Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1897 - 1136: Stepping Out

"Esteemed one, I have received a strange communication!"

Lin Qihe found Yang Zhenshan and handed him a Communication Talisman.

Yang Zhenshan took the Communication Talisman and, upon reading its contents, couldn’t help but feel astonished.

The content that could be conveyed through the Communication Talisman was limited, mostly consisting of a few sentences.

This particular Communication Talisman contained only one sentence, "The Qin family of Wanbao Immortal City is in trouble, requesting Your Excellency’s assistance!"

Wanbao Immortal City?

The Qin family?

Why come seeking help from me?

Yang Zhenshan was somewhat puzzled, "Didn’t you give your Communication Talisman to the Qin family?"

Lin Qihe’s Communication Talisman was rather special, capable of transmitting messages over long distances and even reaching certain Grotto Heavens.

As long as there was a channel between the Grotto Heaven and the real world, his Communication Talisman could follow the void to find Lin Qihe.

"No, I have no association with the Qin family, and my Communication Talisman can only be received by myself, so apart from my own people and Hengshan Sect, I haven’t given it to anyone else!" Lin Qihe said.

Yang Zhenshan stroked his beard, considering that though Lin Qihe hadn’t given it to outsiders, it didn’t mean the Communication Talisman hadn’t leaked out, as he had previously given this type of Communication Talisman to a few people.

Zhongli Yue and Zhongli Xiayi, he had given Lin Qihe’s Communication Talisman to these two as a way for them to contact him.

Wanbao Immortal City’s Qin family?

Zhongli Yue or Zhongli Xiayi?

Yang Zhenshan immediately thought of them; he knew of the Qin family in Wanbao Immortal City, one of the Five Immortal Clans, he had long heard of them but had not yet interacted with them.

The fact that the Qin family had Lin Qihe’s Communication Talisman was most likely due to Zhongli Xiayi or Zhongli Yue.

This explained the strange communication; the Qin family’s request for aid was probably due to Zhongli Xiayi or Zhongli Yue informing them.

"What kind of trouble is the Qin family in?"

"Probably none; Wanbao Immortal City has been relatively calm recently, with nothing major happening within the city!" Lin Qihe replied.

He was responsible for external trade, dealings with the Hengshan Sect, and business in Wanbao Immortal City, all of which he was involved in.

If there were any disturbances in Wanbao Immortal City, Li Jianning and Li Jianan, who were stationed there, would have communicated with him.

Since he hadn’t received any messages from Li Jianning or Li Jian’an, it indicated that there was nothing unusual within Wanbao Immortal City.

Lin Qihe thought of something else and said, "It’s just that the Northern Domain is unsettled; the Beihai Demon Court has seized a lot of territory in the Northern Domain, could it be because of this?"

He already guessed the truth, but both he and Yang Zhenshan felt this truth was unreasonable.

The Northern Domain was tens of thousands of miles away from Wanbao Immortal City, even if the Beihai Demon Court had occupied the entire Northern Domain, they wouldn’t be a threat to Wanbao Immortal City in the short term, especially since the Wilderness of Ten Thousand Waters lay between them, spanning tens of thousands of miles.

As long as the Beihai Demon Court hadn’t gone mad, they wouldn’t traverse thousands of miles to directly attack Wanbao Immortal City.

The current situation in the Northern Domain couldn’t affect Wanbao Immortal City, nor cause the Qin family any trouble to rashly request aid.

Their reasoning wasn’t incorrect, but they overlooked the mindset of the Five Immortal Clans in Wanbao Immortal City; the Five Immortal Clans didn’t want to wait for disaster to strike before seeking aid from the Ten Thousand Treasures Sect.

Without the presence of the Ten Thousand Treasures Sect, they felt insecure, so they urgently needed to find a way to contact the Ten Thousand Treasures Sect, which would give them confidence to face the threat of the Beihai Demon Court.

Without the Ten Thousand Treasures Sect, they were like a helpless flock of lambs, but with the Ten Thousand Treasures Sect, they would immediately be transformed into fierce beasts with teeth and claws.

The Five Immortal Clans included five Golden Core Cultivators; these families had thousands of years of heritage, surely they possessed some degree of foundation?

They relied on the Ten Thousand Treasures Sect, but they were also the ultimate force that spread its influence.

Yang Zhenshan pondered and decided it was better to visit Wanbao Immortal City and assess the situation first.

Since it was a matter entrusted by either Zhongli Yue or Zhongli Xiayi, he was determined to lend a hand.

"Let’s go, you and I should make a trip to Wanbao Immortal City!"

With that said, the two of them left the Life Realm Immortal Palace and headed straight for Wanbao Immortal City.

Wanbao Immortal City was still the same, prosperous and bustling; at least the outer city remained the same as before, though the atmosphere in the inner city, where the Five Immortal Clans resided, was somewhat tense.

Yang Zhenshan covertly scanned the entire Immortal City with his Spiritual Sense and immediately noticed the situation with the Zheng family.

Five Golden Core Cultivators gathered at the Zheng family, naturally catching his attention.

At that moment, Zheng Kai Ming, Qin Xianyang, and others were still waiting; they had been waiting for over an hour, and it was difficult for them to remain calm.

The main issue was that they didn’t know who the Communication Talisman’s intended recipient was, causing this wait with no preconceived notions to be rather torturous.

"Who was this Communication Talisman meant to reach!" Sun Ye asked.

"Don’t ask me, I don’t know either!" Qin Xianyang replied helplessly.

"Are we just supposed to wait here?"

"Do you have any other ideas?"

"No!"

"Then stop talking nonsense! Can’t you have a little patience?"

"It’s not that I’m impatient, I just don’t want to waste time here. If necessary, let’s directly rally our forces and march to the Northern Domain!" Sun Ye said, frowning.

Although the Beihai Demon Court was strong, they were not to be underestimated either.

Even without the Ten Thousand Treasures Sect, they could still gather all sorts of forces in its name.

The Wilderness of Ten Thousand Waters was home to countless Immortal Cultivator families and clans, with over a million Immortal Cultivators, over ten thousand Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and uncountable Martial Artists.