Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons
Chapter 1017 - 655: Taking Disciples on Behalf of the Master

Chapter 1017: Chapter 655: Taking Disciples on Behalf of the Master

"Cough!"

Aside from Ye Lan, the other two Demon Slayers from Jianyang Prefecture had also returned.

Ye Jing’s face was pale, clearly sustaining severe injuries, while Meng Xiuwen seemed unaffected, chewing on a toothpick with a rather ugly expression on his face.

The three stepped into the residence, and Ye Lan performed a Communication Technique.

Soon, a hunched figure emerged from the ground.

"You’re back, how did it go?"

Min Zhiyan leaned on his crutch, glancing at Ye Jing and heaving a sigh inside his heart.

This young lady had reached the True Immortal Realm, personally nurtured by General Yan Lan, skilled and commendable, yet even she encountered a mishap—it seemed the situation was quite serious this time.

Ye Lan led the few into the courtyard, nodded at Shen Yi, then whispered, "The Divine Dynasty is wrathful. Unfortunately, the Seven Treasures Bodhisattva was well-prepared and still managed to escape back to the Sect. The Demon Slayer Bureaus of seventeen prefectures, in coordination with the Imperial Court, aimed to control the spread of the Lotus Platform Technique with minimal success..."

Although Ye Jing could not disclose her identity as a Demon Slayer, she did assist the Imperial Court in taking action.

But she encountered resistance, even suffering heavy injury.

It only indicated that a significant portion of cultivators and members of the Demon Race who listened to the Bodhisattva’s sermon had lost their rationality, succumbing to the temptation of the Sixth Grade Golden Lotus path, ready to defy the Imperial Court and bring this technique back to their Sects or clans, at all costs.

"The signs of chaos are beginning to show," Min Zhiyan frowned.

"It’s just the beginning," Meng Xiuwen discarded the toothpick from his mouth, his eyes cold: "With this Golden Lotus Technique in hand, do they really expect them to earnestly undergo the physical tribulation?"

It wasn’t that the Divine Dynasty was petty; whether it was an Immortal Sect or a Great Sect, as long as they recruited disciples and imparted teachings through normal means, the Imperial Court usually didn’t interfere.

But ever since cultivators figured out the path of the Heart Tribulation, any Cultivation Technique beyond the Seventh Grade was essentially shaking the foundation of the Divine Dynasty.

Fortunately, most who possessed these techniques were members of or closely related to the Three Religions, only a scant few in number, so the Imperial Court turned a blind eye.

However, the unexpected act of the Seven Treasures Bodhisattva had caught everyone off guard.

"I fear it won’t be long till shrines and worships are rampant across the land."

Whether in the Three Immortals Sect or the Bodhi Sect, acquiring the Emperor’s Aura through their disciples always involved procedures, serving the people of Shen Zhou in exchange for Cultivation.

But those Loose Cultivators who are unbound and Evils, upon obtaining such Treasure Scripts, their methods of seizing the Emperor’s Aura might no longer be so concerned with face-saving.

With such a vast number, inevitably some would be lucky enough to succeed and attain the realm of Golden Lotus Walkers.

At that level, what they pursue is nothing other than the Fruit Position Great Scripture.

The Bodhi Sect didn’t have to pay anything to gain a large bunch of "disciples" coming to them. As a consequence, for the Divine Dynasty to maintain this peaceful and prosperous era would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"What does the Immortal Court say? Just watching the Bodhi Sect do as they please?" Meng Xiuwen looked aside.

"The Immortal Court..." Min Zhiyan gave a bitter smile and shook his head slightly: "If the Immortal Court wanted to intervene, the Seven Treasures Bodhisattva wouldn’t have had the chance to go to He Mountain at all."

This was also what puzzled the Land God the most; the Immortal Court and the Divine Dynasty co-govern the Human World, and chaos in the Human World benefits neither.

"..."

Ye Lan’s eyes flickered, evidently knowing something but chose not to elaborate.

The affairs between the Divine Dynasty and the Immortal Court were too distant for people like them; the immediate troubles were more pressing.

While the Bodhi Sect still needs to negotiate with the Imperial Court, it was urgent to cover up the matter concerning the Arhat Fruit Position.

She walked over to Shen Yi at a moderate pace: "Let Meng Xiuwen keep an eye on Jianyang Prefecture. If you have no other matters, join me on the road."

"Alright."

Shen Yi listened quietly to their conversation without interjecting.

He had been through several upheavals, thus understood all the more that in such situations, improving one’s strength is the only viable means of self-preservation.

"Tsk tsk."

Meng Xiuwen patted Shen Yi’s shoulder, squinting and giving him a look, this lad had previously put on a facade of disinterest, yet a single trip out and he’s caught Ye Lan’s eye.

Pretty good tactic.

With this thought, Meng Xiuwen murmured, "Just push a little harder, that Taixu..."

Before he could finish, he was glared back into silence by Ye Lan’s frowning gaze.

What General Yan Lan worried about now was Shen Yi misunderstand, thinking that by joining the ranks beneath the Shenxu Ancestor, she had the qualification to pass on the Dao Fruit to him given her current condition.

"Let’s hit the road, the sooner we leave, the sooner we’ll return."

Ye Lan no longer said more, leading Shen Yi and Ye Jing directly out of the residence.

...

Cultivators have always longed for a leisurely life, epitomized by the idiom ’idle clouds and wild cranes.’

Only Sects like Jade Dragon Sect or White Cloud Cave that need the Imperial Court’s power to protect themselves would arrange their disciples within the jurisdictions of the Divine Dynasty.

True Immortals dislike constraints even more, and are reluctant to deal with court officials, usually building their abodes among Immortal Mountains and seas.

Shenxu Mountain is located in the ocean beyond the Great Southern Continent.

Surrounding the main mountain are over three hundred peaks, boundless at a glance, like a naturally formed Great Formation, with an aura of immortality floating, not inferior to the Celestial Court.

Among the three hundred peaks, there are eight towering ones, stationed around the main mountain.

Only when truly traversing great distances, surmounting leaps and bounds across Shen Zhou, does the disparity in Cultivation become increasingly apparent.

Ye Lan rode sword light, truly traversing the northern seas and vast wu-tong skies.

Even if she took Ye Jing along, she’d far surpass Seventh Grade True Immortal Shen Yi’s speed.

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