Chapter 924: Comes to Join |
Taiyi Sect and the Grand Crossing Trade Alliance have never been friends, especially recently when Shang Han True Monarch came to pressure Meng Zhang.
If one day the Grand Crossing Trade Alliance completely cuts off all dealings with Taiyi Sect and stops selling any items to them, Meng Zhang wouldn't be surprised at all.
Meng Zhang ordered Li Chongyi to not only purchase as many Void Nether Stones as possible to increase their inventory but also actively seek other procurement channels.
Li Chongyi informed Meng Zhang that he had already started doing so.
However, besides occasionally being able to purchase a small amount of Void Nether Stones from the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, they couldn't buy them from anywhere else.
Li Chongyi had also considered organizing a caravan to travel to the Crossing Severing Mountain Range or even within the Dali Dynasty's territory.
But given the current situation, it would be difficult to ensure the caravan's safety.
Meng Zhang also vetoed the idea of sending a caravan on a distant journey.
In Jiuqu Province, those big merchant families wouldn't dare to act openly.
Meng Zhang pondered for a moment, realizing that to open up channels for purchasing scarce resources like the Void Nether Stone, they would have to figure something out within the Heavenly Palace.
After listening to the report, Meng Zhang instructed Li Chongyi to collect materials for refining Fourth Rank talismans to the best of his ability and then dismissed him.
Yang Xueyi achieved Primordial Spirit and consolidated her Cultivation Base before voluntarily ending her seclusion.
Once she came out of seclusion, her first action was to visit Sect Master Meng Zhang.
Meng Zhang looked at Yang Xueyi, who was now also a Primordial Spirit True Monarch like himself, and reminisced about the past.
Back when Taiyi Sect was a struggling small sect in the Endless Sea of Sand, Meng Zhang had put in a lot of effort to recruit Yang Xueyi.
Now, it seemed that Yang Xueyi's joining Taiyi Sect had brought many benefits, and the price he paid back then was simply insignificant compared to the gains.
Next, Meng Zhang kept Yang Xueyi by his side and personally taught her.
Apart from guiding her Cultivation Base, he also disclosed various secrets of Taiyi Sect, including the existence of the Heavenly Palace and the sect's assets within it...As the second Primordial Spirit True Monarch of Taiyi Sect, if anything unexpected were to happen to Meng Zhang, Yang Xueyi would have to take on the responsibility of leading Taiyi Sect.
In order to increase Yang Xueyi's practical combat experience, Meng Zhang personally sparred with her, allowing her to experience the power of the Five Elements Grand Dao.
Long ago, Yang Xueyi had followed Meng Zhang's instructions, extensively studying Dao scriptures and comprehending the Dao's secrets, accumulating a considerable foundation in Dao, and gaining deep insights into the Five Elements Grand Dao.
After advancing to the Primordial Spirit stage, these accumulations became the foundation of her Cultivation Base.
She could proficiently wield the power of the Five Elements Grand Dao, posing a significant threat to cultivators of the same level.
Although she didn't possess a Fourth Rank magic tool, as a Talisman Master, she practiced a pure and authentic talismanic tradition, condensing a natal true talisman inside her - the Five Elements Heavenly Talisman.
The power of the Five Elements Heavenly Talisman would continuously strengthen as Yang Xueyi's Cultivation Base improved.
The Five Elements true talisman not only greatly enhanced the power of her Five Elements spells but also aided her in harnessing the power of the Five Elements Grand Dao to perform Dao Techniques and Divine Abilities of the Five Elements attribute.
Of course, to strengthen the Five Elements Heavenly Talisman, she needed to consume many precious materials, including Fourth Rank spiritual items.
Currently, Yang Xueyi's authority in Taiyi Sect was second only to Meng Zhang, and she could freely exchange various spiritual materials from the sect's treasury.
Yang Xueyi herself was not lacking in merit points. After she advanced to the Primordial Spirit stage, Meng Zhang, in his capacity as the Sect Master, rewarded her with a substantial amount of merit points.
Besides searching the sect's treasury, Yang Xueyi also spent a considerable amount of merit points within the sect, issuing tasks to disciples to help gather various materials to strengthen the Five Elements Heavenly Talisman.
Meng Zhang was also considering taking some time to accompany Yang Xueyi on a trip to the Heavenly Palace.
Since he still had some pure jade inspiration on hand, he would see if he could provide her with a Fourth Rank magic tool and help her acquire materials to strengthen the Five Elements Heavenly Talisman.
However, just as Meng Zhang was planning to set off, a visitor from afar disrupted his arrangements.
He Luo True Monarch, whom he hadn't seen in many years, arrived, looking weary, to visit Meng Zhang.
After Taiyi Sect formally joined the Dali Dynasty, He Luo True Monarch was unwilling to follow suit and left Jiuqu League, heading to the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle.
A part of the Azure Origin Sect's disciples who refused to submit to Qing Gu True Monarch initially escaped to the south of Jiuqu League under the leadership of True Monarch Azure Peak, reestablishing Azure Origin Sect to resist the Dali Dynasty.
After the death of True Monarch Azure Peak and losing the protection of a Primordial Spirit True Monarch, Azure Origin Sect declined rapidly and became a Gold Core sect.
Fortunately, these disciples were quick to react and fled to the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle before the Dali Dynasty conquered the entire Jiuqu League.
A powerful sect like Azure Origin Sect, how could it not leave behind a path for its survival?After these disciples of Azure Origin Sect escaped to the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, they activated the contingency plans left behind by the previous generation of Azure Origin Sect and rebuilt the sect, temporarily settling down in the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle.
He Luo True Monarch cherished the favors Azure Origin Sect had shown him in the past. After leaving Jiuqu League, he went to the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle to provide refuge for Azure Origin Sect, which had lost its Primordial Spirit True Monarch.
The Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle has always been conservative and highly exclusive. It holds strong vigilance and rejects foreign cultivators and cultivation forces from all aspects.
He Luo True Monarch exerted great efforts to help Azure Origin Sect integrate into the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle and gain acceptance from the local cultivation forces.
In order to repay the debt of gratitude, He Luo True Monarch wholeheartedly planned for the well-being of Azure Origin Sect. Unexpectedly, his actions aroused suspicion among the disciples of Azure Origin Sect.
The Azure Origin Sect, which had moved to the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, did not have its own Primordial Spirit True Monarch.
The higher-ups of Azure Origin Sect worried that He Luo True Monarch might take advantage of the situation to seize the sect's foundation.
Some of He Luo True Monarch's actions were seen by them as an attempt to covet the legacy of Azure Origin Sect.
The disciples of Azure Origin Sect treated He Luo True Monarch with great caution, as if guarding against a thief.
However, when they encountered problems they couldn't solve, they still needed He Luo True Monarch's intervention.
They unabashedly used He Luo True Monarch without caring about his safety.
He Luo True Monarch endured it all, keeping in mind the kindness of Azure Origin Sect, and tried his best to help Azure Origin Sect establish a foothold in the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle.
Five years ago, True Monarch Azure Mist unexpectedly returned to Azure Origin Sect and appeared before He Luo True Monarch.
True Monarch Azure Mist had lost his physical body, leaving only his Primordial Spirit. It was He Luo True Monarch who, at the risk of his own life, saved him and escorted him back from the Nine Heavens to Jiuqu League.
After the upheaval in Azure Origin Sect, True Monarch Azure Mist told He Luo True Monarch that he intended to enter the Netherworld and embark on the path of the Ghost Deity.
Unexpectedly, True Monarch Azure Mist deceived He Luo True Monarch at that time. He did not enter the Netherworld but instead went to reshape his physical body.
Now that he had successfully reconstructed his body, he returned to continue leading Azure Origin Sect.
With True Monarch Azure Mist as a Primordial Spirit True Monarch, the disciples of Azure Origin Sect became even more hostile towards He Luo True Monarch.
At this moment, He Luo True Monarch finally understood that in the eyes of everyone in Azure Origin Sect, he was always just an outsider.
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