In the Qingyang Upper Continent, Xuanting had only issued an edict once or twice in the past fifty to sixty years, and both times, it had been issued to deal with foreign enemies. But this time, it had been directly issued to a single person. As a result, the impact of this matter was enormous.
And the ones who were the most shocked were the Daoist sects.
In the past, when the Discipline Inspection Bureau came to inspect them, they could use the excuse that Xuanxiu was not under the control of the Governor Manor to refuse, or they could even use the name of Head Xuan to protect themselves. And these actions had also been tacitly approved by Head Xuan.
But now that Head Xuan had come to inspect them, it was completely justified. And because this was the authority and responsibility granted by Xuanting, not even Head Xuan could say anything.
And now that this Head Xuan had joined forces with the Discipline Inspection Bureau, what right did they have to resist?
At this moment, they truly felt the threat.
So overnight, the upper echelons of the various Daoist sects began to visit each other, attempting to find an appropriate response. Vaguely, all the Daoist sects seemed to be showing signs of joining forces.
And in the midst of this, there was no lack of extreme individuals who were secretly plotting something.
In the Governor Manor of the Qingyang Upper Continent, Imperial Censor Meng Yan quickly learned of this news. After hearing it, his heart was filled with emotion.
In truth, he didn't have much understanding of Zhang Yu before, and when he delivered the jade inscription, he didn't expect Xuanting to really respond. Just as he had said, it was just a precaution.
But what he hadn't expected was that the person he thought he could ignore would become a crucial figure who could influence the entire situation.
Because he couldn't access Xuanfu's documents, he could only understand Zhang Yu through the information relayed by others. Some of these were relayed by people from the Dongting Protectorate.
After learning about what Zhang Yu had done in the past, he sighed and said, "I didn't expect there to be such a person in the overseas protectorate. No wonder Xuanting was willing to entrust this matter to him."
Since the establishment of the Inspection Department, it had been responsible for inspecting the people of the prefecture as well as the cultivators. But in reality, this was not normal, because Xuanxiu was not under the jurisdiction of the prefecture or the army. It was impossible for them to be under the jurisdiction of the prefecture. Xuanxiu had also used this as a reason to resist.
Meng Yan believed that if Xuanting had sent a Xuan Zheng over, perhaps this matter would have been resolved. However, for some unknown reason, Xuanting had never made such a decision.
From now on, this authority would be stripped away from the Inspection Department and returned to the hands of the cultivators.
However, he believed that the other party still needed the cooperation of the Inspection Department, and they could not abandon each other.
After thinking for a long time, he ordered people to find Xue Zhi and Zheng Jiu, and said, "Since Xuanting has given this person the position of Xuan Zheng, then we must do our best to cooperate with this person, so as to straighten out the matters of the various sects as soon as possible."
Xue Zhi and Zheng Jiu both replied, "This subordinate obeys."
Outside the northern region of Qingyang Upper Continent, on a temporary mooring platform, the bright silver flying ship Mica was quietly docked.
Not long after dawn, Wen Yi walked briskly into Su Qian's cabin. Su Qian was in deep sleep. Her slender legs were placed in front of her, and she was lying on a soft chair.
Wen Yi came to her side and called softly, "Lieutenant."
Su Qian opened her eyes and woke up vigilantly. Her pitch-black eyes softened when she saw Wen Yi. She rubbed her forehead and said, "How long have I been asleep?"
Wen Yi said, "Less than four hours."
Su Qian frowned and said, "You should have woken me up earlier."
Wen Yi only smiled gently.
Su Qian sat up and used the breathing technique she learned in the past to regulate her breathing. Her spirit was aroused again. She asked, "What is it?"
Wen Yi handed over a document with both hands and said, "This is a report from the rear. Lieutenant, you might be very happy to see it."
Su Qian took it and carefully flipped through it. After a while, her eyes lit up. "Zhang Shijun? Xuan Zheng? "Her lips curved." It seems that we invited the right person. "
Wen Yi smiled. "I heard that Zhang Xuan Zheng is very popular in the academy. Our Guangye Battalion will be able to select more and more outstanding students this year."
Su Qian said, "Yes, I hope so."
Mizar Academy was originally set up to nurture talents in the Guangye Battalion. Moreover, the masters of the Tianji Division were stationed in Qingyang Upper Continent from Yujing at that time, and provided a lot of help to Qingyang Upper Continent.
However, gradually, Mizar Academy became a provider of talents to the Qingyang Army.
In fact, they were all Tianxia's people, so Su Qian did not mind.
However, over the years, the outstanding students all went to the Qingyang Army. Only the remaining students who had nowhere else to go would come to the Guangye Battalion.
In order to prevent the battalion's combat power from declining, she could only rely on some old soldiers.
Now that the war was imminent, she was worried about this. She did not expect such good news to come from the rear. She thought for a while and said, "Zhang Xuan Zheng likes antiques very much. Pick some of the things we collected from the battlefield and send them to him."
Wen Yi nodded. "Yes, Lieutenant. I will deliver them."
On the other side, Hui Yuanwu, who also received the news, was very excited.
He waved the letter in his hand and said to Qi Yu excitedly, "Old Qi, since Brother Zhang has become Xuan Zheng, he will definitely take care of those sects. In that case, I don't have to look for Brother Ming anymore, and I don't have to waste my effort to establish any sects. Why don't I just join Brother Zhang?"
Qi Yu shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate now. We need to wait and see. I don't think we need to change our original plan."
Hui Yuanwu was puzzled. "Why?"
Qi Yu looked at him calmly and said, "Although Brother Zhang has become Xuan Zheng, our Xuanxiu still depends on one's cultivation.
For example, Hong Shan and Mi Guang Sects, their sect leaders are people who have read the fourth chapter of the book. If they don't obey, what is Brother Zhang going to do? One had to know that even the Inspection Department was unwilling to directly confront these two factions. What could he rely on to make these two factions submit?
Also, look at Zhu Xuan's attitude. Will he really tolerate Brother Zhang? As long as he gives a slight signal, all the sects will stand up against him. How can Zhang Xuan turn the situation around?
If one were to think about it deeply, if this matter was not handled well and something went wrong, who would be the one to take the blame? His situation is not as good as we think. "
Hui Yuanwu frowned. "So, Old Qi, you don't think Brother Zhang can do it?"
Qi Yu said frankly, "Yes, that's what I think."
Hui Yuanwu looked at him and said, "But at this time, shouldn't we go and help him?"
Qi Yu sighed and said, "Old Wu, I also hope that Fellow Daoist Zhang can succeed. However, what we're going to do now doesn't conflict with him. We can go and see Fellow Daoist Wan Ming's opinion first. If he's willing to help Zhang Xuanzheng, I have no objections."
Hui Yuanwu thought for a while and agreed. "Okay, I'll go with you first." He looked very serious and said, "If Brother Wan Ming doesn't agree, I'll go back and look for Zhang Xuan Zheng!"
At this moment, Zhang Yu did not care about the commotion outside. He was still in seclusion in the Learning Palace. Half a month later, he finished refining the three magic artifacts given by Xuanting and walked out of the quiet room.
When he walked out of the room, a golden light flashed in front of him. It was Miao Danjun, who had leaped in front of him and was walking around under his feet.
However, when he looked down, he found that it was still the manifestation of the original spiritual power. It was just that it looked more solid and real. At first glance, it was no different from the original body. However, the real Miao Danjun was still sleeping in the bamboo basket, but it seemed like he would wake up soon.
He walked into the hall, found Li Qinghe, and asked about the situation outside.
Li Qinghe replied, "Sir, many people have been looking for you recently, but I sent them away with the excuse that you're in seclusion. I also asked Qing Shu to take a leave of absence for you at the Learning Palace."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "I need to go to Xuanfu for something. If there's anything, remember it for me. I'll tell you when I come back."
Li Qinghe said seriously, "I understand."
After Zhang Yu gave his instructions, he walked to the back of the golden platform and boarded the small flying boat. After a while, the flying boat left Mizar Academy and headed towards Ju Province.
About six hours later, the flying boat was about to enter Ju Province. Originally, he was meditating with his eyes closed. However, he suddenly sensed something and opened his eyes. In an instant, a ray of sword light flew out from the cabin door that opened at the same time.
After a while, the flying sword turned back.
He stopped the flying boat in mid-air and walked out of the cabin door. Following the direction he sensed earlier, he landed on the ground.
He looked down and saw a headless corpse lying on the ground. The corpse's clothes were very ordinary, and he couldn't tell its origin from head to toe. However, the corpse was holding something shining with a black light in its hand.
He reached out and grabbed it. The object was about the size of a pigeon's egg. It was shaped like a thin shuttle with two slightly pointed ends. Its surface was shining with light. It wasn't hard to tell that this was a powerful Profound Weapon.
If it weren't for the fact that his Cicada Sword had destroyed the corpse's consciousness before it could activate this object, it would have been thrown onto his flying boat.
His expression didn't change. This was because he knew very well that after he became Xuan Zheng, there would be many people who didn't want him to continue living in this world. Something like this wouldn't be the last time.
At this moment, the corpse suddenly burst into flames and quickly turned into a pile of ash.
He didn't stop it because he didn't need to know the identity of the person behind it. No matter who was behind it, they couldn't escape from those sects. He would deal with them one by one.
With a wave of his sleeve, he buried the ashes into the ground. Then, he jumped onto the flying boat and continued to fly towards Xuanfu.
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