Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation

Chapter 714: Chapter 559 Strange Things Happen_1

After waiting one or two months, or perhaps several months, until all the items I need have arrived, I’ll complete the trade with True Monarch Ling Yun.

It will be then that He Song’s visit to the Hu Prefecture will be thoroughly concluded.

However,

it was exactly as He Song was pondering this that his brow once again quietly furrowed.

Several days earlier, the Locking God Sect had already completely overrun the Biyue Prefecture, and all five of the Golden Elixir Masters who were serving as the guardian in the state mansion had been killed.

This outcome had been decided.

Yet, He Song had not heard any news regarding the Sun Faction.

When He Song was originally in the Biyue Prefecture, he also had not heard Kangning True Monarch mention anything about the Sun Faction sending subsequent reinforcements.

You have to understand,

the Kangning True Monarch and the other four Golden Elixir Masters who had died in the Biyue Prefecture were Master Guardians from the Sun Faction in that place.

Although it’s true that three of them were just heads of Golden Core Families within the state mansion, not cultivators from the Sun Faction,

whether it’s the Golden Core Families within the Immortal State or Foundation Establishment Clans in the Immortal City, they are merely extensions of the Sect’s influence.

Golden Core Families within the Immortal State,

and Foundation Establishment Clans in the Immortal City,

Though they may not be sect cultivators, they still have to obey the Sect’s commands.

Otherwise, when He Song initially sought the Master Guardian in the Biyue Prefecture, he would not have encountered the situation where five Golden Elixir Masters accompanied him to the Purple Light Pavilion.

To be able to establish a Family within the Immortal State Mansion or in an Immortal City

is a grace from the Sect.

If you’re unwilling, others will be.

And these Golden Elixir or Foundation Establishment cultivators who establish their Families in the Immortal State Mansion or in an Immortal City naturally also receive quite a few benefits.

The Immortal State Mansion and the major Immortal Cities are bustling with people coming and going, numerous cultivators shuttling between them, and a wealth of shops standing in great numbers, extremely prosperous.

Being able to establish a family in such prosperous places, one can imagine how substantial the benefits are.

These Golden Elixir or Foundation Establishment cultivators who can establish their own Families, and the Families they create, naturally obtain benefits far beyond what an Ordinary Cultivator can compare to.

Likewise, for Sect powers like the Sun Faction or the Thick Earth Sect,

it’s very cost-effective to be able to rally this group of people to work for them without having to provide any compensation.

In a single Immortal State Mansion, there are at least two to three and as many as four to five Golden Core Families.

The Golden Elixir Masters behind these Families can all obey the commands of the Sect.

And within a single Immortal City, there are also nearly the same number of Foundation Establishment Clans,

and the Foundation Establishment True Persons behind these Clans will similarly obey the commands of the Sect.

The existence of these cultivators is the tentacles through which Sect powers extend their reach, allowing them to firmly root themselves in each of the major Immortal States and Immortal Cities.

Of course, as for the management of all the minor Immortal Pavilions and the ordinary world, there are also other methods of governance.

However,

it’s under such circumstances

that the two Master Guardians in the Biyue Prefecture and the other three Golden Elixir Masters affiliated with the Sun Faction, even to the death, failed to wait for reinforcements from the Sun Faction to arrive.

Moreover, according to the information He Song received from Master Luo Jing’s letter,

the Biyue Prefecture has been lost for several days already, but outside the Prefecture, there’s still no sight of any cultivator from the Sun Faction.

This situation is as if the Sun Faction had already given up on the Biyue Prefecture and is instead fully focused on other matters, not having the resources to care about what’s happening here.

But why is that?

Logically speaking, both the Sun Faction and the Locking God Sect knew that there was news of their cultivators being killed here,

so the speed at which both sides dispatched cultivators to the area should not be too fast or too slow, and the people from both sides ought to arrive at the Biyue Prefecture within at most a one- or two-day interval.

But now, the Locking God Sect has been occupying the Biyue Prefecture for several days,

yet the reinforcements from the Sun Faction have still not arrived.

This doesn’t make sense.

These thoughts left He Song with many puzzles in his heart after thinking about the matter.

Could it be

that the Sun Faction had indeed decided to abandon this place early on, and therefore had already marshaled their forces elsewhere, ready to deal a heavy blow to the Locking God Sect?

Or is it that the Sun Faction’s reinforcements have already been intercepted by the Locking God Sect’s people, and the two sides have engaged in a bloody battle elsewhere?

Speculation raced through his mind, and He Song pondered for a long time.

In the end, due to insufficient information, he shook his head and discarded all the speculations from his mind.

Right now, He Song hadn’t obtained any important information from Master Luo Jing’s letter, except knowing that the five Golden Elixir Masters who had become his enemies were all dead.

The Biyue Prefecture has now also fallen into the hands of the Locking God Sect.

Beyond that, He Song didn’t know anything else.

To guess the true nature of the situation from such scant information would likely be extremely difficult.

It was precisely because he realized this that He Song chose to dismiss the speculations in his mind, planning to guess again after obtaining more information later.

At present, with insufficient information, it’s better not to make wild guesses here, so as not to cause oneself unnecessary anxiety.

Casting aside the thoughts in his mind,

He Song quickly wrote another letter, expressly thanking Master Luo Jing for informing him about these matters.

At the same time, he didn’t forget to remind Master Luo Jing to stay behind closed doors in the Treasure Pavilion, to prevent any mishaps.

This advice was indeed sincerely meant by He Song.