Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 897 Cloud Wild Alliance, Blazing Flame Hall

"By the way, I found out the identities of those two people today!" Yunxiao said, changing the subject.

"Who are they?" Yang Zhengshan asked, his expression turning serious.

"Those two are Xu Mingzhu and Zhou Tu. Xu Mingzhu is a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and one of the seven hall masters of the Cloud Wilderness Alliance. He is in charge of the Blazing Flame Hall and is mainly responsible for hunting exotic beasts and demonic beasts in the mountains and fields!"

"Zhou Tu, mid-Foundation Establishment stage, deputy hall master of the Blazing Flame Hall. Both of them joined the Cloud Wilderness Alliance forty years ago. Rumors outside say that Xu Mingzhu is ruthless and kills without hesitation. His cruelty makes countless rogue cultivators tremble with fear!"

Yunxiao said softly.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "They were originally cultivators who had been robbed, so their actions were naturally ruthless!"

The Cloud Wilderness Alliance is a loose alliance, but it also has some core forces, namely the Five Alliance Elders and the Seven Hall Masters.

The Five Alliance Elders are five immortal cultivation families, local strongmen of White Cloud Immortal City, while the Seven Hall Masters are powerful figures among rogue cultivators.

Xu Mingzhu's ability to maintain his position as the leader of the Blazing Flame Hall demonstrates that his strength is definitely not weak.

This is normal. About fifty years ago, Xu Mingzhu had the cultivation of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and was extremely powerful. If Yang Zhengshan hadn't had the ability to teleport, he wouldn't have been able to get entangled with him at all.

"Since they want revenge on me, then don't blame me for taking their lives!" Yang Zhengshan said coldly.

"What do you plan to do?" Yunxiao asked.

"Hmph, there are too many restrictions inside the city, making it difficult to target them. It would be better to lure them out of the city!" Yang Zhengshan said.

“Xu Mingzhu is in charge of the Blazing Flame Hall, and he has quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators under his command! If you are going to fight them head-on, you’d better be fully prepared!” Yunxiao said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Of course! I never fight a battle I'm not sure I can win!"

The Yunye Alliance is very strong. In terms of the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators, the Yunye Alliance is enough to crush the Lingxiu Sea and the Qingli Six Families.

However, he was not facing the entire Yunye Alliance, but only the Blazing Flame Hall, one of the seven major halls of the Yunye Alliance.

It's just the Blazing Flame Hall; it's not enough to make Yang Zhengshan back down.

He will be wary of the Yunye Alliance, but he will never hesitate to act rashly just because the Yunye Alliance is powerful.

Moreover, he has now joined Wanbaohang, and with Wanbaohang as his backer, even if he destroys Xu Mingzhu's Lieyan Hall, Yunye Alliance cannot do anything to him.

"I'll need your help then, senior!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Yunxiao nodded slightly. "Of course, but I still have to remind you to be careful. Now that you've joined Wanbaohang, there's really no need to take any risks!"

Yang Zhengshan knew that his reminder was well-intentioned, and smiled, "Don't worry, senior, I know what I'm doing!"

"Please wait here for a few days, senior. I will come back to see you after I have arranged everything!"

Afterwards, he changed his appearance and quietly left Chunqiu Fang, returning to Wanbaohang's cave.

Wanbaohang also has an intelligence gathering organization, and the intelligence information it possesses is absolutely the most comprehensive and in-depth in Baiyun Immortal City.

Yang Zhengshan, in his capacity as a ninth-rank guest elder, obtained intelligence about the Yunye Alliance from Wanbaohang.

This can be considered a perk that Wanbaohang provides to its retainers; they can access some less important intelligence information at any time.

After reviewing the files on the Yunye Alliance provided by Wanbaohang, Yang Zhengshan came to a very simple conclusion.

This Yunye Alliance is a disorganized mess.

It appears very powerful on the surface, but there are countless internal power struggles and infighting.

The Five Elders represent five immortal cultivation families, among whom there are many conflicts of interest. The Seven Hall Masters are experts among rogue cultivators, and a group of unruly and powerful individuals.

Even a Tribulation Cultivator like Xu Mingzhu could rise to the position of Hall Master within the Yunye Alliance, so one can only imagine what the rest of the Yunye Alliance must be like.

When such a group of people are together, there are bound to be all sorts of open and covert struggles.

However, the five immortal cultivation families are very powerful, and they all have more or less a relationship with True Monarch Baiyun, which is why they are able to maintain the superficial stability of the Cloud Wilderness Alliance.

Ultimately, the Cloud Wild Alliance is also under the control of True Lord White Cloud. Their struggles are all tacitly approved by True Lord White Cloud, and they even have the support of True Lord White Cloud's lineage behind them.

The so-called lineage of True Lord Baiyun refers to his disciples.

True Lord Baiyun naturally wouldn't concern himself with such trivial matters; in fact, all affairs, big and small, of Baiyun Immortal City were controlled by his disciples.

The fact that the Yunye Alliance is a disorganized mess is definitely a good thing for Yang Zhengshan.

Therefore, even if he cripples the Blazing Flame Hall, the Cloud Wild Alliance probably won't relentlessly pursue him.

After learning about the situation of the Cloud Wild Alliance and the strength of the Blazing Flame Hall, Yang Zhengshan began to prepare for the upcoming battle.

He alone could not possibly be a match for the Blazing Flame Hall.

Let alone the Blazing Flame Hall, he wasn't confident he could take down Xu Mingzhu and Zhou Tu.

Therefore, he needs some help.

Xuanzhen, Yang Jizhen, Bai Xiaoyun, Yunxiao, and he, a total of five Foundation Establishment cultivators, although their strength is still inferior to that of the Blazing Flame Hall, they are somewhat confident that they can put up a fight against the Blazing Flame Hall.

In addition to helpers, Yang Zhengshan also prepared some other things.

While preparing for the upcoming battle, he would occasionally make appearances at Chunqiu Fang.

While he was preparing for this, Xu Mingzhu and Zhou Tu were also discussing how to cause him trouble.

“Brother, apart from going to Wanbaohang twice these days, that guy has been staying in his cave in Chunqiufang!” Zhou Tu said.

They had been keeping an eye on the cave dwelling of Chunqiu Workshop, but Yang Zhengshan had already discovered it. So, he always hid himself and changed his appearance when he went out. Therefore, they all thought that Yang Zhengshan had been in the cave dwelling all this time.

"Hmm, has the Kuang family given a reply?" Xu Mingzhu's eyelids drooped slightly, his gaunt face filled with a sinister look.

As the saying goes, one's face reflects one's heart, and Xu Mingzhu's appearance is absolutely the most accurate reflection of his inner self—ruthless and vicious, without any attempt to hide it.

The Kuang family, also known as the immortal cultivation family behind Kuang Fu, one of the Five Elders.

The Kuang family has a descendant who is the grand-disciple of True Lord Baiyun. His master is none other than True Lord Yunge.

In addition, the Kuang family had an ancestor who was the sixteenth disciple of True Lord Baiyun, but this ancestor passed away a thousand years ago.

Therefore, the Kuang family can be considered a family of immortal cultivators who are dependent on True Lord Baiyun, and they wield considerable power in Baiyun Immortal City.

Xu Mingzhu sought the support of the Kuang family because the Kuang family had manpower and power in the Immortal Law Hall.

The Celestial Law Hall is the law enforcement hall of White Cloud Celestial City, responsible for maintaining order and administering punishments within the city.

The reason it is called the Immortal Law Hall is because there is a code of law in Baiyun Immortal City called Baiyun Immortal Law, which was personally established by Baiyun True Lord.

If Xu Mingzhu wants to use the rules of Baiyun Immortal City to kill Yang Zhengshan, he must first establish connections with the Immortal Law Hall.

Whether it's a false accusation or a frame-up, he needs to smooth things over with the Immortal Law Hall first. Otherwise, if things escalate and the Immortal Law Hall investigates thoroughly, wouldn't he be shooting himself in the foot?

"That old dog Kuang Fu looks down on us and hasn't given us any reply!" Zhou Tu said angrily.

Despite being the head of the Blazing Flame Hall, Xu Mingzhu was nothing more than a dog in the eyes of established immortal cultivation families like the Kuang family. Xu Mingzhu wasn't angered by this; he had long harbored hatred for the immortal cultivation families behind the Five Elders and was no longer bothered by their contempt and neglect.

"Since they're unwilling, keep a close eye on that person and we'll talk to them again after he leaves the city!"

"By the way, have you found out his identity?"

He suddenly realized that he still didn't know Yang Zhengshan's identity.

"We've found him. His name is Yang Zhengshan, and he comes from the Yang family in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty. As for more details, we'll need to send someone to the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty to investigate!" Zhou Tu said.

The Blazing Flame Hall is naturally not as powerful as Wanbaohang. Wanbaohang's Zhongli Xiayi only needed one night to find out most of Yang Zhengshan's background, while the Blazing Flame Hall spent several days and only knew that Yang Zhengshan came from the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, and knew nothing else.

It's not that the Blazing Flame Hall is useless; their duty is to hunt exotic beasts and monsters in the Wanhua Mountains, and their focus is on the deep forests east of Baiyun Immortal City.

If you ask them what kinds of strange beasts live in that mountain forest, or what kinds of monsters they can hunt, they can certainly list them off in detail.

But if you ask them about the situation in the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, they are completely clueless.

However, Xu Mingzhu wouldn't care about the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty. "No need to investigate. We can just take action when he leaves the Immortal City!"

He completely disregarded the sects and aristocratic families of the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty.

Of all the martial artists in the entire Lingxiu Sea, only the three Divine Soul Realm warriors from the Lingxiu Three Sects are worth mentioning. However, these three are martial artists, not immortal cultivators. He might be wary of the strength of Divine Soul Realm warriors, but he would never have any reverence for them.

……

Xu Mingzhu was waiting for Yang Zhengshan to leave Xiancheng, while Yang Zhengshan was also waiting for Yang Jizhen and the others to arrive.

After receiving Yang Zhengshan's orders, Xuanzhen and Yang Jizhen, along with Ma Qiuyan and Ning Yun, arrived at Qingli Immortal City to pick up Bai Xiaoyun.

"Greetings, Senior Xuanzhen! Greetings, Fellow Daoist Yang!"

Inside the cave, Bai Xiaoyun was puzzled to see the two people who had come together.

She knew these two people, but they weren't very familiar with each other.

For years, she had stayed in Qingli Immortal City, protecting the Yang family's businesses there. Although life was a bit monotonous, it was peaceful.

Therefore, Bai Xiaoyun is very satisfied with her current life. In her opinion, becoming a guest of the Yang family is the wisest choice she has ever made in her life.

High welfare, good treatment, few things to do, not many worries, and no need to do things against one's own will.

Aside from being a little too bland, Bai Xiaoyun was very satisfied with everything.

Xuanzhen nodded slightly as a greeting, and Yang Jizhen smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Bai, the Ancestor has ordered us to immediately go to Baiyun Immortal City to await orders!"

"White Cloud Immortal City!" Bai Xiaoyun's dark eyes lit up. "Is there some good news?"

She had longed to visit Baiyun Immortal City for a long time. Perhaps because her name also contained the characters for "white cloud," she had always wanted to see what Baiyun Immortal City was like.

Unfortunately, she never found an opportunity.

"It's not exactly a good thing. You'll find out when you come with us!" Yang Jizhen said.

"When to set off?"

"Leave now!"

"it is good!"

Without any hesitation, Bai Xiaoyun quickly packed her things and left Qingli Immortal City with Yang Jizhen and the others.

They didn't have flying boats, so their mode of transportation was the golden-feathered fire crow.

The group of five rode five second-tier golden-feathered fire crows eastward along the northern foothills of the Cloud Mountain Range, heading straight for White Cloud Immortal City.

Yang Zhengshan and Yunxiao were traveling from the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty to the Immortal City of White Clouds, so they needed to cross the depths of the Cloud Mountain Range.

Yang Jizhen and his group started from Qingli Immortal City. They did not need to cross the Yunxiao Mountain Range; they only needed to fly eastward along the northern foothills of the Yunxiao Mountain Range.

They flew over rolling mountains, crossed mighty rivers, and traversed long canyons.

The journey of ten thousand miles was not considered far for them; riding the Golden-feathered Fire Crows, they could arrive in just three or four days.

As they passed through the canyon, Xuanzhen frowned slightly and looked down into the canyon below.

His eyes gleamed with golden light, his gaze fixed like swords on the narrow, bottomless canyon below.

"Senior Xuanzhen, what's wrong?" Yang Jizhen noticed the golden light in his eyes and asked.

Xuanzhen shook his head slightly, "It's nothing, it just seemed like someone was watching us just now!"

"Oh!" Yang Jizhen said, not taking it to heart.

There are many immortal cultivation forces on the northern foothills of the Yunxiao Mountains, including aristocratic families, sects, and demon races. Large and small forces are scattered throughout. Although none of these forces are particularly outstanding, there are a few forces that have Foundation Establishment cultivators.

It's normal for people below to notice them as they fly so casually through the air.

However, they did not know that the person who had just noticed them was none other than Duan Qiankun, a ghost soldier under Zhang Mo's command.

On the edge of the cliff, Duan Qiankun, dressed in a gray-white robe, stood straight, his eyes coldly fixed on the five golden-feathered fire crows flying overhead.

"Golden Feathered Fire Crow? The Spiritual and Elegant Yang Family?"

"This family seems unusual!"

Duan Qiankun seemed to be deep in thought.

The Yang family is now much more famous than before, and is considered a well-known immortal cultivation force in Qingli Immortal City.

Of course, compared with major forces such as Cangyu Mountain, Cangjian Mountain, Lingxiu Sect, Youyu Gate, and Liefeng Valley, the Yang family's reputation is far inferior.

Back then, when Master Yunge summoned all forces to Qingli Immortal City, Yang Zhengshan could only sit in the last row. Now, given the Yang family's reputation in Qingli Immortal City, he would probably still only be able to sit in the last row.

It's just that the Yang family has been operating in Qingli Immortal City for some years, so everyone knows that there is such a powerful immortal cultivation family in the Lingxiu Sea.

Duan Qiankun had been paying close attention to the development of Qingli Immortal City, but he was more concerned about the Lin family, one of the six families of Qingli.

As for the Yang family, he never paid them any attention.

His figure transformed into a streak of gray-white light as Duan Qiankun flew down into the canyon and entered the formation at the bottom of the canyon.

The thick pool of blood was boiling endlessly, and three giant white bone pillars were almost protruding from the top of the canyon.

A sinister and bloody atmosphere filled the bottom of the canyon.

In the center of the blood pool, between three giant white bone pillars, Zhang Mo sat cross-legged in the boiling blood.

Strands of pure bloodthirsty energy, like silk, wrapped around him and entered his body.

(End of this chapter)