213: The world is also a sect

Chapter 211: The World Is Also a Sect

Soon, Zheng Yi saw two figures, one old and one young, slowly walking up under the lead of several Jinyi Guards.

The old man had white hair and a white beard, and wore a cyan Daoist robe, but there were no Bagua or auspicious cloud patterns on the robe; it was simply a plain cyan Daoist robe.

The Daoist's hair bun was disheveled, casually pinned with a wooden hairpin.

His face was thin and wrinkled, looking somewhat aged.

Yet his pair of eyes were extremely bright.

By his side followed a cute young girl who looked to be around fourteen or fifteen years old, also wearing an oversized Daoist robe, following closely step by step behind him.

"This impoverished Daoist, Tian Xingzi, along with my granddaughter Su Xi, pays respects to the Great Yu Emperor!"

Tian Xingzi performed a Daoist greeting and said respectfully,

The young girl behind him also followed closely and bowed to Zheng Yi.

"Please rise, Daoist. I wonder what brings you here..."

Tian Xingzi stood up, smiled slightly at Xuanjizi by Zheng Yi's side, and gently nodded as a greeting.

Meanwhile, Su Xi by his side excitedly looked at Xuanjizi, smiling very happily.

"This impoverished Daoist originally lived in seclusion. About six years ago, I received a handwritten letter from Fellow Daoist Zhao Xi Zheng of the Taiyi Sect, stating that Your Majesty is widely recruiting Cultivators from all over the world to serve Great Yu."

"Because of this, this impoverished Daoist will speak directly."

Tian Xingzi performed a Daoist greeting and continued, "My Tianji Sect is best at divination, fortune-telling, and prying into heavenly secrets. We are also best at conforming to the general trend of the world, cultivating among the masses, and thereby stepping into unprecedented realms."

"After receiving the letter, this impoverished Daoist did not take action, but continued to live in seclusion."

"Who would have thought that about three years ago, this impoverished Daoist suddenly had a sudden flash of inspiration and calculated through divination, discovering that the heavenly secrets were in disarray and the Heavenly Dao was obscure."

"At the same time, however, there was an astrological phenomenon in the east where the Five Stars gathered in Kui, Mars carried the Mandate of Heaven, and the Emperor Star shone brightly, signaling a major upheaval in the world."

"Logically speaking, the replacement of Mortal Emperors and the rise and fall of imperial courts have nothing to do with people like us who live beyond the Mortal world."

"Yet for some reason, this impoverished Daoist kept having a sense of palpitations, which is why I brought my granddaughter to the capital for an audience."

"Almost at the same time, I discovered the change in Tianshou Mountain, which is why I came to this place."

Zheng Yi's heart stirred. About three years ago?

Wasn't that the exact time when he controlled the seven strands of innate spiritual energy to gather in the capital region?

Could this old Daoist really calculate something?

He immediately said, "I wonder what Daoist Tianxingzi has discovered?"

"This impoverished Daoist discovered that the Spiritual Qi here... is recovering, and a Spiritual Vein has already formed!"

"Spiritual Qi recovery?"

Zheng Yi's heart stirred. Could it be that Tian Xingzi mistook his control of innate spiritual energy for a Spiritual Qi recovery?

As for Tianshou Mountain...

Within the entire capital region, Tianshou Mountain was originally the main peak of the largest mountain range, and it was also the location of Great Yu's Dragon vein, where more than twenty Great Yu Emperors were buried.

This place was originally a corpse-refining ground specially selected by the Great Yu Grand Ancestor, and it naturally contained a trace of Spiritual Qi from ancient times.

And the convergence of the seven strands of innate spiritual energy fused with this trace of ancient Spiritual Qi, subsequently forming a Spiritual Vein!

This Spiritual Vein was actually all calculated out by Tian Xingzi!

Zheng Yi said solemnly, "Then I wonder what Daoist Tianxingzi's purpose is for this trip?"

Tian Xingzi respectfully said, "My Tianji Sect is best at conforming to the general trend of the world. Since the astrology proves that Great Yu is flourishing, and the place of Spiritual Qi recovery is also in the Great Yu capital, even the location of the first Spiritual Vein in the spiritual-barren land is in the Great Yu capital."

"Then this old man... earnestly requests to submit and serve as a Cultivator tribute for Great Yu, so as to Cultivate with the aid of the world's general trend."

"I implore Your Majesty to grant this!"

"Submit... and become a Great Yu tribute?!"

Zheng Yi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately said, "Daoist Tianxingzi's submission is truly a fortunate event for our Great Yu, and I am also overjoyed."

"However, I wonder what Daoist Tianxingzi excels at and what kind of treatment you require. I will naturally agree to everything."

"Treatment?"

"It means stipend."

"I see."

Tian Xingzi said, "It doesn't matter to this impoverished Daoist; I only need a place to stay, but I hope it can be at the foot of Tianshou Mountain. After all, this place is closest to the Spiritual Vein."

"As for what this impoverished Daoist excels at..."

Speaking of this, Tian Xingzi's eyes lit up slightly, and he proudly said, "This impoverished Daoist comes from the Tianji Sect. What I excel at most is nothing more than divination and fortune-telling, Heavenly Dao astrology, and deducing the mind."

"In addition, this impoverished Daoist also knows a thing or two about Formations."

"Formations?"

Zheng Yi's eyes suddenly lit up. Regarding divination and deduction, Zheng Yi still held a skeptical attitude; after all, those were illusory and ambiguous.

But as for Formations... that would truly be wonderful!

Beneath the Grand Ancestor's mausoleum, there were still three Formations waiting for him.

"Correct."

Tian Xingzi nodded and said, "The so-called Formation is actually modeled after the world's general trend and the rules of the Heavenly Dao, being countless times weaker rules of the Heavenly Dao."

"Since my Tianji Sect can pry into the Heavenly Dao, we are naturally more familiar with the rules of heaven and earth."

"Seeing the big from the small, we naturally have an innate advantage in cultivating the path of Formations."

Zheng Yi asked, "That's right, Daoist, Fellow Daoist Xuanjizi just said that you can find the location of that Spiritual Vein on Tianshou Mountain. I wonder..."

"Naturally, I can."

Tian Xingzi said, "To tell you the truth, this impoverished Daoist has arrived at Tianshou Mountain for several days, and these past few days I have been searching for the location of that Spiritual Vein, and I already have a general direction in mind."

"However, because Your Majesty has sealed off the main peak of Tianshou Mountain, and this impoverished Daoist cannot use Daoist magic to pry, I have thus appeared to request an audience."

"You mean the Spiritual Vein is on the main peak of Tianshou Mountain?"

"Yes!"

"I wonder what use this Spiritual Vein has?"

Speaking of this, the eyes of the several people present all lit up.

Tian Xingzi respectfully said, "The so-called Spiritual Vein is a place where a large amount of Spiritual Qi converges underground, continuously flowing along the earth's veins and subsequently extending over a radius of thousands or even tens of thousands of li."

"And places passed by a Spiritual Vein will inevitably have abundant Spiritual Qi and endless spiritual items, making them the best places for Cultivators to Cultivate."

"More than three thousand years ago, the establishment of all Cultivator Sects and Cultivator families required finding corresponding Spiritual Veins to support their enduring prosperity and continuous development."

"In addition, Spiritual Veins can be used to support the establishment of the Guardian Mountain Array to protect the Sect and defend against external enemies."

"The most important item is that wherever a Spiritual Vein flows, Spirit Stone mineral veins will inevitably be generated around it!"

"However, wanting to find a Spirit Stone mineral vein is also a long-term task."

"Spirit Stone mineral veins?!"

The eyes of Zheng Yi, Xuanjizi, and Chen Liancang lit up even more. As Cultivators, they naturally knew what Spirit Stone mineral veins represented.

"I wonder if the Daoist has already found the location of the Spirit Stone mineral veins?"

"Not yet."

Tian Xingzi said, "This impoverished Daoist must first find the specific location of the Spiritual Vein, and then follow the flow of the Spiritual Vein to find the Spirit Stone mineral veins."

"However, Your Majesty, please forgive this impoverished Daoist for speaking bluntly. Even if there is a Spiritual Vein, wanting to form a Spirit Stone mineral vein still requires hundreds or even thousands of years!"

Thousands of years?

I can afford to wait.

Zheng Yi immediately said, "Since that is the case, Daoist Tianxingzi can temporarily reside in the palace at the foot of Tianshou Mountain and search for the Spiritual Vein and Spirit Stone mineral veins for me. How about that?"

Tian Xingzi performed a Daoist greeting and said, "This impoverished Daoist obeys the decree!"

"Your Majesty, there is one more matter that this impoverished Daoist needs to remind you of."

"What matter?"

"The Guardian Mountain Array!"

Tian Xingzi said with a serious look, "This impoverished Daoist came from the northern border. Along the way, I discovered that throughout the entire Great Yu, only Your Majesty's capital region has a large amount of Spiritual Qi."

"This impoverished Daoist also does not know the reason for this; perhaps it is the work of the Heavenly Dao, causing all the Spiritual Qi to concentrate in the capital region."

"This matter, for Your Majesty, is both a good thing and a bad thing!"

"A bad thing?"

Zheng Yi frowned and said, "Why do you say that?"

"A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind!"

Tian Xingzi said solemnly, "The entire Great Yu, as well as more than a dozen surrounding countries, are actually located within a spiritual-barren land."

"A spiritual-barren land is not devoid of Spiritual Qi, but rather has very little Spiritual Qi available for Cultivators to Cultivate."

"However, in Your Majesty's capital region, a large amount of Spiritual Qi exists, and it will continuously dissipate toward the surroundings."

"Although this speed is extremely slow, some has dissipated after all."

"Furthermore, the capital region is the center of Great Yu. There will inevitably be quite a few Mortals and Cultivators coming and going, and sooner or later it will be discovered by Cultivators."

"As the Great Yu Emperor, Your Majesty is naturally not afraid of petty villains prying, but... this matter will inevitably spread to the overseas Cultivation World!"

Speaking of this, Tian Xingzi's gaze became even more stern.

"Great Yu is a Mortal Imperial Dynasty with few Cultivators, and they are all in the Qi Refinement Phase. Naturally, there is nothing to fear, and the imperial army can wipe them out with a flip of the hand."

"However, in the overseas Cultivation World, there are Foundation Establishment Cultivators!"

"If Foundation Establishment Cultivators learn that a large amount of Spiritual Qi exists in the Great Yu capital region, and that it is also a place of Spiritual Qi recovery, they will inevitably raise an army of Cultivators to seize it."

"At that time... no matter how many Mortal troops there are, they will merely be a group of ants."

"The overseas Cultivation World!"

Zheng Yi drew in a cold breath, only then reacting to the reason why his mind had been unstable during this period.

The seven strands of innate spiritual energy gathering in the capital seemed to be of the greatest benefit to himself, able to aid his cultivation.

But...

Without means to protect the Dao, it was no different from a child holding gold and parading through the market!

The reason why he hadn't encountered danger until now was simply because the world was currently in chaos, traffic was cut off, and far fewer people were coming and going to the capital.

Coupled with the fact that he had a million troops protecting him in his hands, other Cultivators simply hadn't noticed yet.

And now, Tian Xingzi and Xuanjizi had both come for various reasons and immediately discovered the abnormality here.

If this went on for a long time, more Cultivators would inevitably notice.

What would be discovered by then, he couldn't be certain either.

Zheng Yi immediately asked, "I wonder what method Daoist Tianxingzi has to resolve this matter?"

"This matter is irresolvable."

Tian Xingzi shook his head and said, "Spiritual Qi recovery is a major event in the world and cannot be avoided."

"As the source of the Spiritual Qi recovery, the capital region will sooner or later be discovered by other Cultivators."

"And what Your Majesty needs to do is to protect the entire capital region with a Formation, minimize the leakage of Spiritual Qi, and prolong the time it takes for Cultivators to discover it."

"Taking advantage of this time, Your Majesty must think of every possible way to enhance your strength to cope with the crises that may arise next."

Tian Xingzi said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty's imperial court and the entire Great Yu world can actually be regarded as a Cultivator Sect."

"All the common people of Great Yu are the foundation and nourishment of Your Majesty's Cultivator Sect."

"And the entire capital region is where the mountain gate is located!"

"A Cultivator Sect?"

Zheng Yi suddenly understood, deeply agreeing with Tian Xingzi's statement.

"This matter... I am aware of it."

Zheng Yi said, "I ask Daoist Tianxingzi to find the location of the Spiritual Vein as quickly as possible. As for the Guardian Mountain Array, we can discuss it later."

"In that case, very well."

Daoist Tianxingzi temporarily stayed in the palace at the foot of Tianshou Mountain, and Zheng Yi also specially dispatched the Ministry of Works to build a Daoist temple for Tian Xingzi on Tianshou Mountain as a place for him to dwell.

The first thing after returning to White Jade Capital was to personally write a letter and have Chen Zhong, an expert of the Innate Realm, deliver it to Zhao Xi Zheng of the Taiyi Sect at the fastest possible speed.

He wanted to determine the true identity of this Tian Xingzi!