Master of Strange Dao

The stone fragments of the portal were delivered to the hands of the New Qian Emperor.

The matter was directly conveyed to the New Qian Emperor, but there was no responsibility for discerning its truth; whoever believes it, wishes to act upon it, they should be the ones to verify it.

The New Qian Emperor opened the storage bag, looked at the pile of stone fragments inside, and even he was rendered speechless.

The quick reaction of Yu Ziqing, so crisp and neat, made it clear to the New Qian Emperor that someone was obviously trying to direct the fire towards Yu Ziqing.

Moreover, they intended to use him to ignite a fire against Yu Ziqing.

The New Qian Emperor couldn't help but chuckle.

It seems his reputation outside has fooled quite a few people.

A benevolent and compassionate Emperor Qian, if he knows the means to save thousands of citizens, thousands of cultivators, he naturally must do everything possible to achieve it.

Even if it means making enemies with the people from Jinlan Mountain, retreating is surely not an option.

The New Qian Emperor hadn't thought much about it initially, he merely asked casually, and Yu Ziqing had already sent him the portal fragments.

He had started a precedent, and now it is impossible not to take over the matter.

Moreover, as the Emperor Qian, based on his character, he couldn't just ignore it.

The New Qian Emperor pondered for a moment and immediately dispatched someone to inform others, preparing to summon people; besides important courtiers, even several deans from the Langya Institute were invited.

This time, there were some additional attendees, representatives of some grand powers, and even people from Dali and Dazhen.

Over in Dadui, a message was sent, but it is unlikely there will be any immediate response, as everyone is still unfamiliar.

Several days later, the news began to spread, and on the Jade Tablet channel, discussions about the great mistake and its resolution began to emerge, igniting more intense debates.

The Four Divine Dynasties, along with various grand powers, notable representatives agreed on a formal conversation, with the location chosen to be Kuihou Country.

Indeed, Dadui would also attend, and Jinlan Mountain received an invitation too.

Jinlan Mountain had Er Han join the fun, purely because there was no need to participate or express an opinion.

Dadui sent an official from the Honglu Temple, who was adept at identifying flaws but when it came to making decisions, they were certainly to be taken seriously.

Yu Ziqing didn't join in on the fun because he already knew the outcome without having to attend.

Undoubtedly it was about collecting portal fragments, resolving the great mistake; from any angle, the path of Qi Refinement must not be blocked.

And this matter would be tantamount to consolidating the portal, opening the portal, allowing the return of Divine King Chawang.

In an overall environment where Qi Refinement cultivators are mainstream and orthodox, this result was predestined.

Some did not want this, but now the countries with the most Body Cultivators, Dadui and Dazhen, didn't say anything, nor did Jinlan Mountain make a move.

Some wanted to stir up trouble, but couldn't manage it.

More importantly, the development speed of the great mistake was too rapid, forcing everyone to accelerate their efficiency.

Yu Ziqing always watched coldly; if he said anything now, someone would misinterpret him, even if he said nothing, rumors already began outside, saying that Jinlan Mountain's people were sitting idly by.

He agreed with the tone of this hasty meeting, and he would be accused of ranking Body Refinement cultivators lower than Qi Refinement cultivators, oh how Jinlan Mountain, a place specialized in Body Refinement, was acting this way.

Disagreeing made it even better, guaranteeing that someone would start stirring up tensions between Body and Qi Refiners, dragging Jinlan Mountain into it.

Previously, it might have been difficult to incite, but now it's too easy.

Just relying on the fact that there hasn't been a new Qi Refinement cultivator in a long time, while Body Refinement cultivators' impact remains minimal.

Furthermore, many lower and middle-tier positions originally belonged to Qi Refinement cultivators, but now are being filled by Body Refinement cultivators.

The direct conflict of interest is evident, which leads to tensions.

After knowing that the great mistake couldn't be organized via the second method, Yu Ziqing became highly restrained.

By this year, he could see more things.

For example, the revenue of the Hungry Ghost Trading Company starts to plummet significantly, it's not the high-end materials that suffered the most in sales but rather the most basic, bulk-selling low-level materials.

Over the years, Devil Blood, which is a completely mass-consumed material and whose quantity has annually decreased in trend, has always been in a state of short supply.

This year, however, some Devil Blood could still lie in the warehouse for three months without being sold.

Qi Refinement cultivators have long penetrated into every aspect; it's said that in some alchemy sects, certain low-level pills can't even find a suitable fire-watching child.

While the artifact refining faction faced even more problems, many basic materials' refining and preliminary procedures were manually ground by low-level cultivators.

Now some basic material supplies are having issues, leading more advanced artifact refiners to start shifting, abandoning potentially unusable Heart Refining Methods, Magic Formula Techniques, etc., turning instead to the most basic Forging Skills.

To put it bluntly, it's just blacksmithing.

It's a boon for Body Refiners.

Dadui's big order for Dazhen's super large spirit transformation array is temporarily stuck, due to materials and manpower issues.

Even though the great mistake currently affects only low-level Qi Refiners, its negative impact has already spread.

The entire world is saturated with a restless anxiety, a hopeless despair, already beginning to permeate.

The foundational operation of the entire world is already on the verge of collapse.

Because the entire foundation of the lower tier has completely changed, everything subsequent will change as well.

Those people dare not wait.