Gentlemen, it's time to enter the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Chapter 271 When the Music Ends and the People Disperse
Qin Wanjun didn't expect Fang Hao to be so decisive.

He's a candidate for the leader of the Incense Burning Sect, so why did he vote for him more directly than I did?

But upon closer reflection, it doesn't seem to make any sense.

Fang Hao's current situation is truly awkward.

As Lu Xingzhou's last disciple and the one most favored, he was naturally talented enough to take over smoothly.

But Lu Xingzhou died just like that.

Not only did they die, but the entire Incense Burning Sect also perished.

It was said that the purpose was to kill the Demon Lord Wujiu, but those abandoned fellow disciples ultimately died because of Lu Xingzhou.

Who doesn't have a few relatives and friends?

Who doesn't have a few close friends?

Who can truly blame Lu Xingzhou for dying in the internal strife of the Burning Incense Sect?

As Lu Xingzhou's almost handpicked next sect leader, Fang Hao has now become the target of everyone's hatred, and much of the hatred is directed at him.

Otherwise, Fang Hao wouldn't have chosen such a place to hide and cultivate.

Becoming the sect leader is impossible for Fang Hao. He can't compete with those "seniors" yet. Without Lu Xingzhou's support, he'd be lucky to even survive.

Qin Wanjun had guessed that Fang Hao would seek another way out, but he didn't expect him to be so direct and decisive.

The goal is to join the Yellow Springs Sect, because most of the Burning Incense Sect's lineage is in the Yellow Springs Sect.

Even Qin Wanjun couldn't refute this reason.

Everyone has their own ambitions. When disaster strikes, everyone will try to find another way out, and I am just one of them.

Since Fang Hao also agreed to join the Yellow Springs Sect, Qin Wanjun couldn't help but ask him, "Are you planning to go to the Yellow Springs Sect in person? When will you set off?"

Fang Hao said, "If you don't come in the next couple of days, I was planning to say goodbye to you."

Qin Wanjun asked, "So you were prepared all along. Are you confident?"

Fang Hao shook his head and said, "I have no connection with the Yellow Springs Sect Master. On the contrary, we had a lot of unpleasantness last time. How can I be sure of anything? I'm just asking for someone to take me in. If I lower my stance, maybe I can get some opportunities."

Qin Wanjun was completely taken aback by Fang Hao's answer and exclaimed in surprise, "That's it? Isn't that just pure luck? Fang Hao, you weren't like this before. Where did your shrewd and calculating demeanor go?"

This sect leader disciple wasn't always like this. Everyone said Fang Hao was very shrewd and meticulous in his dealings with people, which is why he was considered a good candidate to become the sect leader.

Now, completely unprepared, are we simply going to people's doors begging for shelter?

Qin Wanjun asked excitedly, "Fang Hao, by coming here to beg for shelter, aren't you lowering yourself? Aren't you afraid the Yellow Springs Sect will look down on you?"

"What do you mean by degrading our status? What status do we still have? Chief disciple? Sect leader's personal disciple?" Fang Hao said with a bitter smile, "Senior Brother Qin, we are already like stray dogs. We need to recognize our current situation."

Qin Wanjun, however, did not think so and quickly retorted, "But the Yellow Springs Sect does not have any great masters. If we go there, we will be the backbone of the sect, which is like sending charcoal in snowy weather."

Fang Hao disagreed with Qin Wanjun's statement, explaining, "The Yellow Springs Sect dominates the Northern Frontier, which is the territory of the Nirvana Sect. Back then, the Nirvana Sect carried out a blood sacrifice of over 100,000 people, yet that sect leader was still able to save people right under the Nirvana Sect's nose and break the Nirvana Sect's great formation. That's why Master Zhang destroyed the Nirvana Sect's accumulated vitality of a thousand years with a single sword strike."

"Back then, that sect leader had only just begun his Qi Refining Body. You want to compare your cultivation with him? I've heard that when he first condensed his Qi Sea, he killed several Transcendent Realm demons. Now he's the number one Transcendent Realm cultivator. Last time you fought him at Pearl Harbor, you didn't even manage to scratch a hair on his head with one sword strike."

"Senior brother, have you ever seen such a brilliant and talented person? Have you ever seen such a person blessed with good fortune? Don't be arrogant. We are here to ask someone to take us in, not to show off our power."

Qin Wanjun stared at Fang Hao for a long time before saying, "Junior brother, you've changed."

Qin Wanjun was truly shocked to see Fang Hao, who was once so full of vigor and proud of the Burning Incense Sect, turn into this.

Fang Hao calmly replied, "Senior brother, times have changed. I remember when I went to apologize for you and asked Junior Sister Mo to intercede on my behalf, she said something to me back then. If we continue to scheme like this, how can the five major sects join forces against our enemies? Today, I truly understand that what she said is true."

"Master schemed for hundreds of years and finally foresaw the disintegration of the Incense Burning Sect. If our Incense Burning Sect had been less selfish, less calculating, and less secretive back then, perhaps we wouldn't have ended up like this. Senior brother, now that the Incense Burning Sect is destroyed, we should learn from this lesson. The world should have more simple right and wrong and less ambiguous worldly sophistication."

Qin Wanjun did not refute, but simply looked at his junior brother Fang in silence.

After a long silence, Qin Wanjun sighed and said, "I don't know if you're right or wrong, but someone as smart as you wouldn't make the wrong choice. In that case, I wish you a safe journey, junior brother."

Fang Hao asked, "Senior Brother Qin, aren't you planning to come with me?"

Qin Wanjun had just said he wanted to join the Yellow Springs Sect, but judging from his tone now, it seems he doesn't intend to go to the Northern Frontier together.

“I don’t know either, but I’m in a bad mood right now, so going there would be pointless. If you really want to join the Yellow Springs Sect, could you put in a good word for me? Even if I don’t go to the Yellow Springs Sect, I can still make a friend. I’ll think about what to do after I’ve thought it through.”

Qin Wanjun left after saying those words, without any hesitation.

Fang Hao watched him leave, but suddenly felt something and quickly chased after him. However, when he stepped out of the humble room, Qin Wanjun had already disappeared.

Fang Hao felt a sense of loss, as if this was the last time the two of them would meet.

This sudden impulse made Fang Hao uneasy, but he didn't chase after them. Instead, he packed up and flew directly towards the northern border.

Now that his master has passed away and his fellow disciples regard him as an enemy, there is no one left to say goodbye to.

Since that's the case, let's just leave.

At this moment, Mo Suixin finally managed to smooth out the disordered earth veins and temporarily maintain the supply of spiritual energy.

However, this is just a drop in the ocean. The entire veins of the Green Coffin Mountain have been severed, and restoration is beyond human power. It can only be repaired by the natural world itself, which may take thousands of years.

No matter how hard the cultivators of the Incense Burning Sect try, they can only patch things up and cannot change the status quo.

Mo Suixin rested for a while before finally having time to open the letter Chen Ye had sent and read it carefully. However, the more he read, the deeper his brows furrowed.

Pang Duoduo lay down on the ground beside her, her hair disheveled and unkempt, lying flat on the ground without a care for her image. But sensing Mo Suixin's change in mood, she asked, "What's wrong? Did Chen Ye send you a wedding invitation?"

Mo Suixin quickly said, "Master, don't joke like that, this is serious business. He wants to ask us to go to the Yellow Springs Sect to help divinate the Demonic Sect's conspiracy."

Pang Duoduo asked, "About the Yunlu Immortal Sect, about that plague?"

Mo Suixin asked in surprise, "Master, you've already calculated it?"

Pang Duoduo shook her head and said, "No need to calculate. I naturally sense such important matters concerning the world. But why should the Yellow Spring Sect worry about this? If the sky falls, the Cloud Peak Immortal Sect will hold it up."

Mo Suixin explained, "He once told me that those who are successful should help the world, while those who are poor should cultivate their own virtue. Now that he is the head of a sect, he will naturally not sit idly by."

Pang Duoduo said, "Wow, this kid has all sorts of good points except for being a womanizer. No wonder he even managed to win over Su Chunyi."

Mo Suixin was almost used to Pang Duoduo's jokes, and calmly asked, "Master, are you really not going to help? There's really nothing we can do if we stay here."

If it weren't for the efforts of those who remained from the Incense Burning Sect, the corrupting poison of the Demon Lord Wujiu would have spread long ago.

But Mo Suixin could also see that everyone was already exhausted and would probably disperse in a few days, unable to stay at Qingguan Mountain to help anymore.

Pang Duoduo didn't refute, but sighed, "That's right, we really can't hold on any longer, but this is ultimately a debt left behind by our Burning Incense Sect. We owe the Burning Incense Sect a debt, and we can't escape it. However, we really can't ignore the plague... It's troublesome... You tell him to come to Green Coffin Mountain. If he can clean up this mess, my master and I will risk our lives for him."

"Master?!" Mo Suixin quickly said, "This isn't a business transaction."

“Then let’s treat it as a business transaction.” Pang Duoduo shifted from lying flat to lying on her side, with her back to Mo Suixin. She even picked at her ear without any regard for decorum, and then continued, “I’m tired, I’ll take a nap. You can reply as I say. If he can’t handle the trouble at Green Coffin Mountain, then let him prepare to collect our corpses.”

Mo Suixin said angrily, "Master, this isn't doing business, it's threatening him!"

Pang Duoduo waved her hand and said, "Have you ever seen someone threaten you with their own life? This is called arranging your affairs after death. Do you want to die here and be turned into a corpse by the putrefaction, then wander in the mountains for a thousand years as a lump of rotten flesh? Asking him to help collect the body is just asking him to dig a grave and bury it. It's not like we're making things difficult for him."

Mo Suixin simply shut her mouth. In terms of divination, given time she might be able to surpass Pang Duoduo, but when it came to arguing, Mo Suixin would never be able to beat her master in her entire life.

"Go ahead, don't disturb my sleep. It's hard to say whether I'll survive tomorrow, so just sleep well tonight."

Pang Duoduo stretched and yawned, ignoring the desolate wilderness, and fell asleep in no time.

Mo Suixin felt helpless, but after thinking it over carefully, she also lay down next to Pang Duoduo.

As she closed her eyes, Mo Suixin began reciting the mantra of the Fengdu Emperor.

Chen Ye respected her and did not use the method of entering her dreams to find her, but Mo Suixin did not care about such things.

Just as Pang Duoduo said, she didn't know when the people of the Burning Incense Sect would really fall apart, and she and her master didn't know how many more days they had to live. She didn't have time to wait for the letter to be sent to the Northern Frontier.

However, this was the first time Mo Suixin had taken the initiative to contact Chen Ye using the method of entering dreams, and she didn't know if she would get a response.

May the heavens bestow their blessings and may Fengdu quell the calamity.

Evil spirits recede and disasters turn into dust.

The Nine Netherworlds decree protects life and grants immortality.

If you uphold the righteous Dharma in your heart, you will not be invaded by all demons.

……

With sincere recitation of each word, Mo Suixin soon saw the majestic deity again.

Last time, it was just a blurry shadow, but this time, the deity seems to have taken on some outlines.

(End of this chapter)