Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1069 The Fools of the Soul Control Hall
Unlike other Golden Core cultivators who can walk in the void, Lin Qihe's void traversal is a supernatural skill.

The void refers to the space that is close to the barriers of the world; it exists outside the real world, yet it is closely connected to it.

Other Golden Core cultivators travel back and forth between the Void and the real world, passing through the void, but rarely lingering there. This is because the void is mostly within the range of the Qi of the real world, and staying in the void for too long will affect one's Qi.

Lin Qihe's ability to travel through the void means that he is not affected by the energy of the real world.

His ability to traverse the void is far more convenient than Yang Zhengshan's ability to become invisible. He can enter the void anytime and anywhere, and can even bypass the obstruction of third-order formations, traveling back and forth between the void and the real world.

Hearing Lin Qihe's guarantee, Qingniu no longer hesitated and said, "Alright, I'll go with Brother Lin. We'll wipe out every last member of the Wuchang Ghost Sect."

The four then discussed the plan and precautions for the operation before making their own preparations.

With only a few days left, Yang Zhengshan stopped refining pills and instead meditated and cultivated in the Hall of Longevity, awaiting the summons from the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect.

A few days later.

At dawn that day, as the sun just peeked out, the eastern sky turned a pale white, and the dim light spread across the entire Wanhua Mountain Range, casting shadowy images of the withered yellow forests.

The yellowing of the mountains and forests is not because it is autumn or winter; in fact, it is now the height of summer, the most vibrant time of year.

The reason why the mountains and forests here are withered and yellow is that the giant white bone pillars built by the Impermanent Ghost Sect have generated a large amount of Yin energy, which has devoured the vitality of the plants and trees, making the entire mountain forest look like autumn and winter, with a desolate appearance.

As time passed, the shadows darting through the forest grew denser, startling many birds and insects and adding a touch of unease to the otherwise tranquil atmosphere.

The commotion quickly passed through the layers of mountains and reached the edge of the Sun Mountain. Without stopping, blurry figures darted into the Sun Mountain. When they were still a hundred miles away from the True Yang Immortal City, the commotion came to an abrupt end.

An Wusheng and Yu Yuan stood on the clouds, looking down at the True Yang Immortal City below.

At this point, they were already in the Sun Mountain. However, the Sun Mountain was different from ordinary mountains and forests. Although the Sun Mountain had become part of the Wanhua Mountain Range, it contained a large number of fire veins, resulting in sparse vegetation and rugged rocks everywhere.

The jumbled rocks formed a forest, and the complex and varied terrain provided cover for the ghost army.

Even though there were many cultivators among them who were searching for treasure, they were quickly overwhelmed by the army of Yin soldiers. Apart from a few bursts of brilliant spiritual light, they did not cause much of a disturbance.

Above the clouds, there were not only An Wusheng and Yu Yuan, but also three other figures beside them.

A young man dressed in white, his face was cold and aloof, his eyes were empty like an ancient well, and his aura was deathly still. A jade-handled bone blade hung at his waist, the blade made of the finger bones of a cultivator.

This person is Leng Xuan, the deputy director of the Corpse Division of the Soul Control Hall, who is also Yu Yuan's deputy.

A burly man dressed in dark red tight-fitting clothes stood tall and straight. His handsome face was pale with a sickly pallor, and a cruel smile played on his lips. His bare arms were covered with blood-red soul patterns, and a hideous ghost face would occasionally appear on them.

This person is Ji Wusi, the head of the Yin Ghost Division of the Soul Control Hall.

The last one was an old woman with a hunched back, leaning on a cane made of soul-nourishing wood, the head of which was inlaid with a small bronze lamp, the flame of which was a ghostly green. Her hair was gray but her face was ruddy, and there seemed to be tiny fragments of soul crystals embedded in the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

She is Granny Ghost, the deputy head of the Underworld Department.

The Soul Control Hall has one Hall Master, two Deputy Hall Masters, two Division Masters, and two Deputy Division Masters, totaling seven Golden Core cultivators. This is the true strength of the Soul Control Hall.

At this time, apart from the two deputy hall masters who stayed behind to guard the Soul Control Hall, the other five Golden Core cultivators had all arrived.

In addition, there were eight demon king soldiers behind them, exuding a sinister aura.

An Wusheng would naturally consider all aspects before taking action against Zhenyang Immortal City.

He had considered both the Tianyun Sword Sect and the Wanhua Demon Court, and he was even prepared for the possibility that the Qingyuan Fox Clan might come to their aid.

In fact, this time, he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of attacking Zhenyang Immortal City to fight a decisive battle with Wanhua Demon Court.

With the Soul Refining Hall keeping the Blazing Phoenix Clan occupied, they only need to deal with the Azure Fox Clan. As long as the Myriad Flower Demon Emperor doesn't make a move, he is extremely confident that he can take over True Yang Immortal City and severely damage the Azure Fox Clan and the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect.

Looking down at the True Yang Immortal City, An Wusheng asked, "Has the Qingyuan Fox Clan made any moves?"

"no!"

The old woman opened her mouth and spoke, revealing her missing teeth. Her voice was hoarse, like the rubbing of withered leaves.

"No? Are they planning to abandon True Yang Immortal City?" Yu Yuan asked in surprise.

Ji Wusi sneered, "A bunch of vixens, do you think they dare to fight us head-on?"

"Vixen, hehe, what a big mouth you have. Why don't you go and fight Su Mei!" Yu Yuan was very disdainful of Ji Wusi's arrogant attitude.

Su Mei, also known as Qingyuan Fox Lord, is a name that few people know. Most people only know her as Qingyuan Fox Lord, but few know that she originally had another name.

"Do you think I wouldn't dare?" Ji Wusi looked coldly at Yu Yuan.

"You dare? What wouldn't you dare? But I bet if you stood in front of her, you'd be completely captivated by her!" Yu Yuan continued to mock.

“At least I dare to stand in front of her, while you don’t even have the right to stand in front of her!” Ji Wusi retorted coldly without backing down.

"Heh, are you stronger than me? How about we have a fight first and see who's qualified?" Yu Yuan's face also turned cold.

"Fight if you want, who's afraid of who!" A chilling aura emanated from Ji Wusi.

Instantly, the two were locked in a fierce confrontation, seemingly on the verge of a physical fight.

A hint of helplessness flashed in An Wusheng's eyes as he snapped, "All of you, shut up!"

Those two idiots will always start arguing whenever they get together!

Depend on!
Why does this lord have two such foolish subordinates?

An Wusheng felt quite depressed.

The reason he only kept Yu Yuan by his side before was because once these two got together, they wouldn't stay quiet for a moment. If he didn't keep a close eye on them, they would start fighting at any time.

"If you dare to act recklessly again, I will throw you into a sea of ​​corpses!" An Wusheng coldly swept his gaze over Yu Yuan and Ji Wusi.

The Palace Master's authority was not to be challenged. Upon hearing this, Yu Yuan and Ji Wusi immediately quieted down, shut their mouths, and remained silent.

But the old hag laughed in her extremely unpleasant voice.

"Palace Master, please calm down. The two Masters were just joking around!"

An Wusheng glanced at the old woman, too lazy to pay her any attention.

Of all his subordinates, the most restless was this old man.

The reason why Yu Yuan and Ji Wusi turned out this way is because of this old man's instigation and sowing discord.

Back then, Yu Yuan and Ji Wusi were fellow disciples as close as brothers, but after they both achieved the Golden Core stage, their relationship gradually turned into enmity.

Calling them enemies isn't quite right; they're basically locked in a fierce battle, never finding a moment's peace. "Leng Xuan, go and challenge them first, lure that idiot Shui Ling away!" An Wusheng ordered.

The cool and aloof Leng Xuan seemed not to hear, still standing there with empty eyes.

“Leng Xuan!” An Wusheng cast a dangerous glance his way.

In an instant, Leng Xuan's empty eyes focused, and he looked at An Wusheng with sharp eyes.

"Hall Master!"

“Go and lure Shui Ling away. She’s from the North Sea Demon Court. Don’t kill her!” An Wusheng said again.

Upon hearing this, Leng Xuan frowned slightly. "Why make me take action if I'm not going to kill her? My blade, once drawn, will devour souls! Doesn't the Palace Master know that?"

"Then don't use a knife!"

"If I don't use a knife, what will I use?" Leng Xuan looked down at the bone knife at his waist.

An Wusheng took a deep breath; he felt like he was going to be driven mad by these idiots.

How could someone ask such a stupid question!
"You only need to lure her away, do you really need to use a knife?"

Leng Xuan pinched his chin and began to ponder seriously.

"The Palace Master is right, I can lure her away without a knife!"

"..."

An Wusheng was utterly speechless. "Go now!"

Leng Xuan glanced eastward and said hesitantly, "Could we wait a little longer?"

"What are you waiting for?"

"Let's go when it's light!"

Why wait until dawn?

"Because my knife will be even sharper after daybreak!"

"Quack quack quack~~" The old woman couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter like a duck.

Yu Yuan and Ji Wusi looked helpless and said in unison, "That idiot!"

After they finished speaking, the two looked at each other with disgust.

"He's not very bright, you all know that!" the old woman said with a smile.

Leng Xuan wasn't mentally deficient; he was mentally incomplete. No, not mentally incomplete, but rather he had sealed a part of his soul, resulting in a mentally incomplete soul.

Therefore, he sometimes acts very stupidly and his thinking is very strange, making him difficult to understand.

An Wusheng was at a loss for words. "Then let's wait until dawn before we go!"

It was already getting light, and it would only be a little while before it was fully light. An Wusheng really didn't want to talk to Leng Xuan, that idiot, so he decided to wait and talk to him later.

As he expected, it soon became bright, and he looked at Leng Xuan again, "Can we go now?"

"Can we wait a little longer?"

"No!" A dangerous glint flashed in An Wusheng's eyes.

Leng Xuan trembled. "Yes, I'll go right away!"

After saying that, he finally flew towards the True Yang Immortal City below.

As he moved, the army of Yin soldiers hidden in the stone forest below also rushed towards Zhenyang Immortal City.

In an instant, the Yin energy spread, and the chilling aura transformed into a large patch of dark clouds that spread towards Zhenyang Immortal City.

Zhenyang Immortal City has no city walls; only a few solitary gate towers surround the city. The vermilion city gates are ten zhang high, and the four characters "Zhenyang Immortal City" on the lintel are edged with red gold. Fine Zhenyang fire patterns are intertwined between the characters, and when the wind blows, the fire patterns flicker slightly, as if firelight is overflowing.

The entire True Yang Immortal City was shrouded in a pale golden "True Yang Array," the array patterns flowing in the sunlight as if they were alive.

Normally, Zhenyang Immortal City would not activate the Zheng Yang Formation, but only a small part of it. However, now that the Wuchang Ghost Sect and the Wanhua Demon Court are at war, Shui Ling ordered the Zheng Yang Formation to be activated in its entirety in order to prevent the Wuchang Ghost Sect from attacking Zhenyang Immortal City.

The moment the Yin energy spread, the cultivator on guard of the city gate noticed the anomaly and immediately rang the bronze bell beside him.

Just as the bell rang, Leng Xuan suddenly appeared outside the formation.

The bone knife, emanating a ghostly aura, was drawn from its sheath. A dark and sinister blade aura burst forth from its edge, slamming into the array barrier with a howling sound like ghosts wailing.

Boom~~
With a deafening roar, the brilliant golden flames and the dark blade energy collided violently.

Instantly, the great formation trembled, and the entire True Yang Immortal City seemed to shake.

Shui Ling flew out of the Zhenyang Palace and looked at Leng Xuan, who was suspended in mid-air. A solemn look appeared in her azure eyes.

Sensing the approaching Yin energy from the east, she instantly understood that the Impermanent Ghost Sect was attacking the city.

Without any hesitation, Shui Ling waved her hands, and several talismans shot out from her hands.

The talisman transformed into a beam of light and flew off to the southeast and north.

This is a message for help. Although Xiaoshan initially only said that she could ask the Tianyun Sword Sect for help, she also asked several major demon clans for help.

After sending out the distress message, Shui Ling breathed a slight sigh of relief. Just as she was about to step forward and negotiate with Leng Xuan, Leng Xuan suddenly spoke up: "Come with me?"

"Where to?" Shui Ling asked in surprise.

“Come with me!” Leng Xuan continued.

Shui Ling looked at him in confusion. What did he mean?
Why do you want me to go with him?

Wasn't he here to attack Zhenyang Immortal City?

Or is he here to take me away from here?
"who are you?"

"Leng Xuan of the Impermanent Ghost Sect!"

Shui Ling was even more confused. If he was a member of the Wuchang Ghost Sect, why did he want her to go with him?

Shouldn't he have attacked the formation?
(End of this chapter)