She is Jianxiu

Chapter 1393, Section 25: Theft of Goods
What she didn't fully say was that the extraordinary people who use the method of seizing bodies to obtain the Great Dao are probably trying to seize far more than just the Great Dao itself.

After Xie Jing left, the room suddenly became quiet.

Zhao Chun recalled that Yan Xiaoning had come to visit this morning as agreed, and had readily handed over the authority to manage the southern region to her. In the past, apart from those who volunteered to come here for training, most of the remaining people in Zhongjian City were still disciples of the Bufeishan and Zhenqiyuan Halls. Therefore, with the head elder Zhao Chun absent and Yuan Huaiyue of the sect leader's lineage in the north, it was only natural to hand over the affairs of the city to Yan Xiaoning.

This time, Zhao Chun went south with the sect leader's order. Yan Xiaoning was even more pleased with this and couldn't wait to hand over power to her. After all, she had heard that Zhao Chun was coming here to break the current deadlock. With the sect leader backing her up, she could probably even summon the Void Cave from the sect. This was much more convenient than before!

Yan Xiaoning has thousands of disciples under his command, of which no less than a hundred are true disciples in the Outer Transformation stage. The rest of the inner disciples are all elites of Bufei Mountain. These talented individuals are very ambitious and have been stationed in the city for the past hundred years, rarely having the opportunity to take action. This time, they will be able to show their skills when they go to Dingxian City.

After all, although the people in Dingxian City are independent cultivators, they are still members of the Daoist sect. It would be too much of a commotion to send out these elders from Zhenqiyuan.

Zhao Chun flicked her sleeve, and the letter from the sect leader yesterday floated to her side. It was covered in densely packed small characters; only by activating her magic could the secret that Feng Shi had truly intended to tell her be revealed—

Huan Yuan uses extraordinary people as a means to plot against the fortune that human cultivators have cultivated in this world for hundreds of thousands of years!

In this letter, the sect leader said that the reason why Immortal Mei of Lan Chu Sect failed to ascend in the past was because the Heavenly Gate of the Three Thousand Worlds had been completely destroyed. Therefore, although immortals in the world could still travel in the void outside the world, they could never leave the area occupied by this world. Only by ascending from the Heavenly Gate could they sever the connection between themselves and this world, and from then on be free from the control of the world and come and go freely.

In other words, once a cultivator ascends to heaven, they are no longer a being born from the realm of heaven, but have completely shed their old form and reached a level equal to heaven and earth.

If one tries to enter the original realm again at this point, one will naturally be rejected, and those who ascend will no longer be able to arbitrarily interfere in the original realm.

Today, the gate has collapsed, which means that those inside cannot get out. However, for Huan Yuan, an old god who is outside the realm but has been eyeing the three thousand worlds with covetous eyes, how to enter this world is also a rather troublesome and difficult matter.

Therefore, he set his sights on the human Daoist cultivators who currently hold the reins of power in the world. Since the fall of the Divine Court, in terms of the depth of connection with this world, none of the myriad races can compare to the Daoist cultivators. This is because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the treasure lands and grotto-heavens, have all been occupied by the Daoist sects. The three thousand Great Daos and the rules of the world are all the necessary paths for Daoist cultivators to achieve immortality.

If we can steal a portion of it, we can rebuild the Heavenly Ruins Pass connecting the inside and outside, allowing him to cross over using this fortune.

Since this truth had already been sealed away, Shi Jing had already figured it out, and Taiyuan must know it by now. The latter wanted to keep the strange people in the south, and the south only had Yunque Mountain, which could be called a major sect. At that time, as long as they abandoned this place, with its fortune as one of the ten righteous sects, it would probably be enough for Huanyuan to build Tianxu Pass.

By then, even without Yunque Mountain in the South, the Ten Thousand Swords Alliance will still be able to hold on for a while, and the region will not be completely lost for the time being. Once Huanyuan is removed, Taiyuan will be able to obtain Tianxu Pass without lifting a finger, and the predicament of the Three Thousand Worlds being unable to ascend will also be easily resolved.

Anyone who tries to stop this will be standing against all cultivators in the world, because not only does Taiyuan need this Tianxu Pass, but all the other sects do as well.

Zhao Yan was no exception. Even his master, Hai Qing, if he wanted to obtain the Dao Fruit and ascend to immortality, could not do without following this path.

Feng Shijing said that the method by which Huan Yuan built Tianxu Pass must have come from the realm he fled to. Therefore, there is no way to open the Heavenly Gate on one's own in the Three Thousand Worlds. With a shortcut in front of them, the Taiyuan Dao Sect has simply made a decision that is more beneficial to itself.

She reasoned that among the ten righteous sects, the Vajra Dharma Temple was a Buddhist temple, while the Fuxing Hall was associated with the demonic path, so neither of them were considered by Taiyuan. Of the remaining sects, the Yixuan and Yuecang sects were powerful and could not be easily shaken, and the Hunde Array Sect had long since submitted to her. The only remaining options were the Hidden Immortal Valley, the Lan Chu Sect, and the Yunque Mountain.

Hidden Immortal Valley is located in a remote area, and its elders and disciples have lived in seclusion for many years. Furthermore, they have offered the mysterious artifact, the True Scroll of the Divination of Stars and Dippers. Considering this, it's not unreasonable for Taiyuan to let them off the hook. Meanwhile, after Immortal Mei of the Lan Chu Sect became a rogue immortal, she originally intended to use the spiritual cave to establish connections with the Chen family and thus board the Zhao Yan's ship. However, the Chen family's patriarch refused, and the newly appointed sect leader, Shi Juying, intended to pledge allegiance to Taiyuan. Now, with both the Su and Xiao clans coveting the spiritual cave of the Lan Chu Sect, this has given the sect a chance to survive.

As for Yunque Mountain, firstly, it is located in the south, and secondly, it has no mystical objects to rely on, and it is not close to the various sects of Taiyuan. If they could give up this sect in exchange for a Heavenly Gate, the Taiyuan Daoist sect would probably think it was extremely worthwhile.

But would Zhou Shuo willingly become a pawn?

Given his arrogance, he would surely fight to the death with all the factions of Taiyuan.

However, with the immortal sects above, even if one person exerts all their strength, they may not be able to reverse the situation.

but……

He may not be able to, but someone else can.

Feng Shi sent a letter, carrying the life and death of Yunque Mountain, which was contained in a small scroll of characters and fell into Zhao Chun's hands.

It's true that the sect leader wants the Heavenly Ruins Pass, but the fortune needed to build this pass doesn't necessarily have to come from Cloud Palace Mountain.

Zhao Chun closed the silk scroll, and this time, what fell from her sleeve was a sword token the size of a palm. She picked it up and walked towards the door. When she saw several young disciples standing there, she smiled and said, "Come here and take this down. Invite Elder Zhou E of Yunque Mountain over for a chat. Remember, she must come in person."

The disciple nodded hastily and vanished like smoke, leaving Zhao Chun standing there. As she pondered the situation in the south, many of her thoughts gradually cleared away from the fog and became clearer.

Meanwhile, Guo Xian reported the events of the gathering to Zuo Hong, who frowned slightly but then relaxed and said coldly, "Forget it. Since she dares to say that she will only advance and not retreat, it proves that someone in Zhaoyan must already want to take over Dingxian City. Let the Xiao family fight with her first; it won't do us any harm."

Exhausted by work, I decisively quit and came back to writing. I'm currently recovering and updating daily.