The Unlucky Po Zhen Men

"System, sign in!"

Gu Changge opened his eyes on the bamboo couch and spoke to the system.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully signing in. You have obtained five thousand years of cultivation!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Heaven and Earth Dark Yellow Exquisite Pagoda!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining Emperor-grade supreme spirit veins x10!"

"Not bad, another day of reaping without sowing."

Gu Changge stretched lazily, pinching a spirit fruit with his fingertips and tossing it up and down.

"This life is so empty. I really envy those corporate slaves from my past life who could enjoy the 996 blessing. Why don't I have that kind of fate, sigh..."

He took a bite of the spirit fruit. The sweet juice flowed over his tongue, but his eyes rippled with unconcealable contentment.

His gaze swept over the treasures floating quietly in the system space.

The Heaven and Earth Dark Yellow Exquisite Pagoda emitted a quaint golden light. The profound runes flowing on the pagoda faintly exuded the pressure to suppress all laws. Just looking at it made one feel at peace.

And those ten Emperor-grade spirit veins, each like a winding golden dragon, were wrapped in rich spiritual energy enough to make any sect go crazy, slowly swimming in the space.

"Just right, the cultivation of the patriarchs in the forbidden area has advanced quite a bit, and the spiritual energy is probably a bit lacking."

Gu Changge thought absentmindedly, tapping his fingertips in the void, temporarily storing the spirit veins properly.

"I'll find a quiet night to bury them under the forbidden area. It's not easy for the elderly, let's improve their living conditions."

Gu Changge then glanced at the bronze token engraved with "Cangyun Secret Realm" in the corner of the space, which had been left idle since he obtained it from a previous sign-in.

The million miles of spiritual soil and ancient inheritance in the secret realm were nothing but irrelevant embellishments to him. It would be better to leave it to the Azure Profound Sect as a place for experiential learning.

"Let's deal with it all at once."

As soon as the thought fell, Gu Changge's eyes suddenly turned a few degrees colder.

With a flick of his finger, three message jade slips glowing with a faint dark light appeared out of thin air in his palm. The jade slips still had un-dissipated spiritual power fluctuations—these were the secret letters intercepted over the past few days.

Two of them were sent to the Burning Heaven Palace, and between the lines were the internal movements of the Azure Profound Sect.

The other one was sent to the Myriad Laws Pavilion, subtly mentioning the defense weaknesses of the Azure Profound Sect's forbidden area.

"The rats hiding in the dark are getting more and more restless."

Gu Changge applied a little pressure with his fingertips, and the three jade slips instantly turned into powder, scattering in the wind.

He leaned back in the bamboo chair, looking towards the mist-shrouded main peak in the distance, a cold arc forming at the corner of his mouth.

These days, taking advantage of the intervals of using his divine sense to probe the outside world, he had long discovered that there were many "aliens" hidden in the sect.

There were hidden pieces buried by the Burning Heaven Palace for many years, eyes planted by other sects, and even a few seemingly loyal elders who were secretly colluding with the outside world.

"Since they can't stand the loneliness, it's time to clean up."

He tapped his fingertips lightly on the armrest, a glint of cold light flashing in his eyes.

This was also one of the reasons why Xuanyangzi and Shi Wanshan were bent on "laying low and developing."

The seven major sects fought with each other in Xuanzhou, and every sect would plant spies.

This was also a common tactic used by everyone.

Although a few spies would occasionally be rooted out, some were incredibly secretive and couldn't be detected for a while.

If careless, these borers hiding in the dark would sooner or later ruin great things.

It seems I need to have a chat with the Sect Master about this.

...

Sect Main Hall.

Xuanyangzi's fingers holding the message jade slip turned slightly white, and the handwriting on the jade slip glowed coldly under the infusion of spiritual power.

"Burning Heaven Palace's First Elder Yan Cangyun will explore the Formation Breaking Sect tonight, and then divert to the Azure Profound Sect."

Shi Wanshan leaned over to take a look, his round belly trembling with anger.

"This old thing is really pushing his luck! Does he really think our Azure Profound Sect is a soft persimmon? How about I take a few elders..."

"Sit down."

Xuanyangzi raised his hand to stop him, tapping his fingertips lightly on the stone table.

"The Burning Heaven Palace and the Myriad Laws Pavilion are fighting fiercely. If we make a move now, we'll become a live target instead."

A trace of calculation flashed in his eyes.

"Since they're going to the Formation Breaking Sect first, let the Formation Breaking Sect act as a shield first, and we'll see how things go."

Shi Wanshan smacked his lips: "What if Yan Cangyun sneaks over to our place?"

"Then..." Xuanyangzi deliberately dragged out his tone, a knowing smile curving his lips.

"Let him taste the severity of four beatings a day."

At night, in front of the bamboo hut on Purple Bamboo Peak.

Gu Changge leaned diagonally in the bamboo chair, twirling a purple crystal grape with his fingertips. His divine sense swept casually across the land of Xuanzhou and happened to bump into two sneaky figures—Burning Heaven Palace's First Elder Yan Cangyun was hunching over and sneaking towards the Formation Breaking Sect.

Myriad Laws Pavilion's First Elder Molingzi followed closely behind on the other side, the sword tassel on his waist jade sword trembling slightly, obviously up to no good either.

"Yo, two old foxes actually got together!"

Now there's a good show to watch. Gu Changge was about to take out some sunflower seeds to watch their performance.

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, a grin appeared on his face, looking exactly like he had secretly done something bad.

He tapped lightly in the void with his fingertips, and an imperceptible fluctuation of spiritual power silently permeated the mountain protection grand formation of the Formation Breaking Sect.

At this time, Xuanyangzi and the others were still standing in strict formation, strictly guarding against Yan Cangyun's arrival.

...

Early the next morning, a piece of news spread across Xuanzhou like it had grown wings.

Leaving everyone dumbfounded and confused.

The teahouse was bustling with voices, and the tea drinkers gathered in groups of three or five, discussing one after another, all revolving around the farce at the Formation Breaking Sect last night.

"Did you guys hear? The First Elders of the Burning Heaven Palace and the Myriad Laws Pavilion actually started fighting at the Formation Breaking Sect!"

A cultivator who had just taken his seat was hooked by the topic from the neighboring table right after putting down his tea bowl.

"More than just fighting?"

The man in the gray robe next to him took a sip of tea, his tone carrying a bit of astonishment.

"I heard that Burning Heaven Palace's Yan Cangyun was beaten until he vomited blood, and half of the Formation Breaking Sect's Scripture Pavilion was burned down. There probably aren't many ancient texts left inside!"

"I also heard that with one strike of his sword, the First Elder of the Myriad Laws Pavilion even split open the Formation Breaking Sect's mountain protection grand formation!"

Someone interjected, gesturing wildly with his hands and feet.

"That firelight, half the sky was dyed red. You could see it from a hundred miles away!"

"The Myriad Laws Pavilion and the Burning Heaven Pavilion haven't been getting along these past few days, fighting fiercely over mineral veins, but a fight is a fight, why did they have to run to the Formation Breaking Sect?"

A pale-faced scholar-looking cultivator frowned, full of confusion.

"Isn't this obviously scamming people? A perfectly good sect was just half demolished."

"Who says it isn't!"

Another tea drinker chimed in, his tone carrying a bit of mockery.

"I heard they fought like crazy, deliberately picking the important places of the Formation Breaking Sect to run to. The alchemy rooms and martial arts arenas all suffered disasters. If the Formation Breaking Sect's patriarch hadn't come out of seclusion overnight and activated the sect protection grand formation, who knows what it would have been demolished into!"

At this moment, a lowered voice interjected from the corner.

"I heard from the disciples of the Formation Breaking Sect that it wasn't pre-arranged at all—it was the two old things sneaking to the Formation Breaking Sect in the middle of the night, and as a result, they bumped into each other, and both firmly insisted that the other was there to collude with the Formation Breaking Sect!"

"Real or fake?" Someone asked in surprise.

"Of course it's real!" The voice continued.

"The First Elder of the Myriad Laws Pavilion is too fierce. He actually has the cultivation of the late Heaven and Human Realm. You can count them on one hand in the entire Xuanzhou."

"Then isn't Yan Cangyun in danger?" someone asked.

"Yan Cangyun is carrying the Blazing Sun Token of the Burning Heaven Palace. Rumor has it that the Burning Heaven Palace took a massive beating but didn't perish, entirely because they were protected by this very treasure."

"As for the Grand Elder of the Myriad Law Pavilion, word is that his beard was completely singed off. Just thinking about how he must look is hilarious..."