Longzang

Chapter 569 Wrong Attitude
You can't reason with Zhang Sheng unless you can beat her. Xu Henshui already knew this, and now Wei Yuan is another one of them.

Back when he hadn't yet advanced in cultivation, his Dao Foundation was constantly being toyed with. Xu Henshui never imagined that now that he had advanced, his Dharma Form would be toyed with in the same way.

However, the Fairy of the Lily of the Valley was as graceful as an angel, and although Zhang Sheng was dressed in androgynous attire, he had already reverted to his original appearance. The Fairy of the Lily of the Valley being played with by Zhang Sheng was actually a beautiful sight in the world.

If Wei Yuan hadn't been standing next to him, Xu Henshui felt he wouldn't mind playing a little longer.

But having his own Dharma form manipulated and watched by Wei Yuan like this was truly shameful. Especially when Xu Henshui recalled the scenes of him patiently guiding and lecturing Wei Yuan not long ago, he wished he could just kill himself.

Fortunately, Zhang Sheng didn't push his luck and quickly put away his sword and released Linglan Fairy. Wei Yuan had already taken the four fairy orchids back and put them back on the ground, thus ending the great battle.

After resolving their past grievances, or to put it another way, after clarifying priorities, Xu Henshui and the others began to examine the sleeping baby girl. Feng Chutang used a secret technique to shoot a beam of light onto her, which immediately rose into a faint glow, containing the mark of the Taichu Palace.

Thus, everyone was certain that the baby girl was the reincarnation of Fei Yutong from Shuiyue Palace. Wei Yuan knew it the moment he saw her, because Fei Yutong's eyes when she was dying were exactly the same as now—focused, clear, seemingly hiding some complexity, but without hatred.

After discussion, everyone agreed that it would be good for Wei Yuan to take her as his disciple, thus settling this karmic debt. Furthermore, Wei Yuan was a member of the Water Moon Palace and possessed a Dharma Aspect, making him qualified to accept Yu Tong's offer. However, according to the custom of reincarnation, they couldn't use her previous life's name.

Since they were already in the new city, the group decided to check on the other pregnant girls as well. Their conditions were all quite good; their bellies were prominently swollen, indicating they were close to giving birth, but there were no signs of labor starting to resume.

Wei Yuan and Sun Yu discussed it for a while and decided that they still needed to make preparations in advance. If Fei Yutong was the only one among this batch of babies to gather her kind, then Qingming would have more than 10,000 babies a month later.

These babies are different from the children of refugees; a high percentage of them have cultivation talent and they need to be taken seriously.

After finishing his business here, Wei Yuan headed to the northwest of the realm to discuss the reconstruction of Ding'an City with Bao Yun, and also to arrange for her to break through to the Dharma Aspect stage.

Ding'an City was originally situated in a very advantageous location, perched atop a mountain plateau, offering a commanding view of the plains below, making it extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, Hongye's first priority in every attack was to destroy Ding'an City. Now that the Wu tribe has retreated, the reconstruction of Ding'an City must be put on the agenda.

Wei Yuan's speed within the realm was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he had already arrived above Ding'an City. Wei Yuan did not rush down, but instead observed the distribution of the earth's veins, feng shui, and fortune for a while.

The original city of Ding'an has been completely destroyed. Now, dozens of small fortresses stand on the site, with many tents erected between them. Laborers are in place, and large quantities of tools and building materials are being transported in. The corpses and poisonous soil in the city must also be removed. Then, the fortresses will be demolished and Ding'an will be rebuilt.

Behind the original site of Ding'an City was a cluster of temporary buildings, and the city defense cannons on the dozens of high platforms were still manned. Bao Yun's current residence was a quiet little courtyard below.

Wei Yuan attaches great importance to the reconstruction of Ding'an City. The city is strategically located and was originally promised to Bao Yun by Wei Yuan.

In previous wars, Bao Yun gained a lot of fortune here. Therefore, although the original city has been destroyed, due to the characteristics of Bao Yun's Dao Foundation, this land has become her blessed land.

Afterwards, True Lord Huangyun passed away here. The mountains and forests that his body transformed into are located behind the original site of Ding'an City. When that peak rose from the ground, it also raised the entire mountain area, causing the height of Ding'an City to rise as well, making the entire city a place where the surrounding feng shui and fortune converge.

Once the giant tree that Huang Yun Zhenjun transformed into is fully grown, it will also provide shelter for Ding'an City in terms of the earth's veins and feng shui.

All these factors combined made Ding'an City the foundation for Bao Yun's enlightenment. Now, even if the Bao family wanted to take her away, she couldn't easily leave this place.

After assessing the feng shui, Wei Yuan entered Bao Yun's courtyard and used his domain power to seal off the area, isolating it from the outside world.

Wei Yuan's actions were also out of caution and consideration for public sentiment. Bao Yun currently enjoys extremely high prestige, and her original status was already very prominent. If people were to see that the Realm Lord could freely enter and leave her boudoir, it would inevitably damage her reputation. Damaged reputation means damaged human fortune.

When the city lord's mansion is rebuilt in the future, she will live within high walls and courtyards, isolated from the sight of ordinary people, so Wei Yuan will not have to go through so much trouble.

The courtyard was quiet at this moment, except for the study where the light was still on. Under the light, Bao Yun looked calm and focused as she carefully drew a map.

Wei Yuan knocked on the door, but Bao Yun didn't even look up and said, "Why are you knocking? Come in."

Wei Yuan pushed open the door and entered. Bao Yun still didn't look up, continuing to draw a map by herself. She said, "I'll be there in a while. Sit down by yourself." Wei Yuan wasn't used to sitting, so he stood by the table, glancing at Bao Yun and then at the map.

Bao Yun had drawn a map of the area surrounding Ding'an City, but the scale was quite strange, with Ding'an City positioned in the northwest of the map, which seemed out of place. However, Wei Yuan had just seen the entire region and could now tell that Bao Yun had drawn a map of the geomantic distribution centered on the place where Huang Yun Zhenjun had passed away.

After watching for a while, Baoyun finally looked up and asked, "What is it?"

Wei Yuan finally noticed her strange attitude and asked, "I came here to discuss the timing of my breakthrough to the Dharma Aspect stage. Are you in a bad mood?"

Bao Yun put down her pen and said, "I am of humble status, how could I dare to be in a bad mood?"

Wei Yuan immediately said, "I was wrong."

Now it was Bao Yun's turn to be stunned, but her expression quickly returned to calm as she asked, "Then what did you do wrong?"

Wei Yuan humbly replied, "That's exactly what I wanted to ask you."

Despite Bao Yun's exceptional composure, she couldn't help but laugh in exasperation. She rolled her eyes at Wei Yuan and said irritably, "Your methods are getting more and more impressive!"

Wei Yuan sighed, "The living environment is truly harsh, and every time I'm on the verge of death. If I hadn't used some tricks, I wouldn't be seeing you anymore."

Upon hearing this, Bao Yun's eyes suddenly reddened. She immediately turned her face to the side and said, "If we can't see each other, we can't see each other. Anyway, it's as if we don't see each other."

Wei Yuan remained silent for a moment. In that short time, thousands of solutions had emerged from the mundane world. After two rounds of screening, most of the solutions were eliminated. Finally, Wei Yuan used his inner eye to observe and select the solution with the strongest luck.

While Wei Yuan remained silent, Bao Yun also did not speak, but simply stared to the side, and the two remained frozen in place.

Wei Yuan let out a soft sigh.

Bao Yun resisted the urge to move.

Wei Yuan's voice deepened, becoming slightly hoarse, as he said, "A pillar of the Xu family has returned, named Xu Lanshan. She will advance to the Imperial Realm in two months and will hold a grand advancement ceremony, inviting cultivators from all over the world to attend. I plan to meet her before then. If all goes well, we'll meet again upon my return. If not..."

Wei Yuan didn't continue speaking and walked outside.

Bao Yun, unable to bear it any longer, shouted, "Stop right there!"

Wei Yuan immediately stood still, without the slightest hint of reserve.

Bao Yun was stunned again. She didn't know what was wrong with her tonight. She felt like she was being controlled at every turn and couldn't get the upper hand at all. She was also filled with resentment.

Bao Yun puffed up with anger and snapped, "Why aren't you leaving again?"

Wei Yuan said, "I never wanted to leave in the first place!"

For some reason, Bao Yun's anger suddenly vanished.

She glared at Wei Yuan and said, "Xu Lanshan is at the peak of her Dharma Aspect, and a rare Immortal Aspect at that! Don't you have anything better to do than go to her territory to cause trouble for her? Even if you want to fight, can't you find a way to lure her to Qingming? Besides, is challenging someone of a higher level really that impressive? That's just stupid!"

(End of this chapter)