After Mr. Chen arrived at Mianlu City on King Xi's orders, he was brought to a relatively enclosed cabin. The terrain here was higher, and he could see the city very well.
He said, "In the past, I always heard from the news that Mianlu was different from before. If I didn't come here to take a look, I wouldn't know what it was like. They built such a big city in just thirty years. It's not simple. These people are really not simple. Zirui, what do you think of this city?"
The trusted follower behind him was puzzled and said, "Sir, I think there are only two halls here that are passable. There is no Creator Sun, so it's hard to transmit information, and it's also impossible to spread spiritual power everywhere. No matter how you look at it, it's still missing a link. If there is no upper level power keeping watch, there's nothing special about this place."
Mr. Chen said, "On the surface, it's like that. However, there is no Creator Sun here, but there is a great formation set up that uses the ley lines. This is no different from those big cultivation sects. Instead, it makes this generation independent of the Hao Clan. They can only listen to Zhu Zonghu's words. I originally wanted to use the Creator Sun's technique as a plan, but now it looks like it won't work."
Other than what he said, there was actually another place that was different. He had seen too many Hao Clan cities. The people were always lowly and easily abused, but the people here were optimistic, open-minded, and full of vitality.
In the past, the Hao Clan expanded everywhere. Both the upper and lower levels could benefit from the expeditions. However, in recent years, the sects retreated, and the essence of the Land was divided up by the clan relatives and nobles. There was no expansion outside, and there was frequent internal strife. The people had it harder and harder. Although the sky here was gloomy all year round, it gave people a feeling of vitality.
This was naturally because most Xuanxiu came from Tianxia. They used Tianxia's ideology to govern the area. This was different from the Hao Clan who had always exploited the people.
However, the more Mr. Chen looked at this place, the more uncomfortable he felt. He even hated it. Why was it so good? How could it be so good? He instinctively wanted to destroy this place and make it more normal.
He was well versed in the art of division and disintegration. If he couldn't break through from the outside, then he would attack from the inside. He didn't believe that the people under Zhu Zonghu didn't have any desires. Whatever Zhu Zonghu could give, King Xi could also give. Even if he couldn't, he had to plant a seed of doubt between them so that they wouldn't be able to work together!
Therefore, he said slowly, "We can't let this place continue like this."
His trusted follower said, "Then, Sir, who should we start from?"
Mr. Chen said, "Although Zhu Zonghu has recently recruited a few advisors, there are still only three people that he values the most. The first is Wang Zhidao. His name is unknown, but he was once Zhu Zonghu's grandfather and was an attendant of the previous emperor. He was also the one who brought the young Zhu Zonghu to King Xi. This person is very difficult to win over, so we can ignore him. The other person is the leader of the Celestial Beings, Yin Huanting."
His words were now obscured by the spiritual crystal jade, but he couldn't guarantee that these words wouldn't be heard by the people inside the city. However, it didn't matter. He was speaking for the people under Zhu Zonghu to hear.
"What the Celestial Beings need is nothing more than a safe place to live. They need a name that allows them to move freely on the continent. These aren't difficult. What Zhu Zonghu can give, His Highness King Xi can also give, and even more. If they want an alliance, we can also give them an alliance."
His trusted follower hesitated and said, "Will His Highness permit this? His Highness doesn't seem to think highly of these Celestial Beings. "
Mr. Chen said, "In the past, although the Celestial Beings weren't afraid of death, they didn't display enough strength, so no one cared about them. However, now it seems that they also have strength. His Highness can also be more lenient with them."
His trusted follower felt that this was a good idea. The Celestial Beings also had desires. Even if they couldn't win over all of them, it would be good to win over some of them.
Mr. Chen said, "There's still the last one. It's that Tao Sheng."
At this point, he lowered his voice, which was rare for him. "This person is very important. In the next few days, try to find a way to get in touch with this person. There are some things that I have to talk to him about personally."
King Xi had specially instructed him before he left. He said that he had to try to persuade Tao Sheng and bring him back. He could promise him as many benefits as he wanted.
This was because this person was the only one who had the means to completely remove the curse. King Xi's previous curse was also weakened by the method provided by this person. King Xi had sent him over previously and didn't continue to use force because he had this layer of misgivings.
That trusted follower said, "Sir, I've already asked around. Zhu Zonghu respects this person very much and has never restrained him. I'm afraid it won't be difficult to meet this person."
Mr. Chen said, "Alright, then go and pay this person a visit tomorrow. If you succeed, I will recommend you to His Highness for a noble title."
At this moment, outside of the Heaven Domain, Jin Zhixing was stepping onto a wide jade path in the Suyuan Sect, one of the Six Great Sects.
The path beneath his feet was spiral-shaped and seemed to wind into the clouds. Ordinary cultivators would never be able to reach the end of this path. Only those who had reached a certain realm could walk on this path and reach their desired destination.
He felt that this should be due to the influence of the Creation Sect on the Earth Continent. He didn't know if Tianxia would be the same in the future.
When the cultivators guarding the path saw him walk over, they all bowed and greeted him. He also nodded.
As early as a few months ago, he had once again cultivated his cultivation back.
Originally, he was prepared to cultivate slowly and gain the trust of the sect before finding an opportunity to climb back to the upper realm.
However, he soon discovered that the Suyuan Sect didn't actually reject foreign cultivators joining the sect. In fact, they were very welcoming of foreign cultivators from the upper realm and would even give them a certain amount of courtesy.
He originally thought that this was an exception, but later discovered that this was actually the case for the Six Great Sects in the Outer Realm.
In fact, this was also forced by the Vast Clan.
Cultivation sects weren't like the Vast Clan. As long as one put on a top-notch outer armor and changed another person, they would be able to fight. It required tens or hundreds of years of cultivation to achieve success, and one death was one less.
The Six Great Sects had fought with the Vast Clan several times before and had indeed lost many cultivators. Even if the sect was large enough, if there wasn't enough power in the upper realm, it wouldn't be able to support it.
On the contrary, because the sects on the Earth Continent were destroyed by the Vast Clan, there were many cultivators who escaped. This also caused many cultivation methods to be spread among the common people. Therefore, the Six Great Sects had absorbed many foreign cultivators over the years. The more people there were, the more they hoped to attract more cultivators from the outside.
Seeing this, he didn't wait any longer. He found a suitable opportunity to enter the upper realm.
The Suyuan Sect didn't suspect that he was a Celestial because the Celestial appeared less than forty years ago. In this world, the sects were closer to the True Technique. No one would believe that he could cultivate to the upper realm in less than forty years.
Xuan Zun could already come into contact with many secrets at this stage. He remembered Zhang Yu's care. These days, he had been searching for clues related to that person's whereabouts, as well as related cultivation methods and cultivation manuals. However, his search was fruitless.
He pondered. This must be because the sect regarded this as a secret and was unwilling to announce it to an outsider like him.
It wasn't that he was out of ideas. He thought that he could use the excuse of pursuing the upper realm as an excuse to exchange some supernatural powers and cultivation methods for the chance to view the upper realm cultivation methods. Perhaps he would be able to see these things.
This naturally wouldn't work in the past. A sect's cultivation methods were very important, how could they reveal it to an outsider?
However, the changes in Dao mechanism had also broken the old rules of the past. Now, the cultivation methods that had been passed down for a long time couldn't be cultivated to the upper realm purely by one sect. They had to rebuild their cultivation methods to continue. In this case, other than their own sect's cultivators deducing and supplementing it, introducing the cultivation methods from the outside was also a way.
Many of Tianxia's cultivation methods were not restricted to Xuan Zun, so Jin Zhixing knew a lot. However, he had no right to reveal Tianxia's cultivation methods to outsiders. Fortunately, he still knew some cultivation methods that were unique to You City. He could take them out to exchange here.
As he was thinking, he walked a few steps and a plain Taoist temple with yellow walls and black tiles appeared in front of him. It didn't look big from the outside, but after he walked in, he realized that it was extraordinarily spacious inside. It could almost accommodate a mountain. As far as the eye could see, the surrounding wooden shelves that were infinitely high were filled with stacks of scrolls. There were also some spiritual scrolls floating around.
As he was sizing it up, a voice sounded, "Those are spiritual scrolls. When our sect was at its peak, five to six thousand disciples would come here every year to choose their own cultivation methods."
Jin Zhixing turned around and saw a white-haired old Taoist. He asked, "Is every cultivation method different?"
The old Taoist stroked his beard and smiled, "Ten thousand is one, one is ten thousand, and a thousand people have a thousand faces. Naturally, there are similarities and differences in the cultivation methods. Different people obtain different cultivation methods. Although it was only a rudimentary cultivation method in the beginning, every time a disciple used it to cultivate to a higher realm, if they could record it, the entire scripture could be completed for later generations. "
Jin Zhixing was a little surprised, "That's quite ambitious."
The old Taoist sighed, "Yes," he raised his head and looked at the floating scriptures, "If we had enough time, we might have been able to create a scripture that recorded ten thousand cultivation methods. Unfortunately, with the changes in Dao mechanism, ten thousand cultivation methods fell. Now, we are no longer as prosperous as before. The cultivation methods recorded in these scriptures are also useless. “
Jin Zhixing had a different opinion, "The scriptures are not here, but the people are. As long as the people are here, what cultivation method can't be created?"
The old Taoist nodded, "Dao friend, you can see clearly." He bowed and said, "I am San Su, the guardian of this place. Dao friend, you are too polite."
Jin Zhixing bowed back, "Jin Zhixing, Dao friend San Su is too polite."
San Su smiled, extended his hand and said, "Kim Daoist, please take a seat."
Jin Zhixing looked at the extra praying mat in front of him and sat down. San Su also sat down opposite him. When the table between them was filled with fragrant tea, he picked it up and gave a toast. Jin Zhixing did the same.
After they drank, San Su said, "I already know why Kim Daoist is here. Do you want to use your cultivation method to exchange for my sect's original cultivation method?"
Jin Zhixing said, "That's right."
San Su pondered for a moment and said, "But these cultivation methods are already outdated. Why do you still want to take a look?"
Jin Zhixing said, "Cultivation methods are never outdated. Cultivation methods are all from the ancestors' analysis of Heaven and Earth. If you don't know the past, how can you know the present? How can you pass it on to the future? "
When Old Daoist San heard this, he was filled with respect and said emotionally, "Well said, Fellow Daoist."
He stroked his beard for a moment as if he was hesitating. "Fellow Daoist, what you're looking for is a profound Dao … I have a scroll here that was left behind by a senior … Let me look for it." He waved his hand, and after a while, an ancient scroll fell into his hand.
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