Undying Life

Chapter 659: Chapter 659: Turning the Tian Family Upside Down

The female Tian Lao stared at Zhong Shan, rendering him momentarily speechless. Indeed, he knew someone named Tian Lao, but it wasn't this woman. However, her arrival presented an opportunity for Zhong Shan, a chance to probe further.

"I have indeed met Tian Lao a few times," Zhong Shan said.

"Oh? Heh heh," the female Tian Lao chuckled oddly, while Tian Jizi sneered.

"However, it wasn't you," Zhong Shan added firmly.

"Oh?" The female Tian Lao looked puzzled.

"In the study of feng shui, there are the branches of Heaven, Earth, Man, Spirit, and Ghost. Tian Lao belongs to the Heaven branch. He was the imperial feng shui master of the former Great Luo Dynasty. Do you know of him?" Zhong Shan smiled.

"Are there still Tian Family members alive in the Yang Realm?" the female Tian Lao frowned.

"So there are still Tian Family members? My Tian Family's lineage in the Yang Realm hasn't ended?" Tian Jizi's face lit up with a hint of eagerness in his eyes.

"Didn't Xiao Wang tell you?" Zhong Shan asked, frowning.

"Xiao Wang?" Tian Jizi's eyes narrowed.

It was clear that Xiao Wang had never mentioned it. Moreover, only a few people in the Yang Realm knew about Tian Lao.

"What is your relationship with the Tian Lao in the Yang Realm?" Zhong Shan asked, looking at the female Tian Lao.

"The Tian Family has five branches, each with its own master. I am Tian Lao, and so is he," the female Tian Lao said sternly.

"When you met Tian Lao, did he give you anything?" Tian Jizi suddenly asked, his gaze fixed on Zhong Shan.

"Anything?" Zhong Shan raised an eyebrow.

"Tian Family inheritors must possess certain items. Do you have any?" Tian Jizi's eyes bore into Zhong Shan with a hint of madness.

"Ha ha ha, Tian Family Patriarch, you must be joking. I have only met Tian Lao in the Yang Realm a few times. What could he give me? Or would you, Tian Family Patriarch, give me anything valuable just because we've met?" Zhong Shan laughed immediately.

Tian Jizi's crazed expression seemed to soften slightly at Zhong Shan's words.

"Patriarch, if the Tian Family disciple in the Yang Realm claims the title of 'Tian Lao,' then he is the master of the Feng Shui branch, not the Fate branch. He couldn't have it," the female Tian Lao said to Tian Jizi.

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Upon hearing her words, Tian Jizi took a deep breath and gave Zhong Shan a long look, a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.

"From the look on your face, it seems the Tian Family in the Yang Realm possesses something very valuable. What is it? Perhaps I know of it?" Zhong Shan asked, staring at Tian Jizi.

Tian Jizi gave Zhong Shan a deep look. "Forget it. There's no point in discussing it further."

"Patriarch, do you still desire that item?" the female Tian Lao asked, frowning.

"As the patriarch, that item should be under my control. Who would've thought that the Tian Family in the Yang Realm still has survivors," Tian Jizi sighed, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.

Zhong Shan narrowed his eyes. Where was the previously indifferent Tian Jizi who regarded all beings with disdain? Now he was agitated over an item? What could this Tian Family item be? The Tian Order?

Could it be the Tian Order? The token that his master left him and Ling'er. His master had said that the Tian Order contained great secrets of the Tian Family, secrets that even immortals of the Tian Family had not fully understood. Could it be the Tian Order?

Of course, judging by Tian Jizi's current demeanor, it was clear he wouldn't care about the feelings of the Tian Family in the Yang Realm. If Zhong Shan took out the Tian Order, it would likely be snatched immediately, and he might even be killed to keep the secret.

The Tian Family? The Tian Family of the Underworld! A chill ran through Zhong Shan's heart once more.

"Tian Family Patriarch, we are here only to reunite with my relative. Please, show mercy and allow us to be together," Zhong Shan pleaded again.

"She is not here. Leave," Tian Jizi dismissed with a wave of his sleeve, showing no compassion and giving no face to Zhong Shan.

"Heh, actually, I spent some time with Tian Lao. I recall Tian Lao was very attached to a certain item," Zhong Shan said.

"Oh?" Tian Jizi's eyes lit up.

The female Tian Lao also stared at Zhong Shan intently.

"If the Tian Family Patriarch allows my relative to be reunited with me, I will share everything I know about Tian Lao in the Yang Realm," Zhong Shan took a deep breath and stated.

Hearing Zhong Shan's threat, Tian Jizi's eyes narrowed. Suddenly, snowflakes began to drift around them, and a sense of impending death enveloped Zhong Shan.

"You have no right to bargain. Speak, what item was Tian Lao attached to?" Tian Jizi stepped forward.

With this step, Tian Jizi's previously restrained aura suddenly exploded forth. His immense power pressed down on Zhong Shan, reminiscent of the oppressive presence once emanated by the Divine Crow Dao Lord, overwhelmingly powerful.

Even Yin Luoyue, with his Heavenly Extreme Realm cultivation, couldn't help but twitch his eyelids.

Zhong Shan appeared to be struggling under the pressure, barely able to breathe.

"Alright, I will tell you. I hope that after I speak, the Tian Family Patriarch will provide a clear answer regarding my relative," Zhong Shan said solemnly.

With Yinglan at risk, Zhong Shan had no choice but to compromise slightly.

"Speak!"

"The Purple Cotton Robe, a ninth-grade treasure of a Buddha in the Yang Realm. Eventually, I found it and gave it to Tian Lao," Zhong Shan said, then used magic to project an image of the Purple Cotton Robe.

"You dare to deceive me?" Tian Jizi's eyes widened in anger, clearly this was not what he wanted.

"He is not lying to you," the female Tian Lao suddenly said.

"Oh?" Tian Jizi frowned.

"He intended to use it to refine the soul of a living Buddha, incorporating it into an important treasure of our Feng Shui branch," the female Tian Lao explained honestly.

"Hmph!" Tian Jizi snorted coldly, then looked at Zhong Shan again.

"Tian Family Patriarch, I have told you everything. Please, release my relative from the Jingbo Pool. If it is difficult, I am willing to go there myself," Zhong Shan said once more.

"Hmph, the Jingbo Pool is not a place you can go. Without my patriarch's order, anyone who goes there dies. As for you, the Tian Family does not welcome you. Get out!" Tian Jizi said coldly.

"And my relative?" Zhong Shan's eyes grew cold.

"Get out!"

At the mention of Yinglan, an inexplicable rage seemed to well up in Tian Jizi, a wrath triggered by Yinglan for reasons unknown.

"The Tian Family is respected for guarding the Small Thousand World. However, do not think that because of the Tian Family's strength, you can treat the people of the world as nothing. The Tian Family is merely a part of this Small Thousand World, not the ruler of it!" Zhong Shan finally erupted.

Tian Jizi, accustomed to being at the pinnacle, had a skewed perception of others. Such a person no longer deserved Zhong Shan's polite words.

"So what?" Tian Jizi replied coldly.

"No family prospers forever. If the Tian Family Patriarch continues like this, your position as the number one family will surely be replaced," Zhong Shan said sternly.

"Replaced? Ha ha ha, replaced? The Tian Family has stood in the underworld for tens of thousands of years. Who could replace us?" Tian Jizi sneered.

However, his anger seemed to subside slightly, perhaps because he remembered that his son, Tian Xiao, had said something similar. But who could replace the Tian Family? Their foundation was unshakeable.

"And what if the whole world turns against you?" Zhong Shan sneered.

Hearing Zhong Shan's words, Tian Jizi's eyes widened. Just as he was about to retort, Wei Taizhong suddenly knelt down.

"Patriarch Tian, Yinglan is my grandniece. Please, let her reunite with us. I beg you!" Wei Taizhong knelt and began to kowtow fervently.

Wei Taizhong realized that Zhong Shan had thoroughly clashed with Tian Jizi, making reconciliation impossible. Under such circumstances, Tian Jizi would be even less likely to release Yinglan. Wei Taizhong had only one relative left.

Seeing Wei Taizhong's desperate kneeling, Zhong Shan felt a pang of sorrow. Wei Taizhong had never begged anyone like this before, except for him.

"And who are you? A mere clown, daring to command me!" Tian Jizi's eyes flashed with anger.

"Poof!"

Wei Taizhong, unable to withstand the oppressive aura, spat out a mouthful of blood. Despite this, he continued kowtowing, ignoring his injuries.

"Patriarch Tian, please release Yinglan. I will give you anything you want," Wei Taizhong pleaded, crying bitterly.

"Enough!" Zhong Shan's cold shout echoed through the hall.

Everyone was stunned by the commanding tone.

"Taizhong, get up. This man is not worth your kneeling. The Tian Family? Ha ha, the Tian Family? We are leaving!" Zhong Shan roared in anger.

"But, Your Majesty, Yinglan..." Wei Taizhong struggled to get up, heavily injured by Tian Jizi's aura.

Tian Jizi smirked coldly.

"We will come back another day," Zhong Shan took a deep breath and said.

"But, Your Majesty..." Wei Taizhong was still reluctant.

"You are not welcome here, even if my son, Tian Xiao, has taken you in. You will never set foot in the Tian Vein Hall again," Tian Jizi said disdainfully.

Zhong Shan raised his head and gave Tian Jizi a deep look. "Patriarch Tian, I will prove my words. In a few days, I, Zhong Shan, will return to the Tian Family. I will make you understand the meaning of regret and upheaval!"

"You think you can turn the Tian Family upside down? Fine, let's see if you have the ability!" Tian Jizi laughed mockingly.

"I will return. Without your patriarch's order, I will enter the Jingbo Pool myself," Zhong Shan retorted coldly.

Turning around, Zhong Shan walked out of the hall.

Yin Luoyue supported the injured Wei Taizhong, while Mr. Shi followed closely. They came with hope and left with humiliation and hatred.

Yin Luoyue frowned, puzzled as to why Zhong Shan had clashed so violently with Tian Jizi, while Mr. Shi remained expressionless, though his eyes showed a hint of pity for the Tian Family disciples.

Mr. Shi knew Zhong Shan's capabilities. Zhong Shan was furious, and he always followed through on his words.

Watching Zhong Shan and his group leave, Tian Jizi sneered, "Is this the person Tian Xiao wanted to recruit? All show and no substance, arrogant and conceited!"

The female Tian Lao, however, gave a deep look at the departing figures, a flash of worry in her eyes. She had a bad feeling but quickly dismissed it. How much trouble could these few people cause?