Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1061 Gathering Ten Thousand Demons to Face the Unpredictable Ghost Sect

A thousand peaks hang like jade, the sky is all white, distant mountains float in the clouds, where they meet the sky, a dozen streaks of light shoot from afar, cut through the gaps in the forest, and bring up snowflakes that flutter down from the branches.

The light descended into the valley, where an old man in white robes with white hair and beard stood before a large tree, bowing and saying, "Wandering White Crane Xuanling has come to pay homage to the Demon Lord!"

The big tree stood covered in snow, its dark green branches supporting a half-foot-thick layer of snow, with occasional icicles hanging from the tips of its leaves, like a curtain of broken jade.

Beneath the tree canopy, a beautiful woman appeared out of thin air. Hidden within the icicles, which resembled shattered jade, were fragments of rainbow light and a stunningly beautiful face.

Upon seeing the woman, Xuanling bowed again and said, "Greetings, Fairy Jiangxue!"

"Senior Xuanling, please!" Su Jiangxue looked up, revealing a pair of watery eyes, and then casually waved her hand, revealing the Gate of Qingyuan behind the big tree.

Xuanling nodded without saying anything more and quickly walked into the Qingyuan Gate. His clansmen who came with him dispersed and set up a perimeter.

After entering the Gate of Qingyuan, the two fox demons immediately led Xuanling to the foot of the Amber Sacred Tree.

The Pure Amber Sacred Tree has a trunk ten zhang in circumference, its bark like solidified cream and beeswax, shimmering with amber light. Golden patterns curl all over its body, like a fox's tail, with radiant light cascading down, and halos flowing between the patterns, making the whole tree seem to be immersed in molten gold.

Xuanling stared at the sacred tree before him, slightly taken aback, and looked at the two fox demons beside him with a puzzled expression.

He wasn't unfamiliar with the sacred tree of the Qingyuan Fox Clan; he was simply puzzled as to why the two fox demons had brought him here.

"Demon Lord, Demon King Xuanling has arrived!" a fox demon said.

On the Amber Sacred Tree, a dazzling radiance suddenly emerged from a tree trunk shimmering with amber light, within which a fox was enveloped.

The fox's entire body is covered in short fur that is a mixture of reddish-gold and silver-gray, with a sheen like solidified cream. The tips of the fur shimmer with tiny golden glints, without a single other color. Its three tails are fluffy like feathers, with deep gold at the base and gradually transitioning to pale pink at the tips.

The tips of her ears are adorned with light pink down, making them exceptionally lively when erect. Her amber pupils are inlaid with fine gold lines, and the corners of her eyes are slightly upturned. When she raises her eyes, they sparkle as if they contain shattered starlight, and a bewitching charm emanates from the depths of her eyes.

Xuanling stared at the Azure Fox Lord emerging from the sacred tree, somewhat bewildered, not understanding why the Azure Fox Lord would come out of the sacred tree.

However, upon sensing the aura of the Azure Fox Lord, he quickly bowed and said, "Xuanling greets the Fox Lord!"

"Hmm! What is it?" Qingyuan Fox Lord lazily stretched his body, stretched out his paws to grab the amber-like tree bark, raised his head, and his three tails stood up and swayed from side to side.

"The Impermanent Ghost Sect has already begun its operation. They have built many giant white bone pillars in the mountains, and at the same time, they have dispatched a large number of Yin soldiers and blood puppets into the forest!" Xuanling said.

The Wandering White Crane Clan is a vassal of the Blazing Phoenix Clan. As a demon bird, it naturally follows the royal family among demon birds. However, the Wandering White Crane Clan also has a close relationship with the Azure Fox Clan.

As for the relationship between the Chihuang Clan and the Qingyuan Fox Clan, it's neither good nor bad. The Chihuang Clan has its arrogance, and the Qingyuan Fox Clan has its domineering nature. Although the two clans have some conflicts of interest, they don't have much enmity, and their relationship is relatively close.

Therefore, this time the Qingyuan Fox Clan invited Xuanling to help keep an eye on the movements of the Wuchang Ghost Sect.

"A giant pillar of bones! It seems they're preparing to seize territory!"

Qingyuan Fox Lord casually flicked her three tails. Among her three tails, the main tail was the thickest, with a touch of ink at the tip, and a few silver stars shining in the ink. The two secondary tails were slightly shorter, with light coral pink tips, and the fur on the belly of the tails was more fluffy, hanging down like two soft balls of fluff.

The Fox Lord is a three-tailed spirit fox, hence she has three tails.

"Sigh, why did they set their sights on the Wanhua Mountains? Don't they know that there is a Wanhua Dao Master in the Wanhua Mountains?" the Fox Lord said with a hint of resentment.

To be honest, she had no desire to be enemies with the Impermanent Ghost Sect, not because she was afraid of them, but because she didn't want to waste her time and energy on it.

But now that the Impermanent Ghost Sect has already reached her doorstep, she has no choice but to comply, even if she doesn't want to.

“After all, Daoist Master Wanhua has been missing for 20,000 years. I guess they think he has long since died and vanished!” Xuanling said softly.

Qingyuan Fox Lord stood up, and with a flash of light, she transformed from a fox into a human.

"Fine, whatever they think, this battle is inevitable!"

"Send the order: Assemble all demons and confront the Impermanent Ghost Sect!"

Her alluring voice carried a hint of coldness, clearly indicating that she had reached her breaking point with the Impermanent Ghost Sect.

With a command from the Azure Fox Lord, the once tranquil mountain forest suddenly became lively.

Countless monsters and strange beasts emerged from the deep mountains and forests, some in small groups, others in large armies, heading north from the depths of the mountains.

Flowing light flashed and dazzling light shone, and groups of colorful spiritual lights roamed the mountains, while demons and strange beasts of various races galloped through the mountains.

"Roar!"

"Ouch~~"

The roars of beasts rose and fell, echoing for miles.

If you were to look down at the mountains and forests from high above, you would see countless beasts galloping through the forest, and torrents of water sweeping across the snow-covered mountains, surging into the swirling snowstorms to the north.

Amidst the wind and snow in the north, a large number of ghost soldiers and blood puppets divided into many teams, constructing giant white bone pillars with eerie skeletons on mountaintops, foothills, valleys, and ridges.

Each of the giant bone pillars is over thirty feet long, and each completed giant bone pillar exudes a chilling, sinister aura.

These giant white bone pillars are the core of the Yin Sha Grand Array. They can draw out the Yin Sha energy from the ground and release it into the mountains and forests.

As the amount of Yin energy increases, the once vibrant mountains and forests will turn into areas of Yin energy.

This is a method of altering the landscape, but the landscape here does not refer to the surface morphology, but rather to the spiritual energy attributes.

The Impermanent Ghost Sect intends to transform this beautiful and spiritual land into a land of yin and evil, not just a single mountain, nor even a radius of tens or hundreds of miles, but the entire Wanhua Mountain Range.

The winter wind howled, and fluttering snowflakes filled the world, making it quiet and peaceful.

Apart from the sound of the wind and the sound of falling snow, there were no other sounds.

But just then, a group of figures shrouded in black robes carried or moved skeletons to the top of the mountain.

They first inserted a thick bone into the rocks. This bone was more than two zhang long and as hard as steel. Inserting it into the rocks was like inserting it into foam.

They inserted the first one, then the second, and the third.

The bones were inserted into the rocks, forming a circle with a diameter of about three zhang (approximately 10 meters).

They then moved a large number of bones into the circle, and within a few hours, the foundation of a giant bone pillar was completed.

Hundreds and thousands of ghost soldiers and blood puppets carried bones back and forth in the wind and snow, and large amounts of bones were embedded into the giant white bone pillars like bricks.

As the giant white bone pillar grew to seven or eight zhang tall, a rumbling sound suddenly rang out from the distant wind and snow, like an avalanche or an earthquake.

Several ghostly soldiers floated in mid-air, looking in the direction from which the sound came.

"Monster army, prepare for battle!" a ghostly soldier shouted in a hoarse voice.

In an instant, thousands of Yin soldiers and blood puppets put down the bones they held, took out various broken weapons, and charged towards the oncoming army of demonic beasts.

The ghostly soldiers and blood puppets formed a black wave, while the demonic beast army swept through the mountains and forests like a flood breaking through a breach in the snowstorm.

In just a few breaths, the two sides collided amidst the swirling snow.

Yin and blood-red auras permeated the snowy world like smoke, with colorful streams of light and spells flying everywhere, and the sounds of booming and explosions mingled with the roars of various beasts. However, this was just an ordinary skirmish, and similar skirmishes were unfolding throughout the northern part of the Wanhua Mountains.

The demon army had no fixed commander, or even a command system. Qingyuan Fox Lord simply gave an order, and the various demons began to act independently and launch their own attacks.

The situation was similar on the side of the Impermanent Ghost Sect. Although the hundreds of thousands of Yin soldiers and blood puppets were led by disciples and deacons of the Impermanent Ghost Sect, they did not form a unified command and could only fight independently.

In an instant, it seemed as if the entire northern part of the Wanhua Mountains had been transformed into a battlefield, with fighting taking place everywhere.

The great battle began, and the shockwaves reverberated throughout the land.

The first city affected was Zhenyang Immortal City, because most of the battles took place to the east of Zhenyang Immortal City, and the nearest battlefield to Zhenyang Immortal City was less than a thousand miles away.

Zhenyang Immortal City belongs to Wanhua Demon Court, and Wuchang Ghost Sect may launch an attack on Zhenyang Immortal City at any time.

Inside the True Yang Immortal City, inside the True Yang Palace.

Shui Ling sat in the main seat, with a burly man standing below her.

The big man had a pair of round, furry ears on his head. The ears looked quite cute on their own, but his physique and demeanor made him seem very fierce.

This burly man was Bai Feng of the Red-browed White Tiger clan, and the actual administrator of Zhenyang Immortal City.

Shui Ling is the demon king of the Minghai Xuan Palace, and the Shui Ji who was killed by Yang Zhengshan was her brother.

The council of Zhenyang Immortal City consists of seven members: Xiong Ba, Xiaoshan, and Xuanling from Wanhua Demon Court; Shui Ling from Minghai Xuan Palace; Baiyun Zhenjun and Que Lingyu from Tianyun Sword Sect; and Chihua Zhenjun.

Xiong Ba, Xiao Shan, and Xuan Ling of the Wan Hua Demon Court take turns presiding over the affairs of Zhen Yang Immortal City, and the management of Zhen Yang Immortal City also comes from these three clans.

The others, though also on the council, were not responsible for the affairs of Zhenyang Immortal City, but only for the distribution of profits.

Therefore, Shui Ling should not be in charge of the affairs of Zhenyang Immortal City. However, now that Wanhua Demon Court and Wuchang Ghost Sect have started a war, Xiong Ba, Xiaoshan, Xuanling and others have joined the war. So they invited Shui Ling to take charge of the affairs of Zhenyang Immortal City.

The problem now is that the war between the Wanhua Demon Court and the Wuchang Ghost Sect may affect Zhenyang Immortal City. Shui Ling is in a precarious situation here, unable to leave or stay.

Let's go, she couldn't bear to part with the benefits that True Yang Immortal City brought her.

She was afraid that if she stayed, the Impermanent Ghost Sect would actually attack True Yang Immortal City.

"I want to know if the Impermanent Ghost Sect will attack True Yang Immortal City?" Shui Ling asked in a deep voice.

Bai Feng scratched his head sheepishly, "Your Majesty, I have no idea!"

"Then what do you know?" Shui Ling's expression was somewhat unpleasant.

Bai Feng chuckled and said, "My king gave me instructions to obey King Minghai in everything!"

"..."

Shui Ling didn't know what to say.

what do you mean?
Can't you have your own ideas?
Alternatively, you could give me some advice or ideas.

To be honest, Mizuya is also quite confused right now.

She didn't even know why she had come to oversee Zhenyang Immortal City.

Well, it's probably because Xiaoshan promised her a larger share of the profits.

She just hadn't expected the situation to turn out this way.

If she had known it would turn out this way, she definitely wouldn't have come.

"What about the other council members? Don't they care about Zhenyang Immortal City?" Shui Ling felt she should find more helpers, otherwise her small frame would definitely not be able to withstand the Wuchang Ghost Sect.

"Well, my king said that if True Yang Immortal City is in crisis, we can go to the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect for help," Bai Feng said honestly.

"Tianyun Sword Sect, hmm, why not invite True Monarch Baiyun to come and oversee things?" Shui Ling naturally knew about Tianyun Sword Sect, and she even had a fairly good understanding of it.

The Mysterious Palace of the Sea is located in the North Sea, only 800 li from the coast and 3,000 li from the White Cloud Immortal City.

Although the Minghai Xuan Palace focuses its main efforts on the deep sea and rarely interferes in matters on land, it still has many interactions with some of its land neighbors.

In the past, Minghai Xuan Palace frequently sent people to Baiyun Immortal City to sell or purchase supplies, and now Minghai Xuan Palace is a regular visitor to Zhenyang Immortal City.

Therefore, she was not unfamiliar with True Lord Baiyun; on the contrary, she was quite familiar with him and even had some acquaintance with him.

Of course, this was without her knowing that Yang Zhengshan had killed Shui Ji. If she had known, she would definitely have regarded Tianyun Sword Sect as a mortal enemy.

"Well, my king went to invite them, but several True Monarchs from the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect are in seclusion," Bai Feng said.

Wanhua Demon Court was about to go to war with Wuchang Ghost Sect, so Xiaoshan, Xiong Ba, and Xuanling naturally had to invite others to Zhenyang Immortal City to take charge. Their initial targets were Tianyun Sword Sect, Baiyun Zhenjun and Que Lingyu, any one of them would do.

But True Lord Baiyun wasn't stupid; how could he possibly come to True Yang Immortal City at this time? So he gave Xiaoshan an idea.

That's right, it was Baiyun Zhenjun's idea to send Shuiling to Zhenyang Immortal City to oversee things.

The Minghai Xuan Palace belongs to the Beihai Demon Court. If the Wuchang Ghost Sect dares to attack Shui Ling, then the Wanhua Demon Court will have another reason to drag the Beihai Demon Court into the fray and deal with the Wuchang Ghost Sect together.

Therefore, Xiaoshan went to Minghai Xuan Palace again, promised some benefits to Zhenyang Immortal City, and invited Shui Ling to come.

Only then did Shui Ling realize that she had been tricked by Xiao Shan, and had actually gotten involved in this mess for a little bit of profit.

But she can't leave on her own right now.

If she leaves now, she will no longer be able to obtain any benefits from Zhenyang Immortal City.

When Zhenyang Immortal City faces a crisis, she is unwilling to contribute. Does she expect others to share the benefits with her after the crisis is over?

"I understand, you can leave now!" Shui Ling waved her hand, looking a bit annoyed.

"Yes, sir, I'll take my leave!" Bai Feng obediently left the main hall.

Shui Ling sat in a large chair, her brows furrowed.

Will the Impermanent Ghost Sect come?

What should she do if she comes?
Should we ask the Demon Court for help? After all, she gave a portion of the benefits she received from True Yang Immortal City to the Demon Court.

Of course, the demon court she was thinking of was the North Sea Demon Court, not the Wanhua Demon Court.

Unlike the Wanhua Demon Court, the Beihai Demon Court has a strong ruling power over the demons of the Beihai, and its master is a dragon.

Shui Ling hesitated for a long time, but ultimately gave up the idea of ​​asking the North Sea Demon Court for help.

Because if she were to seek help from the North Sea Demon Court, all her interests would have to be handed over to the Demon Court.

At this moment, she held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that the Impermanent Ghost Sect might not attack True Yang Immortal City.

(End of this chapter)