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The strength shown by Jiang Lian was not only shocking to the cultivators present from the Mortal Life Path, but it also filled Wei Dongliu with unease and suspicion.

He had specifically asked Jiang Lian to take action, on one hand, to maintain the prestige of his mysterious persona, and since the Flying Asura was not by his side, he had no choice but to call upon Jiang Lian to do it.

On the other hand, it was also to test the strength of Jiang the Witch—if it were otherwise, returning to the depths of Shiping Mountain wouldn't have taken much time.

However, the power Jiang Lian displayed... an Illusion Technique that could ensnare a Nascent Soul Elder without their noticing?

Hmph, if it's just an Immortal Rank Illusion Technique, then that's indeed not bad.

Illusion Techniques are considered somewhat buggy in the Cultivation Realm; ordinary cultivators, even if they reach the Nascent Soul Realm, if they have no ability to counter Illusion Techniques, they are helpless, regardless of how high their realm might be.

But with Ah Jing's help, I am practically immune to Illusion Techniques, so naturally, I would not fear Jiang Lian's so-called "child's play."

Wei Dongliu quietly reassured himself, only to see Li Zhaolie suddenly fall in defeat, trembling as if he had suffered an unbearable humiliation, then pulling an Elixir Bottle from his bosom and consuming several Elixirs.

After that, he bowed deeply again to admit defeat and submissively, and then covered his face with his sleeve in a flustered retreat.

"Well fought." Amidst the stares of the astonished crowd, Wei Dongliu commented nonchalantly, "Sect Leader Zhao, would you care to exchange a few moves?"

Zhao He's complexion remained unchanged as he said indifferently:

"Sect Leader Li was defeated so swiftly, I do not believe myself to be a match for your noble wife."

"From this day forward, the Falling Moon Sect will heed all of Sect Leader Wei's commands."

As his words fell, the cultivators of Falling Moon Mountain showed expressions of disbelief, while the cultivators of Cloud Snow Mountain glared furiously in this direction.

Because of Zhao He's actions, it was clear he had intentionally sent Li Zhaolie to trigger the ambush.

If they won, then Cloud Snow Mountain would bear the brunt of Wei Dongliu's full wrath.

If they lost, Li Zhaolie would endure the humiliation... From beginning to end, Falling Moon Mountain was simply watching from the sidelines, without any intention of standing united with Cloud Snow Mountain.

Wei Dongliu sneered once more, ridiculing:

"Sect Leader Zhao certainly knows how to read the times."

"Very well, then, in three days, everyone will gather here to deliver my final ultimatum to all forces of Mount Wutai: submit, leave, or be destroyed. There will be no fourth option!"

Having said that, he soared up as a streak of grey light, riding away on the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword.

Jiang Lian smiled charmingly, then similarly transformed into black mist and departed.

The scene was left with the silent cultivators of Lingxiu Mountain, who after a moment of quiet stillness, were immediately surrounded by cultivators of the other two sects, bombarding them with inquiries:

"Is what Sect Leader Wei said true?"

"Are they really going to flatten all the surrounding forces?"

"Is the Mortal Life Path going to take over the entirety of Mount Wutai?"

The crowd was in an uproar, questioning frantically as if they were more concerned about the Mortal Life Path becoming great again than their own sects being annexed.

Truth be told, even though the Mortal Life Path is nominally the orthodox lineage of the Intercepting Cult, aside from Lingxiu Mountain, Cloud Snow Mountain, and the Falling Moon Sect, all other forces are completely unrelated to the Intercepting Cult, making their status within the Six Paths comparable to that of illegitimate children.

What's more infuriating is that these three core sects do not have the power to integrate all the external factions, so they had no choice but to operate under the banner of the Blood Sea Ancestor, extorting protection fees in various ways, tarnishing their reputation not only around Mount Wutai but also in the eyes of the Heavenly Demon Path and the Nether Ghost Path, which was truly frustrating.

If Sect Leader Wei could really unify Mount Wutai and turn the Mortal Life Path into a powerful authoritative sect like the Heavenly Demon Path and Nether Ghost Path, then who would mind him being the sect leader of the Mortal Life Path!

"Although when the time comes, there is no use in opposing,"

After some noisy arguments, it was the Nascent Soul Elders of Lingxiu Mountain who stood up and calmed everyone, saying,

"We too have learned of this only now, and before we had no knowledge of it. However, now that Sect Leader Wei has spoken, let's all just wait and see."

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Back at the heartland of Shiping Mountain, Wei Dongliu's first order of business was still to check the cultivation realms of Guo Jin and Wang Cong.
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Originally, he had taken apprentices with the intention of them making connections to investigate the whereabouts of the Hell Path.

Now that the Hell Path had been located, and Wei Dongliu was to become the master of the Six Paths, the role of these two disciples naturally shifted to "quickly reaching Core Formation," "recruiting numerous apprentices," and "expanding the Myriad Laws Mystic Profound Sect."

After all, Lingxiu Mountain was just a direct lineage of the Mortal Life Path, only Myriad Laws Mystic Profound Sect was Wei Dongliu's own direct lineage!

Upon examination, he found that Guo Jin already possessed seventy years of Refining Mansion Cultivation, and Wang Cong had forty years as well... In just a decade or so of cultivation, where did you get this Purple Mansion Secret Medicine from?

"To answer Master," Guo Jin said honestly, "some days ago, my junior sister and I were out for training and passed through a valley where we were attacked by a Demonic Beast serpent."

"I was bitten by the beast and poisoned, my junior sister was also splashed with its venomous blood, so we killed the serpent. I consumed its gallbladder, and my junior sister drank its blood, neutralizing the toxins and each of us gained several decades of Refining Mansion Cultivation."

Wei Dongliu: ......

Is that even possible?

I remember when I prepared for Core Formation, I exhausted all the intelligence resources of Kunlun, Shushan, and Penglai, even scoured through a hundred and eighty thousand volumes of Daoist archives, traveled to every famous mountain and great river, and with great wisdom, great determination, and great resolve, scanned every nook and cranny of the places I passed through to barely obtain enough Purple Mansion Secret Medicine.

You two go out and kill a demonic serpent, and you gain several decades of Refining Mansion Cultivation? What kind of luck is that?!

Seeing doubt on his Master's face, Wang Cong hastily added,

"Afterward, we searched around the serpent's corpse, only to discover that the beast was guarding a peculiar plant near a pool of water."

"Madam Jiang called it 'Seven-Colored Ring Flower,' with petals of seven colors, each representing ten years of Refining Mansion Cultivation."

The Seven-Colored Ring Flower, Wei Dongliu had heard of it too; it was said that such a peculiar plant is rare through the ages, and only beneath it where a great sage meets a melancholic end might there be a chance for it to grow—the chances so slim it's nearly impossible to cultivate by hand, only to be found by serendipity.

The luck of these junior brother and sister seems a bit too good!

Wait, could it be they are like the original Miss Shi, the type with especially deep good fortune?

Wei Dongliu then pulled Jiang Lian to the side and asked in a low voice,

"My dear wife, you've been with these two apprentices longer than I have, tell me: is their luck particularly good?"

"Not at all." Jiang Lian said, puzzled, then after a moment, she caught on and laughed, "Does my husband also believe in the care of the Heavenly Dao?"

"The Heavenly Dao is obvious, how can one not believe?" Wei Dongliu sighed.

With the example of Miss Shi before them, if Guo Jin is also favored by the Heavenly Dao, it's not entirely impossible... Besides, doesn't this guy have the name of a protagonist?

Jiang Lian blinked, thinking her husband actually believes in the Heavenly Dao—could it be... he has encountered someone favoured by it?

Good, I'll note this down.

One day, I will unveil all of my husband's secrets!