Sect Master’s Immortal Journey

Chapter 734: Full Arrival

The Three Sects Alliance each have their own bottom line, and after uniting, their strength is formidable. Although the high-ranking members of the Jiuqu League accepted these remnants of defeated soldiers in the past, they were not without caution. Especially the Azure Origin Sect within the Jiuqu League is particularly wary of the Three Sects Alliance. Their attitude towards them is to both use and guard against them.

If the Three Sects Alliance stirs up trouble within the Jiuqu League, it will undoubtedly cause a big mess. Previously constrained by the New Beast King Mountain, Elder Beast Fury has now regained contact with his two old friends, Hundred Battles Gate, and Grey Mountain School, despite appearing distant from them.

They openly gathered in public, seemingly disregarding the apprehension of the high-ranking members of the Jiuqu League. With the Three Sects Alliance forming a united front, they become a force that no one can underestimate within the Jiuqu League.

Given the current situation in the Jiuqu League, the high-ranking members have little time to suppress the Three Sects Alliance. The relatively weaker Meng Zhang now actively seeks to align with any friendly force since he is under the influence of Elder Beast Fury.

Due to Elder Beast Fury's relationship with True Monarch Hundred Battles and True Monarch Grey Mountain, their attitude towards Meng Zhang is favorable. True Monarch Hundred Battles is a middle-aged man with a scarred face, exuding a fierce and iron-blooded aura. He is straightforward and seems to lack much cunning. On the other hand, True Monarch Grey Mountain is an older man with a gloomy expression, speaking very sparingly and mostly remaining silent.

At the first meeting, Meng Zhang couldn't discern their true intentions and naturally couldn't establish a close bond with them. He merely tried to show goodwill and express his good intentions.

After entering the Yuantu Great Prairie, both Hundred Battles Gate and Grey Mountain School faced difficulties. They mainly focused on countering the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan, leaving little room for territory development, resulting in insufficient income.

By now, both sects were living off their old reserves and lacked sufficient resources. The Old Beast King Mountain's merger with the New Beast King Mountain, a Primordial Spirit sect, meant that most of the accumulated resources, spanning 1,000 to 2,000 years, fell into the hands of Elder Beast Fury.

Elder Beast Fury clearly valued maintaining ties with the Three Sects Alliance, implying that he would support Grey Mountain School and Hundred Battles Gate. To be honest, Taiyi Sect also had the power to support both sects, but since their relationship was still new, Meng Zhang refrained from making any hasty commitments.

He Luo True Monarch, who had crossed paths with Meng Zhang before, entered the estate with an air of arrogance. Upon seeing Meng Zhang there, the anger on his face quickly disappeared. Some curious Primordial Spirit True Monarchs around them whispered and pointed, clearly eager to watch the drama unfold.

However, He Luo True Monarch didn't give them what they wanted. He calmly walked past Meng Zhang as if he didn't exist and started chatting with his familiar peers.

He Luo True Monarch was a loose cultivator by origin, but he had close ties with the Azure Origin Sect and had powerful backers. In the absence of conflicting interests, no one wanted to pick a fight with him for no reason.

The gathering was about to begin, and almost all the various guests attending the event had arrived.

Meng Zhang roughly counted the number of Primordial Spirit True Monarchs participating in the gathering, which exceeded twenty individuals. This was not a small number, considering that although the Jiuqu League was not particularly rich, it indeed produced many talented cultivators.

Of course, not all these Primordial Spirit True Monarchs were loyal subjects of the Jiuqu League. Some belonged to forces that only nominally submitted to the Jiuqu League but maintained a strong sense of independence. For instance, the Nangong Family of Xiaomang Mountain was a highly conservative cultivation family that rarely ventured outside. They showed little interest in the affairs of the Jiuqu League and had minimal presence within it. While the Nangong Family was considered part of the Jiuqu League, their relationship was more symbolic, and the Jiuqu League lacked significant control over them.

Typically, the high-ranking members of the Jiuqu League refrained from conscripting cultivators from the Nangong Family unless it was an extreme situation where the survival of the entire Jiuqu League was at stake. In previous battles against the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan, the Nangong Family merely contributed additional resources but did not send any cultivators to fight.

The unique position of the Nangong Family was obtained through efforts by their ancestors, who negotiated with the high-ranking members of the Jiuqu League. However, due to the passage of time and deliberate concealment by the Jiuqu League's high-ranking members, many present at the gathering were unaware of the specific details.

Similarly, not far from Xiaomang Mountain, the Flawless Valley was also a Primordial Spirit sect with a status comparable to that of the Nangong Family. If it weren't for You Hongzhi True Monarch's extensive social connections and the Four Seas Commercial Firm's influence, the Primordial Spirit True Monarchs of the Nangong Family and Flawless Valley might not have left their sects to attend such gatherings.

Apart from them, there were a few loose cultivators who operated within the territory of the Jiuqu League and followed its rules but remained entirely independent and unbound by the Jiuqu League. Even if the Jiuqu League was domineering, they couldn't prohibit the presence of loose cultivators in their territory, especially those in the Primordial Spirit realm, who were not easy to deal with.

True Monarch Profound Wind and He Luo True Monarch were examples of cultivators with similar backgrounds who were eventually recruited and absorbed by the Jiuqu League, becoming its members. However, there were other Primordial Spirit loose cultivators who rejected the Jiuqu League's recruitment and remained independent.

One such individual was True Monarch Crossing Blade, who had initially been ready to laugh at He Luo True Monarch's expense. He was a lone wolf, refusing to be bound by anyone's influence. True Monarch Crossing Blade had a reputation for acting recklessly and indulging himself, having caused numerous troubles in the past. Nevertheless, his formidable Cultivation Base and willingness to take risks made him a rare figure among the Primordial Spirit True Monarchs.

Taking him down would be a challenge even for three or five Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, and failure would lead to troublesome retaliation afterward. As a true loose cultivator, True Monarch Crossing Blade had no attachments or burdens, making him difficult to deal with for most Primordial Spirit sects.

Despite the Jiuqu League's high-ranking members' repeated attempts to recruit True Monarch Crossing Blade, he bluntly rejected them each time. As long as True Monarch Crossing Blade didn't pose a severe threat to the Jiuqu League, its high-ranking members couldn't muster the resolve to completely alienate him.

True Monarch Crossing Blade had been roaming freely for many years, living a carefree and enjoyable life.

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