My descendants burn incense and worship me as a real immortal

Chapter 662 Quick

"What a self-directed and self-acted show. Yang Qiangding's mind is much more flexible than Yang Fushuo's."

Although it may diminish one's merits, it is indeed effective.

The three members of the Gongyang family went from hell to heaven, experiencing both extremes of life and death, and immediately knelt down before Yang Fushuo and Yang Qiangding.

"Thank you so much for saving my life!"

"I will remember your great kindness and virtue for the rest of my life!"

"Once we return to our family and retrieve our savings, we will definitely come back to repay our benefactor for his kindness today!"

After this whole ordeal, the three naive Gongyang family cultivators had absolutely no doubts and regarded Yang Fushuo and Yang Qiangding as their benefactors.

Whatever information you want next, you can easily get it.

Under the gentle persuasion of the two, the three of them spoke their minds, revealing everything.

The three of them were members of the twelve clans of the Gongyang family, and were uncle and nephew. They received news from their clan that the era of great strife had arrived and that opportunities had reappeared in the outside world. Each clan could send some of its members to gain experience. Because they did not have high status in their clans and had limited access to cultivation resources, the three of them signed up to go out and gain experience.

Because of his lack of strength, he did not use the name of the ancient immortal clan to spread his fame, and was usually regarded as an ordinary rogue cultivator.

However, the three possessed powerful cultivation techniques and were considered strong among their peers. The cultivators they encountered along the way treated them with great respect. Unexpectedly, due to their carelessness, they were captured by the 'demonic cultivators'.
"The Ancient Immortal Clan. I have only heard of the birth of disciples of the Ancient Immortal Clan, but I have never heard of where the Ancient Immortal Clan resides. It seems as if they appeared out of thin air. Could you three fellow Daoists enlighten me?"

Faced with Yang Fushuo's statement, the three pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Because the place we are in is a refuge from disaster, and its existence is quite mysterious. Even we don't understand its mysteries, but outsiders definitely can't find it. Only members of our family bloodline can find it."

"Oh? Does that mean we can't even visit the Gongyang Immortal Clan anymore?"

"That's not entirely true. Anyone invited by us can enter, but they need the gatekeeper's permission. Very few people can enter the Gongyang family's residence. At least, the three of us, uncle and nephew, have never seen anyone enter."

"I see. So, people inside need the gatekeeper's permission to get out?"

"Yes, that's mostly the case, but there are some... cough cough~ Anyway, our family rules are very strict, and the three of us don't have a high status in the family, so I'm afraid we can't take the initiative to invite Fellow Daoist Yang to visit the family."

Listening to their lingering conversation, Yang Fushuo seemed to be deep in thought.

"Hehe~ It's alright. Fellow Daoists, please rest here with me. We'll make plans after you've recovered from your injuries. I won't disturb your rest any longer."

The father and son withdrew, leaving the three members of the Gongyang family in the guest rooms of Qidanlou.

After emerging, Yang Qiangding said through his divine sense, "Father, these three people are still hiding something from us."

"Of course there are. It would be abnormal if family secrets were revealed to the public."

"It seems they can't help us bring anyone out of the Gongyang Immortal Clan's territory right now; they're just nobody."

“Even a lowly soldier has his own way of surviving. They must have their own methods to get out of the Gongyang family. They might even be able to bring out the person the ancestor mentioned. Spend more time with them these next few days. Since your cultivation level is low, they will be less wary of you.”

"I know father."

With some progress made here, Lord Yang is also working hard to catch mushroom spirits.

In just one week, they only managed to catch one new Earth-level Mushroom Spirit.

"The speed is a bit slow."

Although progress was slow, Yang Zhu's cultivation gradually stabilized and his combat abilities became increasingly prominent due to his constant battles of wits and courage against various mushroom spirits.

The power of a Saint-level talent is beginning to be revealed.

"We can't rush Lord Yang; let him have some time to develop."

Meanwhile, Yang Minke had already arrived in Guangning City. After entering the city, he exchanged a few pleasantries with Zhong Yi but did not offer any grain, so no additional plot developments occurred.

On the contrary, Zhong Yi looked gloomy the whole time, and his temper was much worse than when the Yang family members had seen him before.

Yang Minke did not intend to stay long. He planned to cook a meal at the camp to replenish his energy before catching up with the others heading to the capital the next day.

But in the camp, I encountered many unfamiliar faces.

"Oh? Let's see which fellow cultivators have arrived this time. Hmm? Their cultivation levels are impressive."

"They are from the Yang family!"

"That's right, I saw this person in Bright City a few years ago, Yang Minke, isn't he?"

Many Golden Core cultivators were already resting here. Although they were not as united as the Yang family, they clearly had a concept of sticking together. There were two groups, each with more than 30 cultivators.

One of the groups recognized Yang Minke and his group.

Moreover, they were all Golden Core cultivators!
Yang Minke's pressure has increased dramatically!
Looking at these 30-plus Golden Core cultivators huddled together, I knew I absolutely couldn't win a fight against them, so I couldn't afford to get into a conflict with them.

But at this point, if one shows weakness...
Those cultivators stood up, each one exuding immense pressure.

Yang Minke's aptitude was decent, but his cultivation was only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, making him no match for these people.

Because of their backwardness, they encountered resistance instead.

Yang Minke pondered for a moment: "Fellow Daoists, it is a great fate that we can meet here. After we leave here, we must go to our Bright City for a proper gathering. I will arrange the best spiritual chef to welcome you all."

"Hmph~ You probably don't know what your Yang family patriarch did to us, do you?"

Yang Minke looked puzzled.

"My Yang family has always been warm and hospitable. What's wrong with my family head?"

"Forget it. This person is slower than us and has no skills. We can't get anything useful from him."

Seeing the weak appearance of Yang Minke's team, these people lost interest.

Moreover, the outside was done by Yang Qiangjing, which obviously has nothing to do with this younger member of the Yang family, so it's really pointless to argue with him.

"However, Brother Shan said that this grain is the key to the White Granary, so this person must have some of this grain on him along the way."

"Hey! Kid! Put down all the food you're carrying, then you can get lost."

Yang Minke's face immediately turned bitter.

"Esteemed seniors, if I run out of food, how will I proceed? Reaching the capital without food is a matter of life and death!"

"I don't care about your nonsense. It's your Yang family's fault for being so unscrupulous. As for why... humph~ if you can get out of here alive, ask your aunt, the head of the family. Give it to me!"

A Golden Core cultivator stretched out his hand, his face full of arrogance.

After hesitating for a moment, Yang Minke finally took out 2000 jin of grain from his storage ring.

"Please allow us to leave, senior."

"That's all? Impossible! Do you want us to resort to violence? Hand it all over!"

After much persuasion, Yang Minke and his men finally handed over 5000 jin of grain to the group and fled the city in a panic.

This caused the group of Golden Core cultivators behind them to burst into laughter.

"This young man from the Yang family is probably in for a tough time in the second half."

"This will make up for the grain that was swindled from me by the city guard."

"Sigh, I didn't kill or rob along the way, and I thought I would get through safely, but I didn't expect to run out of food. What am I going to do next?"

Some people's strategies have left their groups without any food, and they are now in a state of worry.

Yang Minke, who had been completely drained, snorted coldly after leaving the city.

"These scheming and despicable people are neither united nor wise. Do they even deserve to compete with my Yang family for opportunities?"

"Let's go!" Yang Minke escaped unharmed, after all, none of those people expected that his late arrival wasn't due to vegetables, but rather because he had planted a large batch of fresh grain.

After traveling for two days, Yang Minke finally arrived at the location of the main force.

"Brother, I'm here!"

Upon seeing Yang Min's figure, Yang Minke breathed a sigh of relief.

It's always been like this since they were little. As long as their eldest brother is around, no matter how much trouble they brothers get into, he will always smooth things over.

Even after being severely reprimanded by his older brother, he felt at peace.

"aunt."

Yang Qiangjin nodded slightly.

"Let's go. There are still some things we need to do in the capital. It won't end so easily."

This is the result of their analysis after wandering around the capital and gathering information these past few days.

Yang Minke wasn't quite sure, so he asked as they walked:

"What do you mean by that, Aunt?"

"Based on what we know so far, the Da Nai Dynasty in this story is on the verge of collapse. The court is broke, has lost all its authority, and is rampant with corrupt officials. Even the grain that is meant to pay the army is embezzled by the people. Uprisings have occurred in various regions, leaving corpses everywhere, and the dynasty is teetering on the brink of collapse."

“Recently, there have been more and more refugees around the capital. If the capital doesn’t open its gates to let them in, they will be directly turned into members of the zombie army when they are attacked. At first, we dared to fight the zombie army, but now we have to be careful not to be surrounded by them.”

"It's getting increasingly dangerous outside the city. If you hadn't come today, we might have had to go in ahead of schedule."

Yang Minke listened thoughtfully.

"The background story is pretty much complete; the only question is what else awaits us in the capital."

This is also a concern for most of the Yang family members.

The unknown is the most terrifying.

On the contrary, no matter how large the zombie army is, there are ways to deal with it.

After Yang Minke's group returned to the team, their total number reached 398.

"Let's go, to the capital!"

They had the release certificate given by the starving official, and they even put their grain outside and loaded it into the city by cart. The city gate soldiers let them through directly.

"Come in and follow Guard Li. He will take you to the post station in the capital to rest."

A military officer in a blue robe, meticulous and exuding a fierce aura, led the group to the post station.

Even when people tried to talk to him, he ignored them, acting very aloof.

Inside the post station were burly yamen runners, each one looking fierce and menacing, clearly much stronger than the yamen runners at the post stations outside.

After walking for only a short distance, Yang Min and Yang Qiangjin had already been exchanging glances frequently.

"The people in the capital are all very powerful."

"This place is truly a place where hidden talents abound. I saw that the official who just passed by seemed to have extremely high cultivation, probably no less than Zhong Yi."

"This Guard Li has a unique aura about him, and it seems somewhat familiar. Ancestor, are you there? Could you help us take a look at Guard Li's background?"

Yang Genshuo was fast-forwarding when he heard Yang Min's plea for help, so he slowed down the time.

Let me take a look.

Yang Genshuo was completely bewildered after just one glance.

"This person... how come they're a corpse?"

"what?"

The Yang family members were shocked!
In this perfectly good capital city, Guard Li is no minor official; he is a proper sixth-rank official, much higher than a county magistrate, and can be considered a person of considerable standing.

It's a corpse that's been roaming the earth?!
Yang Genshuo couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Don't others notice?"

The Yang family members all said, "We can't tell at all."

Yang Genshuo took another closer look. Indeed, it was hard to tell that this guard Li was no different from a normal person.

But character cards don't lie.

"Could it be that the corpse-walking people have infiltrated the capital? Is this dynasty really doomed?"

Along this journey, the country was basically in a state of turmoil and chaos.

The refugees, swept up by the wandering corpses, also turned into wandering corpses, and were driven to attack cities in various places.

There were still extortionate and bribe-taking stations ahead, but the ones behind were all empty.
The landscape became increasingly desolate along the way.

"This dynasty is doomed. We need to finish our mission quickly and get out of here as soon as possible, or we'll be affected."

Yang Min said this.

Yang Zhu, however, thought of other directions.

"Do you remember how many zombie forces tried to recruit us along the way? If we joined the zombie side and overthrew this dynasty, wouldn't the story take a different turn?"

Yang Min: "It's possible, but we can't verify it. Our people must maintain the same stance to advance and retreat together. Now that we've reached the city and our hands are stained with the blood of the dead, let's continue to move forward firmly."

Yang Genshuo: "I agree with what Yang Min said. We need to hurry now. Min Ke is back, and those Golden Core cultivators behind us will catch up soon. If we can't finish this soon, we might have a conflict with them."

Those people are all at the Golden Core stage, and there are even a few well-known half-step Nascent Soul cultivators. If they really fight, the Yang family won't have the upper hand.

"Yes, that's right. We need to gather information quickly tonight, complete the grain transport mission, and then leave this place."

While they were exchanging thoughts internally, Guard Li had already led them into the post station.

"Fellow villagers, rest here for the night. Just hand over the grain to me, and my men will fill the national treasury in a moment."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qiangjin's eyes sharpened.

"Then we won't trouble you, sir. We'll just hand over the grain ourselves."

"Ok?"

Li's face immediately darkened, and he exuded the aura of a martial artist. The surrounding air solidified, and hundreds of Imperial Guards emerged from it, surrounding them in the center.

An outburst of anger can cause strange phenomena!

But Yang Min and his men were not afraid at all.

"Sir, this is the capital. We are transporting grain to the capital, meritorious officials serving the court. If you attack us, is that in accordance with the laws of Da Nai?"

"I want to see if there is any law in this capital city!"

"The official is bullying the common people!!! Help!!!"

The Yang family immediately shouted in response. Perhaps realizing something, Guard Li immediately withdrew his imposing aura, and the strange phenomenon disappeared.

Then he said with a forced smile:
"You've got guts. We'll see."

(End of this chapter)