My Scales Can Make Equivalent Exchange
Chapter 716 - 608: Preparation

Chapter 716: Chapter 608: Preparation

Time passed subtly and unnoticed, as Wang Zijia daily sacrificed and refined the Broken Immortal Treasure Eight Trigrams Cauldron, sealing book pages.

In the spare time of supplementing Qi, he took two turns around Changbao and the White Peach Peak, dealt with some affairs, and received some personnel.

Occasionally, he strolled around the Qinglian World, spending time with Xiang Feifei.

The days were busy but fulfilling.

Even though Wang Zijia didn’t exploit any means, exaggerating things like mass breakthroughs, the success of all three to five examples made his position within Wanyu Sect increasingly unique.

There was a sense that he was being venerated by people.

In a blink of an eye, another month passed.

Overall, the battle situation had strangely remained quiet for half a year, as if it had really entered a period of peace, and the sect was unusually prosperous.

...

Today, at noon, Wang Zijia was handling affairs in the White Peach.

An Xingsheng hurried in, saying, "Sect Master, Dean Xu Dongsheng of the Etiquette Institute has come to visit."

"The Etiquette Institute? Xu Dongsheng? Isn’t it Xu Yuyu? Can’t they sit still anymore?"

Wang Zijia raised his head in surprise, there were many who came to join the fun at White Peach Peak in these days, but elegant ones from the noble Etiquette Institute were not many.

And it was more so with the Xu family, only Xu Yuyu had visited.

However, Xu Yuyu’s visit was more effective than others.

After all, this person, who once took over the Outer Sect Etiquette Institute, had also helped Wang Zijia a lot, and was the most pure and aimless person who directly helped Wang Zijia.

The Zhang family, the Gu family or the Xiang family all had their own plans, only Xu Yuyu was purely promoting gifted juniors and cultivating sect talents.

Even though it was his personal decision, it didn’t prevent Wang Zijia from befriending the Xu family, even though these people were a bit aloof.

Therefore, it was rather surprising that it wasn’t Xu Yuyu who came today, but Dean Xu Dongsheng.

"Wait..."

The next moment, Wang Zijia seemed to remember something.

It was three days until the scheduled assembly of the Alliance Conference!

And at the Alliance Council, although surely there will be a Tribulation Crossing God Monarch leading the team, they will most likely only initially agree on the Alliance’s intention. The real deliberation of specific terms and distribution of benefits will still be done through verbal exchanges by subordinates.

Unfortunately, Wang Zijia agreed to lead this time.

Aside from being responsible for some sect celebrations, diplomacy is the most fundamental responsibility of the Etiquette Institute!

Upon realizing this, Wang Zijia immediately stood up and said, "Let’s go, don’t let Senior Brother Xu wait too long!"

In his speech, he directly went outwards.

...

In the Peach Forest, in the White Peach Pavilion.

Xu Dongsheng had just arrived, and Wang Zijia followed shortly after.

"I’ve seen Senior Brother Xu. It’s a humble place, please pardon any shortcomings!" Wang Zijia greeted.

"Junior brother, don’t be so polite. I hear from the juniors at home that you are very hospitable everyday. Is it, that I, as Dean, can’t compare to the kids at home?" Xu Dongsheng joked.

"Senior Brother must be joking!" Wang Zijia responded, signaling Xu Dongsheng to take a seat.

As his disciples were about to serve tea, Xu Dongsheng stopped them with a wave of his hand, "Don’t bother, junior brother should just go directly with me to the Etiquette Institute."

"The Alliance matter will be discussed in a few days, although I know that you have been busy recently, junior brother, you still have to spare three days. We need to convene properly and set some rules."

"At the very least, we need to determine which are the bottom lines, where we cannot compromise, and where we can be a bit more relaxed."

"According to the Head Teacher, you, junior brother, will be responsible for this matter. Therefore, once you nod your head to many things, they will be settled, and you can’t regret it!"

Hearing this, Wang Zijia showed an apologetic smile, "I’m sorry, due to busyness, I had forgotten about this. I should have taken the initiative to go to you earlier. Instead, made you to come to me, it’s really..."

"It’s okay, three days should be enough, otherwise I would have come earlier. Moreover, I also know that you have been quite busy recently, with hordes of people at your doorstep!" Xu Dongsheng laughed.

"Well, that’s all thanks to the adoration of my brothers!" Wang Zijia replied with a smile.

"So, shall we get going?" Xu Dongsheng asked.

"Yes, let’s go! I don’t have much to do these days anyway." Wang Zijia responded with a nod.

Seeing this, Xu Yuyu realized Wang Zijia didn’t understand his intentions, he had to add, "Junior Brother, why don’t you call some disciples? You can’t stand alone in the end."

"Of course, it’s okay for all the disciples of my court to assist, but I’m afraid that you might not be comfortable with it. It wouldn’t be good if you misunderstand during the negotiations!"

Wang Zijia slapped his forehead, apologizing, "You’re right, thank you for reminding me, senior brother, to be honest, I haven’t really handled such three-sect diplomacy before!"

"Haha, that’s fine, there are protocols in the court, and with junior brother’s talent, three days should be enough for you to become familiar with it. After all, you just need to set the overall tone, the bulk of the work is still in the hands of the disciples below!" Xu Yuyu replied with a smile.

"Senior brother, please wait a moment!" As Wang Zijia spoke, he sent some information.

Within a moment, one disciple after another rushed over.

Saint Master Jiang Siyi, Zong Bixue, from the old faction Li Lexin, Hui Feiyang, Mo Yunzi, etc., all came.

Especially Jiang Siyi, who singlehandedly created the virtual era, his thoughts were very active.

Wang Zijia had previously discovered that this man was not like a coder, his mind was very keen.

And he wasn’t the high-profile type either, he was the standard silent-and-secretly-biting type.

Many times he kept a low profile, but once he made a move, he almost always achieved his goal.

During the decision on Fu Pulse’s provision in the White Peach Hall, as long as he participated, there was no veto against his will.

This character was quite suitable for discussing alliance matters.

After everyone gathered, Xu Dongsheng took the group and headed towards Wanyu Peak.

...

The Inner Court Twelve Courtyards, ten of which sat on the four outer peaks, were all located on Wanyu Peak, the main peak, together with the Etiquette Institute Main Branch and the lineage of the Head Teacher.

This showed their distinguished status.

"Greetings to the dean and Red Sun Shishu!" When Wang Zijia and the others arrived, a large group of disciples had already been in the Etiquette Institute waiting for them.

A good fifty God Monarchs and a large group of Perfected Ones were present.

The institute was clearly taking this matter very seriously.

Wang Zijia responded with a slight bow.

After they had settled in a little, both parties began their discussions, familiarizing themselves with the process, comprehending the regulations, establishing the basic tone, and understanding the bottom line and concession points, among other things. There was quite a lot to be done.

Time flew, and three days had passed in the blink of an eye.

During these three days, Wang Zijia was quite modest, attending to official duties in the Etiquette Institute without any complaints.

In fact, it would be more accurate to describe the process as a training session.

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One day, Wang Zijia arose early.

He took care to freshen up, and since his elder robe had been used by Wang Zijia as resources for refining, he was left without a robe.

But that didn’t matter. His Artifact Path was no longer confined to established norms, and the long shirt he was wearing was actually a transformation of the Magma Demon Armor.

As Wang Zijia’s thoughts changed, the long shirt transformed subtly, with purple cloud patterns appearing on it.

In the blink of an eye, his routine long shirt had turned into a special elder robe.

After inspecting himself for a moment to ensure that everything was in order, Wang Zijia finally stepped outside.

"Greetings, Master!"

"Greetings, Sect Leader!"

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A number of disciples who had been waiting in the courtyard early in the morning bowed in unison.

Wang Zijia nodded and said, "Let’s go. We should get there early, so as not to keep the Head Teacher waiting."

"Obey the decree!"

The crowd responded in unison.

The next moment, white clouds rolled around them as Wang Zijia led a large group of disciples, flying towards Qifeng.

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At daybreak, when the morning sun began to emanate a reddish glow, Wang Zijia had already arrived at Wanyu Peak.

The core square, Wanyu Square, outside Wanyu Great Hall was already filled with people waiting in groups of three to five. The atmosphere was bustling.

Wang Zijia swept his gaze across the crowd and spotted a group of familiar faces. He halted his steps.

"Wait here!" He landed and settled his disciples in a corner with that command.

"Obey the decree!"

After his disciples had agreed in unison, Wang Zijia turned and began to walk towards the center of the square in front of the grand hall.

"Junior Brother Wang is here!"

"Ha ha, Junior Brother Wang, you’re finally here!"

"Exactly, we’ve been expecting you in this departure group, we’ve been waiting for a while!"

As soon as Wang Zijia approached, several older disciples enthusiastically welcomed him. Many of them were familiar, though a few weren’t.

The group comprised mainly big cultivators - figures like Gu Yuncheng, who had just taken charge of the Dormitory Main Office, and Dean Xu Dongsheng of the Etiquette Institute.

There was also a considerable number of Infant God monks around the core, forming a central chat group.

These individuals composed the Celestial Group for the current Alliance Council!

Those from the Etiquette Institute were the cream of the crop.

Clearly, everyone was taking this Alliance Council meeting very seriously; the current situation in Wanyu demanded such seriousness.

The majority of the people were familiar to Wang Zijia; whether they had met during those days or had visited him over the past few months.

In just half a year, he had become a part of Wanyu’s core circle!

Wang Zijia chatted and joked around in a cheerful mood, rapidly integrating himself into the group.

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After waiting for half the day, when the sun was completely above the horizon, around nine or ten o’clock, the crowd instantly fell quiet.

Without thinking, Wang Zijia looked up. Many others did the same.

Above their heads, a huge auspicious cloud was rapidly expanding in the sky. Upon the cloud, an Immortal Palace in the clouds was faintly visible.

This palace, seated on the clouds with an ethereal aura of immortality, was reminiscent of the legendary Heavenly Palace.

In the heart of the many immortal towers, there was a tall main hall which sported a plaque that shimmered with a domineering cold light.

"Wanyu Immortal Palace"

Just by looking at the plaque, a sense of dominance pierced the soul. It was truly mysterious.

This was the sect’s emblem, the only existing flying Immortal Treasure, and a formidable war treasure. It was an inheritance that the sect had maintained for countless years and was the cornerstone of their power.

In terms of combat power, it far surpassed the Haoyang Mirror, which was more of a supplementary tool, and was capable of combat on par with the Demon Suppressing Tower.

As the Wanyu Immortal Palace appeared, the expressions of new disciples lit up with excitement, while the older ones watched it in a daze, as if recalling the moment they first saw this artifact.

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