Chapter 578: 286: Fang Mu's Punch!_1
“Sir, I can explain to you the specific situation. Our clan…”
Before Ke Wu could finish his words, he was interrupted by Fang Mu.
“Well done! I appreciate your honesty!”
“Ah Shui, Elder Shu, help me block the perceptions of the other three.”
Shu Liangjun and Shui Miao, upon hearing this, released their auras, enveloping Ke Wen, Ke Dong, and Ke Yi.
As a result, the three of them could only perceive things within ten centimeters of their bodies; no matter what Ke Wu said, they could not hear it.
It was clear why Fang Mu was doing this.
Fang Mu would ask each person about the situation after questioning Ke Wu. This was tantamount to adding pressure to Ke Wu again, forcing him to explain the situation in the greatest possible detail.
Because even if Ke Wu wanted to hide information, he most likely wouldn’t be able to when the other three began speaking.
At the same time, Fang Mu was also exerting pressure on Ke Wen, Ke Dong, and Ke Yi.
Under circumstances where Ke Wu had already spoken, and possibly confessed Clan Zhenyan’s core secrets, it would certainly not end well for the three men if they did not speak up as well.
Even the most loyal house servants, after being abandoned by their clan, would inevitably start thinking about their future.
“Okay, you may continue now!”
“I have all the time in the world. Please start from the beginning and tell me everything!”
Ke Wu, after internally organizing what he knew, began to speak.
“I am but a carriage driver for the Zhenyan Clan. Even though I have been driving for the clan head since four years ago, I was not privy to the internal matters of the clan.”
“What I do know is that the Zhenyan Clan was in danger due to a joint conspiracy by the royal family of the Panfeng Federation and two other clans.”
“The Luanyue Clan, who was originally on good terms with the Zhenyan Clan, organized a banquet and poisoned the drinks.”
“Since we four did not have the privilege of attending the banquet, we only became mildly poisoned because someone from the banquet delivered us four drinks.”
“Out of respect for the Luanyue Clan, we held the wine in our mouths but spat it out after the person had left.”
“The Zhenyan Clan has always forbidden carriage drivers to drink alcohol, otherwise, we would have been deeply poisoned and would not have been able to drive to escape!”
Fang Mu nodded slightly upon hearing this.
From Ke Wu’s words, Fang Mu was sure of one thing, the Zhenyan Clan had certainly obtained something precious or discovered a shocking secret.
Otherwise, the royal family of the Panfeng Federation would not have joined with two other clans to attack the Zhenyan Clan.
Eliminating the Zhenyan Clan would greatly reduce the power of the Panfeng Federation. This would benefit neither the royal family of the Panfeng Federation nor the two other families.
It could cause the Panfeng Federation to drop tens or even hundreds of places in the federation ranking of the Ten-thousand Nations Federation!
Logically speaking, powerful forces usually act very cautiously. Why would the Zhenyan Clan trust the Luanyue Clan so much?
Before Fang Mu could ask more questions, Ke Wu continued.
“A few decades ago, the main bloodline of the Luanyue and Zhenyan Clans was connected through marriage. Over the years, even if the core family members did not intermarry, the side branches secured dozens of marriages together. ”
“A month ago, the Luanyue Clan proposed marriage to the Zhenyan Clan, hoping to marry the eldest daughter of the Zhenyan Clan, who is also the cousin of young master Gu Che.”
“The core direct line members of the Zhenyan Clan were poisoned at this wedding banquet set up by the Luanyue Clan!”
Fang Mu had previously guessed that the disaster of the Zhenyan Clan was related to the large ancient battlefield discovered in the Panfeng Federation.
Now, from Ke Wu’s words, Fang Mu knew that his guess was roughly correct. This was because the discovery of the large ancient battlefield in the Panfeng Federation happened just a month ago.
“From what the previous Clan Head and the current Clan Head revealed to young master Gu Che before they fell into a coma, I learned that the cause of this predicament is a scripture from an ancient battlefield, which was obtained by the Zhenyan Clan.”
“This scripture contains clues to a special kind of energy from the era before the Seventh Epoch.”
“I don’t dare to speculate what this specific energy is because the old clan head didn’t mention it, but it’s highly possible that it’s Spiritual Energy!”
Upon hearing Ke Wu’s words, Shu Liangjun and Shui Miao’s breathing became rapid.
The special energy that existed before the Seventh Era was not only Spiritual Energy but also Source Power and Faith Power.
Some ancient texts provide specific records about Source Power and Faith Power.
However, the only kind of special energy that could result in the downfall of the Zhenyan Clan could only be Spiritual Energy!
Otherwise, the royal family of the Panfeng Federation would not have chosen to cut off their own arms.
Many Guardian Beasts with bloodlines from the ancient eras have become weaker because they no longer have access to Spiritual Energy.
The fact that Shu Liangjun’s Guardian Beast was able to awaken the bloodline of the unburning sparrow was due to a jar of Spiritual Energy extracted from the relics of an ancient epoch battlefield.
The scripture that the Zhenyan Clan found on the battlefield might reveal the location of the ancient relics containing Spiritual Energy.
This opportunity was incredibly enticing to Shui Miao and Shu Liangjun.
Upon hearing Ke Wu’s words, Fang Mu subconsciously thought of the golden tier skill of the Abdominal Territory Worm, [Secret Realm Energy].
[Secret Realm Energy] allows the Abdominal Territory Worm to designate a specific energy as the unique energy source of the sanctuary. It does this by converting the worm’s own life energy into a special energy to power the sanctuary.
In other words, if Fang Mu obtained even a little Spiritual Energy, it could be used as the source energy of the Abdominal Territory Worm to power the sanctuary.