Chapter 568: A Visit from the Daoist School

Several years ago, when Zhao Gao was still in charge of the Net, he did not take Ge Nie seriously.

Even though Ge Nie came from the Guigu school, and throughout the generations, Guigu disciples had all been extraordinary people, in Zhao Gao’s view, it was nothing more than that.

No matter how strong Ge Nie was, he was only a swordsman and only possessed some personal courage.

As for swordsmen, there were countless in the Net. If one just found a few Heaven-class first-rate ones to launch a suicidal attack on Ge Nie, they could take him out.

However, the winds and clouds changed.

No one expected that one day he would be stripped of power by Ying Zheng, banished from being the master of the Net to this godforsaken place, and become a nominal Commandery Governor.

And the one who replaced him as the new master of the Net was none other than Ge Nie.

When Ge Nie first became the master of the Net, Zhao Gao, because he could not forget the power of the Net, used his influence within the Net and caused Ge Nie quite a bit of trouble.

As a result, Ge Nie’s decisiveness exceeded his expectations; he actually launched a purge of the Net directly.

For a time, the forces Zhao Gao had developed after operating in the Net for many years suffered heavy losses. Although there were still some people who could be used by him, he did not dare to let those people be exposed, but instead had them hidden in the shadows.

Now, learning that Ge Nie, the person who had replaced him, had come to Jiuyuan Commandery, Zhao Gao immediately gave birth to intense murderous intent.

Ying Zheng sending Ge Nie here and having Ge Nie, the master of the Net, personally escort certain items was enough to prove the importance of these items. Zhao Gao had to figure out what use these items had. If they were truly as Ying Zheng said in the letter and could change the direction of this war, he had to prepare early.

At the same time, this might also be an opportunity.

An opportunity to let Ge Nie die in Jiuyuan Commandery.

Jiuyuan Commandery was the frontline of this war, and it was chaotic. Although Ge Nie had some martial arts, it would not be a strange thing if he died.

……

Lishan, at the Yin-Yang School headquarters.

After returning, Su Xuan did not rush to cultivate, but sorted out everything that had happened in the two years he was at sea.

On this day, two more people came to visit the Yin-Yang School.

One of them was Xiao Ling of the Daoist School.

In the past, in order to explore the whereabouts of the last part of the Seven Luminaries of the Azure Dragon, Su Xuan had ascended Mount Taiyi again. Xiao Ling had pleaded with Su Xuan for one thing, and in the end, Su Xuan agreed to his request to go to the Yin-Yang School to see his younger sister.

When the Mirage set sail, Xiao Ling’s younger sister, Xiao Yi, followed Su Xuan to sea, leaving the Central Plains for a full two years.

Now that the Mirage had returned, it was not a strange thing for Xiao Ling to come and see his long-lost younger sister.

Although it seemed somewhat incongruous for a Daoist to come to the Yin-Yang School headquarters—after all, the two factions had been at odds like fire and water in the past and were old rivals—as for Xiao Ling, because Su Xuan had spoken up long ago, he could be considered an exception.

Not to mention Xiao Ling, who came to the Yin-Yang School to see his sister, the other person was a true heavyweight.

Beimingzi, a high-level expert of the Daoist Heavenly Sect, was also the strongest person in both the Heavenly and Human Sects of the Daoist School.

"I didn't expect you to have the guts to come here. Aren't you afraid that I will throw a cup as a signal and have the many experts of the Yin-Yang School surround and kill you?"

Seeing Beimingzi, Su Xuan said faintly.

Beimingzi’s appearance had not changed much compared to back then; after all, he was already an old man, and if he got any older, there wasn't much room for it.

Beimingzi’s expression remained unchanged as he said: "If you really wanted to kill me, why would you need the people of the Yin-Yang School to attack together? Your Excellency Master Xuantian alone would be enough!"

"That is true!"

Su Xuan acknowledged Beimingzi’s words.

He then asked Beimingzi: "What is the purpose of your visit to my Yin-Yang School today?"

Beimingzi did not hide his purpose: "I heard that Your Excellency Master Xuantian sailed on the Mirage, found the immortal mountain, and sought the elixir of immortality for the Emperor..."

This matter was originally a rumor that had been spread by word of mouth, but the Qin government did not take the initiative to refute it. Moreover, the person who went to sea was Su Xuan. The entire Daoist School had witnessed Su Xuan’s power and knew that Su Xuan’s strength had already surpassed the Heaven-Human realm and reached the limit of the Heaven-Human realm.

If it were Su Xuan, it was possible he really had found the immortal mountain and sought the elixir of immortality.

Consequently, when this rumor fermented in the world, not only were many anti-Qin elements heartbroken and extremely uncomfortable about Ying Zheng obtaining the "elixir of immortality," but the entire Daoist School was also in constant turmoil.

One must know that the theory of immortality was recorded in the Dao Te Ching by the Daoist ancestor Lao Dan, which states: "Heaven and Earth can be long and lasting because they do not live for themselves, hence they can achieve immortality." The peerless genius of the Human Sect, Zhuangzi, also said: "Do not labor your form, do not shake your essence, then you can achieve immortality."