Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 877 The process of ferrying people and ferrying ghosts is the same.

The so-called Blood Puppet of the Yin Ghost Division is actually the third type, because the third type of Blood Puppet not only has powerful combat ability, but also has considerable intelligence and can guarantee loyalty.

Previously, when Zhang Mo attacked Lianxin Valley, the blood puppets that infiltrated the valley were all of the first type, while the blood puppets outside the formation were of the second type.

As for the third type, the real blood corpse puppets, Zhang Mo mostly returned them to the Yin Ghost Division, and he only had eighteen of them in his possession.

In terms of combat power, blood corpse puppets are inferior to ghost soldiers, because Foundation Establishment cultivators, due to their stronger divine souls, cannot refine blood corpse puppets.

However, in terms of loyalty, the Blood Corpse Puppet is superior to the Ghost Soldier. While the Ghost Soldier is at risk of betrayal, the Blood Corpse Puppet will never betray.

Therefore, in Zhang Mo's mind, the Blood Corpse Puppet was his most important power, while the Yin Soldiers were merely tools for him to create the Blood Corpse Puppet.

In this respect, he differed from Mo Xuanyu. Mo Xuanyu placed too much trust in the control of the Yin soldiers by the Ten Thousand Ghosts Blood Jade, which allowed Xuanzhen and Yang Zhengshan to raid his lair.

Such a thing would never happen with Zhang Mo, because his Yin Sha Blood Sha Formation only allows the Blood Corpse Puppet to control it, and does not allow the Yin Soldiers to participate.

Hundreds of blood-corpse puppets entered the cave, and the Blood Pool of Ten Thousand Ghosts slowly returned to calm.

At this moment, Duan Qiankun came and reported: "My lord, just as you predicted, the six families of Qingli are seeking help from various forces!"

Zhang Mo stroked his gray beard and smiled gently, "Then let them ask for help. Let's see how White Cloud Immortal City reacts!"

The only force he feared around the Cloud Soaring Mountains was White Cloud Immortal City.

As long as Baiyun Immortal City doesn't interfere, he will gradually erode all the forces surrounding the Yunxiao Mountains.

Zhang Mo was still waiting for Baiyun Immortal City's reaction, while Liu Wei had already arrived at Cangjian Mountain.

Deep within the Yunxiao Mountains, clouds and mist, like veils, and sheer cliffs, like rings, form a natural barrier that perfectly conceals Cangjian Mountain among the mountains.

Hidden Sword Mountain is not high, but it exudes an unyielding sword spirit.

It was as if what stood here was not a mountain, but a giant sword supporting the sky.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Liu Wei could feel immense pressure as he looked at the not-so-majestic Cangjian Mountain.

He was then led up the mountain by the disciples of Cangjian Mountain and arrived at the Cangjian Hall at the top of the mountain.

The Hidden Sword Hall features soaring eaves that seem to pierce the clouds, with sword shadows and flowing light visible beneath its double eaves. Upon entering, one finds the dome adorned with stars, and the four walls carved with the "Hundred Swords Diagram," depicting swordsmen severing the Milky Way, wielding blades to cut dragons and monsters, and the sword intent still lingering on the walls from the cleaving and axe-cutting.

Do not underestimate this "Hundred Swords Diagram". This diagram was carved by the Heavenly Sword True Lord. The Heavenly Sword True Lord once said that the diagram contains his life's sword intent.

Therefore, the "Hundred Swords Diagram" is also one of the most important inheritances of Hidden Sword Mountain.

Inside the Hidden Sword Hall stood only a man dressed in a blue robe. This man was tall and straight as a sword, and his sword-like eyebrows made him look quite sharp.

"Hehe, Brother Liu, it's been a long time!" the man said with a smile when he saw Liu Wei.

Looking at the man, Liu Wei couldn't help but sigh, "Brother Jian, every time I come to your Hidden Sword Mountain, I feel immense pressure!"

The man before them was named Jian Changhe, the current master of Cangjian Mountain.

Although Jian Changhe's appearance was extremely fierce and unapproachable, his personality seemed to be very gentle.

"This is the sword intent left behind by the founder; anyone who comes here will feel the pressure!"

Hidden Sword Mountain has a history of over three thousand years, even longer than that of White Cloud Immortal City. Although Hidden Sword Mountain has declined in recent years, its heritage remains incredibly profound.

Don't think that Hidden Sword Mountain is weak now. On the contrary, the fact that it can still protect the inheritance of Hidden Sword Mountain even without Golden Core True Monarchs proves its strength.

If Hidden Sword Mountain didn't have some trump cards, it would probably have been devoured by various forces long ago.

"Please have a seat!" Jian Changhe led Liu Wei into the tea room.

The two sat down, and Jian Changhe swept the tea dregs off the table with the tassel of his sword. He then casually grabbed some tea leaves and put them into a rough pottery pot. After the water boiled, he lifted the pot and poured the tea into the cup, letting the tea leaves and foam fall into the cup with the tea soup. His movements were as natural and smooth as swinging a sword.

"Brother Jian should know why I've come!" Liu Wei said in a deep voice, having no interest in drinking tea at this moment.

"I guessed some of it! But I couldn't guess your plans!" Jian Changhe casually picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"We want to unite all forces to deal with the Yin Ghost Division!" Liu Wei did not hide anything, because there was no need to hide it at all.

"Unite all forces! Including the three Lingxiu sects?" Jian Changhe asked.

Liu Wei paused slightly. He was well aware of the grudges between Hidden Sword Mountain and the three Lingxiu sects, but he still nodded and said, "That's right!"

Jian Changhe gently swayed the sword tassel at his waist, the gentleness on his face vanishing, and he said indifferently, "The Three Sects of Lingxiu! Heh~"

"Our Hidden Sword Mountain will absolutely not cooperate with the Three Lingxiu Sects!"

Liu Wei took a deep breath. He had already guessed this would be the outcome, but he still wanted to ask, "Why? Does Brother Jian still intend to control the Lingxiu Three Sects?"

Although the Lingxiu Three Sects are martial arts sects, they also have immortal cultivators, and even martial artists at the Divine Soul Realm.

Without Golden Core cultivators, Hidden Sword Mountain has absolutely no strength to subdue Divine Soul Realm warriors.

“That’s right,” Jian Changhe said.

“Brother Jian should understand that if Hidden Sword Mountain wants to control the three Lingxiu sects, it must have a Golden Core cultivator. Has Brother Jian not yet come to terms with reality?” Liu Wei said.

"How can you be so sure that I can't achieve the Golden Core stage?" Jian Changhe stared directly at him.

Liu Wei was stunned.

Golden elixir!
Even though he has now reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, he still has no desire to achieve the Golden Core stage, because the closer he gets to the Golden Core stage, the more he understands the difficulty of condensing the Golden Core.

To this day, Liu Wei's confidence in condensing the Golden Elixir is less than 10%.

As for Jian Changhe, Jian Changhe's potential might be higher than his, but he didn't think Jian Changhe could condense a golden core.

The Golden Core Path is a completely different concept from the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Foundation Establishment and Golden Core may seem like two major realms apart, but in reality they are worlds apart.

The Foundation Establishment stage has a lifespan of only three hundred years, while the Golden Core stage has a lifespan of three thousand years.

The difference between the two is obvious.

There's a saying in the world of immortal cultivation: "Once you swallow a golden pill, your fate is in your own hands, not in the hands of heaven."

This statement implies that those at the Golden Core stage possess the ability to defy the heavens.

Golden Core cultivators can enter the Great Void, which is not the real world. This means that Golden Core cultivators can detach themselves from the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth in the real world.

While Golden Core cultivators may not be able to achieve immortality in terms of lifespan, compared to Foundation Establishment cultivators, Golden Core cultivators have many ways to extend their lifespan.

Whether it's breathing like a turtle or feigning death, one can even transform into a ghost cultivator.

In short, the path of a Golden Core cultivator is broad and long, far surpassing that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

With such a large gap, breaking through the bottleneck is extremely difficult.

Over the past three thousand years, there have been at least eight thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators around the Cloud Soaring Mountains, but only two Golden Core cultivators: Heavenly Sword True Monarch and White Cloud True Monarch.

Looking into Jian Changhe's eyes, Liu Wei finally let out a soft sigh.

"If that's the case, we have no choice but to choose the Three Sects of Lingxiu!"

"Then you can choose them!" Jian Changhe said, completely unconcerned.

Liu Wei didn't say anything more, because he had already seen Jian Changhe's Dao heart in Jian Changhe's eyes.

Unable to persuade Jian Changhe, he gave up trying.

Between Hidden Sword Mountain and the Three Lingxiu Sects, he chose the Three Lingxiu Sects.

Hidden Sword Mountain indeed possesses incredibly profound resources and many trump cards, but most of these are confined to the mountain itself and cannot be used elsewhere. In contrast, the Lingxiu Three Sects have three Divine Soul Realm warriors who could serve as external aid to the Qingli Six Families.

……

Liu Wei left Hidden Sword Mountain and arrived at Xuanqing Sect.

However, he did not receive any special treatment from the Xuanqing Sect, because Lin Daoyuan did not want to cooperate with either Cangjian Mountain or the Qingli Six Families.

Yang Zhengshan's idea was good, but he underestimated the fear that the three Lingxiu sects had of the immortal cultivators.

To be precise, it was Lin Daoyuan's fear of the immortal cultivation forces.

Yang Zhengshan persuaded Yue'e, but Yue'e could not persuade Lin Daoyuan.

As for the Wuxiang Sect, at this time they had no desire to participate in anything and only wanted to restore their strength.

Liu Wei returned home disappointed, and Yang Zhengshan was also very disappointed with the result.

Lingquan Mountain Terrace, in the study.

When Yang Zhengshan learned that Liu Wei had left, he could only shake his head helplessly.

"This is truly a disorganized mess!"

The six families of Qingli, Cangjian Mountain, and the three sects of Lingxiu are truly a disorganized mess. It's impossible to bring them together.

"I told you long ago, there's no way these forces can cooperate!" Xuanzhen said casually, sitting opposite him.

“If we don’t cooperate, we can’t fight against Zhang Mo. As long as Zhang Mo lives, the western part of the Yunxiao Mountains will never have peace,” Yang Zhengshan said.

"So what? What does this have to do with you?" Xuanzhen asked.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at him. Xuanzhen was good in every way, except that he was a bit too content with a little wealth.

This old Taoist priest didn't have much ambition. Although he wanted to make Wuzhen Taoist Palace bigger, his idea wasn't to occupy a lot of resources or build a large power, but to cultivate some outstanding successors.

Simply put, Xuanzhen wants to follow the elite path, cultivating several outstanding disciples to ensure the continuation of the Wuzhen Dao Palace.

But Yang Zhengshan is different. Lingyuan Land is now a large and powerful enterprise, and in the future, Lingyuan Land will be an even larger world.

If Yang Zhengshan wants to develop the Spirit Source Land, he must constantly acquire various resources from the outside world.

"Of course it's related! I want to gain even more benefits!"

Xuanzhen chuckled and said, "Then there's even less need to rush. Let Zhang Mo do what he wants. Once the six Qingli families are gone, you can take over the Qingli Dynasty!"

"Once the three Lingxiu sects are gone, you can occupy the Lingxiu Sea. Once Cangjian Mountain is destroyed, you can occupy the entire western part of the Yunxiao Mountain Range."

"Anyway, Zhang Mo won't take over these territories; all he needs are materials to refine Yin Soldiers and Blood Puppets."

Yang Zhengshan looked at Xuanzhen with a very strange gaze.

Xuanzhen's words were not entirely wrong. The Wuchang Ghost Sect's foundation was in the eastern part of the Wanhua Mountain Range. No matter what, they would not come to the Yunxiao Mountain Range and occupy it.

Despite the beautiful sea, vast mountains, and the treasure land of the Qingli Dynasty, this place is actually looked down upon by the locals.

Zhang Mo couldn't stay here either. His task was to refine Yin Soldiers and Blood Puppets. Once he felt there were no more materials worth his time here, he would leave to go elsewhere and wreak havoc on other forces.

"You really are cold-blooded!"

is not that right?

If Zhang Mo is allowed to act as he pleases, countless people will suffer.

If Zhang Mo can overthrow the three sects of Lingxiu, then the Lingxiu Sea might be turned into a blood puppet by Zhang Mo.

Xuanzhen said nonchalantly, "The Dao I cultivate is the same for both saving people and saving ghosts!"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan was completely speechless.

The same applies to ferrying people across and ferrying ghosts across; that is to say, it is also possible to ferry a person across after they have become a ghost!

"Let's wait and see. If the three Lingxiu sects are unwilling to step forward, I won't bother with their business!"

Xuanzhen is right. Even if the three Lingxiu sects are destroyed, the Lingyuan Land will not suffer too much loss. At most, it will just have to retreat for a while and go out again after Zhang Mo leaves.

Although this would affect the development of the Spirit Source Land, Yang Zhengshan seemed to have no other choice in the face of Zhang Mo, a formidable enemy.

If we can't afford to mess with them, we'll just hide. Once we've escaped, we'll go out and develop our strength again. By then, this world might be even more vast.

Hidden Sword Mountain was unwilling to cooperate with the Three Lingxiu Sects, and the Three Lingxiu Sects did not want to get involved in the affairs of the Qingli Dynasty. For a time, the six families of Qingli seemed even more desolate, somewhat isolated and helpless.

However, Lin Qihe has not yet returned from Baiyun Immortal City, and Zhang Mo is also waiting for Baiyun Immortal City's reaction. This has left the Qingli Dynasty, which has just experienced a great calamity, in a strange state of calm.

Time passed day by day, until three months later, a huge flying ship came from the east and landed in Lotus Heart Valley.

……

At the bottom of Cangya Gorge.

Zhang Mo's expression was rather unpleasant.

Baiyun Immortal City ultimately intervened, which was somewhat unexpected.

According to his speculation, Baiyun Immortal City should not interfere in the affairs of Qingli Dynasty, since Qingli Dynasty has never submitted to Baiyun Immortal City.

In name only, the Qingli Dynasty and Baiyun Immortal City have no connection whatsoever.

Why would Baiyun Immortal City stand up for a force that has nothing to do with it?

Why would Baiyun Immortal City help the Qingli Dynasty?

"Could it be that the Qingli Dynasty has something that is worth the attention of True Monarch Baiyun?"

He couldn't quite understand it, but that didn't matter anymore. The flying boat from Baiyun Immortal City had arrived, which represented Baiyun Immortal City's attitude.

If he still wants to deal with the Qingli Six Families, then he is making an enemy of Baiyun Immortal City.

To be honest, he didn't dare to be an enemy of Baiyun Immortal City at all, not even in the slightest provocation.

Although the strength of Baiyun Immortal City is far inferior to that of Wuchang Ghost Sect, Wuchang Ghost Sect cannot underestimate a Golden Core cultivator, especially since he is just a Blood Pool Steward of the Yin Ghost Division of Wuchang Ghost Sect.

He really can't afford to offend Baiyun Immortal City.

"My lord, do we really have to let the Lin family go?" Duan Qiankun asked.

Zhang Mo glanced at him. "Don't worry, I'll definitely keep my promise!"

"With Baiyun Immortal City intervening, we can no longer attack the Qingli Dynasty! But that doesn't mean we can't wipe out the Lin family!"

"Heh, the Lin family won't let this go. Even if we don't go looking for them, they'll come looking for us, won't they?"

Duan Qiankun was a ghost soldier he personally trained; in fact, it wouldn't be wrong to say that Duan Qiankun was his disciple.

When the Duan family was destroyed by the Lin family, Duan Qiankun was just a teenager. Zhang Mo happened to meet him while investigating the situation of the Qingli Dynasty, so he adopted him.

More than a hundred years have passed since this incident, and during these hundred years, Duan Qiankun has grown into his most important assistant.

If nothing unexpected happens, when he returns to the Wuchang Ghost Sect next time, he will break the Blood Jade's control over Duan Qiankun and allow Duan Qiankun to join the Wuchang Ghost Sect.

He had promised Duan Qiankun that he would help him take revenge.

(End of this chapter)