Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 329 - 199. Again seeing a very auspicious sign

Perhaps, Riyao’s interest in Wei Ancheng had more to do with the man’s inherent danger.

But if Wei Ancheng really was a descendant of the former Shengkang King, then that would explain a lot.

For example, after the Jinzhou Ye Clan suffered a huge loss in the Southern Wilderness, losing someone as important as Ye Lingxi, their reaction was surprisingly mild.

Going by this, the Jinzhou Ye Clan probably already knew the truth—Wei Ancheng was the thorn they had left for the Tang Imperial Court.

In fact, the party leaking this news now just might be the Jinzhou Ye Clan themselves.

Of course, they wouldn’t just let the deaths of Ye Lingxi and the grave injuries to Ye Han slide.

But with the Tang Imperial Court taking the lead, it was obvious the Jinzhou Ye Clan would save a lot of effort; hanging back and stirring things up from the sidelines was enough.

No matter whether it was Wei Ancheng with the Blood River Sect, or if the Tang Imperial Court showed weakness, either way, they would have a chance to strike.

As for Riyao, Lei Jun’s mind unavoidably conjured up the image of the Empress.

On Lei Jun’s end, Xu Yuanzhen had once tried to probe the other side’s background, but came up empty-handed.

Given Xu Yuanzhen’s cultivation strength, anyone able to face him must be extraordinary; counting through the Tang Imperial Court, only a handful had such power.

Putting that together with Riyao trading for Soul Dispersion Essence, and the news about procuring the Pure Soul Treasure from Daolang Mountain in Songjiang, Lei Jun thought all these signs regarding Riyao’s identity pointed straight to the Empress.

The Soul Dispersion Essence and Pure Soul Treasure weren’t for the Empress herself, but for nurturing a trusted aide.

Xiao Chunhui.

Lately, that name had become famous throughout the Great Tang Territory.

This person’s body was extremely frail, but his spiritual soul was exceptional.

*If it weren’t for him, Lei Jun might have suspected that Emperor Zhang Qilong hadn’t truly died yet.*

*Alright, maybe that was getting way too wild. Xiao Chunhui, Xiao Xueting—their backgrounds were mysterious to begin with. Was there something else hidden here?*

*Stop it, just chill... Lei Jun reined in his runaway thoughts, and focused more on considering how Wei Ancheng’s uproar would impact the Great Tang Dynasty and his own Celestial Master Mansion moving forward.*

The Celestial Master Mansion was at a low point right now, relying on the support of the Tang Imperial Court.

If anything major happened to the Tang Imperial Court, it would undoubtedly affect the Celestial Master Mansion as well.

Reports coming back from the Southern Wilderness were varied and chaotic.

The rumors about Wei Ancheng being descended from the former imperial family of the Central Plains were neither confirmed nor denied by the man himself.

"Looking at it this way, it’s basically an implicit admission." When Lei Jun talked this over with his own master, he said,

Yuan Mobai nodded, "But Wei Ancheng still wasn’t entirely prepared."

That leader of the Blood River Sect clearly didn’t want his imperial lineage revealed before he was ready.

Even though he had managed to break through to the Nine Heavens Realm, there were still many things Wei Ancheng hadn’t lined up—right now was not the moment for him to openly rise up and strike at the Central Plains.

At the very least, he would need to unify the Southern Witch Sect first.

*No doubt, the Blood River Sect leader was cursing out loud in his heart right now.*

The spreading rumors instantly added countless complications and obstacles to his plans in the Southern Wilderness.

This move by the Jinzhou Ye Clan was truly brutal—killing without shedding blood.

Wei Ancheng kept silent, choosing not to step out and declare his banner; in response, the Tang Imperial Court held back from launching an all-out war. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

For the Tang Imperial Court, there were still plenty of internal matters to sort through.

Therefore, what followed was a rather comical scene.

The Jinzhou Ye Clan dropped a huge secret and gossip quickly spread everywhere, but both parties—the Tang Imperial Court and the imperial descendants—kept a careful, almost tacit low profile, suppressing the storm by sheer silence.

But inevitably, this could only delay the conflict, not truly settle it.

The Tang Imperial Court hadn’t made any grand moves, but according to info the Celestial Master Mansion had received, elite agents in the capital were already rushing to the Southern Wilderness to investigate the rumors firsthand.

Lei Jun and the Celestial Master Mansion for now paid little heed to outside affairs, focusing on recovering and building up their own strength.

"If we’re talking about things closely related to us..." Yuan Mobai slowly said, "Shangguan teamed up with the Tang Imperial Court to strike down a key branch of the Yellow Sky Sect, severely injuring Qi Shuo, but they failed to take him down for good."

Lei Jun replied, "The Yellow Sky Sect attacked Lin Shixiong, nearly costing him his life—looks like what goes around comes around."

Still, the Yellow Sky Sect had been extremely active lately, achieving quite a bit.

Aside from attacking Lin Shan, they had also hunted the remaining members of the Li Clan relentlessly.

Compared to the Yellow Sky Sect, which had both a temporary Ancestral Altar and Upper Three Heavens Cultivators in residence, the remnants of the Li Clan were clearly even more desperate now.

The Yellow Sky Sect couldn’t take down the Dragon Tiger Mountain Ancestral Court, so they switched tactics and started slaughtering Li Clan survivors—this had been wildly successful, with the fugitive Li Clan members suffering heavy casualties even while living under false names.

Those few who survived absolutely didn’t dare claim the surname Li again.

Li was a common surname in the world, but Xinzhou’s Li Family might as well be erased from existence now.

There were even rumors that the Tang Imperial Court and Shangguan Ning used the Li Clan as bait to trace the Yellow Sky Sect, breaking up one of their most critical branches.

"Too bad, Qi Shuo set the altar ablaze before escaping—so we didn’t get much useful information."

Yuan Mobai remarked, "Questioning Yellow Sky Sect disciples hasn’t helped much, but one thing worries me, Taoist Taiping hasn’t surfaced for ages, and even his own followers haven’t seen him for many years."

Lei Jun raised an eyebrow, "Even if he was hurt by senior sister and Li Hongyu back then, and needs these years to nurse his wounds, even if he wasn’t injured, with his cultivation and foundation, there’s no way he’s reached the Nine Heavens Realm of the Daoist Talisman Sect in such a short time, right?"