The Confucian and Taoist Sages of Mortal Cultivation

Yang Qingyuan looked surprised when he heard the name Wind and Thunder Fan and asked, "I have also heard of this famous magic weapon."

"Legend has it that this treasure can summon wind and thunder with just a gentle fan, killing enemies in an instant, and its power is even greater than that of ordinary talisman treasures."

"There was once a Pseudo-Core Formation cultivator who wielded this treasure and managed to withstand several blows from a Core Formation cultivator, which is truly unbelievable."

The Wind and Thunder Fan is more than ten times more powerful than the Bone-Melting Fan in his hand, but its use is also very demanding. Only cultivators with wind or thunder attributes can wield this treasure.

Yang Qingyuan continued, "But according to records, the method for forging the Wind and Thunder Fan was lost in the Yue Kingdom long ago. Why are you bringing this up?"

Wu Feng paused for a moment, then explained, "That's right, the Yue Kingdom doesn't currently possess the Wind and Thunder Fan magic artifact, but that doesn't mean it didn't exist before."

"The origin of this matter can be traced back to the Crimson Forbidden Land."

"About several hundred years ago, there was a cultivator in the Wind Spirit Root Qi Refining stage named Wu Sangchong in the Hidden Moon Sect."

"This person was originally a womanizer in the martial arts world, known as the 'Flower Butterfly'. He was lecherous by nature and, with his unparalleled lightness skill, he had harmed countless innocent women. Later, by chance, he encountered a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Hidden Moon Sect. This Foundation Establishment cultivator saw through his aptitude and recruited him into the Hidden Moon Sect."

"However, even after becoming a cultivator, this person still did not repent and flirted with other female cultivators in the Qi Refining stage within the sect. Until one day, he accidentally provoked the legitimate daughter of a Core Formation stage elder."

"This Core Formation cultivator was furious and immediately punished Wu Sangchong by making him participate in that year's Crimson Trial."

"But who would have thought that after Wu Sang rushed into the Crimson Forbidden Land, he not only did not die, but also brought out more than fifty spiritual herbs, and became the talk of the town for a time."

"If things ended here, that would be fine, since there are quite a few cultivators who can bring out spiritual herbs from the Crimson Trial."

"However, some meticulous Qi Refining stage cultivators of the Hidden Moon Sect noticed that after Wu Sangchong left the Crimson Forbidden Land, he suddenly acted as if he had struck it rich, and squandered spirit stones in the market, especially in the Wind and Moon Pavilion, where he spent over a hundred spirit stones in one night."

"Moreover, some people noticed that Wu Sangchong had many unfamiliar magical artifacts in his hands, such as the Azure Dragon Flag, the Whirlwind Sword, and the Wind and Thunder Fan, all of which were top-grade magical artifacts related to the wind attribute."

"Later, Wu Sangchong successfully broke through the bottleneck of the Foundation Establishment stage."

"But his good days came to an end. Wu Sangchong felt that he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator and of noble status, so he became even more ruthless towards the female cultivators in the sect. He even secretly used the forbidden technique of absorbing yin to replenish yang, torturing several female cultivators in the Qi Refining stage to death. In the end, his deeds were exposed and he was hunted down by the law enforcement team."

"But Wu Sangchong, relying on the Wind and Thunder Fan, fought against many and escaped from the law enforcement team. After that, his whereabouts became unknown."

"When the Hidden Moon Sect couldn't find Wu Sangchong, they raided his cave and even wiped out his family in the mortal realm."

"After that, no one ever saw Wu Sangchong again."

"His many treasures also disappeared along with them."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingyuan blinked and speculated, "Could it be that Senior Brother Wu has just found the meditation cave of that 'Flower Butterfly' Wu Sangchong?"

"This is too much of a coincidence."

Wu Feng scratched his head and forced a smile, saying, "Actually, it's not a coincidence. I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Junior Brother Yang, but our Wu family's ancestor was Wu Sangchong."

"Back then, when the Hidden Moon Sect destroyed the Wu family, one of Wu Sangchong's sons was not in the family. Instead, he was instructed by Wu Sangchong to secretly go out to do something, thus escaping the Hidden Moon Sect's extermination."

"This person escaped death, and that's how our branch of descendants came to be."

"Oh?" Yang Qingyuan blinked and asked, "What did your ancestors do?"

Wu Feng did not hide anything and said, "I was instructed by Wu Sangchong to go to a remote place in Yue Kingdom to build a mausoleum."

Yang Qingyuan was completely bewildered and asked, "Why would a cultivator build a tomb for himself when he's not an emperor in the mortal world?"

"I don't know either." Wu Feng shook his head and explained, "My ancestors were just following Wu Sangchong's instructions. After the tomb was completed, they poisoned all the craftsmen."

"As a result, after my ancestors returned to the Wu family, they found that the Wu family had also been wiped out, so they simply left the territory of the Hidden Moon Sect and came to Jianzhou."

"Later, I unexpectedly embarked on the path of cultivation and became a disciple of Huangfeng Valley."

"Three months ago, my father passed away. I went back to sort through his belongings and learned about Wu Sangchong and his tomb from a notebook."

"Out of curiosity, I went to investigate the tomb, and guess what?"

Yang Qingyuan's eyes darted around, and he replied, "You ran into your ancestor?"

"How is that possible?" Wu Feng explained, "That happened hundreds of years ago. Wu Sangchong was just a Foundation Establishment cultivator and has long since passed away."

"Even if he hadn't passed away, but instead had broken through to the Golden Core stage, he would have already escaped Yue Kingdom with his Core Formation stage strength."

Immediately afterward, Wu Feng perked up and said, "I found a wind-attribute formation that is still in operation inside the tomb."

"You should know that the craftsmen who built the tomb back then were all ordinary people, without any magical power, so naturally they wouldn't have set up any formations."

"This means that later, cultivators went to the tomb and set up a formation."

"This cultivator is probably Wu Sangchong."

"So I guessed that Wu Sangchong probably really did pass away in the tomb."

"And those treasures, such as the Azure Dragon Banner and the Wind and Thunder Fan, are probably all in the tomb."

"If Junior Brother Yang can obtain the Wind and Thunder Fan, it will be enough to sweep away Qi Refining stage cultivators. Even when he reaches Foundation Establishment, he will still be able to use this Wind and Thunder Fan."

Yang Qingyuan pondered for a moment and asked, "Senior Brother Wu, are you confident you can break through that wind-attribute formation?"

"After all, very few of us Qi Refining stage disciples understand formations."

Wu Feng explained, "I don't understand formations and I can't break that wind-attribute formation at all. So initially, I planned to trade this information to Uncle Wang in exchange for spirit stones."

"But because I couldn't bear to leave, I went to the Yuelu Hall of the sect first to look through the books on formations."

"But who knew that a quick look revealed that the Yuelu Hall contained a large number of books on how to break wind-attribute formations and restrictions."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingyuan's pupils constricted sharply, and he asked, "Could the wind-attribute restriction studied in this text be the ancient restriction outside the Crimson Forbidden Land?"

Wu Feng smiled and said, "Junior Brother Yang is truly intelligent."

"That's right. There are no other array formation books in Yuelu Hall, but it does contain the insights of our sect's array formation masters on how to break the ancient restrictions of the Crimson Forbidden Land."

"Even so, in the end, our seven major sects still failed to break the ancient restrictions outside the Crimson Forbidden Land."

"Fortunately, after comparison, the wind-attribute restriction in the tomb was found to be a simplified version of the Blood Trial restriction, with only one-thousandth of the power of the original."

"If we use the secret techniques of Yuelu Palace, we can almost break the restrictions on this tomb."

"This is too much of a coincidence," Yang Qingyuan exclaimed in surprise. "How could Wu Sangchong replicate the wind-attribute formation of the Crimson Forbidden Land?"

"Who knows?" Wu Feng shook his head, unconcerned, and said, "None of this matters."

Yang Qingyuan tapped the table lightly with his finger and said thoughtfully, "May I ask, Senior Brother Wu, why do you insist on finding me? You could have kept all those treasures for yourself."

Upon hearing this, Wu Feng couldn't help but smile wryly, "Junior brother, you don't believe me."

"Do you think I don't want to keep the treasure for myself?"

"It's just that the secret technique to break that restriction requires a Qi Refining cultivator with a Wind Spirit Root to perform it."

"So I first went to find Junior Brother Lu Yunfeng."

"But Junior Brother Lu insisted on bringing his lover, Chen Qiaoqian, the eldest daughter of the Chen family."

"But if a conflict breaks out when dividing the treasure, I, as the senior brother, am no match for the two of them. That's why I asked my junior brother to join forces with me."

"The lower-ranking disciples in our valley often compare you to Lu Yunfeng, saying that you are 'Southern Qingyuan and Northern Yunfeng'."

"With you here, I can rest assured."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingyuan fell into deep thought.

The value of this Wind and Thunder Fan is much higher than that of ordinary talismans. With this treasure, there is no need to search for talismans anymore.

"Alright." With the Thunderfire Pearl on his person, Yang Qingyuan's courage had grown considerably, and he decided to take the risk. He asked, "When shall we set off?"

When Wu Feng saw that Yang Qingyuan had agreed, he was overjoyed. He stood up and said, "There's no time like the present, let's set off right now."