Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1055 The Arrogance of the Phoenix Clan
A few days later, Su Qingfu of the Qingyuan Fox Clan sent a short message.

The Demon Emperor of Wanhua is determined to wage war against the Impermanent Ghost Sect.

Yang Zhengshan was not surprised by this result. If the Wanhua Demon Court did not start a war, it could disband now.

Inside the Jade Palace, Yang Zhengshan, Que Lingyu, Jian Changhe, and Yunxiao gathered again. Baiyun Zhenjun had not yet returned, and this meeting was chaired by Que Lingyu.

"The Wanhua Demon Court is going to war with the Wuchang Ghost Sect. What are your thoughts?" Que Lingyu asked.

Jian Changhe said calmly, "What other ideas do we have? Either we take the initiative to join the Wanhua Demon Court in fighting the Wuchang Ghost Sect, or we stand by and watch."

Yang Zhengshan said, "It's impossible for us to stand idly by. We have no choice but to stand on the side of the Wanhua Demon Court!"

Huangquan Ancestor and Chiyuan Ancestor have already pledged allegiance to the Wuchang Ghost Sect, which means that he has an irreconcilable feud with the Wuchang Ghost Sect. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, so he will definitely stand on the side of Wanhua Demon Court.

Moreover, there is the principle of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold." Once the Wanhua Demon Court is defeated, the Wanhua Mountain Range will become the territory of the Wuchang Ghost Sect, and at that time, the Tianyun Sword Sect will also submit to the Wanhua Demon Court.

Compared to the Wan Hua Demon Court, which doesn't like to cause trouble, the Wu Chang Ghost Sect is undoubtedly more disliked.

Even if the Tianyun Sword Sect and the Wuchang Ghost Sect had no enmity, the Tianyun Sword Sect would never side with the Wuchang Ghost Sect.

“We can stand by and watch now, but if the Wanhua Demon Court shows signs of weakness, we will have to help it!” Que Lingyu said.

They could let the Wanhua Demon Court fight the Wuchang Ghost Sect for three rounds to weaken the Wuchang Ghost Sect's strength, but they certainly couldn't just stand by and watch the Wanhua Demon Court be defeated.

Jian Changhe and Yang Zhengshan nodded, both agreeing with Que Lingyu's opinion.

Yunxiao remained silent. He was weak and rarely expressed his opinions in meetings. Moreover, he and Yang Zhengshan were one entity, so Yang Zhengshan's opinions were his opinions. Therefore, he was like a transparent person in every meeting.

Que Lingyu continued, "As for when we will make our move, let's see how things develop!"

"I just received a message from the Blazing Phoenix Clan. They will be visiting our sect soon. This is a good opportunity for us to see their attitude!"

The arrival of the Blazing Phoenix Clan was naturally on behalf of the Myriad Flower Demon Court to win over the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect. As for how to win them over, that remains to be seen.

Although the Tianyun Sword Sect had reasons to side with the Wanhua Demon Court, it was impossible for the Tianyun Sword Sect to become cannon fodder for the Wanhua Demon Court.

The decision of when to act and how much effort to exert rests entirely with the Tianyun Sword Sect.

If the Wanhua Demon Court wants the Tianyun Sword Sect to take action, it will definitely have to give up some benefits.

……

The day after the meeting ended, the people of the Blazing Phoenix Clan arrived.

The person who came to pay a visit was Li Ye, a powerful demon king of the Blazing Phoenix Clan. He was dressed in a brocade robe, wore a crimson feather crown, had a square face, sharp eyes, and a flame mark between his brows.

The moment Yang Zhengshan saw Li Ye, he felt that this guy must have a very strong personality.

As he expected, as soon as everyone took their seats in the Jade Palace, Li Ye spoke up: "The Demon Emperor has decreed that the Impermanent Ghost Sect has acted perversely and wreaked havoc on the common people, and everyone should have the right to kill them."

"The Tianyun Sword Sect is a sect in my Wanhua Mountain Range, so naturally it must wield its sword for the common people and punish evil to protect the righteous path."

"I have come here today to ask when the Tianyun Sword Sect will send troops?"

Upon hearing this, Que Lingyu, Yang Zhengshan, and the other two fell silent.

What do you mean?
Are they trying to force us into the battlefield?
What nonsense about perverse actions and bringing chaos to the people?

Although the Impermanent Ghost Sect uses wicked methods and likes to engage in crooked practices, it would be an exaggeration to say that they wreak havoc on the world. At most, they only wreak havoc on the demon race and harm cultivators and martial artists.

The Heavenly Law has a prohibition against slaughtering living beings. No matter how cruel the methods of the Impermanent Ghost Sect are, they dare not violate the Heavenly Law's prohibition.

Besides, mortals and wild beasts are not worth the harm caused by the Impermanent Ghost Sect.

The bodies of demonic beasts and strange creatures are spiritual materials, and the bodies of immortal cultivators and martial artists can also be used to make blood puppets and ghost soldiers, but what can a mortal body do?
Only the lowest-level cultivators would harm mortals. At the level of the Impermanent Ghost Sect, they would not even look at the flesh and blood of mortals.

So Li Ye's words were nonsense, and what's even more absurd is that Li Ye actually tried to morally blackmail the Tianyun Sword Sect.

You Wanhua Demon Court haven't done anything yet, but you want our Tianyun Sword Sect to make a move first? What a joke!
Even if you want to use the Tianyun Sword Sect as cannon fodder, shouldn't you at least offer some benefits?

Trying to get the Tianyun Sword Sect to take the lead without giving anything in return, just by talking? Do you really think the Tianyun Sword Sect are all fools?
Yang Zhengshan looked at Li Ye with an extremely strange gaze, Jian Changhe also had a playful expression, and Yunxiao was even more confused.

Que Lingyu remained calm, saying, "Senior Li Ye, our Tianyun Sword Sect is not an affiliated force of the Wanhua Demon Court!"

Li Ye frowned slightly. "What do you mean?"

"It doesn't mean anything. I just think that at this time, it's better for the Blazing Phoenix Clan not to make enemies everywhere. Why don't you go back and have Senior Li Zhu come and talk to me?" Que Lingyu said in a calm tone.

"This is the Demon Emperor's order!"

"That is your Demon Emperor, not mine!"

"Are you disrespecting the Demon Emperor?" Li Ye looked at Que Lingyu with a sinister gaze.

Que Lingyu chuckled, "Senior forgot, I am a member of the Skylark clan, neither a phoenix nor a luan, neither an eagle nor a crane!"

She had a reason for saying that. Among the demonic birds, the phoenix is ​​the most revered. Although the Blazing Phoenix is ​​not a phoenix, it has the bloodline of a phoenix, so it is qualified to rule over all birds.

The problem is that the phoenix is ​​high above and looks down on those lowly birds.

In the words of the Blazing Phoenix Clan, "How dare this little sparrow presume to be related to my Phoenix bloodline?"

Therefore, the Blazing Phoenix Clan's subordinates are all demonic birds such as the Colorful Feathered Luan Bird, the Azure Dark Eagle, and the Wandering White Crane. The Cloud Sparrow Clan doesn't even have the qualifications to be their vassal.

The Phoenix Clan is beyond the reach of the Skylark Clan, and as for the Demon Emperor, the Skylark Clan is even further out of reach.

Upon hearing Que Lingyu's words, Li Ye became enraged and, with a bang, crimson flames erupted from his body, unleashing a powerful aura that nearly overturned the Jade Palace.

"You want to be an enemy of the Demon Court!"

Que Lingyu stood her ground, a fierce wind howling as she declared, her aura unwavering. "It was you who chose to treat my Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect as an enemy!" Clang!
The sound of swords rang out, and a sharp sword intent soared into the sky, with two sword blades pointing directly at Li Ye.

Azure and gray spiritual light shot out from Yang Zhengshan's eyes, and the Tai Chi diagram of withering and flourishing appeared behind Yang Zhengshan. Yang Zhengshan looked at Li Ye with a scrutinizing gaze.

Lifespan is 1,832 years, with a consumption ratio of 7 to 1.

This Li Ye is on par with Huang Quan Lao Zu in strength, and even slightly stronger than Chi Yuan Lao Zu.

The atmosphere became tense, and a terrifying aura spread from the Jade Night Palace to the entire White Cloud Immortal City. Inside the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect, a group of Foundation Establishment elders looked solemnly at Li Ye's few close followers, and there was a faint sense of them surrounding him.

Li Ye didn't come alone; he brought several Blazing Phoenix demons with him. However, this was the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect, and a few Blazing Phoenix demons couldn't overthrow the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect.

Inside the hall, Yang Zhengshan glanced at Yunxiao beside him. At this moment, Yunxiao's eyes were radiating a dazzling sword light, and his gaze seemed even sharper than the splitting sword in his hand.

Moreover, the sword intent emanating from him was not much weaker than that of Jian Changhe.

It seems that Yunxiao has truly comprehended the sword intent divine power, and it is an extraordinary sword intent divine power. I just don't know how powerful this sword intent divine power is.

The four of them released their pressure together. Although their cultivation levels were all much lower than Li Ye's, Li Ye still felt a great deal of pressure.

In particular, Yang Zhengshan's gaze made him feel like he was being pricked by thorns.

Li Ye's face turned pale and then red. His arrogant nature made him feel that the Tianyun Sword Sect's resistance was a humiliation.

"Very well, I will remember this debt, and I will report this matter truthfully to Lord Feng!"

Having said that, he suppressed his aura and flames, and with a flash, he flew out of the Jade Palace.

"let's go!"

In the blink of an eye, he left White Cloud Immortal City with several followers.

Que Lingyu stared in the direction they had left, her face so gloomy it seemed as if water could drip from it.

"I knew these arrogant guys would only cause trouble!"

She was most furious at Li Ye's domineering and arrogant attitude, and she had absolutely no goodwill towards the Chihuang clan.

Yang Zhengshan walked to her side, crossed his arms, and watched Li Ye and the others disappear into the horizon. "This is interesting. Even if we want to stand on the side of Wanhua Demon Court, we'll have to think twice!"

"Hmph, I refuse to believe that we can't succeed without them!" Que Lingyu sneered.

Jian Changhe said, "With the Blazing Phoenix Clan acting this way, I'm afraid not many people will be willing to cooperate with them!"

Yang Zhengshan turned his head and said, "Since that's the case, why don't we cooperate with the Qingyuan Fox Clan? I have some connections with the Qingyuan Fox Clan!"

Que Lingyu shook her head, "No rush, let's talk about it later!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhengshan did not say anything more.

A deal that comes knocking on your door is not a good deal. Whether it's the Blazing Phoenix Clan or the Azure Fox Clan, they are both major forces of the Demon Court. Even if the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect wants to form an alliance with them, it cannot be too proactive, otherwise they will look down on it.

Li Ye today is a case in point. Why does he dare to be so domineering? It's not just because of his arrogance, but also because he has calculated that the Tianyun Sword Sect cannot fight against the Wuchang Ghost Sect and can only rely on their Demon Court.

Although the Qingyuan Fox Clan is easier to deal with than the Chihuang Clan, in matters like this, the Qingyuan Fox Clan certainly shares the same thoughts as the Chihuang Clan.

As the saying goes, "It's better to die for your friend than for yourself," the Wanhua Demon Court doesn't want allies now, but cannon fodder.

"How about this, I'll go keep an eye on the Impermanent Ghost Sect and see what they do next!" Yang Zhengshan volunteered to take on the task of surveillance.

Que Lingyu turned her head to look at him, "Are you sure you can do it? Or should I go?"

Currently, the Wuchang Ghost Sect in the northern part of the Wanhua Mountains is mainly composed of An Wusheng and Yu Yuan. One of them is at the peak of the Golden Core stage, and the other is at the late stage of the Golden Core stage. It is not an easy task to keep an eye on them.

Although Que Lingyu wasn't confident she could keep an eye on them without being detected, at least she could escape. With her speed, if she wanted to escape, An Wusheng and Yu Yuan might not be able to catch her.

"The sect needs Senior Sister to be in charge. Don't worry, Senior Sister, I will be careful!" Yang Zhengshan chuckled.

In terms of speed, Yang Zhengshan couldn't even come close to Que Lingyu, but in terms of stealth, Yang Zhengshan was far superior to Que Lingyu.

Que Lingyu thought for a moment, then could only nod helplessly, "Then be careful. If things don't go well, saving your life is the most important thing!"

These are turbulent times, and with True Monarch Baiyun absent, she is left to oversee the sect.

……

In the northern part of the Wanhua Mountains, amidst the verdant peaks, a hazy mist shrouds vast forests.

The fog covered an area of ​​more than thirty miles, seemingly enveloping several mountain peaks. From the air, all one could see was a vast expanse of white fog.

In the vast emptiness, Yang Zhengshan, shrouded in azure mist, quietly gazed at the boundless white fog of the real world.

This place is the base of the Impermanent Ghost Sect, but the entire base is shrouded in an array, and it is a third-order array. Yang Zhengshan has no way to investigate the situation inside the array and can only stay in the void and keep watch.

This is a clumsy method, but it is also a useful one.

No matter what moves the Impermanent Ghost Sect makes, it cannot escape Yang Zhengshan's eyes and spiritual sense.

It was a bit tedious to stand here and keep watch. Although Qing'ai Yinchen had the ability to hide, he could not allow Yang Zhengshan to move around freely. Yang Zhengshan could only stay in place like a tree stump.

"It's a pity that the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda hasn't advanced yet, otherwise I could use my spiritual sense to investigate the situation inside the formation!"

All third-order formations have the effect of isolating the void and spiritual consciousness, while the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda has the effect of concealing spiritual consciousness. If the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda is a spiritual artifact, then perhaps Yang Zhengshan's spiritual consciousness could quietly infiltrate into the formation.

Yang Zhengshan had been nurturing the spirituality of the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda, and even used a bottle of Dao Spirit Elixir on it, but unfortunately the Seven Treasures Soul-Suppressing Pagoda still failed to advance into a spiritual artifact.

Yang Zhengshan no longer has the materials to refine Dao Spirit Elixir; otherwise, he wouldn't mind giving the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Pagoda a few more bottles of Dao Spirit Elixir.

(End of this chapter)