948: 257_6 948: 257_6 Speaking of which, he had been far too irresponsible towards these two disciples.
Over the past fifty years, he hardly ever directly oversaw the two disciples.
It was their senior brothers and sisters who taught them.
Zhu Peng was another matter.
After all, with an exceptional Immortal Body, under the guidance of Ling Xi, Yan Yourong, and Xiang Ziyu, Zhu Peng’s cultivation base naturally continued to improve.
But Duo Duo was different.
Duo Duo possessed an Ancient Immortal Body.
Without personally concocting pills for Duo Duo, how could her cultivation improve?
As for this disciple, he, as a master, truly had not fulfilled his duties.
Upon returning this time, he also needed to concoct pills for Duo Duo, earnestly help her improve, and simultaneously consider which divine skills to impart to her.
Cao Zhen glanced at the two young disciples and quickly moved his gaze beyond them to the others.
Nie Jie appeared outwardly unchanged, not a bit aged, but he seemed even more composed than ever.
Li Ke was still the same as when he had left, although now it seemed that Li Ke smiled even more.
Currently, a smile that she couldn’t quite hide was playing on her lips.
Cao Zhen quickly swept his gaze over everyone and then, looking at Ling Xi, communicated via transmission, “Ling Xi, as you know, the Eastern Wasteland has already started moving, but you must also feel that its movement is extremely slow.
Moreover, due to the entire Eastern Wasteland’s shift, there’s been a series of changes in nature.
I was at the seaside, where countless tsunamis surged forth.
I suspect that other places must also be experiencing changes, such as earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions.”
In his view, the joining of the Eastern Wasteland with the Central Mainland was somewhat similar to tectonic plate movement.
When plates move, they naturally produce many changes, such as tsunamis, and where plates collide, due to the compression, the ground rises to form mountains, or it results in earthquakes and volcanoes.
Of course, the union of the Eastern Wasteland with the Central Five Provinces can’t be seen as an ordinary plate movement.
After all, the Eastern Wasteland and the Five Continents couldn’t normally pass through because of a special chasm and an unusual wall of qi that blocked it, as laid down by the Heavenly Dao.
But setting aside the rules of the Heavenly Dao, the movement of the Eastern Wasteland could truly be seen as that of a tectonic plate.
Hearing her master’s words, Ling Xi unconsciously nodded and said, “Master, I have already felt the changes.
The land within our Hundred Peaks Sect is trembling, but it has no major impact on our sect.”
The trembling of the earth, such minor alterations, could be easily dealt with by the multitude of disciples in the Hundred Peaks Sect.
Upon hearing this, Cao Zhen’s tone grew even more urgent, “Such changes have little effect on cultivators, but for mortals, they could be catastrophic.
Immediately tell Nie Jie to dispatch disciples to all locations to withstand these disasters.
Additionally, have Nie Jie notify the other nine great Immortal Sects, instructing them to also send disciples out to assist those in need.
Tell them that this command comes directly from me, in my capacity as the State Preceptor of the Guardian Immortal Dynasty!”
“Yes!”
After hearing her master’s voice, Ling Xi instantly nodded in agreement, and his voice swiftly faded away.
She looked around, meeting the gazes of everyone looking her way, and quickly stated, “Just now, the master contacted me.”
Everyone nodded, their expressions a mix of excitement and curiosity.
They knew that with their Sect Leader’s cultivation base, amidst the chaotic reversal of the minor epoch in the Eastern Wasteland, it was unlikely that any danger would arise.
And even if real danger did present itself, their Sect Leader would have ample time to use secret techniques to inform the disciples.
Furthermore, if their Sect Leader had truly met with mishap, then the entire world would undoubtedly tumble into chaos.
Now with the world at peace, it was apparent the Sect Leader was unharmed.
Yet even though the Sect Leader had encountered no mishaps, their uneasy feeling grew due to the lack of contact.
Now, although they still had not seen their Sect Leader, the fact that he had reached out to Ling Xi completely set their minds at ease.
However, they were also curious as to what the Sect Leader had communicated to Ling Xi.
They did not remain curious for long as Ling Xi’s words quickly reached them.
“The master said that due to the movement of the Eastern Wasteland, numerous natural disasters have occurred.
He has ordered us, disciples of the Hundred Peaks Sect, to go out and assist the mortals.
Also, Vice Sect Master, the master instructed that you inform the other nine great Immortal Sects, requesting that they also send out disciples to help the mortals.
The master said that this command is issued from his position as State Preceptor.”
“To help the mortals?” Nie Jie paused for a moment, then quickly nodded and agreed.
Before long, Nie Jie’s message was conveyed to the other nine great Immortal Sects.
In fact, not only those sects, but other great Immortal Sects within the Guardian Immortal Dynasty were also notified of the order.
Immediately, the higher echelons of the Immortal Sects were all greatly startled.
“Cao Zhen has actually reappeared?”
“He hasn’t shown himself for so many years, I have no idea what he’s been up to.”
“He’s been absent for fifty years, and upon his return, his first order is to assist these mortals?”
“Are you sure the command was issued by Cao Zhen?
Not by the Grand Preceptor?
Assisting mortals?
How could Cao Zhen issue such an order?”
“Actually, Cao Zhen has always valued mortals before, but it seems he hasn’t valued them to this extent!”
“No wonder the Grand Preceptor directly appointed Cao Zhen as State Preceptor back then, and it was only after people from the Confucian sect spoke up and everyone else joined in that the emperor spoke and a contest of immortals was held.
So, Cao Zhen is indeed on par with the Grand Preceptor.”
“What do we do now?”
“Since he has already given the order, let’s just go.
After all, if it hadn’t been for Cao Zhen, our sects within the Guardian Immortal Dynasty might have had to face a great war.
The Immortal Sects from the various dynasties attacking the Guardian Immortal Dynasty together, no one knows whether we could have come out victorious, and even if we could, the losses for our Immortal Sects would have been severe.
We could even have faced the extinction of our sects.
In that case, we would all become sinners.
So, let’s give Cao Zhen some face this time.
Send people out.
Anyway, looking at the situation, our Eastern Wasteland can’t connect with the Central Five Provinces any time soon.”
Soon after, within the Guardian Immortal Dynasty, disciples from various great Immortal Sects were dispatched from their sects to provide relief to mortals in various places.
In the north of the Guardian Immortal Dynasty lay an inconspicuous small country.
This nation did not even dare to claim the title of dynasty but only referred to itself as a country.
It managed to survive in the cracks by continually befriending the surrounding great dynasties.
Within the imperial city, in the resplendent hall of the palace, a man in a grey robe addressed the Sect Leader seated above, inquiring in a low voice, “Sect Leader, all the Immortal Sects have dispatched their members.
What shall we do?”
Above the high seat, the Sect Leader of the Bleeding Tears Demon Sect had long since lost the black strands of hair on their head, their long hair now as bright as blood.