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Chapter 1295 - Chapter 1295 Chapter 587 Ten-thousand-year Glance

Chapter 1295: Chapter 587: Ten-thousand-year Glance Chapter 1295: Chapter 587: Ten-thousand-year Glance From start to finish, the Great Commander, who inspected Dutian Heavenly King, never mentioned Hundred Herbs Immortal Mansion or Ying Yan, but conducted a comprehensive analysis of the cooperation between Martial Saint Mountain and the Three Realms Holy Land.

Since ancient times, this sanctified land of humanity, although not in the same province, has walked hand in hand for over a thousand years.

As a sanctum dedicated to the pursuit of enlightenment, Martial Saint Mountain has upheld a neutral conduct since ancient times, rarely seen engaging in worldly affairs unless a cataclysmic event occurs.

But humans are ultimately social animals, and even a powerful sacred site like Martial Saint Mountain needs the cooperation and assistance of others to improve.

Even those martial arts masters who shut out worldly concerns and focus solely on understanding the essence of martial arts cannot live entirely in isolation.

Thus, cooperation has become the most common method of communication for Martial Saint Mountain, such as researching a certain curse involving spiritual beasts, which would involve collaboration with a member of the Beast Taming Sect, providing a site and materials for experimentation. If successful, the results would be shared by both parties.

Over these thousand years, Martial Saint Mountain has maintained a leading position among the earthly sanctums by relying on such methods, even without the support of a clan.

To him who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

Following its enrichment, Martial Saint Mountain did not rest; rather, its associated collaborations increased. The Saint King traveled through the void, masters were revered guests sought for advice in various sects, and even some outstanding disciples were offered honored positions within the sects, leaving a legacy of devotion.

Martial Saint Mountain’s current status is not only due to its own excellence but also supported significantly by the Three Realms Holy Land.

Not to mention the deep friendship among the upper echelons, just the provision of resources and facilitation of services by the lower tiers displayed considerable effort by Dutian Heavenly King.

This conference lasted from day to night, hosted by Master Bifang Mountain, with members of Dutian Heavenly King’s Wind Department and others from Martial Saint Mountain attending.

Master Bifang Mountain’s esteemed status need not be mentioned, and a few Big Arbitrators from the Arbitration Office were present, though everyone’s expressions were somewhat strange.

Everyone assumed Cao Jinyu had come to seek accountability, but who could have expected that he seemed genuinely interested in reminiscing.

Listening to him discuss numerous collaborations and past interactions, and even mentioning ongoing deep collaborations, weighed heavily on everyone.

The matter of supporting friends over kin depends on the situation. Cao Jinyu’s visit to Longzhou was merely to ask them, what matters more – Ying Yan or their relationship with Dutian Heavenly King?

But the importance of such matters varies in everyone’s hearts. Wei Hanyuan felt that the points listed by Cao Jinyu were insufficient to persuade him to change his mind.

However, some other masters wavered, or rather, they had never considered Ying Yan of great importance. As for the right and wrong of a thousand years ago, they had even less interest in delving into it. But if such an individual were to hinder their research progress, that would indeed be quite undesirable.

Upon fully understanding Cao Jinyu’s intentions, Master Bifang Mountain nodded and said, “The Great Commander’s purpose has been understood by this master, who will send someone to summon Ying Yan from Hundred Herbs Immortal Mansion to speak with Dutian Heavenly King.”

“The master is enlightened; Jinyu is grateful,” Cao Jinyu nodded with a smile. “Please rest assured, Dutian Heavenly King is known for his fairness and won’t be biased. He merely seeks to inquire about Ying Yan and will surely return him entirely to Hundred Herbs Immortal Mansion.”

That night, Ying Yan walked out from Reflection Cliff behind the mountain, escorted by two sect brothers who had grown up with him.

The two guarded him, one on the left and one on the right, yet both kept their heads down in silence.

Since Hundred Herbs Immortal Mansion was a vassal to Martial Saint Mountain, they should not have felt such resistance when their mountain lord demanded the surrender of a disciple. But in reality, persuading a warrior to submit willingly is indeed a challenging task.

When Hundred Herbs Immortal Mansion faced enemies in the past, it was only through the protection of Martial Saint Mountain that their lineage survived, but this protection was not without a price–becoming a vassal was the condition set by the former Tianpeng Mountain master.

The heavens age easily, human hearts change readily, and now the Hundred Herbs Immortal Mansion has become a second-rank sect, possessing the heritage of several King Realm masters, extending its benevolence throughout Xiehe, with connections reaching the skies.

Yet even today, the powerful Hundred Herbs Immortal Mansion could only regard itself as a vassal to Martial Saint Mountain. With just a message from Master Bifang Mountain, they had to escort the disciples over, no wonder the expressions of the two elder brothers looked so unsightly.

Silently, the two pressed Ying Yan, arriving at the familiar peak of Master Bifang Mountain, where several Arbitrators and the Great Commander Cao Jinyu, had long been waiting.

“It seems this is the young Brother Ying Yan who clinched the crown at this martial arts tournament!”

Cao Jinyu smiled and nodded at Ying Yan as if he were a humble elder, “I am Cao Jinyu, I only wish to have a casual chat with the young brother, please don’t take offense.”

Ying Yan raised an eyebrow, lifting his tightly bound hands, and said sarcastically, “Is this the way the Great Commander seeks a casual chat? Quite novel indeed!”

“Unbind him, take a seat, bring tea!”

Cao Jinyu, appreciating Ying Yan’s fearless demeanor even in the face of a King Realm, called out loudly.

Once unbound, Ying Yan rubbed his wrists and sat boldly opposite Cao Jinyu, pinching the hot teacup and downing the steaming tea in one gulp.

“Gulp, gulp~ Ha!”

Setting the teacup aside carelessly, Ying Yan raised his eyebrows at Cao Jinyu and said, “Alright, the tea is drunk, Commander, ask whatever you want!”

“The question is simple, I just want to know, where is the hometown of young Brother Ying Yan, and what branch does his ancestry belong to?”

Cao Jinyu smiled gently, asking the young man softly.

“I have been parentless since childhood, not knowing my ancestors, and only survived thanks to my master’s kindness in taking me into the sect. Thus, Commander, I do not know how to answer your question!”

Ying Yan shrugged his shoulders, displaying an apologetic look that seemed to disappoint the Great Commander.

However, such words might deceive the ordinary person, but they were far too naive in trying to put off Cao Jinyu.

“I have treated you courteously, yet not a single truth in your words; isn’t that a bit too much?”

Still smiling, Cao Jinyu lightly chided Ying Yan.

“What I’ve said is utterly true, and if the Great Commander doesn’t believe me, I can do nothing about it.”

“Oh? They say, eyes cannot lie. Dare you look into my eyes and repeat that?”

“Why wouldn’t I dare!”

Ying Yan laughed openly and stared straight into Cao Jinyu’s eyes. The moment their gazes met, it felt as if he was sucked into two swirling vortices, as if something was burrowing into his Sea of Consciousness, and he could only watch helplessly, unable to resist.

“Ten-thousand-year Glance!?”

Wei Hanyuan shot up from his seat, encasing Ying Yan with pure icy Spiritual Energy and shouted indignantly at an unexpected Cao Jinyu, “Commander Cao, being a King Realm powerhouse, using such Illusion Techniques on a junior, don’t you think that’s too much?”