In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

When Zhang Yuan travels, he is always accompanied by Zen Master Juexin. Even though the River Fiends protected Zhang Yuan before, it is clear that the people inside are not right.

Soon, everyone knew who was inside the carriage.

Zhang Sheng, the eldest son of the Zhang family for three generations, is not only a peerless master who is half a step into the Grandmaster realm, but he is also traveling alone this time, even with the River Fiends escorting him. His purpose is very clear.

Mo Family Mechanical City!

For a time, the entire Nine Provinces were paying close attention. Could it be that the Zhang family was really preparing to take action against the Mo Family's Mechanical City?

After all, even the eldest son of the Zhang family for three generations and the two evil brothers from Hejian had been mobilized. The thirty-six guards were no ordinary men either; they were the thirty-six Heavenly Guards trained by the Four Ghosts of Xiangxi. Each of them was a first-rate expert in the martial arts world, but when they worked together, even a peerless master would find it difficult to break the formation in a short time.

Zhang Sheng didn't care about external affairs; he simply played music on his zither as he traveled.

The Illusion Moon Harp is a prayer harp carved from pure white, unidentified divine wood, and its strings are made of celestial silkworm silk, which is not only extremely tough, but each string can also emit sonic attacks that resemble sword energy.

As for the song "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer"?

After Zhang Xiaoshan's modifications over the past few years, it has become a sonic attack. With Zhang Sheng's current skill level, he can subdue his enemy without a fight.

However, since it was newly acquired, Zhang Sheng naturally needed to familiarize himself with it.

At the same time, his awe of Zhang Xiaoshan reached its peak.

Keep in mind that he was just a substitute, yet he was gifted three priceless treasures after only coming of age and undergoing training.

Without saying a word, just a few times playing the Illusion Moon Zither, one could already control it with ease and freedom.

The mere presence of the Purple Gold Blade in one's hand evokes a feeling of "with this blade in hand, I have the world at my command."

Unfortunately, his skill level was not yet sufficient to master the ninth strike.

Otherwise, fate is like a knife, capable of slaying dragons and destroying gods.

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"The Zhang family's actions this time are quite significant, all for the sake of the Mo Family's Mechanical City!"

Looking at the Zhang family's group, the forces such as Huanyin Pavilion, the Ghost King Palace (formerly Xuanming Sect), and Tongwen Hall all had strange looks in their eyes.

They were all native forces of the Wu Tang Empire. After the Wu Tang Empire was destroyed, the original powerful clans transformed into these Jianghu forces. Only those middle-class aristocratic families were relocated to Xianyang City.

Even so, the Zhang family's strength in the capital city was absolutely overwhelming.

At this time, the Zhang Family Chamber of Commerce only had three peerless masters left: Bixie Sword Rain Huatian, Zen Master Juexin, and Abbot Juezhi, as well as hundreds of Zhang Family guards who had achieved minor success in their external martial arts training.

What's more, there's also the Ghost Street secretly working together with them!

And the strength of Ghost Street goes without saying; they are only the middle six gates of Ghost Street.

With such formidable strength, everyone was filled with dread for the Zhang family.

It should be noted that the capital city was merely one of the Zhang family's commercial strongholds. Together with Xianyang, Lin'an, and Yanjing, they formed the Zhang family's four commercial spheres in the Nine Provinces.

Moreover, each business district possesses absolute power, dominating its own territory.

Jiangnan, needless to say, is right in front of the Zhang family's door;

In Yanjing, a city in the north, Wan Sanqian is the head manager. Under his command are the Four Ghosts of Xiangxi, Xiong Wu, Shangguan Haitang, and Duan Tianya, each of whom is a renowned grandmaster or a top expert.

As for Xianyang City?

The empire was powerful, so he was an inconspicuous family from Jiangnan who served as the empire's chief steward.

But in private, he is a grandmaster—the Iron Warrior Guardian.

However, this time Tie Zhan was transferred away by Zhang Xiaoshan to suppress the Zhang family's core base in the Mechanized City.

As for the safety of Xianyang City, Su Chan and Ba Zhu'er, who cultivate the Dao Heart Demon Seed, are already top-notch experts, with Su Chan even reaching the peerless realm.

She simply used the Nine Yin Manual as a cover, appearing extremely aloof, so no one noticed her martial arts skills.

Moreover, her two personal maids, all top-tier junior masters, and four maids named Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju, are all top-notch experts!

Even if someone wanted to get close enough to test the waters, it wouldn't be a place where just anyone could get close.

As for top-tier experts, they wouldn't dare to provoke the Zhang family without a very good reason.

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"Report! The Mo Family's Mechanical City has been breached by the quicksand!"

On the afternoon of the third day, all the major powers in Kyushu simultaneously received news that the Empire had launched a strong attack on the Mechanical City that morning and had even breached its interior.

Dove Feather Thousand Nights—At midday, slaughter the entire city!

The Mohists were caught completely off guard by the breach in their defenses from within.

In an instant, everyone realized that the Zhang family's entourage had clearly anticipated all of this.

The Empire, allied with the Quicksand, breached the Mo Family's mechanical city, and the Zhang family simply went to reap the benefits.

For a moment, all the forces couldn't help but marvel at the Zhang family's brilliant scheme.

However, they could only sigh in admiration; even if they wanted to, they wouldn't dare to provoke the empire.

After all, the city was destroyed, and beneath the ruins lay the empire's deterrent power over other forces. Only the Zhang family had the audacity to rebuild it.

Moreover, the Zhang family may have been involved in this, as it may have been a deal with the empire.

This isn't the first or second time.

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"The Zhang family has a clever plan!"

Near the city of the mechanical palace, the Moon Goddess, upon receiving the news, also looked surprised.

She had known about Zhang Xiaoshan's arrival beforehand, but she didn't expect that the one leading the way wouldn't be Zhang Xiaoshan, but rather some mysterious third-generation eldest son of the Zhang family.

Most importantly, the Zhang family had calculated that the Mechanized City would inevitably fall, and they had even planned out the timing.

If they hadn't been nearby and witnessed the entire process of the quicksand breaching the city, they would have thought that the Zhang family had secretly intervened.

For a time, the Moon Goddess became even more wary of Zhang Xiaoshan.

Scheming against others can happen without them even realizing it;

But before she could even make a move against the Zhang family, Zhang Xiaoshan had already struck first.

"Moon Goddess, has the Zhang family arrived?"

The Grand Master of Fate, standing beside the Moon Goddess, looked at the Moon Goddess's solemn expression and knew that the Zhang family might be coming to reap the rewards.

"They've arrived, and someone no one expected has arrived—"

Zhang Sheng, the eldest son of the Zhang family across three generations!

"The eldest son of the third generation of the Zhang family? Could it be that the third generation of the Zhang family is about to be born?"

Even Shao Siming frowned slightly upon hearing this.

The Zhang family is not to be trifled with. One second-generation young master Zhang has already made the entire nation tremble with fear and silence. If another young master Zhang were to appear, wouldn't the entire nation be turned upside down?

"．‖ It's about time."

Back then, which member of the Zhang family wasn't born at seventeen? This young master Zhang seems to have just celebrated his seventeenth birthday!

It's not uncommon for someone to start training at seventeen, but this one from the Zhang family is different.

At seventeen, he was only at the peak of the Body Tempering stage, but the third generation was at the half-step Grandmaster level, which was incomparable.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan's talent is unique throughout history.

Become a Taoist in one day, become a saint in ten years!

Even Bodhidharma of Shaolin and Zhang Sanfeng of Wudang were far inferior to him.

"Moon Goddess, what about us?"

"It's nothing. The Zhang family wants the Mo Family's Mechanical City, which doesn't conflict with our interests."

"Let's keep to ourselves!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Their purpose in this trip was to assassinate the leader of the Mohist school. As for the Zhang family?

The domineering power of the Pure Yang Finger is such that even if the Six Souls Terror Curse were used together, the eight forbidden curses of the Yin Yang School might not be able to defeat Zhang Xiaoshan.

Ultimately, the forbidden spells of the Yin-Yang School are an enhanced version of the Life and Death Talisman. However, the Life and Death Talisman also has unique uses that the forbidden spells of the Yin-Yang School lack, each having its own strengths.

As for Yin-Yang True Qi, it was not difficult for Zhang Xiaoshan at all; it was much easier than detoxifying.

Giddy up! Giddy up! Giddy up...

From a high vantage point, especially for those at the level of the Moon Goddess and others, the Mohist leader, who was rushing towards them, could be seen from the hundred-zhang-high peak.

That was also their hunting target this time!

　(Li Zhaohao) "They're here!"

Looking at the leader of the Mo family, a cold killing intent flashed in Da Siming's charming eyes.

The Yin-Yang School and the Mohist School have always been at odds, or rather, the Yin-Yang School has not been at odds with other forces, because the Yin-Yang School was named an evil school by the five major schools of thought.

Born from Taoism, yet deluding itself to transcend Taoism.

Because they carry the bloodline of the ancient Great Zhou Dynasty.

The purer one's bloodline, the more terrifying the dragon's energy becomes when cultivating the Yin-Yang School.

Bloodline represents a kind of quality.

Apart from Donghuang Taiyi, Dongjun, Yueshen, and Xinghun are the most pure-blooded masters of the Yin-Yang School in this generation, and are also unparalleled grandmasters in the world today.

As for Grandmasters? They require an even purer bloodline or a special opportunity.

The reason why the Yin-Yang School is called an evil sect is because of its mysterious and unpredictable nature, coupled with its unscrupulous actions, which gradually made it feared by other prominent schools of thought.

In particular, the Yin-Yang School's insidious Yin-Yang curses can kill without leaving a trace, and are both insidious and domineering.

This time, the Grand Master of Fate plans to use the Six Souls Terror Curse to ambush the leader of the Mohist school.

"Go."

"Yes, my lord!"

The Grand Master of Fate descended the mountain to carry out the assassination, and naturally, he did not take the accompanying experts seriously.

After all, it's three against three, and nobody's afraid of anyone.

Besides, they were only conducting assassinations; they would strike and retreat immediately, and wouldn't linger in battle.

Chapter 678 Imperial Post Station Zhang Family Happy Forest

"If you are not a disciple of the Mohist school, then who are you?"

Bang!

Sensing something amiss, the leader of the Mohist school unleashed his immense and unparalleled true qi, which erupted like ink from a brush tip. At the same time, his palm strikes were like a volcanic eruption, with wind and thunder surging and energy surging.

After being knocked back by a palm strike, Da Siming, who had reverted from his Mo family disciple form, turned and fled.

The Mohist mental cultivation method is also one of the world's top internal energy cultivation methods, divided into ten levels.

At this moment, the leader of the Mohist school had reached the ninth level of the peerless realm, possessing a profound and gentle nature, with true qi far surpassing that of the Great Master of Fate.

However, if one is struck by the Six Souls Curse, unless the leader of the Mo family breaks through the tenth level of the Mo family's cultivation technique, which is rare in the past thousand years, then death is certain.

Moreover, this is the second time in a century that a leader of the Mohist school has died from the Six Soul Curse.

This feud has become huge.

"Giant!"

"It's alright, luckily it was discovered in time."

However, I never expected the Yin-Yang School to be so persistent, actually lying in ambush here. As expected, someone predicted it.

Beware of Yin-Yang Masters?

They had previously thought Zhang Xiaoshan was talking nonsense, but they never expected that they would encounter the Yin Yang School's ambush before they even arrived at the Mechanical City.

The reason they didn't pursue them earlier was because they saw the Moon Goddess and the Lesser Master of Fate a hundred feet away.

In a three-on-three situation, they don't have much of an advantage!