Qianling Star, Jinfeng Ridge stretches for billions of miles, with countless dangerous peaks and strange mountains, exotic birds and beasts often appear, and countless rare herbs and flowers. This is the ancestral land of the Cao family.
During the heyday of the Cao family, there were seven Void Refining cultivators, and it was also one of the most powerful forces on Qianling Star. However, the Cao family failed to move to the next level and encountered several disasters in succession. The Void Refining cultivators passed away one after another. To this day, the Cao family no longer has any Void Refining cultivators, and relies on more than ten Spirit Transformation cultivators to keep up appearances.
Deep in Jinfeng Ridge, you can see a large number of buildings, and among the mountains and valleys, you can see many exotic birds and beasts.
There is a steep golden mountain, 30,000 feet high. At the foot of the mountain stands a golden stone tablet more than ten feet high, on which are written three large characters "Golden Phoenix Peak". This is the forbidden area of the Cao family, and only a few high-ranking officials can enter and exit.
At the top of Jinfeng Peak, there is a vast golden stone square. A magnificent palace sits on the square, and on a gold-painted plaque are written the three large characters "Jinfeng Palace" in a flamboyant style.
The hall is spacious and bright. Eighteen golden jade pillars support the entire palace, and each of the golden jade pillars is engraved with a lifelike golden phoenix.
A burly old man in a green robe sat on the main seat with a solemn expression.
The old man in green robe is Cao Tianfeng, the most senior and most accomplished member of the Cao family, who has reached the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Cao Yundong was reporting to Cao Tianfeng with an excited look on his face.
"It's rare that Xuanyang Star has an alchemist who can refine top-grade elixirs. Have you checked his background?"
Cao Tianfeng asked in a deep voice.
"I don't know much about him. I only know that he comes from a cultivation family and is related to the Wang family by marriage."
Cao Yundong answered truthfully that if it weren't for Wang Lingxue, he would not have gone to Xuanyang Star. The Cao family did not have any base on Xuanyang Star and looked down on Xuanyang Star.
As a result, he didn't know much about the Han family and Han Changming.
"You haven't seen him make pills with your own eyes, so the pills may not be made by him, but he can produce top-grade pills, so he is indeed worthy of our friendship. Don't spread this matter to others, maybe this is a chance for our Cao family to rise."
Cao Tianfeng warned.
"Rise? Not really! Old Ancestor, he is only in the early stage of Spiritualization. Even if he can refine top-grade elixirs, it is impossible for him to let you advance to the Void Refinement Stage!"
Cao Yundong asked doubtfully.
"Hmph, if he made the elixir, it would be fine. It only means that his alchemy skills are very high. If he didn't make it, it would be different. I suspect that there is a high-level alchemist who has drifted to Xuanyang Star. Han Changming is just a pawn pushed out by this person to help him collect resources for cultivation."
Cao Tianfeng expressed his guess. The Cao family was just a small family back then, and the patriarch was only in the late Nascent Soul stage. By chance, the patriarch saved a seriously injured Lianxu cultivator, and taught the Cao family the art of expelling insects and taming beasts as well as some secret techniques. He also asked the Cao family to help collect resources for cultivating immortals. As a result, the Cao family rose to prominence, but is now in decline.
Cao Yundong suddenly realized that this explanation was very reasonable. Most of the alchemists who were able to refine top-grade elixirs came from large immortal cultivation planets.
"Ancestor, could it be that he is a powerful being who has taken over another body and rebuilt it?"
Cao Yundong put forward a bold hypothesis.
"The chance is very low. If he has relatives or fellow disciples, we can just go find them. If he has a strong enemy, we should keep a low profile and there is no need to take out the top-grade elixir. Don't ask about this person's situation. It doesn't matter if he stole or robbed it. As long as he can give us the top-grade elixir, we should make friends with him."
Cao Tianfeng warned that curiosity would kill people and there was no need to ask around.
"That's right. Since he invited me to participate in the God Transformation Ceremony, I will bring a valuable gift with me!"
Cao Yundong planned to give Han Changming a valuable gift to show his appreciation for him.
"Take Jingxia with you! Let her gain some experience."
Cao Tianfeng remembered something and reminded.
Cao Yundong responded and agreed.
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Spring went and autumn came, and seven years passed quickly.
The gourd forest was decorated with lights and colors, and the face of every member of the Han family was filled with joy.
Han Zhangxiang held a grand ceremony to transform himself into a god and invited many forces. The Xuanyang Sect also sent representatives to participate.
In a secluded courtyard, Han Changming, Han Zhangxiang, Ma Yan and Wang Changyang were chatting, and the topic they talked about was the destruction of Jinyue Valley.
Han Changming was shocked to learn that Jinyue Valley was destroyed. If he took action himself, he could kill Duan Yunxue and others, but some people would definitely escape.
After all, Jinyue Valley had produced a Divine Transformation cultivator, and the sect protection formation was a fifth-level formation. Even if a Divine Transformation cultivator took action, the sect could resist for a period of time. However, all the disciples who stayed behind in the main temple of Jinyue Valley were killed, and no one escaped. This was strange.
Either the Divine Transformation cultivator sneaked into the main temple of Jinyue Valley and destroyed the sect protection formation, or he took control of the Jinyue Valley's sect protection formation and killed all the cultivators.
Unfortunately, the main temple of Jinyue Valley was razed to the ground, and without any witnesses, everything is speculation.
"Friend Ma, didn't you investigate after the incident?"
Han Changming asked curiously.
"I investigated, but found nothing."
Ma Yan shook his head and said that not even a body could be found. All traces of the fight had been erased and there was no way to investigate.
The Xuanyang Sect had suspected the Xuanyin Sect, but there was no evidence, and there were more than just the Xuanyin Sect that had conflicts with the Xuanyang Sect.
Xuanyang Sect’s insider in Xuanyin Sect reported that there had been no major moves in Xuanyin Sect recently. Qian Yin had taken over Xuanyin Sect, and Li Tianhe had already gone into seclusion to practice.
Li Tianhe is already in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation while Qian Yin is in the early stage of the Spirit Transformation. It is normal for Li Tianhe to practice in seclusion.
"Could it be an evil cultivator from another immortal cultivation planet?"
Wang Changyang guessed that high-level evil cultivators would kill low-level cultivators in order to practice or refine treasures. There are many such examples, and he wondered if there would be other victims.
"We can't rule out this possibility, Fellow Daoist Han, what do you think?"
Ma Yan looked at Han Changming.
"I think what Fellow Daoist Wang said makes sense. Maybe it was done by evil cultivators from other immortal cultivation planets. We should be more cautious!"
Han Changming said this with some hesitation. He could see that Ma Yan suspected the Xuanyin Sect and kept leading the topic towards it.
Wang Changyang also saw through Ma Yan's thoughts, but it did not affect the Wang family. He did not want to get involved in the feud between the Xuanyin Sect and the Xuanyang Sect.
It's none of their business. The Wang family can sit back and reap the benefits while the Xuanyang Sect and the Xuanyin Sect are fighting.
Ma Yan smiled and nodded. This time he led the team to participate in Han Zhangxiang's God Transformation Ceremony, not because he valued Han Changming very much, but just wanted to win over the Han family and the Wang family.
If both the Han and King families stand on the side of Xuanyang Sect, Xuanyang Sect will have a greater chance of winning.
There are many forces that can destroy the Golden Moon Valley, but the Xuanyang Sect prefers to believe that it was done by the Xuanyin Sect. How can they allow others to sleep beside their bed? The Xuanyin Sect and the Xuanyang Sect have been fighting openly and secretly for many years, and both are eager to get rid of each other.
Han Zhangxiang took out a communication disk, typed in a spell, frowned, and sent a message to Han Changming: "Changming, Qian Yin from Xuanyin Sect is bringing people here."
Han Changming had met Qian Yin once in his early years, but their friendship was not deep. Because of Lin Xuan, Han Changming had no good impression of Xuanyin Sect, and he had no friendship with the Jindan cultivators of Xuanyin Sect.
If someone shows kindness for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. Could it be that the Xuanyin Sect wants to win over the Han family