Journey to the head

It was already late at night when Lu Qian and his companions returned to Mianlong Mountain. Before they had time to rest, a disciple came forward to report: "Master, the Shaoyin Sect of Junle County and its seven former vassal sects have been waiting in the sect for many days."

It turned out that after receiving the judgment from Xuanjun, although these sects had deep hatred towards Yunshan Sect, they did not dare to neglect it for fear of being caught by Yunshan Sect. So they had to be led by their leaders and a group of envoys to come to Mianlong Mountain to pay a visit.

However, Lu Qian was busy establishing the Chongming Alliance in Mingjian Mountain and running around, and never returned to the mountain, so these envoys have been waiting until now.

"Master, they definitely didn't come here just to pay a visit." Wu Yan said, "The spiritual vein is in a difficult situation, and the conflict between the two sides has intensified. They must be trying to test our sect's attitude and decide on the next course of action."

Lu Qian nodded, sent Yu Jiao back to guard the mountain gate, and then asked them to enter the hall to pay their respects.

The eight sect leaders bowed down respectfully in the hall. No matter what they thought in their hearts, the etiquette of paying homage to the Supreme Master was impeccable at this moment.

When they got a response and looked up, they saw the heroic and handsome young man Jindan sitting in the main seat, and they couldn't help feeling as if they were in another world.

In the past, the seven vassal sects naturally worshipped Xuan Jing Zhenren, and as an independent Jindan sect, Shaoyin Sect had never performed the lord-subject ceremony to other Jindan sects.

The head of Yunshan Sect, Tian Yuanzi. Is this the future Supreme Master?
The first person sitting on his left was Tian Yuanzi's eldest disciple, Wu Yan, another Jindan Zhenren of the Yunshan Sect.

The Yunshan sect also has the Jade Dragon that guards the mountain and the long-famous Fairy Jingxia. With the power of these four golden elixirs, can we still have a chance to make a name for ourselves?
Lu Qian's gaze also swept down below, taking a special look at the newly elected leader of the Shaoyin Sect, who was one of their only two remaining foundation-building masters.

Just when the eight sect leaders were feeling extremely bitter, Lu Qian spoke calmly, "In the 405th year of Jiashen, I led my army to conquer Junle County in the east, and killed 15 of the Junle County's foundation-building warriors in battle, forcing all of you sects to retreat to the southeast corner."

"This year, you took advantage of my inability to split your attention and launched a large-scale raid, but you miscalculated. Not only did we kill Master Xuan Jing and occupy Hanjiangzhu, but we also killed all the foundation-building backbones in your sect."

"It's pitiful. Among the eight great sects, there are only five people left who have reached the foundation building stage."

The eight sect leaders crouched low, their bodies shaking continuously with anger and fear.

But Lu Qian said coldly: "So, do you hate me?"

When these words were spoken, everyone was terrified. Cold sweat broke out in an instant, and fear completely swallowed up the anger.

What does he want to do? To induce us to hate and curse?
Hate, how can I not hate? But whoever dares to say the word hate, dares to yell, I am afraid he will never see the sun tomorrow!

Yes, the once prosperous Shaoyin Sect could not withstand the attack of the Yunshan Sect. With its current declining strength, what can it use to express hatred, resist, and defy?
Then the eight leaders bowed to the ground and said they dared not.

Lu Qian looked at them silently until cold sweat dripped down their foreheads, then he slowly said: "Master of Shaoyin Sect, you can leave now and return to the mountain gate. The other seven sects will stay for a while. I know that your territories are small and difficult, so I will increase some for you."

Upon hearing this, the seven sect leaders suddenly raised their heads, all showing joy on their faces. The Shaoyin Sect leader was extremely surprised and did not dare to look up at Lu Qian, but his suspicious eyes could not help but drift to the seven sects.

But Lu Qian's order had already been given, and even though he was eager to know how Lu Qian would add to the seven sects, he had to kowtow and leave until the door of the hall slammed shut in front of him.

After dealing with these matters, it was already dawn. Lu Qian returned to the courtyard to meditate and take a short rest.

Just when his mind and breath were in harmony and he was in a state of great tranquility and emptiness, he suddenly felt a violent explosion of fire energy surging up, and the cry of a golden crow resounded through the sky!

Lu Qian opened his eyes in surprise, it was Gu Nishang!

After more than a month of coma and recovery, Gu Nishang finally woke up.

He quickly calmed himself down, returned to his Dantian, stood up, straightened his clothes, opened the door and was about to go in.

However, at the moment the door opened, a flash of fire burst down, creating a huge deep pit in the yard.

In the enchanting green flames, the beautiful woman with golden-red pupils was standing there, her ponytail swinging high, drawing sparks in the air.

Her eyebrows were slightly raised, and her pair of phoenix eyes were fixed on Lu Qian. She had a graceful figure, fair skin, and was extremely beautiful.

After the careful care of the Yunshan School and thanks to her own special bloodline, Gu Nishang's injuries have mostly healed.

"Gu Nishang." Seeing her appear in front of him in a familiar manner, Lu Qian was filled with joy. He smiled and said, "Did you sleep well?"

Gu Nishang stared at him closely, and only let out a long sigh after a long time.

She murmured: "Fortunately, it's not a dream."

In her memory, when she was unconscious, she seemed to remember Lu Qian returning on the moon, having achieved the golden elixir, and holding her in his arms.

But after waking up, she was terrified, fearing that it was just a dream.

After waking up, she learned from the Yunshan disciple who was in charge of taking care of her that Qiming Lingjun had been surrounded and killed by Lu Qian's team. She found it more and more unbelievable, and flew over to see it with her own eyes.

Fortunately, fortunately, it’s all true.

Lu Qian, who had already achieved the Golden Elixir stage and whose spiritual power was as flawless as that of an ordinary person, was standing in front of him with a smile on his face.

My heart was already filled with joy, but Lu Qian's smile looked so hateful.

Fairy Jingxia turned her head away and snorted, "I heard that you killed Qiming Lingjun? You are just bragging. I can't even break his indestructible golden body."

Lu Qian smiled even more brightly: "You can't say that. My current level is probably a little bit higher than yours."

Gu Nishang's eyes widened, and the burning green flames gathered with a whoosh, forming a flaming armor around her body. "I don't believe it. Let's try it out?"

Lu Qian's left hand hidden in his sleeve moved and grasped the shining golden branch.

His eyes swept across Gu Nishang's plump, cherry-red lips, and then stuck to her graceful and perfect figure.

At this moment, the longing that had been waiting for so long suddenly turned into an uncontrollable restlessness.

"Okay, who's afraid of whom?"

Lu Qian's fiery gaze gave Gu Nishang goose bumps all over her body. She felt as if she was not wearing any clothes wherever he swept across her.

Fairy Jingxia yelled in shame and anger, and was about to rush towards Lu Qian. At this moment, Dong Chengjun's shout suddenly came from outside the courtyard door.

"Master Lu, I heard that Junior Sister Gu has woken up? That's great. I just received a reply from my master and haven't had time to open it yet. Let's take a look together."

This shout disrupted the emotions of both of them. Gu Nishang suddenly remembered that her master's sect was still suffering from siege. Worried about her master's safety, she quickly waved her hand, opened the door, and pulled Dong Chengjun in.

So Lu Qian had no choice but to accept the golden branch, and the three of them gathered together to read the reply from the Danxia Sect.

The reply was written by Danxia Sect's head, Wusuanzi, himself. At the beginning of the letter, he expressed his gratitude for the Yunshan Sect's great kindness in a very grateful tone.

Not only did they rescue Dong Chengjun and Gu Nishang, but they also helped to kill Qiming Lingjun, which led to the rescue of Liuxia Mountain. If it weren't for Yunshan Sect, Qiming Lingjun would have returned smoothly, and Danxia Sect would have been in a precarious situation, with disastrous consequences.

By the way, he also gave a little compliment, saying that the reputation of Yunshan Sect has now spread to Ningzhou, and it is a blessing for Danxia Sect to be able to have a close relationship with Yunshan Sect.

In order to thank Yunshan Sect for its help, Danxia Sect plans to visit Yunshan Sect and express gratitude and reward to Lu Qian, led by True Man Chiyu, after completely stabilizing itself.

Gu Nishang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that the siege of the mountain gate had been lifted and all the teachers, especially her own master, were safe and sound.

I never thought that the Danxia sect would receive a great favor from Yunshan one day.

Gu Nishang felt quite proud for some reason and continued reading the letter.

After another round of greetings, Wu Shuzi wrote: "I am glad to hear that Master Lu and Ni Chang are in love with each other. They are a perfect match made in heaven. I am willing to be a matchmaker and bring Ni Chang and Master Lu together. What do you think, Master Lu?"

Gu Nishang stared at the letter blankly, her face suddenly turning red.

Before Lu Qian could react, Gu Nishang let out an incomprehensible scream, snatched the letter away, and turned into a beam of fire that shot into the sky.

Only Lu Qian and Dong Chengjun were left there staring at each other.

Good news, Gu Nishang woke up.

Bad news, Gu Nishang ran away.

Fairy Jingxia disappeared, and it was later discovered that she had returned to Danxia Sect. The strategic plan of Yunshan Sect was not affected and continued to be implemented.

In July of the 406th year of Jiashen, a massive relocation began under the rule of the Yunshan Sect.

The current situation of the territories of various factions in Junle County is that the Huanggen Sect occupies the northwest and southwest of Junle, including seven large and small spiritual veins including the third-level intermediate Zizhu Mountain, and a territory with a population of tens of millions.

The Yunshan Sect obtained the territory returned by the Fenglei Gang of Beichui County, which is located in the northeast of Junle County and has eight large and small spiritual veins, a population of tens of millions, and a fourth-level low-level spiritual vein, Hanjiangzhu.

The Shaoyin Sect and its former vassal states are huddled in a southeastern corner of Junle County, an area with six spiritual veins and a population of one million.

First, Lu Qian fulfilled his promise and demarcated 16 county towns and 3 million people from the northeastern territory and gave them to the Huanggen Sect, allowing the Huanggen Sect to own half of the territory of Junle County.

The population of all the territories of the Yunshan Sect was reduced to seven million.

Then, the Zhou family of Wen Ning Mountain, with more than two million people, moved to the northeast of Junle County and took over two spiritual veins. The highest one was a third-level intermediate one named Canglu Cliff, which would become the new mountain gate of the Zhou family.

Correspondingly, Wen Ningshan took back all the Yunshan Sect's possessions, and the corresponding more than two million mortals in Junle County moved to the vicinity of Wen Ningshan to fill the vacancies left after the Zhou family left.

This back and forth movement of a total of five million mortals is extremely rare in Cangzhou's history.

For this purpose, the Yunshan Sect requested assistance from the Spirit Beast Sect and mobilized hundreds of air rays, which densely filled the sky. The scene was so spectacular that it shook the entire region.

For a time, the freight business in Cangzhou and several surrounding states was affected. All the counties and factions were talking about who was behind this big move. The name and deeds of the Yunshan faction were also spread out of Cangzhou and spread in all directions under the help of gossipers.

The main purpose of the air ray is to carry people, and comfort has been completely abandoned at this time. It can cram in as many people as possible. Under normal circumstances, an air ray that usually carries 500 monks can now accommodate several times more mortals.

At the same time, there are a large number of airships borrowed from the Chongming Alliance. These airships are mainly used to transport goods, mainly transporting the various belongings of the mortals of both sides. Of course, they are mainly valuable items, and both sides have given up all kinds of trivial things in life.

For example, beds, tables, chairs, stools, etc., can simply be left in their original places. After being exchanged and moved, it becomes a matter of you using mine and I using yours, which is almost the same.

After all, under the rule of monks, even if the monks themselves fight and die every day, they still attach great importance to the pastoral care of mortals. Natural disasters are rescued in time, man-made disasters are quickly eliminated, ordinary mortals have no worries about food and clothing, and the living conditions of both sides are similar, and there is not much difference in the exchange and use of basic daily necessities.

Of course, there were indeed many conflicts, and the Yunshan Sect also sent a large number of disciples to participate in the mediation and guidance. They tried their best to meet the demands of those who were indeed worthy of attention or those big families with a certain influence among mortals. However, they could only compromise or simply ignore some minor details.

In the face of collective interests, personal interests are always insignificant and will always be ruthlessly abandoned.

For the immortal cultivators, the exchange between the two parties was just a part of the decision-making process, and it was only recorded in a few words in the history books. However, for mortals, their lives have been completely changed. It is completely unknown whether they will have a bright future on the new land, or will fall into decline and become a victim of the Yunshan School's strategic intentions.

With confusion and fear of the unknown, as well as excitement of close contact with the immortal figures, five million mortals, under the guidance of teams of monks, stepped onto the huge skyray as big as a hill and began a unique flying journey in their lives.

Sky rays and airships shuttled back and forth between Wen Ning Mountain and Junle County, and this area of ​​air was completely covered in shadows.

Each sky ray is accompanied by a team of monks from the Chongming Alliance. They patrol around the sky ray and deal with any problems they find with the mortals on the sky ray immediately. If the mortals are sick, they are generously treated with elixirs.

Such a scene was regarded as a wonder in a short time, and many foreign monks came from far away to watch the excitement.

Lu Qian, Wu Yan and Yu Jiao had to accompany the migrating team in shuttling back and forth and patrolling. One was to deal with emergencies that occurred during the migration in a timely manner, and the other was to deter groups of cultivators from outside with different purposes.

Looking at this grand migration and listening to the exclamations, admiration, crying and wailing coming from it, Lu Qian closed his eyes.

This is the strategic plan of Yunshan Sect to control Junle County and continuously improve the strength of the sect. Some sacrifices are inevitable for this. I can only try my best to prevent these mortals from getting hurt on the road and let them at least survive stably in their new home.

This is what my heart desires, so I have no regrets.

So, am I becoming more and more cold-blooded? (End of this chapter)