Jing Hai stood outside Na Yun's courtyard with Shui Zhi by his side. This time, Na Yun called Jing Hai over. Jing Hai already understood what was going on. It was certainly about establishing a sect.
Previously, the Iron Buddha Temple said that they wanted Jing Hai to establish his own sect. However, they didn't act because the time wasn't right. The Iron Buddha Temple also participated in the excavation of Sky City, but they weren't the main force. This wasn't the reason why they didn't send Jing Hai out to establish a sect. There was only one reason why they didn't send Jing Hai out to establish a sect, and that was the war in the South Sea.
Although the war in the South Sea had nothing to do with the Iron Buddha Temple, it still affected everyone's hearts. If the 33 Northern Isles were defeated, then the 39 Southern Isles would come to snatch Sky City's ruins. At that time, Jing Hai was famous in the Iron Buddha Temple for being good at commanding. If a war were to break out, then the Iron Buddha Temple would need Jing Hai. Therefore, they didn't send him out to establish a sect.
Logically speaking, the Iron Buddha Temple shouldn't be worried about this war. This was because they were in cahoots with the Great Sects. The 39 Southern Isles shouldn't dare to challenge the Great Sects. However, what the 39 Southern Isles did in the past made the Iron Buddha Temple worried. The 39 Southern Isles didn't want to give Sky City's ruins to the Great Sects. They even clamored to fight the Great Sects. If the 39 Southern Isles defeated the 33 Northern Isles, then the 39 Southern Isles would certainly attack them.
Moreover, the Iron Buddha Temple also understood that even if the 39 Southern Isles didn't attack them, they would still attack them. This was because the Northern Isles and not the 39 Southern Isles had signed an agreement with them. If the 33 Northern Isles won, then they wouldn't need to worry about the agreement. However, if the 39 Southern Isles won, then the Great Sects wouldn't abide by the agreement. Maybe they would really gather and fight the 39 Southern Isles. Even if they couldn't destroy the 39 Southern Isles, they would still be able to seize a part of the South Sea. In the end, they would force the 39 Southern Isles to share Sky City with everyone.
Because of these considerations, the Iron Buddha Temple didn't allow Jing Hai to go out and establish a sect. They were waiting for the matter of the South Sea to be settled. Then it wouldn't be too late to let Jing Hai go out. In any case, establishing a sect wouldn't take a month or two.
The reason why they didn't immediately send the Calm Ocean out after defeating the Thirty-nine Southern Isles was because they were worried that the situation in the South Sea would change. They were worried that the people of the Thirty-three Northern Isles wouldn't be willing to share the islands they had obtained with the Sea Exploring Sect and the Black Heaven Sect. If that was the case, then the situation in the South Sea would change. At that time, they might intervene.
However, things went beyond their expectations. The people of the Northern 33 Islands actually gave the Sea Exploring Sect and the Black Sky Sect some benefits. Moreover, the benefits weren't small. Each sect was given three islands. Such benefits were really not small.
In fact, the people of the Iron Buddha Temple didn't know that Jie Yiming and the others didn't want to give Zhao Hai any benefits. But in the end, they still did. This was because they discovered that Zhao Hai's status in the South Sea was very high. If they didn't give Zhao Hai any benefits, then it might cause dissatisfaction among their disciples. This was one of the reasons. The other reason was that they were very afraid of Zhao Hai. To be honest, the 72 islands weren't very afraid of the Black Sky Sect. They had been fighting with the Black Sky Sect for a long time, and they had never suffered a loss. The reason why they didn't attack the Black Sky Sect was because they didn't want to offend the Sword Spirit Boundary. This might cause dissatisfaction among the sects in the Sword Spirit Boundary. Therefore, they weren't afraid of the Black Sky Sect, but they were very afraid of Zhao Hai.
They weren't afraid of Zhao Hai's formation breaking technique. Although they were afraid of Zhao Hai's formation breaking technique, they were more afraid of Zhao Hai's friendship with the Myriad Buddha Temple. In the past, when they were enemies with Zhao Hai, Zhao Hai said that if they were forced into a corner, then they could directly reach an agreement with the sects. This would allow the sects to use the buffer zone as a springboard to attack the 72 islands. If they didn't give the Sea Exploring Sect any benefits and even attacked them, then wouldn't Zhao Hai directly give up the benefits and lead the sects to attack them? If Zhao Hai really did this, then the 72 islands would be finished.
Because of these considerations, Jie Yiming and the others gave Zhao Hai the benefits that they deserved. But just like the Greenmist Sect, they were even more afraid of Zhao Hai and were even more on guard against him.
Naturally, the Iron Buddha Temple didn't know about this. They saw that the situation in the South Sea had calmed down. The islands were desperately digesting their gains. It seems like there wouldn't be any battles in a short period of time. Therefore, they had to carry out their own plans.
In fact, there was another reason why the Iron Buddha Temple didn't let Jing Hai go out and establish a sect. They were waiting for news from the Myriad Buddha Temple.
Abbot Wu Yu had already told Grandmaster Hui De about the changes in the Demon Realm. Grandmaster Hui De said that he wanted to discuss this matter with the other Sects. However, he supported the Iron Buddha Temple to learn from the Demon Sect and let their disciples go out to establish their own Sects. However, he didn't give any information to the Iron Buddha Temple.
Although the Iron Buddha Temple wasn't afraid of offending the Great Sects, there was no need to offend them for this matter. Therefore, they had to wait for the Myriad Buddha Temple's news before letting Jing Hai take action. Previously, the Myriad Buddha Temple had focused their energy on the ruins of Sky City and the war in the South Sea. Therefore, they didn't care about this matter. Now that the South Sea had calmed down and the excavation of Sky City's ruins was very smooth, they naturally focused their attention on this matter. A few days ago, Abbot Wu Yu sent a letter to Grandmaster Hui De. Grandmaster Hui De fully supported the Iron Buddha Temple's approach. Moreover, he also told Abbot Wu Yu that they were prepared to do the same. They were even prepared to send people to take over some small sects.
After receiving this news, Abbot Wu Yu knew that they needed to act immediately. Otherwise, they might not even be able to drink the soup. It was precisely because of this that Jing Hai was called to Na Yun's place today. Although he didn't enter the door, Jing Hai already guessed that Na Yun must've informed him that they could proceed with their plan.
Jing Hai went forward and knocked on the door. Na Yun's voice was heard, "Come in." Jing Hai pushed the door and went inside.
Na Yun was sitting in the courtyard. When he saw Jing Hai come in, he smiled faintly and stood up, "Junior Brother Jing Hai, you're here. Take a seat."
Jing Hai gave Na Yun a salute and said, "I've seen Senior Brother Na Yun. Why did Senior Brother call me this time?"
Jing Hai, a few months ago, the temple decided to send you out to establish a small sect. But because of the South Sea, this plan hasn't been carried out. Now, the temple has decided to carry out this plan and prepare to send you out to establish a small sect. What preparations do you have for this matter? "Zhao Hai nodded and said," Jing Hai, you're the most important person in the world. The temple has decided to send you out to establish a small sect. What preparations do you have for this matter? "
Jing Hai nodded and said, "I've already made some preparations. I've set my target on the 13 Mangshan Cities. The 13 Mangshan Cities are very chaotic. There are a lot of rogue cultivators and a lot of small sects operating outside the city. These small sects aren't very strong, but the 13 Mangshan Cities allow them to exist. It's not far from the 13 Mangshan Cities, it's convenient for transportation and rogue cultivators to recruit disciples. Moreover, it's almost like an ownerless land, so it's the most suitable choice to establish a sect there. During this period of time, I've also collected some information about the 13 Mangshan Cities. The 13 Mangshan Cities are very chaotic. Because of this, the people there don't care who enters the city, but they absolutely don't allow anyone to mess around inside the city. But outside the city, they don't care. Therefore, there are a lot of small forces in the hills outside the 13 Mangshan Cities. Some of these small forces can't even be considered as sects, they can only be considered as small gangs. We can completely swallow them. Therefore, I've decided to go to the 13 Mangshan Cities and establish a small sect there."
Na Yun nodded and said, "Alright. You've done missions in the 13 Mangshan Cities before, so you should have a better understanding of the situation there. If you want to establish a sect in the 13 Mangshan Cities, then I won't oppose it. As long as you feel that it's suitable, you can go there. If you need any materials, just tell me and I'll give them to you."
Jing Hai nodded, then he said, "Alright. Thank you, Senior Brother. Senior Brother, if this matter is settled, then I'll set off in three days and go to the 13 Mangshan Cities."
Na Yun nodded and said, "Go. Remember, if you need anything, just tell me. Also, when you go out to establish a sect, it's best not to use the identity of the Iron Buddha Temple. That might attract attention, especially from the 13 Mangshan Cities. Although the 13 Mangshan Cities aren't as sensitive as the Sea Exploring Sect, they are still very hostile towards outsiders. If the 13 Mangshan Cities find out that we've extended our hands to them, it would be very troublesome." Na Yun nodded and said, "Alright.
"Senior Brother, rest assured. I know what to do. Then I'll take my leave first." After he said that, Jing Hai stood up and gave Na Yun a salute before turning around to leave.
Jing Hai wasn't wrong. He did collect a lot of information about the 13 Mangshan Cities. The place was indeed very chaotic. It can be said that it was a chaotic place in the Sword Spirit Realm. The people of the 13 Mangshan Cities only controlled the inside of the cities. They had always adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards matters outside. In other words, they didn't care about what happened outside. As long as you don't cause trouble in the cities, even if you were to cause chaos outside, they wouldn't care. Therefore, establishing a sect in the Mangshan Mountains was the best choice.
Additionally, Jing Hai had been to the 13 Mangshan Cities before, so he had a better understanding of the situation there. Therefore, he naturally targeted the 13 Mangshan Cities. This was something that he had planned long ago. Moreover, he had already chosen his target.
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