Chapter 2150

Generally, Daoist cultivation values karmic merit, while Buddhist cultivation values the power of faith. Zhu Yanyi possessed both. This was why she could serve as Guanyin’s representative and communicate with the Immovable Wisdom King. Fortunately, Yan Aohan had helped her convert faith into karmic merit for cultivation, ensuring none of her faith points were wasted.

Ouyang Tianyun naturally remembered the incident in the Bright Forest. He said, "Now that you mention it, I’m not worried about you at all. I believe you are the most suitable person for this mission, far more than any of us."

Zhu Yanyi smiled faintly. "Suitable or not, you must prepare fifty catties of braised meat, fifty catties of grilled fish, fifty catties of peanuts, and fifty catties of special pickled vegetables for me. I might need them on the road."

Ouyang Tianyun nodded, indicating this was a minor issue. Since Zhu Yanyi asked, she would naturally arrange it.

"Alright, I’ll have it ready in a few days. Actually, with your excellent cooking skills, you could make it yourself," Ouyang Tianyun joked.

Zhu Yanyi waved her hand. "Forget it. I have many other things to do. By the way, I need to find Senior Brother Sikong and Senior Brother Yunfei later. I’ll have Senior Brother Sikong’s Xiaotian supervise Wu Xiong and the others.

I won’t take Huoyan with me either. Last time, it followed me to the mortal realm and suffered from the lack of spiritual energy, forced to stay in the spirit pet space for so long. This time, let it stay here to play with Xiaotian. Please take good care of it.

Also, when Wu Xiong’s relatives come to redeem them, if they try to negotiate, you must hold firm. The price cannot be reduced. While I am away, do not change the price. Of course, if they offer more, I have no objection."

"Understood," Ouyang Tianyun agreed with a smile. Since the four of them were victims, it was best for the other three to handle negotiations with the redeemers in Zhu Yanyi’s absence. Ouyang Tianyun had no objections.

"I will return from this mission within a month at most. It won’t delay the quota competition in three months. Also, notify the others to train hard during this time. The test in three months is crucial," Zhu Yanyi said with a grin.

Hearing this, Ouyang Tianyun knew Xi Muzheng must have agreed to their proposal. For the fifty of them, this was an opportunity—a chance for the Sage Academy to be reborn. However, it was also a pressure. "Rest assured, we will prepare everything in our daily routine."

After speaking with Ouyang Tianyun, Zhu Yanyi went to find Sikong Xuran and Yi Yunfei. She explained the situation to them as well. Sikong Xuran and Yi Yunfei naturally had no objections and each patted their chest, guaranteeing nothing would go wrong.

Five days later, Zhu Yanyi took out her flying boat and departed with Yuan Yanqiu.

The Dayu Dynasty had been established in the Dayu Plane for nearly nine hundred years. Perhaps because the time was too long, the current monarchs had become increasingly corrupt, and the entire Dayu Plane was engulfed in war.

In this chaotic era, human hearts were tested repeatedly. However, many had lost the concept of kindness. In their hearts, "if one does not act for oneself, heaven and earth will destroy them."

When Zhu Yanyi arrived in the Dayu Plane, she felt that the sky above was filled with black aura.

"How has this Dayu Plane become like this in just forty years?" Yuan Yanqiu frowned slightly, then said to Zhu Yanyi, "Forty years ago, I came here to visit relatives and trained in this plane. Back then, the Dayu Plane was clear and bright, unlike now, where the entire world is filled with evil aura."

"I fear there are too many evil people here," Zhu Yanyi said calmly. "When there are many evil people, hearts change easily. This means the people here may be beyond saving."

"If they are truly beyond saving, will you still save the old master of the Huangfu family?" Yuan Yanqiu asked.

"We’ll see when we meet," Zhu Yanyi said, her expression calm.

Actually, purifying this place was not difficult. Zhu Yanyi had the Earth Book and the ability to pray for blessings. Purification was simple. However, the darkness here was caused by human hearts. To purify it, she had to save their hearts first. Zhu Yanyi did not yet know if the people here were worthy of her intervention. If they were already irredeemably wicked, saving them would be futile, as a corrupt human heart was never a good thing.

In the capital, within the Huangfu family residence, the old master of the Huangfu family lay in bed, unable to speak.

The capital of the Dayu Dynasty had four major families: the Mo family was famous for literature, the Xuanyuan family for martial arts, and the Shen family for commerce. Only the Huangfu family was established because their ancestor served as the imperial wet nurse. Therefore, although they were one of the four major families, many still looked down on the Huangfu family.

The eldest master, Huangfu She, was not the biological son of the old master. He was adopted from a collateral branch. The old master and the old madam had been married for ten years without children, so they adopted Huangfu She. However, only three years after the adoption, the old madam gave birth to a son, who was now the second master, Huangfu Zheng.

Perhaps because she had a biological son, the old madam was not very attentive to the eldest son. Although Huangfu She was nominally the legitimate eldest son, in the old madam’s eyes, she threatened her biological son’s position. Thus, she disliked her in every way. Unfortunately, although the Dayu Dynasty was becoming increasingly corrupt, one law was very clear: the law of inheritance.

The Dayu Dynasty’s inheritance law clearly stipulated that whether biological or not, as long as a father-son or mother-son relationship was proven, the eldest son had the right of inheritance, equal to that of a biological son. If there was a hereditary title, the eldest son inherited first.

This meant that unless Huangfu She voluntarily gave up her rights, upon the old master’s death, she would inherit seventy percent of the family assets, while the second son would get only thirty percent.

This was the source of the old madam’s anxiety. In her heart, everything in the Huangfu family belonged to her biological son and must not go to Huangfu She. Therefore, she most hoped that the old master would not die. As long as she lived, she had time to arrange the future.

Fortunately, she knew that the Huangfu ancestor had once saved someone from the Sage Academy and received a medical jade pendant from them. She had used it, hoping to save the old master.

Zhu Yanyi and Yuan Yanqiu did not hide their presence. They flew their boat directly to the sky above the Huangfu family residence.