Chapter 877: Return to Camp
Sage Qingwei opened a voice transmission talisman resembling a music box and listened to the faint static-like noise within, momentarily lost in thought.
At this moment, he was aboard a Purple Flood Dragon flying ship, on his way back to the Xiujing field camp.
As the Sage Commander, he could have taken a Yinglong Warship, but he chose not to. Instead, he traveled discreetly on a Purple Flood Dragon. With the Daoist Order’s current technology, a full-body projection could allow one to converse with another as if they were face-to-face, yet Sage Qingwei still opted for this somewhat more distant and old-fashioned voice transmission talisman, just as he had declined to ride a Yinglong Warship.
Nowadays, few people still use such relics. However, old technology still had its merits. At the very least, they left a bit of space for pause and reflection.
Sage Qingwei had been in Fenglin for a month as the Sage Commander, and his achievements were evident to all. He first stabilized the situation with thunderous measures, then shifted from strategic defense to offense, opening the route from Musashi Province to Ise Province and imposing a blockade on the latter. No one—from the northernmost Emishi Province to the southernmost Satsuma Province—was unaware of Sage Qingwei’s name. For a time, Sage Qingwei’s prestige was unmatched. In Fenglin, he was the undisputed king without a crown, holding supreme power.
However, within the Daoist Order itself, Sage Qingwei was far from wielding the highest authority. Even within the Taiping Sect, he was only the second in command. Above him was Li Changgeng, the Great Sage of the Taiping Sect, stationed at the main base in Qizhou.
Soon, the voice transmission talisman connected.
A stern elderly voice came from the device. “Wugou.”
Sage Qingwei’s tone softened in reply, “Greetings, Imperial Preceptor.”
On the other end was none other than Li Changgeng, the Imperial Preceptor, one of the Daoist Order’s Three Deputy Grand Masters.
The fifth-generation Grand Master of the Daoist Order had set many rules, including standardizing attire and even the appearance of Daoists according to age. One such rule was that official business must be conducted using formal titles.
Thus, no matter how close Zhang Yuelu and Mu Jin were, they still had to use their official titles in official settings. Likewise, Sage Qingwei addressed Li Changgeng as “Imperial Preceptor” and not “Uncle.”