266: Chapter 224 266: Chapter 224 Jiang Tang was already somewhat familiar with this place and knew that although the mountains were a bit dangerous, there were no arrays inside, except that these people would have the advantage of defensive worm insects.
In fact, their location was even less secure than other cultivation families’, with poisonous insects in the river water below the mountain, which was merely a deterrent for regular people.
A true powerful figure like him, who had a flying artifact, could come to this stockade in the mountains at any time.
However, he didn’t say anything more; he wasn’t an array master with the capability to do so, but he still kindly offered a suggestion to Dugu Yan’er.
“Dugu Yan’er, doesn’t your stockade activate any formations?”
“How could that be?
It’s just that you don’t know about it.
We are one of the Top Ten Clans, so how could we be so useless?
The formations were just deactivated because we have guests,” said Dugu Yan’er with a proud look.
His response made Jiang Tang feel that his concern was superfluous.
As one of the Ten Great Clans, their depth was something his ordinary background could not compare with.
Jiang Tang felt that even with his wealth to establish influence, he couldn’t become the strongest; he needed to pass some of his abilities onto his subordinates.
He thought of the secret manuals he had obtained before; not everyone was capable of learning these secret techniques.
If given to some people with malicious intentions, it would be a disaster.
Jiang Tang felt that in the future, his team must be assessed before they could be taught the secret manuals and given more strength.
The Star-absorbing Spell was not a cultivation technique that could be shared with others; such a domineering technique was for his enjoyment alone.
This time, Jiang Tang’s arrow carried one more person, yet it could expand a bit larger.
With an additional man on board, it didn’t feel too cramped; they could each sit on the arrow and enjoy the view below the clouds as it flew.
The Dugu brothers watched the outside scenery from the clouds, feeling it was novel and delightful.
He too had a flying artifact, but it wasn’t as fast or as high-grade as this one.
His flying sword was a reward from his family, a magical treasure purchased from outside the clan.
His family, unlike other clans, did not have an Artifact Refining Hall; they had an Alchemy Hall instead, and the pills they created were quite ordinary.
The better ones were bought at a high price from outside.
When they arrived at the Spirit Sect Yun Clan, led by Yun Duoduo, and looked down from the heights, all that could be seen on this outer mountain of the Imperial City were lush trees and the fragrance of flowers; no human habitation was in sight.
Jiang Tang looked at this place and felt certain it was not a real landscape; there must be illusion techniques at work.
Even he, an Ocean Wheel cultivator, could not see through the illusion.
If this wasn’t an illusion, he wouldn’t believe it.
But if this really were an illusion, then the creator was exceedingly clever.
Even with his strong spiritual power, he could not discern the truth hidden within the illusion.
“Yun Duoduo, are you sure this is your family’s land?
Don’t tell me you live in caves,” he asked.
Dugu Yan’er thought the scenery here was quite beautiful, comparable to that of his own clan.
“That’s because you lack insight, Lacking the ability to see clearly,” Yun Duoduo replied with haughty charm.
“Yun Duoduo, are you sure this really is where your clan lives?
An illusion?” Yuan Baozhu said incredulously.
“Of course.
Do you think our clan territory is somewhere you can just waltz into?
If not for someone from our clan guiding you, who else would know this is our clan’s base?”
Among the people from their respective families, Yun Duoduo rarely spoke, but this did not mean she lacked pride.
Just like the other families of the Top Ten Clans, Yun Duoduo felt she was no less in any aspect, not just in person and looks, but also in combat power.
“Yun Duoduo, stop being so mysterious and just lead the way!” Tang Yanhong said, rolling her eyes at Yun Duoduo.
“Exactly, being all mysterious for what?
Isn’t it just an illusion?
That’s pretty much the same as an array, right?” Zhang Nianjiao even let out a rude remark.
“Yun Duoduo, I thought you brought us here to enjoy the scenery.
Turns out this is your family’s place.
Is it really that secretive?” Hua Xian’er chimed in.
The rest of the group just laughed, feeling like Yun Duoduo was putting on an act.
“I didn’t invite you all here; it was you who wanted to follow Jiang Tang, hmph,” she said with a huff.
Yun Duoduo could roll her eyes as well as anyone, and she did so in response to the other girls.
The Dugu brothers understood what the girls were saying; only their sister could understand this language they spoke.
Dugu Yan’er exchanged a few words with her elder brother, and he, too, spoke a few words back, thinking Yun Duoduo was being too affected.
Since she had already led the people here, she should quickly take them into the clan.
“Yun Duoduo, didn’t you invite me into your clan?
What’s the matter?
Having second thoughts?”
Jiang Tang was not annoyed by Yun Duoduo’s show; instead, he felt that the girl simply had her own pride.
“No regrets, Jiang Tang.
I’ll take you in right now.
Keep your eyes open and watch,” said Yun Duoduo, her attitude towards Jiang Tang obviously different from that towards the other women.
She was defiantly confrontational with the other girls, but completely amicable with Jiang Tang.
Yun Duoduo took out something from her storage bag and shined it towards a specific spot on the large mountain.
To everyone’s surprise, where there once was only flora-covered hills, now appeared an archway before their eyes.
The words “Spirit Sect Yun Clan” were written in large characters on the archway.
Beyond the archway were streets, houses, and even crowds of people walking about.
It was a far cry from a remote mountainous locale; it looked instead like a bustling marketplace.
“Oh, it’s quite different inside here,” said a woman’s voice from among the crowd, which Yun Duoduo ignored.