Protect Our Patriarch

Book 1: Chapter 50: The Choice of Long Yan

In just a moment.

In the private room of the inn where Wang Shouzhe and the others were staying, Wang Zhong, who had quickly changed clothes on the way, placed the loot he had collected and the Top Gold used as bait on the table and said with a slightly trembling voice, "Master, I have not disappointed you."

Obviously, today's experience was a bit too thrilling for the family servant Wang Zhong.

"Wang Zhong, you did well." Wang Shouzhe praised him, then said seriously, "But you must keep this matter confidential. These thieves from the Ghost Domain are accomplices, and they injured Ancestor Long Yan before. We are avenging her."

He was very satisfied with Wang Zhong's overall performance in executing the mission. Among the two family servants who came with him, Wang Yong had stronger talent and strength, but in this difficult mission, Wang Zhong was smarter and calmer.

Wang Zhong had grown up listening to the legends of Ancestor Long Yan and her contributions to the family, and he admired her greatly. His eyes showed a look of hatred, "These bastards deserve to die. Master, rest assured, I will keep this matter to myself even if I die."

Then, Wang Shouzhe waved his hand and rewarded him with 20 Top Gold. Wang Zhong was overjoyed and thanked him before leaving.

When only Wang Shouzhe and Ancestor Long Yan were left, Wang Shouzhe placed another wave of loot on the table and began to carefully inspect it.

Speaking of this operation, it was a bit hasty and reckless for Wang Shouzhe, but he had to do it. After all, it was about venting Ancestor Long Yan's anger. She had been tortured by the Yin Sha Poison for fifty years, and who could imagine her pain?

As for capturing the "Wandering Cultivator" and forcing him to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes, Wang Shouzhe had also thought about it. However, first, the difficulty of this operation was too great, the risk was too high, and it was extremely easy to bring disaster to the family. Second, even if he forced the information out, what could he do? This "Wandering Cultivator" was obviously a small character, and the mastermind behind the scenes must be in the Lingtai Realm.

Such things could easily lead to the destruction of the family, and he couldn't afford to get involved.

Ancestor Long Yan understood this and was satisfied that they had eliminated one of the lackeys. She loved the family deeply and did not want Wang Shouzhe to take too many risks.

"They are all ordinary things, scattered Top Gold, pearls, a small Pei Yuan Dan, and miscellaneous items. There are no letters or identity seals." Wang Shouzhe sorted out the loot and took out the valuable items. Apart from the miscellaneous items, the most noteworthy were an antique thread-bound book and a jade gourd-like object.

The thread-bound book had no name, but when he opened it, he found that it was a method for refining the Yin Sha power of heaven and earth, integrating it into the body, and gradually transforming the mysterious energy into Yin Sha attribute mysterious energy.

In addition, this book also recorded a unique method, which was how to hide the Yin Sha aura in the body, making it appear like an ordinary Xuanwu practitioner to others.

It was clear that Ancestor Long Yan's sense of smell for the Yin Sha energy was indeed very keen, far beyond the comparison of ordinary Lingtai Realm ancestors.

However, when Wang Shouzhe saw this book, his heart suddenly thumped and produced an idea, but this idea ultimately...

"Shouzhe, your expression is uncertain and hesitant. Have you discovered something?" After taking a short break, Ancestor Long Yan opened her beautiful eyes and asked.Although she had only killed two insignificant Qi Refining Realm individuals, she had used both sneak attacks and full force to prevent accidents, which was still somewhat uncomfortable for her.

"Ancestor, please take a look at this book." Wang Shouzhe respectfully handed the book to the Ancestor.

Long Yan's Ancestor first looked at it calmly, and then her eyes became somewhat uncertain. After a while, she closed the book and began to think with her eyes closed. Clearly, this matter had a significant impact on her.

Wang Shouzhe did not disturb her, but stood aside with his hands down, waiting patiently.

After a long time, Long Yan's Ancestor slowly opened her eyes and looked at Wang Shouzhe, asking, "Shouzhe, what do you think about this matter?" After seeing his performance time and time again, she had come to value Wang Shouzhe more and more, and even wanted to hear his opinion on such a critical matter.

Wang Shouzhe pondered for a moment before saying, "Before making a decision, let's sort out the situation. This book seems to be a method for refining Yin Sha Qi and transforming it into Yin Sha Xuan Qi given by the Yin Sha Sect to some temporarily recruited outer disciples. It is mostly used to cultivate outer disciples as underlings and is not considered the core cultivation method of the Yin Sha Sect."

Long Yan's Ancestor nodded in agreement. In fact, if it were the core cultivation method of the Yin Sha Sect, it would not have been leaked so easily.

After a pause, Wang Shouzhe asked, "How confident are you in mastering this basic refining method, Ancestor?"

Long Yan's Ancestor slightly pondered, "Although this Yin Sha refining method is elementary and used for cultivating outer disciples, it is still a part of the Yin Sha Sect's inheritance and not to be taken lightly. For ordinary cultivators, the understanding of Yin Sha's power is not deep enough, so the conversion process will not be too fast. But for me... it should be very fast!"

Wang Shouzhe understood.

Long Yan's Ancestor had been tormented by Yin Sha's poison for a full fifty years, struggling day and night. The poison had already spread throughout her internal organs and even her entire body.

Her understanding of Yin Sha's poison was far beyond that of the Yin Sha Sect's outer disciples, inner disciples, and even core disciples.

"Ancestor, you hesitated, so there must be drawbacks." Wang Shouzhe pondered, "If you transform Yin Sha's power, I'm afraid it will be difficult to improve your cultivation realm."

"Indeed." Long Yan's Ancestor said, "This secret method is not the core cultivation method of the Yin Sha Sect, and it cannot support me on the path to becoming a heavenly person. If it were only that, I would be satisfied with recovering to the mid-stage of the Spirit Platform Realm. However, by doing so, I would be completely betraying my master's teachings and failing to repay his kindness. Moreover, I would have to be discreet when taking action to avoid being mistaken as a spy of the Yin Sha Sect."

These were all drawbacks, especially since Long Yan's Ancestor had a strong sense of belonging to the Purple Mansion Academy. She had joined the academy at the age of eighteen and had reached the mid-stage of the Spirit Platform Realm by the age of sixty. Her master, Cang Lan, had even bestowed her the spiritual treasure, the "Turtle Scale Shield," which showed the academy's expectations and cultivation of her.

If it weren't for the incident fifty years ago, with Long Yan's Ancestor's talent, she might have already become an important figure in the Purple Mansion Academy.

"In that case, let's not practice this method." Wang Shouzhe said after some thought, "Anyway, we already have a solution. As long as the Ancestor's injuries can be healed, it might not be impossible to make further progress with a solid foundation."

"No, I still want to cultivate Yin Sha's power." After hesitating for a moment, Long Yan's Ancestor finally made up her mind, "The previous solution was too lengthy and resource-consuming. If I can transform the Yin Sha power within me for my own use, it will save a huge amount of resources."

Another consideration she did not mention was that she did not want Wang Shouzhe to bear such a huge pressure. Even if he could do it, it would be better to use those resources for the clan.

"Master, Long Yan is being willful again. Your kindness can only be repaid in my next life." A deep sense of guilt flashed in Long Yan's Ancestor's eyes.

"Sigh!"

Wang Shouzhe also sighed slightly in his heart. With his understanding of Long Yan's Ancestor, once she made up her mind about something, even the rebirth of the Old Ancestor might not be able to persuade her.

However, from Wang Shouzhe's perspective as a transmigrator, both Yin Sha Xuan Qi and Purple Mansion Xuan Qi were just different forms of power. Power itself had no inherent good or evil; it ultimately depended on the user's mentality.

"This jade gourd bottle." Long Yan's Ancestor picked up the object and said after a brief examination, "This should be a container for storing Yin Sha Qi. There is still some Yin Sha power stored inside, which is useful for me. Shouzhe, I will go study the method of transforming Yin Sha Qi and hiding it. You go back and rest well."

With that, she left Wang Shouzhe and returned to her room.

Wang Shouzhe was slightly stunned, realizing that his Ancestor Long Yan was indeed a heroic woman. Once she made up her mind to do something, she would immediately get to work without any hesitation.

He silently collected the gold tickets and other spoils of war, and his thoughts began to drift. Although Long Yan's Ancestor's decision had various drawbacks, the advantages were also very obvious.

Firstly, it could save a large amount of resources. Secondly, her recovery would undoubtedly be much faster than the original plan. Once her illness was completely gone, it would probably spell the end for the Zhao and Liu Clans.

This was probably one of the main reasons why Long Yan's Ancestor made this choice. She could hardly wait to take revenge.

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