Ever since Mr. Chen arrived at Mian Lu City, his every move had been monitored by the city's formations. These reports would be sent to Zhu Zonghu every day.
Zhu Zonghu didn't send anyone to stop him. After nearly forty years of hard work, the interests of the Celestials were now one with him. There was no way they would be swayed by Mr. Chen's words. If Mr. Chen was willing to cause trouble, then let him do as he pleased.
In fact, he was happy to see this. With Mr. Chen here, King Xi wouldn't think of using force to solve the problem for the time being. The longer they delayed, the more time they had to prepare.
However, there was still a hidden danger that he hadn't gotten rid of yet. These days, he couldn't help but feel uneasy, especially after Mr. Chen was here. He felt even more uneasy.
In order to solve this problem, he specially ordered someone to find Yin Huanting. After inviting him to take a seat, he smiled and said, "How are the juniors under Mr. Yin and the other masters? Are they still diligent in their cultivation?"
Now, not only did he allow his descendants to become disciples under Yin Huanting and some Xuanxiu, but he also allowed some of his relatives who had no power or influence to choose their descendants to become disciples of the Celestials. The interests of both sides were closely aligned.
Mr. Yin said, "All the young masters are very hardworking."
Xuan techniques were easier to cultivate than True techniques, so the master-disciple relationship wasn't very important. However, in this place, it was also adapted to local conditions. The lower class still widely taught Daoist techniques, while the upper class was treated with the original set of True techniques. They paid particular attention to the succession of master and disciple. This also made Zhu Zonghu feel at ease.
After chatting with Mr. Yin for a while, Zhu Zonghu said, "I invited Mr. Yin here today to discuss the matter of the appraisal bird. This creature was given to me by my granduncle. Now that my granduncle is quite wary of me, I still feel that it's inappropriate to leave this creature there."
He knocked on the table. "This creature is still under my granduncle's control. It's fine now. With the restriction formation suppressing it, will there be any changes when the enemy attacks?"
The reason for his uneasiness was that the evaluation bird was an extremely important item. Sir Chen had been here for a long time, but he had never mentioned it. He didn't even threaten to take it back. This made him wonder if King Xi still had some tricks up his sleeve and was willing to let this spiritual creature stay here.
Yin Huanting nodded. Similarly, he couldn't bring this up himself. If Zhu Zonghu brought it up, he would be able to come up with a countermeasure. He said, "I was just about to talk to Zonghu about this. It's not appropriate to kill or release this bird as it will easily arouse King Xi's vigilance. It's actually more useful to keep it. "
Zhu Zonghu's spirit was slightly roused. "May I ask if Mister Yin has another method of restraint?"
Yin Huanting said, "We have a way to use these appraisal birds instead. We can extract their spiritual energy and inject it into the formation to maintain the operation of the formation."
In the past, when Tianxia suppressed the rebellion against Xuan Zun and the various EsGods, he would always find ways to extract their energy for his own use. For example, God An of the Dongting Protectorate had done this. He could prevent the upper echelons from ever recovering and also greatly benefit his own side. Thus, he decided to use the same method on the appraisal birds.
When Zhu Zonghu heard his explanation, he couldn't help but be delighted. "There's actually such a method."
He could also see the power of this method. If they captured more upper echelons in the future, wouldn't they be able to use this method to weaken their opponents step by step while also strengthening themselves?
Yin Huanting said, "Indeed, it can be done."
Tianxia's skills in this area were already very mature, but one thing couldn't be overlooked. Tianxia had the final guarantee of his martial strength, so there was no need to worry about any problems. However, Mianlu didn't have it yet, so they still had to be cautious. However, there were no problems at the moment. When they officially became enemies with King Xi, the upper echelons of Xuanxiu would be enough to suppress the situation.
At this moment, in the cabin where Daoist Bo was staying, the cultivation medicine collected from the Everlasting Sect was finally delivered to him at Yin Huanting's request. He looked at the medicine record in his hand and said, "We're still missing 'sandalwood'?"
The middle-aged cultivator in front of him said, "Yes, the sect said that sandalwood is rare and hard to find. When we retreated to outer space, we didn't bring much with us. In the past few years, we've used a lot, so we really can't find any more."
Daoist Bo frowned and said, "We're only missing one item. Can't we transfer some from other sects?"
The middle-aged cultivator said, "Elder Hu said that we've already asked, but the other sects all said that we don't have any."
Daoist Bo thought about it and couldn't help but shake his head.
Sandalwood was an important cultivation medicine. It was necessary to forge weapons, concoct pills, and set up formations. Each sect must have a lot of it. Even his own sect couldn't be sure that they didn't have any left. It was very likely that they still had some left. However, even the sect leader couldn't force them to take it out.
He held the medicine record in his hand and shook it. He had already given them all the benefits, but he didn't want to give them all. This was a short-sighted move. However, he couldn't blame his fellow sect members, because they didn't really care about Zhu Zonghu and the Celestial Beings. It was only because of the sect leader's request that they had to give them some face.
Moreover, he knew that these fellow sect members had always been secretly supporting the Lie King, because the Lie King and the cultivators' interests were the most closely linked. After several generations of marriage, it was completely a combination of the Hao Clan and the cultivators' sects. Once he ascended, the cultivators' sects and the Hao Clan's relatives would naturally become the upper class.
Since this was the case, there was no need to support another force.
However, he believed in Elder Fu's prediction that the Celestial Beings were the key to the future. After these days of observation, he was even more inclined to this conclusion.
He thought for a while. They had already spent too much time gathering the cultivation medicine. If they delayed any longer, Yin Huanting might think that they weren't doing their best. Thus, he told the middle-aged cultivator, "Send these things over."
The middle-aged cultivator agreed and brought these things to Yin Huanting. Yin Huanting thanked him and sent him out.
When he returned, Yin Huanting did a quick check. Seeing that there were no problems with these things, he told his disciple, "Go and tell Mister Ying that most of the cultivation medicine he needs have been found. The only thing missing is the 'sandalwood.' We've already found the clues to its whereabouts, but it's not easy to take it now. We'll have to ask him to wait a little longer."
Yin Huanting didn't place all his hopes on Daoist Bo. He was also gathering these cultivation medicine himself. A few days ago, he received a message from some Xuanxiu Daoists in the north. There were two old jade pits in the territory of King Lie in the north. There were sandalwood there and they had already searched for it. If everything went well, the sandalwood would be sent over in a few days.
In the Xue Sect beyond the Heavens, the Daoist who was guarding the scriptures took out the scroll that Jin Zhixing had entrusted to him. He handed it over and said, "Chief, the scroll is here. Please take a look."
In front of him was a handsome Daoist in green who looked to be in his twenties. He took the scroll out of thin air and pointed at it. The scroll slowly unfolded in front of him.
In his eyes, the scroll started out as flowing light. Then, there seemed to be words in the flowing light. The words were intermittent. However, as he looked deeper, the words gradually stabilized.
He said, "This is only the first half of the scroll."
The Daoist said, "According to Kim Daoist, there is still the first half of the scroll. There might even be the third half of the scroll."
The Daoist in green sighed, "This should be something that was left behind by senior apprentice-brother and uncle-master."
When the Daoist heard this, he was stunned. As far as he knew, the previous chief only took in one disciple. Since when did he have another senior apprentice-brother?
The Daoist in green looked at him and waved his sleeves, "You may leave first."
The Daoist acknowledged and left. He couldn't help but ask a jade dragon that was sitting on the roof of the hall, "Does the chief have another senior apprentice-brother?"
The jade dragon swayed its tail and laughed, "I have served the master for two hundred years. I have never heard of him having any senior apprentice-brother."
The Daoist nodded and then shook his head. He turned and left.
The Daoist in indigo heard the conversation between the two clearly. He sighed. There were some things that everyone in the sect had forgotten. Only he still remembered. But how long could he remember?
He pondered in front of the incense burner for a long time. He told the boy, "Go and invite Kim Daoist here." The boy obeyed the order and left. After a while, he said, "Venerable Jin is outside the hall."
The Daoist in green said, "Invite him in."
After a while, Jin Zhixing walked into the hall. He bowed to him and said, "Greetings, Chief Zhu."
Daoist Zhu nodded, "Kim Daoist, please take a seat." After Jin Zhixing sat down, he took the scroll and said, "I have heard the whole story from Shouzang. Kim Daoist can see the words on it?"
Jin Zhixing took a look and said, "That's right. Kim has a method that can see the records on it."
Daoist Zhu said, "Can you recite it to me?"
Jin Zhixing had no objection. He had already memorized the contents. He recited it in front of the Daoist.
After Daoist Zhu heard it, he nodded and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Kim Daoist." He then said, "I would like to ask you for a favor." Without waiting for Jin Zhixing to speak, he took out a letter and handed it over. "Fellow Daoist, please keep this letter well."
Just as he was about to do so, the entire hall suddenly began to shake violently. Jin Zhixing was slightly shocked. He looked up, then looked across. Seeing that Daoist Zhu's expression did not change and was only looking at him, Jin Zhixing could not help but ask, "May I ask, Sect Leader Zhu, what is this?"
Daoist Zhu said calmly, "You don't have to take it."
Jin Zhixing thought for a moment, then reached out to take it. As he held the letter in his hand, the hall shook even more violently. There were all kinds of squeezing and colliding sounds, as if the hall was going to collapse at any time.
Daoist Zhu's expression still did not change. He said, "Please keep this letter. Don't open it when you return. Wait for the right time to read it."
Jin Zhixing said, "What do you mean by the right time?"
Daoist Zhu said, "You'll know when the time comes."
Jin Zhixing nodded. At this moment, he realized that the hall was no longer shaking.
Daoist Zhu said, "Kim Daoist, from now on, you can read all the records of our sect's various top-notch cultivation methods. Just don't casually spread them."
Jin Zhixing agreed. He felt that he had made the right choice. Although Chief Zhu was using him for something, completing the task Zhang Yu gave him was the most important thing. Everything else was not important. He said, "If Chief Zhu has no other instructions, then Kim will take his leave."
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