Journey to the head

Extend the "unconquered state" to five hundred years later!

As long as Cangzhou does not initiate any external attack within 500 years, it can enjoy 500 years of peace under the protection of Taiyi Paradise.

Of course, the premise for this peace and stability also includes that the Cangzhou sects, led by the four Cangzhou factions, do not engage in civil war among themselves, and that Cangzhou does not suffer another major disaster.

In just one hundred years, Cangzhou suffered two great disasters. Its luck has become so bad. I hope it will rebound and turn bad times into good times.

Now, the rebellion has been quelled, the foreign enemies have been destroyed, and the remaining Cangzhou monks have begun to develop again. The current strength of each sect is as follows:

The Xuanwei Sect (excluding its subordinate and vassal sects) has a total of one Yuanshen (Miao Miao Xuanjun), one Yuanying (Lingxuan Lingjun), forty Jindan Zhenren, more than 540 foundation-building feathered warriors, and more than 40,000 Qi training elites (those in the middle stage of Qi training and above).

The Spirit Beast Sect (excluding subordinates and vassals), three Nascent Soul stage people (Yuanxu Lingjun, Youde Lingjun, Xichan Taoist/Meng Zhenzi), three Nascent Soul stage spirit beasts (Bai Ze Mingzhuang, Jinchan, Yinpo Centipede), eighteen Golden Core True Immortals, more than two hundred and fifty foundation-building feathered warriors, and more than twenty thousand elite Qi training warriors.

The Qinglian True Sect (excluding subordinates and vassals), has one Nascent Soul (Lianyi Lingjun), fourteen Golden Core True Men, and the number of Foundation Establishment Feathered Scholars and Qi Refining Elites is similar to that of the Lingshou Sect.

The Yunshan Sect (excluding partners, subordinates, and vassals), has three Nascent Soul cultivators (Lu Qian, Gu Nishang, and Wudi Taoist), six Golden Core cultivators (Jiang Qingfeng, Wang Yu, Lin Le, Wu Yan, Xiao Tianci, and Yu Jiao), thirty-nine Foundation Establishment cultivators (Ding Shu, Tao Boliang, Zheng Duan, Xu Yingcai, Hao Qiuguang, Tao Zhongxian, Jiang Baitao, Wang Ruoyu, Su Yan, Cui Linglong, Dongfang Hui, Li Jing, An Fanghe, and Xie Yongchang, etc.), three combat teams with more than 1,700 disciples, and a total of 6,200 disciples.

Except for the Nascent Soul, the other combat forces are still far behind the Xuanwei Sect, the Lingshou Sect, and the Qinglian Zhenzong.

If the Yunshan School is included, the overall combat strength of the nine northwestern counties of Cangzhou is calculated to be three Nascent Soul cultivators, nineteen Golden Core True Immortals, more than two hundred and thirty Foundation Establishment Feathered Scholars, and more than twenty-four thousand Qi Training Elite.

In addition, there are some independent Jindan sects in Cangzhou, with a total of 13 Jindan masters, more than 200 foundation-building feathered warriors, and more than 20,000 elite Qi-training warriors.

From this perspective, the overall strength of the nine northwestern counties has caught up with the Spirit Beast Sect and the Qinglian True Sect. However, although the nine northwestern counties are under the unified command of the Yunshan Sect and the command is relatively smooth after so many years of running-in, they are still scattered forces after all, and it cannot be said that they are as united as one.

For example, right after the zombie tide was suppressed, Lin Le and other high-level officials of the Yunshan Sect had to mediate the fierce conflict between the Linglu Sect and the Liyuan Sect.

Cang Jing, the Ye Guang Zhenren of Li Yuan Sect, was killed by Zhuang Hui, the Xuan Zhuan Zhenren of Linglu Sect, and Ye Xiao of Huang Gen Sect!
Zhuang Huijian claimed that when he came to support Mianlongshan, he saw Cang Jing trying to take advantage of the chaos to launch a sneak attack on Mianlongshan, so he invited Ye Xiao to kill him together.

After Cang Jing's death, Li Yuan Sect was led by Zhenren Wei Ting. He brought some key disciples to ask for an explanation, insisting that Cang Jing went to support Mianlong Mountain at that time and Zhuang Hui took the opportunity to settle a personal grudge.

The group said angrily that Li Yuanzong obeyed Yunshan's orders and shed blood and sweat on the battlefield to conquer the Sikong family. Cang Jing also ignored his own disaster and went to support Mianlongshan, but was killed by Zhuang Hui and Ye Xiao. They must seek justice.

Ye Xiao was straightforward. She said that when she saw Zhuang Hui confronting Cang Jing, she thought that Cang Jing was once an enemy and was unwilling to serve under Yunshan Sect. She had been looking for opportunities to confront him. Seeing Cang Jing's sneaky behavior, she thought he was untrustworthy. She believed what Zhuang Hui said that Cang Jing wanted to take advantage of the situation, so she helped Zhuang Hui kill him.

At that time, many things were mixed up. Lu Qian had not been found yet. Several senior executives of Yunshan were in a state of panic. At the same time, they encountered a fierce conflict between the three parties. If Gu Nishang had not suppressed them, they would probably have broken out on the spot.

The Yunshan Elders Council had a heated discussion on how to deal with the matter.

Lin Le knew very well that Cang Jing came to Mianlong Mountain most likely for speculative purposes, wanting to see which way the wind was blowing before taking action, and there was no actual evidence of a crime. Zhuang Hui took the opportunity to instigate Ye Xiao to kill him, which was definitely a personal vendetta and disregarded the overall situation. It was an abominable act!
At that time, Jiang Qingfeng sent a message to the nine counties, asking for support. If Zhuang Hui could put aside his personal grudge, he could have brought Master Yiguang, who could not escape openly, to rescue Mianlong Mountain together when Ye Xiao arrived!

However, he chose to take revenge and reduced the rescue force. He and Ye Xiao arrived late only after Taoist Xichan and Lord Lianyi had arrived.

Such selfish and irresponsible behavior must never be encouraged.

But from another perspective, it is also difficult to punish.

First, Jiang Qingfeng sent a request for help, not an order. At that time, all sects were clearing out the corpse chaos, and Jiang Qingfeng was just trying to ask capable Jindan Zhenren to come to help, not a military order. Then Zhuang Hui's behavior was not enough to disobey orders.

Secondly, according to Lin Le and Wu Yan, Lu Qian had always been on Zhuang Hui's side regarding the blood feud between Zhuang Hui and Cang Jing, and had even privately promised to help Zhuang Hui get a chance to fight a life-and-death duel with Cang Jing.

Ye Xiao was willing to help because he thought Lu Qian would definitely stand on Zhuang Hui's side.

Another very important point is that Zhuang Hui saved Xiao Tianci and Wang Ruoyu! From this point of view, he has made a great contribution to Yunshan Sect.

The same thing happened to Ye Xiao. In order to protect Lu Qian from becoming an infant, Shen Jialuo used the thunder as a cover, but was eventually wiped out in the thunder. This matter had been reported to Yunshan Sect by Taiyi Paradise.

Such a kindness can only be repaid to the Huang Gen family.

How to deal with this matter is really a headache.

Wu Yan was extremely anxious about the fellow disciples of the Yunshan Sect who had died in battle, the huge losses they had suffered, and the missing master Lu Qian. The three parties were arguing endlessly, and Wu Yan was extremely angry and could hardly calm down.

At the elders' meeting, she said angrily, "Li Yuanzong and Cang Jing have always had a blood feud with my sect. Previously, we had no choice but to let them run wild because of Miaomiao Xuanjun's order to stop the war and the position of the Northwest Nine Counties Pacification Commissioner."

"In the Chongming Alliance, my sect, the Mingyu Sword Sect, and the Huanggen Sect all have grudges against his family. Now we might as well go all out and convict Cang Jing of the crime of the sneak attack on Mianlong Mountain. We will directly wipe out the Liyuan Sect and take over Yanghua Mountain and Qionghua Mountain as the new mountain gates of our Yunshan Sect!"

Lin Le was shocked by such a violent attitude. He also knew that Wu Yan, as the eldest disciple of the headmaster, had been under a lot of pressure recently and did not want to teach Lu Qian for a long time, so his tough attitude towards the outside world, which had already changed, came back.

If they really acted in this way, I am afraid that the image of the Yunshan Sect that it has always maintained by ruling its people with benevolence would be completely lost in one day.

He tried to stop her repeatedly, but fortunately Wu Yan knew that she had said those words in anger, so she kept silent.

"Don't worry about it." Gu Nishang said, "Tell them to shut up and wait for Lu Qian to come back before making a decision. If anyone dares to make a noise or cause trouble again, I will burn down their mountain gate!"

Lin Le smiled bitterly and put Elder Gu's brilliant plan aside.

"The hatred for killing one's father is irreconcilable. Zhuang Hui was blinded by anger and therefore killed Cang Jing without considering the overall situation. We can't blame him." Zheng Duan also expressed his own opinion, "After all, Linglu Sect is our partner sect, and we will still be able to use him in the future."

"Besides, let's be honest, even if the three of them come to rescue Mianlong Mountain, what use will they be? It's nothing more than waving flags and shouting."

Finally, it was Wang Yu, who had just woken up, who spoke.

"In my opinion, we should look at and handle things at two levels."

"First of all, it's about the impact on our faction. Zhuang Hui ignored our request for help and invited Ye Xiao to kill Cang Jing, which resulted in the loss of rescue forces. This is a mistake. But at the same time, Zhuang Hui also saved Xiao Tianci and Wang Ruoyu. I think the merits and demerits offset each other, so there is no reward or punishment. But we need to call Zhuang Hui here and severely reprimand him for such private actions."

"Also, we need to test Zhuang Hui further in the future. We cannot entrust him with important tasks until he proves himself."

"The same is true for Ye Xiao, but Shen Jialuo's contribution in rescuing the headmaster is very great, and he should be compensated privately."

"Apart from the impact on our sect, the second level is the personal grudges between Li Yuan Sect, Linglu Sect and Huang Gen Sect." "Since it's a personal grudge between you killing me and me killing you, let them solve it themselves. We can use this to make them more dependent on our Yunshan Sect."

At this point, Wang Yu's eyes flickered with coldness, and Lin Le admired him sincerely. As expected, old people are still wise, and Uncle Wang's advice was a great help at a time when he could not think calmly.

Moreover, although Uncle Wang's humanity has returned, it is still different from before. The experience of having his humanity suppressed by the corpse clan's true seal has made his thinking more ruthless.

In the end, the Yunshan School made the judgment.

"The real purpose of Master Yeguang coming to Mianlong Mountain cannot be proven. Yunshan Sect will not make any judgments, nor will it change its relationship with Liyuan Sect, Linglu Sect, and Huanggen Sect."

“But the Yunshan Sect is willing to believe that Master Yeguang came to rescue them, and they express regret for his death, and they want to compensate Li Yuanzong from a humanitarian perspective.”

"At the same time, when will the cycle of revenge end? Master Yiguang killed Zhuang Qing first, Master Xuanzhuan avenged his father, and now Li Yuanzong wants to avenge Master Yiguang. The hatred will never end, which is really not advisable."

"Now that the catastrophe has just passed, the people are in poverty and have suffered heavy losses. We will not allow the Liyuan Sect, the Linglu Sect, and the Huanggen Sect to attack each other! Order the three sects to return to their respective mountain gates, recuperate, and make restoring strength their top priority."

"When the time is right, Yunshan Sect will hold a life-and-death competition. Liyuan Sect, Linglu Sect, and Huanggen Sect will each send out a golden elixir to settle this feud on the competition stage. After this competition, no matter which side lives or dies, this feud will never be mentioned again!"

When this order came out, Master Wei Ting was dumbfounded. He wanted to seek justice, but this was not the way to do it. In a one-on-one life-and-death arena, he had to fight two more rounds. How could he fight this?
Zhuang Hui was also dumbfounded. He didn't expect that after killing Master Ye Guang, there would be a life-and-death duel! How could he not fight?

Ye Xiao didn't care. First, she had the highest level of cultivation and thought she could easily capture Master Wei Ting. Second, the Yunshan Sect attached great importance to Shen Jialuo's sacrifice. Not only did they place Shen Jialuo's spirit tablet at Longzhua Peak to be worshipped by future generations as a disciple of Yunshan, but they also sent a huge compensation to the Huanggen Sect and promised to help Cheng Sheng overcome the tribulation.

The various sects in the nine counties of Cangzhou, which had been following this lawsuit closely, had different reactions. Master Haoran of the Mingyu Sword Sect couldn't help but praise the martial artist.

The Yunshan sect took the lead and silenced the voices of those who were dissatisfied with the situation. The Liyuan sect and the Linglu sect knew the consequences themselves.

The most crucial thing is that what exactly does it mean when the time is ripe, as well as the mechanism of the competition, are actually all decided by the Yunshan Sect. These three families cannot do without the support of the Yunshan Sect.

Don't say that I didn't give you a chance to take revenge. You can decide for yourself what to do.

In short, although this matter was resolved relatively well, it also exposed that there are still many problems among the nine counties.

When things go well, it's good for both of us. But when disaster strikes, we will still take care of our own business. After all, we all have our own families to take care of, and this is beyond reproach.

Therefore, the Yunshan Sect still has a long way to go to catch up with the Xuanwei Sect, the Lingshou Sect, and the Qinglian Sect.

After the battle damage statistics report was released, Master Heming paused, and most of the people present became excited.

The punishment has been handed out, the situation has been analyzed, the next step is -

"In this great calamity in Cangzhou, each sect has its own merits and demerits. Those who have committed demerits should be punished, and those who have made merits should be rewarded!"

"Next, we will reward the Yunshan Sect, Xuanwei Sect, Lingshou Sect, and Qinglian Zhenzong for their contributions during the catastrophe! After the rewards are given, the awards to the other forces in Cangzhou will be discussed and awarded by the four sects under the leadership of the Yunshan Sect."

In other words, Taiyi Paradise only needs to distribute all the rewards to the four sects, and the four sects will then take out a portion of the rewards to reward other meritorious Cangzhou sects and independent cultivators.

"First, it's the territory and the spiritual veins."

Two huge maps were unfolded. They were a detailed map of the Sikong family’s territory and a giant map of Cangzhou.

"The Sikong family's four and a half counties, with the Musashi Mountains as the core, and all sixty-nine spiritual veins belonging to them were confiscated. Now they are being distributed according to merit."

Everyone's heartbeat quickened.

"Yunshan Sect receives the county where the Musashi Mountains are located, nine spiritual veins, and another county territory."

At this moment Lin Le could not hide his excitement and bowed down to express his gratitude loudly.

At this moment, he was truly overwhelmed with happiness.

The Musashi Mountains are located in the southeast of Cangzhou, and are separated from the nine northwest counties of their base by a diagonal line, making them very far away.

If the mountain gate is moved here, the rule over the nine counties will undoubtedly be weakened. But if it is not moved, it would be a waste of natural resources.

Miaomiao Xuanjun and the others all showed complicated looks, because that was the core of the Sikong family, a cluster consisting of a fifth-level intermediate spirit vein and many low-level spirit veins!
"Xuanwei Sect, receive twenty-five spiritual veins and one county territory."

"Spiritual Beast Sect, receive twenty spiritual veins and one county territory."

"Qinglian Zhenzong, received fifteen spiritual veins and half a county territory."

Everyone thanked him, and even if they had some doubts in their hearts, they did not dare to disobey the judgment of Taiyi Paradise.

At this moment, the Five Turbidities True Lord, who had been sitting in silence, suddenly spoke.

"Lianyi, what do you think of the Musashi Mountains compared to your mountain gate?"

Lord Lianyi was startled, as he was totally unprepared, and immediately answered respectfully.

"Reporting to the True Lord, the Wuzang Mountains are of the fifth-level middle grade, and they are a cluster of spiritual veins. The Biluo Peak of our sect is of the fifth-level low grade, with a single spiritual vein, which is inferior."

True Lord Wuzhu nodded and glanced at True Lord Heming. Seeing him pouting, he felt even more proud.

Humph, damn Wenhe, how can you take all the good things? You were so kind to me before, asking me to threaten the Yunshan Sect. Now it's my turn to be the good guy this time!

"In that case, I will make the decision to give the Musashi Mountains and its affiliated spiritual veins and territories that were originally given to the Yunshan Sect to you, the Qinglian Zhenzong."

"And you, the Qinglian True Sect, should exchange the Biluo Peak with the Yunshan Sect." (End of this chapter)