Chapter 1234 - 1234 678 Swords Drawn and Bows Bent

Chapter 1234: Chapter 678: Swords Drawn and Bows Bent Chapter 1234: Chapter 678: Swords Drawn and Bows Bent At first, when Luo Xue’er heard that Jiang Zongheng was coming, she thought it was the Sect Leader sending a disciple to inspect the progress at Mo River, putting pressure on her.

But she wasn’t the least bit nervous.

After receiving the support of three big batches of manpower from Rock Country, she had been tirelessly excavating the river channel on the front lines day and night. She felt this was the most fulfilling and strenuous period since coming to Sky Country, and the results were indeed outstanding.

To emphasize this point, when King Zhou’s envoy sent a message, Luo Xue’er even said she was too busy with work and couldn’t make it to meet in person.

Over in Sky Country, like Northern Abyss City, King Zhou also founded an Immortal City.

However, without the full support of Chen Mobai, this Immortal City could only be considered a large Fang Market to this day.

When the Immortal City was first established, King Zhou didn’t forget to ask Chen Mobai to name it.

After some thought, Chen Mobai directly instructed him to name it Shengqing.

To this, King Zhou naturally had no objections and even thought that the Sect Leader was cherishing old memories, commemorating his ancestor who had passed away in meditation.

Inside Shengqing Market, King Zhou was having tea with Jiang Zongheng, discussing the hottest topic recently in the Eastern Wilderness.

Luo Yixuan had revealed her Core Formation strength, displayed her divine might, and led the Divine Wood Sect’s army to attack the Nanxuan sect.

King Zhou was initially very surprised by this, as it signified a looming great battle with Xuan Xiao Dao Palace, but soon he realized this was the best opportunity to make a contribution to the sect.

After all, he couldn’t hope to compete with E Yun in terms of economic development and infrastructure projects, so he had to see if he could overtake him through war.

King Zhou also requested the sect to allow him to lead Sky Country’s army to assist Luo Yixuan.

However, with Rock Country’s manpower being sufficient to take on the Nanxuan sect after Fang Xuanyang was gone, the Sect’s response was for him to keep his troops still, and to show no mercy to any of the remnants who might flee from Nanxuan sect.

“Luo Ancestor is truly the one with the highest talent under the Sect Leader’s tutelage, the speed of her Core Formation is almost catching up to that of the Sect Leader.”

King Zhou envied Luo Yixuan greatly. After the news of her Core Formation had spread, the adoration for Chen Mobai as a Great Sage and Good Teacher had soared to unprecedented heights in the Eastern Wilderness.

Generally, people believed that Luo Yixuan’s Core Formation success might be due to her exceptional talent, but more so because she had been under the Sect Leader Chen’s guidance for many years.

“I was also quite surprised by the news of Luo Shijie’s Core Formation…”

Jiang Zongheng spoke frankly—Chen Mobai had always believed that secrecy was best maintained with as few people in the know as possible, so whether it was Zhou Shengqing or Luo Yixuan, only a very few essential people were privy to such matters.

It wasn’t a matter of distrust towards others, but in The Cultivation World, there were countless secret techniques and strange sorceries, along with sinister influences of the Demon Path. If anyone privy to a secret were captured by enemies, even the firmest will could be broken by cunning demonic techniques.

As the two of them talked, marveling at the prospect of the sect’s impending great battle with Xuan Xiao Dao Palace, King Zhou’s envoy returned.

When he reported that Luo Xue’er was too busy with the project to come over, both Jiang Zongheng and King Zhou were slightly taken aback.

Jiang Zongheng had also led Longevity Academy’s disciples to help his second senior sister Zhuo Ming with the river excavation in Rock Country, but no matter how busy they were, there was usually time for a meeting.

“Is Luo Shijie really that busy?”

However, he wasn’t very familiar with the situation in Sky Country, so he hesitated for a while before asking King Zhou.

“Jiang Shidi, Luo Shijie has been commanding our Sect Disciples and various contractors from the very front lines at Mo River for the past year, trying to catch up on the progress that fell behind in the previous years…”

King Zhou hadn’t expected Luo Xue’er not to show up, but as their successes and failures were linked, he quickly found an excuse.

“Master sent me to summon Luo Shijie. If she’s truly that busy, then I can only return and report as such.”

Jiang Zongheng expressed his regret. Due to the attention from all the Foundation Establishment Practitioners in the sect watching the Heterodox Golden Core, to avoid any complications, Chen Mobai only asked him to summon Luo Xue’er.

King Zhou’s expression changed slightly upon hearing this: “So it was the Sect Leader summoning her. No matter how busy, Luo Shijie must obey the order. I’ll have Bing Yan and Ze Yang go to the Mo River frontlines to replace the Shijie for a while.”

The specific reasons for Jiang Zongheng’s visit were not disclosed, and so King Zhou’s envoy did not emphasize this when passing on the summons.

If it was clear from the start that it was a summons from Chen Mobai, she would not dare to delay.

Jiang Zongheng then waited for half a day.

As soon as Luo Xue’er heard it was a summons from the Sect Leader, she immediately put down her work.

“Zhou Shimei, Wu Shidi, this stretch of the river channel is crucial for the development and irrigation of thousands of acres of Spirit Fields nearby…”

But indeed, Luo Xue’er was immersed in her work. When Bing Yan and Wu Zeyang went to replace her as Foundation Establishment Practitioners, she still gave them some anxious instructions.

And when she eventually arrived at Northern Abyss City with Jiang Zongheng to hear that the Heterodox Golden Core would be granted to her ahead of schedule, Luo Xue’er kneeling below almost pinched her own thigh blue.

If she had missed this opportunity, she reckoned she would regret it to death!

“Thank you, Sect Leader! Thank you, Sect Leader!”

Luo Xue’er, somewhat overwhelmed, bowed repeatedly to Chen Mobai on the mountaintop of Northern Abyss City.

“The Sect is about to face a great battle with Xuan Xiao Daoist Palace and needs more Core Formation combat forces. You’ve toiled for many years for the sect and have earnestly excavated the river channels in Sky Country. This can be considered a reward for your performance that has moved me.”