Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi

Chapter 410: Chapter 410: Digging Up One’s Own Foundation, Princess Lan Yue’s Choice

As part of a community with shared interests in the Cyan Yuan Sect, Yang Chan naturally understood Gu An’s intentions and wouldn’t lean too far to one side.

The Sect Leader, of course, wanted both reputation and benefits.

The Cyan Yuan Sect was his root; he couldn’t very well undermine his own foundation. Otherwise, he would surely be recorded on the Cyan Yuan Sect’s pillar of shame for all time.

But he couldn’t give nothing, either, or he would offend Liu Xuan, the new Peak Master of the Merak Sacred Land.

Summoning a group to discuss the matter also served this purpose.

Naturally, Yang Chan saw all this with perfect clarity.

"Does anyone have any other opinions?"

Gu An’s gaze swept over the other Hall Masters, Elders, and officials, feigning a desire for collective discussion.

After Yang Chan spoke, these people had also guessed Gu An’s thoughts.

It didn’t take long for everyone to reach a consensus.

This wasn’t just to curry favor with Gu An. More importantly, no one wanted to offend the Former Sect Leader, Liu Xuan. Some of them had no intention of going to the Merak Sacred Land; after all, how could life there be as comfortable as it was in the Cyan Yuan Sect?

But even if they weren’t thinking of themselves, they had to consider their descendants. Furthermore, the Cyan Yuan Sect was one of the Merak Sacred Land’s Affiliated Forces and was still subject to its control.

A refusal that was too blunt right now wouldn’t cause any problems in the short term, but when people from the Merak Sacred Land eventually came to the Cyan Yuan Sect, they might look for trouble.

The meeting in the Council Pavilion didn’t last long. The specific arrangements were decided: they would send half the number of people mentioned in the letter.

At the same time, they didn’t completely refuse the other half, saying they would be sent over once the Cyan Yuan Sect had recovered its strength.

As Yang Chan was leaving, he saw many Elders vying for the spots to join the Merak Sacred Land. For many, this was a great opportunity.

Of course, many knew that the situation for this new group might not be as good as it was for the first batch who followed Liu Xuan to the Merak Sacred Land.

For Liu Xuan to so urgently ask for people, something major must have happened. But since he didn’t mention it in his letter, they had no way of knowing.

Before arranging for the disciples to travel to the Merak Sacred Land, the sect sent a Cloud Eagle to deliver the news of their decision.

The message was worded carefully, leaving room for negotiation, while also clearly stating the Cyan Yuan Sect’s current predicament.

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’Looks like my choice was correct. The Merak Sacred Land is no paradise. They need so many people right after arriving, so the internal struggles must be fierce.’

’Liu Xuan being directly appointed as a new Peak Master has probably caused dissatisfaction among some in the Merak Sacred Land, who are now deliberately targeting him.’

Yang Chan returned to Yuanqing Courtyard, his mind on the matter of the Merak Sacred Land.

The Merak Sacred Land had abundant Cultivation Resources, including even rarer ones. After all, it was a Cave Heaven Blessed Land rich with Spiritual Qi, so it naturally had the conditions to cultivate extremely rare Spirit Medicines. They wouldn’t even deign to look at the Spiritual Qi-infused lands near the Qingyuan River.

The fact that the Merak Sacred Land paid no mind to the Spirit Medicines growing there, not even leaving behind disciples to compete for them, was quite telling.

Of course, the disciples who had come to the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty all possessed impressive Cultivation.

The Cyan Yuan Sect, for its part, had gone and occupied a piece of territory near Qing State. If Former Sect Leader Liu Xuan hadn’t already left for the Merak Sacred Land, the territory they occupied would have been even larger. Now, with the Cyan Yuan Sect’s strength greatly diminished, the land they could fight for was naturally smaller.

Even so, many Cyan Yuan Sect Disciples were stationed to guard this region. The goal was to protect the Spirit Medicines being cultivated there. Although they weren’t extremely precious and still needed time to mature, they were not something the Cyan Yuan Sect would give up easily.

These Spirit Medicines weren’t of much help to External Cultivation Disciples, but they could still benefit many Official Disciples. At this time, the Cyan Yuan Sect naturally placed great importance on cultivating its Official Disciples. They were even screening the Servant Disciples, selecting those worthy of training in the hope of increasing the number of Official Disciples within the sect.

Some of these new disciples would remain in the Cyan Yuan Sect to serve it, while others would be sent to the Merak Sacred Land to help the Cyan Yuan Sect’s faction gain a firm foothold. Both groups served a very important purpose.

The resources consumed in this effort could be replenished by the Spirit Medicines grown near the Qingyuan River, which was why they were valued so highly.

They would cultivate whatever Spirit Medicines they needed. Although the land would only be viable for a few years, for the Cyan Yuan Sect, that was enough.

There were disputes over these lands rich in Spiritual Qi, but the fighting wasn’t too intense. Once an Inner Master took action, they could basically occupy whatever they wanted.

As long as one didn’t encroach on another’s territory, there wouldn’t be any fierce conflict.

To this end, the Cyan Yuan Sect even had an Inner Master stationed near the Qingyuan River to prevent anyone from getting jealous and trying to attack or destroy the sect’s Spirit Medicines.

There were always those who would try to ruin the opportunities of other sects.

Preventing you from obtaining an opportunity was their entire goal.

The same applied to Liu Xuan and the others who had joined the Merak Sacred Land. He had been lucky enough to become a Peak Master in a single step—a position coveted by numerous Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters.

Being parachuted into such a high position meant he had to face the consequences.

"Pharmacist Yang, do you have any instructions for me?"

Princess Lan Yue entered the study. A strange glint flashed in her eyes before she quickly bowed and asked.

As she bent over, her exquisite figure was displayed to perfection.

Her eyes were filled with a seductive charm.

Yang Chan had sent for her as soon as he returned to the study.

Previously, Han Bingyu had been the one to summon them, or at least the summons came in her name. But not long ago, Han Bingyu had entered seclusion. Her Cultivation was about to break through to the External Refining Copper Skin Realm, so the affairs of Yuanqing Courtyard naturally fell to Yang Chan once more.

He was basically in charge of arrangements, though most things didn’t require his direct involvement as they had already been set up. Only matters that the maids couldn’t handle would require Yang Chan’s personal attention.

For the past few days, she had been wanting to ask about the message from the Merak Sacred Land, to find out what had happened. And, of course, to get closer to Yang Chan.

Having made a decision in her heart, she no longer hesitated.

This desire grew even stronger after learning that Han Bingyu was in seclusion, as this presented an excellent opportunity.

To gain anything, one naturally has to pay a price. She had come to understand this over the past few days. Besides, she never wanted to experience those days of constant fear and anxiety again.

"The Cyan Yuan Sect is about to bring out another batch of Spirit Medicines. I called you here to ask if you want to go and participate in the Alchemy?"

Yang Chan noticed the change in Princess Lan Yue—or rather, the changes in her over this period.

She always made a point of displaying her stunning figure before him, sometimes even revealing the pale mounds of her chest.

In truth, Yang Chan had seen this sort of thing many times. Which of these maids didn’t want to climb into his bed? They would even try to get handsy while helping him bathe, hoping to stir his lust. But Yang Chan had already made up his mind, so he was highly immune to such temptations.

Besides, Han Bingyu was amazing!