433: Chapter 337 433: Chapter 337 After all, not many from the younger generation of their grandchildren often appeared within the clan, and other families didn’t recognize them much.
To raise their cultivation and to have resources, what was hiding their names and surnames worth?
Not acknowledging parents was only temporary, and this was also to deceive their enemies.
The three Elders each returned to their residences, instructed the younger generation, and asked them to hasten in preparing the necessary items.
However, those who were hiding their identities couldn’t possess high-grade items, as that would reveal who they were; the Huang Family’s items must not be recognizable by others.
Both father and son had given Huang Chen’s brother Magical Treasures and items for self-defense, these had only recently been created by them and had never been used in front of others; the Magical Treasures bore no names.
The Huang Family People made urgent preparations, not announcing their whereabouts.
Moreover, when they left, they did so through a secret passage.
When they emerged from the secret passage, they had changed their clothes, donning very common cultivators’ attire, no longer wearing the silk and brocade garments of before, and certainly not carrying Magical Treasure fans for show.
Besides wearing more common clothing and shoes, they had also disguised their faces, as after all, they were Huang Family People and could be recognized by members of other families.
Each family had a family register, and any person they had seen who had left an impression in their minds could be associated with their growth or aging through that person’s Qi.
Previously, they had also been rather showy, having made high-profile appearances in Immortal Lord City before they reached their teens.
The four members of the Huang Family, who used to travel with some subordinates, now for the purpose of secretly tracking and concealing their movements, did not bring any subordinates, nor did they announce their departure at a high profile within the family.
Only a few of the highest-ranking members in the family were aware of their departure.
Having emerged from the secret passage, the Huang Family People, like other families, had also established secret passages for the sake of keeping their movements secret.
Their family’s secret passages were not just one; there were passages leading outside the city, some to a certain shop within the city, and even some to a large mountain.
For the convenience of tracking, they did not show up within the city.
There were scouts within the city reporting to the family the directions which the young people from these several families were heading.
People within the family would also inform them; they had built a hunter’s house underfoot here, which was both lived in and guarded.
Ordinarily, no one knew that these were Huang Family People, who hunted on the mountain and delivered the game back to the family.
The other reason was not just for hunting but for guarding the secret passage’s exit and overseeing the area from atop the mountain, with all of Immortal Lord City and its surroundings in view.
If the Huang Family People had such intentions, other families also had their scouts positioned here.
What appeared to be some hunters on the mountain seemed like ordinary civilians, with no interaction with the villagers not far away.
They seemed just like other civilians, hunting alongside the others.
When they showed up in the hunter’s room, our two usual hunters always operated together, one going up the mountain to hunt, the other staying in the yard, claiming to be brothers.
Suddenly, several people appeared out of the room, which startled the hunter, who grabbed his hunting knife.
“Who are you?
Why did you come out of this room?”
The few young men didn’t react at all to the suspicious and alarmed expression of the man dressed as a hunter.
If even their own people didn’t recognize them, then it could be said that their disguise was very successful.
“We came out of this room, what do you think we are?
Whoever we are, just keep it in your mind, and don’t ask too many questions,” they replied.
Huang Chen’s brother did not lose his temper, naturally exuding the aura of a young master despite his plain appearance.
The expressions of the other three young men were the same, staying silent out of disdain for conversation.
The hunter regarded the four young men with a gaze both wary and distrustful.
“Our appearance here has a purpose, so don’t mention to anyone that we’ve been here,” they advised.
With that, Huang Chen’s brother and the four young men entered another room, from where they would proceed to another location.
Descending from this room, another secret passage led to a secluded ravine devoid of people.
Using their Magical Treasures, they flew towards the sky and left Immortal Lord City without the gods or ghosts being any the wiser.
The way these young men moved with such familiarity, he believed they could definitely not be spies; if someone else were probing the secret passage, they wouldn’t move with such precision.
Even if they had a secret map, they wouldn’t just enter a room and leave without causing him any harm.
He guessed that these must be the young masters of the family clans out on a journey, incognito.
The hunter recalled the aura of nobility exuded by these young people and had heard stories of family’s youths who went out and many didn’t return for years.
He also heard that recently in Immortal Lord City, many of the young clan members had returned.
Instead of expanding outwards, they returned to seek livelihoods within their family clans.
He was perplexed, wondering if they still needed to stand guard there.
Without the family’s order to withdraw, he waited for his partner to return so they could wait together for the family’s summons.
After 9:00, Luo Yaxuan waited for the people who had left for procurement to return; then he gathered with them in the sky, where they met with people from the Lai Family.
The people from the two families congregated.
Initially thinking it would just be their two families, they were surprised to find Jiang Family members joining them as well.
Learning they had been informed by Jiang Tang to travel together, they realized it was better than journeying alone.
With many robbery cases occurring in Immortal Lord City and no evidence to pinpoint who was responsible, only knowing it involved masked figures, all families suspected the Huang Family, following an incident where Huang Family members had robbed people from the Jiang Family, leaving the higher-ups at odds and focusing the blame on the Huangs.
Aside from some middle-aged guests, the majority present were the youths of the three families, with boys taking the lead, including a few girls, and even several female cultivators among the guests.
They began to fly high in the sky, showing off their wealth and abilities in such a bold manner to dissuade any potential attacks, making it known they were headed towards the realm of the strong.
Unaware they were being tracked, they paid no heed to passersby or anyone behind them.
People from the Jiang Family had merely known those from the Luo and Lai families; they weren’t friends.
Without an alliance between their families, there was no cooperation in the struggle for family interests, hence no friendship.
This time, they stood together under a Saint Sect as allies, reliant on their family clans.
With this newfound understanding, they began to conduct themselves more politely towards each other.
In flight, each displayed their Magical Treasures, showcasing their capabilities and wealth.
While Jiang Tang had already chosen two locations for the Saint Sect’s sacred grounds, he didn’t rush to build structures at both sites simultaneously.
One must eat one mouthful at a time, just as tasks must be completed one at a time; building a base isn’t something that happens overnight.
A base isn’t complete with just the construction of houses—it entails developing caves on every mountain.
He searched for valuable locations to establish Spirit Fields and chose places with dense Spiritual Energy as the main peaks for the Saint Sect.
Mountains with some Spiritual Energy would become residences, while those with Fire Acupoints would be used for Artifact Refining and Alchemy.
Jiang Tang harbored great ambition, feeling that since his Ascension was not imminent, he wanted to carve out an enterprise in the Mortal Realm.
When the time came for Ascension, he planned to bring everyone with him to the Heavenly Realm to continue building his career.
Jiang Tang didn’t assume that being powerful alone made him invincible—for even if one had immense strength, being surrounded and attacked by many would be overwhelming.
Moreover, his primary reason for establishing the Saint Sect was to strengthen the Jiang Family.
In reinforcing the Jiang Family, he could also build an enterprise to dominate and lead.
Having transmigrated to this world with a Golden Finger, he couldn’t waste its opportunities.
He intended to make full use of the Golden Finger to gain fame and satisfy his vanity.
With beautiful people surrounding him, this was all men desired in the world: fame and fortune, wealth, and beauty in both hands.