Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1363: Chapter 872: Three Yin Weaving Net (Part 2)

Jiang Ping’an nodded repeatedly, although he didn’t actually know whether the woman’s words were true or not, he had no other choice but to trust the woman before him.

The chaos outside continued, the fluctuations of battle becoming even more chaotic and violent, even spreading to the slum area.

“My name is Xia Yunshu, a cultivator of the Qi Refining Third Layer!” Xia Yunshu introduced herself.

“Jiang Ping’an greets Immortal Master Xia!” Jiang Ping’an quickly replied.

“You’re not surnamed Yang?” Xia Yunshu asked in confusion.

Shouldn’t everyone at the Yang family Artifact Refining Workshop be surnamed Yang?

Jiang Ping’an was still worried about Yang Jishan, and said casually, “My great-grandmother’s surname is Yang!”

“So that’s how it is!” Xia Yunshu roughly understood.

She had regarded the Yang Family as a cultivating family and mistakenly thought Jiang Ping’an was surnamed Yang.

Just as the two were speaking, Yang Jishan slowly opened his eyes.

“Brother Jishan, Brother Jishan!” Jiang Ping’an called out.

Yang Jishan awakened from his confusion, “Where’s Eighth Master?”

“I don’t know!” Jiang Ping’an replied bitterly.

Yang Jishan wanted to sit up, but the fire poison in his body had not yet been cleared, and he felt a burning pain all over.

“You better lie down for now and don’t channel your True Yuan, or the fire poison will spread throughout your body again!” Xia Yunshu advised.

“Who are you?” Yang Jishan narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a vigilant expression.

“Xia Yunshu, a small Loose Cultivator!”

“Brother Jishan, she just saved you!” Jiang Ping’an explained.

“Thank you!”

“No need!”

“What’s the situation now?” Yang Jishan looked out the window, able to hear the commotion outside through the wooden lattice.

“I don’t know!” Xia Yunshu’s face didn’t look good, “Do you have other clan members?”

She looked hopefully at Yang Jishan, although now she was unclear about the situation outside, she knew it definitely wouldn’t be good.

At this moment, she needed help, preferably someone to take her out of Lotus Heart Valley.

Yang Jishan looked at Jiang Ping’an, who shook his head slightly and said somewhat dejectedly, “We can’t contact anyone else right now!”

They didn’t have the Jade Token and couldn’t return to the Spirit Source Land or contact others. If it were a normal time, they might be able to find the Hidden Guard of the Secret Martial Guards in Lotus Heart Valley, but in this situation, they dared not go out to find anyone.

Xia Yunshu was a bit disappointed, “This is not a place to stay for long, we should leave as soon as possible!”

“Can we leave?” Yang Jishan asked.

“The moment the Guardian Array is breached will be our best chance to escape!” Xia Yunshu said softly.

After some contemplation, Yang Jishan said, “Ping’an, help me get up!”

He had recovered some strength, but his body still felt fiery hot.

“Immortal Master Xia, please take us with you! If we manage to escape, I will reward you greatly!” He said in a deep voice.

Although he wasn’t an Immortal Cultivator, his wealth was substantial, certainly more than Xia Yunshu, this bottom-tier small cultivator.

Xia Yunshu did not refuse, saying, “Follow me!”

She also wanted to find a few companions to escape with; although Yang Jishan and Jiang Ping’an seemed like burdens, they at least brought her a bit of courage.

Of course, she was merely taking the two with her, having not promised to ensure their safety. If danger arose, she would certainly flee alone, abandoning them.

The three of them snuck out of the room and moved towards the southern exit of Lotus Heart Valley.

…

Above Lotus Heart Valley.

Liu Zai Xian looked extremely unhappy as he gazed at numerous figures outside the array.

“Where did so many Foundation Establishment cultivators come from?”

His eyes were filled with shock and confusion.

There were as many as eight Foundation Establishment cultivators outside the array, including a Great Cultivator of late-stage Foundation Establishment. The mere presence they emitted made his scalp tingle.

“Senior Liu, what should we do?”

The nearby Lin Jiangchuan was even more distraught, his voice trembling as he spoke.

Initially, there was only Liu Zai Xian at Lotus Heart Valley as the guarding Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, due to the Blood Evil Array and Blood Pool that suddenly appeared years ago, after a discussion among the Qingli Dynasty’s six families, another Foundation Establishment cultivator was added.

Two Foundation Establishment cultivators should have been enough to defend the workshop at Lotus Heart Valley. After all, it was just a workshop primarily for Qi Refining Cultivators.

But now there were eight Foundation Establishment cultivators arriving with hundreds of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators to attack.

This made Lin Jiangchuan’s heart sink and his courage falter. He had just reached Foundation Establishment, and this was his first task given by the family after achieving Foundation Establishment. He hadn’t anticipated facing such a despairing situation.

“Wait, wait for reinforcement!” Liu Zai Xian said in a deep voice.

“When will reinforcement arrive?” Lin Jiangchuan’s face was a bit pale.

He thought of his family’s situation; the Lin family was a royal family of the Qingli Dynasty, and their residence was 2000 miles away. Even at the fastest speed, it would take six to seven hours to reach Lotus Heart Valley.

“The Lan family is closest to Lotus Heart Valley, it only takes two hours!”

“But the Lan family has only one Foundation Establishment cultivator!” Lin Jiangchuan’s face turned even paler.

Liu Zai Xian fell silent, waiting for reinforcements. The problem is they must endure for at least four hours, if they can’t hold out even for four hours, reinforcements won’t arrive, or rather, they’ll be useless when they do.

The Lan family has only one Foundation Establishment cultivator, even if they come to help, it’s a suicide mission.

Now Liu Zai Xian’s only hope is that the Thick Earth Binding Mountain Array can hold out for four hours; then they would have a slim chance of survival.

…

Outside the array.

Zhang Mo wore a black cape, gazing down at Lotus Heart Valley.

“Sir, everything is ready, we can break the array at any time!” A Foundation Establishment cultivator in a black cape flew over and reported.

“No rush, give them a little more time to call for help!” Zhang Mo said in a calm tone.

His target wasn’t Lotus Heart Valley, but the Qingli Dynasty’s six families.

The current Lotus Heart Valley was merely an appetizer.

He had planned this long ago; if it weren’t for Mo Xuanyu, the fool exposing them earlier, he wouldn’t have delayed taking action until now.

Now that he decided to act, it meant he was fully prepared.

…

Inside Lotus Heart Valley.

In an ordinary residence.

A plain-looking, petite woman had a sinister look on her face as she looked at the corpse on the ground.

“Damn it, how dare they disrupt my quiet cultivation!”

The woman kicked the corpse angrily, but when she kicked off the corpse’s mask, her expression changed slightly.

“This is a Blood Puppet!”

“Damn, it’s that scoundrel Mo Xuanyu again!”

The woman jumped back more than a yard like a startled cat, as if she’d seen something terrifying.

“Wait a minute, I’m already at Foundation Establishment now, and the Divine Soul Restriction has been lifted!”

“Heh, if I encounter that scoundrel, I’ll definitely turn him into a Ghost Soldier!”

Indeed, this woman was the Ghost Lady, and after the Divine Soul Restriction was lifted, she tried her hand at Foundation Establishment, succeeding without the aid of a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Even she found her smooth Foundation Establishment incredible.

After succeeding in Foundation Establishment, she came to Lotus Heart Valley, seeking to stabilize her cultivation through the Spirit Vein there.

Originally, she was cultivating well in Lotus Heart Valley, but suddenly chaos erupted.

The Ghost Lady observed the intense mana fluctuations outside, hesitated briefly, and transformed into a phantom, silently ascending into the air.

When she got a clear view of the situation in the sky, she first felt astonished, then her expression changed drastically.

“That’s not Mo Xuanyu!”

“Mo Xuanyu couldn’t have so many Ghost Soldiers and Blood Puppets!”

She once served as a Ghost Soldier under Mo Xuanyu and knew his strength well. The number of Ghost Soldiers and Blood Puppets outside the array was absolutely unprecedented for Mo Xuanyu.

“What’s going on?”

The Ghost Lady felt puzzled.

She then returned to her courtyard, standing at the door, her eyes turning a mysterious black as she gazed at the sky.

She could see countless fine lines, with many connecting each person, as if innumerable lines linked everyone together.

These were the Three Yin Weaving Net.

The Three Yin Weaving Net wasn’t an ordinary spell; it was a kind of causal Divine Skill.

The Three Yin Weaving Net connects causes and effects, using the ‘heart’ as a medium to peer into a person’s fate and stir their soul.

In the Ghost Lady’s observation, she could identify the connections each individual had with others. Although she couldn’t discern the specific nature of those connections yet, it allowed her to detect every person’s relation to those people.