Immortal Father
Chapter 415 - 415 150 Ping'an Joins ASEAN Dazhi Determines the Grand Strategy

415: Chapter 150 Ping’an Joins ASEAN, Dazhi Determines the Grand Strategy 415: Chapter 150 Ping’an Joins ASEAN, Dazhi Determines the Grand Strategy “You’ve suffered such great losses this time?”

On the Cloud Boat returning to the Wanyun Sect’s headquarters.

Elder Tianli gazed at the two young people before him and sighed with concern.

Qing Su, in Tianli’s eyes, was also quite young.

Li Ping’an saluted and then sat down on the wooden chair to the right of Elder Tianli.

“Master, please sit, no need to be so formal with Elder Tianli,” Li Ping’an said with a smile, “The elder wouldn’t want us to be so constrained.”

Elder Tianli, responding with a smile, stroked his beard, and his crimson wide robe brightened a bit.

Qing Su sat down next to Li Ping’an and took out a Storage Spirit Ring from his sleeve.

He pulled out the White Tiger that was soundly asleep inside the ring and threw it onto the table before him.

Having been nurtured by Qing Su for two months, the little White Tiger had grown larger and its fur was soft and lustrous.

Its body was full of spiritual energy, comparable to a Human Race Qi Cultivator at the Illumination stage’s mana.

But when the White Tiger looked up at Qing Su, it immediately lowered its head, its four paws quietly rubbing against the table surface, inching towards Li Ping’an.

Seeing this, Li Ping’an picked it up.

The large eyes of the little White Tiger instantly brimmed with tears, as if it was about to cry out loud.

Li Ping’an said with a sigh, “Elder, do you know that the Wei Yuan Sect has lost one hundred and twenty-six Artifact Refiners.”

“Mm,” Elder Tianli nodded gravely, “I’ve heard about it.

The two jars of Return-to-Origin True Flame nearly overwhelmed your three sects.”

Li Ping’an shook his head, “Before, I thought the Forge-Heaven Gate was just so-so, but now I realize that their methods are even more brutal than I imagined.

With such an enemy standing before Wanyun Sect and Wei Yuan Sect, the pressure on my father is already immense.”

Elder Tianli chuckled, “So you thought of making a move in the Alliance, cutting off some branches of the Forge-Heaven Gate?”

“No.”

Li Ping’an spoke earnestly, “That would merely be addressing the symptoms, not the root cause.”

Elder Tianli was taken aback, “What do you mean?

Do you think you can crush the Forge-Heaven Gate through the Alliance?

That’s hardly possible, for many people the Forge-Heaven Gate is like a Treasure Basin, how could they let you smash this basin?”

Li Ping’an shook his head with a smile, then puffed out his chest with a gleam in his eyes, and spoke with conviction:

“The one I am targeting is not just the Forge-Heaven Gate.

“The great sects nourish Demon Cultivators, collude with demons, treat lives like grass, annihilate people and sects.

“Such unrighteous trends have seeped into the marrow of the East Continent!

“An ordinary Qi Cultivator wishing to survive in the East Continent must be cautious, seek refuge in large cities—let alone the countless commoners in all places!

“Going to the Alliance, I indeed harbor ambitions, to eradicate these unrighteous trends and uproot the sins of the East Continent!

“To make the land of the East Continent a place where the commoners have support in their old age, care for the young, where kind cultivators are not bullied, the wicked are slain, demons dare not transgress, and Demon Cultivators avoid the scorching sun!”

Elder Tianli opened his mouth, skeptical in his old eyes.

He knew Li Ping’an all too well.

That fellow’s nature was to be profit-oriented—he wouldn’t have taken such initiative if it hadn’t been for previous implications that Li Ping’an had gladly refused.

Now unless he was desperate because of the Forge-Heaven Gate, this guy would definitely not jump out!

Just as Elder Tianli was about to reveal Li Ping’an’s true intentions, Qing Su suddenly said:

“I feel the same.”

Elder Tianli looked at Qing Su’s face full of divine brightness and instantly lost his temper.

The elder said, “Alright, since you and your disciple have such lofty ambitions, follow me back to the Alliance and work there.

One of you will be a third-grade Inspector and the other a fifth-grade Martial Officer.

The ranks are neither high nor low, perfect for accomplishing some smaller tasks to build reputation.”

Li Ping’an pondered for a moment.

Elder Tianli frowned and said, “What’s the matter now?

I’m telling you, haste makes waste!

Don’t go pulling any schemes on me!

Your current position is already quite high.

Over at the Alliance headquarters, aside from the Vice Alliance Hierarch, there are only forty or fifty people with higher ranks than you, all Golden Immortals!

Of course, if you’re not an immortal, it’s because of Heavenly Dao’s suppression, we shouldn’t criticize you for that.

On the contrary, you should be praised, but you…”

Li Ping’an suddenly said, “I want to start at the grassroots level.”

“What’s that?”

Elder Tianli stared at Li Ping’an.

Li Ping’an clarified seriously, “I want to start with some grassroots work within the Alliance, under an assumed name, to understand how the internal mechanics of the Alliance operate.”

This time, it was Elder Tianli’s turn to be silent for a moment.

Li Ping’an added, “As for my master, I don’t have too many ideas.

Master could work alongside Senior Wen Rou.”

Qing Su asked softly, “What does ‘going grassroots’ mean?”

Li Ping’an stroked the White Tiger’s head, which comfortably closed its eyes.

He explained gently, “Grassroots refer to the foundational units of a department.

For a military camp, the grassroots would be the ordinary soldiers and sergeants, squad leaders.”

Elder Tianli stroked his beard, “Actually, there’s really no need for that.

With an identity as complex as yours and your profound background, you could start as a Vice Hall Master or Vice Pavilion Master.”

“I won’t always be at the grassroots level,” Li Ping’an stated earnestly, “I could be at each position for three to six months.”

“What exactly do you want to do?”

“Understand the Alliance,” Li Ping’an thought of a reason that Elder Tianli should not refuse, “Feel the essence of order.”

Elder Tianli leaned back, his stare at Li Ping’an becoming more incisive.

Li Ping’an met his gaze unflinchingly, the force of his fingers caressing the White Tiger unchanged.

Elder Tianli said, “Let me think about it.”

“Then I’ll change my identity first,” Li Ping’an said with a smile, “I just happen to have a fake identity called Mo Wenqing, which will make it convenient for me to get a job in the Alliance, and also to approach Happy Valley with this identity.”

Elder Tianli clicked his tongue, “Didn’t I just say, let me think about it.”

“What’s there to consider,” Li Ping’an narrowed his eyes slightly, “Elder, surely you are not thinking of supporting a puppet to wield power through my identity within the Alliance, are you?”