Chapter 671: Chapter 5: Meeting with the Sect Leader, Retrieving Guan Zhan Chapter 671: Chapter 5: Meeting with the Sect Leader, Retrieving Guan Zhan The next day, the trio went together to visit the Jade Capital Sect Leader.
The main peak of the Kunlun Mountain Range is Heaven Pillar, while that of the Shushan range is Emei.
The top of Emei is called “Golden Summit.” Since the three of them came out early with Sima Changyan, they were fortunate enough to witness the sunrise over the sea of clouds, with myriad rays of golden light pouring down on the summit of Emei, as if the entire mountain top were bathed in gold.
In the center of the Emei summit was the Ancestral Master Hall of Shushan, with the foremost hall being the Sword Tablet Pavilion, enshrining the memorial tablets of past generations of Shushan Sword Immortals.
Although countless Shushan Sword Immortals took pride in having their tablets placed within the Ancestral Master Hall, Ling Yunpo oddly felt it was a bit like a tombstone, which seemed really inauspicious…
Of course, he was now Qiu Changtian, so he maintained an extremely calm demeanor, listening to Sima Changyan’s introduction.
After all, this wasn’t his first visit; the last time, he had been received by Bi Sheng.
Passing through the Sword Tablet Pavilion, they arrived at the Incense Hall.
It wasn’t long before the Jade Capital Sect Leader came out from the rear hall.
The reason he did not come out to meet them personally was to maintain his stance, to avoid giving off the impression that “the Shushan Sect Leader was eagerly waiting here for the Kunlun True Person”…
To put it bluntly, because this was a formal visit.
Exactly because it was a formal visit, and having already experienced it once, Qiu Changtian knew what the next steps would be…
Surely enough, the Jade Capital Sect Leader began to speak a lengthy and complex array of courteous words, following the rituals of ancient etiquette.
Back when Qiu Changtian was at the Marrow Cleansing Rank and needed to borrow the Blood Sea Secret Realm of the Demon Locking Tower, he had visited Shushan using a favor from the Ziwei Master, and his exchange with the Jade Capital Sect Leader had been so stultifyingly long that he had no desire to recall it.
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Unfortunately, as the Invincible Character Setting that was Qiu Changtian, everything had to be done perfectly with no room for being looked down upon by others.
As for the other two, Luo Baiyuan, not being the type adept at social grace, could only offer polite affirmations with comments like “indeed, indeed.”
Xu Yinglian, having been educated by her family, was very knowledgeable about classical etiquette; however, due to her cold nature and disinterest in socializing, she simply stood quietly by the side, listening to the exchange between Qiu Changtian and the Jade Capital Sect Leader.
After another round of ritualistic banter, the Jade Capital Sect Leader finally got to the point:
“Day after tomorrow, at noon, Heaven Extreme Square.”
With that, he signaled Sima Changyan to serve tea.
Serving tea to a guest essentially meant “this is where our discussion ends, please have some tea.”
Qiu Changtian immediately understood the cue, took the teacup, and took his leave.
No sooner had they left the Ancestral Master Hall than Luo Baiyuan expressed his confusion:
“Is that all?
Why didn’t he tell us about the secret realm?”
“He already did,” replied Xu Yinglian.
“Day after tomorrow at noon, at the Heaven Extreme Square on the Emei Golden Summit.
I guess someone will come to lead the way when we get there.”
“I see,” Luo Baiyuan instantly understood.
“But why be so roundabout?
Why couldn’t he just say it directly?”
Qiu Changtian looked at this Golden Core Realm Chief Disciple in disbelief, thinking she really was naive!
However, only the Kunlun Taiqing Sect could cultivate such cultivators.
After all, as long as one had a firm will and a solid Daoist Heart, even if they knew nothing of the world, they would be valued and heavily nurtured by Kunlun.
As the Blood Sea Ancestor would say, even if it were a pig or a dog, as long as it had Daoist Heart Clarity, it would be accepted into the Sect.
On the other hand, cultivators like Sima Changyan, who enjoyed socializing and were adept at networking, were considered an anomaly in the sect, and there were suspicions that they were “neglecting their true duties.”
“It’s due to concerns about leaking secrets,” Xu Yinglian also felt helpless but tried to explain it more clearly.
“Even within Shushan, unity isn’t assured, who knows if there are any spies planted by the Demon Cult?”
It’s not a question of “if,” but “there definitely are,” Qiu Changtian thought to himself.
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Although the majority of sect members were different, anyone who had truly entered the management level of a sect knew that with the current anti-espionage techniques in the Cultivation Realm (which were basically nonexistent), there was simply no way to prevent the infiltration of internal spies.
In a world without even an identity card system, what else could one expect?
The result was that every sect inevitably had moles from other sects, the only difference being the number of them.
Under normal circumstances, if Shushan wanted to send people to explore the Golden Que Secret Realm, they would not need to beat around the bush…
after all, those qualified to participate were leading figures of the younger generation, the future backbone of the sect, and the likelihood of having a mole among them was extremely low.
But this time, there were external disciples participating, and the Jade Capital Sect Leader naturally could not give his full trust.
Sigh, even with all this caution, wasn’t the information still obtained by the Nether Ghost Path?
Spies are impossible to guard against, and the larger the organization, the easier it is for them to be infiltrated.
The only thing that can truly defeat spies is a stronger spy!
After leaving the Emei Golden Summit, Qiu Changtian then turned to find Guan Zhan at Green Bamboo Peak.
Regarding Guan Zhan’s assassination attempt on an elder, the Jade Capital Sect Leader gave a veiled hint that the Shushan side had already decided not to pursue the matter any further.
The reason was simple: the Longxi Guan Family had already taken action, striving to mitigate the negative impact of the incident.
When both the murderer and the victim belonged to the Guan Family, the family’s own opinion carried significant weight.
If the situation had become widely known, Shushan could have interfered forcibly under the pretext of “affecting the sect’s reputation,” but since it hadn’t escalated, if the Guan Family intended to smooth things over, Shushan’s higher-ups had no sufficient motivation to interfere with the outcome.
As for why the Guan Family decided to play down the incident, according to what Ling Yunpo observed last time from the attitude of the Peak Master of Green Bamboo Peak, it was evident that a large number of people within the Guan Family felt that Elder Leng Quan killing his entire family was due to a mental derangement, and that it was beyond reproach for Guan Zhan, as an orphan, to seek revenge.
If the matter were to become a major scandal spreading throughout Shushan, it would unquestionably be the Longxi Guan Family that would lose face, so it was necessary to appease and calm the situation.
At Green Bamboo Peak, after visiting Elder Bi Yun, Qiu Changtian was finally able to see Guan Zhan.
Like a lost dog, the silent third junior brother was led out by Guan Shanyue-it seemed that failing to assassinate Elder Leng Quan had dealt him a great blow.
“True Person Changgeng,” Guan Shanyue bowed solemnly to him, speaking softly, “my younger brother has received much care from you during his time in Kunlun.”
“Not at all,” Qiu Changtian quickly stepped aside to avoid.
It was strange indeed, Guan Shanyue behaved much more cordially and casually with Ling Yunpo, yet with Qiu Changtian, she was cautious and meticulous, as if she were dealing with a different person.
Perhaps it was because she needed something from him, sigh…
He looked at the silent Guan Zhan and thought, your sister has paid so much for you.
Speaking of which, Senior Sister An seems to dislike Guan Shanyue quite a bit.
I originally thought it was because their personalities clashed, but isn’t their sibling-concern attribute very similar?!
So why would they take such a dislike to each other?
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Could it be that they fear the other might snatch away their own brother?
Hahaha…
“True Person Changgeng,” Elder Bi Yun sighed and said, “You must already be aware of my Longxi Guan Family’s past events.”
“Please take good care of this child in your sect.
I see his Daoist Heart seems to be unstable, which is why he committed such an error…
but with the capabilities of the Ziwei Master, he surely wouldn’t fall into the Demonic Path.”
“Ahem, of course not,” Qiu Changtian said, feeling somewhat guilty.
The Ziwei Master only looks after each generation’s Chief Disciple, the other mentioned disciples are not managed at all!
Even daily teachings are overseen by the Chief Disciple!
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