Chapter 962

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

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

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

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

Fu Xuan said with some distress:

"Of the seven peaks of Shushan, except for Heaven Reaching Peak, which holds an transcendent status and is personally overseen by the Sect Master, the other six peaks have mixed factions."

"As of now, the strongest is undoubtedly the Liyue team led by Ningguang and Miss Shenhe from Little Bamboo Peak."

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

"It is a combination of people from the country most beloved by the Shushan Sect Master."

"Ningguang and the others have the backing of another Sect Master's wife, Miss Ganyu. In fact, the most powerful head of the Shushan Sect today, 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 the Head of Morning Sun Peak, Venti, and the Law Enforcement Hall Elder, Alice—two at the peak of Refining Qi into Spirit, and almost breaking through to Refining Spirit into Void."

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

"Besides that, although they don't have a Sect Master's wife standing for them, Mondstadt is not inferior in the slightest."

"The biological daughter of Elder Alice, who backs them, Keli, holds a special status in Shushan that surpasses all others. She is an existence that even Heads and Elders dare not provoke."

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

"Keli is known as the number one genius of the heavens in three thousand epochs, a peerless monster suppressing the myriad worlds of the heavens."

"She is not yet ten years old, yet she is already at the mid-stage of Refining Qi into Spirit, possessing one of the most mysterious divine bodies of the heavens, the Red Emperor Burning Heaven Body."

"Just after she entered Shushan, she was spotted by the Shushan Sect Master and taken as his personal direct disciple, with a status equal to Heads and Elders."

"The Sect Master dotes on Keli extremely, calling her the future pillar of Shushan, the hope of Shushan's new generation, and a peerless existence that suppresses all geniuses of the same era."

"In the future, if she cultivates step by step, Keli will inevitably reach the Golden Immortal realm, or even become a Taiyi, and it is not impossible for her to serve as Shushan's new foundation in the upper realm."

"The most critical point is that the Shushan Sect Master has announced on many public occasions, and even at the Shushan Assembly:"

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

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

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

"Massive amounts of resources—even if Keli doesn't ask, the Sect Master will give them to her."

"A mid-grade spiritual artifact that would cause a sensation outside of Shushan is just a daily necessity for Keli."

"Legend has it that many people have seen with their own eyes that all the ornaments and clothing on Keli are top-grade spiritual artifacts."

"She even has many peak-level treasures of the lower realm."

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

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

"are enough to instantly erupt and kill someone at the late stage of Refining Spirit into Void."

"From this, 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 camp within Shushan is weaker than Liyue, its influence is not inferior in the slightest."

"Others include the Inazuma camp to which Lady Shenzi originally belonged, and later camps like Fontaine and so on."

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

Hearing this, Hua frowned slightly.

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

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

Fu Xuan said helplessly:

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

Jing Yuan smiled and spread his hands:

"Sounds like it's not a bad thing."

"You'll know after you hear the rest, General."

Fu Xuan said helplessly:

"That Ningguang gave us a gift that is 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."

"Favors from cultivators are not so easy to owe."

"If we join Ningguang and their camp, Otto and the others being dissatisfied is one thing, but we must repay the owed karma twofold."

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

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

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

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

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

840. Fu Xuan gives a gift, the corpse of a fierce beast.

Hearing Fu Xuan explain it this way, everyone also felt a hint of trouble.

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

After all, cultivators are not easy to fool.

If this matter isn't handled well, it will attract a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Jing Yuan rubbed his temples, and after a moment of silence, said in a low voice:

"We can't think of a solution to these problems right now. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it."

"For now, the priority is to solve the trouble of the Fox people as soon as possible. Lady Fu, please take people to Shushan to see that Lady Shenzi first."

"As for what you said about the wooing from the various Shushan camps, we will discuss it further."

Fu Xuan nodded; this hot potato had finally been tossed out.

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

Hearing this, Fu Xuan said softly:

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

"However, I imagine that people of their status wouldn't bother to deceive us."

Hua nodded slightly.

"Since that's the case, there's 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, when 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 to the side frowned.

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

"There's no other way."

Hua shook her head and said softly:

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

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

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

"Besides that, there is one more thing to remind you all: don't forget, the Reignbow Arbiter has been captured. I have to go over 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 with worry.

Honestly, look at other factions, like 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 about how the Amber Lord is doing, as long as they can ensure they can continue to find powerful backers to cling to.

The backers of the cultivators are clearly thicker than the Amber Lord.

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

But the Xianzhou side really cares about the Hunt.

Thinking of this, Fu Xuan said in a low voice: ===== CHAPTER 963 =====