Leaving

"An old friend specifically sent someone to ask me for a favor, and I can't refuse." Qiu Yunsheng withdrew his hand gestures, stepped back into the clouds above Han City, and smiled apologetically at the high-ranking official of the Immortal Dynasty in front of him.

"Heh, so be it. You sects are all the same, can't stand losing." Kuang Furen was sitting casually on a yellow dragon that was a hundred feet long. Seeing his appearance, he sneered.

He sighed inwardly, "Well, at least Qiu Yunsheng had some restraint; he only scared the little guy."

"Zuo Zongzheng, you flatter me. The game of chess and the stakes were set by His Highness the Prince of Prince of the South and the Master of the Star-Picking Pavilion. We, the subordinates, just need to follow orders. From now on, my family will no longer supervise Cloud Horn Prefecture. It is a foregone conclusion that Two Instruments Sect will leave this place. How could we dare to play any tricks?" Qiu Yunsheng pretended to be frightened and shook his head repeatedly.

"Ha, His Highness the Prince of the South has bet the Five River Prefecture! Your Two Instruments Sect has quite the nerve," Kuang Furen sneered.

The fertile land of Five River Prefecture near the capital is no ordinary place; many distant relatives of the imperial family have their tombs there, which is why they were almost tricked into falling into the trap at the Star-Picking Pavilion.

Even with all that effort, they only managed to reclaim a remote border prefecture for the Immortal Dynasty. Alas, with the nation's power so low, it's far too early to turn against them.

Very well, Your Highness the Prince of the South has finally managed to snatch a piece of meat from the mouths of these sects. If you want to cook it well, it will indeed take some effort. There's no need to rush.

"Lord Zuo, please calm down. After all, the Yue Household is my master's clan, and my master gave me many instructions on his deathbed. Therefore, I inevitably acted rashly. Please forgive me." Upon hearing Kuang Furen mention the Prince of the South, Qiu Yunsheng's apology finally became more sincere.

After all, the Master of the Star-Picking Pavilion is the Master of the Star-Picking Pavilion. He can afford to offend the Prince of the South, but I am far inferior to him.

This prince, who is the most infamous among the current imperial clan, can make even the Two Instruments Sect jump up in fright if he sneezes.

"How about this? The Two Instruments Sect will issue a document requesting the Yue Household to allocate twelve Foundation Establishment to serve under the command of the Earl of Nan'an's Residence for fifty years. This can be considered as the Yue Household doing their part for the Immortal Dynasty on behalf of our Two Instruments Sect," Qiu Yunsheng said.

The symbolic significance of the twelve Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Yue Household far outweighs their actual usefulness. Although the Two Instruments Sect's actions may not seem respectful, they have actually given the Immortal Dynasty ample face.

In the past, the two powerful states of Cloud Horn Prefecture, the Dingnan Niu Household and the Han City Yue Household, were exiled. This meant that the Great Wei Immortal Dynasty had once again tightened its grip on Cloud Horn Prefecture and was about to regain the right to actual control over this land.

"Then let's do it this way." Kuang Furen nodded. Since the other party had offered a way out, he might as well take it; what else could he do but accept it?

Since Kuang Liuting was unharmed, he didn't worry too much about the matter; what he was concerned about was the situation of the Immortal Dynasty.

What happened in Cloud Horn Prefecture is just the tip of the iceberg. The thirty-three Nascent Soul forces are all like those who have been granted fiefdoms. They are shamelessly parasitizing the old man, Great Wei Immortal Dynasty, and wantonly seizing his nourishment.

With each passing day, the strength of the royal family diminished slightly, while their own strength increased slightly.

At this point, the empire was on the verge of collapse, yet no one in the court could find a way to break the deadlock.

Thinking back to when the founding emperor had not yet lost the ruins, how powerful the Immortal Dynasty was. If the situation were still the same as then, even as the Left Clan Head of the Imperial Clan Court of the Immortal Dynasty, he might never have even glanced at a barren and impoverished border state like Yunjiao Prefecture in his lifetime.

Qiu Yunsheng, a mere sect leader of a minor Golden Core sect, rarely had the opportunity to meet him, so how could they possibly still address each other as fellow Daoists as they do now?

"Alas, it's all just a temporary stop along the way. There's no point in staying any longer, so let's go. Even if we leave, there are still plenty of holes in this world for us patchers to fill. Oh, our ancestral spirit, you'd better linger for another two years."

The locust tree inside the White Ram Monastery was severely damaged. Even though Han Yundao and Duan Anle found a Yin-type spiritual object, they could only temporarily stabilize the locust tree's spiritual essence in the short term. It could fall back to its original grade and become ordinary wood at any time.

Seeing this, the two dared not delay and immediately returned. Once back at the Chongming Sect, they explained the whole story to Kang Dabao.

"I never expected that sending the two little ones out would lead to such a wonderful encounter."

Whether you transplant a high-level Spirit Plant for your sect to cultivate and use yourself, or sell it from the Chongming Small Pavilion for profit, it's all excellent.

Upon hearing the news of another influx of Spirit Stone, Sect Leader Kang Da, who had been struggling to make ends meet, beamed with joy and clapped his hands, saying, "Well done! You'll get credit for this!"

Although the Chongming Sect's Merit Points system is not yet in use and the sect is still in the stage of sharing resources, the two brothers saw their master happy and also smiled foolishly.

After his initial excitement, Sect Leader Kang Da thought for a moment and then said, "Call Rongquan and see if he can move that locust tree back."

"Disciple, go now." The two brothers dared not delay and dragged Kang Rongquan out of the spirit field. On the way, they told him what had happened, which made the little fat boy's eyes light up and eager to try.

The three brothers Swift Movement along and arrived at the White Ram Monastery courtyard with great excitement.

To his surprise, Kang Rongquan shook his head repeatedly after only a brief examination of the locust tree, lamenting, "Grand-uncle, you think too highly of me! This locust tree is almost completely depleted of its vital energy! I'm not even a farming master yet, how could I possibly revive it? I'd better go to Xuanwei City and ask Master Zhou to take a look."

Since Kang Rongquan had already said so, the three of them naturally had no choice but to send a message to the mountain gate to inform Kang Dabao of the situation.

After receiving the letter, Kang Dabao was not surprised to read that Kang Rongquan was not confident he could move the locust tree back.

He didn't have high hopes for Kang Rongquan, who was only mediocre, but he thought he could give it a try.

If it works out, wouldn't that save us the Spirit Stone needed to hire Master Zhou? If we can't save them, so be it. Kang Dabao then mustered his troops again and sent Jiang Qing with Kang Rongquan to Xuanwei City to seek Zhou Jiashi's help.

The other two younger ones stayed behind at the White Ram Monastery to guard against any unforeseen events.

After hearing Kang Dabao's arrangement, Jiang Qing rode the Black Blood Colt and carried Kang Rongquan towards Xuanwei City.

This fine steed is far superior to the old donkey for traveling.

But halfway there, Jiang Qing sensed something was amiss. "Why are there so many people coming from the direction of Xuanwei City?"

The number of cultivators and mortals walking this path today is more than ten times greater than usual!

He randomly picked a few fierce-looking rogue Rogue Cultivator, grabbed them, and questioned them. The Rogue Cultivator were so frightened that they stammered out their stories.

After listening to everyone's accounts and piecing together these fragmented pieces of information, even Jiang Qing, with his strong heart, was shocked and his eyes widened in disbelief.

"Xuanwei City has been captured by high-ranking officials of the Immortal Dynasty! The Dingnan Niu Household has been wiped out!"

Unexpectedly, such a huge change has occurred in Xuanwei City, so it's no longer safe to go there!

For safety's sake, Jiang Qing turned his horse around, about to take Kang Rongquan back to the sect, when he heard the chubby little boy in his arms shouting, "Uncle-Master, look! Look! Master Zhou is over there!"

Jiang Qing paused in his hand and looked in the direction Kang Rongquan was pointing.

Then they saw Zhou Jiashi leading a convoy ahead. The convoy was quite large, with more than a dozen pack animals and horse-drawn carriages, which seemed to be carrying his mortal relatives.

"Zhou Jiashi!" "Master Zhou!"

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, Xiao Rongquan? Are you going to Xuanwei City? You should go back quickly. Something terrible just happened in Xuanwei City. Many Foundation Establishment have died. You absolutely cannot go there now!" Zhou Jiashi was taken aback when he saw the two of them, and then quickly said.

"My nephew and I were originally going to Xuanwei City, but we were actually going there to invite Zhou Jiashi," Jiang Qing chuckled. What a coincidence.

"Invite me? Let's talk about that in a few days, fellow Daoist. You see, I'm really too busy here. I'll visit you another day when I have time." Zhou Jiashi pointed to the long convoy behind him and politely declined with a fist and palm salute.

"Hmm, I wonder if Master Jia has a place to stay? If not, you can move your relatives to Chongming City for the time being. Although it's a bit simple, there's no immediate concern about their safety," Jiang Qing suggested after thinking for a moment.

"That would be wonderful! Thank you for your hospitality, Fellow Daoist Fellow Daoist Jiang!" Zhou Jiashi was overjoyed. He was just a production-oriented cultivator who made a living by his craft in a large city. The possibility of him seizing a piece of land from another force to settle his relatives was almost zero.

He was just worrying about how to settle these relatives when he unexpectedly Chongming Sect to be so loyal and righteous.

"In that case, Rongquan and I will first travel with Master Jia. I will send a message to the sect leader to inform him that once he sends someone, we will first ask Master Jia to come with me to see that locust tree. As for escorting the relatives, please rest assured that my sect disciples will take care of it."

"Fellow Daoist's consideration is thorough, so I will follow your suggestion." Zhou Jiashi was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, but then a sense of sadness arose in his heart.

He turned and looked towards Xuanwei City, where he had lived for decades and could not help but feel attached to it.

Sigh, I don't know when I'll be able to come back after this departure.

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