Shen Wang seemed to be in thought.
It turns out that array formations can also combine with living beings, with mutual generation or similar attributes enhancing the array.
He looked at the rapidly growing Lan Kui, feeling that this fish was becoming increasingly mysterious.
The two people outside were still there, and Shen Wang couldn’t go out. He went to the courtyard and instructed Liu Shan to dismantle the floor near the pool and cultivate a piece of land.
If the Yun Family truly intended to trap him here, self-sufficiency was still necessary.
He no longer focused on talisman making or researching the Medicine Dao, spending more time on his cultivation.
Daytime passed, and night arrived once again.
Shen Wang walked to the wall, glanced at some cracks on it, and through the larger cracks, could still see the walls formed by the outer array.
He closed his eyes, his thoughts slowly extended, and faintly heard Yun Conghui and Ge Changzhuang’s conversation.
The two intentionally used the Sound Transmission Technique, assuming Shen Wang wouldn’t hear, but unaware that Shen Wang cultivated Luo God Visualization Method, making his sensing power strong enough to eavesdrop on their discussion.
"Kaihe should have returned to the family by now. The earliest someone will come is tomorrow morning. We just need to hold on for one more night."
"Hmm, for now, just be wary of that ghostly thing."
Ge Changzhuang nodded, taking a look at the mountain in the back: "There’s something strange, during the day I took a look at Grave Mountain and opened several graves, but didn’t find any corpses transforming, suggesting Shen Family already dealt with it, so where did last night’s zombies come from?"
"Probably from people who died nearby; I believe those zombies are nurtured by that monstrous thing."
Yun Conghui looked at the ancestral residence: "The people inside surely know better than me, they just don’t want to say."
"Hmph, just people from a small family, if necessary, we’ll directly pressure the Shen Family to have their Patriarch order him to hand people over."
Ge Changzhuang sneered.
"That would create quite a stir; another faction or other sects in Celestial Travel Sect would certainly come looking for trouble."
Yun Conghui shook his head, speaking meaningfully: "Our actions are not justified or legitimate; otherwise, why the roundabout and secretive approach?"
"The main issue is still your internal disunity; there’s no good deal having both face and substance. If you want to cultivate powerful successors, don’t care too much about gossip."
Ge Changzhuang snorted.
"We are a Righteous Sect; if we disregard our reputation, wouldn’t we be no different from the Demonic Dao?"
Yun Conghui retorted.
Ge Changzhuang shook his head, suddenly looked up: "That ghostly thing has come again."
Their attention immediately focused and they stood alert.
After eavesdropping, Shen Wang was increasingly certain that the Yun Family and Celestial Travel Sect’s internal affairs were not solidly united. Even if he couldn’t defeat them, it didn’t mean there was no opportunity for turning the tables.
He pondered, besides hiding here for growth, he could deliberately spread the matters here, making the incident well-known.
It might cause another faction in the Yun Family or other sects in Celestial Travel Sect to intervene, reducing his pressure significantly.
But all of this had to happen after he fended off the strong adversaries potentially appearing tomorrow; otherwise, he had no immediate means to convey the message to certain ears.
If he could hold the fort, he might not even need to deliberately spread the news, as people would know anyway, considering those higher-ups during internal conflicts are unlikely to lack informants.
With this understanding, Shen Wang did what he had to do, ignoring the battles outside, focusing solely on his cultivation.
The next morning, after tempering the meridians for two wives and one daughter, Shen Wang’s cultivation improved by 3 points, and the spiritual power in his body was nearly reaching Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation.
As usual, he checked the outside situation and was surprised.
Yun Conghui and Ge Changzhuang both looked pale, the former’s hair disheveled, clothes torn, chest bloody, while having suffered injuries.
"Last night they actually suffered losses, huh."
Shen Wang couldn’t help but find it amusing: "This seems like evil countering evil, not bad."
In a good mood, he tossed a spirit crystal into the pool for Lan Kui.
Lan Kui’s happy voice sounded.
Shen Wang’s good mood did not last long. As the sun rose to its peak, a buzzing sound echoed in the sky, faintly accompanied by thunder.
The sound was loud, the array didn’t completely block it, and Shen Wang jumped on the roof to look with a heavy expression.
In mid-air, a Thunder Sword Light quickly approached, the thunder was a sword with two people atop it.
As the light stopped in front of the mountain, turning into a yard-long giant sword, the two individuals emerged, the young man in the rear was Yun Kaihe.
Leading the sword flight was a middle-aged man with three strands of beard, his face sallow and thin, with a stern expression, his demeanor commanding without anger.
He wore a black robe, embroidered with silver lightning patterns on the sleeves, appearing of high status, instructing Yun Kaihe to descend, then pinched a seal, and the Thunderbolt Longsword beneath his feet quickly shrunk, resembling a flash of light collected into his sleeve.
Shen Wang’s pupils contracted, staring at the black-robed man’s feet.
After collecting the flying sword, the opponent still stood mid-air, as if ignoring gravity.
Apart from special talents, standing mid-air is generally a signature of Golden Core Level cultivators.
Otherwise, one would rely on magical artifacts, or talismans, or at most temporarily hover, rarely strolling leisurely .
Furthermore, merely by looking, he could feel a certain pressure, even fear, caused by a large gap in realm.
Yun Conghui hurriedly went forward to greet him with joy.
"Profound Thunder Zhenren."
Ge Changzhuang followed with a salute, as he was an external relative, addressing differed.
Profound Thunder Zhenren furrowed his inverted V-shaped brows slightly, glancing at Liu Shan and Yun Conghui: "So, even in such a minor setback at the ditch? Did the Shen Family brat manage to injure you?"
"Third Elder, it was the malevolent spirit within this Grave Mountain; that thing is indeed peculiar, capable of controlling zombies, even integrating with them to attack, I was injured by it last night."
Yun Conghui hurriedly explained.
"A malevolent spirit?"
Profound Thunder Zhenren pondered, looking towards Grave Mountain: "Earlier, from afar, this place seemed filled with sinister energy; now, closer inspection reveals some unclean stuff. The Shen Family’s incompetence couldn’t even suppress Grave Mountain’s malevolent energy, indeed declining."
Ge Changzhuang curiously asked: "Rumor has it that Shen Family has been suppressing Demon Cave for generations, is there truly a powerful demon within?"
"Just a legend, I suppose it’s just a Ghost King emerged, Shen Family couldn’t handle it, thus moved away in embarrassment."
Profound Thunder Zhenren scoffed: "Back in the day, Shen Family sought help from my Yun Family, but couldn’t afford the reward, so my Yun Family refused. Shortly after, they moved away."
"There’s such a thing!"
Yun Conghui’s complexion changed: "The one attacking us the past two nights was merely a Big Ghost; if there’s really a Ghost King, we might be in grave danger."
"At Grave Mountain’s depths, an incomplete ancient array suppresses, likely preventing it from emerging. What may surface are just Big Ghosts; if they dare appear again, this Zhenren could obliterate them with a flick."
Profound Thunder Zhenren, indifferent, his gaze landed on the ancestral residence, sneering: "Does the Shen Family brat still hide? Does he think a few arrays can hold off this Zhenren?"