"First, you are famous. Among the younger generation of Golden Core cultivators on the Jinxiu Continent, probably no one can surpass you, right?"
Fairy Dong explained, "Secondly, you have strength. You are the kind of person who can stand against emissaries from the Upper Realm. At least, until now, we haven’t found a second person who can do that."
One hand pinched the soft flesh at the waist, "Finally, you have status. You are the leader of a sect and won’t speak recklessly. You must have responsibility and a sense of duty. Moreover, as I see it, you probably won’t refuse, right?"
Hou Niao sighed, "If I said I am not willing, would you believe ?"
Fairy Dong sneered, "Lie to the ghosts! Isn’t this exactly what you want? Sword challenging many beauties?"
"So what are we waiting for? Let’s hurry!" Hou Niao laughed heartily.
The two traveled along the way, entering the Southeast area. Due to this special period, the sky had beco much quieter, and they got a lot of news from Fairy Dong about the establishnt of various Daoist inheritances.
"Several Great Dao Sects and Great Buddha Sect have basically settled, without much turbulence," Fairy Dong introduced.
Hou Niao was very surprised, "So quickly? I thought they were the most fiercely competitive."
Fairy Dong responded with a slight smile, "The at of the Daoist Sect and Buddhist Sect isn’t sothing just anyone can try to bite into. Before recomnding themselves, who wouldn’t carefully weigh their chances? With a dozen or twenty Nascent Soul masters standing there, anyone thinking of deceiving or tricking would first consider the consequences and their own weight."
"Care to tell more?"
"Qi Sect cos from Taiching’s Zhi Xuan Daoist, Zhou Sect from Supre’s Rong Guang Daoist, Wu Sect is Yuqing’s Jue Mingzi, overseas is Fairy of Red Sleeves from Zhou Immortal, Guo Sect is Taiyi’s Zhong Tai Daoist, and several monks from the Buddhist Sect, including Master Xiang Kui, Wandering Monk Shu Du...
They all settled within a few months. Basically, no one competes with them, nor can they compete; it’s heard that Zhi Xuan Daoist made even the Nascent Soul masters of Qi Sect feel inferior during his demonstration, making him an extrely formidable presence."
Hou Niao sighed in his heart, recalling Senior Sister Yue Duo, guessing that she wouldn’t need any trials if she truly ca; she would be directly treated as a distinguished guest.
"How about Anhe Daoist Sect? Did you hear any news?"
Fairy Dong understood why he was so concerned about Anhe. This guy was still registered with Anhe Daoist as well, truly having a foot in both camps, and it was fortunate that neither side cared, even allowing such a person to be the sect leader.
But on a side note, among all her friends, this guy held the highest status now, a substantial figure worth holding onto tightly; in fact, Harmony Dao sought him to identify things partly to curry favor with him, just without stating it explicitly.
The Sword Sect shows signs of montum, and among the native cultivators of Jinxiu, this fellow had the most potential as everyone with insight knew.
"Anhe Daoist hasn’t settled yet, but I’ve heard there are many inheritances vying for it, more than ten, though the exact number is still uncertain. You know, among these Daoist sects in Jinxiu, the small Daoist sects are the most sought after; Anhe is geographically well-positioned, has a large population base, developed economy, rich culture, and high civic standards, precisely making it an attractive target for Daoist sects."
"Ten? Even more?"
Hou Niao was quite troubled too; he knew he’d have to go back soon, having been out for over two months already. Perhaps Master Xiao was already looking for him?
This trouble at Anhe, he eventually couldn’t evade.
Fairy Dong looked at him, "There is a saying in the Daoist Sect that maybe a certain Upper Realm Daoist inheritance on Jinxiu might have more than one branch! For instance, Zhi Xuan Daoist once publicly said that Anhe Daoist is also a Taiching inheritance!"
Hou Niao’s gaze beca sharp, "Why doesn’t he say all the Daoist sects on the continent belong to Taiching alone?"
Fairy Dong cautiously glanced at him, "Such a saying might not be true, but two flowers blooming from the sa stem isn’t impossible. For instance, in your Sword Sect, isn’t it split into Shan Sect Quanzhen and Grassland Gold? Lord Hou, don’t rush your judgnt; true cannot be fake, and fake cannot be true."
Hou Niao snorted coldly, "You’re wrong. If sothing fake lasts long enough, it becos true; without sothing true to appear, it remains fake!"
His trip wasn’t kept a secret internally, the higher-ups knew. His identity had changed now, so he couldn’t casually play disappearing acts; if anything happened, the sect would soon find him, apparently indicating that the matters at Anhe Daoist weren’t urgent yet.
One Anhe, with branches north and south, plus a dozen self-recomndations; just thinking about these things already gave headaches.
Hou Sect Leader was an easy-going person, knowing that headaches wouldn’t help, why not think about sothing joyful first?
Several days later, they entered Southeast Sangmo Country, a not so large nation, smaller even than Daitao, but in the fertile Southeast region, its population density was far higher than that of the Northern Territory and thus had a more robust cultivation foundation.
Humans are the core of the cultivation world. Like other Southeast nations, Sangmo was filled everywhere with birds chirping and flowers blooming, scenery pleasing to the eye; even the people here all appeared handso and dashing, beautiful as flowers, making the ergence of a Daoist sect like Harmony Dao not surprising at all.
A decadent atmosphere filled the high halls and establishnts, colorful lights and bustling nightlife spread throughout the cities, and the world’s transitions seed to have no connection with the people here; everyone imrsed themselves in their own worlds, enjoying the mont.
A place like this could only give birth to such a Daoist inheritance.
Fairy Dong also saw his sentint, helplessly saying, "Actually, it’s not just Sangmo, it includes Wei Liao Country and even the entire Southeast that is like this; thousands of years of carefree living have created such a big environnt that is difficult to change.
Daoist Sect practices are more tolerant with each generation, making providing mortals with better living conditions the fundantal national policy, yet rarely leading their thoughts; many insightful people worry about this, but the environnt is such that no matter which generation’s Daoist leader takes charge, they cannot make them awaken, as if luxurious living belongs to them. Even lowering the standards a bit would cause uproar.
It is precisely because of this that I spend more ti on the grassland instead, feeling unfamiliar and estranged from my own country."
"They lack a war, lack displacent, lack cold and hunger, lack sleeping under the stars, yet as cultivators, we cannot deliberately impose these on them, hoping that day will never co; if it really happens, the tragedies here could be far fiercer than elsewhere!"
"Do you think, as the National Religion Daoist, we have responsibility?" Fairy Dong was sowhat anxious; she was increasingly concerned about this man’s feelings, realizing in her life she might not et such a potential benefactor again.
Hou Niao glanced at her, "Of course! Although not entirely responsible, it’s at least a major responsibility. If you wanted to perform the job, doing it generation after generation would definitely yield results, yet you easily discard your responsibility with just a simple phrase ’the environnt is such.’
But you need not worry, I like places like this; if we liken the whole Jinxiu Continent to a city, there would surely need to be places like this, always needing one where I can indulge.
Of course, it’s fine with , but what about you?"
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