After Zhang Yu returned to the continent, he immediately brought all the sect masters to Hong Shan and Mi Guang sects.
Everyone was a cultivator who had read the fourth chapter of the book, so along the way, the conveyance light passed through the air, imposing and majestic, like a stream of fire soaring into the sky. After many patrolling creations in the continent noticed, they all gave way, and those who saw this scene sent messages to the prefectures and even the two prefectures.
Now that Hong Shan and Mi Guang no longer had a Sect Master, it was naturally impossible for them to resist this power. In just a day's time, Zhang Yu had taken down these two sects, and all the disciples of the sects had entered the Profound Palace.
Although Zhong Lie and Mei Yizhi had not yet handed over their seals and secret techniques, this was a small matter.
With the last two sects' submission, all the sects in the outer domain had merged into Xuanfu. Qingyang Xuanfu had also, in a sense, reunited the power that had been scattered outside for more than fifty years into one.
However, Zhang Yu also knew that there were definitely people who did not want to see this result, and even the two prefectures, who had originally gotten along harmoniously, would probably change their attitude towards them.
After all, in terms of etiquette, Xuanfu was superior to the two prefectures.
In the past, Xuanfu only had this position, and could not interfere with the matters of the continent. However, now, Xuanfu not only had the name, but also the power to interfere.
He knew that this was unavoidable, after all, no one wanted to have another person above them. Xuanfu's previous fragmentation was precisely what most people wanted to see.
However, it did not matter, he believed that these people would quickly adapt.
After dealing with the affairs of the two sects and the affairs of the sect masters, he returned to his residence in the academy, where there were still many letters from various prefectures waiting for his reply.
In addition, because of the threat of Shuangzhou and some other special reasons, the encampments of the outer domain sects could not be abandoned, so this time, when he returned, he left Daoist Wan Ming and two elders of Cheng Chang Sect there to take care of the rear.
The disciples there also needed to take turns to come back and register their names. These things were definitely not something that could be done in ten days or half a month. Now that it was close to the end of the year, they could only delay it until the end of the year.
After Zhang Yu returned to Tianxia, he spent his first New Year's Eve in Mizar Academy. Although most of the teachers and students in the academy had gone back to celebrate the New Year, the Artisans still treated the academy as their home. They hung lanterns in the academy and pasted red paper cutouts everywhere, so it didn't look lonely.
He stood in front of the glazed wall of the golden platform, looking at the sparkling fireworks outside. Miao Danjun spun around under his feet, and from time to time, he would turn into dozens of himself, chasing and slapping each other.
At this time, Qing Xi walked in from outside. She bowed and said, "Teacher, the New Year's banquet is ready."
Zhang Yu nodded and called out to Miao Danjun. The little leopard cat immediately followed him downstairs.
After the New Year's Eve, he received many people who came to pay their New Year's greetings. It was only on the sixth day that he had time to go to Xuanfu.
Yun Chen also came back before the New Year. Although it was the New Year's Eve, he was still dealing with affairs. For True Cultivators, seclusion usually took several years or even more than ten years, so the New Year's Eve was not very important to him.
When he saw Zhang Yu arrive, he immediately invited him into the hall and said, "Xuan Zheng, you came at the right time. I have something to tell you. After the New Year, the two prefectures sent a letter saying that the war in the north is tight, and the transfer of supplies is somewhat difficult, so the things promised to us may be reduced."
When Zhang Yu heard this, he understood that some people in the two prefectures must have seen that Xuanfu's strength had greatly increased this time, so they began to look for trouble in some places.
He was sure that if he argued about this matter, it would only be repeated back and forth, and there wouldn't be any results.
He said, "In the previous battle, we obtained a lot of spoils of war, so we can send them to the two prefectures."
Yun Chen understood his meaning and said, "Okay, let me negotiate with the two prefectures about this matter."
At this time, Zhang Yu asked, "Fellow Daoist Yun, what did Zhong Lie and Mei Yizhi say?"
Yun Chen shook his head and said, "These two people, like Yu Jian, made an oath in their hearts, so I didn't ask anything useful. I only know that the True Cultivator who traveled with them is called Zhu Li, and is indeed a Spirit Profound Realm cultivator."
Zhang Yu thought for a while. From Zhong Lie's words, it could be seen that there was someone behind him. Although he didn't know the specific identity of this person, he could drive a True Cultivator and make the two Xuanxiu Sect Masters make an oath. This was actually a relatively obvious clue.
However, at this time, the people of Shuang Continent needed to be dealt with, not to mention that there might be something related to the region in Shuang Continent. The rest could be put aside for the time being.
After discussing a few more things with Yun Chenyan, he was about to make another trip to Zhu Xuan's place. However, Yun Chenyan said, "Master is in seclusion these days, but he will come out at the end of the month. Master also said that he has some things to say to Xuan Zheng. Xuan Zheng can come back at that time."
Seeing this, Zhang Yu bid farewell to Yun Chen and left Xuanfu. He didn't go back to the palace, but went to the gap. After a few days of drinking with Fan Lan, Qi Wu, and a group of disciples from Dongting, he took some things from Wu Zena and came out, then went to the encampment of Fangtai Daoist Sect.
The encampment of Fangtai Daoist Sect was very important. If the people of Shuang Continent wanted to use a large-scale army to attack Qingyang, then this place must be taken, so Daoist Wan Ming, Cao Fangding, and the others were now arranged here to look after it.
Daoist Wan Ming saw him coming, and after greeting him, he said, "Xuan Zheng, you came at the right time. I have something to report to Xuan Zheng."
He gave an order, and a disciple immediately came forward with a long jade box. He pointed at it and said, "This was sent to the sect on the first day of the first month. There was a letter attached that said it was for Xuan Zheng. It seemed to be something important, so we didn't dare to open it without permission."
Zhang Yu felt it and knew that there was no problem with it, so he took it and said, "Do you know who sent this?"
Daoist Wan Ming said, "It's hard to know. This jade box was found outside the encampment by a disciple who went out to patrol."
Zhang Yu thought for a moment, then took the jade box out of the hall and came to the residence arranged for him in the encampment. He put the long box on the table, and with a flick of his sleeve, the lid of the box was removed, revealing a scroll inside.
His gaze fell, and the scroll flew over on its own. Then, it slowly opened on the table, revealing a colorful pattern. At first glance, it looked like it was mixed up with colored materials.
This pattern was very chaotic, and nothing could be seen. However, if one looked at it with their heart's light, they would find that some of the patterns had an extremely weak reaction to heart's light. They should have been drawn with special colored materials.
Zhang Yu reached out and pressed on the air above it. In an instant, these patterns turned into thin golden lines and separated from the picture. Then, they connected and pieced together in the hall. Then, they appeared in front of him. It was a map that wasn't very detailed.
He looked at this large map that was suspended in the air and drawn with golden lines. It wasn't hard to tell that there were two places drawn on it. It was only for the sake of drawing that they were pressed together.
And from the outline of the terrain, it was actually somewhat similar to the original lost Mi Province and Du Province.
He waved his sleeve and took two steps forward. He looked at it carefully and thought for a moment. If he guessed correctly, this was very likely a map of Shuang Province!
His eyes moved slightly. Shuang Province was his next target. If this map was real, then it would be convenient for him to act.
Before, he had considered how to deal with Shuang Province. This place definitely couldn't be compared to the ordinary provinces of Qingyang. Before they lost contact with Qingyang, Du Province and Mi Province were directly under the jurisdiction of Yujing. Other than population, they weren't much worse than Qingyang Upper Province. In some places, they might even be better than Qingyang Upper Province because they could directly receive Yujing's support.
Moreover, it was very likely that Shuang Province was involved with some factions in the province. The hidden power couldn't be underestimated.
This was also why the two prefectures' request to Xuanfu was to restrain Shuang Province and not destroy it. The two prefectures knew this was impossible.
In reality, although Shuang Province could be considered large, it wasn't impossible to deal with.
For example, he could directly lead the cultivators to attack with Xuan weapons or magic tools.
Even with the huge territory and military strength of Qingyang Upper Continent, they were afraid that a small foreign force would use such tactics to deal with them, let alone the Shuang Continent. Even if they couldn't destroy this place, they could definitely cause great damage to it.
Of course, in addition to this, there were more complicated things to consider. However, the premise was that he had to find Shuang Province first.
This map had pointed him in the right direction, but its authenticity had yet to be confirmed.
If this map was real, then the person who sent this map must have a great understanding of Shuang Province. This person was undoubtedly more valuable than this map. If he could find this person, then he believed that at least half of the current problems could be solved.
Then where should he find this person?
This person had directly placed the map in front of the station, clearly not wanting to expose his identity.
However, this person actually left a clue.
Zhang Yu returned to the side of the table. His gaze was fixed on the colorful painting. His eyes flickered. In just a moment, a hand appeared in his eyes. It was just a wisp of smoke. However, as the smoke spread out, it gradually condensed into the figure of a person.
It could be roughly seen that this was a medium sized cultivator.
He pondered for a moment and immediately took a pen from the table. Then, with a few brushes, he sketched it out. It could be seen that although this person did not have any facial features, he displayed a unique aura of movement.
He ordered someone to find Daoist Wan Ming and Cao Fangding. When the two arrived, he pointed to the map and said, "Do the two of you know this person?"
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