Journey to the head

Chapter 416: A new owner

(Happy New Year to all readers! I wish you good luck in the Year of the Dragon, may all your wishes come true, be successful in everything, and may your family be happy!)

In late August of the 372nd year of Jiashen, the Linglu sect rebelled against the Xuanguang sect and escaped from Kongming Mountain with the support of the Yunshan sect.

But then the Linglu sect seemed to have a falling out with the Yunshan sect, and the whole sect fled without trace.

This incident quickly caused shock in surrounding counties. The Xuanguang sect jumped out and made a statement, saying that the Linglu sect was ungrateful, had liaisons with foreign enemies, and committed heinous acts such as stealing spiritual seedlings. They also turned a deaf ear to our sect’s magnanimous offer of opportunities to reform and rebelled blatantly. There is no such thing as Xuanguang Sect forcing subordinate sects.

Just as the onlookers were waiting for the Yunshan Sect, one of the protagonists of this turmoil, to speak out, an even more explosive news came out.

Found the Linglu Sect!

In other words, the Linglu Sect has joined the new master.

Sanshan County, Li Yuanzong!

Moreover, the Linglu Sect received high-level courtesy and was given the spiritual veins they dreamed of and the mortal territory they desired.

Their new mountain gate is Fucang Mountain!

When they learned the news, the confrontation in the southern part of Chongming County had been lifted and Yang Jiye had withdrawn from Liuhua Valley. The three elders and the six true disciples were stunned for a moment in the meeting hall.

Yang Jiye cursed, Lin Le sighed, and unconsciously quoted Lu Qian's quotation: "This is really unexpected, but it is reasonable."

There are simply not enough foundations to defend and use these spiritual veins!

After several brutal battles, by the time the contract was signed, there were only seven foundation builders, 700 Qi-training elites, and seven floating ships left.

"To say the least, even if the Linglu Sect rebels again, they will not have much impact as they are located on the border."

"Placing them in Fucang Mountain, the junction of the three families, not only avoids possible power disputes within Sanshan County due to the joining of the Linglu Sect, but also finds a suitable watchdog for our southern territory."

Even though the two sides were enemies in the past, Li Yuanzong didn't even mention the past, and just gave away the land and people, allowing the Linglu Sect to take office.

In a county war in the past, although Sanshan County won, the losses were extremely heavy.

Behind these shocking casualties is the tragic scene of many foundation-building sects in Sanshan County being directly eliminated and downgraded. Large areas of the mountain gates are covered with grain and the population is withering.

Now that Linglu Sect is willing to surrender, Li Yuanzong is really overjoyed.

Under this situation, although the two new spiritual veins of Kongjiabao and Fucang Mountain and their associated large territories were acquired, they have not been fully utilized yet.

Even in the past few years, Sanshan County has been trying its best to recuperate and cultivate new people, and has added three new foundation-building Taoist priests, but it is still a drop in the bucket, with a vast territory and sparsely populated areas.

"Accepting the Linglu Sect and placing them in Fucang Mountain is a wonderful move by Li Yuanzong." Wang Yu said, "Since the Linglu Sect has rebelled, it has become a life-or-death enemy of the Xuanguang Sect, and has become a life-and-death enemy of the Xuanguang Sect. Our faction also has bad relations."

During the expedition to Chongming County, Li Yuanzong commanded the various factions and was very high-spirited. Under his command, Yiguang Zhenren had twenty foundation builders, two thousand Qi-training elites, and eighteen floating ships.

"Now Li Yuanzong has gained his people, and Linglu Sect has gained his territory. Both parties have what they need. No wonder they quickly made peace."

Speaking of Li Yuan Zong, this powerful neighbor who had been hiding in the shadows of the north, everyone in the Yunshan Sect felt a lot of pressure. Fortunately, according to the peace treaty between Li Yuanzong and the Xuanguang Sect, Mingshawan, Jinxia Peak and other lands are the territory of the Xuanguang Sect. The occupation of the Shuangye League is just an internal rebellion in Chongming County, and the Liyuan Sect is not allowed to intervene in any form.

Although this provision was set up by the Xuanguang Sect to protect their own interests, it gave the Yunshan Sect and the Frost Leaf Alliance a chance to breathe. If the Xuanguang Sect and the Li Yuan Sect launched an attack on the Frost Leaf Alliance's territory at the same time, even with the protection of Zangfeng Zhenren, they would not be able to sustain it. From this point of view, since the Linglu Sect has surrendered to Li Yuanzong of Sanshan County, according to the peace treaty, even if they are close at hand, they will not be able to fight for the time being.

This matter has been settled, and the unrest initiated by Lu Qian and Wang Yu's relay plan has a relatively clear result.

The one who suffered the biggest loss was undoubtedly the Xuanguang Sect. Although it is not that obvious from the battle damage alone, after all, only one foundation-building guest minister died, and dozens of disciples were exchanged for second-level intermediate spiritual veins.

But in fact, what was lost was an entire subordinate sect!

Now, the Xuanguang Sect only has four Ji Jijis from its own family, one Jiji Jijiqing, and two Jiji Jijis from the Kong family, a total of seven people. The strength has declined so much that it is worse than some newly born Jindan sects.

It is unknown how angry Master Feng Feng was. We only know that in the end, elder Wang Hao and guest Qing Liang Zhixing led their troops to Kongming Mountain to guard against the Frost Leaf Alliance.

At the same time, it also added some territory and population to its subordinate sect, the Kong family. It seems that they were frightened by the lessons learned from the Linglu sect.

At least on the surface, the Linglu Sect has made a lot of money. They only lost dozens of disciples, and they have regained their spiritual veins, territory, and the protection of the Golden Pill Sect, so they can rest and recuperate in peace.

In fact, Li Yuanzong was also quite wary of them. Only he knew how it felt to change his family.

For the Yunshan Sect and the Frost Leaf Alliance, it seems that there is no loss or gain, and even some hidden information has been leaked, but no real benefits have been gained.

The central part abandoned the Kongming Mountain, and the confrontation in the southern part also ended with no results.

Because Liangxiang County's actions this time were entirely in response to the Yunshan Sect's request. As soon as the fighting in the north stopped, Master Zangfeng, who was in the south, quickly returned to Riekong Mountain, relieving the remote confrontation with Master Feng Feng. Liangxiang County's military strength was only symbolically mobilized, and no real attack was launched.

Under such circumstances, Yang Jiye and Tong You of Liuhua Valley were unable to support themselves. Seeing that there was no chance to make progress, Yang Jiye also withdrew to Lingsha City.

But comparing the two, the decline of the enemy is the greatest result.

Moreover, Master Zangfeng was very satisfied with the outcome of this battle. After all, Liangxiang County didn't pay anything, but what it got in exchange was that the Xuanguang Sect's strength was greatly reduced, and it was one step closer to his secret goal.

After sighing, he was indeed right about the Yunshan Sect. Master Zangfeng wrote a letter of praise in his own hand, telling the Yunshan Sect to work boldly and confidently, and that he would do his best to support it.

Soon more than a month passed smoothly, the autumn colors faded, and early winter has arrived.

The disciples in Lingsha City began to be busy again, making arrangements with lights and colorful decorations.

Because according to the time point, Lu Gan, the leader of Yunshan Sect, should be released from seclusion!

Just counting the days until the end of the year, there was no movement in the quiet room where Lu Qian was retreating. The talismans and magic circle on the door were as calm as ever.

Jiang Qingfeng, who was looking forward to it, waited from dawn to dusk and sighed melancholy.

Jiang Baitao, who had been with her for a while, said nonchalantly: "Sister, can you make a career? Monk retreats are not so accurate. It is common for more than ten days and a half months. Get some rest quickly. If you continue like this, you will have to It has become a stone of hope."

(End of this chapter)