Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Wind Rises

  An ominous black shadow arrived in the Imperial Capital with Xiao Yan's arrival, foretelling a bloody storm.

  Xiao Yan did not go directly to Yunlan Sect, but instead planned to meet with the three major families and the imperial family in the Imperial City, hoping they would take action against Yunlan Sect. At the very least, he wanted them to stand by and do nothing. Xiao Yan had already made preparations for intimidation and temptation. The Yunlan Sect was a massive entity, and recently, its sect master, Yunyun, had become engaged to Guhe, making their power even more formidable.

  "How dare you?!" Xiao Yan said: "My Xiao family almost suffered a disaster just because of a small matter, Yunlan Sect is so unreasonable, does everyone want their own family to be the next Xiao family?" This sentence was quite harsh, implying that if Yunlan Sect didn't take action, Xiao Yan would lead people to destroy them.

  How to lure? Xiao Yan said again: "Defeating Yunlai Sect, my alliance will naturally serve the empire, and I promise not to stand above the imperial family like Yunlai Sect. Moreover, what Guhe can do, I can also do it, and even more so, I am refining medicine for the empire, while Guhe is refining medicine for Yunlai Sect, we bring benefits to the imperial family completely differently."

  "I won't rest until I destroy Yunlan Sect and make it completely disappear from the Gamara Empire!"

  The three major families reacted differently to Xiao Yan's situation. The Mu family, which had a reputation in the imperial military, saw this as an opportunity for them to rise and unexpectedly supported Xiao Yan. The Maiter family, who had always been close to the Xiao family, also expressed their support for Xiao Yan, with Hai Bo Dong, an old acquaintance of Xiao Yan's, leading the way. Xiao Yan finally repaid the three years' worth of elixir he owed to Hai, allowing him to recover his former peak strength.

  Of course, there were both supporters and opponents. Nalan Lao's granddaughter, Nalan Xiangran, was the young master of Yunlan Sect. He immediately turned his sleeve and left, but the old man had a soft heart. Considering that his granddaughter had apologized to Xiao Yan for the wedding and Xiao Yan had cured him of poison before, Nalan Lao finally softened up and said he wouldn't help Yunlan Sect. Jia Laoren was indeed an old fox. He directly stated that Yunlan Sect had protected the Ga Ma Empire for many years, and after a lot of nonsense, he said: whoever wins, the imperial family will fully support them. However, Xiao Yan made it a condition to cure the Youhai Jiao Beast, making it one of his assistants, which was indeed a clever move.

  At this critical moment, no one would dare to provoke Jiaolao, and it can be said that Jiaolao's position is the safest.

  No one cares whether it was really the Yunlan Sect who went to the Xiao family, in this tense and critical situation, both sides only want to win over the other. Xiao Yan's movements caused a great stir, and apart from actively preparing for battle, the Yunlan Sect also investigated Xiao Yan's situation. Yun Shan temporarily took over as the sect master of Yunyue, making a high-profile comeback, and the Yunlan Sect entered an unprecedented state of preparation for war.

  After learning about Xiao Yan's background from Nalan Lao, Yunlan Sect conducted an investigation at Yunyun's request. The result was inexplicable, but facing the provocation of a young whippersnapper, for the sake of the sect's face, if Xiao Yan wanted to start a war, they would take it on!

  The four major families of the Empire, Xiao Yan has gained two supporters and two neutrals, and is also connected to the Alchemist Association with whom he had a good relationship in the past. However, unfortunately, he also received some bad news at the same time - the old Sect Master Yun Shan has made a comeback, his strength has already reached that of a Dou Zong. Let Xiao Yan fight against a Dou Zong, it's still unknown who will die in whose hands.

  And after Xiao Yan's return, the Yunlan Sect, the Alchemist Association, the Maitreya Family, and the Mu Family all began to mobilize their forces, gathering all the strong men scattered outside. The Gamma Empire was about to face its greatest shock ever. In order to prevent Gu He from completely standing on the side of the Yunlan Sect, Xiao Yan decided to end the battle quickly, waiting only for Hai Lao to refine the three-year-overdue Purple Spirit Dan before making his move.

  Up until now, in terms of numbers and strength, the two sides are roughly equal. The only variables are Xiao Yan and Yun Shan.

  ………

  At the top of the high mountain, inside the Cloudy Peak, a burst of frantic voice broke the silence here.

  "Haha, people of Yunlan Sect! Come out and meet your death!" Xiao Yan's voice thundered across the sky and shook the mountain peaks.

  Innumerable gazes on the square shifted upwards in an instant, and then gazed at the distant sky. A large group of figures broke through the wind and came, finally covering the entire sky. All the disciples raised their heads, casting their eyes towards the azure sky above, where dozens of figures stood suspended in mid-air, with a pair of Dou Qi wings behind each of them. To say the least, these people were at least strong warriors of the Dou Wang class!

  Yun Shan and Yun Yun's faces gradually darkened after hearing that laughter, they lifted their heads and stared directly at the black-robed youth with emerald green flame wings vibrating in the sky.

  "Hmph, what kind of junior is this, coming to my Yunlan Sect to stir up trouble? Mu Chen, Hai Bodong, Fa Ma, you're actually going to take sides with him and oppose me, the master of Yunlan Sect?" Cloud Mountain's cold voice rang out.

  Yun Shan wore a very simple white long gown, the gentle breeze blew, and the gown fluttered, with a kind of elegant and free-spirited air. He didn't look very old, his face had no wrinkles that an elderly person should have, but rather was like a warm jade emitting a soft glow, if not for that head of snow-white long hair, Xiao Yan would really find it hard to believe he was a strong master from the same era as Hai Bo Dong. However, judging from the looks of reverence on the faces of those Yun Lian Sect disciples below, this person was none other than the previous Yun Lian Sect Master, Yun Shan.

  "This old thing has actually become the leader of the Dou Sect..." Hai Bo Dong smacked his lips, and a hint of envy flashed in his eyes. He then said: "The remaining 140 people from the Xiao family can all testify that Yun Lian Sect did not tolerate Xiao Yan's actions, and went to kill and destroy their clan, taking away their leader. How do you explain this?"

  "Hmph, our sect didn't even know about this matter! This has nothing to do with the Yunlan Sect!" What Yunshan said was indeed true, but unfortunately, when a scholar encounters a soldier, no amount of reasoning can make things clear, and when encountering Xiao Yan, even the most righteous arguments are useless.

  "Cloud Mountain, I respect you as a senior! You immediately have someone bring out my father, otherwise, today I will destroy the entire Cloud Ridge Sect!" Xiao Yan thought that Yun Shan was just trying to deny it and didn't give him any room for maneuver.

  "Hmph, what a big tone you have! You openly declare war on Yunlan Sect, no matter the reason. Today, I think it's better for you to stay in Yunlan Sect." Coldly laughing, Yun Leng was also enraged. Being suddenly stormed into the sect and threatened by name, it was simply making him lose face within the sect.

  Just then, a voice filled with bewildered questioning rang out.

  "Medicine Rock?"

  Yun Yun looked up at the sky incredulously, a white moon dress fluttering in the wind, her long hair scattered carelessly around her waist, setting off that beautiful face, with an air of nobility and majesty.

  "Yún zhī?" Xiao Yan was also stunned, how did she appear here?