"Is it a Legendary Land created by ancient legends, or the legend itself spreading out from the Legendary Land... to this day, we have no conclusion."
"If we donât know the story... no one can predict what will appear in a Legendary Land. In other words... anything might appear, even if it defies common sense, as long as it is self-consistent within that story, then it will exist."
"For example, the âHungry Officialsâ with no realm; you canât use magic to defeat them, but you can bribe them with hundreds of Mid Grade Spirit Stones to evade their pursuit... this is the rule of the legend named âWhite Grain Warehouseâ where they reside."
"And to complete this story, you must follow the rules of this world, step by step to the end of the story, otherwise... you will be forever trapped in the Legendary Land."
Yang Qiangjing paused the Yang Familyâs ancestral worship ceremony and discussed with Yang Genshuo the origin and rules of this Legendary Land.
"Yang Zhu said the Legendary Land is extremely dangerous, and one out of ten who enter survives. But I see you go to the âLiushui Tribe Legendâ every five years, and itâs always very safe, everyone is eager to go, is there some trick? Looking back in history, I see our Yang Family didnât suffer any casualties back then..."
This Legendary Land has been around for about 50 years, located at the border between the Danai Dynasty and the Fierce Sun Dynasty, and the Yang Family has gained considerable resources from within.
Some of the Miracle Treasures capable of reconstructing oneâs Spirit Root were found in there.
And even more precious treasures are stored in the Yang Familyâs warehouse.
Hearing this, Yang Qiangjing and Yang Qiangwei exchanged a glance...
"Ancestor... the first people who entered back then were not our Yang Family members, they were a group of puzzlers I sent to specifically strategize within the Legendary Land. Some of them made it out alive from inside... and brought back the âstory,â after our people knew the story, there was no danger."
"I see..."
Yang Genshuo sighed without saying much more.
A few light words from Yang Qiangjing, not knowing how many cultivators died to clear the âLiushui Tribe Legendâ...
She is someone who can use any means without burdens.
For such dangerous matters, she would pile human lives into it but would not sacrifice the lives of the Yang Family members.
This is Yang Qiangjingâs policy of prioritizing the Yang Familyâs interests...
If it were Yang Fu, Yang Genshuo believes he would definitely not act this way.
He would rather go in himself.
"So, if they donât know the story, what should they do?"
Yang Qiangjing calmly said:
"Ancestor, have them stand by, I... will send someone to clear the way for them. Once my people bring out the âstory,â they can follow the âstoryâ to take the right path."
Yang Qiangwei also nodded: "Ancestor, perhaps our methods are not honorable, but... itâs a way to protect our family, and Iâm willing to do it, Iâm also good at it."
Yang Qiangjing canât accomplish this much alone, while Yang Qiangwei, who practiced the Soul Hooking and Soul Stealing technique to Golden Core Perfection over a hundred years... she will assist Yang Qiangjing in accomplishing all this.
Hearing the two sistersâ words, Yang Genshuo felt a kind of... unspeakable feeling.
He knew this was the right way, maximizing benefits, but... it just didnât feel right.
Especially regarding Yang Qiangwei.
He wasnât sure if Yang Qiangwei became like this due to Yang Qiangjingâs influence or his own persuasion back then... or if it was just her nature.
Sending people to die as cannon fodder for the Yang Family... itâs not noble.
Itâs rather sordid.
"Is this the current Yang Family..."
While Yang Genshuo was contemplating what to do, over a patch of Spirit Field in the Devil Wind Forest, Yang Zhushuang led a group of young experts from the collateral branches.
"How did we lose track... whereâs Yang Zhu?"
"I clearly saw them come this way... how did they disappear?"
"Could it be some underground Secret Realm? Letâs search around?"
"Huh? Thereâs a book here..."
Yang Genshuo immediately noticed them.
"Is it that book that lures Yang Zhu and others into the Legendary Land!?"
"If I could read it, wouldnât I directly know the story, and not need to sacrifice people?"
Here, Yang Genshuo couldnât maintain his mystery any longer; he had to manifest immediately!
"Donât pick it up! This thing is suspicious! Let me..."
Before Yang Genshuo could finish, Yang Zhushuang directly took a big step and grabbed the book.
"Whoâs pretending to be mysterious, trying to steal my fortune?"
"Iâll pick it up, Iâll pick it up!"
"Did you hear a voice just now? Where was it?"
Yang Zhushuang looked around; the others seemed clueless.
His four attendants are the fifth generation descendants of the Yang Family who completely donât believe in the ancestor, and the 10 collateral members couldnât see it at all.
Yang Zhushuang paused, then scratched his head.
"Could it be the voice from the book... Yang Zhu is good with arrays; maybe she left something behind to trap me."
But the book in his hands seemed to have some magic power, tempting him to open and read it...
Damn!
Yang Genshuo sensed Yang Zhushuang was about to make a mistake, so he immediately transformed a large golden hand in the sky.
"Reverse descendant! You donât even listen to the ancestor!?"
Slap!
The slap on Yang Zhushuangâs face, although as gentle as the wind, this divine intervention directly stunned Yang Zhushuang and also freed him from the bookâs control, clearing his vision.
[Blessing: Calm Heart]
A classic golden light directly enveloped him, significantly improving Yang Zhushuangâs condition.
At this moment, he was no longer silly but remembered his father, Yang Minruiâs teachings.
His father believed in the ancestorâs existence.
Yang Zhushuang, although born, acknowledges the ancestorâs existence, so Yang Genshuo could see through his perspective.
"Ancestor???"
He was directly amazed!
How did doing a small thing alarm the ancestor?
At this time, Yang Genshuo didnât talk much with him, focusing on the yellowed book that Yang Zhushuang held, where three large characters were written:
"White Grain Warehouse."
"Thatâs it!"
Yang Genshuo found the key to Yang Zhu entering, this book!
[Item: Legendary Story]
[Grade: None]
[This book is the key to opening the Legendary Land âWhite Grain Warehouseâ; holding this book at the grain warehouse location mentioned in the legend allows one to enter the Legendary Land âWhite Grain Warehouseâ...]
[Storyline: In the ancient times of the Danai Dynasty, the courtâs Five Mansions required tribute of glutinous rice and other "White Grain," and the Deregistration Officials needed to transport it at their own expense to the Capital....]
[Story Characters: Hungry Officials....?]
[Story Rules: Bribe the Hungry Officials...???]
What Yang Genshuo saw was an abridged version of the story; it contained only the opening lines, and everything after that was question marks, like a sealed piece of equipment.
"Does this book only have this one passage? It seems I canât directly see the story through my Heavenly Eye."
Now, holding this book, Yang Zhushuang dared not read or move, his eyes darting around, just like his father...
Yang Genshuo at this point had no inclination to deal with their petty thoughts; he needed to understand this Legendary Land and think of a solution.
Yang Qiangjingâs suggestion to send people to lose their lives... wasnât unacknowledged by Yang Genshuo, but... there wasnât enough time.
"The Hungry Officials gave a deadline, requiring the grain to be delivered to the Capital within three months, otherwise..."
The Hungry Officials did not specify the punishment, but Yang Genshuo inferred through simple story logic that if the plot portrays the oppressive corrupt official bullying the commoners... those commoners would certainly end up dead.
"And the reason for giving a three-month term, neither three days nor three years, must follow some pattern... itâs not something said arbitrarily."
Yang Genshuo speculated that there was a high chance they could complete the [Deregistration Grain] task within about three months.
If they waited for others to do it... then the time left for them might not be sufficient, leading to certain death.