On the night before the Taiyi Sect's departure, a guest avoided the crowd's attention and secretly visited Meng Zhang.
Meng Zhang, who was meditating alone, chose a hidden cave to meet this person after receiving their message.
And this person was none other than Elder Beast Fury from the Beast King Mountain.
Meng Zhang was a bit puzzled by Elder Beast Fury's secretive meeting. Why couldn't he openly discuss matters instead of acting like a thief?
After the meeting, Elder Beast Fury wasted no time and got straight to the point. He had a few trusted disciples, all at the Foundation Building cultivation level. They were going to form a small sect that would exist as a vassal to the Taiyi Sect and receive their protection. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⁂𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⁂𝓷𝓮𝓽
Meng Zhang quickly understood his intention. Elder Beast Fury wanted to leave a contingency plan to prevent the Beast King Mountain's legacy from being cut off. However, considering the current situation, was it necessary for Elder Beast Fury to do this?
Moreover, why did he come to Meng Zhang instead of seeking others' help?
It's possible that Elder Beast Fury was just casting a wide net, and Meng Zhang happened to be one of the options.
Elder Beast Fury didn't explain much and simply hoped that Meng Zhang would agree. If Meng Zhang made a Grand Dao oath, promising not to leak the information, he would receive a generous reward.
While speaking, Elder Beast Fury presented his lavish gift – a large pile of Fourth Rank spirit materials, three Fourth Rank talismans, and several bottles of Fourth Rank elixirs.
Despite the decline of Beast King Mountain, which was once above the Jiuqu League in terms of legacy, it still possessed considerable reserves and heritage, especially after absorbing the New Beast King Mountain.
Seeing this great pile of treasures, Meng Zhang's heart was moved. He had not contributed much, and yet, he would receive such a substantial gain. There was no better deal than this.
However, Meng Zhang still had some doubts and wanted to test Elder Beast Fury, so he didn't rush to give an answer.
Seeing Meng Zhang hesitating, Elder Beast Fury sighed and took out something else.
It was an apparently ordinary jade slip. After Meng Zhang received it and skimmed through its contents, his heart stirred.
The jade slip contained information on how to forge and control various beast-controlling magic tools. Apart from various low-grade magic tools, there was also information about the Fourth Rank magic tool "Beast Controlling Plate."
When Meng Zhang joined forces with Elder Beast Fury last time to kill the two Primordial Spirit True Monarchs of the New Beast King Mountain, he seized this Fourth Rank magic tool – Beast Controlling Plate – from True Monarch Qiu Wanli.
The main purpose of this Beast Controlling Plate was to subdue various monster beasts, transform them into protective spirit beasts, and then strengthen them.
Magic tools like the Beast Controlling Plate, which carried the strong style of a sect, required specific methods to be effectively controlled.After obtaining the Beast Controlling Plate, its tool spirit fell into a deep slumber and couldn't be awakened. Moreover, Meng Zhang lacked the complementary methods to use the magic tool, rendering it useless, merely gathering dust in the treasury.
Later on, Meng Zhang tried to test Elder Beast Fury, hoping to obtain the methods to use the Beast Controlling Plate from him. However, this kind of secret technique related to the highest confidential matters of the sect wouldn't be casually disclosed, no matter how good their relationship was.
Unexpectedly, Elder Beast Fury willingly handed over the jade slip containing the methods of forging and controlling beast-controlling magic tools, which was one of the core inheritances of the Beast King Mountain. This jade slip would undoubtedly lead to a significant leap in the beast-controlling techniques of the Taiyi Sect, potentially surpassing most of the sects in the Jiuqu League, if not catching up with the established Beast King Mountain.
Furthermore, if Meng Zhang could freely control the Fourth Rank magic tool Beast Controlling Plate, he could increase his combat power by subduing several Fourth Rank monster beasts, possibly compensating for Taiyi Sect's temporary lack of Primordial Spirit True Monarchs.
In the face of Elder Beast Fury's temptation, Meng Zhang eventually accepted it. In front of Elder Beast Fury, he honestly made a Grand Dao oath as requested.
As Elder Beast Fury had ample experience, Meng Zhang couldn't play any tricks. He felt the invisible vibrations in the surrounding space, indicating that the Grand Dao oath had taken effect, eliciting a response from the power of the Grand Dao between heaven and earth.
At this point, Elder Beast Fury had no doubts and handed all the promised items to Meng Zhang without saying much, then left.
Before leaving, he hesitated for a moment and warned Meng Zhang not to trust the Jade Sword Sect and the Four Seas Commercial Firm.
Meng Zhang wanted to inquire further, but Elder Beast Fury had already stealthily flown away.
The next day after Elder Beast Fury's departure, the Taiyi Sect's fleet of flying boats set off and embarked on the journey back to the Endless Sea of Sand.
Meng Zhang was alone in a cabin, silently pondering the events of that night.
Elder Beast Fury had made a great sacrifice, entrusting him with something, indicating that he had a bad premonition.
Recalling his last words, Meng Zhang wondered if the Jade Sword Sect and the Four Seas Commercial Firm were planning something against the Beast King Mountain.
However, he personally witnessed the scene where True Monarch Xing Jian pacified Elder Beast Fury.
Moreover, True Monarch You Hongzhi of the Four Seas Commercial Firm and Elder Beast Fury were longtime friends with a deep bond.
However, considering Elder Beast Fury's shrewdness, he wouldn't act without reason or cause trouble for himself. It was likely that he had indeed discovered something.
While pondering this matter, Meng Zhang followed the fleet, flying smoothly back to the Endless Sea of Sand.
During the journey, Jade Sword Sect maintained constant contact with the Taiyi Sect, providing updates on the movements of the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan.
For now, there hadn't been many changes in the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan's movements.
After sweeping through the Yuantu Great Prairie, part of their forces moved toward the edge of the Yuantu Great Prairie and confronted the team led by True Monarch Fei Guo. Another part of their forces headed northward, seemingly targeting the Endless Sea of Sand.
The group heading north didn't move quickly, instead advancing slowly.
At this rate, they would still need a considerable amount of time to reach the Endless Sea of Sand.
This provided enough time for the Taiyi Sect to set up various formations and strengthen the defenses of the Endless Sea of Sand.
Meng Zhang selected the Yellow Sand Ridge in the southwest direction of the Endless Sea of Sand as the main battlefield to resist the invasion of the extraterritorial Barbarian Clan.