Just like the great war that took place three thousand years ago.
Too many people from the sect died then, from the old generation, the middle-aged generation, to the young generation—three generations suffered heavy losses, and as a result, the sect had not been able to recover its vitality for three thousand years.
And now, as this war has progressed, there are already faint signs of reliving the defeat that occurred three thousand years ago.
Having experienced that painful lesson previously, he naturally beca vigilant and dared not be careless again.
Therefore, he decided, regardless of whether there was a future or not, to first get past this current difficult situation.
If everyone dies, even if they have fought for a future, there will be no one left to inherit it.
Instead of that, it would be better to expend so of the sect’s potential future strength to ensure more people survive—this, in turn, unexpectantly might create even more future opportunities.
This was the reason he had brought the treasures with him.
To let more people survive, he was willing to consu the foundations of the sect’s future revival.
"In addition to these seven Immortal Artifacts, I’ve also brought Jade Restoring Pills, Soul Stabilizing Pills, Green Liquid Water... these elixirs.
They will allow you to promptly recover magic power during combat, heal injuries, stabilize the divine soul, and amplify magic power as well as enhance the might of various spells.
There are also the Immortal Sect’s Qingmu Talismans, Jinmu Talismans, and other such charms which are advantageous for this battle—I’ve brought them all out as well."
These, too, you should distribute amongst the disciples."
Yao Baojuan continued to introduce so other objects, making clear their various functions.
Actually, there was no need to say much.
As soone in the higher echelons of the sect and the next School Leader, Song Xiren had seen and used all these treasures before and knew their effects well.
But perhaps because he was getting older and nearing the end of his life, Yao Baojuan’s temperant had beco more dawdling; he could not help but indulge in an old man’s habit of rambling on, saying quite a lot.
Song Xiren did not rush him, simply listening quietly by the side, occasionally chiming in with a few words.
Because he knew, this might be the last ti he saw his senior brother.
After his senior brother returned, he would have to protect the sect with his life until the very end.
Not knowing how long he spoke, Yao Baojuan finished recounting so past events and repeated so secret matters of the sect that had already been entrusted to him.
Looking at the sky, it had unknowingly grown late.
Seeing this, Yao Baojuan couldn’t help but apologize, "Look at , senior brother, talking until it’s almost evening. I just can’t help but be verbose in my old age, please forgive , junior brother."
Song Xiren sincerely said, "It’s fine, junior brother loves listening to senior brother speak."
Yao Baojuan sighed, shook his head, then stood up: "Even if you like it, senior brother won’t be able to speak for much longer. Ti is already running short, I secretly ca out, especially keeping it from ng Jianshan.
This matter can’t be kept under wraps for too long, if I don’t return soon, I’m worried sothing will go wrong over at Longquan Kingdom. I must take my leave now.
I’ve said what needs to be said, junior brother, you are wise, make your own decisions."
With these words, he bowed deeply to the junior brother in front of him, solemnly saying, "Senior brother doesn’t have many abilities. The legacy passed down by our ancestors and the Master has declined to today’s state under my hand. This School Leader has been utterly incompetent. Today I even have to exchange my life for a future.
But while I can die, the foundation of the Qing Immortal Sect cannot be destroyed by my hands, and even less so by the future.
Your talent, junior brother, is ten tis greater than mine, and you are younger than I am, with good years ahead of you.
Senior brother is incapable, and can only depart first. After my departure, the future and hope of Qing Immortal Sect will be in junior brother’s hands.
Please forgive senior brother’s selfishness and continue to carry on with the Qing Immortal Sect, leading it to a better future with the ss I have left behind.
If one day you manage to revive the sect, please let know so that even if my soul returns to Heaven and Earth, senior brother can rest in peace."
"Senior brother..."
Upon seeing this, Song Xiren promptly ca forward to assist his senior brother.
After standing up, Yao Baojuan patted his shoulder, took a long, deep look at his junior brother without saying more.
He turned into a streak of fleeing light and left the place.
This departure marked a divide between life and death.
"Take care!"
Song Xiren let the remaining words in his throat spill out, bowing toward the direction his senior brother had left in, and it was a long while before he got up.
...
After bidding farewell to his junior brother, Yao Baojuan returned to Longquan Kingdom.
Upon his return, he distributed the remaining magical treasures, elixirs, and spirit talismans among the True Persons there, instructing them to take them back, refine them well, and familiarize themselves with them in advance to prepare for the upcoming decisive battle.
He himself also selected a few powerful magical treasures and spirit talismans to slowly nurture, preparing for the battle with ng Jianshan.
The days that followed were very quiet.
Aside from so minor conflicts that occurred occasionally between the two battlefields, nothing major happened.
Ti passed like flowing water, and three months ca quickly.
With the arrival of the date for the decisive battle, the atmosphere at both battlefields also grew increasingly tense.
This was not because the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect on the other side had discovered Qing Immortal Sect’s intention to fight a decisive battle.
It was mainly because, after three months of recuperation, following convention, the cultivators on both sides, no matter how many injuries they had, should have almost fully healed by now.
And once the injuries had healed, naturally, hostilities would resu.
War ans death, and both sides, no matter who they were, felt the tension.
Nobody wanted to die.
Therefore, the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect began preparing for another coming battle, staying alert.
However, their preparations, though nurous, were only for a common attack—enough to deal with a battle involving a few True Persons and several hundred cultivators.
Such preparations, although significant, seed insufficient when faced with the decisive battle that the Qing Immortal Sect was about to initiate.
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