[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip":3,"chapter-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-964":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1837997,2444,"Chapter 964 301: Guo Datou's Awakening","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-964",964,"\u003Cp>\"Send the order, instruct Guo Datou to continue surveillance, paying particular attention to individuals going out alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" The Peak Master of Dragon Ridge Peak departed after receiving the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, Cao Zhengyang stood with his hands behind his back at the window, gazing at the undulating mountains in the distance, a trace of mockery flashing in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People from the hinterlands ultimately don't understand the survival principles of this territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, Guo Datou scoured various rare materials at the behest of those five people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like it was to repair a crucial magical artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, they're so stingy!\" Guo Datou inwardly cursed while counting the materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was asked to help collect so many valuable materials, yet they refused to give even a single spirit stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They named it \"testing sincerity,\" claiming that if he failed, they'd find someone else to collaborate with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Testing my foot! Do I need you to test me?\" Guo Datou became increasingly angry, \"If Bai Lian Hall had such resources, would it still be a second-rate sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Taiqing Sect had been secretly offering support, allowing him to gather all the materials swiftly and deliver them to the other party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That very night, a shadow quietly left Bai Lian Hall, heading straight northwest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a Peak Master responsible for surveillance promptly notified others while secretly following the figure...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Benefits have always been mutual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years ago, the Emperor favored Liu Ying not only for her once dazzling beauty but also for the Liu family's accumulated heritage in the art of pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those exclusive pill formulas that made any force envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as time passed, once the Royal Family acquired those formulas, the Liu Family became like sugarcane squeezed dry, losing its sweetness and leaving behind only useless residue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Fifth Prince's death, the Liu Family's situation deteriorated further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they retain their status as imperial kin, the Liu Family can maintain superficial prosperity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The premise is that no factor threatens this status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, they cannot let the Seventh Prince gain any opportunity to become the Dragon Reserve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Taiqing Sect is the only breakthrough point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Taiqing Sect's prowess far exceeded expectations, making coercion futile, forcing them to look for other methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, they thought of the Shen Family's secret forbidden elixir—the Binding Soul Lock Heart Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is among the few pills the Royal Family hasn't grasped and is the Liu Family's last trump card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pill can silently control others' heart and spirit, making the consumer act entirely according to the manipulator's will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To exert its effect, it must be used with the \"String Mirror,\" which allows real-time surveillance through the consumer's eyes and the issuance of commands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since their second visit to Taiqing Sect experienced an abrupt shift in attitude, they suspected being under surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more daunting, Taiqing Sect might be colluding with forces responsible for Xuanyuan Fengtai's assassination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, they specially dispatched County Governor Zhong Yao and Mansion Master Xiao Ji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the Liu family's entourage was too conspicuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those guards accompanying them from the Imperial City were ostensibly for protection, hiding an unknown number of watchful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, they needed an inconspicuous local force as a puppet, and Bai Lian Hall's dilapidated sect plaque caught their attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To disguise their motive, only the Fourth Elder Liu Hansong remained at Bai Lian Hall in secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until Guo Datou gathered all the artifact refining materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Binding Soul Lock Heart Pill remains, but the \"String Mirror\" was damaged when targeting the Seventh Prince's maternal clan previously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, such meticulous efforts to find materials for repair were necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, they possessed numerous poison pills, with each mixed with Liu Family's secret \"Soul-Eroding Powder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's presumed that the sect in such a remote location lacks the strength to resolve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just need to control one key figure...\" Fourth Elder Liu Hansong sinisterly smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then quietly administer poison pills to others, and the plan will be successful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, with the Golden Thunder Sect's imaging stone and Taiqing Sect members' \"testimony,\" the Seventh Prince Xuanyuan Yichen's crime of fratricide would be indisputable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the Holy Emperor's suspicious nature, even if the Seventh Prince argued eloquently, he wouldn't prove his innocence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better yet, the other princes would certainly seize the chance to add insult to injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The internal power struggle of the Royal Family never required external encouragement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this in mind, Liu Hansong sped up, seeking to quickly reach the valley where the flying ship docked and reunite with others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While scheming, he suddenly paused, his figure abruptly halting mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something's wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Hansong's experienced eyes constricted, feeling a chill run down his back tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost instinctively, his withered hand formed a spell, a layer of dull gray protective spiritual light suddenly illuminating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buzz—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, the ground abruptly lit up with glaring array patterns, four beams of light soared skywards, quickly forming a trapping array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he recognized it, he was already trapped within the array...\u003C\u002Fp>",851,"2026-06-09T06:34:16.749Z",1,"novelbin.me","dbacff5d5b66d300294ecdf2cddc0e75595bb55a30403c73895b4f7a99782911","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-965","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-963",1176,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-cover.jpg"]