"Isn't that what sects are for?"

Taoist Tai Ye said gently:

"The sect will back up every disciple and will avenge every wronged member.

"You are also part of the sect and have made considerable contributions."

Wang Jixuan said apologetically, "Back then, I acted impulsively and lacked consideration. If I had stayed within the sect for a few hundred years, slaying strong foes and cultivating disciples, I might have filled the small void in my Dao Heart."

"It's all in the past, haven't you returned to save the sect now?"

Taoist Tai Ye waved his hand:

"We cultivators seek freedom and unrestrained spirit, don't talk about such things.

"Speaking of your Senior Sister Xihua, do you know where she is now?"

"Where is she?"

"She went out to explore the world and met an elder from the Qingyuan Sword Sect. They got along well and eventually became a Daoist couple. Now, she's the wife of the Sect Leader of the Qingyuan Sword Sect."

"Oh?" Wang Jixuan smiled, "That's truly wonderful."

"It's just a pity," Taoist Tai Ye continued to stroll, sighing, "I remember you had a junior sister whom you could talk to. She went out to train, fought with a demon beast, and died of exhaustion. However, she didn't disgrace our Wangxian Valley's name, as our people destroyed the demon beast's lair."

Wang Jixuan's smile faded.

It's joyful that his senior sister is doing well now.

But it is saddening that his junior sister has perished in the river of time, within merely a few hundred years.

"Alas," Wang Jixuan said, "Did she leave any clothing or relics?"

"We cultivators, why bother with things for future generations to remember? Just be buried with Heaven and Earth."

"That is also true."

Master Wang clasped his hands behind his back, pondering over burning some paper offerings for his junior sister when he returned.

She might like some novels and comics from Earth, so he'll burn a few volumes for her as well.

The two continued their walk, pausing here and there.

Wangxian Valley isn't particularly large; they soon walked a full circuit, and Master Tai Ye had already ordered a banquet prepared, inviting a few elders Wang Jixuan should have known to feast together.

Why "should have known"?

Because even Sect Leader Tai Ye was unsure.

Wang Jixuan was a taciturn person back in the sect, rarely mingling with the sect elders.

At the banquet, these few elders were puzzled as to why, when calamity was looming, the Sect Leader would invite a cultivator from the Murong Family for such a feast.

Taoist Tai Ye simply explained:

"This fellow is extraordinary; his identity with the Murong Family is just a front.

"Today, it was this fellow... the master behind him who dispelled the Dark Sect members' puppets.

"He is here to discuss with us how to avoid the Dark Sect's retaliation moving forward."

The elders straightened up with respect, their speech becoming much more restrained.

The banquet concluded, and it was already midnight.

Wang Jixuan felt no more regrets in his heart, aiding Taoist Tai Ye back to his cave to meditate, while he returned to the guest's courtyard to rest.

As his main body closed its eyes, the Foreign Soul Puppet was already in action.

The usual rule was that their small group would hold a meeting first.

Wang Jixuan was no longer hesitant.

He needed to find a way to save everyone in Wangxian Valley, even if it meant putting them in subspace or creating a Second Base, as that would be better than watching them die here.

As for how to specifically operate, he'll need to consult with Mu Dan.

Master Wang and Tai Ye did not notice the transparent figure that had been watching them from the corner, now quietly departing.

It neither revealed itself directly nor left any messages, nor gave any hint.

It seemed to be in its own quandary, probing for something.

...

"Eh? Brother Wang looks particularly happy today."

Zheng Shiduo couldn't help but commend when he saw Wang Jixuan's Foreign Soul.

Since it was a meeting, Master Wang let the unsightly puppet remain in the rest area, allowing the Foreign Soul to take on his shape and face.

"Really?" Master Wang said from the main seat, lazily spinning the chair once, "This is called being high-spirited and glowing with health and vitality."

Everyone smiled to themselves.

Mao Mo had understood the connection between Wang Jixuan and Wangxian Valley, and now asked with a grin, "Visiting old haunts, eh? If I could return to the sect where I once cultivated, I'd be over the moon."

Zheng Shiduo chuckled, "As long as it's your belly that's over the moon and not your butt."

"Get lost!" Mao Mo glared, about to kick.

Wang Jixuan looked at Mu Dan, who seemed a bit troubled, "What's wrong?"

"Those six Tianluo Loose Immortals have been trying to find the location of our First Base."

Mu Dan complained, massaging her temples:

"We have to leave a portal outside, and they're looking for it. If I weren't quick, they would've found it several times."

Mao Mo now felt quite confident, "If they find it, we'll just hit them! With our Mechanical Army, what are we afraid of!"

Gao Huating gently reminded, "But they are Loose Immortals, and our weapons are designed for wide-area destruction; their effectiveness against individual powerful beings is limited."

Red Snake blinked, "We have your mentor's Foreign Soul Puppet."

"Oh, right," Gao Huating licked her lips, "I forgot just now."

"The Foreign Soul Puppet isn't easy to use either."

Wang Jixuan lamented:

"What I worry about now is the Dark Sect sending experts from the Immortal Realm. If more than three True Immortals come, I'm stumped, or if a Perfect Realm True Immortal comes, I'm likely not a match either.

"The urgent matter is how to retreat."

Mu Dan asked, "Do we take Wangxian Valley with us? That's actually not technically difficult, the main challenge is how to convince them."

"Not just Wangxian Valley, I want to take disciples and members from other Righteous sects too."

"That's impossible!"

From the corner came Senior Bai Gu's mock scolding:

"Do you think I am omnipotent? Able to disregard the Great Path and cause and effect, and pull as many people as I want through the river of time?

"Even if they're in subspace, they're still considered people."

Wang Jixuan asked, "Then why don't those Mechanical Bodies count?"

"Mechanical Bodies are not recognized as life forms by the Great Path," Senior Bai Gu answered, without showing himself, "I can take at most a hundred people; just focus on your Wangxian Valley."

Wang Jixuan responded, and then lowered his head, deep in thought.

Only a hundred people;

that's better than taking none.

Senior Bai Gu continued, "Keep using your little brains to find a solution. Solutions exist, it's just a matter of seeing if you can come around to them."

"What solution?" Zheng Shiduo mumbled quietly, "Hasn't the Dark Sect already started moving their forces?"

Red Snake shouted fiercely, "Every time they come, we'll take them down!"

Mu Dan reminded, "The Dark Sect leaders aren't fools; they'll definitely send experts. Losing ten or so Loose Immortals will definitely get their attention."

Senior Bai Gu just smiled, saying nothing further, and refrained from commenting.

He remained hidden outside the scene, watching the scene unfold, observing the conflict and interaction between Great Paths.

Senior Bai Gu didn't tell them that the current world had already begun to show cracks, which stemmed from the fluctuations caused by the previous battle.

Mu Dan suddenly said, "The solution Senior mentioned, perhaps, is to surrender to the Dark Sect."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Have all cultivators above the Unification Realm in this world pledge loyalty to the Dark Sect in exchange for the Dark Sect not invading this world further, that's one way."

Mu Dan softly said:

"After all, it was the mysterious Puppet Army that eliminated this batch of the Dark Sect's living force, not connected to this world's cultivators.

"We could also cooperate with this world's cultivators, making the Mechanical Body Army attack them indiscriminately, giving them a suitable excuse."

The meeting room fell silent.

For a moment, Wang Jixuan didn't know how to retort.

Because after thinking it through, Mu Dan's suggestion was indeed a way to save the majority of the cultivators in this world, but...

Isn't that akin to acknowledging a thief as one's father?

Bowing to the enemy and admitting wrongs?

Probably more than half of this world's experts wouldn't accept this.

Wang Jixuan said, "Mu Dan, spread this idea to various sects and see how they react."

"Okay," Mu Dan immediately set to arranging it.

Master Wang glanced at the corner, seeing that Senior Bai Gu hadn't revealed himself. He thought it over and still decided to discuss Mu Dan's plan with Master Tai Ye.

A green mountain remains to furnish endless fuel for the fire.

He shifted his mind back to his main body, and as his eyelids were about to open, a sudden insight arose in his heart.

This insight...

Wang Jixuan opened his eyes, and in the somewhat dim guest room, a faint, transparent figure stood in front of him, directly meeting his gaze.

This feeling was all too familiar to Wang Jixuan.

It seemed to be...

Heavenly Dao Will.

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