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“Master Lord, what happened?”

A boy with a bright, clever-looking eyes, seemingly no older than thirteen, stood beside the middle-aged Taoist priest and asked inquisitively.

This middle-aged Taoist priest was the Master of the Eternal Taoist Temple, with a deep air about him, shrouded in a faint golden mist on his simple Taoist robe.

“A descendant of Ancestor Yan Zu has appeared, giving us some hope for the perpetuation we have been seeking.”

The master of the Eternal Taoist Temple flicked his dust whisk and laughed softly.

“Really?”

Upon hearing this, the boy’s eyes brightened.

It was well known that the prosperity of an Immortal Sect relied on the perpetuation from the Mortal World. Abundant perpetuation could gain the power from the universe, making cultivation even more successful.

As far as he knew, after the fall of Yan Country, the perpetuation of the Taoist temple had dimmed, and his master’s cultivation strength had stagnated.

“Back in the day, our Eternal Taoist Temple was the religion of Yan Country, and our perpetuation was flourishing.”

The boy recalled in his mind.

The more the Master of Eternal Taoist Temple thought about it, the more excited he became. He quickly instructed the clever boy, “Go quickly and summon your Senior Brother! I have something to entrust to him.”

The boy looked surprised, “Didn’t Master Lord just call Senior Brother to be the gatekeeper not long ago? It’s only been a few years, and you want to call him back?”

The Senior Brother was the new gatekeeper for the next ten years, stationed in the east, and regarded as the master’s most promising successor.

“What’s more important, gatekeeping or perpetuation?

The Master of the Eternal Taoist Temple changed his expression like a child, looking unhappy.

The boy couldn’t help but pout, “Of course… perpetuation is more important.”

“That’s right.”

The Master of the Eternal Taoist Temple gave a mysterious smile and spoke in a serious tone, “If Yan Country can be revived, our Taoist temple can prosper for at least another hundred years. There have been many Immortal Sects that have fallen along the way, and our temple’s lineage has lasted for thousands of years. How can it decline in my hands?”

“But the Immortal Sects can’t interfere with the Mortal World…” the clever boy scratched his scarce-haired head.

“You just don’t understand!”

The Master of the Eternal Taoist Temple sighed heavily and scolded,

“Misunderstanding! Pure misunderstanding!”

“No wonder you’ve been cultivating for so long and haven’t even broken through to the Golden Core stage. That’s the gap in understanding. Who says I’m going to interfere with the Mortal World?”

The Master of the Eternal Taoist Temple spoke earnestly, “I just want your Senior Brother to get close to this descendant of Ancestor Yan Zu and get familiar with them. So when the time comes to restore the country, they can at least remember our Taoist temple.”

“Oh, I see. Master Lord, I understand now!”

The clever boy suddenly nodded, his childish face filled with enlightenment.

“I’ll go find Senior Brother now.”

At this moment, Little Lingyin Temple, one of the Five Immortal Sects, was also quite unsettled.

In the ancient wooden temple shrouded with immortal mist, there were many people coming to worship, forming a sharp contrast with the Eternal Taoist Temple.

Inside the temple.

A young monk wearing a brown robe clasped his hands together and bowed slightly to an old man with white eyebrows covering his eyes and wearing a red kasaya:

“Abbot, it has been confirmed that the person with the Heavenly Mandate of Yan Country has appeared. They are a descendant of Ancestor Yan Zu, and not an ordinary one either. The heavenly sign manifested is a True Dragon. Should we make an effort to seize it?”

The old man’s eyes were covered by his long white beard; one could only hear a calm voice:

“Amitabha. Our Buddhist temple doesn’t serve two dynasties. At present, Lingyin Temple relies on the perpetuation from the Xia Country.”

“If the Xia Country perishes, it will be extremely detrimental to us, an absolutely disastrous blow.”

The young monk expressed doubt, “So what should we do?”

“The Immortal Sects cannot interfere with the Mortal World, so I’m afraid the Xia Country won’t be able to stand against Yan Country. As Yan Country’s national fortune revives, there will certainly be people backing them, like the Taoist schools, the Eternal Taoist Temple, and the others.”

There was a hint of worry in the young monk’s voice.

“Since the Xia Country could establish a dynasty, it naturally conforms to the current Heavenly Mandate. It can only be said that the Yan Country’s fate is not meant to be annihilated, but Xia Country still holds the initiative as a huge force.”

“Besides, there are still variables in the Xia Country, so don’t worry, don’t worry.”

The old man with white eyebrows spoke unhurriedly.

“Abbot, do you mean that the Xia Country has other hidden foundations?” The young monk contemplated for a moment and asked.

The old man with white eyebrows spoke meaningfully, “When everyone focuses on the True Dragon, they will forget that the phoenix can also undergo nirvana.”

Many immortal sects were shocked and began to cast their eyes back on the human world, attempting to get a share of the spoils in the stable situation.

Peace in the world signified that everything had settled and the cake had been divided.

If a new wave arises, it indicates that there are opportunities to seize, and the Immortal Sects can benefit immensely from the Mortal World.

The Exquisite Palace naturally ranks among them.

On the snowy Lotus Pond and Celestial Mountain.

A mature woman, around thirty years old, dressed in palace attire and holding an Icy Crystal Scepter, exuded an air of power with her every move.

“Yue Qing.”

“There’s a True Dragon appearing in the south, and this is a good opportunity for your cultivation to progress further.”

“You must be prepared.”

The eyes of the palace-dressed woman sparkled with a glint, her tone full of conviction.

In front of her, there was a woman with a fairy-like temperament, her expression solemn. She wore a Moonblue Fairy Dress, and her features were exquisite and pure as snow. Her extraordinary demeanor gave off an unattainable aura, as if a celestial fairy from the heavens. Her name was Qiu Yueqing, the number one true disciple of the Exquisite Palace, and also the heir to the master of the Exquisite Palace, this beautiful lady’s only direct disciple. She was the person most likely to inherit the Exquisite Palace in the future..