With the Clear Scenery Alliance's great victory, the Spring-Extinguishing Alliance was completely annihilated.
Of the five sects that once Jing Kingdom, only the Jade Spring and the Kong Jian Sect remain.
Empty Sword Sect does not compete or fight, but stays hidden in Yang Province. Although its disciples often travel and gain experience, they always communicate with the local Jade Spring Sect and its branch temples to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
It's not that the Empty Sword Sect, a sect entirely composed of sword cultivators, has lost its edge.
Rather, the Jade Spring Sect's power was already established, as vast and unassailable as the ocean. Even if dozens of peaks like those of the Empty Sword Sect were to fall, they would likely only make a thud before vanishing without a trace.
The Yin Household, the commoner royal family of the Jing Kingdom, has submitted a memorial, reaffirming their loyalty and establishing Jade Spring Sect as the new emperor of the Jing Kingdom.
The sect leader, True Lord Qingchen, possesses profound Daoist knowledge and virtues that match Heaven and Earth; he is revered as the [Mingde Zhisheng Yuanmiao True Lord ].
Master Bo of the Jade Spring Sect True Person Bo possessed wisdom as profound as the sea and was capable of flawless calculations; he was revered as the " True Person of Penetrating Understanding and Profound Transformation."
True Person Mei of the Jade Spring Sect, with a sword of frost-like coldness, swept away all demons, and was revered as the "Flying Frost Condensing Jade Sword True Person ".
The frail Emperor Jing, accompanied by the Crown Prince, personally led the Emperor to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to burn incense and pray. After kneeling and kowtowing three times and proclaiming the decree to Heaven and Earth, the world was in uproar, yet no one dared to raise any objections.
From then on, the status of the Jade Spring Sect's lineages and branch residences in various places rose sharply.
All the cultivation Lineage within the Jing Kingdom who had not yet submitted to the sect rushed to Sunken Jade Valley overnight with generous gifts, hoping to meet True Lord Qingchen, express their loyalty, and show their willingness to submit to the Jade Spring Sect.
But how could True Lord Qingchen be so easily met?
Putting aside his lazy nature, even if he had the time, as the sect leader, how could he possibly lower himself to meet with these cultivation Lineage who were still hovering on the edge of Foundation Establishment?
Naturally, this will be handled uniformly by the outer department.
As a result, the mountain road outside Sunken Jade Valley was bustling with carriages and horses every day.
Some offered spirit medicine herbs and treasures, some offered Cultivation Method Secret Manual, and some even sent their most outstanding disciples to beg to be accepted into their clans.
Upon arriving at the mountain gate, these people were politely invited into the outer gate by the outer gate stewards. The three halls— Evil Hunting Hall, Jade Guarding Hall, and Expenditure Hall —joined forces to register them, distinguish between the righteous and the evil, and act according to the rules.
In addition to the cultivation Lineage within the Jing Kingdom, the Jade Spring Sect also began building branch residences in various states.
This project has been underway for several years, with the support of the treasures of the Great Buddha Temple, the Heart-Eroding Stronghold, and the Spirit-Seeking Sect, and is also being carried out vigorously in various prefectures throughout the eight provinces.
The sect's feng shui masters and array masters are so busy that they're constantly on the go, traveling back and forth to various places, and they don't even have time to rest for ten days or half a month.
However, the sect did not mistreat them for neglecting their cultivation time to handle important sect affairs. Everyone in the sect, regardless of age, gender, or whether they were inner or outer disciples, received at least three times their usual salary.
In an instant, the slightly complaining scene vanished, replaced by streaks of light flying through the sky.
Myriad Phenomena Hall
True Lord Qingchen sat on a soft couch, holding a scroll of Daoist scripture in his hands. A plate of chilled grapes sat on a jade table beside him, and two people stood a little further away.
Early Golden Core Stage, True Person Xuanguang, Jin Chuyan.
Middle Golden Core Stage cultivator, True Person Wang, Wang Yi.
Back then, True Lord Qingchen casually beheaded Jin Yuanxi, the ancestor of the Jin Household, and with a flick of his sleeve, he took in the three Golden Core True Person of the Spring-Extinguishing Alliance, and then suppressed them for three years.
During these three years, another True Person of the Jin Household, True Person Lingguang Middle Golden Core Stage, was killed by True Lord Qingchen.
Only these two remain.
True Lord Qingchen didn't even look up at the two Golden Core, but casually asked, "You two have been staying in my Sunken Jade Valley for about three years now, haven't you?"
Jin Chuyan and Wang Yi exchanged a glance, then bowed in unison and replied, "Reporting to True Lord, it has been exactly three years and four months."
Circumstances are beyond our control.
In the past, the two were both Golden Core True Person, and wherever they went, they were respected figures above all others.
Now that they are prisoners, and facing a Nascent Soul True Lord who could take their lives at any moment, the two are not stupid. Naturally, they can no longer stiffen their necks and put on airs like Golden Core True Person.
"Um."
True Lord Qingchen turned a page of the Daoist book, his tone nonchalant, "That old fellow Jin Yuanxi was killed by me, and I had his body buried in the Jin Household cemetery of your Spirit-Seeking Sect."
"That Lingguang is two-faced and full of tricks, but my Divine Ability have also refined him. Now only the two of you are left."
"Think about what kind of ending you want."
These words, spoken in such a calm tone, caused the two Golden Core True Person to break out in a cold sweat.
Wang Yi knelt on the ground, abandoning all decorum, and hurriedly offered his loyalty, saying urgently, " True Lord, have mercy! My Wang Household is willing to submit to the Jade Spring Sect. From now on, there will be no more Wang Household Spirit-Seeking Sect, only the Wang Household the Jade Spring Sect."
The True Person Xuanguang also knelt down, his tone earnest, " True Lord, our ancestor is dead, and there is no more Spirit-Seeking Sect. My Jin Household is willing to submit, and from now on, there will be no more Spirit-Seeking Sect Jin Household."
True Lord Qingchen did not immediately agree. Instead, he slowly spat the grape seed into his palm, examined it for a moment, and then said, "Having Golden Core True Person in charge is worlds apart from not having Golden Core True Person."
"Let the Wang Household and Jin Household submit to my Jade Spring Sect..."
True Lord Qingchen suddenly laughed, a clear and bright laugh that made the two kneeling on the ground break out in a cold sweat even more. "The main branches of the Jin Household and Wang Household have been severed, and now their branches have been divided up. After four or five generations, no one will remember their former glory. Why should I let you two go back and give them something to look forward to?"
These words were like a bucket of cold water, chilling the two Golden Core True Person to the bone.
If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they will grow back in the spring breeze.
True Lord Qingchen understood this principle better than anyone else.
When True Person Mei arrived at the hall, the two had already vanished.
True Lord Qingchen remained reclining on the soft couch, reading a book with a lazy, cat-like air. He didn't rise upon his junior sister's arrival, but simply pointed, conjuring a jade stool. "Sit."
True Person Mei sat down leisurely and asked, "Where did Sect Leader send those two people?"
Qingchen looked at the Daoist book and nodded.
True Person Mei sighed softly and said, "I thought that Senior Brother could at least leave one person behind... After all, Jade Spring Sect's branch residences are being built in various states, and it's only safer if Golden Core True Person are there to guard them."
"Junior Sister, why should you rely on these arrogant and domineering disciples who are capable of reaching the Golden Core True Person stage? For one thing, there are already three certain candidates within the sect, and another is already in seclusion."
"Let's wait a few more years, let's work hard for a few more years, and then we can enjoy our retirement once the younger generation has grown up."