I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 771: Chapter 716: Jingshan’s Scheming

Xie Jingshan was once again at a loss for words. He slightly turned his head, catching a glimpse of the Floating Island where the Five Mountains Immortal Sect was located.

”This is...”

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Yuebai interrupted, ”Alright, I’m just spouting nonsense. There are so many people outside watching what’s happening in the Qingyun Realm. Although they can’t hear us, they can see us. If I really made you a traitor, you wouldn’t be able to stay in the True Martial Immortal Sect.”

Xie Jingshan scratched his head with a barely noticeable bitter smile at the corner of his mouth.

Having no background, everything he achieved in the Green Dragon Realm depended on his own efforts. His master, Dao Lord Nangu, was kind and provided careful guidance, which led to jealousy from the sect’s disciples and elders, especially from the Jing Family disciples, who were the same clan as Dao Lord Nangu.

They always felt that Dao Lord Nangu was favoring an outsider, yet they didn’t dare speak ill of him, so they vented all their frustration on Xie Jingshan.

But since they were relatives of Dao Lord Nangu, he couldn’t completely shut them out.

So whether he was betrayed or not, his days in the True Martial Immortal Sect were not as smooth as others imagined.

Xie Jingshan did not show any of this, and instead smiled, ”You must be out here gathering intelligence, right? Among the four Immortal Alliances in the northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest, the Eastern Star Alliance’s Green Dragon Realm and the Northern Star Alliance’s Black Tortoise Realm have been allies for generations, so there’s an intention to ally at this Qingyun Conference too.”

”I can’t disclose the Five Mountains Immortal Sect’s intelligence to you, but I can provide detailed intelligence on the Southern Star Alliance’s Vermilion Bird Realm’s Red Sun Sect and the Western Star Alliance’s White Tiger Realm’s Golden Wave Sect, more detailed than what you’ve gathered outside.”

After Xie Jingshan spoke, everyone showed pleased expressions, and Jiang Yuebai folded her arms, raising an eyebrow.

”Xie Jingshan, you’ve changed; you’re starting to scheme against me.”

Fang Yuxing looked questioningly at Jiang Yuebai, while Yuu Qiuqi and Ge Yuchan exchanged glances.

Xie Jingshan chuckled, ”No, really no, it’s just mutual benefit.”

Jiang Yuebai asked, ”Your True Martial Immortal Sect and the Five Mountains Immortal Sect are allied, isn’t the Red Sun Sect and the Golden Wave Sect allied too? You want to use us to eliminate the Red Sun Sect and the Golden Wave Sect, right?”

Everyone suddenly realized, and Xie Jingshan did not deny it, taking out a Jade Scroll and handing it over.

”Do you want it or not?”

Jiang Yuebai reached out and took it, ”Why wouldn’t I? I just saw you coming from over there; how did the situation there go, and give me all the intelligence to save me the effort.”

Jiang Yuebai was straightforward, and Xie Jingshan didn’t hold back either, taking out another Jade Scroll with intelligence they had gathered on the way over earlier and handed it to Jiang Yuebai.

”Although the Nine Great Immortal Alliances haven’t officially certified it, the Qingyun Conference also affects the ranking of the Upper Realm’s Ten Great Powers. After the last Qingyun Conference, the True Martial Immortal Sect was ranked third, the Five Mountains Immortal Sect second, the Red Sun Sect fourth, and the Golden Wave Sect first.”

”If we joined forces, we could suppress the Red Sun Sect and the Golden Wave Sect. Maybe the Heavenly Interence Sect could also enter the ranks of the Upper Realm’s Ten Great Powers, so please spare the members of the True Martial Immortal Sect and the Five Mountains Immortal Sect unless absolutely necessary.”

Jiang Yuebai snatched the Jade Scroll; the ranking of the Upper Realm’s Ten Great Powers was indeed unofficial, but it was recognized, with sects and family powers not sorted separately, all being ranked together.

In the past three hundred years, the top four had all been sects, the fifth being a family, and the Qingyun Conference, held once every three hundred years, served as a chance to reshuffle the cards.

Even a family like the Zhuge Family, strong in the Puppetry Path, couldn’t make it into the Upper Realm’s Ten Great Powers, with the top five being backed by a Mahayana Immortal Monarch.

The eighth-ranked Beiji Palace also had a Mahayana stationed, while the remaining forces only had Integration Dao Lords.

Heavenly Interence Sect only had two Refining Void Old Ancestors, far from achieving Integration, making Jiang Yuebai uncertain about squeezing into the Ten Great Powers.

Just like encountering Ye Tianlang from the Red Sun Sect earlier, with an Acquired Spiritual Treasure at hand, if he managed to expand his Domain, they would all be in for a bloody fight.

The Red Sun Sect was only ranked fourth, and ahead was the top-ranked Golden Wave Sect.

Jiang Yuebai briefly reviewed the intelligence given by Xie Jingshan. It was indeed detailed regarding the Red Sun Sect and the Golden Wave Sect, including their Spiritual Artifacts carried and their adept Cultivation Techniques and Spells, along with some countermeasures.

However, the record format seemed strangely familiar, akin to the format she typically used.

Xie Jingshan looked at the others, ”Brother Fang, time is pressing; I can’t stay long. I’ll take my leave now, hoping that we can join hands against the enemy when we meet again.”

Everyone nodded, Xie Jingshan took one last glance at Jiang Yuebai, then turned and left. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

Only after his figure disappeared did everyone retract their gaze. Yuu Qiuqi said in a deep voice, ”I always felt that Junior Brother Xie’s life has not been smooth.”

Jiang Yuebai shared the same feeling, but the path was chosen by oneself, and the thorns along the way must naturally be cleared away by oneself.

”This is the intelligence provided by Xie Jingshan; take a look. By then, most of it had been explored, saving us a lot of time and effort.”

After passing the documents around, Fang Yuxing asked, ”So next, do we head back?”

Jiang Yuebai slightly sensed, looking in another direction where her Little Cloud Mushroom was energetically waving at her.

”Before heading back, would you be willing to accompany me to kill a few people?”

*

At that time, while most forces were still in the dormant stage, the Heavenly Interence Sect was stirring things up, being the focal point of discussion among various forces spectating outside the Qingyun Realm.

Whether it was tactics or personal strength, everyone was impressed.

Some even said that the Heavenly Interence Sect would be this Qingyun Conference’s biggest dark horse, ascending into the ranks of the Ten Great Powers in one fell swoop.

Others claimed that the Heavenly Interence Sect was just a flash in the pan and would lose upon encountering a true formidable opponent.

The opinions were divided.

In the mountains where the Eastern Star Alliance was, members of the Green Dragon Realm’s True Martial Immortal Sect watched Xie Jingshan and Jiang Yuebai meet, converse for a long time, and exchange jade scrolls, prompting many to secretly curse them.

”That traitor! He must have leaked True Martial Immortal Sect’s intelligence to his old love.”

”Exactly, body in the True Martial Immortal Sect, heart in the Heavenly Interence Sect. I really don’t know what Dao Lord Nangu sees in him.”

”That’s not entirely true. What if Senior Brother Xie is forming an alliance with that Heavenly Interence Sect?”

”Does our True Martial Immortal Sect need to ally with a third-rate small sect?”

At this moment, all Integration Dao Lords and Refining Void Star Monarchs were summoned to the Taibai Interface to meet the Mahayana Immortal Monarch, leaving Qingyun Realm’s perimeter and allowing the others to openly criticize Xie Jingshan, especially those from the Jing Family.

In the campsite at the mountain’s base, Zhuang Feng, Jing Chujun’s mother, was furious, incessantly ranting to Jing Yuzhou, Jing Chujun’s father.

”...I knew that Xie Jingshan was an ungrateful wretch. He got into the True Martial Immortal Sect through our Chujun, eventually claiming to apprentice under you, only to climb up to the Old Ancestor. You should have killed him back then!”

Bam!

Jing Yuzhou slammed the table, ”Enough! Jingshan is a kind-hearted child. Do you think I’m blind or the Old Ancestor is? If not for your constant reckless talk outside, would the Jing Family’s disciples hold such prejudice against him? If you continue to sow discord and fan the flames, don’t blame me for sending you back to face the wall!”

Zhuang Feng was outraged, ”Fine, lock me up then. Let’s wait and see if Xie Jingshan is really as pure-hearted as you claim. If the True Martial Immortal Sect is defeated at this Qingyun Conference, it’ll be because you couldn’t recognize a wolf sneaking in!”

Jing Yuzhou glared at Zhuang Feng for a moment, snorted coldly, and left with a swish of his sleeve.

Outside, Jing Yuzhou watched Xie Jingshan flying alone on his Sword Control in the Qingyun Realm.

In truth, Dao Lord Nangu had long ago said to him that if he wanted to return to the Heavenly Interence Sect, he could do so, and Dao Lord Nangu would still acknowledge him as a closed-door disciple, without holding it against him.

But Xie Jingshan insisted on staying, struggling under pressure, to the extent that even Jing Yuzhou didn’t know what he was pursuing.