Spiritual Pool Mountain had once been a Tier Three Spiritual Vein, but by now it had already become a Tier Four Spiritual Vein.

Obviously, over these years they had arranged a Spirit Gathering Array to nurture it, and with the accumulation of time, the Spirit Vein Tier was raised.

Sitting in a pavilion on Spiritual Pool Mountain, Bai Yuji asked about Lu Yuanshan’s situation in recent years, and they chatted about the days when the few of them had explored ruins together.

She informed Lu Yuanshan that Yang Zhengyuan would also be arriving here today.

After a few casual words, Lu Yuanshan asked about Liiu Hanyan, when that woman would arrive, only to see Bai Yuji’s expression dim as she let out a sigh.

"Cold Smoke died in Qingli Sea, in a bout of Magical Combat more than ten years ago."

This piece of news left even Lu Yuanshan taken aback.

Liiu Hanyan was a Jiuhua Sect cultivator; back when he first met her, she was at the Second-Layer Foundation Establishment cultivation, and he had never thought that their last parting would actually be the final time they ever met.

The world is fickle; old friends of former days had long since turned to dust and fragrance. The two of them fell silent for a while.

Lu Yuanshan did not feel it was appropriate to probe into the details, and Bai Yuji was unwilling to speak of it.

Falling in Magical Combat was nothing more than commonplace in the Cultivation Realm.

In the end, it was Bai Yuji who spoke: "Since Fellow Daoist Cold Smoke’s last wish remains unfulfilled, let us complete it in her stead."

Lu Yuanshan nodded heavily.

At this moment, the Communication Talisman on Bai Yuji’s body flickered.

She took it out for a look and informed him that Yang Zhengyuan had arrived as well.

Bai Yuji told Lu Yuanshan to wait here, then left for a short while and brought Yang Zhengyuan over to the pavilion.

After several decades apart, Yang Zhengyuan still looked heroic and high-spirited, very young, with no sign of age on him at all.

"Lu Daoist, Bai Daoist."

He took the initiative to greet them with a smile, his gaze especially landing on Lu Yuanshan.

Lu Yuanshan nodded in response, and likewise, he was sizing up Yang Zhengyuan.

With his Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, even though Yang Zhengyuan was deliberately restraining his aura at this moment, Lu Yuanshan could clearly perceive that the other’s cultivation was at the Third-Layer Golden Core Stage.

This rate of improvement could be considered quite good.

After all, it had only been a few decades, and he had advanced from the Foundation Establishment Stage to the Golden Core Stage; such Talent would be regarded as outstanding even in Major Sects.

It was enough to be called a genius.

"Hehe, I heard from Bai Daoist that your cultivation has already reached the Middle Stage of Golden Core; your progress is truly astonishing, I am full of admiration."

Yang Zhengyuan chuckled, trying to probe Lu Yuanshan’s cultivation, but when he found he could not see through it, he became all the more certain that Lu Yuanshan had indeed reached the Middle Stage of Golden Core.

For this trip to the Yong Family, to wipe out this clan, Lu Yuanshan naturally would not joke around with his own life.

He must have a very high chance of success.

In fact, according to his and Bai Yuji’s original plan, they had wanted to wait a few more decades, or even a hundred years, before making a move.

Now that they saw Lu Yuanshan bring this up of his own accord and decide to act, after thinking it over carefully, they also decided not to wait any longer.

If they dragged it out too long and the Yong Clan Leader broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage, then things would become troublesome.

After these decades, fortunately, the other party’s strength was still at the Middle Stage of Golden Core. With Lu Yuanshan as the main force and him and Bai Yuji joining hands in support, their chances of victory would be very high.

"As long as that Yong Clan Leader has not stepped into the Nascent Soul Stage, this trip will pose no problem,"

Lu Yuanshan smiled faintly, his tone filled with absolute confidence.

He did not particularly wish to mention his advancement to the Nascent Soul Stage in front of the two.

Such a monstrous speed of advancement would surely shock them, and at the same time arouse great suspicion.

They would be curious how he had broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage.

It was better not to be frank about it.

Let them take him as being at the Middle Stage of Golden Core.

On the topic of cultivation, Yang Zhengyuan did not press further.

He had long known that Liiu Hanyan had perished in Qingli Sea, so he did not bring up this matter either.

Bai Yuji, however, sighed inwardly. She knew that Yang Zhengyuan’s silence about Liiu Hanyan at this time was for fear of stirring her grief, so she did not steer the conversation in that direction.

As for Lu Yuanshan’s behavior—no longer asking when Liiu Hanyan would arrive—it was obvious that he already knew, and thus had no mind to mention it.

The dead are gone; the promises they had made still had to be fulfilled.

Liiu Hanyan had merely changed the way she did things, and would, with her spirit in the heavens, witness them fulfilling their promise and avenging Senior Li Canghong by exterminating that clan.

"Mm, since Lu Daoist already holds certain victory, that is excellent."

After the three of them chatted for a while, Bai Yuji spoke: "Since we are confident in our strength, let us make our move in the next few days."

"From the information I have gathered, the Yong Family bears the Cold Chi bloodline, and thus cultivates the Cold Chi lineage’s Divine Techniques. It is a very unique clan."

"Precisely because of this, they are famed throughout Qingli Sea, and few people dare provoke them."

"Cold Chi bloodline."

Hearing this, Lu Yuanshan raised his brows slightly.

The Cold Chi was an Ancient Divine Beast, a hornless dragon that carried the Dragon Race bloodline. Upon reaching adulthood, its strength could at minimum reach the Divinity Transformation Stage.

Such an Ancient Divine Beast, already virtually extinct in the present Cultivation Realm, actually still left a bloodline in this world; truly, the world is vast and full of wonders.

"It is not the Cold Chi bloodline in the true sense. In other words, they have only inherited a thin trace of the Cold Chi bloodline, belonging to a very distant branch."

Bai Yuji began explaining in detail.

Within the Yong Family’s bloodline there was a faint trace of the Cold Chi bloodline, and even its appearance rate was extremely low—often only one out of a hundred clansmen would possess it.

The current Yong Clan Leader, Yong Liangyu, was exceptionally gifted and fortunate enough to inherit that wisp of Cold Chi bloodline.

Thereafter, with the aid of the clan’s Cultivation Techniques, he could stimulate and use the Cold Chi bloodline, thereby accelerating his cultivation and unleashing the Cold Chi Divine Techniques.

Hearing this, Lu Yuanshan and Yang Zhengyuan finally understood.

Since it was not a pure Cold Chi bloodline, there was nothing much to fear.

"Within the Yong Family, there is currently only one Golden Core Cultivator, that Yong Clan Leader, Yong Liangyu."

"It is said that six years ago he broke through to the Fourth-Layer Golden Core, and even if he is hiding his strength, he’s at most at the Fifth-Layer Golden Core. Lu Daoist, you are at the Sixth-Layer Golden Core, yes?"

Bai Yuji still could not help but ask, so she could have a clearer picture.

Lu Yuanshan did not answer directly. He only said slowly, "Even if he is at the Fifth-Layer Golden Core, Yong Liangyu will not be difficult to handle. We only need to agree on a time to strike."

"Hahaha, Lu Daoist is straightforward; I just like your frank style of doing things. In my opinion, we should set out today."

"The region where the Yong Family resides is nearly two hundred thousand li from us; we can arrive in roughly two days."

Yang Zhengyuan said.

"Very well."

Bai Yuji nodded, not dragging things out.

"For this trip, let us take my Wind-Controlling Ship."

The three of them left Thousand Star Island that very day, boarding the Wind-Controlling Ship and flying toward the southern part of Qingli Sea.