Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant-Chapter 2399 - 202: Three Swords, Two

He did not know the answer, but this question had, in fact, frequently come to mind ever since he entered the Tribulation-Transcending Realm.

Yet, he had never once found a clear answer.

His heart couldn't help but sigh softly again, and he murmured to the treasure box before him:

"Patriarch, this unworthy disciple only hopes to seize this rare opportunity of ten thousand years to complete the task you left unfinished, to unify Zhang's Ruins, and then ascend to the Second Realm Sea following your footsteps..."

At that moment.

Outside the quiet room, a somewhat urgent knocking suddenly echoed.

This sound seemed to pull the middle-aged Taoist out of his solitary state immediately, and the confusion and worry on his face were quickly put away, replaced by a kindly smile.

The treasure box before him quietly vanished without notice.

He then softly spoke to the outside of the quiet room:

"What is the matter?"

Outside the quiet room, the child disciple spoke anxiously:

"Sect Master, it's the Yin Family of Baichu..."

Upon hearing this name, the middle-aged Taoist's spirit lifted. Without any visible action, the door to the quiet room opened immediately, and he spoke with some expectation:

"Have they agreed to the alliance?"

The child disciple stood outside the door, not daring to enter lightly, yet quickly shaking his head:

"No, no..."

The middle-aged Taoist's gaze slightly narrowed, and the smile on his face instantly carried a hint of sinister coldness:

"They refused?"

The child disciple waved his hands repeatedly:

"Not that either, oh, it's outside! The tribute of the Yin Family of Baichu left a visiting card outside the Taoist Field, saying he would visit in three days..."

"Tribute? In three days, visiting?"

The middle-aged Taoist was momentarily stunned, the sinister and stern expression froze on his face, somewhat perplexed:

"Why would the tribute of the Yin Family of Baichu visit us?"

"Moreover, just a tribute...If I remember correctly, the Yin Family of Baichu doesn't have a Tribulation-Transcending Realm tribute, right?"

The child disciple quickly shook his head and said:

"You forgot? Over three hundred years ago, the Yin Family of Baichu recruited a Tribulation-Transcending tribute named Taiyi, but he seemed to have been driven away by the Spirit Origin Prefecture and the Illusion Sky Realm..."

Upon the disciple's reminder, the middle-aged Taoist's brows furrowed slightly, then realized:

"Ah, indeed, this person came briefly and left swiftly, leaving no impression, but as for this Taiyi tribute..."

He hesitated for a moment, as if thinking of something, and asked with furrowed brows:

"He shouldn't be related to True Man Taiyi from the Cloud Sky Realm, right?"

"Shouldn't be."

The child disciple, well aware of the circumstances, said:

"The Taiyi tribute of the Yin Family of Baichu was forced away by Spirit Origin Prefecture, Illusion Sky Realm, and the false Palace Master of Ten Thousand Demon Palace. If this were the 'True Man Taiyi' from the Cloud Sky Realm, none of these three forces would likely have survived. Such a figure, able to defeat more than twenty Bodhisattvas alone, how formidable, would probably not stomach such indignity, most likely, this is just a coincidence in the name."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged Taoist nodded slightly, feeling somewhat relieved, and praised:

"You've done your homework quite well."

The child disciple, however, was not smiling, and said angrily:

"That Yin Family tribute is indeed a bit outrageous, leaving words just outside our Taoist Field saying it's a visit, but likely comes with ill intentions, if you see it, you'd definitely be as angry as I am!"

Hearing this, the middle-aged Taoist frowned slightly, and with a thought, he saw a line of bold characters hanging outside the Taoist Field. Though few in characters, it was full of majestic aura, which he couldn't help but read aloud:

"Three days hence, will visit."

Signed simply with two characters: Taiyi.

Concise and forceful, filled with an undeniable assertiveness, restrained yet concealing sharpness.

"Good writing, good cultivation base!"

Seeing this line of characters, although having preconceived hostility, the middle-aged Taoist couldn't help but be impressed, his eyes lit up.

He was only a step away from the late-stage of Tribulation-Transcending Realm, and he vaguely perceived the meaning and extremely condensed laws beneath these brief words.

Of course, since it was merely inscribed from a distance, the contained essence was limited, hence nothing beyond that could be discerned.

Retracting his Spiritual Sense, he frowned slightly:

"Yin Tianzhi is not an obtuse person, he should discern among Zhang's Ruins who holds more promise... And we have planned to strike against Yutang Prefecture and Longcong Prefecture, yet he sends a tribute who has publicly declared to sever ties with the Yin Family and Zhang's Ruins at this time, what is his intention?"

"A test? Or to demonstrate a stance to other forces?"

He couldn't quite understand Yin Tianzhi's intentions with this move.

Just as he was pondering, several streaks of light flew consecutively outside the Taoist Field.

The middle-aged Taoist was somewhat surprised, as the child disciple then promptly flew up and caught all these lights, quickly scanning the messages contained within, his face changed, then looked up in astonishment:

"Sect Master, the Yin Family has also sent visiting cards to the other Eight Families!"

"What?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged Taoist also couldn't help being greatly surprised, quickly snatching the message, swiftly scanning it, and was even more astonished:

"Also in three days?"

"Visiting all Nine Families at once...?"

"What on earth is the Yin Family plotting?"

Initially, he thought the visiting card was a declaration of war and was ready to counter it.

However, seeing they sent visiting cards to all nine families simultaneously, he couldn't help but have doubts.

"Sect Master, what should we do now?"

The child disciple was somewhat worried:

"We've already agreed with Golden Water Pond to make a move, and on the Ten Thousand Demon Palace's side, we're all set..."

The middle-aged Taoist's gaze slightly narrowed, pondering over and over, yet he could never fathom Yin Tianzhi's intention, feeling that his move was indeed baffling. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke deeply: