"Daoist Wuji naturally has his ways; you don't need to worry about that."
Changsun Changkong's tone was laced with anger. "I can give you the Wordless Book right now. As for the Phoenix Bloodstone, you can take it yourself!"
Saying this, Changsun Changkong turned and walked towards his home. "If you want the Wordless Book, follow me!"
Changsun Qingwan still harbored some reservations. She knew the importance of the Phoenix Bloodstone.
If it weren't for Ye Kunlun's master producing the Phoenix Bloodstone back then, the Changsun family would likely have been swallowed by the Yin Sha, and it would have been a disaster for Kyoto.
"Ye Kunlun, come with my great-grandfather."
Changsun Qingwan said to Ye Kunlun.
In the Fubao Pavilion, Changsun Changkong took out a small rosewood box from a hidden compartment and handed it to Ye Kunlun. "This is the Wordless Book you wanted. From this moment on, Qingwan and you will have no further connection!"
Ye Kunlun glanced at the rosewood box, took it, and put it away.
"I only said I would spare Changsun Che's life, not that I wouldn't punish him."
A cold smile flickered across Ye Kunlun's lips.
"You!" Changsun Changkong was furious. "Ye Kunlun, you've already taken the Wordless Book. Don't push your luck."
*Boom—*
Ye Kunlun's aura erupted instantly. One strand of his power condensed into a sharp sword and lunged towards Changsun Che, who was in the secret passage!
"Ah—"
In the secret passage, Changsun Che's left arm was severed by Ye Kunlun's power from a distance, letting out a piercing scream!
Changsun Qingwan tried to intervene, but it was too late.
Changsun Changkong didn't know what had happened, but Ye Kunlun's terrifying aura made him tremble.
"Ye Kunlun, this is the Changsun family. Do you really intend to cause trouble here?"
Changsun Changkong rebuked Ye Kunlun angrily.
Ye Kunlun retracted his power and sneered dismissively. "Don't talk about the Changsun family. Even if the King of Heaven lived here, if I wanted to cause trouble, no one could stop me!"
"Furthermore, all the industries of Xinxin Gold Store will be merged into Zhuge Gold. If Changsun Che dares to lay a hand on anyone by my side again, I will kill him next time!"
With that, Ye Kunlun said expressionlessly to Changsun Qingwan, "Take me to the Yin Sha land. I need to retrieve the Phoenix Bloodstone!"
The Phoenix Bloodstone was extremely precious, having been refined by his master in Kunlun Void using the blood of nine rare beasts from Kunlun.
It was named Phoenix Bloodstone because one of the nine rare beasts was called Zhu Niao.
Legend had it that Zhu Niao was a descendant of the divine bird Fenghuang, hence the name Phoenix Bloodstone.
The blood of the nine rare beasts contained potent spiritual energy and had the effect of counteracting Yin Sha.
Hundreds of years ago, for some unknown reason, an extremely powerful Yin Sha energy emerged from the ancestral land of the Changsun family.
Experts from Kyoto and Shanhe Tai had tried, but could only temporarily seal it.
However, after several centuries, the seal was broken by the Yin Sha energy.
At that time, Kyoto experts no longer possessed the ability to reseal it, until Ye Kunlun's master appeared and suppressed the Yin Sha with the Phoenix Bloodstone!
Ye Kunlun's master then used the Phoenix Bloodstone as a token to arrange the marriage between Ye Kunlun and Changsun Qingwan.
Ye Kunlun and Changsun Qingwan walked side-by-side towards the back mountain of the Changsun family, which was the ancestral land.
Zhuge Chu followed behind them, looking around curiously, deliberately keeping a distance, not wanting to disturb them.
Changsun Qingwan's face was etched with a hint of frost. Ye Kunlun's arrival today had unsettled her.
Even though Changsun Che was in the wrong, he was her elder brother after all.
Ye Kunlun sensed the coldness emanating from Changsun Qingwan and sneered, "Don't blame me for not warning you. Once the Phoenix Bloodstone is removed, if the Yin Sha within is not suppressed within half a month, it will greatly affect the fortune of your Changsun lineage."
Hearing Ye Kunlun's words, Changsun Qingwan rolled her eyes at him and snorted, "None of your business. My master has already thought of a solution."
"Heh heh."
Ye Kunlun let out two cold laughs, his laughter tinged with disdain.
Changsun Qingwan frowned, displeased with Ye Kunlun's attitude.
"Hey, what do you mean? My master hasn't provoked you in any way," Changsun Qingwan glared at Ye Kunlun.
Ye Kunlun replied, "Daoist Wuji does have some skills, but only some. Besides the Heavenly Phoenix Blood and the Phoenix Bloodstone, I don't believe he has any other way to suppress the Yin Sha!"
Ye Kunlun's master had once mentioned to him the matter of the Yin Sha power in the Changsun family's ancestral land.
That Yin Sha was extremely sinister. Many experts had been dispatched back then, and they could only seal it.
If it were just ordinary Yin Sha power, his master, Daoist Wuji, and the experts of Shanhe Tai could have easily eliminated it.
But this Yin Sha was like an earth flame, or more accurately, a Yin Sha fire. Even a trace of it would instantly turn an ordinary person into a pile of white bones.
Even cultivators, if not treated promptly, would be consumed by the Yin Sha within moments and turn into withered bones.
Ye Kunlun naturally didn't care about the fate of the Changsun family.
However, once the Phoenix Bloodstone was taken, and the Yin Sha surged out, it would affect far more than just the Changsun family.
"My master said he has a way, so he definitely has a way."
Changsun Qingwan was also annoyed by Ye Kunlun's words. "You think you're the only one who knows a lot!"
Ye Kunlun shrugged and replied calmly, "I hope you don't end up begging me on your knees then!"
"I'd rather be blind from crying than beg you!"
Changsun Qingwan retorted, arguing with Ye Kunlun.
The back mountain was just ahead. As Ye Kunlun approached, he sensed the power of the Phoenix Bloodstone.
After all, he had contributed to the refinement of the Phoenix Bloodstone by his master.
In addition to the power of the Phoenix Bloodstone, Ye Kunlun also sensed the power of the formation that had been there before, although the formation's power was no longer sufficient to seal the Yin Sha.
"The Phoenix Bloodstone is at the formation's eye. You can go and retrieve it yourself."
Changsun Qingwan stopped, intending to make things difficult for Ye Kunlun.
Although the formation was incomplete, its power remained. If one didn't know the correct method, it wouldn't be easy to enter.
Ye Kunlun chuckled, his body flickered slightly, and he disappeared from her sight, having already stepped into the formation.
Changsun Qingwan was taken aback, not expecting Ye Kunlun to enter so easily.
She quickly followed. A few breaths later, the scene opened up before them, revealing a stone tower several meters high.
And the Phoenix Bloodstone was on top of the stone tower.
Ye Kunlun didn't rush to retrieve the Phoenix Bloodstone. Instead, he investigated the area beneath the stone tower where the seal was located.
As his divine sense probed, a cold, burning power instantly devoured it.
Ye Kunlun frowned slightly. As his divine sense was devoured, he actually felt a sensation of being burned.
"What kind of Yin Sha is this? It's so terrifying!"
Ye Kunlun muttered to himself, his tone quite serious.
"Ever since the Yin Sha erupted here, our elders have consulted many documents and ancient texts over the centuries, but there are no clues."
Changsun Qingwan explained from the side.
"Let me try it!"
Saying that, Ye Kunlun condensed pure Yang energy within his divine sense and probed the sealed area again.