It wasn’t just for the future, so that after he had taken over Changqing Domain, he could ensure a peaceful submission from all Jiuzhou sects without them coming to attack him?
If not for this goal, why bother to put in so much effort, and even compromise oneself?
It surely wasn’t just out of sheer boredom.
"I solemnly rember."
Zhen Xuan felt the sincerity in Lu Yuan’s words and was deeply moved, performing a profound bow.
By this point, the conversation was nearly finished.
As the host and the one celebrating his Dharma Assembly, Lu Yuan couldn’t possibly dedicate all his ti to Yang Jihua and Zhen Xuan.
He needed to consider the other Immortal Sect ssengers who had co to the assembly.
So, the two of them each made their goodbyes.
As the often-disliked Jiuzhou ssenger, Zhen Xuan didn’t bother trying to awkwardly ingratiate himself with the fellow True Persons who weren’t his type.
Instead, he made a detour to visit Yi Dancheng, planning to renew the relationship with the forr incumbent School Leader and to gauge the future stance of Taiping Tao Sect through him.
Despite having already received so hints from Lu Yuan that he didn’t harbor animosity toward the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate and even showed so goodwill,
this goodwill was bought with money.
However, relationships purely built on financial grounds remain stable during richness like Mount Tai, yet are most prone to collapse when money runs out.
When it cos to financial power, Jiuzhou Immortal Gate certainly couldn’t outpace Changqing Immortal Sect.
After all, the scale of influence between the Two Countries was far too large.
Since they couldn’t compete with money, they had to compete with favors instead.
In this regard, Zhen Xuan still had so confidence.
Over the past two hundred years, under the strong advocacy of Yi Dancheng, the relationship between Jiuzhou Immortal Gate and Taiping Tao had grown rapidly, almost becoming as close as family.
Although it seed that this School Leader Yi had stepped down because of this,
he was still Taiping Tao’s first School Leader established in Changqing Domain, who paved the way and built the sect from scratch, and his influence within the sect needed no explanation.
Even if he had stepped down now, nobody believed he was truly powerless or without influence.
As long as he could secure this person’s cooperation, leveraging the old School Leader’s influence, even if Taiping Tao’s policies were to lean toward Changqing Immortal Sect in the future, he could hold onto so steering control to prevent a complete estrangent from Jiuzhou Immortal Gate.
This was also why Zhen Xuan was willing to present Lu Yuan with a grand gift, spending money to bring him to their sect.
The money wasn’t for Lu Yuan to spend, but for Yi Dancheng.
Jiuzhou Immortal Gate wanted to make a statent, showing that their friendship wasn’t entirely without value.
Feeling guilty for implicating Yi Dancheng, they were willing to provide so compensation.
This grand gift was that compensation.
And with this compensation, Yi Dancheng’s situation in Taiping Tao would naturally improve considerably.
This was crucially beneficial for maintaining this steadfast ally of Jiuzhou Immortal Gate.
Having decided to visit Yi Dancheng, Lu Yuan also went to entertain other ssengers.
Busy in the mountains for half a month, the Dharma Assembly finally concluded, and ssengers from various factions bid their farewells and departed, bringing quiet back to the mountains.
However, Lu Yuan wasn’t free to rest.
According to the agreent, he was set to make a trip to Changqing Mountain to engage in a friendly exchange with the Changqing Immortal Sect.
This visit was definitely happening.
They had already prepared a grand gift, just waiting for him to co and collect it.
Given the situation, he couldn’t just stand on ceremony; he needed to make haste and go.
Thus, after the assembly, he rushed off to Changqing Mountain.
There on Changqing Mountain, he was warmly received by mbers of Changqing Immortal Sect.
Song Xiren, who had just recently earned the title of Changqing Immortal and was now the School Leader of Changqing Immortal Sect, even personally ca out to greet him.
With an Earth Immortal welcoming a Human Immortal, it showed imnse respect to Lu Yuan.
Otherwise, even though both were School Leaders of their respective sects, theoretically equal in status,
in the Immortal Realm, it’s the realm of cultivation, not the position, that determines one’s rank.
With the gap between their realms laid out, it wasn’t sothing that could be easily reconciled.
Well aware of this, Lu Yuan reciprocated the gesture.
On the spot, he decided that the two sects would henceforth share resources and information.
He would continue sending disciples to travel north, making this a fixed standard to be maintained over ti.
He likewise welcod disciples from Changqing Immortal Sect to travel to the Southern Domain.
He hoped these travel exchanges would help the sects grow closer day by day.
Song Xiren expressed great satisfaction with this agreent.
Previously, the relationship between Jiuzhou and Taiping Tao beca remarkably good, almost becoming like fellow disciples—what was the reason?
Apart from Yi Dancheng’s annual visits, the most crucial aspect was continuous travel by the disciples of Taiping Tao to the Western Domain year after year.
Through these frequent grassroots exchanges, the relationship between the two sects improved.
Now with Lu Yuan, the current School Leader, visiting them,
and with scores of disciples set to make regular visits,
it was entirely possible to replicate the Jiuzhou experience and win over the favor of Taiping Tao disciples through repeated interactions.
As exchanges beco more frequent, over several hundred years, the two sects could naturally grow as close as family, referring to each other as fellow disciples.
You’ve bought the goodwill of all Taiping Tao disciples, needing only to win over at least the majority, or even half, to achieve Changqing Immortal Sect’s goals.
If we’re talking about the present, it’s people like Lu Yuan who are in focus. But these middle and lower-rank disciples are the future.
Securing them ans securing the future.
Even for people like Yi Dancheng and Lu Yuan, who currently wield significant power and authority within their sects, their ti is now.
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