After a moment of silence, True Monarch Mingchuan said, "Three seals have already been broken. If the demon fox recovers to its five tails, few in the world will be able to defeat it. We cannot let things develop unchecked. Therefore, the Azure Lotus Sect must defend itself to the death. You... you should also go down the mountain as soon as possible."
"Master..."
Ah Jiang's nose felt a little sore; why did his master's words make him want to cry?
Mingchuan Zhenjun patted Ajiang's head and said, "'An immortal touched my head, and I received longevity.' Your master has not taught you for long enough. If the sect survives this crisis, you can come back and we, master and disciple, will study the Great Dao of Longevity together."
Mingchuan Zhenjun said, "This time, Huaiye will escort you down the mountain. Once you're outside the Qinglian Sect's territory, you can go anywhere. Just be careful not to reveal your identity easily. Take all your things and let's go."
Having received three crafted flying swords and two protective magic treasures from his master, A-Jiang knelt down and kowtowed three times to True Lord Mingchuan.
Although she was extremely reluctant to leave, she still followed Huaiye down the mountain.
Neither of them used any magic as they walked down Lotus Mountain step by step. Huaiye knew that Ajiang was in a bad mood, so he didn't say anything to disturb her.
As dusk approached, A-Jiang had finally calmed down and said to Huai Ye, "I have something to do at Peach Blossom Village."
Huaiye nodded, waved his hand, and the two arrived at Taoyuan Village at the foot of Chuyufeng Mountain.
Upon arriving at Taoyuan Village, Ajiang found it completely different from what he remembered. There were hardly any people around, and the once bustling scene of children playing under the big sycamore tree was gone.
With a frown, Ah Jiang went to the house she had asked for help with, only to find it empty and covered in dust, indicating that they had been gone for a long time.
She went to the cafeteria, but it was already closed. Fortunately, the door to the general store was still ajar. Ah Jiang asked, "Is anyone here?"
An elderly woman peeked into the house and asked, "What do you want to buy?"
"Hello, ma'am, I'd like to buy some talismans."
"The talismans are all sold out. You'd better look elsewhere."
"Grandma, what else do you have in the shop? May I take a look?"
"Okay, come in."
When Ajahn went inside, he was very surprised to find that the once-full general store was now empty except for a few old and worn-out items, none of which were useful for his spiritual practice.
A-Jiang asked in bewilderment, "Grandma, has the shop not received any new stock in a long time?"
"Everyone in the village has left, who am I going to sell to?"
Why isn't the old woman leaving?
“I’m already quite old, where else can I go? I think this is good enough.”
A-Jiang nodded. She figured that if things were like this on her side, the other peaks would probably have similar arrangements. She just didn't know how the guarding of the Azure Lotus Sect was planned.
The Peach Blossom Village was abandoned, and she couldn't find the little animals she used to have. So she had no more attachments and followed Huaiye down the mountain.
Three years ago, she traveled by celestial ship and spent a month arriving at the Azure Lotus Sect. Now, she departs in desolation, her feelings truly indescribable.
Huaiye's cultivation level had already reached the point where he could ride the clouds. Ajiang, sitting on auspicious clouds, asked him, "Do you know what the other forces are planning to do?"
Huaiye thought for a moment and said, "Three of the Nine-Tailed Fox's seals have been broken, but this is only known to the world. In fact, there are more."
A-Jiang suddenly turned to look at him: "You mean?"
Huai Ye thought for a moment: "Back then, the Immortal Clan had nine seals: the Great Wilderness, Thunder Marsh, Qingqiu, Wangchuan, Haoyu Realm, Baiyujing, Chenke Abyss, and West Kunlun. These were all extremely dangerous places in the Great Thousand World. And that's not all. In order to seal the Nine-Tailed Fox for a long time, the Immortal Realm made many designs. As far as I know, one of the designs is now working."
At this point, Huaiye turned to look at Ajiang and asked a very sudden question: "Master knows that there are very few people who can cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage now, right?"
Although A-Jiang found it abrupt, she nodded and said, "Even a major sect like the Azure Lotus Sect doesn't have a Nascent Soul Star Lord. I suppose it's the same in other places."
A-Jiang originally wanted to stop Huai Ye from calling her Master, but then she remembered that she had said the same thing before, only to be rejected by him, so she didn't say it again.
"I've already told you the reasons for this, so I won't go into detail. But now there are rumors that there's a way to restore the Heavenly Dao. How many people do you think will go crazy for that?"
"But how dangerous is it to revive the Nine-Tails? Has no one thought about that?"
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