I conquer the immortal with my strength.

Chapter 674 Leaving
The leader was a Sixth-Rank True Immortal, while the rest were all Lower-Rank True Immortals.

As soon as they landed, they knelt down in the middle of the road leading to the army.

The leader held a jade slip in both hands and raised his voice, "The Second Elder of Blood Cloud Sect, along with the elders and protectors of the sect, respectfully welcome Lord Si Tu and all the soldiers! Our Blood Cloud Sect is willing to offer half of its foundation to the Si Tu Temple, and from now on we will obey Lord Si Tu's orders. We beg Lord Si Tu to show mercy and spare our Blood Cloud Sect's life!"

After saying this, the Second Elder and the nine True Immortals behind him prostrated themselves on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Hmph, where were you before? Now you know how to beg for mercy!" Hongxia sneered upon seeing this.

“That’s right. If it were like the Black Abyss Palace, they would only leave some men to serve. Why would they need to do it like this?” Cui Baisong chimed in.

"Half of our territory will be at the command of Lord Si Tu from now on. This is quite a price to pay. After all, we are the Heavenly Court's government, and our main purpose is to discipline and control. Such ruthless methods as mass killings are only a last resort and should not be used frequently. Otherwise, we will inevitably lose our virtue. I urge you to think it over!" Green Pool Land God bowed to Xingyi.

“What you say makes sense, and that’s exactly what I was thinking!” Xingyi nodded.

As they spoke, the army continued its advance until they were several dozen feet away from the ten men, at which point Xingyi raised her hand, and the army halted.

Seeing the army stop, the Second Elder gave a word of advice to the people behind him, then bowed and carefully stepped forward, standing a few feet away. He then knelt down again, holding the jade slip in both hands.

Xingyi raised her hand, and the jade slip flew into her hand.

The jade slip contained a list of half of the assets that the Blood Cloud Sect was offering as tribute and apology.

Xingyi glanced at the list and couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gan3kai3, a complex emotion encompassing both emotion and reflection).

In the past, she would never have dared to dream of such a large amount of cultivation resources.

Now, however, the Blood Cloud Sect is kneeling and offering it up, afraid that she will refuse!

"If it weren't for your bullying and plundering, and your subsequent intensification of your actions by ignoring warnings, forming an alliance with Thousand-Foot Mountain, and attempting to kill my master and annihilate my Si Tu Temple army, I wouldn't be leading troops to conquer your Blood Cloud Sect today."

"However, Heaven has a benevolent heart. Since you are willing to offer half of your foundation and submit to my command and discipline, I will temporarily spare your Blood Cloud Sect from annihilation today. From this day forward, your Blood Cloud Sect must abide by the laws of Heaven and must not wantonly bully the weak or harm innocent lives, otherwise I will still send troops to destroy your Blood Cloud Sect!" Xingyi said righteously and sternly.

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Excellency! Thank you for your mercy, Your Excellency! Rest assured, after this ordeal, our Blood Cloud Sect will surely abide by the Heavenly Court's laws and dare not act recklessly! Tomorrow I will transfer the disciples who seized the Immortal Stone Mine to serve in Jade Stream!" Upon hearing this, the Second Elder felt relieved and hurriedly kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.

Xingyi nodded and said, "Get up!"

"Thank you, sir. Please come to Blood Cloud Gate, rest your feet, and have a cup of tea." The Second Elder stood up and respectfully invited him.

Xingyi said coldly, "Not today. I still need to go and conquer Duanyue Mountain and the Yin family."

After saying that, Xingyi waved her hand, and the army changed direction and headed towards Duanyue Mountain.

The Second Elder and ten other True Immortals hurriedly bowed and respectfully saw them off.

The situation at Duan Yue Mountain and the Yin family was similar to that at Xue Yun Sect.

Before the army of the Si Tu Temple even reached their mountain gate, the elders who were left behind had already left the mountain gate, knelt down halfway and presented a list of apologies, promising to obey Xing Yi's orders and only asking to be spared their lives.

The next day.

The army under the command of the Minister of the Capital returned to the capital.

This battle caused a sensation throughout Biyuan County.

The fame of the Yujian Qisi Earth Temple was finally fully established.

Almost no force in the entire Biyuan County was unaware of the name of the Yujian Zhisi Earth Temple.

The people of the six major cities, including Yujian, felt a sense of pride and vindication, and they walked with their heads held high wherever they went.

Before this, the six major ghati, including Yujian, were merely the lowest-ranking ghati among the hundreds of ghati in the northwest of Biyuan County.

Not long after Xingyi returned to Yujian, a messenger brought her an imperial edict from the City God, requesting her and her master to go to the City God's Pavilion to handle the matter of appointing patrol officers.

Last time, the official in charge of the imperial seal came to Yujian with an arrogant and condescending attitude, but this time he was extremely respectful and courteous.

Xingyi naturally dared not make the decision regarding Xia Daoming's matter, so she went to the back hall to ask for instructions.

Upon hearing this, Xia Daoming refused without hesitation.

Xingyi returned to the front hall and conveyed her master's message.

The official in charge of issuing the warrant dared not show any dissatisfaction. Several more days passed.

The City God Pavilion issued a notice to all parts of Biyuan County, appointing Xingyi as a patrol officer to patrol 103 sacred sites in the northwest region of Biyuan County.

The news caused another sensation in Biyuan County.

But no one dared to disobey.

Soon, Yujianzhi embarked on a large-scale construction project, building the government office for the patrol officers.

As Yujian was undertaking a major construction project, a celestial boat flew away from the Situ Temple.

On the celestial boat, Xia Daoming sat cross-legged, surrounded by celestial stones, while Yan Ling, who had been reassigned to Yu Jianzhi, and the three True Immortals of the Azure Feather Fire Crow Clan stood at the bow and stern respectively.

This journey will traverse the two prefectures of Chijiang and Suiyuan, and extend deep into Yanyang Shangjun of Xuanyue Prefecture, a very long and arduous route.

Even if one simply travels day and night without getting lost, it would probably take twenty or thirty years.

Xia Daoming was now wealthy and powerful, and had no shortage of soldiers under his command. He would not suffer without a reason, so he took a fairy boat that he had obtained from Luo Ao, and brought four of his Azure Feather Fire Crow subordinates with him.

The Blue-feathered Fire Crows are skilled at gathering intelligence, and the sky is their territory.

With four Azure Feather Fire Crows accompanying him, Xia Daoming didn't need to worry about piloting the immortal ship or scouting the route, and it didn't interfere with his daily cultivation.
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The fairy boat flies day and night.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye.

Chijiang Prefecture is a vast territory, comprising 108 counties.

After flying for three years, they still haven't flown out of the territory of Chijiang Prefecture.

For the past three years, Xia Daoming has spent most of his time meditating and cultivating on the immortal ship.

When passing through the city, he would order the celestial boat to descend and enter the city for a visit.

The county seat is the center of the county, not only gathering the most complete range of goods in the county, but also being the most well-informed.

This is a good opportunity to try one's luck and see if one can find some hidden gems, while also gathering information about Yue Huang and his group, and learning about the situation of various factions.

Yue Huang and the others are all outstanding disciples of the Qingyuan Sect. If they were still alive after so many years, they would surely have made a name for themselves.

If we're lucky, we might find out some news about them.

Unfortunately, having great luck is ultimately a low probability event.

Over the course of three years, Xia Daoming failed to uncover any news about Yue Huang and his group, but he did gain a much better understanding of the situation of various forces in Chijiang Prefecture.

Not only that, Xia Daoming also unintentionally found a tattered feather.

An ancient immortal used a method of preserving spirit to hide the secret technique of the Heavenly Eye within this feather.

The Heavenly Eye Divine Power is derived from the innate divine power of the ancient divine bird, the Golden Roc. It is called the Golden Roc Heavenly Eye Technique and has nine levels.

Xia Daoming had previously obtained the first three incomplete layers when he was in the Xuanhuan Realm.

The six floors below were not found for a long time.

Unexpectedly, he found me this time by chance.

Xia Daoming's current understanding of the Great Dao is profound, and his cultivation level far surpasses that of his younger days. Once he obtained this supernatural power, he cultivated to the sixth level with unstoppable momentum in just one or two years.

However, after reaching the sixth level, the progress became very slow, and they hit a bottleneck.

However, Xia Daoming was already very satisfied.

After all, this is the innate supernatural power of the ancient divine bird, the Golden Roc, so how could it be so easy to cultivate to a high level!
That evening, the celestial boat flew through the air, and Xia Daoming, as usual, sat cross-legged in the boat to cultivate.

Suddenly, Xia Daoming noticed that the breathing and heartbeats of Yan Ling and the other three people had become abnormally erratic.

　That concludes today's update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)