Pure Yang!

Chapter 490 Zhang Fan Returns Home with a Full Load of Goods! Heavenly King's Godfather
The night ended and the daylight dawned.

With the calamities of the past extinguished, amidst the swirling incense smoke, gods and demons suddenly appeared, including the Great Spirit King.

That aura appeared out of nowhere, and the black and white energies boiled, instantly annihilating all the demons and ghosts that surrounded it.

The originally ferocious demonic aura suddenly dissipated, and the closest figure was the first to turn into minced meat, mixed with the shattered bones, and sank into the ground.

Only fear endures!

Among the remaining demonic energy, only the earthworm and the giant snake, which were furthest away, escaped with their lives.

However, in the dim underground, the towering figure that soared into the sky, as if shattering the long night, did not even glance at him. His eyes, as bright as the sun and moon, were fixed on the formidable enemy before him.

"Zhang Lingzong, how could you escape the calamity of the darkest night before death?!"

"Where Nan Zhang was destroyed, a demonic flower bloomed!"

A cold voice echoed through the deep, silent underground world.

At this moment, any response would be superfluous.

Rumble…

Two terrifying auras moved simultaneously, standing amidst the swirling, boiling incense smoke, like kings of the mortal world, or celestial beings from heaven.

Great Spirit King!

Qianxuan Lingwang!

The Zhang family of Dragon and Tiger, the most outstanding young people in the North and South branches, their destiny began on the day of the conferment of gods and the erection of statues, and continues thereafter. When they collide, they startled boundless killing karma.

Rumble…

The light and shadow before my eyes suddenly trembled, as if struck by lightning, and quickly collapsed into nothingness.

"That was a scene from more than 20 years ago."

At that moment, a sudden realization dawned on Zhang Fan.

He knew that more than 20 years ago, Zhang Lingzong had been ambushed and killed in the Qinling Mountains near Chang'an.

It seems that it was on that occasion that he met Li Linglong.

That was the time when he encountered the calamity of the darkest night.

Just now, what he saw was Wang Qiluo's past experiences.

She shared life and death with Zhang Lingzong, and when he was trapped in the darkness of night, she led him to escape into the depths of the Yin Ruins. Even when disaster struck, she never abandoned him.

At the critical moment, Li Cunsi intervened, Jia Sheng died, and the alchemy was completed, thus activating that lifeline to extend the lives of the two.

At that very moment, Zhang Lingzong's formidable enemy from Bei Zhang finally arrived.

Ask any cultivator throughout history, who doesn't worship the Qianxuan King?

Such a man, with such charisma, even Li Cunsi, who had mastered the art of life and death alchemy, had to be wary of him.

At this critical juncture, Zhang Lingzong finally broke through the calamity and escaped the great disaster, as if he had been reborn in the long night.

Suddenly, gods and demons appeared, including the Great Spirit King.

These two arch-rivals represent the most stunning inheritances of the Zhang family from the north and south, clashing in the Yin Ruins of Chang'an.

Rumble…

The light and shadows are blurred, everything remains the same.

Zhang Fan slowly opened his eyes, and all the strange phenomena disappeared. He was still in that dim underground world. He opened his right hand, and a strange root appeared, like a human meridian. Its tendrils were alive, and its interior faintly emitted a star-like brilliance.

At this moment, that vital segment had shrunk to the size of half a palm.

"Finally succeeded!"

Zhang Fan let out a long breath.

This trip was not in vain. Not only did I refine the inner cores and primordial spirits of the two great demons and enter the fourth stage of cultivation, but most importantly, I obtained this life-giving root.

The Nine Laws are supreme, indeed mysterious and unfathomable. One can glimpse this from the immortal matter left behind by the cultivators of the [Jia Sheng Gui Si] method.

This thing is indeed strange; ordinary cultivators simply cannot touch it.

Back then, Li Cunsi used the "Jia Sheng Gui Si" technique to control this object, extending the lives of Zhang Lingzong and Wang Qiluo, leaving behind the life essence within the latter's body.

That is why Wang Qiluo was able to use the remaining essence of her life force to pull Zhang Fan back from the brink of death.

Thinking of this, Zhang Fan looked at Wang Qiluo.

At this moment, the latter's face appeared somewhat pale.

"I will remember your kindness, senior." Zhang Fan bowed deeply, his expression extremely solemn.

He knew perfectly well that the woman in front of him was no ordinary elder; she had shared life and death with his father.

"You...you are his son?" Wang Qiluo looked at Zhang Fan with a complicated expression, her beautiful eyes revealing a hint of sigh.

Time flies and years are merciless, but the friendship of the past remains. In the blink of an eye, more than 20 years have passed since that life-and-death experience together.

"Junior Zhang Fan."

At this moment, Zhang Fan revealed his real name.

“Zhang Fan…Zhang Fan…No wonder…you are his son.” Wang Qiluo murmured softly, a hint of understanding appearing in her beautiful eyes.

She said that Zhao Jiexuan was a young man she had never heard of, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere and reached the Zhai Shou realm at such a young age. This was almost impossible.

It turns out that this young man was his son, which makes everything clear.

"you……"

Wang Qiluo looked at Zhang Fan, hesitating to speak.

"Senior, are you asking about my dad?!" Zhang Fan blurted out.

Wang Qiluo paused for a moment, then shook her head.

"senior……"

Zhang Fan's expression became somewhat complicated. He didn't know about his elders' affairs, nor did he know about Zhang Lingzong's past.

However, from those few glimpses of light and shadow, one can see that the relationship between opposite sexes who can share life and death is by no means simple, just like his relationship with Li Miaoyin, who have gone through life and death together many times, and their feelings for each other are already different.

"What are you thinking about?" Wang Qiluo looked at Zhang Fan's expression, her lips slightly raised before returning to their original state.

"I..." Zhang Fan was a little embarrassed.

"Having come all this way from a long road, why look back at where we came from?" Wang Qiluo suddenly said with a leisurely expression.

In this life, you will meet many people: those who stir your heart, those who walk alongside you, those you love but cannot have, and those you quickly miss...

These people are the path you came from.

Having traveled this far, let us look to the future.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan remained silent.

"Come on, let's go sit at my place."

Wang Qiluo's voice rang out again, and a smile appeared on her beautiful face, as radiant as ever.

"it is good."

“Zhaolin, cut off that horn for me.”

Just then, Wang Qiluo turned around and called out to Wang Zhaolin.

Zhang Fan's heart stirred, and a fierce light shone in his eyes.

A great demon, apart from its inner core and primordial spirit, is a treasure trove from head to toe.

The single horn of Mingshan was forged using demonic magic, drawing upon the dragon energy of the Qinling demon chieftain.

The fact that it could break through the Black Gold Ancient Seal alone shows that it is of extraordinary quality, almost equivalent to the Azure Feather Magic Treasure in the Taoist sect.

This thing is extremely valuable.

"Don't worry, you'll get your share." Wang Qiluo saw through Zhang Fan's thoughts and chuckled.

"It's all up to Aunt Wang to decide," Zhang Fan said humbly.

Wang Qiluo was stunned for a moment, then her smile deepened.

At this moment, Wang Zhaolin took up manual labor, leaping onto the corpse of the Great Serpent Mingshan and pulling out a strange dagger from his pocket.

The strange dagger was about seven inches long, its entire body gleaming with a gilded light, and its blade was covered with intricate runes.

Zhang Fan glanced at it, wondering if he could cut off the horn that was comparable to the [Black Gold Ancient Seal] using such methods.

……

Yinxu, Nanshi Ji.

When Zhang Fan and An Wuyang followed Wang Qiluo into the shop, Boss Liang came out to greet them. The moment he saw Zhang Fan, a look of surprise clearly appeared on his face.

"This……"

"Old Liang, close the shop. We're not doing business today," Wang Qiluo called out.

"Okay." Boss Liang gave Zhang Fan a deep look but didn't say anything.

Wang Qiluo led Zhang Fan and An Wuyang into the inner room.

"So this shop belongs to Aunt Wang," Zhang Fan couldn't help but say.

"I'm used to a leisurely life and don't want to get involved in the Wang family's affairs. I just want some peace and quiet here," Wang Qiluo said calmly.

"You've gained a life-giving organ; you need to nurture it within your body."

As she spoke, Wang Qiluo gave Zhang Fan a deep look. At this moment, golden light was faintly boiling in his dantian, showing great instability. Life essence was constantly being generated and absorbed by that segment of life root.

Clearly, the pressure and risks involved in keeping such a thing inside the body are unimaginable.

"This kind of thing interferes with the secrets of life and death; it can bring someone to life, or it can bring someone to death," Wang Qiluo warned.

Just like back then, Li Cunsi was able to use this item to prolong the lives of Zhang Lingzong and Wang Qiluo.

Similarly, Zhang Fan almost faced a life-or-death ordeal after touching this object.

This kind of thing, if kept in the body, would have been completely drained by an ordinary person long ago. Only those at the highest level of cultivation, with their life essence greatly enhanced, can temporarily suppress it and keep it alive.

However, this is extremely risky, like walking a tightrope over a mountain of knives.

“I understand, I won’t leave this inside me for too long,” Zhang Fan whispered.

He did not cultivate the "Jia Sheng Gui Si" technique, and instead suppressed this thing within his body, which placed an enormous burden on him. He could even feel that this life-giving root was constantly eyeing his inner core, wanting to possess it.

Zhang Fan then used his inner alchemy to draw upon his life essence.

This is like fishing, creating a tension, a balance.

"What do you want to do with it?" Wang Qiluo suddenly asked, changing the subject.

"Let's go into the Tomb of the Living Dead," Zhang Fan said after a moment's thought.

Upon hearing this, An Wuyang couldn't help but glance at him.

"The Tomb of the Living Dead!?" Wang Qiluo frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask, "You deciphered that manuscript?"

Zhang Fan had bought that manuscript here, so Wang Qiluo naturally knew its contents.

"I guess so," Zhang Fan nodded.

He entered the Tomb of the Living Dead not only because of the legend of the Eight Princes Carrying the Coffin, but also to find traces of Li Yishan.

“Speaking of which, not long ago a young man also bought this manuscript from me,” Wang Qiluo suddenly said.

"In a way, he is also a member of our Wang family, but he belongs to the Qian lineage."

"Who?" Zhang Fan's heart skipped a beat, as if he had guessed something.

“He doesn’t have the surname Wang; he took his mother’s surname,” Wang Qiluo said in a deep voice.

"Rosen!"

"Just as I thought!" Zhang Fan's heart skipped a beat.

The Nine Laws are supreme, and only one person in the world can master them.

Li Yishan and Luo Sen both cultivated the [Jia Sheng Gui Si] method. Although their paths were different, they were destined to be entangled with each other, their fates inextricably intertwined.

"He went in too?" Zhang Fan frowned, deep in thought.

Both Li Yishan and Luo Sen possess the [Jia Sheng Gui Si] combination, so they naturally do not need to rely on their life force to enter and exit the Tomb of the Living Dead.

“This young man is not simple. His background is very complicated. He not only has the support of the Qian clan, but also the Baihe Temple behind him,” Wang Qiluo warned.

The two great celestial masters of the Chunyang Wang family are Wang Qiankun and Wang Tianwang.

Originally, Wang Qiankun's father was named Wang Tianyi, who was a brother of the same generation as Wang Tianwang. Unfortunately, he died young, leaving behind two brothers.

Later, Wang Qiankun rose to prominence and became the Celestial Master, holding a pivotal position within the Wang family. In addition, the center of gravity of the Heavenly King lineage began to shift to the capital.

Therefore, the Wang family was divided into two factions: the Qian (乾) faction and the Tian (天) faction.

In reality, Wang Qiankun should address Wang Tianwang as "little uncle".

“Although my third uncle is of a higher generation, he is only seven years older than Wang Qiankun,” Wang Qiluo said in a deep voice.

The "third uncle" she mentioned was naturally referring to Wang Tianwang, the strongest person in Qinxi Province.

“These past few years he’s been far away in the capital, and the Qian clan’s influence in Chang’an has grown stronger. They support this young man named Rosen. If you go against him, I can’t help you much.”

Wang Qiluo's words can be considered a warning.

"Aunt Wang, I understand." Zhang Fan said thoughtfully, making a mental note of this kindness.

After chatting for a while, Zhang Fan and An Wuyang got up to say goodbye.

"I'll let you know once that severed horn is dealt with," Wang Qiluo whispered.

"It's all up to Aunt Wang to decide," Zhang Fan said with a light laugh.

He has already gained a lot from this trip; that unicorn horn was practically a freebie.

As he spoke, Zhang Fan walked to the door.

"Zhang Fan..."

Just then, Wang Qiluo suddenly called out.

"Aunt Wang, is there anything else?" Zhang Fan asked, turning around.

"In the future..." Wang Qiluo hesitated, paused for a moment, and murmured, "If you see your father in the future, please give him my regards."

"Okay, Aunt Wang, I've got it." Zhang Fan nodded and turned to leave.

Wang Qiluo stood at the entrance of [Nan Shi Ji], watching the figure gradually disappear into the distance, her gaze slowly becoming unfocused.

"I parted from my beloved so easily then, but now the mountains and rivers are so far, I know not where she is."

A sigh, turning into autumn waters and spring sorrow.

"Sister-in-law..."

Just then, a soft exclamation pulled Wang Qiluo back to reality.

Wang Zhaolin was covered in blood and carried a large bundle on his back, the material of which was unknown.

His trip wasn't in vain; he got some exercise from doing hard labor.

"Leave it to Lao Liang."

As soon as he finished speaking, Boss Liang came over and took the large package that Wang Zhaolin was carrying.

"Go wash up," Wang Qiluo said suddenly, looking at her nephew who was covered in blood.

"By the way, don't let a single word about what happened today slip out."

"what?"

"Otherwise, I'll break your legs." A gentle smile appeared on Wang Qiluo's beautiful face.

Wang Zhaolin shuddered and couldn't help but ask, "Not even Grandpa can tell?"

"No," Wang Qiluo said calmly.

“This…” Wang Zhaolin hesitated.

“Your grandfather also has a special connection with that piece of his lifeblood. Even if you don’t say it, this connection will probably continue in the future,” Wang Qiluo said suddenly, her expression darkening.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhaolin suddenly remembered that his aunt had said that Yin Xu's life essence had been used twice.

One instance was to save the Great Spirit King.

Another time, it was to save his grandfather, Wang Tianwang.

This Heavenly King of the Wang family was frail in his childhood and destined to die young. Later, a godparent came from afar and used his supreme supernatural powers to find this piece of life and extend his life.

"Aunt, who was the one who extended my grandfather's life back then?"

Thinking of this, Wang Zhaolin couldn't help but ask.

His grandfather is now the number one expert in Qinxi, and even the head of Zhongnan Mountain has to be wary of him.

Who was this person related to as a godparent back then, and who had the means to extend his life?

“That person… is considered your grandfather’s godfather.” Wang Qiluo hesitated before speaking.

"Godfather!? My grandfather has a godfather?" Wang Zhaolin was shocked.

Given his grandfather's current status and position, he is one of the most prominent figures in the Taoist world. Who could be his godfather?

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhaolin became even more curious and couldn't help but ask, "Who is my great-grandfather?"

"You, a junior, may not have heard of his name."

Wang Qiluo hesitated for a moment, gave Wang Zhaolin a deep look, and then spoke softly in a low voice.

"His name is Zhang Tianqi!!"

(End of this chapter)