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Chapter 413 - 380 Battle Situation_2

Chapter 413: Chapter 380 Battle Situation_2

An Xingsheng, trailing behind Wang Zijia into the room, pulled out a notebook and began diligently reporting on various matters that had occurred over recent months.

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"Quite satisfactory!"

After a while, once An Xingsheng had finished his report, Wang Zijia praised him thus.

Having heard this, An Xingsheng quietly heaved a sigh of relief and then reopened his notebook to inform Wang Zijia about matters requiring his attention.

Wang Zijia listened and offered his opinions, he no longer had to be hands on in everything.

Once all was finished, nearly an hour had passed.

"Is there anything else?" Wang Zijia asked, looking at An Xingsheng, who appeared to be holding something back.

"Master, now that our Jade Talisman Lineage is already established and the sect’s welfare has been distributed, shouldn’t you recruit a few children to serve you according to the custom?"

An Xingsheng, upon saying this, quickly added, "It’s not that I want to be lazy, and please do not take this as a joke, but I’d prefer to continue as is."

"However, you represent our lineage’s reputation. You should have a couple of disciples to serve tea and water when receiving guests."

Wang Zijia, enlightened by his words, pondered for a moment before asking, "What about Xu Xian?"

Xu Xian, Xu Chenglin’s son, was the warehouse keeper who had originally lent money to Wang Zijia in the Wanyu Immortal City. He had brought the boy back with him when he returned to the city.

"He had been studying at the Spirit Child Institute and working part-time as a cleaner in the Fu Tower. After we established our lineage, he worked at the foot of the mountain," An Xingsheng answered, barely containing his emotions.

Wang Zijia nodded, saying, "Let’s go with him then. Anyway, he has been working in the Fu Tower for several months, so he must have some experience. Then... you ask my great uncle to choose a child of a similar age from the Xiang family. That will make the pair complete, and any further additions would only cause inconvenience."

Wang Zijia was all alone, and even though he was comfortable with An Xingsheng , the latter was from the An family, so the Xiang family had to be given some consideration as they were relatives.

Upon hearing this, An Xingsheng asked carefully, "Master, would you like a boy or a girl?"

Wang Zijia looked up at him and replied, "You can just tell my great uncle to choose, implying that the choice is his."

"This disciple understands!" An Xingsheng respectfully said, then turned and left the room to get started with his duties.

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After a day of hard work, it was sunset when Wang Zijia finally sorted out matters.

"Phew...."

Leaving the White Peach Pulpit Tower, Wang Zijia stood in the courtyard, watching the sunset’s dyed clouds, and took a long exhalation.

The Jade Talisman Lineage, from this day onward, officially emerged within the sect’s system.

This would form his core foundation, the key to securing a foothold in the Wanyu Sect, and the lever he would use to pry into Wanyu’s affairs.

"Master, if there’s nothing else, this disciple will take his leave!" Behind him, An Xingsheng, having tidied up everything, arrived outside the tower and bowed to Wang Zijia.

Wang Zijia gave a slight nod, and An Xingsheng quietly left.

After standing still in front of the tower for a moment, Wang Zijia turned and passed through the front office area to the White Peach Courtyard in the back.

"You’ve finished your work!" Xiang Feifei, who had come back from her resignation earlier, greeted Wang Zijia with a smile when she saw him return, just like a little wife eagerly awaiting her husband’s return.

They became more intimate after their last step together.

"Sure!" With a chuckle, he reached out to stroke her head, chattering about this and that, finished boxing, and had dinner.

Around seven or eight o’clock, Wang Zijia returned to the Cultivation Room, activated his Identity Card, and was enveloped by a dense illusionary power.

After a brief daze, when Wang Zijia regained his senses, he found himself in a different place.

The familiar Illusion Garden, he looked up and saw a giant octagonal pavilion in the center of the garden, which had the appearance of a hall and a pavilion.

Wang Zijia walked over, as he was used to doing. The previous lively conversation fell into a momentary silence due to his arrival, evoking mixed expressions of surprise, curiosity, and scrutiny.

"Greet Wang Martial Uncle!"

"Greet Wang Daozi!"

"Greet Fellow Daoist Wang!"

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Shortly after, everyone began to greet him in a disjointed manner.

"Folks, it’s my turn to feel nostalgic, isn’t it? In the lower realm, I spent decades that equate to just a few months for you all!" Wang Zijia didn’t seem to have any intention of pulling rank as a Perfected Martial Uncle.

Even in this Taoist Fantasy, seeing a Perfected One in normal times was not uncommon. Therefore, combined with Wang Zijia’s clear attitude and his good relationships with everyone, it was very hard for anybody to treat him as a superior Martial Uncle after just a few months.

After all, given the status of those present, they regularly mingled with a fair number of Perfected Ones in their day-to-day interactions. So, the atmosphere quickly brightened up.

"Haha, I nearly jumped out of my skin when I received the news yesterday," someone chuckled.

"You’re telling me! The name of the young Perfected One is resonating in every corner of the Inner and Outer Sects today!"

"Ah, what do you mean by a young Perfected One?" Wang Zijia asked, quite startled.

"Didn’t Principal Wang just turn seventeen? The Sect didn’t know who spread such a nickname around, but it circulated all over the Inner and Outer Sects within a day!"

Wang Zijia: "..."

What a lackluster nickname. Nothing special at all!

"Principal Wang, what’s the situation like in Qinglian World now?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, is it difficult to break through in the Qinglian World? Is it easy to get promotion resources?"

"Why? Do you want to go to the Lower Realm?"

"There’s a thought. At first, the abnormal time in the mini world didn’t seem too impressive. After all, the spiritual energy was thin and breakthroughs were difficult but looking at Principal Wang..."

"Exactly. It’s a big difference in just three months, from the conjuring of the sacrificial wine to becoming a Perfected One."

"I heard that in those mini worlds, gathering enough resources for a Perfected One would require you to search an entire world. Is that true?"

"Is it that exaggerated?"

"Yeah. My patriarch said that every person who becomes a Perfected One in the small thousand worlds and elevates to become a monk has an extraordinary talent."

"Well, you’re all having a hard time becoming Perfected Ones in the Upper Realm, and you want to go down to farm the Lower Realm? What a flight of fancy!"

"Right, if it weren’t for this, why would the nickname ’Young Perfected One’ for Principal Wang spread so quickly in the Inner and Outer Sects overnight?"

"Well, it’s not that exaggerated, but it’s not far off either. You really do have to search through a large part of the world."

"Ah, so to breakthrough in the Lower Realm, do you need some kind of world-defying opportunity? I guess I’ll give up then. I don’t think I’m that lucky."

"I think I would fail too. Without the support of my clan, I’m just a genius and nothing more."

"By the way, the Inner Sect seems so quiet. I heard that a full-scale war has broken out?"

The reason he had come here was mainly to inquire about the current state of the Sect. Therefore, under his guidance, the conversation flowed towards the information he wanted to hear.

"Sigh, we’ve done nothing but fight for the past couple of months. The Moon Demon Cliff and the thousand-mile wilderness have turned into a red land!"

"That exaggerated?"

"That’s us being restrained. I heard from my clan that the fighting will probably escalate!"

"An escalation? Hasn’t the Inner Sect already deployed most of its forces?"

"Do you think our Outer Sect isn’t part of the Wanyu Sect?"

"They’ve moved a large number of people who make the sacrificial wine to the battlefield?"

"Is that so rare!"

"A few of the elders in my family are constantly deliberating this issue in the clan, considering whether to take the initiative to head to the battlefield!"

"Huh? What’s the meaning of that?"

"Are you stupid? If you wait until the forced mission period and then get deployed, you’ll usually end up in areas with intense fighting. If you voluntarily apply now, you’ll still have options. Even if you can’t be in the rear, the front lines are long, and there are still significant differences."

"Oh, so that’s why several big clans in the Outer Sect have been mobilizing their disciples to voluntarily go to the battlefield recently!"

"Yes, because apart from the front lines like the Moon Demon Cliff, there’s a large area bordering territories where mutual infiltrations and disturbances have occurred. People are needed to maintain order and clean up."

"Right, right, right. I’ve seen quite a few tasks like this that are on the periphery of the battlefield recently."

"Why don’t we team up and give it a try? I think the rewards look pretty good!"

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