Battle Through the Heavens: Emperor Yan, please restrain yourself; your elder brother is truly hones

Yunyun finally sensed something different.

It's a transaction, but there are still hierarchical relationships.

"From what you're saying, does that mean there are still Dou Sheng experts in Jiuyuan Prefecture?" Yun Yun suddenly asked.

If a Dou Huang is only a Yellow-rank Abyss Guardian, then a Xuan-rank Dou Zong is a Dou Zun, an Di-rank Dou Zun is a Dou Sheng, and a Tian-rank Dou Sheng is a Dou Sheng!

"Yes." Zhang Yuan nodded.

Given his relationship with Xun'er, it wouldn't be a lie to say that he has a Dou Sheng (a powerful figure in the martial arts world) behind him.

Even if it's just used as a satellite phone, the ancient people would be more interested. They would then be considered "quasi-Abyss Guards." If all else fails, he could first send his father-in-law a Nine Abyss Token to get his support for starting his business.

Yun Yun: "."

She really wanted to say that Zhang Yuan was boasting.

That's a Battle Saint!

"You don't believe me?" Zhang Yuan looked at Yun Yun's expression and smiled faintly: "If I didn't have a Dou Sheng behind me, I wouldn't dare to boast that I saved Yun Shan and your Yunlan Sect."

Yun Yun's pupils dilated again, and she asked in surprise, "What do you mean by that?"

"Could it be that a Dou Sheng-level force is eyeing our Yunlan Sect?!"

Her small Yunlan Sect was considered quite good among third-rate forces, relying only on the foundation left by Yun Potian.

Are we worthy of being targeted by a force with a Dou Sheng level expert?!

Chapter 104 What exactly constitutes a top-tier power! Asking Yun Yun for a reward.

"My Yunlan Sect probably doesn't have that qualification, does it?" Yun Yun asked with great self-awareness.

Let alone forces with Dou Sheng in charge, even second-rate forces with Dou Zong experts could inflict devastating damage on Yunlan Sect if they wanted to target it.

Zhang Yuan didn't rush to explain, but instead asked, "Sister Yun, have you ever heard of the Soul Palace?"

“Of course.” Yun Yun nodded and said, “Although I don’t know much about it, I have heard of the Central Plains’ One Palace, One Tower, Two Sects, Three Valleys, and Four Pavilions.”

Zhang Yuan disregarded how much Yun Yun knew and said directly, "The first hall is called the Soul Hall, which is the strongest force in the Central Continent on the surface, with a Dou Sheng expert in charge."

"The first tower is the Pill Tower, a powerful force located in Saint Pill City. It is regarded as a holy land by all alchemists, on par with the Soul Palace, and is also guarded by a Dou Sheng expert."

"The two sects are the Flower Sect and the Heavenly Nether Sect, which are in opposition to each other. The Flower Sect only accepts female disciples, and the strongest among them is a high-level half-saint."

At this point, Zhang Yuan paused and gave Yun Yun a deep look.

If the Yunlan Sect is destroyed, this person will join the Hua Sect after going to Zhongzhou. By chance, he will be valued by the former Hua Sect Master Hua Yu, who will give him his cultivation and make him the new Hua Sect Master.

Now her fate may change, and it's hard to say whether it will be a blessing or a curse.

"The three valleys are Burning Flame Valley, Ice River Valley, and Sound Valley. Among them, Burning Flame Valley has a Dou Sheng level expert."

"The Four Pavilions are the Starfall Pavilion, the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, the Myriad Swords Pavilion, and the Yellow Springs Pavilion, each with a Dou Zun expert in charge. Among them, the Pavilion Master of the Starfall Pavilion is a peak Dou Zun and an eighth-grade nine-color alchemist, making him the undisputed number one."

After a brief introduction, Zhang Yuan continued, "And now, with the help of the Soul Palace protectors, Yunshan has successfully broken through to the Dou Zong level."

Upon hearing this, Yun Yun's breathing quickened.

The Yunlan Sect is no longer as glorious as it once was. It is not even ranked among the top forces in the Northwest Continent and can only develop in the weakest empire in the southwest corner. Now it is overshadowed by the Jinyan Sect, so naturally it will not be ambitious enough to pay attention to the situation in the Central Plains.

Zhang Yuan's revelation of this basic information related to Zhongzhou broadened Yun Yun's horizons, while also giving her a sense of absurdity.

With a Dou Sheng level expert in charge, is the Soul Palace plotting against the Yunlan Sect?

"Why?" Yun Yun asked疑惑地, "What is it about the mere Yunlan Sect that the Soul Palace would value?"

"Good luck, and bad luck, I guess." Zhang Yuan smiled meaningfully.

The Soul Palace is merely a force established by the Soul Clan in the open, and its activities on the continent are solely for three purposes.

First, they need to find the ancient cave of Emperor Tuoshe; second, they need to collect high-quality souls; and third, they need to secretly set up an array that covers the entire Central Continent and even the entire continent, in preparation for refining the nascent Emperor-grade pill into an Emperor-grade pill in the future.

The Soul Clan has the confidence and direction to do this because their patriarch, Soul Emperor, learned about the situation inside the ancient Tuoshe Emperor's cave from the Void Devouring Flame and wanted to obtain the Emperor-grade embryonic pill.

After being devoured by Emperor Tuoshe, the Void Devouring Flame and the Pure Lotus Demon Flame were imprisoned in the Strange Flame Plaza for nearly ten thousand years. They escaped from their caves with the help of Emperor-grade embryonic pills and both wanted revenge.

While searching for the ancient Tuoshe Emperor's cave at the Soul Palace, the Soul Emperor himself was also plotting to seize the Tuoshe Emperor's jade from other ancient imperial clans, pursuing a two-pronged approach.

The Soul Emperor is indeed capable; even the strongest imperial clans and ancient clans on the surface have already had their Dou Sheng elders secretly captured by him.

The reason why the protectors of the Soul Palace would seek out the Yunlan Sect is most likely because Yunshan would perish if he could not break through to the Dou Zong level, and they could take advantage of his weakness.

Yunshan was no ordinary person, and he could naturally guess that the Soul Palace Protector was plotting something. However, the danger of death and the opportunity to break through to the Dou Zong realm left him with no choice but to burn his bridges and seek revenge against the tiger.

From then on, the Yunlan Sect became a henchman of the Soul Palace, or rather, an outsourced agency of the Soul Palace, scavenging excellent soul bodies, resources, and setting up formations in the Northwest Region, as well as searching for the cave of the ancient emperor Tuoshe.

If that's all there is to it, as long as the Yunlan Sect doesn't ultimately become nourishment for the Soul Emperor's pill-refining, it might not be a bad thing.

However, Xiao Yanzi rose to prominence and performed brilliantly during the three-year agreement, unexpectedly catching the eye of the Soul Palace Protector. This prompted the ambitious "hehe" monster to take action, leading to Xiao Zhan's capture and the Xiao family being hunted down by the Yunlan Sect.

Ultimately, the Yunlan Sect was destroyed.

So, it was a mix of good and bad luck.

Without Xiao Yan, and if they don't end up as nourishment, the Yunlan Sect is the lucky one chosen by the Soul Palace.

With Xiao Yan, the Yunlan Sect became the villain, the first to be eliminated, and thus became history.

However, even disregarding their stance, the people and methods of the Soul Palace are still evil and heretical.

Zhang Yuan giving Yun Yun a chance is not a lie.

"The Soul Hall wants to establish basic outsourced forces and strongholds in the Northwest Continent to collect the souls of talented individuals, and the Southwest corner just happened to choose your Yunlan Sect because Yunshan is nearing the end of his life and is obsessed with advancing to the Dou Zong realm."

Zhang Yuan told Yun Yun about some of the surface-level situations.

As for the true purpose of the Soul Hall, and the Soul Clan behind it, there's no need to discuss that.

"To negotiate with a tiger for its skin, Master."

Yun Yun's expression suddenly became very complicated.

Yunshan is an extremely charismatic person within the Jia Ma Empire. Whether in the eyes of her disciple or in her reputation among the common people, she is a person who can distinguish right from wrong and acts rationally.

If someone else had told her that Yunshan would cooperate with a notorious force despite knowing there were huge hidden dangers in order to break through to the Dou Zong realm, she would absolutely not believe it.

But Zhang Yuan is different. He is not only her savior, but also has a mysterious background. He seems to have no fear of the Soul Palace and has no reason to lie to her.

"So you mean that the Soul Palace Protector tampered with Master's breakthrough to Dou Zong, and will use that to threaten Master into doing things against his conscience?" Yun Yun asked solemnly.

If Yunshan breaks through to the Dou Zong level, coupled with the reputation he has accumulated over the years, he will be able to regain control of the Yunlan Sect immediately.

If the Soul Palace coerces Yunshan into doing something, then the entire Yunlan Sect will be coerced into doing the same thing.

If these things truly incur divine wrath and public resentment, leading to a united attack by various forces, the Yunlan Sect could very well be destroyed.

Of course, the Soul Hall might not allow Yun Shan to do anything too outrageous. Given his upright and honorable nature, he might even self-destruct and rebel when it comes to the inheritance of the Yunlan Sect.

Considering the life-saving grace and the help in breaking through to the Dou Zong realm, it's not unreasonable for the Yunlan Sect to do something for the Soul Hall.

“A threat?” Zhang Yuan scoffed. “I’ve heard about Senior Yunshan’s character. Jia Xingtian trusts him implicitly. They have fought to the death on the border many times. He also has a very good reputation among the people.”

"If the Soul Hall threatens to use him to kill a few people or collect resources, that's fine. But if they want him to do something that would affect the reputation of the Yunlan Sect for hundreds of years, then it's better to kill him."

"You're right." A smile appeared on Yun Yun's delicate face, and she felt very happy.

Zhang Yuan's approval of Yunshan gave her the feeling that her sweetheart approved of her father-in-law.

“Therefore, threats are not enough,” Zhang Yuan sighed. “For the Soul Palace, Yunshan must truly become one of their people.”

"How can they do that?" Yun Yun asked nervously. "Could they possibly change a person's personality?"

“You’re right.” Zhang Yuan nodded and said, “The Soul Palace is extremely skilled in the art of soul cultivation and likes to harvest all kinds of soul bodies. Therefore, it is feared by many alchemists and is one of the biggest rivals of the Pill Tower.”

"When the Soul Palace helps Yunshan break through, it will not only secretly control his life and death, but also amplify his negative emotions without him even realizing it, making him ambitious, cold and calculating."

"At that time, Yunshan will take the initiative to help the Soul Palace without feeling that he has a problem."

Damn it!

Yun Yun slammed her hand on the table and stood up.

The aura of a Douhuang powerhouse emanated from her body, enveloping the entire Wutan City, and even reaching the senses of powerful figures in some surrounding towns.

The effects of the seal within her body hadn't lasted long to begin with, and now, stimulated by her anger, she directly regained her strength.

Inside Utan City, many people felt oppressed. In a room at the Mittel Auction House, Ya Fei was so startled that she plopped down on a stool.

The aura came and went quickly, so it didn't cause much disturbance, but it did spark a lot of discussion.

“A powerful figure is passing through Wutan City.”

"Even a trace of his aura makes one want to kneel down; he must be a Dou Huang level expert."

"Pah! With your mere Dou Zhe strength, you'd be kneeling even if a Grand Dou Shi came."

"I've seen a few Grand Dou Masters, but this is definitely the pressure from a Dou Ling or higher level expert."

"Who cares? They're from a completely different world."

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Countless people talked about it.

Yun Yun, unaware of all that had happened, now wore an icy expression on her beautiful face.

If Yunshan truly undergoes the changes Zhang Yuan described, transforming from a person who could distinguish right from wrong, acted rationally, and loved quiet cultivation into someone ambitious, uncultured, and cold-hearted.

So the real Yunshan is actually dead, and has been replaced by a puppet with Yunshan's memories but a flawed soul, like a marionette.

Under the leadership of such people, it is quite possible that the Yunlan Sect will one day be destroyed.

"If I join the Nine Abyss Palace, you'll be willing to help me?" Yun Yun looked at Zhang Yuan earnestly.

At this moment, she reverted to her graceful and noble appearance, becoming the powerful female warrior.

“That’s right.” Zhang Yuan nodded and said, “I’ve already told you about the benefits of joining the Nine Abyss Palace, but this identity isn’t easy to obtain. Occasionally, there are some mandatory missions (orders) that you must carry out. Otherwise, not only will your identity be revoked, but you may also be held accountable. However, we will never deliberately send you to your death, nor will we interfere in your sect’s affairs. If you do well, there will be rewards.”

Yun Yun completely ignored Zhang Yuan's subsequent additions and directly forced a drop of essence blood from her fingertip, which flew towards the Yellow Rank Nine Abyss Token.

Yun Yun's soul aura was immediately imprinted inside the Nine Abyss Token, and some basic information appeared in her mind.

"From now on, I am yours." Yun Yun gently waved her hand and took the Yellow Rank Nine Abyss Token.

Some of the features amazed her, but she had no interest in studying them now.