Chapter 974: Grand Plan

Within the Heavenly Palace market, aside from selling various items, there are also manuals for various techniques and cultivation arts available.

Although no sect would sell their core heritage, some widely known and widely spread materials are readily available.

If one is willing to pay the price, they can also obtain some good materials.

Especially valuable are the legacies of sects that have already gone extinct, where both the buyer and seller need not worry about future repercussions.

Although Taiyi Sect has long been a Primordial Spirit sect, there are still significant shortcomings in many areas beyond having Primordial Spirit cultivators within the sect.

Regarding cultivation arts, the sect is relatively stronger in areas like beast-taming, alchemy, artifact refining, Spirit Plant cultivation, and formations, but only comparable to Gold Core sects.

Only in talisman-crafting, due to Yang Xueyi's contributions, does the sect excel.

As for weaker aspects like mechanical engineering, even Gold Core sects are far better.

Although Meng Zhang inherited Taiyi Sect's legacy and obtained many scriptures from the Void Cauldron, there are still many legacies from the sect's prime that he couldn't acquire.

Furthermore, in the realm of Mechanical Creations, even Taiyi Sect during its prime had little accomplishment.

Meng Zhang never expected Taiyi Sect to be all-powerful, but he didn't want the sect to have obvious shortcomings.

Meng Zhang's demands weren't excessive; if Taiyi Sect could achieve the average level of Primordial Spirit sects in every aspect of cultivation arts, he would be satisfied.

Especially given the current external situation Taiyi Sect faces, it's best for the sect to be self-sufficient in all areas.

The prices of these skill manuals related to cultivation arts are not cheap.

Meng Zhang can only gradually make purchases as much as possible; there's no way to accomplish this all at once.

Bringing these skill manuals back to the sect will not only greatly enhance the sect's foundation but also boost its production capacity.

Compared to that, a single magic tool or a single technique wouldn't have such a significant impact.

Meng Zhang is currently not lacking in magic tools and techniques.

After Yang Xueyi achieved Primordial Spirit, she quickly advanced to become a Fourth Rank Talisman Master, possessing the ability to craft Fourth Rank talismans.

Aside from procuring manuals, Meng Zhang is also acquiring some usable elixirs.Shopping within Heavenly Palace is secure; there's no need to worry about someone tampering with the elixirs.

Meng Zhang concluded his purchases first. After Jin Li True Monarch and the others finished shopping, apart from Yang Xueyi who stayed behind, the rest returned with him to the Grand Dust World.

Just as Meng Zhang returned to the Taiyi Sect's entrance, a disciple reported to him.

Not long ago, officials from the Governor's Office notified Meng Zhang, requesting his presence at the Jiuqu City Governor's Office. Governor Zhang Wei had matters to discuss with him.

Since Meng Zhang was in Heavenly Palace at the time, the sect's disciples couldn't contact him immediately; they only advised him to be in touch as soon as possible.

Meng Zhang didn't dare to delay when the governor wanted to discuss something with him. He didn't linger at the sect's entrance for too long and headed to the Grand Lion Ridge, teleporting to Jiuqu City.

Upon reaching the Governor's Office, Meng Zhang successfully met Governor Zhang Wei.

During their conversation, Meng Zhang's old acquaintances, Wen Dong True Monarch and True Monarch Crossing Blade, were also present.

After a few brief pleasantries, Governor Zhang Wei went straight to the point.

He mentioned that he knew Taiyi Sect had a way to establish a connection with the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle and had hidden substantial power there.

Governor Zhang Wei's words left Meng Zhang with a shocked expression, as if some colossal secret had been unveiled.

However, in his heart, Meng Zhang wasn't as surprised as he appeared to be. He had long prepared himself for the exposure of this secret by Taiyi Sect.

The Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle has consistently been insular, rarely interacting with the outside world.

Back when the Jiuqu League was still active, they attempted to form an alliance with the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle to jointly oppose the overbearing Dali Dynasty.

The Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle decisively declined the Jiuqu League's proposal for alliance.

At the time, some speculated that the Dali Dynasty likely had a significant presence within the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, enough to influence the higher-ups' decisions.

Later, even when formidable sects like the Purple Yang Holy Sect tried to intervene, they could only convince White Sun Valley, along with their affiliated Jade Sword Sect, to provide reinforcement, but they couldn't mobilize more forces from the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle.

During that period, many became more convinced of their earlier speculation.

Under pressure from external big merchant families, like the Grand Exchange Alliance, Taiyi Sect lost its market presence in the Jiuqu Province, causing a rapid decline in its commercial activities.

Despite this, Taiyi Sect established a small alliance and aggressively purchased goods from various cultivation forces within the alliance, helping everyone weather the crisis.

Taiyi Sect wouldn't be foolish enough to rely solely on others; most likely, they had alternative trading channels.Because of the events from back then, there's been no sign of trade between Taiyi Sect and that small alliance, Cloudmist Great Lake, and Yuantu Great Prairie up to this day.

Considering everything, from various indications, there's likely a special communication channel between Taiyi Sect and the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle.

Whether it's the Mother-Child Transmission Disc or long-distance teleportation formations, they're not rare phenomena within the Dali Dynasty.

The connection between Taiyi Sect and the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle isn't hard to speculate.

Every cultivation force, every cultivator, almost certainly possesses their own secrets.

As long as these secrets don't threaten the rule of the Dali Dynasty or violate its laws, the Dali Dynasty's authorities won't interfere.

The connection between Taiyi Sect and the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle isn't a big deal.

As long as Taiyi Sect isn't conspiring with the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle against the Dali Dynasty, Zhang Wei Neng won't bother to intervene.

Given Taiyi Sect's current situation, as long as Meng Zhang isn't foolish, he wouldn't betray the Dali Dynasty.

After Zhang Wei Neng led the conquest of the Jiuqu League with his forces, the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle should have been the next target for conquest.

However, due to the immense pressure from the Purple Yang Holy Sect, most of the Dali Dynasty's forces were dispersed elsewhere.

The army that was supposed to be under Zhang Wei Neng's command also had a substantial portion redirected to support other areas.

Zhang Wei Neng, as one of the few Grand Marshals of the Dali Dynasty, is an ambitious individual.

Even if he temporarily gave up the conquest of the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle due to insufficient manpower, the infiltration into the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle never truly stopped behind the scenes.

Years ago, the Dali Dynasty planted its agents in the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, quietly causing disruptions.

Through meticulous planning with the higher echelons of the court, Zhang Wei Neng formulated a grand scheme aimed at the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle.

Once this plan succeeds, the power of the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle will undoubtedly be severely weakened.

By then, without the need for additional reinforcements from the Dali Dynasty, relying solely on their existing forces, Zhang Wei Neng will be confident in conquering the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle.

Now, the connection between Taiyi Sect and the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle can complement this plan.

It's precisely due to the usefulness of Taiyi Sect in this regard that Zhang Wei Neng has treated Meng Zhang favorably over the years and shown considerable tolerance toward Taiyi Sect.

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