Deep in the ruins of Shuifu.
In a newly made white jade coffin, the body of Master Baihe was stored.
Master Haihe stood beside the white jade coffin and put his hand on the edge of the coffin lid. His eyes were blank and lifeless, as if he had lost focus.
"boom……"
Several rays of light came together and landed on the ground.
"President."
Zhang Yao, Peng Yuexian and others came forward to pay tribute.
"You are here."
Master Haihe turned around slowly and nodded.
His expression has returned to normal, and there is no sign of happiness or anger, but the depths of his eyes are still filled with an ice that cannot be melted away.
"Master, please express your condolences..."
Peng Yuexian, Fairy Lichen and others all spoke in a low tone.
"I will."
Master Haihe nodded slightly, looked at Peng Yuexian again, and asked:
"Lao Peng, what was the final outcome of the war outside?"
"Why……"
Peng Yue heard the words first, sighed, and then said:
"Thanks to Master Qingxu, I defeated the body-refining monk Man Tiansheng and the old soul-cultivator, and turned the tide."
"Although two ran away in the end, the rest were killed. However, during the chase, we discovered that Zhenren Lu Xing was probably also killed by them..."
Upon hearing this, Master Haihe's expression suddenly darkened.
Master Lu Xing is also one of the founding members of the GCC. He is a young Taoist. Because he is proficient in water system Taoism, he has long been responsible for patrolling the Cangjiang water veins and protecting various water vein industries.
When the Dubu League launched a surprise attack, he was still patrolling the Cangjiang River, and he must have been the first to encounter the enemy.
It's a pity that he was outnumbered and the strength gap was too big. He couldn't even send the warning message back, so he was besieged to death by the people of the Dubu Alliance.
"Why……"
Master Haihe let out a long sigh and said with gloomy eyes:
"This raid is completely the result of the lone traveler's willful and crazy act!"
"For his own selfish desires, he provoked a dispute between the two parties. Not only did he harm several foundation-building masters of the Dubu Alliance, but he also caused heavy losses to our GCC. The Cangjiang Water Palace was reduced to ruins and two foundation-building masters were killed in the battle. Ji Zhenren!”
"Even though he is dead now, his sins cannot be completely forgiven. The Dubu Alliance will also be included in the subsequent accountability!"
As soon as he said this, Zhang Yao sighed softly, and subconsciously looked at Fairy Yuanmeng next to him, and both of them remained silent in tacit agreement.
obviously--
After careful consideration, Master Haihe still did not rashly provoke a head-on conflict with Tianbao Tower, even though he already hated Yu Wentai, the owner of Tianbao Tower.
He chose to shift the responsibility for this matter to the dead and irrefutable Dubu League. Naturally, he wanted to defeat the Dubu League in an honest way and become famous as a master.
In this way, when the interests of Kangzhou are divided after the war, the GCC will be able to legitimately occupy the largest piece.
"The guild leader is no longer the same person as before..."
Zhang Yao sighed slightly in his heart.
Master Haihe was able to think clearly about the stakes and make the choice to maximize his interests in a short period of time. It must be said that he was calm and rational to the point of being almost 'cold'.
Master Shirakawa has followed him since he was a child. He raised and raised him by his side, and taught him personally for decades. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is his biological son.
Now that Master Baihe is dead, Master Haihe, who is full of hatred and vows revenge, is no longer the kind and generous elder he used to be.
"Qingxu."
Master Haihe suddenly spoke, looked at Zhang Yao, and asked:
"An old friend is coming outside. Go and greet him for me."
"Old friend?"
Zhang Yao's expression moved slightly when he heard this, and then he noticed a strange aura slowly approaching.
"……I see."
He nodded slightly, turned around and drove away with the escape light, and soon arrived at the outskirts of the ruins of Water Mansion.
A young scribe wearing a feather fan and silk scarf was hovering in the water with his escaping light, looking at the ruins of the Cangjiang Water Mansion with a complex expression.
"Your Excellency is courteous."
Zhang Yao approached with his dodge light, bowed his head, and then asked:
"Could it be that you are the man placed by the leader in the Dubu Alliance?"
"...Well, barely."
The young scribe shook his feather fan and said leisurely:
"I owed him a big favor back then, so I promised to help him collect some information about the Dubu Alliance and secretly help him at critical moments."
"Now, I have found an opportunity to fulfill the promise I made back then, and the favor has been repaid."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and threw out a stream of light:
"then!"
Zhang Yao reached out and made a move, and under the magic power, he immediately took the stream of light into his palm.
He took a closer look and saw that it was a hexagonal sea-blue jade. It was magnificent in color and beautiful, and could be described as flawless and top-grade.
More importantly, just by holding this sea-blue hexagonal jade, Zhang Yao felt that the water-attribute aura of heaven and earth around him suddenly became much more active, which was in sharp contrast to the energy of other attributes.
"Is this the blue gem?"
He held the aquamarine jade in his hand and asked.
"right."
The young scribe nodded slightly, and then slowly said:
"The things have been delivered, so I won't go in."
"Tell Master Haihe for me that I was sorry for him back then, but now I have fully atoneed for my sins."
"In the days to come, I should live for myself."
After the words fell, the young scribe bowed his hands, turned around and drove away with the light, without any sign of nostalgia.
Zhang Yao looked at the light as he left, thinking secretly in his heart.
"I don't know what happened between Master Ji Zhu and Master Haihe back then..."
He shook his head secretly, withdrew his gaze, turned around, and hurriedly turned back in the light.
Soon, he returned to the depths of the ruins of Shuifu Mansion, and his escaping light fell in front of everyone.
"how?"
Master Haihe looked at him, with a hint of uncontrollable restlessness in his eyes:
"Did you get the stuff?"
"Got it."
Zhang Yao nodded slightly, handed him the sea blue jade in his hand, and said:
"This is the blue jade, sent by the secret spy."
"Okay, okay!"
Master Haihe said hello three times in a row, took the blue jade with slightly trembling hands, and rubbed it carefully, his eyes were slightly moist.
"I haven't seen you for a hundred years, but you haven't changed, but I'm already very old..."
He laughed at himself, held the blue jade in his hand tightly, and said in a deep voice:
"I would like to ask you to inspect various places, count the losses in this battle, and report to me later."
"Qingxu, you will stay here first. I have something to tell you."
"OK."
Zhang Yao responded, and the remaining Foundation Establishment Masters also resigned and left.
After everyone left, Master Haihe bowed deeply to Zhang Yao and said sincerely:
"Thanks to you this time!"
"If you hadn't turned the tide one after another, I would have died at the hands of a lone traveler, and the GCC would have become history!"
"The meeting leader has made a strong statement."
Zhang Yao quickly stepped forward to support him.
"call……"
After Master Haihe stood up, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:
"I will leave Fangzhou soon and go to the mountain gate of Fuhai Sect."
"If nothing happens, I will return to Shanmen Taoism and be able to serve my mentor again. I will not return to Fangzhou to sit in charge of the GCC."
When he said this, he paused and then said solemnly:
"Before I leave, I plan to leave the GCC to you. What do you think?"
Zhang Yao was really surprised when he heard this. After thinking about it for a moment, he said:
"Master, I'm afraid there's something wrong with this..."
Frankly speaking, it was impossible for him not to be moved when faced with what Master Haihe just said.
How big an industry is the entire GCC? Master Haihe, who is sitting on such an estate, is extremely wealthy and can be regarded as the richest group of Master Ji Zhu.
If he can take charge of the GCC, then he may not have to worry about the cultivation resources for the next dozens or hundreds of years.
But the biggest problem is that he has been a member of the GCC for less than ten years, and Peng Yuexian and other veteran foundation members are much older than him.
Of course, with his strength, he can take over by force, but...
"What's wrong?"
Master Haihe asked directly:
"In this world of cultivating immortals, strength is ultimately the most important thing."
"After I leave, you will be the strongest person in the GCC. With such strength, why worry about not being able to dominate the others?"
"As for your concerns, I also understand. Don't worry, I will talk to Lao Peng and the others in person. There will be no problem."
Zhang Yao was even more tempted when he heard this. Before he could say anything, Master Haihe waved his hand with a tough attitude, which was the final word:
"Okay, don't shirk it."
"In order to save my life, I'm afraid you burned at least twenty or thirty years of your life, which will have a great impact on your future cultivation path."
"How can I not repay such kindness?"
"Just think that I am doing it to repay my kindness and seek peace of mind..."
"Since the guild leader has said all this..."
Zhang Yao took a deep breath, nodded slowly and said:
"Then I will live up to the great trust of the president and make the GCC prosperous."
"good!"
After Master Haihe nodded, he explained some specific matters, and Zhang Yao also wrote them down one by one.
After the two chatted for a while, Zhang Yaocai mentioned the blue jade again and couldn't help but ask:
"The chance for the guild leader to return to the mountain gate must be related to this jade, right?"
"Yes, you guessed it right..."
Master Haihe held up the blue jade in his hand, with an expression full of emotion, and sighed:
"Lost and found again, within a hundred years."
"This blue jade was originally a treasure of heaven and earth collected by my master. It is the main material used to refine magic weapons. It is no exaggeration to say that it is priceless."
"It's a pity that I was so proud and young that I stole this jade and went out to show it off, but accidentally lost it..."
Having said this, he paused, shook his head and said:
"I feel ashamed now when I think about the ridiculous things I did back then. It's better not to talk about it. Let me retain some dignity."
"Anyway, the final result is that because I contradicted my master and disrespected my elders, I was expelled from Fuhai Sect and deprived of my title of true disciple."
"However, Master took pity on me and gave me a chance. Instead of abolishing my cultivation, he ordered me to find the lost blue jade."
"Whenever you find it, you can return to the mountain gate, but no one in the sect can help..."
Zhang Yao suddenly said after hearing this:
"I see."
"No wonder the guild leader has been thinking about this thing for hundreds of years, but has yet to take action..."
A hundred years ago, the independent monks were already well-known foundation-building experts. Although they were only in the middle stage of foundation-building, due to their strong combat power, they also gathered a group of people to initially establish an offensive and defensive alliance.
At that time, Master Haihe might have just achieved foundation building, and he was isolated and helpless. He did not dare to hit the stone with an egg, so he could not find a chance to succeed.
The grudges between the two sides have been entangled for hundreds of years, until this time it was settled.
"By the way, there's one more thing..."
Zhang Yao suddenly remembered something and said with a subtle expression:
"Fairy Yuanmeng is actually a demon cultivator, right?"
"During the fierce battle just now, she was attacked by the old soul cultivator. In order to save her life, she accidentally exposed her identity as a demon cultivator."
"I believe the leader must know about this..."
"Yes, I know."
Master Haihe nodded and said calmly:
"I knew her identity decades ago, but..."
He hesitated for a moment, his expression changed slightly, and then he whispered:
"She had a rough life and was always on the move. She helped me a few times by chance. I remembered this kindness and protected her for many years."
"It's a pity that this exposure makes her unable to stay any longer."
"Even if we can accept her, after all, two foundation-building masters of the Dubu Alliance escaped. This matter is destined to be hidden."
As he spoke, he sighed and said:
"According to her character, I'm afraid she will find an opportunity to leave secretly..."
Zhang Yao couldn't help but understand after hearing this.
When he first discovered that Fairy Yuanmeng was a demon cultivator, several mysteries in his mind were instantly solved.
Fairy Yuanmeng was only in the middle stage of foundation building, but she was able to break through the third-level restriction in the soul rosary. I am afraid that she did not rely on any serious Taoist training, but the bloodline talent of the demon cultivator.
same:
It goes without saying that the bargaining chip offered by Master Haihe was the source of the second water attribute foundation-building demon blood besides Elder Zhuo Miao's water-avoiding golden-eyed beast.
There is a demon cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building hidden within his own foundation-building master, so it is much easier to obtain blood essence.
"The meeting leader, Master Qingxu."
While the two were talking, a vague voice came into their ears.
Zhang Yao heard the sound, turned around and saw the lonely figure of Fairy Yuanmeng.
"When did she get close? She didn't even notice my spiritual thoughts..."
There was a hint of wonder in his heart.
Fairy Yuanmeng's bloodline talents really opened his eyes, unlike those few Hu family monks who couldn't use their bloodline talents at all.
"The leader guessed it right, I am indeed planning to leave secretly..."
Fairy Yuanmeng said, with a hint of fluctuation in her tone:
"But over the years, thanks to the protection of the guild leader, I have been able to practice safely and without any worries."
"Before I leave, I still want to say a formal farewell. After all, after I leave, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to see each other again..."
(End of chapter)
