Yu's Family Decision

  Five people stand in a row on the mountain top, gazing at the distant peak with burning fire.

  That is the main vein of Tianhuoshan, where Danding Gate is located.

  The fire is still burning fiercely, but its color has dimmed a lot. With their divine consciousness in the foundation-building period, they can't see what happened there, but they can see the occasional flash of demonic beasts in the nearby sky.

  For the past two days, Han Qingyu and Yu Jiazu's transmission talismans had no response, and they were already mentally prepared for this.

  The demon beast's attack on Dan Ding Gate has begun.

  The people standing here, Meng Tian Ge, Han Qingyu, Luo Fengxue, and Yu Jiazhong, all remained silent. This matter had already exceeded their capabilities, and apart from waiting, they were at a complete loss for what to do.

  In fact, the demon beasts are so obsessed with Dan Ding Gate that they can all understand the reason. Dan Ding Gate is the first major sect of alchemy in Kunwu Mountain, and Dan Yao is exactly what the demon beasts lack most. Every time they come out from the southern forest to attack the gates on Kunwu Mountain, it's just for the sake of getting Dan Yao at any opportunity. Of course, they will focus on attacking Dan Ding Gate.

  However, the Dan Ding Sect is not to be underestimated. Although it's only slightly larger than a medium-sized immortal sect, it has three Yuan Ying master ancestors, plus the mountain protection array, magic treasures and other objects. The demon beasts will also need to expend considerable effort to take down the Dan Ding Sect.

  Now they are both happy and worried. They are happy that these monsters have ignored them and do not intend to attack, but they are worried that if the Dan Ding Gate is breached, their loved ones and friends inside...

  Five people have heavy hearts, but no one speaks up.

  Wei Jiasi's body was still recovering, and the other two foundation-building cultivators of the Yu family were in charge of patrolling. These people were just foundation-building cultivators, and such a large-scale battle was beyond their capabilities.

  "After who knows how long, Han Qingyu finally spoke up: 'Let's head back.'"

  Mo Tian Ge and Luo Feng Xue exchanged a glance, nodding slightly.

  Han Qingyu turned around and said: "Master Yu, my fellow disciples will take their leave first. If there's any movement, please let us know."

  Yu's master's face was heavy with worry, and he mechanically nodded his head.

  Han Qing shook his head and sighed, leading Mo Tian Ge and Luo Feng Xue down the mountain.

  The Yu family relies on the Dan Ding Gate, and there are also cultivators within the sect. It seems that the master of the Yu family has more troubles than them. If the Dan Ding Gate falls in this beast attack, the Yu family will definitely not end well. Even if they are not swallowed by the beasts, they will have no backing in the future and will be bullied again. Moreover, the foundation-building cultivators of the Yu family are all very old now...

  At this point, Han Qing also just shook her head. Every sect or family had its difficulties, and even they themselves were already very fortunate to be able to preserve their lives.

  Returned to her residence, Mo Tian Ge continued to meditate and cultivate in the Void Sky Realm.

  With the war imminent, she didn't have the heart to learn about alchemy, and the small Lihuo beast that was captured to provide the fierce yang true fire was released by her in this Void Heaven Realm, while she herself cultivated the Lingshen Manual.

  With the Five Spirits Cultivating Body, ten thousand demons dare not invade. She is now cultivating the Refine Spirit Incantation without any reservations, and has almost poured all her energy into it over the past few days. At present, she has roughly cultivated her spiritual consciousness into a tangible entity.

  This was her hidden trump card, even the master who had given her the cultivation method probably hadn't expected that she would cultivate a divine sense entity so quickly. It's worth knowing that others who cultivated this technique were all trembling with fear, and it was fundamentally impossible for them to be like her. Furthermore, after undergoing the Five Spirits Cultivation Body, her primordial spirit was no longer as fragile, and cultivating the Refine Spirit Technique could be said to be doubly effective. Her current realm was probably comparable to that of an ordinary person who had cultivated for dozens of years.

  Master Duofa, what kind of magical instruments and talismans, roughly all have their own weaknesses, and among them, there are also defenses. The reason why Mo Tian Ge regards Lian Shen Jue as a killer is because she has only built her foundation, and it's unlikely that anyone would think that she can already control her divine consciousness to harm people.

  In the following days, apart from cultivating, he went out to gather information about the great war of Dan Ding Gate.

  It turned out that their decision not to take action was correct. Since the Dan Ding Sect had Yuanying cultivators, the demon beasts' side naturally had eighth-stage or higher cultivators who dared to attack them. They heard that the demon beast's side had three eighth-stage demon beasts and one ninth-stage demon beast, while the Dan Ding Sect only had three Yuanying cultivators in total, all of whom were at the initial stage of Yuanying, with strength that couldn't be compared to theirs. The current battle situation was extremely dire.

  They are too close to the Dan Ding Gate, a day's journey for the foundation-building cultivators, and it only takes a few moments for the Dan Yuan Yu Xian cultivators to arrive. As a result, there are occasional battles here, fortunately, the Four Images Formation modified by Mo Tian Ge has great power, now all the cultivators of the Yu family stay inside the Four Images Formation, the formation is fully open. This can only keep them safe for the time being.

  However, peace is only temporary. Now that the Dan Ding Gate has fallen, the Yu family will definitely be affected by the repercussions. They will also be drawn into it eventually. For now, all they can do is try to preserve their strength as much as possible. Moreover, since they are not disciples of the Dan Ding Gate, with Xuan Yin True Person present here, the Xuan Qing Gate will not ignore them either.

  Observing the situation, cultivating and waiting for an opportunity - a month later, the war entered a stalemate, and more and more monsters appeared near Yu's house, finally unable to stand by.

  "A few fellow Taoists, please take a seat."

  That night, at midnight, Mo Tian Ge was still practicing, when the steward of the Yu family came to deliver a message, inviting all four of them to come over. The four sisters were curious in their hearts, wondering if there was something important?

  In the hall, the moonstone emitted a soft light, making it as bright as daytime. All four foundation repairmen of the Yu family were present. As soon as the master of the Yu family saw them, he smiled and politely asked them to sit down.

  In all such comings and goings, the few of them were all represented by Han Qingyu. After Mo Tian Ge and Yu's family saw each other off, they silently sat down in their seats.

  "Master Yu, I dare ask, what's the matter with summoning my sister in the middle of the night?" Han Qing asked directly after some small talk.

  Yu's master's face showed a hesitant expression, as if he found it hard to speak, and looked at Han Qing with difficulty.

  Han Qingyu smiled and said: "Although you and I are not from the same school, but under the current situation, we are on the same boat. What can't Master Yu say?"

  When Yu heard Han Qing's words, the master of the Yu family showed a resolute expression on his face, nodded and opened his mouth: "Han Daoyou said it makes sense, so we still think it's better to clarify this matter with several Dao friends." He paused for a moment before continuing, "Han Daoyou should know that our Yu family is just a small family relying on the Dan Ding Gate, without any Dan Xian cultivators or power. Now in the Dan Ding Gate, there are only two younger generations who have hopes of forming a dan, and there's nothing that would make the demon beast covet. I think your master will send you to our Yu family, it must be to take care of several people's intentions, so it seems that several people in the Xuan Qing Gate have a bright future."

  When he said this, apart from Han Qingyu, he also took a glance at Mo Tian Ge. This master of the Yu family, although his cultivation was not obvious, was very experienced. Han Qingyu had already reached the later stage of foundation building and as an elite disciple, there would definitely be a day when he would form his core, even if it wasn't certain whether he would succeed or not. It wouldn't be comparable to ordinary disciples like them. Mo Tian Ge, according to what Han Qingyu said, was extremely young and already had mid-foundation building cultivation at present, also having an unlimited future.

  "At present, the situation is developing in a way that has exceeded the expectations of several people. Although our Yu family is still safe for now, we are also living on borrowed time. In addition to the Array Formation, there are more and more battles, and from time to time, there are Dan Ding Men cultivators seeking help, and our Yu family cannot ignore them... Several fellow Taoists, it's only a matter of time before our Yu family joins the battle. Today, I learned from a wounded Dan Ding Men cultivator that one of our two Yu family disciples inside Dan Ding Men has fallen..."

  At this point, Yu's master finally showed a hint of emotion on his calm face. The Yu family only had two disciples with the hope of forming a dan, and now one of them has fallen in battle, which is a huge loss for the Yu family, not to mention that person might be a junior of Master Yu.

  Yu's master continued, "The current situation being what it is, I'll be honest with you all." With a resolute expression, Yu's master's face flashed with determination as he said word by word, "Since we can't avoid this disaster, my Yu family will join the battle!"

  The four people looked up at the sky, gazing at each other, but none of them said anything. In fact, they were not surprised that the Yu family was drawn into the battle with the demon beasts; it was only a matter of time. What did surprise them was how resolute the master of the Yu family was.

  Mo Tian Ge looked around, Yu Furen heard this and quietly grasped the hand of the master of the Yu family, as if to comfort him. The other two foundation-building cultivators of the Yu family also gazed calmly at their master, apparently in agreement.

  Han Qing remained silent for a moment before looking up and smiling: "Everyone has made this decision, we admire it."

  Yu's master smiled and said sincerely, "It would be a waste of your teacher's efforts if it were to come to this. The few Taoist friends who came to my Yu family were originally here to help us protect our clan members. Now, however, we want to drag the Taoist friends into the water. I have a guilty conscience about this matter, so I will inform you honestly. For your own safety, you can leave, and we won't stop you."

  Mr. Yu's expression was sincere, not like pretending, but this matter is of great importance, Han Qing also did not make a direct decision, but thought for a while before saying: "Master Yu, if so, can we let our sisters discuss it?"

  "This is natural." Yu's master smiled, "My Yu family will join the war, it's not until tomorrow anyway. You can all go back and discuss in detail, if there's a decision, just tell me tomorrow, it won't be too late."

  "Thank you so much." Han Qing stood up and bowed.

  Yu's host hastily returned a courtesy: "I don't dare."

  It's clear that the master of the Yu family hopes they will stay, after all, their strength far surpasses that of the several foundation-building cultivators in the Yu family. However, the current situation is unpredictable, and even Nascent Soul cultivators have joined the battle, so it's not safe for them either. Moreover, they are disciples of the Xuanqing Sect, and offending them is not an option.

  Four sisters returned to their residence and gathered in Qīng Yǔ's room.

  For a moment, all four of them were silent, even Luo Fengxue, who usually had the most to say, looked preoccupied.

  After a while, Han Qingyu raised her head and swept a glance at them, opening her mouth: "Alright, what do you want to say? This matter is important, I won't make the decision in the name of the eldest senior sister. If you have any ideas, speak up."

  "Big sister..." Luo Fengxue's words trailed off.

  Mo Tian Ge had also known her for several years, and seeing her struggling expression, he roughly knew what she wanted to say.

  Han Qing said: "There's only us sisters here, what can't be said?"

  "Hmm..." Luo Fengxue looked at Wei Jiasi and Mo Tian Ge, saying, "Senior sister, we are not disciples of Dan Ding Gate. Now that the situation is urgent, I think it's best if we leave on our own. They won't blame us for sure."

  Han Qing nodded: "You're right. We monks don't attach as much importance to brotherly bonds like the worldly heroes do. Now that we can't do anything about it, we might as well leave."

  Han Qing nodded, and Luo Fengxue's heart was certain. She looked at her expectantly: "Then we..."

  Han Qing shook his head: "I think it's not that simple. You guys think about it, now the war is everywhere, even if we leave this place, how can we return to Xuanyu Gate?"

  Luofengxue was taken aback. She wasn't good at fighting, and she had been hoping to get out of the battle as soon as possible, but Han Qing's words were also true.

  "We left the Xuan Qing Gate, and all of us had our masters and uncles send us off with flying treasures. If we were to return to the Xuan Qing Gate on our own, I'm afraid it would take one or two months. Along this road, there are battles everywhere, how can we ensure our safety?"

  Facing this question, Luo Fengxue also couldn't answer: "Master sister... is supporting staying?"

  Han Qing slowly shook his head: "No, I haven't found a solution yet, and I don't have any ideas."

  Luofeng Xue also fell silent.

  Han Qing turned to Wei Jiasi again: "Second sister, what do you think?"

  Wei Jiasi's cultivation had recovered in the past few days, but her face was still pale. When Han Qingyu asked her a question, she seemed to be momentarily stunned and hadn't come back to herself yet.

  Han Qingyu called out again: "Second Sister?"

  The eyes of the three people were all focused on Wei Jiasi, and Wei Jiasi suddenly realized it, but only said: "Let Eldest Senior Sister take charge."

  Looking at her like this, Han Qing let out a quiet sigh and finally turned to Mo Tian Ge: "Tian Ge, what about you?"

  "Moy Tian Ge had been silent for a long time before speaking up: 'Sister Han, I think we'd better stay and observe the situation for now.'"

  "Stay behind?" Han Qing and Luo Fengxue exchanged a glance, both of them focusing their attention on her.

  Mochen Song nodded: "Not bad. Several sisters, I'll put it this way, for the Yu family's current Four Symbol Array, I'm quite confident that unless several Nascent Soul stage cultivators or above come to attack, it's unlikely to be broken. Moreover, Sister Han is in charge of deployment here, and Sister Luo is familiar with personnel management. I'm in charge of the array method, and the possibility of holding on is extremely high."

  She swept a glance over the few of them and continued, "Of course, this also carries risk. If we're noticed by high-level demonic beasts here, they'll definitely come after us, and it's very likely that we won't be able to escape."

  Han Qingyu and Luo Fengxue both fell into deep thought. Compared to what Mo Tian Ge had said earlier, the risk wasn't that great, and they didn't have a better idea, it was just a matter of staying or leaving. They only wanted to escape with their lives in this chaotic war, but it wasn't easy either...

  "First to make the decision was Han Qingyu, who thought for a moment before speaking with determination: 'Tian Ge, since you have such confidence, then let's stay here and see how it goes?'"

  "Big Sister!" Luo Fengxue exclaimed.

  Han Qing turned to her, with a faint smile: "I think that if we want to save our lives, it's better to rely on the Yu family's power. Of course, their strength is not strong, and the four of us can destroy the Yu family if we want to, but the family has been rooted for a long time and there are many places to be used. Borrowing people or borrowing land is much safer than being alone outside."

  "But... " Luo Fengxue's mind was in turmoil, she had just started building her foundation and had lived a sheltered life in a prestigious sect since childhood, not being interested in fighting. Now that she was caught up in the battle, she was the most at a loss.

  "Snow, don't be afraid," Han Qing comforted her in a soft voice. "You haven't experienced the fires of war, so it's only natural that you're not used to it for now. Your Second Shifu and I have been through the demonic beast riots sixty years ago, and at first, we were like this too. After seeing more, we gradually got used to it. Have some confidence in yourself, you are a disciple of a renowned sect, and with the magical tools and treasures given by your master, you are much stronger than others. What is there to be afraid of?"

  After such comfort, Luofeng Xue did calm down a bit.

  Moye looked at her and received a glance from Han Qingyu, then walked over to hold her hand, smiling: "Luo Shijie, you're my senior sister, don't let me surpass you."

  Upon hearing this, Luofeng Xue let out a bitter laugh and said frankly: "Tiangē, to be honest with you, I didn't think much of your abilities before. But after this incident, I realized that I was just a frog in a well, underestimating others too much. The other day it was you who reminded me not to worry too much, and these past few days you've handled things even more calmly than I have...

  "Luoshi!" Mo Tian Ge saw that she was becoming more and more self-pitying, so he cut her off, "The current situation is like this, we should still be brave."

  "Tiangong is right." Han Qingyu was extremely perceptive and saw that Tiangong's expression was gloomy, so she knew that she might be thinking of something unpleasant. She immediately changed the subject, "Also, I think there's another reason for me to stay here."

  "What?"

  Han Qing took out a jade pendant: "Before leaving, the master instructed me that if something unexpected happens, protect you few people and meet him elsewhere."

  Even Wei Jiasi, who had nothing to do with the matter, was stunned for a moment. They all knew that Han Qing was steady and stable in her emotions, careful and meticulous in handling matters, and as the eldest senior sister, she took on the responsibilities of serving Master and taking care of her junior brothers and sisters. Therefore, Master had always trusted her. In comparison, Wei Jiasi didn't have any grievances because she thought that Eldest Senior Sister was good at handling miscellaneous tasks unrelated to cultivation, which Master usually entrusted to Eldest Senior Sister. However, when Han Qing took out Master's secret order, Wei Jiasi felt a bit uncomfortable in her heart - it turned out that Master not only trusted Eldest Senior Sister but also entrusted her with important tasks. As for herself, who had followed Master for just as long as an inner disciple, she didn't even know a hint about this beforehand.

  She had this little thought, but Han Qing didn't know and didn't understand, so he simply handed the jade slip to Wei Jiasi, who then passed it on one by one. After all three of them had read it, Han Qing finally spoke up: "Master had anticipated that this trip wouldn't be too smooth, so he gave me these instructions, telling me to handle it as I see fit. Now I think Tian Ge's words make a lot of sense, and since that's the case, why don't we just do what Master said?"

  Mo Tian Ge and the other two didn't say a word. The instructions left by Xuan Yin Zhen Ren were simple, which was to find a place outside Dan Ding Gate at the right moment, and if there's danger, meet up with other disciples here to preserve their strength.

  The implication is that they had already sensed that this trip was not simple, so they sent them out to avoid being dragged into the war together. It's a consideration for the female disciples and also a trust in how the few people handle things.

  "Senior Sister Huan," Mo Tian Ge said slowly after a long while, "since that's the case, let's do as Master Xuan Yin said. I think it's actually good that the Yu family has made this decision. We might as well temporarily borrow the Yu family's land and rely on each other. If things don't go well, we're all Foundation Establishment cultivators, so escaping will be easy."

  "Hmm, what Tiangong said is exactly what I meant. Second sister, Fengxue, what are your opinions?"