Bab 146: Exile (2)
"Say again?" the Heaven King is meeting up with a mysterious individual and was surprised with the news be brought.
"I am serious. The newly promoted 7th Rank Captain is a member of the Royalty in the Eastern Imperial Kingdom. We're lack of intelligence, for now, but the Southern Imperial Kingdom is not taking this news lightly." the mysterious individual said.
"Then, what will the Zhao Family do? Come into the Seven Heaven Sect to kill this innocent youth because he's somebody related to the Zhang Family?" Heaven King said. The youth mentioned in their conversation is Zhang Wu Ji, of course.
"The twelves princes is going to have competition soon to select a qualified Crown Prince. Who Seven Heaven Sect supports?" the mysterious individual asked.
"We might support the Eleventh Prince. Don't forget that his mother, the Fourth Royal Concubine is a member of the Blood Messenger Religion. If we help him, it will help the Middle South State too." Heaven King replied.
"Then this is not good. You either persuade the youth to help you or leave you." the mysterious individual said and turned his head left and right.
"Zhang Wu Ji supports Zhao Ying, the Ninth Prince. Under Ninth Prince's influence, the Heavenly South County, Willow Timber County, and Seven Star County already pledge their support to him." the mysterious individual added.
What he said made Heaven King narrows his eyebrows and think. Although changing allegiance from Eleventh Prince to Ninth Prince is not something difficult, the problem is the supporters for the Eleventh Prince and Fourth Royal Concubine.
"This is a difficult thing to consider. The youth is a seed that can bring the Seven Heaven Sect further from where we stand." Heaven King said. It was because this person is a close friend of his that he reply in such a way.
"Bai Yan Long, I know what you're worried, but if your choice is wrong, the Seven Heaven Sect will follow you to your demise! I know what you want, but the Fourth Royal Concubine is the person pampered by the Southern Imperial Emperor now!" the mysterious individual said.
"So what! A woman cannot disturb the process of the selection. Even if I choose to pledge allegiance to the Ninth Prince, I don't believe that the Eleventh Prince and Fourth Royal Concubine can do anything to the Seven Heaven Sect!" Heaven King said.
"Bai Yan Long, lower your voice when you said such a thing." the mysterious individual answered to his announcement.
"Why? I'm an Inner Qi King. In entire Middle South State, only 12 Inner Qi King excluding me." Heaven King said.
"Then, me?" the mysterious individual asked.
"You're a guest." Heaven King replied.
"Then others can have guest too, not only you. If every Inner Qi King has an invited guest, then that's 26 Inner Qi Kings in this Middle South State alone. Do not underestimate the others. You're not the only one with an Inner Qi King as friends." the mysterious individual added.
"You'll have to choose in the future. My bet is at Ninth Prince. He'll be the Crown Prince in this selection because he obtained the youth's support." he added one more sentence before leaving for good.
"Damn! Why must you insist on helping that neglected second son of the Fourth Royal Concubine? He's the bad luck of our Southern Imperial Kingdom!" Heaven King said as he looks at the departed silhouette.
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"This brat! How can he cause such damage as a 14th Stage Inner Qi Warrior? This possibility is like 0.01%," the Heaven King stares at the youth he just ordered him to be kicked out from the Seven Heaven Sect.
"What? Does the Heaven King means to revoke his status as the Seven Heaven Sect's disciple and kicked him out to the wild?" the others cannot believe what the just heard.
By causing such damage, even killing the youth a hundred times may not be enough to repay the loss the Fifth Heaven Mountain suffered. Worst of all, Heaven King actually considered kicking him out from the sect and giving the outsider chances to recruit him?
"Sect Patriarch, if we let him go, who knows he might hold the grudge on the Seven Heaven Sect, we should kill..." the elders suggested, but Heaven King decided to ignore all of them.
"Come here! This is the worst thing that happened the moment I become the Patriarch of Seven Heaven Sect! I will kick you out from the Barrier personally!" the Heaven King extends his power outward and grabs the youth without trouble and vanishes.
"Is this the strength of an Inner Qi King?" the others were surprised by the ability to vanishes in a blink.
"Brat. From this moment, you're no longer a disciple of Seven Heaven Sect, understand?" Heaven King said as he carries the youth away.
"Disciple ask for forgiveness from the..."
"Shut up. Listen to what I'm going to say." Heaven King interrupted while Zhang Wu Ji speaks. The youth stays quiet and waits for the Heaven King to talk.
"The entire Middle South State has decided to support the Eleventh Prince. As a person that stands with Ninth Prince, your life will be in danger, understand?" Heaven King starts with a question.
Zhang Wu Ji nodded.
"Good. I know this is not correct, but the Seven Heaven Sect no longer possess the ability to protect you. I heard that the news about your weapon, the Celestial Bombing Quiver has attracted the three gates faction."
"Your life will be in constant danger from this moment, and all I can do is to give you this Ore as you're a blacksmith, this seed because you're a Botanist and Pill Master, this Blueprint because you're a Celestial Designer, understand?"
Heaven King took three different treasure and placed inside a Spatial Stone. Before he tossed the youth out from the barrier, he added one more sentence without waiting for his reply.
"I heard about your control of the Seven Star County. You should return there to escape the pursuit of the three gates."
At this point, everything is decided.
From this moment onwards, Zhang Wu Ji was abandoned. The Seven Heaven Sect no longer have any relationship with him. Zhang Wu Ji can be said to be stranded here by himself.
Knowing that there's nothing else he can do, Zhang Wu Ji prepared to leave. But before he did, Master Jiang Lei came out in secret. He throws the youth with a roll of High-Quality Xuan Paper, with a blueprint inside.
"Thank you, Master Jiang Lei," Zhang Wu Ji bowed at the Elder and left. With the Iron Kong-Que in hand, he can freely travel across the entire Middle South State, under the risk of attack from the Wild Beast.
"Sheng, what do you think?" Zhang Wu Ji whispered.
[Master, I am not in the position to tell you what to do, but I suggest that you forget about coming back to Seven Heaven Sect]
[And, master...]
"Yes?" Sheng's voice seems to be a little confused. Seeing her like this, he decided to look for a secluded spot and enters his System Realm.
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"Patriarch, why did you send him away instead of killing him? Leaving a survivor that may destroy our Sect is no different from destroying our sect!" the Seventh Mountain Elder said.
"Shut Up! I am the patriarch, the final decision belonged to me." Heaven King pushes away the topic and returns to his seems to be broken hut. What he did not know is that his beloved daughter is gone from the sect as well.
With their patriarch decided to not talk about this matter, the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Mountain Elders choose to handle this through their own hand.
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"You're?" Zhang Wu Ji was surprised to see an additional guest inside of his System Realm. It seems that because he's now a soul, Xuanzhi possesses the ability to notice the convergence of Realm Core.
"My name is Xuanzhi, I am the spirit that housed myself in the Test Puppet you destroyed." the Spirit replied.
"Zhan Yu, Sheng, what do you think?" Zhang Wu Ji knows that he cannot decide all of this on his own and ask for their opinion.
"I believe that having an additional Servant Puppet is good for the master." Zhan Yu replied as he tends the plants.
[What he said is true. This spirit will not be inside here if he got no intention to follow you]
Listening to Sheng's reply, Zhang Wu Ji decided to listen to Xuanzhi.
"Master, Xuanzhi willing to be enslaved if Master can fulfill a request of mine." Xuanzhi, the Spirit said.
"Oh? Go ahead and tell me." Zhang Wu Ji thought that he must strike a deal with this Spirit before he decides, but who knows that it offered its service as they start.
"As long master willing to keep feeding Xuanzhi with Formation, I will remain faithful. My ability focused in Formation Engraving, I believe I can be a great help to master." Xuanzhi said.
"What can you made now?" Zhang Wu Ji asked.
"Based on my ability now before possessing a housing, I can teach master on forging your own Direction Stone," Xuanzhi said.
"Oh, Direction Stone is not a... WAIT!"
"Again! Direction Stone?" Zhang Wu Ji excitement shocks the spirit.
"Yes, master. Why are you so excited? His excitement cannot be hidden from the Spirit.
"Do you know how important is that to me?" Zhang Wu Ji said. He turned to Sheng and smiled.
"What's wrong?" Xuanzhi is unable to explain why would Zhang Wu Ji be so happy with the knowledge of forging a Direction Stone. It might not widely use, but the Direction Stone is what sailors used to lead their way.
It can preserve the memories of a location, which allows the user to follow the trail of Formation back to the spot. Although their uses are limited, this treasure is comparable to Magnetic Compass in his former world.
After they considered the option, Zhang Wu Ji finally decided to return to the Seven Star County. Here, under the assistance of his Master Hall, Zhang Wu Ji can easily access and use everything the hall possessed.
Plus, with Xuanzhi pointing the direction, he can prevent himself from getting lost. With Zhan Yu taking the helm in controlling the Iron Kong-Que while he cultivates, Zhang Wu Ji finally returned to Master Hall in the period of close to twenty days.
In between these twenty days of traveling, his cultivation increases from 14th Stage to 16th Stage now, with a tad bit of reaching 17th Stage of Inner Qi Warrior.
But the moment he entered the border from Timber Willow County, Zhang Wu Ji was greeted by the scene of war happening between his land against those from Upper South Merchant Corporation.
Fighting against the Crystalline River County's military strength is not a trouble, except their foundation is too wealthy to trample and defeat. By promising great rewards and remuneration from outsiders, the Upper South Mercenaries leads the attack continues to weaken the strength of his Seven Star County.
"Tell me what happened." Zhang Wu Ji lands in the Square of Seven Star Master Hall and summons his attendants. Although the newer disciples aren't familiar with his sudden appearance, his signature Iron Kong-Que tells them his distinguish position within the sect.
"Master!" Tang Yuan rushes into the square as the first to hear the news of his return. Minutes after Tang Yuan, the others came into the square, included the Vault Elder, the acting Master of the sect, Liang Tian, and few other people close to him.
Surprisingly, Meng Ran wasn't here to greets him on his return.
"What's wrong with the Crystalline River County?" Zhang Wu Ji asked.
"Ah, look at us... Master, the Crystalline River County, Jie's County, and Herb Valley County is attacking us to control our Silver Resources and Gems! They found out the news about our county is capable of producing 2nd-Grade resources now!" Tang Yuan explained.
"I see. My return is to announce that the Seven Star Master Hall is no longer under the jurisdiction of Seven Heaven Sect. We're on our own now." Zhang Wu Ji said nonchalantly.
"We're no longer protected by the Seven Heaven Sect? Doesn't this means..." Liang Tian looks downward and touches his long beard. Even Beiping Ruolan standing beside him is worried.
"Don't worry. I brought back many resources in exchange for this. We will soon become the largest establishment within the Upper South State." Zhang Wu Ji replied.
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