Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 813 - 520: Report! Qin Yu Spotted! [Volume 4 Finale!]

"Does the chaos caused by the array count as 'space barrier'?" Yan Chuan immediately thought of the 'Ten Dragon Pond' where Wang Zhengyi's 'Alligator Beast Avatar' had fallen, full of arrays that trapped people inside, leaving them in a nine lives and one death predicament.

They say it's because of the array, but why can an array trap people?

Is it the same as 'spatial barrier'?

"Once I've fully refined the 'Fire Bud Crystal', I can try it out." Yan Chuan secretly planned in his heart.

Array masters are hard to invite.

If he can personally rescue Wang Zhengyi's 'Alligator Beast Avatar', it would be all the better. Not only would it benefit Wang Zhengyi himself, but for Yan Chuan, as long as the 'Alligator Beast Avatar' is free, he would gain another destination through the 'Soul Channel', enabling easy travel back and forth—

Monkey King Avatar—Alligator Beast Avatar—Wang Zhengyi!

Jumping across three places, anytime, anywhere.

This is certainly good.

...

Regardless, being able to find materials for upgrading the 'Star Stone' before 'traveling thousands of miles' is a good thing.

Yan Chuan wandered through the various trading houses in Five Blessings City with the brand new 'Sixth Rank·Star Stone', but found nothing despite finishing his shopping.

"Never mind."

"Can't be too greedy." Yan Chuan chuckled, transformed from 'Baili Changjing' back to 'Wind Snow Mountain Temple Independent Cultivator Alliance Guest Elder Qin Yu' away from prying eyes after leaving the city, intending to gather feedback from the Independent Cultivator Alliance before departing.

However—

...

"Report~"

"Qin Yu found!"

"Qin Yu is spotted at the Mountain God Temple!"

...

As Yan Chuan arrived at the Mountain God Temple Headquarters of the Independent Cultivator Alliance, he immediately sensed something was amiss—

"Where is everyone?"

In the early days of the Independent Cultivator Alliance, many Divine Generals frequented the Mountain God Temple and the atmosphere was quite harmonious during their sitting and discussing. Yet this day, there were no Independent Divine Generals to be seen.

"Could it be due to my absence for two months and lack of martial arts lectures that the Independent Cultivator Alliance couldn't attract loose cultivators?" Yan Chuan mused, considering how important his 'Mutual Teaching and Learning' was to the alliance. It was a key tool in recruiting members during the alliance's inception, and his disappearance for two months made him worry: "Could the Independent Cultivator Alliance's venture fail halfway because I wasn't there?"

Yan Chuan was about to inquire further.

Suddenly—

Rustle!

"Someone!"

Yan Chuan's ears moved slightly, his expression changed.

He heard people stealthily approaching through the woods, and it sounded like more than one person.

There's an ambush!

Yan Chuan realized instantly that the disappearance of the 'Independent Cultivator Alliance' might not be due to his absence, but perhaps other factors were at play. Yet now wasn't the time to think deeply about it. At the moment he heard the sound, he moved silently yet swiftly, his speed skyrocketing effortlessly, like thunder and fire, to break through in one direction.

"Not good!"

"Qin Yu is escaping!"

Someone saw Yan Chuan head-on and shouted urgently while rushing forward intending to stop Yan Chuan, who surprisingly was also an Innate Divine General!

"First-Rank Peak?"

"And dare to block me?"

Yan Chuan remained unfazed, did not change direction, with a fierce and reckless charge, struck head-on with stormy intent—

Bang!

Qianye Xunsha widened his eyes, feeling as if a mountain was crashing into him, leaving no time for thought or evasion, and with a booming sound, realized his body was shredded in the impact, with the sky filled with red and mixed with white, his flesh and brains.

In a flash!

First-Rank Divine General, dead!

"Effortless!" Yan Chuan trod the 'Spiritual Turtle Step', using the 'Holy Fire Order Divine Skill', and combined with his nearly peak Third Rank physique approaching the Fourth Rank, swiftly killed a First-Rank Divine General.

No fault lies with the attacker.

After all, the intelligence in early May indicated that 'Qin Yu' was merely an Innate Fourth Layer First-Rank Divine General, Yan Chuan was now using '72 Transformations' to suppress his cultivation at Innate Fourth Layer, also a First-Rank Divine General, therefore the attacker felt no fear. By the time he realized the truth, it was too late.

"Playing the pig to eat the tiger!"

"Always effective!"

Yan Chuan grew increasingly fond of '72 Transformations', especially the 'Cultivation Change'; it's truly essential for traveling outside, changing appearances, playing the pig to eat the tiger, murder and robbery.

Yan Chuan rammed a First-Rank Divine General dead.

Afterward, he realized he still didn't know what was happening with the Independent Practitioner Alliance. At that moment, Yan Chuan saw a First Rank Divine General swiftly coming ahead, seemingly intent on intercepting him. Clearly, this person must not have seen Qianye Xunsha's tragic death; otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to approach even with ten times the courage.

"Come!"

Yan Chuan shouted in his heart, launching the "Dragon Capturing Skill." With the help of the Late Stage Eighth Realm "Nine Yang Divine Skill" and the Innate Sixth Layer, and Yan Chuan's own proficiency in the "Dragon Capturing Skill" at the Eighth Realm, this grab pulled the First Rank Divine General in, causing him to lose control and collide toward Yan Chuan.

"Oh no!"

Jin Pinmei tried to steady himself but couldn't, startled: "What kind of martial arts is this?"

He struggled desperately but was somewhat calm because the Jin Family Divine Generals near the Mountain God Temple weren't just him. Indeed, many Divine Generals from the Danhu Thirteen Families were spread around, aiming to completely annihilate the 'Mountain God Temple Independent Cultivator Alliance.' He needn't fight to the death: "I only need to hold on for a moment, and backup will arrive immediately."

He remembered that his friend Qianye Xunsha from the Qianye Family was nearby and certainly would reach him in time.

Jin Pinmei briefly entertained this thought, holding his gun and attempting to make a routine resistance, reluctant to fight to the death.

However.

Hesitation leads to defeat!

He hesitated slightly before reaching Yan Chuan—

Whoosh!

Yan Chuan pinched his thumb and forefinger together, spreading the remaining three fingers, as if a beautiful orchid blossomed. Jin Pinmei didn't even have time to react, suddenly seeing a blur and immediately losing control of his body's critical points and senses, falling into darkness, unsure of life or death.

Yan Chuan didn't delay, continuing his escape.

The interception of two First Rank Divine Generals ended with one dead and one captured, hardly causing Yan Chuan any delay. After a brief hesitation, he continued his full-speed charge.

A Second Rank Divine General can speed up to 200 meters per second. Yan Chuan, employing the Peak of Eighth Realm "Wave Riding Micro Steps," easily reached 450 meters per second, already the peak speed of a Fourth Rank Divine General.

Thought in motion.

With 360 tiny shuttles from the 'Sixth Rank·Purple Gold Shuttle,' he formed the 'Purple Gold Battle Boots' under Yan Chuan's feet, immediately boosting his speed to 520 meters per second, firmly matching the level of a Fifth-Rank Divine General, although even among those of the Fifth Rank, his speed wasn't considered weak.

One second, 520.

Ten seconds, 5200.

In ten seconds, Yan Chuan charged ten miles!

Too fast!

Like lightning!

His body tearing, Yan Chuan focused, separating another 360 shuttles from the 1080 'Purple Gold Shuttle' to form the second layer of 'Vajra Armor.' The pressure and damage from speed instantly vanished.

In just a few dozen seconds.

Yan Chuan charged ghost-like, riding alone and untraceable.

...

"I see." In Tan Valley Realm, Yan Chuan interrogated and then killed Jin Pinmei, finally understanding the situation in Five Blessings City.

The Thirteen Royal Families in Danhu Realm were like gods. They successively destroyed two War God Level sects, causing the 'historical family' faction to dominate Danhu Realm completely, leaving no surviving 'sect' soil or growth space.

Decades ago, there was a massive operation of 'promoting historical families, eliminating sects,' 'preserving bloodlines, ending mentorship,' where the Thirteen Families joined forces to sweep away all sects in Danhu Realm, leaving only the 'Sixth Sense Sword Sect' established by Zhonghang Lu in Five Blessings City as the last seedling.

Decades later.

As time changed, many forgot the pain once the wounds healed. The bloody past was forgotten, sects showed signs of revival, and the 'Independent Practitioner Alliance' founded itself during this time with great vigor and momentum, gathering over a hundred divine generals in a short time, attracting the Thirteen Families' attention and attacks within just two months.

The Thirteen Families dispatched a massive number of divine generals, sweeping like a thunderbolt, killing the Independent Practitioner Alliance's Elders Peng Ying, Lin Geng, Huo Jian, and Ling Yi at the Mountain God Temple, leaving the alliance divine generals dead or wounded, only Alliance Hierarch 'Luo the Madman' exploded with fury, broke through a siege of six Sixth Rank Divine Generals, carving out a way to live, escaped without a trace.

Everything happened just a few days ago.

Yan Chuan returned to Five Blessings City oblivious, unaware he was one of the key figures in the 'Independent Practitioner Alliance,' targeted closely by the 'Thirteen Families.'

Luckily, he used the identity of 'Baili Changjing' during his tour in Five Blessings City, allowing him to safely explore the major Trading Houses without being surrounded and killed. Missing 'Small Sumeru Miasma' would've been the greatest regret.

"Thank goodness!"

Yan Chuan felt fortunate.

Yet, watching the rising Independent Practitioner Alliance crumble, Yan Chuan felt frustrated and angry, harboring no goodwill for the Thirteen Families in Danhu Realm.

"Family and Sect."

"Bloodline and Mentorship."

"Tracing back to the root, it's merely that the historical families can't compete with sects in talent acquisition and internally despise those born lower, rising to an equal status, hence breeding jealousy. On the other hand, people within sects, mainly mentorship-based, generally loathe the bloodline transmission and the 'dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes' models of the heavenly dragon people, hence mutual hostility."

Families emphasize bloodline transmission, establishing hierarchies innately.

Sects emphasize mentorship transmission, where many are birthed from the micro, witnessing or experiencing the rampant behavior of family siblings, generating a natural disdain for families.

That's the source of their conflict.

In conventional situations, the 'sect mode' and 'mentorship mode' are more advanced, not determining nobles from peasants based on birth and bloodline, embracing all, drawing talents extensively, far surpassing the 'family mode.'

But the fact is——

"Sects, mentorship transmission, make demands on the disciples' talents and the mentors' skills, easily causing generational gaps. Moreover, disciples come from everywhere, and it's inevitable that high-level masters possess children and friends. When they grow up, those once 'dragon slayers' might turn into 'evil dragons,' shifting their stance from 'mentor-disciple' to 'bloodline.' The Zhonghang Family Head 'Zhonghang Guangming' from Danhu Realm's 'Thirteen Families' is a typical example."

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