Chapter 292

Having gained the benefits, Jieyin and Zhunti left Mount Kunlun, the two of them exchanging a smile.

Jieyin said, "The East is truly a land of outstanding people and divine spirits. I had only intended to ask for a low-grade innate spiritual treasure to make up for our losses, but who would have thought that Brother Yuanshi would agree to our request so readily? If we in the West had to bring out such a treasure, it would ache in our hearts for a long time."

Zhunti nodded with a smile, "Brother is absolutely right. Our West is barren; if we can collect treasures from the East and bring them back to the West to increase our fortune, why should we worry that our Western Sect will not flourish?"

While rejoicing, the two thought of the death of Ma Yuan.

Jieyin sighed, his face showing compassion, "It is a pity that Ma Yuan was framed and killed by the people of the Chan Sect. They are truly pig-like teammates. If we had not seen the heavenly secrets, I would never have wanted to help the Chan Sect, given that our Western Sect's rise is tied to the Jie Sect."

Zhunti nodded in agreement, "Exactly. But since Ma Yuan has an affinity with our Western Sect, we can only wait until the end of the Investiture of the Gods to ask our teacher to release Ma Yuan's true spirit from the Investiture of the Gods list, out of consideration for our barren West."

"Good!"

……

Jade Void Palace.

After sending off the two Western Saints, Yuanshi Tianzun felt very depressed and immediately summoned the White Crane Boy.

"Please give your orders, Sect Leader."

Yuanshi Tianzun said in a deep voice, "Go and call the Old Immortal of the South Pole here."

"Yes, Sect Leader," the White Crane Boy replied and exited the Jade Void Palace.

After a while, the Old Immortal of the South Pole walked into the Jade Void Palace.

"Teacher, I wonder what orders you have?"

Yuanshi Tianzun pondered for a moment.

"Jiang Ziya is unwilling to leave Chaoge, so Guang Chengzi forcibly took him to Xiqi and confined him to the banks of the Wei River. You go there, lecture Jiang Ziya well, let him put down the resentment in his heart, and properly complete the matter of the Investiture of the Gods."

The Old Immortal of the South Pole bowed, "Teacher, rest assured, I will go to the Wei River now to talk to Jiang Ziya."

Just as he was about to leave, the Old Immortal of the South Pole stopped again, "Teacher, there is one thing I don't know if I should mention."

Yuanshi Tianzun pondered for a moment, "What is it? Speak and let me hear."

"Recently, the rumors in the Three Realms about our Chan Sect seem to be not very good. Teacher, should we find a way to resolve this?"

Hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun was silent for a while, "This matter is related to the Heavenly Court."

The Old Immortal of the South Pole bowed slightly, "Teacher, I see that Haotian still hasn't learned his lesson. Should we beat him into submission again?"

"For now, focus on dealing with the Jie Sect. As for Haotian, if our Chan Sect causes trouble for the Heavenly Court time and again, and Haotian goes to the Zixiao Palace to complain, it will be difficult for me to explain. Let's note this down for now."

"I obey the decree."

……

On the other side.

Shi Ji returned to the lower realm to Jinao Island to express her gratitude to everyone, and the three Xiao sisters all ran to Jinao Island.

At this time, on the Three Immortals Island, only Gu Xiu was left alone.

While he was leisurely drinking tea, he sensed someone coming toward the Three Immortals Island.

Looking up, it was Princess Long Ji.

Gu Xiu was puzzled; what was Princess Long Ji here for again?

Princess Long Ji was also familiar with the Three Immortals Island, and soon rode a green phoenix toward Gu Xiu's residence.

Jumping off the back of the green phoenix, Princess Long Ji walked into the courtyard, her beautiful eyes shifting.

"Gu Xiu, I hope you have been well." After meeting several times and witnessing Gu Xiu's methods, Princess Long Ji's attitude was much better than before?

Gu Xiu put down the teacup in his hand and looked up at her, "Princess Long Ji, your presence is a great honor. I wonder what important matter you have?"

"It's about you letting Hong Jin go to heaven to take up a post." Princess Long Ji did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"So it was this. In the original destiny, if you went to help the Chan Sect, you might indeed have had entanglements, but now that Hong Jin has gone to heaven to take up a post, you may no longer have entanglements. The Chan Sect has attacked heaven time and again, and I believe you will not go to help the Chan Sect, so there is no need to take what I said before to heart, unless someone messes with the marriage line." Gu Xiu said lightly, throwing the blame onto Old Man Yuehe and Immortal Fuyuan.

Princess Long Ji frowned slightly, "If anyone dares to mess with my, Princess Long Ji's, marriage line, I will definitely not let them off!"

Gu Xiu said with a smile, "Your courage is commendable. This courage is somewhat similar to the teachings of my Jie Sect. I have always believed that things are achieved by human effort."

"Things are achieved by human effort?" Princess Long Ji thought for a moment, looked up at Gu Xiu, and said softly, "Then in your opinion, as long as one does things in this world, one can achieve one's wishes?"

Gu Xiu shook his head, a calm smile on his face.

"Yes and no. Everything in this world has variables. If you don't even have the courage to try, how can you talk about success? The Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Dao evolves forty-nine, and one escapes. Everything has a glimmer of survival. Some things we do may fail, but if we don't do them, we will never succeed."

Princess Long Ji's heart moved slightly. She had grown up in the Heavenly Court since she was a child, and all the teachings she received were to follow the heavenly rules and be conventional.

Gu Xiu's remarks were like a flash of light to her, illuminating corners of her heart that had never been touched.

She nodded gently.

"You are right. If you don't try some things, how do you know they can't be changed? You might fail if you do them, but you will never succeed if you don't."

He noticed that Princess Long Ji's gaze suddenly became firm.

It seemed that her mindset had changed significantly.

While Gu Xiu was thinking, Princess Long Ji changed the subject.

"Coming here this time, besides asking about Hong Jin, is to specifically express my gratitude to you for persuading the Shangqing Saint to send many Jie Sect disciples to heaven to take up posts, which has added many powerful personnel to my Heavenly Court."

Gu Xiu smiled, "The Heavenly Court was rebuilt by the Dao Ancestor. It is only natural for our Jie Sect to send people to heaven to take up posts."

Princess Long Ji did not doubt Gu Xiu's words, and then looked around the courtyard.

"I heard that Yang Jian and Yang Chan are with you. I wonder if you can call them out so I can talk to them?"

Gu Xiu said lightly, "The two of them went to Tao Shan to visit Yao Ji and have not returned yet."

While the two were talking in the courtyard, on Jinao Island, Tong Tian of the Biyou Palace was informing his disciples of something.