Southeast of the Northern Heaven Frigid Abyss was the Phoenix Cry Gorge of the Winged Sky Continent. This was where the Pure Feather Sect of the Mountain and Sea Realm was located.
High up in the sect was a floating mountain, surrounded by auspicious clouds. Several golden palaces could be seen, with eagles circling overhead, and cranes calling out joyfully from the bottom of the cliffs. It was like a celestial paradise beyond the Heavens.
Tao Zhenren was currently sitting in the main hall, flipping through a stack of documents.
He had recently gone to the Outer World to exchange pointers with the various Daoist masters of the various sects. After a few battles, he felt that his combat prowess had improved significantly. Furthermore, he had also gained a lot from exchanging information with his fellow Daoists.
However, he was the leader of a sect, and the sect had only recently been established, so he couldn't stay outside for too long. Furthermore, he had used up a lot of his magic power, so he had decided to take his leave of the Daoist masters and return to the sect to handle some mundane affairs.
He picked up another document, looked it over, and then shook his head.
The person who had written the letter was a disciple he had taken in before coming to the Mountain and Sea Realm. He was incredibly talented, and had no interest in the spirit birds or beasts of the sect. Instead, he was obsessed with the Dao of controlling insects, and had pleaded several times to teach him that Dao.
The Pure Feather Sect did have such a cultivation technique. It was a tattered silk scroll from the Southern Flower Sect, which contained the technique that had been passed down to the Xuanyou Palace. However, he knew that after the Myriad Bugs Manual of the Southern Flower Sect had disappeared, the Southern Flower Sect had abandoned that Dao. Relying on this tattered scroll to cultivate it wouldn't do much good, and would instead delay one's progress.
He reached out with his hand, and was just about to return the letter when he suddenly paused, as if he had suddenly thought of something. After a moment of thought, he murmured to himself, "So, there's something like that. No wonder I thought it was strange earlier."
Even as he thought about it, he suddenly sensed something. Looking out, he said to the boy next to him, "An honored guest has arrived. Open the sect gate, and I'll personally come out to greet him." “
The boy bowed, then left to carry out his orders.
Before long, the grand spell formation outside the Pure Feather Sect parted, and Tao Zhenren emerged on a cloud. When he saw a black-robed Daoist standing there, he clasped his hands and bowed. "Greetings, Daoist Master Zhang."
Zhang Yan had only sent a Prominent Yang clone, while his true self was still cultivating in the sect. After he returned the greeting, he chatted with Perfected Being Tao and followed him into the mountain gate.
When they arrived at the cave abode, the two of them sat down as host and guest. Zhenren Tao asked, "Zhenren, you came to visit today. Is there anything that my Clear Feather Sect can do to help? "
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. I'm sure you already know that my Yue Cang Sect intends to reopen sword duels?"
Reverend Tao nodded. "A few days ago in the Shape and Shadow Temple, Reverend Qi spoke to the Sect Leaders of the various sects about this matter. I think it's feasible. Right now, there are powerful enemies outside the Mountain and Sea Realm. It's not the way to prosper, but when the sects fight, they can temper each other and sharpen their edge. "
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "It's just a competition between the disciples of various sects. There should be rewards and punishments. I came here today for this matter."
Tao Zhenren smiled and said, "However, my Clear Feather Sect has just been established and does not have any precious treasures. If Venerable Zhang takes a fancy to something, just take it. “
Zhang Yan: "I mean. It is to use your sect's' Dan Dragon 'to give birth to several Guardian Dragon Demons that are comparable to Grotto-Heaven Realm cultivators. This item is taken out as the reward for this competition. The sects will definitely do their best. "
The 'Dan Dragon' that he was talking about was that vicious creature. Currently, there were as many as twelve kinds of demon dragons that were born, and the disciples of each sect were very comfortable using them. However, if there was a demon dragon that was comparable to a Heavenly Abode cultivator, other than Shaoqing Sect, he believed that no sect would not be tempted.
Tao Zhenren pondered for a moment. He said, "As long as there are enough fiendish demons, this can be done. But now, it is extremely difficult to find a Great Demon."
The number of offspring a Dan Dragon could give birth to depended on the number of demons it consumed.
In order to obtain more blood and flesh, the various sects had been constantly opening up borders in the north to capture many demons and monsters, and in order to give birth to the Dragon Demon Protector that Zhang Yan had mentioned, they would at least need to devour a few Demon Saints.
The Mountain and Sea Realm's Four Borders and Four Territories were vast, but there were only a handful of Greater Demons. Over the years, most of them had joined the various sects and clans, while the rest had been exterminated.
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Since I came to find you, Venerable Zhang, I have already thought about this matter. Now there is a demon that is suitable. “
Tao Zhenren was a bit surprised and said, "Oh, I wonder where there is such a Great Demon? Could it be outside the Northern Sky? "
Zhang Yan said, "It is at the border between the Eastern Wastelands and the Northern Sky Continent. There is a Bloodworm Devil Demon under the Heaven Capital Sect. Years ago, the Eastern Wastelands Divine Kingdom and the three Great Demon Tribes of the North fought there. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the blood they left behind gave birth to this Great Demon. However, it was later seriously injured by Gongta and the three Demon Kings. Just now, it has fallen into a deep slumber and has no time to deal with it. This time, we can capture it and get rid of a hidden danger before the cultivators of the Jun Chen Realm come."
Tao Zhenren nodded and said, "This demon is comparable to the Demon Ancestor. If we can capture it, it should not be difficult for the Dan Dragon to give birth to such a Guardian Dragon Demon, and there will be more than one."
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "The more the better. If everything goes smoothly, this demon will be sent to the Clear Feather Sect next month."
He came here today for this matter. Now that he was done with the arrangements, he was going to leave.
Tao Zhenren said, "Reverend, please wait. There is a very important matter that I was going to report to your sect. Now that it is convenient, I can tell Reverend about it …"
Zhang Yan saw that he was speaking seriously, so he sat up straight and asked, "What is it?"
Perfected Tao said, "Perfected Qing Chen brought back a stone pool from the cave where Cultivator Jun Chen lived previously. The Perfected Ones of the various sects have seen it, but they could not recognize its use. I always felt that this item was not simple. Later on, I searched through the various ancient books in the Southern Flower Sect, but I did not find any clues. However, I just remembered that there was a secret book on insect control in the sect and realized that it was very likely to be an insect nest."
Zhang Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "Insect Lair?"
Tao Zhenren nodded and said, "That is right. The lair in the hands of cultivators is most likely to be used to raise insect demons. It is fine if it is a big insect, but if it is a small insect, the junior disciples have not cultivated a dharmakaya, so their physical bodies are hard to see and they cannot guard against it. However, they must be careful when dealing with them. For poisonous insects that can reside in the physical body, they can even take over and control people."
Zhang Yan's eyes flickered and he said, "Is there a way to counter it?"
Tao Zhenren said, "As long as the Protection Talisman does not leave the body, it will be fine. There is a secret medicine in the Southern Flower Sect that can kill five kinds of tiny insects in the world. As long as you concoct it and let the disciples consume it, they will be fine for a month."
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "I understand. I will quickly return to the sect to make arrangements for this."
In the western wasteland, the old man with the crown and Song Zhenjun hid in the ruins of the palace and did not go out again. Just like that, more than ten years passed.
In these past few years, the two of them had roughly explored this area and discovered that they could enter many palaces. However, there was only one that was the largest and best preserved palace. Because there were still quite a few restrictive formations remaining on it, they were unable to enter it no matter what. On the other hand, it was very likely that the treasure that could conceal the senses of Imperial Monarchs was hidden there as well.
The two of them deduced that perhaps only those who had a deep relationship with the palace master or those from the same sect could enter. As for the other areas, they could enter without any obstruction because these places were not important, so there was no need to take any precautions.
After trying many times, the old man with the crown gave up on the idea of entering this place.
As for Song Zhenjun, he was very interested in the restrictive formations on the gate. He only meditated for two hours every day to maintain his cultivation, and he spent the rest of his time studying the mysteries within.
Just as he was thinking hard about a key point, the old man with the crown came to him and said in a deep voice, "Song Zhenjun, it has been ten years. We should go back and continue what we were doing. “
Song Zhenjun was shocked and came back to his senses. He looked around and said in confusion, "But it has been ten years. Isn't it too early to go back?"
The old man with the crown snorted and said, "Is Song Zhenjun reluctant to leave this place?"
True Monarch Song said frankly, "I'm indeed a little reluctant, but forgive me for speaking bluntly. It's still not the right time to go over now. For us cultivators, ten years is but an instant, and the limelight hasn't passed yet. Those cultivators of the nine continents are probably waiting for us to return."
The old man with the crown said, "It doesn't matter. We don't need to be in the same place. If one of us falls, the other can come back at any time."
Song Zhenjun was stunned and said, "Why do you have to do this? If both of us fall, wouldn't it be a big deal?"
The old man with the crown said coldly, "It might have been like this before, but it won't be the case now." He pointed high up and said, "With these few little things, even if we all die, we won't have to worry about no one finding out information."
Song Zhenjun turned his head and saw that there were three spirit monkeys squatting there. However, they didn't have the nimble appearance of ordinary monkeys. Instead, they were sitting there quietly. The light in their eyes was like that of a living person. It was obvious that they had gained intelligence.
He said in shock, "When did True Lord Wu do this?"
The two of them had their own strengths. He was a cultivator of Baohuan Palace and was good at manipulating things like the Dual Realm Dial and the Flying Heaven Artifact. As long as he had enough materials and time, he would be able to create them. On the other hand, the old man with the crown was good at enslaving all kinds of demons and insects to make them serve him.
The old man with the crown said expressionlessly, "It was when True Lord Song was studying those formation runes."
Song Zhenjun said doubtfully, "Are these few demon monkeys really useful? Even if we get useful information, how are we going to send it back? "
The old man explained patiently. "These monkey demons are about to attain the Realm of Transformation, and they've already developed intelligence. They won't disobey my orders in the slightest. Now, I just have to teach them how to operate the Binary World Dial, and if the two of us aren't able to return, then they can take over the rest of the matter."
However, True Lord Song shook his head repeatedly and said, "True Lord Wu, forgive me for not agreeing. Our matters are extremely important. How can we entrust them to three monkeys so easily?"
The old man with the crown said coldly, "True Lord Song, you're wrong. It's not three monkeys. These three monkeys are the leaders of their respective clans. I've spent a lot of effort to find them all these years. Now, the three clans are enslaved by me and there are about ten thousand of them. I've already planted order bugs in them. Even if the three monkey kings die, their clansmen will continue to die and continue what senior has not finished."
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