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Chapter 671 - 574: Supply Level Supreme Elder Treatment! [Seeking Monthly Ticket, Seeking Subscription]

Chapter 671: Chapter 574: Supply Level Supreme Elder Treatment! [Seeking Monthly Ticket, Seeking Subscription]

Wang Zijia shook his head, saying. "To me, there is no difference between the two, whether it’s Daqian, Wanyu, or Flying Immortal, they all belong to the Immortal Alliance."

"Back in the day, I felt that any Sect could potentially be my choice. Now, even though the three Sects have split, I don’t see much of a difference."

"As long as none of the three Sects join the Devil Gate, I’ll accept them."

"Well, that’s rather arrogant, you think we have to keep you?" On the fringes, a disgruntled Yuan Shen Cultivator spoke.

Clearly, Wang Zijia’s words came off as opportunistic, incredibly opportunistic in fact.

Not just him, but many others were also frowning.

"Does Fellow Daoist Wang mean to say that he no longer wishes to stay with Wanyu?" Ding Haiping asked tentatively.

"If our Head Teacher considers my unwillingness to be part of the internal conflicts as a form of treachery, then go ahead and expel me!" Wang Zijia replied assertively.

"No!"

"It wouldn’t come to that!"

"Fellow Daoist Wang, don’t misunderstand, we are currently discussing the constitution, right?"

"Yeah, after all, we don’t have many people from the Immortal Alliance era in our Sect anymore, so it’s natural that we don’t understand the thinking of senior predecessors like you!"

"······"

In an instant, a number of Yuan Shen Cultivators spoke up to break the tension that was about to build.

Most of them were older and high-ranking, for unknown reasons they all seemed to lean towards him.

The younger ones remained silent, quietly watching the situation unfold.

Ding Haiping was silent, his brows furrowed, but he didn’t directly confront Wang Zijia.

At this moment, Li Zhengfang sighed deeply, "Alas... the Immortal Alliance. If it weren’t for the fall of the Immortal Venerate and the dissolution of the Immortal Alliance, our Spirit Suppressing Realm wouldn’t be in such a chaotic state that others are unwilling to maintain the cross-realm array!"

Upon hearing these words, everyone fell silent.

Only when you reach their level do you know where the Spirit Suppressing Realm stands among the Nine Domains.

"Does Fellow Daoist Wang mean that he plans to stay with the Sect for now and might go to Daqian or Flying Immortal if he’s unhappy? Is that how I should understand it?" Zheng Zhuo, the rather indifferent Pavilion Master of the Scripture Pavilion, asked.

His words were calm, but the implicature was sharp.

Wang Zijia shook his head, saying. "I’ve already said, the three Sects are the same to me. Pavilion Master, there’s no need to guide me. Whatever fights you all plan, I don’t care. Just don’t involve me. If it’s about exorcising demons and such, then you can count me in."

"Of course, considering the present situation, as long as I stay with the Sect, I wouldn’t privately engage with the other two Sects. However, if someone comes asking for help, I wouldn’t refuse either."

"As for Changbao, it’s something I can’t let go of. If anyone can abandon their own family, then ignore what I just said."

"If you really think my actions are some sort of treason, I can leave Wanyu and just stay in Changbao!"

Hearing Wang Zijia’s words, everyone fell silent.

However, Wang Zijia had to maintain this stance. It wasn’t like he felt any affection towards Flying Immortal or Daqian — he hadn’t even been to those places!

The core issue was Changbao!

The foundation he had painstakingly built there, he couldn’t just abandon it.

Changbao was a vassal state of Daqian. If he were to take Changbao and join Wanyu, the already chaotic Spirit Suppressing Realm would be in a complete mess.

An enclave could be bestowed sovereignty, but it was entirely different from affiliating with other forces.

Moreover, since he had appeared as a reincarnated Sword Immortal, some persistence and pride were absolutely necessary!

So, he chose this approach.

And the exposure of his Earth Immortal Path guaranteed that Wanyu could not afford to let him go. If he wanted to leave, a large group of people would try to keep him!

You have to understand, the Ascension Ceremony for an Earth Immortal is the most terrifying. To ensure the perfection of your Dao Consistency, you must, at least, enlighten one to nine immortals during the Tribulation Stage.

Moreover, during the Ascension, it also brings abundant benefits to those who are connected with you, and many even achieve enlightenment and Ascension themselves.

A typical case of one man achieving the Dao, leading all under him to Heaven!

That’s why the Earth Immortal Path is so terrifying.

For a Sect like Wanyu, a cultivator of the Earth Immortal Path is at the core of their entire sect!

In fact, you can tell the status of the Earth Immortal Path among cultivators of the Seven Realms by the name the first realm of the Upper Three Realms — Earth Immortal — it is seen as a fundamental existence!

Whether it’s evolving a world, enlightening immortals, or teaching sentient beings, every aspect of the Earth Immortal Path is terrifying, bringing a drastic increase to a Dao’s orthodoxy, foundation, and heritage.

Moreover, this attitude would be beneficial when he truly becomes an Immortal and re-integrates the three Sects, as it would help to increase the level of loyalty within the other two Sects.

In short, before coming to Qifeng, Wang Zijia had carefully thought about his position in dealing with all this!

The crowd was silent for a while, then Li Zhengfang suddenly said, "Why not join my Demon Suppression Peak?"

At this, the faces of a number of Great Cultivators in the Yuan Shen stage twitched. Zhang Decheng attempted to speak several times but ultimately, he could only watch his Pavilion Master helplessly.

Head Teacher Ding Haiping remained silent and did not voice his opinion.

In fact, he didn’t care which Sect Wang Zijia belonged to, as long as he was brought up in Wanyu and acknowledged Wanyu, it would be enough. But as the Head Teacher, he had to apply some kind of pressure!

However, Zheng Zhuo, the Pavilion Master of the Scripture Pavilion, chuckled and said. "Elder Brother Li, have you forgotten that Fellow Daoist Wang is currently one of ours in the Scripture Pavilion?"

"Didn’t you all feel that Fellow Daoist Wang’s family is a bit unsuitable to be associated with us? I figured, my Demon Suppression Peak is already a mess, and one more like Fellow Daoist Wang won’t make much of a difference." Li Zhengfang replied.

"When did I say that it wasn’t suitable? If I felt it wasn’t suitable, why would I give him a Dao Seed, Dao Child or even prepare to back a junior Pavilion Master? Do you think I’m bored or something?"

"But your Scripture Pavilion is our Sect’s heritage, your background needs to be clean!"

"How is it not clean? It’s perfectly legitimate!"

"······"

Wang Zijia was stupefied at this moment, one moment he was being asked about his faction, with strong implications of forcing him to choose sides, and the next moment, he was being taken away.

What was this all about?

Something didn’t feel quite right about the situation?

And the Primordial Spirit monks around him also looked expectantly at him, but Wang Zijia felt that he wasn’t quite picking up on their thought processes.

He could understand when they previously asked him to state his faction, but now... what on earth was going on?

"Enough!" After a short struggle, Ding Haiping suddenly spoke: "Join the Elders’ Hall!"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

The Elders’ Hall was merely equivalent to a big welfare organization, it didn’t belong to any faction, even God Monarchs hang their names in the Elders’ Hall.

"What does the Head Teacher mean?" Zheng Zhuo asked with a frown.

"Didn’t Fellow Daoist Wang state it, he’s one of us in the sect, then let’s have him join the Elders’ Hall, if he’s ever fed up, we can part on good terms." said Ding Haiping.

So, he was given permission to leave the sect at any time?

He would receive benefits, but wouldn’t be given core status, or even a position that could influence the sect’s decisions?

This arrangement by Head Teacher Ding also indicated a similar attitude!

So, he was easily accepted as a fence-sitter?

Where was he missing the train of thought?

"What do you think?" Seeing Wang Zijia silent, Ding Haiping added to Wang Zijia:

"If Fellow Daoist wants to take control of positions like the Chuan Dao Tower, even if you were a Sword Immortal from the Immortal Alliance era, you need to ensure that you are a disciple of our sect. There’s no room for negotiation on this matter."

"If Fellow Daoist feels that my arrangements are treating you as an outsider, as a Guest Elder, you are free to think so."

Hmm?

Guest Elder!

Exactly, this was the Guest Elder’s treatment, being provided and nurtured, but not prevented from leaving, yet not having the power to directly influence the decision-making of the sect.

No!

He was from Wanyu, even without a position he could influence a significant number of people through his relationships and get to do what he wanted.

Compared with the Guest Elder, he was more like... a retired veteran?

Wasn’t this what Zhang Decheng always wanted to work towards, and he got there in one fell swoop?

"Yes!" After Wang Zijia figured out what the thought process might be, he immediately nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone relaxed significantly.

Only Zhang Decheng looked downcast.

A great young building master, who was already halfway done with coaxing, had their core artery of West Forest education established, and was even close to creating an educational center zone, granting Wang Zijia the name-not-exist-but-substance of a young building master.

But now, this opportunity flew away!

After deciding on the matter, the process afterwards was much easier, the atmosphere was no longer tense, it became much more relaxed.

He was different from those hired gun-type Guest Elders!

After all, even after reincarnation, he did indeed originate from the sect, essentially considered as one of their own.

So everyone was very friendly to him, which could also be related to the fact that they knew he was a major cultivator of the Earth Immortal Path.

...

After settling some matters, the procedure went very quickly.

When Wang Zijia returned to White Peach Peak in the afternoon, he had become an elder of Wanyu, a figure with great influence, but with little real power.

However, if he wanted to, he could actually influence a lot of things, somewhat similar to a retired veteran, or a so-called superior elder.

Wang Zijia was quite satisfied with this, he was already living the life Zhang Decheng had always wanted to aspire towards.

"Master... Master, hello!"

"The master is back!"

"..."

When he arrived at the building, An Xingsheng, and a few kids, between their curious greetings, were somewhat anxious, frightened, and excited.

Each one of them couldn’t help but sneak glances at the silver-haired Wang Zijia.

Wang Zijia didn’t pay any attention to the kids, as usual, he sent them away.

He took a stack of files from An Xingsheng, who had been waiting for him for most of the day, went into the room, and An Xingsheng quickly followed him in.

As he sat down and started flipping through the documents, Wang Zijia’s brows furrowed slightly.

"How come the construction just started in the artery, and so many things have to be started over again?"

An Xingsheng revealed a bitter smile, saying, "Since you broke through a few days ago, the resources assigned changed again and again, and the planning is reissued three times a day."

"When it was finalized yesterday, it already surpassed several times the previous plan, it was completely incompatible, everything had to be rebuilt from scratch."

"Alright then! Let it be as it is!"

Wang Zijia shook his head speechlessly, no longer bothered with this, anyway, Xiang Feifei was mainly in charge of it.

"This teaching and guidance reservations..."

Looking at the list of God Monarchs, Wang Zijia was also at a loss for words.