1novels Chapter 67 That Familiar Figure
Chapter 67 That Familiar Figure
Upon hearing Cheng Xiao's question, the envoy sighed.
He explained, "The Venerable One once sent people to contact other righteous sects, but those old fogies from those prestigious sects refused to communicate at all. When they saw us members of the Demonic Sect, they immediately drew their swords against us. The Venerable One said that when you, Immortal Venerable One, broke through to the Mahayana stage, the righteous sects rose up and demanded the extermination of the Demonic Sect. It was you who overruled the objections and chose to let us go. The Venerable One believes that you, Immortal Venerable One, stand the highest and see the farthest. You are the only person in the world with whom we can communicate."
At this point, his tone became solemn: "The Lord also said that in the face of a great calamity, no one is safe when the nest is overturned. All cultivators, whether righteous or demonic, should put aside their prejudices, unite, and jointly resist the source of turbidity."
After listening, Cheng Xiao replied, "Your Lord is quite enlightened."
Judging solely from the messenger's two sentences, he certainly deserves the compliment of "being enlightened."
Compared to those righteous high-ranking members who are still fighting to the death over the distinction between good and evil and turning a blind eye to the source of corruption, this Demon Lord's vision is obviously much broader.
Those people only think about letting him deal with the source of the pollution so they can reap the benefits.
They claimed that Cheng Xiao was the strongest, and everyone felt at ease knowing he was in charge, plus he was the only one capable of handling the situation, as the others were not strong enough.
That sounds nice.
But Cheng Xiao understood that those people had only seen the terrifying nature of the Chaos Source and, not wanting to get involved, had dumped all the trouble on the Qingyun Sect, making them take on the responsibilities of a major sect.
These people like to use moral blackmail, but he himself has no morals.
So the matter was left unresolved for a long time.
Cheng Xiao was also surprised that the first to offer to help was the Demonic Sect.
Since the Demonic Sect is willing to lend a hand, it is indeed a good help.
Of course, this is all on the premise that the other party doesn't have a bigger conspiracy.
He originally had no intention of getting involved in Zhuoyuan's affairs, since he might ascend to immortality one day and then have nothing to do with this world anymore.
But after returning from the last instance, he realized that even if he didn't want to, he had to take care of it.
Judging from the terrifying nature of Zhuoyuan, he might not even have ascended before Shenhe Prefecture is already finished, and then the Heavenly Dao will drag him down with it.
Especially since he had just seen something that resembled the Heavenly Dao, whose attitude was ambiguous, only telling him to uphold his Dao heart.
It is unknown what this turbid source means to the Heavenly Dao.
The system kept hinting to him that the Heavenly Dao had been polluted by the source of corruption, but it was also possible that the system was splashing dirty water on the Heavenly Dao.
There are too many mysteries, and Cheng Xiao definitely needs help.
However, he did not agree immediately.
He said, "Go back and tell your Lord that the righteous sects and the demonic sects have a long-standing feud, and the blood debts between them cannot be resolved overnight. However, the cooperation on dealing with the source of turbidity should be fine. Give me some time to resolve the internal troubles of the righteous sects, and I will consider this matter."
Don't ask, the answer is I'm still considering it.
Although those righteous people are not trustworthy, at least we are all on the same side, and no one really wants anything to happen to Shenhe Prefecture.
But that group of demonic sects might be different.
It sounds nice, "When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact," but Cheng Xiao still remains skeptical.
Although the Demonic Sect envoy didn't receive any promises, at least the other party said they could consider it, which was already quite good.
He felt as if he had been granted a pardon and bowed deeply once again.
"Thank you, Immortal Venerable! I will report back to the Venerable Master immediately!"
He then respectfully withdrew from the main hall, transforming into a beam of light and departing hastily.
After the envoy left, Chen Tianbao stood there for a long time without daring to speak.
He had guessed before that the Demonic Sect might be looking for their Immortal Venerable, but he never expected it to be this reason.
To his even greater surprise, the Immortal Venerable said he would consider the possibility of cooperation.
After much deliberation, he finally spoke, "Immortal Venerable, the Demonic Sect is cunning after all. Shouldn't we be careful?"
Cheng Xiao didn't care about these things.
After all, he possessed absolute strength, and in the face of absolute strength, any schemes and tricks seemed utterly ridiculous.
If the Demonic Sect can truly find a way to resolve the source of the turbidity, he would be happy to see such an outcome.
However, what truly prevented them from cooperating with the Demonic Sect was the human heart.
The most difficult thing to control is the human heart; no matter how strong one is, one cannot handle it.
"Leave this to me. You go about your business. Zhuoyuan is a big problem, and we have to find a way to deal with it. We're all the same in the face of that thing," Cheng Xiao replied.
Chen Tianbao was stunned for a moment, but still replied, "Yes, Immortal Venerable."
He was somewhat puzzled. Just a few days ago, the Immortal Venerable had been rather impatient with his reports about the Turbid Source. Why, in just a few days, had he become so concerned about it?
Of course, despite his doubts, he knew this wasn't something he should be concerned about.
"If the Demonic Sect comes again, just let them wait for me here. There's no need to drive them away. You did a good job this time." Cheng Xiao patted Chen Tianbao on the shoulder.
He was just about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and turned to Chen Tianbao, saying, "By the way, have someone send some basic cultivation supplies to my peak, all kinds of pills, spiritual plants, and so on, like Foundation Establishment Pills, Spirit Recovery Pills, and so on. Whatever you need."
Cheng Xiao finally remembered to stock up on goods.
Since the system allows him to transmigrate, he can use the pills he brought with him to directly increase his strength next time he transmigrates, saving him the trouble of cultivating step by step.
Chen Tianbao initially didn't understand why his immortal master would suddenly want those things.
But after a moment's thought, she asked with delight, "Immortal Venerable, are you planning to take on a disciple?"
After all, the Immortal Venerable is already at the Mahayana stage, so how could he possibly need those low-level pills? But if he were to take on disciples, that would be understandable.
Previously, Cheng Xiao was all alone on the peak, without even a servant.
The strongest person in Shenhe Prefecture today, the only one who has reached the half-step ascension stage, if he were to take on disciples, the disciples he would cultivate would surely be prodigies.
Perhaps he will be the next cultivator to reach the half-step ascension stage, further strengthening the power of their Qingyun Sect.
Unfortunately, Cheng Xiao was busy with cultivation and had no intention of taking on disciples.
Are they finally planning to start their own sect and take on disciples?
When it came to taking on disciples, the images of Chu Ning and Long Yingxue suddenly popped into Cheng Xiao's mind. If he had to say, both of them were his disciples.
However, as soon as Cheng Xiao had this idea, he realized it was absurd.
He suddenly realized that he was just like those people back home who played games so much that they couldn't distinguish between reality and fantasy.
"Just send it over." After saying that, Cheng Xiao disappeared in a flash.
Chen Tianbao understood.
The disciple of the number one person in Shenhe Prefecture—that's too prestigious a title. Cheng Xiao probably wanted to protect his disciple, which is why he didn't want to reveal it.
He should hurry up and prepare.
If only the Celestial Venerable could take him as a disciple, it's such a pity he only gave him some pointers back then, sob sob...
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The demonic envoy flew for three days and three nights before finally returning to the demonic sect's location.
Since that great battle many years ago, the Demonic Sect has remained secluded, and few people can find their true location.
Today, the Demonic Sect is built against the mountain, surrounded by lush greenery, making it a picturesque place, completely different from the Demonic Sect in people's minds.
In various stories, the Demonic Sect is supposed to be as terrifying as hell.
The messenger was already accustomed to the scene before him; all these changes were due to the current sovereign.
She entered through a secret passage and finally appeared in the Lord's bedchamber.
"My Lord, the Immortal Venerable of the Qingyun Sect said that he will consider cooperation, but he needs to discuss it with other sects first," she reported truthfully.
Upon hearing this, a stunningly beautiful woman emerged from the shadows.
She was dressed in white, and despite the hot weather, she wore a white fox fur cloak.
On the forehead of the stunningly beautiful woman, there was a strange red mark.
"Okay, I understand."