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Chapter 773 - 21 Thankful to You [Single Update]_1

Chapter 773: Chapter 21 Thankful to You [Single Update]_1

"Human relations... are heavier than Mount Tai..."

In the quiet room of Unbounded Palace, Master Wen Yuan sat behind his desk with a long sigh.

Chu Liang sat politely in front of him, not uttering a word.

Just now, after a great deal of effort, Chu Liang had finally met with the leaders of War Mausoleum Mountain, Jupiter Dao, and Yu Mountain Academy, with the headmaster of the latter personally showing up, demonstrating sincerity.

After persuasively sending away Yun Chaoxian, Feng Chaoyang, and Minister Zhang, he immediately came to Master Wen Yuan, reporting the information he had obtained - which was naturally the goal of those three Immortal Sects who wanted to see him.

War Mausoleum Mountain is also a martial arts Immortal Sect with many years of inheritance, but compared to the Heavenly Gang Sect, their practice is more focused on battle formation martial arts, incorporating the Beast Controlling Method and array techniques.

It is widely spread in the Immortal Cultivation World that if disciples from martial arts sects fight one-on-one, the Heavenly Gang Sect will surely win over the War Mausoleum Mountain. But if it’s ten against ten, the two sides might be evenly matched, and in a hundred against hundred, there is a high probability that the War Mausoleum Mountain will win.

The current generals in the court are indeed mostly from the War Mausoleum Mountain, so their ties with the military of the Yu Dynasty are very close.

However, due to the lack of outstanding cultivators among them, War Mausoleum Mountain has always been insignificant among all the Immortal Sects. The current sect master, Qiu Fenglie, is considered the most accomplished in their sect history, possessing the power level of the Seventh Realm Peak.

Taking into account the number of disciples and the strength of their battle formation, War Mausoleum Mountain’s true power is undoubtedly much stronger than it seems on paper. In the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, it undoubtedly belongs to the strongest category of Immortal Sects.

If there weren’t any vacancies, they wouldn’t mind. But now that there is, they naturally want to take a step forward. Qiu Fenglie, with his great ambition, has also promised to provide generous rewards to Shu Mountain.

As for Jupiter Dao, which was brought by Feng Chaoyang, it is mainly promoted by the Heavenly King Sect, Tianshu Pavilion, and Sea King Sect.

After the Heavenly Star Divine Sect split back then, aside from the ones that fell into the Demon Sect like the Underworld King Sect or went to support Penglai’s Town Star Island, the remaining Righteous Sects still remained united.

The more seats they can occupy in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, the stronger their voice will be in this group. Therefore, these three Immortal Sects spare no effort in promoting Jupiter Dao’s promotion this time.

In fact, the master of Jupiter Dao cultivates forest and vegetation spiritual energy and advocates quiet dwelling. He mainly aims for longevity and doesn’t have much ambition.

It’s very likely that the three sects have thought about it among the branches of the Heavenly Stars in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Only Jupiter Dao has the top-tier power among the righteous branches, so they pushed it out.

The so-called "good friend" brought by Feng Chaoyang is almost two hundred years old. The old man kept dozing off while talking to Chu Liang, showing no hint of ambition. It was all Feng Chaoyang doing the talking on the side.

But even so, Jupiter Dao is still the most likely to win at the moment. Who can stand against it having such a strong background?

The Yu Mountain Academy is rather strange.

This institution has a long history and is one of the earliest academies where Confucianism prospered. Back in the day, it led the intellectual trend in the Nine States. However, as worldly dynasties gradually took over the Confucian faction, these old academies gradually fell into decline, and some have even lost their heritage. Although Yu Mountain Academy still has students, their existence is precarious.

It wasn’t until several years ago that Ascending Dragon Academy began to heavily support Yu Mountain Academy, recruiting many Great Confucian Scholars from around the area to teach there. They even sent their own Chief Disciple, Minister Zhang, over, demonstrating their determination.

Now they even want to compete for a seat in the Ten Lands for it. This academy, of which there aren’t many cultivators, is somewhat strange amongst the several Immortal Sects.

Moreover, according to the news received by Shu Mountain, the one that the Imperial Court supposed to support is the Earthfire Door, which falls under the Prime Minister’s command. It’s also a powerful emerging force in the Immortal Sects.

In such a situation, the Ascending Dragon Academy has its own plans, which is worthy of deep thought.

In fact, Shu Mountain isn’t really familiar with these three factions, but they are very familiar with their backers. So whoever gets promoted won’t have an effect on them.

However, in the recent incident of rescuing their disciple Chu Liang, Master Wen Yuan just happened to make many good friends.

Among them, the Heavenly Gang Sect, the Heavenly King Sect, and the Ascending Dragon Academy, all sent Eighth Realm powerhouses to assist, and they all fought with the Seven Demon Kings in the Far West Land in a real battle - this is not a small favor!

If only one of them had come, Shu Mountain would certainly give them face and cast the key vote in the Nine Heavens.

But with three of them right here now, Master Wen Yuan is in a dilemma.

"Who do you think we should help?" He looks at the silent Chu Liang and suddenly asks.

"Ah?" Chu Liang was asked a difficult question, and he laughed and said, "I, as a disciple, believe... the Heavenly Gang Sect has always been close friends with our Shu Mountain, so we should help them; the Heavenly King Sect has always been a staunch ally, so we should help them; the Ascending Dragon Academy has also extended a helping hand to our Shu Mountain, so we should help them too..."

"Hmm." Master Wen Yuan nodded his head blankly.

After Chu Liang finished his words, they were just like words to let out some air.

"But..." Chu Liang then added, "Since all three of them are here now, we can’t help any of them. Otherwise, if we help one, we’ll be offending the other two."

"But won’t you be offending all three households if you don’t help anyone?" Wen Yuan questioned.

"What if we cast our vote for ourselves instead of another?" Chu Liang suddenly suggested.

"You mean..." Wen Yuan smiled, "Shu Mountain should also nominate an ally? But we don’t seem to have an appropriate choice at the moment."

"As long as there is a choice, it doesn’t have to be perfect," Chu Liang said. "After all, it’s impossible for us to win. It’s just for filling the quota."

"Haha." Master Wen Yuan answered, "I have considered this, but the election among the Ten Earth Sects is no child’s play. You can’t just casually put up any sect to make up the numbers. Moreover, the sect that goes up to compete may provoke jealousy from the rest of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Without any hope, which sect would be willing to stand in as your stand-in?"

"Huh?" Chu Liang’s eyes flashed brightly, "I happen to have a good choice."

...

While Huan Leisheng was busy constructing the Talisman Heavenly Plate, hearing that Chu Liang was looking for him, he quickly went out to meet him: "Hello, Master Chu!"

After promptly acquiring two essential materials, he had sincerely acknowledged Chu Liang’s status as the Head Master.

Money and people were at his disposal. Following a person like him was the path to a promising future for the Talisman Sect and a way to realize dreams!

"No need for formalities," Chu Liang waved his hand with a smile, asking, "How’s the progress?"

"We are at the final step. Once both materials are embedded and the array runes are all activated together, the Talisman Heavenly Plate can officially start," Huan Leisheng confidently responded, "Once it’s operational, our talisman crafting speed will be as fast as the wind! In less than a decade, all the talismans in the Immortal Cultivation World will be crafted by us."

"Haha." Chu Liang chuckled, then asked, "Progress is a good thing. But even if the Talisman Heavenly Plate is successfully built, are you sure it can genuinely change the current situation of the Immortal Cultivation World?"

"Our crafting speed is many times that of an average person. How could it not change?" Huan Leisheng responded with a puzzled question.

"If you’ve crafted so many talismans, would everyone necessarily buy them?" Chu Liang retorted.

"My talismans are so cheap. Even if their price is cut to half of the current market price, there’s still profit to be made. Why wouldn’t they buy them?" Huan Leisheng counter questioned.

"Talismans cannot be put to the test. If suddenly there’s a large number of talismans in front of you with prices much lower than the market price, would you buy them?" Chu Liang further pressed.

"Ah!" Huan Leisheng exclaimed in surprise, having never considered this issue before.

Once a talisman is used, it’s gone, thus it cannot be tested. At most, one could randomly choose a few from a stockpile of talismans to inspect their potency.

Therefore, purchasing such items is similar to buying elixirs. Most cultivators choose sellers they trust, typically ones they have longstanding relationships with. Otherwise, should they use a talisman during demon-hunting and it malfunctions, it could bring about misfortune.

Especially when large quantities of talismans appear at a low price, most cultivators would hesitate.

"Unless there is high credit endorsement." Huan Leisheng looked at Chu Liang with expectation, "Could Shu Mountain vouch for our Talisman Sect when the time comes, that my talismans are completely flawless?"

"Here’s the thing, Mr. Huan." Chu Liang smiled faintly again, "While the Talisman Sect is under my jurisdiction, Shu Mountain is not, I don’t have the authority to use Shu Mountain’s reputation to guarantee the Talisman Heavenly Plate. Can you assure that not a single talisman crafted by the Talisman Heavenly Plate will have any flaws? If there is, it would harm Shu Mountain’s reputation, and we cannot handle that."

"But..." Huan Leisheng frowned, "If that’s the case, we can only slowly penetrate the market. After gaining the trust of a large number of cultivators, we can then gradually reduce the price, and let word-of-mouth build. This pace of development might slow down considerably."

"Indeed, after all, the Talisman Sect has never been a prominent sect, and outside of the Southern Region probably no one knows it." Chu Liang winked, his voice then filled with enthusiasm, "But there is a sound opportunity right now that could rapidly boost the reputation of the Talisman Sect and draw all cultivators’ attention to us. Do you know what that is?"

"Hmm?" Huan Leisheng’s eyes lit up, "What is it?"

Chu Liang slowly said, "The election of the Ten Earth Sects!"

"This..." Huan Leisheng seemed to have heard a fairytale, "Our Talisman Sect doesn’t qualify to participate in this. Master Chu, you must be joking..."

Although the Talisman Sect has a strong cultivator at the Seventh Realm, the gap between it and the Ten Earth Sects is as massive as the difference between Chu Liang and Attendant B’s appetite.

It was enormous.

Discussing this was indeed a joke.

"You might not have the qualifications to participate, but we from Shu Mountain certainly have the right to nominate," said Chu Liang. "Just as the Sect Master is currently without a suitable choice, I can have a say in this... As long as our Talisman Sect can participate, it will instantly draw worldwide attention, and we can take this opportunity to promote the name of the Talisman Heavenly Plate. This is what we call....traffic. We naturally won’t get elected, but this wave of traffic is at hand, the Talisman Heavenly Plate becomes known to everyone. Isn’t this wonderful?"

"Brilliant!" Huan Leisheng applauded cheerfully upon hearing this, "I’m so grateful, Master Chu, I couldn’t have done this without you!"