Chapter 865

"Besides him, there are many, many more inner sect disciples of Dragon Head Peak."

"Based on our speculation, perhaps they saw our talent and all want us to join their teams after we enter Shushan, which is why they are showing us favor."

"This is a good thing in itself; after all, cultivators band together for warmth, and they reap more resources."

"But unfortunately, there are too many people eyeing us."

Fu Xuan said with some distress:

"Of the seven branches of Shushan, besides the Heaven-Piercing Peak, which holds a transcendent status and is personally overseen by the Sect Master, the other six branches have mixed factions."

"At present, the strongest is undoubtedly the Liyue team of Little Bamboo Peak, led by Ningguang and Shenhe."

"This group appears to be all women, but in reality, their background is vast."

"They are a combination of people from the nation most beloved by the Shushan Sect Master."

"Ningguang and the others have the backing of another Sect Master's wife, Ganyu; even the current most powerful head with real authority in Shushan, Head Zhongli, who manages the Dragon Head Peak Law Enforcement Hall, is also from Liyue."

"Next is the Mondstadt team led by Lisa and Jean."

"They also have deep backgrounds, backed by Head Venti of Morning Sun Peak and Law Enforcement Elder Alice, two at the peak of Refining Qi into Spirit, and even close to breaking through to Refining Spirit into Void."

839. Fu Xuan: That's a huge favor owed

"Besides this, although there is no Sect Master's wife standing for them, Mondstadt is not inferior at all."

"The biological daughter of Elder Alice, who is behind them, Klee, has a status in Shushan that is directly superior, an existence that even Elders and Heads dare not provoke."

"She is even not inferior to the Sect Master's wife at all."

"Klee is known as the number one genius of the heavens in the last three thousand eras, a peerless monster who suppresses all worlds."

"At only ten years old, she is already in the mid-stage of Refining Qi into Spirit and possesses one of the most mysterious Heavenly Divine Bodies, the Red Emperor Burning Heaven Body."

"Just after joining Shushan, she was favored by the Shushan Sect Master and taken as the Sect Master's first true disciple, with a status equivalent to Heads and Elders."

"The Sect Master is extremely fond of Klee, calling her the pillar of Shushan's future, the hope of Shushan's new generation, and a peerless existence who suppresses all geniuses of the same era."

"In the future, with step-by-step cultivation, Klee will inevitably reach the Golden Immortal realm, and even becoming a Taiyi, as Shushan's new upper-realm foundation, is not impossible."

"The most critical point is that the Shushan Sect Master has announced it many times in public, and even at the Shushan Assembly."

"The Sect Master's true disciple, Klee, is the next Shushan Sect Master, who will lead the lower-realm Shushan after the current Sect Master ascends."

"In other words, Klee is the Young Sect Master of Shushan."

"It is said that Klee is uniquely favored by the Sect Master, who personally captured a middle-thousand world to serve as Klee's cave dwelling for closed-door cultivation."

"Massive resources, even if Klee doesn't ask, the Sect Master will give them to her."

"A mid-grade spirit artifact that would cause a sensation outside Shushan is just a daily necessity for Klee."

"It is rumored that many people have seen with their own eyes that all of Klee's ornaments and clothing are top-grade spirit artifacts."

"Even peak treasure artifacts of the lower realm, Klee still has many."

"The former Sect Master's sword, Primordial Jade Cutter, reached the level of a half-step immortal artifact after the Sect Master re-refined it, and it was also given to Klee for protection."

"Although she only has the cultivation of the mid-stage of Refining Qi into Spirit, the many treasures created for Klee by the Sect Master, as well as the eight great mantras inscribed by the Sect Master with all his might,"

"are enough to erupt in an instant and kill even a late-stage Refining Spirit into Void cultivator."

"Thus, one can see how favored that Young Sect Master is; it is said that the Sect Master treats her like his own daughter."

"Therefore, although the overall strength of the Mondstadt faction within Shushan is weaker than Liyue, its influence is not inferior at all."

"Others include the Inazuma faction to which Lady Miko originally belonged, and subsequent factions like Fontaine."

"However, the most powerful are Liyue and Mondstadt."

Hearing this, Hua frowned slightly.

"The situation inside Shushan is truly complicated..."

"So, Fu Xuan, what do you want to say?"

Fu Xuan said somewhat helplessly:

"After we headed to Shushan, we ran into Ningguang and the others. They came specifically to find us, with the goal of inviting us in advance to join the Liyue faction after joining Shushan..."

Jing Yuan smiled and spread his hands, saying:

"It sounds like it's not a bad thing."

"General, you will know after you finish listening."

Fu Xuan said helplessly:

"That Ningguang gave us a meeting gift that was hard to refuse: a cultivation technique that might lead to immortal arts in the future."

"But, Mr. Otto and Mr. Welt have also helped us with many things, and this favor has already been owed."

"The favors of cultivators are not so easy to owe."

"If we join Ningguang and their faction, it's one thing if Otto and the others are dissatisfied, but we must repay the owed karma twofold."

"But if we join Mr. Otto and their faction..."

"We simply cannot repay the karma of the cultivation technique Miss Ningguang gave us."

"Now, we are in a dilemma on both sides..."

"So, this is not a good thing at all!"

"Being inexplicably involved in the internal competition of Shushan... the impact is very significant."

840. Fu Xuan sends gifts, beast corpses

Hearing Fu Xuan's explanation, everyone immediately felt a bit of a headache.

The division of factions within Shushan made it impossible for them to bet on both sides.

After all, cultivators are not easy to fool.

If this matter is not handled well, it will attract a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Jing Yuan rubbed his brow, and after a moment of silence, said softly:

"We cannot think of a solution to these problems right now; we will face them as they come."

"Now, the priority is to solve the trouble of the Foxian race as soon as possible. Lady Fu, please take people to Shushan first to see that Lady Miko."

"As for the problem of the major Shushan factions trying to win us over, we will discuss it further."

Fu Xuan nodded; this hot potato was finally thrown out.

"There is one more thing, that cultivation technique you mentioned..."

Hearing this, Fu Xuan said softly:

"It is in my mind, but I cannot browse it now, and I don't understand it; I can only learn it after becoming a cultivator."

"However, I think a person of that status would not deign to deceive us."

Hua nodded slightly.

"Since that is the case, there is no need to say more. This is a gift they bestowed upon you; you don't need to tell us."

"In addition, after a while, if I have time, I hope to go to Shushan to see that cultivation world with my own eyes."

As soon as the words fell, Jing Yuan frowned.

"Marshal, please think twice. The cultivation world is not like our universe; it is too dangerous over there."

"This is something that cannot be helped."

Hua shook her head and said softly:

"Whether it is the method to solve the Mara-Struck of our Xianzhou people or the strength of the cultivation world, I must go there in person."

"Besides, do the generals think that if we don't go, others won't go?"

"This may be a brand-new reshuffling of the Star Rail universe, and our Xianzhou cannot fall behind."

"Besides this, there is one more thing to remind you: don't forget, the Reignbow Arbiter has been captured, and I have to go there to see if I can find the whereabouts of the Reignbow Arbiter."

"We are very passive now because we don't know the reason why that Sect Master captured the Aeon."

This matter also made everyone frown and feel worried.

To be honest, look at other factions, such as the IPC...

They claim to follow the Preservation forever, but in reality, the initial IPC might have had such thoughts.

But the current IPC only cares about interests; they don't really care how the Amber Lord is, as long as they can ensure they can continue to find powerful backers to cling to.

The backer of cultivators is obviously thicker than the Amber Lord.

As for the Genius Society, it is about the same; those geniuses are crazier than the next, and they won't care too much about how Nous is.

But here in Xianzhou, we really care about the Hunt.

Thinking of this, Fu Xuan said softly: