To achieve immortality, I cultivate using Qi Luck

It seems normal upon reflection.

Lu Yuan had gathered the essence of the entire Nine Provinces realm, and after his ascension to the Immortal Realm, he was able to produce three True Immortal avatars in one go, ultimately achieving his current fortunes.

At that time, although Purple Cloud Tao didn’t have conditions as favorable as his, it had been the leader of the Yangzhou Immortal Sect for tens of thousands of years, so naturally, there was some foundation.

That foundation, previously in the Nine Provinces realm, might have been unusable due to the lack of Spiritual Energy.

But once in the Immortal Realm, it turned worthless into treasure.

From original waste, it became a Heaven and Earth treasure that could be transformed.

With these foundations, it’s not surprising that Daoist Real Mystery and other Nine Provinces cultivators could produce one or two Immortals.

It’s just that the lucky one happened to be Zhen Xuan.

Moreover, as the last Daoist from Purple Cloud Tao to ascend, choosing to join Purple Cloud Sect afterward might also have garnered some preferential treatment from this Grand Fairy Door.

This likely also played a part in his becoming immortal.

Of course, even though he recognized this old acquaintance, Lu Yuan had always remained hidden, and with the Dao seeking low-profile development, he had not made contact.

He merely watched the other’s developments over the years, waiting for the day to utilize the relationship between the two.

Who would have thought?

After only a hundred years, someone who ascended from the Jiuzhou would now be about to take the position of the School Leader of Purple Cloud Sect, which once held the title of the leader of the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate.

The extraordinary shifts in the world’s affairs are truly lamentable, the unpredictable nature of fate.

And with such a new School Leader in the Purple Cloud Sect, he in fact provides the best endorsement for Lu Yuan’s Nine Provinces identity.

The two sides know each other.

Especially since Lu Yuan had face-to-face contact with Daoist Zhen Xuan back in the day, conversing and receiving guidance from him.

These connections could all serve as evidence of his background.

Now with Zhen Xuan on the verge of becoming the leader of Purple Cloud Sect, coupled with its status among the Five Sects of the Western Domain, plus the fact that he was also one of the few remaining True Persons in the Western Domain.

In the light of one another, Zhen Xuan’s status was now second only to Ding Wanxuan following Meng Jianshan’s death.

As long as he could establish contact with this person, it would be extremely beneficial for Taiping Dao’s integration into the Nine Provinces in the future.

Considering this, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but instruct, "From now on, you can pay attention to adjust contact with Zhen Xuan, maintain a good relationship with the Purple Cloud Sect, allow them to feel close to us, it will be of great use in the future."

Yi Dan of Yi Dancheng nodded, "Understood. It just so happens that the Nine Provinces Immortal Gate has sent us an invitation to observe their alliance insignia handover ceremony and the Sect Leader’s succession ceremony.

I can go and observe the ceremonies as a messenger of the Taiping Dao.

During the ceremonies, I will try to make contact with Zhen Xuan."

Lu Yuan waved his hand, "Then it’s settled. You go to the Western Domain, make contact with Zhen Xuan, and also probe Meng Jianshan to see how many more years this Great Immortal will live. Observe Nine Provinces’ current strength and confirm whether they still intend to engage in warfare."

Although the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate had just suffered a devastating defeat, retaining only one-fifth of its strength.

But thanks to generous assistance from other Immortal Sect lineages in Jiuzhou, the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate quickly regained momentum, with significantly enhanced strength.

Although the strength they’ve regained is not yet a threat to Taiping Dao and Changqing Immortal Sect. It remains unclear whether the other Nine Provinces Immortal Sects will offer more aid to the Western Domain.

Although the likelihood is small, it is still essential to clarify the current strategic attitude of the Nine Provinces Immortal Gate.

Because Changqing Immortal Sect saw that Jiuzhou was quickly regaining strength, they too have become anxious these days.

Not only have they accelerated the construction of large formations on the two borders, but they have also desperately pulled away the remaining few assistants from the rear, gathering another eight hundred people.

All these personnel were moved to the front line, prepared for an attack from Jiuzhou.

This also reignited the smell of gunpowder along the borders of both powers, an aura of an impending storm brewing.

However, both sides had just finished a battle, with too many deaths, and even if willing, a combat restart would be difficult.

Hence, both parties only faced off on the border, building magical arrays and making some defensive moves.

Actual provocative attacks did not occur.

Even the frequent small-scale border skirmishes of the past, where small units would be dispatched to sabotage, have ceased.

There was no help for it.

Everyone was out of men, and now, even such minor raids resulting in casualties were unbearable.

Peace had become the mainstream consciousness for both parties.

Yet, just after the battle, with deep-seated enmity, neither could bring themselves to lose face and seek peace.

Most likely, it would end with mutual standoffs on the frontier, a state of war-readiness for a few hundred years.

Then, once peace endured, and both sides regained some vitality, they could slowly return to a more normal state of peace as before the war.

At present, true peace was still far away.

However, Changqing Immortal Sect and Jiuzhou Immortal Gate had no choice but to be dragged down by war, continuing to mobilize troops, fortify positions, and tie up significant resources and energy.

But for Lu Yuan’s side, there were not so many concerns.

Relations between Taiping Dao and the two powers were neither very harmonious nor bad, with only a slight degree of trust.

Therefore, he only needed to confirm whether Jiuzhou Immortal Gate might have intentions to attack Taiping Dao (which was unlikely), and then simply raise his guard a bit.