Chapter 4187: The Murong Family's Plan

Scarlet Swallow City, a secluded manor.

Murong Yilong, Murong Yilei, and Du Yan were seated in a cyan stone pavilion, conversing.

“The Wang family is dead set on opposing us; it seems we need to find a way to eliminate them,” Murong Yilong said in a deep voice. Before this, he hadn't harbored hatred for the Wang family, only viewing them as a powerful adversary. Wang Yingjie daring to seize their possessions had infuriated Murong Yilong.

“If we engage them directly, even if we manage to destroy the Wang family, our losses would be substantial. Who knows how many medium-grade Immortal-Slaying Arrows and Immortal-Slaying Cannons the Wang family possesses?” Murong Yilei said with a frown.

“The Cao family would be a difficult hurdle. If we rashly eliminate the Wang family, the Cao family wouldn't let it go. We can’t possibly provide Immortal-Slaying Arrows or Immortal-Slaying Cannons,” Du Yan analyzed.

The Azure Lotus Couple are both peak True Spirits. The Wang family has many artifact refiners skilled in crafting, who sell medium-grade Chaos Armor, Immortal-Slaying Arrows, and Immortal-Slaying Cannons, giving them numerous allies. It wouldn't be easy for the Murong family to destroy the Wang family. Even if they succeeded, their own losses would be significant. If the Cao family intervened, it would become even more troublesome.

“If direct confrontation won’t work, then we’ll resort to covert methods: curse the Azure Lotus Couple to death,” Murong Yilong said in a deep voice. In his early years, he had befriended a Golden Immortal stage Witch Clan member who was proficient in curses.

“To curse the Azure Lotus Couple to death, we would need their essence blood or that of their direct descendants within three generations, which presents a considerable challenge,” Du Yan said with a frown.

“The difficulty is indeed significant, but if successful, it would have the least impact on us. Without the Azure Lotus Couple, the Wang family would be nothing to fear,” Murong Yilong stated.

He was wary of Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's strength. During the last interception of the Chaos Beasts, Murong Yilong had noticed that Wang Changsheng definitely possessed a hidden trump card, which he simply hadn't used. He also coveted the Qiankun Three Fingers technique mastered by Wang Changsheng, as well as Wang Yingjie's evasion art. In Murong Yilong's view, without the Azure Lotus Couple, the Wang family would be much easier to deal with.

Murong Yilei's gaze shifted, and he suggested, “How about we ask the Chaos Beasts for help?”“Between our Murong family and the Wang family, which do you think is harder to deal with?” Murong Yilei asked.“The Wang family.” Murong Yilei sighed.“Do you think the Chaos Beasts would help us eliminate the Wang family? If I'm not mistaken, the Chaos Beasts would prefer to bring the Wang family under their control. Don't forget the Pseudo-Immortals; with the Immortal-Slaying Arrows, Immortal-Slaying Cannons, and Chaos Armor provided by the Wang family, the Pseudo-Immortals' strength would be even greater. The Chaos Beasts are more interested in my strength; if they had to choose between the Wang family and the Murong family, I believe they would choose the Wang family,” Murong Yilong analyzed. The Hulan Tribe had already been crippled and wouldn't be able to initiate a Chaos Beast wave anytime soon, so asking them to help destroy the Wang family was unrealistic. They didn't have a cooperative relationship with the Chaos Beasts, so why would the Chaos Beasts follow their commands?

“This is the only way then. If we want to curse the Azure Lotus Couple to death, it would be best to obtain their sons' essence blood. That would increase our chances. If there are too many generations between them, the effect might not be as good,” Du Yan advised.

Murong Yilei nodded and said, “We'll target the Azure Lotus Couple's three sons. I refuse to believe their strength is as formidable as the couple themselves.”

“We can't appear personally. Let's hire the Underworld Palace to handle it! Coincidentally, I’ve obtained an Underworld Token,” Murong Yilong said.

The Underworld Palace is an assassin organization that rarely fails. However, doing business with them requires an Underworld Token and finding their stronghold, which is very troublesome.

“The Underworld Palace! If they're willing to take the job, there shouldn't be any issues,” Murong Yilei said with a smile.

The Underworld Palace values money over people; as long as the price is right, they can dispatch Grand Unity Golden Immortals. However, they had never done business with the Underworld Palace before and were unaware of their rates.

Five Immortals City, a city under the control of the Five Immortals Sect.The streets were bustling with people and the clamor of carriages.

A nine-story golden pavilion, with the characters “Sky Net Pavilion” written boldly on its plaque.

On the ninth floor, a tall, slender elder in a gray robe sat on a cyan stool, his brow furrowed. In his hand, he held a gleaming Immortal Transmission Mirror, which displayed a plump young woman in a purple dress.

“Fishman cultivators have appeared in Xuan City, which is controlled by the Wang family. It's certain that the Heaven's Secret Casket has fallen into the Wang family's hands. We just don't know what's inside it,” the gray-robed elder said with a frown. Qian Dong, a perfected Golden Immortal and an Underworld Palace deacon.

“Should we leak this information? Fellow Daoist He and the others can't have died for nothing,” the young woman in the purple dress suggested.

“What good would leaking it do? No one has ever seen the Heaven's Secret Casket; it's all hearsay. Who can guarantee that the Wang family actually obtained it? Even if they did, what if they offered it to the Cao family? Let's drop this matter! We are in the business of fulfilling contracts. You should eliminate those two individuals as quickly as possible to complete the assignment for our client,” Qian Dong instructed.

“Understood, Deacon Qian,” the young woman in the purple dress assented.

Qian Dong put away the Immortal Transmission Mirror, a pensive look on his face.

Yunlang City, a quiet manor. Cao Mingguang and Cao Mingjing were seated in a hexagonal stone pavilion, conversing.

“Acquiring three high-grade immortal artifacts, this trip wasn’t in vain,” Cao Mingguang said with a smile, his voice somewhat weak.

“It's fortunate you had a Qianyue Profound Soul Talisman, otherwise you would have been possessed by an Extraterrestrial Demon,” Cao Mingjing said, feeling somewhat relieved.

Cao Mingguang had encountered an Extraterrestrial Demon at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage in the core area of the Qiankun Ruins. Had it not been for the Qianyue Profound Soul Talisman, he would have been possessed by the demon. Extraterrestrial Demons vary in strength; the closer one gets to the core area, the more likely one is to encounter powerful ones.

Cao Mingguang nodded and said, “The Qiankun Ruins truly live up to its reputation as a heavenly city. Many Grand Unity Golden Immortals have entered it to search for treasures. Two of the three high-grade immortal artifacts I obtained were carried by other treasure hunters who died in the Qiankun Ruins, benefiting me.” Many treasure hunters perished in the Qiankun Ruins, and their relics became new treasures. Subsequent treasure hunters had the chance to obtain the relics of their predecessors.

“Yuanxing is already in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage. If he succeeds, our Cao family's strength will be even greater. The next time the Qiankun Ruins open, we might be able to obtain even better items,” Cao Mingjing said, his face filled with anticipation.

“With the Grand Unity Immortal Fruit and Qianyue Immortal Pill assisting him, opening all 108 immortal apertures shouldn't be difficult; it's a matter of time. However, it's curious what Hu from the Barghut Tribe is plotting, personally taking action.” Cao Mingguang's face was full of curiosity.

Hu is a Nine-Colored Chaos Beast, immensely powerful. For him to personally lead a team suggests he is planning something significant.

“Perhaps it's an immortal elixir that can aid its mutation, or even a Primordial Spirit Treasure!” Cao Mingjing guessed.

Chaos Beasts mostly rely on the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda to undergo mutation. Besides that, some immortal elixirs can also be effective, but the higher the rank of the Chaos Beast, the more difficult the mutation.

Cao Mingguang nodded: “Perhaps. I need to recuperate properly for a while.”

After a brief chat, Cao Mingjing bid farewell and left. Cao Mingguang entered a secret chamber to take immortal pills and heal his injuries.