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Chapter 252 Farewell
Inside the bluestone hall.

Shang Liangyi stepped aside and looked towards Chu Zheng, with a puzzled look on his face:
"Since the Holy Lord escaped safely, why did he come back?"

"How did you know it was me, Senior?"

Chu Zheng couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He took off his disguise and revealed his true face.

"You spent a magical treasure just to see me. Apart from the Holy Lord, I can't think of anyone else who would do this."

Shang Liangyi shook his head, as if relieved: "The day before yesterday, Xiao Heng came back again, but there was no trace of the Holy Lord. I thought you had been assassinated. Now you are safe and sound."

"Senior Shang has a keen eye."

Chu Zheng clasped his fists and bowed, then said slowly, "I came here to express my gratitude. If the Shang family had not reported this to the Immortal King, I would not have been able to escape this disaster."

"No need. I am only following orders to establish a good relationship for the Shang family. If you need anything in the future, I hope the Holy Lord will not hesitate to help you."

Shang Liangyi waved his hand and said, "Besides, I am just delivering a message. The ancestors are willing to help you because you have your own outstanding qualities. There is no need to thank you."

After saying this, a hint of solemnity appeared on his face:
"In my humble opinion, it would be better for Saint Lord to leave Cangyun as soon as possible. Xiao Heng is still in the realm and may cause trouble for you. My ancestors are busy with many things and I don't think they have enough energy to help you again."

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior. I am only returning to the world to make some arrangements and will leave soon."

Shang Liangyi's words came from the bottom of his heart, Chu Zheng could hear it, he took out a storage spirit ring and handed it to Shang Liangyi:
"Please accept the due thank you gift. Don't refuse it."

Shang Liangyi hesitated for a while, but still reached out to take it: "Then I will accept it shamelessly. Take care, Holy Lord."

"I'll take my leave, Senior, please stay."

Chu Zheng said nothing more and turned and left.

Shang Liangyi glanced at the storage magic ring, his breathing suddenly paused, and a look of horror involuntarily appeared in his eyes.

Thousands of wooden storage boxes were neatly stacked inside the spirit ring.

The spiritual seal of Taixu Holy Land is engraved on many wooden boxes, and one can tell at a glance that they are the treasures in the treasury of Taixu Holy Land.

Shang Liangyi opened a few of them at random and was almost dazzled by the aura they contained.

Chu Zheng's move was equivalent to giving the Shang family half of the holy land.

After coming to his senses, Shang Liangyi couldn't help but take a deep breath. Such generosity was really shocking. If he had known that the thank-you gift was so heavy, he would never have accepted it.

Looking at the empty hall, Shang Liangyi sighed softly. Even for the sake of this thank-you gift, Yuanling Holy Land would have to take care of Taixuan in the future.

But... I'm afraid the Shang family won't be able to stay in the Cangyun Realm for much longer.

By then, the situation of Yuanling Holy Land will not be much better than the current situation of Taixuan.

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During this period of time, the situation of Taixuan Holy Land was not good. Similarly, the situation of Taixu Holy Land, where the Holy Lord had just died, was also quite embarrassing.

The holy land's treasury was emptied. This huge blow almost affected the operation of the entire holy land.

Even many disciples were unable to gather all the cultivation resources allocated to them every month, and had to temporarily use the income from various industries under the jurisdiction of the Holy Land as subsidies.

For a time, many people from the Taixu Holy Land appeared everywhere in the Cangyun Realm. The disciples of the holy land who were supported by all the sects now had to spend a lot of time searching for various resources for cultivation.

Chu Zheng listened to scattered news coming from various places and left Wanlong City.

When he was about to leave the city, he saw Xiao Heng, dressed in a silver-white immortal robe, sitting cross-legged on the top of the city. He was like the bright moon and the fresh breeze, detached from the world, and was preaching.

A large number of monks gathered around, all with solemn expressions, listening carefully.

It is very rare for a high-level cultivator to preach. A cultivator of Xiao Heng's level has not appeared in the Cang Yun Realm for many years, not to mention that he is from the Immortal Alliance and has outstanding knowledge.

Listening to his sermons is of great benefit to spiritual practice.

Chu Zheng looked up and glanced, his mind calm, and walked straight out of the city.

There is no doubt that Xiao Heng is a member of the Dongsheng Demon Immortal Alliance, but his identity as a special envoy of the Immortal Alliance is a little unclear.

However, regardless of whether this envoy from the Immortal Alliance is real or fake, now is not the time for him to cause trouble. If he really kills this person and alerts the Immortal Alliance, it would be like courting disaster and would be too unwise.

Even if he doesn't consider himself, he has to consider Shang Cangyun. Shang Cangyun was in a bad situation himself, but he still helped him. At this critical juncture, he can't cause trouble again.

The Taixuan Holy Land is located in the southernmost part of the Southern Territory.

Chu Zheng turned into a breeze and wandered between the cracks in space. In less than a day, he had crossed tens of millions of miles and arrived outside the gate of Taixuan Mountain.

By noon, the sun was high in the sky, and the already unbearably hot volcanoes became even hotter. Every time the air passed through the throat, it felt scorching hot, almost drying people out.

The once bustling and prosperous Taixuan City now seems a bit desolate. From time to time, one can see many lights pouring out of the city and heading north.

After receiving the news about Chu Zheng, some small forces have already withdrawn from Taixuan City. The slightly stronger forces have also withdrawn most of their elite troops, leaving only a few people behind to make plans after observing how the situation develops.

With the jade talisman of the Holy Lord's identity, Chu Zheng entered the Taixuan Holy Land unimpeded.

Relying on the induction of the Tongsheng Seal, he went deeper and deeper, and soon arrived at a large hall.

The area in front of the hall was empty, with no disciples on duty. There was only an elder who was living in a side hall, practicing.

There are less than ten elders left in the Taixuan Holy Land now. All of them have reached the divine transformation level, and there is no one above the Tongxuan realm. Moreover, their time is running out, and the earth will soon cover their heads.

The disciples have not yet grown up, and it can be said that it is truly a life-and-death moment with a lack of talent.

Chu Zheng explained a few words to the elders in the side hall, and then slowly stepped into the hall. Fu Quanliang was sitting at a jade table on one side of the hall with a frown on his face, sorting out the accounts for the month.

Although Taixuan's foundation has declined, it is still a big account.

The monthly distribution of disciples' share of practice, the practice resources needed by the elders, the loss of spiritual materials for alchemy and casting, the income and expenditure of the holy land's treasury, the taxes of Taixuan City, the practice resources contributed by various forces, and the accounts receivable loaned by Taixuan to other forces.

Every transaction of spirit stones in and out needs to be carefully checked. If the accounts don't match, mistakes will easily occur, which means unnecessary losses for the holy land. These will undoubtedly consume a lot of energy.

In various sects, these chores are basically handled by the deputy sect masters. In large sects, there may sometimes be more than ten deputy sect masters.

Although Fu Quanliang is only an inner sect disciple, his authority within Taixuan is second only to the Holy Lord. The things he needs to do are even more complicated, involving all areas.

Among them, dealing with various forces is of utmost importance. Elders like Taixuan have not been in the world for a long time, and most of them have hot tempers and are not good at socializing with others. Most of the time, they can only rely on Fu Quanliang to come forward.

As the Holy Lord of Taixuan, Chu Zheng was undoubtedly quite derelict in his duty, and he will even be even more derelict in his duty in the future.

"Quan Liang."

Chu Zheng calmed himself down and greeted him. Fu Quanliang was startled and suddenly raised his head. After seeing Chu Zheng, he was happy at first and then surprised. He stood up and walked around the jade table, and spoke in succession:
"What happened? I heard that you killed the Great Void Saint Lord, and the Immortal Alliance sent a special envoy to arrest you?! Rumors spread everywhere that you have been captured and brought back to the Immortal Alliance to be punished..."

"Now that I am standing here, there is no hindrance."

Chu Zheng shook his head slightly and soothed him in a slow voice: "It was indeed me who killed Bai Zhixiao. He wanted to kill me, so I took the initiative to protect myself."

Fu Quanliang was shocked when he heard this: "So you are now..."

"I am about to leave Cangyun Realm. I have some things to entrust to you. After I leave, I will find a way to notify the old Saint Lord to return to Cangyun. You just need to hold on for a while."

Chu Zheng has made detailed considerations for the subsequent arrangements.

Geng Yiyang is where the battlefield of all worlds is. When he arrives there, he will find a way to contact Geng Yiyang and ask him to return to Cangyun to take charge of the situation.

Even though Zhao Tingxian committed such a huge mistake, killing the Heavenly Lord and betraying the alliance to escape into the Chaos Sea, the Holy Land of Taixu was never implicated.

He had not hurt the Immortal Alliance's envoy. In addition, Geng Yiyang and many elders had fought outside the domain and had military merits, so they would not be greatly affected.

"it is good."

Fu Quanliang held his breath and listened carefully.

Chu Zheng pondered for a while, then asked, "Has Ling Qing ever come to Taixuan?"

"He just arrived the day before yesterday and is now in the Madam's previous bedroom." Fu Quanliang nodded immediately.

"After I leave, don't rush to close the mountain. The Song family is still in Taixuan City. You can try to contact them a few times. If you can use them, then use them. If they are not of great use, take back the blood jade heirloom and seal it temporarily. Wait until Ling Qing's cultivation becomes deeper, then make a decision."

After saying that, Chu Zheng took out a storage spirit ring and handed it to Fu Quanliang:
"Please keep these cultivation resources. After I leave, no one will be able to help you. You will need to put more thought into everything and protect this foundation for me."

Chu Zheng divided the resources in the treasury of Taixu Holy Land into three parts. He kept one part for himself, gave one part to the Shang family, and kept the remaining part in Taixuan as a foundation for emergency response.

In any case, these resources are enough to support Geng Yiyang until his return.

"Don't worry, Lord. I will do my best."

Fu Quanliang took a deep breath, took the spirit ring, glanced at it, and looking at the spirit seal belonging to the Taixu Holy Land, he already knew where these things came from.

"There is one matter that requires the Holy Lord's decision."

Fu Quanliang looked a little worried, and said in a deep voice: "There has been some evil winds in the Holy Land recently..."

After listening to Fu Quanliang for a while, Chu Zheng understood.

After passing through Wanlong City, Taixuan disciples began to vaguely form factions. Due to various reasons, small groups with different levels of closeness and distance emerged.

This will do more harm than good to the Taixuan Holy Land.

Chu Zheng was somewhat helpless about this. He had not considered it comprehensively. He had only wanted to take these disciples out to meet the best of their generation, but he had never thought that this would lead to a situation like this.

However, even if the incident in Wanlong City had not happened, it was only a matter of time before estrangement arose between the disciples. The path of cultivation is not one that can be treated equally, and the strong are respected.

"Pick out two outstanding disciples and make them your true disciples. Use these two as the core and divide the disciples into two factions. As for the rest, wait until the old Saint Master comes back. As for the two super-grade immortal bones that were exchanged earlier, hide them first and assign an elder to protect them."

In a hurry, Chu Zheng could only come up with this method to minimize the disputes within Taixuan. The two sides could still barely maintain a balance and avoid a mess, which would lead to unnecessary hatred accumulated due to friction.

"I've got that." Fu Quanliang nodded in agreement.

"One more thing."

Chu Zheng suddenly raised his hand and pointed a finger at Fu Quanliang's brow:

"I don't know when I will return. I might die in some corner where no one cares about me. I will remove the Tongsheng Seal for you today and give you freedom."

When Fu Quanliang heard the words "Tongsheng Seal", he was stunned for a moment. If Chu Zheng hadn't mentioned it today, he would have almost forgotten it.

After the Tongsheng Seal dissipated, it was as if a shackle had been broken free from deep within his soul, and he felt a sense of comfort.

However, Fu Quanliang did not feel much joy in his heart at the moment. It was as if something was missing and he felt a little empty.

Although he had the Tongsheng Seal, Chu Zheng seemed to have never used it to threaten him.

Following Chu Zheng, he gained too many benefits, from being an outer disciple abandoned by the sect to being in charge of a holy land. Even the strong men in the Divine Transformation Realm had to obey his orders.

The change in identity and status is more than a world of difference.

Although he was entangled with many things in Taixuan, he never felt bored. At least his existence was valuable to Taixuan's disciples.

Since he started following Chu Zheng, he felt like he was living like a real person, no longer trembling with fear and treading on thin ice.

It would be better to say that he needs Chu Zheng rather than that Chu Zheng needs him.

The Tongsheng Seal is more like a bond than a shackle, and now this bond has been severed by Chu Zheng.

Chu Zheng smiled faintly, raised his hand and patted Fu Quanliang's shoulder, and said seriously:
"I don't have many friends in this world, and you are one of them. It has not been easy to cultivate until now, so live well."

Before he finished speaking, he turned around and left the hall.

Fu Quanliang came back to his senses, bowed deeply, and kowtowed to the Prime Minister to say farewell:
"Farewell, Holy Lord. May the Holy Lord have a safe and peaceful journey ahead."

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In a blink of an eye, the sky turned into night and the silver moon hung high in the sky.

At the top of the sacred peak, after completing his daily Great Circulation of Qi, Chu Zheng slowly exhaled a breath of fresh air, blowing away the moonlight that was surrounding him.

Wherever the breath passes, it is like a sweet rain. In the cracks of rocks, new buds of grass and trees emerge, carrying the unique fragrance of plants and trees, full of vitality.

Song Lingqing walked out of the hall slowly and said hello:

"Holy Lord..."

"There's no need for us to be so distant with each other. After I leave, you can stay in Taixuan and practice with peace of mind. If you need anything, go find Fu Quanliang and he will help you."

Chu Zheng slowly opened his eyes and spoke calmly:
"You are different from your elder sister. Your heart for cultivation is far more important than anything else. Although you and I are not from the same path, we are still a family after all. I will help you if I can."

There are some things that he sees very clearly and thoroughly, but he has never pointed them out.

Song Lingqing's dedication to the path of immortality far surpasses everything else, including the entire Song family, which is far inferior to her own path to immortality.

(End of this chapter)