"I don't know about the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons or the Pure Land!" Xiao Jian said with a placating smile. "But on the Cangxian Continent, if one wishes to make something of cultivation, whether as a Confucian cultivator or one of us Daoists, one must have a powerful backing. Otherwise, it is impossible to even step into the ranks of cultivators. This is especially true for us Daoists! At present, Senior can teach Liu Yi the basic cultivation formulas and bring him into the Foundation Establishment realm. But for realms such as Opening Light and Fusion afterward, without the support of spiritual herbs and medicinal pills, I fear Senior alone cannot possibly bring him that far. Senior has now reached the realm of third-grade Yuan force and is precisely the kind of person whom commandery governors and even kingdom rulers seek to recruit. Senior may as well take advantage of this..."
"No need to say any more!" Xiao Hua waved his hand. "This Xiao has no interest whatsoever in such matters!"
"Yes, this junior understands!" Xiao Jian hurriedly fell silent, but after pondering for a moment, he could not help saying, "Actually, Senior could also entrust the matter of finding Luzhen Town to Xue Ping. Xi Kingdom is neither large nor small within Yu Province and has fairly good relations with several neighboring kingdoms. Other provinces are hard to say, but in Yu Province, they should be able to investigate it!"
"I have already entrusted it to him," Xiao Hua said blandly. "Oh, right. It seems you are quite familiar with the situation of the various kingdoms in Yu Province?"
"Yes, this junior did quite a bit of homework in that regard back then..." A trace of delight flashed through Xiao Jian's eyes. He had finally led the