Chapter 858: Each Seeking a Way Out |
Meng Zhang went to take good care of Daoist Master Changchun to ensure his smooth acquisition of a new body.
He specifically went to Changchun Outlook and met with the master of Changchun Outlook.
Changchun Outlook is located in the northern central part of Jiuqu League, nestled in a large mountain.
The forest near this mountain is lush, and Changchun can be found in all four seasons, making it a rare treasure.
Meng Zhang had a conversation with the elderly Gold Core Daoist Master, the master of Changchun Outlook, and established an emergency contact channel.
If Changchun Outlook encounters a situation it cannot handle, such as facing a strong enemy, they can contact Meng Zhang for assistance.
The old master of Changchun Outlook has some knowledge of the dealings between Daoist Master Changchun and the Dark Alliance branch.
He has also heard of Meng Zhang, the renowned Primordial Spirit True Monarch of Jiuqu League.
Since Meng Zhang took the initiative to offer help, the old master wasn't too surprised.
After finishing the business, Meng Zhang left amidst the master's profuse gratitude.
The evacuation of the Dark Alliance branch proceeded in an orderly manner, and Meng Zhang didn't disturb them, instead returning to the frontline camp of Taiyi Sect.
Shortly after his return, a trusted aide of Yellow Lotus Sect's Saintess Xu Mengying secretly came to visit him.
The aide brought a message from Xu Mengying.
The message was straightforward: the future of Jiuqu League is grim, and Meng Zhang should prepare early.
For someone as discerning as Meng Zhang, the message was simple, but it conveyed a lot of information.
Yellow Lotus Holy Mountain is now being used as the temporary headquarters of Jiuqu League by Jade Sword Sect, and Xu Mengying must be well-informed.
With her vision, she must have already noticed the problems within Jiuqu League.
With her shrewdness and capability, she probably started looking for a way out for Yellow Lotus Sect long ago.
Perhaps she had already made her move even before Meng Zhang joined the Dali Dynasty.
Being able to secretly remind Meng Zhang at this time is indeed very friendly of her.
When sending the aide back to Xu Mengying, Meng Zhang had a message for her.
Taiyi Sect is prepared and confident in facing the storms to come.
After Xu Mengying's aide left, Meng Zhang became even more pessimistic about the future of Jiuqu League.
Yellow Lotus Sect, right under the nose of Jade Sword Sect, has already shown dissent and made alternative plans. Jade Sword Sect is truly a failure.
The high-level members of Jade Sword Sect are simply incompetent, and they deserve to be abandoned by everyone.
In the frontline camp of Taiyi Sect, Meng Zhang's days were relatively leisurely, with enough time for cultivation.
Not long after, Gu Yue Huaidie from the Gu Yue Family came to visit him again.
Gu Yue Huaidie was an old friend, and Meng Zhang didn't put on the airs of a Primordial Spirit True Monarch when meeting her.
He personally met with her to see what she wanted.
Upon seeing Meng Zhang, Gu Yue Huaidie disregarded her own face and knelt down to pay her respects, seeking Meng Zhang's help.
It's worth noting that when Meng Zhang was still a Foundation Building cultivator, Gu Yue Huaidie was already a Gold Core Daoist Master.
Gu Yue Huaidie has an old relationship with Taiyi Sect and is Meng Zhang's genuine elder.
As Meng Zhang's cultivation base continued to advance, her attitude towards him also underwent constant changes.After Meng Zhang formed the Gold Core, Gu Yue Huaidie disregarded Meng Zhang's objections and insisted on treating him as an equal. When Meng Zhang achieved the Primordial Spirit True Monarch status, her attitude towards him became extremely humble, considering herself a junior.
Meng Zhang was a person who valued old relationships, and even as a Primordial Spirit True Monarch, he still treated Gu Yue Huaidie with an equal attitude. Now that Gu Yue Huaidie had come with an urgent matter, Meng Zhang quickly received her and told her to speak freely without hesitation. If he could help, he wouldn't refuse.
Gu Yue Huaidie knew that Meng Zhang was not a verbose person, so she didn't continue to entangle him and directly stated her purpose.
As it turns out, the Gu Yue Family is also well-informed, and their senses are still sharp. They have been closely observing the various changes in Jiuqu League recently.
Gu Yue Huaidie didn't mention her identity as a Diviner, but her insight and strategy were top-notch. She also noticed that Jade Sword Sect was in a precarious situation, and the split within Jiuqu League was imminent.
In the past, Gu Yue Family had been loyal followers of Jade Sword Sect. They helped Jade Sword Sect and exposed many cultivation forces with dissent that secretly contacted Dali Dynasty. Of course, they also received considerable benefits in return.
With Meng Zhang's help, Gu Yue Family managed to eliminate the ruling Lu Family in Great Wind City and became the new rulers, taking sole control of the city.
Having enjoyed the benefits, they now had to face the consequences. By betraying the cultivation forces in contact with Dali Dynasty, Gu Yue Family not only offended many people but also likely made a bad impression on Dali Dynasty itself.
In Dali Dynasty, there was also another Gu Yue Family that was more powerful and formidable. Considering they all shared the same surname, Gu Yue Family in Great Wind City might not face extermination, but they were at risk of being annexed by another branch of Gu Yue Family.
For some reason, the relationships among the major branches of Gu Yue Family were not close, and they strongly resisted being annexed by other branches.
Gu Yue Huaidie requested Meng Zhang to shelter Gu Yue Family under Taiyi Sect, preventing them from being targeted by Dali Dynasty's retribution and safeguarding them from being swallowed by other branches of Gu Yue Family.
Meng Zhang was curious about the relationships and origins among the major branches of Gu Yue Family. He probed for some information, but Gu Yue Huaidie refused to reveal anything and warned him that if he insisted on exploring their secrets, he would become an enemy of all branches of Gu Yue Family.
The major branches of Gu Yue Family varied in strength, with the branch in Dali Dynasty being a genuine Primordial Spirit family with significant influence.
If they became enemies of Taiyi Sect, the latter's future wouldn't be promising.
Meng Zhang heeded Gu Yue Huaidie's warning. The Cultivation World held many secrets, and he couldn't possibly know all of them. Stirring up a powerful enemy just to satisfy his curiosity would not be wise.
Gu Yue Huaidie sought Meng Zhang's help because she guessed his choice and speculated that Taiyi Sect had long ago joined forces with Dali Dynasty.
If Taiyi Sect were willing to shelter Gu Yue Family, the other branch of Gu Yue Family, which also served Dali Dynasty, would probably hesitate to directly target Great Wind City's Gu Yue Family.
Based on Taiyi Sect's previous actions, perceptive individuals had already deduced that they had severed ties with Jade Sword Sect and had only one option left: to align themselves with Dali Dynasty.
Gu Yue Huaidie's words served as a wake-up call for Meng Zhang, reminding him of something he had overlooked.
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