Diplomatic Setback

Heavenly Profound Daoist was speechless for a moment, and hurriedly said, "I am Tian Xuan from the Heavenly Profound Sect. I have something to discuss with Zhang Yang."

"So it's Senior Tian Xuan!" Chunxiao hurriedly bowed in greeting.

She had heard of Heavenly Profound Daoist. The Azure Cloud Sect and the Heavenly Profound Sect were on good terms now, and he was a powerful expert at the Dao Integration Realm, so she naturally had to maintain sufficient respect for him.

"Senior Tian Xuan, please wait a moment at the Azure Cloud Guesthouse. I will send someone to inform our Grand Master Uncle! Senior, please feel free to stay at the Azure Cloud Guesthouse; all expenses will be covered." Chunxiao continued, "This is not directed at you, Senior. Our entire Azure Cloud Sect is currently undergoing reforms."

The Grand Master had instructed that the Azure Cloud Guesthouse be responsible for receiving all visitors to the Azure Cloud Sect.

Distinguished guests can stay at the Azure Cloud Guesthouse for free, and we will relay the information to the sect.

After obtaining permission from the sect, we will lead you to the sect.

She had already established a master-disciple relationship with Situ Mingyue, so she naturally addressed Zhang Yang as her senior master.

This was Zhang Yang's idea for receiving guests, which not only avoided having to assign disciples to guard the mountain, but also prevented those who did not want to be received from visiting, and could also generate revenue for the sect!

"We came with Senior Tian Xuan, so our meal is on the house too!" Yu Jinzhong hurriedly said.

Two thousand Spirit Stone a day, that's expensive.

Ji Qiu and the others nodded in agreement, thinking they could also get their meal for free.

Chunxiao glanced at Yu Jinzhong and the others and said, "Senior Tian Xuan is our most honored guest and has a friendly relationship with our Azure Cloud Sect. Therefore, Senior Tian Xuan naturally enjoys special treatment."

As for you, of course you have to pay!

Yu Jinzhong felt a lump in his throat, but dared not say anything more.

Heavenly Profound Daoist wouldn't say much either; he'd already given him a free meal, what more could he possibly want to say?

Moreover, the Azure Cloud Sect is now incredibly powerful, capable of confronting the Nine Great Sects of the world with the strength of a single sect. It is only natural that it has such a grand style.

Therefore, Heavenly Profound Daoist settled into the Azure Cloud Guesthouse and waited.

Of course, Yu Jinzhong and the others obediently checked into the Azure Cloud Guesthouse.

They would accept even if it cost two thousand Spirit Stone a day.

Subsequently, Chunxiao sent someone to relay the information about Heavenly Profound Daoist and others to the sect.

Inside the sect, Zhang Yang was receiving several guests who had come from afar. These guests were Ba Qingyan and others from the Snow Region Misty Sect, as well as their sect elder Shen Yihao, who was at the early stage of the Dao Integration Realm.

In fact, the people from the Misty Sect should have arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect long ago.

However, the last time I came to the outskirts of the Azure Cloud Continent, it happened to be when several major sects in the world were besieging the Azure Cloud Sect.

Shen Yihao was so frightened that he dared not enter the Azure Cloud Continent and returned to the Snow Region with Ba Qingyan and the others without looking back.

As for the heavenly materials and earthly treasures obtained from the Prodigy Battlefield, they didn't want any of them, treating them as if they had just had a dream.

After returning, the entire Misty Sect became cowards, not daring to show their faces at all.

In their view, the Great Snow Mountain Sect had dispatched Tribulation Realm and three Peak Dao Integration Realm cultivators, which meant they were definitely going to destroy the Azure Cloud Sect.

If people find out that their Misty Sect and Azure Cloud Sect have a good relationship, wouldn't that be inviting trouble?

Therefore, the entire Misty Sect was extremely worried, fearing that one day the powerful figures from the Great Snow Mountain would come to attack.

This wait lasted for three months.

These three months were the most painful time for the Misty Sect.

To their surprise, the Tribulation Realm from the Great Snow Mountain quietly returned to the Snow Region.

The three Dao Integration Realm cultivators who were sent out never appeared again.

At this moment, the Misty Sect finally sensed something was amiss.

They secretly sent people to inquire, and received a result that shocked them greatly.

The Azure Cloud Sect unleashed an incredibly terrifying Demon Lord, and not only did they win, they also launched a counterattack on the Myriad Spirits Continent!

Rumors are circulating that the Myriad Spirits Sect and the Azure Cloud Sect had a private duel, with the Myriad Spirits Sect ultimately paying out 20 billion Spirit Stone!

There were simply too many people who witnessed this, and even if the nine top sects wanted to hide it, they simply couldn't.

After receiving this news, the Misty Sect's mind started working again.

Now that the Azure Cloud Sect has already obtained 20 billion in resources, shouldn't they go and ask for those heavenly materials and earthly treasures back?

Under these circumstances, the Misty Sect sent people, including Ba Qingyan, to secretly visit the Azure Cloud Sect.

When Zhang Yang saw Ba Qingyan and the others, he knew what they had come for.

He immediately retrieved the heavenly materials and earthly treasures, handed them to Ba Qingyan, and said with a smile, "These things have finally been returned to their rightful owner."

Shen Yihao was incredibly excited; the Azure Cloud Sect had actually been returned.

He desperately wanted to retrieve the five large bags of heavenly materials and earthly treasures and leave Azure Cloud Town as soon as possible.

Because the Azure Cloud Sect has Demon Lord!

Unexpectedly, Ba Qingyan said seriously, "Fellow Daoist Zhang Yang, we agreed that we only need three portions!"

Shen Yihao almost slapped Ba Qingyan on the head. "You brat, do you know what you're saying?"

Are we just going to throw away those two big bags full of heavenly materials and earthly treasures?

However, Zhang Yang's next words reassured him.

Zhang Yang said, "I already said that I was just keeping them for you. So, you can take them all!"

"No, no, no!" Ba Qingyan shook his head repeatedly. "If it weren't for you leading us, we wouldn't have had the courage or the ability to obtain so many benefits."

In fact, if it weren't for you keeping these things safe for us, not only would other sects have stolen them, but we would also have gotten ourselves into trouble.

Therefore, we were already very lucky to only take three portions.

Please don't refuse, otherwise we'll be seen as ungrateful and treacherous.

These words completely frustrated Shen Yihao.

What else could he say?

Besides, wouldn't that make me an ungrateful person?

Zhang Yang hadn't expected that Ba Qingyan was more grateful than he had imagined.

In his view, Ba Qingyan was not unaware of how important the two large bags of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

After all, they had seized these from the strongholds of various major sects and personally packed them in.

However, out of gratitude, Ba Qingyan still gave away the two large bags of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

He pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Brother Ba, you should know that I obtained the most rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures from the Prodigy Battlefield."

Therefore, I really don't care about these two big bags of rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

This is the most important thing for your Misty Sect.

However, I cannot refuse Brother Ba's kind invitation. How about this arrangement?

I'll trade these two bags of heavenly materials and earthly treasures for some unique items from the Snow Region. How about it?

For example, refining materials, or spirit medicine, or other things, what do you think?

Ba Qingyan's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly, saying, "Brother Zhang, what a great idea!"

He sensed Zhang Yang's closeness and took the opportunity to get closer to him.

"Don't worry, we will definitely prepare some supplies from the Snow Region and send them to you!" Ba Qingyan added, "We will make arrangements immediately after we return!"

After he finished speaking, he did not refuse and put away the five large bags of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Shen Yihao, who was standing next to him, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

What their Misty Sect truly lacks are these heavenly materials and earthly treasures!

As for the unique refining materials and spirit medicine of the Snow Region, the quantity is simply too great; with a little preparation, they can easily repay the debt.

Zhang Yang then looked at Shen Yihao and said with a smile, "In addition, our Azure Cloud Sect would like to establish a genuine trade relationship with the Misty Sect. What does your Misty Sect think?"

He began to push forward the Azure Cloud Sect's diplomatic plans, to see if he could open up relations with the Misty Sect.

Ba Qingyan was overjoyed and was about to speak.

However, before he could finish speaking, Shen Yihao forcibly sealed his words with the power of the Dao Integration Realm.

Shen Yihao said slowly, "Establishing trade relations is such an important matter that we must report to the sect leader first. We will give your Azure Cloud Sect an answer after we return and discuss it properly."

Who dares to establish a relationship with the Azure Cloud Sect now?

Therefore, Shen Yihao declined.

Zhang Yang sighed inwardly. It seemed that it would be difficult to make progress in these diplomatic relations.

Admittedly, the Azure Cloud Sect used its most forceful approach to drive back the nine major sects.

It's been several months now, and no one from other sects has come to visit, which is not a good sign.

Although the Azure Cloud Sect has acquired many resources, there are always some shortages among them.

If we can't communicate with other sects, how will we develop in the future?

It seems we need to figure out how to break this deadlock!

The Eldest Senior Brother said, "Don't be afraid of failure; we've simply eliminated a path that cannot lead to success!"

--The Elder Brother's Sayings

Transcribed by Qingxu.