Because of this, Qu Jiangzi suffered widespread condemnation.
In the eyes of the Mohist School, he was a traitor; in the eyes of the world, he was a petty man who fawned upon the powerful.
But the Mohist School survived.
Immortal Qin ultimately did not move against the Mohist School.
The turning point came one year after construction began on the Imperial Mausoleum.
Back then, the First Emperor had summoned accomplished adepts from across the land to seek true immortals in the Eastern Sea.
Among the adepts who answered his summons was one particular man.
He came from Ghost Valley, was learned and talented, and excelled in divination and formations.
He had answered the summons to Qin hoping to use the First Emperor's influence to search for the legendary Five Realms of Guixu at the farthest reaches of the Dark Sea.
This man was the founding Patriarch of today's Penglai Daoist Sect.
Venerable Pillow Sea, Shen Juan.
Building the Imperial Mausoleum required formations, and Shen Juan happened to be one of the foremost formation masters of his age.
Qu Jiangzi became acquainted with Shen Juan while seeking his advice on formations.
Shen Juan admired him greatly and knew that Qu Jiangzi was by no means the petty man who coveted wealth and glory that outside rumors made him out to be.
The two soon became close friends.
But once the Imperial Mausoleum was sealed beneath its mound, everyone who knew its internal structure would be buried alive to silence them.
Perhaps Qu Jiangzi and Gongsu Yi would fare a little better and be allowed to end their own lives, but they would still undoubtedly die.
So Shen Juan decided to help Qu Jiangzi escape Immortal Qin.
The two quickly agreed on a plan.
After reaching the Eastern Sea, Shen Juan