Journey to the head

It seems that this is the gift that Hai Shuangyao gave to Jiang Baitao.

Considering how wealthy the Xianyun monks are, especially since Hai Shuangyao is a wealthy family among the wealthy, I wonder how generous this gift is.

However, Lu Qian still had to save some face. Although he was a little curious, he didn't want to take the girl's things.

After giving Jiang Baitao a few brief instructions and asking her to put away the storage bag, he then met Wu Yan and the three hundred inner sect disciples stationed there.

"Master, the cultivators from Huang Gen Sect have returned to their own mountain gate." Wu Yan was a little worried. "Originally they were unwilling to leave, and they insisted on waiting here for Ye Xiao to come out of retreat safely."

"But later, Master brought Jialuo to the conference, and Jialuo represented Huanggen Sect to establish the Chongming Alliance in Mingjian Mountain. After the news came, the cultivators of Huanggen Sect were quite agitated, and suddenly they withdrew from Hanjiang Island overnight without any notice."

"It was not until the disciples of the intelligence team reported back their whereabouts that we learned that they had returned to the ruined mountain gate and settled down there. I don't know what they wanted to do. There has been no other movement in the past few days."

Lu Qian nodded and sighed softly: "This Cheng Sheng is also a smart man. After seeing my series of actions, he has guessed that Ye Xiao might be in trouble, otherwise my faction would not have supported Shen Jialuo so openly."

"He was able to bring all the monks of Huanggen Sect back to the mountain gate. It seems that he is indeed very prestigious in Huanggen Sect."

Now the question is, what does Cheng Sheng want to do? Gathering fellow disciples and stationing back in the mountains, is it to resist the decision of Yunshan Sect, or is there another purpose?
Lu Qian turned to Shen Jialuo who was listening quietly: "Jialuo, the situation has become complicated now. It seems that your junior brother has not given up the position of acting headmaster easily."

Shen Jialuo smiled slightly: "If I were alone, I probably wouldn't have much hope. But now I have the support of Master Lu, even if Junior Brother Cheng has some tricks, he won't be able to make any waves."

Wu Yan nodded. That's true. After a sudden attack and a chaotic battle, the gate of Huanggen Sect and all the spiritual veins were breached. Although they evacuated in time, there are only six people left in Huanggen Sect who have established their foundation, more than a thousand elite Qi training people, and more than two thousand disciples in total.

With such combat power, no matter what Cheng Sheng wants to do, he will not be able to turn the tide in front of the Yunshan Sect.

"In that case, let's cut the Gordian knot and go meet this Cheng Sheng now."

Lu Qian did not bring many people with him. Only Wu Yan, Yu Jiao and Shen Jialuo accompanied him. He also brought Ye Xiao, who was frozen in the Xuan Ning ice coffin.

The Stepping Clouds and Flowing Clouds Chariot once again drew a rainbow of light and flew straight towards the mountain gate of Huanggenmen.

In less than a cup of tea, the mountain gate of Huanggen Sect in Junle County, the third-level intermediate spiritual vein Zizhu Mountain appeared in front of them.

Today, the Zizhu Mountain is almost bare and charred everywhere. Broken walls can be seen everywhere. It no longer looks like a sacred mountain at all. This shows how ferocious the attack by the Fenglei Gang and the Shaoyin Sect was.

And right on this piece of scorched earth, there are hundreds of simple earth and stone houses standing there. These are the temporary residences built by the disciples of the Huang Gen Sect in the past few days.

The scene looked extremely dilapidated and desolate. Shen Jialuo let out a long sigh and suddenly felt a little hesitant.

Do you really want to fight for the position of acting leader?
But she secretly glanced at Lu Qian, and in an instant she became determined again.

I will lead the Huanggen Sect to become stronger, and then
"Master Lu, can you lend me something?"

Lu Qian turned around in surprise: "What?"

In the rainbow light, the Cloud-Stepping Chariot landed directly on a large open space between the earth and stone houses. Now there was not even a mountain protection formation on this Zizhu Mountain. It was unknown whether the Huanggen Sect had really been burned, killed and looted and turned into a wasteland, or whether Cheng Sheng felt that he could not stop Lu Qian and others anyway, so he simply did not set up any.

Even without the mountain protection formation, there were still disciples responsible for vigilance. Several Huang Gen Sect monks sent out a message, and soon a large number of Huang Gen Sect disciples poured out of the house, and the six foundation-building spiritual pressures also flashed out.

They seemed to have been prepared for this. The disciples immediately surrounded the Cloud Chariot, and the six foundation-building masters also marched in neat steps, as if expressing their determination to advance and retreat together.

Lu Qian kicked the tactless Jade Dragon. He pursed his lips in grievance, transformed into his original form, flew into the air, and let out a loud dragon roar.

"The head of Yunshan Sect, Tian Yuanzi, has arrived!"

The field was suddenly filled with noise. Lu Qian and Wu Yan took a step forward, one was majestic and powerful, the other was unpredictable and ethereal. The two golden elixir spiritual pressures soared into the sky, and mixed with the mighty power of the jade dragon. In an instant, the bodies of the more than a thousand disciples who had gathered trembled and fell silent.

Yunshan Sect, three Jindan have arrived!

The expressions of the six foundation builders from Huang Gen Sect changed drastically, and they couldn't help but tremble in front of the golden elixir spiritual pressure. Their enthusiasm immediately dissipated, and they couldn't help but look around, a little panicked.

Finally, a young monk in the middle gritted his teeth, stepped forward and saluted despite the tremendous pressure.

"The disciple Cheng Sheng, the head of Huanggen Sect, leads the disciples of Huanggen Sect to pay respects to Tianyuanzi and the Jindan masters of Yunshan Sect."

He has a dark complexion, but handsome features and a heroic look.

Lu Qian nodded, put away his spiritual pressure, and restored his flawless body: "No need to be polite, our two families are allies, no need to be polite."

The spiritual pressure subsided, and all the monks of Huang Gen Sect felt that their breathing became smoother. Looking at the crowd of fellow disciples around them, they felt at ease again.

Cheng Sheng took a breath, and without even looking at Shen Jialuo behind Lu Qian, he asked, "Master Lu, since our two families are allies, why don't you tell me the truth about what happened to my master, Fairy Ye Xiao?"

His words immediately caused a commotion among the Huang Gen Sect disciples. Many of them had already believed the rumor that Ye Xiao was dead. In the midst of grief and indignation, they felt a sense of solidarity against the enemy and surrounded Cheng Sheng tightly.

Cheng Sheng then added: "Master Lu, we all know why you are here."

"During this battle, my master planned a counterattack with the help of the Yunshan Sect's Jindan, but among the several Jindan, she happened to have an accident. Then Sect Leader Lu brought Senior Sister Shen here, wanting to force Senior Sister Shen to succeed as Sect Leader."

"Isn't this too much of a coincidence? If it gets out, what will Mingyu Sword Sect think? What will Jiyang Mountain Villa think? What will Huaiyou Alliance think? And how will Cangzhou Sect view Yunshan Sect and Sect Leader Lu?"

These words made the already brave, martial and unruly Tieyuan monks excited, and immediately there was a commotion and noise like a boiling pot.

"We don't agree!" Suddenly, a foundation-building feathered warrior beside Cheng Sheng raised his arms and shouted, "The Yunshan Sect cannot interfere in our internal affairs!"

More and more monks shouted.

"The Huanggen Sect belongs to us! The Yunshan Sect has no say!"

"We take charge of our own affairs!"

"I'd rather die than be a puppet of the Yunshan Sect!"

Standing in the encirclement of nearly two thousand people and being denounced passionately by the crowd, Lu Qian and others remained calm, as if a gentle breeze was blowing on their faces.

This collective wave gathered together, shaking the floating clouds in the sky and causing some monks to lose their minds and become fearless all of a sudden.

Someone said to his fellow disciples, "Although Jindan Zhenren's spiritual pressure is strong, we are not afraid of him. Even if hundreds of disciples from Huanggen Sect rush forward, he may not be able to defeat Huanggen Sect." Finally, a confused cultivator shouted, "Yunshan Sect get out, Lu Qian get out!"

"How dare you!" Wu Yan shouted angrily. With a loud bang, seventy-two clear and transparent water whips shrouded in hazy shadows were pulled out with a bang, and the powerful power of the golden elixir burst out without reservation!

Cheng Sheng and his men wanted to rescue them, but how could they move? The Jade Dragon snorted, flicked its tail, and a surging lightning spread like a wave. The movements of the men froze instantly, and even their hair stood up.

Wherever the water whip covered, the faces of the Huang Gen Sect disciples instantly turned pale, their hair stood on end, and they could not utter a single sound. They were bound by the shadow of death.

At this point, they felt the huge gap between the two sides! No matter who was hit by this water whip, it would kill them instantly. They couldn't even think of stopping it.

Just as they closed their eyes and waited for death, they saw a flash of light, and a slender figure had blocked the water whip and shouted loudly: "Master, please calm down!"

It’s Shen Jialuo.

Wu Yan's eyes flashed, and her spiritual power moved. The water whip dissipated and turned into a thick water mist, which pushed over like a high wall. The disciples of the Huang Gen Sect who were touched by the mist wall instantly broke out in cold sweats, and felt as if they had just brushed past death.

"My fellow masters, my disciple was just excited at the moment and spoke without thinking. Please forgive me for the sake of our two allies."

Lu Qian nodded: "This won't happen again."

After this, the chaotic shouting stopped all of a sudden, and the monks remembered that the power of the golden elixir should not be offended, so who dared to shout? The disciples who were saved by Shen Jialuo looked at her figure, and there was some gratitude in their eyes.

Seeing this, Cheng Sheng gritted his teeth unwillingly and was about to speak when Lu Qian suddenly smiled.

"Cheolwon monks, are you all so impatient and irritable? Now that you have left the barren Cheolwon and settled in this Junle County, you should cultivate your character."

"The first thing I did when I came here was to send Fairy Ye Xiao back to the Huang Gen Sect."

Ye Xiao is still alive! The Huang Gen Sect monks were immediately surprised and delighted. Seeing that there was another commotion, Lu Qian directly released Ye Xiao, who was frozen in the Xuan Ning Ice Coffin, from the Yun Chariot.

Looking at Ye Xiao who was frozen by the black ice, the monks of Huang Gen Sect were dumbfounded again. Their mood was up and down, and the shock was so great that there was silence for a while, and they all stared at the ice coffin in a daze.

This ice coffin can freeze the vitality and allow the monk to prolong his life, but it will not block people's spiritual consciousness, otherwise others will not be able to observe the status of the monk in the ice coffin. At this moment, Cheng Sheng's spiritual consciousness swept through the ice coffin and realized that Ye Xiao's vitality was almost gone. It was all thanks to the extreme cold power that the last bit of life was frozen in the body.

This ice coffin is saving Ye Xiao’s life!

As soon as the coffin was revealed, the speculation that the Yunshan Sect had taken the opportunity to harm Ye Xiao in order to support Shen Jialuo's rise to power was immediately overturned. If Lu Qian really had this intention, why didn't he just kill Ye Xiao and extend her life?

Cheng Sheng suddenly fell to the ground and shouted, "Master!"

After calling out several times, Ye Xiao did not even respond. Cheng Sheng raised his head, his eyes slightly red, and kowtowed to Lu Qian, saying, "Master Lu, what happened to my master? Please have mercy and save her! Our Huanggen Sect is grateful to you, and we will repay your kindness even if we have to pay a price."

Seeing that his expression was not fake, Lu Qian was quite moved. It seemed that this little disciple of Ye Xiao was indeed as the intelligence said, being taught by Ye Xiao day and night, and had a deep affection for Ye Xiao. If Shen Jialuo was not there, he would be very suitable to take over as the headmaster.

But now that the decision has been made, there is nothing to hesitate about for the greatest benefit of the collective, for my own conscience, and for my own way of governing the country.

So Lu Qian simply said: "Fairy Ye had an accident when attacking Hanjiangzhu. In order to protect her life, my sect has used the Mysterious Ice Coffin Talisman, a treasure that can freeze her vitality for thirty years. After thirty years, the ice coffin will be opened. If there is an innate elixir containing the power of life, it can save her life, but if not..."

All the monks of Huang Gen Sect fell silent. The innate elixir had long been extinct in the world, so where could they find it?
Cheng Sheng said in a deep voice: "I will do my best to seek the innate elixir for Master. We are deeply grateful to Yunshan Sect for helping us."

He changed the subject again: "But no matter what, Yunshan Sect cannot interfere in our internal affairs. Since Master cannot manage affairs, I was recommended by the monks to act as the agent for Huanggen Sect's affairs. As an ally, Yunshan Sect should support me. If I insist on supporting Senior Sister Shen, I'm afraid all the allies will be dissatisfied, which will be harmful to Yunshan Sect."

Lu Qian just smiled and took out two letters from his sleeve: "These are letters from Master Cang Feng and Kan Yuanzi. They both agree that Shen Jialuo should be the acting head of Huang Gen Sect. Do you want to take a look?"

Cheng Sheng's face suddenly turned pale. Lu Qian continued, "The Huanggen Sect is now alone and helpless. Where can we find the innate elixir? If Jialuo is allowed to serve as the acting leader, our sect will naturally support us and will also make arrangements for Fairy Ye Xiao. Don't you want your master to recover soon?"

"I--"

Cheng Sheng was speechless, and before he could sort out his thoughts, Lu Qian took advantage of the situation and looked around at the cultivators present: "Shen Jialuo has been studying in my Yunshan for thirty-four years, and everyone in Yunshan is very close to her. If she is chosen as the acting leader, Huang Gen Sect will definitely get the full support of my Yunshan Sect."

"Let's not talk about the distant future. Junle County has been controlled by my Yunshan Sect. As long as Jialuo takes over the Huanggen Sect, I will add 16 counties and 3 million mortals to the Huanggen Sect."

Instantly there was a roar like thunder, and the monks of Huanggen Sect were suddenly in an uproar.

There are 16 county towns and 3 million people. Adding the existing 10 million people in Junle County, Huanggenmen will have a territory with a population of 13 million in Junle County.

The total population of Junle County is 26 million. This means that Huang Genmen will control half of Junle County!
Having lived in the remote Iron Field for a long time, no one is more eager for territory than the Iron Field monks.

Lu Qian's promise was like water poured into boiling oil, instantly making the Huang Gen Sect disciples dizzy. They all looked at Lu Qian with excitement, as well as Shen Jialuo who was equally surprised behind Lu Qian.

She also looked at Lu Qian in a daze, never expecting that Lu Qian would make such a decision.

The monks of the Huanggen Sect were discussing enthusiastically, and their eyes became ambiguous when they looked at Shen Jialuo and Lu Qian.

This Tian Yuanzi would actually do this for Shen Jialuo! No one would believe that there is nothing fishy between them.

Thinking in this way, if Shen Jialuo is chosen as the acting leader, the Yunshan Sect will definitely take good care of him, and his life will be better.

Just as the disciples were shaken, Lu Qian smiled and said to Cheng Sheng, "As long as Jialuo is appointed, our sect will naturally not sit idly by to rescue Fairy Ye Xiao. We will also give Huang Gen Sect three million people and provide strong support for Huang Gen Sect in the future."

"It can be said that if Jialuo becomes the head of the sect, the Huanggen Sect will surely become stronger."

"Why, would you rather do it for your own selfish reasons than let your sect become more powerful?"

Cheng Sheng's body shook violently, and many Huang Gen Sect monks looked at him.

He knew that it was the most critical moment. After Lu Qian's words, the wind direction had changed greatly, and the longer it dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for him.

Now, he only has one last card to play.

"I request a fight with Senior Sister Shen!" Cheng Sheng said loudly, "Tieyuan monk, martial arts comes first!"

"If you can defeat me, I will naturally hand over the position of acting head without hesitation!"

"If you can't defeat me, even if Tian Yuanzi uses his power to suppress you, the Tieyuan monk will not surrender!" (End of this chapter)