My Scales Can Make Equivalent Exchange
Chapter 403 - 373: Can Flattery Outdo Fate?

Chapter 403: Chapter 373: Can Flattery Outdo Fate?

"The disciples have noted it!"

Everyone responded in chorus once again, and amid the responses of the three heads, their eyes flickered, as if anticipating something.

After a moment of reflection, Wang Zijia made some arrangements and reminders, explaining some precautions before saying, "Fu Wenrui stays, the rest can withdraw."

"Obey the decree!"

For Wang Zijia’s final words, Hui Feiyang and Mo Yunzi seemed to have anticipated, saluted without surprise, and left.

Li Lexin, however, was slightly stunned upon hearing this, and along with the two of them, departed from the Great Hall, looking lost.

Once outside the Great Hall, Li Lexin looked back at it, standing dazed, with a look of dejection.

Hui Feiyang glanced at him, shaking his head, and said, "Thought you were being clever, now regretful? Too late!"

Having said that, he shook his head again and hurriedly left.

Mo Yunzi glanced at Li Lexin, then patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Cheer up!"

"Elder Mo, do you think I was too naive, I was knocked about for a Dao Talisman, which I could get easily afterwards. After all the effort, I handed over a more precious opportunity," Li Lexin said, seeming somewhat hazed.

The reason he reacted this way was because he knew what Wang Zijia kept Fu Wenrui for. After all, at that time, there were only two Boundary Reaching Experts, still one short.

Because of this, Hui Feiyang had called him self-centered.

Mo Yunzi shook his head and said, "Think about it in another way. If anyone had reached Perfected Realm in these years, the quota for the three Boundary Reaching Experts would have been filled, would Fu Wenrui have had this opportunity?"

"Even if she didn’t have the opportunity, she could get the Dao Talisman of a Perfected today!" Li Lexin retorted.

"What if the real monsters weren’t found earlier?" Mo Yunzi asked again.

Li Lexin paused, then smiled bitterly, "I understand what Senior Brother Mo means. It’s just... it’s just that I find the small calculations I’ve made over the years somewhat amusing."

Mo Yunzi shook his head in disagreement, "Brother Li, striving is not funny. Didn’t I also strive for some spiritual materials that I now sneer at?"

"As cultivators from the Lower Realm like us, we must struggle when we ought to. Otherwise, we may inadvertently waste years and live for hundreds of years in vain, ultimately having no relation to the Great Dao, no hope of immortality."

"As for Fu Wenrui... strictly speaking, it’s only a matter of fate. If the situation was different, you would still have succeeded, but Fu Wenrui’s fate would be uncertain!"

Li Lexin slightly gathered his emotions, saluted Mo Yunzi and said, "Thank you, Brother Mo, I understand, I won’t be obsessive, it’s just the disparity between the gains and losses."

"Then I can rest assured, after all, the entire Demon Suppression Sect now relies on your operation!" Mo Yunzi’s words made him pat Li Lexin’s shoulder again, looking pleased.

Li Lexin: "..."

He somehow felt that these last words made their brotherly affection a little off-flavor.

"I won’t say more, I need to notify the sects and factions below to attend the Ancestor’s preaching conference." Li Lexin regained his composure.

"Notify?" Mo Yunzi looked at Li Lexin puzzled, and asked in surprise, "For this kind of good thing that comes for free, why should we rush to notify them?"

"Once today’s event spreads, they will rush to come and beg us. Why should we..."

Having said this, he didn’t continue, nor did he need to.

Li Lexin shook his head slightly and smiled with deep meaning, "Brother, you’re too honest. Things aren’t handled one by one!"

"The Ancestor said that he makes no distinction in teaching, yet he doesn’t give anything that catches his eye... hm... the Protecting Sect Array of Zhenmo Sect has a problem, and we may not be able to let people in on time."

Upon hearing this, Mo Yunzi was slightly stunned, "You want..."

Halfway through, he again stopped talking and stared at Li Lexin in shock. Li Lexin responded with a smile.

"You’re quite daring. I’m not afraid it will affect the reputation of the ancestor!" Only after a moment did Mo Yunzi respond, "If the Ancestor asks for an explanation..."

"If an explanation is required, so be it. If the teacher has an issue, the disciple will take on the labor, as it should be."

"Besides, I’m not preventing people from attending the preaching conference. It was said that the Protective Sect Array had a problem and it wasn’t repaired until the Ancestor ascended. That’s normal."

"After all, it’s a third-grade Array from the Upper Realm. Can a few disciples fully master it? This kind of problem is quite reasonable," Li Lexin said indifferently.

Mo Yunzi looked deeply at Li Lexin and said in a serious and solemn tone, "Brother Lexin, believe me, a talent like you will not be buried even if you go to the Immortal World in the future."

Li Lexin: "..."

"I’ll take it as if you’re complimenting me!" Li Lexin’s expression stiffened for a moment, then he finally responded.

"What do you mean by taking it? I am indeed complimenting you." Mo Yunzi changed the topic and said seriously, "When the time comes to repair the array, if someone makes trouble, I will take the blame for you!"

The two looked at each other and were silent for a moment.

"Haha!"

"Haha!"

"Alright, I’ll listen to you, Senior Brother!"

With that, the two of them laughed heartily and went their separate ways.

The Ling Yanlan, forgotten by the three, floated in the air outside the hall. It looked down at the departing pair and shook its head, "Humans are so complicated. I think I’ll go back to my forbidden area and sleep."

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In the Great Hall, after being left alone, Fu Wenrui felt a bit nervous and simultaneously suppressed her excitement.

Wang Zijia glanced at her and asked, "Do you know why I asked you to stay?"

It was an obvious matter—seriously, who wouldn’t have figured out what was going on—the question was asked rhetorically for effect.

As a result, Fu Wenrui paused for a moment, then asked Wang Zijia carefully, "Ancestor, do you want me to become a Boundary Reaching Expert?"

Wang Zijia nodded, "These next few days, come to Immortal Artifact Peak and the Xianlin Courtyard every day. I will guide you personally."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "But don’t feel too pressured. You have already achieved the Three Techniques Great Achievement, with overflowing cultivation and barely enough spiritual materials. What you lack is just a bit more accumulation and the right opportunity for a breakthrough. I can provide the necessary guidance."

"Just come as usual, keep your mind calm."

"I understand!" Fu Wenrui said nervously, her voice trembling slightly. The casual way Wang Zijia put it was in stark contrast to how she felt about it.

True, the Perfected Realm would mark the ascension of a Great Cultivator to the Immortal World, bringing the promise of eternal life. Who wouldn’t be excited about that?

"After I leave, remember to look after Ling Yanlan for me. I promised her once, but I also need her to suppress the boundaries, so I can’t bring her along. It looks like she will have to stay in the Lower Realm for quite a few years. Fortunately, there’s a forbidden area so she doesn’t have to wait blindly for hundreds of years," Wang Zijia instructed Fu Wenrui.

"Ancestor, rest assured. Although the Beast Venerate has a simple mindset due to her age, no one in the sect dares to bully your designated mount," Fu Wenrui assured. She hesitated slightly before adding, "After you leave, should anyone dare to bully the Beast Venerate, I will stand up for her."

Wang Zijia nodded, "Alright, I have nothing else to say. Just remember, report here every day. You may leave now."

"I will abide by the Ancestor’s decree!" Fu Wenrui bowed respectfully, then left, suppressing her excitement. Only when she was outside the door did she express her unspeakable delight.

Wang Zijia sat on the Jade Throne, lost in thought for a long time before he finally left the Great Hall.

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In the following days, he got busy.

The Five Ghosts were responsible for collecting treasures reported by various sects, ensuring their ownership by extracting their unique energy.

Wang Zijia also had a lot to do. Many of the spiritual material seeds he brought down had been planted for only thirty to forty years, but they had grown considerably after the colorful rain brought by the Spiritual Energy Tide. Surveying these, he had to decide what to take with him back to the Upper Realm and what to let the disciples bring when they ascended.

Then there was the Sect Treasure Vault. He had to determine what could be harvested and what couldn’t.

The Demon Suppression Sect had become his private property. He couldn’t destroy decades of planning for a few magic coins.

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Time flew by in the hustle and bustle, and several months passed in the blink of an eye.

During these months, an odd phenomenon occurred.

Outside the Protecting Sect Array of the Demon Suppression Sect, once brimming with celestial energy and always surrounded by a radiating array curtain, temporary tents and makeshift huts began to pop up.

These were not ordinary people but cultivators who had frustrated the gatekeeper. Each had a high position, being a sect leader or an elder.

To handle these people, they had replaced the ordinary disciples standing guard duty with lineage heads and deputies on a rotational basis.

Every day, strange scenes played out.

One could see a Sect Leader bringing elites from within their Sect rushing here, heading directly to the disciples guarding the gate.

"Deputy Linage Head Luo, what brings you here on guard duty? Aren’t you here to welcome me?" The Bai Tuo Sect Leader, Lin Feiyu, came to the entrance of the Demon Suppression Sect with his disciples. When he saw who was on guard duty, he greeted them with surprise and enthusiasm.

The Deputy Lineage Head of the Spirit Shadow Lineage, Luo Xin, smiled bitterly. "There’s no other way. Our disciples can’t withstand your tease."

Bai Tuo Sect Leader Lin Feiyu looked puzzled. "What does it mean they can’t withstand our tease?"

Deputy Linage Head Luo Xin explained, "According to Vice Sect Master, the ones participating in Ancestor’s Ascension Ceremony must stay outside the sect for a while. It could be as short as a day or two but might also last half a year."

Bai Tuo Sect Leader Lin Feiyu was nonplussed. "Stay outside the sect? Weren’t we told that Immortal Venerate will still be preaching without discrimination, opening the gate of convenience and widely spreading the Dao Law?"

"Yes, indeed, that’s correct. But there are just too many people, don’t you think? It’s hard to keep the Protective Sect Array open; we always need to line up," Deputy Linage Head Luo Xin vaguely replied.

Lin Feiyu looked at him in stupefaction. "Deputy Linage Head Luo, are you serious?"

"Anyway, that’s what the Sect Master instructed!" Deputy Linage Head Luo Xin vaguely replied.