyuanzi. The key is that we can’t even gather all the main ingredients for a furnace of ‘Ningying Pills’.”

When Mu Wanlv mentioned Fang Xing, he didn’t have a good expression at all.

“Aren’t there two more Divine Infant Fruits?”

Fang Xing blinked.

“Of the two divine infant fruits, one was seized by the Demon Dao Xiaoyao Hou and has long been missing. He must have gone to a secret place to form an infant… As for the body cultivator, there is no news at all.”

Mu Wandao replied, “We have almost turned the entire world of immortal cultivation upside down, but we still can’t find the masters of both the righteous and evil paths… And as for Master Feng, according to the investigation of many masters, it is confirmed that he is a cultivator from another realm, and he has long left Dajing…”

“hateful!”

Fang Xing showed a trace of hatred on his face: “I will never let go of that fake Feng Shangren who is hiding his head and showing his tail!”

“Alas, how can we spare the energy to take revenge on a Yuanying Zhenjun now?” Mu Wanlv smiled bitterly: “Even the Meng sisters, Madam Dierui and others are still alive and well…”

“Why?” Fang Xing looked grim.

“Alas, isn’t it because they are afraid of the consequences? A few female cultivators in the early stage of Jindan are nothing… but if they provoke revenge from Yuanying, it will not be good after all.”

Mu Wanqing said: “What’s more… it is said that a demon Yuanying attacked several women and used the ‘heart-searching technique’… the result was that it was confirmed that the real Feng Shangren had already died, and even the true face of the Yuanying was unknown… Those female cultivators were fooled in vain, which was quite unfair…”

Fang Xing snorted coldly, but his heart was moved.

“Sure enough… I am a barefoot Yuanying Zhenjun who is not afraid of those wearing shoes. I am still very intimidating.”

‘Even the demonic Yuanying dare not use the soul-searching technique that is more damaging to the soul, but instead use the ‘heart-searching technique’… This is very indicative of their attitude.’

“The more this happens, the more I cannot show up… Missiles are most intimidating when they haven’t been launched yet.”

“Okay, let’s get back to business… This time, the righteous and evil sides are jointly opening up the wild land, and each of them has chosen a general direction. Our Mu family will of course follow the righteous path, and we should be assigned to the jurisdiction of the Qiankun Dao at that time… For this land reclamation, my Mu family must produce at least three Jindan Zhenren. This is the intention of the upper sect…”

Mu Wanlv spoke.

“After the great war between good and evil, instead of recuperating, they chose to open up new land. And both the good and evil sides agreed… Could it be…”

Fang Xing stroked his beard and his eyes lit up.

“What did Brother Wanlong think of?”

Mu Wandao’s eyes lit up.

“Rumor has it that the formula for the Condensing Infant Pill has been modified many times. There is a version that can use the essence of a fourth-level transformed demon king to replace the ‘Divine Infant Fruit’… But the ‘Condensing Infant Pill’ refined in this way will be slightly less effective, and the success rate will also be much lower.”

Fang Xing said: “Now both the righteous and the evil need to cultivate Nascent Soul seeds, in preparation for a war with the shapeshifting demon kings in the wild land… This time, we will probably have to kill at least a few shapeshifting demon kings to meet the demand, but the wild land is extremely dangerous, and shapeshifting demon kings of the fourth-order middle grade and even the fourth-order upper grade are active… It is even rumored that there are fifth-order ancient wild beasts sleeping in the depths of the wilderness…”

“Opening up wasteland is of course extremely dangerous, but when our ancestors crossed the sea and overcame all difficulties to open up many immortal cultivation worlds… it is said that a Divine Transformation Venerable from the Vast Sea Immortal Cultivation World came forward and reached an agreement with the Lord of the Great Wasteland… Beings above the Divine Transformation level will not take the initiative to attack low-level cultivators.”

Mu Wanlv smiled and said, “Besides, the area we occupy, even if we include the area that is about to be opened up, is only a drop in the ocean of the Great Wilderness. It is impossible to alarm the God Transformation Venerable…”

“Even so, even if we encounter a random fourth-level monster, it will be enough to crush us to pieces…”

Fang Xing shook his head: “We risk our lives, so can we expect a ‘Ningying Pill’ as a reward? This is a losing deal… We are using the blood of the independent cultivators to satisfy the sect’s appetite.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of all the Jindan Zhenren present looked very unhappy.

Although the rewards for this kind of land reclamation are generous, the Mu family is already a Jindan family. Qiankundao must be stupid to support the Mu family. This time, they risked their lives and at most they could grant the newly reclaimed third-level spiritual land and a “Jiejindan”, no more.

Even if one’s military achievements are not enough, one may not even be able to obtain the elixir spiritual object!

“That being said, the order of the sect cannot be disobeyed…”

Mu Wanqing looked worried: “How about… the old rules?”

The so-called old rules are, of course, to send over a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people, and you can also temporarily recruit individual cultivators to make up the numbers.

“Ahem…”

At this time, Fang Xing started to cough violently: “I am seriously injured. I am afraid that if I go out again, I will die on the way… I am afraid that I can no longer contribute to the family.”

Old, weak, sick and disabled?

Isn’t it ‘Mu Wanlong’ you are talking about?

If it was the real Mu Wanlong, he might actually risk everything for his family and die in the process of land reclamation.

But Fang Xing went there stupidly.

He still has to continue his cultivation and strive to break through to the late stage of Jindan within ten years!
‘Old man! You are taking advantage of your age!’

Mu Wanqing cursed in his heart, but when Mu Wanlong really became shameless, he didn’t have any better solution.

You can’t force the previous head of the family to die, right?
This is shameless and invincible.

“In that case, please ask Brother Wanlong and Wanqing to stay with the family. I will lead the team personally this time, and Wandao and Qingfeng will accompany us.”

Mu Wanlv looked at Fang Xing. Although he was a little disappointed, Mu Wanlong was afraid of death and this was another major blow to his prestige, which was of some benefit to him.

In addition, the other party had already withdrawn, and because of the old favor, he decided to tolerate it this time.

However, Mu Wanlv was still on guard and transferred away Mu Wandao, who was closer to Mu Wanlong, and Mu Qingfeng, who was neutral. Only Mu Wanqing was left on his side to keep an eye on the other party.

Mu Wanlong is still in the early stage of Jindan, and it is obvious that his injuries are difficult to recover from.

Mu Wanqing, however, had profound magical powers, so it was not a big problem for him to deal with the seriously injured Mu Wanlong.

“Thank you very much. I am refining a furnace of healing elixirs. I need to go back and check the temperature. I am relieved that Wan Qing is in charge of the family affairs.”

Fang Xing bowed, turned into a stream of light, and said goodbye and left.

After several Jindan cultivators in the ancestral hall left one after another, only Mu Wanlv and Mu Wanqing were left there.

“Mu Wanlong has really changed… If it were before, he would definitely go without saying anything.”

Mu Wanqing was a little confused.

“It’s human nature. The older we get, the more we fear death… There are so many old masters in the world of immortal cultivation who, once their lifespans are approaching, will do anything to prolong their lives, such as practicing dual cultivation, cultivating magic skills, and transforming blood… We have the power to move mountains and fill the sea, and we can maintain our vitality before our true elixir dissipates, without illness or disaster, and have endless fun… Who would want to die?”

Mu Wanlv, however, was very calm and accepted the reality that people will continue to change.

Otherwise?
Could it be that this Mu Wanlong is a fake?
If he is a fake, his bloodline will definitely be discovered the moment he enters the ancestral hall!
The Mu family, a Yuanying family, is very good at distinguishing their own bloodline.

“Please rest assured, Patriarch, I will definitely keep an eye on that old guy during my time in the family!”

Mu Wanqing assured.

“Brother Wanlong has already given up the position of Patriarch, and his faction has been beaten into pieces… As long as we spread the truth about today’s discussion, we will be judged as cowards… What threat does a Mu Wanlong like him pose to you and me? Wan Qing, you have to take a long-term view. Our opponents are always those wolves outside. We can win over one or two of them, like Mu Wanlong now…”

Mu Wanlv said earnestly.

Mu Wanqing looked indifferent, and it was unclear whether he heard it or not.

…

A few days later.

A barren mountain.

The mountains and fields are desolate, with only the occasional sound of birds chirping.

A thin layer of mist appeared at some point, covering the middle of the mountain.

Not long after, a green light flew over and fell into the mist.

On the mountainside, on a huge green rock, a person appeared without anyone noticing.

He was wearing a pure white crane cloak, had a childlike face and white hair, and had two long white eyebrows hanging down, with a red mole between his eyebrows, giving him a rather immortal look.

The man stood with his hands behind his back. Next to him was a white crane with a crimson crown and sword-like feathers. It was standing in the stream, piercing fish for fun with its long beak.

The green light descended, revealing a cultivator whose entire body was enveloped in green light. He bowed first and said, “Greetings, Master Baihe!”

“Haha, my friend, you have done great service to our White Crane Sect by abandoning evil and joining the light. I promise that your lineage will not be affected and will receive countless blessings from the immortal path…”

Master Baihe twisted his white eyebrows and said with a smile: “I can sign a third-level spiritual contract with you first…”

“Thank you, Master.”

The figure in the green light bowed and raised his hand.

A ball of green light wrapped around a jade slip and fell into the hands of Master Baihe.

“Okay, okay! It really is the layout of the Thousand Flowers and Thousand Illusions Array! Hmm? And the travel date and route of Mu Wanliu and his party?”

Master Baihe looked at the figure in the green light in surprise.

“Either don’t do it, or do it thoroughly… Master, don’t you plan to ambush and kill Mu Wanlv and others?”

The figure was authentic as a matter of course.

“This… I am naturally prepared to take action, but they are your relatives after all, and their actions still make me a little frightened…”

Master Baihe sighed.

“There are many dirty things that happen in big families. I’m sorry to make you laugh… I have no problem at all. As long as you can kill Mu Wanlv and then attack the Thousand Flowers and Thousand Illusions Formation, you and I will work together to close the formation… By then, only a bunch of chickens and dogs will be left in the Mu family.”

The figure in the green light looked at the alien spiritual crane playing in the water next to him and said, “I haven’t congratulated you yet, Master. This spiritual beast must have reached the third-grade upper level, right? No wonder it dared to covet the fourth-grade spiritual vein… However, it still needs the approval of Qiankun Dao.”

Yunzhou belongs to the Qiankundao faction, so naturally, such a major event cannot be avoided.

Otherwise, no Jindan cultivator would be able to withstand the wrath of the Yuanying Sect.

“Don’t worry, my great-granddaughter has married the Qiankun Daoist ‘Wu Xing Zi’ as a concubine… I personally visited the Qiankun Daoist Master, and the Qiankun Daoist Master acquiesced to my sacrifice… After all, I have two late Jindan warriors here, which is very helpful for the development of the wasteland. What else does the Mu family have left?”

Master Baihe smiled.

“It seems that… the Mu family will eventually be destroyed.”

The figure in the green light spoke in an indifferent tone, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

(End of this chapter)