The Long Journey to Immortality

Who was the arrogant Taoist talking to? Of course, it was the Lu family, who had long been at the bottom of the three families.

As expected, the hermit was tempted.

"If in some future year, when each of the three families only has one Golden Core cultivator in charge, even if the Golden Core cultivator of my Lu family is slightly weaker, as long as the formation is properly arranged, we will still have a chance to win the championship, escape the fate of being at the bottom, and earn more resources for the family."

"Fellow Daoist Arrogant's suggestion... is truly excellent."

Noticing the subtle change in the expression of the recluse Kongkong, the arrogant Taoist seized the opportune moment and pulled out this person who was in charge of the Lu family.

"What does Layman Kongkong think?"

There was no need for prior discussion; the methods used were aboveboard, and the benefits offered were perfectly legitimate. Kongkong Jushi, who had been hoping to take this opportunity to fight Han Lu, had no reason to refuse.

Therefore, without consulting his fellow clansmen, he became a supporter of the arrogant Taoist's proposal.

"This change to the rules is appropriate and very good. I support it."

The arrogant Taoist laughed loudly, "Two families have already given their support. What does Fellow Daoist Xuanfeng think?"

"If you are unwilling, then according to the rules, we will have to ask an elder from the sect who is unrelated to our three families to come and uphold justice."

The arrogant Taoist thought that Xuanfeng Taoist would argue his case and stubbornly refuse, but to his surprise, Xuanfeng Taoist also showed his support.

"So this is the brilliant idea that the Arrogant Hermit has come up with. I think it's quite good," Xuanfeng Daoist said with a smile. "Since all three families support it, let's draft a more specific set of rules and revise the regulations."

The arrogant Taoist was quite surprised. The bunch of offensive remarks he had prepared hadn't come in handy. He was stunned for a moment before replying, "Okay, okay."

Han Lu, standing nearby, naturally understood the true purpose behind the arrogant Taoist's suggestion to change the rules.

In short, it's about using a "Tian Ji horse racing" strategy, employing tricks in the cultivators' duel to try and render Han Lu powerless, while their own two cultivators take advantage of the weaker opponent, ultimately achieving a great victory.

As for why Xuanfeng Daoist would support this rule change that was detrimental to the Han family, Han Lu believed that Xuanfeng Daoist was considering the long term.

"After all, I don't know if I'll be able to attend the next and future meetings on time."

“If I were not here, Xuanfeng Daoist alone, along with Han Yinshuang who will most likely form her core in the future, would not be able to contend against the two Golden Core cultivators from the Qian family.”

"I agree to the changes. This will not only harmonize the relationship between the two families, but also lay the groundwork for the future."

"That makes sense."

As expected, as soon as Xuanfeng Daoist finished speaking, he used telepathy to explain the reason to Han Lu.

The answer was almost identical to Han Lu's guess.

"I hope Fairy Zhenfeng won't blame me for acting on my own initiative."

Han Lu expressed her understanding, saying, "Of course not, I can see the benefits of this move."

"Perhaps, when the next centennial conference is held, you won't be able to find me, and you might be able to rely on this new rule to maintain your number one position and gain more benefits."

With everyone in agreement, the process of drafting the charter and revising the rules went exceptionally smoothly.

After a few lively discussions, a monk skilled in writing summarized and compiled the information into a memorandum.

Finally, the minutes are reviewed and minor modifications are made to complete the revision and modification of the rules.

Chapter 1164

Han Lu did not participate in this matter. Even when others asked her for advice, she would just give perfunctory answers and not offer any specific guidance.

She considered herself an amateur in this area and couldn't see the loopholes in the rules. Naturally, she didn't want to flaunt her status as a Golden Core cultivator, give orders haphazardly, or cause trouble for her own people.

The other Golden Core cultivators did similar things to Han Lu.

Only Master Guangbo spoke a few words during the discussion, guiding the discussion according to the rules he and the Arrogant Daoist had agreed upon long ago.

The outcome he guided satisfied all three parties, so no one thought he was meddling or trying to profit for the Qian family through such underhanded means.

After the rules were revised, the clauses were clearly listed, and the meeting minutes were formally recorded in a symbolic book of "Meeting Rules," Xuanfeng Daoist placed his hand on the rulebook, drawing everyone's attention back to the meeting itself.

"The rules have been slightly modified according to your suggestions and everyone's ideas. Now..." Xuanfeng Daoist looked at the arrogant Daoist, "Now, do you have anything else to say?"

The arrogant Taoist smiled and said, "I have nothing to say. Just fight, and that's it. Fight according to the new rules."

After saying that, the arrogant Taoist added in his mind, "If the situation is not good, then we will forfeit and not fight."

The new rules do not restrict abstention.

The arrogant Taoist wasn't stupid; he didn't want to step onto the stage and get beaten up if he knew he was doomed or would be facing Han Lu when the order of appearances was arranged.

He knew very well that, given what he had just done, even if he wasn't seriously injured, he would be beaten black and blue and lose face.

Xuanfeng Daoist had anticipated the arrogant Daoist's answer.

He then asked the hermit, "What about the Lu family?"

"Same here, we should always give it a try." The recluse of emptiness had a similar idea to the arrogant Taoist.

He was well aware of his own inferior strength and only hoped to take this opportunity to compete with Han Lu, rather than hoping to show off his skills or play the "Tian Ji horse racing" strategy.

There was nothing they could do; after all, even the top-class horse of the Lu family couldn't outrun the average horses of the other two families.

Even if they're just playing around, it's all for the Qian family.

After all, he was confident that he had a 90% chance of winning against the arrogant Taoist.

"Since everyone wants to give it a try and have a match, let's proceed according to the new rules and regulations."

Xuanfeng Daoist patted the book beside him, "Each of you prepare a jade token, and discuss and record the order in which you will appear in the battle against the other two families."

"Come back here in fifteen minutes to continue the meeting, exchange jade tokens, and announce the order of appearance."

"We'll decide whether to fight or not at the last minute."

After saying that, Daoist Xuanfeng stood up first.

“Fairy Zhenfeng, the three of you…” Xuanfeng Daoist said, “Let’s go to the next room to discuss this.”

The five members of the Han family stood up and left with Daoist Xuanfeng.

The hotel has no shortage of rooms.

Led by a Han family monk who usually worked at the inn, the five people arrived at a guest room.

After Han Lu set up an array to shield divine sense in the room, Xuan Feng Daoist finally spoke, "Everyone, what do you all think about the order of appearance?"

Besides Han Lu and Xuanfeng Daoist, one of the two elders who currently possess late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation will also participate in the upcoming combat competition.

Therefore, Elder Han Rui had thought a lot about this matter, and when Xuanfeng Daoist asked for his opinion, he naturally spoke out all the thoughts he had come up with after careful consideration.

"Let me say a few words first," Han Rui analyzed. "No matter how the rules change, with Senior Zhenfeng's help, our Han family is undoubtedly the strongest among the three families."

“The Lu family only has one Golden Core cultivator, Master Kongkong. Facing them, we don’t need to think too much. We can win even if we just set up an array randomly,” Han Rui suggested. “However, I suggest that Senior Zhenfeng and Senior Xuanfeng go out first.”

"This will allow me, who is slightly weaker, to preserve more of my spiritual power."

Although it's uncertain which match will be played first, Han Rui still considered everything carefully.

Compared to Han Lu and Xuanfeng Daoren, it is indeed more important for him to fight one less match.

The crowd either nodded or agreed, all acknowledging Han Ruizhi's analysis.

Having received the approval of both Han Yu and Xuanfeng Daoist, two Golden Core cultivators, Han Rui continued.

"As for dealing with the Qian family, I don't have a good way, but I have a feeling," Han Rui recalled the scene of divination at the conference table not long ago, "the Qian family's Master Guangbo should be able to use his divination skills to predict the order in which we will fight."

"If... we could hide or simply conceal our plans with a wrong answer, it would certainly achieve excellent results."

Han Rui's suggestion gave Han Lu an idea.

“I have an idea,” Han Lu said with a smile. “This will definitely leave the Qian family cultivators dumbfounded when they find out about our plan.”

"How is it?" Xuanfeng Daoist asked.

Han Lu took out another jade pendant, held it in her hand, and said, "I can't tell you yet. If I do, it might not work."

"In short, you can discuss and decide on an order first, and then show me the jade tablet once you've decided."

Although Xuanfeng Daoist was curious about Han Lu's idea, he followed Han Lu's wishes and did not ask any questions. Instead, he obediently discussed the matter with the other three clan leaders and elders.

In another guest room, the Qian family monks surrounded Master Guangbo, waiting for him to finish his divination.

After the divination of Han Lu's background, Master Guangbo was not entirely confident that he could accurately predict the order of appearance of the Han family members.

In his view, if Han Lu were to fill in the name on the jade tablet in the end, then his divination would be doomed to failure.

However, if it is Daoist Xuanfeng who performs the procedure, then the treatment will be tailored to the specific symptoms.

Of course, before the divination, Master Guangbo also took some tricks to prevent Han Lu, who he thought was only somewhat knowledgeable in divination, from being able to accurately predict the Qian family's order of battle.

After a hundred breaths, Master Guangbo finally stopped using his counting rods, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

"I've figured it out."

Having received the answer, the Taoist Master Guangbo spent a moment "translating" it, and finally laughed.

"The first to appear was Daoist Xuanfeng, the second was Elder Han Rui from the Han family, and the information about the third was obscured by fate, but without a doubt, it was Fairy Zhenfeng."

The arrogant Taoist reacted quickly, "In that case, you, Great-Grandpa, will fight in the first match, I will fight in the second match, and Xiao Yun will fight in the third match."

Knowing the opponent's troop deployment, the arrogant Taoist could easily solve the simple logic problem of "Tian Ji's Horse Racing" (a famous Chinese military strategy game).

Master Guangbo wrote the order of appearance on the jade tablet and said, "As long as the three of us perform normally, we will surely win a great victory."

As for the Lu family, Master Guangbo also performed a divination to determine their order of appearance.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly.

The three families returned to the meeting room one after another.

Seeing that everyone had taken their places, Xuanfeng Daoist said, "According to the rules, everyone should first place the jade tokens on the table."

Chapter 1165

The rules are newly drafted and not yet perfect, so Daoist Xuanfeng spoke up more often to prevent the cultivators from making mistakes when following the new rules for the first time.

The Qian family did not intend to use any underhanded tactics at this time.

Feeling confident that everything was in order, Master Guangbo was the first to use his magical artifact manipulation technique to fly the jade tablet and land it in the center of the triangular table.

Strictly adhere to the rules to avoid any unnecessary complications.

Meanwhile, Xuanfeng Daoist and Kongkong Jushi slid the jade tablet to the center of the table.