Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation

Chapter 771: Chapter 587 “Nascent Soul Upper Sect” _2

Regarding the distribution of benefits between the Sun Faction and Wind Snow Palace, as well as some other detail issues,

they were no longer accessible to just Meng Guan and Wei Fan.

Meng Guan and Wei Fan were able to learn so much,

mainly because they had always followed the footsteps of other Sun Faction cultivators, advancing to various places to occupy the God Locking Sect’s Immortal States and Immortal Cities.

Even when they encountered other Demonic Cultivators in the end, and received Yi Yangzi’s order to retreat, both were eyewitnesses.

Thus, they were able to describe the situation so clearly.

However,

once the God Locking Sect’s four Immortal States had all fallen into the hands of the Sun Faction, these combat personnel were naturally quickly recalled.

Under Yi Yangzi’s orders, the originally frontline participants,

were swiftly arranged by the Sun Faction to leave the newly occupied four Immortal States.

And subsequently returned to the Sun Faction’s original area of influence.

Later, as per the arrangements of the Sun Faction, everyone returned to their original locations.

And Meng Guan and Wei Fan, having been within the Yi Yang Sect Mountain Gate before participating in the war,

were quickly arranged to return to the Sect Gate after coming back to the Sun Faction’s original area of influence.

And because of this,

once Meng Guan and Wei Fan left the frontline,

they basically knew nothing about what happened thereafter.

But

just because Meng Guan and Wei Fan didn’t know what happened afterwards

doesn’t mean that He Song couldn’t learn about subsequent events from others.

He Song was at ease in Luo Feng Province.

The turbulence of the outside world continued to reach He Song’s ears without interruption.

Following the return of Meng Guan and Wei Fan to the Sun Faction’s Sect Gate,

merely a few months later,

He Song received a message from An Ning.

In the message, An Ning told He Song that Elder Phantom Snow had recently returned to the place where he had settled the people of Wind Snow Palace.

And soon after, Elder Phantom Snow continued to lead all members and disciples of Wind Snow Palace northward.

North of Cloud State of the Sun Faction,

lies the territory of the God Locking Sect.

An Ning, born and raised there, naturally understood the stakes.

However, just as An Ning was feeling anxious, even thinking she might be led into a Demon Sect by Elder Phantom Snow,

Elder Phantom Snow soon took all the Wind Snow Palace members and disciples into the God Locking Sect’s area of influence

and quickly settled all Wind Snow Palace disciples within Cloud-Foot Prefecture that borders Cloud State closely.

Cloud-Foot State,

previously was the domain of the God Locking Sect.

Bordering Cloud State, it was the God Locking Sect’s border state closest to Sun Faction.

When Elder Phantom Snow settled all Wind Snow Palace disciples in Cloud-Foot Prefecture,

An Ning, upon occasionally going out,

learnt from the mouths of Demonic Cultivators and other Sect seniors within Cloud-Foot Prefecture,

about the Sun Faction teaming up with Wind Snow Palace to drive out the God Locking Sect.

Only then did An Ning have an epiphany.

It turned out that Elder Phantom Snow had no intention of leading the Wind Snow Palace disciples into a Demon Sect.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Instead, after teaming up with the Sun Faction to drive out the God Locking Sect, he prepared to establish a new Nascent Soul Upper Sect here with the support of the Sun Faction.

However, An Ning soon learnt some other matters from others.

This time, although the Sun Faction had joined forces with Wind Snow Palace to drive the God Locking Sect out of the area,

since the God Locking Sect did not put up much resistance and its Ancestor Yuanying within the Sect was unharmed, it still retained a formidable strength and was ready to make a comeback at any time.

Meanwhile, before the God Locking Sect left, it left a huge pitfall for both the Sun Faction and Wind Snow Palace.

The territory occupied by the Sun Faction and Wind Snow Palace amounted to only four Immortal States.

Moreover, these four Immortal States border the other three great Demonic Nascent Soul Upper Sects.

In such a situation,

it is precisely why the Yi Yang Sect was so magnanimous this time, directly handing over all four Immortal States to the Wind Snow Palace.

This was the fundamental reason for allowing Wind Snow Palace to establish its base as a Nascent Soul Upper Sect in these territories.

However, even so, the Yi Yang Sect also had no idea how vast the resources they would take from Wind Snow Palace’s hands would be.

After all, how could four such vast Immortal States be handed over so easily to a newly established Nascent Soul Upper Sect?

Especially since this nascent Nascent Soul Upper Sect likely could not even defend these places.

This also seems to be why Elder Phantom Snow only led the disciples of Wind Snow Palace to the Immortal State Mansion in Cloud-Foot, without any plans to establish a Sect Gate.

To carve out a Sect Gate that befits the demeanor of a Nascent Soul Upper Sect would be a massive expense.

For Wind Snow Palace, which has just acquired an Ancestor Yuanying and hasn’t begun to enjoy the benefits of being a Nascent Soul Upper Sect, this is far too difficult a demand.

Furthermore, with the three great Demon Sects coveting from outside and the God Locking Sect hidden in the shadows, possibly ready to strike back at any moment,

it is possible for the entire Wind Snow Palace to be driven out of this place at any time.

In such a situation, Elder Phantom Snow naturally would not consider building a Nascent Soul Sect Gate.

As it is now,

using Cloud-Foot Prefecture as a temporary Sect Gate for Wind Snow Palace,

and allowing disciples to cultivate in peace within this state mansion is indeed a good strategy.

And after learning of these developments, An Ning understood why Elder Phantom Snow had brought all the disciples of Wind Snow Palace to this place.

The thought that she might be brought into the Demon Sect vanished in that moment.

However,

An Ning suddenly thought of something else.

What if,

what if Wind Snow Palace is indeed driven out of the God Locking Sect’s four states?

Where could Wind Snow Palace go next?

In her letter, An Ning, even with the backing of Elder Phantom Snow, an Ancestor Yuanying, seemed to have no sense of security.

The current Wind Snow Palace, compared to the initial Golden Core Sect Wind Snow Palace, actually gave An Ning an even lower sense of security.

After all, as long as the previous Golden Core Sect Wind Snow Palace stayed in Hu State without causing trouble, it was unlikely to face any risk of collapse.

Even if the Purple Cloud Sect was attacked, it was unlikely that Wind Snow Palace would be destroyed in the process.

The Purple Cloud Sect, being a Nascent Soul Upper Sect, would naturally bear the brunt.

But what about now?

The Wind Snow Palace of today.

Though seen by others as a Nascent Soul Upper Sect, only the disciples of this so-called “Nascent Soul Upper Sect” understand,

they have not received any of the entitlements of a Nascent Soul Upper Sect.

Rather, they have fallen to the plight of the entire sect entering the Immortal State Mansion, using it as a substitute for their Sect Gate.

The Wind Snow Palace of today, aside from the sect leader who has gone from being a former Golden Elixir Master to Elder Phantom Snow, has scarcely changed.

Even though the four Immortal States are nominally under the control of Wind Snow Palace,

the Master Guardians of the major Immortal Cities and the Golden Elixir Masters who guard the state mansions are all from the Yi Yang Sect.

The territories of the Immortal States and Immortal Cities occupied by Wind Snow Palace, in essence, only include the Cloud-Foot Prefecture where they are located.

Outside the Cloud-Foot Prefecture, though nominally Wind Snow Palace’s domains,

are in fact occupied by the Yi Yang Sect.

Members of the Yi Yang Sect reside leisurely in those Immortal State Mansions and Immortal Pavilion cities.

The majority of the benefits from these state mansions and Immortal Pavilions have also flowed into the pockets of the Yi Yang Sect.

The portion left to Wind Snow Palace, though not insignificant, is relatively small when compared to the total.

Additionally, the three great Demon Sects adjacent to these four Immortal States, as well as the God Locking Sect whose whereabouts are unknown, have been eyeing these four states greedily.

Although Wind Snow Palace nominally occupies this Four State Land today, in reality, they can be driven out at any moment, once again becoming rootless wanderers.

With these thoughts, An Ning suddenly felt that the current Wind Snow Palace was indeed less secure than the previous one.

During correspondence with He Song, An Ning relayed her thoughts in full.

To this, He Song had no response.

As a loose cultivator,

He Song has never experienced such matters.