Chapter 418: Chapter 295: Who Will the Commandery Princess Marry?

Cangmu Sect Hall.

Seeing the Immortal shedding tears of compassionate sorrow, Qu Youdao also sighed, “Crying now, it seems she truly has compassion.

Now, let’s discuss the situation of these people, and then how to pass on the message.

Moreover, be cautious of Royal Family spies.

We also need someone to investigate the current situation of the Dao Sect.”

“These are not urgent, do you know the Sect Master’s stance?” Yan Ruxue asked.

“What stance can the Sect Master have?” Situ Baichuan said offhandedly, “He has only one stance, that is to value harmony, and we did not provoke anyone.

When others attack us, we just shrink back and let them do it.

This is called taking a step back to open up the skies and seas.

Such actions are completely in line with the Sect Master’s value of harmony.

Even if we strike back, it is all within self-defense, not encroaching on others’ assets or territory.”

“Well said.” Qu Youdao nodded, “We have always upheld the Sect Master’s philosophy of valuing harmony; when others vilify us, we turn a blind eye, and when others strike us, we merely lift our hands to block.

To preserve their self-esteem, we have never even gone all-out.

When the Fire Phoenix Clan invaded, we even developed the Parasol Tree area for their residence.

It can be said that we have always been striving to maintain the peace of the Sect.”

“Doesn’t this sound humiliating?” Yan Ruxue asked.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall fell silent.

The Immortal, filled with compassionate sorrow, was indeed weeping vigorously.

It seems this time, she is genuinely pitying herself.

“Whether it’s humiliating or not, I’m afraid the Sect Master will take it seriously and want us to clarify,” Situ Baichuan spoke.

Upon hearing this, the hall sighed again.

Finally, Qu Youdao continued, “Let’s put these aside for now, matters involving the Royal Family can’t be ignored; we must ensure that this task proceeds smoothly.

Then shorten the competition time among the Six Courtyards.

What’s the current situation?

Which Institute is at the bottom?”

“Five Institutes is at the bottom,” Yan Ruxue spoke.

Upon hearing this, Qu Youdao was slightly surprised, “What about the First Institute?”

“It’s third from last; for some reason, he increased the number of Spirit Stones and special magic techniques turned in,” Yan Ruxue looked at Situ Baichuan and asked, “You didn’t remind him, did you?”

“How could I remind him? Asking him to find a spy, he’s already ruined the reputation of Heavenly Suspension Peak,” Situ Baichuan was irritated as he spoke, “I gave him all the suspects, hoping he would discover one and complete the task.

Instead, he cooperated with the Law Enforcement Hall and uprooted them all.

At first, I thought he would do nothing; turns out he was waiting for a thunderous strike.

Initially, he didn’t seem to care at all.”

Yan Ruxue pondered for a moment and said, “He might have guessed something; the competition among the Six Courtyards is easy to predict, and it’s quite unusual for you to personally issue the task suddenly. Think it over, and you might connect the dots.

Then, as he is ranked last, he hurriedly changed the items he turned in to complete the task.

If the other Institutes aren’t foolish, they might start a covert struggle.”

It wasn’t just for anything else but everyone aiming to be in the top five.

“It seems we shouldn’t pay too much attention to them; additionally, no Peak Masters should appear any longer. The Sect should directly issue tasks; every month, the last one will undertake a task.

If the task fails, they are eliminated.

Leave the top three for the Royal Family to choose from,” Qu Youdao said.

…

In July.

Having some spare time, Gu An went to the Main Court to check the rankings.

He wasn’t at the end.

This relieved him.

However, seeing the Five Institutes at the end, he decided to observe the other party.

To see if they received any tasks.

If they did, it would confirm his guess.

He needs to be careful from now on.

If not,

then it’s probably just a coincidence, and that’s even better.

There would then be no need to worry too much.

Everything can remain as usual.

But unfortunately, three days later, he discovered that the Five Institute Master had received a Sect mission.

Although it was not issued by the Peak Master, why would the Sect suddenly issue a task?

Too coincidental.

Thus, Gu An felt his guess might be correct.

The other Institutes had also noticed something to some extent.

Their Institute Masters were all somewhat attentive.

Now, two Masters have successively received tasks.

There might be some internal situation.

However, to be sure, several months of observation are still needed.

Without pondering further, Gu An glanced at the panel.

[Name: Gu An]

[Cultivation: Early Stage of Returning to Void]

[Status: Qi Sea Planting Green Lotus, Qi Sea Birth Xuanhuang]

[Technique: 20/50]

[Hard Cultivation: 4/100]

[Ring of Destiny]

Seeing the sparse number of Hard Cultivations, Gu An felt that rapidly upgrading his cultivation would not be easy.

Currently, only the Moon Tree is available for logging, but the process isn’t as swift as before.

However, during the Returning to Void period, upgrading once every two years is not too slow.

It’s just uncertain when trouble will come.

The Zhuanlun lineage might need to wait a while.

The Fire Phoenix Clan is a bit strange.

Beyond this, he still needed to be concerned about the competition among the Six Courtyards.

Recently, it seems not as casual as before.

There has started to be a last-place mission.

The future is also uncertain; perhaps one day, if no one is eliminated, then the last two or three might undertake tasks together.

Ultimately, it will be culled down to one winner.

What this winner will need to do is still unknown.

Recently, when Gu An finishes logging, he always sees some prominent figures arriving.

At the end of July.

That day Gu An heard some rumors.

These rumors enlivened the entire Sect, seemingly providing fresh topics for discussion.

Gu An also heard the approximate news, saying that the Royal Family intends to enter into a marital alliance with the Cangmu Sect.

The marriage partner is a Commandery Princess from the Royal Family.