For Meng Zhang, what seemed incredibly difficult was merely a casual request for Gu Yue Huaidie. After bidding farewell to Gu Yue Huaidie, a steward from the Gu Yue Family contacted him proactively.
The steward from the Gu Yue Family brought out a spiritual object called "Clear Spring Cold Jade" from the family’s warehouse. When this water-system spiritual object is placed in ordinary spring water, it infuses the water with vitality and enhances its life force, benefiting all aquatic creatures living in it.
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Meng Zhang acquired this rare spiritual object at a friendly price, thanks to his friendship with Gu Yue Huaidie. The Gu Yue Family had a profound heritage with numerous spiritual medicine gardens, some of which had a history spanning hundreds of years, containing a vast array of precious spiritual herbs.
Families like the Gu Yue Family had their own systems to ensure the continuous growth of spiritual herbs in their gardens, never allowing them to go extinct. After each harvest, they promptly replanted the herbs. While the ingredients for making the Lesser Foundation Building Pill were not particularly rare for a Gold Core family like Gu Yue Family, selling a small quantity to Meng Zhang was not a big deal.
Of course, cultivating the specific herbs required for the Lesser Foundation Building Pill demanded special techniques, which the Taiyi Sect was currently developing.
With Gu Yue Huaidie’s consent, the steward generously bought many spiritual herbs from Meng Zhang at a friendly price. Despite some difficulties, Meng Zhang successfully achieved his primary goal for coming to Great Wind City.
He sold all sorts of spiritual materials brought on the flying boat to the Gu Yue Family. After purchasing the water-system spiritual object and spiritual herbs, he still had plenty of spiritual stones left. Meng Zhang generously went on a shopping spree in Great Wind City, acquiring various cultivation supplies, especially buying numerous unique automatons from the Clever Machine Sect.
Originally, the Clever Machine Sect’s Second Rank automatons had several restrictions on external sales. However, with the Gu Yue Family acting as an intermediary, Meng Zhang managed to purchase quite a few.
All the spiritual stones were spent, but in return, he obtained many useful items. Before leaving, Meng Zhang had intended to bid farewell to Gu Yue Huaidie and Gu Yue Youlan, but he was informed that they had already set out on a journey.
Meng Zhang had no choice but to start his journey directly and leave Great Wind City on the flying boat.
Unaware of it at the time of his departure from Great Wind City, Gu Yue Huaidie and Gu Yue Youlan were discussing him in a secret room within the Gu Yue Family.
"Youlan, is Meng Zhang the person you foresaw?" asked Gu Yue Youlan.
Gu Yue Huaidie shook her head. "I can’t be sure; he is shrouded in mist, making it difficult to see through."
"But Aunt, you are the family’s Diviner, knowledgeable about the changes and calculations of all things in the world. How can you not see through a mere Foundation Building cultivator?" Gu Yue Youlan was greatly surprised.
"It’s not that surprising. There are many individuals whom even Diviners cannot see through."
"Youlan, once you master the art of divination and become a true Diviner, you’ll understand that Diviners are not as all-powerful as outsiders imagine."
Upon hearing Gu Yue Huaidie’s words, Gu Yue Youlan’s expression turned somewhat melancholic. Long ago, Gu Yue Huaidie had said that she had a talent for divination and personally taught her, hoping she would become the next generation’s Diviner for the family.
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But after so many years, Gu Yue Youlan has been unable to make progress in the art of divination. Now, she even begins to doubt whether she is truly suitable for practicing divination.
Seeing Gu Yue Youlan’s expression, Gu Yue Huaidie, who understands her well, comforts her, saying, "Mastering the art of divination cannot be rushed. Many times, it requires opportunities. When the right moment comes, you will naturally make progress."
Worried that Gu Yue Youlan might dwell on the matter, Gu Yue Huaidie changes the topic proactively. "Regardless of whether Meng Zhang is the person I foresaw or not, establishing a good relationship with him is not a bad thing. Back then, I also received many favors from the Taiyi Sect. Unfortunately, Taiyi Sect’s affairs are too complex, and even if I wanted to help, I couldn’t get involved. Over the years, I haven’t inquired about Taiyi Sect to avoid attracting trouble and to avoid letting down the benefactors of the past. Meng Zhang’s fortuitous encounter brought him to our Gu Yue Family’s domain, and I simply lent him a little help."
Listening to her aunt’s words, Gu Yue Youlan understands her good intentions. The Gu Yue Family has always secretly maintained the tradition of divination. Over the years, the Gu Yue Family has had almost no shortage of Diviners.
While the Lu Family is recognized as the first and most powerful family in Great Wind City, in reality, the Gu Yue Family’s heritage surpasses that of the Lu Family and holds many hidden cards. Since the establishment of Great Wind City, the Gu Yue Family has inherited its traditions for hundreds of years, enduring numerous trials and tribulations in the Cultivation World. They have encountered many crises but managed to turn misfortune into fortune and overcome difficulties safely, thanks to the united efforts of the family cultivators, especially with the guidance of the Diviners.
As the current generation’s Diviner of the Gu Yue Family, Gu Yue Huaidie holds a special status and considerable authority within the family. Whether Meng Zhang’s encounter with her is a good or bad thing, he has no idea.
Meng Zhang is unaware that Gu Yue Huaidie and Gu Yue Youlan are discussing him behind his back. He also has no clue that the seemingly casual encounters with Gu Yue Youlan are not as straightforward as they seem.
Having successfully completed his mission, Meng Zhang returns home on the flying boat, with a full load of treasures.
The journey back is smooth sailing. He faces no unexpected incidents, whether within the territory of Great Wind City or later within the Flying Swan Sect’s domain.
He encounters a few patrolling cultivators along the way, but they do not cause any trouble. In Great Wind City’s territory, the attitude towards various merchants is naturally good, and they are not bothered without reason.
Within the Flying Swan Sect’s domain, Taiyi Sect carries some weight, and with Meng Zhang reporting his identity as the Taiyi Sect’s Sect Master, he can come and go freely, albeit with some constraints.
Upon returning to Taiyi Sect without any hitches, Meng Zhang places most of the purchased items into the sect’s treasury. He transfers some battle puppets to the War Hall, where they can serve as practice targets for the sect’s cultivators during regular times and be used directly on the battlefield during conflicts.
Meng Zhang also provides a monthly allocation of spiritual stones to the War Hall specifically for powering these battle puppets.
The sect’s treasury also contains various automatons that disciples can exchange for with their merits.
During this trip, Meng Zhang also purchased a large number of devices such as the Lightning Repeater and Thunderous Blunderbuss, which he distributes to various oases to aid the common folk living there.
As Taiyi Sect is currently severely understaffed, it’s challenging to provide adequate protection to every oasis. With the addition of these devices, the ordinary people in the oases will have some degree of resistance against low-level monsters and marauding low-level cultivators.
Due to the limited amount of spiritual stones carried on this trip, Meng Zhang plans to continue purchasing a large number of automatons from the Clever Machine Sect once the sect accumulates enough spiritual stones.
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