Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 321 Subcontracting

"Hmm? That makes sense!"

Yuwen Baoge's face turned grim as he thought to himself, "I usually focus on cultivation within the clan and rarely interfere in clan affairs. Apart from the spiritual funds personally allocated to me by the ancestor, there's actually not much extra money to be made. Most of the clan's assets are controlled by the people in the families of my uncles..."

"The subordinates do not have the spiritual resources necessary for cultivation. If those families make a fuss in front of the ancestor about a capable talent like Xuan Jing, it is possible that he will be snatched away."

"Damn it, I've practiced hard for so many years. As a dignified True Lord, I don't even have a decent team under me. It's really shabby. I finally got two useful subordinates. I can't just hand them over like this!"

Thinking of this, Yuwen Baoge coughed lightly, raised his eyes and said, "Then what do you say we should do?"

Jing Yu smiled faintly, "My lord, the prevailing situation in the world today is still dominated by the cultivators of this world. The Divine Cauldron Immortal Cultivators can only huddle in the major caves and barely survive. They can't even cultivate a true Divine Transformation cultivator. As a result, the Immortal Dynasty that once dominated the Immortal Continent in the Middle Ages has now been reduced to a remnant that everyone hates."

"The Yuwen family, burdened by their ancestors' reputation, are now considered old retainers of the Divine Tripod and are also unable to stand in the open."

"Now the Yuwen family wants to break away from the Shending Immortal Dynasty and be accepted by the modern cultivators. This seems to be one thing, but it is actually two different things."

Ever since Jing Yu was inlaid with the [Genius]-enhanced Canxuan Life Pearl, his thinking speed has increased a bit, and his judgments have also changed dramatically. He can actually speak fluently without any hesitation:

"On the one hand, the rebellion of the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty, how and when to rebel... are all being considered by the Divine Transformation Heavenly Monarch of the Yuwen family, and Your Excellency will not be involved. On the other hand, even if the Yuwen family rebels against the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty, how can they convince the cultivators of this world that this is not a trick orchestrated by Your Excellency's clan?"

Yuwen Baoge was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously asked, "What should we do then?"

Jing Yu's mouth twitched, and he said patiently, "It's very simple. Now, my Lord, you have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help the clan and even make a great contribution!"

"How to say?"

"Your Excellency, are you aware that the scoundrel Yuwen Baoding founded a loose cultivator alliance in the Yunchuan region of Penglai Immortal Continent, called the Xiaoyao Alliance?"

Yuwen Baoge frowned and said, "Of course I know. It's just a small, remote Jindan force. It's useless."

"Not really." Jing Yu shook his head. "The Xiaoyao Alliance is naturally not worth mentioning in your eyes. It's just a Jindan force, and the Yunchuan Region it's located in is just an insignificant small realm in Penglai Immortal Continent."

"However, the geographical location of [Yunchuan Territory] is extremely important. It is located in the northeast of [Tiannan Territory] and is one of the barriers that prevent the Tiannan Demonic Path from moving north."

"Nowadays, the entire Xianzhou world is in opposition between good and evil, but the righteous path still dominates, and the righteous cultivators in Penglai Xianzhou are the most powerful."

"The Penglai Righteous Path has put in a lot of effort to curb the Tiannan Demonic Path's northward advance, even going so far as to produce a local Nascent Soul Master, the Mountain Moving Master, in the Yunchuan Territory at great expense."

"This shows how much importance they attach to the Yunchuan Region."

"If Yuwen Baoding were to form a Nascent Soul, ascend to the rank of True Lord, and return to the Free and Easy Alliance, the Yunchuan Region would then be equivalent to having two native Nascent Souls. The northeastern barrier that curbs the expansion of the Tiannan Demonic Path would be even more impregnable! Wouldn't the Penglai Orthodox Sects be delighted to see this happen?"

Yuwen Baoge was obviously stunned for a moment: "Wait, isn't Yuwen Baoding dead?"

"That fool!" Yuanji cursed in his heart, but smiled and said, "Sir, Xuanjing means that Yuwen Baoding is dead, but you are the thief's brother and look exactly like him. Why can't you return to Yunchuan Territory and take charge of the Xiaoyao League in his place?"

Jing Yu then took out the [Jiuzhou Ding] from his storage bag and handed it to Yuwen Baoge: "My lord! Yuwen Baoding's life-saving magic weapon is here. My lord, you only need to find a Yuanying weapon refiner in the clan to solidify its power, and then you can use it!"

Yuwen Baoge took the Jiuzhou Ding with a puzzled look on his face and said hesitantly, "Well... I have a question. I'm a gold-type cultivator, but Yuwen Baoding is a fire-type cultivator. It's not obvious in normal times, but in a duel, it's obvious at a glance. What if we're exposed?"

"It's exposed, so what?" Jing Yu said nonchalantly. "Even if the Jindan True Immortals or even the lower-level cultivators in the Xiaoyao Alliance saw the clues, who would dare to say anything?"

"As for those Yuanying Zhenjun and even Huashen Tianjun of the Penglai righteous path, they just need a Yuanying cultivator to take charge of the situation in Yunchuan Territory and help them curb the Tiannan demon cultivators. As for whether this person is the real Yuwen Baoding, no one cares at all."

"Many times, we just need an excuse." Jing Yu said softly, "With this excuse, you can squeeze into the circle of Penglai Zhengdao and get a ticket to Penglai Zhengdao."

Yuwen Baoge nodded as if suddenly understanding something: "Great!"

Jing Yu bowed and said, "I, Xuan Jing, am a native of Yunchuan, Penglai Immortal Continent. I have some old acquaintances in the Xiaoyao Alliance. I would like to ask you for a True Lord Token to clear the obstacles for you and help you take charge of Yunchuan!"

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Three months later, in the center of the southern region of Luoxing Sea, Suzaku Sea

An extremely brilliant golden light, which did not conceal the spiritual pressure of a Nascent Soul cultivator, swept across the sky above the Suzaku Sea and arrived at the largest island fairy city in this sea area - [Suzaku Fairy City].

The scale of this [Suzaku Fairy City] is dozens of times larger than the [Xiaoyao Fairy City] in the Yunchuan Region. In the center of the fairy city stands a huge statue of Suzaku, with its wings spread out as if ready to fly, and red light radiating from its body, which actually looks like a real thing.

There were naturally several Nascent Soul True Lords cultivating in the city, but even so, it was still taboo to release Nascent Soul spiritual pressure so unscrupulously. Many low-level cultivators in the Immortal City looked up at the sky at the same time, and many of them were worried:

"Is there any Yuanying Zhenjun from the hostile forces coming to attack us?"

"Which fellow Taoist is here?"

The magic circle of Suzaku Fairy City lit up slightly, and a water-colored light escaped from the fairy city. When the light disappeared, an old man dressed as a fisherman walked out. He was wearing a conical hat, a straw raincoat, and holding a fishing rod.

"Look! It's [Sea Fishing Master]!"

"Even the senior sea anglers were alarmed..."

This sea fishing master is now holding a fishing rod in one hand and a fish hook in the other, with his eyes narrowed, staring at the front.

The golden light disappeared, and three people emerged from it: a young man with a heroic face and a gray robe on the left, a young monk with a feminine and handsome face standing on the right, and in the middle was a Yuanying Zhenjun wearing a black robe with gold patterns and holding a small bronze tripod.

The Yuanying Zhenjun glanced at Haidiao Zhenjun and said bluntly, "This fellow Daoist is very polite. This Lord..."

"Yuwen Baoding!"