Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Ji Feiyu, once the General of Chongshan Town, when Yang Zhenshan breached Chongshan Pass, he and Prince Qing fled together. It was actually Yang Zhenshan who intentionally let them go.

At this moment, compared to the past, Ji Feiyu did not seem any older; on the contrary, he appeared much younger.

Cui Liang respectfully offered Ji Feiyu tea and said softly, "My lord, I have given Wang Bin the flaw just as you ordered. However, Duan Qifeng just sent word asking us to wipe out Iron Origin Guard!"

Ji Feiyu said with a calm expression, "There is no need to bother with Iron Origin Guard anymore; our goal is not to eliminate Duan Qifeng!"

Cui Liang, puzzled, asked, "Then what is our purpose?"

Ji Feiyu raised his head, a dark red gleam flashed through the depths of his eyes, and a cold smile spread across his face.

"Let the Wuliang Hu Clan go to war with Beiyuan Town!"

Cui Liang's heart skipped a beat; he felt that Ji Feiyu was different from before. In the past, even though Ji Feiyu had plotted rebellion calculatingly, Cui Liang always considered him an upright and forthright hero.

But the Ji Feiyu he sensed now was a bitterly ruthless and merciless loner, like a fierce lone wolf on the steppe.

Ji Feiyu had made contact three years ago, but Cui Liang had only met Ji Feiyu in the last few months.

To be honest, his initial feelings towards Ji Feiyu were complex. In those days, Ji Feiyu trusted him, and he was loyal to Ji Feiyu. But later, Ji Feiyu was defeated at Chongshan Pass, and he himself nearly lost his life at Guanshan Pass.

Then, he lived with the Wuliang Hu Clan for several years, becoming accustomed to their lifestyle, content with his current life.

So when he first received contact from Ji Feiyu, he didn't want to collude with him anymore.

But when he saw Ji Feiyu again, he didn't dare to have any thoughts of defiance towards him.

The current Ji Feiyu was too terrifying.

"What benefit do we have in having the Wuliang Hu Clan go to war with Beiyuan Town?" Cui Liang didn't understand.

Ji Feiyu revealed a faint smile, but that smile seemed exceptionally sinister.

"We can obtain a large amount of blood food!"

"What exactly is blood food?" Cui Liang was utterly panicked; he always thought it was not anything good.

Ji Feiyu looked at him with an intense gaze that sent chills down his spine; he quickly lowered his head to avoid those eyes as if they were seeping blood.

"Spirit Continuation Blood Refining Skill!"

Ji Feiyu handed him a book, "You too can practice it. From today on, you are an Apostle of the Divine Sun Sect's Red Monarch!"

Cui Liang dumbly accepted the book, "What exactly is a Red Monarch's Apostle?"

"Hehe~~" Ji Feiyu's mouth curled into a smile, "That means you are my subordinate. I am the Red Monarch of the Divine Sun Sect!"

Yes, the current Ji Feiyu had become the Red Monarch of the Divine Sun Sect. That year, Yang Zhenshan killed a Red Monarch in the Capital City, and after that Red Monarch's death, Ji Feiyu became the new Red Monarch of the Divine Sun Sect.

As for how Ji Feiyu joined the Divine Sun Sect, that's a longer story.

After the defeat, Prince Qing fled from Da Rong. Although he lost everything from Da Rong, he still had a Navy on Black Mountain Island.

But Prince Qing was rather unlucky. He smoothly escaped to Black Mountain Island but upon his arrival, he fell seriously ill and died.

Subsequently, the Divine Sun Sect found his doorstep. Prince Qing's son, Chen Hengchang, led Black Mountain Island to join the Divine Sun Sect.

So Ji Feiyu also became a disciple of the Divine Sun Sect.

However, initially, Black Mountain Island and the Divine Sun Sect were not harmonious, and there were many conflicts between them. Chen Hengchang also distrusted the Divine Sun Sect.

But once the Divine Sun Sect lost all hands in the Capital City, the sect gradually increased its investment in Black Mountain Island, and only then did Chen Hengchang fully join the Divine Sun Sect.

Now, Ji Feiyu is one of the four great Monarchs of the Divine Sun Sect.

Cui Liang flipped through the Spirit Continuation Blood Refining Skill. He had never heard of the Divine Sun Sect, nor did he know what it meant. Since the Red Monarch's Apostle is a subordinate of Ji Feiyu, he didn't care about the Divine Sun Sect anymore.

But as he read the content of Spirit Continuation Blood Refining Skill, his expression grew more and more troubled.

"So blood food is Martial Artists?"

"Exactly! A war can provide us with a lot of blood food!" Ji Feiyu said with a chilling laugh.

"Bu-but-but..." Cui Liang was so shocked that he was stammering and couldn't finish a whole sentence.

His bottom line was already very low, yet the cultivation method of the Spirit Continuation Blood Refining Skill was still far beneath it.

Evolving through the absorption of a Martial Artist's vital essence was a blatant challenge to his moral bottom line.

"Don't you want to become an Innate Martial Artist?" Ji Feiyu said softly.

A simple sentence filled with endless temptation made Cui Liang's heart tremble fiercely.

Becoming an Innate Martial Artist was a huge temptation for any Martial Artist, an irresistible lure, especially for those above the Postnatal Seventh Layer, who had begun to touch upon the Innate Realm. They dreamt of becoming Innate Martial Artists.

Cui Liang naturally also fantasized about becoming an Innate Martial Artist; he had even thought if he became one, his status within the Wuliang Royal Court would reach new heights, and even Wu Tuo would have to treat him with great respect.

Cui Liang lowered his head fiercely and looked through the Spirit Continuation Blood Refining Skill again.

Moments later, when he raised his head again, his eyes were filled with boundless desire and madness.

"My lord, what if Wu Tuo is unwilling to start the war?"

Ji Feiyu laughed, "He will choose to fight because he knows that if he doesn't, Chongshan Town will gradually nibble away at his territory!"

Provoking a conflict between the Wuliang Royal Court and Beiyuan Town was the result of their long-planned scheme, and they owed their thanks to Yang Zhenshan for the development plan he made for Chongshan Town.

With the development and expansion of the Dinghu Guard, Chongshan Town was gradually nibbling away at the territory of the Hu Clan from the east. Now the Wula Clan of the western Hu Clan was forced to retreat three hundred miles away from the Dinghu Guard.

If they continued to let the Dinghu Guard expand westward, the territory originally given to the Wula Clan by the Wuliang Royal Court would be completely consumed. This would force the Wuliang Royal Court to start a war with Da Rong.

Yang Zhenshan's goal at that time was to resolve the Hu Clan issue in one battle, but unfortunately, due to the changes in the court, he was recalled to the Capital City.

Zhou Lan followed Yang Zhenshan's plan very well and continued the development of Chongshan Town, but the strength of Chongshan Town certainly did not improve as quickly as it would under Yang Zhenshan's personal leadership.

If Chongshan Town had always been under the personal control of Yang Zhenshan, then it would definitely have had the strength to annihilate the Hu Clan by now.

In fact, Wu Tuo was already preparing to start a war with Da Rong, and what Ji Feiyu was doing now was to give Wu Tuo an irrefutable reason to do so.

That reason was for Beiyuan Town to provoke the war with the Hu Clan.

A standard military saber exposed Duan Qifeng's collusion with the Hu Clan, luring Duan Qifeng to initiate the war with the Hu Clan.

Indeed, the woman beside Duan Qifeng was from the Divine Sun Sect, and she was even the Flame Monarch. Duan Qifeng also cultivated the Spirit Continuation Blood Refining Skill, but he was not a member of the Divine Sun Sect.

He was just a puppet seduced by the Divine Sun Sect.

"What you need to do next is to gather the remnants and defeated soldiers on the battlefield, especially Postnatal Martial Artists, the more the better!" Ji Feiyu instructed.

Cui Liang looked at Ji Feiyu, then at the Spirit Continuation Blood Refining Skill in his hands, "I understand!"

Meanwhile, within the General Mansion of Beiyuan Town, the Flame Monarch's consort Ming Yue looked with a frosty face at the man kneeling before her and said indifferently, "Do you know what to do next?"

"I know, my lord, to gather as much blood-food as possible on the battlefield!"

The man slightly raised his head, revealing a handsome face, with eyes filled with infatuation for Consort Ming Yue.

At her words, Consort Ming Yue's delicate body stood up slightly, stepped forward, bent over a little, and a fair amount of her snow-white skin peeked through just right.

She extended her index finger and lifted the man's chin, "Be good, do the task well, and I will reward you nicely!"

After speaking, her red lips pressed against the man's mouth.

With an almost ethereal touch, the man's body trembled, his face flushed, and his infatuation intensified.

"Do not worry, my lord, I will definitely complete the task!"

Consort Ming Yue smiled seductively, flirtatiously returning to her seat on the soft couch, her bare feet, like pearls, teasingly lifted in front of the man.

Her long and straight legs hidden beneath the soft, sheer fabric, tantalizingly hinted at.

"If you can find a Half-step Innate Martial Artist on the battlefield, then you can play with it to your heart's content!"

She pointed with her jade-like finger to her tender white feet, with a playful look in her eyes.

The man was so excited, he could not speak, his eyes fixed on the tender feet as if they were a peerless treasure; he nodded vigorously.

"Go!" Consort Ming Yue said softly.

The man crawled out of the room.