Transmigrating to the Qi Cultivation Path, I became an outdated Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Wanchen Mountain, Jinyun Gate.

At the summit of Golden Moon Peak, a vast sea of ​​clouds surges endlessly, resembling a boiling silver soup.

The mountain wind was biting, but it couldn't dispel the ethereal mist that swirled around the pavilions atop the peak.

Inside the pavilion was a jade chessboard, with a person sitting on each side.

At the lower end, Lin Wanrou wore a scarlet dress that accentuated her snow-white skin.

She gently raised her hand, and a white jade chess piece fell to the ground with a crisp "snap," which was particularly clear on the empty mountaintop.

"You're too kind."

Wu Yong, the Supreme Elder of the Golden Cloud Sect, who sat at the head of the table, looked at the large black group of pieces that had been cut off on the chessboard. He was first taken aback, then clicked his tongue in admiration:

"Wonderful, truly wonderful!"

Young friend Lin's feint attack was truly beyond my defense.

"Life is like chess, and chess is like life."

Often, opportunities are fleeting.

Senior Wu is a very strong player, but he lacked decisiveness, letting the opportunity slip away. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had this chance to make this move.

Lin Wanrou smiled radiantly, but her words clearly carried a hidden meaning.

Upon hearing this, Wu Yong simply burst into laughter, his laughter shaking the sea of ​​clouds and lingering for a long time.

Wu Yong understood Lin Wanrou's meaning perfectly, but he didn't respond. Having lived for nearly five hundred years, he had always been cautious about these scions of high-ranking families.

Even though he heard that Lin Wanrou was just from a side branch and that her cultivation was far lower than his own, Wu Yong still dared not underestimate her in the slightest.

"This woman was able to persuade a prodigy from a supreme immortal sect like Ye Shao Chen to kill He Sheng; she possesses considerable power."

On that day, the scene outside Wanchen Mountain went unnoticed by the others in the mountain, but Wu Yong, a pseudo-core cultivator, witnessed it all clearly.

Seeing that Wu Yong didn't respond, Lin Wanrou secretly increased the stakes in her argument, but smiled faintly and said:

"Senior has roamed this Wanchen Mountain area for hundreds of years, so he must understand the weight of the word 'timing' better than I do."

Now is a golden opportunity for the Golden Cloud Sect to expand. After all, the number one cultivator of the Silver Sand River has already been slain by Brother Ye's sword, and the He family is a newly rising family with far inferior foundations. It's time for Changyang Mountain to change its master.

Wu Yong frowned slightly; he knew that Lin Wanrou was making an offer.

Although the Silver Sand River region is a barren land, and major sects naturally look down on it, if the Golden Cloud Sect's influence could infiltrate...

Wu Yong shook his head and said:

"Young friend Lin is joking."

The Tai Xuan Zheng Yi Dao and the Tong You Ming Zhen Dao had an agreement that no immortal sect was allowed to enter the territory of the Silver Sand River.

Clearly, this is a move by two behemoths to use the Yinsha River as a buffer zone.

Lin Wanrou sighed softly when she heard Wu Yong trying to evade the question again:

"Wanrou has been so frank, why should you pretend to be confused when you know the truth?"

If the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce can establish a presence in Yinsha River, then the Jinyunmen can too.

It's nothing more than a story of a sect's outcast and a family's abandoned son, who seized Changyang Mountain for himself and established a powerful empire.

Seeing that Lin Wanrou had put it this way, Wu Yong really started to think about it.

"My Wu family is now flourishing day by day, and the spiritual veins around Wanchen Mountain are almost unable to accommodate the newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators."

With the backing of the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce, it is indeed possible to select a descendant from the clan who is about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, and have him occupy Changyang Mountain as a discarded member of the clan after successfully achieving Foundation Establishment.

Firstly, it would allow my Wu family to have an additional foundation;

Secondly, it will also allow my Jin Yun Sect's influence to gradually infiltrate the Yinsha River region.

only..."

Wu Yong remained hesitant and silent for a long time.

Lin Wanrou's fingers unconsciously traced light strokes across the chessboard, as if she were surveying the landscape:

"Although the Yinsha River is barren, its advantage lies in its special location."

If the senior is willing, Wanrou will definitely help Jinyunmen to completely control Yinsha River.

This would significantly boost the strength of the Golden Cloud Sect.

Lin Wanrou looked at Wu Yong with confidence in her eyes. She felt that she had already made enough concessions, and all she wanted was the support of Jin Yunmen.

In her eyes, Wu Yong had no reason to refuse.

However, Wu Yong remained silent.

As the saying goes, the older one gets in the martial arts world, the more timid one becomes. Wu Yong is an old fox who has lived for nearly five hundred years, so how could he be easily swayed by immediate gains?

Looking at Lin Wanrou's stunningly beautiful face, his vigilance grew even stronger.

"Did Lin Wanrou go to such lengths just to promote the Eight Scenic Spots Tax, thereby gaining enough merit to climb the ranks?"

Wu Yong shook his head inwardly. He had heard that the elder of the Lin family behind Lin Wanrou had a very deep background and some intricate relationship with the current leader of the Eight Views Sect.

Lin Wanrou has gained his favor and could have simply kept a low profile and waited for her promotion. Why is she stirring up trouble like this?

"This woman must have ulterior motives!"

Wu Yong's mind raced with thoughts, feeling that Lin Wanrou was like a bottomless whirlpool, and once he stepped into it, he might be completely trapped.

"Fairy Lin's sincerity is truly admirable, this old man..."

Wu Yong was about to play the evasive card again, making a few excuses.

Just then, a jade talisman shrouded in azure light flew from the edge of the sea of ​​clouds, transforming into a stream of light and landing in Wu Yong's hand.

This was a communication jade talisman exclusive to the high-ranking members of the Golden Cloud Sect. After Wu Yong took it, he immediately scanned it with his divine sense, and his expression changed slightly.

The message conveyed by the jade talisman was that the Xiajiang branch of the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce had been attacked a few days ago.

The murderer was even more unexpected; it turned out to be Lin Wanrou's personal maid, who colluded with Wu Feng, the weapon-refining master!

The two not only looted the Xiajiang branch, but also assassinated Lin Wanrou's personal bodyguard, Xu Qiancheng...

"A mere early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and an insignificant maid dared to defy the Grand Duke Jupiter and actually succeeded?"

Could someone with connections to the netherworld be manipulating things behind the scenes?

The information inside the jade talisman was truly explosive. Wu Yong couldn't help but feel that his caution was indeed correct, and he felt even more that the waters of the Silver Sand River were unfathomable.

Lin Wanrou was always good at reading people's expressions, and when she saw the change in Wu Laogui's expression, she couldn't help but ask.

Wu Yong came to his senses and didn't say much, but simply handed the jade talisman in his hand to Lin Wanrou.

"Take a look."

Lin Wanrou took the jade talisman with a puzzled look, and after scanning it with her divine sense,

In an instant, the woman was struck dumb, frozen in place.

Every word on the jade talisman felt like a heavy hammer, striking her heart.

Wu Feng betrayed them? Kou Xiang'er betrayed them? Old Xu... is dead?

"How is this possible?!"

Kou Xiang'er was trained by her own hands and is extremely afraid of death. How could she possibly have the guts to collude with outsiders to assassinate a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

And Wu Feng, that weapon refiner who always fawned over me, how dare he?!

Lin Wanrou's mind went blank. She had meticulously laid out her plan, thinking that victory was within her grasp and that she only needed to add one more spark to completely take over Yinsha River.

But this sudden change was like a sledgehammer falling from the sky, smashing her chessboard to pieces.

Without Elder Xu, she lost her eyes and ears and military support in Yinsha River;

With the Xiajiang branch destroyed, she would be unable to explain herself to the Chamber of Commerce and would likely have no choice but to resign and apologize.

Lin Wanrou instantly deflated, slumping into her chair, all traces of the aggressive edge she had displayed when facing the fake Core cultivator.

It’s over.

It's all over!