Chapter 57

But halfway through, Fayinlan and Allen led their subordinates to take a detour, heading in a completely opposite direction from Jiang Rusheng and his group. After chasing for a full hour, Jiang Rusheng and his group still couldn't see anyone ahead, and they all stopped their flight.

"Someone has outsmarted us!" Jiang Rusheng stood on the branch of a towering tree, his face dark as he looked at the distant mountains.

The sun hung over the western mountains, its dark red light enveloping the earth. High in the sky, the blood parrot slowly flew with a mysterious glow, the demonic runes on its surface constantly flickering, and the dense blood light made people feel incredibly oppressed.

"Who is it?" Jiang Tuochen asked in a low, angry voice, "Only the high-ranking members of the few core immortal clans in our Immortal Alliance know the true purpose of this mission. Who is outsmarting us? The Demon Alliance? The Devil Palace? The Ghost Hall? Or, those 'people'?"

Jiang Rusheng chuckled a few times and then shouted loudly, "To be able to outsmart us so thoroughly, to smoothly remove the essential assistance we needed to open the Jade Flower Small World, only the local snakes in the West could do this!"

A similar chuckle came from the distant forest. Yin Tianjue had changed into a black robe, his long hair tied up in a bun, and he carried a bronze ancient sword in a black sharkskin scabbard. He stepped through the air, his sleeves fluttering, and walked step by step toward them.

"Salutations from the wilderness, Yin Tianjue of the Feiyun Cliff in Qianan!" With his hands clasped in front of his chest, Yin Tianjue performed the most orthodox ritual of cultivators from before the End of the Law, bowing to Jiang Rusheng and Jiang Tuochen.

"Qianan, Feiyun Cliff, Yin Tianjue!" Jiang Rusheng clicked his tongue, helplessly returning the bow and bitterly smiled, "What about that little guy, Yin Xiege? I had people rescue him from that Blood Prison, and this is how he repays us?"

Yin Tianjue looked at Jiang Rusheng with a chuckle, calmly saying, "What are you talking about, Fellow Daoist? Xiege just told me about his experiences in the Great Berlin City-State. I was curious, so I made these arrangements! This has nothing to do with Xiege, Fellow Daoist, don't wrong the young man!"

Seeing Yin Tianjue's 'sincere' smile, Jiang Rusheng couldn't help but twist his mouth. He pointed to the mountain range where the explosion had occurred and coldly snorted, "The Yin family really went all out. Eleven experts, almost as strong as me, just turned to ashes like that?"

Yin Tianjue clasped his hands in gratitude, smiling warmly, "Thanks to you, Fellow Daoist. These eleven Grand Governors were a great threat to my Yin clan. With your help, we eliminated them all. In the future, my clan's territory will be peaceful, and all our people can live in safety and prosperity, free from the dangers of war!"

Raising a thumb, Yin Tianjue 'sincerely' praised, "Fellow Daoist's virtue is as vast as the sea! Your future path is promising. When you ascend to immortality, remember the origin of this virtue!"

Jiang Rusheng and Jiang Tuochen rolled their eyes at Yin Tianjue's words, which were shamelessly barefaced!

According to Yin Tianjue, it was clear that the Jiang family had colluded with the Yin clan to set a trap for the Great Berlin City-State, capturing Jolus and the other eleven experts! This bloody slaughter and this underhanded plot had become a great virtue in Yin Tianjue's mouth!

With the departure of these eleven Grand Governors, who were comparable to Golden Core experts, the Great Berlin City-State and the Milan City-State's territory of a hundred thousand miles all fell under the control of the Yin clan. The Yin clan's rule in this region would be unshakable. Yin Tianjue's words weren't entirely baseless; the Yin clan would undoubtedly become the sole ruler of this territory, and all the common people would become blood servants and blood slaves of the Yin clan, naturally free from the dangers of war in the future.

Jiang Rusheng stared at Yin Tianjue for a long time, his eyes filled with a mix of emotions, then helplessly shook his head and raised a thumb, shaking it fiercely, "Qianan Feiyun Cliff, Yin clan, Yin Tianjue! Good, good, good, your reputation is well-known even to us. Before the End of the Law, you boldly transformed yourself into a blood demon, establishing a vast empire in the West. Good, good, good, indeed remarkable!"

Yin Tianjue laughed and shook his sleeves, waving them lightly.

"Fellow Daoist flatters me. In the East, the Yin clan is just a negligible minor clan. If we didn't fight for survival when the End of the Law came, the Yin clan would have long been extinct. What kind of foundation could we have? As cultivators, we only seek immortality. Some means might be extreme, but they are inevitable."

Jiang Rusheng and Jiang Tuochen nodded slightly, agreeing with Yin Tianjue's words.

Cultivators fight against fate, for immortality and the Great Dao. What can't they do? The Yin clan just launched a surprise attack on the Blood Demon Temple, obtaining the Blood Demon's blood to transform themselves into blood demons. Compared to the cruel methods of some demons and devils, this was nothing.

Jiang Rusheng lightly snorted and quickly changed the subject, "Fellow Daoist Yin, our Jiang clan is now heading to the West to open the ancestral cave. Fellow Daoist used a strategy to drive away the helpers we had gathered with great effort. This matter must be settled with you!"

Smiling, Jiang Rusheng nodded at Yin Tianjue, "Remember, your clan's young talent, Xiege, is a rare Sun Walker. This kind of genius is of great value to the Yin clan. In this matter, the Yin clan owes us a favor, which must be repaid."

"Frank, straightforward, and open, good!" Yin Tianjue laughed loudly, extending his right hand and saying just as straightforwardly, "All the things you promised to Jolus and his group, transfer them to my Yin clan, and the Yin clan will fully assist you in opening the cave!"

Jiang Rusheng stared straight at Yin Tianjue, and the two men looked at each other for a long time before Jiang Rusheng slapped Yin Tianjue's hand. After three palm slaps, Jiang Rusheng said solemnly, "The Yin clan owes our Jiang family a favor, don't forget it!"

Yin Tianjue laughed loudly, taking several deep breaths before slowly saying, "This favor, whoever owes it, must repay it! With Xiege's talent, he will surely achieve great things in the future. Your Jiang clan might need his help someday."

Before Jiang Rusheng could speak, Yin Tianjue raised an eyebrow, looking satisfied, "Our Yin clan's resources are too thin to repay your Jiang family's favor. This is the truth, Fellow Daoist, you must believe it!"

Jiang Rusheng looked deeply at Yin Tianjue and sighed helplessly.

"Yin Tianjue, hey, you've lived a few hundred years longer than us. Good, well said!"

Waving his sleeves, Jiang Rusheng said solemnly, "Come, opening the cave requires 4,900 people. Please prepare the Yin clan accordingly!"