Taoist Master Xuanhuang

"Be prepared!"

In a secret place, the eight leaders gathered here.

They are Yuan Tianchun from the Source Array Sect, Zong Qicheng from the Equipment Refining Alliance, Zhu Changxun from the University Alliance, Wang Daqiang from the Brave Alliance, Bai Xiaosheng from the Di Ting Tower, Wang Zihao from the Baicao Pavilion, Zuo Dao from the World Alliance, and Sun Bole from the Spirit Beast Sect.

Even though Yuan Tianchun has a good relationship with the four great sect leaders, they are actually fellow disciples.

But it is undeniable that he belongs to the eight camps.

The four great sect leaders only accepted his identity as a junior fellow, which did not mean that they accepted that the Yuanzhen Sect was a force on par with the four.

This point cannot be confused.

Yuan Tianchun’s fellow Taoists have always been the Eight Great Ones of equal status, not the Four Super Ones.

By the way, at present, after two or three years of development, No. 8 Middle School has become a large force and has covered all the cities under the protection of Xuanhuang.

The Big Four have been called super powers by many people.

However, in the records of the Hall of Merit and the recognition of Xuanhuang, they are still called the Eighth Middle School.

Therefore, they did not arrogantly claim themselves to be the Eight Greats.

But only a name is missing, the strength is already there.

Without Xuanhuang or Merit Hall, they can be called the Eight Great, and then they can legitimately say that they are a large force.

"Is it okay for a short time?"

After Bai Xiaosheng finished speaking on guard, Wang Daqiang asked.

"Don't worry about it in the short term. The Big Four are not pretending to retreat and settle down. They are really doing this. ... After experiencing some recent events, the Big Four have seen their shortcomings. They are retreating with great courage and perseverance."

Bai Xiaosheng said affirmatively.

"Of course, it also has something to do with Saint Mother Tushan. If we were the ones who made them suffer this time, they wouldn't be so easy to talk to. After all, strength determines everything. They won't do anything stupid unless they can counter Saint Mother Tushan's power."

After Bai Xiaosheng finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement.

No one understands what strength represents better than these leaders of forces.

Master Xuan does not interfere in the competition among his disciples. The Hall of Merit is just a big steward, and the strength of the monks represents everything.

As I said, life in Qingyun Mountain seems peaceful, but the competition outside Qingyun Mountain is extremely fierce and cruel.

The bad thing about the eight major forces is that they have to survive in the cracks all the time. The good thing about them is also that they have to survive in the cracks.

Therefore, compared with the four major super powers, they are much more calm and cautious.

This is the situation caused by the presence or absence of pressure.

"What about us?"

Zhu Changxun asked tentatively.

Although they are on the same front, they are not from the same faction after all, and they have no choice but to stick together for warmth.

This makes it impossible to talk openly like a family, and the discussions here are full of fog and temptation.

"We? We will just move in according to the territories given up by the Big Four. We will take as much as they give us, and we will not covet what they don't give us." It was Bai Xiaosheng who responded again.

Among the eight major forces, Bai Xiaosheng is also given the titles of "Hu Baoyi" and "Timely Rain".

The reason is very simple. He behaved very openly and honestly, never kept anything for himself, and was very righteous in giving advice to No. 8 Middle School.

The eight major groups are not one family, so why can they still discuss things like this? Besides the fact that they can't stick together, the biggest reason is that Bai Xiaosheng brought them together.

It's so aboveboard.

For example, when Zhu Changxun asked him a tentative question, no one said anything, obviously he had his own calculations.

But Bai Xiaosheng said it nonchalantly.

As for why?
Only a few people know the reason, which is caused by the prayer technique.

All the powerful monks and the powerful eight are also a kind of compensation for praying for luck.

This is reality.

"Master Bai is right. We will take over as much as the Big Four give up. If they refuse to give up or strengthen their control, we will also be tolerant and give the Big Four a way out. Otherwise?"

Otherwise the Big Four will get angry and vent their frustration on these blind people.

"Have you ever thought about becoming a freelance cultivator?"

Yuan Tianchun asked.

He felt very strange. The reason why the four big ones gave in was because they ran into a snag with Holy Mother Tushan, but it was the individual cultivators who caused this result.

But, the independent cultivators are ignored here?

They are discussing the division of the territories that the four withdrawn. What about the individual cultivators?

"A casual cultivator? Just fixing the missing pieces and picking up the leftovers is enough, right? What else do you want?" Zhu Changxun said.

He wasn't the only one who thought so; several others shared the same view.

What else does the casual cultivator want?

"This? Okay!"

Yuan Tianchun wanted to refute, but after thinking about it, he felt that he was a little too compassionate and a little blinded by one thing.

It seems that the momentum formed by the independent cultivators is very strong, forcing the four major ones to back down.

But they knew in their hearts that there was no such unity among the scattered cultivators. There was a very important reason why they were able to form such a strong momentum.

And one of the most important reasons is that No. 8 Middle School is adding fuel to the fire.

The second is that the source of the four major setbacks is the Holy Mother of Tushan, an existence that the four major cannot resolve and even dare not offend at present.

This is why it is so loud right now.

Once the Eighth Middle School withdraws from it, the Mother of Tushan will no longer be a thorn in the side of the Four Majors, and the independent cultivators... independent cultivators seem to be just like that.

Just loose sand.

This world where strength is respected is so cruel.

The independent cultivators were hastily expressing their dissatisfaction with the Four Greats, but they didn't realize that all of it became someone else's fault.

After all the fuss, I found that there was little gain.

"Dong dong!"

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Bai Xiaosheng, who was the chairperson of the meeting among the eight people, said, "Come in."

A woman pushed the door open and greeted the leader of No. 8 Middle School first.

This woman is Feihong, the best friend and brain of the mermaid Queen Rosalinda.

"The information we got from the Big Four is pretty much the same. It was Lord Yan Lai who made the decision, and then the other three followed suit. The details are impossible to find out, but the general situation is like this."

Feihong said to the eight people.

The eight people suddenly realized what was going on and felt a little disappointed.

"Didn't you really mention us at all?" Bai Xiaosheng asked.

This was not only what he wanted to ask, the other seven people also wanted to know.

Feihong is not stupid and knows why everyone asks this.

But this question is very embarrassing, the Big Four did not mention them at all.

"This? This? This seems like?" Feihong said hesitantly.

"Okay, Fellow Daoist Feihong, please stop talking. We understand. Humph, the Big Four are still the Big Four. They don't look down on us at all."

Zuo Dao said depressedly.

It was a magical scene. They knew that they had schemed against the Big Four, and the Big Four also knew that the Eighth Middle School had plotted against them with the help of others.

They really wanted to hear from the Big Four's discussion about their eight people's plan against the Big Four.

However, the Big Four did not mention them at all.

This made them very sad. They were not afraid that the four major powers would know that the eight of them were involved in the conspiracy, but they were afraid that the four major powers would simply ignore the eight of them.

They are not foolish enough to think that the Big Four cannot see that they are behind this.

If you think the Big Four are so stupid, then I don't know if it's the Big Four that are stupid, or if they are stupid.

Ignoring it is the greatest shame.

"There's nothing we can do about it. The gap between us and the Big Four is still too big. The eight of us combined are no match for the Big Four alone. We have to admit that. Don't take their 'looking down' on us to heart. This may be a ploy to break our defense."

Bai Xiaosheng said this to save his dignity.

"That's right!"

"It's possible."

Everyone echoed, even if it was just for their own psychological comfort.

The secret meeting ended with an indescribable feeling.

At least this indescribable feeling made No. 8 Middle School realize one thing: it is still far from the four super powers and still needs to work harder.

Since the four of them look down on us, we must show the confidence to make them treat us seriously.

No. 8 Middle School plans to move into all the territories from which the four forces withdrew.

and so……

In the next two months, there will be another sudden change of weather.

These two months are an extremely special period of time. The four super powers that have always been at the center of the stage have been very low-key and patient in these two months.

There is rarely any big news about them.

Of course, it was just a big sensational news, not to say that there was no news at all or it disappeared without a trace.

With such great understanding from the Big Four, even if they kept a low profile, it would be impossible for there to be no news at all.

On the contrary, the Eight Middle Schools, which had been suppressed by the Big Four and were considered the eight major forces by independent cultivators, have blossomed with brilliant colors in the past two months.

But in the eyes of the casual cultivators, this color changed from colorful to black.

That's right, it turned black.

Previously, there were the Big Four at the top, and they were the common enemy of the Eight Middle Schools and the individual cultivators, so the Big Four didn't have a good reputation at all.

There are too many interests involved and too many people complain.

And No. 8 Middle School was also the one being suppressed, but the independent cultivators felt that No. 8 Middle School was not bad.

But now, things have changed.

I thought the territory evacuated by the Big Four belonged to my own cultivators, but I never expected that the Eighth Middle School would occupy it.

There is absolutely no difference from before.

They suffered when the Big Four did not withdraw, and they still suffered after the Big Four withdrew. Wasn't the Big Four's withdrawal in vain?
"Something is wrong!"

Some casual cultivators suddenly became confused.

"Humph, what's wrong? Before, it was the Big Four that suppressed us, and now it's the Eighth Middle School that suppresses us. What's wrong with that? Are you saying that it's wrong? Is it that the people who are suppressing us have changed?"

His friend scoffed.

"That's exactly what's wrong. How could Eighth Middle School do this? Have they forgotten that we endured the oppression of the Big Four and resisted together with them? How could they turn against us?"

This Taoist friend was very puzzled.

"Hey! Fellow Daoist, do you know that the reason you can still exist on Qingyun Mountain is entirely because your cultivation talent is too heaven-defying, otherwise your wisdom would not be able to stay."

His friend said this, not sure whether to comfort or to discourage him.

"Are we so disunited? We have defeated the four great armies before?" said the genius monk.

"The four great powers retreated on their own accord. Moreover, the source of the retreat was because of the Holy Mother of Mount Tu. We are just pawns, just pawns. Moreover... the three thousand caves are about to be conceived, right? Do you think we independent cultivators can unite?"

"Three thousand caves?"

This talented fellow Taoist fell silent.

Needless to say, unity is naturally impossible.

Even if we are united, we still need to fight for the three thousand caves.

Don't think that the independent cultivators can unite until the battle for the Three Thousand Caves is over.

What's more, to put it bluntly, what's the point of your unity?

Can they defeat any of the eight together?

Not to mention the Big Four.

"We were taken advantage of, and were used by the Eighth Middle School. The situation is very bad. They are not as good as when the Big Four were in control."

His fellow Taoist said.

"What do you mean?" asked the talented Taoist friend.

"The meaning is very clear. No matter how richer the Big Four are than the Eighth Middle School, the Eighth Middle School will not let go of anything that the Big Four don't like. In the past, we casual cultivators could still fight for things that the Big Four didn't like, but now a bunch of poorer big forces have just arrived, and they are as greedy as locusts. So... do you understand?"

Fellow Taoist genius nodded: "I understand. The previous four were richer and well-fed, and now the new Eighth Middle School is poorer and has not been fed yet, so..."

"So, after we independent cultivators made a fuss for a while, the situation has become even worse. Eighth Middle School is also secretly promising benefits everywhere, saying that they support someone to occupy a cave. With such division, our unity is just a joke."

After saying that, both of them fell silent.

There are always so many coincidences in history.

For example, No. 8 Middle School recently felt the humiliation of being ignored by the Big Four.

Now, it was the turn of the independent cultivators, and they again felt the disregard and humiliation of No. 8 Middle School.

They are basically just treating them as pawns and don't care about them at all.

The current situation is that the third battlefield is occupied by spirit beasts, and spirit beasts have become the dominant force in the third battlefield.

No one dared to ignore this point. The third battlefield, which was originally hosted by No. 8 Middle School and individual cultivators, was occupied by spirit beasts.

The independent cultivators and the Eighth Middle School did not blame the spirit beasts. No matter how stupid they were, they knew that this situation was caused by the spirit beasts.

They withdrew from the third battlefield and occupied the first and second battlefields where the four retreated.

But there is a fork here.

The independent cultivators were originally going to take over the first and second battlefields happily, but when they arrived they found that they were too late.

The gate of No. 8 Middle School has been closed, and they were told that the current situation is unstable due to the withdrawal of the four major forces, so the independent cultivators should not take risks and should go somewhere else first until No. 8 Middle School has stabilized the first and second two major battlefields.

The casual cultivators were dumbfounded.

I don’t even dare to complain, because if we are not from the same faction, we can’t truly unite.

It is impossible to form a tower by piling up sand.

In addition, the three thousand cave dwellings are about to be born, and it is the critical moment to fight for the three thousand cave dwellings. The independent cultivators dare not say any words of dissatisfaction towards the Eighth Middle School.

It is certain that No. 8 Middle School cannot influence the competition for the three thousand cave dwellings.

Not to mention them, even the four major ones can't do it. This is presided over by the Merit Hall.

But, you can’t control what can go wrong.

It is easy to do bad things. They will set traps and trip you up at the critical moment. What can you do?
The casual cultivators feel miserable.

Not only does he want to 'change the flags on the city walls', he also wants to 'shout out Sun Wukong today'.

Two months of turbulent times.

The independent cultivators have become abandoned, the most pitiful and the most difficult to pity existence.

As for No. 8 Middle School, it is also under considerable pressure. Taking over the territory vacated by the Big Four will not only bring benefits but no disadvantages.

The first disadvantage has already appeared. They are hated by the independent cultivators, even more than the Four Great Ones, because the independent cultivators bring a sense of hostility and betrayal, a double hatred.

The second is heavy losses.

...(End of chapter)