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Chapter 551 Alliance of Sects
Chapter 551 Alliance of Sects
"Nothing will happen."
The Taiyi Slaying Sword responded calmly.
Li Xiaoyao did not offer any advice, but quietly waited for Sect Leader Chen's reply.
"Senior, I already have a master. As for becoming a disciple, I need to consult my master to confirm it."
Chen Beiwu did not refuse outright, leaving room for maneuver.
"Can."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Taiyi Slaying Sword vanished, leaving only the Carefree Sword Master behind.
"Since Sect Leader Chen needs time to make a decision, the matter of the Five Sects returning to their origin will be discussed at another time."
Li Xiaoyao stood up, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and a communication jade slip landed in front of Chen Beiwu. He then took his leave.
Although he valued Chen Zi'ang and believed that the latter had unlimited potential, he would not easily hand over the inheritance of the sect's lineage to others.
Watching Xiaoyao Sword Lord leave, Chen Beiwu frowned slightly, letting Zhiling on his shoulder walk on her tiptoes.
"Eek?" (Why did you refuse?)
A look of doubt flashed in Zhiling's eyes.
It has some understanding of the rules of apprenticeship in the Southern Wilderness. Given Bei Wu's current status in the Mirror Moon Sect, if he were willing to accept the Taiyi Slaying Slash Sword as a substitute apprentice, it would be a win-win situation. It could both win over the Xuanjian Pavilion to the Mirror Moon Sect and gain another Primordial Dao Artifact as a foundation.
Hey!
Schiller nodded in agreement, his eyes showing surprise.
The Taiyi Zhannie Sword, passed down from ancient times, possesses profound wisdom. If one can receive guidance from it, Beiwu's path to becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator will surely be less prone to detours.
Why would Beiwu refuse such a good opportunity?
"Huh?" (Could there be a trap here?)
Golden Egg guessed.
Of the four little guys, only Tiedan remained silent, quietly watching Chen Beiwu, just like when he was young, unconditionally obeying all his master's decisions.
"No rush, the more you rush, the more likely you are to make mistakes." Chen Beiwu remained calm and continued his meeting with Zhao Cang, the sect leader of the Green Wood Sect.
Upon entering the reception room, Zhao Cang immediately stated that the Qingmu and Jingyue sects had always been close and should be of one mind, helping and supporting each other.
As for other things, every time Chen Beiwu tried to test the waters, Zhao Cang would change the subject.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Chen Beiwu realized that the Qingmu Sect's attitude was ambiguous and difficult to win over, so he quickly ended the discussion and saw Zhao Cang out of the reception room.
"Old fox!"
Chen Beiwu thought to himself.
Golden Egg, Schiller, and Zhiling were somewhat drowsy, clearly unaccustomed to the social interactions among cultivators and finding it rather boring.
As Chen Beiwu had predicted, the attitudes displayed by the Burning Flame Sect Master and the Heavy Gold Sect Master were similar: neither willing to see the five sects turn against each other, nor willing to divulge the matter of the five sects returning to their origins.
Immediately, people from the Heavenly Crafting Talisman Sect arrived. The leader was Su Lanyue, a Nascent Soul Perfection True Monarch whom Chen Beiwu had dealt with before, so they could be considered acquaintances.
For some reason, Su Lanyue's gaze towards him this time was more strange than before.
"President Su, it's been a long time," Chen Beiwu greeted politely.
"Although it has been a long time since we last met, I have often heard of Sect Master Chen's name while running a business in the Mountainous Realm."
After offering a word of praise, Su Lanyue explained the purpose of her visit.
Since the upheaval in the Southern Wilderness, the spiritual veins have shifted, and the spiritual energy has been churning like boiling water. The patriarch of the Heavenly Craftsmanship Sect deduced the secrets of heaven and believed that the Great Array of Heaven and Earth, which has been passed down from ancient times and separates the Southern Wilderness and the Eastern Land, can probably only last for a thousand years.
A thousand years later, if the two regions are connected, the Southern Wilderness Region may be able to borrow the Daoist essence of the Eastern Region to make up for the lack of the Daoist essence of creation in the Southern Wilderness, allowing the Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Southern Wilderness to no longer stop at perfection, and to have the potential to continue to strive for the Divine Transformation True Venerable.
However, such a dramatic change in the world is both an opportunity and a crisis for the top forces in the Southern Wilderness!
The Eastern Territory is vast and powerful. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, it established the unified Shang Dynasty, ruling over seventy-two states, eight hundred sects, and hundreds of millions of cultivators.
Compared to such a behemoth, the Eight Desolations Sect, the Heavenly Crafting Talisman Sect, and the Five Earthly Branches all appear rather insignificant.
If the cultivation forces in the Southern Wilderness are still fighting amongst themselves at this time, they are very likely to be swallowed up by the Great Shang Dynasty of the Eastern Region in the future. It would be better to form an alliance and help each other to strengthen their power.
If things change and the Great Shang Dynasty of the Eastern Territory launches a large-scale invasion, the nine realms of immortal cultivation forces in the Southern Wilderness can hold out for some time, striving to produce more Nascent Soul True Venerables in the Southern Wilderness and expand their influence, so that they don't even miss the opportunity to negotiate.
"So your sect wants to convene a grand assembly of sects from the nine realms of the Southern Wilderness to form an alliance?" Chen Beiwu frowned slightly.
"That's right. Hundreds of thousands of years have passed, and no one knows the current strength of the Great Shang Dynasty in the Eastern Region."
Su Lanyue nodded, her expression solemn, and said, "But if the various sects of the Nine Realms of the Southern Wilderness can successfully form an alliance and gather three Nascent Soul cultivators and five Dao artifacts, even if the Great Shang Dynasty has a Void Refining Dao Venerable level existence in charge, they will probably give you some face and not go too far."
"On the contrary, if the various sects in the nine realms of the Southern Wilderness are all disorganized and cannot be feared by the Great Shang Dynasty, then I don't need to say more about what will happen to each sect. Sect Master Chen is already aware of this."
Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu's expression hardened.
Because the two domains are separated, the True Monarch of the Southern Wilderness Domain can only learn about the power of the ancient Refining Void Dao Venerable through the ancient books of his sect. This led the Heavenly Craft Talisman Sect to think that if three Nascent Soul cultivators joined forces and wielded five Primordial Dao Artifacts, they could make the Refining Void Dao Venerable slightly wary.
However, Chen Beiwu, who came from the Jade Purity Immortal Sect of Tianyuan Star in the Immortal Alliance, knew exactly how terrifying the power of the Refining Void Dao Venerable was.
It is no exaggeration to say that if the Great Shang Dynasty still had the Refining Void Dao Venerable in charge, let alone three Nascent Soul True Venerables, even ten cultivation giants who were only one step away from the Refining Void stage would probably not be able to make the Refining Void Dao Venerable feel the slightest bit of fear.
Chen Beiwu suspected that the reason why the Heavenly Craftsmanship Sect wanted the various factions in the Southern Wilderness to form an alliance was not necessarily to fight against the Great Shang Dynasty, but also because it wanted to raise its own value and gain more political value for the sect, so that it could sell the various factions in the Southern Wilderness for a good price.
However, the alliance of the nine sects in the Southern Wilderness is actually beneficial for Chen Beiwu to seize fortune.
The reason is simple: becoming the leader of the Southern Wilderness Alliance is far less difficult than unifying the Southern Wilderness Region.
After all, ruling is not just about occupying territory; it requires sufficient manpower to govern a region.
"Forming an alliance is not difficult; the difficulty lies in ensuring that the position of alliance leader is respected by all. In your opinion, who among the nine realms of the Southern Wilderness is qualified to serve as the alliance leader, True Lord Su?" Chen Beiwu probed.
"Naturally, I am a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Heavenly Crafting Talisman Sect." Su Lanyue smiled sweetly, making no attempt to hide her thoughts.
Chen Beiwu picked up his teacup and took a sip: "True Lord Su is quite confident, but forming an alliance is time-consuming and laborious. It's unlikely that the major sects would allow themselves to have an alliance leader over them. In that case, it would be better to submit to the Great Shang Dynasty, where they might have a chance to become a god."
Su Lanyue's smile vanished.
Although the Celestial Craftsmanship Sect's Divine Transformation True Venerable is powerful, he is still not strong enough to challenge the Great Shang Dynasty.
However, the alliance of various sects was planned by the patriarch and is a matter of great importance to the sects, so it must be implemented.
"Buzz!"
Just then, a flash of light appeared, followed by a vast and terrifying aura that seemed poised to sweep across the surroundings, but suddenly it gathered within the reception room, without leaking out a trace of its oppressive power.
Faced with this aura, Chen Beiwu's eyelids twitched, but his expression remained unchanged.
In the next instant, the light took shape, distorted space, and manifested a handsome young man dressed in white robes.
"I have met the True Master of Heavenly Craftsmanship."
Chen Beiwu bowed slightly and activated the Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Technique, but he could not see any luck in the young man.
Clearly, the Celestial Craftsman did not come in person, but instead sent down a divine thought clone.
"No need for formalities."
Su Tianhe spoke gently, showing none of the imposing manner of a Nascent Soul True Venerable, and turned to look at the figure that appeared at the entrance of the main hall.
The newcomer was none other than Zhu Wuyai, the patriarch of the Mirror Moon Sect, who had sensed the appearance of the Divine Transformation Qi.
Before such a powerful figure, Zhu Wuyai did not act impolitely. After bowing, he inquired about the important matter, his tone neither humble nor arrogant: "May I ask what important matter brings the Heavenly Craftsman True Venerable to our sect?"
"Coming in a clone to discuss the marriage with my sect's True Lord shows even greater sincerity," Su Tianhe said bluntly.
engagement?"
Chen Beiwu and Zhu Wuyai exchanged a glance, both somewhat surprised.
"Eek!"
Zhiling sensed something and suddenly bristled, looking at Su Lanyue, who was slightly bowing her head to the side.
Su Lanyue raised her eyebrows slightly, her gaze towards the seven-tailed purple fox showing a hint of surprise.
The Celestial Craftsman pretended not to notice and smiled calmly: "Now that Chen Zhenjun is the sect leader of the Mirror Moon Sect, he should have a Daoist partner by his side."
"Our sect's True Monarch Su Lanyue has reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, possesses unparalleled beauty, and has excellent aptitude, second only to Sect Master Chen."
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At this point, the Celestial Craftsman paused slightly: "However, I regard Lan Yue as my daughter and have long prepared a dowry for her, which happens to include a spot for our sect to enter the Creation Ground. I wonder what Sect Leader Chen thinks?"
Zhu Wuyai's pupils contracted slightly. He hadn't expected that the Heavenly Craftsman True Venerable would be so generous, even giving up a spot in a place of great fortune.
On the contrary, Chen Beiwu remained calm and composed, as if he regarded the sacred site of creation as nothing.
This calm and composed demeanor raised Tiangong Zhenzun's opinion of Chen Zi'ang to a new level.
Zhu Wuyai did not speak.
The matter of forming a Daoist partnership is Chen Zi'ang's private affair, and he shouldn't interfere too much.
However, given that the Heavenly Craftsmanship Sect is a place of great potential, the Heavenly Craftsmanship True Venerable would not so easily give up a spot to enter this place of great potential.
Unless there is fraud involved, or the Tiangong Fuzong's treasured land has suffered severe losses and its value has plummeted due to the previous upheaval in the Southern Wilderness.
But no matter which possibility it was, Zhu Wuyai couldn't think of a reason to refuse.
The land of creation can help a Nascent Soul cultivator attain the Dao and become a Divine Venerable. Even if there is only a 10% chance that this is true, he is willing to take the risk.
The Celestial Craftsman was also aware of this, and calmly awaited Chen Zi'ang's reply.
"I am deeply grateful for your kindness, but my ambition lies in the Great Dao, and I have never considered forming a Daoist partnership before."
Noticing that Zhiling was constantly turning her head against his cheek with displeasure in her eyes, Chen Beiwu smiled inwardly and refused without hesitation.
While a place of great creation is indeed rare, how could someone listed in the Jade Purity Golden Book lack a place of great creation for attaining enlightenment and becoming a deity?
Upon hearing this, Su Lanyue pursed her lips, and the shyness that had been lingering on her lips vanished without a trace.
That's fine. Chen Ziang is too inexperienced. If she were to become his Daoist partner, it would be considered an old cow eating young grass.
This is a good thing!
However, Su Lanyue couldn't help but feel a hint of anger in her eyes when she looked at Chen Beiwu.
Is she really that bad? Even a dowry of a place of great fortune couldn't sway Chen Zi'ang!
"Sect Leader Chen has great composure; I admire him."
The Celestial Craftsman gave Chen Beiwu a deep look before his figure slowly vanished.
Su Lanyue got up to take her leave, not even glancing at Chen Beiwu.
With the marriage agreement falling through, the alliance between the two factions had to be temporarily put on hold.
Zhu Wuyai sighed inwardly and turned to look at Chen Beiwu: "Do you know what you've refused?"
"Of course I know."
Chen Beiwu said calmly, "Senior brother, I can still attain the Dao and transform into a god even without the Heavenly Crafting Talisman Sect's sacred ground."
Zhu Wuyai shook his head: "It's a good thing for young people to be confident, but sometimes being too confident is also a form of arrogance."
"Very well, now that you have taken over the position of sect leader, it is time for you to come into contact with and comprehend the core mystical techniques passed down through generations of our sect."
"This method is inherited from the ancient Taiyi Dao lineage and is called the Taiyi Xuanshu Returning to Truth and Breaking the Cause Method. It can be used to cultivate both innate wisdom and cause and effect. It uses the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and the Five Qi Returning to the Origin as a bridge to awaken the Dharma image and open the door to the transformation into a spirit."
"However, this secret technique has extremely high requirements and is very difficult to learn. It is difficult to cultivate unless one possesses the Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Roots, has monstrous talent, and has reached the Nascent Soul stage."
Therefore, there are very few Nascent Soul True Monarchs within the sect who cultivate this method; besides myself, only one senior is still practicing it.
Zhu Wuyai said with a hint of regret, "Cultivating this method is extremely difficult. In addition to talent, spiritual roots, and comprehension, it also requires the assistance of some special rare and precious materials, which are of a high grade of five."
"However, the Daoist essence of the Earthly Evolution Realm no longer exists, and most of the fifth-order Yuan medicines recorded in the cultivation methods have also disappeared. Nowadays, the difficulty of cultivating the Taiyi Xuan Shu Returning to Truth and Dispelling Causes Method is far beyond what it was in ancient times. As a result, none of the five sects of Earthly Evolution have been able to cultivate this method to a minor level to this day."
"Senior brother, you haven't even reached the minor success level either?" Chen Beiwu asked with interest.
In his view, such a difficult technique must have something unique about it.
Whether used as a reference or for spiritual practice and enlightenment, it can increase his chances of attaining divine status in the future.
"That's right, I've only reached the beginner level of the technique myself, so I can't teach you anything. You'll have to figure it out yourself, junior brother."
After saying this, Zhu Wuyai flipped his hand and took out a jade slip.
Chen Beiwu took it and touched it with his divine sense.
In an instant, streams of profound and obscure scriptures surged into Chen Beiwu's mind.
"Taiyi is impermanent, and impermanence is permanence."
"To refute the cause is not to deceive Heaven, but to follow Heaven, to respond to the impermanent with the constant, and to refute the cause without intention."
"Therefore, by condensing the three flowers of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and the five elements and five energies of the five internal organs (heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys), they return to one origin, intermingle with the three flowers, break through the confusion of past lives, deduce a hundred generations, illuminate cause and effect, and can prove Taiyi————"
Upon merely reading the opening of the general outline of "Taiyi Xuanshu Fanzhen Boyin Fa", Chen Beiwu's mind-sea bell trembled slightly, and a sense of enlightenment arose in his heart.
The essence remains the same despite all the changes!
The Immortal Alliance's path of cultivating immortality by borrowing beasts may seem completely different from the ancient cultivation method of the Southern Wilderness, but in reality, they are the same path. Their essence remains unchanged, both requiring the attainment of the supreme realm of "I am the law, and the law is me." Only the methods of cultivation on this path differ.
Compared to the Immortal Alliance's cultivation method, the Southern Wilderness's cultivation method places greater emphasis on the cultivator's Nascent Soul stage.
Those who are not of the Nascent Soul rank can not even condense the Three Undying Flowers, let alone fall into the causal loop during the process of understanding the wisdom of their past lives, and die and their cultivation dissipates.
After a long while, seeing the light fade from Chen Beiwu's eyes, Zhu Wuyai asked curiously, "Junior Brother, have you gained any insights?"
"I've gained some insights. This method is too profound. Reaching minor mastery can increase the probability of becoming a Nascent Soul by 10%, reaching major mastery can increase it by 20%, reaching perfection can increase it by 40%, and reaching the initial stage of Nascent Soul can increase it by 70%!" Chen Beiwu's eyes could not hide his surprise.
Although according to the cultivation manual, the probability of a Nascent Soul True Monarch being able to cultivate this method to perfection is almost zero, unless they are a reincarnation of a Divine Transformation True Venerable.
However, with the help of Aji, Jindan, Tiedan, Xuele, and Zhiling, he may still be able to achieve the perfect realm.
As for the Transformation Realm beyond Perfection, it is the path that Taiyi Daozun completed after attaining enlightenment. It is also the highest realm that even the founder of the cultivation method could not reach back then, and there is no possibility of cultivating it.