Chapter 412: The Revenge of the Chunyu Family

Bai Nianyun pondered the letter's contents. It was personally written by Bai Yaoyue, explaining the full situation, and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven had decided to agree to Meng Chuan's request.

"It's truly rare to see the Ancestor humble herself," Bai Nianyun thought to herself.

Bai Nianyun naturally knew the Ancestor Bai Yaoyue's temperament very well: cold, ruthless, and fiercely protective of her own. However, this protectiveness only extended to the entire Bai family. As for individual clan members, she valued only their strength and potential. Those with potential were regarded highly and nurtured, while those without were considered mere 'ants' in her eyes.

"The Ancestor's temperament is likely related to the Lunar Lineage's inheritance," Bai Nianyun mused. "The deeper one cultivates, the colder and more ruthless they become. Only those with no hope of further cultivation would marry." She recalled that her own cultivation was still shallow back then, making it easy for her heart to be stirred. After marrying Meng Dajiang and having a child, it also affected her Lunar Lineage cultivation; despite her high talent, her progress became extremely slow after becoming a Marquis Godfiend.

But Bai Nianyun had no regrets.

"I had to fight for my life back then for the Ancestor to spare the Meng family. Yet, she always disliked them."

"Now she's humbled herself..." Bai Nianyun thought to herself, "It truly aligns with the Ancestor's nature, valuing strength above all else. Meng Chuan's power has made her change her mind." Even without knowing her son's primordial spirit talent, the mere news of a King Godfiend in his fifties who could fight beyond his rank against a demon saint, and single-handedly defeat a million demon kings, clearly indicated its significance.

His accomplishment of single-handedly resolving the million demon kings was even more dazzling.

"We'll meet soon," she anticipated. "Once the defense rotation is complete, I can leave."

***

A large city in a desert oasis.

Inside a mansion, Marquis Wuyang read the letter in his hand, his face grim, yet his heart trembled slightly.

"How could this be?" he thought. "Meng Chuan is a King Godfiend. And he must have secretly become one long ago? He can fight beyond his rank against a demon saint? He single-handedly killed over a million demon kings?"

As Marquis Wuyang read the letter, Meng Chuan's news brought jubilation to Godfiends across the world, but it filled Marquis Wuyang with dread.

This was because he had once plotted against Meng Chuan's father. He had harbored immense resentment when the goddess he pursued for decades ended up with an ordinary man. To vent his anger and satisfy his twisted sense of justice, he resorted to underhanded tactics. Fearing Yuanchu Mountain, he didn't dare go too far, instead framing Meng Dajiang and using Yuanchu Mountain's authority to eliminate him.

"Back then, Meng Chuan was just a Great Sun Godfiend," Marquis Wuyang mused. "Though I knew he had high talent and could become a Marquis Godfiend, I myself was also a Marquis Godfiend. And we belonged to different sects, so I never considered him a threat."

"Who would have thought he'd become a King Godfiend?" he lamented. "Even a King Godfiend from another sect wouldn't pose much of a threat to me. But he's a King Godfiend in his fifties! A King Godfiend who can fight beyond his rank against a demon saint! And he single-handedly dealt with a million demon kings, doing great favors for both Black Sand Grotto-Heaven and Two World Island, and rendering immense service to the entire human race." Marquis Wuyang panicked. "There are so many ways he could deal with me."

Marquis Wuyang was filled with regret and remorse. Why had he done such a thing back then? As a Marquis Godfiend, he wielded immense power and occasionally crushed minor 'ants' without a second thought. But plotting against Meng Dajiang... over twenty years later, the backlash had come!

"I carried out the deed cleanly, and very few people knew," Marquis Wuyang thought. "The one who acted, 'Chunyu Mu,' was a Godfiend of the Illusion Demon lineage who had reached the Dao Realm, and he's been dead for a long time." He continued, "Venerable Yaoyue knows about this, but she has no reason to proactively inform Yuanchu Mountain." "If the news leaks, there are two possibilities: first, Venerable Yaoyue and other high-ranking officials of Black Sand Grotto-Heaven – the more high-ranking officials know, the greater the chance of a leak. Second, Chunyu Mu! Did Chunyu Mu leak the information to more people?" Marquis Wuyang anxiously pondered. There were always flaws when doing something, and now it would be difficult to mend them.

***

The royal capital of the Black Sand Dynasty.

"Meng Chuan, single-handedly dealt with a million demon kings? He became a King Godfiend long ago and can fight beyond his rank against a demon saint?" A middle-aged man read the letter, his eyes gleaming with a cold light. "Marquis Wuyang, you probably never anticipated this day, did you?"

"My father's illusionary arts had reached the Dao Realm," the middle-aged man thought to himself. "He did many dirty deeds for you during his lifetime, and merely because the matter concerning Meng Dajiang wasn't handled perfectly, and high-ranking officials of Black Sand Grotto-Heaven found out, you were severely punished. Then you took your anger out on my Chunyu family." He continued, "Fortunately, my father had foresight. As an Illusion Demon, he left many contingencies for the family, which allowed us to survive."

An Illusion Demon at the Dao Realm could even alter the memories of ordinary Godfiends, and control mortals even more easily. Therefore, leaving behind contingencies for his family was done with extreme secrecy.

"My father did several dirty jobs for you, and he held some leverage over you, though none of it was strong enough to provide conclusive evidence or bring you down," the middle-aged man mused. "When the plan failed, you were heavily penalized, and not only did you not deliver the promised benefits to my Chunyu family, but you also vented your anger on us, suppressing us. You forced my Chunyu family to split into two branches, with the main lineage even changing its identity."

"My Chunyu family has endured for over twenty years," he continued. "We thought we would have to tolerate it forever, but who would have imagined Meng Chuan's stunning rise? He can fight beyond his rank against a demon saint and single-handedly killed a million demon kings. He truly is the most dazzling King Godfiend of this era." Hatred flared in the middle-aged man's eyes. He immediately sat at his desk, picked up a brush, and began writing a letter.

He was writing to Meng Chuan.

"Before my father died, he also left a handwritten letter," the middle-aged man said, placing his own letter alongside his father's. "I'll send both letters together; that way, King Dongning will be more likely to believe it."

What he didn't know was... Meng Chuan had already known that 'Chunyu Mu' was the one who acted. However, because it involved different sects, Meng Chuan had no recourse at the time.

That very day, the middle-aged man sent the letter through the Demon Slayer Alliance branch in the royal capital. He certainly wouldn't use Black Sand Grotto-Heaven's channels to prevent any potential leaks. The Demon Slayer Alliance was different; its influence spread throughout the world and maintained excellent relations with the three major sects. A letter sent through the Demon Slayer Alliance would go directly to Yuanchu Mountain and then be forwarded to Meng Chuan.

"Sending a letter to King Dongning costs five thousand taels of silver," the middle-aged man silently shook his head.

He himself was just an ordinary Godfiend, also skilled in illusion arts. Combined with his father's legacy, five thousand taels of silver was insignificant to the Chunyu family. However, the Chunyu family was a shadow of its former self, with its main lineage even having changed its identity.

One should know that Chunyu Mu was an Illusion Demon at the Dao Realm who had also cultivated a primordial spirit. Although his age had kept him at the Great Sun Godfiend realm, the Chunyu family had once flourished. The greater their past glory, the more humiliating their present situation felt. This only intensified the middle-aged man's fury towards Marquis Wuyang; he was determined to drag Marquis Wuyang down.

This letter took two days to reach Yuanchu Mountain via the Demon Slayer Alliance's channels, and another day to be delivered into Meng Chuan's hands in Jiangzhou City.