"This clone... is a bit weak."
Young Ji Yuan spoke, seemingly unaccustomed.
But then he nodded, "The incense and wish power is indeed very pure, enough to exert the strength of the early stage of the Third Realm."
As the City God's Pavilion of a county city, the incense and wish power it possessed was naturally incomparably pure, far exceeding the carefully refined power of ordinary deities of the same quantity.
However, the borrowed incense and wish power was ultimately limited, like a rootless duckweed, still requiring the development of a stable source.
It was just that divine faith was not something that could be easily spread, and it required long-term effort.
Fortunately, in the current situation, there was no need to worry too much about this.
There were already merchant teams from Mingxin Pavilion, as well as a large number of martial artists, spreading the word nearby about the existence of the Tianyi Water God Temple.
At the same time, there were people like Mo Yiyan and others, performing techniques everywhere, bringing benefits to the region in the name of the Water God Temple.
Coupled with the special attention from the prefectural government, accumulating stable faith was not a very difficult task.
Thus, with a thought, young Ji Yuan turned and merged into the divine statue in the main hall.
A golden light also flowed over it, using the borrowed incense and wish power to refine this incense clone.
After all, Ji Yuan's true form followed the path of immortality. Even with detailed secret techniques, the clones he refined could not be perfect.
Therefore, after the will of the avatar descended, the first thing it did was to purify the clone to exert its maximum power.
Seeing this, Ji Yuan led his men out of the main hall. After a few instructions, he left with Lin Yubai.
Sitting in the carriage, the two clinked cups. For once, he did not drink tea but instead drank the fine wine that Lin Yubai carried with him.
"Young as you are, you only know how to drink tea all day. Do you know how many proper pleasures you miss out on?"
Lin Yubai shook his head, looking disgusted.
In his opinion, this guy was good in every way, except for his old-fashioned demeanor, which was really uncomfortable.
Hearing this, Ji Yuan couldn't help but chuckle. In fact, he had already changed a lot.
Since he had resolved his inner obsession in the mountain range of the Yu clan, he was no longer the prematurely aged type.
It was just that due to the cultivation technique he practiced, influenced by the will of the Profound Heaven, he was inevitably too steady at times.
"The people from Shenxuan Sect are even more boring than I am."
He turned to look out the window, his eyes flashing with light.
Half a month had passed, and they had even embarked on their return journey, yet they had still not seen any sign of the Shenxuan Sect.
"They are more like turtles than the people from Xuanling Sect."
Lin Yubai snorted, his expression filled with disdain.
Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan couldn't help but chuckle.
The so-called Xuanling Sect was the only sect in Lingyang Prefecture. The words "Xuanling" actually referred to the Xuan Turtle.
The disciples of this sect were extremely low-key and very patient.
Even when many people bullied them to their doorstep, they would generally not react.
Of course, in reality, there were not many people who dared to bully the Xuanling Sect.
After all, even though they had good tempers, it didn't mean they had no temper at all.
Furthermore, the strength of this sect was incomparably powerful, even the Jiuxuan Gate had to be suppressed by them.
However, once the latter was promoted to a sect, it might be difficult to say.
"We can only make the elders work hard to follow in secret."
Ji Yuan sighed, his gaze subtly sweeping across the sky.
High in the sky, three elders were hidden in a white cloud, vigilantly watching the movements below.
However, the people from the Shenxuan Sect never took the bait, enduring it and not making a move, which was somewhat beyond their expectations.
Based on their understanding of the Shenxuan Sect, they should have attacked fiercely, even if they knew it was a trap, they would not have hesitated at all.
Only then would they be worthy of the arrogance of the Shenxuan Sect disciples and the madness influenced by their core cultivation method.
Instead, such a calm situation now would be an insult to their reputation as "madmen" in the outside world.
"Come, drink!"
Lin Yubai raised his wine pot and took a hearty gulp.
The thought of several elders secretly following them high in the sky suddenly made the fine wine in the pot taste even more wonderful.
Ji Yuan smiled helplessly at this person's twisted sense of humor, but he also took a big gulp of the fine wine.
He had to admit that the taste of wine was indeed more refreshing than spiritual tea.
Another half a month or so passed, and Ji Yuan and Lin Yubai had returned outside the county city.
Yet, they still had not seen any trace of the Shenxuan Sect!
The other party seemed to have vanished, making one suspect if they had already returned to Chongyuan Prefecture early.
"Please, elders, mobilize your forces to investigate and see if the Shenxuan Sect people have returned."
Upon returning to the Qian family's courtyard, Ji Yuan said to the three elders who had appeared.
Hearing this, Elder Hong Tian, whose injuries had healed, nodded and turned to leave, presumably to gather intelligence.
"Elders, is there anything else?"
Ji Yuan blinked slightly as he saw the two elders staring intently at him.
Cui Yinghong and Shangguan Wuxiang exchanged a look, then shook their heads.
The former pondered for a moment, then said softly, "I know what you are planning. If you need anything, feel free to order us around."
"At least in terms of combat and fighting, the two of us can still play some role."
Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan's brow furrowed involuntarily. He wondered if these two had also received instructions from the sect leader.
Seeming to realize that his words were somewhat abrupt,
Cui Yinghong coughed lightly and then explained, "More than a hundred years ago, I was an abandoned infant found by Xuantian Temple."
On the side, Shangguan Wuxiang, with a dull expression, slowly said, "I was also a disciple of Xuantian Temple, but after I was taken away, my name was removed from the register."
Ji Yuan was stunned. He hadn't expected that these two inner sect elders had such a close relationship with Xuantian Temple.
He immediately recalled that every few years, the Jiuxuan Gate would send disciples to Xuantian Temple to seek opportunities.
If they found individuals with decent cultivation talent or who possessed some destiny, they would be brought back to the Jiuxuan Gate for training.
However, after arriving in Feiyun County, he had never encountered anyone who had been taken away, so he had forgotten about it.
"Thank you, two seniors!"
Ji Yuan cupped his hands in a salute, his expression filled with reverence.
He didn't say much, nor did he know how to speak, so he appeared somewhat silent.
Cui Yinghong and Shangguan Wuxiang simply nodded and returned to their rooms.
To be honest, they felt somewhat ashamed of Xuantian Temple.
Back then, both of them had survived because of Xuantian Temple and had received some benefits left behind by its founder.
But in the end, they had taken these benefits and left with the people from Jiuxuan Gate.
Although the two families were of the same origin, strictly speaking, this action was somewhat ungrateful to Xuantian Temple.