I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1857 - 288: Method

Chapter 1857: Chapter 288: Method

The members of the Yun Clan were inconsequential, especially after An Jingtian made a deal with the Dean of the Unparalleled Institute.

So after having their fill of food and dressing up, the Yun Clan members found that they could actually board the Heavenly Patrol Divine Vessel.

And those warriors who were supposed to draw their blades against them had become their strongest protectors.

After years of drifting, Xiehe seemed to have undergone earth-shattering changes.

With the first batch of Yun Clan members being sent off by the Divine Vessel, the contract was initiated.

The Three Strongholds of Ten Thousand Immortals also began sending people into the Spirit Realm of Longyuan, starting to measure boundaries and tally resources.

This seemingly proprietorial attitude enraged the Yun Clan within, many well-fed and strong Yun Clan martial artists vowed to coexist with Longyuan for better or worse.

Tang Luo admired these committed warriors and thus encouraged: "In the Red Cloud Mountain region, there is a sect with three strongholds, with over a thousand practitioners above the rank of Martial Ancestor, and at least one Human King, and at least six Grandmasters. What our sect can achieve is to completely carry all Yun Clan members out of the Red Cloud Mountain region. If you want to achieve more, then you can fight for it on your own, and if you believe you have the ability to acquire more, you can overturn the prior provisions set by our sect with the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect and Dutian Heavenly King."

Having said this, Tang Luo stepped aside and gestured invitingly towards the Yun Clan members, then stood indifferently to one side.

"Sir, Longyuan has always been the precious property of the Yun Clan since ancient times. Our lives are unworthy of concern; preserving Longyuan is the most crucial task!"

Now Yun Ji not only resembled a skeleton, but even his words were dry and rigid like the undead: "We can die, but Longyuan must not fall into the hands of others!"

Sacrificing oneself for benefit, having three to five clan members willing to do this can make a family prosper.

With thousands, you can witness the grandeur of a great clan.

And the Yun Clan members who returned after years of drifting in the void were all those willing to die for their family, which, in some measure, was a substantial gain.

However, these merits cannot hide the fact that these people were still shortsighted and mindless. So Tang Luo mildly spoke: "Since the duties of the clan leader have been transferred, you shouldn’t judge the pros and cons from the perspective of the clan leader anymore."

"In the eyes of Clan Leader Yun, your lives are more valuable than the Spirit Realm of Longyuan by millions. If you now wish to overturn the clan leader’s decision and desperately try to preserve Longyuan, there is a method available here in the Academy."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ji’s eyes lit up: "Sir, is there really a way?"

"Naturally, there is."

Tang Luo sneered: "The Academy will now go and kill all the disciples of the Red Cloud Mountain region who have delivered vegetables and clothes to you these past days, seal the portal to the Spirit Realm before Ten Thousand Immortal Sect can react, and then push Longyuan into the void. This way, you can secure Longyuan."

"This kind of thing... this kind of thing..."

Just like the majority who hold an urgent obsession yet are unaware of what cost implementing such obsession would require.

Upon hearing the method to preserve Longyuan, Yun Ji was genuinely flustered.

A young master of the Yun Family versed in the ways of commerce, even when cultivating in martial arts, would never forget what was etched in his bones and blood, enabling him to understand the intense storm lying beneath Tang Luo’s light suggestion.

Why could the Yun Clan members in Longyuan generously march towards death? Because they had already sent the Yun Family’s most outstanding disciples out in the Battle of Diancang Mountain.

The flame of inheritance had been ignited, so these people could die without regret because their most promising children, nephews, and even grandchildren were outside.

But if according to Tang Luo’s approach, they might truly secure the Spirit Realm of Longyuan, yet overturning the contract with the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect and Dutian Heavenly King would leave the outside Yun Clan members in perpetual unrest.

Worse still, Yun Ji couldn’t ensure that their clan members in Longyuan could withstand another voyage in the void.

Nor could he control where Longyuan would land next; what if it returned to Zhongzhou...

Or fell into the territory of the Beast Taming Sect...

"Longyuan, can it really not be preserved..."

With tears in his eyes and fists clenched, head hanging low, Yun Ji murmured tremblingly.

Sensing the young master’s sorrow, many Yun Clan members cried out loudly.

A group of emaciated practitioners weeping and wailing before him was indeed quite sorrowful.

Comforting people was never Tang Luo’s forte, much less such a group, but as the only one with a clear mind currently, he felt it necessary to step forward and speak:

"Everyone, there is no need for excessive sadness. If the Yun Clan can rise again, whether Longyuan exists or not will be irrelevant..."

The dry consolation, if effective, would be surprising. Seeing no change in the situation, Tang Luo touched his nose and refrained from saying more, letting the sorrow in Longyuan overflow like a river.

Though emotions cannot be comforted, thankfully the Yun Clan members within Longyuan accepted the inevitable truth that Longyuan could not be preserved. Whenever the disciples from the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect who entered Longyuan to measure and survey resources passed by, they always saw the dejected Yun Clan members standing to the side.

These members did not obstruct, simply standing beside, staring blankly, which created immense pressure on the members of the Three Strongholds.

The elders of the Three Strongholds had multiple times appealed to Tang Luo for grievances, hoping the Dean could regulate the behavior of the Yun Clan.

"The house is about to be demolished, isn’t it reasonable for the old landlord to take a few more looks? Once these few ships of Yun Clan members are all taken away, bear with it a little longer!"

After casually dismissing the elders of the Three Strongholds, Tang Luo was secretly planning his return.

To be honest, due to Yun Xiu being pregnant, he didn’t want to linger outside for even a moment.

Now that these matters were finally resolved, his homesickness was unstoppable.

It turns out home isn’t a specific place, but a special person!

...

At the end of May 1796 in the Dragon Continent Calendar

The coming and going of the Heavenly Patrol Divine Vessel of the Mountain Word Division between Longzhou and Zhongzhou was impossible to conceal.

The origins of those emaciated passengers who landed on Red Cloud Mountain intrigued many factions.

After the indiscreet residents of the inner city of Unparalleled City leaked the identity of the newcomers, it sparked a huge uproar throughout Longzhou.

No faction with a history could forget how the Yun Clan was once disgracefully ousted from Chaochang and labeled as heretical by Dutian Heavenly King.

But now that the Heavenly Patrol Divine Vessel of the Mountain Word Division sent people back to Red Cloud Mountain wholesomely, what does this mean?

Amidst the speculations, Dutian Heavenly King issued a notification explaining this operation.

The thousands of words of the notice made it clear that Dutian Heavenly King followed the will of heaven, not wrongly killing an innocent nor letting an evil person escape.

Those of the Yun Clan who colluded with heretical forces were already eradicated; those sent to Red Cloud Mountain by the Heavenly Patrol Divine Vessel were all virtuous.

The Heavenly King would not implicate an entire clan because some of its members had faltered, and this operation illustrated this perfectly.