Wei Tingzhi didn't continue to argue with Daoist Wang. He was only probing to determine Daoist Wang's attitude.
But now, it seemed that Daoist Wang was leaning towards the sect.
He pondered for a moment. In this generation of Yuandu Faction, that self-proclaimed Sect Master Ren Yinping was the third disciple of the previous Sect Master. In truth, he had two senior-apprentice brothers above him, Xun Ji and Zhan Kong.
Both of them were inclined towards the System of Summer. If they were willing to step forward, they would be able to suppress this person.
He casually asked, "When I came back last time, I was greeted by fellow daoist Zhan Kong. May I ask where fellow daoist Zhan Kong and fellow daoist Xun are?"
Daoist Wang casually said, "Senior-apprentice Brother Xun and Senior-apprentice Brother Zhan Kong went out to adventure many years ago and haven't returned in a long time. Now, Senior-apprentice Brother Ren is in charge of managing the sect."
Wei Tingzhi's heart sank. He had learned from Daoist Yusu that Zhang Yu had come into contact with Daoist Zhan Kong and knew that it was extremely likely that he had returned to the sect. But now, Daoist Wang was saying that he hadn't returned. This situation didn't seem right.
Moreover, with Daoist Zhan Kong, they wouldn't be able to exert any influence on Yuandu Faction from the inside. If that happened, it was likely that things would reach a point of no return.
As he was thinking to himself, he arrived in front of a grand Dao Palace. Daoist Wang turned around and said, "Senior-apprentice Brother is waiting for you inside. Wei Tingzhi, please follow me."
Wei Tingzhi nodded. He followed Daoist Wang into the palace. When he arrived, he saw a young and handsome daoist sitting in the main seat. His hair was tied up with a jade hairpin and he wore starry robes. His eyes were clear like a tranquil lake and his aura was elegant and gentle.
But this person's aura was ethereal, as if he were connected to something. He didn't belong to the world, didn't enter the world, and it was difficult to determine his specific cultivation.
He bowed and said, "Wei Liang greets Mountain Lord Ren."
Ren Yinping nodded from his seat, which could be considered as returning the greeting. He gestured and said, "Wei Tingzhi, please take a seat."
Wei Tingzhi thanked him and sat down in the guest seat. Daoist Wang also walked to the other side and sat down.
Ren Yinping looked at Wei Liang and said, "Wei Ting Zhi came here because Xuanting has something to say to you?"
Wei Tingzhi said, "I have been entrusted by Xuanting to come here to inquire about something. Recently, your sect has been sending magical instruments to various continents. You seem to be gathering your disciples?
Speaking of which, this shouldn't be a problem. However, Xuan Ting has heard reports that these disciples aren't from your lineage. They've only cultivated under Elder Xun. Now, they're all cultivators of Tianxia. Yuandu's lineage isn't doing this. "
Ren Yinping's gaze was calm as he said, "Three hundred years ago, my Yuandu Sect helped Tianxia expel Shangchen and merged with Tianxia. Although I have exerted a great deal of effort, in these three hundred years, neither Tianxia nor I have gained anything. Instead, it has become increasingly difficult to pass on the legacy. Now, in order to continue the legacy of the sect and spread the glory of the Dao, I have summoned many disciples back. "
Wei Tingzhi frowned inwardly. The other party's words were about passing on the legacy, but it was obvious that he was referring to the sect.
Ren Yinping said that Yuandu had gained nothing in these three hundred years, but this was not accurate.
According to the agreement made back then, Tianxia allowed Yuandu to spread the Dao and accept disciples in the mainland. He was allowed to establish his own land and was even allowed to become a court enforcer who could enter the court to discuss matters.
This was originally a clever move. They could interfere with the internal affairs of Yuandu through the court enforcer. After a long time, Yuandu would essentially become a member of Tianxia.
However, whether it was Daoist Xun or Daoist Zhan Kong, neither of them were interested in this matter. The remaining people did not come at all. It could be said that they had given up, so this matter was left unsettled.
Now, it seemed that Ren Yinping might have other plans at that time. Right now, he was taking advantage of Shangchen's invasion and there was no clear sky star to determine the location of the sect. Therefore, he was taking advantage of the situation to threaten them.
However, since he came here, even if the chances were slim, he had to try his best to make the other party dispel or postpone this idea.
He thought for a moment and said, "I think it is possible to find a suitable method?"
Ren Yinping didn't say anything.
Daoist Wang smiled and said from the side, "Wei Tingzhi, what method is it?"
Wei Tingzhi said, "Since you say that it is difficult to pass on the Dao, then starting from next year, for the next hundred years, as long as there are outstanding disciples, you can choose them first. What do you think?"
Daoist Wang smiled and shook his head.
At this time, Ren Yinping lightly said, "My Yuandu is not a subordinate of Tianxia." He then said, "It's rare for Wei Tingzhi to come here. Why don't you stay for two more days and let me play the role of host?"
He looked at Daoist Wang and said, "Junior-apprentice brother, help me take care of Wei Tingzhi."
Daoist Wang stood up and bowed.
Ren Yinping stood up and left the main hall. With a burst of void energy, he arrived at the highest point of the sect, the climbing platform.
He stood here and directly saw the outer constellations. After a while, he slowly raised his head and looked up. However, he was blocked by a layer of clear energy.
After a long time, Daoist Wang arrived at the top of the hall. He said, "Senior-apprentice brother, Wei Tingzhi has agreed to stay for two more days."
Ren Yinping said, "How is Junior-apprentice Sister Qiao?"
Daoist Wang replied, "She is still gathering disciples."
Ren Yinping continued to look at the skies. He calmly said, "Yin and yang have changed. The situation of the host and guest has changed. There are some things that need to change. Go and tell Junior-apprentice Sister Qiao that according to the rules of my Yuandu Sect, she has brought those disciples back."
Daoist Wang bowed. "Yes, Sect Master."
Above the inner skies, there was a floating continent formed from a shadow. The female daoist surnamed Qiao was sitting on a lotus pedestal. Beside her were two delicate stalks of lotus flowers.
With a flash of golden light, a young cultivator appeared. He bowed and said, "Master."
The female daoist surnamed Qiao said, "How is it?"
The young cultivator said, "I've looked around. There are no more disciples of my sect that have gone to Whitesource Mountain to seek refuge." He paused and then said, "Only that Peach Fixing Talisman is still there."
The female daoist surnamed Qiao nodded. "Let that person go."
As long as Whitesource Mountain didn't continue to take in other disciples, she didn't plan on getting involved with the missing one. After all, it wasn't a wise move to start a conflict with a Yujing Protector like Deng Jingzhi. It would easily lead to a fierce conflict.
After a while, another golden light flashed and a young daoist appeared. He bowed towards her and said, "Martial Aunt greets you."
The female daoist surnamed Qiao glanced at him and said, "From the looks of it, you haven't completed your task?"
The young daoist lowered his head and said, "Martial Aunt, I was ordered to go and capture that Shen Chengguang. But when I arrived at the Earth Realm, that person hid in a base set up by a Shouzheng in Xuanting. Junior-apprentice Nephew took out a magic artifact to capture him, but he was repelled by the magic power of the base and had no choice but to return."
"Shouzheng's base?"
The female daoist surnamed Qiao was somewhat surprised. She asked about the specifics and couldn't help but frown. This was undoubtedly Xuan Zun's interference. If that was the case, it couldn't be blamed. There was indeed no way to resist.
While she was thinking, golden lights flashed continuously on this floating continent. Those disciples who had been sent out returned one after another. However, when she asked about it, the results made her very unhappy.
Out of all the disciples who had been sent out, only one person had successfully captured a past disciple.
They had only been able to do this because the captured disciple had been living alone in the Wasteland all year round and had no contact with the outside world. They had only been successfully "persuaded" by her magic artifact. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to bring him back.
As for the others, they had all failed because the target had hidden in a Shouzheng's base.
She frowned and said, "A Shouzheng's base. Could the person behind this be a Tianxia Shouzheng?"
She knew that there might be some resistance to this matter this time, but she didn't expect it to be so troublesome. She came here mainly to send some signals to Xuanting. In fact, the matter could be considered completed. However, if she continued, there might be a conflict with Xuanting. She thought that perhaps she could take a step back …
However, just as she was thinking this, she saw a golden light flash and a jade talisman fly over. She reached out and caught it. After taking a look, she muttered to herself and said, "Since Senior Martial Brother Sect Leader wants to take care of me, I can't back down."
She waved her hand and a golden letter flew over. She read it carefully and found that it recorded the names of the current Xuanting's Head Xuan and Shouzheng.
Not to mention the present, Yuandu had always been part of Tianxia's lineage. Although it was impossible to tell Yuandu about the major matters of Xuanting, he didn't hide the changes in his titles from Yuandu.
She read it and thought to herself, "So this person is also the Head Xuan. He's quite important."
She knew that the crux of the problem lay with Shouzheng, so she had to start from there.
In fact, she didn't care much about Shouzheng's title alone. If it wasn't for Ting Zhi, he was just a Xuan Zun who could be removed by Xuanting at any time.
However, the other party was also the Head Xuan Guardian, so she had to be more cautious. At the very least, she had to treat Deng Jing with the same attitude.
She stood up and waved her hand. The entire floating continent shook and disappeared from the sky in an instant.
In Shouzheng's palace, Zhang Yu was reading a book when he suddenly sensed something. His eyes flashed and he stood up. His body flashed with a clear light and he descended from above. He landed on Dongting Xuanfu's Star Platform and gathered with his incarnation.
He stood there with his sleeves behind his back and looked to the west.
After waiting for a while, he saw that the sky above him darkened, as if it was covered by something. This thing appeared very abruptly, as if it had suddenly appeared, but also as if it had always been there.
Following the appearance of this thing, a golden light descended from the sky. The female Daoist surnamed Qiao walked out from it. She cupped her hands and said, "Zhang Shouzheng greets you. This humble Daoist is Qiao Yueqing, and I cultivate under Yuandu."
Zhang Yu returned the greeting and said, "Qiao Xuan Zun, what business do you have with us?"
Qiao Yueqing stood in mid-air. She unconsciously stared at Zhang Yu a few times. She paused for a moment and said in a gentle voice, "Recently, my Yuandu has been gathering the disciples that were previously scattered outside. However, I heard that these disciples have hidden in various Shouzheng's encampments and received Zhang Shouzheng's protection. This is my sect's private matter, so I wonder why Shouzheng is stopping us?"
Zhang Yu raised his eyes to look at her and said indifferently, "Qiao Xuan Zun is wrong. These disciples aren't from Yuandu. They are all cultivators of my Tianxia."
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