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From being an outsider, he transformed himself into one of their own, just like those from the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate.

Using his origins from Jiuzhou, he established relationships with other Jiuzhou Immortal Gates, becoming one of their insiders.

Thus, everyone became insiders, and the Changqing Domain naturally became the home turf of Jiuzhou.

Shamelessly, Lu Yuan could even directly rename his sect the Nine Spirits Sect and take up the banner of reviving the Tao Inheritance.

Faced with such a situation, those Jiuzhou Immortal Gates would have no reason to attack the Taiping Dao.

If they insisted on attacking, they themselves would lose the justification.

And without that justification, they could no longer rally all Jiuzhou Tao Inheritances against the Taiping Dao.

The only ones who would really have issues with the Taiping Dao would be the current Five Sects of the Western Domain and perhaps add the Heavenly River Sect.

As for others like the Jade Toad Tao, Wind and Thunder Path, and the Radiant Immortal Dynasty, these sects were not very interested in reviving the Nine Spirits Sect.

In their eyes, the Taiping Dao, which perhaps had revived the Nine Spirits Sect, was more pleasing than the neighbors who had been known for tens of thousands of years but demanded money, grain, and soldiers from them every year.

Who was the legitimate successor and who was the ambitious one under such pretense became a judgment that was very intriguing.

Maybe, to get rid of this burden sooner, the Wind and Thunder Path and other Jiuzhou Tao Inheritances might even help the Taiping Dao suppress sects like the Purple Cloud Sect that were unwilling to accept defeat.

This sounded a bit like a fantasy.

But upon careful analysis of both sides’ positions and interests, and with cautious maneuvering, it wasn’t necessarily impossible.

It wasn’t just those sects that didn’t care about the revival of Nine Spirits Sect.

Even within the current Five Sects of the Western Domain.

As long as the Taiping Dao could prove that it was part of the Jiuzhou Tao Inheritance and an insider, carrying the flag of the Nine Spirits Sect.

Then perhaps, Lu Yuan could instead absorb them, effectively strengthening his own power.

Even if he couldn’t absorb them, by seizing the moral high ground, he could also gain an advantage over the Five Western Domain Sects.

Just like an emperor reducing the power of vassals, seizing the initiative.

Supported by both strength and moral high ground, throwing out a few bones, such as the ownership of lands in the Western Domain, or offering some territories as bait.

Under such circumstances, why worry about not being able to divide and dissolve the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate from within?

So, while cooperation was feasible,

Such cooperation must, must be led by the Taiping Dao, with other Jiuzhou Immortal Gates supporting it to move forward.

And to hold this leadership position, the Taiping Dao needed to have strength superior to the Jiuzhou Immortal Gates, or to any sect within Jiuzhou, and also hold significant influence within the entire Jiuzhou Immortal Gate coalition.

Only then would Jiuzhou seek out the Taiping Dao for acknowledgment of heritage, begging for cooperation with the Taiping Dao.

And by possessing both power and the initiative, as well as an origin from Jiuzhou, the Taiping Dao, after taking control of the Changqing Domain, would prevent the entire Jiuzhou Immortal Gates from uniting against it.

Even potentially, conversely, divide and weaken them.

It was considering these far-reaching future plans that Lu Yuan thought, might he step forward appropriately?

Because at the moment, he actually had a very good opportunity to prove his background.

"Meng Jianshan came out of seclusion today and released a message, planning to hold an alliance meeting in ten days, to pass the Alliance Leader’s seal to Ding Wanxuan of Haiyun Pavilion.

Also, along with the alliance meeting, a succession Dharma Assembly will be held, passing on the position of the School Leader to the last remaining True Person in the Purple Cloud Sect, the Real Mystery Taoist?"

Fifteen days after the decisive battle, Lu Yuan, having just heard the sudden change in Jiuzhou from the hurriedly arrived Yi Dancheng, could not help but look shocked.

"Yes, it is said that after Meng Jianshan came out of seclusion, although he stabilized his injury and repaired his broken body, most of his magic power was lost.

The second Tao Fruit Flower on his head directly shattered, leaving only a few roots, nearly dropping to the Earth Flower cultivation.

Moreover, his appearance changed from the original black hair and youthful looks to a wrinkled, old, and frail look.

Everyone is saying that his vital essence is injured, his Lifespan greatly reduced, and he might not live for a few more years.

And Meng Jianshan’s actions are all confirming this point."

Yi Dancheng, undoubtedly the person in charge of Jiuzhou intelligence affairs for the Taiping Dao, at this moment, continued effortlessly with some unimportant insider information and various intelligence analyses: "This emergence from seclusion shows his impatience to hand over power.

Whether it’s relinquishing the Alliance Leader’s command or passing on the Sect Leader’s position, it all shows his dire situation and that he might not live much longer.

So, he wants to pass on as much power as possible while he is still alive and capable.

This is essentially preparing for his final affairs."

Yi Dancheng concluded with a sigh.

Previously, Meng Jianshan was known alongside Yao Baojuan, both called the Changqing Immortals.

Three thousand years ago, both were seen as likely to become Heavenly Immortals.

Yet three thousand years later, neither of the two immortals managed to truly become Heavenly Immortals, still trapped in the Domain Flower Realm.

Now, a great battle had led both immortals toward their end.

This scene of heroes in their twilight years, out of luck, truly caused one to sigh.

"Meng Jianshan won’t live much longer. It was already predicted previously, and now it’s just a prophecy fulfilled, hardly worth mentioning."

After listening to the report, Lu Yuan slightly shook his head, not saying much more, but his attention shifted elsewhere: "But you said, the position of Sect Leader of the Purple Cloud Sect is about to be passed to Real Mystery?"

Real Mystery was a quite ancient yet familiar name.

Over a thousand years ago, at the time in the Jiuzhou realm, when Lu Yuan first attended the Inescapable Meeting, he was among the crowd looking up to this person.

And now, more than a millennium later, both had ascended successively.

Originally, he thought there wouldn’t be any more intersections.

But after Lu Yuan arrived in the Changqing Domain and engaged with the power of the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate, collecting information about the other party, he discovered this old acquaintance was still alive.

This Purple Cloud Taoist Master, after his ascension, surprisingly hadn’t died.

Instead, over this millennium, he continuously climbed upward, successfully attaining the position of True Immortal, survived the previous great war, and lived to this day.