"Am I in the embrace of some woman?"

Zheng Yi widened his eyes and observed carefully.

Not only could he see the tender white skin, but he also clearly saw the two pink tips on the peach blossoms.

"What's going on?"

"Have I been reborn as a baby again?"

"Just like in the Spirit Pool World?"

"No..."

His Divine Thought quickly spread out, and soon he discovered something.

It was not a rebirth, nor was he a baby.

Instead...

He was regarded as a pendant, worn around Yang Ping'er's neck.

The length of the pendant happened to be slightly above the center of the two peaches, which allowed him to see everything so clearly.

Zheng Yi's expression became somewhat strange immediately.

This size, this shape, and that cleft, hiss...

In the entire Imperial Palace, only a few people like Lu Lin'er and Yue Chan could compare to them!

Truly worthy of being Cultivators...

The maintenance is indeed good.

As far as he knew, Patriarch Zhang Yongkang of the Zhang Family in Weiyang Mountain was nearly seventy, and although Yang Ping'er was a concubine he took later, she was at least over forty years old.

To maintain oneself so well over forty can only mean that female cultivators place great importance on appearance, beauty aspects.

A portion of their Magical Power must be used for nourishing their skin.

A voice came from beside him, and Zheng Yi quickly reacted.

With his Divine Thought probing and the shielding of the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror, no one present noticed his presence.

This must be the Zhang Family's council hall.

At this moment, there were several figures seated in the hall, discussing something.

Sitting in the chief seat was Zhang Yongkang, with white hair and beard.

His face was flush, and he looked uninjured, but his eyes were a bit lackluster.

Next was Yang Ping'er, wearing Zheng Yi, seated on the right.

On the left, the first one was a young man in a purple robe, looking resolute.

The eldest son of the Zhang Family, Zhang Shaoyang.

The second one Zheng Yi saw was the second son of the Zhang Family, Zhang Shaoxing.

As for the third son, Zhang Shaohai, he was nowhere to be seen.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Zhang Yongkang cleared his throat and said, "Junior Sister, is there any news from the Sect?"

Yang Ping'er shook her head, "Not yet, it's been over a month for some reason, the Flying Sword Communication should have arrived by now."

"Senior Brother, I suspect it might have been intercepted by the Lei Family, otherwise the Sect would have already replied."

"Father!"

Zhang Shaoyang said steadily, "Why is the Lei Family targeting our Zhang Family like this?"

"Two years ago when our Zhang Family settled in Weiyang Mountain, the Lei Family did not show any overt hostility."

Zhang Shaoxing's eyes flashed, "Father, you used the Talisman Treasure to severely injure Lei Yunfeng that day, we should have killed him then!"

Zhang Yongkang shook his head, "Lei Yunfeng has ties with Yinlei Mountain and carries an Exotic Treasure."

"It's already lucky that I managed to drive him off using the Talisman Treasure, unfortunately now the Talisman Treasure only has one more use, and its power has greatly diminished..."

"Father! Father!"

At this time, Zhang Shaohai hurriedly came in, his expression excited, "I extracted information from the captives!"

"The Lei Family is truly ambitious bandits!"

"Oh? What did you find out?"

A few days ago during the Spirit Medicine Garden battle, the Lei Family dispatched at least ten cultivators to besiege them.

Fortunately, Zhang Yongkang, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, used a Talisman Treasure to severely injure Lei Yunfeng and even killed several people.

While clearing the battlefield, they also found a Lei Family cultivator who hadn't died, captured him quickly, and sustained his life with spiritual medicine to extract information from him.

Zhang Shaohai gritted his teeth, "They discovered a small Spirit Stone Vein under Weiyang Mountain, right within our Zhang Family's territory!"

"To monopolize this Spirit Stone Vein, the Lei Family plans to confine us in Weiyang Mountain!"

"What? A Spirit Stone Vein!"

Zhang Yongkang's eyes suddenly brightened, no wonder the Lei Family acted so rashly.

No wonder they could discover Spirit Sand in the Weiyang River!

Because Spirit Sand naturally accompanies Spirit Stone Veins.

They had indeed searched Weiyang Mountain for a Spirit Stone Vein, but found nothing at the time.

Unexpectedly, it was found by the Lei Family!

Weiyang Mountain is remote, and there are no powerful Sects around.

If they could obtain this Spirit Stone Vein...

Zhang Yongkang hurriedly asked, "Where!"

"It's at the southern slope of Weiyang Mountain, connected to Niumo Mountain, and is now occupied by the Lei Family!"

"The southern slope of Weiyang Mountain? Isn't that where our Spirit Medicine Garden is!"

Zhang Yongkang cursed inwardly, he had investigated that area before, but found nothing, why did the Lei Family go there?

"Niumo Mountain... Isn't there a group of Loose Cultivators occupying it? Did they just watch as the Lei Family excavated there?"

Zhang Shaohai hesitated, "It seems Lei Yunfeng married a female cultivator from that group of Loose Cultivators, and now all the Loose Cultivators in Niumo Mountain have merged into the Lei Family."

"What?!"

Zhang Yongkang and the others' expressions immediately became grim, knowing well that although the cultivators on Niumo Mountain were Loose Cultivators with no formal training, their numbers couldn't be ignored.

There were at least fifteen Loose Cultivators, forming a temporary alliance around Niumo Mountain.

Among them were two Qi Cultivation Late-stage Cultivators.

Who would have thought that the loose cultivators of Niumo Mountain are now being controlled by the Lei Family?

At this moment, Zhang Yongkang felt a darkness before his eyes.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

He suddenly started coughing violently. Yang Ping'er, who was beside him, quickly got up to support him, constantly patting his back.

"Senior Brother, don't get angry. Your injuries haven't fully healed yet. If something goes wrong, what will happen to our Zhang Family?"

"Father!"

"Father!"

The three brothers also stood up, their expressions tense.

After a long while, Zhang Yongkang finally recovered, opened his eyes, and said, "It seems the Lei Family intends to fight us to the death!"

Zhang Shaoyang said, "Father, a small Spirit Stone vein is enough to make a sect send a Golden Core Ancestor."

"If a Golden Core Cultivator comes here..."

Zhang Yongkang shook his head and said, "The Lei Family knows this too, which is why they intercepted our Flying Sword Communication halfway, intending to trap us."

"If it weren't for the Tier Two Array I exchanged from the sect protecting our Zhang Family's Main Residence, they would have rushed in long ago!"

"Senior Brother, what should we do then?"

Yang Ping'er hesitated and said, "Should we take advantage of the night to break out? As long as we can escape back to Smoke and Mist Sect's territory..."

"No rush."

Zhang Yongkang sighed and said, "It's a pity that Shaoyang failed to break through to Foundation Establishment last time. Otherwise, if our Zhang Family had two Foundation Establishment Cultivators holding the fort, how could the Lei Family bully us?"

Zhang Shaoyang also said bitterly, "Father, Second Mother, Shaoyang has let you down, wasting a Foundation Establishment Pill. If I had saved it for my two younger brothers..."

Zhang Shaoxing hurriedly said, "Big Brother, what are you talking about? In our family, only you and Second Mother are at the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation, with a chance to break through. Second Mother refused at the time, so it was left to you. Who else should take it if not you?"

"Isn't that right, Shaohai?"

Zhang Shaohai also quickly said, "Yes, Big Brother. It's still early for me and Second Brother. We will definitely be able to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill from the sect in the future!"

Yang Ping'er also said, "Yang'er, don't underestimate yourself. The Foundation Establishment Pill concerns the fate of our Zhang Family, and among us, you have the highest chance of breaking through."

"Besides, although you didn't break through, you've advanced to Qi Cultivation Great Perfection."

"Once we find another Foundation Establishment Pill, you'll definitely break through!"

Another Foundation Establishment Pill...

Everyone looked a bit helpless. After all, a Foundation Establishment Pill is something that even in Smoke and Mist Sect, everyone fights over.

The Zhang Family's Foundation Establishment Pill was one that Zhang Yongkang had to go through the trouble of begging for, using his merit, and getting severely injured in a sect mission.

For this, he spent 1,000 merit points to get just one.

Now that Father is seriously injured and they are trapped on Weiyang Mountain, where could they find another Foundation Establishment Pill?

The price of a Foundation Establishment Pill is at least over 3,000 low-grade Spirit Stones, and in the face of competition, it can even reach 5,000.

Over the past two years, the Spirit Stones accumulated by the Zhang Family through hard work have amounted to just three to four thousand.

At this moment, everyone's expressions were a bit helpless, and they discussed in low voices, trying to find a way to survive.

At this time, on the mirror on Yang Ping'er's chest, Zheng Yi's thoughts started to become active.

Foundation Establishment Pill?

He had some!

He had previously obtained ten Foundation Establishment Pills from the Zheng Family Treasure Vault. Although their potency had nearly depleted, under the nourishment of Innate Spiritual Qi, they had long been restored.

Moreover, perhaps due to the Innate Spiritual Qi, each of those ten Foundation Establishment Pills now radiated with divine brilliance and abundant Spiritual Qi, with their quality having enhanced severalfold.

Since that's the case...

Zheng Yi's thoughts shifted, and he immediately made a decision.

A faint wave of magical power emanated from the mirror.

In the hall.

Yang Ping'er was saying, "Senior Brother, if nothing else works, let's sneak out under the cover of darkness. My Colorful Scale Gauze can conceal aura and has invisibility effects in the shadows. As long as I can sneak out of the Lei Family's encirclement, I can use a Flying Sword... Ah~!"

A sharp scream woke everyone present.

Everyone looked at Yang Ping'er in surprise, only to see her hurriedly pulling out a small piece of the Ancient Bronze Mirror from around her neck, her face flushed with redness.

Zhang Yongkang, who was beside her, quickly asked, "Ping'er, what's wrong?"

"Senior Brother, the Ancient Mirror, the Ancient Mirror is heating up!"

"What?"

Zhang Yongkang quickly stood up. He knew about this Ancient Mirror. It was something Yang Ping'er had obtained one day during a chaotic battle from the corpse of Niu Liang.

At the time, they hadn't paid much attention. Yang Ping'er suspected something unusual since it couldn't be stored in a Storage Bag, so she tied it with a red string and hung it around her neck.

Unexpectedly, such an incident happened today.

"What exactly is this Ancient Mirror?"

"I don't know either. It can't be stored in a Storage Bag, and is impervious to water and fire, invulnerable to blades and spears. I've tried. There's not a single mark on it..."

"Could it be a Magical Treasure Fragment?"

"It's possible..."

The two leaned in to take a closer look at the small Ancient Mirror, on whose surface a swirling cloud of chaos rolled, soon revealing a line of words.

[Activating the Strongest Clan Cultivation System...]

"The Strongest Clan Cultivation System? What is that?"

Yang Ping'er's beautiful eyes moved, as if recalling something, and murmured:

"Senior Brother, the day I found this Ancient Mirror on Niu Liang's corpse, he was holding a peculiar single-use Magical Artifact. When that iron fist accidentally opened, it caused a massive explosion!"

"Niu Liang was just a loose cultivator, with no skills in the Hundred Skills of Cultivation at all. Where did he get that from?"

"I think... it must be related to this Ancient Mirror!"

"Father, Second Mother/Mother?"

The three brothers asked curiously, to which Zhang Yongkang gestured, "Come over here, too."

Under five pairs of eyes that were either shocked, puzzled, or stunned, more writing appeared.

[Activation successful!]

[Dear host, welcome to the Strongest Clan Cultivation System.]

[This system is dedicated to nurturing cultivation families, including but not limited to cultivator cultivation, arrays, elixirs, artifact refining, etc., making them the strongest family in the entire Cultivation Realm, dominating the Cultivation Realm!]

"This, this..."