Li Guan's Essence Soul avatar flew at ultra-high speed through the clouds. Upon reaching the estimated location, it dove into the sea.
"It should be in this area." In the dark seawater, Li Guan's Essence Soul avatar quickly approached the location sensed by the communication token.
"Why isn't Meng Chuan here?" Li Guan wondered, feeling a slight puzzlement.
Suddenly, deep within the seabed ahead, space distorted, revealing an ancient underwater mountain range. Meng Chuan flew over.
"Venerable One," Meng Chuan said, his face filled with joy.
"Meng Chuan, what happened? Why did you summon me?" Li Guan's Essence Soul avatar asked with a smile.
"Venerable One, look over there." Meng Chuan pointed into the distance. Within a section of the massive underwater mountain range, there was an ancient mountain gate.
Li Guan looked closely, recognizing the inscription on the mountain gate: "Canghai?" His expression immediately changed.
"The Canghai Sect?" Li Guan, of course, knew the relationship between the Canghai Sect and Yuanchu Mountain. Both were branches of the Cangyuan Sect! Naturally, Yuanchu Mountain had inherited most of the Cangyuan Sect's legacy, while the Canghai Sect received a smaller portion.
"You found the Canghai Sect?" Li Guan looked at Meng Chuan, pleasantly surprised. "Good, but don't trespass rashly. Although there's been no news from the Canghai Sect for hundreds of thousands of years, and it likely has no successors, it still holds a portion of the Cangyuan Sect's legacy. Its interior is fraught with danger; even a Creation Venerable could perish by forcing their way in. We need to proceed cautiously. Without a Creation Venerable in charge, it's ultimately an inanimate object. We can take our time—a hundred years, a thousand years—ultimately, we will surely acquire it completely."
Li Guan was prepared to spend a thousand years to conquer it.
"I met the Canghai Sect's Guardian God, and now I control everything within the Canghai Sect," Meng Chuan quickly explained. "I invited you, Venerable One, because I wish to hand all of this over to Yuanchu Mountain."
"You've already obtained everything from the Canghai Sect?" Li Guan was stunned. "And you want to give it to Yuanchu Mountain?"
"I'll ask the Guardian God to meet you, Venerable One." Meng Chuan smiled, looking behind him. A black mist condensed into a black-robed elder with long eyebrows. The elder bowed to Li Guan. "My master said that everything from the Canghai Sect is to be transferred to Yuanchu Mountain. I only need a moment to move everything from the Canghai Sect into a small grotto-heaven."
"What? Meng Chuan obtained everything from the Canghai Sect?" Qin Wu and Luo Tang were both shocked.
"Even in decline, a sect like Canghai Sect is not something Meng Chuan could easily conquer," Qin Wu said, shaking his head.
"He even summoned the Guardian God to meet me," Li Guan exclaimed. "He didn't dare return with the entire sect, fearing an accident en route. I also wouldn't dare let my Essence Soul avatar carry the entire Canghai Sect back... If the demon race were to attack and even a slight mishap occurred, leading to the loss of the Canghai Sect's treasures, I would become a sinner of Yuanchu Mountain."
"My Essence Soul avatar is returning to Sword Emperor City to take your place," Li Guan said, looking at Qin Wu. "Junior Brother Qin, you must go in person and move the Canghai Sect back."
"The complete Canghai Sect?" Qin Wu and Luo Tang were both somewhat stunned.
"Of the twelve sect treasures left by Patriarch Cangyuan, Yuanchu Mountain kept nine. The Canghai Sect received the three major ones," Luo Tang couldn't help but say. "And now they are returning? Meng Chuan has rendered such a great service, how should we treat him?"
Qin Wu also nodded gently. "Yuanchu Mountain has rules: rewards and punishments must be clear; no meritorious official should be disheartened. Meng Chuan has achieved such an unparalleled feat that even the three Emperors in Yuanchu Mountain's history cannot compare to his contributions."
"If the three major sect treasures return, his contribution will surpass that of any disciple in history," Li Guan nodded.
They understood clearly.
Any one of these sect treasures was immeasurably valuable. Far more precious than Tribulation realm secret treasures, they were prepared by Patriarch Cangyuan at great cost for future generations. Although later disciples also became Emperors and 'Essence Soul Tribulation Realm mighty figures,' what they brought to the sect was nowhere near comparable to Patriarch Cangyuan's twelve sect treasures.
"For such a monumental achievement, how should we reward him?" The three Venerable Ones looked at each other.
Li Guan shook his head. "He's already obtained an entire Canghai Sect. Is there anything we could possibly bestow upon him that would be more precious than an entire sect? There's nothing more to reward."
"Even the most valuable individual treasure cannot surpass the entire Canghai Sect," Qin Wu said. "Indeed, there's no way to reward him adequately."
"We must at least give him a title or recognition; we can't just accept the benefits," Luo Tang said.
"Let him also serve as a Command Overseer," Li Guan said with a smile. "As a Command Overseer, he can freely select sect treasures within the rules, and he also bears the responsibility of strengthening the sect. However, allowing a Regressor Godfiend to become a 'Command Overseer' is an exception and requires the agreement of all three of us."
"I agree," Qin Wu nodded. "His current strength already rivals that of a Creation realm expert, and with his talent, he is sure to achieve Creation realm."
"Surpassing any disciple in Yuanchu Mountain's history and becoming a Command Overseer prematurely, I also agree," Luo Tang stated.
"Good, then Yuanchu Mountain will now have four Command Overseers, and everything will be decided jointly by the four of us," Li Guan nodded.
Yuanchu Mountain's supreme authority was decided by the Command Overseers through deliberation. They determined everything for the sect. Their contributions to the sect were unquantified. Within the rules, they had free choice of any sect items, and they were responsible for allocating all of the sect's resources.
Deep within the seabed, Venerable Qin Wu's true body arrived and met Meng Chuan and the Guardian God in the underwater mountain range.
"The entire Canghai Sect has been moved into three small grotto-heavens," the Guardian God said, handing three beads to Meng Chuan first. "Now, everything is for you, my master, to decide." After Meng Chuan safely received them, the Guardian God immediately transformed into a black mist and entered one of the beads.
"Master," Meng Chuan said, respectfully handing them over.
"Excellent, excellent, excellent!" Venerable Qin Wu took the three grotto-heaven beads, unable to conceal his excitement and nervousness. "Are the Heart Sea Palace, War God Pagoda, and Stars Chamber all inside?"
"They are all inside, completely intact," Meng Chuan replied.
"Good," Venerable Qin Wu nodded repeatedly. Yuanchu Mountain's greatest concern was these three major sect treasures. He looked at Meng Chuan and exclaimed, "When the Cangyuan Sect split into two, the Stars Chamber and the other two sect treasures ended up with the Canghai Sect. Now, nearly 800,000 years later, these three sect treasures have finally returned. Meng Chuan, your contribution this time is immense!"
"With the Heart Sea Palace, War God Pagoda, and Stars Chamber at Yuanchu Mountain, I can also explore them and consult their texts," Meng Chuan said with a smile. "Monopolizing them would be a waste of Patriarch Cangyuan's painstaking efforts."
Qin Wu smiled and looked at Meng Chuan.
Many of the ultimate martial arts manuals and texts in the Stars Chamber were originals, unique! The value of a single original was simply unfathomable.
The power of the ninth level of the War God Pagoda was capable of killing Emperors! It could also be used to guard the sect.
The Heart Sea Palace could test Godfiends and also attack enemies.
With these three major sect treasures, the Canghai Sect had endured for 200,000 years, producing hundreds of Venerable Ones throughout its history. Even to this day, no other sect had managed to breach the Canghai Sect. Meng Chuan had completed two major trials, and the Guardian God had willingly offered everything from the Canghai Sect. If they had truly tried to seize it by force? Even Yuanchu Mountain, an organization of the same origin, had planned to spend a thousand years to conquer it.
"Let's go, back to Yuanchu Mountain." Qin Wu said no more, taking Meng Chuan with him on their return journey.
The master and disciple flew for a long time.
"We're here." Seeing the endless mountain ranges of Yuanchu Mountain, both Qin Wu and Meng Chuan breathed a sigh of relief. They had successfully brought the Canghai Sect back!
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