Qing Jun Discusses the Situation

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Qin Yi knew that the Land of Chaos still encompassed vast territories, and he wondered if any Heavenly Being, known as Rogue Cultivator, were searching for fragments of the Gate within them. He truly needed a force of his own to keep an eye on this matter for him.

From this perspective, "top-down" is much better than "cooperation".

This must be a force that is under its own control.

It is clear that in the short time it took for Li Qingjun to send the chess fanatic away, Li Qingjun may have already said something to Yu Fuzi and reached a certain level of understanding.

Li Qingjun transmitted her voice, saying, "It would be a good thing to have your own power outside of Shenzhou. As for this Yu Fuzi, don't be fooled by his ambition; he's actually the most useful because he's loyal to his own interests... If you can make him realize that following you is the most beneficial thing, and that betraying you would be a great loss, then he'll be almost impossible to betray and will be more loyal than anyone else. Of course, if betraying you would be beneficial, he would not hesitate to do so."

Qin Yi said, "Then how can I trust them? My opponents, well, take the Witch God Sect for example, are much stronger than me."

Li Qingjun said, "The weighing of pros and cons here is somewhat subtle, and it's not necessarily a simple matter of strength. For example, the Witch God Sect is stronger than you, but if he feels that following the Witch God Sect would bring him no benefits, or even that he would only be a dog, while following you would allow him to become a relatively independent sect leader and dominate a region, then his choice would definitely be you. Unless the difference in strength has already threatened his life, or if there is an immense temptation to guarantee him the attainment of the Qian Yuan realm, he might not betray you."

Qin Yi nodded. "Understood."

Li Qingjun smiled slightly, "These things are indeed not easy to control. I will help you... If I'm not here, you can ask Cheng Cheng. Anyway, it's not far from the Demon City. Maybe before long, you'll know more about it than we do."

Qin Yi couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This was the woman who had once been a regent...

Although she was exhausted from learning it back then, it has now become a unique experience for her.

Qin Yi strongly suspected that if the seemingly reckless Qing Jun and the seemingly oblivious Minghe were to fight to the death together, and if they both used mortal techniques instead of immortal skills, Minghe would most likely be played to death by Qing Jun.

The Immortal Dao cannot transcend the realm of humanity.

Qin Yi suddenly wondered, but the transcendence he usually saw among the immortals was not untrue. Not to mention Minghe, even his fellow disciples from the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace gave him a feeling of being extraordinary and detached from worldly affairs. Why was that?

Upon closer reflection, the so-called transcendence is relative.

When your strength far surpasses that of ordinary people and you have no desire for anything in the mortal world, you can transcend the mundane. Otherwise, so-called transcendence is just self-consolation for those who are frustrated in their success.

Just like in modern times, if you want to be free and unrestrained, you at least need to be financially free before you have the right to say that.

Reaching a certain level allows one to transcend the mundane, becoming a regular cultivator who views ordinary people as ants and is indifferent to human joys and sorrows. It's like capitalists looking down on workers as ants, holding a glass of Lafite worth tens of thousands of dollars, and scorning others for their petty calculations of daily necessities.

Thinking about it that way, they are indeed somewhat similar...

However, at this level, they are still deeply mired in the struggles among immortals. The path of immortals is also a world of Immortal Dao arts, so there is no real transcendence. It's just another kind of quagmire, essentially no different from the struggles of mortals. Therefore, Qing Jun's mortal politics are equally applicable here.

True transcendence is when you surpass everyone else with your strength and stand high above them. At that point, your will is the only one, and any entanglements that arise will be easily overturned. That is true transcendence.

Perhaps so...

Qin Yi was lost in thought for a moment, and even while browsing the treasure vault, he was somewhat absent-minded.

The Profound Yin Sect's treasure trove was vast and impressive, accumulated over thousands of years. However, for Qin Yi and Li Qingjun, both from Qian Yuan Level sects, there were only a few items that caught their eye.

Qin Yi took some rare medicinal herbs that were produced due to the special nature of the Land of Chaos. These things were hard to find in the Central Plains and might be useful, but he wasn't very interested in anything else.

Yu Fuzi, however, suggested from the side, "Young Master, would you like to see the Ancient Inheritance that our Martial Grand-Uncle once obtained?"

Huh?

Qin Yi immediately perked up, and could feel Liusu, who had been lying listlessly in the stick, suddenly become alert and agitated.

"Are you now certain that the Pu Xiang Zhenren inherited his power by chance, and that he hasn't lived from ancient times to the present?"

Yu Fuzi smiled and said, "We sorted through his belongings and found the ancient jade slip he obtained. Please take a look, Young Master."

Qin Yi took the jade slip, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and was slightly taken aback.

This is indeed a high-level Ancient Cultivation Methods, a very authentic Mysterious Gate Yin-Yang art, which also includes some techniques of dual cultivation and alchemy. However, due to limitations in a person's aptitude, even if one obtains the Cultivation Method, one may not be able to master it; most people simply pursue the dual cultivation technique. Furthermore, because it is combined with the Profound Yin Sect's demonic method of Yin-Yang Harvesting energy, it has resulted in chaotic and disordered Qi, making Huiyang, who forcibly broke through, feel extremely weak and unstable, and everything fits the description.

That's not important. What's important is that this thing contains not only the Cultivation Method, but also some notes from its original owner, much like the records kept by Zheng Yunyi's father.

This is precious.

There are few ancient records in the world. The war between immortals and gods had already wiped out countless beings. Most of the remaining ones were collected and taken to heaven by the Heavenly Being as they cleaned up the rift valley. Another part of the inheritance that remained in the world was lost due to a Demon Calamity.

The few existing records can be found in sects with extremely long histories, such as Celestial Pivot Divine Palace or Myriad Images of the Universe. Even Penglai Sword Pavilion may not have them, or if they do, they are just a few words heard from others.

This jade slip was likely something that was knocked down during the battle near the Rift Valley, and was left in some remote corner south of the Rift Valley. It was found by Pu Xiang Zhenren by sheer luck, which explains why he can spout off so many ancient stories so easily.

Unfortunately, this is not a historical record, but rather the autobiography of this immortal. He did not record anything he did not experience or see, and Qin Yi did not see what he most wanted to see.

What he most wanted to see was obviously the story of Liusu, but unfortunately, it wasn't there.

This immortal never saw Liusu in his entire life, except perhaps in his final battle, but unfortunately he wouldn't have had the time to take notes then.

However, it was mentioned indirectly. "Although all races are born under the Dao, they all originate from the same source, yet those who attain the Taiqing realm are still few and far between. Even powerful beings like dragons and phoenixes can only have one, while the human race has two. Although their paths are different, they all attain the Taiqing realm. The spirit of all things is truly remarkable."

Then there's self-motivation like, "I must work hard, I must attain enlightenment and become a celestial being."

Although the words sound old-fashioned, that's basically the idea.

Qin Yi was extremely disappointed, but he inexplicably heard Liusu sigh with relief, as if she was very nervous.

Qin Yi replied irritably via telepathy, "You really don't want me to see your affairs?"

Liusu relaxed and said lazily, "What's so interesting about him? He's just a troublemaker. If you see too much of what I do, you might turn against me."

Qin Yi chuckled, "Do you really think I'm some kind of saint... If it were you, you'd just have to keep quiet about it."

"Who would kiss you? Disgusting. You might as well kiss Yu Fuzi."

"?" Qin Yi said speechlessly, "Who told you that 'kin' here means that? Are you completely illiterate?"

"Hmph." Liusu was too lazy to argue about this and said in a good mood, "This thing is very valuable. The local customs, tribal relations, cultivation insights, combat understanding, treasure distribution and other information inside would be an archaeological treasure that any other sect would treasure. Only you, who are so boring, are only interested in my stuff."

"You already know all that stuff, why would I need to look at this?"

"I may not know everything. For example, there are places I haven't been to, but he has," Liusu said. "For instance, this place records many things about the Other Side of the Sea. I haven't been there much, so I'm not very familiar with it... Also, did you see that? This person fought with Taotie and escaped alive. I've never even fought with Taotie. That's a good addition. Don't you read anything?"

Qin Yi said helplessly, "I just... care a lot about you."

Liusu remained silent.

Seeing Qin Yi deep in thought about the jade slip, Li Qingjun couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Did you gain anything?"

Qin Yi immediately puffed out his chest. "There's something related to Taotie in this. I need to study it further. Maybe the next opportunity to cause trouble for the Witch God Sect will come from here."

Li Qingjun had no idea what he was looking at, and nodded, saying, "It's good that it's useful... There's nothing else to see here, we..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Fuzi said urgently, "You two can't leave right now, or I'll be dead."

He quickly realized his rudeness after speaking and awkwardly wiped away cold sweat.

His rudeness was actually quite normal; their hierarchical relationship hadn't been tested in the first place. Qin Yi understood this and didn't mind, glancing at him sideways and saying, "You don't expect us to watch the door for you, do you?"

Yu Fuzi hurriedly replied, "That's not true. If I stay for just a day or two, I can use Young Master influence to completely take control of the sect. The longer you Young Master, the less covetous people in the Thousand Mountains Alliance will be."

Qin Yi looked at Li Qingjun nodded.

Since we are going to really make use of this sect's power, we will naturally have to put in some effort. It's not the old model of cooperating and then leaving, nor is it the old model of managing the Battle Hall, which was originally under our own control.

Perhaps there are some things I need to learn how to do... so let's start today.

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