Family Rise by Daily Intelligence

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Noble Family Grand Competition, Illusion Jade Bee

”Where is your Clan Mountain, let’s go, go now.”

Upon hearing that there would be free Spiritual Wine, Grandmaster Yu was thrilled.

The two of them reached the marketplace’s exterior.

Fu Changsheng cast a technique onto the Flying Ship, and the ship expanded with the wind. Grandmaster Yu lightly tapped the ground with his toe, gracefully landing on the ship. He glanced at the ship and shook his head in disdain:

”Young Friend Fu, this Flying Ship of yours doesn’t have a single defensive restriction, it’s very crude. Tsk, never mind. Seeing as you’re inviting me up the mountain for a drink, I’ll help inscribe a prohibition pattern for you.”

With that said,

Grandmaster Yu bit his finger, quickly drawing a complex talisman array on the deck of the ship.

Fu Changsheng’s heart shook. The ability to inscribe talisman arrays indicated that Grandmaster Yu was not as drained of mana as he appeared.

He watched the talisman array being inscribed for a while, and felt dizzy, quickly shifting his gaze away.

An hour passed.

Grandmaster Yu finished forming a dharma seal.

With a hum,

The restriction on the ship’s deck lit up immediately.

Then,

With another hum,

A scarlet light shield descended.

Fu Changsheng pointed a Flying Sword, and with a ding, the sword shot at the light curtain only to be repelled, the curtain quivering slightly with not a single crack:

”Grandmaster Yu, what kind of talisman array is this?”

Fu Changsheng was both surprised and delighted.

However,

At this moment, Grandmaster Yu collapsed at the bow of the ship, snoring loudly in his sleep.

Fu Changsheng glanced at his pallor, which had become significantly paler, likely from inscribing such a complex array.

It seemed the other party did not want to drink for free and would rather endure injuries to help with the inscription. Although their contact had been brief, Grandmaster Yu appeared somewhat unusual but seemed harmless for now.

If Spiritual Wine could serve as remuneration,

Helping to construct an array to elevate the spirit vein in the mountain to Tier One High-Grade would be the best outcome.

Soon, they reached the mountain gate.

Inside his Sea of Divine Sense, the familiar mechanical voice rang out again:

”Ding”

”You resolved a crisis for the family shop and received four Clan Contribution Points.”

Fu Changsheng was delighted.

After a year,

he could finally exchange for intelligence again.

He was somewhat excited and immediately said:

”Exchange intelligence”

Buzz!

The panel trembled slightly, a rush of yellow light surged.

Then lines of text appeared:

[1: Zhang Huanzhi was rejected by the Liuu Family, harboring deep hatred for you, instructing Zuo Qiuming to ruin your family’s store business, and when that failed, offered Zuo Qiuming a hefty sum to have him arrange an ambush to kill you.]

[2: A year later, during the Noble Family Grand Competition, Zhang Huanzhi consecutively killed your third brother and fourth sister on the arena, successfully obtaining the usage rights to Qingcheng Mountain]

Seeing the first piece of intelligence on the panel,

Fu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed slightly.

This Zhang Huanzhi first meddled with the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, then competed for Meizhen, and now offered a bounty on his head; truly the old man who climbs and hangs himself seeking death!

After seeing the end,

he became more resolute in his intent to kill Zhang Huanzhi.

Qingcheng Mountain lies at the intersection of the Five Great Families, holding a Tier One Top-Grade Spirit Vein. A hundred years ago, it was the territory of the Tier Two Cangling Beast. The ancestors of the Five Great Families joined forces to slay the Cangming Beast, setting up a Sealing Array, preventing the monsters from leaving Qingcheng Mountain henceforth.

Initially,

The Five Great Families shared the resources of Qingcheng Mountain.

As descendants increased, conflicts arose, leading to a new rule where Qingcheng Mountain opens every five years, and the Grand Competition champion would enjoy the mountain’s resources alone.

As for the Fu Family,

they had never claimed the championship since the rule was established!

The last champion was the Lei Family from Celestial South Mountain.

”Zhang Huanzhi, we’ll meet on the arena!”

Fu Changsheng snorted coldly.

In the Noble Family Grand Competition, once on the arena, fate is decided by life and death!

A year from now,

will be the best opportunity to kill Zhang Huanzhi!

At Luofeng Mountain,

Fu Changsheng called out to Grandmaster Yu a few times before he awoke, inspecting Luofeng Mountain’s Mountain Protection Array with great interest:

”Not bad, not bad, it’s actually an Ancient Cultivator’s Array. Young Friend Fu, you don’t mind if I study your Mountain Protection Array a bit, do you?”

”Grandmaster Yu, feel free.”

Indeed, worthy of an Array Grandmaster.

Interest in arrays comes naturally to him.

Eldest Brother Fu Changren was busy with Fu Changsheng’s wedding ceremony and was nervous when he brought back a slightly eccentric man from his outing:

”Patriarch, will this Grandmaster...Grandmaster Yu dismantle our Mountain Protection Array?”

”Rest assured, even if he dismantles it, he can restore it. Eldest Brother, have Nanny Liuu accompany him. Remember, before the wedding, make sure to lead him to the wine cellar in the back mountain.”

Grandmaster Yu is heavily wounded, likely having enemies.

He claimed to come from Luanzhou, which is eighty thousand miles away from Eastern Wilderness. But just to be safe, keep Grandmaster Yu out of sight; that would be the safest approach.

”Patriarch, I understand.”

Fu Changren nodded.

Red lanterns and silk adorned the mountain, creating a festive atmosphere.

Fu Changsheng gave a few instructions, donned the Invisibility Cloak, and descended the mountain again.

He needed to make a trip to Qilian Mountain.

The hive of Illusion Jade Bees was still waiting for him to harvest.

To save time, he used the Flying Ship as soon as he reached the wilderness.

The intelligence showed,

the Illusion Jade Bees were in the Water Curtain Cave of Qilian Mountain.

Opening the map,

he saw that there were numerous Water Curtain Caves marked on Qilian Mountain.

After searching a few, night fell completely. He found a cave to spend the night and continued his search the next day. By late afternoon, he heard murmuring at the foot of the mountain:

”Big brother, Fu Changsheng is someone Shangguan Feng wants to protect. Are we really going to kill him? If Shangguan Feng finds out, won’t the three of us be doomed!”

”We three brothers are just Loose Cultivators. Since we can’t enter Nanyang Marketplace anymore, we can’t stay in Anyang County. We might as well make a big score before leaving. Fu Changsheng is only at the Sixth-Layer Qi Cultivation. Without counting you guys, I alone can take him down.”

”Shh, big brother, second brother, be careful of eavesdroppers.”

Their voices grew distant.

Fu Changsheng sneered.

He maneuvered the Flying Ship to follow them. With the Invisibility Array on the ship, Zuo Qiuming and his brothers couldn’t detect him. Soon, he was just a hundred paces behind them,

and saw them squatting outside a Water Curtain Cave.

Zuo Qiuming said,

”Second brother, third brother, I’ll go inside first to lure out the Illusion Jade Bee Queen. As soon as I leave, you both go in and take the Illusion Jade Bee nest as quickly as possible. We’ll meet at the Phoenix Tree Forest on the mountainside. Alright?”

”Big brother, the Illusion Jade Bee Queen is at Tier One Peak in strength. Maybe you should take second brother along. I can manage collecting the hive alone.”

”Don’t worry, though I can’t defeat the Queen Bee, my Ascension Step technique is not mere decoration. No matter how fast it flies, it can’t catch me. But you two, though the remaining Illusion Jade Bees are only Tier One Early-stage, they are numerous. You still need to be cautious.”

”Yes, big brother.”