Sect Master’s Immortal Journey

Chapter 655: Visit

A graceful and elegant woman, dressed in a green dress, is standing not far from Meng Zhang and Extreme Sword Spirit General, glancing around. Although her face is covered by a light veil, hiding her entire countenance and concealing her aura, Meng Zhang recognized her with just a glance.

This person is the Saintess of the Yellow Lotus Sect, who had a chance encounter with Meng Zhang in Jiuqu City in the past. Gu Yue Huaidie of the Gu Yue Family played matchmaker and introduced them, arranging their meeting. They became friends because they shared a common enemy, the True Monarch Mountain Peak.

At that time, they had a decent conversation and reached some preliminary agreements, finding areas for cooperation. However, they hadn't met again since then, leaving their contacts to their subordinates.

The Saintess's subordinates had some contact and cooperation with disciples of the Taiyi Sect, but over time, the communication between the two sides dwindled. This was because the Primordial Spirit True Monarch who presided over the Yellow Lotus Sect's Main Altar was getting older, with fewer remaining years of life, and rarely appeared in public. Meanwhile, the True Monarch Mountain Peak, as a Primordial Spirit True Monarch, was almost invincible within the Yellow Lotus Sect, with a growing influence and a large number of followers and supporters.

In recent years, many insightful individuals within the Yellow Lotus Sect felt the changes in the situation both within the Jiuqu League and its surrounding areas. They came to the consensus that the Yellow Lotus Sect had to end its divided state, unite, and face external challenges together.

This was the shared view of many insightful individuals within the Yellow Lotus Sect, including significant support from the Main Altar, considering True Monarch Mountain Peak's exceptional strength and reputation. Having him mediate and unify the divided Yellow Lotus Sect was the option that would cause the least loss and preserve the sect's strength—an ideal choice.

Under these circumstances, the Yellow Lotus Sect Saintess, who had been at odds with True Monarch Mountain Peak, found herself in increasingly difficult days. After all, it was obvious which side to choose between a Gold Core Daoist Master and a Primordial Spirit True Monarch.

While the Saintess held a high position, in the Cultivation World, strength ruled above all, and one had to rely on their capabilities to speak. What was more critical was True Monarch Mountain Peak's image as a benevolent leader. At least on the surface, he respected the elders of the sect and didn't possess a vengeful or intolerant character.

The Saintess's influence was gradually diminishing, and even within the Yellow Lotus Sect's Main Altar, she started to feel isolated. She found it difficult to protect herself, let alone confront True Monarch Mountain Peak.

Although Taiyi Sect viewed True Monarch Mountain Peak as a major adversary, they would never openly target him. Consequently, since the Yellow Lotus Sect Saintess couldn't be of much help and had little utility to Taiyi Sect, they naturally kept their distance to avoid being entangled in direct confrontation with True Monarch Mountain Peak.

The Yellow Lotus Sect Saintess had tried to send messages several times, wanting to meet with Meng Zhang, but he had always found excuses to decline. Little did Meng Zhang expect that he would encounter her here.

Meng Zhang couldn't pretend not to see her because when he noticed her, she had also spotted him almost at the same time. However, she didn't approach him to talk; instead, she acted as if she hadn't noticed anything and slowly walked in another direction, getting farther away from Meng Zhang.

On this level where Meng Zhang was, Foundation Building cultivators were predominant. Apart from Meng Zhang and Extreme Sword Spirit General, two Gold Core Daoist Masters hiding their Cultivation Bases, there was now a Yellow Lotus Sect Saintess.

But that wasn't all; there were two more Gold Core Daoist Masters hiding their Cultivation Bases following behind the Yellow Lotus Sect Saintess, secretly monitoring her. Interestingly, one of these Gold Core Daoist Masters was someone Meng Zhang knew—a senior of the Yellow Lotus Sect's East River Branch who had participated in the past attack on the Taiyi Sect's mountain gate alongside Daoist Master Smiling Lotus.

At present, their main focus was on the Yellow Lotus Sect Saintess, and they hadn't noticed Meng Zhang and Extreme Sword Spirit General.

With Deception Breaking Eye, Meng Zhang had a keen eye, and with just a quick glance, he roughly understood the situation at the moment. The Yellow Lotus Sect Saintess, for some unknown reason, had also infiltrated the delegation heading to the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, with a long tail following behind her. She had noticed the tail but didn't have a good way to deal with it.

Despite the Cloud Boat's spacious interior, it was still a confined space. It was not an easy task to shake off pursuit and remain hidden.

In recent years, Taiyi Sect had largely restrained their covert actions against True Monarch Mountain Peak and his forces. True Monarch Mountain Peak was busy unifying the Yellow Lotus Sect and had no time to deal with Taiyi Sect's minor actions. Similarly, Taiyi Sect was focused on assimilating the newly acquired territories and recovering from the losses sustained during major battles; they didn't want to stir up more trouble.

Especially after the Taiyi Sect's higher-ups found Jin Li True Monarch to be unreliable, they were even less willing to provoke other Primordial Spirit True Monarchs.

Although True Monarch Mountain Peak was indeed Taiyi Sect's archenemy, they believed in taking revenge slowly and had enough time to wait. Unlike Meng Zhang, who was much younger, they had no reason to be impatient.

Encountering the Yellow Lotus Sect Saintess in such a place, Meng Zhang could only curse his bad luck in his heart, knowing that it meant new troubles were coming.

As he urgently headed to the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle to investigate the fallen Taiyi Sect mountain gate, he truly didn't want to get involved in anything at this time. But, as it goes, world events are unpredictable.

With his mood considerably dampened, Meng Zhang had no interest in sightseeing. After casually strolling around the outer deck to get an idea of the situation, he returned to his cabin.

Once back in his cabin, Meng Zhang meditated with his eyes closed and didn't venture outside again.

Not long after nightfall, a knocking sound came from outside Meng Zhang's cabin. Before he could react, the Yellow Lotus Sect Saintess appeared silently before him.

On this level, the main guests were Foundation Building cultivators, and each independent cabin was equipped with restrictions to block external observation. If someone intruded, it would alert the occupants promptly. However, these restrictions were mainly effective against Foundation Building cultivators and below, almost ineffective against Gold Core Daoist Masters.

"I have come uninvited, being a rude guest. I hope Sect Master Meng won't take offense," said the Yellow Lotus Sect Saintess, standing before Meng Zhang, bowing lightly.

Meng Zhang sighed; trouble really couldn't be avoided. When someone comes and stands in front of you, how can you pretend not to be offended? It seemed impossible.

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