Chapter 227 - 225: I Want the Ouyang Family to Die

Chapter 227: Chapter 225: I Want the Ouyang Family to Die

The Ouyang Family’s Ancestral Rite was in three days. Chen Yuan had Ouyang Mingcheng delay for now, while he himself left the Ouyang estate to discuss the timing of their move with the people from the Great Brightness Sect.

The next day, Ouyang Mingcheng went to Ouyang Xun and asked if he could wait until after the Ancestral Rite to hand over his wife and son. Ouyang Xun readily agreed.

It was a done deal anyway. Since Ouyang Mingcheng was being so sensible, he saw no reason to press him too hard.

At the same time, Chen Yuan also came to bid farewell to Ouyang Xun.

"The Ouyang Family’s Ancestral Rite is about to begin. Why not stay a little longer, Master Chen?"

Ouyang Xun felt it was a bit of a pity.

Having a young prodigy from the Hidden Dragon Rankings attend their Ancestral Rite as a guest would bring the Ouyang Family a measure of prestige.

"I have imposed on the Ouyang Family these past two days. Zhenwu Hall has urgently summoned me back, so I truly cannot delay. I hope Elder Ouyang can forgive me."

"Very well. In that case, I wish Master Chen a smooth journey."

Chen Yuan grinned, revealing a brilliant smile.

"Don’t you worry, Elder Ouyang. I have a feeling this trip will be very smooth indeed."

After leaving the Ouyang estate, Chen Yuan went straight to meet up with Su Yifeng and the others.

"Everyone, I’ve handled things on the Ouyang Family’s end."

Upon meeting them, Chen Yuan said directly, "Ouyang Mingcheng, the head of the Ouyang Family’s fourth branch, has willingly agreed to help me open the Daoist Palace. The time is set for three days from now, during the Ouyang Family’s Ancestral Rite."

Du Yuanqi and the others stared at Chen Yuan in astonishment, not at all expecting him to be so fast.

The difficulty in opening this branch Daoist Palace lay in the requirement that a member of the Ouyang Family’s Direct Lineage do it willingly, without the slightest opposition to their own will.

With such a condition, coercion was naturally out of the question. As for enticement, the Patriarch, Ouyang Xun, no longer wanted to cooperate with the Great Brightness Sect.

As for seeking out other Martial Artists of the Ouyang Family, those with low status had no idea where the Daoist Palace was, nor did they know the method to open it.

Those with high status, such as the branch heads, would certainly prioritize the Ouyang Family’s interests. The moment they were approached, they would report it to Ouyang Xun, which made the situation rather tricky.

Who would have thought that in just a few days, Chen Yuan would have managed to win over an Ouyang branch head? They had no idea what methods he had used.

"Are you sure about this? When the Daoist Palace is opened, the one opening it must be completely willing. Otherwise, if even a trace of thought goes against their deepest will, the Array will detect it and seal the Daoist Palace shut. All our efforts would be for nothing."

Yun Tianguang said with a solemn expression.

"Rest assured, everyone. Ouyang Mingcheng hates Ouyang Xun to the bone. He will absolutely not show the slightest resistance."

Chen Yuan continued, "However, after opening the Daoist Palace, Ouyang Mingcheng’s family will have completely broken ties with the Ouyang Family. At the same time, they will have gravely offended the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Palace.

Therefore, I want to bring Ouyang Mingcheng’s family of three into the Great Brightness Sect to offer them protection.

Ouyang Mingcheng’s son possesses the Innate Dao Bone. As long as he practices a Celestial Level Daoist Technique and activates the Power of Dao Bone, his Cultivation will skyrocket.

Ouyang Mingcheng and his wife also have a large amount of Innate Dao Essence remaining in their bodies, giving them a chance to advance their Cultivation further."

Without even thinking, Du Yuanqi said directly, "No problem. Ouyang Yi can enter my Dubhe Hall as an official disciple, and Ouyang Mingcheng and his wife can also join our Great Brightness Sect as peripheral members."

Du Yuanqi had also heard of the famed Innate Dao Bone.

Among the current four great Daoist Sects, almost all of them had disciples with the Innate Dao Bone, and every single one of them was extraordinarily powerful. Not one was mediocre.

Since Ouyang Yi’s family was willing to open the Daoist Palace, they must have no path of retreat left. What harm was there in letting them join the Great Brightness Sect?

As a Vice Hall Master, Du Yuanqi had the authority to accept one ordinary disciple and two peripheral members.

Beside them, Yun Tianguang felt a slight tinge of regret.

His Houtu Hall would have also quite liked someone with an Innate Dao Bone.

However, the Houtu Hall’s Cultivation Techniques were somewhat incompatible with the Innate Dao Bone, so he didn’t fight for it and directly yielded to Du Yuanqi.

Su Yifeng, who was at their side, said, "Some intelligence has also come in from the merchant association.

That Kou Anzhi is the Palace Master Master of the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect’s Profound City Palace. He has urgently dispatched three Primordial Pill Realm Grandmasters currently in Ji Province, as well as over ten Condensing Truth Realm disciples from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect. They should all be able to arrive before the Ouyang Family’s Ancestral Rite.

Should we call for more experts from the sect?"

Du Yuanqi shook his head. "Right now, we are the only ones from the sect in Ji Province. If we try to get people from other provinces, I’m afraid they won’t make it in time for the Ouyang Family’s Ancestral Rite.

Besides, it’s only four Primordial Pill Realm cultivators. Only Kou Anzhi is a bit tricky. We can just take them on directly."

Su Yifeng nodded. "I’ve mostly recovered during this time. I can handle some of the small fry."

"Brother Su, isn’t your Dantian injured? You can still fight?"

Su Yifeng chuckled. "I have a God-locking Pill refined by the Pharmacist Hall. It can forcibly seal the injury in my Dantian and let me unleash my peak combat strength.

Although my Dantian will definitely be more severely injured afterward, it’s already hurt anyway. A little worse or a lot worse doesn’t make much of a difference.

Besides, as long as I don’t die, the Pharmacist Hall will definitely have a way to heal me once I get back.

Brother Chen, if you’re ever seriously injured in the future, even if you’re down to your last breath, those folks at the Pharmacist Hall can bring you back."

"I hope that day never comes." The corner of Chen Yuan’s mouth twitched.

「Three days later, at the summit of Purple Peak Mountain.」

The Ouyang Family’s Ancestral Rite was held here. With several hundred clan members plus the invited surrounding powers of the Martial World, the crowd numbered over a thousand.

Among them, Kou Anzhi of the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect sat in the very front row, flanked by three Primordial Pill Realm Grandmasters from the Profound City Palace. Behind them stood over ten Daoists from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect, all with Condensing Truth Realm Cultivation.

"Palace Master, can this Ouyang Xun really be trusted? The man is fickle. Is he truly willing to open the Daoist Palace?"

an old Daoist in his sixties asked in a low voice.

His seniority was far greater than Kou Anzhi’s, but the other man was the Palace Master Master, and his power and methods were both extraordinary. The old Daoist didn’t dare disrespect Kou Anzhi by relying on his age and experience.

"Rest assured, Senior Brother. Ouyang Xun is a greedy man, but things have already come this far. If he were to remain insatiably greedy, he would truly be courting death.

Besides, he has no reason to refuse the terms I’ve offered.

Once we’ve plundered this Daoist Palace, the strength of my Profound City Palace lineage will increase dramatically. As long as I can seize this opportunity to step into the Divine Platform Realm, my Profound City Palace will no longer be at the bottom of the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect."

Seeing Kou Anzhi’s confidence, the old Daoist’s worries were instantly put to rest.

"By the way, Palace Master, what about the Great Brightness Sect? Will they come and stir up trouble?

Yun Song and Yun Lu went to hunt them down and still haven’t returned. They must have met with disaster."

A cold light flashed in Kou Anzhi’s eyes. "These remnants of the Ming Sect don’t know what’s good for them. They’re already homeless dogs, yet they still run all over the Jianghu stirring up trouble. How annoying!

It was my mistake to be careless. I never thought that remnant of the Ming Sect could escape even after I had severely damaged his Dantian. If I had known, I would have taken action myself.

But it doesn’t matter. The Ming Sect is now scattered across the Jianghu, and their forces in Ji Province aren’t that strong.

Besides, if they truly had overwhelming power, would you and I be able to sit here peacefully, waiting for the Daoist Palace to open?

That’s why I estimate that the strongest expert on the Ming Sect’s side is only at the Primordial Pill Realm.

When the time comes, we just need to be careful. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. When has our Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect ever been afraid of the Ming Sect?"

Other factions were extremely wary of the Great Brightness Sect. While the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect was also cautious, they had more confidence.

After all, the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect had been one of the factions that acted against the Ming Sect back then.

Just then, the auspicious hour arrived. Ouyang Xun, dressed in a magnificent brocade robe, stood on a high platform presiding over the ceremony, looking utterly pleased with himself.

His Ouyang Family ancestors had been illustrious, but their lineage had been broken in later generations, and the family had even faced annihilation.

Only in his, Ouyang Xun’s, generation had a Primordial Pill Realm Grandmaster like him appeared.

Now, under his leadership, the family was growing more prosperous by the day.

After the Daoist Palace was opened, his Ouyang Family would produce a young prodigy with the Innate Dao Bone who would join the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect.

The Ouyang Family would then have close ties with the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect. With their support, the Ouyang Family’s strength was bound to advance even further.

’At that time, I, Ouyang Xun, will even be worthy of having my own page in the family records!’

"Burn the Incense Registers and worship the ancestors!"

With a wave of Ouyang Xun’s hand, the current heads of the five branches walked to the front of the platform, each carrying an Incense Register that recorded the members of their respective branches. They gazed at an enormous Purple Spirit Tree before them.

The Purple Spirit Tree was a rare type of wood; most specimens were considered large if they were three feet thick.

But here on the summit of Purple Peak Mountain stood a single, colossal Purple Spirit Tree. Its canopy was vast enough to cover half the summit, and its trunk was a full ten zhang wide, a truly magnificent sight.

It was said that this Purple Spirit Tree had been planted by an ancestor of the Ouyang Family and was even nourished by a Spirit Vein, which was why it had grown so immense.

Each time they held their ancestral rites, the Ouyang Family did not worship ancestral tablets, but this very Purple Spirit Tree, treating it as the incarnation of their ancestors.

At this moment, Ouyang Mingcheng’s hand, clutching the Incense Register, was slightly damp with sweat and even trembling faintly.

But a single glance at his wife and son below the platform calmed him instantly.

’Even now, I still don’t know what Chen Yuan’s trump card is, but I’ve decided to take this gamble.

If I win, my family will have a sliver of a chance to live. If I lose, we’ll be doomed beyond redemption.

But even so, I would rather face damnation than continue to live in humiliation!’

Just as Ouyang Xun and the others were burning the Incense Registers in their hands, Ouyang Mingcheng’s True Qi erupted wildly around him as he charged toward the giant Purple Spirit Tree in a suicidal rush.

No one had expected this.

Even Kou Anzhi, who was only focused on the outside and guarding against the Great Brightness Sect causing trouble, had never imagined that a problem would arise from within the Ouyang Family itself.

Ouyang Xun and the others looked up in astonishment, only to see Ouyang Mingcheng tear open the artery in his arm. A massive gush of blood instantly surged out, splattering across the Purple Spirit Tree in a flash!

"Ouyang Mingcheng!? What are you doing!?"

Ouyang Xun roared, his voice a mixture of shock and fury.

"What am I doing? I want you to die! I want the entire Ouyang Family to die!"