After Meng Jingzhou was dragged away struggling, screams soon echoed.
Lu Yang and Man Gu were focused on selecting their rewards. "Man Gu, what are you going to buy?"
"I'm going to buy a copybook. Master said my handwriting is not good and I need more practice."
Man Gu was attracted by a copybook on the exchange list.
"Thunder Copybook, what a domineering name. I'll buy it."
Before Lu Yang could persuade Man Gu to reconsider, Man Gu had already made the purchase.
The cover of the Thunder Copybook was a huge lightning bolt, and the first page was the user manual.
"Let me see the rules… Write with a brush on the copybook, and if you exceed the edge, the copybook will burst into a thunderous force. Please use it carefully."
"Note: Do not soak this copybook in water, there is a risk of electric leakage."
Man Gu: "……"
Is writing now so dangerous?
Man Gu didn't buy anything else. He wanted to use the remaining contribution points to go to the Refining Peak and strengthen his hammer.
Automatically reciting "The Sage's Words" during battle still couldn't fully demonstrate his Confucian cultivation. Man Gu wanted to engrave "The Sage's Words" on his hammer, and add two horns to ensure a hole with every hammer strike.
Perfect. The palace.
The eunuch chief steward had served Emperor Xia for over forty years. He thought he knew the ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty quite well, but the next scene truly shattered his understanding.
Emperor Xia sat on the throne, and when he saw Yun Zhi slowly approaching, he stood up to greet her with a smile.
"Taoist Yun Zhi, please have a seat."
Emperor Xia even moved a chair for Yun Zhi to sit on, and then sat down next to her, not returning to his throne.
"Bring the fruits that were just tributed from the south for Taoist Yun Zhi to taste."
Soon, a young eunuch brought a fruit plate filled with various fruits, some like lychees, some like bananas…
Yun Zhi picked a fruit that looked like a lychee. The flesh was golden and contained an astonishing treasure. Just eating one could allow a cultivator to leap from the late stage of Qi Refining to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.
"The taste is good." Yun Zhi politely tasted and praised, which delighted Emperor Xia.
"Quickly bring a box for Taoist Yun Zhi to take away!"
Even the eunuch chief steward, who was known for his poker face, was slightly taken aback.
He had never seen the emperor treat someone so eagerly.
Yun Zhi stopped Emperor Xia's actions: "Your Majesty, there's no need for this. Just say what you want."
Emperor Xia ordered everyone to leave, including the eunuch chief steward.
Emperor Xia rubbed his hands, somewhat excited: "I heard that Taoist Yun Zhi's cultivation is much higher than our family's ancestor?"
Yun Zhi slowly shook her head: "It's just a slight difference. Please don't exaggerate, Your Majesty."
"Well, our ancestor has been feeling invincible lately, thinking he's the best in the world. This mindset is not conducive to cultivation. I was thinking if I could find someone to teach him a lesson. After thinking about it, I think Taoist Yun Zhi is the most suitable."
Yun Zhi: "Does Your Majesty have a grudge against your ancestor?"
In Yun Zhi's impression, Emperor Xia's ancestor was not this kind of person.
"Haha, Taoist Yun Zhi, you really have a sense of humor. I was beaten by the ancestor since I was a child, how could I bear a grudge?"
Yun Zhi: "……"
"Alright, alright, it was just a little joke I made. Taoist Yun Zhi, don't take it seriously." Emperor Xia retracted his smile.
Yun Zhi wanted to say that Your Majesty, you didn't look like you were joking just now, but it's better not to say such relationship-damaging words.
She still understood these simple worldly wisdoms.
"Taoist Yun Zhi, you have gathered the Great Xia Dynasty and the Four Great Immortal Sects here. I presume you have made a significant discovery in the process of eradicating the Immortal Sect?"
"Yes." Yun Zhi nodded, not saying anything more.
Emperor Xia saw Yun Zhi stop talking and thought she had some concerns, so he said: "Taoist Yun Zhi, are you worried about information leakage here? You don't have to worry, this place is protected by the ancestor's Immortal-level array. Even an Immortal can't eavesdrop."
"Or does Taoist Yun Zhi think that the secret of heaven should not be revealed, and it can't be spoken, but needs to be hinted at through actions?"
Emperor Xia pondered what Yun Zhi's behavior was hinting at.
Was she hinting that the enemy was everywhere? Was she saying that silence was the best way to deal with the enemy? Or was she saying that Bu Yu Taoist was the key to breaking the situation?
Yun Zhi hesitated for a moment, then said: "I just don't want to repeat the same thing to Your Majesty and the heads of the Four Great Immortal Sects."
Emperor Xia: "……"
The heads of the Four Great Immortal Sects soon arrived at the palace, including Qiu Jin'an, the head of the Five Elements Sect, whom they had just parted with not long ago.
Qiu Jin'an didn't expect the Seek Tao Sect to act so quickly. In less than five days, they directly wiped out the Immortal Sect, even sealing off the farm opened by the sect leader.
"Taoist Yun Zhi, we meet again." Qiu Jin'an greeted.
"The Seek Tao Sect did a great job. One of the four major demonic sects is directly gone. I wonder what the reaction of the remaining three demonic sects will be when they hear this news. I'm afraid they will be scared and run away!" The head of the Suppress Hell Sect laughed heartily. There was no news more exciting than this.
He decided to give the whole sect a five-day holiday when he returned to the sect, and let them have a good time.
"Good indeed." The abbot of the Hanging Temple held his prayer beads, sparing with his words, but his joy was evident from his expression.
The palace master of the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace, Luo Hongxia, dared not speak to Yun Zhi, fearing that Yun Zhi would bring up the marriage agreement and have Lu Yang marry Lan Ting.
Through this operation, the four major immortal sects had renewed their understanding of the Seek Tao Sect.
The previous evaluation was "The four major immortal sects defend the righteous path, the Seek Tao Sect shakes the righteous path."
Now the public opinion has changed to "The five major immortal sects defend the righteous path."
Yun Zhi didn't know their inner thoughts and stated her purpose directly.
"I have gathered you all here to share some intelligence I obtained from the Immortal Sect, information that even the leader of the Immortal Sect himself doesn't know."
"Let me start with the conclusion."
"The existence of the four major demonic sects may have overturned our previous understanding. We used to simply think that the existence of the demonic sects was a group of demonic cultivators forming a religious group, posing less threat than the impending great era."
"Now I correct my own view. I believe that the mastermind behind the four major demonic sects is an ancient immortal. The purpose of the four major demonic sects is to condense the nascent form of the Tao fruit. The ancient immortal will pick the nascent form of the Tao fruit at the right time and transform it into his own power."
Upon hearing this, all five people were shocked.
They had astonishing backgrounds and knew many secrets related to immortals, including matters about the Tao fruit and its nascent form.
Emperor Xia asked seriously, "Is there any evidence?"
The existence of the four major demonic sects was all for the purpose of condensing the nascent form of the Tao fruit, and the ancient immortal would pick the Tao fruit.
This meant that an immortal might possess two Tao fruits!
This was an extremely terrifying matter!
"Of course, I have brought a witness."
Yun Zhi snapped her fingers, and an old immortal appeared from another space.
"This is the faith of the Immortal Sect, the Immortal."
"Hello, seniors. You can just call me Little Face."