Chapter 913: Longevity: My Steady Farming-Style Cultivation Chapter 913 — Still Interests!

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

The Withering-and-Flourishing Maple Soul Tree has stabilized its vitality, and Hua Lao's divine soul grows increasingly stable.

Xu Zhangqing said softly, "Hua Lao, you stay here and stabilize your divine soul, recover your strength; I will make a trip to the sect high level's station and find out the follow-up countermeasures for this calamity."

The current Dongting Immortal Sect has long since split; the sect high level are in two places.

One is the Yunhua Realm, a Dongtian Fudi, internally self-circulating.

Guarded by Sect Master Chao Jin, commanding his direct lineage beside him.

The second is Xingqiong Hall, suspended amid the Star River.

Controlled by Great Elder Xuan Yan, maintaining the immortal sect's order.

Xu Zhangqing left the underground, his figure rapidly ascending into the sky, heading straight for the Yunhua Realm.

But just as he reached the outside of the barrier, he was blocked by a layer of heavy golden light.

The barrier closed, its aura sealed off; even divine sense could not seep in.

He never expected that the Yunhua Realm, with its many powerhouses, would actually be closed off.

Xu Zhangqing, helpless, could only cup his hands and say, "Xu Zhangqing requests an audience with the Sect Master!"

However, his voice echoed for a long time, yet there was no response from within the Yunhua Realm.

Only the barrier's light grew ever more brilliant, making it plain that the door was shut to visitors.

Xu Zhangqing frowned slightly.

Chao Jin's action had already written the four words "stand aloof" right out in the open.

With no alternative, he turned and flew toward the higher Xingqiong Hall.

The Xingqiong Hall of old, surrounded by stars and radiating spiritual light ten thousand zhang, is now dim and lightless.

No one was inside the hall; it appeared exceptionally empty and coldly silent.

Xu Zhangqing was stunned: "How could this be... the Great Elder isn't here either?"

At this moment, the Xingqiong Hall artifact spirit spoke: "Xu Zhangqing, how did you come here?"

Xu Zhangqing cupped his hands and said, "Senior Hao Yuan, I came to look for the Great Elder."

Hao Yuan countered, "What business do you have seeking the Great Elder?"

Xu Zhangqing hurriedly said, "I want to ask for guidance: regarding the leakage of Dongting earth qi and the spread of the calamity, I wonder where he is?"

"Sigh~"

Hearing this, Hao Yuan let out a light sigh and replied, "As early as the day the calamity erupted, the Great Elder went alone into the depths of the starry sky."

Xu Zhangqing was puzzled: "Into the depths of the starry sky?"

"Correct."

Hao Yuan explained, "The chaotic earth qi underground is a chronic ailment accumulated over ten thousand years.

Ordinary methods cannot solve it; the Great Elder's trip is to seek a method, to handle this earth qi disaster as fundamentally as possible."

Xu Zhangqing felt dissatisfaction in his heart and complained, "He didn't go before, and only goes now?"

Hao Yuan said helplessly, "Because the earth qi had to be allowed to leak out; otherwise, the more it is suppressed, the more terrifying the future eruption will be.

The current situation, you have also seen."

Xu Zhangqing asked again, "Then, Senior, why does the Sect Master turn a blind eye to the Dongting calamity?

Even... even the Yunhua Realm has been closed off!"

Hao Yuan's tone was blunt, not avoiding the taboo in the slightest: "All of this, in the final analysis, is still factional strife.

Great Elder Xuan Yan advocates using the full power of the sect to suppress the earth qi, save the old land, and protect the interests of the middle- and low-level cultivators.

The current Sect Master Chao Jin, however, feels this matter is troublesome to the extreme; the hidden danger underground fundamentally cannot be suppressed. Rather than exhaust enormous effort cleaning up the mess, it is better to thoroughly abandon it.

Now the Three-Eyed Clan has already allied with the immortal sect; new spiritual plants and resources are all guaranteed, so the high-level interests have not been damaged.

As for the interests of the Dongting old subordinates and the middle- and low-level members... in Chao Jin's eyes, they are fundamentally unimportant."

Hearing this, Xu Zhangqing's heart turned cold.

It turns out the indifference of the sect high level has actually reached this degree.

Even more unexpected: Chao Jin, who made so many promises back then, would be this kind of person.

You must know, to this day he has not forgotten: back in the Central Region facing Demon God Kong Fang, that bearing of facing danger without fear.

"Then what comes next, is there any countermeasure?"

"Countermeasure?"

"We can't just let the disaster mist spread and harm the entire Dongyu, can we?"

"For at least a hundred years, or until the Great Elder returns, there is no countermeasure whatsoever!"

"This..."

"The earth qi leakage is already a settled fact; the only method is to let it spread, and then let it be slowly diluted by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

This is the most helpless, and also the only viable path right now."

"Alright."

"In fact, even if the Great Elder returns, he may not be able to solve it."

"Why?"

"If it could truly be resolved, this matter would not have been dragged out until now, ultimately brewing a great calamity!"

The dialogue with Hao Yuan let Xu Zhangqing understand everything.

The current attitude of the sect high level can be understood as two aspects.

The faction led by Sect Master Chao Jin advocates not caring about anything, slowly fading away.

The faction led by Great Elder Xuan Yan advocates finding a way to solve it, but needs time.

However regardless, in the end it will all cause irreversible damage to Dongyu.

Xu Zhangqing was silent for a long time, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

Pitiful a guardian like Hua Lao, unexpectedly became a sacrifice of factional strife.

He thanked Hao Yuan, then turned and left Xingqiong Hall.

But just as he flew back to the old site, Xu Zhangqing's eyebrow raised.

His divine sense perceived a yin-cold, dead-silent, obscure breath.

This breath was not the first time encountered, the impression even extremely deep.

The source was precisely Xuanming Peak Master, You Hai.

This person, was the Gui Lao everyone respected and revered.

Xu Zhangqing followed his divine sense to search, and soon discovered the other party.

Only saw You Hai in a black robe, standing above the spiritual vein crack, black qi swirling around him, not fearing this place's disaster fiend turbid qi in the slightest.

He tightly stared at the spiritual vein entrance, eyes profound, as if peering, as if calculating, as if waiting for something.

Xu Zhangqing did not deliberately hide, therefore You Hai also perceived him.

However, this person merely glanced once, eyes cold to the extreme, not even half a bit of intention to pay attention, as if Xu Zhangqing was a grain of unrelated dust.

A moment later, You Hai's figure transformed into a black mist, disappearing in an instant.

Xu Zhangqing stood in place, brows tightly locked: "Previously I already felt it strange, why did Xuanming Peak choose Dongyu.

Moreover, Gui Lao normally never goes out, yet now he specifically guards at Dongting Old Site..."

Connecting to what the female cultivator saw underground before, his heart instantly understood.

This person's plot, fears cannot be separated from Xuanhuang Spirit Sect.

Just don't know, is Gui Lao enemy or friend?

However, this place is full of crises, disaster mist pervasive.

The sect doesn't care, Hongfeng Valley definitely cannot stay long.

Xu Zhangqing no longer hesitated, figure transforming into a green light, again found Hua Lao: "This place is no longer safe, the high level has thoroughly abandoned it.

Although you have mutated, possessing the power to purify disaster fiend, in the end you cannot block this ten-thousand-year chronic ailment."

Hua Lao's voice sounded, asking: "Then Changqing, what is your meaning?"

Xu Zhangqing said seriously: "I plan to move you, now there are two choices.

One, send to Qingmu Peak, there you are familiar, and all are acquaintances.

Two, send to Lingqu Sect, there it is peaceful and quiet, will not be disturbed."

Hua Lao was silent for a moment, carefully weighing pros and cons.

Qingmu Sect today has grand momentum, in Dongyu holds a pivotal position.

However seemingly stable, in reality long already at the center of the storm.

Sect factions openly and secretly struggle, all sides' forces covetously watch, truly variables abound.

In contrast Lingqu Sect, always low-profile avoiding the world, not participating in any disputes, and under Ruo Qunshuang's governance clear and peaceful, can be called a pure land.

For your current state, obviously nothing more suitable.

The Growth and Withering Maple Soul Tree's leaves lightly swayed, Hua Lao's voice sounded again: "Changqing, old man has decided, go to Lingqu Sect.

There no one disturbs, more suitable for me to enter seclusion and recover!"