Chapter 939: Grandma Qiansi |
After successfully refining the Mustard Seed Space, Meng Zhang finally didn't have to stay in the Taiyi Sect all the time.
During these years, the Three Big Merchant Families, including the Great Unity Commercial Alliance, had never caused trouble for the Taiyi Sect. Even the Gu Yue Family of the Dali Dynasty did not come to pester them endlessly.
Since the news of the last major battle spread, Meng Zhang's reputation soared within the local cultivation forces.
After he formed the small alliance, he didn't have much time to personally intervene in various affairs.
But because of his brilliant achievements in battle, all the members of the alliance respected him.
They began to feel sincerely pleased and convinced with Meng Zhang as their leader.
The Gold Core cultivator of Taiyi Sect, who was in charge of the daily affairs of the alliance while residing in the Yellow Lotus Holy Mountain, also found that things went much smoother on a daily basis. Not to say that everyone followed his orders without question, but at least no one openly defied his commands.
Xu Mengying had been in close contact with Meng Zhang and saw that he had finished dealing with miscellaneous matters and had some leisure time. According to their previous agreement, she went with him to the Heavenly Palace.
At this time, the Fire-Water Sect, which Taiyi Sect helped He Luo True Monarch build, had already taken shape.
As for the mountain-guarding great formation and the crucial areas within the sect, those would be left for He Luo True Monarch to handle in the future.
He Luo True Monarch saw that the Fire-Water Sect was taking shape and spent most of his time in the sect, personally participating in various constructions.
Although most of the work was busy and trivial, he enjoyed it and devoted most of his time and energy to it.
Meng Zhang judged the current situation, and in the short term, Taiyi Sect shouldn't encounter any external invasions.
Therefore, he simply asked Yang Xueyi to come along, and together with Xu Mengying, they headed to the Heavenly Palace.
The three of them ascended above the Nine Heavens and, with the use of the token, smoothly entered the Heavenly Palace.
Meng Zhang's Taiyi Sect token allowed him to teleport up to ten cultivators at once.
Once inside the Heavenly Palace, Meng Zhang took Xu Mengying and Yang Xueyi to the Taiyi Sect's property in the Heavenly Palace.
Xu Mengying had been in and out of the Heavenly Palace several times before and had obtained temporary residence rights there.
Taiyi Sect had this set of properties that could apply for permanent residence rights for up to six cultivators.
Meng Zhang took Yang Xueyi to find an old acquaintance, True Monarch Liu Tianhao, to handle various formalities.From then on, Yang Xueyi could permanently reside in the Heavenly Palace without having to pay any other fees.
Meng Zhang decided that he would let Yang Xueyi stay in the Heavenly Palace permanently and handle various matters for the Taiyi Sect while slowly seeking business opportunities.
Xu Mengying didn't have a fixed place to stay in the Heavenly Palace and was temporarily staying in the Taiyi Sect's property.
Since they were old friends, Meng Zhang still wanted to take care of her as much as possible.
Next, Meng Zhang took Yang Xueyi around the Heavenly Palace, letting her become familiar with the various situations here.
Yang Xueyi had also read the booklet written by Meng Zhang, so she had some knowledge of the situation in the Heavenly Palace. However, experiencing it in person with Meng Zhang's guidance would help her integrate into the place more quickly.
Yang Xueyi's daily cultivation now required the consumption of Nine Heavens Refined Essence.
There was a considerable amount of Nine Heavens Refined Essence in the Taiyi Sect's treasury, enough for the sect's cultivators to use. Moreover, Yang Xueyi's cultivation in the Heavenly Palace would greatly reduce the consumption of Nine Heavens Refined Essence.
Meng Zhang gave her a sum of pure jade inspiration for daily use.
Meanwhile, after Xu Mengying finished her own business, she introduced Meng Zhang and Yang Xueyi to a significant figure, Grandma Qiansi.
Grandma Qiansi was a powerful loose cultivator who had reached the Return to Emptiness stage.
She hadn't spent much time in the Grand Dust World and mostly resided in the Heavenly Palace for her cultivation.
Many years ago, Grandma Qiansi found a way to secure a position in the Heavenly Palace, which helped her in her actions within the Heavenly Palace.
Overall, the management of the upper echelons of the Heavenly Palace was relatively lenient towards these Return to Emptiness stage cultivators.
Of course, when holding a position in the Heavenly Palace, there were still some responsibilities, obligations, and work involved.
One of Grandma Qiansi's daily tasks was to attract those isolated small worlds from the void and make them descend into the Grand Dust World.
These small worlds were of low power levels, and Grandma Qiansi couldn't enter them, so she needed the help of lower-level cultivators.
As a loose cultivator herself, she didn't have a large number of lower-level cultivators at her disposal.
As a result, she left behind many related tasks in the general affairs hall.
Xu Mengying completed several tasks exceptionally well, which caught Grandma Qiansi's attention.
Both of them were female cultivators, and Xu Mengying deliberately tried to please Grandma Qiansi. Over time, they became familiar with each other.For Xu Mengying, befriending a Return to Emptiness stage great power had numerous benefits that were too many to count.
As for Grandma Qiansi, Xu Mengying had considerable utility. She could provide a large number of reliable low-level cultivators for Grandma Qiansi's use, and in return, helping Xu Mengying with minor tasks was simply a small favor.
Grandma Qiansi was generous in her rewards. In addition to the achievement points and pure jade inspiration Xu Mengying received for completing tasks, she also received extra rewards from Grandma Qiansi. These rewards served as encouragement for Xu Mengying to continue working hard and wholeheartedly serving her interests.
Though Yellow Lotus Sect was a large Primordial Spirit sect with numerous disciples, there were countless small worlds in the void. Each time these small worlds needed to be drawn, a significant number of low-level disciples were required to cooperate.
Currently, Taiyi Sect and Yellow Lotus Sect were allies with mutual interests, and involving Taiyi Sect in completing these tasks would benefit everyone.
Xu Mengying had already discussed this matter with Meng Zhang earlier, and Meng Zhang, who had similar plans, readily accepted.
Previously occupied with other matters and temporarily not lacking in pure jade inspiration, Meng Zhang hadn't rushed to act on it.
Now that they were in the Heavenly Palace, there was no reason to delay any further.
Xu Mengying, along with Meng Zhang and Yang Xueyi, went to visit Grandma Qiansi.
Grandma Qiansi appeared kind-hearted, resembling a friendly neighborhood grandmother, seemingly without any threatening aura.
However, Meng Zhang wouldn't be fooled by her appearance.
Prior to this, Meng Zhang had spent a considerable amount of effort in the Heavenly Palace, gathering information about her.
The Heavenly Palace also had places where various pieces of information were sold. As long as one was willing to spend pure jade inspiration, they could obtain all kinds of information.
For a loose cultivator like Grandma Qiansi to become a Return to Emptiness stage great power, she certainly wasn't a virtuous person.
Throughout her journey, she had shed much blood and made numerous enemies in the Cultivation World.
In her pursuit of resources, she had offended many major sects, including the Holy Land Sect.
She was ruthless, brutal in her methods, and would retaliate against any offense, far from being a benevolent character.
However, her reputation was relatively good. She wasn't the type to cause trouble without reason.
For cultivators willing to serve her, she was generous and willing to give back.
After learning the general information about Grandma Qiansi, Meng Zhang secretly decided not to offend this great power at all costs.
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