Chapter 988: Speculation

Meng Zhang wasn't aware of the ownership or affiliation of this estate. He had no idea who had manufactured these items and what their intentions were.

After the initial surprise, Meng Zhang calmed down and carefully considered that the danger of these items might not be as strong as he initially thought.

If this were in some other corner of the Grand Dust World, the dispersion of these items could indeed pose a significant threat.

However, this was within the territory of the Dali Dynasty, not some remote and unobserved backwater.

The Dali Dynasty maintained strong control over everything within its territory and conducted vigilant monitoring at all times.

Not only within the heartland of the Dali Dynasty but even in newly acquired territories like the Crossing Severing Mountain Range and Jiuqu Province, the Dynasty possessed powerful surveillance capabilities.

If there were an outbreak of many cultivators being demonized anywhere, the Dali Dynasty's authorities would react immediately and take emergency measures.

Given the Dali Dynasty's immense power, not to mention just a group of low-level cultivators being demonized, even if high-level demons emerged, they could swiftly be eradicated.

Any cultivator with a bit of common sense wouldn't recklessly spread these items within Dali Dynasty's territory to attempt to trigger a demonic calamity.

Not only would it be a futile endeavor, but it would also anger the Dali Dynasty.

If these items weren't intended for use within the Dali Dynasty's borders, where could they be meant for?

Meng Zhang easily deduced the reason for his journey this time.

Governor Zhang Wei of Jiuqu Province had enlisted Meng Zhang's help, intending to have him use Taiyi Sect's connections within the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle to discreetly distribute a batch of items.

Meng Zhang, alerted by his Spiritual Awareness, hadn't agreed immediately but had instead postponed his response.

To avoid further entanglements with Zhang Wei, he had made the excuse of heading to the Dali Dynasty's heartland.

Even though he hadn't witnessed the items Zhang Wei attempted to hand over personally, with a bit of imagination, seeing the current situation, he could formulate a reasonable guess.

That damn Zhang Wei was planning to incite a demonic calamity through the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle and even drag Taiyi Sect into it.

Among these items, the ones most prone to spreading and causing cultivators to become demonized were undoubtedly the pills.

In various parts of the Cultivation World, privately manufactured pills that hadn't been approved by local alchemical associations couldn't be openly sold on the market.Although the underground trade of privately manufactured pills persisted despite bans, any cultivator with some financial means would attempt to procure guaranteed pills for consumption.

The existence of alchemical associations in the Cultivation World was due to the fact that many years ago, Demonic Cultivation had caused demonic calamities within the Cultivation World by distributing specially made pills that caused demonization upon consumption.

Of course, due to numerous attacks by major sects within the Cultivation World, the number of Demonic Cultivators daring to undertake such actions had dwindled significantly.

Alchemical associations across various regions had long changed their nature and transformed into tools for local cultivation powers to monopolize the pill market.

Maple Leaf Mountain City, controlled by Taiyi Sect, was formerly a Gold Core sect situated on the outskirts of the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle. It was also a member of the local alchemical association and thus qualified to openly sell pills in the region.

Zhang Wei'neng might not be fully aware of Taiyi Sect's control over Maple Leaf Mountain City, but if Taiyi Sect could send a considerable amount of supplies to the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle for sale, it undoubtedly possessed a formidable strength and solid channels within the circle.

Enlisting Taiyi Sect's help in selling these items would undoubtedly facilitate their dispersion.

However, this would make Taiyi Sect an accomplice if a demonic calamity broke out in the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle.

Meng Zhang had previously received rewards from the Heavenly Dao for exterminating Demonic Cultivation.

He deeply understood that the world despised the demonic path.

Getting involved with the demonic path and aiding in causing a demonic calamity might not seem dangerous at first.

But the Heavenly Dao was impartial. Unbeknownst to them, their own and Taiyi Sect's fortunes might have been negatively affected.

The foundation of the Dali Dynasty was solid, and its fortunes were thriving. It wasn't afraid of these slight negative influences or losing a portion of its fortunes.

However, Taiyi Sect and Meng Zhang lacked such a margin.

No wonder Meng Zhang's Spiritual Awareness had alerted him back then.

Clearly, assisting in causing a demonic calamity would bring enormous catastrophe to Meng Zhang and even Taiyi Sect.

In the past, the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle had experienced large-scale demonic calamities that resulted in great devastation. The subsequent reconstruction of Taiyi Sect led to its downfall.

Even today, certain specific areas of the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle still housed a multitude of demons.

In this context, the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle was vigilant and extremely cautious regarding anything related to the demonic path.

However, fortresses are most easily breached from within. Some of the major powers within the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle deliberately retained demonized areas, making their motives obvious.

If these items were to spread widely within the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, causing a large number of cultivators to become demonized, coupled with the existing issues within the circle, it could indeed lead to a large-scale demonic calamity.Moreover, due to the previous demonic calamity in the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, if another one were to occur, no one would easily suspect the Dali Dynasty.

Having reasoned through these matters, Meng Zhang could essentially conclude that these items were likely intended for the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle to cause a demonic calamity there.

If a large-scale demonic calamity were to erupt in the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle at this moment, regardless of whether it could eventually be quelled, the overall strength would be significantly weakened.

Dali Dynasty's conquering army could take advantage of the situation and perhaps save a considerable amount of effort in subduing the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle.

With such speculations, Meng Zhang immediately became extremely cautious.

Conquering the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle involved the Dali Dynasty's major foreign policy, and it was not something Jiuqu Province's governor Zhang Weineng could decide on alone.

This surely would involve the higher echelons of the Dali Dynasty.

In the Cultivation World, resorting to any means necessary to achieve goals was not an uncommon occurrence.

For the conquest of the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, colluding with Demonic Cultivation and employing some demonic methods was not surprising at all.

The Chief Minister of the Grand Court, Han Yao, was devoted to combating Demonic Cultivation, seeking to eradicate all instances of it within the Dali Dynasty.

From the looks of it, the resistance he encountered and the adversaries he faced were likely even more formidable than he had imagined.

The pact between Ba Wudi and Han Yao likely served more than just maintaining stability within the Dali Dynasty.

Ba Wudi was certainly aware of this plan, and there was a chance he was involved as well.

At this point, Meng Zhang began to feel a headache coming on.

Not long ago, he had felt fortunate, easily joining the Five Punishments Guard and receiving Han Yao's care.

Unexpectedly, he found himself on the verge of being embroiled in a massive storm.

At that time, Han Yao might struggle to ensure his own safety, let alone have the spare capacity to protect him.

Though Meng Zhang despised Demonic Cultivation and was willing to contribute to its eradication, as a cultivator, his own and his sect's survival came first.

To ask him to sacrifice himself, to jeopardize himself and even Taiyi Sect in order to eliminate Demonic Cultivation, he would certainly decline.

He lacked the steadfast anti-Demonic Cultivation resolve of Han Yao and certainly didn't possess such abilities.

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