Mysterious mirror hanging high

"Yuwen Baoding and I are brothers born from the same mother, both legitimate sons of our families. However, when I was six years old, I took a spiritual root test and found that I had excellent spiritual roots, while Yuwen Baoding was just a mortal."

Yuwen Baoge said calmly, "Twin brothers separated by immortality and mortal life are not uncommon... I have been carefully nurtured by my clan since I was young, and my cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds. However, Yuwen Baoding has no spiritual roots, so naturally he can no longer enjoy the treatment of a direct descendant. He was simply sent to live among his mortal relatives."

"He felt he was neglected because of this, but he never imagined that even a mere mortal like him could enjoy a lifetime of wealth and glory. Isn't that enough? His family gave him life and raised him, which was already a great favor. Yet, he still harbored resentment, but kept it to himself. Let's leave this matter aside."

"After Yuwen Baoding came of age, he was assigned to manage secular industries. However, he awakened an innate Dao body and unexpectedly gained spiritual roots."

"When the clan heard about this, they sent many elders to test him. However, they discovered that this innate Dao body had no other use besides slightly increasing his cultivation speed. Fortunately, his spiritual roots were quite good, so they increased his treatment and promoted him to be a direct descendant."

Yuwen Baoge sneered, "But he was slow at every step. He was over twenty, almost thirty, before he began to draw Qi into his body. I was almost at the stage of building my foundation at that time! Naturally, the clan still focused on me, which made that villain jealous."

"Later, he took some resources and left, wandering the world. It's said that he founded a loose cultivator alliance in a small domain in Penglai Immortal Continent... He truly became the king of Monkey Mountain, but he barely managed to form a top-grade red gold pill, and his path to enlightenment was half-ruined."

Yuwen Baoge said proudly, "I am a genuine golden and purple elixir master. How can I compare to Yuwen Baoding?"

"If it were just that, it would be fine, but Yuwen Baoding actually colluded with the descendants of the Divine Cauldron Emperor and grafted the [Divine Cauldron Imperial Blood], using it as a guise to attract attention in the mortal world. A direct descendant of the dignified Yuwen family is actually willing to be a lapdog of the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty... It's truly ridiculous and lamentable!"

Jing Yu asked in confusion, "Sir, what is the relationship between the Yuwen family and the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty? Previously, when True Lord Yanjun came forward, he addressed Yuwen Baoding as 'Ying Baoding'. What is the meaning of this Ying surname?"

Yuwen Baoge patiently replied, "The Immortal Emperor of the Shending Immortal Dynasty has the surname [Ying], so the Ying family is naturally the only imperial descendant of the Immortal Dynasty."

"My Yuwen family's ancestry can be traced back to Yuwen Xuandu, the 'General of the Central Court' among the 'Eight Generals of Dingding' during the founding of the Shending Immortal Dynasty."

"Yuwen Xuandu's son [Yuwen Tianfu] was even granted the title of king of a different surname, reaching the pinnacle of human status."

"Yuwen Tianfu?"

Jing Yu's expression changed. He vaguely remembered that Buddha Pudu had mentioned this person. It was said that the reason why the Yuwen family cultivators in the lower world had such a prosperous fate was because this person had become a true immortal in the fairy world, which benefited his bloodline in later generations.

"I wonder what happened to these two ancestors in your family..."

"Of course they ascended long ago." Yuwen Baoge's eyes flashed with longing, and he said enviously, "Back then, the founding generation of the Shending Immortal Dynasty were all outstanding individuals of their time, and many ascended. Our ancestors, Yuwen Xuandu and Yuwen Tianfu, both father and son, accomplished the feat of ascension, a legendary achievement... Alas, our descendants are so unworthy now, we truly feel sorry for our ancestors."

"But." Yuwen Baoge changed the subject:

"Although my Yuwen family was once a vassal of the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty, times have changed. The Immortal Dynasty has long been destroyed, and the Yuwen family has long since disregarded orders. Yet, that villain is still pursuing us with such a shameless face... Humph, I wonder how many family secrets he has secretly sold to the Ying family, in exchange for countless spiritual resources he obtained against his conscience."

"What's even more infuriating is that a few days ago, I met him here and together we obtained the token to enter the [Cloudtop Fairy Palace]. This guy actually disregarded our brotherhood and tried to take the Fairy Palace's secret treasures for himself... I asked him to hand over the Fairy Palace token so that the family could use it, but he actually dared to refuse!"

Yuwen Baoge gritted his teeth and said, "In the final battle, he and I each got half of the token. I don't know if we can enter the Immortal Palace with this half of the token..."

Jing Yu secretly complained: "No wonder you set up the ancient forbidden formation to kill Yuwen Baoding. Are you actually trying to take the Immortal Palace's secret treasure for yourself? This is the main point of your quarrel, right?"

Yuwen Bao raised his head and said loudly:

"To betray one's family is to be disloyal."

"Not repaying the kindness of one's parents in raising and raising them is unfilial."

"To disregard our brotherhood and turn against each other for a mere token is unjust!"

"How can I keep such a disloyal, unfilial, and unrighteous person?"

Yuanji rolled his eyes as he listened, cursing inwardly, "Didn't you just keep nagging me for a token? And you still have the nerve to criticize others... Besides, the Yuwen family was once a loyal vassal of the Divine Tripod, but now they're secretly rebelling. So, doesn't that mean everyone in the Yuwen family is disloyal?"

Although he cursed in his heart, he was very honest on the surface and only agreed: "Your Excellency is right. This Yuwen Baoding really doesn't know what's good for him. I am also furious after hearing this. I wish I could enter the Yunding Fairy Palace immediately and teach this villain a taste of my Buddhist sect's diamond method!"

Yuwen Baoge glanced at Yuanji and nodded: "Okay, it's rare for a young monk like you to be so concerned. When we enter the Immortal Palace and confront that villain, you will be the first to take the lead."

"I fight Yuanying?"

Yuanji's body collapsed, his face suddenly fell, and he cried out in his heart: Suffering! My broken mouth...

Yuwen Baoge slowly took out half of a simple stone token from his bosom, held it in his hand, rubbed it, and said thoughtfully:

"I've searched this ancient forbidden formation several times and found no trace of the thief. This formation can also isolate the vast void. If he wants to break through, he must hold the token and enter the Cloudtop Immortal Palace."

"The status of the Immortal Palace token is higher than that of this forbidden formation, which is why it can ignore the effect of the isolation of the void and teleport him into the cave. But on the other hand, he and I each hold half of the token. Since he can enter the Cloudtop Immortal Palace, I think the half of the token in my hand can also."

After saying that, Yuwen Baoge channeled his magic power into the token and instantly activated this half of the token.

hum...

As a faint wave spread out, a burst of spatial force enveloped everyone. Yuwen Baoge's face was filled with joy:

"Great! This half token is indeed enough to enter Yunding Palace! I can even bring a few more people with me..."

The next moment, several people disappeared in the ancient forbidden formation. Jing Yu only felt that the scenery around him suddenly changed. After a dizzying moment, the rolling waves around him were no longer seen, and his feet finally stepped on solid ground again.