Shennong Sequence

"Oh? Brother Gongshu, please speak frankly."

Zhao Yun looked up at Gongshu Tianming, his tone casual, and added:
"Moreover, your Gongshu family is skilled in crafting mechanical devices, which in this ancient era could be used to create and control puppet mechanisms, and has great potential."

And the road ahead is long; who knows, one day I might need to rely on Brother Gongshu's mechanical skills for help."

Zhao Yun actually had his own plans.

Gongshu Tianming's future cultivation level is not bad; he has already reached the fifth level of the sequence.

This is a whole level higher than the "half-immortal" realm of Sequence Six, and even compared to Master Long Ze of Sequence Four, it is only one level lower.

Gongshu Tianming's slow progress in cultivation now does not mean it will be the same in the future.

Once Gongshu Tianming has gathered enough resources, he can quickly increase his strength by relying on mechanical arts. At that time, he can accumulate resources like a snowball using mechanical arts, and his development potential will be no less than anyone else's.

For this reason, and with the innate jade already in hand, Zhao Yun had more patience to listen to Gongshu Tianming finish speaking.

"Actually, at first I wanted to explore the secrets of your two Great Dao Foundation Establishment so that we could find some direction for our own future Great Dao Foundation Establishment."

However, things changed. We were forced by the original owner of this innate jade to come and investigate your situation.

Gongshu Tianming paused, lowering his voice slightly:

"The original owner of this innate jade stone was the Gao family. Their ancestor's cultivation was far above the Great Dao Golden Core stage. They forced us to hire them and use this innate jade stone to test your strength."

Then, Gongshu Tianming's gaze towards Zhao Yun held a deeper meaning:

"Now that I've given you this innate jade, as for your explanation of the Myriad Dragon Emperor, I'll take it and tell them... However, I suspect that once they know the truth, they might not dare to target the two of you!"

Then, Gongshu Tianming lowered his voice even further, his eyes showing a hint of solemnity:

"Furthermore, I always feel that those families who possess the Great Dao Golden Core, or those of even higher levels, should already know about our origins from the future."

"Moreover, those powerful families also want to know some details about the 'future' from us!"
But when we tried to speak of things 'from the future,' it was as if some force had blocked our throats; we couldn't utter a single word!

"I suspect that perhaps they only have a superficial understanding and haven't figured out our true strength!"

"However, Brother Zhao, you still need to be careful of cultivators from higher-level families. Their methods are far more ruthless than we imagine!"

When Gongshu Tianming said these words, Zhao Yun didn't seem very surprised.

The reason why we were able to travel through time and space to this ancient era was because we were drawn here by the power within the ruins of the Wanling Yudao Sect.

Behind this lies a grand scheme orchestrated by the ancient immortals of the Wanling Yudao Sect countless ages ago.

Since the sect leader, Ling Daoren, knows their identities and has gleaned some insights into the future from them, it's reasonable that some powerful individuals who can perceive traces of the "future," perhaps unaware of the deeper implications, would use the trajectory of Gongshu Tianming and his group's actions to investigate...

As for Gongshu Tianming and the others' inability to "explain the future," Zhao Yun already had an answer in mind: it was highly likely that the sect leader, Ling Daoren, had used some kind of Daoist sealing technique. After all, for the sake of these "future guests," the entire Wanling Yudao Sect had been sealed off for a hundred years. Such a grand undertaking was precisely to create an environment where they could live peacefully for a hundred years. Using a seal to block the information of the "future" and prevent chaos in the spacetime order was perfectly reasonable.

Therefore, Zhao Yun was not surprised that those high-ranking families knew that a group of "people from the future" had appeared within their sect.

But what really interested him was the Gao family, who could produce innate jade!

The fact that the other party was willing to expend such precious innate resources just to explore the secret of how he and Xin Ruyin "jointly forged the foundation of the Great Dao" is truly intriguing.

Perhaps there's an even deeper level of probing involved...

Unfortunately, my level of understanding and vision are too low in this era where immortals often manifest!

Therefore, some who couldn't understand these higher-level cultivators tried to probe the underlying thoughts behind their actions.

In addition, Zhao Yun quickly recalled that among the "lickspittles" in the sect who were deliberately trying to please Xin Ruyin, there was indeed a disciple from a Gao family, and he was the one who was jumping around the most enthusiastically and attentively.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yun smiled, his tone somewhat relaxed:

"Brother Gongshu, there's no need to worry too much. Whether facing these scions of noble families or the enforcers of the sect, we have the confidence to deal with them."

“You have all been in these inner continents of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so you must know that the Great Zhou Dynasty has long since laid out a vast and inescapable network of arrays and surveillance systems throughout the world, with every inch of land and every city under surveillance.”

Zhao Yun paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, this surveillance system is out in the open, and everyone knows it exists, so very few people in the Divine Dynasty dare to openly commit illegal acts."

But what I want to tell you is that our Myriad Spirits Imperial Dao Sect occupies a territory spanning tens of thousands of miles, even larger than the entire Great Zhou Divine Dynasty. Within our sect, there are also such 'array spirits,' only they secretly monitor all matters of heaven and earth.

"As long as you do not provoke or offend others, and do not strike first to injure others, anyone who dares to attack or harm you will be clearly recorded by the spirit of the formation and will inevitably be severely punished by the sect afterward."

At this point, Zhao Yun's tone carried a hint of seriousness as he offered a reminder:
"But you must remember the most important ironclad rule within the sect: all sect disciples are strictly forbidden from killing each other!"

Even if there are personal grudges, any means of fighting can be settled on the dueling stage; no one is allowed to resort to violence in private! "So when you truly understand this unspoken rule, perhaps you'll understand why some disciples of powerful families, even if they verbally bully you or treat you rudely, never make the first move!"

"Naturally, they are wary of the sect's all-pervasive array monitoring, and once they make the first move, even if they have powerful families backing them up, they will not escape the sect's punishment!"

"So there's nothing to be afraid of in these aristocratic disciples. Let's just focus on our cultivation..."

After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he picked up his teacup.

Gongshu Tianming and his companions were both surprised and delighted!

"There are actually such rules!"
No wonder those aristocratic disciples bullied us before; they only dared to use their power to intimidate us, and never actually laid a hand on us!
No wonder they investigated your information and collected your whereabouts. Even though Brother Zhao was able to remain so calm amidst the 'encirclement and suppression' by a group of aristocratic disciples, it turns out there was this rule to protect you!
Now everything makes sense!

Zhao Yun put down his teacup, his tone carrying a deeper meaning: "Not only that, the Enforcement Hall of the Taibai Pavilion in the sect's Morality Hall is inherently in opposition to those powerful clans that occupy their own territories!" (End of Chapter)