bookbashuk Chapter 140 Everything is Ready
Chapter 140 Everything is Ready
Qingya Mountain.
Since Zhang Lingyu returned, he has hardly had any rest time, spending every day organizing various battle reports about the Ming and Yun families.
First, there's the matter of the two families' businesses. With Lin Yan, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, leading the team, all the cultivators guarding them perished. Because bandit cultivators are known for their ability to come and go without a trace, even though Yun Mingchuan and his companion chased after them immediately, they ended up empty-handed.
Then there were the Qi-refining vassals below. When Zhang Xinghao arrived, they didn't even resist and directly expressed their willingness to submit. Some families that had married into the two families even ruthlessly slaughtered their entire lineage and sent their heads out.
They weren't fools. Ever since they learned that two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Yun and Ming families had died in the beast tide, many of them had been secretly plotting and constantly exchanging information with the Zhang family, all in order to gain merit and a larger share of the profits.
In summary, the Zhang family pacified most of Yingchuan County almost without shedding a drop of blood within a month.
"Is your elder brother here? The clan chief wants to see you in the council hall."
While he was pondering, Zhang Lingtai's voice came from outside the door. This once carefree cousin had started to cultivate diligently since Zhang Yuanming left, and was not far from reaching the seventh level of Qi Refining.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Zhang Lingyu understood that the family was preparing to launch a full-scale attack, so she immediately got up, first looked at the cave next door, and saw that the girl inside was still studying the Taoist books seriously. Without disturbing her, she went out directly.
Upon entering the council hall, only a small number of elders had arrived. Because of the sudden increase in territory, they could not hand it all over to their vassals and had to personally guard it.
Besides them, there were two unfamiliar cultivators present, both of whom appeared to be at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
"Lingyu has arrived. Let me introduce you. These are my old friends from Yanxing County, Fellow Daoist Wei Ming and Fellow Daoist Tian Yan." Zhang Yuanhua immediately stood up to introduce the young man, then continued:
"Fellow Daoists, this is my family's prodigy."
"He is indeed a man of great talent. Noble families really know how to cultivate talent."
The two men stood up with smiles to return the greeting. They were both independent cultivators who had teamed up with Zhang Yuanhua in their early years to hunt monsters and had also refined many pills for them. Later, after the latter returned to his clan and broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, they lost some contact with each other.
Unexpectedly, decades have passed in the blink of an eye, and the old man actually sent them a message. At first, they hesitated, but after understanding the relevant situation, they agreed to take action.
"Lingyu greets the two seniors. I will be grateful for your help in the coming days."
Zhang Lingyu greeted them one by one, and the two returned the greeting with smiles. The Zhang family had promised them some reward for coming. With seven Foundation Establishment cultivators working together, how could they not take down two spiritual mountains?
Moreover, thanks to this friendship, who knows, if I ever run into a dead end in the future, I might be able to come here and become a guest retainer.
"Now that everyone's here, let's begin."
Zhang Yuanhua didn't waste any words and said in a deep voice, "Currently, under the leadership of Guest Elder Lin, all the properties of the two families in Yingchuan County have fallen into our hands, and are currently guarded by our clansmen and several vassal families."
"As for those who surrendered, we don't need to worry about them for now, but they must contribute when attacking Mingyue Mountain and Yunli Mountain. According to intelligence, both families are currently holed up on their main peaks, with the great formation operating at full capacity, so no messages can get out. We don't know what arrangements the two families have made."
Currently, the Zhang family has about 400 cultivators at their disposal, including vassals, Wei Ming, and Tian Yan, as well as seven Foundation Establishment cultivators, over 50 late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, and over 200 mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators.
They were all stationed within a ten-mile radius of Mingyue Mountain and Yunli Mountain to ensure that no cultivator could escape and seek help from Bilang Sect and Qingshe Fortress.
To prevent the two clan leaders from launching a sneak attack, Zhang Xingyao and Lin Yan also stationed themselves within a ten-mile radius of Mingyue Mountain and Yunli Mountain, monitoring every move to ensure that no cultivator escaped to seek help from Bilang Sect and Qingshe Fortress.
Now we're just waiting for them to set off.
"Lingyu, what do you think we should do next?"
Faced with Zhang Yuanhua's question, Zhang Lingyu pondered for a moment and replied, "The Ming family suffered the most severe losses. I think we should attack them first, with the Grand Elder, the Clan Chief, and myself joining forces. That way, we'll be absolutely certain of success."
"The two seniors can go to Yunli Mountain first to assist my family's guest elder Lin in guarding it. After we destroy the Ming family, we will go there to join forces and then break through in one fell swoop."
Even though the Yun family patriarch was injured, he was still a formidable opponent wielding a high-grade Foundation Establishment magic weapon, and Lin Yan was no match for him. With the support of Wei Ming and Tian Yan, the other side would not act rashly.
As for Zhang Yuanlin, he remained at Qingya Mountain to guard against any unforeseen events.
"Yes, that's a win-win solution."
Zhang Yuanhua stroked his beard and praised, "In that case, shall we launch a general offensive in three days?"
"Yes, ma'am."
Wei Ming and Tian Yan were the first to stand up, cupped their hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, then we will go to Yunli Mountain first and wait for good news there."
"Thank you both, fellow Daoists! I am deeply grateful!"
The old man saw the two out of the hall and then looked at the crowd, saying, "Everyone, hurry up and get ready. Lingyu, stay here."
After everyone had left, he asked mysteriously, "Lingyu, what do you think of my two friends? Should we recruit them as guest elders of the family?"
"this..."
Zhang Lingyu understood that the old man was worried that the family's fighting strength would be depleted after the great war, making it difficult to deal with powerful enemies. However, the family's focus should be on development now.
Besides Zhang Yuanhua, the family currently has four Foundation Establishment cultivators. Once Zhang Xinghao and Zhang Yuanyi break through, the family's strength will be further enhanced, and there will be no need to recruit any more Foundation Establishment guest elders.
Besides, these two are quite strong among rogue cultivators, and unlike Lin Yan, they haven't had a soul imprint planted on them. If they were to start a rebellion and become mountain kings, the Zhang family might really have to go back to square one.
Even if they wanted to recruit Foundation Establishment guest elders, they would have to wait until their family became a Golden Core Immortal Clan.
"In that case, pretend I never said that."
Seeing that the boy remained silent, Zhang Yuanhua guessed his concerns and stopped bringing it up. He then changed the subject and said with a smile:
"By the way, Lingxiao and Lingyue have returned from the Bone Forest. Master Xuanhao has accepted them as disciples, and they have already returned to the sect."
Although it had already been tacitly agreed upon, the old man finally breathed a sigh of relief once the matter was truly resolved.
In order to be accepted by the other party, the family specially selected two fourth-tier spiritual items from Li Heihu's collection as a gift for the apprenticeship ceremony, both of which were water-attribute spiritual items.
"Very good."
Zhang Lingyu finally smiled a little. Now that Zhang Lingxiao and the others had been accepted as disciples, their Zhang family could finally establish a foothold in the Jade Light Pavilion.
As for getting them to help the family attack the two families, that's impossible, because they represent the sect, and if they get involved, things will be completely different.
The two then discussed many details before parting ways.
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