A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 296 Invitation

"Should we wait outside and wait for them to come to us, or...?"

Yuan Yao looked at Han Li.

"Of course we went in."

Han Li took out eight puppets:
“The space inside is limited, so there might not be enough room to maneuver. We don’t need too many people to go in. The four of us—me, the First Elder, the Second Elder, and Yuan Yao—can go in together. Tianjing, you and Miss Xin will stay outside.”

As they spoke, they released the Ice-Fire Wolf Han Binghuo and the Ink Dragon Xiao Mo:

"You all stay outside too."

"If it's an outsider crawling out from inside, don't hesitate, just take action and block them back."

The Icefire Wolf nodded, releasing a chilling aura that spread for miles around.

The black dragon flew into the sky and transformed into a large cloud of black ink, enveloping the entire stone mountain.

"Walk."

Han Li took the lead.

Man Hu Zi, Qing Yi, and Yuan Yao followed closely behind.

With two Soul-Controlling Banners in hand, eighteen extremely Yin Heavenly Corpses appeared, burning with eerie flames and charging ahead to scout the way. The others each summoned their own defensive magic weapons and ancient treasures, prepared to be ambushed at any moment.

...

The ruins of Cangkun.

Behind a stone gate.

This stone gate is eight zhang high and four zhang wide. It looks very impressive when you get closer.

Behind the stone gate is a large hall covering hundreds of acres.

Deep within the hall stood a small, exquisite attic.

The entire pavilion was carved from sparkling white jade. It was only about ten feet tall and had two stories. It looked exceptionally exquisite.

The nameplate on the attic reads "Yuji Pavilion" in three large, gleaming silver characters.

At this moment, two groups of people were on the verge of drawing their swords.

One side was led by a middle-aged man dressed in a wide black robe.

This person exudes an extraordinary air of authority, clearly someone who holds great power and frequently issues orders.

It was none other than Wang Tiansheng, the leader of the Ghost Spirit Sect.

This person possesses the cultivation level of the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.

Beside him were Wang Tiangu, who was in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm and was his second brother, and another elder surnamed Zhong from the Ghost Spirit Sect, who was in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

There are five people opposite the three.

Leading the group was also an elderly man in the mid-Nascent Soul stage, dressed in white with a kind face; he was none other than the cultivator surnamed Yun.

Beside the elderly man surnamed Yun were four rogue cultivators at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

With a score of 5 to 3, it's clear that the five-man team has the advantage.

However, the one causing trouble this time was not the group of 5, but the group of 3.

The trio proposed that the Ghost Spirit Gate take four of the six boxes.

The cultivator surnamed Yun and the four rogue cultivators at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm could only take two.

"Fellow Daoist Zhong, Sect Leader Wang, Fellow Daoist Wang, we agreed beforehand that our sects would each have only one right to choose from the treasures here, and could only select one treasure at a time. The remaining treasures would be divided equally among the members. Since we have already agreed, how can the three of you go back on your word?"

The one who spoke was an elderly man surnamed Yun.

He seemed very displeased with the Ghost Spirit Sect's outrageous demands.

“Fellow Daoist Yun, this place was discovered by the two of us together. Logically speaking, we should each rely on our own abilities.”

"Fellow Daoist should know that I, Zhong, have the Ghost Spirit Sect's assistance behind me. In fact, I could easily have taken it all for myself. Even without a few fellow Daoists, my sect could have broken the Supreme Mystery Divine Restriction and monopolized the secret treasures here. On the other hand, Fellow Daoist Yun, you are all alone. Even if you gather enough people to break the ancient restrictions here, how much of the opportunity can you share with others? I only allowed you to bring one or two helpers because of our years of friendship. But you have summoned four people at once, more than my sect. What is your intention?"

"I, Zhong, have been more than kind to Fellow Daoist Yun. How could you, Fellow Daoist, join forces with outsiders to betray me?"

After the old man surnamed Zhong from the Ghost Spirit Sect coldly retorted, he looked at the four cultivators beside Old Monster Yun.

They were: a burly man surnamed You with a black robe and a cold face, an old woman surnamed Tai, a monk surnamed Bing with a dark complexion, and a short, thin old man.

"Four..."

“You were not the discoverers of this place, and you did not contribute much to this operation. Besides, the four of you have already received one ancient treasure and one magic weapon, as well as one bottle of pills, from the first floor of this cave. So this trip has not been in vain.”

"Therefore, I, Zhong, will decide that the four of you may take one of the six treasure boxes together. But don't be greedy."

As soon as the old man surnamed Zhong finished speaking, the old woman surnamed Tai snorted coldly:
"No." The others on their side had indeed made the trip worthwhile, but she was different. She had volunteered to try to break the Tai Miao Divine Restriction, but had lost a Thunderfire Cone Ancient Treasure that she had painstakingly obtained.

The gains from the first floor were far from enough to make up for her losses.

Therefore, he approached the old man surnamed Yun with a firm attitude.

Upon seeing this, the burly man surnamed You and the cultivator surnamed Bing exchanged a glance, and then came to the side of the old man surnamed Yun.

The short, thin old man didn't want to get involved in the fight between the two sides.

"Gentlemen, I think it would be better if you all joined our sect. With your addition, our sect will surely become much more powerful. Moreover, in this way, the profits can be divided equally, and everyone will be happy in the end. What do you all think?"

Wang Tiangu said with a smile.

"I'm already this old, I have no interest in being restrained anymore."

Lady Tai resolutely refused.

"I'm used to being lazy, and I have no interest in joining your esteemed sect."

The dark-faced Bing Daoren also frowned and shook his head.

"Gentlemen, I am already quite satisfied with my trip, so I will not stay any longer."

With that, he transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the passage, leaving the heavily guarded second-floor pavilion.

The person passed through the hall and flashed to the barrier of the Tai Miao Divine Restriction. He found that the exit passage of the small stone mountain, which was hundreds of feet high, had been closed again by the outer barrier. If he wanted to leave this place, he would have to use the Mountain Opening Flag to open the passage again.

Alternatively, they could forcibly break through the restrictions imposed by the mountain above and carve out a passage themselves.

"It's troublesome."

At this point, he had to make a choice.

"Only those with the surname Yun possess the mountain-opening flag..."

In other words, the way to quickly leave this place is in the hands of the cultivator surnamed Yun.

He could either join the Yun clan of independent cultivators and, together with the five of them, fight against the three members of the Ghost Spirit Sect.

Alternatively, they could cooperate with the three members of the Ghost Spirit Sect, essentially befriending a tiger.

Without a doubt, choosing to join the Yun clan of independent cultivators to fight against the Ghost Spirit Sect would give them a better chance of winning. After all, it would be 5 against 3.

"But I always felt that the three members of the Ghost Spirit Sect were rather strange..."

Why would three people dare to coerce four or five others?
This is very unusual.

But he had no other choice.

Just as he was about to return to the attic to rejoin the ranks, a huge crack appeared in the mountain above him.

The passage to the outside world reappeared.

However, when he saw the exit that represented the way out again, the short and thin old man surnamed Sun felt no joy at all, but rather a very bad feeling.

Who came to this place at this time?

A sweep of divine sense sent shivers down the spines of the dead.

"Why are they?"

He immediately vanished in a flash of light, returning directly to the main hall and rushing up to the second floor of the attic.

...

The second floor of Yuji Pavilion.

No sooner had the cultivator surnamed Sun left than Old Monster Yun couldn't hold back and made his move.

"You surnamed Zhong and Wang, your Ghost Spirit Sect has gone too far. Let's settle this with our skills."

As he spoke, he summoned the Silver Wheel magic weapon and a powerful ancient offensive artifact.

The cultivator surnamed You, the old woman Tai, and the Daoist Bing also unleashed their respective magic weapons and ancient treasures, focusing all their attention on the Wang Tiangu and Wang Tiansheng brothers.

But to the three's surprise, the old man surnamed Yun, who was in a hurry to deal with the cultivator surnamed Zhong, turned around and gave Bing Daoren and Madam Tai a vicious blow.

With the enemy at close range and completely unprepared, Bing Daoren's physical body and nascent soul were instantly annihilated by the powerful ancient treasure. Tai Furen was cut in half by the silver wheel, destroying her physical body, and only managed to escape with her panicked nascent soul.

"Fellow Daoist Yun, what are you doing?"

The burly man surnamed You trembled.

We are prepared to fight to the death, so why did Your Majesty surrender first?
His response was met with the ruthless attack of the three members of the Ghost Spirit Sect and the silent killing intent of the old man surnamed Yun.

"Go quickly..."

(End of this chapter)