Comprehension Ability: I Forge a Villainous Longevity Family

Chapter 728: Chapter 526: Wuyou_2

"What tax, from whom, and who gave you the authority? The Three Great Sacred Lands or the Immortal Imperial Court? You must be crazy!"

"Honored Master, please don’t make things difficult for us. Tax collection has been an ancient practice, not a private rule of our Celestial Saint Palace." The Elder in white Taoist robe of Celestial Saint Palace explained with a bitter smile but showed no intention of backing down, even when facing a great cultivator like Chen Wanhong who was clearly not someone to be trifled with.

Just a Longevity Master, not a True Monarch!

Moreover, even a Longevity True Monarch has to give some face to our Celestial Saint Palace, unless you no longer want to mix in the East Profound!

"Ancient practice? How come I’ve never heard of it! Let me tell you, kid, two thousand years ago when your grandfather left East Profound, no one asked him for any taxes!" Chen Wanhong glared in anger.

"Fellow Daoist, the tax isn’t much, no more than ten years of Tao Practice for you. Don’t err over this trifling matter." Seeing Chen Wanhong still pestering, the Elder in white of Celestial Saint Palace was also a little displeased.

How about it.

This tax, Huayu Immortal Venerable collected it, but now Celestial Saint Palace can’t?

Isn’t his Peak Realm real? Even taxing a Loose Cultivator requires being nagged?!

Compared to when Huayu was around, this tax has already been greatly reduced!!!

Elder Wu of Celestial Saint Palace felt indignant and his gaze towards Chen Wanhong turned less friendly.

Afterwards, the development of things went as expected.

"Celestial Saint Palace? I happen to have acquaintances in your Celestial Saint Palace!"

"Acquaintances?" Elder Wu sneered, "Our Celestial Saint Palace is one of the Three Great Celestial Profound Sacred Lands, with numerous disciples. Which Celestial Profound cultivator isn’t acquainted with someone from our palace? Rules are rules, how can they be changed because of your few words?!"

"Not even Tihu?"

"Ti... You know our Ancestor Master?" Originally planning to deny, Elder Wu suddenly remembered that this century happens to be the term of Ancestor Tihu. If this wild cultivator in front of him truly knows Ancestor Tihu, he might have to really do him a favor today.

Of course, rules cannot be broken. At most, he can pay the ten years of Tao Practice himself, which can be made up from somewhere else in the future.

"Of course, I know him. How could I not? When Tihu was little, I knew him. When he just joined your Celestial Saint Palace, I went to your palace, held his head, and threw him into a tiger’s den to hear him cry for help."

Saying this, Chen Wanhong laughed until his eyes squinted.

He was telling the truth, complete truth.

Because the event he described happened over two thousand years ago, when Tihu was just a kid joining Celestial Saint Palace. At that time, the Ziwei Chen Family, under Ancestor Chen Changfeng, was a staunch ally of Celestial Saint Palace. Moreover, since he, Chen Wanhong, received inheritance from the Immortal Wuyou, he became a leading figure of the third generation of the Chen Family. His visit to Celestial Saint Palace was like that of a distinguished guest, with treatment not inferior to that of his grandfather Chen Changfeng coming personally! Back then, teasing a promising younger generation was seen by Celestial Saint Palace as nothing more than a harmless joke.

But this truth, sounded almost unbelievable.

At least Elder Wu, who hadn’t yet reached five hundred years of age, was baffled.

Throw Ancestor Master Tihu into a tiger’s den?

Ancestor Master Tihu cried for help?

"How audacious! Brazen villain! How dare you slander our Sect’s Ancestor Master Tihu! You must have come here today just to cause trouble! Xiang Zuo, Cheng Qian! Set up the Three Talents Enchanting Soul Array! Capture this villain for our Ancestor Master Tihu!"

As the words fell, a piece of array chess flew out from Elder Wu’s back.

Elder Wu was serious!

No matter if this was true or false, in his eyes it had to be false, otherwise if Ancestor Master Tihu knew about this black history, how could he live a good life after returning to the Sect in the future?

As for if it turns out to be true...

No matter if it’s true or false, first, catch the person. If this person truly has a good relationship with Ancestor Master Tihu, when Tihu comes to request the person and knows the inside story, Elder Wu might even be praised for his tact!

Otherwise?

Let Ancestor Master Tihu’s black history be exposed?

Clearly, the other two Peak Elders of Celestial Saint Palace thought the same, so once the three took action, they used the Enchanting Soul Array, the most entrapping array among various arrays recorded by Celestial Saint Palace.

Just, Enchanting Soul Array?

Seeing the three before him using the array he occasionally invented in his youth to deal with him, Chen Wanhong couldn’t help but laugh.

Seeing the array rising, Chen Wanhong made no move. He simply turned into a beam of light, manipulated with a few finger motions, and the Enchanting Soul Array Map they just set up in front of him suddenly reversed, descending straight towards the heads of the three from Celestial Saint Palace!

"Ah, no, this is bad!"

"What trick did this villain use, how did the Enchanting Soul Array suddenly reverse!"

"Quick, change the array, change the array!"

"Stop struggling, you can’t change it now, hahaha, you guys from Celestial Saint Palace actually use the array that I taught you back then to deal with me? Hahaha, as the original creator, do you think I wouldn’t leave a backdoor in the array? A bunch of fools!"

Mocking the three who were trapped in the Enchanting Soul Array from outside, not caring whether they could hear him, Chen Wanhong then leisurely strolled past them, entering East Profound State.

Hmm, two thousand years ago, besides the nickname "Immortal Wuyou," Ziwei Chen Wanhong was the only one among the third generation of the Chen Family who was revered outside as likely to inherit his grandfather Chen Changfeng’s Array Island skills, an Array Grandmaster. Before being exiled to Circulation Island in the Northeast Sea, he was already one of the top ten Array Grandmasters of his era!

His status was even more stable than many Longevity True Monarchs!

Of course, that was two thousand years ago.

In the recent two thousand years, although Chen Wanhong hadn’t showcased any outstanding skills, the Mountain Protection Array on Circulation Island was arranged by him bit by bit.

This Array of Circulation Stars, spanning across millions of kilometers of island, has never been broken in the two thousand years since it was set up, despite attempts by Longevity cultivators, Demonic Beasts in the sea, and even meteorites from the North Sky crashing once, it still stands firm without any harm.

And this was deployed by him two thousand years ago.

One can imagine the profoundness of his methods!

.....

Chen Wanhong slipped into East Profound State, resuming his carefree life.

On Circulation Island, Chen Shanchen still couldn’t relax.

At this moment, he was in conversation with his new Longevity entry, Chen Tianheng.

"Tianheng, this trip to Sword Casting Manor in West Profound State, I’m afraid, will have to be carried out by you alone."

"Huh? Ancestor, wasn’t it previously said that Wanhong Ancestor could accompany me..."

"Your Master Wanhong returned to East Profound for ancestral worship, uncertain of his return, it’s unlikely to count on him in the short term." Chen Shanchen shook his head and said, "This old man also needs to continue guarding Circulation Island and cannot accompany you to the Western Continent. However, luckily, you have the protection of the Ziwei Emperor Lamp, and you are already a Longevity True Monarch. As long as you are cautious along the way and avoid causing unnecessary trouble, there shouldn’t be any major issues."

"The Ancestor is right, Tianheng will be careful."

"As always, never think that just because you are a Longevity True Monarch, no one else matters. Even if you rank it according to the Celestial Profound Realm, even we Longevity True Monarchs count for little."

"Tianheng will remember."

"Sigh, saying you’ll remember yet in this old man’s eyes, you don’t seem to take it to heart."

"I dare not."

"Never mind, never mind. On this outing, this old man doesn’t expect you to bring back the divine sword. I just hope you won’t lose the Ziwei Emperor Lamp, otherwise, when someone comes to ask for it back someday, I’ll have a hard time explaining to that person."

"Who? Chen Zhixing?" Suddenly, Chen Tianheng, who had been listening to the teachings, blurted this name out unknowingly.

Strangely, upon hearing this, Chen Shanchen laughed.

"What, not convinced?"

"I dare not."

"Why wouldn’t you? If it were me, I wouldn’t be convinced either. Why should a junior who’s a few hundred years younger than you be seen in this old ancestor’s mouth as someone you can’t provoke, right?"

"..."

"Nothing much to say. Just some ten years ago, when he just became a respected one, he slapped a Longevity True Monarch with cultivation similar to your old ancestor here half to death, that’s all."