"Why……"
Upon hearing this, Master Haihe sighed and said:
"Then I wish you a safe journey and take more care of yourself in the future."
Fairy Yuanmeng nodded slowly and said softly:
"The guild leader and Taoist fellow Qingxu also take care of themselves. The remaining fellow Taoists...please ask the guild leader to convey my apology for leaving without saying goodbye."
"good."
Master Haihe nodded and agreed.
Zhang Yao could also understand her thoughts. Just when he was about to speak, he heard Fairy Yuan Meng suddenly say:
"By the way, fellow Taoist Qingxu."
"I heard the leader say before that you need foundation-building demon blood with water attributes to practice a unique Taoist method."
When she said this, she smiled and said:
"Thank you for rescuing me earlier so that I could have a decent ending."
"I have nothing to thank you for. Before I say goodbye, I will give you some of my own essence and blood as a small gift."
She waved her sleeves, and a cyan metal vial flew out and stopped in front of Zhang Yao.
Seeing this, Zhang Yao moved slightly, bowed solemnly, and then said:
"Thank you so much, fellow Taoist Yuanmeng. This is indeed what I need urgently."
He put away the cyan metal vial without having time to examine it carefully, so he and Master Haihe bid farewell to Fairy Yuanmeng and left.
A moment later, Zhang Yao and Master Haihe stood side by side on the bank of Cangjiang River, watching Fairy Yuanmeng's light disappearing into the distance, and soon disappeared into the horizon.
"Hey, one of my old friends is missing again. It's time for me to leave..."
Master Haihe looked melancholy, took a deep breath, and then said:
"After the death of Dubu Ren, the Dubu Alliance is bound to fall apart, and the emptiness of Kangzhou has become a fact."
"I want to return to Fuhai Sect's mountain gate first. The task of clearing and integrating the remaining forces of the Dubu Alliance will be left to you, Qingxu."
In the past, he was unwilling to accept the benefits that came to his door. He just wanted to guard his own three-thirds of an acre of land.
But this surprise battle completely changed his mind, so much so that he wanted to absorb as much as possible of the interests of the Dobu Alliance.
"no problem."
Zhang Yao nodded slightly and agreed.
After Haihe Zhenren returns to Shanmen, GCC will become half of his private property. Of course, he is motivated to work for himself.
…………
Half an hour later.
All the foundation-building masters of the GCC gathered together.
Before summarizing the losses in the raid, Master Haihe announced the departure of Fairy Yuanmeng. Everyone had different expressions, but they quickly accepted this fact.
As a demon cultivator, it is difficult to tolerate him in the orthodox world of immortal cultivators. After Fairy Yuanmeng's identity was exposed, it was only a matter of time before she left. Everyone was actually prepared.
After counting all the losses:
Master Haihe announced in front of everyone that he was about to return to Shanmen and that Haihe would hand over the decision to Zhang Yao.
As soon as this news came out, it could be said that it stirred up a thousand waves with one stone, causing many foundation-building practitioners to talk about it, but none of them directly stood up to oppose it. After all, Zhang Yao's strength was obvious to all.
"Lao Peng."
After a few words of comfort to everyone, Master Haihe looked at Peng Yuexian and asked:
"What do you think?"
Among all the foundation-building practitioners, Peng Yuexian has the oldest qualifications and the highest cultivation level. Especially after Fairy Yuanmeng left, he was the only mid-stage foundation-building monk left.
It can be said that after Master Haihe left, he was one of the strongest contenders for the position of guild leader, and his opinion was the most important.
"I have no objection."
Peng Yuexian smiled freely and said:
"I'm already old, so if I'm asked to be the leader of the guild, I'm powerless, so it's just right to leave it to brother Qingxu."
"Furthermore, he is only in the early stages of building a foundation and already has such strength. His future prospects are far greater than mine, and he is more suitable than me to sit in the GCC."
"good."
Master Haihe nodded slightly and said:
"Then it's settled."
Soon, under the witness of everyone, Zhang Yao and Master Haihe completed the handover and mastered a series of key seals, array cards, and spiritual weapons.
At this point - Zhang Yao officially became the second chairman of the GCC.
After Zhang Yao and everyone bid farewell, Master Haihe left the Cangjiang River and embarked on the road back to Fuhai Sect's mountain gate.
"President."
"Meet the leader."
After the group returned to the main hall, Zhang Yao sat on the main seat, and all the foundation-building masters stood up and saluted.
"Everyone is polite, please take a seat."
Zhang Yao raised his hand to signal, and after everyone sat down, he spoke:
"In urgent matters, follow the authority. As the new leader of the association, I have to take responsibility."
"We in the GCC have two top priorities. The first is to repair the Cangjiang Water Palace and restore various facilities; the second is to annex the remaining forces of the Independent Alliance."
"First of all, we need to confirm the specific situation of the Kangzhou Dubu League General Forum as soon as possible, especially the movements of those foundation-building masters..."
He assigned several tasks in succession, and many foundation-building monks also agreed.
After this raid, Dudu was killed. Although the GCC also suffered heavy losses, it also had the opportunity to expand further.
The only thing that worries everyone is:
After all, the current guild leader is only a monk in the early stages of foundation building, and his strength is not as good as that of Master Haihe. It is still unclear whether he can hold up such a big position.
…………
Among Fangzhou.
The GCC is mobilizing manpower intensively, preparing to send its tentacles deep into Kangzhou and annex the Dubu Alliance.
After the spies returned the latest information, confirming that the Dubu Alliance had split long before the raid, and that the foundation-building monks were running away and dying, Zhang Yao, Peng Yuexian and others were even more overjoyed.
Not long after, under the personal leadership of Zhang Yao, several real people from the GCC set out from Cangjiang, arrived at Yuanshan City, and quickly took control of the situation.
The sudden collapse of the One Step Alliance caught several surrounding forces off guard. Before they had time to react, the GCC had already taken the lead.
After the disintegration of the One Step Alliance:
Although the upper-level power has been wiped out, the remaining structures at all levels are still there. There are tens of thousands of Qi Refining disciples all over Dali, and the chamber of commerce industry is also prosperous.
With such a large group, it is obviously unrealistic to become fat in one go. Other forces are also watching with eager eyes and are ready to intervene. This is destined to be a long-term game process.
At the same time, after two days and one night of flight, Master Haihe finally arrived at the 'Haizhou' in the east of Dali.
Haizhou is located in the easternmost part of the twenty-four continents of Dali, close to the vast inland sea 'Fubo Sea'. It is the continent with the largest territory among the twenty-four continents, and it is also the territory of the Fu Hai Sect.
"call……"
Master Haihe's escaping light slowly slowed down, and there was a trace of anxiety in his expression.
Youdao was timid when he was close to home. When he left Fangzhou, his escape was very fast, and the closer he got to Haizhou, the slower it became. That's why it took so long.
Seeing that the mountain gate of Fuhaizong was already in sight, he felt a little inexplicable fear, and even had the idea of turning around and running away.
Finally, he stopped in mid-air and looked at the floating islands in the sea and sky in the distance, lost in thought.
"You're already here, why don't you come in?"
Suddenly, an old voice sounded out of thin air in his mind.
Along with this voice, the shadow of an old man with white hair and blue eyebrows sitting cross-legged was projected out and landed in front of Master Haihe.
"...Master!"
Master Haihe suddenly fell to his knees and spoke with a trembling voice, his eyes moist.
"Disciple is unfilial. It took so many years... so many years to get back this blue jade!"
He spoke with a choked voice, took out the blue jade, lowered his head and held it up with both hands.
"Hey...what does this precious jade mean? It was originally prepared for you."
Patriarch Wanchuan shook his head slightly and sighed:
"At the beginning, you were innocent and simple, but also had a stubborn personality, so that when someone provoked you a few times, you would be provoked and talk unscrupulously. In the end, it was difficult to get off the tiger, and it couldn't end."
"My intention in expelling you is to make you suffer some hardships and temper your character, so that your future cultivation path will be smoother."
"But I really didn't expect that an unintentional promise would trap you for hundreds of years and delay you..."
"...Master's words hold true."
Master Haihe shed tears and said in a trembling voice:
"In the beginning, it was all the disciples who were young and frivolous and did not know how to restrain themselves. That was why they were expelled from the mountain. It was the disciples' own fault and had nothing to do with the master."
"How can it be irrelevant?"
Ancestor Wanchuan shook his head and said:
"Everyone has a saying. If a son fails to teach, it is the father's fault. It is your fault, and I am naturally responsible."
"It's just a pity for you. You have the same qualifications as being a teacher. If you hadn't been delayed by running around outside, you should have achieved the golden elixir twenty years ago!"
As he spoke, he reached out his hand, touched Master Haihe's cheek, and said warmly:
"You've suffered out there all these years."
"It's good to come back now, it's good to come back. It's not too late..."
A quarter of an hour later.
Fuhaizong opened the mountain gate, and saw thousands of water lights rising into the sky, waves rolling, bells ringing, drums shaking, and torrents sounding like thunder:
"Congratulations to welcome the chief true brother back to the mountain gate!"
…………
Qianzhou, Tianbao Tower headquarters.
In the palace on the highest floor, Yu Wentai, who was dressed in black robes and looked calm and dignified, was sitting behind a desk, flipping through an ancient book.
"Buzz!"
A sea-blue light flashed, and a shadow of an old man with white hair and blue eyebrows suddenly condensed out of the palace.
"It turns out to be Patriarch Wanchuan."
Yuwentai's expression moved slightly, and he stood up immediately and said:
"Ancestor, are you here for something important?"
"Of course."
Patriarch Wanchuan looked cold and his tone was slightly chilly:
"Mr. Yuwen, are you going too far this time?"
"That solitary traveler is just a little guy, like an ant. What you want to do with him is your own business, and I don't bother to ask."
"But my disciple just happened to discover that you were misappropriating the energy of soul thoughts. You are ready to kill and silence me. Isn't it too much?"
As he spoke, his tone became colder and colder:
"My disciple cried to me personally, saying that if his capable men had not saved his life, he would have died at the hands of that lone traveler!"
"Not only that, one of my disciples is also dead! I am the Clay Bodhisattva, so I should be angry!"
"oh?"
Facing the anger of Patriarch Wanchuan, Yuwentai looked calm, smiled, and said:
"It seems that the outside world's guesses are wrong. The one you love most, ancestor, is this great disciple who was expelled from the mountain by you a long time ago."
"It's just that those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. I'm just a disciple. How can I compare to your own path? Are you so angry and angry at me?"
"I did make a random move, but it didn't work. Secondly, my intention was just to teach him a small lesson, and I didn't plan to kill him."
"Don't tell me that you didn't secretly leave the divine passage technique on your precious apprentice to protect his body and life."
"……snort!"
Ancestor Wanchuan snorted coldly and said:
"Even so, the lesson you gave me is too harsh."
"Although the GCC is ineffective, it is still the hard work of my disciple. You almost burned it to the ground."
"If you cannot seek justice for my disciple, I would like to ask Mr. Yuwen, where are you going to put my face?"
"Hahaha……"
Yuwentai gave a long laugh and said loudly:
"That's right. If anything happens, let's sit down and talk."
"Ancestor, please sit down. This matter was indeed handled improperly by me. If you have any conditions that I can offer, I will certainly listen attentively..."
…………
After a while.
Cover the mountain gate of Haizong and hide in the palace.
Master Haihe knelt aside, secretly looking at Patriarch Wanchuan with his eyes closed and cross-legged in front of him, with a solemn face, suppressing the excitement and roiling hatred in his heart.
"Yu Wentai, just wait for me..."
He believed that his master would definitely stand up for him.
Could a mere Tianbao building owner be able to withstand the wrath of a Jindan Patriarch?
"call……"
Ancestor Wanchuan suddenly opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and his expression was faintly filled with joy.
"Master, how's it going?"
Master Haihe couldn't wait to speak, and asked expectantly:
"Did you capture Yuwentai?"
"Well……"
Ancestor Wanchuan was startled for a moment and was silent for a moment before speaking:
"Haihe, I'm afraid this matter is a little different from what you imagined."
"After I heard what happened to you, I was really filled with anger and used the method of fugue to question him and seek justice for you."
"But if you want to use this to bring down Yuwentai, or even kill him, that's impossible. I can't deal with him on my own..."
"What?"
Master Haihe was shocked and froze on the spot, saying in disbelief:
"This, this...how is this possible? Master, you can't deal with him?"
"right."
Ancestor Wanchuan hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth to explain:
"This is a bit complicated."
"This person's strength is extraordinary. He can be said to be invincible in his foundation building. Even if he has perfected his foundation building in an easy way, if three or five of them join forces, he can defeat him as easily as he can chop melons and vegetables."
"With such a skill, even if I or a few other old guys attack alone, there is not much certainty that we can capture him, at least we can't stop him from escaping."
"Besides that, this person also has some trump cards that can threaten Jindan Qi. Although I don't know where he came from, the deterrence he brings is real."
"The most important thing is that this person is talented in the art of alchemy and has amazing attainments in the art of weapon refining."
"Not only is he one of the only two third-level alchemy masters in Dali, he is also the only third-level weapon refining master. We often need to ask for help from him..."
(End of chapter)
