Daoist Master Zhifeng absentmindedly flew eastward from the Spirit Sword Mountain. Because he had lost his Sword of Mount Kun and his Dao Heart was shaken, his flying speed was not fast. After nearly an hour, he still hadn't left the area of influence of the Spirit Sword Mountain.
Then, Daoist Master Zhifeng saw a black-clothed Daoist blocking his way.
Recovering from his trance, Daoist Master Zhifeng stared at him and couldn't help but be startled. Then, his heart turned cold. "Kong Zhang …!?"
Daoist Kong Zhang, like him, was a cultivator of the Shengjing Sect. Both of them cultivated in the Blue River Region Division. However, his identity was highly independent, and he was not under Daoist Master Zhifeng's jurisdiction. Although his cultivation level was no higher than the King Pill, he had never given Daoist Master Zhifeng any face.
Because this Daoist Kong Zhang was a subordinate of the Hall Leader of the Shengjing Sect. He was responsible for intelligence work independently, and was directly responsible to the Hall Leader and the Sect Leader. He was somewhat similar to the Great Ming Country's Jinyi Guards.
Daoist Kong Zhang's intelligence work was both external and internal. However, in the past, he was low-key. Daoist Master Zhifeng had repeatedly probed him, but he remained unmoved. Thus, Daoist Master Zhifeng gradually let down his vigilance. He thought that this person was just a good-for-nothing who, like him, was sent to the Blue River Region because of his lack of ability.
Therefore, Daoist Master Zhifeng's little trick in the White Moon Country was concealed from him, but now it seemed...
"Lost?"
Daoist Kong Zhang's cold words squeezed out from his cyan face, making Daoist Master Zhifeng's chest turn cold.
Things had indeed been exposed. This fellow disciple, who was more like a ghost than a human, had probably known everything from the very beginning. He had just deliberately allowed him to act, probably to bait him?
"Yes, I lost."
Kong Zhang coldly said, "Disgraceful waste."
"You!?" Daoist Master Zhifeng's anger was ignited. Even though he was indeed a stray dog, he was still a Yuanying Stage Elder. A little King Pill cultivator like you shouldn't flaunt your strength here. Who do you think you are? The Fifth Elder of the Lingjian School!?
The Yuanying Stage cultivator's heart was filled with anger. His magical power spontaneously revolved, trying to mobilize the surrounding spiritual energy to cast a spell to teach Kong Zhang a lesson. However, before Daoist Master Zhifeng could make his move, a lightning bolt suddenly appeared in front of him.
The next moment, Daoist Master Zhifeng completely froze. The magical power that he had just circulated was forced to stop, because even if he had thousands of spells in his mind, at this time, he was no match for the dagger that was placed across his neck.
Daoist Kong Zhang, with a golden dagger in his hand, crossed the distance of a kilometer in a flash, broke Daoist Master Zhifeng's protective spell, and placed the dagger on his vital point. Then, he sneered in front of Daoist Master Zhifeng.
"Trash indeed. You can't even take a single move from me."
Daoist Master Zhifeng only felt a surge of coldness. Just a moment ago, the power of thunder poured into his body and launched a surprise attack from inside and outside. Not to mention that he was caught unprepared, even if he was fully prepared, whether or not he could block it was still unknown!
With this in mind, Zhifeng trembled as he asked, "Are you … really just a cultivator with the King Pill?"
Kong Zhang sneered. "To deal with a waste like you, why would I need a higher stage?"
With that, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the center of Zhifeng's forehead. A strange magical power was stimulated and formed a seal in the air.
No matter how much of a waste Daoist Master Zhifeng was, his knowledge was extensive. He quickly recognized the meaning of the seal. "This, this is … Kong Zhang, without the trial of the sect, you can't do this to me!?"
"What a joke, a waste like you doesn't need the trial of the sect's elders. The evidence of your crime has already entered the mountain, so you have no choice but to admit it."
Kong Zhang stretched out his right hand and forcibly slapped the seal into the center of his forehead. Daoist Master Zhifeng screamed as he was suddenly wrapped in a powerful magical power and gnawed away. His whole body was twisted and groaning. Daoist Master Zhifeng's body, which had been painstakingly cultivated for four hundred years, was unexpectedly defenseless in front of this seal!
In just a cup of tea's time, Daoist Master Zhifeng's appearance had completely changed; the original old man was replaced by a green donkey.
Kong Zhang led the green donkey and treaded on the cloud. Before long, they arrived at an unremarkable town in the Blue River Region. The town wasn't big, but it was located on the main road. It was bustling with people coming and going. Kong Zhang landed a few miles away from the town. When he landed, his blue robe, which contained countless magical power, had turned into a common common coarse gown. Kong Zhang himself, from a cold-faced Daoist Master, had turned into a middle-aged peddler. Leading the green donkey, he slowly walked into the town.
After entering the town, Kong Zhang went straight to an inn, tied the green donkey outside the door, and asked the waiter for a guest room. After eating a few dishes on the first floor, he went upstairs to rest.
However, when he pushed open the door and stepped inside, that simple and crude guest room suddenly changed into a stretch of green water and green mountains; it was like a completely different world.
Not long after Kong Zhang entered the guest room, several Shengjing Sect cultivators in black clothes flew over and respectfully saluted him.
Kong Zhang nodded to one of them, and then said, "Give me the information on the Lingjian School in recent years."
That cultivator in black clothes complied and returned half an hour later, holding five jade slips in his hand.
Kong Zhang could not help but frown. "Only these?"
In recent years, the intelligence focus of the Blue River Region was not on the Lingjian School. This one of the Five Uniques had been low-key for too long, which made people almost uninterested in it. Instead, some of the second-rate sects in the Blue River Region had risen up, stirring up trouble and attracting people's attention … It was just that, Kong Zhang didn't expect that with the intelligence network of the Shengjing Sect, the information on the Lingjian School would be so lacking!
However, when he took a piece of jade slip and used his primordial spirit to look at it, cold sweat suddenly poured out like a spring, and his mind was greatly shaken!
"What, what's going on with this sect …"
Putting down the jade slip, this cold-faced cultivator couldn't help but scold, "Zhifeng that waste, he almost provoked a disaster!"
Shengjing Sect never feared enemies, but they also absolutely would not casually make enemies. Especially now that they have a continent-wide strategy, setting up branches in various places was to make friends, not to make enemies everywhere. If they really provoked the whole world, no matter how powerful Shengjing Sect was, it would still be a dead end. In particular, although the Shengjing Sect was the strongest in the Wanxian League, it was not invincible in the Wanxian League. Some enemies, if possible, should not be provoked.
After reading the jade slip, Kong Zhang immediately concluded that this Lingjian School was absolutely one of the targets that should not be easily provoked. Of course, it was not to say that the Shengjing Sect really couldn't be provoked, but … the loss was not worth the gain.
Thinking to this, Kong Zhang sighed, picked up the pen, and then quickly wrote in the air.
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One day later, a golden flying sword flew from the east and fell into the boundary of the Lingjian School. That flying sword's momentum was extremely fast, but it suddenly stopped in front of the Spirit Sword Mountain's gate and quietly floated in the air, like a visiting guest from afar.
Before long, the gate of the Lingjian School opened up a corner, and that flying sword slowly flew along the open path and finally fell into the palm of an old man.
The old man was naturally the Sect Leader of Spirit Sword Mountain, Feng Yin, who was in charge of all living things. He put the golden flying sword into the gate because he had already recognized it as the Shengjing Sect's messenger flying sword.
Speaking of which, in today's increasingly frequent exchanges between the major sects, messenger flying sword was rarely seen. It was only used in relatively formal occasions, and usually, it was just a few communication talismans, which was fast and labor-saving.
With a bit of suspicion, Feng Yin took the golden flying sword and found that there was a mustard seed bag tied to the sword robe. Inwardly, he immediately understood. It turned out to be an express delivery, no wonder they didn't use talismans.
However, what did the dignified Shengjing Sect want to send? Why did they have to be so secretive? Usually, this flying sword was used between individuals to send messages. The two sects, especially the big sects of the Five Uniques of the Wanxian League, usually had to be careful in their every move. The Lingjian School had always been low-key, but the Shengjing Sect was known as the world's number one sect, so their face has always been particularly meticulous. If there was something that they wanted to send, they would certainly send a cultivator to personally deliver it with great fanfare. They would never simply send out a golden flying sword; no matter how you looked at it, it would be disrespectful.
Last time, when Daoist Master Zhifeng angrily single-handedly attacked them, Feng Yin Daoist Master actually saw through his guilty conscience. With the Shengjing Sect's unique pretentious attitude, how could they let a mere Branch Leader like him rashly attack them? Even if the Shengjing Sect looked down on him, they still had to do a good job with their face, right?
Then this time...
Feng Yin smiled; he guessed that it was most likely related to Daoist Master Zhifeng's matter. The Shengjing Sect also knew that this was a scandal, so they didn't dare to publicize it. And this mustard seed bag, was it their money to cover up their secret? Well, he could actually look forward to it.
Although the Lingjian School wasn't poor, and with the size of the school, it could be said that it was abundant in resources, but compared to the rich and overbearing Shengjing Sect … According to Feng Yin's knowledge, the Shengjing Sect's annual foreign affairs expenditure was tens of millions of spirit stones!
Therefore, this time, Daoist Master Zhifeng had stirred up such a big trouble, so how could he not give up one or two million spirit stones to cover up his secret?
With a trace of expectation, Feng Yin Daoist Master cast a spell to unlock the mustard seed bag, and sure enough, there was a sparkling and translucent crystal inside — a first rate mysterious sky crystal!
The so-called mysterious sky crystal was a high-level currency issued by the Mysterious Sky Mansion. Usually, the value of a mysterious sky crystal was equivalent to tens of thousands of spirit stones. And the one in Feng Yin's hand was a first rate mysterious sky crystal that was worth millions of spirit stones!
The mysterious sky crystal itself was not particularly precious, but the Mysterious Sky Mansion's strong strength and good reputation supported its price. This large monetary institution was independent of any sect in the Wanxian League, and it was jointly funded by the Five Uniques of the Wanxian League as well as more than ten other first-rate sects. Its reputation was almost equal to the golden signboard of the Wanxian League, so naturally, its reliability was needless to say.
At the same time, the mysterious sky crystal also contained the Mysterious Sky Mansion's unique secret method, which made it extremely difficult to crack the imitation. More importantly, even if the imitation could be cracked for a while, it was absolutely impossible to not be detected by others. Therefore, Feng Yin Daoist Master didn't worry about the authenticity of the mysterious sky crystal — the dignified Shengjing Sect, even if they secretly sent a flying sword as a delivery, they wouldn't send a fake one, which would make them a laughing stock.
Millions of spirit stones... As a cover-up fee, the Shengjing Sect's offer was quite generous. However, just as he was thinking about it, Feng Yin found that there were still several odds and ends in the mustard seed bag. After he poured them out, he was immediately taken aback.
"This... is this, donkey meat roast!?"
Looking at the still steaming hot roast meat on the table, Feng Yin Daoist Master deeply wrinkled his brows. He couldn't figure out the significance of this move by the Shengjing Sect. Therefore, he put the glasses on the bridge of his nose.
The world behind the Kunlun Mirror suddenly became different. The line of cause and effect that ran through all things in the world was no longer mysterious in that pair of deep eyes. Feng Yin Daoist Master was surprised for a moment, and then his complexion gradually turned dignified.
"Second Junior Brother, come here."
Feng Yin casually said this sentence. A moment later, a sword light flew over from the Misty Peak, carrying Liu Xian.
"Senior Brother, what's the matter?"
Feng Yin shook his head and threw a donkey meat roast meat to Liu Xian. Liu Xian, baffled, took it and was about to eat it.
"Junior Brother, don't eat it!" Feng Yin anxiously thought, "How could that donkey meat roast be eaten!?" "Can't you see the trick?"
Liu Xian was startled, and then he carefully observed the roast meat in his hand. "This... the meat is fine, the fat and lean are evenly distributed, and there's a faint immortal spirit qi in it. Could it be an immortal donkey? Senior Brother, where did you find such a strange thing? "
Feng Yin snorted and pointed at the flying sword from the Shengjing Sect as well as the mysterious sky crystal on the table. "Do you understand?"
Liu Xian's mind turned, and then he roughly understood the cause and effect. Naturally, he couldn't hold the donkey meat roast in his hand anymore, so he threw it back to his Senior Brother.
"This Shengjing Sect is really ruthless."
Feng Yin said, "Cruel and merciless? It's much better than being locked in the temple's prison for a hundred years. Based on this, after ten years, he would return to his original form. It's just that, these ten years would be more difficult to bear … But, this has nothing to do with us. Shengjing Sect sent us this thing because they want us to settle this in private, without making it public. Later on, they would send someone to officially visit them. At that time, as long as we put on a show, the two sects would jointly issue a statement, and then the matter would be over. And I think there's really no need to offend Shengjing Sect for this kind of trivial matter. Junior Brother, what do you think? "
Liu Xian frowned. "It's indeed a trivial matter, and there's no loss to us. I think Senior Brother, you can make the call on this matter, no one would object."
Feng Yin said, "If it's just to calm things down, I really only need to make the call on Shengjing Sect to reach an agreement. But, Junior Brother, I think this matter can't just end like this."
"Senior Brother, what do you mean …?"
"The White Moon Country is in the Blue River Region, and it's not far from our Lingjian School … Moreover, I remember hearing from the wandering disciples that in recent years, the Immortal Cultivation World in the Blue River Region can be described as a foul atmosphere. There are countless cases of swindlers deceiving mortals."
Liu Xian nodded. "That's also true. The other regions have several sects to suppress the situation, but only the Blue River Region has no leader … So, Senior Brother, do you want to expand the sect's power?"
"Oh, blindly expanding is not good for the Lingjian School, but since we've suppressed the Feng Shui line node in the Blue River Region under our sect, we have to shoulder an unshirkable responsibility for the Blue River Region. The Shengjing Sect's Division is just an example, but similar things have happened again and again, so I think this can't be ignored."
Liu Xian asked, "So, Senior Brother, how do you plan to deal with this? Can't we just ask the Wanxian League to come forward for this kind of thing? "
"It can be done, but the Lingjian School's Five Uniques title probably can't be kept anymore. In the past one hundred years, we've already been criticized … Although there's no need to care about the opinions of outsiders, the Five Uniques title is still useful in many situations. Therefore, it's best for us to deal with this matter ourselves. In any case, the ones who created this kind of low-end scam are just some Tom, Dick, and Harry."
Liu Xian snorted. "But the number is huge. Just finding these snakes and rats in the vast Blue River Region is already a headache … Unless, Senior Brother, you're willing to sacrifice ten years of cultivation to deduce your Stellar Diffraction Technique to the extreme and instantly lock all the targets."
Feng Yin laughed. "Why do we need to do it? Won't there be coolies coming to our door soon?"
"... Shengjing Sect?"
"Isn't that right? They've been operating the continent-wide strategy for so many years, and they've already planted countless nails in the Blue River Region. They should be more familiar with these things than us. "
"Mm, that makes sense. Then what about after that? Senior Brother, who are you going to send to clean up these maggots … In the end, the Lingjian School is still a bit withered. "
"Is that so? I think there are already a lot of disciples in the sect. This time, we should take this opportunity to send the new disciples who have been in the sect for ten years out to gain experiential learning. Always staying in the sect for experiential learning would, after all, lack a bit of realism, which is not good for their growth. They should come into contact with the ways of the world in Nine Regions, so that their path of immortal cultivation can be smooth and stable. "
Liu Xian was taken aback. "Let the new disciples deal with it? Senior Brother, you're … "After a pause, Chuan Gong Elder solemnly asked," Senior Brother, this is exactly the same as the management training from one hundred years ago! "
Feng Yin laughed. "Don't exaggerate it. We're not asking them to go deep into the Savage Land to expand their territory, but to deal with some small fries in the Blue River Region … If they can't even do this, how could they survive in the Immortal Cultivation World?"
"... After all, they're just new disciples. Most of them haven't even reached the middle-level Foundation Establishment Stage."
"Hehe, according to the Lingjian School's training policy, if the disciples have reached the high-level Foundation Establishment Stage or above, dealing with those snakes and rats wouldn't be considered as experiential learning. It's just a simple cleaning. Junior Brother, you have to have more confidence in the disciples of Spirit Sword Sect. "
Liu Xian wryly smiled a few times. Obviously, he was still somewhat hesitant. However, since his Senior Brother had already made up his mind, there was no need to say more.
"Yes, Senior Brother."
"After that, I'll ask you to take the lead and let the Heavenly Policy Hall come up with an experiential learning plan for me. I want it to be completed by next month."
"Okay."
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