Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds-Chapter 648 - 331: East Huangzhou versus Chi Yuan

"Fundamentally speaking..." Zhongtai Dao Monarch mused aloud after a moment of contemplation. "Master Xu, you have opposed our Daoist Sect for so long, yet you haven't harmed a single one of our members. This suggests you still harbor some old affection for Our Sect."

In truth, he inwardly scoffed at his own words, not genuinely believing them himself. If Xu Xing truly held any lingering affection for the Sect, he would have rejoined when Ruan Baimei offered amnesty on Huge Mastiff Island. Even if he had hesitated then, unwilling to return, there was a second chance. When Chi Yuan descended using the Mirror Light Technique and reasoned with Xu Xing, he should have reconciled with the Sect and come back. After two such attempts, his continued refusal made it evident: even if Xu Xing harbored any old feelings for the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, they were exceedingly faint.

Nevertheless, his current line of reasoning was somewhat defensible. After all, Xu Xing's true animosity with the Flying Feather Immortal Palace only began after the Nanhua Sect affair. Following that, he had "fled" to another continent using the Cross-State Teleportation Array. During that period, even if Xu Xing had wished to target cultivators from the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, he wouldn't have had the capacity. And, of course, in negotiations, one must always choose agreeable words.

"Daoist friend Zhongtai, what is your meaning...?" Xu Xing's eyes flickered, his guard remaining up as he maintained his vigilance.

Negotiating with the Flying Feather Immortal Palace was, indeed, one of his backup plans upon returning to East Huangzhou. Now that he had broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage, he possessed the strength to sit down and parley with them. He preferred not to resort to war for gains that could be achieved at the negotiating table.

"My intention—or rather, the intention of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace—is to negotiate a peace with you, Master Xu!" Zhongtai Dao Monarch reiterated. "Over two hundred years ago, Master Xu, your escape from Martial Uncle Shi at Tianyi Gorge was proof enough of your strength. For a great sect to endure for millennia, it must learn not only to be unyielding but also to be adaptable. A balance of strength and flexibility is the true way of conducting oneself."

Zhongtai Dao Monarch spoke with a calm tone, showing no hint of humiliation at taking the initiative to seek peace. When facing a powerful individual, especially one with astonishing potential, if the Flying Feather Immortal Palace fails to eliminate them in one attempt, the best course of action is indeed to seek reconciliation. Besides, Xu Xing himself originated from the Flying Feather Immortal Palace; seeking peace with him was not shameful.

"The terms," Xu Xing stated, his gaze fixed on Zhongtai Dao Monarch, his expression serious. "What are the conditions for this reconciliation?"

At this point, although the Flying Feather Immortal Palace had no way to handle him and could no longer control him, he didn't wish to cause them excessive embarrassment. After all, his former status as a Direct Disciple of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace had provided significant aid on his Immortal Journey. Without that identity, back in his Dao Pill Realm days, the Starfall Sect would never have lent him so many resources, nor offered him a Blessed Land for his breakthrough. Even though the current Flying Feather Immortal Palace was not the same Sect as the one previously led by the Master and Disciple Lineage, some vestiges of old sentiment remained. He wouldn't mind sitting down at the negotiating table for a proper discussion.

"Uncle Chi and Uncle Gong propose that the Butian Sect and the Flying Feather Immortal Palace merge, and that the Master and Disciple Lineage be re-established within the Flying Feather Immortal Palace," Zhongtai Dao Monarch began, laying out the conditions one by one. "Furthermore, Master Xu, you would become the Sect Master, the leader of this new Flying Feather Immortal Palace. Subsequently, the Sect will commit all its foundational resources to assist you, Master Xu, in attaining the rank of Nascent Soul Saint Monarch."

"Martial Uncle Chi failed to kill me, losing such a great deal of face in the process. Is this matter to be settled so easily, just like that?" Xu Xing chuckled, deflecting the question about the conditions and changing the topic.

When he had initially leveraged his position to establish the Butian Sect, a Daoist Sect, it had appeared to be an orthodox offshoot of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. In reality, however, the Butian Sect was a motley assembly of various small and medium-sized sects. If the two factions were to merge, the Butian Sect would inevitably fracture and decline. Without the banner of the Butian Sect, he would be nothing more than an insignificant Freelance Cultivator in the vast Cultivation World, hardly worth a mention. Should he regret this decision later, reassembling a force comparable to the Butian Sect would be no easy feat. Hypothetically, even if these terms swayed me, I couldn't reveal it now.

"After ten thousand years, very few cultivators would even remember the events of back then," Zhongtai Dao Monarch replied with an air of indifference. Realizing his previous statement might have been inadequate, he quickly added, "Moreover, if you, Master Xu, were to return to the Sect, not only would Uncle Chi's reputation remain intact, but it would also be considered a great service to the Sect. Willingly sacrificing one's own face for the Sect's prosperity—such an act would be recorded as an admirable tale for posterity."

Hearing this, Xu Xing nodded slightly, acknowledging the truth in Zhongtai Dao Monarch's words.

"Daoist friend Zhongtai, your offer is indeed very sincere. However, I have always been accustomed to a life of freedom and do not wish to be bound by a sect again," Xu Xing said with a polite smile, declining the offer. "Being the Butian Sect Master is quite sufficient for me. Anything more would be too taxing."

Zhongtai Dao Monarch, seeing Xu Xing's polite refusal, frowned slightly. "Master Xu," he pressed on, "although Ye Hualian passed on to you the Nascent Soul-level cultivation technique, the 'Feather Transformation Immortal Sutra', she herself has not mastered Our Sect's secret arts for achieving the Yuan Shen. To forsake your Immortal Journey over past unpleasantness... Master Xu, that would be an unwise decision." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The "Mysterious Truth Art" that Xu Xing had used to kill Lishan Hong Wenren had not escaped the notice of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace's informants within the Nanhua Sect. It had been easy for the Flying Feather Immortal Palace to deduce that Ye Hualian had imparted both the "Feather Transformation Immortal Sutra" and the "Mysterious Truth Art" to Xu Xing.

"Secret arts to achieve the Yuan Shen?" Hearing this, Xu Xing was inwardly surprised. Indeed, he thought.

According to his observations, the cultivation civilization of East Huangzhou was a tier stronger than that of Nanyan Continent, and its Ten Great Upper Sects were far beyond the Primordial Spirit forces found in Nanyan Continent.