Chapter 467 - 462: Holding 2 First-class Sects

Huang Bo Master was not exactly young.

To have only reached the Golden Core Late Stage at over three hundred years old meant that, by all rights, his prospects weren’t particularly bright.

Moreover, his Spirit Root was average—an Upper Grade Gold Attribute Spirit Root, neither good nor bad.

Although he had a chance at Nascent Soul Formation, conventional wisdom suggested he would never reach Nascent Soul Perfection in his lifetime, let alone attempt to break through to Divinity Transformation.

As for Du Youqian, he had plenty of Core Formation Level underlings. Core Formation Cultivators wishing to pledge allegiance to him were as numerous as fish in the sea.

Only those with a chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm were worthy of his attention.

And only those who showed promise for Divinity Transformation were worth investing more of his energy and resources in.

Huang Bo Master... ’Alright, it’s not that I look down on him.’

’It’s more that he’s like chicken ribs—tasteless to eat, yet a waste to throw away.’

Du Youqian took the Jade Box and fell into thought.

Huang Bo Master smiled, his eyes cold. "The Secret Techniques I know are ones Your Majesty is likely already familiar with. My Essence Blood and this sliver of my soul are more than enough to bind me. Even if I were to reach the legendary Divinity Transformation Realm, I could never escape this constraint. True Monarch, I offer you my loyalty and stake my entire future on this. I hope you will grant me a chance."

Inwardly, Du Youqian was completely unmoved, but he put on a touched expression. "Since you’ve gone this far, then I shall grant you an opportunity."

With that, he used his Divine Sense to transmit the method for reaching the passage to Huang Bo Master.

"If you leak this information... you should know the consequences!"

Huang Bo Master said resolutely, "If this junior leaks the secret of the passage, I will submit to whatever punishment the True Monarch deems fit."

Deng Maoyu’s aptitude was so exceptional that Du Youqian couldn’t resist taking him as a disciple.

This Huang Bo Master... he was average, stuck in the middle. Du Youqian only intended to use him as a common subordinate—provided he could make it through that passage alive.

Du Youqian felt his chances of survival were less than one in ten.

But it wasn’t entirely hopeless.

If he truly managed to survive and cultivate to the Nascent Soul Realm, Du Youqian would consider him an important subordinate, perhaps even a semi-partner, much like Kang Yinghe from the Shengxia Sect back in the day.

Of course, the current Kang Yinghe could no longer keep up with his pace and had once again been relegated to the sidelines as an ordinary subordinate.

"Come with me. I have some questions for you."

Now that he had accepted this man as his dog, Du Youqian naturally acted a bit more cordially toward him.

Though this cordiality was still tinged with a degree of reserved aloofness.

This was the art of managing subordinates. If you truly gave them the feeling that ’he and I are equals,’ what leverage would you have to command them?

One had to constantly create this sense of inequality, letting it show through inadvertently, reinforcing the strict hierarchy.

Du Youqian’s Flying Boat took off again, carrying Huang Bo Master to the Holy Blood Sect’s Blessed Land.

He arrived there as if he were coming home. Although he hadn’t given any advance notice, preventing the Holy Blood Sect from organizing a grand welcoming party to line the path, disciples of the Holy Blood Sect still performed formal salutes wherever he went.

This was because his current alias, "Master Baili," the "Qingxu Tongxuan Guanmiao True Monarch," was widely known to be the reincarnation of the Holy Blood Sect’s Master You De.

Everyone in the Holy Blood Sect regarded him as a Sect senior.

Du Youqian strolled leisurely with Huang Bo Master into the Holy Blood Sect’s Elder Council meeting room and sat down comfortably.

Huang Bo Master gestured for a servant to boil water for tea. Once it was brewed, he personally poured a cup for Du Youqian.

"Back then, when Jie Yu of the Taihe Sect was teleported to the Human World, what message did the Holy Blood Sect in the Human World send you?"

Huang Bo Master hadn’t expected this to be Du Youqian’s first question. He was stunned for a moment before replying, "At the time, they just gave Xue Chou a reprimand."

"Nothing serious?"

"Nothing serious."

Du Youqian nodded slightly, organized his thoughts, and asked, "When I was with the Holy Blood Sect back then, I never had the chance to learn the details. What is the procedure for teleporting someone to the Human World? Explain it to me in detail."

"It’s actually quite simple," Huang Bo Master said. "We send the information of Cultivators we deem qualified through the Teleportation Array. If the Human World side agrees, they send back a message of approval. However, it’s said that no one has been teleported out for several hundred years—Master Jie Yu was a special case. In fact, during this period, there were two individuals who fully met the requirements. According to historical records, if they had been born a thousand years ago, they would have certainly been permitted to be teleported. But after their information was submitted, the Human World side did not approve, and that was the end of it."

Du Youqian pressed, "Who is your contact on the Human World’s side? Is it someone from the Beichen Pavilion conference?"

"Beichen Pavilion conference?" Huang Bo Master looked puzzled. "This junior has never heard of it. I once garrisoned the Teleportation Array, and my regular contacts were a Jin Xiao Master and a Boluo Master. They should both be Nascent Soul Masters, but they never revealed which power they belong to. Additionally, through several communications, I learned that they take direct orders from a Divinity Transformation True Monarch with the Daoist Title of Zhaoxiang Guangde. And sometimes, even this True Monarch Zhaoxiang Guangde has to seek instructions from a higher authority."

Joy filled Du Youqian’s heart, but his expression remained impassive. "Very good. I’ll credit you for this. If you make it to the Human World alive, what are your plans?"

For the first time, Huang Bo Master hesitated.

Du Youqian smiled. "Since you are a True Inheritor of the Holy Blood Sect and possess the Crimson Scripture of Profound Mystery and Spiritual Mechanism, you have only one path after you get out: join the Holy Blood Sect in the Human World. Once there, you will also be a True Disciple. However, you will be one of the more isolated and weaker True Disciples, and it will be difficult to establish yourself."

Huang Bo Master said hesitantly, "True Monarch, your meaning is...? I wonder what I can do for you?"

Du Youqian simply smiled without speaking.

’This kind of thing depends on one’s comprehension.’

’One must also take the initiative.’

’It’s not about what I want you to do.’

’It’s about what you can do for me.’

Huang Bo Master thought for a long while before speaking cautiously, "If this junior manages to reach the Human World alive and join the Holy Blood Sect, I will need to cultivate young talent to serve as my wings. Otherwise, I will be too isolated in the Sect. If the True Monarch has any suitable talents to recommend, please do not hold back! In any case, we of the Holy Sect do not place as much importance on Spirit Roots in our Cultivation; we value loyalty above all."

Du Youqian nodded with a smile.

’Not bad, kid!’

’He’s quite perceptive.’

Huang Bo Master continued, "At that time, I will be alone and unsupported within the Sect. If I need to undertake Sect missions or explore Secret Realms and Relics, I will still need the True Monarch’s support."

Du Youqian continued to nod.

’He gets it.’

In the future, the Holy Blood Sect in the Human World would have Huang Bo Master (if he survived), and the Taihe Sect in the Human World would have Jie Yu.

Rounding up, that was equivalent to Du Youqian himself holding two First-class Sects in his hands.

Du Youqian felt that if he couldn’t achieve Divinity Transformation in this life, it would be an injustice against the heavens.

"That’s enough for today. I am a bit weary."

Huang Bo Master said, "This junior has several female disciples sent from the Hundred Flowers Sect. I have not yet... enjoyed them. I invite the True Monarch to appraise them."

Du Youqian shook his head with a smile. "It’s the thought that counts. The Hundred Flowers Sect... it’s always the same old tricks. Nothing new. I grew tired of them centuries ago."

Huang Bo Master was left speechless and said no more.

After resting at the Holy Blood Sect for two days, Du Youqian made another trip to the Taihe Sect.

The main purpose was to verify whether Huang Bo Master’s claims were true.

As it turned out, Huang Bo Master had indeed not lied.

A rough plan began to form in Du Youqian’s mind.

He remembered Ge Sheng mentioning that he had a friend in charge of the Teleportation Array.

When he returned to the Human World, he would ask Ge Sheng to see if he could get in touch with the person responsible for the Teleportation Array, then find Jin Xiao Master and Boluo Master, and try to arrange for Deng Maoyu to be sent over.

It would be too much of a waste for a rare genius like Deng Maoyu to be buried in Momenan or to risk his life on a near-suicidal passage.

And this didn’t have to be a one-time thing.

Although the Spiritual Qi in Momenan was constantly decreasing and it would soon become a Land of the Dead Spirit, people with Spirit Roots would continue to emerge.

People with Celestial Spirit Roots and Earth Spirit Roots, though few in number, would never cease to be born.

If he could bring all these geniuses to the Human World at a relatively low cost, what a delightful prospect that would be!