Chapter 22

The chapters of the cultivation method have been divided and the reading area has been prepared. Now all that needs to be done is the preliminary publicity work.

To be honest, Shi Anxu felt that the sect leader's decision to have them investigate Zhang Xuexin was very timely.

On their way to investigate, they could simply hand out the leaflets containing the rules he wrote, and they could also bring back some customers from the human world.

Shi Anxu thought it was wonderful, and he moved all the rules from the library to the spirit residence.

Mu Qingzhou picked up a rule sheet, glanced at it, and asked, "Why did you write so many rules again, Senior Brother?"

Shi Anxu patted the two stacks of rules and replied, "Naturally, we'll use them for publicity."

Mu Qingzhou didn't understand why they needed to use rules for publicity, and his brows furrowed again as he thought about it.

Shi Anxu had no choice but to explain to Mu Qingzhou verbally, "These so-called rules are actually what I wrote about our reading area's entire reading mode, as well as the activities we held at the beginning. Our biggest advantage is our operating mode; it's through this promotion that we attract cultivators to subscribe. We can distribute these on our way to the investigation today, and I think no one will refuse this temptation."

Yes, I can never resist the temptation of Shi Anxu, Mu Qingzhou thought to himself.

"I understand." Mu Qingzhou's brows relaxed.

“Okay, let’s take these and split up now. Remember, at least a third of the rules need to be distributed.” Shi Anxu pointed to the two stacks of rules he had divided up and reminded him.

"Um."

Shi Anxu put away a stack of rules and took the lead in walking outside. He released his flying boat and flew straight towards the Prime Minister's residence in the human world.

Upon arriving at the celestial realm, Shi Anxu looked at the passersby below and a brilliant idea suddenly popped into his mind.

He took out one-third of the rules from his spatial ring and used his spiritual power to make them swirl in the air, gradually forming a white paper storm that covered a large area.

Shi Anxu seized the opportunity, withdrew his spiritual power, and the rules fell down like flowers scattered by a celestial maiden.

The pedestrians below noticed the strange phenomenon in the sky, stopped and pointed at the sky, talking amongst themselves.

Without further discussion, they picked up the rules that had fallen to the ground and looked at them from both sides.

Shi Anxu was very satisfied with the reactions of the people below and continued to pilot the flying boat towards the Prime Minister's residence.

He just saw many pedestrians picking up the flyers on the ground, and he figured many people would be interested in his "paid subscription model for cultivation techniques," so the opening day would definitely be packed with people.

Just thinking about it is exciting. When he makes a fortune, Mu Qingzhou's cultivation path will surely soar to new heights.

Imagining the wonderful life to come, they soon arrived at the Prime Minister's residence.

Shi Anxu quickly retracted the flying boat and nimbly leaped over the wall of the Prime Minister's residence.

He looked around and, seeing no guards, lightly touched the ground with his toes and was already walking on the roof.

The moment he stepped onto the roof, his divine sense spread throughout the entire Prime Minister's residence. He searched for the location of the Prime Minister's family and appeared on the roof of the Prime Minister's residence in a flash.

Along the way, Shi Anxu didn't see any patrols or guards, not even a single basic bodyguard.

Now, seeing the layers upon layers of guards and the hidden guards lurking in the corners below the house, he finally understood why it was so.

It looks like he'll have a great day!

Shi Anxu cast an invisibility spell on himself, used his spiritual power to lift a tile, and stuck it to the roof to listen to their discussion.

He had just put his ear down when, as if suddenly remembering something, he immediately straightened his head back up.

He took out a recording stone from his spatial ring and began casting a spell to record the event.

Prime Minister Zhang paced back and forth in the room, saying with exasperation, "Ah Xue is really foolish. Yesterday she suddenly told me that she had already joined Lanxi Pavilion when she joined Qingyun Sect, and then infiltrated Qingyun Sect for several years. Now she has been expelled from the sect. Lanxi Pavilion is no match for Qingyun Sect. If she is discovered, she will only face death."

Mrs. Zhang wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, her face streaked with tears. "I wondered why Ah Xue suddenly came to talk to me so much yesterday, and at the end she told us that we must take care of our health in the future."

Zhang Yu looked at Prime Minister Zhang and Madam Zhang with a puzzled expression and asked, "Father, Mother, didn't you know that my elder sister was chasing after a disciple of the Qingyun Sect just a few days ago?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhang's eyes rolled back and she fainted.

The maid standing to the side hurriedly went to help Madam Zhang.

"Madam, Madam, what's wrong?! Quick! Go and fetch a doctor!"

The servant standing inside was stunned by the shocking news and didn't even hear the maid's shouts.

Prime Minister Zhang kicked the servant and angrily shouted, "Are you deaf? I told you to fetch a doctor for the lady, can't you hear me?! If you still can't hear me, I'll make you really deaf!"

The servant was kicked to the ground. Upon hearing Prime Minister Zhang's words, he scrambled to his feet in a panic and went to fetch a doctor.

Afterwards, Prime Minister Zhang and his maid carried Madam Zhang to the bed and settled her in. Only then did he take Zhang Yu out of the room and ask, "Father is asking you, did your elder sister successfully hunt down that Qingyun Sect member?"

Zhang Yu shook his head and replied, "That Qingyun Sect member is quite capable; he survived my sister's fireball. Later, he simply fled, and my sister and I searched for him for several days without success."

Upon hearing Zhang Yu's reply, Prime Minister Zhang breathed a slight sigh of relief. "It's good that he wasn't killed yet; this way, Ah Xue's crime will be less serious."

Zhang Yu comforted his father, "Father, my sister will be blessed by heaven, so there's no need to worry too much. Maybe things aren't as bad as they seem."

Prime Minister Zhang smiled and playfully pinched Zhang Yu's nose, "Our A-Yu has grown up; he can even comfort his father now."

Prime Minister Zhang's hand scraped against Zhang Yu's fleshy face, and Shi Anxu couldn't bear to look at it.

Since he had already gotten what he wanted, Shi Anxu tossed the recording stone in his hand and put the tile back together.

However, this eavesdropping also revealed a different side of Zhang Yu.

Originally, seeing Zhang Yu's fierce face and his daily drinking at the restaurant, as well as his unreasonable behavior regarding their seating arrangements, it was unexpected that he would actually be so warm and affectionate towards Prime Minister Zhang in private.

People are truly unpredictable; you'll never know what's inside someone unless you carefully and deeply understand them.

Shi Anxu returned along the same route, summoned a flying boat outside the Prime Minister's residence, turned around, and flew towards Lanxi Pavilion.

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Lanxi Pavilion was not as far from Qingyun Sect as the mortal realm was, so Mu Qingzhou flew there directly on his sword.

He called out "Qingyuan," and Qingyuan flew directly into the Spirit Abode from outside, stopping in front of him.

Mu Qingzhou placed the remaining rules for Shi Anxu near the tip of the sword in the Azure Abyss, and then stood a little in front of the rules before flying out of the Spirit Abode on his sword.

He claimed he wanted to secretly observe Lanxi Pavilion, but Mu Qingzhou chose a route that all cultivators had to take to get to Lanxi Pavilion.

The rules placed on the sword tip were blown away by the wind, one by one, and floated into the air, eventually drifting back to the cultivator's feet under the influence of gravity.

The rules traveled as far as Mu Qingzhou flew, and now every cultivator on the road carries a copy of the rules, which will be completed by the time they reach Lanxi Pavilion.

Those monks who received the rules, after reading the contents of the paper, folded the rules up and stuffed them into the front of their robes.

Seeing the cultivators' reactions, Mu Qingzhou knew that his senior brother's approach was already quite well-received.

He didn't stop, but instead of going directly to Lanxi Pavilion, he took a long detour before finally stopping in front of the pavilion's gate.

He had distributed the rules so openly before, he didn't believe Lanxi Pavilion hadn't noticed. Going around in circles was to draw Lanxi Pavilion's attention to the open, making it easier for him to observe secretly.

Sure enough, after he finished distributing the items, there was already action inside Lanxi Pavilion.

A large number of cultivators rushed to the entrance of the pavilion, forming several queues and patrolling in a seamless manner.

When Mu Qingzhou returned after circling around, he saw this scene of people surrounding him.

With them so vigilant, not even a bird could fly in.

But Mu Qingzhou wasn't worried at all; this was exactly the effect he wanted.

He summoned Zhaoyu, put his hands together, and turned his right hand downwards to form a mudra.

Zhaoyu was enveloped in spiritual energy, becoming a sphere of spiritual energy with flowing light.

As Mu Qingzhou changed his hand gestures, the spiritual energy ball gradually shrank, and Zhao Yu inside transformed from a bow into a cloak shimmering with red light.

Mu Qingzhou draped Zhao Yu over his body, and his figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

Everyone knows that Zhaoyu is a top-grade immortal weapon with explosive combat power, but few know that its stealth ability is also first-class.

Once you put it on, you'll be like someone outside of time; no one can see you or touch you.

Despite its power, it also has a drawback.

After wearing it for a long time, the wearer's aura will be revealed, and those with higher cultivation levels than the wearer can easily detect the wearer's location.

Therefore, Mu Qingzhou had to collect all the useful information within the allotted time.

He jumped down from the abyss, quickly passed the guards at the entrance, and walked deeper into Lanxi Pavilion.

There are quite a few high-level cultivators in Lanxi Pavilion, so Mu Qingzhou couldn't use his divine sense to find the location and had to search room by room on foot.

But Mu Qingzhou trusted his intuition very much, and he walked firmly toward the council hall inside Lanxi Pavilion.

It must be said that the rooftop is a great place to eavesdrop. After Mu Qingzhou arrived at the main hall, he also flew up to the rooftop to listen to the people inside talking.

Sitting in the main seat, Li Yun, the head of Lanxi Pavilion, frowned slightly. "I wonder what scheme the people of Qingyun Sect have up their sleeve this time. They've even started handing out flyers."

Elder A asked Zhang Xuexin, who was in the center of the hall, "Xuexin, what are those leaflets they're handing out?"

Zhang Xuexin replied respectfully, "I don't know yet. Some disciples will deliver the flyers when they receive them."

As if on cue, a disciple trotted in from outside the hall and bowed to Li Yun, who was seated in the main seat. “Sect Master, we obtained these from cultivators on the road. Please take a look.”

Zhang Xuexin took the leaflet from the disciple and handed it to Li Yun.

Li Yun unfolded the flyer and glanced at it quickly. A few seconds later, she covered her mouth and laughed, "You all should take a look. I was wondering what grand plan he was planning, but it turns out to be this."

After speaking, Li Yun handed the flyer to the elder next to her, and each elder who read it showed the same smile as Li Yun.

Elder B: "How desperate is the Qingyun Sect for resources that they have come up with this method to earn them?"

Elder C: "Cultivation techniques are already scarce, and they actually dare to pass on their exclusive techniques. I don't know if they are so kind or just short of money, hahahahaha."

Zhang Xuexin: "It seems we don't need to be so vigilant this time, as Qingyun and the others are already too busy taking care of themselves."

As Mu Qingzhou crouched on the roof, his gaze gradually turned cold, and his grip tightened as he slowly drew the Qingyuan Sword from its sheath.