Master of Strange Dao

"You all focus on recuperating. When you came, you were prepared to die, but now that the danger has passed, why can't you calm your minds?

I know, whether it's the Tong Family, the Yangming Sect, or the Devil Extermination Sect, you are all pillars.

If you fall, the future for your sects and families will be bleak, and there may even be fears of annihilation.

I also know that earlier, you were holding your breath, determined to face the battlefield with the resolve to die.

Now that this breath has been released, you have started to worry about other things.

Let me tell you, the main reason why your minds are restless is because your Divine Souls are injured.

Rest assured and recuperate. As long as you stand, the sky won't collapse. If you fall, that's when the mountains will truly crumble."

Yu Ziqing comforted them with a few words and looked at the Old Eunuch.

Among them, the Old Eunuch had the best mindset.

He had no worries, lived alone, and had always been a guardian in the ancestral lands of the Dali Imperial Family.

There were no disputes there, none of the messy things from the outside, so he could cultivate in peace, finding solace even in some boredom.

Living too long, he no longer cared about life and death. As such, he recovered best from the most perilous and inexperienced major surgery. It was not just because he also practiced Refining God.

The damage to the Yang God was much harder to recover than others' Divine Souls.

Yu Ziqing looked at the Old Eunuch and asked with a smile.

"Senior, do you have any plans for the future?"

"I'm old and don't have any plans. I won't be able to return to the ancestral lands of the Imperial Family to sweep.

He has plotted for years and would naturally be unwilling to give up.

If I return, I'm afraid it would implicate the ancestral lands of the Dali Imperial Family.

I entered the palace as a child. Though Dali Palace City wasn't a benevolent place, it was far better than Daqian.

The Dali Royal Family never mistreated me. They never shorted my salary, and during New Year and festivals, there were always gifts.

I don't wish to implicate the ancestral lands, after all, I lived there for a long time."

The Old Eunuch said this, looking at Yu Ziqing.

"If you don't mind, I'd like to go back to sweeping on Jinlan Mountain."

"We would naturally welcome you, but the Alien power within Jinlan Mountain is too strong, and I'm afraid a Qi Refinement expert like you wouldn't be able to stay long."

"That's a pity..." The Old Eunuch sighed.

Indeed, he had no place to go, unlike others.

"However, if you don't mind, you could be a neighbor to Jinlan Mountain. I would be more than happy to have you. I wouldn't dare make you actually sweep.

To the west of Jinlan Mountain, there's a large area. Though it's barren, it's quiet and you wouldn't see anyone from the Divine Dynasty.

If you wanted to look to the east, there's a large area on the eastern side of Jinlan Mountain too."

"That would be a great help."

The Old Eunuch was content.

He had no family, no ties. The only place he was attached to was the ancestral lands of the Dali Imperial Family where he had lived for many years, yet those he cared about were long buried in time.

Living long merely added to his loneliness.

Unlike others, he did not pursue cultivation as life's first quest. He cared not even for his own life, so why would he bother with cultivation?

Yu Ziqing was both happy and a bit melancholy at having swayed a strong practitioner.

He somewhat understood the Old Eunuch's sense of loss—if one's life were so monotonous, all attachments and concerns fading with time, yet he remained undying.

All passions extinguished, his heart became like a stagnant pool of water.

Then, no matter how strong one's cultivation, what was the point? It was simply living longer.

Yu Ziqing also somewhat understood why many experts pursued higher realms and grand paths until death.

Because beyond these pursuits, they really had no other goals to aim for.

Like Yang, who knew so much, his knowledge ranked among the world's top.

Yet he continued to research, create new things, things he couldn't produce.

He couldn't stop.

To stop was to reach the end of the road, with no path forward.

To them, this was likely more despairing than death.

Yu Ziqing did not try to persuade the other three; as long as their relations were good, there was no need to bring everyone to guard Jinlan Mountain.

In fact, even the Old Eunuch wasn't a major concern for him.

Since Han Dong left, Yu Ziqing's standards were raised.

The disparity between Ninth Tiers was vast.

Those skilled in combat and not skilled—the difference was enough to cause instant defeat.

In comparison to knowledge stores, the gap between people could be as wide as between man and dog.

A few days later, Yu Ziqing's Yin God opened his eyes and conducted an examination while others were unguarded.

Their injuries recovered fairly well because apart from the Old Eunuch, none of the rest were lacking resources.

Each person had prepared Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for their Divine Souls' recovery.

With highly efficient utilization, their recovery was decent, but with such injuries, recovery couldn't happen swiftly.

Once confirming there were no more issues here, they all went to rest. When Zhong Shouzheng continued drinking tea and chatting with Yu Ziqing, he said.

"I just got some news and I'll share it for free."

"Hmm?" Yu Ziqing was somewhat surprised. Zhong Shouzheng giving out intelligence for free?

"Don't look at me, it's no secret; it's spread outside.

Rumors outside say Tong Family Master, Sect Master Liao of Yangming Sect, and Sect Master Peng of Devil Extermination Sect perished together due to a conflict, with all three suffering fatal injuries."