Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 532 The situation in Mubei

Zheng Jiehuai said with a smile: "One moment and another moment, when I made peace with the Taoist sect, I just waited for changes. Now the time has come, and when it's time to act, I will act."

The man surnamed Mo asked doubtfully, "What does Senior Brother Zheng mean when the time comes?"

Zheng Jiehuai said: "In the former, when I went to Qiyuan Island, I got the news that the war in Mubei was coming to an end, and the several wars that broke out over the years were all defeated by Xuanmen. Jie, has approached the hinterland that the Taoist sect insists on."

"Mubei has nine counties, eighty-one counties, and nine hundred and seventy-two cities. The alliance has already occupied eight counties and seventy-five counties. Only six counties in Annan County have not been captured. Xuanmen is fighting trapped beasts there. .”

"Those Daxuan sects in the interior of Qingzhou are very dissatisfied with the current situation, and think that they should abandon Mubei and retreat to Qingzhou."

"In recent years, they have continuously sent manpower and armaments to support Mubei, but they beat dogs with meat buns, which caused them a lot of losses. Mubei is far away from Qingzhou, and the supply line is too long across Qinghai. Xuanmen can't form an effective system there. Organizing forces to resist the alliance army is just adding oil and water."

"There are rumors that the Daxuanmen in Qingzhou have held many talks with the senior officials of Taixuanzong, demanding to abandon Mubei and concentrate the main force to retreat to the inland of Qingzhou. This is probably true."

"If they really give up on Mubei and withdraw their disciples, then after the alliance is fully integrated, they will definitely go south to Qingzhou."

"Their initial plan was to revolt in Mubei and Tiannan. After expelling Xuanmen, the army of Mubei went south, and the army of Tiannan went north, attacking Xuanmen from the north and the south at the same time, and supporting the Yaozu who ruled Liangyi from a distance. "

"So after they take down Mubei, they will definitely attack Qingzhou. I predict that it will be ten years in the short term, and less than a hundred years in the long run. .”

"We must seize the opportunity to prevent other small forces in the alliance from occupying the magpie's nest and taking the land of Xingang as their own."

The man surnamed Mo said: "Brother Zheng has a far-sighted vision, which is beyond my reach."

Zheng Jiehuai smiled slightly: "The reason why I decided to attack Qian Yizong is not entirely for this reason. The war in the Mubei Grassland affects the general trend of the world, and for our sects in the Qinghai Sea, it is even more hanging over their heads. A sharp sword, but this is only an external cause."

"What's more important is internal troubles. Over the past few decades, our sect has been recruiting and buying horses, and the number has expanded dramatically, reaching [-] people. If a war is launched, this is the strength of [-] people. But if there is no war to fight, it will be Four thousand mouths waiting to be fed."

"We only occupy half of Chu State, and the resources and financial resources simply cannot support the consumption of so many people. These years, the salaries of disciples alone have reached millions of spirit stones each year, and the finances have long been overwhelmed. The entire sect The door is operating at overload, and if this continues, even the salary will not be paid."

"At that time, we don't need the Taoist sect to fight us, we have to fight internally, we must turn the internal troubles into foreign wars, only by expanding the territory and winning more resources can we support the consumption of so many disciples."

The man surnamed Mo suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. I said how senior brother Zheng suddenly changed his temper. You, who always advocated peaceful development, took the initiative to capture Qianyizong."

Zheng Jiehuai said: "There is no other way. When the sect develops to a certain extent, it must expand outwards. Otherwise, there will be civil strife. Now I finally understand why the Taoist sect is so strict in the selection of disciples. It turns out that it is to control financial costs. .”

"They have dominated the world for a long time, there is no trouble outside, and they are restricted by the regulations of the four major sects, they cannot annex other sects, and their power cannot expand outwards, so they must control the number of disciples, and only select untransformed disciples with excellent cultivation aptitude , so as not to overburden the financial burden and cause internal troubles.”

The man surnamed Mo said: "Although we are constantly recruiting troops and buying horses, we have many disciples, but most of them are mobs. In addition, the occupation of Chu State is gradually declining, and the disciples have not had enough time to grow. In terms of high-level combat power, they are no better than Qian Yizong. I'm afraid it's not the right time to swallow them."

Zheng Jiehuai said: "I also know this, but I have to fight. Our finances can no longer afford the consumption of so many disciples. We can only launch a war against Qian Yizong, the survival of the fittest, and weed out some disciples with low abilities."

"In this way, the financial burden of the Zongmen can be reduced, and secondly, the strength of Qianyi Zong can be depleted."

"The so-called kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred. Gan Yi Zong can't compare with our large numbers. Even if the casualty ratio reaches two to one, or even three to one, they can't bear it. We can use this to expand our territory and eat them."

"For us, as long as the high-level monks are not killed in battle, no matter how many low-level disciples are killed or killed, it will be beneficial and harmless."

The man surnamed Mo nodded and said: "Understood, no wonder Senior Brother Zheng has been sending a small group of troops to attack in all directions, but the frontline battalion is standing still. It turned out to be such a plan."

Zheng Jiehuai said: "Our high-level combat power is comparable to that of Qianyizong, so we must avoid head-on collisions and control the scale of the battle below that of Jindan monks. In this way, we can use Qianyizong to solve the internal problems of the bloated number , and can consume the power of Qian Yizong, plunder their supplies, and expand our territory."

"I have issued an order to strictly screen disciples in the future, and the number of disciples should be limited to a maximum of [-]."

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Tang Ning was sitting cross-legged in the room, closing his eyes to practice. It has been half a year since he came here, and the weather was calm and peaceful. At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and he opened his eyes, "Come in."

A slightly thin woman with bright eyes and bright teeth pushed the door in. It was Yang Yunzhi from the Si Li Department. Tang Ning had met her several times before, so they were old acquaintances.

Back then when he was trapped in a bottleneck, seeing the lonely geese die for love, he felt something in his heart, but at the middle stage of Qi refining, Yang Yunzhi was the little girl who buried the geese's bones.

After so many years, he had already reached the late stage of foundation establishment, and she had also entered the middle stage of foundation establishment. When Tangning saw her suddenly, the image of her crying pear blossoms with rain appeared in her mind, and she felt as if she had passed away.

"Senior Brother Tang." Yang Yunzhi quipped, her figure was still so thin, her face looked weak, but her eyes were quite firm.

Tangning smiled and said, "You're here, what's the matter?"

Yang Yunzhi said: "I have used up all the elixirs I carry with me, I want to go back to the sect to buy some elixirs, and I am here to report to Senior Brother Tang."

Tang Ning said, "If it's just for the sake of buying pills, then you don't have to go through such a hassle. I have some Guben Pills with me. How much do you need?"

Yang Yunzhi said: "I'll stay here for at least half a year, and I need six bottles of pills."

Tangning took out six bottles of Gubendan from the storage bag and handed them to her.

Yang Yunzhi took the elixir, pulled out [-] mid-grade spirit stones and handed them to him, saying: "Brother Tang has already advanced to the late stage, why do you still have so many Guben elixirs?"

Tangning took the Lingshi, "I've refined these over the years, and I always keep them by my side. To tell you the truth, many people in the Disciplinary Academy have bought pills from me."

"Senior brother Tang can also refine pills?" Yang Yunshui was slightly startled.

"Xiao Ke is good. I used to learn the way of pills in my early years. When I had nothing to do, I would go to the sect's pill room to play. Now it's my first glimpse." Tangning took out thirty-six spirit stones and handed them Give it back to her.

"What does senior brother Tang mean by this?"

Tangning smiled and said, "I only need [-] spirit stones to buy a Guben Pill from my place. I don't even need these pills with my current cultivation level. The shop that sells them to the Pill Department costs [-] spirit stones. Of course it would be the same price if I sold it to you, we are all brothers from the sect, let alone we are old friends."

Yang Yunzhi smiled slightly: "I didn't expect Senior Brother Tang to remember me, I thought I had forgotten it long ago, and speaking of it, I haven't had time to thank you for saving me back then."

Tang Ning waved her hand, "It's just a small effort, why should I thank you? It's because of your profound blessings that you happened to pass by me. If you were another senior brother from the sect, you wouldn't just sit idly by."

"Having said that, but you can't repay your great kindness for saving me, I feel very ashamed."

Tang Ning was about to answer the conversation, when suddenly the bell rang three times in a row. The faces of the two people in the room changed when they heard the sound. Tang Ning's figure flashed out of the wooden house, and several people also appeared from the other wooden houses. figure.

"Senior Brother Tang, what's going on? Could it be that there is an attack from the Demon Sect?" Several people gathered around him, and Chen Fan asked.

"Junior Brother Chen, go to the sound transmission array immediately and tell the sect that the Demon Sect is attacking, please come and support them quickly."

"Yes." Chen Fan took the order and disappeared.

"Junior Brothers, follow me." Tangning turned into a shadow and came to the front of the hall, followed closely by everyone.

Not far away, a disciple came with a sword, walked to his side, bowed and saluted: "Uncle Tang."

"What's going on?" Tangning asked, this was the disciple in charge of guarding.

The disciple replied: "I saw fireworks going up outside, so I hurriedly rang the alarm bell. I don't know what happened."

Needless to say, when the fireworks went up, the sentry disciples on the watchtower must have discovered that the Demon Sect was attacking.

At that time, all the disciples had gathered in front of the hall, and everyone looked dignified.

Tang Ning said loudly, "Everyone, there is no need to worry. Even though the Demon Sect is here, there is nothing we can do. This place is only seven or eight hundred miles away from the sect, and the sect's support staff can arrive within half an hour. Don’t dare to put yourself in danger, go deep into this place, the most people who come here are the foundation-builder monks, this is the one who is inserting the bid to sell the first.”

"Relying on the strength of the big formation, I can hold on for half an hour. When the sect's support arrives, I will join forces from inside and outside, attacking back and forth, so that the invading monk of the Demon Sect will die without a place to bury him."

As soon as he finished speaking, a ray of light shot towards him, revealing Chen Fan's figure.

"Junior Brother Chen, how are you doing? Did you know about the sect?" Tangning asked

Chen Fandao: "I have informed the Zongmen of the news of the Demon Sect's invasion, and the Zongmen has dispatched people to support them, so I will stand by and wait for help."

"Okay, juniors, follow me to meet the Demon Sect, all the disciples are waiting here."

(End of this chapter)