Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

The State Preceptor had a certain route in the Northern Region, not particularly profitable, but the risks were low.

Previously, Yi Chen sent a letter to Zhen Ruan, hoping she would move to Sea Dragon City to cultivate, but Zhen Ruan replied that she wanted to be a nail in the Northern Region, collecting resources for him to solidify the rear of the Hidden Dragon Alliance. Seeing her determination, Yi Chen let her be.

With his status today, one could say that within Great Qin, there were no fools who dared provoke him.

However, when he heard today that the 'goods' from the Northern Region were cut off, Yi Chen suddenly became restless, his thick black eyebrows knitting together like crossed halberds.

"Someone's taking advantage of the situation, and there are small groups of Demonkin causing chaos?"

Yi Taoist, adept at the art of word carving and capable of accurately picking out a single grain of rice from a large bowl of rice soup, instantly became alert.

"Disciple, where did you get this information about the small groups of Demonkin causing chaos?"

"Ah? Master, is there a problem with this information? These are all official reports sent by His Majesty's messengers, all from messages sent by various cities in Great Qin, and they originate from the same source as the intelligence within the Imperial Palace."

"Eh, disciple, you don't understand bureaucrats."

"What they're best at is taking things out of context, putting a crab in five tons of vinegar, mixing sand and shit into porridge—it's human nature to seek advantage and avoid harm."

Yi Chen let out a deep sigh, his gaze drifting into the distance, reminiscing about some past events.

It was a rather sophisticated technique.

The essence was to separate "language" from "facts," breaking down the certain relationship between language and facts, thereby dissolving the stubbornness brought about by linguistic cognition and experiential knowledge, and understanding the relative perspective.

For example.

Everyone knows Wu Song was wrong, but if you don't believe it, just look at what Jinlian says?

According to the investigation, when Jinlian was feeding Dalang medicine, she had words such as 'First get better, we can talk about everything else later,' showing that in her heart, she hoped that Wu Dalang would recover.

It was a normal romance—

"Master, what does putting a crab in five tons of vinegar, mixing sand and shit into porridge mean?" Bai Shishi asked curiously, her eyes wide as she looked at Yi Chen.

"It's a very powerful set of evil martial arts, consisting of five moves. Once I'm done with my business, I'll come back and teach you."

"If you master these five moves and then practice them in reverse, you won't be easily tricked into jumping into a river."

Yi Chen patted his disciple's shoulder with a solemn warning, "Master has to go out for a few days, and I'll be back soon. You take care of Bu Gu's cultivation during these days."

"With your cultivation level, you're more than capable of teaching Bu Gu the 'Overbearing Bear Palm Technique.'"

Not knowing where Miao Zi had gone after his return, Yi Chen couldn't be bothered to manage him and, after giving Bai Shishi a few instructions, he immediately dashed towards the direction of the Imperial Palace.

Although Yi Chengzi now commanded respect from the entire Eastern Continent, it wasn't to say that the Demonkin would also give face to Yi Chengzi. If the Demonkin stole the Hidden Dragon Alliance, it would be a huge joke.

In a more sinister scenario, if the Demonkin knew about his relationship with Zhen Ruan and took her away as well…

Just the thought of Zhen Ruan being tied to a city gate tower, threatening him with World-Shaking Pure Yang, and yelling on the wall, "Zhang San, start the attack… fight them, I, Zhen Ruan, will still be your Taoist couple in my next life," made Yi Chen shake his head vigorously. After cursing softly under his breath three times, he sped up his flight.

Times had changed, with the help of Great Qin, resources gathered by the Hidden Dragon Alliance now were a small portion in Yi Chen's merit account; he really didn't need to take such a big risk to leave Zhen Ruan and Hehuan Sect hanging out to dry.

Although Bai Shishi and his junior Qing Yunzi were clever, they were still too naive. Letting those versed in worldly affairs, like Qin Yun and Zhen Ruan, handle some affairs of the Pure Yang Daoist Palace was evidently more advantageous for the collection of Deep Red Points.

In doing so, it would be beneficial for his World-Shaking Pure Yang's great cause on one hand, and advantageous for Hehuan Sect on the other, while also preventing anyone from stealing from him—all these were good things that must be done quickly.

Unnecessary risks should not be taken.

As thoughts raced through his mind, a stream of information suddenly appeared before Yi Chen's eyes.

[Deep Red Value: 11111018]

Thanks to the self-sacrificing Demonkin of Qiluan Peak, the eleven million Deep Red Point balance was the fruit of Yi Chen's current struggles.

"The Emperor mentioned that a Demon Tiger appeared in the Southern Region, causing both Creation Dao Gate and Subhuti Zen Court to suffer a loss. After retrieving Zhen Ruan, I will need to head to the Southern Region and uphold justice."

"Otherwise, the next True Technique breakthrough will still have a gap of twenty-five million. Even if Ying Si previously promised the Cultivation Technique is obtained, there will still be nearly a twenty million Deep Red Point shortfall, so it seems that working overtime is unavoidable now."

The cultivation of Deep Red is fast, yet the huge number of Deep Red Points needed for a True Technique breakthrough made Yi Chen feel a twinge of pain, such a vast amount, it was practically like sucking his blood with a water pump.

"But this Demon Tiger is somewhat interesting, truly damn good at hiding. Both Great Qin and the Sects of the Southern Region have searched and still haven't found any trace of it, but instead, they've been fooled by its feints and small groups of Demon Soldiers multiple times."

"A little Demonkin even making use of military tactics, indeed a bit smarter than the self-absorbed and foolish Hundred-Headed Demon Wolf."

While engrossed in his thoughts, the Imperial Palace soon came into sight.

"State Preceptor, you're going to Kunxu Mountain in the Northern Region to pick up your Taoist couple? To thoroughly investigate the affair of the Hidden Dragon Alliance? We still have no news of the Demon Tiger in the Southern Region, originally His Majesty had planned to have you laborious travel tomorrow."