Crystal clear springs and stream water, with the valley profound and serene.
After more than three hundred years of gathering earth’s energy, Mi Yun Mountain had beco increasingly majestic, with heavy layers of lush greenery and countless spectacular sights erging.
Leaving the cloud platform he was previously on, Lu Yuan brought Yang Jihua to a quiet place within the mountain, where they admired the beautiful scenery while discussing confidential matters.
The two walked in the mountain for a long ti without speaking.
Lu Yuan watched the scenery contentedly. After he had arrived in this world, his first identity was that of a mountain hunter, truly a son of the great mountains.
However, the turbulent changes later had step by step pushed him to where he was today, far removed from his past self as a single person.
Though people change, this did not affect his looking back at the past. Occasionally, walking in the mountains, finding a stream, brewing tea on a blue stone while watching the landscape, and roasting one or two ga animals – these were monts filled with fond mories.
In recent years, he had been in seclusion, and by now, his cultivation had reached the late-stage Human Immortal.
Only a little was missing before he could advance to the Human Immortal Peak and rush towards the Earth Immortal realm.
According to the plan, once Che Shidao broke through to Earth Immortal, the next to attempt the breakthrough would be Lu Yuan himself.
Now everything was on the right track, and his pressure had been greatly reduced. Although he had more leisure ti to enjoy the scenery.
And at this mont, he was setting up a lure, aiming to fish for the Qing Immortal Sect and Jiuzhou Immortal Gate.
I had the advantage and the initiative, so naturally, there was no need to speak first.
Beside him, Yang Jihua had no spare ti to enjoy the surrounding beauty but was lost in thought.
It seed he had sothing to say.
Lu Yuan waited patiently.
After a while, the other party finally spoke, "School Leader Lu, how do you... view the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate?"
Perhaps considering the increasingly close relationship between Taiping Dao and Jiuzhou Immortal Gate in recent years, or maybe because it had only been a peaceful two hundred years since the last great war had inflicted too much trauma.
So, unusually, Yang Jihua did not address Jiuzhou Immortal Gate as ’the remnants of Jiuzhou’ but instead used a more neutral term.
Of course.
To call Jiuzhou Immortal Gate by its na was, in a way, to separate it from the Nine Spirits Sect.
This was considered politically correct within the Qing Immortal Sect.
"Jiuzhou Immortal Gate, our friends in Taiping Dao as well..."
Lu Yuan did not hesitate and imdiately responded, then seeing the slight change in Yang Jihua’s expression after hearing his answer, he quickly added with a smile, "Of course, Qing Immortal Sect is also a dear friend of our sect.
Both of your sects have helped us in tis of peril when Taiping Dao was just established.
Especially your sect, which has offered quite a lot of support.
Two hundred years ago, Daoist Yang even helped our sect to reside in the Great Eye Kingdom, ensuring our peace.
These bonds of friendship have always been cherished by our sect, we dare not forget."
Lu Yuan conveyed his goodwill.
And ntioning these past events, Yang Jihua’s complexion indeed improved substantially.
Indeed.
If the relationship and mutual feelings were to be considered, from a visible standpoint, Qing Immortal Sect and Taiping Dao indeed seed closer.
Not to ntion the help provided by Taiping Dao when they just established their Tao inheritance.
Just take the recent ceding of Leshan and Anyang, two kingdoms – this was a generous gift.
Just these benefits alone made the contributions of Qing Immortal Sect to Taiping Dao exceed those of Jiuzhou Immortal Gate by who knows how much.
From this perspective, the two truly seed closer.
Yang Jihua quickly replied, "School Leader Lu is correct, our two sects, ever since the establishnt of Tao inheritance by Taiping Dao at Mi Yun Mountain, have always been in frequent communication and exchange.
These are the origins of our bond.
Although in recent years, there has been a slight estrangent between our two families, the friendship remains, sothing we should not forget.
In my view, we should put aside past grievances and work together to maintain the stability within Changqing Domain, thus not failing our mutual acquaintance."
Lu Yuan nodded in agreent, "Daoist Yang is right. Since the establishnt of our two sects, we have always been on good terms. Such bonds of friendship must indeed be maintained continuously."
Upon hearing this, Yang Jihua, however, sighed, "School Leader Lu speaks truly, our two sects indeed should be closer. However, the actions of your sect in recent years have caused great concern.
Your previous School Leader, Daoist Yi, visited Jiuzhou Immortal Gate every year, traveling to the Western Domain hundreds of tis over two hundred years.
But the number of visits to Changqing Mountain last year did not exceed the count of one hand.
Such favoring one over the other inevitably causes concern in our sect.
Whether your sect has already allied with Jiuzhou Immortal Gate and is conspiring against our sect."
Yang Jihua did not mince his words, directly expressing his dissatisfaction.
In dealing with Qing and Jiuzhou Immortal Sects, Taiping Dao indeed went too far.
Everyone was neighbors, so why should they engage with others and not with us? Was it a slight?
"Daoist friend worries too much."
Lu Yuan, slightly embarrassed, had previously only instructed Yi Dancheng to beco close with Jiuzhou, to bring their relationship as close as possible.
Then this avatar made annual visits to Jiuzhou, and as a leader of a sect, spent more ti in the Western Domain than at Taiping Dao.
Such behavior was indeed outrageous.
No wonder the Qing Immortal Sect felt such concerns, breeding deep anxieties.
Anyone would be restless under such circumstances.
But such actions had very effective results.
Thanks to the closeness of Taiping Dao, with the efforts of Yi Dancheng, the impression and affection of Jiuzhou Immortal Gate for Taiping Dao soared like flying swords, rising at an incredible speed.
By now, so Taiping Dao disciples traveling to the Western Domain, due to the close relationship between the two sects, even referred to Jiuzhou Immortal Gate disciples as fellow disciples.
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