Chapter 104: Ready to Argue at the Drop of a Hat

Kong Xuan sneered, stood up, and his aura, imbued with the cultivation of five realms, surged towards Lin Yanli like a tide.
Li Muqing slightly raised her finger and effortlessly withstood Kong Xuan's pressure, smiling and saying, "Duke Xuan, please don't get agitated. We are here today to discuss matters, not to fight."
Kong Xuan heard the words and converged his momentum, sitting back in his original position.
"Let's set aside personal grievances for the time being and discuss the main issue first," Kong Xuan said.
The silent swordsman suddenly spoke up, breaking the tense atmosphere among the group.
Wu Yongchao Lin Yanli pushed the hand, with no significant change in expression: "Fellow Daoists, when it comes to matters of life and death involving the fundamental principles of the world, it is crucial to prioritize the overall situation."
Lin Yanli lightly waved her sleeve, indicating that she didn't care about this matter.
Kong Xuan leaned to the side, his face still not looking too good. After all, he had been the one who suffered before, but now that a great calamity had befallen them, he didn't have much time to argue with Lin Yanli.
"Master Zhao, please continue."
Zhao Dan took a deep breath, feeling the weight on his chest finally dissipating. He spread out the scroll in his hand and said slowly, "Regarding the first matter, I have some ideas."
Li Muqing spread out his right hand and met eyes with Lin Yanli, saying, "But it's worth mentioning."
"Alright." Zhao Dan placed the scroll he held on the table, his eyes focused. He lowered his body and pleaded, "Previously, Wang Zhenchuan served as the governor of the Southern Territory, overseeing major construction projects in the three provinces of the Southern Territory, reinforcing cities, and digging deep moats. I am following Wang Zhenchuan's approach, but there isn't enough time. If we can have the assistance of immortal experts like yourselves, the transformation of the Northern Territory cities can be expedited."
As he spoke, Zhao Dan's voice gradually grew smaller, and he felt somewhat embarrassed: "Although the imperial treasury has had some surplus in the past two years, the cost of renovating cities is astronomical, so I was thinking..."
Lin Yuli raised her eyebrows and understood the meaning behind Zhao Dan's words. He wanted to borrow money from them, the immortal beings on the mountain.
Just as she was about to refuse, Li Muqing suddenly spoke up, saying, "Mortal's bricks and debris can't stop floods and ferocious beasts. If we want to stop those ferocious beasts, apart from fortifying the city walls, we also need to lay down formations."
"Um..." Zhao Dan hesitated and said, "There are already many secular cities. There are thousands of cities in the north and south realms, and this will be a significant expense." Daoist Chiyang opened his cloudy eyes, sipped his tea, and said slowly, "Please rest assured, Lord Zhao. We, the orthodox sects, will bear this cost."
Hearing this, Zhao Dan's worries turned into joy and he said, "Senior Chiyang is indeed a great role model and has a noble demeanor."
The ghost cultivator who had previously mocked Lin Yanzhi frowned and glanced at Lin Yanzhi and the disciples from the Snow Devil Sect, expressing some discontent, "Senior Chiyang, the sects within the Vermilion Rouge Nation are not limited to just our Zhengyi Sect. It seems too cheap to let these demonic cultivators off with just spirit stones!"
A cultivator from the Xuepo Sect coldly snorted and said, "Our Xuepo Sect has dispatched over 1,300 cultivators to Muting City this time. How many did your Luofengshan Sect send? You just sit down with a foul mouth and start babbling nonsense. You deserve to be expelled from the sect."
"It's one thing for one thing, I, as the master of this sect, do not monopolize power and make the sect my personal dictatorship like some other sects."
Lin Yanli scratched her head and wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but she always felt that while this ghost cultivator was scolding the Xuepo Sect, he was also indirectly referring to her.
"You righteous sects, always talking about morality and righteousness. Before lecturing others, take a look at whether you have the qualifications based on what you have done."
"What did you say? Say it again if you dare!"
"Haha."
As a member of the Snow Soul Sect, he was also a straightforward person who didn't give the Fallen Phoenix Mountain any face at all.
The ghost cultivator of Fallen Phoenix Mountain was enraged, and a terrifying pressure suddenly pressed towards the Snow Soul Sect cultivator.
A cultivator from the Snow Soul Sect showed no fear, with a majestic aura as if the sun hung high in the sky.
The clash of their oppressive forces in midair caused the entire pavilion to crack in an instant.
Kong Xuan and Wu Yong jointly took action to create a shield, protecting Zhao Dan behind them. They appeared somewhat displeased and said, "What are you two trying to do? Assassinate the king? Can you bear the consequences of such actions?"
"Hmph, I, Luanfengshan, will never associate with the demonic sect!"
The ghost cultivator sneered, his body dissipated into black smoke, and strands of black mist floated down.
The powerful ghost cultivator of Luanfengshan left the scene in advance, casting a gloomy atmosphere over the banquet.
The cultivators of the Xuepo Sect glanced at Lin Yanli, seemingly gauging the attitude of the Qianmo Sect.
Lin Yanli's chest rose and fell, using telepathy to inform the Xuepo Sect cultivators not to act rashly. He calmly said, "I have previously stated that the boundary of the world is not an impregnable fortress. It is only a matter of time before the savage beasts breach the Mu Tian City."
Wu Yong shook his head and sighed helplessly after retracting his protective spirit aura: "Today, the few of us have gathered so many immortal forces in the city of Mutian, and the relationships among them will only be more complicated than what we have experienced today."
Zhaodan wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling a lingering fear in his heart. However, this experience truly made him understand the true gap between ordinary people and cultivators.
"Ahem, now that one person is missing, is it still necessary to discuss this matter? If not, I will have to go to Mutian City," he said.
Red Sun Daoist coughed lightly and tapped the table gently.
He was just passing through Jinling this time, with no intention of engaging in discussions.
Moreover, as an elderly man on the verge of death, with his body filled with lifelessness, he didn't have much time left to live and didn't have any responsibilities in the Danxia Sect either.
"This..." Zhao Dan's face was a little embarrassed.
"Naturally, this matter needs to be discussed further." Lin Yanzhi took over Zhao Dan's words and took out a bottle of pill from his sleeve, placing it on the table.
The Daoist Red Sun paused his actions upon catching a whiff of the medicinal fragrance emanating from the porcelain bottle.
He furrowed his brows slightly, pressing his left hand firmly on the table and drawing the pill from the table into his right palm.
"Is this the Revitalizing Pill?"
"Exactly!"
Ling Yanli smiled, hands in pockets, shifting her position and plopping down on the seat previously occupied by the ghost cultivator.
She complained a little, saying, "I originally wanted to sit with the senior, but that ghost cultivator from Luo Fengshan stole the spot."
Li Muqing didn't have a deep understanding of elixirs and couldn't help but ask, "Is this elixir also useful for those in the Nascent Soul stage?"
Lin Yanshi nodded and pointed to the elixir in Chi Yang's hands, saying, "As all cultivators know, when their cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul stage, the Yuan Ying undergoes a complete sublimation. Ordinary elixirs do not provide any benefit to the body, but this Rejuvenation Elixir is extraordinary."
Li Muqing saw the Daoist Chi Yang with a happy expression on his face, and curiously asked, "Could this pill extend the lifespan of a fifth stage cultivator?"
Lin Yanli shook his hand and said, "No, not at all. This pill is called the Rejuvenation Pill. What does rejuvenation mean? Just like how a withered tree encounters spring, but a withered tree is ultimately still a withered tree. No matter how it changes, it cannot change the nature of decay. It can only allow cultivators to recover vitality and regain their youthful appearance for a short period of time."