Chapter 24 Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun

"What?!"

"Snapped!"

A roar suddenly rang out in the hall on Wuliang Mountain, followed by a loud slap.

The men and women who had been whispering suddenly fell silent. They hurriedly looked ahead and saw a cultivator crash through the wall and fly out of the hall.

"Third Brother!"

Upon seeing this, Xu Yuanjing's expression changed drastically. He quickly apologized to the beauty beside him and then hurriedly left.

"Yuan Jing, ignore him!"

The elder's face was gloomy, and his already sinister expression darkened even further. Vertical lines, like blades, appeared on his brows, adding to his ruthless appearance.

Xu Yuanjing could only stop in his tracks, shrink his neck, try to minimize his presence, and then quietly take a few steps back to return to the crowd before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Then he quickly gave Xu Yuanluo a wink, and the kid sneaked over quietly.

"I didn't notice what happened just now. Why is the Grand Elder so angry?"

"Third Brother has a woman outside, and it seems she's already pregnant."

He chose a very bad time; the Grand Elder was excitedly introducing his grandson to the Dian family patriarch as steady, reliable, and with an impeccable reputation.

The head of the Dian family seemed quite satisfied; it was supposed to be a mutually beneficial arrangement.

The moment Third Brother spoke, it's no wonder the First Elder was furious. And let me tell you, Third Brother, where was he before? Now he's made everyone lose face in front of everyone.

Xu Yuanluo's tone was tinged with schadenfreude, and Xu Yuanjing immediately put his arm around his neck.

"Your tone is off. Do you have your eye on the second daughter of the Dian family patriarch?"

Xu Yuanluo turned his head, his eyes filled with terror. He had forgotten that his fourth brother was a heartless scoundrel.

If we start making a scene like this, it will only make everyone lose face.

"Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother, no, no..."

His voice trembled, and everyone's eyes turned to him. He hurriedly bowed apologetically to everyone.

"Brother, don't be angry! Since Yuan Zhen has no intention of getting involved, then it's just that Xin Xiu is unlucky."

The clan patriarch hurriedly spoke to appease the eldest elder, whose name was Dian Mengxiong. He had white hair and beard, but his cultivation was even stronger than the eldest elder's. He always had a faint smile on his face, making him appear very approachable.

"Brother Mengxiong, this scoundrel is ungrateful. Fine, nephew, are you still working for the Cao family?"

Dian Mengxiong nodded, the teacup in his hand trembling almost imperceptibly.

All three families were vassals of the Cao family, a family with the Golden Core stage, and had been summoned by the Cao family countless times in the past. Therefore, the friendship between the Grand Elder, Dian Mengxiong, and Jiang Minghao, the Grand Elder of the Jiang family, was a friendship built on the battlefield.

The three of them also organized this social gathering.

"Yes, he'll be working alongside Xu's fifth son as Cao's henchman."

The elder sighed, and at that moment Jiang Minghao came over.

"Speaking of which, there's something I don't know if you've heard of?"

Compared to the two, Jiang Minghao looked like a young man, probably because he had the secret to preserving his youthful appearance.

"Old Guai, just spit it out, stop being so mysterious."

Jiang Minghao rolled his eyes helplessly. The three of them were too familiar with each other, so they had no inhibitions towards one another.

"Old Xu, we dealt with the golden beetles you discovered two years ago in a timely manner, so the losses were not significant."

But things were different elsewhere; the Ma and Li families suffered heavy losses.

The elder nodded. In the past two years, the price of spirit rice on the market has skyrocketed, and the three families have made a good profit.

"Besides, some mortals have died and come back to life, and they have also become able to cultivate!"

Jiang Minghao dropped a bombshell, leaving the other two wide-eyed.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"Nothing is impossible. Jiang Fang, whom I brought this time, originally had no spiritual root, but look at him now, how is he any different from an ordinary cultivator?"

Upon hearing Jiang Fang's name, their gazes immediately fell upon an ordinary-looking young man in the hall.

Two Foundation Establishment Realm experts' gazes fell upon the boy, instantly piercing through his entire body. They could clearly see everything from the flow of spiritual energy to the internal state of his body.

"Oh, it's him. It's a pity that his spiritual energy is pitifully low. The spiritual energy flows down from the Baihui acupoint, and the golden beetle parasitizes the Shenfu."

A spiritual aperture is formed, and spiritual energy is refined into spiritual power through the spiritual aperture. However, the golden beetle belongs to the metal element, which means that cultivators can only focus on metal-based techniques.

This person can barely be considered a Qi Refining Level 1 cultivator. I even doubted why you would bring along a weak youth.

Jiang Fang, Jiang Fang? Hasn't he been given a generation name yet? Is it because he doesn't want to, or is he worried?

Dian Mengxiong was even more direct, waving at Jiang Fang.

"Little Jiang Fang, come here for a second."

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Fang's already tense body trembled even more violently, like a leaf falling. Heaven help him, just six months ago he was just an ordinary mortal.

Not to mention the head of another family, even the children of the Jiang family who haven't yet achieved Qi cultivation can order him around and treat him with contempt.

Six months ago, he miraculously came back to life, shocking all his relatives and friends. At the time, everyone thought he had faked his death, and he thought so too.

But from that day on, his appetite grew larger and larger, and his strength became astonishing. His parents were worried that something had happened to him, so they had no choice but to take out all their savings and beg the village immortal master for help.

Who knew that when the immortal master examined it, he immediately looked as if he had seen a ghost, muttering repeatedly, "Impossible, absolutely impossible."

The immortal master quickly reported that someone from the Jiang family main branch had taken him to the mountain, and it was said that even the clan leader, who had not made a move for a long time, had been alarmed.

Using the Heart-Questioning Talisman and spiritual power, they finally discovered that his sudden ability to cultivate was due to that golden beetle.

The entire Jiang family was shocked. Some people regarded him as a cultivator, but most people looked at him with suspicion and hostility, regarding him as a fake cultivator.

Because of various considerations, he has never been given a generational name, making his existence in the Jiang family exceptionally special.

"That's right, his Baihui acupoint spiritual aperture has indeed replaced the function of the spiritual root."

Unfortunately, being an external thing, it seems to lack spiritual insight, like trying to see the moon in the water or flowers in the mist, destined not to go far.

But then…”

Dian Mengxiong withdrew her hand from Jiang Fang's head and turned to look at Jiang Minghao.

"Old Guai, I understand your concerns. You're worried that someone might try to steal the sky and replace the sun. It's normal to have this concern."

After all, the origins of the golden beetles are unknown, and if they are accepted in large numbers, there is always a potential problem if they are controlled in the future.

The other two nodded, agreeing that he had spoken to their hearts, but Dian Mengxiong then said seriously.

"But have you considered what other families might think? Do you think they'd let go of this method for rapidly increasing their power?"