As the white boat flew past the station, it was just as Daoist Zheng had said. They could see boundary pillars standing side by side on the wasteland.
These pillars were about a hundred feet tall and were all made of the same color jade, with Night Bright Stones embedded in them. There was a pair of pillars every ten miles.
Beside some of the Realm Pillars, there were boats, platforms, and flying boats. Above them, there were large pieces of resplendent jade glass. Clearly, there were cultivators stationed here. This should be the place where they were responsible for patrolling this place and transmitting messages to Mang Guang.
From Daoist Zheng's information, due to the lessening of external pressure in the past two years, Zhou Zhong had focused more on the people's lives. Now that the boundary pillars in the direction of Yujing had been completed, the two places were gradually restored to traffic. The next step was to build an underground path from Yujing to Qingyang.
With these boundary pillars guiding the way, the white boat didn't have to worry about the disturbance of the Turbid Tide outside. Even at night, the night stones at the top and inside of the pillars would emit light, so the boat's speed suddenly increased.
A day later, the white boat arrived above the original station of Fang Tai.
Originally, in addition to the station, there were military forts erected in the desolate wasteland. Now, with Fang Tai's station and Tenki-in Hall's station as the center, it expanded into an even larger gathering place.
From the letter Yun Chen sent him, Zhou Zhong had established three other provinces. Two of them were the Lone Province and Mi Province after the conquest of Shuang Province.
These two territories were originally separated from Qingyang Upper Province and were part of the restoration of the old lands.
However, because these two territories were under Yujing's direct control seventy years ago and were now very dilapidated, Zhou Zhong simply threw this trouble back to Yujing.
Yujing also directly accepted these two territories and directly turned them into garrisons. It was clear that after the road was cleared, they were preparing to strengthen their control over the other provinces.
In addition to this, there was also a new province, which was where Fang Tai was stationed. This place had been named the "Expanded Province", and 200,000 people from the other provinces had moved here to settle down.
After Zhang Yu looked at the sky for a few times, he did not stop there. Instead, he continued to head east. After another summer, he saw a large expanse of green light in front of him. The outline of the Big Cyan Banyan could be vaguely seen.
Xu Chengtong looked at the huge green shadow in front of him and was shocked. He asked Qing Shu, "Young Master Qing Shu, is that …"
Qing Shu said, "Deacon Xu, that's the Great Cyan Banyan that I mentioned earlier. I heard that when the Turbid Tide arrived, it was transformed by an upper realm mighty figure to protect Qing Yang."
Xu Chengtong's eyes revealed a trace of awe and admiration.
It was only after reaching his current level that he realized just how profound a level of magic power was required to accomplish such a feat.
Moreover, after cultivating to such a level, he was still able to sacrifice himself without the slightest hesitation to protect the people. No matter how one praised him, it wouldn't be an exaggeration.
Although he admitted that he could not become such a person, it did not stop him from expressing his admiration for such a person.
However, as the white boat got closer and closer, just as it was about to enter the Big Cyan Banyan, the branches began to sway slightly.
Zhang Yu immediately felt waves of pressure coming from the outside. However, as the Xuan Zheng and Patrol Protector seals on his body shone, the pressure quickly disappeared.
Regardless of whether it was Qing Shu, Xu Chengtong, or the others, they were unaware of these changes.
He understood that if his strength did not reach a certain level, he would not attract the attention of the Big Cyan Banyan. This should be because his aura and strength had far surpassed those of his peers, which was why the Big Cyan Banyan sensed it.
Of course, even at this stage, compared to the power of the Big Cyan Banyan, there was still a huge gap. This step could be said to be the difference between heaven and earth.
He stared at the Big Cyan Banyan above him. He looked at the swaying branches and the dense cloud-like crown of the tree. His gaze became very deep.
At this moment, Qing Shu said, "Sir, we're almost at Gao Province. Do you want to go to Mizar Academy to take a look?"
Zhang Yu said, "No need. There are no old friends there. Let's go to Ju Province first and make a trip to Xuanfu."
He was still the Xuan Zheng of Azure Sun and had not returned in the past two years. Since he was here today, he had to make a trip to Xuanfu first.
After the white boat entered the province, the number of Patrol Ships and Creation Dragons on the way increased. They could also see new bridges that crossed provinces being erected.
Although Shuang Province had been destroyed and the Taibo Godhead in the north was almost crippled, there were still various chaotic monsters and EsGod forces in the Wilderness. There were also powerful spiritual beings. The most terrifying ones were naturally the Nightmare Parasites. No one knew when something would happen, so it was necessary to maintain a certain level of military strength.
Because it was inconvenient to fly in the province, Zhang Yu slowed down a little. After half a day, they entered Ju Province. After another fifteen minutes, they entered Anshou Province.
The scenery here was completely different from the outside. Outside, there were pearl-like lakes on the green land. Only a mountain separated them was the picturesque Misty Rain Pavilions and green mountains. This could be said to be the place with the most ancient Tianxia style in the entire Qingyang Upper Continent.
At this moment, the people on the white boat could already see the towering Crane Palace in the middle of the lake.
Zhang Yu looked around and found that there were many small scale forbidden formations around the Crane Palace. In the past, due to the influence of the Turbid Tide, no forbidden formations could be set up around Xuanfu. They could only rely on some artifacts to support it. Now, it was different. As the Turbid Tide subsided, it was clear that many of the old methods of cultivators could be used.
At this moment, inside Xuanfu, Xuan Shou Yun Chen had received the news of Zhang Yu's return in advance through the message from Mang Guang. At this moment, he also came out with Taoist Mingshan to welcome him.
The white boat slowly came to a stop outside the Profound Palace. Zhang Yu led Xu Chengtong and the rest out. Yun Chen also went forward to greet them. He cupped his hands and bowed as he said, "It has been a long time since we last met, Xuanzheng.
Zhang Yu also bowed, saying, "Xuan Shou is well. Even if there were some small problems, they are all solved now."
Yun Chen couldn't help but smile, saying, "I know it won't be difficult for Xuan Zheng."
At this moment, he looked at Zhang Yu and found that his Qi was difficult to distinguish. He couldn't see the depth of his Qi. He should have improved in the past two years.
This wasn't strange. After all, before Xuanxiu reached the upper realm, his cultivation speed was much faster than True Cultivation. Moreover, in his eyes, Zhang Yu had always been the type of person with excellent aptitude, not to mention people like Ji Jie who were even more outstanding.
At this moment, inside a side hall in Xuanfu, a Taoist who looked to be in his twenties was writing in front of a desk. Beautiful words appeared under the tip of his brush.
He had beautiful eyebrows and beautiful eyes. His skin was as smooth as jade, and his clothes were extremely clean and wide. However, his figure was somewhat delicate and his expression was somewhat feminine.
At this moment, he seemed to be quite happy and content. He didn't pay attention to the outside world at all.
At this moment, a disciple ran in and bowed to him, saying, "Teacher Wei, that Zhang Xuan Zheng is back."
Daoist Wei softly acknowledged.
When the disciple saw that he didn't react, he said excitedly, "Master Wei is the new Xuanzheng appointed by Xuan Court. However, after Master Wei arrived, that Yun Xuanzheng kept making excuses. Since Zhang Xuanzheng has returned, then …"
Daoist Wei said calmly, "I know. You can leave."
The disciple was startled and said, "Teacher Wei?"
Daoist Wei waved his hand at him. The disciple was helpless. He bowed again and could only leave resentfully.
On the other side, Yun Chen ordered Daoist Ming Shan to take care of Xu Chengtong and the others. He invited Zhang Yu into the inner room.
After the two talked about their parting, Yun Chen said, "Xuan Zheng, Xuanting seems to know that Xuan Zheng is returning to the inner layer. A few months ago, they sent a fellow Daoist here to take over Xuan Zheng's position. I'm going to send a letter to Xuan Zheng to tell him about this."
Zhang Yu said, "Although I'm the Xuan Zheng of Qingyang, I haven't been in the continent these two years. I haven't made any contributions. It's time for me to step down."
Yun Chen muttered, "Although Xuan Zheng isn't in the continent, there's a big difference between Xuan Zheng being here and not being here."
Zhang Yu's reputation was built from several battles in the past. Moreover, he was the one who completed the unification of the various sects. During this period, he also destroyed the Shuang Continent and suppressed the rebellious Creation Sect. His prestige was unparalleled.
Although he wasn't here in the past two years, it didn't make a difference to the cultivators. As long as he was still the Xuan Zheng, they would be at ease. However, they might not be convinced by a newcomer.
Most importantly, Zhang Yu was Xuanxiu. Therefore, the Xuanxiu were at ease with him in this position. However, this newcomer was a True Cultivator. This made the other Daoists quite worried.
Zhang Yu also knew of Yun Chen's concerns. He thought for a moment and said, "In this case, I'll stay in Qingyang for a while. When I have time, I'll talk to the other Daoists and calm them down. Moreover, with Xuan Zheng here, what's there to be afraid of?"
Yun Chen nodded and said, "I'll do my best." He wasn't Xuan Zun. If Xuan Zheng had a different opinion with him, he might not be able to suppress him. Therefore, he wasn't being polite.
Zhang Yu didn't find this difficult. Even if he wasn't Xuan Zheng in Qingyang, he was still the Xuanting Patrol Officer. If there was anything wrong, the others could still come to him or send him a letter. Even if he didn't appear, he could still submit a letter to Xuanting.
Furthermore, he believed that it was impossible for Xuan Ting to not know the situation here, yet still send out a True Cultivator. In that case, this True Cultivator definitely had some background, and most likely wouldn't act recklessly.
After talking with Yun Chen for a long time, he made some decisions and then took his leave, returning to Xuan Zheng's residence.
He stayed in Xuanfu for five days and took care of some things that Xuan Zheng should do. However, during this period, he didn't see Daoist Wei. Clearly, this person was very calm.
On the sixth day, he bid farewell to Yun Chen and left Xuanfu with the others. They traveled from the north to the south. It only took them half a day to arrive at the Liangzhou Manor at the southernmost tip of the continent.
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