Master of Strange Dao

Previously, it was because of the emergence of the hungry ghost king that the Three Divine Dynasties were afraid some huge change would occur, completely spiraling out of control, so they tacitly did many things.

Now, as everyone's understanding of Jinlan Mountain grows, many things will gradually change.

Just like the previous incident of the Yin Family being kidnapped, don't say you don't know about it, it actually had reasons targeted at Jinlan Mountain."

"I really didn't know about that, I just happened to be there to help, King Xiang's dozens of carts full of gifts, sent to Jinlan, I just couldn't lose face," Yu Ziqing said nonchalantly without missing a beat.

"Hey, you guy, you're quite good at pretending," the Old Chief Venerate immediately laughed.

"I don't know where you get your confidence from, but, I can tell you one thing, stay and chat with me for a few days."

"I'd rather not listen. I've been out for many days without sending word back home, my elders are probably getting anxious."

Yu Ziqing didn't want to listen; this old fellow was at it again.

Seeing he wanted to leave, intended to keep him for a few more days until the dust settled outside before letting him show his face.

Now it was necessary to bring up the crisis facing Jinlan Mountain.

In the past, Yu Ziqing used to be more timid, but he went to great lengths to increase Jinlan Mountain's foundation.

It was long foreseen that one day, when people are fairly certain the hungry ghost king would not awaken, and understand that the kind of Great Divine Power that could erase the White Sun Holy Mother couldn't be easily employed, they would slowly trace it back to the interior of Jinlan Mountain and realize that there were no particularly strong experts inside.

There would always be brazen individuals, for a variety of reasons, who would shift their attention to Jinlan Mountain.

Yu Ziqing never underestimated the Three Divine Dynasties, nor did he underestimate anyone else.

If he had some special means, then others might naturally have other special means as well.

Just like before, some people actually dug up the secrets of Jinlan Mountain's Jade Tomb, but the Jade Tomb's god had already been sealed during the Dadui Divine Dynasty period.

Yu Ziqing himself, to this day, was not quite sure whether the Jade Tomb and the Evil Lord were two different people, or if it was really just a matter of body and god.

The unconventional deterrence, which had appeared only once, was after all only deterrence, and only bought Jinlan Mountain time for secret development after all.

Now that some have already brazenly done certain things, if others more daring were to appear in the future, Yu Ziqing would not be surprised at all.

So, Old Yang said that he was always very anxious and that the village chief was anxious too.

But now, Jinlan Mountain on this side, has to some extent acquired the ability to protect itself.

To the north, there was You Zhen who had recovered to Ninth Tier strength standing guard; inside Jinlan Mountain there were the village chief and Old Yang; and to the south, Han Dong was guarding the tomb.

To say there were three Ninth Tier individuals wasn't an exaggeration at all.

Jinlan Mountain's weakness was only its shallow foundation; other than the Ninth Tier individuals, there were virtually no middle ranks, everything else consisted of weaklings, and there was no cultivation of new talents.

In order not to expose this, the village chief had issued an order in the village: anyone below Sixth Tier Body Cultivation had to go mining, no one could leave the village except Yu Ziqing.

Mining was just an excuse; if not mining, other tasks would be found for the people in the village.

In any case, everyone had to stay in the village and level up.

Today, unless one of the Three Divine Dynasties, or someone within Langya Institute, exerted all their strength to attack, the village could at least ensure safety, securing more developmental time for the future.

If something threatened Yu Ziqing's own safety, Yu Ziqing was ready to cower; when one's strength is insufficient, there's no shame in admitting it.

But if Jinlan Mountain was in danger, Yu Ziqing wouldn't cower at all.

Standing there, he looked at the Old Chief Venerate with a very serious tone.

"Old man, if you want me to stay here and chat with you for a few days, it's really not a big deal, I've always respected the elderly and cherished the young.

But if you think you can induce a sense of crisis in me, make me think you are threatening me with Jinlan Mountain.

Then let me tell you, believe it or not, Jinlan Mountain could have three or four people come out tomorrow, flatten the Shadow Department, kill your son, and Emperor Li would have to pinch his nose and bear it.

The Crown Prince might even have to come forward to mollify and offer some compensation."

The Old Chief Venerate's eyes hardened; he could tell that Yu Ziqing was serious and not bluffing him.

He didn't quite understand, was Jinlan Mountain really that strong?

But he read other implications from it.

Not counting the hungry ghost, Jinlan Mountain could now call upon three or four strong individuals.

He was somewhat shocked, immediately feeling that this was absolutely impossible.

The Old Chief Venerate, as the head of the Shadow Department, naturally had a clear understanding of Jinlan Mountain's previous status.

He even knew of Yu Ziqing's strength from a few years back.

That Yu Ziqing could advance so quickly was a surprise to him as well.

However, considering Yu Ziqing's identity and having ample resources, Body Cultivation does advance quickly in the earlier stages with sufficient resources, so this was normal.

But no matter how fast, it was absolutely impossible that several Ninth Tier Strong would emerge in just under ten years.

No faction has ever achieved that so swiftly.

Beneath the Ninth Tier, it's feasible; indeed, there are special methods that exhaust potential and lifespan to ascend rapidly, but for the Ninth Tier, there truly are none.

The Old Chief Venerate, looking at Yu Ziqing's demeanor, suddenly understood; he had made a grave mistake.

Because of his extensive knowledge of Jinlan Mountain's details and the shallow foundation, his plans backfired.

In his mind, Jinlan Mountain was merely in possession of a certain precious resource beneficial to all, and it just happened that this resource could only function properly with the aid of the hungry ghost.