Family Rise by Daily Intelligence-Chapter 444 - 225: Yinfeng Cave, Peculiar Barrier, Ancient Foundation Establishment
Liuu Meizhen personally escorted the Cui Clan Leader down the mountain, then turned and entered the Inner City of Demon-Defying City, where the Star-Receiving Tower at the center was already complete. Yaoyao and Yu Qingru were working on refining the array patterns on the tower’s body.
Grandmaster Yu was inside the tower.
When Liuu Meizhen went in, she saw him inscribing a complex array. Although she was no expert, she could immediately tell that there were six positions vacant at the array hub.
Once filled in.
The Star-Receiving Tower would be able to draw down Star Power into the array, marking the complete forging of Demon-Defying City.
Liuu Meizhen waited on the spot, and after about half an hour, as Grandmaster Yu finished an array pattern in his hand, she took out a box with a white background and star pattern from her sleeve and handed it over:
"Uncle Yu, here are the six Star Stones you asked for."
So quickly found.
Grandmaster Yu was momentarily stunned; he had been considering finding alternatives if the Star Stones were impossible to obtain.
Opening the box, starlight surged, and six Star Stones were neatly arranged.
The Star Power they contained was exceptionally brilliant.
Grandmaster Yu was quite satisfied:
"Excellent, with these six Star Stones, and after gathering talisman blood from Tier Two Five Elements Demon Beast and Yin Spirit Beast to inscribe the array patterns, the Star-Receiving Tower will be completed within two years."
Still need a Yin Spirit Beast?
Liuu Meizhen furrowed her brow:
"Uncle Yu, we’ve already collected the blood of the Five Elements Demon Beasts in the Flying Dragon Marketplace. As for the sixth type of Yin attribute demon beast blood you mentioned, we’ll still have to wait."
"Mm-hmm, no rush, no rush. Leave the Yin Beast blood for last."
With those words,
Grandmaster Yu returned to work on inscribing the array patterns.
After Liuu Meizhen returned from the Inner City to the Main Peak, she immediately took out a Communication Jade Talisman and sent messages to Fu Changli and Ouyang Fei, asking them to help find the Yin Spirit Beast.
Fu Changli was leading the War Hall squad on a hunting expedition in the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Meanwhile, Ouyang Fei, after returning from Jingzhou, re-entered the Ten Thousand Mountains with Brother Rong. Three years had passed without them returning from the mountains, as they kept in contact with the War Hall members.
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In Qiuya Mountain among the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Fu Changli lay in ambush within some bushes, indifferent, as from underground, a ball of yellow light shot skyward, and a much plumper Double-Pupil Rat leaped out.
It squeaked at Fu Changli, pointing at the cave ahead.
Then, invited Fu Changli to observe while clasping its hands in a congratulatory action.
Fu Changli chuckled and nodded at its little head, "Little Glutton."
Saying so,
he patted his storage bag.
Instantly, dozens of Wooden Mulberry Fruits dropped into the Hundred Treasures Pouch hanging at the neck of the Double-Pupil Rat, and Fu Changli advised:
"This year’s Wooden Mulberry Fruits are out of season, Little Yellow, you have to eat sparingly."
With him was Fu Yongsha of the War Hall, who took a step forward and softly suggested:
"Fourth Aunt, since Little Yellow has detected the presence of Yin Spiritual Power within the cave, how about I lead the team in to take a look first?"
Fu Yongsha had been training in the Ten Thousand Mountains with Fu Changli for seven years. In last year’s clan hunting event, he had regrettably ranked only twelfth, missing out on the position of team leader. Today, with the team leader absent, he naturally wanted to seize the opportunity to prove himself.
Fu Changli hesitated.
The mountains were now teeming with demon beasts, ominously more dangerous than in previous years.
Seeing this, Fu Yongsha quickly added:
"Fourth Aunt, rest assured, if I encounter anything insurmountable, I’ll send you a message immediately and definitely won’t act rashly. Please give me another chance."
"Alright, remember not to be reckless."
Fu Changli thought to herself as she stood guard at the cave entrance, believing nothing major would happen.
"Rest assured, Fourth Aunt!"
Fu Yongsha was very excited, beckoning six War Hall clan members to follow him. As the vice-captain of the seventh team, he had reached the Eighth-Layer Qi Cultivation and reckoned that as long as he didn’t encounter a Tier Two Demon Beast, retreating unscathed wouldn’t be a problem.
He unveiled the long vines.
A foul smell immediately assailed his nostrils.
The long passageway looked bottomless.
Gusts of cold wind blew in.
Fu Yongsha signaled with his hand.
The War Hall members following him immediately understood, leaving one person every hundred feet. Even after six hundred feet, the depths of Yinfeng Cave still couldn’t be seen with the naked eye.
A clan member following him quietly suggested:
"Vice Captain, perhaps we should message Fourth Aunt."
"Shhh."
Fu Yongsha, having finally gotten a chance to lead a team on his own, was unwilling to let it go and quietly warned,
"If you’re scared, stay here. I’ll go ahead on my own."
Clan member Fu Yongqi furrowed his brow slightly.
The vice-captain had missed the top ten in the last hunting contest due to being too aggressive.
He thought for a moment. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
He decided to stay put.
After a while, he cautiously looked forward and found that Fu Yongsha was nowhere in sight. He did not hesitate to take out his Communication Jade Talisman and rapidly reported:
"Fourth Aunt, the cave seems endless, and the vice-captain has already entered the depths alone!"
His words had barely fallen when a gentle breeze swept by, and Fu Changli landed swiftly behind him. As Fu Changli used her divine sense to scan, she found that even her extended divine sense couldn’t reach the end.
Her brow furrowed:
"How long has Yongsha been inside?"
"About half a quarter of an hour."
With the escape speed of the Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation, he hadn’t returned by now. Fu Changli’s brow furrowed slightly, and she took out a Communication Jade Talisman. Injecting a technique into it, the talisman lit up with a spirit light, and she quickly said:
"Yongsha, no matter what you’ve found, return to the team immediately, quick!"
Buzz!
There was no response from the talisman.
Oh no!
Something happened.
Fu Changli hurriedly said:
"Yongqi, immediately withdraw from the cave with the other clansmen. If I don’t come out within half a quarter of an hour, send a message to Elder Ouyang nearby to come for support, go now!"
