Sect Master's Immortal Journey-Chapter 746: Complementary Waves

Wen DongTrue Monarch, who had originally lost interest in the battle, immediately signaled his fellow cultivators to retreat when he saw the enemy's reinforcements arriving.

Wen DongTrue Monarch's side wasn't at a disadvantage, and leaving the battlefield was not difficult. Normally, to keep them behind, it would take around ten or so Primordial SpiritTrue Monarchs coordinating together with a reasonable chance of success.

Wen DongTrue Monarch and his group cooperated, covered for each other, fought and retreated, gradually withdrawing from the battle.

The arriving Primordial SpiritTrue Monarchs were of average strength, and some like True Monarch Profound Wind were half-hearted, only putting up a show without going all out.

Red Pig True Monarch and the others wanted to keep their enemies behind but were unable to do so effectively.

Thus, Wen DongTrue Monarch and his group managed to successfully escape, flying away to an unknown destination.

Meng Zhang didn't want to expose his connection to the Dark Alliance branch in front of others, so he took the opportunity of pursuing Wen DongTrue Monarch's group to secretly slip away alone.

As for dealing with True Monarch Profound Wind and explaining the recent battle, that became Red Pig True Monarch's problem.

Meng Zhang didn't linger outside and directly returned to Taiyi Sect.

The four Primordial SpiritTrue Monarchs of Wen DongTrue Monarch's group were powerful enough to wipe out a significant portion of the Jiuqu League's cultivation forces. Especially with Wen DongTrue Monarch's identity exposed, even if the higher-ups of the Jiuqu League were slow to react, they should make some sort of response.

Shortly after Meng Zhang returned to Taiyi Sect, he received a message talisman from Red Pig True Monarch.

Wen DongTrue Monarch and his group had already escaped, and Red Pig True Monarch had given up on continuing the pursuit.

Dong QiangTrue Monarch was seriously injured this time and would need some time to recover.

Wen DongTrue Monarch and True Monarch Crossing Blade had exposed their identities, so it was likely that they could no longer stay in the Jiuqu League.

ChangchunTrue Monarch's physical body was destroyed by True Monarch Crossing Blade's ambush, but fortunately, his Primordial Spirit was mostly intact.

Jade Rabbit True Monarch had escorted his Primordial Spirit back to Changchun Outlook.

As for compensating ChangchunTrue Monarch, Red Pig True Monarch didn't specify.

The rewards that were due to Meng Zhang would be sent by someone Red Pig True Monarch appointed.

Red Pig True Monarch was probably busy, dealing with the split in the Dark Alliance branch, which must have given him a headache.

If the plan had gone smoothly and they had first eliminated Dong QiangTrue Monarch, the leader of the group, dealing with the remaining cultivators from his faction or recruiting them would have been much easier.

However, now that unexpected incidents had occurred, the plan had failed, and Dong QiangTrue Monarch and True Monarch White Crow were still around. The Dark Alliance branch would undoubtedly face a significant internal upheaval.

But all of this had little to do with Meng Zhang. After returning to the sect, he integrated the experiences from the recent battle, confirming what he had learned.

Meng Zhang didn't have much time to relax, as he received a summons from Jade Sword Sect, interrupting his cultivation.

After that day's battle, Red Pig True Monarch knew that they had completely broken ties with the Dali Dynasty. Especially True Monarch Crossing Blade's betrayal had infuriated him.

In order to turn the situation around quickly, he quickly made a decision to completely support the Jiuqu League.

He publicly announced that the Dali Dynasty had dispatched a spy named Wen Dong, who infiltrated the Jiuqu League to cause havoc.

Wen Dong colluded with the traitors in the Dark Alliance branch and incited rebellion within it, attempting to overthrow the Dark Alliance branch.

The existence of the black market was not a big secret, and the cultivators with some status in the Cultivation World knew about the Dark Alliance behind it to some extent.

Of course, for the vast majority of lower-level cultivators in the Cultivation World, the Dark Alliance remained deliberately hidden.

Now, Red Pig True Monarch openly standing against them shattered the tradition of the Dark Alliance.

But he had no other choice.

With Dali Dynasty's assistance, Dong QiangTrue Monarch's group was no longer inferior to Red Pig True Monarch's Book MountainTrue Monarch faction. Since Dong Qiang and his group had help, Red Pig True Monarch also needed reinforcements.

Since the Jiuqu League and the Dali Dynasty were enemies, he had no choice but to openly support the Jiuqu League.

Originally neutral and even slightly favoring the Dali Dynasty's Dark Alliance branch now actively sought alignment with the Jiuqu League, which was exactly what the Jiuqu League higher-ups desired.

Furthermore, with Wen DongTrue Monarch infiltrating the Jiuqu League openly causing trouble, the Jiuqu League higher-ups could not ignore the situation and allow him to act freely.

Though Azure Origin Sect and Jade Sword Sect were on the verge of breaking off relations, they quickly reached a consensus on this matter.

True Monarch Azure Mist and True Monarch Azure Gem of Azure Origin Sect personally took the lead in gathering their Primordial SpiritTrue Monarchs to prepare for an encirclement against Wen DongTrue Monarch and his group.

On the other hand, Fei GuoTrue Monarch of Jade Sword Sect gathered a group of Primordial SpiritTrue Monarchs, also preparing to take action.

Upon receiving the summons from Jade Sword Sect, Meng Zhang didn't dare to delay and immediately rushed to the designated meeting point.

The meeting point was not unfamiliar to Meng Zhang; it was where You HongzhiTrue Monarch had organized the gathering of Primordial SpiritTrue Monarchs last time.

After Meng Zhang arrived there, the Primordial SpiritTrue Monarchs from the northern region of the Jiuqu League gradually assembled.

Fei GuoTrue Monarch was the indisputable leader, followed by You HongzhiTrue Monarch, Elder Beast Fury, True Monarch Profound Wind, and others...

He LuoTrue Monarch, although belonging to Azure Origin Sect, still accepted the summons from Jade Sword Sect during this time.

Despite the internal strife in Yellow Lotus Sect, True Monarch Mountain Peak had arrived here.

Regardless of the secret calculations going on in everyone's minds and whether they were secretly colluding with the Dali Dynasty, at least on the surface, everyone had to obey Fei GuoTrue Monarch's orders and chase down the Dali Dynasty's spies with all their might.

Around ten Primordial SpiritTrue Monarchs gathered here, which should be sufficient to surround and kill Wen DongTrue Monarch's group.

Fei GuoTrue Monarch led everyone and began a grand search in the surrounding area.

On the side of the Dark Alliance branch, after Dong QiangTrue Monarch and the others fled the battlefield, they quickly assembled their own faction's cultivators.

Originally, they had the intention to fight against Red Pig True Monarch and the others. Unfortunately, Red Pig True Monarch wholeheartedly sided with the Jiuqu League and attracted the Jiuqu League's reinforcements.

Dong QiangTrue Monarch and his followers took the opportunity to quickly escape.

Red Pig True Monarch personally conducted a purge of the Dark Alliance branch, completely eliminating Dong QiangTrue Monarch's faction.

However, he was helpless against Dong QiangTrue Monarch and his group, who had escaped.

Both Jade Sword Sect and Azure Origin Sect organized large-scale searches, turning the entire Jiuqu League upside down.

Cultivators of Primordial SpiritTrue Monarch level, with the intention of hiding, couldn't be easily found using conventional means.

Moreover, according to the Jiuqu League's high-level judgment, Wen DongTrue Monarch and his group had likely already escaped the Jiuqu League's territory.

The Primordial SpiritTrue Monarchs participating in the search also knew that they were wasting their efforts. Their grand search was just for show.

Jade Sword Sect and Azure Origin Sect had their own purposes in doing so. Dali Dynasty's spy had caused such a commotion within the Jiuqu League, and they had to do something.

First, they needed to account for their actions, and secondly, they had to appease people's minds.

A bunch of Primordial SpiritTrue Monarchs flying around Jiuqu League's territory, back and forth, busied themselves for quite some time.

Finally, with no news of the Dali Dynasty spy, Jade Sword Sect and Azure Origin Sect had no choice but to disperse these Primordial SpiritTrue Monarchs.

During this time, Meng Zhang joined everyone in action and made some friends among his fellow cultivators, becoming somewhat familiar to them.

After the operation ended, Jade Sword Sect and Azure Origin Sect fell into conflict again.

Jade Sword Sect believed that Dali Dynasty's secret infiltration into the Jiuqu League amounted to a declaration of war.

If the Jiuqu League didn't respond appropriately, its reputation and dignity would be lost. How could it make the major cultivation factions in the league believe in it?

Jade Sword Sect proposed that the Jiuqu League should immediately concentrate its forces and launch a retaliatory strike against Dali Dynasty.

As expected, Azure Origin Sect flatly refused Jade Sword Sect's proposal.

Azure Origin Sect feared that such action would trigger a full-scale war between the Jiuqu League and Dali Dynasty, leading to serious consequences.

With many supporters within the Jiuqu League, there was no way for Jade Sword Sect to smoothly pass anything that Azure Origin Sect opposed.

The proposal being rejected and unable to take action against Dali Dynasty made everyone in Jade Sword Sect angry.

To Jade Sword Sect, this was merely appeasing the enemy and would only allow Dali Dynasty to gain more advantages step by step.

After this incident, Jade Sword Sect lost all hope in Azure Origin Sect. They no longer had any attachment to the Jiuqu League as an organization.

Jade Sword Sect no longer harbored any illusions and began to fully prepare to leave the Jiuqu League.

After becoming a Primordial Spirit, Meng Zhang automatically became a Senator of the Jiuqu League.

Even though he didn't actively pursue power and had no real authority, his status was there, and he had channels to learn about the winds and rains among the high-ranking members of the Jiuqu League, as well as various news.

As someone who had been clinging to Jade Sword Sect, Meng Zhang also lost respect for the Jiuqu League as an organization and no longer bothered to put on an act.

As a Senator of the Jiuqu League, after achieving Primordial Spirit, he never visited the league's headquarters, Jiuqu City.

Furthermore, Meng Zhang began to gradually withdraw Taiyi Sect's branch organizations and personnel from the Jiuqu League.

Originally, Taiyi Sect had sent a Gold Core cultivator to Jiuqu City as an Elder representing the Jiuqu League.

But with Meng Zhang's orders, this Gold Core cultivator began preparations to withdraw as well.

In the south of the Jiuqu League, aside from a few necessary commercial organizations, Taiyi Sect had completely withdrawn, concentrating all its strength in the north.

Although Meng Zhang didn't have much confidence in Azure Origin Sect and Jade Sword Sect, and believed that even if the Jiuqu League didn't split, they would likely not be able to withstand Dali Dynasty, after experiencing these events, he also abandoned the idea of secretly contacting the Dali Dynasty. Instead, he began to actively prepare Taiyi Sect to deal with Dali Dynasty's potential invasion.

Taiyi Sect's proactive attitude towards preparation pleased Jade Sword Sect's leaders and indirectly earned Meng Zhang some credit in their eyes.

In reality, all the factions within the Jade Sword Sect's camp had given up unrealistic illusions and were preparing to face the upcoming war.

After the events in the Dark Alliance branch, Red Pig True Monarch didn't go back on his words. When the situation stabilized a bit, he sent Meng Zhang's old friend, Luo YeDaoist Master, with the promised benefits, to Taiyi Sect's mountain gate, Hundred Grass Slope.

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