kvmb Chapter 392 Subduing the Yuan Family
Chapter 392 Subduing the Yuan Family
Chapter 392 Subduing the Yuan Family
Becoming a Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldier is not something everyone can do. As a very special existence in the cycle of Heavenly Dao reincarnation, Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers have extremely strict minimum requirements.
Despite the fact that the heads of the Yuan family throughout the generations have been highly skilled, very few have been able to transform into Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers. The majority, like before, could not withstand the power of the Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers, turning into a cloud of black ash, entangled with the remaining demonic energy, and cruelly and permanently evaporated by the cycle of Heavenly Dao.
Lin Fei was not a moral saint, after all, and could not save everyone. Although he felt some regret, the way of Heaven is ruthless, and survival of the fittest is the most basic law of Heaven.
The so-called Heavenly Way is ruthless, treating all living beings as straw dogs. Under the Heavenly Way, all beings in the world are treated equally, without showing any special pity or mercy to anyone. If one cannot withstand the power of the Heavenly Way's ghostly soldiers, then one will only be eliminated.
Of the remaining heads of the Yuan family throughout history, only seven were qualified to become Heavenly Ghost Soldiers.
Among these seven people, there was one that Lin Fei recognized: Yuan Daotong's father, Yuan Yuanshan, the previous head of the Yuan family.
Yuan Yuanshan's demonic corruption, stemming from his forced use of a secret technique to defy fate, was the most severe among all the past heads of the Yuan family. However, every cloud has a silver lining. Previously, Yuan Yuanshan's deepest demonic corruption nearly cost Yuan Daotong his life. But now, precisely because of the most significant changes in his body caused by the demonic transformation, even though his cultivation wasn't the strongest among the Yuan family's past heads, he still withstood the test of the Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers.
Seeing that his father hadn't turned into a pile of black ash like the other family heads, Yuan Daotong breathed a sigh of relief.
Apart from Yuan Yuanshan, the remaining six were among the most powerful members of the Yuan family's past patriarchs.
Although the heads of the Yuan family throughout history have been unable to break through to the Celestial Realm due to the curse of Heaven, reaching at most the third level of the Dharma Aspect Realm, the Yuan family has never lacked exceptionally talented individuals. While their strength is forever limited by the curse, they are undoubtedly top-tier figures within the Dharma Aspect Realm, with some even comparable to Celestial Realm experts.
With strength like Yuan Yuanshan's, ranking second on the Tiger List, he could be considered a top-tier figure in the Dharma Aspect Realm of his time. However, among the successive heads of the Yuan family, Yuan Yuanshan was not considered the most outstanding.
At least for now, among the past heads of the Yuan family, the six people before us who also withstood the test of the Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers are stronger than Yuan Yuanshan. If Yuan Yuanshan hadn't been the most deeply corrupted by demonic energy, and his body hadn't already been transformed by it, he probably wouldn't be able to compare with these six family heads.
These six, along with Yuan Yuanshan, became the seven who passed the test of the Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers. From now on, they would only obey Lin Fei's orders as Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers.
"Seven Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers! It seems there is a will of Heaven in the dark!" The voice of the Xuan Snake Spirit rang in Lin Fei's mind at this moment: "Each of these seven people has the top strength of the third level of the Dharma Aspect Realm. If a suitable divine position can be found for them, they can immediately be promoted to Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers of the Celestial Realm. You are quite lucky, kid, to have subdued these seven people in one go."
Lin Fei also knew something about divine positions. They were something unique to ancient gods, and having a divine position would greatly enhance a cultivator's cultivation. However, after the end of the ancient mythological era, divine positions were lost in this world. The only person Lin Fei had ever seen with a divine position was the fickle-minded Day Wanderer God.
Finding seven suitable divine positions for the Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers and elevating their cultivation to the Celestial Realm is no easy task. Such opportunities are rare and hard to come by, so Lin Fei can only wait for the right moment.
Lin Fei then turned to Yuan Tiangang and said, "Senior, since these seven family heads have become Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers, I will now entrust them to you."
These seven individuals were, after all, the heads of the Yuan family, and could be considered Lin Fei's seniors. Although they had now become Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers, out of respect for the Yuan family and to avoid any misunderstandings between Yuan Daotong and Yuan Tiangang, Lin Fei decided to hand over these seven Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers to Yuan Tiangang instead of using them himself.
Yuan Tiangang nodded and said, "These seven are also my descendants. I bear an unshirkable responsibility for how they have become like this. So, hand them over to me!"
After speaking, Yuan Tiangang waved his hand, and the seven Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers were taken into the Heavenly Dao Reincarnation World. Unlike Yuan Tiangang, these seven people did not have their own consciousness after becoming Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers, so Yuan Tiangang did not say anything more to them and directly took them into the Heavenly Dao Reincarnation Space.
Meanwhile, Yuan Daotong, seeing that many of his elders, even his own father, had become puppets, also looked rather displeased. Although he knew that Lin Fei's actions had freed the Yuan family's successive heads from endless torment, the thought of his father becoming someone else's puppet still made Yuan Daotong feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Lin Fei allowed Yuan Tiangang, the ancestor of the Yuan family, to control these seven Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers, which made Yuan Daotong feel somewhat better.
Lin Fei asked Yuan Daotong, "Brother Yuan, now that the Heavenly Curse has been lifted and your life is no longer in danger, what are your plans next?"
Yuan Daotong's expression was complicated. He glanced furtively at Yuan Tiangang standing to the side, gritted his teeth, and finally made up his mind. With a wry smile, he said to Lin Fei, "Now, all the past heads of my Yuan family, including my father, have become His Majesty's Heavenly Dao Ghost Soldiers. Even my Yuan family's ancestor is now serving under His Majesty. If His Majesty does not mind, the entire Yuan family is willing to serve His Majesty wholeheartedly for the rest of our lives!"
This statement was tantamount to Yuan Daotong swearing allegiance to Lin Fei. The relationship between the Yuan family and the royal family was quite delicate. Although the Yuan family of Jiangling was nominally the Protector of the Southern Tang Dynasty and subordinate of Lin Fei, in reality, their relationship was more like that of equal employers and employees.
Even when Yuan Tiangang first met Lin Fei, he didn't show much respect, directly addressing Lin Fei as "Emperor's Boy," which shows that although the Yuan family served the Southern Tang royal family, they weren't actually subordinates. Their relationship was more like that of partners.
Now, by saying these words, Yuan Daotong was clearly making a declaration: from this day forward, the Yuan family of Jiangling would be completely under Lin Fei's control. Lin Fei would also truly subdue the Yuan family of Jiangling.