Chapter 712: Chapter 711: Not Qualified
Wang Chunyang’s words immediately made Yang Fei feel much closer to him, a sense of inexplicable kinship.
He looked at Wang Chunyang and asked, "Oh, why do you hate those old men from the Duanmu Family so much?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Chunyang narrowed his eyes and said indifferently, "Evil!"
Yang Fei was startled.
"In this world, everyone has their own stance and pursuits and makes different choices for their own causes, thereby making some mistakes, which is understandable.
But some people are just pure bad and evil.
Those old men from the Duanmu Family are such evil people. So much so that many of the younger members of the Duanmu Family are despicable characters who stop at nothing to achieve their goals," Wang Chunyang said blandly.
Yang Fei paid his respects solemnly.
Except for Helian Rong, whom he knew a bit about, he was quite unfamiliar with the other four Divine Travel Realm experts among these five from the Hidden Sect.
After contacting Wang Chunyang today and hearing his thoughts, Yang Fei developed a measure of admiration for him, feeling he was at least innately benevolent and just.
Recalling his previous time in the Hidden Sect, although Wang Chunyang and Ouyang He were also unkind to him, at that time, the circumstances were different; being an inheritor of the Taoist way, and they had wanted him to leave behind their cultivation technique, their actions were motivated.
Moreover, it was Wang Chunyang who proposed a challenge that allowed him and Qin Yanyang to safely extricate themselves.
Of course, at that time, Wang Chunyang certainly did not expect him to win the duel.
"A person who can continuously use, abandon, or even kill his own family, I, Wang Chunyang, disdain to associate with him," he declared.
Ouyang He chuckled darkly, "Because my Poison Sect is adept at using poisons, the Hidden Sect regards us as a demon sect, and everyone even calls me ’Old Toxin,’ haha, but actually, the deeds of the Duanmu Family are much dirtier than those of my Poison Sect."
Yang Fei glanced at him.
Originally, Yang Fei had a poor impression of this old man—who had been very aggressive in wanting to keep him—but perhaps due to Helian Rong, he had not specifically targeted him later on.
But now, Yang Fei also felt some warmth towards this old man.
As long as it was someone who disliked the Duanmu Family, Yang Fei felt a kinship.
Because the Duanmu Family was truly disgusting.
He still recalled the scene when Duanmu Wugou, along with Duanmu Wentong and Duanmu Song, personally came to show goodwill.
At that time, they repeatedly declared they wanted to maintain good relations with him and Qin Yanyang, to ally and cooperate; but as soon as they turned around, they allied with the Zhuge Family against him and Qin Yanyang, even leading directly to the current division of the Divine Continent into two.
Because of this, the last time Yang Fei and Hu Lizhong were at Yunwu Mountain’s Base, they made a resolute counterattack, causing a big commotion, making Zhuge Cang flee in a rout; thereafter, the two went to Jiangbei Zhu Family to check on the situation.
When they arrived, the place was deserted, it was said they had suffered an attack, and Zhu Tianshou and his two sons, Zhu Chengyou and Zhu Chengpeng, were missing.
Afterwards, Yang Fei and Hu Lizhong contacted Qin Yanyang to find out his whereabouts and were preparing to rendezvous; but instead, Qin Yanyang mocked Yang Fei, saying he had a good grandfather.
At that time, Yang Fei was confused.
How did I suddenly get a good grandfather?
It was only later that he understood the whole affair was a joint operation between the Duanmu Family and the Zhuge Family.
Duanmu Wugou had repeatedly spoken about cooperating with Qin Yanyang, claiming to have formed an alliance within the Hidden Sect to negotiate with Divine Continent Country.
However, during the negotiations, they took control of the top leaders and colluded with the powerhouses of the Zhuge Family, ultimately launching a covert operation that almost completely obliterated Qin Yanyang’s forces.
Divine Continent was in turmoil, and coupled with the fact that Yang Fei had betrayed Qin Yanyang and had not forgiven him, and due to the betrayal by the Duanmu Family, these matters altogether had left Qin Yanyang extremely vexed. Consequently, his attitude towards Yang Fei was very cold and even hostile.
It could be said that Yang Fei was filled with frustration.
Qin Yanyang not accepting him, and feeling disheartened, made Yang Fei believe that Duanmu Wugou truly deserved to die, unable to swallow this insult, he disguised himself and arrived in Imperial City with Hu Lizhong.
He planned to act covertly in Imperial City, firstly to find an opportunity to kill Duanmu Wugou or other isolated strong individuals, and secondly, to inquire about the whereabouts of Yang Hao and other controlled friends’ whereabouts to see if he could find an opportunity to rescue them.
Unexpectedly, just upon arriving in Imperial City, he was recognized by Helian Rong.
Hearing Wang Chunyang’s disliking attitude towards the Duanmu Family and sensing that Ouyang He also resented many self-proclaimed righteous forces in the Hidden Sect, Yang Fei couldn’t help feeling secretly delighted.
It seemed that the Hidden Sect Eight Great Forces were unable to band together.
Furthermore, with his ability to heal Helian Rong, Helian Zhan would also be grateful to him, and by then, the Qingtian Sect could also be persuaded.
Considering this, Yang Fei sincerely looked at the few people and said, "Senior sirs, you represent three great forces of the Hidden Sect and in the Hidden Sect World; you three seniors are representatives of top-tier combatant forces, with immense influence. I wonder if you would be interested in collaborating with me?"
"Hahaha..."
Wang Chunyang and Ouyang He burst into laughter.
Helian Zhan also smiled wryly, slowly shaking his head.
Yang Fei frowned, displeased, and said, "What, do you seniors look down on Yang Fei?"
Ouyang He spoke frankly, "You, young man, are indeed a genius, but you truly do not qualify to discuss cooperation with us."
Wang Chunyang said, "Behind me is the Langya Wang Family, Brother Helian not only has the Helian Family but also the Qingtian Sect behind him. As for Senior Ouyang, he is the current Sect Leader of the Poison Sect. Although you, young man, have once displayed impressive strength, and seem to have reached the Divine Travel Realm now, you are still far behind us."
Yang Fei secretly sneered.
These people’s understanding of him was still based on when he had been trapped in the Hidden Sect.
However, he did not plan to display his true power here but simply stated, "Behind me, there are three war zones, my wife, and the vast majority of the Divine Continent high-level authorities who support and trust her. Frankly, if a real war were to break out, the three war zones would have an overwhelming advantage."
Wang Chunyang, however, scoffed at this, "The Duanmu and Zhuge families allied, and even without going all out, they took down two large war zones. Should we three families step in, we could easily take down the places your wife holds. In the face of absolute power, secular authorities and ordinary people are no different."
Yang Fei’s heart chilled.
He knew Wang Chunyang was right.
From the recent actions of the Zhuge and Duanmu families, it was evident that secular power was too easy for these Hidden Sect powerhouses to usurp.
If they wished, they could easily turn secular authorities into puppets, completely controlling everything from behind the scenes.
Not just in Divine Continent, but around the world, the same things were happening now.
The Hidden Sects and aristocratic families emerging from Heaven and Penglai were secretly seizing power in various countries and regions.
To these bigwigs before him, he indeed did not qualify to negotiate with them.
Yang Fei took a deep breath, his eyes flashing as he said, "Do the seniors only see this small piece of Divine Continent? With the world power structure collapsing, can we, the descendants of Yanhuang, not set our sights on the entire world?"
Helian Zhan’s eyes flashed with approval, looking at Yang Fei with a smile, he said, "In this special grand era, expanding Divine Continent’s territory is naturally something we strive for. But as Brother Wang mentioned, what qualifies you to discuss cooperation with us?"
In the eyes of these bigwigs, he was still too weak, too insignificant.
Yang Fei sighed inwardly, having no choice but to reveal his trump card, "I can mass-produce genetic medicine similar to the Innate Pill. It can change human genes, stimulate potential, and cause many people to undergo genetic mutations and rebirth. Provided I have enough raw materials, I could even develop Cultivation Elixirs that are more advanced than the Innate Pill. I wonder if that qualifies?"