Sect Master's Immortal Journey

Chapter 432: Past events

Luo Ye, a Daoist Master, took out a map that showed the area where the Golden Tiger kept its human pets and where they had previously been active. The three Gold Core Daoist Masters needed to search these places separately to find the traces left by the senior members of the Purple Gold Sect, so they could choose a suitable location to set up an ambush.

Meng Zhang looked at the map while instructing someone to call Shi Changqing over. The Shi Family's ancestors were loyal vassals of the Purple Gold Sect, and he might know some useful information. Shi Changqing was brought in front of the three Gold Core Daoist Masters, and he was extremely respectful, not daring to even take a breath.

Previously, Shi Changqing had joined Meng Zhang, making the Shi Family a vassal of the Taiyi Sect. This was largely due to circumstances beyond his control, and he couldn't help feeling a bit resentful. However, with Meng Zhang's return as a Gold Core cultivator, all of Shi Changqing's concerns disappeared. With Meng Zhang's age, he had at least 500-600 years of lifespan left, as long as he didn't die unexpectedly.

With such a long time, even if Meng Zhang's cultivation base didn't improve, it would be enough to develop the Taiyi Sect into a powerful sect that could stand alongside the Flying Swan Sect. The fact that the Shi Family's ancestors were vassals of the Purple Gold Sect and that the Shi Family was now a vassal of the Taiyi Sect, which had a bright future, was acceptable. After Meng Zhang formed his core, his innate divine ability, Mind Reading, also advanced. Ordinary Foundation Building cultivators, unless they practiced special secret techniques, would find it difficult to escape his mind reading. Although Meng Zhang didn't deliberately read Shi Changqing's thoughts, he couldn't hide the change in his mentality.

Cultivators naturally pursue freedom and don't like being constrained. The appearance of sects in the Cultivation World is already a limit. Even if the management of sects is strict, it is impossible to manage all aspects of cultivators like a mortal government manages mortals. Especially for Daoist sects, due to the influence of Daoist culture, their management is even more loose.

A bloated and huge Taiyi Sect is not only difficult to manage, but also doesn't meet Meng Zhang's expectations. A too vast territory is also difficult to develop finely. Supporting some reliable vassal forces can not only serve as the wings of the Taiyi Sect, sharing many of its burdens, but also develop the Taiyi Sect's territory more efficiently.

As long as the Taiyi Sect remains strong and maintains its overwhelming advantage over its vassal forces, there is no need to worry about their loyalty. Faced with Meng Zhang's inquiry, Shi Changqing honestly answered without any concealment.

Although the Shi Family was a loyal vassal of the Purple Gold Sect, they were not part of the core. Some important sect secrets could not be leaked to vassal families like the Shi Family. Regarding Meng Zhang's questions about the Purple Gold Sect's Primordial Spirit and True Monarch, Shi Changqing knew nothing.

Shi Changqing's reaction was not unexpected by Meng Zhang. He was just trying his luck. He waved his hand and let Shi Changqing leave, focusing his attention on the map provided by Luo Ye.

Suddenly, Meng Zhang's gaze froze, and he focused his attention on a particular location on the map. This place was less than 300 miles from the Taiyi Sect's old mountain gate and was an inconspicuous barren slope. Even though several decades had passed, Meng Zhang still remembered it vividly.When Meng Zhang was still a small Refining Qi cultivator, Deep Earth Spirit General discovered a First Rank spirit vein there. Above the small spirit vein was a hidden cultivator's cave. Meng Zhang had once explored the cave with Deep Earth Spirit General and encountered a group of loose cultivators there. According to Deep Earth Spirit General's observations, the leader of the loose cultivators was a Human Pet raised by a demon beast.

After they entered the cave, they triggered a restriction inside. Deep Earth Spirit General risked his life to escape with Meng Zhang. Later, Deep Earth Spirit General told Meng Zhang that the power involved in the methods used in the cave was too high for even Gold Core cultivators to handle. Therefore, he didn't tell Meng Zhang the specifics.

Now that Meng Zhang is a Gold Core Daoist Master, he has the right to know, even if he doesn't have a way to crack the methods. Moreover, this place is related to the layout of the three Gold Core Daoist Masters against the Golden Tiger and may be related to the senior members of the Purple Gold Sect. In any case, Meng Zhang wants to make things clear. In the past, because Meng Zhang's cultivation base was too low, Deep Earth Spirit General always concealed things from him whenever he asked about the old days of the Taiyi Sect. This time, he is asking about something else, and Deep Earth Spirit General shouldn't continue to conceal things from him.

Thinking of this, Meng Zhang sent someone to invite Deep Earth Spirit General to see him. After Meng Zhang formed his core and returned to the sect, he hadn't had a chance to talk to Deep Earth Spirit General properly. If he had the chance, he really wanted to talk to Deep Earth Spirit General and learn more about the old days of the Taiyi Sect from him.

While waiting for Deep Earth Spirit General to arrive, Meng Zhang, Gu Yue Youlan, and Luo Ye Daoist Master continued to examine the map. From the map alone, they couldn't see any clues. They only knew that the Human Clan cultivators sent by the Golden Tiger had almost covered the entire Endless Sea of Sand and had been to many places. They must be looking for something, but they didn't know if they had found anything.

The three of them discussed it, but they had no clue. Luo Ye Daoist Master's original plan was to create some anomalies in those places, and the news would spread. With the Golden Tiger's attention on those places, they would inevitably come to investigate upon hearing the news of anomalies. At that time, it would be the time for Luo Ye Daoist Master and his helpers to kill them.

However, Meng Zhang felt that Luo Ye Daoist Master's plan was too rough and needed to be improved. Moreover, he himself was very interested in the layout left by the Purple Gold Sect's Primordial Spirit True Monarch.

While the three of them were discussing, Deep Earth Spirit General arrived. Recently, he had been in the sect, and he respected Meng Zhang enough as the Sect Master. As long as it didn't involve certain things, he almost listened to Meng Zhang's orders.

Upon hearing that Meng Zhang had summoned him, he immediately came over. Meng Zhang didn't avoid the topic and directly talked about the incident from years ago in front of Luo Ye Daoist Master and Gu Yue Youlan.

Upon hearing Meng Zhang's words, Deep Earth Spirit General also spoke frankly. His cultivation base at that time was far from recovered, and his eyesight was not high enough to see through the layout there, so he almost fell into it. Because he found that the place involved great power at the Gold Core level, even if his strength began to slowly recover later, he didn't approach the place again. Deep Earth Spirit General was always a very cautious person, and he felt that it was not appropriate for the Taiyi Sect to get involved in the layout of certain great powers, given its current state. As for the idea of gaining opportunities and benefits from it, Deep Earth Spirit General never had such thoughts.

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