Xuanting had sent many Daoist cultivators to Ping Jie to sort out the Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water. However, they were still short of manpower because most of them were deployed to set up formations.
The previous invasion of Yuanxia lasted for three to four months and broke many formations in the void. They needed to be repaired and reinforced.
Apart from that, the Gully Realm and Yi Realm were in the same situation. Daoist cultivators who were good at formations were needed everywhere. Since most of the people who mastered formations were True Cultivators, these formations were mainly maintained by True Cultivators.
Ji Jie was a newly accomplished Xuan Zun who mastered formations. He was extremely rare and could be used to make up for some of the shortcomings of Shouzheng Palace.
After Zhang Yu and Ji Jie settled the official matters, they arranged a welcome banquet and chatted for a while. He mainly asked about Ji Jie's experiences in the past few years. After understanding, he talked about the crisis that Tianxia was facing recently.
He told Ji Jie about his experience in Yuanxia and finally said, "If Yuanxia isn't destroyed, Tianxia won't be able to survive. Our two sects must have a winner and a reason. From the perspective of the Great Dao, there's no right or wrong. However, from the perspective of humans, Yuanxia's Dao is against human nature. They see all living beings as livestock and set the order of heaven. They want to stop the Heavenly Dao from rotating, so they must be destroyed."
Ji Jie solemnly said, "Ji Jie is Tianxia Xuan Zun. I should do something for you."
He was also aware that he should do something for Yuanxia's invasion. That was why he was determined to ascend to the upper realm.
Back when he was in the Dongting Protectorate, he personally experienced the change of Ruiguang. If it wasn't for Zhang Yu who turned the tide, he didn't know what would have happened. However, Zhang Yu also said that he wasn't the only one who contributed. If it was only him, Dongting wouldn't be able to return to the past even if they turned the tables.
From that moment on, Ji Jie knew that once faced with a great crisis, there was no way to hide. Especially for someone as capable as him, he should have taken the initiative to stand out. Even if his cultivation was insignificant, he still contributed to resolving the crisis.
After the two of them talked for a while, the sky gradually darkened. Zhang Yu called out, "Fellow Daoist Ming Zhou."
With a flash of light, Daoist Ming Zhou appeared at the side and said, "Deacon Ting, what are your orders?"
Zhang Yu said, "Junior Martial Brother Ji just came to the upper level and has no place to stay for the time being. Now that he's opening up an Immortal's Cave, it'll be a waste of time. Help him find a place to stay for the time being."
Daoist Ming Zhou cupped his hands and said, "Ming Zhou understands."
Ji Jie stood up and bowed. Solemnly, he said, "I'll come and seek guidance from Senior Martial Brother another day." Then, he left with Daoist Ming Zhou.
It was not a big deal for the upper echelons to achieve the upper level during the season. It was just that they had one more Mystique Venerable Rank and one more helper. Currently, the upper echelons of the Mystic Court were all preparing for Yuan Xia's next attack.
However, this matter was a big deal to the various continents in the inner layer.
Dongting Xuanfu was a Xuanfu that lived overseas. In less than a hundred years, it had produced three Xuan Zun Xuan Zun. How amazing was this?
Now, there were more and more Xuanxiu in the world. Even if they could communicate with each other through the Xuntian Dao Zhang and view the seals at will, the teachers in charge of teaching and the people who cultivated with them were different. There were also differences in the concepts and teaching standards of different places.
Even if it was the same seal, different people had different understandings and explanations. Those who didn't understand the true meaning would only be more confused the more they looked.
Therefore, there were also some Xuanxiu who were ambitious in the Great Dao who left their own continents to travel to Dongting to learn the Dao. After Ji Jie's achievement, a large number of Xuanxiu were attracted to Dongting. Many people felt that even if they didn't gain anything, they might be able to become Xuan Zun in the future if they benefited from Dongting's opportunities.
During this period of time, the Profound Palace disciples of the various continents were also preparing for the Dao Discussion.
This time, Changhe, Anyue, and Xuan Ning prefectures sent their elites to suppress the disciples of Dongting Xuanfu.
Although the four major prefectures were established at about the same time, Dongting Xuanfu left them behind in all aspects. They couldn't compete with the upper realm, but the lower realm wasn't too far apart, so they could still compete.
Xiang Chun also attached great importance to this discussion. Although this discussion was only between the junior disciples, Dongting Xuanfu received special attention because of Ji Jie. For the sake of Xuanfu's reputation, they had to win if they could.
Before the discussion, he specially called Yao Li to him and personally gave her a few instructions.
However, after this conversation, he felt that this disciple was indeed promising. Yao Li faced the upcoming discussion without any nervousness or stage fright. She appeared calm and composed.
He nodded secretly. Without mentioning anything else, this disciple was destined to achieve great things just based on her temperament.
After he gave her some instructions, he said, "You can go now. Don't worry too much about success or failure. Just say what you understand."
Yao Li said, "That's what I think."
Xiang Chun nodded and said, "By the way, you used to have two teachers called Zhen Chuo and Zhao Rou. Is that right?"
Yao Li looked at Xiang Chun and said, "Yes, they treated me very well."
Xiang Chun said, "You don't have to worry. I've seen the invitation letter that your two teachers sent to leave Dongting. They're probably afraid that their background will implicate you. You can tell them that they don't have to worry too much about this. Dongting doesn't care so much about such things. I can get an imperial letter from Head Xuan of Wanming to let them stay in Dongting with peace of mind. "
When Yao Li heard this, she bowed seriously and said, "Thank you, Manager Xiang."
Xiang Chun nodded and said warmly, "Go."
Yao Li bowed again, and then followed Fan Lan into the stone hall specially prepared for them along with the dozen plus Dao discussion disciples. This way, they could ensure that no one would give them any pointers during the Dao discussion, and no one would disturb them.
Xiang Chun looked at her figure walking into the stone hall and stroked his beard in deep thought. Although he was confident in his own path, he knew that his talent couldn't be compared to Zhang Yu and Yingxiong, not to mention compared to Ji Jie. He didn't know how long it would take for him to reach the upper state.
However, there was one thing that others couldn't compare to him.
The three Xuan Zun in Dongting all appeared when he was the manager or the head of the branch. This was inseparable from him. If a fourth Xuan Zun appeared during his term, even if he didn't succeed in his cultivation, he, Xiang Chun, would still be able to leave a deep mark in the history of the upper level of Tianxia.
Three days later, the door of the stone hall opened. Fan Lan, who was guarding outside, went forward to welcome them. Seeing the excitement on the faces of the disciples, it was obvious that the discussion this time was going well. He glanced at Yao Li again and saw that her expression was as calm as before she entered. He praised her in his heart and called her over, saying, "How was the discussion this time?"
Yao Li thought for a moment and said, "I said everything that I should say. I only said what I understood. I didn't say anything that I didn't understand."
Fan Lan said, "Very good. Only saying what you understand is what we cultivators should uphold. If you don't know and speak nonsense, you'll be confusing others and yourself. The discussion has been going on for three days. I'm sure you're all tired. Go back and rest."
Of course, the discussion wasn't limited to just one group of people. There were other disciples who participated in batches. It was only a month later that the discussion ended.
This time, there were disciples from the Xuanfu of each continent who participated. It was verified that the disciples from the Yi Luo Upper Continent, the Qingyang Upper Continent, and the Dongting Prefecture had the most brilliant Dao. However, from an individual point of view, Yao Li was on par with the other four disciples in terms of Dao.
With this result, Xiang Chun was already very satisfied. After all, Yao Li had just entered Dao and couldn't be compared to those disciples who had cultivated for a long time. He reported the results to Daoist Wanming. After the latter saw it, he also sent the news to the Qing Xuan Daoist Palace through Xuntian Dao Zhang.
Zhang Yu also had an encouraging attitude towards the discussion of Dao. The more people who cultivated Xuan Dao, the better it would be. The battle with Yuanxia depended on them now. However, if it dragged on for a long time, these juniors would be needed.
It hadn't been many years, but more seals and techniques had emerged. It was more than a hundred times more than what he had seen before. This also meant that there were more Dao paths and techniques to choose from.
Now, the disciples of Xuanfu didn't lack enemies and opponents. There were still many supernatural beings on the continent. In the outer layer, the descendants of the Evil God were still invading the inner layer. The existence of this generation was also an opportunity for these juniors to train.
The light in the hall flickered, and Ming Zhou walked out. He handed over a jade talisman and said, "Ting Zhi, Zhangsun Tingzhi sent over an incarnation. He said that Lin Tingzhi changed it with his fundamental Dao, and he needs Ting Zhi to refine it."
Zhang Yu nodded. In order to prevent Yuanxia from using methods that targeted the incarnation in the next attack, the incarnation used in the battle with Yuanxia in the past couldn't be used anymore. It had to be replaced with a new incarnation, and this situation would probably happen frequently in the future.
He ordered Daoist Ming Zhou to leave and began to refine the item.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, two years had passed. It was the fifth month of the 409th year of the Great Xuan Calendar.
There hadn't been any movement from Yuanxia's side, and the news from Jin Zhixing was still in preparation. This was normal. Internal reconciliation and the greater the mobilization of forces, the more time it would take. Especially after deciding on the strategy of fighting a war of attrition with Tianxia, this would be a long-term confrontation.
In these two years, Zhang Yu had been sharpening his swords in the Dao Palace, and improving his sword will bit by bit.
Because he had to enter the Lofty Expanse every time, he felt that his cultivation had also improved. This improvement was also reflected on Qing Shuo and Bai Qun, pushing their cultivation to continue to improve.
This made him feel as if he had found another path of cultivation. However, he felt that if he wanted to enter the upper realm, it wouldn't be enough. Now that he had obtained five of the six Seals of the Great Dao, he felt that perhaps only by finding the last Seal of the Great Dao could he have a chance to enter the upper realm.
But where would this Seal of the Great Dao fall?
Could it be Yuanxia?
In these two years, he had been in Tianxia, so he couldn't go to the Twilight Land to investigate. However, he had another guess. Perhaps it would appear in the worlds supported by the various administrators.
He had seen the Gully World, the Towering World, and the Flat World, but he didn't sense anything. He could only continue to wait for more worlds to evolve and float up.
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