Chapter 550 - Chapter 550: Chapter 498: Descendants of the enemy, People from the Sky Wasteland

Chapter 550: Chapter 498: Descendants of the enemy, People from the Sky Wasteland

Ever since Yang Yongxiu had escaped, he had been wanted by the Great Ming Divine Dynasty. Now after twenty years gone by, due to an unforeseen opportunity, he had actually attained the power of Spirit Realm Third Level. The strong figures in the Demonic Cult who were originally unwilling to submit to Master Xue unexpectedly betrayed the cult to join under Yang Yongxiu’s command, thus forming a substantial force that caused quite a stir in the martial arts world.

Yang Tinghe’s eldest son, Yang Yongxiu, although young was very well-known throughout all of Tiandu and even Great Ming imperial court. He had not only stepped into the Grandmaster Realm in martial arts at a young age due to his extraordinary talent, but also achieved accomplishments in the Confucianism. He was considered by everyone to be the best successor to the primary adviser, Yang Tinghe.

Therefore, after Yang Tinghe’s death, the person who was most concerned about the decision to search for those who were in Yang’s mansion was this key figure, Yang Yongxiu.

Speaking of which, Qingyang Zi was also confused. Given the rigorous defense of Tiandu at that time, although it was unable to prevent the infiltration and departure of many powerful individuals, it was quite baffling how Yang Yongxiu, who was only a newly promoted third-grade grandmaster and the son of Yang Tinghe, was able to leave Tiandu so easily, and avoid the search by the Factory Guards and the Six Gates.

“Hehe, it’s nothing more than local protection. Those people are just mourning the loss of their ally,” Pei Xuanjing sneered.

Whether Qingyang Zi truly didn’t understand, or was deliberately pretending to be confused, Pei Xuanjing did not conceal anything at all and directly unveiled the reasons behind all this.

Yang Tinghe had been in the imperial court for decades, being the head of the Cabinet, with power beyond what many could imagine. Even if he was not proactive in these decades, the position he held was enough to form a massive network, accumulating countless imperial court officials, disciples, and juniors.

Even after his identity as the Sect Master of the Blood Demon Sect was exposed, it wasn’t easy to erase all the things he had done over so many years, especially those officials who had dealings with him. The implicated could be exempted, but the allies would not break ties.

People of the same status, when seeing Yang Tinghe in such a situation, would certainly help Yang Yongxiu escape. After all, if they ever found themselves in such a situation in the future, they would not want to be left without anyone to extend a helping hand.

Family protects family, associates help associates. This is the most essential thing in the system of civil officials in Great Ming Dynasty. It was the largest forces within the initial imperial court of Great Ming, and no one could escape this practice.

Just like why Gu Ji was able to get something from Wang Boan. And how he could easily join under the command of Wang Qiong, the Minister of War. Wasn’t it because the two were old friends?

Even if Wang Boan is currently powerful and high-ranking, he has great respect for Wang Qiong, who had greatly promoted and appointed him, because Wang Qiong could be considered as his mentor and his benefactor from the past.

After all, even a resolute character like Pei Xuanjing who rose up all the way can’t simply kill everyone, he still needs to show goodwill to win over some people.

In the Daming World, what is emphasized is not only fighting and killing, but also the understandings of human relationships and worldly wisdom.

“The person who should be most concerned about this should be Master Xue, it’s not my turn yet,” Pei Xuanjing said to Qingyang Zi with a smile.

With the power of Spirit Realm Third Level, Yang Yongxiu gathered some masters from the Demonic Cult. In today’s Daming World, where Heaven and Earth rejuvenated for more than twenty years, it was indeed a considerable force, but it depends on whom it was compared with.

If placed in the martial arts world, a powerful individual in the Spirit Realm Third Level could suppress many forces. But if he considered Pei Xuanjing as his opponent, then it would truly show an ignorance of the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth. Not to mention Pei Xuanjing, there were even people in the Shenxiao Sect who could suppress him.

Now the Demonic Cult is already unified. Although there might still be a little criticism within, Master Xue was undoubtedly the head of the Demonic Cult, which was an undeniable fact to the entire martial arts world.

Thus, his actions were no doubt a provocation to Master Xue, and would inevitably provoke Master Xue’s retaliation.

Therefore, the one who should be most annoyed at this moment should be Master Xue, not Pei Xuanjing. After all, as the current head of the Demonic Cult, if Master Xue just allowed this to happen, he wouldn’t be able to lead the Demonic Cult again.

“So as long as Yang Yongxiu is not foolish, he won’t actively attract your attention,” Qingyang Zi said with a smile.

As Yang Yongxiu was able to stay hidden and silent for all these years before showing his head, it proves that he wasn’t a fool. He should be very clear about his situation and definitely wouldn’t actively provoke Pei Xuanjing at this time. Even though Xuanjing killed Yang Tinghe and was the enemy that ruined his family.

With Pei Xuanjing’s current invincible prestige, the best Yang Yongxiu could do now was to not draw Pei Xuanjing’s attention, cause if he did that, even if Pei Xuanjing didn’t personally take action, it would bring a catastrophe.

Pei Xuanjing laughed and said: “Hence, this is a matter for Master Xue. If Master Xue can’t deal with a junior, then that would truly disappoint me.”

If the Old Heavenly Teacher could suppress a strong figure from the Tianhuang Realm, then Master Xue, who was once on par with the Old Heavenly Teacher, was definitely not to be trifled with.

Although Master Xue had behaved very kindly when facing himself back then, even presented the head of a high-ranking elder of the Blood Demon Sect as an apology, Pei Xuanjing did not really believe that Master Xue was someone who could be insulted. Otherwise, he would not have easily accepted Master Xue’s goodwill and kindness.

“Master Xue, indeed a deep and unreserved figure,” Qingyang Zi sighed.

Although he himself was less powerful than Master Xue, he could still consider himself a contemporary of Master Xue. He was naturally someone he did not dare to underestimate.

Then the two of them talked about a couple of other things, mostly about the changes in the world. Over the years, many spirit realm powerhouses have emerged, and clashes between various forces have become more frequent.

If one could abide by the constraints of the imperial court, such clashes would have been somewhat restrained; however, there was no such restraint beyond the border.

The Great Ming Divine Dynasty had recently annexed thousands of miles of grassland. The vast land was enfeoffed to various forces as fiefdoms by the Great Ming Divine Dynasty. These forces, after a stable initial period, started to develop significantly.

After all, apart from the portion occupied by the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, there was still much land that others didn’t find desirable, but smaller forces eyed it greedily.

Everyone knew that this was a Great World era, and no one wanted to miss out, especially these smaller forces. They were all seizing the opportunity to grab any available resources and expand their power.

This was followed by constant clashes, and the swallowing and destruction of smaller forces by each other. Although large forces like the Taoist Academy remained indifferent, others like the Heavenly King’s Pavilion and Tie Sect, who were deliberately or unintentionally suppressed in their development within the border, flourished like fish in water and rose like a wind transforming into a dragon.

Especially with the covert support of the Heretic Alliance led by Zhao Baiyang and the tacit alliance with the Demonic Cult, and the indifference of the Taoist Academy, even with the dissatisfaction of the Buddhism School, their development was hardly hindered.

…

A few days after Pei Xuanjing left the Taoist Academy, he did not stint. He first lectured for three consecutive days within the Taoist Academy. Then he inserted himself into the public lecture this month and lectured for everyone once again.

However, just after he had finished giving the lecture and returned to the Taoist Academy, he saw a man waiting at the entrance of the academy. When the man saw Pei Xuanjing, he greeted him with a warm smile on his face: “Xue Renfang pays his respects to Daoist Master!”