Chapter 1414: The Dao Also Has Heart

When Chongyangzi saw that all three had arrived, he spoke softly.

“It is too far from here to your respective sects. If you were to fly on your own, I don’t know how long it would take to return. Therefore, I will take you to be teleported to the Blood Lantern Sect. Once there, you can leave on your own. I will be handling some matters in the Blood Lantern Sect. Remember, none of you are to speak of the details of what happened this time to anyone else. Otherwise, not only will some sects hunt you down, but Pure Yang Hall will also severely punish the three of you, and even your sects! However, you don’t need to worry about concealing these matters. We will explain it in the communiqué jade slips we send out later, and your sects will naturally know the reasons. You must remember this. In a moment, I will show the three of you the contents of the communiqué jade slip so you know what’s going on!”

Chongyangzi’s sharp gaze stared at the three of them.

As their thoughts raced, Li Yan and the other two replied in unison, “Yes.”

Li Yan, however, was thinking to himself, ‘This Chongyangzi is going to the Blood Lantern Sect, probably to handle the aftermath of this incident, but at the same time, he’s also looking out for us. If the three of us were to be teleported back to the Blood Lantern Sect directly, we would probably be detained for questioning the moment we stepped out of the teleportation array, which would cause a lot of trouble…’

Chongyangzi then took out a jade slip and let the three of them inspect it one by one. Then he had Donglin Tingyue and Jia Fugui step onto the teleportation array to wait, while he took Li Yan to a corner.

After the two of them stopped, Chongyangzi looked at the puzzled Li Yan. This was the first time the two of them had met again in these few days.

“Li Yan, on behalf of the sect, I ask you, do you wish to stay in Pure Yang Hall? If you are willing, you can stay directly this time. I will inform the Broken Army Sect of your situation. Or you can return to the Broken Army Sect first, pack your things, and then come back here. If I am not mistaken, you should be from a lower realm, and your combat power is very strong. Pure Yang Hall needs a cultivator like you very much. In the future, you will definitely be a great asset to the sect. If you are willing to stay, you don’t have to worry about cultivation resources. Even the Spirit Transformation-level elders of a sect like the Blood Lantern Sect don’t get as many resources as you will. What do you think?”

Chongyangzi stared at Li Yan and said slowly.

They had already investigated Li Yan’s background. In addition, a Supreme Elder had personally questioned Li Yan. Although they had not soul-searched Li Yan or used any kind of mind-confusing art, that Supreme Elder had also carefully probed Li Yan with his Divine Sense. Upon investigation, he had discovered that Li Yan should be a peak Late-stage Nascent Soul expert.

It was just that the other party had cultivated some kind of secret art, which even Chongyangzi, a Late-stage Spirit Transformation, had failed to see through.

Moreover, that Supreme Elder could sense that the aura on Li Yan’s body was surging, a majestic Magical Power that was almost no less than that of an Initial-stage Spirit Transformation.

Therefore, he instantly understood that the doubtful points in what Chongyangzi had said could be explained. This was almost equivalent to a Spirit Transformation cultivator sneak-attacking a Spirit Transformation cultivator. It would be strange if the success rate was small.

As long as it was done unexpectedly, and the purpose was only to knock him out of the flying boat, the success rate was indeed not small.

Since Li Yan’s strength was there, and Chongyangzi had also vouched for him, this was also one of the reasons why Li Yan and the others could go back so quickly and smoothly in the end.

When Li Yan saw Chongyangzi call him aside and say such a thing, he was surprised.

The fact that the other party had found out that he was from a lower realm did not surprise him too much. If Pure Yang Hall wanted to find out the background of a subordinate Nascent Soul, they most likely had the ability.

It was just that Pure Yang Hall wanted him to join. For a moment, Li Yan fell silent.

Chongyangzi was also surprised that Li Yan did not immediately agree. In fact, he had also thought that Li Yan might refuse.

But for a cultivator from a fourth-rate sect, to be directly allowed to enter a second-rate sect was a good thing that many cultivators couldn’t even dream of.

Logically speaking, after hearing this, Li Yan should have been very surprised at first, and then agreed in joy.

After more than ten breaths, Li Yan finally replied.

“This is very good news, but the Broken Army Sect has saved my life. With this kind of situation happening, I don’t want to leave the Broken Army Sect at this time. The reason is very simple. To put it bluntly, perhaps not long after, the entire Pure Yang Hall force will be in turmoil. This junior only hopes that if a great war breaks out, the higher-ups can take a little care of the Broken Army Sect. For now, I can only thank senior for his kindness first. If one day this junior comes to disturb senior again, I hope senior will not refuse.”

After Chongyangzi heard this, he sighed in his heart.

He was a little surprised by Li Yan’s refusal, but after hearing the other party’s reason, he valued Li Yan even more.

Li Yan was right. Now, Pure Yang Hall and its various affiliated sects had already begun to be in turmoil, and it might become more and more intense later.

On the day he returned, as soon as the matter was explained, the sect immediately sent two Void Refining Realm Supreme Elders, each with six Spirit Transformation cultivators and twenty Nascent Soul cultivators, divided into two teams, to Heavenly Mountain Garden and Spirit Subduing Manor.

Now those two sects, as well as all their subordinate sects, have been completely controlled. But according to the news that came back, only a part of the cultivators were left in the main sects of Heavenly Mountain Garden and Spirit Subduing Manor. The others had long since disappeared.

It turned out that these two sects had already made preparations for a transfer in case of an emergency when the Yuan-surnamed female cultivator and the others had gone out.

But this was originally just a preparation. But after the natal tablets of the old woman surnamed He and the Yuan-surnamed female cultivator shattered one after another, the Spirit Transformation cultivators in these two sects immediately began to contact each other.

But because the natal tablet left by the “Netherworld Demon Vine” was intact, it still made them uncertain, not knowing if the ambush was successful.

They even suspected that there might have been a problem with the sneak attack, and in the end, only the “Netherworld Demon Vine” survived. But the other party also knew the purpose of this mission and could still continue this mission.

But it was also possible that the “Netherworld Demon Vine” had fallen into the hands of Pure Yang Hall alive. So, the two sects hesitated for more than a day.

In the end, the Spirit Transformation cultivators of the two sects still did not dare to gamble. They immediately took their direct disciples and teleported away.

It was just that as third-rate sects, they had large families and large businesses, and it was impossible to take everyone with them. Moreover, many disciples in the two sects were also from some cultivation families, so they also gave up a lot.

In the end, Pure Yang Hall had come up empty, but there was nothing to be done about it.

When Chongyangzi had figured things out on the flying boat, he had already thought of this.

At that time, even if he had the ring to control the flying boat and immediately turned around and flew back at full speed, it would still take seven or eight days. Basically, all the enemies who should have run would have already run away.

It was better to go and check the “Great Nothingness Tree” first. He was afraid that there would be another accident there…

After such a result, Heavenly Mountain Garden and Spirit Subduing Manor had run away, but their subordinate sects had almost faced a devastating disaster.

Because Chongyangzi had said that during the siege of the Blood Lantern Sect and the Seven Tigers Alliance, the subordinate cultivators of these two sects had also all attacked.

Although everyone knew very well that with the orders of the Yuan-surnamed female cultivator and the old woman surnamed He, how could these subordinate sects not obey?

But precisely because the main culprits had run away, Pure Yang Hall was naturally filled with anger. For these small sects, they were all treated as jointly responsible, and they would not be polite at all.

And now in the outside world, Pure Yang Hall had dispatched more Void Refining cultivators and disciples, and was currently capturing the disciples of Heavenly Mountain Garden and Spirit Subduing Manor who were out, as well as all related cultivators.

Although Pure Yang Hall seemed like a cornered dog jumping over a wall, it was indeed clearing out the remnants of its affiliated forces to avoid leaving behind any hidden thorns.

After hearing Li Yan’s words, Chongyangzi could only give up. Li Yan’s words had another layer of meaning, which Chongyangzi also figured out.

That is, if Li Yan joined Pure Yang Hall now, as he was worried, Pure Yang Hall would most likely go to war with Heart-Refining Valley next.

And as the main body, Pure Yang Hall, although it would require the cooperation of its subordinate sects, to deal with a behemoth like Heart-Refining Valley, the main combat power would definitely be the cultivators of its own sect.

The subordinate sects were not fools. It was fine to send cultivators to fight, but if they were asked to be the vanguard, that would be acting as cannon fodder. They would definitely be dissatisfied and unwilling to contribute.

So Pure Yang Hall would definitely take the lead, bear most of the pressure, and shoulder the main responsibility of the battle.

Void Refining cultivators, as the pillars of stability, would definitely have to fight, but they would only act at critical moments.

And in the daily battles with the enemy, the main combat power of a second-rate sect was only Spirit Transformation and Nascent Soul. Golden Core cultivators were just a group of small soldiers.

In this situation, after Li Yan joined Pure Yang Hall, in the end, he would not have much time to cultivate and would have to go out on missions everywhere. Of course, it was not as good as staying in the Broken Army Sect.

In fact, Li Yan had his own other thoughts. The Void Refining cultivators of Pure Yang Hall were too terrifying. After being questioned by that Supreme Elder once, he already felt that the other party had seen through many of his secrets.

Of course, he could not stay here anymore. But his answer to Chongyangzi was not final. If he succeeded in reaching Spirit Transformation one day, and he had not yet made preparations to cross realms, he still wanted to rely on the power of Pure Yang Hall.

According to his own experience of every promotion now, at that time, even a Void Refining cultivator might not be able to see through him.

“Alright then. In the future, if you want to come to Pure Yang Hall, you can come and find me directly. By the way, this thing is for you too. In view of your contribution this time, I applied to the sect and got this extra reward.”

After Chongyangzi said a sentence, he immediately changed the subject.

At the same time, with a flip of his hand, a fruit flashing with a green light appeared in his hand. It was actually a “Great Nothingness Fruit.”

Li Yan was stunned by what the other party said.

When he saw clearly what was in Chongyangzi’s hand, even with Li Yan’s composure, he was momentarily stunned. He had not expected the other party to give him another “Great Nothingness Fruit.”

“Senior, you are…”

Although the other party had already said it very clearly just now, what kind of treasure was the “Great Nothingness Fruit”? For a moment, Li Yan hesitated.

Don’t look at this thing as only useful below the Void Refining Realm. But even a Void Refining cultivator could not easily take out such a treasure.

“Alright, we’ve already delayed for a long time. We must leave immediately. I still have many things to deal with!”

Chongyangzi’s face showed a look of impatience, and he casually threw the “Great Nothingness Fruit” over.

“Thank you, Senior, for your generosity! If this boy can make a breakthrough in the future, it will all be thanks to Senior’s gift!”

Li Yan caught the “Great Nothingness Fruit.” He had not expected the seemingly cold Chongyangzi to have such a character.

The “Great Nothingness Fruit” he had obtained with Dong Shuang Tingyue and the others before was already an unexpected gain from this scramble, but the other party had clearly let the three of them keep it for themselves.

But before leaving, Chongyangzi had actually asked for another “Great Nothingness Fruit” for him. This time, all four “Great Nothingness Fruits” had been distributed.

And at the very beginning, Li Yan had been thinking of taking this person’s life. The other party’s actions made Li Yan, who had always prided himself on being a true villain, have mixed feelings for a moment, and for the first time, he felt a sense of apology.

This could not be blamed on him. He had too many secrets. In order to save his life, normally, anyone who fell into his hands, the first thing he thought of was to kill them to silence them.

At this moment, Chongyangzi was not thinking like this. In this accident, Donglin Tingyue and Jia Fugui had indeed participated.

But according to what the two of them had said, they and some other cultivators had held back some of the enemies, but the most crucial turning point here was all because of this person, Li Yan.

Although it was later found that Li Yan was an ascended cultivator from the lower realm and his combat power was indeed extremely formidable, which explained the reason for the deaths of He Hong and the others, there were still some parts of his words that were somewhat vague. But the fact that Chongyangzi himself was alive was a fact.

Chongyangzi didn’t want to get to the bottom of the matter completely. Just the fact that Li Yan could have such incredible combat power already showed that he had secrets.

After understanding Li Yan a lot, he of course valued Li Yan’s combat power, which was why he had not hesitated to use his connections and plead with the Supreme Elder to get another “Great Nothingness Fruit.”

The cultivation world was full of killing intent and was a cold and ruthless place. But there were also people like Chongyangzi who knew how to repay kindness.

The Great Dao was ruthless, but everyone had a different Dao heart. Some followed the path of bloodlust, some the path of the sword heart, some the path of benevolence, some the path of Yin and evil…

Cultivators were used to life and death, but there were always some people who still retained a candle flame in their hearts, to remove the darkness and see the immortal realm in their hearts.

And Li Yan himself belonged to a person who was both righteous and evil. He couldn’t be said to be bad, but he definitely couldn’t be said to be very good either. He was suspicious in his actions and never acted like a gentleman first.

‘He is a true cultivator! An immortal, should be like this…’ Li Yan thought to himself. …

When Li Yan’s “group of eight” flew ten thousand li away from the Blood Lantern Sect, these people began to separate and then disappear.

When the last few people were fifty thousand li away from the Blood Lantern Sect, they stopped in a void.

As they stopped, three figures quickly solidified. They were Li Yan, Donglin Tingyue, and Jia Fugui. As for the other people who had flown away with them, their whereabouts were already unknown.

Before, they had teleported to the Blood Lantern Sect with Chongyangzi. And with them, there were also five other figures.

Moreover, after everyone appeared in the Blood Lantern Sect’s teleportation formation, only Chongyangzi revealed his true appearance.

As for the others, their auras were concealed by his art, making it impossible for others to see their faces and cultivation.

As soon as Chongyangzi appeared, he directly gave an order to the two cultivators guarding the formation, telling them to immediately take these people and leave the Blood Lantern Sect.

The two Blood Lantern Sect cultivators also recognized Chongyangzi, and the formation they had teleported from was the exclusive formation leading to Pure Yang Hall.

It was just that they were a little curious about the eight hazy figures in the formation, feeling that these people were acting mysteriously, but they did not dare to ask.

They didn’t even dare to report first before letting these people leave. One of them immediately took out a sect token and led these people out of the sect.

And Chongyangzi just stood there until Li Yan and the others’ auras disappeared, then he turned his head to look at the group of elders from the Blood Lantern Sect who had rushed over…

Li Yan and the other two looked around and confirmed again that no one was following them before they let out a long sigh of relief.

The other figures who had come out with them were actually illusions created by Chongyangzi’s art. They had gradually disappeared along the way after leaving the Blood Lantern Sect.

Chongyangzi’s actions, he had explained to the three of them before the teleportation. This was Pure Yang Hall’s way of protecting Li Yan and the others, in coordination with the communiqué jade slip.

The news they released to the public was that the Spirit Transformation cultivators had been ambushed during this scramble, and some of the cultivators from the Blood Lantern Sect and the Seven Tigers Alliance had survived.

As for who exactly they were, how many Nascent Soul, how many Spirit Transformation, the jade slip would not say.

Of course, the number of survivors could not be too many. Otherwise, Heart-Refining Valley would not believe that after their carefully planned ambush, their side was completely wiped out, while the other side could still have so many people survive.

Once the communiqué jade slip was sent to the subordinate sects, Heart-Refining Valley, in their anxiety, would of course also be eager to know what had happened this time.

They couldn’t get Chongyangzi, but they would think of the other surviving subordinate sect cultivators. After secretly capturing one or two, they would know the general situation of this incident.

But because Pure Yang Hall had a “large number” of survivors on their side, if Heart-Refining Valley were to verify them one by one, it would take time.

And Heart-Refining Valley would most likely want to find Chen Xingshan and the other Spirit Transformation cultivators first, and then the Nascent Soul cultivators later. Because the surviving Nascent Soul cultivators were very likely to have had their memories modified.

Pure Yang Hall would also take the opportunity to set up an ambush, waiting for someone to come and inquire.

By the time Heart-Refining Valley finally realized that this was a trap and that only Chongyangzi was left among the Spirit Transformation cultivators, a lot of time would have been wasted.

And to verify so many Nascent Soul cultivators one by one would take even longer.

If Heart-Refining Valley thought about Pure Yang Hall’s initial trap, they should already have many concerns. In the end, it was uncertain whether they would continue to search for Li Yan and the others.

By the time they really investigated Li Yan and the other two, first, Heart-Refining Valley themselves would have become less confident.

Second, this matter might have already passed a long, long time ago. Most of the news would have already become useless due to its timeliness.

Of course, this kind of thing couldn’t be hidden in the end. But what Pure Yang Hall wanted was a time difference and the timeliness of the news.

Li Yan and the other three were also very impressed by Pure Yang Hall’s actions. It was indeed a great sect that held the leadership position.

Once they reacted, all their plans were interlinked, almost watertight.

In the void, Jia Fugui cupped his fists towards Li Yan and the other.

“This time, Fellow Daoist Li saved my life. I won’t say any more nonsense. In the future, if there is anything I can do for you, Fellow Daoist Li, just ask. I hope Fellow Daoist Li can come to my Abacus Sect. If you see any magical treasure or pill you like, just ask, and I will give it to you. If Fellow Daoist Li has any needs right now, you can also just ask. Magical treasures, pills, raw materials, etc., I will go and do my best to prepare them after I go back. How about it?”

The direction of the Abacus Sect was opposite to the sects of Li Yan and the other. So now that they were here, they were out of the sight of the “Blood Lantern Sect,” and Jia Fugui was about to leave alone.

He was also grateful to Li Yan, and more than that, after seeing Li Yan’s formidable and terrifying methods that he could not match, he wanted to befriend him even more.

After hearing this, Li Yan was about to wave his hand and say goodbye.

On this trip, he had also gained a lot of benefits, but at the same time, he had also exposed many of his trump cards.

In the future, it was better for this kind of thing not to happen again.

But a thought suddenly came to his mind, and he immediately spoke.

“Since Fellow Daoist Jia has said so, I really have one thing I would like to ask of you. Your sect is in the business world, and you have seen and heard a lot. You must have come into contact with many of your peers. But I wonder if Fellow Daoist Jia has heard of a business called ‘Gui Qu Lai Xi’? If you know, I hope you will not hesitate to tell me. As for other benefits, I don’t need them.”

Li Yan didn’t beat around the bush.

After Jia Fugui had offered to let him ask for any magical treasures or pills he needed, Li Yan had immediately thought of another possibility.

He did not transmit his voice, so Donglin Tingyue on the side also heard him clearly.