Chapter 296 - 241: Facing the Mountain Tribulation_2
Currently, within the borders of Qianzhou lies the territory of the Mystic Sect, a stronghold for cultivators, with Immortal Mountains everywhere, and Taoist temples scattered around. Everyone belongs to the same sect, and the surroundings of the Spiritual Spring Earth Vein have long been occupied. Various cultivation families, porridge stalls, and Yizhuang can be seen everywhere, providing places for Mystic Sect disciples to rest, exchange resources, discuss Dao, and form partnerships.
Of course, if you insist on sword fighting, that’s fine too, provided both parties agree, have similar realms, or have a life and death grievance. Moreover, with so many eyes watching, surrounded by same sect members, one cannot resort to really crude tricks. If you insist on fighting to the death, take it outside Qianzhou.
The two took shelter at the Yizhuang, and Wu Di consumed the Spiritual Qi pills he prepared to regulate his breathing and nourish Qi, while Tie Dan, having no need for this, went out to chat with the old Taoist who guarded the Yizhuang.
This old Taoist wasn’t really a person of the Mystic Sect but had admired Immortals since childhood. He traveled over mountains and through woods, coming to these remote mountains to cultivate earnestly in pursuit of immortality. Unfortunately, he lacked talent and immortal fate, and could never enter Immortal Mountain. The sympathetic nearby Mystic Sect mages taught him some life-extending and breathing control techniques, and he worked in the Yizhuang handling corpses, cleaning, and sanitation.
Having mingled in the mountains for a long time, the old Taoist had seen many strange dead ones and felt no displeasure at Tie Dan’s appearance. He was also delighted to exchange cultivation knowledge with the mountain folk.
Tie Dan brought out two Power Pills and Healing Elixirs for trade, and the old Taoist offered meat buns and his homemade apricot blossom wine as hospitality. The two chatted while eating about the recent major events outside the mountains.
The major event was that the Immortal Palace has bowed down.
According to the agreement made by Chief Lingxu and the Taiwei Three Dukes, the Immortal Palace offered a huge amount of Heavenly Materials Treasures as tribute to the Mystic Sect, finally exchanging for King Nan’s old life. From now on, the Southern Country’s cultivation world is governed by Heng Mountain, and matters of the south are limited to the extent of: you yourself go hunt down Mixed Cultivation Demon Path, but do not chop down this Immortal Palace anymore. And the Mystic Sect also promised to send some aid to the north as appropriate, to help the Immortal Palace suppress the rebel army and Demon Sect.