I Have A Cultivation World

Chapter 1299: Chapter 714: Ruins of the Silver Sky Sect_2 Chapter 1299: Chapter 714: Ruins of the Silver Sky Sect_2 “I’ll extend my master’s thanks to Sect Leader Zhu for his auspicious words.”

Jiang Zongheng readily agreed, which inwardly made Zhu Jinyu sneer disdainfully.

He, Chen Guixian, really wanted to be seen as a Sage!

He should take a look at what kind of place the Eastern Wilderness is, it’s laughable to think such a person could come from here!

If here could produce a Sage, it would be more believable for the Five Elements Sect to achieve Divinity Transformation and become a Holy Land!

Zhu Jinyu’s thoughts were, of course, unknown to Jiang Zongheng. After the contract was reached, the Large Formation blocking their way dissipated, and he immediately commanded Duan Shuyu to lead the army through.

This Spirit Stone Mine was blocking the advance of the army. Although the cultivators could fly over it, the two hundred thousand-strong force had no such means and could only travel through the mountains, so it was imperative to clear the way.

This was why Jiang Zongheng was willing to patiently negotiate terms with Zhu Jinyu.

After all, if they really wanted to attack the Rank-3 Large Formation that the Snow-blowing Palace was guarding with full force, the people here might not be able to break through it.

Even if they could capture it, they would likely lose a third of their cultivators.

For Jiang Zongheng, this was an extremely unprofitable matter, since many of these people were pillars of their respective major families and Foundation Establishment Practitioners.

If they died, a cultivator family would basically decline and perish.

This would greatly increase Jiang Zongheng’s karmic burden.

Moreover, there were several Foundation Establishment Completion Practitioners from the sect accompanying the army, and the death of any one of them would be an irreplaceable loss for their Wood Vein.

Thus, reaching an agreement with Zhu Jinyu and resolving the issue without bloodshed was a significant success for Jiang Zongheng.

“Grand Tutor Jiang, let me leave Sister Xue Ting here to coordinate the following matters with you, while I take the rest of the sect disciples back to the sect,” said Zhu Jinyu to the elegantly bearing Foundation Establishment female cultivator not far away. Then she cupped her fists towards Jiang Zongheng.

Standing by her side, Xue Ting blinked, clearly not expecting this.

“Sect Leader Zhu, there’s another matter. Our sect’s Yu Lian brother sent a letter from our master to your sect but has lost contact. If you have detained him, please release him immediately,” Jiang Zongheng interrupted Zhu Jinyu with another concern.

“Grand Tutor Jiang, I’m not aware of such matter. After Brother Yu from your sect delivered the letter, I personally saw him off from the Snow-blowing Palace. I swear I did not detain him,” Zhu Jinyu replied, furrowing her brow. Since she hadn’t done such a thing, she boldly took the Daoist Heart Oath, which left Jiang Zongheng no choice but to sigh and nod in acceptance.

“Please forgive me, Sect Leader Zhu. Brother Yu Lian is a fellow disciple who joined the sect with our master. His disappearance is of great concern to our master.”

At this moment, Zhu Jinyu’s ears twitched slightly, as if she heard something. The flying Ice Boats that belonged to the Snow-blowing Palace within the Spirit Stone Mine started to activate, as she began commanding the Foundation Establishment and Qi Practitioners who previously guarded the Spirit Stone Mine to board the ships.

“Xue Ting, I’ll leave this place in your hands.”

Xue Ting could only gently nod, accepting the responsibility.

She guessed that Zhu Jinyu valued her former connection with the Divine Wood Sect and the Xiao Nanshan Lineage; maybe having her mediate would reduce friction between the two sides.

“Sect Leader, do you require me to cooperate with the Five Elements Sect and persuade Snow Country’s royal family to surrender?”

Xue Ting asked, believing that since the Snow-blowing Palace had already yielded, it would only make sense to avoid further bloodshed by doing so.

“No, try to stall the Five Elements Sect and Rock Country’s armies as much as possible to gain some time,”

Zhu Jinyu, however, gave Xue Ting an instruction that made her frown in concern.

By this time, the Snow-blowing Palace’s cultivating army had already boarded the Ice Boats, each lifting into the sky, leaving the area.

Only the disciples who previously guarded the Spirit Stone Mine remained, now circling around Xue Ting, the Foundation Establishment Elder, bowing respectfully.

The continuous clip-clop of horse hooves resounded.

The Rock Country army, led by Duan Shuyu, began to pass through the Spirit Stone Mine in troops.

Only after the entire two hundred thousand-strong army passed through and entered the territory of Snow Country did Jiang Zongheng finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Although he had made a Daoist Heart Oath with Zhu Jinyu, the two were not the highest-ranking figures in their sects, and Golden Core Cultivators could renege at any time.

At most, it would mean the sacrifice of the two individuals who had made the agreement.

After the army’s safe passage, Fu Zongjue, floating mid-air, also nodded lightly and was able to relax.

Xie Yuntian and the others around him felt somewhat regretful not to have clashed with the Snow-blowing Palace.

It seems that from this mission, they could only earn the most basic contributions.

“Should we go look for Yu Lian? Before he joined the sect, he was a disciple of the Silver Sky Sect. If we investigate the ruins in Snow Country, perhaps we could discover some clues,” said Yue Zutao suddenly.

Although the mission posted by Spirit Treasure Pavilion was initiated by him, after the Snow-blowing Palace made its move and the army was intercepted, the follow-up had been modified by Chen Mobai, the Sect Leader.

The mission had turned into assisting Rock Country in unifying the Eastern Wilderness.

They needed to conquer Snow Country, Wind Country, and the Summer Country and Flower Country under the control of Back to Sky Valley. Only then would the mission be considered complete, and the contributions tallied.

Apart from that mission, Chen Mobai had also posted the task of finding the missing Yu Lian.

Since the Snow-blowing Palace had retreated and there wouldn’t be any assurance in taking down Snow Country, Yue Zutao thought of investigating while still within Snow Country.

Originally according to his plan, he would have exclusively taken on the mission.

But the matter of him taking on missions alone had already caused minor complaints from Xie Yuntian and others, and since it hadn’t been completed, Yue Zutao felt it was better to share the task of finding Yu Lian with his fellow disciples.

Mainly because he had estimated that his sect contributions should be exactly fifth place, enough to exchange for a Golden Liquid Jade Pill.

As long as he maintained the same pace as the others present, such as Xie Yuntian, he could wait for the result he desired.

“That’s a good idea, but I fear that when we leave, the Rock Country’s army will be blocked by cultivators, won’t they?” Quan Shanlin hesitated, but Fu Zongjue simply waved his hand, indicating he would keep an eye on the army.

“Thank you, Master,” said Quan Shanlin, immediately delighted. He bowed to Fu Zongjue, and the others like Xie Yuntian did the same.

Then, the four Foundation Establishment Completion Cultivators transformed into Escaping Light, vanishing into the sky.

Although they were down by four, with Fu Zongjue and Meng Hong there to back them up, the Cultivator Families within Snow Country did not dare to make a move.

However, what surprised Jiang Zongheng a bit was that the resistance from Snow Country was somewhat fierce.

But, with Duan Shuyu’s unmatched military tactics, and without interference from cultivators, the army he led was like a hot knife through butter, quickly capturing the three most crucial cities.

In just a month, they arrived at the walls of the Snow Country’s Royal Capital.

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The ruins of the Silver Sky Sect.

Atop a snow-covered mountain in Snow Country, there lay a Second Order High Grade Spirit Vein.

Unfortunately, after the annihilation of the Silver Sky Sect, it had been deemed an ominous place. To this day, only a group of Loose Cultivators, unaware of the details, resided here.

When Yue Zutao and the others arrived, the powerful Spiritual Power Fluctuations instantaneously made these few Loose Cultivators tremble with fear. They hopped onto their extremely crude bamboo-horse Magic Artifacts, trying to sneak away down the mountain.

But they were stopped.

Soon, six Loose Cultivators with the highest Cultivation Level at the fifth layer of Qi Cultivation were bound by Yue Zutao using wooden sticks and captured together.

“Have you seen this person?”

Yue Zutao took out a portrait of Yu Lian, and quickly the Loose Cultivators all nodded.

“Some days ago, those Immortal Masters came to this place. He was on the highest mountain peak for three incense sticks’ time, then warned us not to go there.”

“And then?”

“Then he flew away.”

“Did you see which direction he went to?”

“The east.”

After asking these questions, Yue Zutao and his group went to the mountain peak.

They soon discovered traces left by Yu Lian, indicating that Zhu Jinyu hadn’t lied.

After delivering the message, he indeed completely left the Snow-blowing Palace and then came here to offer sacrifices to his deceased Silver Sky Sect fellow disciples.

The four then flew eastward.

It didn’t take them long to discover a battlefield.