Chapter 158

The Immortal Fairy felt that the Five Elements Sect's loss was unjust; she knew better than anyone what level Yun Zhi was at.

Once she fully recovered her strength, Yun Zhi would be qualified to be her opponent; it was even possible they would be evenly matched, with the outcome uncertain.

For someone like that to go fight the Five Elements Sect, wouldn't she beat them like a grandson? It would be a miracle if the Five Elements Sect could accept that.

Lu Yang thought to himself, Fairy, stop bragging. The Ying Tian Immortal is qualified to be your opponent, the Jiu Chong Immortal is qualified to be your opponent—if you're so capable, how did you die in the first place?

The Immortal Fairy was busy enjoying the feeling of being Sect Master and didn't notice Lu Yang's expression in the mental space.

She wanted to ease everyone's mood as much as possible: "It's said that the Five Great Immortal Sects are as close as brothers; I don't think there's any need for us to treat the Five Elements Sect this way."

The Second Elder sneered: "True, we are the hands, and the Five Elements Sect is the feet. Hands and feet do not intersect, so where would the affection come from?"

The Immortal Fairy quietly asked the Sixth Elder, Feng Ya: "Does the Second Elder have some conflict with the Five Elements Sect?"

The Sixth Elder was present as a phantom projection, so there was no issue of holding one's breath to communicate via intent.

The Sixth Elder thought for a moment, feeling that although this was something that shouldn't be spoken of, there was no reason to hide it from the Acting Sect Master: "When the Second Senior Brother was young, he fell in love with a woman named Shangguan Yu and even confessed his feelings, but Shangguan Yu did not agree and directly rejected the Second Senior Brother's love."

"The Second Senior Brother also happened to discover Shangguan Yu whispering with Qiu Jinan, their relationship intimate, as if they were about to pledge their lives to each other."

Qiu Jinan is the current Sect Master of the Five Elements Sect.

"Ever since then, the Second Senior Brother hasn't been able to look at the Five Elements Sect with anything but disdain."

The Immortal Fairy frowned; this kind of matter was indeed difficult to handle.

She cleared her throat and said: "We are the hosts, after all, and the Five Elements Sect are the guests. We must still observe the proper etiquette and procedures when dealing with the Five Elements Sect."

"I have simply drafted an activity plan that requires the cooperation of all the Elders."

"The welcome ceremony will be set at the Martial Arts Plaza; it's spacious, allows for plenty of room to stand, and is close to our peaks."

The core area of the Congwendao Sect consists of nine peaks—one for the Sect Master and eight for the Elders. The nine peaks are arranged in the shape of a lotus flower. The center of the lotus is the most prosperous and bustling area, featuring large commercial establishments like restaurants, bookstores, and clothing shops for disciples to relax and be entertained. There are also trial grounds, puppet arenas, and other facilities for disciples to train their bodies. The largest of these is the Martial Arts Plaza.

The Martial Arts Plaza is most commonly used for sparring between disciples. The entire platform has been refined, making it hard in texture and difficult to destroy. It is shrouded in layers of arrays, so it will not be damaged by intense collisions; even if damaged, it can automatically repair itself. The arrays also have the function of ensuring that sparring between disciples does not affect bystanders, making it perfect.

"Fourth Elder, you are the most meticulous and have a certain understanding of arrays. Go and inspect the arrays of the Martial Arts Plaza to see if there are any loopholes or gaps, and whether it can withstand continuous high-intensity collisions."

"Understood."

"After the speeches from both sides conclude, it will likely be noon. We can use the meal to exchange sentiments. I happened to obtain a manual of an Immortal, which records recipes for food that are rare in the world. Taking advantage of the Five Elements Sect's visit, I will demonstrate them publicly."

The Immortal Fairy took the initiative to take on the task of cooking.

"Then there is the sparring portion. My preliminary plan is to divide the sparring into four small sections according to realm: Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Spirit Transformation."

The Immortal Fairy's division was quite reasonable, preventing a situation where Yun Zhi would slaughter everyone on the field.

"First Elder, with the Five Elements Sect visiting, the foot traffic in places like restaurants will increase, and there is a possibility of price gouging. Please send people to patrol at that time to avoid such things from happening."

"Also, some disciples like to gamble and might take this opportunity to open underground casinos. The First Elder should also pay attention to this aspect; close them down where necessary and punish those who need punishing."

"Third Elder, there will be a large flow of people during the exchange, and conflicts are inevitable. You will need to send disciples to maintain order at the scene."

"Fifth Elder, you refine four signs that can broadcast the sparring happening at the Martial Arts Plaza in real-time, so that everyone can see."

The Elders nodded, feeling that the Immortal Fairy's arrangements were quite reasonable and thoughtful.

The Immortal Fairy's task distribution was methodical, which was inseparable from her efforts throughout the entire night—mainly the effort of begging Lu Yang to lend a helping hand.

Lu Yang had no choice but to act as the external brain for the Acting Sect Master, offering plans and strategies.

Lu Yang was truly the golden finger for Huang Dou Dou, able to provide help at critical moments.

The Immortal Fairy continued to arrange tasks: "Seventh Elder, refine more elixirs, mainly the kind that can save lives, heal wounds, and detoxify."

The Seventh Elder hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "That is naturally possible, but the disciples are quite measured when sparring and won't strike to kill, so these types of elixirs won't be needed."

The Immortal Fairy thought that made sense, so she asked Lu Yang in the mental space: "Why did you have him refine these kinds of elixirs?"

"Afraid of food poisoning."

The Immortal Fairy said "Oh," then her consciousness left the mental space, and she said to the Seventh Elder: "Afraid of food poi... wait..."

The Immortal Fairy realized what was happening and glared at Lu Yang in the mental space; Lu Yang spread his hands innocently.

"After the exchange between disciples ends, according to the plan, the Decayed Sect will launch a sneak attack on us."

The Elders were stunned. What do you mean "according to the plan, the Decayed Sect will launch a sneak attack"? Did you formulate the plan?

The Immortal Fairy said solemnly: "Our Congwendao Sect has planted a mole in the Decayed Sect who holds a relatively high position and has learned part of the Decayed Sect's plan."

Lu Yang thought to himself, that's right, the mole has even reached the level of faith.

"According to reliable information, this time the Decayed Sect will dispatch two Vice Sect Masters and five high-level members."

The Decayed Sect's Vice Sect Masters have Integration stage cultivation, but if those two don't have Immortal treasures, they won't be able to stir up any trouble in the Congwendao Sect.

The Congwendao Sect's Integration stage cultivators naturally aren't limited to just the Sect Master and the eight Elders.

The "Nine Sons of Congwendao" refers to the nine most outstanding people of that generation in the Congwendao Sect, not that there were only nine people in that generation.

Some of the others are away executing missions, some are guarding precious lands somewhere in the Congwendao Sect, and some don't want to work and are in a semi-retired state, rarely appearing on normal days.

"At that time, I will arrange for people to observe the Decayed Sect's things. If someone shouts 'do it,' we will all act together to capture the people from the Decayed Sect. Don't be too ruthless; try to capture them alive," the Immortal Fairy said finally.

After the meeting ended, the Elders acted according to their assigned tasks.

Lu Yang took the activity plan, left the Congwendao Sect, and found Tang Yunsheng again.

"Inspector Tang, I've brought the Congwendao Sect's activity plan. These are all public, so they were easy to get."

Tang Yunsheng was overjoyed, but after reading the activity plan, he was somewhat puzzled.

"How is it almost the same as the activity plan I imagined?"

"That just shows how accurate your calculations are!"

Tang Yunsheng didn't think much of it, only feeling that it was a coincidence.

Lu Yang continued: "I think when we act, we should have a signal. For example, when a Vice Sect Master shouts 'do it,' everyone acts together to catch the Congwendao Sect off guard!"

Tang Yunsheng nodded, agreeing with Lu Yang's proposal. →