Family Rise by Daily Intelligence

Chapter 640 - 276: Thousand Faces Technique, Noble Family Predicament, Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts (Part 3)

Within less than a year, a third Shadow Ghost Fiend was successfully refined.

Seeing Fu Changsheng emerge, he quickly saluted and said enthusiastically:

"Master, Xu Changqing and Xu Changzhi have been lingering in Broken Dragon Valley these few days. I had a Ghost Soldier accompany them for a round of play. Master, shall we capture them with the Human Emperor Banner?"

Autumn Cicada through the Human Emperor Banner.

Can control thirteen Tier Two Ghost Soldiers.

She herself has Quasi-Tier Three Cultivation, so the two Foundation Establishment cultivators seem like toys in her eyes.

Fu Changsheng shook his head:

"No rush."

"Autumn Cicada, tell me about the dynamics of the Five Great Families over the past few months."

"Yes, Master."

Autumn Cicada responded.

Because she had only refined two Shadow Ghost Fiends, one had to keep watch at Bone Mountain, severely limiting the scope of their reconnaissance.

Autumn Cicada briefly reported the situation.

In the end, she said:

"Master, the vigilance at Bone Mountain is getting stricter, and the auras emanating are getting stronger. It’s estimated that the Secret Realm will open soon."

"And the Noble Family descendants who went out hunting have all returned. If we don’t make a move on Xu Changqing and Xu Changzhi now, they’re likely to return to Bone Mountain, waiting for the Secret Realm to open."

However, his "Thousand Faces Technique" could only last for half an hour.

If this Liu family descendant suddenly disappears and reappears a month later, it might arouse suspicion among the Liu family members.

Fu Changsheng decided to first exchange intelligence to see what the actual situation was like.

With a thought:

"Exchange intelligence."

Buzz!

The panel trembled.

A flood of yellow light surged.

Soon a series of lines appeared before his eyes:

[1: A Human Emperor Banner is hidden at the bottom of the Lake of Ten Thousand Ghosts in the Yinluo Secret Realm, which is said to be formed from the tears of a High-Tier Ghost King.]

[2: The Yinluo Secret Realm is a Yin Attribute Ancient Technique Sealing Barrier that revolves every hundred years. Due to the recent ascension of Situ Feng to the Purple Mansion among the Five Great Families, the Barrier Gate will open a month earlier.]

Opening a month earlier?!

That would be in the next few days.

Fu Changsheng immediately stopped exchanging intelligence, changing his mind and decisively said to Autumn Cicada:

"Autumn Cicada, lure Xu Changqing in alone."

If there’s no action.

It will be too late.

"Yes, Master."

Autumn Cicada responded excitedly.

.....

Outside Broken Dragon Valley.

Xu Changqing, holding an Autumn Jade Fan, sat on a silk-wrapped stone, forming a Technique with his hands, striking at the floating Array Plate, evidently practicing an array to enter Broken Dragon Valley.

Beside him, Xu Changzhi wore an anxious expression.

He held back and held back.

When the Communication Jade Talisman on him lit up again.

Finally, he mustered the courage and cautiously said:

"First Young Master, the Patriarch has urged us seven or eight times. The Secret Realm Barrier is about to open, and we need to return quickly. If we’re late, and the Secret Realm Barrier Gate closes, our trip will have been in vain. The slot to enter the Secret Realm was hard-won from Aunt at the World Suppression Bureau, and she’s waiting for us to bring back the Profound Yin Grass."

Xu Changqing frowned.

But he wasn’t completely unreasonable.

He snorted coldly.

Reluctantly glancing at Broken Dragon Valley, after studying it for a few days, he felt there was something strange about this place, but couldn’t figure it out:

"Forget it, we’ll explore again when we return from the Secret Realm."

After all, the valley isn’t going anywhere.

Xu Changqing collected his Technique.

The Array Plate immediately fell into the storage bag, and as he turned to leave, a familiar figure flashed in the valley. This figure seemed somewhat familiar.

In a moment of inexplicable impulse.

Xu Changqing followed.

On the other side, Xu Changzhi, eager to return to Bone Mountain, noticed there was no one behind him, and when he turned around, Xu Changqing was nowhere to be seen.

Xu Changzhi was momentarily stunned.

Silently biting his teeth, he cursed.

At such a time, First Young Master is still being stubborn.

Xu Changzhi had no choice but to turn back to look for him:

"First Young Master, First Young Master, it’s about time, we really should be going back. If the Patriarch gets truly angry, both of us will suffer."

.....

Xu Changqing’s body flashed several times.

Unknowingly, he followed that familiar figure into Broken Dragon Valley. At this point, he suddenly realized: "Damn it!"

Previously, no matter how much he studied Broken Dragon Valley, he couldn’t get in.

Now, he was lured in.

There’s definitely deception here.

Without hesitating, Xu Changqing immediately slapped his storage bag, but he didn’t have time to retrieve any Magical Artifact. At that moment, above his head, the Extreme Cold Demon Chant transformed into a rolling sound wave, engulfing him. Then, he felt three ghostly figures appear in the ground. Before he could recover from the Demon Sound attack, he was knocked down by the ghostly shadows, completely passing out.

"Just a paper tiger!"

Autumn Cicada curled her lips.

Descending from the air, she lifted the unconscious Xu Changzhi and said to Fu Changsheng: "Patriarch, shall we capture him with the Human Emperor Banner?"

Although his strength isn’t much.

But after all, he has Foundation Establishment Cultivation, and perhaps he could be refined into a Tier Two Ghost Soldier:

"No, after I extract the Essence Blood, just imprison him."

If Xu Changqing dies.

The Xu Family will learn of the news.

At that time, his disguised identity will be exposed.

Therefore, Xu Changqing must not be killed.

"Oh."

Autumn Cicada felt a bit regretful.

On the other side.

Fu Changsheng flicked his finger, and a Sword Aura fell on Xu Changqing’s wrist. At the same time, he struck a palm on the opponent’s back, instantly forcing drops of Essence Blood from his wrist.

Drip, drip.

In an instant.

Xu Changqing’s Essence Blood was forced out, filling five pill bottles, enough for him to use the "Thousand Faces Technique" five times. He intended to take a few more bottles, but Xu Changqing was already pale, unable to extract any more Essence Blood.