Sect Master’s Immortal Journey

Chapter 674: Delaying

Xu Mengying proposed so many conditions, and of course, Meng Zhang couldn't agree to all of them. Even if there was a willingness to cooperate between the two, bargaining was unavoidable.

The more they persisted at this moment, the more they would gain afterward.

Meng Zhang seemed passive, but he saw through Xu Mengying's bottom line. Moreover, with Extreme Sword Spirit General by his side, he was the dominant party and had an absolute advantage.

If he didn't know the price offered by Daoist Master Mountain Garden, he wouldn't have gone beyond Xu Mengying, and he could have just cooperated with Daoist Master Mountain Garden instead.

Xu Mengying had also clearly understood the current situation long ago. Many of the conditions she proposed were intended for negotiation.

After intense arguing for a long time, the two finally managed to resolve their differences reluctantly and reached a preliminary agreement. Except for the two conditions that Xu Mengying cared most about, Meng Zhang ignored all the other conditions.

For Meng Zhang, if he wanted to take over that piece of territory, he had to take matters into his own hands. There was no such thing as a free lunch in the world. The first condition was as good as non-existent.

As for helping Xu Mengying entangle Daoist Master Mountain Garden, that was not a difficult task at all. In fact, Meng Zhang even had plans to go further.

The agreement reached between the two parties was of great importance. Solely relying on verbal promises wouldn't be enough to reassure anyone.

Meng Zhang carried a written oath with a prepared ghost contract at all times. After Xu Mengying confirmed it, they both swore a ghost oath and pledged to cooperate.

During the swearing, Meng Zhang added one more condition for Xu Mengying. After the matters here were completed, she had to promptly provide the promised Nine Heavens Refined Essence to Meng Zhang.

Since it was something she had promised long ago, Xu Mengying didn't hesitate and agreed to it immediately.

With the ghost oath established, there was finally some assurance, and a basis of mutual trust was formed.

Although there were ways to evade the ghost oath, at least for a Gold Core Daoist Master, it was reliable enough.

Now, Xu Mengying and Meng Zhang were once again standing on the same front as temporary allies, turning enemies into friends in the blink of an eye.

The speed of transformation between enemies and friends in the Cultivation World was indeed surprising. Both Meng Zhang and Xu Mengying were used to this and didn't care at all.

They didn't mention the unpleasantness from earlier, as if those things had never happened.

Next, their goal was to seize the foundation of Maple Leaf Mountain City.

This was also a strong request from Meng Zhang.

Xu Mengying couldn't expect to use the benefits she promised in advance to manipulate Meng Zhang. He wouldn't agree to help Xu Mengying solve the trouble with Daoist Master Mountain Garden until he received the benefits.

He wanted to take control of Maple Leaf Mountain City first before dealing with other matters.

When Yellow Lotus Sect laid down this foundation, the predecessors in the sect probably considered the possibility of betrayal in the future. Out of necessary caution, they made some preparations in advance.

If Yellow Lotus Sect hadn't dispatched other forces, relying solely on these preparations might not have prevented Maple Leaf Mountain City from losing control.

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Daoist Master Mountain Garden and others may have means to track Xu Mengying's whereabouts. However, as long as Xu Mengying keeps moving and doesn't stay in one place for too long, they would find it difficult to capture her.

Moreover, with Meng Zhang's assistance now, they would act even more cautiously.

Though Daoist Master Mountain Garden cursed at Meng Zhang to his face and seemed to look down on him, deep down, he would never underestimate Meng Zhang, his old rival from Taiyi Sect, with whom he had tangled for many years.

In the Endless Sea of Sand and the Demon Wind Gobi, Meng Zhang had already built a formidable reputation through numerous victories.

Xu Mengying and Meng Zhang were both decisive individuals, and once they made a decision, they quickly set their plans into motion.

They soon left the area and flew towards the direction of Maple Leaf Mountain City.

Maple Leaf Mountain City was quite a distance away from the region where the demonic calamity had erupted and was considered to be on the edge of the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle.

Flying at high speed, the three of them quickly left the area dominated by the monsters.

Meng Zhang probably didn't realize that by agreeing to Xu Mengying's conditions and leaving this place ahead of time to seek control of Maple Leaf Mountain City, he had avoided a forthcoming major disturbance.

Shortly after they left, teams of cultivators from various major cultivation forces in the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle arrived in the area to deal with the problem of demons infiltrating the market after demonizing some cultivators.

This team was of extremely high standard, consisting entirely of Gold Core Daoist Masters, led by two Primordial Spirit True Monarchs.

After arriving, they sealed off the surrounding area, searching for the whereabouts of the demonized cultivators and examining whether there were other demonized individuals.

Due to some delay in repairing their flying ship, Daoist Master Mountain Garden's group, unfortunately, didn't leave in time and ended up being stopped by the cultivators responsible for the blockade.

Initially, they relied on their large numbers and Daoist Master Mountain Garden's aggressive temperament, but when they saw the appearance of the Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, they immediately became extremely compliant.

They obediently reported their names and backgrounds, accepting the inspection with utmost cooperation.

Fortunately, Primordial Spirit sects like Yellow Lotus Sect had a certain level of reputation in the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, and some well-informed cultivators had heard about them.

What's more important was that during this time, the envoy sent by Jiuqu League had officially appeared in Tiger Mountain City and started to meet with cultivators from various major forces.

In terms of overall strength, Jiuqu League was far inferior to the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, but as an alliance composed of many cultivation forces, it could be considered as a collective entity. Compared to the fragmented Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, Jiuqu League could muster much stronger forces. Thus, those from the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle treated Jiuqu League's guests with respect and politeness.

Under these circumstances, after learning about Daoist Master Mountain Garden and others' background, the cultivators responsible for the blockade wouldn't intentionally make things difficult for them.

However, necessary inspections were still unavoidable, especially when it involved demons. There couldn't be the slightest oversight.

After a thorough inspection and completing complicated procedures, a considerable amount of time had passed.

If it weren't for the leading Primordial Spirit True Monarch considering them guests from Jiuqu League and being lenient, they might still be trapped in the blockade.

When they bid farewell to the cultivators responsible for the blockade, expressing their heartfelt gratitude, and left the area, much time had already elapsed.

During this delay, Xu Mengying and the others had long vanished without a trace.

Fortunately, they had the means left by True Monarch Mountain Peak. No matter where Xu Mengying fled or how far she went, as long as she didn't abandon that personal item, she would never escape the pursuit of Daoist Master Mountain Garden and his group.

Using the secret technique taught by True Monarch Mountain Peak, Daoist Master Mountain Garden quickly sensed the location of that item.

Following this sense, they set off again, heading in that direction.

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