Mortal: I have a gathering technique

After leaving Muguang Peak, Fang Qing went straight back to his cave.

As the demonic invasion intensified, Fang Qing also felt a bit of pressure and immediately decided to go into seclusion to cultivate diligently and reach the Pseudo-Core Realm as soon as possible.

……

Cultivation makes one oblivious to the passage of time; a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

That day, Fang Qing was cultivating in his cave when suddenly, a slight movement came from the array.

He got up and went to the hall, slightly raised his hand, and caught a wisp of firelight in his hand.

An aged voice rang out:

"Good disciple, come to your master as soon as possible."

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Fang Qing's eyes lit up, and a hint of joy flashed across her face.

"Master is back!"

The voice belonged to Linghu Laoguai.

Huiming had previously said that Linghu Laoguai had gone north to persuade Long Han and his wife, and his return to Huangfeng Valley now indicates that the matter has been resolved.

With this in mind, Fang Qing left the cave and headed towards the forbidden Yellow Maple Forest.

……

Huang Fenglin.

Beneath the familiar giant yellow maple tree, an elderly figure stands with his hands behind his back, gazing at this "golden sea".

His eyes were filled with deep longing.

Seeing this, Fang Qing did not disturb them and quietly stood behind Linghu Laoguai.

a short while;

Linghu Laoguai sighed softly:

"Although I didn't plant this yellow maple forest, it's been around for over three hundred years. Now that I'm about to leave, I'm really a little reluctant..."

Seeing the gloom in the old monster's eyes, Fang Qing's mind raced, and he chuckled, saying:

"If Master is truly reluctant to part with you, then give it another shot. Once you've cultivated to the late Nascent Soul stage, returning will be as simple as a word."

Linghu Laoguai was taken aback, then chuckled.

"There are only three great cultivators in the entire Tiannan region. You have more confidence in your master than I do in myself."

Although Fang Qing's words were meant to comfort Linghu Laoguai, they may also have contained some encouragement and confidence.

At that moment, his expression turned serious, and he adopted a focused demeanor:

"With your health preservation methods, Master, once you break through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, you will have at least three hundred years of lifespan. After three hundred years of arduous cultivation, it is not impossible to make further progress."

Upon hearing this, Linghu Laoguai was somewhat moved, but still shook his head and sighed:

"It's not that easy..."

Fang Qing's eyes flashed, and he hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped. He originally wanted to reveal the Chaotic Star Sea, but after thinking about it, he decided to wait until the matter of the demonic invasion was over before talking about it.

Upon thinking of this, he immediately inquired about the results of his persuasion:

"Master, what was the attitude of Long Han and his wife towards your trip north this time?"

Getting down to business, Linghu Laoguai suppressed his inner reverie and said in a complicated tone:

"After I and several fellow Daoists, including Qing Ning, analyzed the pros and cons, fellow Daoists Long Han and Feng Bing have agreed to form an alliance, which will be officially named the [Heavenly Dao Alliance]!"

Qing Ning is one of the three Nascent Soul cultivators of the Hidden Moon Sect, with a peak early Nascent Soul cultivation level. She is the female cultivator in the original story who succeeded the position of the Grand Elder of the Hidden Moon Sect and forced Nangong Wan and Wei Lichen to cultivate together.

This woman made a name for herself in her early years with the magical artifact "Qing Ning Mirror," and over time, she adopted "Qing Ning" as her pseudonym.

Upon hearing that Long Han and his wife had stepped forward to form an alliance, Fang Qing nodded slightly. This was exactly what he had expected. What he was more curious about was how Long Han and his wife would arrange things for the cultivation world of Yue Kingdom.

Thinking of this, he immediately asked.

Upon hearing this, Linghu Laoguai turned around, his eyes filled with astonishment as he looked at Fang Qing:

"Good disciple, things have turned out just as you predicted. Long Han and his wife only agreed to use Dongyu Kingdom as the border..."

Currently reading: Chapter 57 One Year Later, the latest chapter is available here. Linghu Laoguai explained the conditions of Long Han and his wife one by one.

Just as Fang Qing had "speculated" before, Long Han and his wife did not agree to go deep into Yuanwu and other countries to help resist the righteous and evil paths.

This is inextricably linked to the geographical locations of countries such as Yuanwu and Dai Viet.

Throughout Tiannan, the four major forces—the Righteous, the Demonic, the Heavenly Dao Alliance, and the Nine Kingdoms Alliance—are roughly distributed in the form of "?×".

The surrounding areas, including Yuanwu and Dayue, are located at the intersection, which is what Fang Qing referred to as the "battleground of four places".

Once the Heavenly Alliance penetrates deep into countries like Yuanwu, it will be caught in a pincer movement between the righteous and demonic paths.

Therefore, Long Han and his wife naturally could not agree to this.

However, in order to keep the immortal sects of Yuanwu, Yue, and Cheqi at the front line, the Heavenly Dao Alliance sent out two small countries that were adjacent to Dongyu Kingdom to the north: Yunluo Kingdom and Xuetuo Kingdom.

As for the native immortal sects of Yunluo and Xuetuo, they migrated to several countries further north.

The territories of these two countries are roughly two-thirds the size of the Yue Kingdom.

After discussion, the Yue Kingdom and the Cheqi Immortal Cultivation Realm settled in the Yunluo Kingdom, while the Yuanwu Kingdom and the Jiang Kingdom settled in the Xuetuo Kingdom.

The reason why the Zijin Kingdom was not mentioned is because it went south to the Nine Kingdoms Alliance to seek help.

Therefore, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Purple Gold Kingdom will most likely relocate to the Nine Kingdoms Alliance in the future.

After all, they are closer to the Nine Nations Alliance.

"Has Master set a time for evacuation with the other factions?" Fang Qing asked curiously after hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Old Monster Linghu said with a solemn expression:

"The specific time has not yet been determined, but it will take at least another six months."

The mere mention of evacuation gave Linghu Laoguai a headache.

The Yue Kingdom has tens of thousands of disciples from various sects. If they were to relocate as a whole, it would certainly be noticed by the six sects of the Demonic Path, who would then inevitably send people to attack and obstruct them.

To maximize the survival of the sect's forces, it was necessary to make choices among the lower-level disciples and sacrifice some of them.

Although Linghu Laoguai was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help feeling somewhat heavy-hearted.

Seeing this, Fang Qing chuckled and said:

"Master, there's no need to worry. I already have a plan for the evacuation."

Old Monster Linghu was taken aback and asked in surprise, "What method do you have?"

Fang Qing smiled slightly, took out the jade slip containing the teleportation array, and placed it in front of Old Monster Linghu, keeping him in suspense for a moment:

"Master will know once he takes a look!"

Linghu Laoguai gave Fang Qing a deep look, reached out and took the jade slip, probed it with his divine sense, and after a breath, his wrinkled old face instantly relaxed.

He said in a surprised tone:

"It's actually a long-distance teleportation array! My good disciple, you've really given your master a wonderful surprise."

Originally, Linghu Laoguai planned to sacrifice some of his disciples and only take away the elite disciples with potential.

Now that we have a teleportation array, there's no need to use this method anymore; we can simply take all the disciples with us.

"Is Master finally at ease?"

Fang Qing looked at Linghu Laoguai with a smile, but the latter laughed loudly:

"It's not just about peace of mind. With this formation in hand, your cultivation resources after you form your core will be secured."

Fang Qing was taken aback, but then understood what Linghu Laoguai meant: "Master plans to sell this formation to other sects?"

"That's natural!"

Linghu Laoguai nodded, then his tone became serious:

"My disciple, you must understand that our factions are still all in the same boat. While it may allow us to suffer less loss and even gain an advantage over other factions in the future, doing so will inevitably lead to resistance and hostility from the other factions."

"Instead of offending so many people, why not sell this formation and exchange it for cultivation resources..."