Many Longevities, How Much Mystery

Li Qing observed carefully, and his heart gave a slight jolt.

There were at least twenty Chosen Ones across the three provinces combined, most of whom he had never encountered.

Of these twenty Chosen Ones, fifteen had already been taken under the wing of the various Dao Lineages.

"Impressive. These Dao Lineages have wormed their way into every crack and crevice. These Chosen Ones will find it hard to escape their search."

"Then it seems the allegiance plans for all the factions need to be redrawn."

"Have them choose the nearest Chosen One and attach themselves to him."

Before long, an entirely new plan had been drafted.

Across the more than two hundred cities under Li Qing's control, every faction chose its own target. A grand yet utterly silent movement of pledging allegiance began.

They would use every means at their disposal to quietly enter the service of the Chosen Ones.

The focus was on the grassroots Chosen Ones Li Qing had controlled for the longest time, with the other Chosen Ones serving as secondary targets. The more fully fledged a Chosen One was, the fewer people would pledge themselves to him.

After all, once their wings had grown full, joining them could only add flowers to brocade, never send charcoal in the snow. One would never be able to enter their inner circle.

Having completed the Chosen One allegiance plan, Li Qing began the second step.

"Continue extracting information. Next are the Longevity Realm cultivators of the three provinces."

Longevity Realm Cultivators of the Three Provinces

"After the descent of the stars, Longevity Realm figures from the Hundred Schools of Thought and other Dao Lineages descended one after another."

"Their purpose is the Six Paths Investiture of Gods plan."

"They include Lu Yuzhang, the Legalist School Longevity