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The final direction will inevitably be in this direction.

Despite his fierce rhetoric, Guan Hai knew the situation perfectly well: Great Joy Temple truly couldn't afford a major war with the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace.

In terms of sect size, the two are roughly equal, both possessing powerful Qian Yuan cultivators and similar numbers of Hui Yang cultivators. If they were to fight, they could potentially suffer heavy losses and decline on both sides. What's more troublesome is that once sects of their level start a war, it won't just be a matter of the sect's own strength; it will affect the entire cultivation world.

The biggest disadvantage of Great Joy Temple is its terrible reputation. Just look at Guan Ji's interest in Meng Qingying to see how bad it is. His lustful desire for Yin-Yang Harvesting has offended countless enemies. Great Joy Temple itself can't even count how many people secretly want to grind them to dust, and it's too lazy to bother with the count.

Once a full-scale war breaks out with a sect of similar size, who knows how many enemies will jump out and kick you when you're down.

Then there are those Righteous Path guys who claim to be following the will of Heavenly Dao and slaying demons and monsters who will cause trouble. For example, the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace Penglai Sword Pavilion and other such guys will not sit idly by and are very likely to get involved.

If you go to find other external allies in the demonic path, those people are ruthless and exploitative, completely unreliable. They might even seize an opportunity to stab you in the back and run away with the loot.

The Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace is rather "evil" and doesn't have many friendly allies, but at least their reputation isn't bad, they don't have many enemies, and therefore fewer people will try to take advantage of their misfortunes. Given this comparison, it's easy to imagine how the scales of victory will ultimately tip.

The war between sects is a matter of great importance, affecting everything. There are not only two sects in the world. The smaller sects are always attacked, and the older ones always come to fight. They keep fighting one after another until the sect is wiped out, and no other forces have ever been seen.

This also subtly aligns with what the Humble Origins told Qin Yi about the distinction between good and evil fortune. Although the conditions for this thing to take effect are somewhat harsh, it does indeed exist.

Therefore, Great Joy Temple truly dares not engage in a life-or-death struggle with the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace.

However, the tyranny of the demonic path has its advantages. They can be shameless, threatening that "your disciples should not leave the mountain." Unless you are confident that you can completely destroy the Great Joy Temple, no one wants to be bitten by such a vicious dog. Moreover, the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace is also unwilling to face a sect war, so a compromise is needed from both sides. This is the basic premise for negotiations between the two sides.

Under these circumstances, turning sect wars into individual life-or-death duels is a solution that minimizes the damage to both sides. In fact, this is the solution ultimately chosen after most sect conflicts, the so-called rules of the martial world.

Sending Zheng Yunyi to fight a stronger opponent, to withstand another Cloud-Soaring cultivator, is putting our own disciple in danger. It's already an explanation to you. If he can really defeat you, you have nothing to say. That just means you're incompetent. Go back to your Fat Buddha's belly and start cultivating again. Don't come out and embarrass yourself.

Of course, doing so would put Zheng Yunyi in great danger, with the greatest possibility of him actually dying. Heavenly Mystery Child couldn't ignore this, so he finally revealed the ultimate purpose behind his heated debate. "Yun Yi's killing of Guanji was achieved through the cooperation of fellow disciples, not by his own individual skill. If you are going to send a cultivator at the Soaring Cloud Sixth Layer Ascension Guan Ji, then my Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace should send Zheng Yunyi and Qin Yi together, only then will it be fair."

These words were actually meant to remind the other party that Qin Yi harbored malicious intent, but Guan Hai didn't pay attention to that at the moment; he was considering the feasibility.

After a moment's thought, he decided it was feasible. Both opponents were at the Heart of the Harp Realm; the possibility of them teaming up to defeat Soaring Cloud Sixth Layer cultivator was virtually nonexistent. Guan Ji's death must have been due to falling into some kind of trap. Furthermore, this competition was being held under the witness of both sides' high-ranking officials, leaving no room for pre-set traps. Could Soaring Cloud Sixth Layer really not kill two Qin Xin cultivators? Or at least not cripple them? Then the Great Joy Temple would truly have no face to say anything.

Just as he was about to agree, a heavenly female voice drifted in from nowhere. "Qin Yi was almost beaten to death by Guan Ji and is currently recuperating, unable to participate in the battle. In my opinion, your Great Joy Temple should send out someone at the early stage of the Cloud Ascension realm to spar with Junior Brother Zheng."

Upon hearing that voice, Guan Hai felt his bones melt, and a name immediately came to mind: Ju Yunxiu.

I've heard that this woman is an absolute beauty, but she lives a secluded life and rarely shows herself in public, so most people have only heard of her name but never seen her in person. Now, hearing this voice, I can confirm that the rumors are true.

He wasn't swayed by a voice, but instead considered another possibility. Guan Ji's death might not have been a trap, but rather because the two opponents were core members of their sects, possessing various Law Treasure beyond their own level. Dealing with one was no problem, but with both working together, it was quite possible that they would be defeated.

Thinking this through, he changed his words and said, "Since that's the case, then let's part ways. Our temple will send two disciples with slightly lower cultivation levels to learn from your two masters. The time will be in a month, when all injuries have healed."

Ju Yunxiu asked, "Your cultivation level is a bit low. How low?"

Guan Hai, "The fourth level of the Cloud Ascension Realm. It's impossible to descend to the initial stage, otherwise it would become a friendly spar."

Ju Yunxiu said unhappily, "Haven't you all known about Qin Yi's cultivation?"

Guan Hai hesitated for a moment. Before coming here, he had naturally gone to Da Qian to learn more. Qin Yi was a cultivator at the sixth level of Yi Jin and the fourth level of Qin Xin, both of which were only at the mid-stage, which was indeed a bit low, unlike Zheng Yunyi, who was already at the Heart of the Harp Perfection and could break through to Teng Yun at any time. There was still a difference between the two, so he said, "Then Qin Yi's opponent is at the early stage of Teng Yun."

Ju Yunxiu finally smiled and said, "Okay."

She had already achieved her goal of speaking out: she didn't want Zheng Yunyi and Qin Yi to join forces against the enemy. Who knew how they would be tricked by such a collaboration? It would be better to deal with them separately.

Ju Yunxiu knew better than anyone how abnormally fast Qin Yi was progressing. The other side thought Qin Yi was still a mid-stage Yi Martial Cultivation, but in reality, Qin Yi had already entered the late stage, almost at the eighth level. A month later? Under this War Preparation, the sect was fully supporting him, and he had a high chance of breaking through to the next stage. At that time, if Ju Yunxiu gave him a few of his most treasured abilities, even if he couldn't win against a magic cultivator of the same level, losing wouldn't be easy.

If we can't break through, we can just protect him and run away. What can Great Joy Temple do about it?

Guan Hai never imagined that even the cunning Heavenly Mystery Child hadn't considered reneging on his debt, while the Fairy- like Ju Yunxiu had already planned to do so...

Seeing that Ju Yunxiu agreed, Guan Hai looked at Heavenly Mystery Child and said, "Zheng Yunyi's opponent is a fourth-level Tengyun cultivator."

Heavenly Mystery Child smiled and said, "Okay."

He could also force Zheng Yunyi to break through the barrier and achieve the Cloud Ascension Realm within this month. At the same Soaring Cloud Realm, there would be much more room for maneuver, which is far better than being crushed by a higher realm.

Guan Hai reached out and gave Heavenly Mystery Child a high five as a pledge, thus sealing the deal. He turned and left, inwardly scoffing.

Heavenly Mystery Child and Ju Yunxiu were plotting to help their disciples break through this month. How could he not know? But the Soaring Cloud Realm is a major hurdle. How can one break through it so easily? Many people are stuck there their whole lives and die without ever breaking through. You, Zheng Yunyi, will be able to do it in a month? Even if you were forced to break through, you would only reach the initial stage of Tengyun. It would be good enough if you could consolidate your realm. It would be absolutely impossible for you to break through to the highest level.

As for Qin Yi, forget about it. Jumping from the sixth level of Yi Jin to Duan Gu in a month? Let's talk about breaking through the seventh level later! Or is it that he jumped from the fourth level of Qin Xin to Teng Yun in a month? Are you still dreaming? That's not cultivation, that's a dream. That kind of thing doesn't exist.

The cultivator he sent out at the fourth level of the Cloud Ascension Realm could be someone about to break through to the fifth level. There's not much of a hurdle there; a breakthrough on the spot is perfectly acceptable. It's even feasible to prepare pills and break through to the sixth level during battle, thus remaining the originally planned Soaring Cloud Sixth Layer Realm cultivator. The same logic applies to the one dealing with Qin Yi; it's possible they might become a fourth-level Cloud Ascension Realm cultivator on the spot.

Instead of a two-on-one battle, it became a one-on-one duel, which greatly benefited him. If he could still lose, he should just go home and drink milk. Great Joy Temple should be reflecting on its actions behind closed doors; what right does it have to cause trouble for others?

Guan Hai racked his brains but never expected that while they were haggling over the price, Qin Yi, whom he imagined would have difficulty breaking through to the seventh level of the Yi Jin Jing, had already rolled out of the Trial Painting World, his body bursting with Gang Qi.

The Muscle Tendon Change Eighth Layer has been achieved.