The Great Seminary

Chapter 348 Controlling Both Ends
The gentle breeze in the courtyard outside twirls the flower branches and ripples the water in the pond.

In the side hall, Wu Quezi's expression calmed down, and she spoke carefully:

“Lord Zhang, you have only just settled down at the outer sect of our ‘Three Holy Swords Northern Sect’, so you may not know this yet.”

In the underground world, the branch leaders of many major sects are only equivalent to elders or protectors in the main sect, wielding great power but holding low positions.

But our 'Three Saints Sword Sect' is completely different.

The three major branch sect leaders, namely the South, North, and Central sect leaders, are the heads of the three lineages of the sect: True Sword, Qi Sword, and Transformation Sword. Their status is second only to the Grand Sect Leader.

Therefore, their disciples have a very special status. Even though they are only called "registered disciples", they can still legitimately handle miscellaneous tasks by carrying out their "master's orders".

It's similar to the "Imperial Envoy" in your human court, who is one level above the official.

Sometimes, when the time is right, a local official is more useful than a distant one; they might even be more effective than a sect elder.

Therefore, everyone hopes to make connections with them and gain their support.

“Wuque Nvguan, you just said I didn’t understand the principle that ‘the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold, and the sharpness of a precious sword comes from tempering.’”

As a result, he kept bringing in this person as an ally and that person as an ally, using all his energy for scheming.

Don't you think you've gone astray?

Zhang Gui, understanding the implied meaning in her words, showed a dismissive expression and shook his head, saying:

"I have actually seen many privileged children like you in the human world, who know full well that this world is extraordinary."

In fact, for millions of years, the right path has always been to follow the principle of "great power returning to oneself".

Strictly speaking, the rest are all crooked and unorthodox methods…

"Alright, stop spouting these high-sounding principles in front of me."

Do you really think you'll definitely "ascend to heaven" in the future?

Moreover, even if one achieves the Heavenly Rank, there are plenty of powerful artifacts in the prestigious sects of the Underworld capable of 'slaying immortals'.

Therefore, given my status, scheming and self-cultivation are not contradictory at all, but rather complementary.

In the future, he will truly take charge of one of the thirty-three ancient "unparalleled swords" of the sect.

Conversely, by utilizing the technique of "man and sword as one" to "ascend to heaven with the help of an object," one can achieve the best of both worlds.

So to be honest, since you and Junior Sister Chonghe are old friends from the human world, I hope I can introduce you.

Of course, it wasn't like today, a public gathering in a restaurant, where a group of fellow disciples would have a feast.

Instead, it's about making friends privately, one-on-one.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Gui recalled that Sun Chonghe had also told him he wanted to "form cliques and exploit each other" within the sect, so he stopped his sarcastic remarks and nodded, saying:
"Since that's what you think, then I'll give it a try and help you two get together."

Having achieved her goal, Wu Quezi's previously somber expression softened, and she said with a smile:

Thank you so much.

It's getting late, so I'll take my leave.

Zhang Gui got up to see the guest off, and the two left the side hall side by side.

During their last-minute chat, he overheard that Wu Quezi was planning to take a trip to the outskirts of Poyuan City.

Let's see if we can salvage a few of the corpses of the Hundred Earth Demons who were killed by the 'Great Sword Formation of Ten Thousand Spirits Returning to Sainthood'.

I couldn't help but feel the terrifying 'involution' among the elite disciples of the major sects in the underground world.

He also truly understood the necessity of the sparrow's 'scheming'.

So the next morning.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when Sun Chonghe brought over the 'Compass Technique' cultivation jade talisman, Zhang Guizhen revealed Zhu Quezi's intention to form an alliance with her.

Upon hearing this, Sun Chonghe seemed quite interested and immediately took his leave. Zhang Gui, as the "broker" who facilitated the connection between the two, completely forgot about Wu Quezi and Sun Chonghe's friendship after the news reached him.

They sailed back to Poyuan City in their flying boat, buying shops and properties to further expand their businesses in the underground world.

However, in the mortal realm, he is an overseas emperor who rules over '400,000 miles of land and 160 million people'.

In the Kingdom of True Dragons, the law of Heaven is in their mouths, and their words are lawful.

When the imperial decree was issued, millions of lives were thrown into turmoil.

Now that things have changed, he can only be a small landlord, and he has to smile and whisper sweet nothings to people from time to time.

Even if one is open-minded and understands the necessity of changing roles in life, one can still feel somewhat stifled over time.

Therefore, when they have a moment of leisure in the underground world, they will travel back to the human world through the secret realm of 'Wealthy Village'.

Firstly, it's about calming things down; secondly, it's about managing the changing situations on both sides.

Time flies, and September has arrived in the blink of an eye.

period.

Under Sun Chonghe's introduction, Zhang Gui donated money to become a patron disciple of the "Three Saints Sword Northern Sect".

He also opened a shop called "Da Gui General Store" in the "Ling Tong Fang" of Po Yuan City.

Sun Chonghe and Wu Quezi hit it off immediately and started hanging out together.

Their relationship was so close that Wu Quezi even took the opportunity to start her own "Double Pearl Society," effectively separating herself from Chu Tianhe's group of dissolute young men from their sect.

As a result, trees die when moved, but people thrive.

After this series of maneuvers, her and Sun Chonghe's lives seemed to complement each other, and both became better off.

Not only did he bother Zhang Gui less and less, but even the matter of Sun Chonghe going down to the underground cave to start the 'Man and Sword as One' cultivation became a distant prospect.

It's unclear what could be more important to her than cultivating secret techniques.

That afternoon, on 'Wanhua Mountain', where the outer sect hall of the Northern Sect of the Three Holy Swords was located.

The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the autumn breeze is refreshing.

The mountain trails are crisscrossed, and occasionally deer and eagles fly by.

Zhang Gui, dressed in the brocade Taoist robes worn by disciples of a sect, was accompanied by his henchmen.

They were leading a caravan of mechanical wooden oxen, each about ten feet long and over five feet tall, up the stone steps.

His face remained calm, but his mind was in turmoil as he thought to himself:
"Is Emperor Naruto no Kogetsu of Japan, who claims to be the 'Supreme Empress Amaterasu' and the son of a god on earth, so engrossed in his acting that he's gone mad?!"

Yang Wenbo, the nearly fifty-year-old so-called "young master" of the "Burning Yang Mansion" family, one of the three great martial families of the Ming and Song dynasties, did not receive much "education" from childhood.

He dared to provoke Ming Renrongyue with a little provocation, blocking the advance of the Yingri army to punish the Ming-Song false emperor 'Longtai', and thus 'asking for a beating'.

But if you punish him alone, at most you can take along a few thousand of his private soldiers and powerful troops.

How could we possibly turn our troops around and insist on annihilating the entire Yang family, young and old, who were "fired into the Yang household"?
If one indiscriminately kills anyone who encounters a setback, regardless of the circumstances or priorities, the scale of the war can easily spiral out of control.

If, like in my previous life's 'World War,' everyone is passively drawn into it whether they like it or not, it would truly be an undeserved disaster…

"Is this senior brother going to the 'Hall of Righteousness and Virtue' to make offerings to the sect?"

A crisp voice came from behind him, interrupting his thoughts.

Zhang Gui snapped out of his daze, composed himself, straightened his clothes, and turned around with a smile before speaking, intending to reply politely.

Upon closer inspection, the disciple from the 'Three Saints Sword Northern Sect' who had approached him possessed androgynous yet exquisitely beautiful features and an unparalleled elegance, leaving him momentarily stunned.

After a while, he asked in return, "Senior brother, is your surname Shen?"

(End of this chapter)