Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 505 - 255. The Sword Passed Down for Thousands of Miles (Two-in-One Chapter)_3

Chapter 505: 255. The Sword Passed Down for Thousands of Miles (Two-in-One Chapter)_3

However, the current Jinzhou Ancestral Land, besides having suffered some destruction, was also producing an impact strikingly different from the usual due to the reversal of the general situation.

The Ye Clan members with moderate to low cultivation levels might find it very difficult to adapt when encountering it abruptly.

No wonder Ye Moquan had sent all the clan members away, leaving only himself in the ancestral land.

On one hand, he had other arrangements, ordering the clan’s younger generation to execute their duties separately; on the other hand, it was also to prevent his own kin from being implicated further.

There are pros and cons. With the sudden changes and without sufficient time for Warming and Nurturing, many of Jinzhou’s original tactics are no longer useful.

Mount Shu Elder Gao Dongyan frowned, "Not even leaving the Star-Chess Seal behind?"

The Star-Chess Seal was the Jinzhou Ye Clan’s hereditary Treasure of the Clan.

For the Jinzhou Ye Clan, it held a significance akin to that of the Dragon Serpent Pen for the Jiangzhou Lin Clan, and the Shuofeng Sword for the Youzhou Forest Clan.

Ji Dongquan said, "Ye Moquan is indeed getting on in years. Though he has been well-maintained and hasn’t started declining in his cultivation realm, he no longer possesses the vigor of his peak years, and now he doesn’t even have the Star-Chess Seal in hand..."

Gao Dongyan remarked, "Each family knows its own affairs. We can all see it, and he himself must be aware. He likely has other plans."

Ji Dongquan nodded his head in agreement.

Wei Qiyue didn’t speak, her gaze constantly sweeping across the whole scene.

The old Jinzhou Clan Chief, who for many years hadn’t made a move and rarely even left the ancestral land, now fought without any hint of rustiness, letting loose and dominating the field.

Streams of Vast Integrity Qi, together with the streams of Spiritual Energy released from the ancestral land, intersected in mid-air, forming a grid-like or chessboard-like presence.

But Chu Yu and the others, upon closer inspection, noticed that the Artistic Conception within was different from the Jinzhou Ye Clan’s usual Star-Chess Divine Skills.

Previously, when Upper Three Heavens Cultivators from the Jinzhou Ye Clan took action, their techniques would spread far and wide. They would transform a region of heaven and earth into their personal chessboard, making moves to constrain their opponents and allow themselves to operate freely.

Now, when Ye Moquan made his move, there was a chessboard to the east and another to the west. Not only were the chess pieces scattered, but the illusory chessboards themselves were dispersed, spreading out in all directions in great numbers.

It was no longer the original strategy of treating Star-Chess as a game; rather, it was like clusters of star clouds spreading out. Combined, they enveloped the area and simultaneously continued to expand outwards.

"Barbarian Spearhead" didn’t have the effect it previously had in Jiangzhou and Youzhou. Xu Yuanzhen, on the dark thunderclouds, looked as usual but gave a slight nod.

Her gaze was cold yet extremely bright, also focusing on the collision between Barbarian Spearhead’s tip and the Wenhua battle array of the Ye Clan Ancestral Land below, seemingly lost in thought.

As for Ye Moquan’s counterattack, Xu Yuanzhen didn’t pay it too much attention.

It was only when real chess pieces began to emerge within those widespread star-cloud formations that she turned her attention to take a glance.

Those real chess pieces seemed to be made of jade, clearly black and white, exuding a gentle and mellow aura. They hung stably suspended in mid-air, forming an actual chessboard layout.

And these chess pieces themselves possessed their own Spiritual Nature, merging with Ye Moquan’s star-cloud formations.

Tang Xiaotang, observing from a distance, suddenly had a flash in her eyes, and a faint golden color surfaced in her pupils.

"Heh!" she sneered, "He has been prepared to deal with us from the start. This doesn’t look like something newly prepared!"

One star-cloud formation after another expanded.

They themselves seemed like larger chess pieces being played, one after another.

The formations expanded freely, like celestial steeds soaring. While they didn’t completely seal this region of heaven and earth, they immensely affected the Global Spiritual Qi.

The most direct effect was impacting the Daoist Talisman Sect cultivators’ control and manipulation of the Global Spiritual Qi.

This was similar to the Confucian Chanting Sect. The Taoist Heritage of the Longhu Mountain Celestial Master’s Mansion taught that Talisman Scriptures connect to heaven and earth, move spirits and gods, and borrow power from nature. By leveraging one’s own strength, cultivators could mobilize the even more formidable forces of heaven and earth. Thus, Talisman Scriptures possessed incredible power.

Ye Moquan’s specially prepared chess pieces, unique board formations, and distinctive strategies did not completely seal off heaven and earth. However, they constantly interrupted and interfered with the Talisman Sect cultivators’ spellcasting.

This style differed from the Jinzhou Ye Clan’s traditional teachings, which emphasized controlling the overall situation and striving for perfection. Unlike techniques like ’Home, Country, World’ that sealed an entire region of heaven and earth, this approach was undoubtedly much less difficult to execute. It also allowed for far more freedom and variation, which in turn made it much harder for opponents to counter.

This was not a method targeting Xu Yuanzhen individually but was devised from the perspective of engaging the entire Daoist Talisman Sect’s legacy.

Just as one would prepare countermoves for Xuantian Temple.

While the Jinzhou Ye Clan had secretly supported the Li Clan of Xinzhou to further expand their power on Longhu Mountain, they had also made preparations to prevent the other party from growing too strong to control.

This chess strategy, designed to restrict Talisman Sect cultivators from communicating with heaven and earth, was named:

Zhenshentou.

As this technique began to exert its effect, the ceremonial long sword at Ye Moquan’s waist was unsheathed.

Where the blade pointed, Star-Chess was like a game, with Vast Integrity Qi resembling meteor streams, falling towards Xu Yuanzhen from various directions.

Xu Yuanzhen was composed. Looking at the Zhenshentou layout in front of her, her face even revealed a hint of a mocking expression.

She stood unmoved, and a sea of emerald flames expanded around her.

Within the sea of fire, a massive flaming tiger raised its head and roared. Streams of flowing fire flew in all directions, unyielding, clashing with Ye Moquan’s Vast Integrity Qi star-swords.

Although numerous specially-made black and white jade chess pieces continued to flicker with light, and the Zhenshentou formation was functioning as intended.

However...

It had no effect whatsoever on Xu Yuanzhen.

The Global Spiritual Qi from all directions gathered around her, completely under her control. Not only was she unaffected by interference, but she even began to contest Ye Moquan and the Ye Clan Ancestral Land for dominion over the Global Spiritual Qi, causing it to constantly fluctuate.

Ye Moquan’s Zhenshentou came to naught, and his gaze suddenly became sharp and focused.

Piecing together his previous encounter with Xu Yuanzhen in the Youzhou Forest Clan’s ancestral land, and the various signs of Xu Yuanzhen’s earlier actions, the old man’s long-held suspicion was finally confirmed: