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"But soon, your Ziyun Sect will have nowhere to go in the Clouds of Sorrow," Jiang Ran stated in a calm tone. "If you want to establish another sect, it would be best to go to other regions."

Luo Hun frowned deeply, his dark brown eyes fixed on her. "What do you mean?"

Jiang Ran waved her right hand, and a map of the Cloud Grief Land appeared on the table.

Luo Hun looked at the map and saw that it marked the major territories and sects.

Da Su occupied the northeastern part of Yun Shang Land and the east-central part of Yun Xiang Mountain.

The entire western part is the territory of Dazang Province and Dace Province, while the southern part is Dayan Province and Mingxiao City, which is located in the southwest at the border of Hanyuan and Zhongli.

The northern and central parts of Yunshang are the locations of Chaolian and Tianchen County, while the eastern part is the location of some sects, with Tianlong Palace as the leader.

The eastern region of Yunshang is also a place Luo Hu wants to explore to see if he can find a suitable place for the Ziyun Sect to settle down.

However, Luo Hun noticed that, apart from the three provincial capitals, all other places in the Cloudfall Land, especially the eastern, northern, and central regions, had been marked with red flags by Jiang Ran.

Luo Hun looked up in surprise, "You?"

After showing the map to Luo Hun, Jiang Ran put it away and said, "If Sect Leader Luo has read the laws of Da Su, he will know that Da Su is very tolerant of sects. As long as you abide by the laws of Da Su, we will not interfere with your management."

"We at Dasu welcome the idea of ​​the Ziyun Sect to temporarily stay here. However, if you do not find a suitable place to stay within a few years and withdraw from Dasu, I think that there will be no place in Yunshang Land to accommodate the Ziyun Sect to establish its sect."

Jiang Ran took a small sip of tea, her eyes lowered to conceal the amusement in them, and refrained from saying the rest of her sentence, lest it sound too threatening.

Even if the Ziyun Sect quickly finds a suitable place to settle in the Yunshang Land, Jiang Ran thinks that the Dasu territory will soon surround the Ziyun Sect unless the Ziyun Sect goes to seek refuge in the three major provincial capitals of the Yunshang Land, or leaves the Yunshang Land.

Luo Hun was quite astonished at this point.

Luo Hun was a smart man and couldn't possibly be unaware of what that map meant.

But he didn't expect that Da Su was a newly established county that had only been around for a few years, and Jiang Ran dared to dream of annexing about a quarter of the land area of ​​Yun Shang.

Luo Hun was extremely shocked, but he calmed down at this moment. He heard his own voice as if he were talking nonsense: "If that is really the case, then opening a sect in Da Su as soon as possible, gaining the support of Da Su, recruiting disciples in Da Su as soon as possible, and expanding the reputation might actually be a good thing for Ziyun Sect."

As for opposing Da Su's annexation of Yun Shang's land and leading the Zi Yun Sect to fight against Da Su, Luo Hun never even considered it.

First of all, as the sect leader, he might not even be able to defeat the young prince in front of him.

Secondly, this would allow him to defeat his opponents; he had sensed at least two such opponents on the Lingze Islands alone.

Finally, Ziyun Sect and Dasu had no deep-seated hatred for each other. In fact, Dasu had helped Ziyun Sect twice.

The first time was when he took Jiang Xiaowen as his disciple. He helped the Ziyun Sect see the filth within the sect and gave the sect a chance to be reborn. As a result, he went from being an elder of the Ziyun Sect to becoming the sect leader.

The second time was when the Purple Cloud Sect was besieged by the Crimson Flame Sect, and they took in the Purple Cloud Sect. Otherwise, the Purple Cloud Sect would have either suffered heavy casualties during the siege or been wiped out when they made their move in the capital of Great Yan Province.

Moreover, Jiang Xiaowen is still with the Ziyun Sect. With this relationship, I believe that the Prince of Dasu will keep his promise and will not arbitrarily interfere in the affairs of the Ziyun Sect.

Jiang Ran smiled and raised her cup slightly to Luo Hun, "Then I will use tea instead of wine to congratulate the Ziyun Sect on its numerous disciples and its widespread fame." Luo Hun also raised his cup, with a hint of helplessness, "I also wish the Great Su Prince all his wishes come true."

……

Luo Hun returned to Phoenix Town from the Lingze Islands with some complicated feelings.

Somewhat embarrassed, he informed the sect's elders and disciples of the agreement he had reached with the Prince of Dasu.

He was expected to be met with a barrage of insults and even declarations of leaving the Ziyun Sect. However, to everyone's surprise, apart from the disciples and elders who had accompanied him to the power competition reacting somewhat agitatedly, Elder Wang and Elder Chen remained relatively calm and even helped him persuade those who opposed him.

Elder Chen: "This is a last resort. Things are very chaotic outside right now. Let's just take it one step at a time."

Elder Wang: "Actually, Da Su is quite good. You'll know once you stay here for a while. On the other hand, we can receive protection from Da Su, and our sect disciples can cultivate in peace. Da Su currently only has Su Hong Academy, so our Zi Yun Sect has virtually no competitors when recruiting disciples there. It's actually a win-win situation."

"..."

Luo Hun sensed something was off and glared at him, saying, "How long have you been at the Grand Lodge? What kind of spell have you been cast on to make you feel so attached to this place?"

Elder Wang and Elder Chen didn't feel a strong sense of belonging to the Great Sect at all. They retorted, "Sect Leader, we're speaking up for you, why are you yelling at us instead? You don't appreciate our kindness!"

……

“Master will soon like Da Su.” On the Lingze Islands, Jiang Xiaowen stretched, her cat-like eyes sparkling, and the next moment she scooped a palm-sized fish out of the stream.

She didn't eat it either, but instead viciously grabbed and released the fish repeatedly, until finally the fish stopped in place, too lazy to escape.

"Silly little fish." Seeing that it had stopped running away, Jiang Xiaowen puffed out her cheeks, but then felt bored and washed her hands.

Jiang Ran stood up and said to Jiang Xiaowen, "The Tears Fruit on Juguan Island is ripe. If you have nothing to do, go pick some."

Jiang Xiaowen's eyes lit up. "Great! The Tears Fruit is delicious!"

The Lingze Islands are rich in spiritual energy and have abundant resources.

Since discovering this floating island, Jiang Ran and Jiang Nancheng have even found many traces of demons and spirits on the island.

Jiang Nancheng, accompanied by his guards, used spirit lures to search for wild spirits, and so far they have discovered eighteen spirits.

However, most of the eighteen were considered "weeds" or "poisonous weeds" by the public, such as barnyard grass spirits and hemlock spirits. These kinds of spirits were not very valuable to cultivate, but Jiang Nancheng took the initiative to ask for them as objects of research and observation.

Only six rare demon spirits were bound to Jiang Ran through a contract.

Jiang Ran quickly brought Jiang Xiaowen to Juguan Island.

As the largest of the affiliated islands, Juguan Island boasts beautiful scenery.

The land of Juguan Island is flat and expansive, with undulating, lush grasslands. The wind carries the slightly bitter scent of the sea, scattering the sun's rays like countless golden flakes across Guanfu Lake. (End of Chapter)