fairy family

Chapter 289 Eloquent Tongues and Cleverly Laying Out Hidden Moves

When Ling Yunzi's answer reached Yu Que's ears, Yu Que's heart skipped a beat.

A strange feeling suddenly filled his heart, and he secretly wondered if this guy was deliberately testing him to confirm whether he was from a Central Plains immortal family.

Fortunately, after speaking, Ling Yunzi looked intently at Yu Que again and said seriously:

"Fellow Daoist Xu, although you have offended many immortal sects at sea, as far as I know, all the major immortal sects are currently in a state of closure, so you should not have caused any killings."

Although there have been some frictions, you, Fellow Daoist, have refined a primordial spirit weapon and possess an ancient lineage with immense potential for immortality. A few pieces of wealth are nothing; as long as you can achieve some merit in the Central Plains, my Lingbao Immortal Sect can arrange for other sects to accept them as rewards and gifts for you!

This person was wagging his tongue and trying his best to persuade Yu Que to accept the mission to the Eastern Land, without any indication that he was testing Yu Que with this suggestion.

Yu Que pondered for a moment, though he was actually quite tempted.

Even without Ling Yunzi's persuasion, Yu Que had long ago made plans to flee to the Central Plains at any time.

However, lately he has been showing off his power on the sea, so he has not revealed such intentions.

Therefore, Ling Yunzi's words truly resonated with him.

Although he was tempted, Yu Que naturally couldn't reveal it directly.

On the contrary, his face showed utmost vigilance as he stared intently at the other person and said in a deep voice:
"Fellow Daoist Lingyun, are you implying that you not only want to drive me away from the sea, but also want me to be trapped in the Central Plains and harmed by the Ghost Clan there?!"

As he spoke, the faint sound of swords clanging could be heard!

However, upon hearing such cold words, Ling Yunzi not only showed no shock or anger, but his smile became even more friendly.

If Yu Que hadn't acted this way, this fellow would have suspected something was wrong. After all, a great war was about to break out both domestically and internationally, and advising someone to sneak into the Central Plains at this time would undoubtedly be sending them to invite trouble.

"Fellow Daoist, where do you mean this?"

Ling Yunzi spoke earnestly once more: "If you were an ordinary disciple, you would indeed be very likely to be harmed on your journey to the Central Plains. But you, fellow Daoist, have a primordial spirit weapon by your side. How could you have been harmed by those guys who play with ghosts?"

On the contrary, the spiritual energy recovery in the Central Plains is later than ours. If you, fellow Daoist, can seize this opportunity, you will surely be able to obtain more resources within the Central Plains.”

The man sighed softly, "If I were in the immortal mountain and had the same opportunity as you, fellow Daoist, to obtain a Nascent Soul Dao Weapon, I would definitely go, without the slightest hesitation!"

Faced with Ling Yunzi's repeated persuasion, Yu Que's face showed a hint of contemplation and a desire to move.

But he immediately remained wary, and said coldly:

"No matter how many benefits there are, you still have to be alive to enjoy them."

Rather than venturing into the Central Plains, Xu would rather find a place to cultivate in seclusion immediately, since he has already obtained sufficient resources from places like the Joyful Immortal Sect.

Seeing that Yu Que remained unmoved, Ling Yunzi's smile turned into a bitter one.

After pondering for a long time, the other party finally gritted their teeth and said:

"After all this talk, fellow Daoist still suspects that someone will harm you."

Since that's the case, I, no, my Lingbao Immortal Sect, am willing to swear on the destiny of the immortal path to make a three-point agreement with you, fellow Daoist: we will definitely forgive and forget what happened to you on the sea, and we will never secretly harm you.

"I only hope that you, fellow Daoist, can do more to bring glory to our overseas immortal sects within the Central Plains and spread messages..."

Ling Yunzi immediately swore an oath and promised a host of benefits.

These promises immediately made Yu Que's heart flutter even more.

"If I follow this person's advice, when I return to the Central Plains, those immortal sects and immortals will not only not stop me, but will also escort me away!"

Other benefits are merely icing on the cake for him right now, but the promise from the immortal sect is of great significance.

However, Yu Que remained cautious. He frowned and asked:

"Brother Lingyun, tell me the truth. There are currently twelve immortals among you."

Why bother tricking a nobody like me into infiltrating the Central Plains? Couldn't you just send any immortal?

After pondering for a moment, Ling Yunzi did not speak again, but instead smiled wryly and immediately transmitted his voice into Ling Yunzi's ear:
"Brother Xu, you must not spread what I am about to say. This is a secret of my Overseas Immortal Sect. The longer it is spread, the more advantageous my Overseas Immortal Sect will be in the great battle."

Ling Yunzi then explained why the Immortal Alliance did not send immortals to infiltrate the Central Plains.

The reason is simple: overseas immortal sects possess immortal fortune, and the immortal families in the Central Plains also possess fortune. Moreover, the Tai Sui dynasty still exists, its national strength is at its peak, its divine artifacts are still intact, and its dragon energy permeates the entire Central Plains.

The immortals overseas are born from the blessing of destiny. If they easily leave the army of immortal sects, they will be immediately discovered and rejected by the destiny of the Central Plains.

At that time, the immortals who infiltrated the Central Plains will be like throwing meat buns to a dog, falling into the clutches of the demons of the Central Plains.

The solution is quite simple: the overseas immortals can lead their armies to sweep across the land, occupy each place they enter, and transform the people of the Central Plains into the people of the immortal sects. Naturally, they will no longer be resisted or rejected by the so-called destiny of the Central Plains.

Ling Yunzi concluded:
"Therefore, all of us from overseas may go to the Central Plains to hide and train, except for the twelve immortals."

These words, when they reached Yu Que's ears, caused his thoughts to race:

"Receiving Qi infusion has such side effects?!"

However, this makes sense; you have to give up something to gain something.

Otherwise, if I were one of those twelve immortals, I would have already taken advantage of the Central Plains before they could react, and on the eve of the spiritual energy revival, I would have rampaged through the Central Plains and preemptively killed those half-step Nascent Soul elders from various Dao Palaces.”

He pondered.

Ling Yunzi asked again:

"Brother Xu, what's your decision?"

Yu Que suddenly raised his head, a smile appearing on his face, but he stared intently at Ling Yunzi's sleeve and asked the last question:
"Fellow Daoist Lingyun, are you going to the Central Plains with me?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yunzi was immediately stunned.

After a long while, the man's smile faded, and he nodded seriously.

"How did Fellow Daoist Xu see through it?" Ling Yunzi asked.

Yu Que then pointed to the other party's sleeve and said, "How could you send only one person to do something like sending someone to spy on you? Besides, I have a primordial spirit weapon by my side, and you, fellow Daoist, also have a primordial spirit immortal artifact in your hand."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yunzi sighed softly.

He took the large bronze seal out of his sleeve, held it in his hand, and carefully examined and stroked it, his eyes constantly shifting in expression.

The man concluded with a reluctant tone:

“Not only Ling, but all of us who survived from the immortal mountain will be sent to the Central Plains, either openly or secretly, to make amends and atone for our sins.” Upon hearing this, Yu Que narrowed his eyes.

Needless to say, the mission of Ling Yunzi and others to the Central Plains must have had many hidden reasons and unsavory details.

When Yu Que asked, Ling Yunzi shook his head and chuckled, without going into details.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, fellow Daoist, so there's no need to worry about it too much."

The other party said: "Fellow Daoist Xu, you only need to know that, apart from me, the people who went to the Central Plains with me to cause trouble this time include the romantic fellow you have met."

However, we will not travel to the Central Plains together, but rather separately in batches.

Ling Yunzi gave a general overview of the itinerary of these immortal sect disciples, and finally bowed to Yu Que:

"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Xu, have you agreed to this matter?"

Seeing this, Yu Que realized he could no longer extract any more conditions or information from the other party, so he sighed softly with a look of disappointment.
"Alright, alright. Since we have the Lingbao Immortal Sect as guarantor and Fellow Daoist Lingyunzi as our companion."

"This matter of leaving my homeland and infiltrating the Central Plains, I, Xu Youzhi, have agreed to."

Ling Yunzi was overjoyed.

The man immediately took out a gold leaf from his sleeve, his divine sense transformed into a pen, and he wrote Yu Que's answer on the gold leaf. Then he shouted:
"go with!"

With a whoosh, the golden leaf vanished from their sight, as if it had teleported.

Yu Que could only detect the direction it had gone, which was the direction of the Eastern Land True Lord Island.

.....................

On Zhenjun Island, countless miles away.

A golden light pierced through the air and leaped into the immortal sect's camp on the island, then floated down gently like a leaf.

Inside the tent, two people sat facing each other, each holding a chess piece, locked in a fierce battle on the treasured chessboard of the old general of Zhenhai. The battle was so intense that it was difficult to determine a winner.

And every time they make a move, the chessboard changes dramatically, sometimes even accompanied by the sound of a dragon crying out in pain.

"Alas! My great dragon."

A gasp rang out; the game was already decided on the chessboard, and all that remained was a death throes.

So the white-piece cultivator who lost the game immediately shifted his gaze to the golden leaves drifting towards the two players' hands.

The man immediately erased the arrangement on the chessboard, provoking curses and shouts from the other players:
"You've already lost a hundred or so rounds, do you really need to cheat?"

The white-haired cultivator did not respond. He took the golden leaf and muttered, "A letter from the younger generation in the family has arrived. I cannot delay it. Otherwise, it could lead to the extermination of the entire family. Delaying it would be a disservice to our ancestors."

The cultivator holding the black pieces, seeing that the cultivator holding the white pieces had even brought up the survival of his Dao lineage, could only glare at him with annoyance, planning to crush him in the next round.

After waiting for several breaths, the black-haired cultivator saw that the other party still hadn't said anything and was still pondering something while holding the golden fallen leaf.

Finally, the black-haired monk couldn't help but ask:
"Your Lingbao Immortal Sect is a large and powerful family, how could you possibly let someone invade your home? Quickly set up the chessboard!"

Upon hearing this, the white-haired cultivator smiled contentedly and couldn't help stroking his beard.

"Good, indeed, we were not breached by the thief hiding in the rear. It was just that one of the family's capable little fellows successfully persuaded the thief to infiltrate the Central Plains and serve as our vanguard."

As he spoke, the white-haired cultivator made a hand seal, and four streams of light flew away to inform the four immortals on the island.

Before long, four Nascent Soul cultivators flew over and stood in the tent, respectfully bowing to the two people playing chess.
"We pay our respects to the True Immortal!"

With a flick of his finger, the white-haired cultivator sliced ​​the golden leaf in his hand into four pieces without damaging the message it contained.

He distributed the golden fallen leaves to the four Nascent Soul cultivators and gave them instructions:

"You four sects, although you've had some bad luck, you've only lost a little wealth."

Compared to the potential losses from your unauthorized departure from the island, it would be better for you to continue guarding True Lord Island.
Once the army sets off, you will each be needed to hold your respective posts.

Bai Zi, the cultivator, said in a deep voice:

"As for those thieves who plundered the major and minor immortal sects, they have already been subdued by my Lingbao Immortal Sect and will soon infiltrate the Central Plains. Please be aware of this and do not obstruct them when they do so."

The four Nascent Soul Immortals belonged to sects such as the Joyful Immortal Sect and the Heart-Mind Immortal Sect.

Those disciples who remained at the overseas mountain gates were the four people who had been extorted and plundered by Yu Que.

The four Nascent Soul cultivators looked at each other, and after exchanging glances for a few moments, they finally chose to bow and agree.
"Yes, I will obey the decree of the True Immortal."

The cultivator Bai Zi chuckled: "Rest assured, once this group of disciples enters the Central Plains, we won't need to lift a finger. The Ghost Clan of the Central Plains are all inherently greedy and will surely set their sights on them, especially those with purple immortal energy."

"At that time, the Ghost Clan of the Central Plains will naturally vent their anger on behalf of you four sects!"

Seeing that the cultivator Bai Zi spoke with such certainty and conviction, a Nascent Soul Immortal in the tent gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and asked:
"What if the demons of the Central Plains did not demand the capture of that thief?"

The cultivator Bai Zi chuckled and immediately spoke:
"If he did not ask for it, it proves that this boy has successfully infiltrated the Central Plains without being discovered."

Having accomplished such a great feat, why should you all concern yourselves with any past entanglements?

Seeing that Bai Zi was determined to suppress Yu Que's misdeeds at sea, the several Nascent Soul cultivators exchanged glances and agreed to the matter once again.

After the four Nascent Soul cultivators left, the cultivator who had played the black piece finally couldn't help but say:

"Your family hasn't been cheated yet, so you can speak eloquently and calmly about your reasons."

"If your own temple is successfully extorted, let's see if you'll still be so calm!"

The white-skinned cultivator ignored him, simply looking at the empty chessboard. He made the first move with a snap, then asked his opponent:
"Fellow Daoist, are you going to continue or not?"

The black-clad monk sighed, then acquiesced to his opponent's decision, choosing to focus on the chessboard and ignoring such trivial matters.

Then, not long after.

Lingyunzi, far away in the East China Sea, received a reply.

The other party quickly grasped a stream of light that flew out from the sect's formation. After hearing a "yes" from it, his expression relaxed.

Ling Yunzi smiled at Yu Que and said:
"Brother Xu, I have fulfilled my mission. My clan can vouch for you now!"
The Immortal Alliance has made arrangements for their journey; we'll find out once we visit True Immortal Island.

(End of this chapter)