Mortal: I can unlock the card pool by becoming an apprentice to him.

"Now you can tell me the whole story."

Finally, the three of them completely disappeared from sight.

The Confucian scholar named "Xuan Ye" completely lost the gentle smile on his face and spoke calmly to Yan Cang, who was kneeling on the ground.

At this point, Yan Cang naturally dared not lie anymore.

Because the Confucian scholar in front of them had always been known as the "brain trust" of the Yan family, even the Yan family patriarch, a Golden Core cultivator, would often consult him for his opinion.

After listening to Yan Cang recount the whole story...

Xuan Ye couldn't help but sigh.

"So you didn't even have a single piece of evidence, yet you concluded that the other party was carrying a spiritual herb that was hundreds of years old, based solely on a single spirit beast? Very well, even if you were greedy for money, I still don't understand how you, with three people and three beasts, and a cultivation level far exceeding those two, managed to have one of you and two of your beasts killed?"

Xuan Ye rarely showed a puzzled expression.

Yan Cang quickly explained, "It's all that kid's fault for being so cunning. He figured out our intentions early on and secretly used his talisman while I was talking! Plus, he has a very strange talisman on him that can deflect spells..."

"Reflect spells? Why don't you say that person can unleash divine lightning and kill you three idiots?"

Seeing Yan Cang's aggrieved and indignant expression, Xuan Ye forcibly suppressed the urge to curse and disappeared from the spot.

"Ruyan, then Qingdi died in vain?"

Seeing Yan Cang's unwilling and vengeful expression, Yan Ruyan shook her head slightly and simply stopped talking.

She couldn't understand how her brother could be so foolish.

This matter will certainly not be resolved so easily.

But it wasn't the Yan family, it was the Hidden Moon Sect.

Judging from the appearance of that Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Wu, the Hidden Moon Sect is determined to take a big bite out of the Yan family this time.

As for Yan Cang and the others...

......

Hidden Moon Sect.

The main hall on the main peak is made of countless pieces of white jade. Due to the abundance of spiritual energy in this place, one can faintly see the flow of cyan spiritual power between the patterns of each piece of white jade, which is extremely mysterious.

Inside the hall, there were more than a dozen jade tables on both sides.

Those seated behind the desk were all Golden Core cultivators with unfathomable auras.

"Everyone is here now. Please feel free to speak about the matter of the disciples of the Si Que being ambushed and killed by the Yan family."

At the head of the hall, a young woman dressed in a plain white palace dress leaned against the jade throne, her gaze sweeping over everyone, exuding an awe-inspiring majesty.

"The Yan family has audacity. Their disciples control the sect's lifeline of spirit stones; I believe this matter cannot be left unresolved. They must pay a heavy price!"

A male cultivator behind the desk on the left spoke first, his face showing displeasure.

After he finished speaking, a female cultivator dressed in a moon-white and blue robe slowly raised her eyes from behind the table on the right side opposite him.

"Senior Brother Yan is right, but there's no need to make a mountain out of a molehill. After all, the final result was that our sect's disciple killed one person and two beasts. The Yan family is the number one cultivation family in Yue Kingdom, and they have always been friendly to our sect. Won't this make other cultivation families feel resentful, thinking that our dignified Yanyue Sect is narrow-minded and cannot tolerate even the slightest mistake?"

The female cultivator at the head of the table watched the two silently, her face as calm as still water.

"Senior Sister Zhou, you are mistaken. If we really downplay this matter, I'm afraid that the disciples of the Bureau of Jue will encounter all sorts of difficulties when they go out in the future, which will only make things more troublesome."

Another cultivator on the left suddenly spoke.

"If that's the case..."

The female cultivator sitting at the head of the table interrupted the crowd's discussion.

"The Yan family needs to be taught a lesson. Everyone involved should be escorted to the Hidden Moon Sect to apologize. Furthermore, since they are the ones who made the mistake, they should show some sincerity. I remember the Yan family has a spirit stone mine in Yunzhou..."

After saying that, she seemed to suddenly remember something and abruptly asked, "Which two disciples were ambushed this time?"

"Yu Jingyan, a disciple of the Si Que, possesses dual spiritual roots and hails from the Yu family of Qianhu Mountain. He has now reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining cultivation."

"Si Que's disciple, Lin Mo, possesses a dark spiritual root and comes from a rogue cultivator background. He has now reached the ninth level of Qi Refining."

Immediately, a cultivator inside the hall reported his or her identity information.

"Nine levels of Qi Refining, twelfth level of Qi Refining, not bad, not bad!"

The young woman nodded in satisfaction and said softly, "Give each of these two a Foundation Establishment Pill as a reward. Furthermore, call upon all disciples to learn from this spirit of remaining calm in the face of danger and prioritizing the sect's interests..."

A family's power is undoubtedly insignificant compared to that of a powerful sect.

That afternoon, Lin Mo was cultivating when two unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivators appeared in front of his residence.

"Greetings to both of you seniors."

Sensing someone's presence, Lin Mo quickly came out to greet them.

He dared not be negligent in the slightest, and bowed with his hands clasped in one smooth motion.

"Nephew, there's no need for such formalities. We've come today on behalf of the sect leader to investigate the details of the attack on Qingliang Market last time."

The red-faced male cultivator on the left smiled slightly, raised his hand in a gesture of support, and explained his purpose in a friendly tone.

His polite and amiable demeanor made it impossible to tell that he was actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Indeed, junior disciple, do you remember which cultivators participated back then?"

The dark-faced man on the right spoke in a deep voice.

"Besides the main culprits Yan Cang, Yan Tian, ​​and Yan Qing, I suspect that a Foundation Establishment cultivator who looks like a scholar was also involved in this matter."

Lin Mo pretended to think, but he hadn't forgotten how this person had used his power to try and take them back to the Yan family for punishment.

This is clearly a good opportunity to get revenge on the other party, and I wouldn't mind throwing a bucket of dirty water on their head.

"Is that all?"

The dark-faced man clicked his tongue in disappointment upon hearing this.

"Why don't you think about it again and see who else might be involved?"

"Isn't that enough? I thought my heart was already black enough."

Lin Mo was speechless for a moment. After hesitating for a while, he gave a brief description of the appearance of the second Foundation Establishment cultivator who appeared yesterday.

"Very good, nephew. You have rendered great service to the sect this time. This is a Foundation Establishment Pill awarded by the sect leader. May you achieve Foundation Establishment soon!"

The two exchanged a glance, then, without much formality, appeared to have important business to attend to. They handed Lin Mo a small porcelain bottle and hurriedly left.

The porcelain bottle contained the Foundation Establishment Pill, which they had seen not long ago.

As expected of the number one immortal sect, their scale is much more extravagant than that of Huangfeng Valley.

Lin Mo accepted the porcelain bottle with satisfaction. He possessed a unique spiritual root, so establishing a foundation wouldn't have been too difficult for him. Now, with these two Foundation Establishment Pills, he could focus on his cultivation without any worries.

As for the Yan family, judging from the scene just now, the clan will definitely give them an unforgettable lesson.

Lin Mo thought to himself.

However, he never expected that this lesson would come so quickly.

The following afternoon.

The three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Yan family, along with the brothers Yan Cang and Yan Tian, ​​were dragged back to the Hidden Moon Sect like dead dogs, bound by a thick, black rope covered with spiritual patterns.

At the very end of the long rope were five or six Qi Refining stage cultivators from the Yan family, but none of them were people Lin Mo had ever seen before.

These people are said to have provided some assistance to the evil deeds of the Yan Cang and Yan Tian brothers.

Some lent out their twin-headed eagles, some provided intelligence, and others were completely bewildered, not knowing what had happened...

The journey from Linzhou to Yanyue Sect should have taken less than half a day, but they didn't arrive until the afternoon of the second day because the cultivator in charge of the matter deliberately led them on a long detour.

This move was undoubtedly a slap in the face to the Yan family, followed by a few more stomps.

But no matter what the Yan family thought, the Hidden Moon Sect didn't care.

This is the confidence and methods of the number one immortal cultivation sect in Yue Kingdom.

"If they discover I'm a spy sent by the demonic path, I wonder if they'll tie me up like a dumpling and take me back to the sect? Or will they just kill me outright?"

On the plaza, Lin Mo looked at the many cultivators below the stage and suddenly had this thought.

Then, he glanced at the bewildered Yu Jingyan beside him, cleared his throat, and said, "Although there were three Qi Refining Level 13 cultivators besieging us at the time, thinking of our duty as disciples of Si Que, and in order to prevent the circulation of spirit stones in the sect from being affected, in the end, Senior Sister Yu and I fought back with blood and sweat..."

The Foundation Establishment Pills awarded by the sect leader were not easy to obtain. The price was that Lin Mo and his companion had to explain the whole story to other low-level disciples in the sect and describe their state of mind at the time.

Such behavior was naturally intended to encourage lower-ranking disciples to wholeheartedly serve the Hidden Moon Sect.

However, Lin Mo was not averse to it.

Yu Jingyan had clearly never experienced such a scene before. Being stared at by countless pairs of young disciples, the young woman's cheeks instantly flushed red.

Compared to the other party's awkwardness, Lin Mo's performance was quite commendable.

After returning to his residence, before he could even catch his breath, a jade slip in his storage bag suddenly emitted a strange light.