When Zhang Yan returned to the mountain, he walked along the river, traveling slowly as if he was making some arrangements. After a month, he returned to the Clear Serenity Heavenly Lake.
He got off the carriage at the peak of the mountain and went to the Floating Celestial Palace to see Sect Master Qin. He reported everything that had happened and his arrangements in detail. At noon, he came out of the celestial palace. Just Now, he returned to the cave residence. Jing You came to report, "Master, Spiritual Master Han has come to visit and has been waiting for two hours."
Zhang Yan thought for a moment and said, "Invite him in quickly."
After a moment, Han Wangke walked in and greeted, "Junior Brother Zhang, I'm sorry to disturb your cultivation."
Zhang Yan returned the greeting and invited him to sit down. He asked, "Senior Brother came here because you found out some information from the two demonic cultivators?"
Han Wangke sighed and said, "I am ashamed, those two people's divine souls have already been sealed with a forbidden technique. Whenever they talk about the sect's secrets, once they open their mouths, their souls will scatter and scatter. Therefore, they only talked about some trivial matters, but I have already recorded them in this jade slip."
As he said this, he handed over a jade scroll.
Zhang Yan took the jade scroll. He knew the difficulty of this and didn't blame him. He smiled, "I've troubled Senior Brother."
Han Wangke just shook his head and hesitated for a while before raising his head, "There's one more thing. Recently, I've been feeling like I'm about to break through. If I have all the external items, I might be able to achieve something in a year or two."
"Oh?"
Zhang Yan sat up straight and his eyes lit up. He cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll have to congratulate Senior Brother. What external items are you lacking? I can find them for Senior Brother."
Han Wangke didn't have much time left to live and didn't want to have another chance to increase his cultivation. If he could have a third tier Yuanying cultivator by his side before he went to the demonic cave, then he would have a better chance against the demonic sect.
Han Wangke didn't stand on ceremony. He said directly, "I've actually gathered most of the external ingredients. Now, I'm only missing a thousand bushels of White Cloud Elite. However, this item isn't easy to gather, so I can only shamelessly ask for Junior Brother's help."
In terms of Righteous Heroes, the Purple Cloud Righteous Heroes were the best. However, this item was extremely rare and had only been recorded in ancient books. Next to it was the Qingyang Gangying. When Zhang Yan went to the Middle Pillar Continent to break through to the Gate Realm, he had used this item. This was the White Skull Astral Hero.
However, if one were to use it to break through to the Gate Realm, it wouldn't be better if the Stellar Heroism Grade was of the highest quality. Rather, it would depend on whether or not it was suitable for one's body.
However, Zhang Yan agreed immediately and said with a smile, "This is easy. Senior Brother, please wait for a moment."
Although he had a lot of cultivation materials in his hands, he was only at the level of a Core Formation cultivator. Anything that was used by Yuanying cultivators for cultivation was controlled by the three great halls and not something he could easily use.
However, he wasn't in a hurry. In such a large Qincang School, it wasn't hard to find the Thousand Turn White Lotus Gang Hero.
He immediately wrote a letter and summoned his third disciple, Wang Caiwei, and instructed her to deliver it to the Profound Water True Palace.
Han Wangke saw this. He knew that this matter would be handled properly. He relaxed a little.
Although due to his limited lifespan, even if he improved his cultivation, he couldn't enter the grotto-heaven. However, if he could make great contributions during the battle for the Devil's Cave, his disciples would be able to gain a firm foothold in the sect.
Taking advantage of his free time, he said, "I received a letter yesterday. My martial brother, Ge Tongshan, originally wanted to join us in the expedition to the Northern Underworld, but he was invited by a good friend of his to forge a treasure. That's why he missed the opportunity. He will return in seven days and come to visit Junior Brother Zhang. I didn't mean to stand you up last time. I hope Junior Brother Zhang doesn't blame me. "
Zhang Yan didn't mind. The two chatted and laughed. Unknowingly, an hour had passed. Wang Caiwei had already returned.
After entering the abode, she bowed to the two of them and cast a spell to release a ship full of Gang Heroes. She said, "Master, there are two thousand buckets of White Bun Gang Heroes here. Zhenren Qi said that if there is a shortage, a letter will be sent over."
Zhang Yan looked at Han Wangke and smiled, "Senior Brother, what do you think?"
Han Wangke was happy to see that he got Gang Heroes so quickly. He stood up and said, "Thank you, Junior Brother Zhang."
He was in a hurry to go back to cultivate. After saying a few more words, he stood up and left.
Zhang Yan didn't ask him to stay. He ordered Wang Caiwei to send him off. Then, he returned to his bed and looked at the map on the wall. His gaze gradually became deep.
Although the Northern Underworld Continent had been pacified, the Devil Sect had many tricks up their sleeves. There were only thirty years left before the Devil's Cave would appear. It was very likely that they would do something else. Thus, he couldn't just passively deal with them. He had to take the initiative and force them to fight.
It was just that the Devil's Sect had been dormant and did not come out. At most, they would only attack some small sects. They rarely fought with the top ten sects, especially after the battle at Linqing Temple. They were even more careful and rarely showed themselves. It was very difficult to find them.
Zhang Yan laughed coldly. Since they didn't want to make a move, then he would find a way to force them out.
Before subduing Yuyuan's tribe, he had already planned to do so. Now, it was time to act.
He said in a low voice, "Jing You, the letters I drafted earlier can be sent out now."
Jing You's spirit was lifted. "I will do it now."
Not long after, dozens of letters turned into spiritual light and flew out from the Clear Nether Heavenly Lake. They flew towards the various sects around Qincang School.
An hour later, in Biyu Pavilion, Sect Master Yuqing looked at the letter in her hand with a solemn expression. She didn't speak for a long time.
Yan Xiaoyang was pacing around anxiously. Looking at his mother's expression, he couldn't help but ask, "Mother, what does the letter say?"
Yuqing put down the letter and sighed. "Zhenren Zhang sent a decree. He ordered us to send disciples to investigate the spiritual opportunity of the earth veins in Donghua Continent. He also ordered us to set up a spell altar at the place where the spiritual opportunity is so that we can discover the location of the Devil's Cave in advance."
"What?"
Yan Xiaoyang immediately jumped up and said agitatedly, "What did I say? What did I say? Even if Elder Sister and that Han brat became Dao companions, Qincang School wouldn't treat us as one of their own. Isn't it here now? Setting up the spell altar? How could the six demon sects just sit back and watch? This is clearly asking us to fight to the death with them. "
Yuqing's expression was displeased as she reprimanded, "My son, don't talk nonsense. Things aren't as simple as you think."
Yan Xiaoyang said angrily, "Is what I said wrong?"
Yuqing rubbed her forehead as if she couldn't do anything to her son. She put away the letter and explained patiently, "Biyu Pavilion was able to survive until now in the Devil's Calamity. This is all thanks to the protection of Qincang School. Now that we are of use, if we refuse, not to mention offending Qincang School, it won't be reasonable. Moreover, Zhenren Zhang has a far-reaching plan. He even has a backup plan. If we are careful, even if there are losses, it won't be too big. "
Yan Xiaoyang sneered, "Who knows how many disciples there are in Qincang School, why didn't they send them out? They are just using the lives of Biyu Pavilion's disciples to exchange for the lives of Qincang's disciples."
Yuqing's expression changed slightly. Yuqing said sternly, "You mustn't say this outside, do you hear me?"
Yan Xiaoyang seemed to know that he had said something wrong. He snorted and didn't say anything else.
Yuqing pondered for a while and activated her mana, forming a Talisman. She then stored it in a letter and was about to send it out when she saw a spiritual light circling outside the cave. She was surprised and waved her hand to keep it. When she opened it, she realized that it was sent by Linqing Monastery's monastery master, Song Hong. She took out the letter and looked at it for a while. She thought to herself, "So many fellow daoists received this letter. If that's the case, there's no need for me to send letters elsewhere."
She instructed the maid beside her, "Go and invite Qiu Niangzi here."
The maid obeyed and left.
Not long after, a beautiful woman with a slender waist and bright eyes stepped into the cave. She bowed and said, "Qiu Hanyue greets Pavilion Master Yan."
Yuqing hurriedly returned the greeting, "How can I be worthy of Daoist Qiu's greeting?"
She knew about it. Qiu Niangzi was Fan Changqing's eldest disciple and was considered Meng Zhen's grand-disciple. She had always been on good terms with Zhao You Heavenly Lake, so she had always been polite and didn't dare to slight her.
Qiu Hanyue blinked her eyes. She smiled and said, "Hanyue received Uncle-Master Zhang's letter and read the details in it. Pavilion Master Yan invited Hanyue here for this matter, right?"
Yuqing saw that she had already said it, so she nodded and said, "Indeed. Biyu Pavilion has been protected by your sect for the past two hundred years. Now that you need us, we will naturally help. I wonder how long will it take to set up the matter mentioned in Zhenren Zhang's letter?"
Qiu Hanyue smiled and said, "Seeing is believing. Whether it is done or not, we will know once we try."
Yuqing was surprised and said, "Could it be that Zhenren Zhang has already made the arrangements?"
Qiu Hanyue smiled and said, "Outside the mountain gate is the Crooked River, a tributary of the Long River. It is connected to the East Sea. Pavilion Master Yan, why don't you go out and take a look?"
Yuqing thought for a moment and nodded, "Alright."
Qiu Hanyue smiled and said, "The Crooked River outside the mountain gate is a tributary of the Long River, connected to the East Sea.
The two of them moved out of the mountain gate. After walking for more than ten miles, they landed near a fast-flowing river.
Qiu Hanyue followed the instructions in the book and performed a spell by the river bank. Yuqing watched closely from the side.
Not long after, they heard a gurgling sound in the water. A green carp popped its head out and wagged its tail at the two of them. If one looked closely, they could see that its fins were like a pair of thin flying wings. Its eyes were very intelligent. It was obviously a fish demon.
Yuqing's gaze was a little strange. She walked forward and performed a spell, forming a Talisman and throwing it down.
The green carp leaped up and caught the Talisman in its mouth. Then, it jumped into the water and disappeared.
In less than a moment, they saw an extremely fast wave on the surface of the water. When it reached the side, there was a rumble, and a burly and majestic demon general in full armor jumped out of the water. He cupped his fists at the two of them and said in a rough voice, "Little demon He Zhuo, what instructions do you have for me?"
Qiu Hanyue said indifferently, "We called you here to see if you are slacking off."
He Zhuo didn't feel afraid. He bowed down and said, "Zhenren Zhang ordered us to stand guard here. This little demon would never dare to make a perfunctory response."
Qiu Hanyue snorted and waved her hand, saying, "You pass this time. Go."
He Zhuo bowed and took his leave.
Qiu Hanyue turned back and said to Yuqing, "Pavilion Master Yan, Uncle-Master Zhang said that in at most a year, wherever there is a river in the north, there will be a demon general standing guard to protect the disciples of the Celestial Sect. With this, will your sect be able to build the altar with peace of mind?"
Yuqing sighed and said, "Zhenren Zhang is indeed amazing to be able to use the North Underworld Demon Tribe for his own purposes. Although my Blue Feather Pavilion can ride birds and tame beasts, compared to Zhenren Zhang, we admit that we are inferior. With this, our disciples will no longer have to fear the cultivators of the Demon Sect when they travel outside."
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