Chapter 436

Chapter 436: Finding People

Long Yunshuang and Long Yunting were pivotal to The Great Battle. Even if Zhou Luo couldn’t hold these two in his grasp, he had to know their whereabouts constantly to respond accordingly.

At times like this, the advantage of establishing the Heavenly Alliance became evident.

The Heavenly Alliance now boasted just over a thousand disciples internally, constituting roughly one-tenth of the Qinyuan Sect. While that didn’t seem like many, if dispersed, they could potentially cover the entire scope of the Qinyuan Sect.

Zhou Luo believed, with the abilities of his five children, finding those two shouldn’t be difficult.

After speaking these words, Zhou Luo offered no further explanation.

But his five children were no fools. Once they grasped the current situation, they immediately understood why finding the pair was imperative.

The very next day, Zhou Changle and the others hurriedly departed.

Now, with The Great Battle imminent, they still needed to implement the plans devised yesterday and execute the tasks arranged by the sect, all while searching for Long Yunshuang and Long Yunting.

Therefore, time pressed upon them; they dared not pause even for a moment.

Though the looming storm might not greatly impact other long-life families, or smaller clans and factions,

The Zhou family was different.

The moment Zhou Luo chose to stand with Long Yunshuang back then, it destined the possibility of the current predicament.

Yet, he felt no regret.

Because over all these years, it was precisely his cooperation with Long Yunshuang that enabled him to amass such immense wealth, allowed the Zhou family to continuously expand, and positioned it as the greatest clan in the Qinyuan Domain.

When soldiers came, we’d fight them with soil; when floods appeared, we’d block them with earth.

All he could do was ensure everything within his power was done before the impending catastrophe arrived.

After seeing off his five children, Zhou Luo wrote another letter to Lin Xi.

Now that the Chimagong Sect and the Qinyuan Sect were poised for a decisive clash in the Longfeng Mountain range, Jiang City, being nearby, would inevitably become a crucial stronghold.

To be prudent, Zhou Luo intended to deploy most of the family’s strength to Jiang City, with Lin Xi personally overseeing it there.

In this way, whether the Qinyuan Sect or the Chimagong Sect emerged victorious, he would have room to maneuver.

If it were the former, the forces stationed in Jiang City could readily show support. If it were the latter, they could assist in resistance.

In any case, it was crucial to demonstrate their stance to the winning side.

There was no other choice; compared to the two Immortal Sects, Zhou Luo’s family carried little weight, possessing no strength to contend outright.

Therefore, to prevent being completely ignored by the victor,

He wrote yet another letter and sent it to the Wan Gu Sect.

After over ten years under the tutelage of the sect leader of the Wan Gu Sect, Yao Wu had achieved Foundation Establishment success and even reached mid-level Foundation Establishment.

This was truly the testament to the deep reserves of an Immortal Sect.

Had Yao Wu remained in Qinyuan City, even with Zhou Luo’s assistance, achieving Foundation Establishment would likely have taken her, as it did Lin Xi, at least five or six arduous years.

As for reaching mid-level Foundation Establishment, the required time remained completely unknown.

Furthermore, from the reply letter, Zhou Luo learned that Yao Wu had now become a Second Level Gu master.

Even his daughter Zhou Shixin, now thirty years old, had achieved Foundation Establishment success and was touching the threshold of becoming a Second Level Gu master herself.

Though Yao Wu’s current ability wasn’t enough to break the restrictions left by Master Lieyang and obtain his legacy,

upon stepping into the Foundation Establishment realm, she had already become the Mountain Master of Lieyang Mountain.

Though she might have been the weakest Mountain Master in the history of the Wan Gu Sect, her status and position alone ensured no one dared speak against her.

Over more than ten years, Yao Wu never spoke of what she experienced within the Wan Gu Sect.

All the scheming, all the deceit, all the plots and conspiracies had long since become negligible under the great passage of time.

Now that she had smoothly become the Mountain Master of Lieyang Mountain, everything was just beginning.

But this shift in status could provide substantial help to Zhou Luo.

So after much thought, he still felt he should write a letter.

The Wan Gu Sect, one of the three sects and three gates of the Jinyun Continent, was actually comparable in prestige and power to the prince’s residence.

Looking back now, it was fortunate he had sent Yao Wu and her mother to the Wan Gu Sect and successfully helped them pass the trial, making them his strongest backing.

Besides the Wan Gu Sect, Zhou Luo did not forget to write a letter to Wang Yu Wei.

Although their past debt of gratitude had been essentially settled due to that incident involving Ye Qian,

when it came to matters concerning his family’s survival and his own safety, he naturally wanted to mobilize every force he could reach.

So, after much deliberation, he still wrote a letter in reply to Wang Yu Wei.

After all, the letter didn’t explicitly ask for her help; it merely described the current situation and the old conflict between him and Long Yu.

He believed Wang Yu Wei would surely understand his intent.

Whether or not she would actually come to help, however, was another matter.

After finishing this, Zhou Luo returned to Zhou Fu and explained the situation to Ye Qian.

Ye Qian understood the gravity of the matter. She didn’t say much, only stating she would choose to enter Closed-Door Training; if that event truly happened, she would preserve his bloodline.

Zhou Luo didn’t expect her to do more.

After she began her Closed-Door Training, he also started refining spirit pills and talismans.

Actually, he had already prepared many beforehand.

But because his children were heading towards the battlefield, and to prevent a repeat of what happened to his eldest son Zhou Chang An years ago, he gave these talismans and pills to them.

Although this great conflict appeared to be a contest between the Qinyuan Sect and the Chimagong Sect, it was equally vital for Zhou Luo.

One month later.

The Qinyuan Sect formally dispatched their disciples to the Longfeng Mountain range. The storm clouds gathered, and everyone within the Qinyuan Domain knew what this grand conflict signified.

Yet, no one seemed particularly tense; instead, they were intensely curious, eager to know which side would triumph.

Sitting within Zhou Fu, Zhou Luo learned the news and said nothing.

He couldn’t personally go to the battlefield, as there were more important matters demanding his attention.

Meow—

Just then, the sound of a cat rang out.

Little White appeared outside the main hall at some unknown when. Clenching a golden letter in its mouth, it leaped up, transformed into a streak of light, landed on the table beside Zhou Luo, and placed the letter down.

Seeing the symbol representing the Heavenly Alliance on the letter, Zhou Luo smiled faintly.

It seemed his children hadn’t let him down.

He then reached out to stroke Little White’s soft fur. "Go now."

To ensure the matter concerning Long Yunshuang remained secret, he had deliberately made Little White personally handle the delivery.

Now it had finally succeeded in bringing this letter back.

Casually wiping away the restrictions on the letter, Zhou Luo pulled out a sheet of golden paper. Besides some written text, there was also a map.

The moment he pulled out the paper, the map immediately shimmered with spirit light and projected itself before him.

It was a complete map of the Qinyuan Domain, meticulously labeled with the names of every peak.

One mountain peak was marked with a dark crimson that resembled fresh blood.

Evidently, that was the location of Long Yunshuang and Long Yunting.

He glanced at the glaringly red three large characters written over that peak. They spelled out:

"Ziyang Mountain!"