Chapter 1024: Exchange

Han Yao's intentions could be summarized in one sentence: the Five Punishments Guard would temporarily assist Meng Zhang with their full efforts, allowing him to go to the Netherworld and disrupt Ouyang Jian's plans.

In reality, even if Ouyang Jian had no other schemes and just wanted Ouyang Huajin's Primordial Spirit to safely enter the Netherworld and smoothly tread the path of the Ghost Deity, it was worth Han Yao investing resources to help Meng Zhang.

Han Yao's hatred for Ouyang Jian extended to his disciples and descendants.

After this conversation, the entire force of the Five Punishments Guard in the capital city began to mobilize, providing assistance for Meng Zhang.

With the valuable information obtained from Han Yao, Meng Zhang had some ideas.

Next, he used the intelligence network of the Five Punishments Guard in the capital city to gather important information.

Then, he once again visited True Monarch Lu Tianshu.

Although busy preparing to enter the Netherworld, Lu Tianshu still made time to meet with Meng Zhang.

After they met, Meng Zhang quickly got to the point.

He wanted to establish communication and exchange some cultivation texts between Taiyi Sect and Sea Spirit Sect.

Of course, the exchanged texts wouldn't be the core texts of each sect, but rather more general ones.

Among them, Meng Zhang emphasized the text "Ocean Melody Scripture."

During its peak, Taiyi Sect wasn't necessarily much weaker than Sea Spirit Sect. Their inherited techniques and texts were undoubtedly precious.

Although the rebuilt Taiyi Sect might not have inherited all the texts from before, what they did have was still valuable.

On one hand, Lu Tianshu had some expectations for the texts that Meng Zhang presented.

On the other hand, "Ocean Melody Scripture" wasn't a core text of Sea Spirit Sect.

This text had spread quite widely, with many fragments circulating in the overseas Cultivation World. However, there were only a few cultivation forces that could possess it in its entirety, and Sea Spirit Sect happened to be one of them.

Furthermore, since Lu Tianshu had previously rejected Meng Zhang, he still wanted to maintain a good relationship between the two factions and avoid any unpleasant scenes.

After careful consideration, Lu Tianshu agreed to Meng Zhang's request.

As long as Meng Zhang could provide equivalent texts that Sea Spirit Sect hadn't possessed before in exchange, they could obtain texts like the "Ocean Melody Scripture."

Despite the small difference between the late stage of Primordial Spirit and the mid-stage, the disparity between the two was like heaven and earth.

Lu Tianshu's position in Sea Spirit Sect far exceeded that of You Mingde.

While You Mingde could only be considered a quasi-high-ranking member of Sea Spirit Sect, Lu Tianshu was truly one of the high-ranking members with decision-making power.

Many things that You Mingde couldn't decide upon were minor matters in Lu Tianshu's eyes, and he could make decisions with a single word.

Exchanging non-core inheritance texts wouldn't harm the sect's interests; instead, it would enrich their collection. Nobody could point out any fault in Lu Tianshu's decision.

Thus, Meng Zhang and Lu Tianshu reached an agreement.

Although it was only a verbal agreement, given their identities, positions, and reputations, it was enough to ensure there would be no breach of contract.

After settling things with Lu Tianshu, Meng Zhang, through Feng Baoshan, arranged a meeting with Princess Chunyu.

It's worth mentioning that Princess Chunyu had initially failed to acquire the "Ocean Melody Scripture" from Sea Spirit Sect, and her subsequent attempt to seek help from Meng Zhang had also failed.

She believed she had an extensive social circle and numerous friends, not to mention a group of close sisters.

So, she wanted to leverage her connections to persuade or coerce Meng Zhang into helping her.

Meng Zhang was now quite famous in the capital city.Upon hearing that Princess Chunyu intended to trouble Meng Zhang, everyone began to avoid her, including her friends and even her sisters. Who dared to easily provoke Meng Zhang under these circumstances? Not only did he have the support of his superior Han Yao, he had even been summoned by Ba Wudi.

Moreover, at Princess Chunyu's level of cultivation, there were no Primordial Spirit late-stage cultivators among her acquaintances, let alone someone who could surpass Han Yao.

Considering the situation, none of Princess Chunyu's friends or even her sisters were willing to offend Meng Zhang lightly.

Moreover, in the entire Dali Dynasty, apart from Ba Wudi and a few others, no one would likely want to get involved in the conflict between the two giants, Ouyang Jian and Han Yao.

Instead of getting the help she had expected, Princess Chunyu found that some of her former friends were actively avoiding her.

Just when she felt helpless and angry due to unreliable friendships, Meng Zhang took the initiative to meet her, rekindling hope in her heart.

In her heart, she secretly made a determination: as long as Meng Zhang helped her obtain the "Ocean Melody Scripture," she would be willing to pay any price.

For a cultivator who had been plagued by a bottleneck in their cultivation for many years, the opportunity to break through was something they would be willing to pay any cost for.

After they met, Meng Zhang got straight to the point without any nonsense.

He told Princess Chunyu that he could give her the "Ocean Melody Scripture." However, he needed her to exchange it using her recommendation quota.

Meng Zhang had already gathered this information through the Five Punishments Guard.

Princess Chunyu's status within the royal family wasn't very high, but as a Primordial Spirit True Monarch, she held the title of a county princess and enjoyed many benefits.

Each time the special passage to the Netherworld opened, royal family members like Princess Chunyu had the authority to recommend reliable cultivators to enter the Netherworld through it.

This was a form of benefit for these royal family members.

They could use this authority to win over cultivators or obtain favors.

From the perspective of the higher-ups in the royal family, they were also willing to use this method to leverage the spatial passage for greater benefits.

Princess Chunyu not at all hesitated and readily agreed to Meng Zhang's request.

Although Meng Zhang intended to enter the Netherworld first and then go to Sea Spirit Sect to exchange for the "Ocean Melody Scripture" upon his return, Princess Chunyu had no objections.

After easily settling matters with Princess Chunyu, there was one final issue.

The candidates recommended by royal family members had to have an untarnished reputation, with no ill will or harm towards the Dali Dynasty.

Meng Zhang, being the Sect Master of Taiyi Sect under Dali Dynasty and a member of the Five Punishments Guard, seemingly met the requirements. However, this wasn't sufficient.

He needed prominent figures within the Dali Dynasty to vouch for him.

This is where Feng Baoshan's role came into play.

In Han Yao's name, he visited several high-ranking officials who had good relations with Han Yao within the court.

With several court officials vouching for Meng Zhang, he finally satisfied all the conditions and cleared the last obstacle.

As the opening date of the special passage approached day by day, Meng Zhang began to prepare nervously.

The treasure vault of the Five Punishments Guard was opened for him, and he conducted a careful selection to acquire some treasures that would be useful in the Netherworld.

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