Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

Jiang Yining put away the map, and suddenly the sound of armor clanging came from the other end of the side corridor.

Pei Zheng is loyal to the Pei family, but that does not mean he is loyal to Pei Henian.

He knew the blood oath was problematic, yet he still chose to carry out the ancestral hall's order.

This shows that he won't side with them just because of a few words.

"So I will only seal their pressure points, and will not kill any of the guards."

Pei Yunji responded calmly, then took a step forward.

A vast, oppressive aura of Nirvana swept across the medicine corridor.

The long, black hair that was loose behind her shoulders was lifted by the air blast, and the dark silver ancestral pattern shone from the back of her hand all the way to her collar.

Just then, twelve guards sealed off the entrance to the medicine corridor.

Pei Zheng stood in the center of the combined attack formation, sword in hand, his hawk-like gaze sweeping over Jiang Yining first.

He then looked at Pei Yunji, who was not wearing a hair crown, and lowered his head slightly.

"Young Master has violated the Ancestral Blood Order by taking the host of the Divine Tree away from the Spirit Stripping Hall without authorization."

Pei Zheng pointed the knife downwards, his tone harsh.

"Please step back to the left side of the medicine corridor. I will only seal your cultivation; I will not harm your life."

Pei Yunji stood with his hands behind his back, his voice extremely cold.

"The blood token in your hand only has one true ancestral mark."

He stared into Pei Zheng's eyes.

"Pei Zheng, you've guarded the underground palace for twenty years, can't you tell that the two private seals were forgeries?"

Pei Zheng's hand holding the knife did not loosen, and his knuckles turned white.

"I see there is a problem with the bloodletting order, but the ancestral hall's orders cannot be revoked by the guards on their own."

He gritted his teeth and persevered.

"As long as the Second Elder still holds the Ancestral Decree, I must first bring you all back to the Ancestral Hall."

"Being loyal to the Pei family and blindly following false orders are not the same thing."

Pei Yunji's tone was flat, yet every word was piercing.

"If you seize the sacred tree and seal the young master for Pei Henian today, you will truly be handing the Pei family over to him."

Jiang Yining curled her lips into a mocking smile and led Jiang Siyue to the edge of the combined attack formation.

Several Soul-Devouring Vines silently emerged from her sleeves, like venomous snakes spitting their tongues.

"The Guardian Combination Attack Formation and Silver Leaf both originate from the Pei Clan's ancestral pattern."

A cold glint flashed in her eyes.

"Since you've laid out this formation at my feet, don't blame the Divine Tree for taking it."

The purple-gold vines plunged fiercely into the afterimage of the giant hand, and began to devour it in reverse along the twelve array patterns.

Jiang Yining precisely intercepted a wisp of the Guardian Array Force and wrapped it around the outer side of the roots of the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree.

The Silver Leaf Seal was drawn by the same source of power, but could not be successfully transferred due to the blockage of three streams of energy.

The wisp of array power did not enter the heart of the leaf, but only circled around the outer layer of the leaf veins.

Using this power to disguise her Pei family bloodline, Jiang Yining slammed her palm heavily onto the stone door of the medicine corridor.

The three Blood-Discriminating Arrays lit up in turn, and then moved aside to the sides as the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree passed by.

Pei Yunji led Siyue through the door first, and Fan Chenxin walked on my right.

She quickly issued the instructions.

"The pressure points on their bodies will release on their own in half an hour, so there's no need for anyone to stay behind to cover their retreat."

Fan Chenxin strode forward, firmly holding her arm, but failed to get ahead.

"The silver leaf can only block the flow for half an hour. I will closely observe the changes in the leaf veins."

His voice was low and hoarse, and tense.

"If it starts to devour the Buddha's breath again, I will cut off its life force immediately."

Pei Yunji scooped up Jiang Siyue and raised his hand to steady the churning, corrosive medicinal energy in the medicine corridor.

"I am familiar with the ancestral hall route and can also suppress the Silver Leaf Seal."

He glanced at Jiang Yining.

"I will accompany you before we leave the underground palace."

Jiang Yining stopped in the center of the stone gate, turned around and looked coldly at the two of them.

"You can work with us, but first remember these three rules."

She held up three fingers and spoke very quickly.

"First, you are not allowed to engage in private fights near me."

"Secondly, no one is allowed to recklessly cover the retreat and risk their life."

"Third, you are not allowed to use my clothes, marks, or injuries as a pretext for arguments."

Fan Chenxin raised her hand and gently retied the sash of her outer robe.

"I'll agree to the first two points immediately, I'll restrain myself from the third, and we can discuss the rest after you recover."

Pei Yunji, carrying Jiang Siyue, stepped into the medicine corridor without hesitation.

"I can agree to all three rules, but I must continue to suppress the Silver Leaf Seal."

Jiang Siyue peeked out from his shoulder and raised the stone slab covered with human figures.

"Neither of my uncles has any spirit fruit right now. Whoever breaks Mother's rules first will have their name crossed out in April."

The Fire Spirit Falcon quickly used its wings to protect the circle next to Pei Yunji's name.

It was terrified that its three spirit fruits would also be canceled.

Jiang Yining did not continue to argue with the two, but simply pushed the cracked array token to Pei Zheng's feet.

The forged private seal and the Soul-Suppressing Order still hung above the array command, enough for the Guard Commander to re-verify them.

"You can continue to carry out the ancestral hall's orders, or you can take the evidence to see the other two elders."

Jiang Yining's voice was cold and clear.

"We didn't kill you, nor did we destroy the guard formation, because the Pei family still needs people who are truly loyal to the family."

Pei Zheng looked down at the array token on the ground.

For the first time, the long sword in his hand was not immediately pointed at them.

The stone doors of the medicine corridor slowly closed behind the two of them.

Pei Henian's aged and sinister voice suddenly resounded throughout the ancestral hall through the blood token.

"Pei Zheng, immediately seal off the north side of the medicine corridor and capture the host of the Divine Tree alive. Anyone who disobeys will be punished the same as Pei Yunji."

Jiang Yining stood in the last ray of light through the crack in the door, looking at Pei Zheng through the stone door that was about to close.

"If you raise your knife again, it will not be the Pei family that obeys, but Pei Henian."

"Very well. Since the young master insists on defying the ancestral hall, I will take back the people he is protecting on behalf of the Pei family."

Pei Henian's voice transmission passed through the closed stone door, causing a painful sensation in people's eardrums.

The blood order projection immediately went out, but the blood identification arrays on both sides of the medicine corridor suddenly lit up with dark silver flames.

The flames, like venomous snakes, slithered along the stone bricks, relentlessly pursuing Jiang Yining.

She suddenly felt a burning sensation in her lower back, and the originally dull silver leaf imprint forcefully stretched open the veins.

The Buddhist breath, ancestral blood, and wood energy that were trapped in Ye Xin's heart were fiercely stripped away layer by layer by the flames.

"He is using the ancestral hall's array pivot to activate the silver leaf, Pei Yunji, to sever the connection between the blood token and the medicine corridor."

No sooner had Jiang Yining finished speaking than the silver fire viciously pierced through the main meridian on her waist.

The flames rushed straight to the third ancestral root of the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree, causing most of the Qi and blood of the Condensation Realm cultivator to dissipate.

Fan Chenxin grabbed her left arm, while his other hand remained on the outside of the silver leaf, his fingertips not daring to touch it.

"Ning'er, tell me first if you can use Buddhist breath, don't try to answer while holding back."

His eyes reddened with anxiety.

"No, Yinye is looking for the Buddha's blood you left in Ye Xin."

Jiang Yining gritted her teeth and endured the pain.

"Once you send in your power, it will drag your Qi Sea into the ancestral formation as well."

Pei Yunji raised his palm and cleaved a Blood Identification Array pillar in two with a single chop.

The dark silver flames, however, strangely bypassed the palm strike from underground and continued to pour into Jiang Yining's lower back.