Chapter 313: Yan Yangdong’s Possessions (2/2)

Yan Qiren exclaimed, ”You’re right. There are only two chances to get into the Yan Clan's spiritual jade pool. One is when a Nihility God has completely progressed to True God Stage. The other is when one has made it to the Universal Board, or has defeated someone whose name is on the Universal Board. Yan Yangdong challenged that Mo Wuji because he had wanted to enter the Yan Clan’s spiritual jade pool and rush to Nihility God Stage. His true level of cultivation wasn’t the middle of True Lake Stage. It was True Lake Stage Level 9. I know this only because Grand-Elder’s spiritual will once chanced upon him while he was training. Later, after he was beheaded, we looked into this and discovered that he had inherited a half moon key. Together with the two half moon keys from the Jing Clan, he had a total of three half moon keys on him.”

There was utter silence in the hall. Yan Yangdong was highly tolerant – he was indeed a rare genius of the Yan Clan. It was a pity that he was so selfish. That was his downfall. He ended up dying at the hands of a mere rogue cultivator on the Challenge Battlestage.

”Patriarch, our clan has to get those three half moon keys back. Why don’t I send some men out to search for it?” Yan Pingzhi suggested. He was sure that it would be a big blow to the Yan Clan if other clans were to find the three half moon keys.”

Yan Yang, the grand-elder who was silent up till that point, suddenly said, ”It will be enough to send a few Nihility Gods and a True God to settle this issue. Remember not to send any Earthly Immortals. Otherwise, we might attract unwanted attention.”

”Grand-Elder, a genius cultivator from our Yan Clan has just been murdered in the Universal Hall. It’s perfectly reasonable to send people to investigate the matter,” Yan Qiren explained.

At that moment, a ray of red light shone upon Yan Pingzhi’s hand.

Yan Pingzhi frowned and, without waiting for Grand-Elder to speak up, shook his head. ”Patriarch, I agree with what Grand-Elder said. According to the news I just received, the rogue cultivator who's Rank 9951 on the Universal Board is not ordinary. He excelled in the recent Star Wars. He not only made it onto the Universal Board, but also obtained Mou Lanhan’s order flag and invitation.”

Once he had learned that Yan Yangdong was beheaded, he immediately sent out an order to look into Mo Wuji. In that short time, a portion of the investigation outcome had returned to him.

Yan Pingzhi’s words stunned Yan Qiren for a moment. He was most afraid that Mo Wuji would collaborate with other clans. Now, his greatest fear was coming true.

Yan Pingzhi continued, ”This rogue cultivator Mo Wuji is extremely tolerant. He didn’t use Mou Lanhan’s order flag despite being challenged by Yan Yangdong. I presume the Mou Clan knows of this. I’m afraid they would think even more highly of this Mo Wuji now. If I approach him because of what happened to Yan Yangdong, they will surely defend him.”

This realisation left the entire hall in complete silence once again. Among the three major clans, the Yan Clan ranked just above the Mou Clan.

However, everyone knew that the Yan Clan had stronger cultivators. When it came to actual skill, the Mou Clan was comparable to the Yan Clan.

Of the ten space armies in Zhen Mo, the Yan Clan controlled the Nebula Army, which ranked sixth place.

The Mou Clan, on the other hand, had some say in the Northern Star Army and the Star Trace Army. The Northern Star Army was first place. Even the Star Trace Army was close behind the Nebula Army at seventh place.

”The Universal Hall will be organising a huge auction soon. I think we can use this as an excuse to go there. As for Mo Wuji, let’s focus on getting him under control first. If this person can get his name on the Universal Board while in True Lake Stage, and even defeat Yan Yangdong – who was at True Lake Stage Level 9 – he could very well be as skillful as a Nihility God. We must not underestimate him,” Yan Qiren concluded after listening to Yan Pingzhi.

As if he wasn’t satisfied, he said, ”Even if we have to fight the Mou Clan, we have to get those three half moon keys back.”

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Mo Wuji picked up Yan Yangdong’s ring and studied it. However, he did not begin cultivating immediately. Instead, he kept it again. Yan Yangdong belonged to the Yan Clan, and he was a genius disciple. The ring definitely contained many good things. Even if it contained nothing at all, Mo Wuji was still interested in his halberd technique.

He decided not to cultivate now because he was afraid that the Yan Clan would come after him. Once the Yan Clan did come after him, he would have to escape to space. He was afraid that Yan Yangdong’s ring had a spiritual will imprint.

As for the ”fair law enforcers” that Universal Hall apparently had, Mo Wuji paid no regard to them. He, a mere rogue cultivator, would not be able to deal with the Yan Clan no matter what.

The ban at the door shook. Opening the door, Mo Wuji saw the Chu Qianlou and the rest had returned. But he was puzzled. Following the group was a man that Mo Wuji had never met before.

”Brother Mo, here is your universal token. We also earned 9000 contribution points. That would be useful for us,” Rong He grinned and handed the universal token over to Mo Wuji.

”Thank you,” he chuckled and reached out for the universal token, hanging it around his waist. He had already swept up the contribution points on the universal token. The total amount of contribution points they could use now was over 90,000.

He once again turned his attention to the middle-aged man behind Chu Qianlou. He looked friendly, and his eyes carried some humour. However, Mo Wuji had seen too many people and experienced too many things. He knew that this man was not as friendly as he seemed. Chu Qianlou quickly introduced him, ”Wuji, this is Shopkeeper Peng from Star Searching Merchant House.”

Before Mo Wuji could speak, the smiling man greeted him, ”I am Peng Zimai, from Star Searching Merchant House. I heard that Dao Friend Mo intends to go to the auction that Star Searching Merchant House will be organising in about five days. Thus, I have come to discuss something with you.”