This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 268 What's going on with the Yanzhen Sect?

After the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations truly ventured into ancient times, its exchanges and cooperation with Hidden Immortal Valley also developed rapidly.

In the process of mutual exploration, as the Bureau of Investigation accumulated experience and the Hidden Immortal Valley gradually became more manpower-rich, a special kind of support and balance gradually formed.

This means that Hidden Immortal Valley has long-term practitioners stationed in places like Chang'an, Luoyang, and Jiankang, and can provide timely assistance to them through the life-saving talismans of the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations.

Furthermore, due to the need for the use of certain specialized equipment, Hidden Immortal Valley even developed self-destruct talismans, allowing some modern equipment to be used in ancient times after being modified and disguised.

Sometimes, even at the intelligence stations of the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations, cultivators would stay for a short time.

During both processes, due to the existence of the modern Great Yan Kingdom, its excellent resource integration capabilities and talent system made the manpower and resources of the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations virtually unlimited.

Although the number of cultivators in Hidden Immortal Valley has increased due to strong support, it is still insufficient, and those with the cultivation level to stand on their own are even more limited.

The students of Zhuang Lin who originally stayed in Hidden Immortal Valley have all broken through the illusion and forged immortal furnaces, achieving the Star Moon Realm, but it is still not enough.

If the rate of increase cannot keep up with the rate of expansion, then we must seek other assistance.

Zhuang Lin's chosen ally was the True Path Sect, and the first sect he contacted was naturally the Yanzhen Sect.

Although Zhuang Lin understood that the people of Yanzhen Sect respected and trusted him, and that he originally needed their help with the Five-Colored Divine Peak matter, he clearly underestimated the extent of this trust.

On this day, Zhuang Lin once again visited the Yanzhen Sect.

This feeling surprised Zhuang Lin greatly, and he even felt somewhat inexplicable.
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At the lake near the Yanzhen Sect's mountain gate, an old fisherman wearing a straw raincoat was leisurely fishing.

At one moment, the fisherman felt a gentle breeze and, as if sensing something, looked up at the sky. There he saw a person standing low above the lake, riding the wind.

At a glance, the fisherman immediately recognized who it was.

"Senior Zhuang!"

"You're bothering me again!"

Zhuang Lin found the fisherman somewhat familiar, but couldn't recall his name. He only knew that the fisherman must have answered his question during the ancestral hall's Q&A session.

The old fisherman was extremely excited; as a cultivator, his words were trembling.

"Senior, please don't be so polite! Please come in!"

Zhuang Lin didn't think much of it, after all, the other party clearly had no ill intentions, and he was indeed a senior in front of a junior disciple of the True Dao Sect.

However, after entering the Yanzhen Sect's training ground, Zhuang Lin felt that the situation seemed a bit strange.

After entering the sect's training grounds with ease, the sect leader of Yanzhen Sect received the news almost immediately and summoned all the core disciples.

If Zhuang Lin hadn't sensed no malice whatsoever, he would have suspected that the Yanzhen Sect was planning to join forces against him.

Furthermore, every member of the Yanzhen Sect that Zhuang Lin met, whether a disciple or an elder, looked at him with a very strange gaze.

Well, distant memories began to surface in Zhuang Lin's mind. He felt a kind of fanaticism, like that of fans chasing stars. It wasn't obvious on the surface, but the energy they generated through their emotional fluctuations was more apparent than what the naked eye could see.

When Chang Ruoyu saw Zhuang Lin again after the restoration of Yanzhen Sect, he immediately bowed deeply upon meeting him, and his disciples and followers behind him also bowed in unison.

At this time, Zhuang Lin was still riding the wind in the sky and had not yet landed.

"This junior pays respects to Senior Zhuang!"

"Ok?"

Zhuang Lin's heart skipped a beat, sensing that something was amiss, but he didn't actually sense any malice; he was quite confident in his intuition.

Zhuang Lin was starting to have some doubts about this situation.

Could it be that the Yanzhen Sect was later approached by the Shamen Tianwang and turned against them?

Zhuang Lin couldn't help but quickly calculate with his hand hidden in his sleeve, but there was no divine protection, no ominous sign, and it was actually very auspicious.

Forced to descend from the sky, Zhuang Lin quickly stepped forward. Chang Ruoyu hesitated to get up, so he had no choice but to reach out and support her.

"Master Chang, what do you mean by this? You are too kind to me. Please rise!"

Zhuang Lin looked behind Chang Ruoyu, where some disciples were even kneeling. What was going on? What had happened?
Chang Ruoyu obediently straightened up, and the others also stood up one after another.

With Chang Ruoyu's cultivation level, he was also visibly excited, just like Zhuang Lin. He looked at Zhuang Lin but didn't dare to be too overbearing before replying.

"Replying to Senior, it's not an exaggeration at all!"

Zhuang Lin paused for a moment, his expression turning serious.

"What happened at Yanzhen Sect?"

Could it be that my previous questions and suggestions had an effect? ​​Did they help them in their spiritual practice?
But to be honest, what I said last time was indeed quite crucial for them, but how could they expect to see such remarkable results in just one or two years of cultivation?
Upon hearing Zhuang Lin's question, Chang Ruoyu smiled.

"No, our sect is united from top to bottom, and even more so now! Nothing bad has happened."

Zhuang Lin's heart skipped a beat.

"Is that good news?"

Chang Ruoyu's smile was genuine.

"Senior Zhuang's arrival is the best thing ever!"

hiss.
Zhuang Lin suddenly felt a bit cheesy. Why did this sound so strange? It was like a variation of cheesy pickup lines, and it didn't feel right either.

"What's going on?"

"Senior, we know you have good intentions. Please rest assured, we are truly of one mind with you, and the Yanzhen Sect will follow your lead!"

Chang Ruoyu's words were irrelevant to the question, but the firmness of his tone and the influence he had on the situation were evident.

Zhuang Lin was a bit confused, and it seemed that Chang Ruoyu was not saying anything, and the other party even thought that Zhuang Lin had good intentions and did not want to point out anything.
But where is my good intention?
Zhuang Lin admitted that he did have good intentions, but these were probably different from what Emperor Yanzhen was thinking.

"Senior, is your visit related to the Five-Colored Divine Peak again? Don't worry, Senior, my martial uncle is already contacting the various sects and branches of the True Dao Sect that are on good terms with our Yanzhen Sect and are absolutely trustworthy!"

Chang Ruoyu recalled the last time, and it was clear that the power in that secret realm was beyond imagination. Moreover, at this critical juncture, Senior Zhuang certainly could not easily expose himself.

Therefore, strength is needed!
"To contact the various factions of the True One Sect?"

Zhuang Lin was stunned for a moment. I didn't make such a request, did I?
Seeing Zhuang Lin's expression, Chang Ruoyu assumed that the other party was afraid that the rest of the True Daoist sect was not trustworthy, so he quickly moved closer to him and whispered.

"Senior, rest assured. The people my martial uncle contacted are all those with whom our Yanzhen Sect has always maintained good relations and are absolutely trustworthy. The Zhenyi Sect is inherently united, and this time we understand the importance of the matter, so we have selected the best of the best. As for the other sects, we are just testing the waters first."

Chang Ruoyu paused for a moment before looking up at the sky.

"Let's also see if they have weakened our ambition to break through the heavens in the path of immortal cultivation. If their ambition has been extinguished, they are not trustworthy. We know what we're doing!"

Huh? Ah?
You seem to know a lot of incredible things, and it seems to be related to me? But I, the person directly involved, have no idea!

Zhuang Lin is very curious, but it seems inconvenient to ask directly.

What Zhuang Lin didn't know was that ever since he first left Yanzhen Sect and bumped into people from Qianren Sect and Qiufeng Valley who came to visit Yanzhen Sect, a seed had taken root in the hearts of those two sects.

After a period of careful consideration, the Thousand Blade Sect and Autumn Wind Valley visited the Yanzhen Sect again, this time bringing more classic texts and, with sincerity, revealing their true intentions to the Yanzhen Sect.

The True Path sect prides itself on being the true lineage of cultivation and detests roundabout ways. They believe that sincerity is worse than indirect approaches, which is the mindset of the Thousand Blade Sect and Autumn Wind Valley.

This revelation shocked the entire Yanzhen Sect and made the Qianren Sect and Qiufeng Valley realize that the Yanzhen Sect had no idea about the "truth" at the beginning!
After the three parties compared and verified each other, they understood some things!
The entire Yanzhen Sect was overjoyed. Everyone knew that Senior Zhuang had a very high level of cultivation. He must be one of the most outstanding figures in the True Dao, a rare master in the world of cultivation.

Once the truth was revealed, everything made sense; Senior Zhuang was actually a master of the Lingxiao Realm!

Since its founding, Zhenyi Dao has stumbled and struggled forward, determined to uphold the righteous path of immortality. Finally, someone has taken up the path of cultivation and stepped into the legendary Lingxiao Sacred Realm of Zhenyi Dao.

Indeed, a master at the Lingxiao Realm can naturally point out the mistakes and problems of juniors!

And one can imagine what Senior Zhuang was planning!

Once the sacred realm arrives, the heavens will be shattered!

How can something like this be considered a small matter?
(End of this chapter)