Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1040 Monster Attack
Tianyun Sword Sect, Jade Night Palace.

"True Lord, we have just received news that the Gray Horned Green Ox, the Crimson Bone Sand Nightmare Beast, and the White Scale Serpent clans have all been wiped out by the Impermanent Ghost Sect."

Yun Ge stood before Yang Zhengshan and reported.

In just a few days, An Wusheng and Yu Yuan wiped out several demon clans in the northern part of the Wanhua Mountains, causing the demon forces in the northern part of the Wanhua Mountains to fall into panic.

Yang Zhengshan put away the jade slip in his hand and asked, "Has the Demon Court made any moves?"

“No! None of the three demon lords have shown up. I heard that many demon kings went to ask the three demon lords to uphold justice, but none of them saw the three demon lords. Now even the nine major demon races are in a panic. The three demon kings of Zhenyang Immortal City seem to feel uneasy!” Yun Ge said.

Yang Zhengshan got up and paced back and forth in the hall, pondering what information was hidden behind this matter.

What puzzled him first was why the Impermanent Ghost Sect was wreaking havoc in the Wanhua Mountains. Shouldn't the Impermanent Ghost Sect be looking for the culprit who destroyed the Blood Pool? Why did they inexplicably seek trouble with the demon race?
Logically, An Wusheng and Yu Yuan should have gone to find Lin Qihe.

Secondly, the reaction of the Wanhua Demon Court was also strange. Even though the Demon Court has never had much control over the many demon races, it is still nominally the ruler of all the demons in the Wanhua Mountains. An Wusheng and Yu Yuan's actions were undoubtedly a provocation against the authority of the Wanhua Demon Court.

Could it be that the Wanhua Demon Court is afraid of the Wuchang Ghost Sect, and therefore dares not show its face?
Finally, and most importantly, what exactly does the Impermanent Ghost Sect want to do? Judging from their actions, they don't seem to be looking for a murderer; it seems more like they're planning to cause trouble in the Wanhua Mountains.

Yang Zhengshan thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure out the purpose of the Impermanent Ghost Sect's actions.

"What about the human forces? Have they made any moves against the human forces?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"No, they seem to be targeting the demon race right now!" Yun Ge said.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and clicked his tongue, "That's really strange."

Yun Ge also found it strange; if even Yang Zhengshan couldn't figure it out, he couldn't understand it at all.

"Alright, send someone to Zhenyang Immortal City to keep an eye on things and gather more information. As for the rest, don't worry about it for now," Yang Zhengshan instructed.

If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.

The Wanhua Mountains are, in essence, the territory of the Wanhua Demon Court. Their Tianyun Sword Sect is merely a remote corner of the land, and there is no need for them to consider such matters for the sake of the demon race.

Yang Zhengshan felt that since this matter did not involve the Tianyun Sword Sect, there was no need for the Tianyun Sword Sect to get involved.

"Yes, I understand," Yun Ge replied respectfully.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. "Go ahead and get busy!"

After Yun Ge left, Yang Zhengshan stood in front of the palace gate, stroking his beard and thinking for a long time, but still had no clue.

He considered asking Qingyuan Demon Lord, but after thinking about it, he gave up the idea.

Although he had some acquaintance with the Demon Lord of Qingyuan, it wasn't a deep relationship; it was more of a personal connection. The Demon Lord of Qingyuan might not be willing to explain the situation to him.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan felt that it was better for him to stay obediently in the Tianyun Sword Sect.

It doesn't matter if it's none of your business.

……

As time passed, the atmosphere in the Wanhua Mountains grew increasingly tense. The Wuchang Ghost Sect continued to run rampant and tyrannical in the Wanhua Mountains, wantonly slaughtering many demons.

At first, they only wiped out three demon king clans, but later they started targeting ordinary demon clans.

Even the Demon King could not withstand them, let alone ordinary demon clans.

As more and more demons were slaughtered, the atmosphere of panic in the Wanhua Mountains became increasingly severe, causing many demons to try every means to escape the Wanhua Mountains.

How many monsters live in the Wanhua Mountains?

No one has calculated this number carefully.

The so-called demon cultivators refer to exotic beasts that cultivate demon cultivation techniques and advance to the second-tier demon beasts. Although they are also called demon cultivators before advancing, under normal circumstances, when people talk about demon beasts, they are referring to second-tier demon beasts, not those exotic beasts that cultivate demon cultivation techniques.

The entire Wanhua Mountain Range runs north-south through the entire Wanhua region, with a length of approximately 100,000 li, while its width from east to west varies from 3,000 to 10,000 li.

Such a vast mountain range, no one knows how many demonic beasts or how many demonic beast clans are hidden within it.

On the surface, there are more than thirty demon kings in the Wanhua Mountains, but in reality, there may be no fewer than fifty demon kings in the Wanhua Mountains.

However, the area currently targeted by the Impermanent Ghost Sect is the northern part of the Wanhua Mountains, which is roughly the eastern part of the Yunxiao Mountains.

They wreaked havoc in the northern part of the Wanhua Mountains, causing many demonic beasts in the northern region to panic and flee their territories. As a result, a large number of demonic beasts fled to the Yunxiao Mountains.

The Cloud Soaring Mountains are the territory of the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect. Many peaks in the Cloud Soaring Mountains have been occupied by the Foundation Establishment elders of the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect as their cultivation grounds.

In addition, there are many immortal cultivation families and demon clans in the Yunxiao Mountains that are vassals of the Tianyun Sword Sect.

The influx of demons from the Wanhua Mountains into the Yunxiao Mountains is bound to cause chaos within the Yunxiao Mountains.

The Wen family, Xiaoyunfeng.

The Wen family was once one of the five great families of the Yunye Alliance. Its patriarch, Wen Yu, was a famous and extraordinary woman in Baiyun Immortal City.

After the establishment of the Tianyun Sword Sect, the Yunye Alliance was disbanded, the Kuang family, which colluded with the Huangquan Palace, was destroyed, and the remaining Luo family, Shen family, Wen family and Mu family all joined the Tianyun Sword Sect.

Thus, Luo Cheng, Shen Ming, Wen Yu, and Mu Xuan became Foundation Establishment Elders of the Tianyun Sword Sect.

As ancient immortal cultivation families in Baiyun Immortal City, after the establishment of the Tianyun Sword Sect, they each selected a Feng Shui treasure land in the Yunxiao Mountains as their cultivation ground.

Of course, the auspicious location they chose was only the Elder Peak of the Tianyun Sword Sect, whose main responsibility was to train outer disciples for the sect. Their main family members remained in Baiyun Immortal City.

Xiaoyun Peak is Wen Yu's Elder Peak, hidden deep within the Nine Layers of Spiritual Mist. Its shape resembles a white jade hairpin slanted into the sea of ​​clouds, with pale golden spiritual energy swirling around its summit year-round.

Dozens of suspended pavilions are embedded in the cliff face amidst the spiritual mist. All are constructed of sandalwood and their roofs are covered with moonstone tiles, which glow softly during the day and resemble stars fallen on the mountainside at night. The pavilions are connected by rainbow bridges woven from spiritual vines, which sway slightly when stepped on and rustle with the leaves.

Xiaoyunfeng has only been established for over twenty years, but it already has the appearance of a blessed land of immortals.

On this day, Wen Yu was cultivating in the courtyard in the clouds when suddenly a stream of light landed in front of the courtyard gate.

"Nephew Wen Qiao requests an audience with his aunt!"

Wen Qiao appeared to be in his forties, with a handsome face, tall and slender figure, and an extraordinary air about him. "Come in!"

Wen Yu's distinctive hoarse voice came from inside the courtyard.

Wen Qiao pushed open the door and walked into the small courtyard. The courtyard was not large, and there was a magnolia tree with a trunk that shone with the luster of mutton fat jade. The petals were spread out and covered with dew. Wen Yu was sitting cross-legged under the magnolia tree.

Xiaoyun Peak is the Elder Peak of Tianyun Sword Sect, but there is not only one Foundation Establishment cultivator on the Elder Peak. Although Tianyun Sword Sect allows every Foundation Establishment elder to establish their own Elder Peak, in reality only those elders in the late Foundation Establishment stage can establish their own Elder Peak.

Other Foundation Establishment cultivators either find a job in one of the seven halls of the sect or cultivate with a Foundation Establishment elder who owns an Elder Peak.

Wen Yu is the patriarch of the Wen family, so naturally she has several Wen family members at her beck and call.

Wen Qiao was the one she kept by her side to handle miscellaneous tasks; almost all the affairs, big and small, of Xiaoyun Peak were handled by Wen Qiao.

"What's the matter?" Wen Yu looked up and stared at Wen Qiao with sharp eyes.

Wen Qiao's expression was rather grim. "Aunt, Xiaolin Mountain has been attacked by demonic beasts, and several deacons and disciples on the mountain have perished!"

Wen Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, "Where did this demonic beast come from?"

The Elder Peak of the Tianyun Sword Sect does not refer to a mountain peak, but rather to an outer sect, similar to a small sect. It has its own medicinal gardens, orchards, and even mines, and can independently recruit outer sect disciples, train them, and send them to the sect headquarters.

Xiaolin Mountain is the cultivation site of the spiritual fruit of Xiaoyun Peak, located eighty miles east of Xiaoyun Peak.

Although there are also demonic beasts in the Yunxiao Mountains, most of them gather near Cangyu Mountain and are vassals of Cangyu Mountain.

Wen Yu chose Xiaoyun Peak as his training ground because there were neither immortal cultivation forces nor demon beast clans in the vicinity.

Logically speaking, she shouldn't be attacked by monsters here.

"It's a group of venomous vipers, probably over a hundred, including twelve demonic beasts!"

"We don't have any venomous vipers in our Yunxiao Mountains. They probably came from the Wanhua Mountains!"

Wen Qiao said.

Xiaoyun Peak is located in the eastern part of the Yunxiao Mountains and the southwest of Baiyun Immortal City. It is about seven or eight hundred miles away from the Wanhua Mountains and is the closest of the many elder peaks of the Tianyun Sword Sect to the Wanhua Mountains.

"Twelve demonic beasts?" Wen Yu's expression changed slightly.

Twelve demonic beasts, equivalent to twelve Foundation Establishment cultivators, constitute a considerable force, enough to threaten Little Cloud Peak.

Just then, Wen Yu's face suddenly turned extremely ugly.

"They're coming!"

"Quickly activate the protective array!"

After saying that, she soared into the sky and arrived at the east side of Xiaoyun Peak.

Wen Qiao was taken aback at first, then hurriedly flew towards a hanging building on the cliff below.

At this moment, in the forest on the east side of Xiaoyun Peak, there were hundreds of huge snakes that were winding their way forward. Some of them were twenty or thirty feet long, while others were seven or eight feet long.

It's not that the longer the body, the stronger it is. On the contrary, among these venomous vipers, the largest ones are only second-tier beasts, while those that are seven or eight zhang long are all demonic beasts.

Wen Yu wanted to step forward to stop these venomous vipers, but as soon as she flew out, she was attacked by bursts of poisonous gas. The next moment, she was surrounded by several venomous vipers and had to hide in the protective formation.

Xiaoyun Peak's protective formation is only a second-tier formation, and it was only recently built; it's the kind of formation that was hastily put together.

The sudden attack threw Xiao Yunfeng into a panic. Fortunately, the protective formation held him back for a while; otherwise, Xiao Yunfeng would have been slaughtered by the group of venomous vipers.

It should be noted that there are over a hundred outer disciples and hundreds of martial arts servants on Xiaoyun Peak.

These outer disciples and martial arts servants were no match for the attack of the venomous viper.

"Aunt, what should we do?" Wen Qiao asked Wen Yu while controlling the formation.

Wen Yu stared at the venomous vipers attacking outside the formation, his resolute face filled with murderous intent.

"We'll ask the sect for help. If the support doesn't arrive in time, then we'll fight them to the death!" Her hoarse voice was filled with determination.

Wen Qiao took a deep breath. "With Aunt's strength, leaving now is no problem at all. Aunt, you can leave this place to me. I will fight to the end!"

"Aunt, our Wen family cannot do without you!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Yu's expression softened somewhat. "Desert in the face of battle, how do you expect the True Lords to view me, and how do they view our Wen family?"

"If you and I die in battle today, the Wen family may be dormant for a hundred years, but as long as the True Lords can see our achievements, the Wen family can prosper for a thousand years!"

It's easy to desert in the face of battle, but what happens after you desert?

The Tianyun Sword Sect has only been established for a little over twenty years and has not yet experienced any war. This is a battle of considerable scale. If she deserts in the face of battle, she and the Wen family will be nailed to the pillar of shame of the Tianyun Sword Sect.

Regardless of how the sect will punish her and the Wen family, the Wen family will inevitably be ostracized within the sect and will only decline in the future.

For the sake of her sect, she could not run away; for the sake of her family, she could not run away even more.

Wen Qiao hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not continue to persuade her.

He knew his aunt's personality very well.

Despite being a woman, she is more resilient, faster, and sharper than men.

If Wen Yu said he couldn't escape, then he couldn't escape.

Unless he betrays his sect and family.

After deciding to stay, Wen Qiao focused all her attention on controlling the formation, while Wen Yu was also preparing for a desperate battle.

(End of this chapter)