#1002 - Always be compassionate

They thought about it carefully. Since Prince Ning said so, it seemed that the destruction of the three sects, despite Qingyun suffering no losses while the three sects' foundations were completely wiped out, had other reasons!

"Prince Ning, do you mean that the destruction of the three sects is related to Qingyun Cave Heaven?"

"Although the people of Qingyun are somewhat clever, how could they have done it with their abilities?"

"Furthermore, Qingyun has been enduring for so many years. Although they might have guessed that you, Prince Ning, wanted to weaken their foundation of strong individuals, how dare they resist and even kill the three sects' foundations in return!"

"That's right, Prince Ning. You even sent Princess Anning to Qingyun with your personal letter. Qingyun has been trying to extricate themselves from their predicament and maintain a neutral position for so many years, but they have never succeeded, leading to the decline of their Zhenwu lineage. This time, the opportunity was right in front of them, hitting their weak spot. How could they give it up?"

… …

The Heaven-ranked experts all expressed their opinions, analyzing Qingyun, and all said that it was difficult to understand and felt incredible.

The smile finally disappeared from Prince Ning's face, becoming very indifferent. He said, "The destruction of the three sects' foundations cannot rule out Qingyun's involvement. Although they are laying out formations, as the foundations of their respective sects, even if they are not talisman masters, mistakes are possible, but this possibility should be extremely small, and that young man happens to be a talisman master."

"So, is it possible that the young man tampered with the three sects' formations? Does that mean he had already gone to the Flowing Cloud Forest long ago, lying dormant there, witnessing the process of the three sects' foundations laying out the formations!"

"If that's the case, then that young man must have a deep connection with Qingyun, otherwise he would have no reason to meddle in other people's business and destroy the formations. Moreover, Qingyun's foundation of strong individuals perfectly avoided the ancient beasts and ferocious birds. This is probably also due to the young man's contribution… …"

"But how could Qingyun have such a deep connection with someone who cultivates the Dao of Talismans?"

They had more and more doubts in their minds.

Talisman masters only exist in the imperial court. Scattered talisman masters are extremely rare. Even if there are any, they are disciples of some reclusive talisman masters.

The four major sects do not have talisman masters. They only have people who understand how to arrange killing formations corresponding to their own cultivation, such as strong individuals who cultivate the Dao of the Sword, some of whom understand how to arrange sword formations.

But they are not talisman masters. They just spent time specifically researching fixed and simple sword formations.

Even so, it still requires a lot of time.

True talisman masters are all people who are sensitive to runes and have super-strong comprehension.

"I need you to investigate the reasons for these doubts. Focus on investigating in recent years, which suspicious people have connections with Qingyun, screen out the targets from them, and then investigate carefully. Of course, the imperial city cannot be left behind. Those who have connections with Qingyun may also have connections with the imperial city. Qingyun has always wanted to maintain neutrality. Father may not be worried that they will succumb to pressure and submit to me, so the possibility of sending people to help secretly is not small."

"Yes, Prince Ning, your subordinate will definitely investigate thoroughly."

That beautiful and aloof woman cupped her fists with both hands.

"Prince Ning, should we send a message to the ten people who are still tracking the young man and the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast in the Flowing Cloud Forest, asking them to come back quickly to receive punishment?"

Prince Ning looked at them and smiled faintly: "What do you think should be done with them?"

"They are extremely foolish, being fooled around by that young man, which is a disgrace to Prince Ning's prestige. After summoning them back, they should be executed!"

Someone suggested this, and the others all agreed.

"No need."

Prince Ning shook his head and said, "They are currently performing a task, and it is not yet known whether they can come back alive. Why should I be in a hurry to kill them? You should not shout and kill at every turn, restrain your hostility, and always have compassion in your hearts."

"We respectfully remember Prince Ning's teachings!"

A group of strong individuals responded in unison, and then someone said: "It seems that they will not be able to come back. What about their families? The people in those families know a lot about us. Without them watching, if people sent by the Emperor secretly infiltrate us, it may be detrimental to us. Should we imprison them all?"

"I just said that you should not be too hostile."

Prince Ning rubbed the Buddhist beads, lowered his eyes slightly, and said: "Their families must be heartbroken when they die in the Flowing Cloud Forest. At such a tragic moment, how can we imprison people and increase their suffering?"

"Then Prince Ning, what do you mean?"

Prince Ning smiled elegantly and said: "If they die, those who have lost the backbone of their families will be extremely悲痛, even terrified. You should send those people on their way, so that they can end their suffering and no longer have to be afraid. Remember, don't miss a single person. It is a sin to leave people in the world to suffer."

The strong individuals looked at the elegant smile on Prince Ning's face and listened to what he said, and their backs were sweating coldly.

"You need to understand that it was not you who did it, but the Emperor sent people to do it. This must be known to all the people in the territory managed by me. The people have the right to know the truth, otherwise it will cause panic. You must handle this matter properly and do not make any mistakes."

"Yes, your subordinates understand!"

Those strong individuals all retreated.

At this time, Princess Anning walked out from the side door and stepped forward to salute, "Daughter pays respects to Father."

"Get up, Anning, come and sit next to Father."

There was a look of love on Prince Ning's face, and there was an expression in his eyes that had never been revealed in front of outsiders.

"Thank you, Father."

Princess Anning lifted her skirt and stepped forward, sitting on the chair next to Prince Ning.

"Daughter, it was Father who wronged you by letting you get close to that Qin Yi."

There was a hint of guilt in Prince Ning's eyes.

"No, Father, please don't say that. Daughter is willing to share your worries for Father. This is what Daughter should do. Besides, Daughter is just using him and has not been too close to him. Father doesn't need to worry."

"Well, you can use Qin Yi. Father knows that you are filial, but you must not let him touch an inch of your skin! My daughter is a golden branch and jade leaf, and will be the princess of this Great Qian in the future. Although that Qin Yi has good talent, he is not worthy of you. In the future, Father will definitely find you an unparalleled genius!"

"Father… …"

Princess Anning's face was slightly red, and she lowered her beautiful face slightly, showing a hint of shyness.

"By the way, have you contacted Qin Yi these days?"

"Yes, but they are all useless nonsense."

Princess Anning had heard Prince Ning's conversation with his subordinates in the inner room before, "Father suspects that the young man in the Flowing Cloud Forest has a connection with Qingyun, but Qin Yi has never mentioned it. Qin Yi is now completely biased towards our Prince Ning's Mansion. If he really knew about such a person, he shouldn't have hidden it, unless he didn't know."

"Well, you tell Qin Yi to pay more attention and secretly investigate in Qingyun whether there is a young man of the Saint Realm who is proficient in the Dao of Talismans. You tell him that Father appreciates his talent very much. As long as he chooses the right path, he will have a bright future."

"Daughter knows."

… …

At the same time, the forbidden area of Qingyun Cave Heaven.

All the awakened foundation experts of Qingyun, the Sect Leader, and the Chengyuan Qingxuan Real Person are all here.

The expressions on their faces were very solemn, and there was an unresolvable worry between their brows.

"It's almost June, and Wuxie has been in the Flowing Cloud Forest for a month… …"

The Sect Leader Qingxuan Real Person clenched the hands behind his back slightly. In these days, it has been difficult for him to calm down.

"Judging from the situation at the time, the state of the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast was very poor. At that time, there were ten strong individuals from Prince Ning's Mansion. One of them was killed by the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast, and the remaining nine all went to chase them."

"In a few days, there will be more strong individuals from Prince Ning's Mansion going to the Flowing Cloud Forest. Adding this up, there will be more than twenty people!"

"Can Wuxie and the severely injured Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast handle it?"

"Since he is a talisman master, he should have some way to deal with it, otherwise he wouldn't dare to do this. So much time has passed, and the strong individuals from Prince Ning's Mansion have not left the Flowing Cloud Forest, which at least shows that they have not succeeded yet, and Wuxie is still safe."

The foundation experts were talking, they had personally experienced the incident in the Flowing Cloud Forest.

In these days, every time they talked about the events of that day, they were still excited, amazed, and deeply worried.

After this incident, Prince Ning's Mansion will have even stronger hostility towards Qingyun. If something happens to Wuxie again, then Qingyun's future will really have no hope.

"We should trust him and not always be worried."

Chengyuan Real Person said, comforting everyone and also comforting himself.

Qingxuan Real Person and all the foundation experts looked at him.

If you want to say who is the most worried, Chengyuan is probably even more worried than them.

"What Junior Brother Chengyuan said is right. It's useless for us to worry in the sect."

Qingxuan Real Person shook his head and said: "Let's think about the sect's retreat. Wuxie needs time to grow. Although he has many methods that we don't know, he needs to borrow strength. If he really faces Prince Ning's Mansion, he will not be able to cope with it. But how much time Prince Ning will give us is unpredictable."

"Or, should we try to contact those people in the army?"

"No!"

Qingmu Real Person, the leader of the foundation experts, immediately denied, saying: "Our Qingyun's situation is very embarrassing, but at least for now, only Prince Ning wants to deal with us. If we contact people in the army, there are many people in the army and their eyes are mixed. Once the news is leaked and the Emperor knows, then even the Emperor will target us!"

"Uncle-Master Qingmu is right."

Qingxuan Real Person nodded and said: "Da Qian explicitly prohibits the four major sects from having any involvement with anyone in the army. This is an iron law. Those disciples who left my Qingyun and entered the army in those generations have nothing to do with my Qingyun anymore. Regardless of whether they are thinking about Qingyun in their hearts, at least we cannot contact them!"

"For the Emperor and Prince Ning, the meaning of our existence lies in the influence we have on the area where we are located. Our insistence on neutrality is what the Emperor is happy to see, provided that we do not have any contact with the army."

“Once contact is made with someone in the military, the Emperor will not allow our sect, whose future allegiance to Prince Ning is uncertain in his eyes, to exist. This is because it potentially concerns the future stance of millions of soldiers, a force the Emperor cannot ignore in his struggle with Prince Ning!”

“Don't think so much. Let's keep the sword formation at its highest alert level and quietly wait for Wuxie to return. Then, we'll see what plans and views he has for the future. With his abilities, he might have better ideas than us!”

“I agree with the views of Grand Uncle-Master Qingmu and the senior elders!”

Seeing the elders of the foundation so trusting and even reliant on his disciple, True Person Chengyuan felt extremely happy and proud.

“Qingyun's current situation is different from the past. We need to keep a close eye on Qin Yi. The future situation is grim, and we must not let him cause any trouble. One slip could plunge Qingyun into eternal damnation!”

… …

Somewhere in the Flowing Cloud Forest, fifty thousand meters beneath the earth.

Jun Wuxie had been cultivating here for several days.

With a Great Saint realm expert as a resource, his realm was advancing by leaps and bounds.

Even though he was already in the early stage of the Saint Middle Heaven Realm, his progress was still rapid, and he was now moving from the early stage to the middle stage.

He now possessed abundant high-quality resources, which would be completely sufficient for a period of time.

He only needed time to continue breaking through!

However, as his realm improved, the amount of resources consumed also increased exponentially.

Even devouring a Great Upper Heaven Realm expert only allowed him to convert a small portion of their energy, but the advantage was that the energy was pure and of extremely high quality. Even when he reached the Saint King Realm in the future, this level of resource would still have excellent effects.

He looked at the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King, whose condition was getting better and better.

As the cracks in its life source gradually became smaller, the speed of repair also increased.

Several more days passed.

Within the Rune Dao Barrier, golden light shone brilliantly, and the momentum was as fierce as a tsunami.

He welcomed another breakthrough, stepping into the middle stage of the Saint Middle Heaven Realm!

After entering the Weapon Tomb to temper his physical body with weapon intent and stabilizing his realm, he continued to cultivate without stopping for a moment.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, another ten days had passed.

The sound of a tsunami echoed again within the Rune Dao Barrier, shaking the barrier slightly.

Every pore on his body was erupting with golden light, dazzling and magnificent. His entire being was like a glazed golden body, and even his hair was entwined with golden light.

Saint Middle Heaven Realm Late Stage!

Such a breakthrough speed was terrifying. Each time, it was a natural progression, without any bottlenecks or constraints.

Moreover, the speed at which he refined resources was too fast, thousands of times faster than ordinary cultivators, which was quite exaggerated and perverted, allowing him to accumulate the Star Sea to the breaking point in such a short period of time.

After entering the Weapon Tomb to temper his physical body, he opened his eyes, and a hint of undisguised excitement could be seen in his deep eyes.

“This feeling is always fascinating…”

He stretched his arms, feeling the surging divine power within his body, and every inch of his flesh and blood became excited.

The feeling of greatly increased strength always made him feel both grounded and wonderful.

“Those people haven't found this place yet. It seems that隔着 such a deep stratum, they can no longer sense the tracking mark.”

Thinking of this, he checked the condition of the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King.

“Looks like it's completely healed?”

He carefully examined it, confirming that the cracks in Blood荒's life source had completely disappeared and been perfectly repaired.

However, because the previous injuries were too severe, its body had not yet returned to its peak condition, but other than not being able to exert its full strength, it would no longer affect combat.

“Blood荒.”

“Master.”

Hearing his voice, the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King's eyes lit up with excitement: “Master, Blood荒 is all better, completely repaired the life source cracks. Thank you, Master, for giving Blood荒 a chance to be reborn. Blood荒 will lead the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast clan and be eternally loyal to Master!”

“Alright, you don't need to express your loyalty. I know your loyalty.” Jun Wuxie summoned it out, patted its mane, and said: “Check, is the tracking mark on our bodies still there?”

“Yes, but it's very faint. Blood荒 knows that Master intends to use the tracking mark to lure the enemy, so it didn't erase it.”

“It's good that it's still there. It's time for us to go out. After we deal with the last batch of Prince Ning's府 experts, we'll pick up your daughter and grandson, and then take you out of the Flowing Cloud Forest. It's just that for a long time to come, you may have to stay in my body space and cannot stay in the outside world, lest people see you and report it to Prince Ning's ears.”

“Blood荒 will follow Master's arrangements!”

The Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King prostrated on the ground, even its chin touching the ground, gently wagging its fluffy tail, showing an absolutely submissive and loyal appearance.

“Now, erase the mark on my body. Then, when we get to the ground, you use the tracking mark to lure them, and I'll hide, making sure to wipe them out in one fell swoop!”

The Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King spat out a mouthful of blood-colored true energy flame, enveloping Jun Wuxie.

The temperature of the blood flame was very high, but it had no effect on Jun Wuxie.

The blood flame burned, slowly渗透 from the body surface into his body, as if purifying his body inside and out.

“Master, it's done.”

The Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King said, now that its injured body had healed, it could easily erase the mark, whereas before, when it was seriously injured, it could not use this method.

“Let's go!”

Jun Wuxie didn't summon Lan Lan, but directly supported the Rune Dao Barrier and rushed towards the ground.

He needed to hide, so summoning Lan Lan would be inconvenient. It would not be too late to let it come out when he needed to take action.