Sect Master's Immortal Journey

Chapter 325: Inquiry

While Meng Zhang was scolding Li Xuan for acting on his own, he didn't know that a related conversation was happening in the Earthfire Sect, two or three thousand miles away.

In the secret room of the Earthfire Sect, the Earthfire Sect Sect Master Shangguan Longyan was meeting with a very important guest.

The guest's name was Hou Delu, and he was an envoy sent by the Fire Cloud Sect's upper echelons.

After the Fire Cloud Sect's Yun Yan Daoist Master died in meditation, the Fire Cloud Sect was no longer bound by any restrictions. The entire sect was itching to launch a large-scale invasion of the Endless Sea of Sand to avenge their defeat and erase their shame.

However, because of the several failures they had experienced in the past, the Fire Cloud Sect's upper echelons, who were usually very aggressive, had become much more cautious. If they didn't have the confidence to win, they wouldn't easily launch an attack.

Before they took action, they had to make sure they were fully prepared, and they couldn't afford to fail again.

The Fire Cloud Sect's upper echelons were working day and night to prepare for war.

The Jiuqu League was far more prosperous than the barren Endless Sea of Sand. There were abundant cultivation resources, a thriving cultivation hundred arts industry, and a developed trade industry.

The Fire Cloud Sect spent a large amount of spirit stones to purchase a large amount of war supplies from places like Great Wind City.

In addition, the Fire Cloud Sect sent an envoy to the Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch to contact the upper echelons of the East River Branch and negotiate a joint invasion of the Endless Sea of Sand.

The Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch had also invaded the Endless Sea of Sand in the past, but was later defeated by the Flying Swan Sect and driven out of the Endless Sea of Sand.

After the Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch's forces were driven out of the Endless Sea of Sand, they had been constantly confronting the Flying Swan Sect on the border, and had had many conflicts. The low-level disciples of the two sects had even fought each other on a regular basis.

However, apart from that, the Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch didn't take any further action.

The Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch's Gold Core Daoist Masters had never set foot in the Endless Sea of Sand.

More than three hundred years ago, when the Fire Cloud Sect's home sect had a Gold Core battle, the Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch had not participated, and had even displayed a complete lack of interest.

The Fire Cloud Sect had lost the Gold Core battle, and the sect's number one expert, Yun Yan Daoist Master, had been forced to make a death oath to bind all of the Fire Cloud Sect's Gold Core Daoist Masters to never set foot in the Endless Sea of Sand again.

The Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch had never paid any attention to this matter.

This time, the Fire Cloud Sect sent an envoy to contact the Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch, but they were only trying their luck. If it worked, it would be great, but if it didn't, it wouldn't matter.

Sure enough, the Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch was not very enthusiastic about the large-scale invasion of the Endless Sea of Sand.

The upper echelons of the East River Branch replied that if the Fire Cloud Sect launched a large-scale invasion, the East River Branch might send a group of Foundation Building stage cultivators to join the battle.

In fact, the Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch's Foundation Building stage cultivators had been fighting the Flying Swan Sect's Foundation Building stage cultivators on the border for years. There had always been a number of Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch's Foundation Building stage cultivators who had secretly snuck into the Endless Sea of Sand to do some shady things.The Fire Cloud Sect was not very satisfied with the answer from the upper echelons of the Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch.

If they didn't send any Gold Core Daoist Masters to join the battle, just a few Foundation Building stage cultivators, they would not be able to have much of an impact on the battle situation.

In the war between Gold Core sects, only Gold Core Daoist Masters could be the deciding factor.

The Fire Cloud Sect could not blame the Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch for their attitude. Even without the reinforcements from the Yellow Lotus Sect East River Branch, the Fire Cloud Sect would act alone.

Yun Yan Daoist Master had personally presided over the plan to bury a dark hand in the Endless Sea of Sand before he died in meditation.

Over the years, the Fire Cloud Sect and the Earthfire Sect had been secretly colluding. In particular, the Earthfire Sect's Great Elder Lie Yan was able to successfully form the core with the help of Yun Yan Daoist Master.

Before forming the core, Lie Yan had made a death oath. Once he succeeded in forming the core, he would help the Fire Cloud Sect deal with the Flying Swan Sect.

The Fire Cloud Sect had invested a lot of money in Lie Yan and had high hopes for him.

Many key points of the Fire Cloud Sect's invasion plan required Daoist Master Roaring Blaze to take action.

But when it was almost time to launch the invasion, the Fire Cloud Sect suddenly lost contact with Daoist Master Roaring Blaze.

Daoist Master Roaring Blaze had no news at all, as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth.

This time, the Fire Cloud Sect took the risk of sending an envoy to the Endless Sea of Sand to meet with Shangguan Longyan, the Sect Master of the Earthfire Sect, to see if he had any definite news about the whereabouts of Daoist Master Roaring Blaze.

Hou Delu had already talked to Shangguan Longyan once before, and Shangguan Longyan had insisted that he did not know where Daoist Master Roaring Blaze was now. The only thing he knew was the news from the Flying Swan Sect that Daoist Master Roaring Blaze, Guang Zhi Daoist Master, and Fei Tian Daoist Master were all trapped in the Demon Wind Gobi.

This time, Hou Delu had heard the rumors that were circulating in the Firewell Market and had once again gone to find Shangguan Longyan.

"Sect Master Shangguan, there are rumors everywhere that Daoist Master Roaring Blaze has already died in the Demon Wind Gobi. Do you think this is credible?"

After hearing Hou Delu's words, Shangguan Longyan's face showed a trace of annoyance.

"These are all rumors that were spread by the Taiyi Sect in secret.""They think that by ruining the Firewell Market, Singing Sand City will be able to profit from it. What a naive idea."

Li Xuan thought that his actions were secret, but they were not able to escape the eyes of the Earthfire Sect.

A sect like the Taiyi Sect, which had only recently risen to prominence, was nothing more than a nouveau riche in the eyes of the old and established Earthfire Sect.

The deeply rooted Earthfire Sect was far more powerful than the Taiyi Sect.

If it weren't for Shangguan Longyan's other considerations, he would have taken this opportunity to teach the Taiyi Sect a lesson.

"The Taiyi Sect is a bunch of traitors. They are despicable and disgusting. One day, I will teach them a good lesson."

After hearing Shangguan Longyan say that the rumors of Daoist Master Roaring Blaze's death were just rumors spread by the Taiyi Sect, Hou Delu immediately lost interest and became much more relaxed.

"Sect Master Shangguan, the matter of the Taiyi Sect is just a small matter. Your top priority is to find a way to contact Daoist Master Roaring Blaze."

"When our plan succeeds, you can deal with these clowns from the Taiyi Sect however you want. Now, don't waste your time on irrelevant matters."

Shangguan Longyan nodded his head repeatedly, indicating that he would comply.

After that, the two of them chatted for a while longer before Hou Delu took his leave. Before he left, he repeatedly reminded Shangguan Longyan to get the accurate news about Daoist Master Roaring Blaze as soon as possible.

Shangguan Longyan agreed without hesitation and sent Hou Delu off with a smile on his face.

As soon as Hou Delu's figure disappeared, Shangguan Longyan's expression immediately turned gloomy.

Hou Delu was an outsider, so he was not familiar with the situation in the Endless Sea of Sand. That was why he had easily accepted Shangguan Longyan's words.

But in reality, the situation was very complicated.

As a native of the Endless Sea of Sand, Shangguan Longyan had been worried about the recent situation in the Endless Sea of Sand.

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