Sect Master's Immortal Journey

Chapter 287: Article 0 Lays the Foundation Building Plan

Regarding the numerous conditions put forward by Meng Zhang, Aunt Jin did not have the authority to give her approval. She told Meng Zhang that she could only relay his requests. As for whether Fei Hongzi would agree, she was uncertain.

Over the following days, Aunt Jin shuttled back and forth between the Taiyi Sect and the Flying Swan Sect, delivering messages on behalf of Meng Zhang and Fei Hongzi. There were several instances when the two parties had significant differences in their conditions, leading to heated disputes. On such occasions, Meng Zhang left the Taiyi Sect and secretly went to the Flying Swan Sect to negotiate with Fei Hongzi.

During the negotiation process, Meng Zhang discovered that Aunt Jin was indeed not a subordinate of the Flying Swan Sect, as she had claimed. Fei Hongzi treated Aunt Jin with great respect. It seemed that the Flying Swan Sect and the Qiaoshou Sect had no subordination relationship; rather, they were more like cooperating entities. If one were to make an analogy, it was like two independent branches under the same organization.

After a series of arduous bargaining, Meng Zhang finally reached an agreement with Fei Hongzi. Fei Hongzi took out a pre-prepared oath document, and after Meng Zhang confirmed its contents, a simple ceremony was held. The three of them swore on the oath document, agreeing to various terms.

The Flying Swan Sect would not directly participate in the attack on the Forest Spring Watch, but they would provide covert assistance. Their task was to find a way to deal with the Gold Core Daoist Master, Guang Zhi Daoist Master, from the Forest Spring Watch.

On the other hand, the Taiyi Sect and the Qiaoshou Sect would join forces to launch an all-out attack on the Forest Spring Watch and completely annihilate it.

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The three individuals vowed to uphold the agreement and never break their oaths. After the oath was complete, the oath document self-ignited without the need for fire, and a ghostly figure emerged from the green smoke, disappearing into the air. This oath document was acquired by the Flying Swan Sect from an external source and was crafted by an expert well-versed in the arts of contracts and the Ghost Deity path. With the witness of the Ghost Deity, the reliability of the oath was guaranteed.

If anyone among the three were to break the oath, the responsible witnessing Ghost Deity would directly drag them into the Netherworld.

With the formation of the alliance, Meng Zhang, now an ally, took the opportunity to shamelessly request the treasures promised by Fei Hongzi.

Initially, Fei Hongzi had listed these treasures to intimidate Meng Zhang, believing that randomly offering one or two items from the list would be enough to appease him. However, Meng Zhang's demands were far-reaching and seemed insatiable, making him appear greedy and shameless. If it weren't for the fact that they still needed Meng Zhang for the upcoming actions, Fei Hongzi would have wanted to throw him out.

Meng Zhang used both soft and hard tactics, engaging in several rounds of bargaining before finally obtaining the treasures he desired.

One of the treasures was two drops of Jade Soul Fluid. Meng Zhang had obtained this treasure at the risk of his life from a ghost cultivator's cave in the past. The methods for refining Jade Soul Fluid were generally held by ghost cultivators. It appeared that the Flying Swan Sect's treasury contained such treasures, indicating that their relationship with ghost cultivators might not be entirely innocent. However, it was also possible that the Jade Soul Fluid had been purchased by the Flying Swan Sect from an external source without any direct involvement with ghost cultivators.

Jade Soul Fluid was a precious item that could help a Foundation Building stage cultivator complete their Soul and prepare for the breakthrough to the Gold Core stage.Such invaluable treasures are absolutely unobtainable in the Endless Sea of Sand.

In the past, in their pursuit of Jade Soul Fluid, Twin Success Valley even colluded with Ghost Path cultivators.

Meng Zhang had to invest considerable effort and haggle for quite some time to obtain two drops from Fei Hongzi. As for acquiring more, Fei Hongzi adamantly refused, leaving Meng Zhang unaware that these two drops of Jade Soul Fluid were originally brought to Flying Swan Sect by the Zhao Family in exchange for a Foundation Building Pill. Due to their slightly flawed quality, Fei Hongzi was willing to give them to Meng Zhang. If they had been flawless, he would have kept them for cultivating the disciples of his sect.

The second treasure Meng Zhang sought was a cluster of Heavenly Thunder Essence.

Fei TianDaoist Master, the most senior Gold Core Daoist Master of Flying Swan Sect, risked his life to collect this cluster when he ventured deep into the thunderclouds during a gathering of thunderstorms. Originally, he intended to use the essence as the main material for crafting a Third Rank magic tool. However, finding matching materials proved difficult, and he couldn't find a suitable Third Rank tool refiner either, so Fei TianDaoist Master had to abandon the plan. Consequently, the cluster of Heavenly Thunder Essence was left stored in Flying Swan Sect's treasury.

Due to its violent and uncontrollable nature, no cultivator from Flying Swan Sect could utilize this essence. Over the years, it remained neglected and unused in the treasury. Although precious, Fei Hongzi, who valued practicality, was willing to part with it. After some hesitation, he agreed to Meng Zhang's request.

The third treasure Meng Zhang sought from Flying Swan Sect was a heap of fiend qi stones formed by condensed fiend qi.

While fiend qi from the underground is harmful to cultivators and can even damage their souls, certain cultivation techniques in the Cultivation World require the use of underground fiend qi. In some places, the concentration of underground fiend qi is so high that over time, it condenses into fiend qi stones.

Flying Swan Sect acquired this heap of fiend qi stones from an underground mine several years ago. However, the sect lacked cultivation methods and spells that could make use of the yin-yang attribute fiend qi. Consequently, the heap was left untouched in the treasury, with the intention of eventually selling it to Jiuqu League.

After some hesitation, Fei Hongzi decided to give the heap of fiend qi stones to Meng Zhang upon his request.

With the three treasures in hand, Meng Zhang returned to Taiyi Sect.

Jade Soul Fluid and Heavenly Thunder Essence were obtained through Meng Zhang's help in negotiating with Deep EarthSpirit General.

Deep EarthSpirit General intended to use these treasures to awaken the remnants of other Guardian Spirit Generals sleeping within a precious pearl.

Meng Zhang remembered clearly that awakening Deep EarthSpirit General itself required several drops of Jade Soul Fluid and a lump of Fifth Earth Essence.

Now, with only two drops of Jade Soul Fluid, it was uncertain if it would be enough.

Before leaving, Deep EarthSpirit General made it clear to Meng Zhang that the process of awakening the Guardian Spirit General remnants was not a task accomplished overnight. He requested Meng Zhang to delay taking any action until he returned.

Although the action plan was already in place, it would still take some time to prepare before executing it. If Meng Zhang intentionally delayed, it could buy even more time.

Less than a month after returning from Flying Swan Sect, Meng Zhang received some good news. Wen Qiansun, who was in seclusion and attempting to break through to the Foundation Building stage, had finally succeeded and become a Foundation Building cultivator. Taiyi Sect had gained another powerful asset.

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