Yinshan Record

Chapter 324 The Jade Emperor Alliance Leader Ponders and Considers
The waves of the Canglang River surge and roll eastward to the vast ocean.

Elder Qin rode a crane, breaking through the swirling white clouds in the sky, and slowly descended towards a mountain peak.

The pines are verdant and the cliffs are rugged.

At this moment, several people stood on the cliff, gazing at the vast sea, their eyes reaching the horizon, seemingly admiring the scenery.

If Young Master Su were here, he would see familiar faces.

For example, Sikong Tu, whom I fought in the Yin-Yang realm.

This former ghost general under the Yin-Yang Dharma King is now dressed in black robes, as a Taoist priest, with a wooden hairpin in his hair bun, and his expression remains sinister.

There is also Siksananda, who has lost his Yaksha form and appears as a nun. This Yaksha prince is now dressed in a gauze robe, his face pale, standing in the wind like a drifting catkin, looking delicate and charming.

There are two other people besides them.

A man dressed in a blue scholar's robe and square shoes, with hands as smooth as jade and a face that resembled that of a young man, making it difficult to tell his gender at a glance, with a bewitching beauty that captivated all beings.

He stood in the center of the group, his hands behind his back, watching the Canglang River meander eastward.

A bald man with narrow, snake-like eyes stood not far from him. This was none other than Deer God, a master of the Elixir of Immortality from the Rakshasa Sea.

Elder Qin descended slowly on a crane. He leaped down from the sky and landed lightly on the mountaintop. He clasped his hands in a salute to the young-looking cultivator in the center.

"Meet the leader."

"Elder Qin, you've worked hard."

The cultivator, who looked like a young man, stretched out his arms and helped Elder Qin up.

"Has Elder Qin met Su Che?"

"Yes, I have fulfilled my mission."

The leader of the alliance reached out his right hand and tucked a strand of dark hair behind his ear.

"What kind of person is he?"

"He was kind and gentle, not as unpleasant as the rumors made him out to be."

"Indeed. You can only know something by seeing it for yourself."

The leader of the Great River Alliance nodded slowly. "He accepted everything?"

"We've already politely declined," Elder Qin replied cautiously, "but left a caveat, saying they'd come back to visit later..."

"That means he won't be coming again. How is he?"

Elder Qin glanced at the slender and alluring Shicha Nanda beside the Alliance Leader, who looked utterly exhausted.

This Yaksha prince was arrogant and domineering towards Madam Xue, which offended Elder Qin quite a bit.

Elder Qin, seeing Śikṣānanda's current state, was truly eager to see him make a fool of himself.

In your current state, you don't even know how to face your Vajra Yaksha King father.

"His spirit is complete and his energy is abundant. The Yellow Heaven Daoist method is indeed profound and unfathomable. One should not underestimate it just because one has just entered the realm of establishing one's dominance."

"Excellent. The elder's vision has reached a new level, which is truly a great blessing for our alliance."

The leader of the Great River Alliance clapped his hands.

"Elder Qin, are there any other people who went to offer their congratulations?"

"Besides our alliance, the Iron Scale Demon King and Xiao Ming, who is under the command of Azure Dragon Lord, also went."

"That slippery Ironscale is thinking of jumping ship, but that Azure Dragon is a serpentine creature, incredibly agile. I underestimated him all along."

The leader of the alliance looked at the surging river.

"I heard that Mr. Sikong has fought against Su Che in the Yin-Yang Realm?" The ghost general Sikong Tu, dressed in black robes, turned to look at the alliance leader.

Yu Chen, the leader of the Great River Alliance, was originally a rogue cultivator who was also well-versed in Confucianism and Taoism. He was rumored to have some connection with Yu Yang Mountain. Although he joined the Great River Alliance halfway through his life, he made great strides and not only obtained the fifth-grade Rejuvenating Pill in one fell swoop, but also became the leader of the Great River Alliance.

He has been in charge of all affairs within the alliance for ten years, and the Great River Alliance is showing signs of rising to prominence.

“We met once before in the Yin-Yang Realm. He broke into the Yin-Yang Realm when I was still under the Dharma King’s throne, and we fought each other.”

Sikong Tu replied.

"I wonder who will win?"

"At that time, I had already met the Alliance Leader and knew that the Yin-Yang Realm was about to be destroyed. I had no intention of fighting and just dealt with him casually, which can be considered as slightly better than him."

"so……"

Yu Chen nodded noncommittally: "Mr. Sikong, have you discerned the foundation of Su Che's cultivation method? Is it the Five Elements, or Yin and Yang? Where do the stars, thunder, incantations, and all sorts of things lie?"

"It should be based on the Taiyin Method, capable of drawing upon stellar power." Sikong Tu frowned and said, "I don't know exactly which type it is. By the way, he also has a divine power similar to a bow and arrow, which is extremely powerful. If you all fight him, be careful."

As Yu Chen spoke, he looked at the Deer God beside him.

"I heard that the Divine Lord has also fought against Su Che?"

"This is not."

Deer God replied cautiously, "My Rakshasa Sea is a small business, and we believe in making money through harmony. Young Master Su is a high-ranking official of the imperial court, and we have never offended him."

"But I heard that your side once attempted to defile the City God of Tian'an County, which led to a conflict with me, Su?"

"That was done by other Divine Lords of our sect; I am not aware of it."

Deer God looked at Yu Chen beside him.

Luochahai had sent people to investigate the background of this leader of the Great River Alliance several times, but found that Yu Chen's experience before joining the Great River Alliance was a blank.

This leader seems to have sprung from a rock.

There must be other forces involved behind this; it's definitely not just about Yuyang Mountain.

"I see." Yu Chen looked at Śikṣānanda on the other side.

"The Crown Prince must have fought with Su Che the most among us. I wonder how many of his methods the Crown Prince has seen."

Siksananda's eyes were filled with hatred as he mentioned Suche.

"This fellow possesses an extremely formidable swordsmanship, the origin of which is unknown. If any of you witness him using his sword techniques, you must not attempt to meet them head-on. Back when Lady Xue trapped him with the Canglang Divine Kingdom, it was he who shattered the divine kingdom with that very swordsmanship."

"He also possesses a supernatural power that can manifest, giving rise to evil spirits and having the power to subdue them. My Vajra Dharma Body was trapped by him using this method. However, you need not worry, as his Yin Mountain suppression of my Dharma Body has reached its limit. If you see him release Yin Mountain again when you fight him, just attack him without hesitation. When the time comes, the combined attack of my Yaksha Dharma Body from both inside and outside will surely break his supernatural power."

Yu Chen slowly tapped his palms.

"The Yellow Heaven Daoist methods are extremely profound. There are quite a few Daoist methods that follow the Xuan Yin and Tai Yin lineages, but if it is to evolve Yin Mountain, then there should only be the Yin Mountain Cave Netherworld Treasure Register of the 'Zhou Jue Yin Tian Secret Register'. I see. Master Wei wants his beloved disciple to follow the path of the 'Supreme Yellow Heaven Six Dragons Returning to the Sun True Method'. That's right, there's no mistake. Since there is a Six Harmonies Azure Dragon, it should be twice as effective with half the effort in cultivation."

He looked at the Ghost General Sikong Tu beside him and said, "The archery technique that Mr. Sikong saw should be the Nine-Element Soul-Sweeping Secret Arrow. As for his swordsmanship..."

“Since leaving Jiankang, Su Che met Yu Lizi at Xuanshan. Huang Tiandao also has a magic sword inheritance, but Yu Lizi himself is not good at swordsmanship. It should not be from Huang Tiandao. He also met Feng Buxing, the palace eunuch. This person follows the martial arts path, but Feng Buxing's sword cultivation is not enough to break through Lady Xue's Canglang Divine Kingdom. Su Che could not have obtained it from him.”

"Swordsmanship, swordsmanship..."

The group remained silent, simply watching Yu Chen tap and ponder.

"The Grand Tutor Yuwen Rui of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Dragon King of Qiantang, the Yin-Yang Dharma King, and perhaps his ancestor—no, no, none of them possessed swordsmanship with such destructive power..."

Yu Chen recited each name.

“The Ghost Ancestor of Beimang, there’s no mistake, there should be no mistake.” Yu Chen looked at Shicha Nanda and said, “The sword technique that the Crown Prince encountered should have come from the Ghost Ancestor’s Palace in Beimang. It might be one of the Ghost Ancestor’s Three Swords of Taiyu. The Crown Prince’s defeat was not unjust.”

(End of this chapter)