Yang Cheng memorized these locations and thought about whether he should go to the Xiao Clan or the Luo Clan. He didn't know what the hidden clans looked like and what kind of people they had.
If Hsiao Chih-ching was brought back to the dreamland, she might be in the Xiao Clan or the Luo Clan. How should he find out? If he searched rashly and met someone with high cultivation, it would be hard for him to leave with Hsiao Chih-ching safely.
"Brother Xiao, if there's nothing else, we will take our leave," Zhao Muyang said as if he had something urgent to do.
Yang Cheng thought about the direction they went and asked, "May I know where Brother Zhao is going? May I go with you?"
Zhao Muyang didn't suspect anything, "My sister and I are going to the Xiao Clan to settle some matters."
Yang Cheng thought to himself, 'As expected, I have a' tour guide 'now. So he said, "Since you are going to the Xiao Clan, can you bring me along?"
The Zhao siblings looked at each other in surprise. They all said that Hongmeng and the hidden clans didn't have a good relationship. Why did this guy still want to go?
"This …" Zhao Muyang said awkwardly, "Our Zhao Clan has been a vassal of the Xiao Clan since ancient times, so it's convenient for us to go. But Brother Xiao doesn't have a reason to go. If we bring you along, you will definitely be discovered by the experts of the Xiao Clan. By then, it's inconvenient for you to explain since you're from Hongmeng … "
Yang Cheng waved his hand and smiled, "Brother Zhao, I see that you're being frank. I might as well tell you the truth. I really don't like staying in Hongmeng … I've long heard that the hidden clans have better training resources, so I want to …"
"Great! You want to join the hidden clans behind Hongmeng's back?! "Zhao Ting exclaimed," I said you're bold just now. Now it seems that you don't want your life! With your cultivation, let's not talk about whether the Xiao Clan wants you or not. Do you know that if you're discovered by Hongmeng, you might be seen as a traitor by the Hongmeng people. It wouldn't be surprising if they killed you right in front of you! "
Yang Cheng smiled indifferently and said, "Cultivation is to defy the heavens and change one's fate. If we don't take risks, how can we have great fortuitous encounters? My surname is also Xiao, so it would be easier for me to join the Xiao Clan. "
A strange look flashed in Zhao Muyang's eyes. After thinking for a while, he said, "If Brother Xiao insists on this, it is not impossible."
"Big brother! You're crazy! He is only at the Early Stage of Soul Formation, and he is not familiar with illusions. If he betrays Hongmeng, it will be too late for regrets! "Zhao Ting looked at her brother in surprise.
Zhao Muyang nodded his head to indicate that he understood. He said calmly, "Younger Sister, I naturally know about the various vital points. However, since Brother Xiao has such intentions, and we happen to be lacking help on this trip, isn't bringing him along a win-win situation?"
Zhao Ting was stunned. She thought of something and calmed down, but there was a struggle in her eyes.
Yang Cheng wondered if there was something fishy going on between the siblings. However, Zhao Muyang did not seem like a sinister and cunning person. This was the feeling that Yang Cheng had after reading countless people.
Actually, many of the people in the illusions relied on the growth of age to have extraordinary experience. Most of the cultivators of the younger generation were not as scheming as the people of the secular world.
"Brother Xiao, we can bring you along. In fact, if you follow us to the Xiao Clan and join the Xiao Clan, we siblings will really need your help," Zhao Muyang said.
"What help?" Yang Cheng asked.
Zhao Muyang sighed. There was some sadness in his eyes as he told the cause and effect of the matter.
As it turned out, although the Zhao Clan had a long history as a vassal clan of the Xiao Clan, it had become one of the weakest among the vassal clans with the decline of their talents.
And the only cultivator of the Six Frost Water Tribulation in the Zhao Clan was the grandfather of the Zhao siblings, Zhao Liangyu, who was at the late stages of the Kui Water Stage.
However, because Zhao Liangyu was too old, when he broke through to the Kui Water Stage, he was already in his twilight years. These few years, he often went into seclusion. Although he worked hard to enter the late stages of the Kui Water Stage, he still could not break through to the Dark Water Stage.
If this continued, he was afraid that his lifespan would be exhausted in less than three years. Unless he broke through to the Dark Water Stage within three years, then he could extend his lifespan by another hundred years or so.
In desperation, the Zhao Clan could only think of a way to beg the Xiao Clan to see if they could get some high-grade, or even middle-grade panaceas from the Xiao Clan. This way, they might be able to help Zhao Liangyu enter the Dark Water Stage.
Although the Zhao Clan was a vassal clan, panaceas resources were still very scarce in the illusions, not to mention high-grade and middle-grade panaceas that were used to help people in the Tribulation Stage. That was not enough for the people of the main clan.
Therefore, the Zhao siblings went to the Xiao Clan to beg this time because they had nowhere else to go. They clearly knew that the chances were not big, but they still wanted to try.
After Yang Cheng heard this, he could not help but feel that these people were really pitiful. In his space ring, not to mention high-grade panaceas, there were even many top-grade panaceas, but these people actually humbly begged their master for a high-grade, or even a few middle-grade panaceas.
Rather than saying that they were some vassal clan, it was better to say that they were the "servants" of the Xiao Clan. They did not care much about their lives and living conditions at all.
Of course, this was also related to the decline of the Zhao Clan. If the Zhao Clan was as strong as the trees in the forest, then the Xiao Clan would definitely try their best to build a good relationship with them to consolidate the Xiao Clan's position in the tripod.
Although he felt that they were pitiful, Yang Cheng was not stupid enough to give them the panaceas. He asked, "Brother Zhao, after saying all this, I still don't know what I can help with?"
Zhao Muyang gritted his teeth, bowed his head, and cupped his hands. "Brother Xiao, us siblings would like to act as referrers and send you to the Xiao Clan."
"Referrers?"
Yang Cheng narrowed his eyes and figured out what the situation was.
Since the hidden clans were not on good terms with Hongmeng, it was natural for them to poach cultivators from Hongmeng to join them.
If the Zhao siblings became the referrers and sent him to the Xiao Clan, it would be equivalent to helping the Xiao Clan pull a cultivator into their camp. It would more or less increase their bargaining chips to ask for panaceas.
Yang Cheng gladly said, "Why not? It was Brother Zhao and Sister Zhao who brought me there in the first place. It's natural for me to ask Brother Zhao for help."
Zhao Muyang and Zhao Ting's faces lit up, and they looked at Yang Cheng with gratitude.
"You're not a bad person. I hope you can live longer in the illusion realm in the future. I find you quite pleasing to the eye. We can be friends," Zhao Ting said with a sweet smile.
Yang Cheng looked at this pair of siblings and felt quite relaxed. He did not expect that he would meet two good people right after entering the illusion realm. It seemed that not all cultivators were chasing after benefits and deceiving each other.
At least the Zhao siblings were willing to tell him the inside story and did not secretly use him. Just based on this point, Yang Cheng felt that if there was a chance in the future, he would give them a few panaceas. Good people should be rewarded.
After the agreement, Yang Cheng followed the siblings westward. Along the way, Yang Cheng learned a lot about the three big hidden clans and the situation in Hongmeng.
Unknowingly, the three of them started to descend.
Below them was no longer Feixue Mountain Range. Instead, there were several crisscrossing, winding, and surging rivers.
Along the river was a primeval forest formed by towering ancient trees that stretched as far as the eye could see. Many trees that were already extinct in the secular world could be seen here.
In the middle of the dark and light green forest, there was a large area of antique ancient buildings with dragons and phoenixes carved on them. It was very eye-catching.
Yang Cheng could not help but exclaim. This area was probably the size of a dozen Forbidden Palaces. The houses were very far from each other, and almost all of them were made of wood. However, some of them looked old, and some of them were more similar to the style of the Republic of China.
In the middle of these pavilions and ancestral temples, there was a tower that was more than a hundred stories tall. It was also the only building made of stone.
The tower was surrounded by purplish-red and golden-yellow runes. They were probably the defensive formations of the tower.
Zhao Muyang gave a simple introduction. "Brother Xiao, this is the main residence of the Xiao family. The three big hidden clans each have many residences that are slightly further away from the main family, but most of the people live and cultivate in the main family. The Azure Emperor Pagoda in the center is the place where the Xiao family keeps their ancient books and refines elixirs. It is an important place for the family. Without the permission of the family head, no one can go near it. "
A place where they keep their ancient books and elixirs? Yang Cheng muttered in his heart. That was a good place. He really wanted to go in and take everything inside …
The Zhao siblings did not know that this "Early Soul Formation rookie" actually had such a bold idea. They were carefully thinking about how to speak to the Xiao family.
Yang Cheng hesitated for a while. He did not spread out his divine sense to search the Xiao family for Hsiao Chih-ching. That would easily expose himself. Therefore, he followed the Zhao siblings to the vast training field outside the main hall of the Xiao family.
The Xiao family occupied a large area. There were many direct descendants and collateral descendants in the family, including many guests and servants. Taking a closer look, there were many people going in and out of the buildings around the training field. However, no one especially looked over, as if they were used to people visiting.
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