427 Faceoff in the Camp (1/2)

”Based on what I know, 3 months ago Tailing Sect had sent 10 elite disciples and 600 dao soldiers to Yan City Pass to defend to protect Yuan Jiuchen.”

Zhao Yanran's face was green as she said, ”Amongst which Muling, Longling and Tailing are at grade 7. Moreover, you need to pay attention to Ji Lingzi. These 4 people are the most talented ones in the younger generation of Tailing Sect. With Ji Lingzi at the helm, not only is he about to reach grade 8, he is scheming. He is the most terrifying one out of all of them…”

Zong Shou frowned as he listened intently to Zhao Yanran's evaluation of these people as well as their pasts.

”...When this Ji Lingzi was still a grade 6 Return to Sun realm spirit master, he alone defeated 10 Xuanwu ancestors. He was termed as a talisman talent, someone of the same fame as the 3 pinnacle swords of the cloud world. It was said that this person forcefully suppressed himself to not let his cultivation breakthrough to grade 8 to rush over to Yan City Pass to take charge of matters. Moreover, Tailing Sect was not the only sect waiting over there…”

Hearing that, Zong Shou felt a chill in his heart. He knew that this sect mission was extremely difficult. However, he didn't think that it would be so difficult to such an extent.

Just from the names that Zhao Yanran had mentioned, there were 4 grade 7 experts apart from Yuan Jiuchen

Yan City Pass was a majestic pass southwest of the central dynasty with a million strong army housed there. Yuan Jiuchen was not the only grade 7 expert there. Moreover, the other Taoist sects and Confucian sects would also send out experts.

That place had already become the battleground between Tailing Sect and common people path.

An urge to flee pretty much rose up instantly within Zong Shou's heart.

Maybe like what Hanfang said, they should just save those 3 million and consider the matter completed.

They didn't need to even think about assassinating Yuan Jiuchen and should just wait for tens of years later.

Furrowing his brows, Zong Shou sighed lightly.

However, he was unable to stand aside and do nothing. The common people path indeed had high hopes on him, just that huge Book Hiding Hall was opened up to him, making him feel grateful. Which is why he needed to put in all his effort.

If there was a chance, Zong Shou wanted to see if he could change the fate of the common people path.

Allowing his sect to avoid weakening and walk towards prosperity.

Using his fingers to rub his temples after a short moment he still had no ideas.

Zong Shou broke out into a laugh, there was something Chenrou said that was correct, if you knew the enemy as you knew yourself then you would win all wars.

At this moment, apart from Tailing Sect having sent people to interfere, he knew nothing so how would he be able to think of any decent plan.

He suddenly had an idea and looked towards another girl at the start with a worrying look on her face.

”Yunlan I know that your Qingyin School is well-informed in the central continent. Can you help me investigate Yuan Jiuchen—where his family is, who he is close to in Yan City Pass, who his enemies are, and where he would be promoted to? I also want to know who the commander taking over Yan City Pass is, also about his benefactor Han King as well as everything about the Liao King. Oh right, and also the map near Yan City Pass and Helian Iron Mountain…”

When Xuan Yunlan heard that she was startled. Han king and Liao king were all princes of the central continent, each sent out to be in charge of an area.

The Han King and map were okay—the latter was something they couldn't lack. The former was the boss of Yuan Jiuchen. But why did he want to investigate that Liao King who was hundreds of miles away, his land was at the northeast of the central continent when he had nothing to do with this matter.

Thinking about it for a moment, Xuan Yunlan suppressed the questions in her heart and nodded her head.

Since his highness wanted it then she would just do her best. Anyways it wasn't a difficult matter for their Qingyin School. This person had expanded his land by 10 thousand miles less than a year after taking the throne. He was a rarely seen teen genius ruler so he had his reasons for giving such instructions.

Following which Zong Shou sighed, he remembered that the sect he wanted to join in the past was Tailing Sect.

But now they had to meet on the battlefield.

”Oh right, Ruoshui, the current country title of the central dynasty is Great Shang right?”

Her eyes looking like she just woke up, she didn't know what Zong Shou was getting at, just giving an ”en” as a reply.

Following which Zong Shou looked into the distance expressionlessly.

Let's hope the historical information he read up when he was bored in the future were all true...

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Xuan Shu was indeed really experienced. Leading these 500 people to cross the desolate mountains and dangerous ridges. All matters, eating, drinking, resting, etc were all arranged appropriately. Zong Shou wasn't bothered at all.

Even Zong Yuan. who was skilled and scrutinizing in this area, couldn't find any mistakes. He also couldn't see anything that could reveal their tracks.

Since Zong Shou was satisfied, he decided to dish out all the duties to Xuan Shu to handle. With this 500 being under the charge of someone else, he was relaxed. He just stayed in the carriage to stabilize his cultivation.

Although he had merged with 6 pairs of chakra meridians it was still a little unstable. He took 6 days before he was able to make the 2 new spiritual veins flow smoothly within his bone chakra meridians.