"You must remember, you are supported by the power of incense from the common folk of Jiushan Realm."
"Should Jiushan face difficulties, it must be the Jiushan Sect disciples who stand up."
"And you, are the group among the Jiushan disciples who have received the most support..."
Zheng Fa’s words were very pragmatic; these weren’t the rules of the Xuanwei Realm, but rather modern rules—the obligations of rulers to protect those they govern.
Even in his view, the disciples of Jiushan Sect, cough, should not only represent advanced productivity but also the broad interests of the citizens of the Jiushan Realm...
The more elite the disciples, the more this was the case.
This point is rare in the Xuanwei Realm:
For sects of the Xuanwei Realm, demanding offerings is one thing, but the obligation to protect citizens... exists, just seldom.
However, this reasoning was not something that Sun Daoyu and the others could not understand.
Although Zheng Fa knew that the death of one of these people could slow down the development of Jiushan Realm,
On the other hand, if power and responsibility were mismatched, and resources were enjoyed by these disciples at ordinary times, but at times of need, ordinary disciples were sent to...
Set aside the resentment from the lower levels, what kind of disciples would be cultivated?
In other words, is such a genius-comprised Jiushan Realm truly the Jiushan Realm that he longed to see?
Therefore, after discussing with Master Pang, they selected these elite disciples to go to war.
Seeing the look of confusion on Sun Daoyu and the others fade, Zheng Fa waved his hand, and dozens of Storage Bags appeared before everyone.
"Each person takes one."
Sun Daoyu picked up a Storage Bag, opened it, and found it was full of Spirit Talismans, healing medicines, and even a few books.
Taking one out, it was written about the geography and culture of Chen County.
The hearts of the people warmed at this.
Zheng Fa then took out six Comprehensive Records and handed them respectively to Zhang and three disciples.
"These Comprehensive Records were specially made by Lady Xuanhua and me, with a special spiritual power activation method." Zheng Fa cautioned, "There will be a new forum page in the Comprehensive Records, accessible only with these six Comprehensive Records. While in Chen County, you can rely on them to share intelligence and coordinate your efforts. Zhang will also give you guidance in the forum."
Set aside the Storage Bag, this new Comprehensive Record and its new page were tactics conceived by Zheng Fa in recent days:
In essence, it’s about setting up a wartime channel for constant intelligence sharing—striving to get a real-time minimap going, even allowing tracking of the fiends’ movements on the map.
Zhang could contact within the Jiushan Realm through the Investiture of the Gods, as well as receive assistance from the "Jiushan Strategic Department."
Even tactical collaboration could be played out.
He didn’t know if such means existed in the Xuanwei Realm, but the Jiushan Sect had never had them before.
After explaining these matters, Zheng Fa let Master Pang take the disciples away.
Master Pang instructed the other disciples to disperse and prepare, simply beckoning to Sun Daoyu and the doors’ people and leading them to his residence.
"Still harboring resentment in your hearts?"
Sun Daoyu and the others shook their heads, "No..."
"I reckon you don’t dare, I agree with this selection..." Master Pang spoke as he walked.
"The Sect Leader wanted to go personally, but was stopped by us and had to protect from the shadows. Myself, Yuan, and Nephew Zhang will go; how could you not?"
Sun Daoyu and the others pondered, finding it indeed so, and had nothing more to say.
"Don’t think the Sect Leader doesn’t value you. He exchanged all the Spirit Stones earned from Jingkai Island for Spirit Talismans and healing medicines, all of it equipped for you."
"These six Comprehensive Records were also crafted tirelessly over these last few nights."
Sun Daoyu lowered his head, looking at the Comprehensive Record in his hand.
"Those books about Chen County, I don’t even know where he unearthed them from." Master Pang turned his head, looking at Sun Daoyu, "I’m your Master, and even I can’t think of everything so thoroughly... You’ve met a good Sect Leader."
"Disciple understands."
Yet Zheng Fa was approached by a disciple he hadn’t expected.
"You want to go to Chen County?"
Zheng Fa looked at the Lin Bufan standing before him.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Fa understood; the man spoke of the revenge for his uncle cursed to death by Lin Yangtian years ago.
Seeing his apparent comprehension, Lin Bufan bowed deeply, kneeling on the ground before Zheng Fa:
"If the Immortal Sect wins this great war, I’m afraid Lin Yangtian will die there. If we lose, I’m even more afraid I’ll lose the chance for revenge... Sect Leader, I can’t wait any longer."
Lin Bufan’s thinking was quite reasonable... If the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor revived, it would be a question whether this traitor could even live, let alone seek revenge.
Zheng Fa was rather reluctant—the many Spirit Talismans in that Storage Bag were derived from Lin Bufan’s sacrificial blood donation.
He looked at the kneeling Lin Bufan, shook his head, and spoke: "Then I will have Sister bring you along. Remember, you may seek revenge, but you cannot endanger the safety of Jiushan, nor reveal any of Jiushan’s secrets."
Lin Bufan deeply kowtowed on the ground, gratefully saying, "Thank you, Sect Leader."
He was indeed very grateful in his heart—after all, because of the talisman, he was very valuable to Jiushan Sect, not to mention that his Soul Seal was still in Zheng Fa’s hands; indeed, his life and death were not his own.
Tongming Mountain these past few days has been increasingly bustling, with large and small sects receiving the convocation order, none daring to slack off, gathering towards Tongming Mountain one after another.
A somewhat childish girl’s voice rang out at the foot of the mountain.
"Keep your voice down!"
Looking nervously at her Master gesturing to her, Fang Yuan stuck her tongue out but still tilted her head up, watching the sky.
Beams of tunneling light crisscrossed the sky, forming numerous Rainbow Bridges; she watched, feeling dazzled and fascinated.