The Sage Master Invited Him to Meet Again

Tu Shan brought the news that the Sage Master had once again invited Azure Cloud Master to meet to the Azure Cloud Sect.

"What do you think?" Azure Cloud Master asked Zhang Yang.

He truly couldn't understand the Sage Master's actions. Last time they met, the Sage Master was so badly schemed against, why would he want to meet again now?

Is he planning to start a fight to vent his anger?

Zhang Yang also found it strange; why did he want to meet the Sage Master again?

So far, he has not received any news that Langya Sacred Land has been isolated by other sects. It is really difficult for the Azure Cloud Sect to open up diplomatic relations at present, let alone send spies to infiltrate other sects to gather information.

The elders of the Azure Cloud Sect couldn't show themselves; if they did, they would be recognized.

The smaller ones are not needed for now.

Zhang Yang pondered for a while, unable to figure out the Sage Master's intentions for meeting again, so he could only say, "Master, it's the same as before. I'll bring the Demon Lord and accompany you to meet the Sage Master in person. Whatever he wants to do, he won't succeed."

Subsequently, both parties finalized the time and agreed to meet at the same place three days later.

Three days later, accompanied by Gudoer and Gu Yan, Zhang Yang went to Friendship Island again with Azure Cloud Master.

According to the Azure Cloud Gazette, this floating island witnessed the "friendship" between the Azure Cloud Sect and the Langya Sacred Land, and was named Friendship Island by Zhang Yang.

Around the same time, the Sage Master arrived with Kong Xiuping.

The two had barely met when Kong Xiuping hurried a few steps forward, knelt down before Azure Cloud Master with a thud, and loudly greeted him, "Nephew Kong Xiuping greets Uncle Azure Cloud Master!"

Although he was kneeling on the ground, he was actually struggling internally.

He didn't want to kneel, but he was genuinely afraid of his father disciplining him with Disciplinary Ruler.

Kong Xiuping's sudden kneeling completely baffled Azure Cloud Master and Zhang Yang.

What's going on?

Azure Cloud Master was completely bewildered. What was going on?

Zhang Yang was already surprised by Kong Xiuping's arrival, but he never expected Kong Xiuping to pull this stunt.

He looked at the Sage Master and saw that the Sage Master had a smile on his face, as if he did not see his own son kneeling and worshipping others.

Zhang Yang blinked, took a few quick steps, and helped Kong Xiuping up, saying warmly, "Brother Kong, you're too kind. We don't do that in the Azure Cloud Sect!"

When paying respects to elders, sincerity is all that matters; there's no need to kneel.

"Don't pull me! I absolutely need a Spirit Artifact today!"

Kong Xiuping had something he wanted to say but couldn't bring himself to say it: his father had lost the Dragon-Pointing Brush last time, and he was determined to get back a Spirit Artifact this time.

But how terrifying is Zhang Yang's physique?

How could he possibly kneel down with Zhang Yang's "support"?

Then, Kong Xiuping Zhang Yang "helped" Kong Xiuping up, and Zhang Yang kindly said to Kong Xiuping, "A man's knees are worth gold; he should only kneel to his parents and heaven and earth. How can he kneel to just anyone?"

That won't do!

Zhang Yang's single sentence put Kong Xiuping in a difficult position; how could he possibly kneel down now?

Kong Xiuping was so frustrated that he couldn't speak, and looked helplessly at the Sage Master.

His gaze seemed to say: Father, it's not that I don't want to get the Spirit Artifact back for you, there's just no other way!

The Sage Master shook his head inwardly. He had originally thought his son was quite outstanding, but compared to Zhang Yang, the gap was just too vast!

He nodded slightly and said, "The sincerity has been shown, that's good. Alright, you younger generation can go play over there now, we adults have important matters to discuss!"

Seeing that his son had failed to retrieve the Spirit Artifact, he immediately came up with another idea: he could have Kong Xiuping send Zhang Yang away.

It would be much easier for him to deal with Azure Cloud Master personally.

Kong Xiuping's advantage lay in his obedience. After receiving his father's instructions, he immediately and solemnly invited Zhang Yang, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, I happen to have some matters to ask you. Let's talk over here!"

How could Zhang Yang possibly fall for that?

He smiled and said, "Brother Kong, I've already seen your calligraphy, so I won't bother to see it again!"

Another point is that I'm not particularly interested in these things.

Besides, Master has long wanted me to take over the Azure Cloud Sect. There are still many things I don't know, and I need to learn more about interpersonal skills from Master.

Our Azure Cloud Sect is poor, we can't compare to your Langya Sacred Land, so we can't slack off in anything.

You play by yourself for a while, I'll come find you later!

Sage Master and his son were speechless.

Is this some kind of attempt to soothe a child?

Although Kong Xiuping's skin had thickened a bit after being beaten by the Sage Master, he still couldn't withstand this kind of treatment!

The Sage Master was helpless; he couldn't very well say, "Boy, you've ruined my plans here, I'm going to scheme against your master!"

Seeing that he couldn't get Zhang Yang to cooperate, the Sage Master took a deep breath and looked at Azure Cloud Master, asking, "If the Langya Sacred Land agrees to form an alliance with your Azure Cloud Sect, what benefits will your Azure Cloud Sect give us?"

Azure Cloud Master's eyes lit up. A major sect was actually willing to form an alliance?

Hasn't the situation for the Azure Cloud Sect improved significantly?

In light of this situation, it wouldn't be unreasonable to offer the Langya Sacred Land some benefits!

"The benefits..."

Upon hearing Azure Cloud Master's words, Zhang Yang hurriedly interjected, "As for benefits, it's not that we can't give them, but, Uncle Sage Master, why would your Langya Sacred Land want to form an alliance with us out of the blue?"

The Sage Master was furious. How dare you ask why?

If you hadn't spread those lies in the Azure Cloud Gazette, would Langya Sacred Land be in this embarrassing situation now?

However, in order to gain benefits from the Azure Cloud Sect, although he was furious inside, he smiled and said, "A thousand years ago, the Langya Sacred Land and the Azure Cloud Sect had a good relationship. Even after the changes a thousand years ago, the Langya Sacred Land did not sever this friendly relationship and helped the Azure Cloud Sect countless times."

It wasn't until five hundred years ago, when the Azure Cloud Sect seemed to be nearing its end, that many people in the Langya Sacred Land changed their minds.

"All these grudges and grievances have been wiped clean by your Azure Cloud Sect; let's not dwell on the past."

Zhang Yang was speechless. Why bring up the past in such detail when you're clearly saying you won't mention it again?

You want to soften my master's blood vessels, to make him less rigid?

In fact, when Azure Cloud Master thought of all the scholars who had perished on the Azure Cloud Continent over the past thousand years, he couldn't help but sigh.

However, Azure Cloud Master wasn't that foolish; he felt that this meeting with the Sage Master must be anything but simple.

Furthermore, let Zhang Yang handle matters such as forming alliances!

He sighed, but said nothing.

The Sage Master glanced at Azure Cloud Master and continued, "Our two continents are already very close, and we are all neighbors. It is really not advisable to cause any more trouble."

Another situation is... sigh, I'm over two thousand years old and only had this one son, and I usually spoil him rotten.

The reason I brought him here with you, Fellow Daoist, was actually partly due to my own selfish motives.

That brat fell in love with your disciple Situ Mingyue the moment he saw her on the Prodigy Battlefield.

I'm constantly thinking about him, and I can't eat or sleep properly. It breaks my heart to see him like this.

However, given the relationship between our two sects, your Azure Cloud Sect might not be willing to marry off its disciples to my Langya Sacred Land.

"That's why I arranged to meet with you, my fellow Daoist, to see if we can resolve this matter properly."

Kong Xiuping stared blankly at his father. "That's not what you said when you hit me!"

The Eldest Senior Brother said that the sect's resources cannot meet everyone's needs for the time being, but if we work together and keep striving, we will eventually reach the day when we can provide Cultivation Resources for everyone!

--The Elder Brother's Sayings.

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