Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 292 - 290: The Whereabouts of Xiao Teng

Chapter 292: Chapter 290: The Whereabouts of Xiao Teng

Hearing Kuang Dao’s words, Yan Cangsheng nearly choked to death, feeling like he had fallen into a pit.

The second condition was somewhat acceptable, but the first condition was too exaggerated.

Despite being one of the Eighteen Great Families of Xingyun Kingdom, the Yan Family had extensive businesses and needed a large supply of Mid-Grade Primordial Stones daily. Producing one hundred thousand Mid-Grade Primordial Stones at once would definitely have a significant impact on the Yan Family.

Xiao Ye stared blankly at Kuang Dao; this guy’s demands were outrageously high, that number was just too exaggerated.

To think that since his ascension to the Mystic Martial Realm, the combined Mid-Grade Primordial Stones he had used didn’t even come close to one hundred thousand.

It was like a beggar suddenly discovering a mountain of treasures.

"Looking at you, it seems you are unwilling to produce these one hundred thousand Mid-Grade Primordial Stones?" Kuang Dao stared at Yan Cangsheng, speaking coldly.

Although his cultivation was somewhat inferior to Yan Cangsheng’s, he spoke like an upper position to a lower position.

"Brother, one hundred thousand Mid-Grade Primordial Stones are simply too much; our Yan Family really can’t produce them right now," Yan Cangsheng said with a wry smile.

Upon hearing this, Kuang Dao’s eyebrows raised slightly, and he said with a mocking smile, "If you can’t produce them right now, it seems you could manage if given time. No worries, we brothers can wait."

"We will wait until you have collected enough. During this time, we will just stay at your Yan Family Residence," Kuang Dao said, then strutted into the city under everyone’s gaze.

"Long Chen, let’s go to the Yan Family as guests together," Xiao Ye said with a slight smile to Long Chen.

He had not a shred of sympathy for the Yan Family.

Not to mention other things, the Yan Family had amassed quite a lot of Mid-Grade Primordial Stones from the martial artists of the Endless Sea over the years; now it was time for them to spit some out.

"Great!" Long Chen nodded excitedly, his heart filled with immense thrill.

This was too awesome!

When he first arrived at the True Spirit Continent, he had heard about how powerful the Yan Family was, far surpassing the Yulan Domain’s Thirteen Countries combined.

But even the Family Head of the Yan Family had to fawn over Xiao Ye.

"Perhaps... the Spirit Control Secret Technique within me can be removed," Long Chen thought excitedly and quickly followed.

The Yan Family’s martial artists along the way all avoided them, steering clear of someone even their Family Head had to bow to.

Watching the backs of Xiao Ye and his group, Yan Cangsheng’s expression was stiff.

Even with his scheming, he could no longer remain calm. He felt he was facing not members of the Genius Camp, but bandits, and not just any bandits, but ones he could not afford to provoke.

This stifling feeling made Yan Cangsheng want to vomit blood.

"Dad, what should we do? Are we really going to hand over one hundred thousand Mid-Grade Primordial Stones?" Yan Zhen asked.

"You still have the face to ask! If it wasn’t for you, would our Yan Family have encountered such trouble!" Yan Cangsheng burst out angrily, giving Yan Zhen a big scare.

"Genius Camp..." Yan Zhen clenched his fists, feeling a wave of powerlessness.

Now, Xiao Ye, both in terms of strength and status, was already above him. Let alone seeking revenge on Xiao Ye in the future, it would be good enough if Xiao Ye didn’t trouble him.

The words of warning from Xiao Ye still echoed in his ears, planting a seed of regret in Yan Zhen’s heart.

...

The Yan Family Mansion was constructed much more grandly than the Wang Family’s, with countless pavilions and buildings, looking more like a city within a city. If one was unfamiliar, they might even get lost in it.

As Xiao Ye and his group entered the Yan Family Mansion, the Yan Family had no choice but to treat the guests with high regard.

"I’m looking forward to the Genius Camp more and more," Xiao Ye remarked in awe.

Previously, the Yan Family couldn’t wait to eliminate him, but now their attitude had greatly changed, all because he was a member of the Genius Camp!

"Master Yan, I have two old friends controlled by your Yan Family’s Spirit Control Secret Technique. I hope your Yan Family can release them."

In the council hall of the Yan Family, Xiao Ye made his intentions clear, still very worried as he was unaware of Xiao Teng’s situation.

"That can be arranged," Yan Cangsheng nodded.

He had no choice, as Xiao Ye was a member of the Genius Camp, and he had already revoked the order to kill Xiao Ye. Even if it was humiliating, he could only swallow his pride and bleeding teeth.

Moreover, there were many martial artists controlled by the Yan Family’s Spirit Control Secret Technique; releasing a few meant little to the Yan Family, and this condition was much simpler than providing one hundred thousand Mid-Grade Primordial Stones.

"Maybe this person, is one of Brother Xiao’s old friends," Yan Cangsheng’s gaze fell on Long Chen, causing Long Chen to breathe hurriedly and feel even more grateful to Xiao Ye.

"Brother Xiao, what’s the name of your other old friend? I’ll send someone to fetch him right away," Yan Cangsheng said with a smile.

Xiao Ye took a deep breath and said word by word, "He is your Yan Family’s Blood Slaughterer."

Yan Cangsheng was startled upon hearing this, and a flash of anger crossed his eyes as he thought to himself, "Blood Slaughterer? So that’s how it is."

When Xiao Ye first arrived at the True Spirit Continent, he killed an external Elder of the Yan Family, but Xiao Teng survived, which had puzzled him for a long time.

Even about Xiao Ye’s appearance, Xiao Teng revealed nothing, only saying that the situation was critical at the time, and he did not see clearly, remembering only Xiao Ye’s aura.

If it weren’t for Xiao Teng being enslaved by the Yan Family for a long time, combined with his decent Cultivation and his loyal service to the Yan Family having done many things, Yan Cangsheng would have killed him long ago.

At this moment, all the puzzles in Yan Cangsheng’s mind were solved.

If it were someone else, Yan Cangsheng would definitely release them happily, but to let go of the Blood Slaughterer, he did not possess such generosity.

"Master Yan, what is the current state of the Blood Slaughterer? Is your Yan Family unwilling to release him?" Xiao Ye asked.

And the anger in Yan Cangsheng’s eyes subsided, he chuckled and said, "Brother Xiao, rest assured, since he is an old friend of yours, we will certainly release him."

"However, he has currently been assigned to carry out a mission and has not yet returned. Moreover, he has strong willpower, and the one who planted the Spirit Control Secret Technique on him was our Yan Family’s Ancestor, so only the Ancestor can remove the secret technique from him."

"Please wait here for a moment; I will go and inform the Ancestor right away." As he finished speaking, Yan Cangsheng stood up and left the council hall.

Xiao Ye slightly frowned, "Sent to carry out a mission? I hope Xiao Teng is really okay."

Doubting Yan Cangsheng’s words somewhat, what could he do if he didn’t believe? The life and death of Xiao Teng were now controlled by others; he could only wait.

...

Yan Cangsheng left the council hall, walked through the Yan Family Mansion, and came a secret chamber guarded by at least a hundred Martial Artists of the Xuanwu Realm.

"Family Head!"

The Martial Artists of the Xuanwu Realm, upon seeing Yan Cangsheng, simultaneously bowed respectfully.

Yan Cangsheng nodded indifferently, then cast a Seal Technique with his hand and struck the door of the secret chamber.

Boom!

The door slowly opened, and he stepped inside.

The chamber’s setup was very simple; a white-haired old man with powerful energy fluctuations enveloping his body sat cross-legged. Dark radiance wrapped around the elder’s body, evolving a Grotto Heaven, devouring the Ten Directions Essence Qi and circulating throughout his body—truly astonishing.

This old man was the Yan Family’s Ancestor, Yan Huazong.

"Ancestor!"

Upon seeing the white-haired elder, Yan Cangsheng’s eyes shone with fervor, and he bowed deeply.

In his memory, Yan Huazong was at least three hundred years old. Three years ago, when his lifespan was nearly exhausted, he finally created a Grotto Heaven and advanced to the Void Martial Realm, significantly increasing his lifespan, which allowed the Yan Family to become one of the Eighteen Great Families and develop rapidly.

Each time Yan Cangsheng saw Yan Huazong, he felt as if the elder had grown a bit younger. Such a miracle of reverse aging and increased lifespan was only seen in experts of the Void Martial Realm.

"Only by advancing to the Void Martial can one truly establish a foothold on the True Spirit Continent!"

"What matter?"

Yan Huazong opened his eyes, his pupils like black holes swallowing all light, then Yan Cangsheng trembled and hurriedly explained Xiao Ye’s situation.

"Oh? Genius Camp, Blood Slaughterer..." After listening, Yan Huazong’s white hair moved without wind.

"Snort, even if he is a member of the Genius Camp, what of it? Without enough strength, he dares to bully our Yan Family, Cangsheng, you’ve done well!"

Yan Cangsheng forced a bitter smile, saying, "I’ve temporarily stalled that young man, but we can’t keep doing this forever, Ancestor, please decide."

The Spirit Control Secret Technique on Xiao Teng could actually be solved by him, he was just taking advantage of Xiao Ye’s ignorance to delay matters and then come to seek Yan Huazong’s counsel. After all, this matter could not be taken lightly.

He was reluctant to deeply offend Xiao Ye, yet he was unwilling to release Xiao Teng.

Yan Huazong’s eyes flickered, he spoke, "This young man, relying on his identity as a member of the Genius Camp, thinks he can totally rely on our Yan Family, huh? And the Blood Slaughterer who dared to betray us, we absolutely cannot let him off!"

"Continue to delay! Tell him that removing the Spirit Control Secret Technique is very complicated, requiring a full year’s time, and have him return a year later."

Yan Cangsheng frowned, "Xiao Ye doesn’t understand the Spirit Control Secret Technique, and delaying him is simple, but this is utterly useless, right? When he comes back after a year, won’t we still have to hand over the Blood Slaughterer?"

"Hmph, have you become foolish as a Family Head?" Yan Huazong coldly snorted, "As long as we can delay him, during this year, just send the Blood Slaughterer on an extremely dangerous mission, let him die on the mission, completely without our Yan Family lifting a finger."

"By then, even if Xiao Ye is furious, what can he do? The Blood Slaughterer wasn’t killed by us."

Yan Cangsheng’s eyes lit up, and he laughed loudly, "Indeed, Ancestor, this plan is perfect; it allows Xiao Ye no leverage against us and also kills the Blood Slaughterer, resolving a great malice in my heart!"

"Snort, one hundred thousand Mid-grade Primordial Stones to buy his old friend’s life, our Yan Family isn’t at a loss, go arrange it." Yan Huazong waved his hand and then closed his eyes, continuing to cultivate.

"Yes, Cangsheng takes his leave." Yan Cangsheng nodded excitedly, then shut the secret chamber’s door, and walked back towards the council hall.