529: Increased influence

Currently, due to the escalating conflict between the Wan Gu Sect and the Ice Snow Sect and Qian Xuan Sect, the internal factional struggles within the Sect have gradually ceased.

Under these circumstances, Yao Wu, who had not yet become a Golden Core True Person, began recruiting a large number of Disciples based on Zhou Changtian's suggestion.

All these Disciples were brought under Yao Wu and Zhou Changtian's tutelage and did not fall into the hands of Disciples sent by other factions.

This also led to the Disciples of the entire Lieyang Mountain being essentially controlled by Yao Wu and Zhou Changtian.

Although the Disciples infiltrated by other factions were still present, their influence was greatly reduced.

As the number of Disciples on Lieyang Mountain increased, coupled with Yao Wu being only a step away from becoming a Golden Core True Person.

So their influence was constantly growing.

Especially the talent displayed by Zhou Changtian drew the attention of the high-ranking officials of the Wan Gu Sect.

It should be known that within the entire Wan Gu Sect, Disciples possessing a First-Grade Spiritual Root were few and far between.

Not to mention that Zhou Changtian's speed in Cultivating Immortality far surpassed others, and his mastery of Gu technique was also far ahead.

Therefore, under these circumstances, the Sect Elders took great care of him, implicitly grooming him to become a future Inner Sect Elder.

The Wan Gu Sect is unlike the Azure Origin Sect; here, the capable reside. Any Disciple who meets the Sect's requirements will receive the Sect's favor.

Of course, this was also because Zhou Changtian was the only one here.

In fact, the high-ranking officials of the Azure Origin Sect also greatly admired Zhou Changle and Zhou Changqing, among others.

It's just that when they saw how outstanding the Zhou Family members performed in the Sect, it inevitably made them wary, so they instinctively suppressed them.

Otherwise, which Sect wouldn't like its Disciples to have high talent?

Zhou Changtian did not disappoint Zhou Luo's expectations. In these fifty """Nian""", he had already reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, leaving his peers far behind.

It is likely that after he becomes a Golden Core True Person, working with Yao Wu, the status of Lieyang Mountain will continuously rise.

Especially since everyone knows that True Person Lieyang's entire inheritance is in that sealed cave.

Only by entering the Golden Core Realm is it possible to obtain it.

Once obtained, the entire Lieyang Mountain will undergo earth-shattering changes.

No one would question the inheritance of a Golden Core True Person.

Precisely because the status of Lieyang Mountain has changed, the attitude of the entire Sect is also changing.

As for the Azure Spring True Sect, as early as ten """Nian""" ago, Wang Yuwei had successfully formed her Golden Core and become a Golden Core True Person.

It should be noted that at this time, she had not even been Cultivating Immortality for two hundred """Nian""".

Such terrifying speed in Cultivating Immortality stemmed partly from her special Physique.

Since Dual Cultivating with Zhou Luo, her Luan and Phoenix Harmony Body seemed to have undergone a transformation under the promotion of the Dual Cultivation Method, and her speed in Cultivating Immortality far surpassed the ordinary.

On the other hand was her comprehension of the Greatest Emotionless Sutra.

Now, she can be said to be the only Disciple in the entire Sect, aside from the founding Old Ancestor, who cultivated the Greatest Emotionless Sutra to the perfect state in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

It was precisely because of the help of the Greatest Emotionless Sutra that she was able to cultivate rapidly without being troubled by Mind Demon during her process of Cultivating Immortality.

Wang Yuwei, who became a Golden Core True Person, successfully became the Revered Master of a mountain. This not only increased the influence of her Revered Master's faction but also directly elevated her own status.

So, as soon as she spoke, the Azure Spring True Sect naturally considered her ideas.

The words from the two top Immortal Sects in Golden Cloud State forced the Azure Origin Sect to consider the implications behind them.

Therefore, they ultimately tacitly agreed to the Zhou Family's reckless expansion.

Currently, the Zhou Family's expansion is still progressing steadily.

In fifty """Nian""", the influence of the Zhou Family Disciples is continuously growing.

In the past, because the Zhou Family had taken over another's nest, there were many Disciples from other Zhou Family like the Lin Family within, while there were not many Zhou Family members themselves.

Now, after so many """Nian""" have passed, coupled with the death of the Lin Family Old Ancestor from old age, the Disciples of other Zhou Family, unless they performed exceptionally, have basically been expelled from the center of power.

Although Lin Xi is still the nominal Zhou Family Head, everyone knows that she herself is the Zhou Family matriarch, and this Zhou Family is Zhou Luo's Zhou Family.

This is something everyone tacitly understands.

Besides the Zhou Family's expansion, under Zhou Luo's planning, Zhou Changlun, who became a City Lord, was also constantly accumulating strength.

In these fifty """Nian""", with the help of the Zhou Family, Qingmu City has gradually expanded into a large city for Cultivating Immortality, prosperous and flourishing, gathering a large number of Cultivators.

This also resulted in the amount of Spirit Stone the entire city could earn each """Nian""" far exceeding other cities.

Where there is money, there are people, and where there are people, there is power.

Now, Qingmu City's wealth value is clearly among the top in the Qingyuan Domain, and he has also begun recruiting soldiers and buying horses to expand his influence.

Furthermore, with the expansion of Qingmu City, Zhou Changlun, at Zhou Luo's suggestion, also began infiltrating the industries of Feng City.

Feng City, controlled by the Xue Family, is slowly expanding after the hundred-"""Nian""" period has passed, with the support of the Green Mountain Sect.

Since it is expanding, it needs to absorb talent.

This is Zhou Changlun's opportunity for infiltration.

As a city of the Azure Origin Sect, perhaps the Green Mountain Sect did not expect that the City Lord here had long coveted this Feng City.

Of course, this process is a long-term one. Although for now, the two cities can still coexist relatively peacefully.

When Qingmu City reveals its true colors, how will the Xue Family respond?

It can be said that with the continuous increase in strength, Zhou Luo has already begun to lay out plans for the entire Qingyuan Domain.

The Qingyuan Domain is very large, but to Zhou Luo, it is not particularly large.

Because he took over another's nest, he completed the original accumulation of capital very early. Coupled with his stable operation, the only entity in the entire Qingyuan Domain that could truly contend with the Zhou Family was the Azure Origin Sect.

Currently, he is unable to act against this Sect that possesses a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, but he is not in a hurry.

You eat rice one bite at a time, and you walk a road one step at a time.

He has plenty of Time to continue planning.

Qingyuan City, Core Area, Zhou Residence.

Zhou Luo, dressed in a green robe, still looked like he was in his twenties. Having been in this world for almost two hundred """Nian""", he showed no signs of change.

Time could not leave any trace on his face.

Compared to him, the wives and concubines around him had gradually begun to show signs of aging.

Like those maidservants he bought from Yaochi Pavilion.

Although they were also Cultivating Immortality, their Aptitude was limited. Essentially, they could only live for one or two hundred """Nian""" in this life.

Now, these maidservants have all been sent back to the Zhou Family by Zhou Luo, and new maidservants have taken their place.

Not to mention the wives and concubines he married when Zhou Luo was still a live-in son-in-law.

They had followed Zhou Luo for over a hundred """Nian""". Although they had the help of Longevity Pill and Cultivation Methods for extending life, as long as they could not enter the Foundation Establishment Realm, they could not avoid the problems of declining vitality and deteriorating bodily functions.

As their age increased, their hope of entering Foundation Establishment became lower.

In this life, being able to enjoy old age peacefully was already a great fortune.

Zhou Luo was not an Immortal; he was just an Immortal still struggling hard.

Therefore, he could not reverse the sky and change fate.