966: Chapter 260_6 966: Chapter 260_6 With that, the whole Eastern Wasteland was now presenting a trend of unprecedented prosperity.
Although Cao Zhen had issued the orders, it was Nie Jie who was truly responsible for assigning the tasks.
Over the years, Cao Zhen had returned to the Hundred Peaks Sect, but he still habitually acted as a hands-off shopkeeper, leaving matters to be dealt with by Nie Jie.
As for himself, he had his reasons—he needed to instruct the disciples of the Hundred Peaks Sect.
He held several roles, teaching calligraphy, painting, musical rhythm…
he taught so many things that he was simply too busy.
Therefore, except for major events, all matters were handled by Nie Jie.
Nie Jie was distributing the disciples to different locations when suddenly, Cao Zhen stood up and looked into the distance.
The people around him were taken aback and, full of confusion, they looked in the direction Cao Zhen was gazing, but they didn’t see anything.
The crowd couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Sect Leader, what are you looking at?”
“Sect Leader, have you discovered something?”
As people were speaking, suddenly, Xiang Ziyu also stood up.
And following him, Ling Xi, Yan Yourong, and several others also stood up, looking around with puzzled expressions, as if sensing something.
Gradually, within the Hundred Peaks Sect, all practitioners who had reached the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection stood up one after another.
“Have you noticed?
This spiritual energy seems to be even denser and purer than before!”
“That’s right, the spiritual energy is changing, becoming more abundant!”
Following the presence of those who had reached the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection, several practitioners at the Golden Core Stage also began to feel the change in spiritual energy.
“Our Hundred Peaks Sect has been around for so many years, how could the spiritual energy suddenly change?”
“This spiritual energy seems to be coming from somewhere else, from the direction of the Great Lai Dynasty.”
“This spiritual energy…”
All of a sudden, a huge Light Mirror in the grand hall started to vibrate momentarily.
“The Ten Thousand Miles Sound Transmission Mirror is active, who is transmitting a message?”
Cao Zhen turned back and cast mana towards the Communication Mirror.
The next moment, Little Bei Yan’s voice came through.
“Master, we’ve seen a landmass, a very large one.
I don’t know how vast it is, but it’s separated from us by some mist.
I suspect that we’ve seen the Central Five Provinces.
However, the mist is too strong.
Jing Yao and I have tried but we simply can’t get through.
Also, a rich stream of spiritual energy has passed over from the sea.
Master, you should come and see.”
Around him, everyone’s expression suddenly became solemn.
“Seen a landmass?”
“Is it the Central Five Provinces?”
“In five years’ time, have we finally seen the Central Five Provinces?
So, has the natural disaster appeared again?”
“The spiritual energy is getting richer because we are approaching the Central Five Provinces?”
Amidst the discussions of the crowd, Cao Zhen suddenly stood up, turned back, and addressed everyone, “I’ll go over there first to see what the situation is.
You all stay here at the Hundred Peaks Sect.”
After speaking, Cao Zhen left the Hundred Peaks Sect alone and headed towards the Great Lai Dynasty.
Previously, the sects within the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty could communicate through the Sect’s chart, and Qiao Jingyao’s Immortal Sect, being relatively close to the Hundred Peaks Sect, was where Little Bei Yan had spent a long time studying.
There, he set up a Formation and installed a Ten Thousand Miles Sound Transmission Mirror, which could directly contact the Hundred Peaks Sect.
During these five years, Little Bei Yan had mostly stayed with Qiao Jingyao, and the people from Four Treasures Peak had also noticed Little Bei Yan’s peculiarities.
Even Ling Xi had spoken to Cao Zhen, suggesting that they should seek Qiao Jingyao’s help in finding a marriage partner for Little Bei Yan.
Cao Zhen had also visited Qiao Jingyao’s place before.
Qiao Jingyao’s Immortal Sect was established at the original location of the East Sea’s Mirage Immortal Sect.
She had no intention to monopolize someone else’s location.
After all, all the Immortal Sects would choose locations with abundant spiritual energy for their gateways, and the East Sea’s Mirage, being the strongest Immortal Sect of the Great Lai Dynasty, had naturally chosen the site where the spiritual energy was the most abundant and rich in the dynasty.
For the development of her gateway, Qiao Jingyao chose to establish it right where the East Sea’s Mirage was.
Although the gateway was newly built, since the other sects of the Great Lai Dynasty had been managed by the Hundred Peaks Sect and had become places for the Hundred Peaks Sect to recruit disciples, the other Immortal Sects, either because they already had their own gateways and it was not easy to relocate, or due to the relationship with the Hundred Peaks Sect, did not rashly establish gateways within the Great Lai Dynasty.
In the entire Great Lai Dynasty, only Qiao Jingyao had established a new Immortal Sect.
Thus, for a while now, almost all disciples recruited in the Great Lai Dynasty were divided between the Hundred Peaks Sect and Qiao Jingyao, which is why after so many years, Qiao Jingyao had recruited over forty disciples.
If it weren’t for her limited personal energy, she would definitely have recruited even more disciples.
In fact, Little Bei Yan staying here was mostly to help Qiao Jingyao instruct disciples.
Anyway, he was already at the Wind Fire Tribulation cultivation level, and since he did not dare to cultivate recklessly, it was a good opportunity to help her with the instruction of disciples here.
However, currently, he was not in the Immortal Sect but at the very edge of the Great Lai Dynasty, which also counts as the farthest reaches of the entire Eastern Wasteland.
Cao Zhen used the China Cloud to contact Little Bei Yan and know his location, then flew past Qiao Jingyao’s Immortal Sect without stopping, heading straight toward the distant edge, reaching the farthest boundary of the Eastern Wasteland.
He did not even need to reach the boundary, as from a distance, he could see the vast expanse of sea covered in mist that seemed to stretch endlessly.
Faintly, through the mist, one could discern another landmass on the opposite side, just as boundless, drawing closer to their position in the Eastern Wasteland.
“No, this is not the Central Five Provinces!”
Cao Zhen landed on a mountain near the seaside, faced the vigilantly waiting Little Bei Yan, who was looking toward the distance, and said, “The Central Five Provinces do not move.
However, that island in the distance, or perhaps it’s a landmass, is indeed moving.
We are both closing in on the middle!”
“Master, I’ve also realized this,” Little Bei Yan retracted his gaze from afar and looked at Cao Zhen with confusion, “So, Master, what is that?
I’ve tried several times before; as soon as I approach the mist, I feel an unusually strong force repelling me and pushing me back.
If it’s because I cannot exert my full power due to the Wind Fire Tribulation, Jing Yao also tried before.
She couldn’t get through the mist either.”