Journey to the head

Chapter 702 March, March!
A silver light rolled, crossing the night sky at a speed that ordinary cultivators could not even see. In a flash, it had crossed half of Cangzhou and sank into the main hall of the Xuanwei Sect's Xiyi Mountain.

In this huge palace built by flattening the entire peak, 365 dragon-shaped jade pillars support the dome depicting various scenes of ascension to the immortal world. The clouds are misty, the spirits are surging, and it is solemn and mysterious.

On the jade throne suspended in mid-air, Miaomiao Xuanjun, with thick eyebrows, square face and purple light on his face, was sitting cross-legged, with his long, shiny black hair hanging down to his waist.

This silver light entered into his brows in an instant. Miaomiao Xuanjun's body trembled, and he opened his eyes. Light flashed in his eyes, and a mighty spiritual pressure of the soul swept through the hall.

The Xuanwei sect monks who had already gathered in the hall stopped talking hurriedly and all looked towards Xuanjun.

After receiving the message from Lu Qian, Miaomiao Xuanjun ordered all the middle and high-level members to gather and wait for his soul to leave his body to find out the truth.

Now, in the hall, the top leaders of the three sects of cultivators, "House-born Son", "Wild Fox Zen" and "Hermit", have gathered and lined up in three rows, waiting for the order of Lord Miaomiao Xuan.

The leaders of "Wild Fox Zen" are Qiancheng Lingjun who is about to reach the perfection of Nascent Soul and Lingxuan Lingjun who is in the early stage of Nascent Soul.

The leader of the "hermits" is Qingyuan Sanren, who is very old and has not much time left to live.

The leader of the "house-born children" is the newly promoted Nascent Soul, who was finally created over the years by Miaomiao Xuanjun at great expense and with all kinds of rare treasures from the Xuanwei Sect.

The Spiritual Lord of Yichen.

They all knew the content of Lu Qian's message and had been arguing fiercely and endlessly. Now that Miaomiao Xuanjun had finally returned, they immediately quieted down and waited for Xuanjun's instructions.

Then I heard Miaomiao Xuanjun say in a deep voice: "What Lu Qian said is correct. The Sikong family has colluded with the evil spirits of the corpse clan and plotted to overthrow the rule of our Xuanwei sect. Cangzhou is in danger!"

Even though they had been mentally prepared, they were still dumbfounded and shocked when they heard Xuanjun confirm it with their own ears.

Many people who care about the overall situation and are loyal want to look up to the sky and question and sigh.

Why is there so much disaster in my Cangzhou? A forbidden sect caused chaos, and one Nascent Soul cultivator died, 67 Golden Core-level warriors died in battle, and nearly 20,000 foundation-building and Qi-training cultivators died!

It was still trying hard to recover, and with the help of the "No Conscription Order" and the "Cease-of-War Order", it finally had hope of overtaking others and regaining its heyday, but now such a big thing has happened.

The Sikong family, a long-established Yuanying family and one of the pillars of Cangzhou, actually betrayed Cangzhou and colluded with the evil spirits of the corpse clan!
Then I heard Miao Miao Xuan Jun continue to say: "Two Nascent Soul Seeds from my sect and Yuan Ji Ling Jun were mysteriously killed. It was the evil hands of the corpse clan monsters! The turmoil and disputes in the sect over the past few decades are also the work of the corpse monsters!"

The monks of "House-Born Son" and "Wild Fox Zen" were stunned, and all of them were excited and cursing, wishing they could kill the corpse demon and the Sikong family without leaving a single piece of armor.

Only a few Nascent Soul Spirit Lords, although extremely angry, still remained somewhat calm.

The monster from the Corpse Clan was able to do such a thing silently and right under the nose of the Xuanwei Sect. His methods are extraordinary and his strength should not be underestimated!

Guo Ting Miao Miao Xuan Jun said: "Over the years, the Sikong family has been in cahoots with the corpse demon. The Sikong family provides shelter for the corpse demon and secretly captures monks for the corpse demon to make into corpse slaves to strengthen itself."

"And the corpse demons have countless natural treasures in the prison, all of which have been sent to the Sikong family. It is said that the innate spiritual energy that was taken from Luzhou has also been given to Sikong Sheng!"

Everyone gasped when they heard this.

The Xuanwei Sect had heard about the robbery of Luzhou's innate spiritual energy. They all knew that it was a treasure that was enough to allow a Yuanying Lingjun to steadily advance to a small level. Now it was obtained by Sikong Sheng in the late Yuanying stage. In addition, the countless spiritual treasures of heaven and earth from the corpse clan
"Lord Xuan, the situation is urgent!" Lord Yichen stepped forward, "It will be terrible if Sikong Sheng is allowed to go through the life and death refining. Please quickly send troops from Cangzhou to conquer the Sikong family and the evil spirits of the corpse clan!"

Even though he had always been at odds with the "family son" and had been trying to sabotage each other, now Qiancheng Lingjun also expressed the same opinion: "The Sikong family and the corpse demons have gathered together and their strength has increased greatly. We should immediately send a letter to all counties in Cangzhou and integrate the forces of Cangzhou to encircle and suppress them. With the force of thunder and lightning, we will kill them all!"

Qingyuan Sanren said slowly, "It is necessary to suppress them, but this matter is too serious. I don't want to believe that the Sikong family can do such a thing. I don't know what Xuanjun's soul saw when he crossed the void? Maybe the corpse demon is really doing evil, but is the Sikong family really involved? Should we investigate further?"

Miao Miao Xuan Jun hesitated for a moment, thinking of the information he had heard with his own ears, thinking of the innate spiritual energy related to the birth of the next Yuanshen, and thinking of Lu Qian who had made many great contributions to Cangzhou and was mysteriously valued by Taiyi Le Tu.
He suddenly made up his mind, his eyes gleaming coldly: "No need to guess anymore, I have made up my mind on this matter. I will raise troops at night, send a letter to all the counties, and go hunting in the southeast!"

"I will lay a net of heaven and earth, and end my efforts in one fell swoop to completely wipe out the Sikong family and the corpse monster!"

The people in the hall rarely saw Lord Miaomiao Xuan so decisive and ruthless, so they were all in awe and bowed their heads to obey his orders.

"Pass on my decree!"

“I will recruit two Nascent Soul cultivators, thirty Golden Core True Immortals, three hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, and fifteen thousand Qi Training elites. Once they are fully prepared, they will march immediately. Before the evening of tomorrow, with the Sikong family’s Tiger Head Mountain as the center, they will completely block the northwest and southwest directions of the Sikong clan’s territory!”

"Grant the Spiritual Beast Sect temporary military authority to command the southwestern counties of Cangzhou. The Spiritual Beast Sect will send two Nascent Souls, ten Golden Core True Men, and one hundred Foundation Establishment Warriors. Five Golden Core True Men and one hundred Foundation Establishment Warriors will be drawn from the southwestern counties."

“The Spirit Beast Sect has two Yuanying generals, fifteen Jindan Zhenren, two hundred foundation-building warriors, and no less than ten thousand Qi training elites. Immediately march from west to east, and make sure to block the southeast direction of the Sikong clan’s territory before the evening hour tomorrow!”

"The Qinglian True Sect is temporarily granted the power to supervise the military affairs of the northeastern counties of Cangzhou. The Qinglian True Sect will send one Yuanying, ten Jindan Zhenren, and one hundred foundation-building. We will also select eight Jindan Zhenren and one hundred foundation-building from the northeastern counties."

“The Qinglian True Sect has one Yuanying general, 18 Jindan Zhenren, 200 foundation-building warriors, and no less than 10,000 elite Qi training warriors. Immediately march from north to south and make sure to block the northeastern direction of the Sikong clan’s territory before the evening hour tomorrow!”

Miaomiao Xuanjun paused.

“Send a message to Yunshan Sect to mobilize the forces of the nine northwest counties of Cangzhou, with Tianyuanzi Lu Qian as the commander. Send a total of one Nascent Soul, ten Golden Core, 150 Foundation Establishment, and no less than 8,000 elite Qi training soldiers. Immediately march from the northwest to the southeast, and arrive at the Sikong family’s Tiger Head Mountain before the evening of tomorrow, and join up with our army!”

Everyone responded with a roar, and murderous aura rose into the sky!

The night has passed, the sun has risen, all things are full of vitality, and the world is filled with harmony.

However, on the large parade ground on the hillside of Mianlong Mountain, the atmosphere was solemn and murderous at this moment. The spiritual power was constantly flickering, and the rising and falling spiritual pressure was surging like waves.

Except for the disciples of the Yunshan Sect who were scattered around to guard the spiritual veins and markets, all the disciples who were at the foundation building stage and above on Mianlong Mountain had gathered here to receive orders.

At the same time, the disciples of the Yunshan School who were incorporated into the battle sequence were also rapidly gathering in small teams according to drills that had been repeated countless times in the past, and the small teams were then organized into squadrons and battalions.

The captains shouted orders one after another, and one Lingxu Zhenyuan Shenzhou after another was slowly lining up to prepare for battle. The "Spirit Snake II" small Taoist soldiers, which had just been developed and mass-produced, were driven out of the warehouse like water, and a group of disciples from the weapon refining hall were conducting the final debugging.

At the front of the grand parade ground, all the foundation-building Taoist priests and golden elixir masters focused their attention on the leader Lu Qian, listening to his instructions and plans on a giant map of Cangzhou.

Everyone looked very nervous, some were even trembling with sweat on their foreheads, because they had heard clearly that an unprecedented war was about to sweep across Cangzhou, and this time their opponent would be the Sikong family, an old Yuanying sect that had made peace with the corpse clan monsters!
"Even if Xuanwei Sect is leading this time, Lingshou Sect, Qinglian Zhenzong, my sect and the Cangzhou sects have gathered to encircle and suppress us. With a large number of troops, we are unstoppable. However, the enemy's strength should not be underestimated. Accidents can happen at any time."

Lu Qian raised his voice again: "According to our intelligence, among the corpse clan monsters alone, there are four Nascent Souls and more than thirty Golden Cores!" Everyone's heart sank, their expressions became more serious, and many of them clenched their fists.

If it were a one-on-one fight, the Yunshan Sect would be at a great disadvantage against the evil corpse clan.

Twenty-seven years ago, Taoist Wu Di joined the Yun Shan Sect and became a guest elder of the Yun Shan Sect.

He obtained one of the only two remaining Creation Fire Pills of the Yunshan Sect, as well as various cultivation resources provided by the Yunshan Sect and precious spiritual objects that were difficult for a casual cultivator to access.

The contract he signed with the Yunshan Sect was that he would stay in the Yunshan Sect until he formed a Nascent Soul. If he could really form a Nascent Soul, he would continue to serve the Yunshan Sect for two hundred years as a Nascent Soul Spirit Lord.

During this period, his mountain gate's fourth-level intermediate spiritual vein can be used by Yunshan disciples for daily practice and to overcome difficulties.

The contract will be terminated after two hundred years, and it will be completely up to Wudi Taoist to decide whether to leave or stay.

And twenty years after joining the Yunshan Sect, Taoist Wudi successfully overcame the great calamity of his inner demons and achieved the Nascent Soul Spirit Lord, and in one fell swoop pushed the Yunshan Sect into the threshold of the Nascent Soul sect.

Therefore, the Yunshan Sect has one person in the early Nascent Soul stage.

As for the Golden Core, apart from Fairy Jingxia Gu Nishang, who has not been seen for twenty-seven years and whose specific situation is not clear, the Yunshan Sect still has six Golden Core masters.

The head of Yunshan, Tianyuanzi Lu Qian (the golden elixir is perfect, and after another seven or eight years of the elixir poison being eradicated, he can try to overcome the Nascent Soul Tribulation with the help of many spiritual objects such as Xiantian Taixin Pill and Chexin Bi).

Elder Yunshan, Director of the Internal Affairs Department, Liquan Jun Jiang Qingfeng (three spiritual roots, true dragon physique, early stage of golden elixir, will be promoted to the middle stage in about four to five years).

Elder Yunshan, Director of the Reward Department, and Fairy Kongmeng Wu Yan (empty spiritual roots, late golden elixir stage, will reach golden elixir perfection in about ten years).

Elder Yunshan, Director of the Transmission Department and Minister of Intelligence, Wanfa Zhenren Lin Le (pseudo spiritual roots, in the early stage of Jindan, with the help of Tianxin Lotus Pond, the speed of cultivation is between three spiritual roots and double spiritual roots, and it will be the middle stage of Jindan in about twenty years).

The founder of Yunshan Sword Art, Mingzhao Zhenren (Zhuoleizi) Xiao Tianci (three spiritual roots, pure glass body, early stage of Golden Elixir, about another thirty-seven or thirty-eight years to the middle stage of Golden Elixir).

The guardian beast of Yunshan, the Jade Dragon Immortal (late stage of the Golden Elixir, it will take about another ninety years for the Golden Elixir to be perfected).

Generally speaking, the Yunshan sect has one person who has reached the perfect golden elixir stage, two people who have reached the late golden elixir stage, and three people who have reached the early golden elixir stage.

At the same time, Lu Qian was appointed as the pacification envoy of the nine northwestern counties of Cangzhou, and the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the nine counties, with the power to mobilize all the combat forces of the nine counties.

Moreover, this power has been fully concentrated to its zenith as the Yunshan Sect has grown in strength and the Chongming Alliance has grown in strength, as well as through the Yunshan Sect's frequent military operations over the past sixty years, including the Nine-County drills, large-scale military training, guard patrols, bandit capture, and suppression of evil cultivators.

Now, under Lu Qian's order, the various factions in the nine northwestern counties of Cangzhou are rapidly strengthening their combat forces, waiting to be summoned and arranged.

Therefore, in addition to Yunshan Sect’s own seven Jindan, Yunshan Sect can also mobilize the power of the Jindan in the nine northwestern counties.

Among them is the head of the Linglu Sect, the Yunshan Sect's partner sect, Xuanzhuan Zhenren Zhuang Hui (three spiritual roots, early stage of Jindan, about another 30 years to the middle stage of Jindan).

Newly promoted Jindan, a fellow sect of Yunshan Sect, an elder of Zhou Family, and the Qilin child of Zhou Family, Zhou Yuan. (Dual spiritual roots, early stage of Jindan)

Mingyu Sword Sect, the head of the sect, True Man Haoran, is in the middle stage of the Golden Core, and the elder, True Man Wudang, is in the middle stage of the Golden Core. There is also a new Golden Core elder, Taoist Liekong, who is in the early stage of the Golden Core.

It is worth mentioning that among the former subordinate sects of Mingyu Sword Sect, there was also a person who successfully established his foundation, passed the heavenly tribulation, and achieved the golden elixir.

The name of this sect is "Chi Jin Sect", and this Jin Dan is now the supreme elder of the sect, with the Taoist name "Wu Xi Zhenren", and is in the early stage of Jin Dan.

After this sect entered the Jindan stage, it separated from the Mingyu Sword Sect and became an independent Jindan sect, but it maintained an alliance with the Mingyu Sword Sect and actively sought to join the Chongming Alliance.

Currently, like the Changqing Sect of Qingyuan County, it is an observer member of the Chongming Alliance.

Huang Gen Sect, the supreme elder Ye Xiao, is in the middle stage of the golden elixir.

The head of the sect, Shen Jialuo, has already completed his foundation building. There is a calamity aura lingering between his brows, and the golden elixir tribulation is imminent.

Jiyang Villa, the head of which is Xuanjizi Wei Zhaixing, is in the early stage of golden elixir.

In the Changqing Sect of Qingyuan County, the supreme elder Wu Chongweng has achieved perfect golden elixir. After more than 20 years of polishing, he is now on the verge of overcoming the great calamity of his inner demons.

The headmaster is Zhenren Lianhua, who is in the middle stage of the golden elixir.

The new golden elixir elder, Fairy Chunlin, is in the early golden elixir stage.

Li Yuanzong of Sanshan County, the supreme elder Ye Guang Zhenren, is in the late Jindan stage.

The new Jindan elder, Zhenren Wei Ting, is in the early Jindan stage.

Thus, in addition to the Yunshan Sect, there are thirteen Golden Core True Men in the nine northwestern counties of Cangzhou, including one who has reached the perfect Golden Core stage, one in the late stage, four in the middle stage, and seven in the early stage.

By this calculation, the Yunshan Sect can control a total of twenty Jindan fighters.

Under normal circumstances, the powerful strength of a Nascent Soul and a Golden Core Twenty would be enough to sweep across an area and become the master of the land. However, it is far from enough to face the enemy this time.

Just as Lu Qian was about to continue speaking, a disciple from the Intelligence Department rushed over with an urgent message.

It was the Xuanwei Sect’s order to go to war.

After reading it, Lu Qian shouted loudly.

"Xuanwei Sect has issued an edict to immediately mobilize the troops of the nine counties and march towards the Sikong family's Tiger Head Mountain!"

(End of this chapter)