Chapter 61: Ouyang Tiande

  "About a thousand years ago, there was a powerful Nascent Soul stage loose cultivator who built a massive castle on the current Cliff Mountain, which is now the large-scale market town of Dutiange Fortress. This Nascent Soul stage expert had already reached the late Nascent Soul stage in his cultivation, and his reputation was not small throughout the entire Zhao State. His 'Purple Extreme Phantom Magic' technique was also rarely matched among Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and the immortal world called him Purple Extreme Wanderer..."

  Wu Ling spoke of that Yuan Dynasty period high person with a look of reverence in his eyes, recalling the spirit as if he had already placed himself in that era.

  "Although Zixuan's cultivation had reached the terrifying late-stage Yuanying, he still couldn't escape the constraints of time. In the vast expanse of years, his lifespan had reached its limit, and his cultivation could no longer achieve a breakthrough."

  Zhang Heng was speechless, even if he were a veteran of the late Yuan Dynasty, in the face of ruthless years, he could only walk to the end of his life like an ordinary mortal.

  The endless road of cultivation is to defy the heavens and compete with time. Only when you truly transform into a legendary "immortal" can you escape the constraints of the heavenly rules, from then on living as long as heaven and earth, achieving true immortality.

  Zhang Heng, who possessed the ability to transform, had a very harsh cultivation condition, but in the process of cultivation, there was no bottleneck, nor was there any heart demon, and his lifespan was much higher than that of cultivators of the same rank. So overall, Zhang Heng was extremely lucky again.

  Of course, the Zixi Sanren was able to reach the terrifying late-stage Yuanying with just a loose cultivator's body, and on his cultivation journey, he must have had enviable encounters.

  "About three hundred years ago, the founder of Dutiange, Zixi Sanren, quietly passed away in an ordinary secret room...". Wu Ling's tone was tinged with a hint of sadness, but as he recounted this matter, it seemed as if he were standing at a detached observer's angle, scrutinizing everything about the affair.

  "After Zixu Sanren's death, the treasure he left behind naturally became the target of competition among his disciples. At that time, Zixu Sanren had two disciples who reached the Jiedan stage. One of them was Ouyang Tiande, but at that time, he was called Dai Yipeng..."

  "So Ou Yang Tian De must have lost the fight back then, otherwise he wouldn't be here at Feng Xing Gate, this third or fourth-rate sect." Zhang Heng guessed.

  "Uh, Ouyang Tiande was seriously injured by another senior brother at that time, but at the critical moment, he still escaped with his primordial spirit." Wu Ling said this with a hint of regret in his eyes.

  "So, Ou Yang Tian De's primordial spirit escaped to Fang Yun Shan and occupied the body of a certain disciple of Feng Xing Men, becoming the oldest ancestor of Feng Xing Men today."

  Wu Ling nodded and said, "At that time, Dai Wing Peng's primordial spirit had entered Fang Yun Mountain and occupied the body of a Qi Refining stage disciple. The name of that disciple was Ou Yang Tian De, and he had also been to the Blood Killing Cave once."

  By the time that senior brother tracked him down to this place, he only knew that Ouyang Tian De was hiding in Fang Yun Shan, but did not know which disciple's body he had seized.

  And Zi Ji San Ren had just died, Du Tian Fortress had also fallen to a third-rate force. It was already impossible to investigate Ou Yang Tian De from among the several thousand disciples of Fang Yun Shan.

  Under all sorts of helpless circumstances, Zi Ji's other fellow cultivator at the Dan-forming stage had no choice but to temporarily give up...

  Never thought that Ou Yang Tian De from back then would end up in such a miserable state, and was even almost killed by his own senior martial brother? Zhang Heng couldn't help but sigh.

  At this moment, Ouyang Tiande is a powerful figure in the sect, revered and worshiped by the entire school, how glorious.

  "By the way, who was Ou Yang Tian De's senior brother? Is he still around?" Zhang Heng suddenly became interested in that Foundation Establishment cultivator who had been chasing Ou Yang Tian De back then.

  The one who could force Ou Yang Tian De to this state must be a cultivator of the Jindan stage with exceptional abilities and a mastermind.

  Zhang Heng was currently at the mercy of Ouyang Tiande, and for someone who could make Ouyang Tiande flee in disarray, he naturally felt a few points of reverence.

  When Zhang Heng mentioned this person, Wu Ling sighed again: "That person is actually related to us, his surname is Tang, named Tang Fangzhou, and he died two hundred years ago..."

  Tang Fangzhou? Zhang Heng couldn't recall this name in his memories, after all, he was sent to Fang Yunshan when he was about five years old, how could he remember other elders in the family?

  "Tang Fangzhou is the ancestor of the Tang family, and your ancestor. You are his thirty-seventh generation descendant." Wu Ling gazed calmly at Zhang Heng, as if her mind was also pondering something.

  Zhang Heng's heart churned with a thousand waves, never expecting to be entangled in such a complex struggle for interests.

  It all boils down to a dispute over interests between two disciples of the same Yuan Ying period old monster gate. As for why the two fellow apprentices would engage in a struggle, it's probably not as simple as Wu Ling said, and there are likely more secrets hidden within.

  Zhang Heng suddenly had an idea in his mind, since Tang Fangzhou, who could also be said to be his own ancestor, had already died for hundreds of years, why was he still sent to Fangyun Mountain to cultivate and entrusted under the door of Ouyang Old Ancestor.

  Moreover, Tang Fangzhou is a Jindan stage cultivator in the immortal realm. Why would he want to descend into the mortal world and produce so many descendants? Generally speaking, high-level cultivators wouldn't be attached to worldly emotions and love, but instead pursue longevity and powerful strength, which is what they need.

  Looking at Zhang Heng's puzzled expression, Wu Ling smiled and said: "Don't think too much, after all, it was a few hundred years ago. Now we just need to get the treasure inside that cave."

  Zhang Heng suddenly asked: "How did Tang Fangzhou die back then? Was it a natural death?"

  As soon as he heard this, Ou Ling's face suddenly gathered a few shades of gloom, and after pondering for a long time, he coldly spat out a few words: "He was poisoned to death..."

  Zhang Heng's heart skipped a beat. A cultivator in the Congealing Dan stage was actually poisoned to death? Could it be Ou Yang Tian De's counterattack? This didn't seem very likely, as back then Ou Yang Tian De couldn't even escape from Tang Fang Zhou, let alone dare to sneak into Du Tian Fort to poison someone.

  "Is his death related to Ouyang Tiande?" Zhang Heng asked, thinking that something unexpected must have happened.

  Wu Ling said in a low voice, "Although both of these two people have cultivated the 'Purple Extreme Phantom Magic' of the Purple Extreme Scatter People, within a certain distance, those who cultivate this magic can produce some kind of resonance. However, Tang Fangzhou's cause of death has nothing to do with Ouyang Tiande, and it can only be blamed on Tang Fangzhou's bad luck. Otherwise, even if Ouyang Tiande recovered to his peak state, he would still not be able to defeat Tang Fangzhou."

  Zhang Heng listened to Wu Ling's tone and found that he seemed to always stand in Tang Fangzhou's interest when looking at the problem, with a somewhat derogatory tone towards Ouyang Tiande, and instead felt sorry for Tang Fangzhou's misfortune.

  Next，Wu Ling doesn't seem to plan on mentioning anything about Tang Fangzhou and Ouyang Tiande, but instead heads straight for the Fangyun gathering.

  "This time, the gathering of the square cloud is different from before. It seems that only the top 40 are accepted. I guess there must be other forces intervening in this matter. Within a radius of about 500 miles, only the Lonely Heaven Fortress can stably suppress the three factions of Fangyun Mountain. Therefore, some quotas may have to be shared with the Lonely Heaven Fortress."

  Wu Ling's face was filled with a thoughtful expression, and he slowly and carefully analyzed the situation.

  Zhang Heng listened to Wu Ling's conclusion and couldn't help but admire him. Of course, this was also related to Wu Ling's long-term hiding in Fangyun Mountain. It seemed that Wu Ling understood more secrets about the three factions of Fangyun Mountain at this moment than Zhang Heng did.

  "Wu Shidi's guess is correct, Dutiange indeed inserted into this incident, but the news I got from Ouyang Laozu is not just that..."

  Zhang Heng again told Wu Ling about the news concerning Bi Xue Xiang Yun Zong.

  After hearing this news, Wu Ling's face became even more solemn, and he finally sighed: "It seems that wanting to swallow all the treasures inside is already impossible."

  Zhang Heng also nodded secretly in his heart. Under such circumstances, Wu Ling's choice was almost the same as Ouyang Tiande's.

  Although these two men had great ambitions for the cave, when they learned that the power of Bixue Xiangyun Zong was involved, they both abandoned their plans to swallow all the treasures.

  "Even if we can get a tenth of the treasures in the cave, that would be good enough." Wu Ling regained his calm demeanor and instructed Zhang Heng: "I hope Brother will also control his greedy heart. For us cultivators, sometimes it's okay to take a risk, but within a certain range of benefits, life is what's important."

  Zhang Heng nodded in agreement, this decision made by Wu Ling and Ouyang Tiande was very rational, giving up most of their ambitions and only seeking a small amount of benefit, which would greatly reduce the resistance they faced.

  However, Ou Yang and Wu Ling did not expect that Zhang Heng's current strength had completely exceeded their expectations.

  A small period of refining his Qi, and it was impossible to measure Zhang Heng's true strength.

  Suddenly, Zhang Heng thought of something and asked Wu Ling: "I don't know if you still have any mid-grade crystal stones in your hands, I urgently need some high-quality crystal stones now."

  Yeah, I feel like the plot is a bit slow, getting ready to speed up now...