After the banquet ended, everyone left, but their hearts were still slightly shaken.
Although Ye Futian had become the Palace Lord, he was still young. Many disciples of the Holy Zhi Palace had thought that he was not suitable, but now it seemed that Ye Futian was ready.
He had even begun to plan the future of the Barren State.
In the Holy Sage Pavilion, only a few Palace Lords and Ye Futian's group were left.
"Ever since I became the Palace Lord, the people I promoted were all my elders and friends. No wonder Ximen Hanjiang would have such thoughts. Now, I'm afraid many people will have similar thoughts." Ye Futian smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Speaking of which, it does seem like I'm turning the Holy Zhi Palace into my own."
"Since we all support you as the Palace Lord, please leave Book Mountain and you will naturally understand many things. If you divide the Holy Zhi Palace into factions in the first place, that in itself is a mistake. You just need to act with a clear conscience." The Sword Demon said, "Now, the Holy Zhi Palace is in a situation where we cannot simply focus on educating disciples like before. Since we have a goal, then there will naturally be selfishness. Whether it is you or me, we are all the same."
Sage Douzhan, Daozang, and Wanxiang all nodded in agreement. Now that the Holy Zhi Palace had a clear goal, they wanted to revive and cultivate saints to compete with the other orthodoxies of the Nine States. Moreover, the Holy Zhi Palace itself had an enemy, Zhisheng Cliffs, as well as potential enemies who wanted to take over the holy land of the Barren State. In such a situation, cultivating people was not only a consideration of talent, but also temperament and stance.
"How is the matter I mentioned last time?" Ye Futian did not say much.
Sage Daozang took out a few scrolls and slowly unrolled them. He handed them to Ye Futian and said, "The divine forces of the Nine States, as well as the figures on the Sage and Saint Ranking, are all recorded here."
Ye Futian nodded and took them, briefly looking through them.
Of the Nine States, the Barren State had no saints, and the saints of the other eight states were all recorded on the Sage and Saint Ranking.
On the Sage and Saint Ranking, there were 72 saints and 81 sages.
The 72 Saints were all the cultivators of the Saint Plane in the Nine States on the surface. Of course, there were also those who lived in seclusion and were unknown to the outside world. However, there were exceptions.
This also meant that in the vast land of the Nine Prefectures, there were only slightly more than 70 Saint Stage experts.
As for the 81 Sages on the Sage and Saint Ranking, they were the strongest among the 81 Sages. Talent and potential were not taken into consideration, only strength.
Furthermore, Ye Futian saw that in the Nine States, Zhisheng Cliffs was the only place of lineage of the Divine Path in Yu State. However, there were other states that had more than just Zhisheng Cliffs.
"Where does Emperor Xia live?" Ye Futian suddenly asked out of curiosity.
They were all stunned and looked at Ye Futian, obviously not expecting this guy to ask about Emperor Xia.
Shaking his head with a smile, Sword Demon said, "You will understand in the future."
If the Divine Path was something that could be touched, then Emperor Xia was a true legend. He was a Renhuang figure, someone who stood above the Nine States.
A strange expression came over Ye Futian's face, but he did not ask any questions. He put away the scroll and said, "Have you planned what I mentioned last time?"
"It's already being done. The Holy Zhi Palace has sent mighty ones out to scout out the movements of the Nine States, but for the time being, they are only in the two states neighboring the Barren State, Yu State and the Eastern State," Sage Daozang said. Ye Futian nodded and said, "Then I'll wait for the news."
Everyone nodded their heads and left.
The disciples of the Holy Zhi Palace were about to leave the Barren State. This was the goal that Ye Futian had set after he became the Palace Lord. If they did not go out, how could they become strong and grow quickly?
If they just cultivated in seclusion in the Holy Zhi Palace and did not have any contact with the outside world, how could they have the pressure and motivation to move forward?
A few months later, a few Palace Lords came to the Holy Sage Pavilion to find Ye Futian. They brought a few pieces of news that were rather influential.
"This year's Nine State Forum will be held in the Eastern State," Sage Daozang said.
"Nine State Forum?" Ye Futian looked puzzled.
"The Holy Zhi Palace has sparring sessions every year and recruits disciples once every three years. The Nine States are interconnected, and other than the Barren State, the other eight states often have grand events. The Nine State Forum is a tradition that has been passed down in the Nine States. The top geniuses below the Sage Plane fight and prove each other. It is held once every three years and is held by the Divine Path forces in different states. This time, it is the Eastern State's turn." Sage Daozang said, "However, they will not inform the Barren State to participate."
Ye Futian nodded. The Barren State had been marginalized, and he naturally understood that they did not even have the right to participate. It was an awkward situation.
"The Battle of Proving Holiness is a battle between the pinnacle of the Sage Plane, and the Nine State Forum is a battle between the pinnacle of the Noble Plane?" Ye Futian smiled and said.
"Other than that, in the Eastern State, there is a Saint known as the Chess Saint. He is known as the best in chess in the Nine States and is unparalleled in chess. He is also proficient in matrices and has a very rare Life Spirit, the Chess Soul." Sage Daozang continued, "Now, there is news from the Chess Saint Villa that the Chess Saint is about to pass away. Now, the Chess Saint Villa has invited geniuses from all over. It is said that the Chess Saint has carved his way of chess into the chessboard, looking for a talented descendant to inherit it."
"A Saint is about to pass away. What did he encounter?" Ye Futian had a strange look on his face.
"Not sure." Sage Daozang shook his head.
"The Chess Saint's chessboard is a holy relic. Is it a divine implement?" Ye Futian asked. The chessboard made and used by the Chess Saint was naturally a holy relic, but it was unknown whether it was a divine implement of the Saint. However, to have the Chess Saint's way of chess must be extraordinary. It was just that he was not proficient in chess.
"I'm not sure, but all the top forces in the Eastern State have begun to head to the Chess Saint Villa. Any holy relic is enough to tempt people," Sage Daozang said. "Moreover, to have the way of cultivation of a saint, even if it is extremely rare, is still enough to tempt people."
"The Chess Saint has no disciples?" Ye Futian asked curiously. Why would a Saint not pass on his holy relic to his disciple?
"Yes, the Chess Saint has nine disciples, all of them of outstanding talent and quite famous." Sage Daozang said, "However, according to the news, none of the nine disciples of the Chess Saint have a Chess Soul. After all, a Chess Soul is a very rare Life Spirit and is rarely seen. Perhaps the Chess Saint has other ideas and wants to find someone to inherit his way of chess."
Ye Futian nodded and said, "Then the first stop in the Nine States will be the Eastern State."
A year ago, he had asked a few Palace Lords to start asking about some things in the Nine States. Before entering the Sage Hall, he had already made preparations to leave the Barren State and head to the Nine States to train.
Now that he had successfully broken into the Sage Plane and the people around him had all improved, the Barren State was peaceful, and it was time to go out.
Since there was a storm in the Eastern State, he would first head to the Eastern State to train.
"Alright, we will prepare people," Sage Daozang said. Now that Ye Futian was the Palace Lord of the Holy Zhi Palace, he naturally had to have experts accompanying him.
The next day, Ye Futian and his party set off without much fanfare, but there were still many people in the Holy Zhi Palace who saw them leave.
Especially in the Holy Sage Pavilion, Sage Douzhan, the Sword Demon, Sage Daozang, and many other experts watched Ye Futian and his party leave. On this trip, Palace Lord Ye Futian would go to the Nine States to train as a sage, and he would bring a group of Noble Plane cultivators with him. His future was uncertain.
"There are still nine years left. The road is long, and I don't know what we will experience," Sage Daozang said.
"Let's go with the flow. We only need to wait for the Roc to rise with the wind and move the Nine States with one sword." The Sword Demon looked at the void and watched Ye Futian and his party leave.
As the most talented disciple in the history of the Holy Zhi Palace, and also the youngest Palace Lord with the lowest level in history, no one knew what the future held, but as long as he did not die, he would shake the Nine States.
"With Wanxiang, the Sword Saint, and Yuan Hong accompanying us, there is no need to worry," Sage Douzhan said. With three such experts accompanying them, it would be difficult to deal with Ye Futian and his party unless they offended a saint.
However, Ye Futian and the others were no fools. There was no way they would provoke a Saint. Furthermore, even if something unexpected were to happen, with the identity of the Palace Lord of the Holy Zhi Palace, even a Saint would have to think twice before doing anything, lest they displease Emperor Xia.
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The Eastern State was located to the south of the Barren State. To enter the Eastern State from the Barren State, one had to cross the southernmost region. This region was where the Ice Temple was located. The Ice Temple was adjacent to the border of the Eastern State, and they would occasionally have dealings with the Eastern State.
Ye Futian paid a visit to the Ice Temple on his way to the Eastern State, thanking the Lord of the Ice Temple in person. Yun Shuisheng also went home to visit.
A month later, the Eastern State, Yujing City.
The city was extremely famous in the Eastern State, and the reason was naturally because a saint had emerged from Yujing City, the Chess Saint.
There were only 72 saints in the Nine States, and any saint was a figure who stood at the top. They were legendary existences, and a saint was enough to make a region famous.
The Barren State was one of the Nine States, and everyone dreamed of having a saint. The influence of a saint was evident.
Any place with a saint was bound to be extremely prosperous, and Yujing City was no exception.
The City Lord of Yujing City, Yang Xiao, was a cultivator ranked on the Sage and Saint Ranking. He was also the eldest disciple of the Chess Saint, and his strength was astonishing.
Yang Xiao's wife was the number one beauty of Yujing City, and the third disciple of the Chess Saint.
The second disciple of the Chess Saint was also a famous figure, and his strength was extremely strong. All nine disciples were outstanding, and none of them were mediocre.
After all, when a saint took in a disciple, it was all about talent. Only those with outstanding talent could become a disciple of a saint, and with the guidance of a saint, how could they not be outstanding?
Recently, there was a group of extremely outstanding people who came to Yujing City. They came from all over the Eastern State, and there were even some who came from other states. Many of them were powerful cultivators with great reputations or geniuses with great talents.
As for why they came, the people of Yujing City naturally had an idea.
At that moment, there was a group of people in the air above Yujing City. This group of people was extremely outstanding, and it was Ye Futian and his party.
"We're here." Ye Futian's eyes were smiling. They had crossed endless regions, and finally stepped into the first stop outside of the Barren State.
Beside Ye Futian, other than Sage Wanxiang, his Eldest Brother, and Yuan Hong, there were also Zhuge Mingyue, Gu Dongliu, Hua Jieyu, Yu Sheng, Ye Wuchen, and many others.
The first batch of people from the Holy Zhi Palace to enter the Sage Hall to cultivate had all come from the Barren State!
PS: Sorry for the late update. Changing maps has always been the most troublesome. You have to rethink the plot, and there's no progress at all. It's easy to get scolded.
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