At the first light of dawn, within the essence chamber of Zheng Mansion, Wang Yue slowly withdrew his power, the force energy circulating around him quietly returning to the double-layer force net.
As the Blood Dragon Secret Method gradually improved, the nodes condensed by the Nine Eyes Condensing Net Chapter had gained another one. Though progress was slow, his foundation was solid.
"Brother Zhou, are you awake?" Zheng Gaocè's knock sounded at just the right moment.
Wang Yue pushed open the door. Zheng Gaocè had already changed into fitted martial attire and said with a smile,
"The people from Red Cloud Temple are already waiting outside the mansion. Let's meet them first and nail down the details of our cooperation."
Wang Yue nodded lightly and followed Zheng Gaocè out of the small courtyard. There, he saw four martial artists in azure Daoist robes waiting by the roadside. All were in the Grandmaster realm, weapons at their waists, nearly fully armed.
Wang Yue's gaze swept over them. He noticed faint patterns showing beneath their clothing and silently committed them to memory.
The group headed straight for Red Cloud Temple's base in Dingsin Prefecture. Along the way, Wang Yue recalled the fighting at Juyong Pass and asked, "Isn't the battle at Juyong Pass at its height? How has it not affected them?"
After pondering for a moment, Zheng Gaocè explained, "At Juyong Pass, Zhao Kingdom's Buddhists struck first and stabbed the Zhengyi Sect in the back."
"Later, Great Chang won over Zhao Kingdom's Dao Vein instead, leaving the Buddhists roasting over the fire."
"Now the Zhengyi Sect has joined forces with several major sects and aristocratic families to chase down and hammer the Buddhists within Zhao Kingdom. At Juyong Pass, the Third Prince has led reinforcements from many factions to block the