Dual Cultivation God Returns

Chapter 752: Turning their eyes outward



"While we are on the topic of World Stones, it is about time to travel in the other direction,

and visit the Wei Dynasty", these words from Wu Long caused more surprise to appear on the faces of those around him.

"You are planning to go at this timing?", Madam Liang asked since there were a lot of things happening on the continent at the moment.

"Mm, it will take some time for things to truly wind up here", Wu Long nodded, continuing to explain further.

The three Major Sects will start a long and relatively subtle tug war with little to no change in the overall situation, while the Martial Alliance will oversee the whole thing.

Though the reality was that the drawn out contest between them will be a front while all three try to bribe and negotiate with the Martial Alliance behind the curtains. The latter will also try to drag things out as much as possible in order to suck up as much profit as they possibly can from the situation.

Crystal Wood Sect will be restricted by the presence of Martial Alliance, since acting aggressively will only hurt their position, so they would not be actively going after Zhao Xieren at this time.

Wu Long only needed to take care of the Seven Scars Guild before departing.

The City Lord of the Silver Wing City will not make a move until the conflict reaches its climax.

Soaring Feather Trading Company will start small and will be doing business quietly for some time, the publicity they got from Zhao Xieren will be more than enough for a smooth start, while the Thousand Eyes Palace will operate without making any big moves to not attract unnecessary concerns of being too disruptive, the initial splash they made when they first appeared was enough.

Their agreements with the Three Pillars Sect, Tiebi Mountain Sect, and the Ember Palm Palace were already established, and didn't require more work for now, as all of them were tied to the conflict of the three Major Sects in timing.

"Basically, we've once again reached a point of a 'calm before the storm', this time one that will be dragged out by others even without us meddling. We've set up everything we needed to set up, so all that's left is to wait, which makes it a perfect timing to go do things that couldn't be done while staying here", Wu Long concluded.

"But isn't it too risky for you to leave this area while something might happen?", Old Yen carefully spoke up.

"I can't be bound to the Eternal Duality Valley at all times, something always might happen, and there will always be risk in anything we do", Wu Long shook his head, and then added with a chuckle, "besides, why're you speaking as if you're staying? Your job's basically done in the Silver Wing City, so you and Guanting will go with us"

"Ah... yes", Old Yen fist reacted with a bit of surprise, and then nodded with pride and joy. It seems in the time he was working in the Silver Wing City, he forgot his own position.

After all, he wasn't someone within the structure of the Eternal Duality Valley, even though he did have influence in it, he was a direct subordinate under Wu Long, just as Butler Bang, Nie Guanting, and Kwon Qianhong, and their own direct subordinates.

They were part of the Wu Household, not of the Valley.

Their work was in essence to make Wu Long's personal movements easier and to assist him from his side, not working for the Valley, which had to operate on its own.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Eternal Duality Valley needed that initial boost to get things going in this new environment, but it would be problematic if it could not properly exist without Wu Household, since at that point it would cease to be an asset and become a burden.

"Deputy Valley Master Song will oversee administrative tasks, while Old Man Zhao will deal with outward problems. Most of the Valley members who remain behind, apart from those who have work outside, will quietly train within the Oak Fortress", Wu Long clarified to avoid further confusion of who was going and who was staying.

"You're emptying out the Mystic Realm?", Fen Baihu raised her eyebrows, as she only recently told him to not worry about using it.

"Temporarily, yes. I think Valley members will benefit from some tension of being out in the open and not securely hidden away", Wu Long nodded, since he started to see some complacency in the eyes of some members of the Valley, an inevitable outcome of keeping them so safe up to now.

Not to mention, he never planned to completely tie up Fen Baihu with daily operations of the Sect like she was now, his initial plan was to empty out her Mystic Realm as soon as they got a foothold on the continent, which they did with the Oak Fortress, and then only use it as necessary.

Though he still intended to rely on her powers, since she could always ensure the safety of his ladies if they were in a dangerous situation during their travels. After all, he couldn't guarantee not meeting a peak expert of the Boundless Profound World somewhere out of the blue.

"Of course, in case of emergencies, I will leave safeguard measures. But only those in this room will be privy to this knowledge, most Valley members do not need to know there's a backup in case things go South", he then added with a smile.

It wasn't like he was departing right away though, as he still had to confirm the intentions of the Obsidian Moon, and organize the gangs that Old Yen and Nie Guanting so that they operate without them.

There was also the matter of learning to control his Celestial Core at least to an extent it didn't interfere with Illusion Arts and Fen Baihu's power.

And of course, he had to leave Frozen Garden Palace more Yang Qi, enough to last them for the duration of his trip outside, so they could cultivate without wasting time while he was away.

Not to mention, cultivating at least the Tyrant Core of the Slaughter God's Tyrant Vortex Art was a prerequisite to gain enough strength to travel. To be a bit greedy, a Sublime Core of the Sublime Heavenly Sequence as well would be ideal.

"Is your decision to travel related to the information about that Forging Master?", Madam Liang then added, since the timing of his decision coincided with the fact she gave him the information right before he departed to meet with the Ember Palm Pavilion.

"Yes, we couldn't search for that information outwardly, so I had to wait for your Thousand Eyes Palace to establish so we could discreetly look into it without raising any attention, but now that we have it, there's no reason to delay acting on it other than preparations", Wu Long nodded, "And since his last tracks lead to the Wei Dynasty, that's one reason to go there" "One reason... we're also going because of ingredients, right?", Yu Huan asked. "Yes, that as well. The access to Alchemy materials is limited here for now, so going to a less remote place might prove useful for further plans", Wu Long nodded again.

In fact, there were many opportunities out in the wider world, and many things he wanted to check, so his reasons were not limited to the two that were named.

"But first, let's deal with those Seven Scars Guild", Wu Long then added with a chuckle, turning his gaze toward Zhao Xieren who nodded.