Chapter 77: No Way Forward

Luo Yao fell silent, weighing the pros and cons. However, would Ziguang Sect truly accept her after she defected from Xuanyuan Sect? Even if they did, they probably wouldn't treat her well, after all, some believe that betraying once is tantamount to betraying twice.

Even though Luo Yao did not betray Xuanyuan Sect but was forced by circumstances, others would not listen to any reasons and would only fixate on the result.

Furthermore, hearing Han Qing's reward, Luo Yao felt that Ziguang Sect might not be a good place to go.

Moreover, if the two factions ceased hostilities, or if Ziguang Sect were defeated, Ziguang Sect might just to curry favor with Xuanyuan Sect and send her back to Xuanyuan Sect to be punished.

Besides, since she now had a Golden Finger, she had no need to worry about insufficient resources, and with her Space Magic Treasure, she also had no need to worry about having nowhere to cultivate.

Why join a sect? Is it not for a good place to cultivate? All major sects are built upon spiritual veins where the spiritual energy is abundant; combined with the Spirit Gathering Array, cultivating within a sect is several times faster than cultivating elsewhere.

But the Spirit Power inside Luo Yao's Space Magic Treasure was several times more concentrated than even that of Xuanyuan Sect, so she had no need to worry about this problem.

The Sect Master and Elders of Ziguang Sect had gathered together; only then did an Elder speak.

That was—revenge.

By then, challenging opponents of higher levels would be even less of a problem.

There was another matter: she also needed to prepare the materials for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill.

In the end, they reached an agreement with that Elder Wei.

Resources are limited; if Ziguang Sect wants to expand, it can only swallow Xuanyuan Sect.

Previously, their strength was insufficient, but now she had already reached Qi Refining Stage 8. Even if Zhao Yang had broken through to Qi Refining Stage 9, so what? She was no longer the Luo Yao of before.

Moreover, a Life and Death Duel only ends when only one side remains alive.

Taixu Sect is one of the Ten Great Immortal Sects of Pingzhou, with more than a dozen Golden Core cultivators within its ranks and a Nascent Soul cultivator stationed there.

Upon hearing this, the other Elders also nodded.

Not to mention the countless Beasts along the way.

However, if it were the latter, Han Qing was destined to be disappointed.

Xiao Kui released her Divine Sense, and after confirming Han Qing had left, she chose to depart in the opposite direction. She was unsure whether Han Qing had truly left or was pretending to leave, intending to follow behind to find Luo Yao's hidden location.

"Now I do not know where Elder Wei has gone?" the Sect Master of Ziguang Sect said somewhat helplessly. "Besides, our previous agreement was that we could call upon him to act only when we attack the Xuanyuan Sect mountain gate."

Afterwards, he took out a Jade Pendant and handed it to Xiao Kui. "Give this to Junior Sister Luo. As long as she holds this Token, the disciples of Ziguang Sect will not attack her."

Helplessly, Ziguang Sect could only request Elder Wei to act against Xuanyuan Sect. As long as Xuanyuan Sect was annihilated, the Spirit Stone Mine would be easily obtained.

Luo Yao did not bring out any technological Dharma Treasures; instead, she sat inside, somewhat bewildered.

"Sect Master, when will the Golden Core cultivators from Taixu Sect arrive? If we remain deadlocked, our disciples will suffer even more casualties."

Without a Foundation Establishment Stage master and the support of a mountain gate, collecting Spirit Herbs for the Foundation Establishment Pill is even more difficult. Fortunately, that applies to others; for Luo Yao, there is a completely viable alternative method.

After all, this area is very remote, and suitable places to build a mountain gate are few: one is where Ziguang Sect is located, and the other is where Xuanyuan Sect is located.

Therefore, in order to truly swallow Xuanyuan Sect, Ziguang Sect invited a Golden Core Elder from a major sect in the Immortal Cultivation World of Pingzhou.

Thus, they agreed that when Ziguang Sect launches the decisive battle and attacks Xuanyuan Sect, they could send a message to Elder Wei.

The Sect Master of Ziguang Sect had unexpectedly met a Golden Core cultivator named Wei Yuanli, who was reportedly an Elder of Taixu Sect.

She was not one to be bullied easily.

Next time she faced Zhao Yang, she would no longer be powerless to fight back.

One thing was that she still lacked Cold Ice Jade to refine her Innate Dharma Treasure; once she found this item, she could refine her Innate Dharma Treasure, and her strength would increase greatly once again.

Luo Yao no longer wished to endure; moreover, during the duel, since Zhao Lili wanted to kill her, she naturally had to be prepared to be killed.

After realizing this, Luo Yao was no longer bewildered.

Han Qing nodded. "I understand."

In fact, as long as she streamed more often, solving Zhao Yang would not be a problem.

Inside the main hall of Ziguang Sect.

Ziguang Sect could only agree, after all, if they swallowed Xuanyuan Sect, everything would be worth it.

For Ziguang Sect, this was absolutely a giant existence.

Yet Zhao Yang still held a grudge against her because of this and had been relentlessly pursuing her; even a clay figure has a bit of temper.

The Ziguang Mountain Range is vast; the territories occupied by Xuanyuan Sect and Ziguang Sect are only a tiny fraction, yet even this small portion has sparked disputes between the two factions for hundreds of years.

However, Xuanyuan Sect's strength was not weak; one could say it was comparable to their Ziguang Sect. If Ziguang Sect wanted to annihilate Xuanyuan Sect, they would at least kill a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of their own.

To invite such a cultivator certainly required paying a huge price. Ziguang Sect only knew that Xuanyuan Sect had discovered a new Spirit Stone Mine, intended to seize it, but failed.

From beginning to end, the feud between herself and Zhao Yang was instigated entirely by her younger sister.

In addition, there were two other matters to attend to, which Luo Yao had just remembered.

At this time, Han Qing also indicated he had prior matters and left.

That Elder Wei was naturally not so easily fooled; he stated that since the Spirit Stone Mine was not even in Ziguang Sect's possession, how could it be used as a token of gratitude?

Therefore, Ziguang Sect had been ambitious hundreds of years ago, planning for this for a long time, and now was the time to act.

Xiao Kui took the Jade Pendant with some skepticism.

This made them realize that Xuanyuan Sect still had some depth, so they decided to request Elder Wei of Taixu Sect to act, using that Spirit Stone Mine as a token of gratitude.

Therefore, only cultivators of the Golden Core Stage could travel freely through the Ziguang Mountain Range.

Not knowing how long she had walked, Xiao Kui finally found a place to rest.

Could he not just take the Spirit Stone Mine himself? What does that have to do with Ziguang Sect?

After realizing this, Luo Yao did not let Xiao Kui refuse him. "I will find an opportunity to speak with her. As for whether she joins or not, I have no way to decide."

The first thing to do afterwards was to seek revenge on Zhao Yang; at the same time, gather information on the Immortal Cultivation World of Pingzhou. After taking revenge, she could head to the Immortal Cultivation World of Pingzhou.

After all, Luo Yao was on Xiao Kui.

The reason she ended up in such a state was all because of Zhao Yang.

Besides, she still had one matter to resolve.

That Zhao Lili managed to survive is already quite good.

Being able to summon this Elder was merely an accident; after all, their location is far from the true Immortal Cultivation World of Pingzhou. One must cross the continuous Ziguang Mountain Range, and even someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage would take ten days or half a month to exit the range of the Ziguang Mountain Range.

Back then, it was simply that Zhao Lili herself lacked sufficient strength to complete the mission, while I completed the mission first, causing her to hold a grudge against me and constantly interfere with my missions. Luo Yao had already tolerated her repeatedly due to her young age, yet she only grew more audacious.

This time, they have already made a huge sacrifice, all to destroy the Xuanyuan Sect and unify the Ziguang Mountain Range.

When they attack the Xuanyuan Sect, Elder Wei will act to eliminate the Xuanyuan Sect's high-level combat power, and besides paying that Spirit Stone Mine, they will also need to offer some other costs.

However, revenge still comes first. As for the other matters, once we go to the Immortal Cultivation World of Pingzhou, resources might be easier to gather there.

Just as Han Qing said, if she leaves the Xuanyuan Sect, where else can she go?

Speaking thus, the Sect Master of the Ziguang Sect scanned the surroundings. "If we ask him to act now, would we not have to pay an even greater price?"

The Elders immediately fell silent.

(End of this chapter)