Ban Lan calmed himself down. After deciphering the secret code, he realized that it wasn't asking him to do anything specific, but to find a way to get some jade talismans to enter Xuntian Dao Zhang and hand them over to the spies outside. The more, the better.
Seeing this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
But in this case, even if he asked for it openly, he wouldn't be suspected. He could just find an excuse to get it over with. For some reason, Tianxia wasn't strict about this.
But after thinking about it, he decided to ignore it.
He hid in Fuzhou to isolate himself from the outside world. He didn't want to have anything to do with Shangchen. If he simply agreed to it, there would be a steady stream of follow-up matters. This wasn't what he wanted to see.
Moreover, he thought that the secret code used this time was really simple and crude. There was no unique secret code for him, which meant that this matter wasn't handed over to him alone. It was an order to face all the spies, so he didn't have to be nervous.
Ever since he hid here, he had been feeling uneasy. He was afraid that the person in charge of Shangchen wouldn't be able to find him and would beat him up as a traitor in anger. Then, he would reveal his identity to Tianxia.
But today, with the secret code, he was relieved. This meant that Shangchen didn't view him as a traitor.
After these thoughts, although his long-term worries were gone, he didn't have the heart to cultivate. He walked out and stood on the platform to look outside.
Under the clear blue sky, there was a clear line between heaven and earth. In the distance, the Divine Palace stood majestically. Colorful plants were planted on the vast plains, and spiritual light hovered around these plants like rain and mist. It was as if one could cleanse one's internal organs with just a breath of it.
This place was indeed very conducive to planting all kinds of medicinal herbs and spiritual trees. Now, the Lingmiao Mysterious Realm and Xuanfu of the various continents had transplanted some of the extremely rare and almost disappeared plants here. There were some rare plants here that only existed in Shenxia. They hadn't been able to grow after coming to this world. Now, they were using this place to try to cultivate them again.
If he could succeed, then he might be able to recreate some of the unique medicinal pills from the time of Shenxia and provide them to cultivators in large quantities.
His gaze was complicated and hard to understand. It was hard to imagine that after these spiritual plants were successfully planted, the pills refined from them would be provided to ordinary cultivators instead of those upper-class cultivators. This was hard to imagine in Shangchen.
On the one hand, he admired Tianxia's actions because of his family background. He also felt that it was the right thing to do. On the other hand, as a spy in Shangchen, he was destined to not be able to blend in. Instead, he had to take the initiative to persuade himself to resist these things. It could be said that he was very conflicted.
After waiting and watching for a while, he calmed down and decided to go back and cultivate.
If he wanted to break free from Shangchen's restrictions, becoming a Xuan Zun was his only choice. Only then would he be qualified to decide his own path.
He sat down and poured out a pill from the pill bottle on the table. He swallowed it and immediately felt his body and mind calm down.
The mystical power in Fuzhou was too strong and was not conducive to long-term cultivation. Fortunately, he was a Xuanxiu and only cultivated spiritual energy. He did not need to care about these things.
The biggest benefit of this place was that almost all the medicinal pills in the thirteen continents could be found here. It might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that he ate medicinal pills like jelly beans, but he did not need to save them like he did in other places.
However, it was not enough to rely on medicinal pills to cultivate. Even if a cool breeze entered the body, there would be coldness in the organs. Furthermore, medicinal pills would always be contaminated and needed to be removed by oneself. Otherwise, too much contamination would become a burden.
He picked up a Daoist book and flipped through it.
Recently, he listened to Daoist Wan Ming's preaching and felt that cultivation was the foundation. Although he was a spy in Shangchen, he personally admired this Xuan Zun and felt that this was the right path.
When he was cultivating, some of the spies who were of the same rank as him also judged that the secret words were not directed at them and chose to continue hiding. Some of them moved and searched everywhere for jade talismans.
This naturally attracted the attention of Zhang Yu who had returned to the Shouzheng Palace. In fact, he could sense all the spies, but he did not pay attention to them for the time being.
Looking at these spies searching everywhere for jade talismans, combined with his understanding of the discussion in the meeting hall, this should be Shangchen's intention to promote the Xuan technique to make up for the lack of combat power.
He also deduced that it was inconvenient for Jin Zhixing to send a message directly, so he used this method to inform him.
However, he did not mind this. Just like what was said in the meeting hall, it was too late to promote the Xuan technique. Moreover, the sect rules were not broken. In the next few decades, it was already very good to have one or two more Xuan Zun. It was almost negligible for the upcoming war between the two sides.
Therefore, he quickly put this matter aside and prepared for the next round of closed-door cultivation. This time, the main purpose was to derive a supernatural power that could see the Virtual Divine Aura.
Although he defeated Lian and Cai in this battle, he did not completely kill them. However, if he mastered the supernatural power of peeking at the Divine Aura, he could finish off his opponents in one go and there would not be a repeat.
If he mastered this supernatural power, he could even launch an attack from both the world and the Virtual Divine Aura at the same time. If he could take down the Divine Aura first, it would be of great help to the battle.
Just like this time, according to the report after the battle, Wei Yi's Divine Aura was taken away by the Evil God. At that time, his aura fell drastically. Even Yuan Si, who was a new Xuan Zun, could bully him a little. If he could deduce this ability before the battle, then it would be able to help him reap more benefits in the future.
Just as Zhang Yu was in closed-door cultivation, the Xuanting mobilized many Xuan Zun for this battle. After the results were out, the news of him killing Lian and Cai also spread.
The Imperial Zhi above the Xuanting was naturally aware of Zhang Yu's strength and did not find it strange. However, many of the Xuan Zun guarding the various continents were not aware of this. Their impression of Zhang Yu in the past was that his battle prowess was not bad and he was one of the most outstanding of the younger generation, or he was an anomaly among the Xuanxiu.
Although Zhang Yu defeated Ying Chong previously, logically speaking, Ying Chong self-destructed because he was afraid that his Divine Aura would be divined. Many people did not think that this was all Zhang Yu's credit.
However, after this battle, everyone's understanding of him was completely overturned. They were greatly shocked.
Lian Qiang and Cai Xun were not unknown people. Even if some of the older Xuan Zun in Tianxia had never seen them, they had heard of their names. Moreover, these two people were considered orthodox in Shangchen. Otherwise, they would not have the ability to secretly compete with Guyang and the other two people.
The only thing they lacked was that they could not advance further in their cultivation. However, with their foundation, it was only a matter of time.
This time, Zhang Yu had fought against the two of them without any external help and won the battle. No one knew the details of the battle, but they knew from the brief description that the battle was very short. The battle had ended before Mystic Venerable Rank, who was supposed to be the reinforcements, could make it in time.
After this battle, in the hearts of the Xuan Zun, Zhang Yu was now at the top of the Xuan Zun. Even if one did not take into account the cultivation base, just the battle ability alone was enough to put Zhang Yu firmly in the forefront.
In the prefecture of Changhe Prefecture, Cen Chuan, as the guard, also received the report of the battle sent down by the higher-ups. After he read it, his expression was unusually serious.
He still remembered the previous battle with Zhang Yu. At that time, there was no clear victor. However, he was confident that he still had a killer move that he had not used. He was confident that he could defeat Zhang Yu in a battle of life and death. However, now that Zhang Yu had reached the Virtual Realm, he felt a great deal of pressure.
Although the Xuan Zun in the Virtual Realm might not be able to defeat an ordinary Xuan Zun, this was only a difference in cultivation base. It did not represent actual battle ability. However, at this realm, if one had to choose someone to be the court administrator, the Xuan Zun would prefer someone with a higher cultivation base.
This was because the Xuan Zun now was different from the past. More than two hundred years ago, due to the frequent battles with the external forces, the Xuan Zun cultivators who sat in the position of court administrator had to rush to the frontlines to fight with the external forces. The change in position was also much faster than it was now, and the cultivation base was not as important.
However, after more than two hundred years, the internal and external forces gradually stabilized. Under the premise that the position of court administrator did not change much, there were naturally more requirements.
He could not help but be silent for a while. If it wasn't for the delay of more than two hundred years, and if he had mystical rations, he would have achieved much more with his master's teachings. However, it wasn't too late now. After all, his foundation was solid, and he was gradually catching up with his mystical rations.
He thought about the empty position of court administrator and thought to himself, "If I want to fight for this position, it seems that other than quickly making up for my cultivation base, I also need to make more contributions in the next battle."
Yujing, Sunrise Peak.
After Daoist Yuhang read the report, the smile on his face disappeared, and his brows unconsciously drew together.
When he first asked Zhong Tingzhi to help him with the position, he was aiming for the position of court administrator.
He had always felt that Zhang Yu was his opponent in the competition for the position of court administrator. This was because the time of their attainment was not far apart, and their cultivation base was also similar.
However, he believed that he had two yuan back then, and his foundation was solid. He was confident that he could gradually surpass others in his future cultivation. This was because although achievements were important to be able to sit in the position of court administrator, without the corresponding cultivation base, it would be difficult to convince others.
But now, he was shocked to find that in terms of cultivation, Zhang Yu was now above him. This made it so that he had almost no advantage over Zhang Yu.
He suddenly realized that he should not treat Zhang Yu as his main opponent in the future. Perhaps he should take a step back and settle for the next best thing.
He had always been a very practical person. When he felt that the situation was not right, he would retreat with incomparable swiftness, and would not entangle himself with it.
Although there was only one position of court administrator above Xuanting, when the battle started, the court administrator would have to personally participate. At that time, the position of court administrator would most likely be filled.
However, in this way, who would compete with him?
He thought for a moment, and a few figures flashed through his mind. He thought to himself, "It seems that I should look for Zhong Tingzhi to discuss this."
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