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Chu Chun'an looked at Wei Zhilan, and then suddenly gave a slight bow.

This scene aroused Jiang Peng's curiosity, and she subconsciously looked at Wei Zhilan, only to see that Wei Zhilan's expression had become somewhat unpleasant.

"Have people from above come?" Wei Zhilan asked, frowning.

Chu Chun'an gently shook his head.

"They haven't arrived yet, but once the battle becomes truly intense and the Chen family suffers heavy losses, the higher-ups will step in to mediate."

At this moment, Wei Zhilan seemed like a completely different person, and she sneered, "Sect Leader, you have quite the confidence. With the Cangshan Sect's meager resources, you dare to claim certain victory?"

"Just because the three sects of the Northern Foothills advance and retreat together? How many years has it been since the three sects truly joined hands? They claim to do so publicly, but when it comes to actually putting in the effort, can they really work together with one heart and one mind?"

Chu Chun'an calmly said, "Since I dare to start a great war, I naturally have my backup plan. As for the details, let me keep you in suspense for now."

Wei Zhilan had no intention of probing Chu Chun'an's backup plan. She simply said coldly, "So you want me to step in? I'm just a lowly Foundation Establishment cultivator. I don't have any influence at the top."

"Your name is still on the Dragon and Snake Temple's register. They know what you've done all these years and they also know that you've joined the Cangshan Sect."

Chu Chun'an calmly said, "What the True Lord wants is for his execution ground to be stable and for his lineage to be passed down... As for how stable the execution ground is and how the lineage is passed down, the True Lord does not care."

"After all, the True Lord is in the prime of his life. The execution ground? As long as he is there, the execution ground will be there."

"Inheritance? His disciples might not outlive him."

Wei Zhilan remained silent.

Seeing this, Chu Chun'an did not disturb them, but said to Jiang Peng beside him, "Your senior sister Wei came from the Dragon and Snake Temple. She once had the opportunity to become a disciple of the True Lord, but she refused and instead escaped from the Dragon and Snake Temple."

"It wasn't about escaping," Wei Zhilan corrected. "Back then, I was just a Qi Refining novice. Escaping? The temple wouldn't let me go, and even with my Golden Core cultivation, I couldn't escape."

"Then why did you leave, Senior Sister? I've heard of the Dragon and Snake Temple's great reputation and know that it's the most powerful force in our Southern Mountain Region."

"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together." Wei Zhilan shook her head.

Chu Chun'an chuckled and said, "Look at you, calling me some kind of genius. Your Senior Sister Wei has only just begun cultivating Qi, and she already looks down on the lineage of the True Lord."

Jiang Peng's gaze towards Wei Zhilan immediately held a hint of admiration.

Wei Zhilan forced a smile, but could only manage a helpless twitch of her lips.

"When cultivating qi, one does not know the 'Dao' and feels that the world is vast, but in reality, one is like a frog in a well looking at the moon."

"After establishing my foundation, I first heard the Dao. Looking back, I finally understood the vastness of the True Lord."

"A frog in a well gazing at the moon? No, it should be an ant looking at the blue sky."

From Wei Zhilan's few words, an incomparably majestic figure vaguely appeared in Jiang Peng's mind.

Even the Golden Core stage was beyond his reach, so he couldn't even imagine the power of a True Monarch.

"Since Senior Sister wasn't expelled from the Dragon and Snake Temple, why doesn't she go back?"

"Go back? Wouldn't that make us a laughingstock?" Wei Zhilan scoffed. "There are only a handful of cats and dogs in the temple. If we go back, we won't even have a place to hide."

At this point, Wei Zhilan let out a long sigh and looked at Chu Chun'an again.

"Alright, how do you expect me to deal with the people from the temple?"

Chu Chun'an's tone remained calm.

"Killing all the men, women, and children of the Chen family was just an angry outburst, but cutting off their lineage is not necessarily impossible."

"As for the specifics, we'll have to wait and see how this battle unfolds."

...

Evening, on Biwu Peak.

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Jiang Peng and her master Qin Yuan were tending to the Purple Jade Ginseng in the spiritual field behind the mountain, chatting about trivial matters that they hadn't done in a long time.

"It was only after I reached the Foundation Establishment stage that I realized that all the elders in the sect were extraordinary."

Jiang Peng casually plucked a purple jade ginseng, but seeing that it wasn't growing well, he used his palm to wipe off the soil, then wiped the ginseng on his body, and took a bite of it like a radish.

Seeing this, Qin Yuan, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"You spendthrift! That ginseng is enough to refine into pills!"

"The medicinal potency is insufficient, so the resulting pill will be half a percent weaker."

Even Jiang Peng herself felt a little unsure of herself when she said this.

He quickly put on a smile and said, "Master, you don't know that this Purple Jade Ginseng has a sweet taste, much better than those ordinary vegetables... I'll get you some of this ginseng and stir-fry a dish for you, Master, and you'll know once you taste it."

Qin Yuan shook his head helplessly and nodded at Jiang Peng from a distance.

"You," Qin Yuan sighed, "birds of a feather flock together. If you weren't extraordinary, how could you have caught the eye of such extraordinary people?"

"Which sect doesn't have a few outstanding individuals? It's just that you happen to be one of them, so you feel that everyone around you is extraordinary."

Master's words make some sense.

However, Jiang Peng felt that the main reason for this was that the backgrounds of the Cangshan Sect members were too complicated.

The sect seeks the inheritance that people possess, while people seek the stable place that the sect provides.

Over time, those who were able to join the Cangshan Sect were actually all people with real skills.

After finishing tidying up the spirit field, the master and disciple returned together.

"You won't be going out anymore, will you?" Qin Yuan walked slowly along the mountain path with his hands behind his back. "I've been having some vision problems lately, and I often feel powerless when refining pills... It must be the sign of the five signs of decay in a celestial being."

Jiang Peng remained silent for a few breaths before shaking his head and saying, "I won't go out. Someone needs to keep an eye on the sect's supply of pills, and this is my duty."

Qin Yuan nodded and continued, "There's no need to grieve for me. I've lived a truly fulfilling life. The Five Signs of Decay of a Celestial Being is simply the final scene in a cultivator's life."

Jiang Peng remained silent.

Qin Yuan turned to look at him and laughed, "Why aren't you saying anything? I didn't realize you were such a sentimental person."

Sensing the joking tone in Qin Yuan's words, Jiang Peng smiled gently in response.

"Only by establishing the foundation can one be considered to have entered the Dao. Only those who have entered the Dao will experience the five signs of decay of heaven and man. Master, your time has come."

"You're asking for it!"

...

That night, the master and apprentice talked late into the night by candlelight.

Qin Yuan handed over everything about Biwu Peak to Jiang Peng, including the Peak Master's token that controlled the Biwu Peak formation. He also erased his own divine sense and left a mark for Jiang Peng to use.

From then on, Biwu Peak officially became a peak under Jiang Peng's name, and he had his own territory within the sect.

According to the rules of the Cangshan Sect.

Even the sect leader cannot arbitrarily interfere in the affairs of Biwu Peak.

As dawn approached, Qin Yuan felt he had said everything he needed to say, so he said, "I'll be leaving soon."

Jiang Peng asked in surprise, "So fast?"

Qin Yuan glared fiercely at Jiang Peng.

"I want to go back to my hometown to see the mortal land that gave me birth a hundred years ago, and I plan to be buried there in the future."

"There's no need to see me off. If you happen to pass by in the future, just offer me a couple of sticks of incense."

As he spoke, a look of reminiscence appeared in Qin Yuan's eyes.

"East of Cangguo, Huangtu Village, that must be the name... I haven't returned for a hundred years, and I can't even remember where my homeland is anymore."

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