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The remaining energy and resources could be invested in development without being hampered by war.

The overall atmosphere and security of the Southern Domain were still considerably safeguarded.

Hence, Lu Yuan only instructed Yi Dancheng to prioritize building a good relationship with Zhen Xuan, pay more attention to Meng Jianshan, and only then probe the intentions of Nine Provinces, making it the last priority task.

Armed with these missions, Yi Dancheng soon bid farewell to Mi Yun Mountain, and with several disciples, headed towards Nine Provinces.

This time, he was going to stay in the Western Domain for a few days, mainly to seize this opportunity to establish good relations with the True Persons of various branches, especially those of the Wind and Thunder Path, Yuchan Tao, and Heavenly River Sect outside of Changqing Domain.

These True Persons from other domains of different sects were the main targets Taiping Dao intended to attract.

How the future struggle for the orthodox leadership of Nine Spirits Sect would play out and how much influence could be wielded among the branches in Nine Provinces would entirely depend on these individuals.

If the relationship with them were well-managed, Taiping Dao’s later efforts to take control of the entire Changqing Domain would be halved in difficulty.

This diplomatic mission was significant and severely tested Yi Dancheng’s ability to charm and negotiate; the burden on his shoulders was not light.

Fortunately, at present, Taiping Dao operated in the shadows, and Nine Provinces was not aware of Taiping Dao’s origin and background.

Considering the current circumstances faced by the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate, they should feel happy about Taiping Dao’s overtures and unlikely to be too guarded.

This mission should not be hard to complete.

After Yi Dancheng departed with the mission, not long thereafter, Qing Guanzi returned.

He brought back news that following Nine Provinces, Changqing Immortal Sect also planned to hold an inheritance ceremony.

Song Xiren was ready to upstage Nine Provinces; on the same day they celebrated, he would officially take over as the School Leader of Changqing Immortal Sect, not willing to be outdone by a bit.

The date for the ceremony was now set, and invitations from Changqing Immortal Traces had been sent out to invite friendly sects to witness the occasion.

As a nominal friend and a significant power within Changqing Domain, Taiping Dao naturally could not be omitted; thus, an invitation was sent to them.

The recipient of the invitation was, of course, Song Xiren’s good fellow practitioner, Qing Guanzi.

Not only Qing Guanzi was invited.

In the Southern Domain, Jintai Gate, Xuan Turtle Mountain, and Bihu Palace, the three leading Immortal Sects, had also received the invitations.

Now these three sects’ School Leaders had personally arrived at Mi Yun Mountain to consult Taiping Dao on whether to attend the ceremony.

They came with an attitude of absolute deference to Taiping Dao, something unimaginable before.

Indeed, it was no surprise that these three sects changed their attitude so quickly.

After experiencing the recent war, everyone clearly saw how all the sects formerly affiliated with Changqing Immortal Sect were treated as cannon fodder,

completely consumed in the war.

From the Northern, Central, and Eastern Territories, a total of nine sects, fourteen True Immortals, and twenty thousand cultivators.

Such a large number of people were pushed to the front line to fight a deadly battle against Jiuzhou Immortal Gate.

By the end of the battle, most of these people had perished, especially the True Immortals not one survived.

Only about a thousand ordinary disciples, according to the rumors, survived.

But what can you expect from these broken and defeated survivors to uphold the prestige of nine sects?

Moreover, Changqing Immortal Sect had just emerged victorious from a great battle and was in urgent need of replenishing its strength.

Under such circumstances, could they possibly overlook these nine pieces of rich territory within their domain?

You should know, the initial rise of Nine Provinces was partly due to many sub-sects within Changqing Immortal Sect becoming unstable and starting troubles.

To keep an eye on these ambitious dissidents, Changqing Immortal Sect had to retain a large number of personnel on the home front, leading to insufficient forces to suppress rebellion at the front lines, gradually allowing Jiuzhou Immortal Gate to grow stronger.

The catastrophic defeat in that decisive battle three thousand years ago was also majorly due to internal instability.

Over these three thousand years, by continuously contracting their power and giving up areas that were difficult to control, such as the Southern Domain, and gradually focusing on internal management, Changqing Immortal Sect finally stabilized the Northern, Central, and Eastern Territories, integrating their forces for a united external front.

This decisive battle, through utilizing wartime measures, sent those sub-sect-men to their deaths, reducing internal threats within their territory.

Such an advantageous situation, why would Changqing Immortal Sect not utilize it and give it up?

In fact, some pragmatic individuals among the surviving cultivators from those nine sects have already begun to spontaneously submit requests, seeking to pledge their sects to Changqing Immortal Sect, converting their sect into a subdivision.

However, since the war had just ended and these nine sects were ostensibly the meritorious sub-sects of Changqing Immortal Sect, it would seem too unseemly to consume their sub-sects immediately after the war, so they had not agreed yet.

But it was apparent to everyone.

The absorption of these sub-sects by Changqing Immortal Sect was only a matter of time.

After all, these were the lands of nine nations; faced with such immense interests, who could remain unmoved?

Possibly in a few decades or a century, the Northern, Central, and Eastern Territories might suddenly experience "Demons Causing Chaos," wreaking havoc in the region.

During this period, these nine severely weakened sects might just accidentally be destroyed by demons, eradicating all their descendants.

Then Changqing Immortal Sect would hastily arrive, drive away the demons, and, looking at the scattered corpses and the ruined sect, shed tears.

After gathering the corpses and performing the rites, they would decide, for the sake of the people, to honor the deceased’s will, protect the land, and incidentally establish a subdivision there, bringing the nation under their sect’s control.