As for why Shi Sha, the newly-elected monk, did not go to negotiate with Guiyuan Sect, but instead prioritized looking for Great Monk Hua Ying, this was also something he had to do.
The request made by Guiyuan Sect was the 'Qingning Forbidden Canon', but this 'Qingning Forbidden Canon', which was a combination of the 'Ningshuang Divine Book' and the 'Hantian True Scroll', was not stored in the Bitao Sect.
Master Hua Ying was the only great master of the Bi Tao Sect before. After obtaining the 'Qingning Forbidden Canon', he chose to study the 'Qingning Forbidden Canon' first.
This is his power. In addition, there is also a great monk Yi Xiao who has joined the Bi Tao Sect and possesses considerable power. For some special reasons, he does not want the great monk Yi Xiao to see the "Qingning Forbidden Book".
Originally, as a peak great cultivator, Master Hua Ying thought it was extremely safe to carry the 'Qingning Forbidden Codex' on him. Apart from the powerful ones in the world of immortal cultivation, peak great cultivators were the strongest fighting force.
But who would have thought that Li Shiming only needed to send out a phantom clone to defeat the great monk Hua Ying.
The battle process was not seen by the monks of the Bi Tao Sect. The monks of the Bi Tao Sect who were below the level of great monks were intimidated by the fighting aura of the peak great monks and could not observe the battlefield at all.
The six great monks who were able to observe the course of the battle were also killed by the late-stage golden corpse.
Since the soul lamp belonging to the great monk Hua Ying in the Bi Tao Sect was still on, Shi Sha believed that the great monk Hua Ying's Nascent Soul had escaped.
Shi Sha also knew that as long as the Nascent Soul of Master Hua Ying was still alive, the Soul Crystal Ring in his body could not be obtained by other cultivators, so the "Qingning Forbidden Code" stored in the Soul Crystal Ring would naturally still be in the hands of Master Hua Ying.
Li Shiming did not expect that his separation of the consciousness of the Nascent Soul of Master Hua Ying for the sake of experiment would cause unexpected results.
The Bi Tao Sect did not suspect that he had obtained the "Qingning Forbidden Canon", but instead focused their attention on the Nascent Soul of the great monk Hua Ying who was nowhere to be found.
If the Bi Tao Sect really knew that the "Qingning Forbidden Book" was in Li Shiming's hands, Li Shiming would still be in big trouble.
The Bi Tao Sect will definitely inform the Gui Yuan Sect of this matter, and then the Bi Tao Sect and the Gui Yuan Sect will plot against Li Shiming for the "Qingning Forbidden Canon". Even if Li Shiming is powerful, there will inevitably be trouble with the plots of two super powers.
Since the reaction of the Bitao Sect was beyond the expectations of the Guiyuan Sect, the great monk Jiang Hao of the Guiyuan Sect was in a difficult situation.
He did not want to encroach on the territory of the Bitao Sect. This place was in the ocean. If the Guiyuan Sect wanted to occupy it, it would need to send a large number of cultivators to guard it.
This place is very far away from Guiyuan Sect. If we really want to occupy the Bitao Islands, just having to deal with the sea beasts will be a huge headache.
He has already come this far, and he can't just stop like this. The price he paid is not small. If he really stops, he won't be able to explain even to the internal members of the sect.
Shi Sha of the Bi Tao Sect was also very sad. With the blockade of resources, the reduction of territory, and the lack of combat power among the great monks in the sect, the morale of the sect was low. If the Gui Yuan Sect continued like this, it would be difficult to manage the monks in the sect.
The two sides remained in this standoff for several months.
In the end, it was the negotiations between the powerful people on both sides that ended the confrontation between the two super powers. Guiyuan Sect retreated to the Zhongzhou Continent, and Bitao Sect also regained its lost territory.
Guiyuan Sect sent out several great monks to cooperate with Bitao Sect to search for the trace of the Nascent Soul of Great Monk Hua Ying, and their intelligence network was fully operational.
They speculated that Master Hua Ying was hiding at this time, using his spare body to rebuild. Under such circumstances, the chance of finding Master Hua Ying was not high.
The vast majority of Nascent Soul cultivators will prepare a spare body for themselves, and the location of the spare body is a secret known only to the Nascent Soul cultivator himself.
Some Nascent Soul cultivators trust the sect and will place their backup bodies within the sect, but most Nascent Soul cultivators will still choose to hide their backup bodies in a place only the Nascent Soul cultivators themselves know about.
Amidst various speculations, Master Hua Ying and the "Qingning Forbidden Canon" slowly became legends. Only the Bitao Sect and the Guiyuan Sect still maintained their attention, and the intelligence departments of the two super powers had been working hard.
Outside the mountain gate of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, Master Hu came out to greet them again.
This time it was Shi Sha from the Bi Tao Sect who came. As a cultivator who was only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, he should not have had such a welcome ceremony.
But since Shi Sha came here on behalf of the Bi Tao Sect this time, the Wan Shou Sect must hold a welcome ceremony befitting of entertaining a superpower.
Even though the Bi Tao Sect is now severely weakened, it still has powerful people, so it is only a matter of time before its strength is restored.
"Shi Sha greets Senior Hu!" Shi Sha showed enough respect after meeting the great monk Hu.
He did not look down on Master Hu at all just because he himself was a super power. Master Hu was Li Shiming's master. This identity was enough to allow Master Hu to be on equal footing with any other master. He would not look down on Master Hu just because he came from a large sect like the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
"Fellow Daoist Shi, please call me Fellow Daoist Hu. We should still be equals!" Great Monk Hu did not accept Shi Sha's address, he said with a smile.
Shi Sha came to visit as a representative of the Bi Tao Sect. Shi Sha himself could be humble, but Master Hu could not really accept it, as that would make others think he looked down on the Bi Tao Sect.
"Then I will respectfully obey your command, Fellow Daoist Hu, may I ask if Fellow Daoist Li is free?" Shi Sha asked, changing the address.
Master Hu was not surprised at all that Shi Sha wanted to meet Li Shiming. The only reason why the Wanshou Sect was worthy of a formal visit from a super power like the Bitao Sect was Li Shiming.
"It has been arranged for you. Just in time he is free!" Monk Hu said with a smile and a gesture of invitation.
Shi Sha breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that there was hope of completing this mission.
Although Li Shiming is a cultivator of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, Li Shiming is not the same as the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
It was thanks to Li Shiming's reputation that the Wanshou Sect was able to occupy the Dongqi Continent and become a large sect second only to the super powers.
Even if Li Shiming left the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, he was still the one with unparalleled alchemy ability and the strongest combat power among the top great monks.
Shi Sha didn't dare to guarantee that Li Shiming would meet him, because he had fought against Li Shiming before.
But he had to come. Li Shiming stopped cooperating with the Bitao Sect. The Bitao Sect was in the stage of recovering its strength and urgently needed Li Shiming's help in refining alchemy.
When Shi Sha saw Li Shiming, he only saw a phantom clone and did not see Li Shiming's real body.
The meeting place was not Li Shiming's cave, but a reception hall of the Wanshou Sect.
"Shi Sha greets Senior Li!" Even though the person in front of him was just a phantom clone, Shi Sha still maintained great respect. He took the initiative to bow and perform a monk's salute and said.
"Please take a seat, Fellow Daoist Shi. Please forgive my impoliteness. My real body is in the process of comprehending the skills, so I can only let my clone come over!" The phantom clone bowed slightly and returned the greeting, explaining.
"It's my fault for coming here without permission!" Shi Sha heard the explanation. Regardless of whether it was true or false, that was Li Shiming's attitude, so he took the opportunity to back off.
If Shi Sha could see the mountain where Li Shiming's cave was located, he would see Li Shiming and Yin Shilan chatting and laughing in the pavilion on the top of the mountain. There was no mention of comprehending any martial arts techniques.
Li Shiming’s negligence cannot be blamed, but he had nothing to ask of the Bi Tao Sect. Instead, it was the Bi Tao Sect that asked him to come.
One side has no desires, while the other side has intentions. Li Shiming, who has no desires, can treat Shi Sha casually.
"There are some misunderstandings between the Bitao Sect and Senior Li. I should have come here earlier to explain the situation, but something happened in the sect, so I have been delayed until now!" Shi Sha first nodded to the monk from the Wanshou Sect who presented the spiritual tea and spiritual fruit, and then said to Li Shiming.
The spiritual tea served to Shi Sha was not brewed by Li Shiming, but was just an ordinary fourth-grade spiritual tea.
Shi Sha didn't care about this little detail. He knew very well that if he wasn't a representative of the Bi Tao Sect, he wouldn't be qualified to meet the phantom clone.
There are countless great monks in the world of immortal cultivation who want to meet Li Shiming, but the great monks who come can only see the monks from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect who are handling Li Shiming's affairs, and cannot even see his phantom clone.
Besides, the fourth-grade spiritual tea and fourth-grade spiritual fruit are also the implementation standards of normal sects.
In the world of immortal cultivation today, the fourth-grade spiritual tea roasted by Li Shiming himself is so precious and rare that its value has increased by dozens of times.
The reason why Shi Sha waited until now to come to the Wanshou Sect was because the Guiyuan Sect had been forcing the Bitao Sect before. Now that he had dealt with the Guiyuan Sect's affairs, he immediately came to the Wanshou Sect.
"Senior Li, this is a gift my ancestor asked me to deliver. I hope it can explain the misunderstanding between Senior Li and me!" Shi Sha continued.
He took out a jade box and placed it in front of the phantom clone. The ancestor he mentioned greatly increased the value of the jade box.
The phantom clone did not hesitate to open the jade box and found a jade bracelet inside, which was made up of twelve jade plates, and each jade plate was made of fourth-grade top-grade spiritual jade.
This is not the preciousness of the bracelet. The real value of this bracelet lies in the fact that all the twelve jade plates are life-saving jade talismans made by a powerful person.
Yes, this bracelet is made of twelve life-saving jade pieces. It is a life-saving bracelet that can be used twelve times. Probably only a powerful person can afford such a thing.
The phantom clone checked and found that the twelve powerful life-saving jade talismans were all solidified powerful-level water escape techniques.
If this thing is used in a place with water source, even if Li Shiming has the power of supernatural powers, he may not be able to block it.
"Please give my regards to your ancestor. I like this gift very much. As for the previous matter about Yi Xiao, now that Yi Xiao has passed away, the matter has passed. I will not implicate other cultivators anymore!" The phantom clone said with a smile as he put away the jade box.
Shi Sha thought to himself that if the ancestor had not come forward and presented this gift, Li Shiming would never be so easy to talk to.
"In that case, our sect will have a batch of spiritual medicines for great cultivators in a few days. I would like to ask for help in refining them!" Shi Sha saw that Li Shiming had changed his tone and immediately followed suit.
"That's no problem. I'm not too busy lately!" The phantom clone nodded and agreed.
The matter was settled, and Shi Sha finally felt relieved from the pressure on his heart.
He was also planning to ask about Master Hua Ying, but after thinking it over he did not ask.
He didn't want the originally harmonious meeting to become tense because of the matter of Master Hua Ying, or even if it made Li Shiming angry, it would change the goal that had already been achieved.
Shi Sha did not stay any longer. He was well aware that there was a big gap between his status and Li Shiming's. The difference in realm alone meant that the two of them had nothing in common.
He said goodbye, and the phantom clone stood up and escorted him out of the hall.
In the pavilion, Yin Shilan looked at the approaching phantom clone, and then glanced at Li Shiming beside her.
"Shiming, is everything okay?" She knew that it was the representative monk from the Bitao Sect who came to visit today, but Li Shiming only sent out a phantom clone, which made her a little worried.
Li Shiming had participated in the war with the Bitao Sect before. If he angered the Bitao Sect again this time, it would bring trouble to Li Shiming.
"It's no trouble. The Bi Tao Sect is here to seek peace!" Li Shiming knew her concerns and explained with a smile.
At this time, the phantom clone brought the jade box over, and Li Shiming took the jade box and pushed it in front of Yin Shilan.
"This bracelet is for you. You can wear it to activate yourself at any time!" Li Shiming introduced to Yin Shilan.
The biggest advantage of this life-saving bracelet is that as a bracelet, it can be activated with just a thought when worn on the hand.
Unlike ordinary life-saving jade talismans, they need to be taken out from the space items. Many times, this little delay is the difference between life and death.
"Shiming, you should wear this life-saving item yourself. You encounter more dangers than me!" Yin Shilan did not take the life-saving bracelet. After seeing the function of the life-saving bracelet, she said to Li Shiming.
Yin Shilan knew Li Shiming's ability to cause trouble. Last time, he was forced to flee far away by a powerful man.
Even though Li Shiming was in another place, he was not honest. In a short time, he offended a powerful enemy and was hunted down again.
Although Li Shiming did not give a detailed explanation when recounting this past event, Yin Shilan still heard something from his words.
In her opinion, Li Shiming is the one who most needs the life-saving bracelet with twelve chances to save his life.
"Lan'er, I have the power of divine feet, and I can use the life-saving ability on this life-saving bracelet at any time. You don't need to worry about my safety. Although I gave you two life-saving jade talismans before, this life-saving bracelet is more convenient. Even if you don't want me to worry, you have to wear the life-saving bracelet!" Li Shiming said as he took out the life-saving bracelet and put it on Yin Shilan.
Yin Shilan did not refuse this time. She could feel Li Shiming's intentions.
Li Shiming was thinking in his heart that the reconciliation between Guiyuan Sect and Bitao Sect was actually a helpless decision.
His strength is not enough to compete with the super powers. If he had the strength to compete with the super powers, he would not compromise easily.
The cultivators from Guiyuan Sect and Bitao Sect wanted to kidnap Yin Shilan, which touched his reverse scale. Unfortunately, all he could do was to get rid of the cultivators related to the two super forces, but he could not make the two super forces pay a greater price.