Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 360 Cause and Effect
Dingzhou Xuanyue Sect was founded four hundred years ago. The founder was an outer disciple who retired from Hongyi Sect and returned home. He was not outstanding. And for a fake pill sect, this little history is not long.

But before the current generation of leader Linghu You took over, Xuanyue Sect could not even count one true cultivator who had reached the foundation-building stage.

It was because of Linghu You's sudden appearance and his achievement of foundation building that this inconspicuous little sect in Shannan Road had a slight sense of existence.

And just half a century ago, Linghu You actually went one step further and became the only fake elixir maker in the history of Xuanyue Sect.

As a result, Xuanyue Sect became famous again and became one of the most important sects in Dingzhou besides Hongyi Sect.

In recent years, Xuanyue Sect has gained a lot of benefits by following the footsteps of Hongyi Sect. The entire sect has entered an unprecedented period of prosperity. Such a climate has made it a force that cannot be underestimated in Dingzhou.

Linghu You's story of rising from nothing was even more of a gimmick, and naturally it spread far and wide across several states. Even Sect Leader Kang, when he first took over the sect, had used this person's story to inspire himself.

There is never a shortage of stories in the world of cultivation. It is true that Kang Dabao has managed the Chongming Sect very well over the years, and he has received many compliments from outsiders.

However, the Xuanyue Sect that Linghu You took over from his predecessor was even more impoverished than Kang Dabao's Chongming Sect, and its lineage of teachers and students was not worth mentioning.

As the head of the Kangda Sect, he at least had some legacy left by the founder Zhang Yuandao, but what did Linghu You have? Only a sign of being an outer disciple of the Hongyi Sect might add a little face, but it was already an old item from four hundred years ago.

From this we can see that this Sect Leader Linghu is indeed unique. If Sect Leader Kang Da were to suddenly see him outside, he would probably also want to sincerely pay his respects to this senior master who shares the same suffering as him.

But I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for this day!

Speaking of which, this Sect Leader Linghu is indeed a very perceptive person.

Kuang Liuting had just begun to plan the attack on Dingzhou when he clearly felt that a storm was about to come.

The fact turned out to be just as they expected. The coalition force composed of Yue family's private soldiers and Xiezhi Iron Guards soon entered Dingzhou. As the landlord, Hongyimen would not surrender to being killed, so they gathered their troops and fought three battles with them. Unexpectedly, they were defeated again and again.

The reason why Zhou Ting's side was able to win battle after battle was largely due to the fact that Yue Jing, a top-notch fake elixir that could rival the golden elixir, was indeed powerful and worthy of being a character who had competed with Kuang Liuting.

After he personally took action, the five fake Dan from the Hongyi Sect were no match for him. However, the supreme elder Jie Yi Shangxiu did not dare to take a single step because of the words of his superior sect, and could only watch the Hongyi Sect's team being defeated.

Under such circumstances, all the cultivators in Dingzhou were mobilized by Hongyi Sect. As Xuanyue Sect had relied on Hongyi Sect to rise, it was impossible for it to remain immune.

Under the great development of Hongyi Sect, the entire Xuanyue Sect was almost reduced to a hollow shell. However, at this very moment, something happened that surprised both sides.

"Linghu You actually led his disciples to attack the Hongyi Sect's main force from behind in the battle array!"

This unexpected event also determined the outcome of the fourth major battle between the two sides in Dingzhou right at the beginning.

The Hongyi Sect's formation collapsed, with heavy casualties; the Yunjiaozhou Court suffered countless casualties and captured countless spoils, and even the Hongyi Sect's fake Dan was captured alive by the Yunjiaozhou Court.

Linghu You, the leader of Xuanyue Sect who turned against his allies in the middle of the battle, was seriously injured, and as a result he gained the trust of Yue Jing and Tie Liuyun.

Xuanyue Sect changed from a rebellion affiliated with Hongyi Sect to a banner for Yunjiao Prefecture to conquer Dingzhou. It was hoisted high by Tie Liuyun to summon various forces that were dissatisfied with the oppression of Hongyi Sect or feared the military power of Yunjiao Prefecture.

Since then, the Hongyi Sect, which had already suffered many defeats on the battlefield, suffered even more. With its morale greatly dropped, it lost several more battles. Now it can only defend a few key places in Dingzhou and hold on with great difficulty.

But right after that, no one expected that when Tie Liuyun was sweeping across the country in Dingzhou and was full of pride, Jiang Qingjian killed Linghu You's only daughter.

The direction of this matter suddenly became a little weird.

The subsequent incident in which Linghu You, a great contributor to the Yunjiaozhou court, was injured by Kang Dabao and others made Tie Liuyun furious.

After all, while the army was making great progress in the direction of Dingzhou, it was suffering setbacks repeatedly in the direction of Jingnanzhou. In Tie Liuyun's opinion, Chong Mingzong's actions were just to hinder his subordinate Tie Chenshi and to cover up the incompetence of his Yue family!
If Yue Jing had not stopped him, the deputy commander of the Demon-Suppressing Division might have turned his guns around with the Xiezhi Iron Guards and taught Chongming Emperor a lesson first.

————Xuanwei City, Nan'an Earl's Mansion

A graceful and beautiful female nun walked in quickly, and the hairpins swinging in her bun showed that she was quite anxious at the moment.

Then, a pair of slender and delicate little feet appeared on the spotless marble floor in the hall.

This startled the golden-haired cat that had been sleeping soundly in the middle of the stone slab. It quickly curled up into a ball, then suddenly jumped to a corner of the hall, staring at the familiar-looking visitor in front of it with its big amber eyes wide open.

It also caused the thin Taoist priest sitting at the main seat to put down the book in his hand and shift his gaze to the plump and well-proportioned body of the female cultivator.

"What's the matter?"

The female cultivator bowed earnestly, took out a piece of silk book with spiritual light flowing through it, and said softly:
"I pay my respects to you, my Lord. May you be blessed with good health. Earlier, an elder from my Yue family wrote to me, saying that the head of the Chongming Sect, Kang Dabao, and others were plotting a rebellion, and they used a treacherous scheme to secretly injure the head of the Xuanyue Sect, Linghu Youdanzhu, who had always been loyal to the country, and killed his daughter Linghu Rong and four other foundation-building true cultivators.

"My Lord, please read this. This is a joint letter written by 28 Dingzhou Foundation Cultivators, including Tie Chenshi. These soldiers all said that Chong Mingzong's actions have greatly disrupted the morale and military spirit of Dingzhou, and his crime is unforgivable!"

"The crime is unforgivable? That's interesting." Kuang Liuting didn't look at the silk book, but whispered to the daughter of the Yue family, "Zhongming Zong Kang Dabao is not a rebellious person, and he has a heart of sympathy for women. How could he do such a cruel thing?"

"Master, the killing of Linghu Rong was Jiang..." The daughter of the Yue family just opened her mouth, but was stopped by Kuang Liuting's gesture. The latter said in a deep voice: "I have heard about this matter before. Who is right and who is wrong, but I can't listen to your Yue family and Tie Liuyun's one-sided words."

Kuang Liuting's tone became much more severe at this time. He put away the book and stood up:

"I have already sent a letter to ask Gun Shilu to come back to the state court to explain the truth. He will not lie to me. Go down, and later, send another letter to Yue Jing and Tie Liuyun for me.

Just say that the front must not use this as an excuse to stop the attack, and the victory report cannot stop for a day. As for their intention to punish Chong Mingzong, I will judge him when he can completely capture Dingzhou. "

The eldest daughter of the Yue family was so drunk that her body trembled and her chest swayed. She could only bow and go to work.

The cat slave in the corner quickly lay down on the marble floor in the middle of the hall and rubbed Kuang Liuting's trouser legs affectionately. The place was quiet for a while. After Kuang Liuting sighed imperceptibly, he picked up the book again and read it carefully. The next morning after Kuang Liuting talked with the daughter of the Yue family, Gun Shilu rushed back to the state court to meet Kuang Liuting.

"Man from Jin County, tell us something." The Earl of Nan'an sat at the top, his face expressionless, not showing any admiration for Gun Shilu.

Such loyal ministers to the Immortal Dynasty are rare nowadays. In Kuang Liuting's eyes, they are much more valuable than any golden elixir or fake elixir.

"My Lord, the story starts in Jin County. At that time, Jiang Qing of Chongming..." It had been quite a while since Gun Shilu last saw Kuang Liuting, but he was interrupted by the Earl of Nan'an just as he opened his mouth.

"Wait, let me guess, is it because of that Jin County Lieutenant?" Kuang Liuting raised his eyebrows and asked.

"My Lord, you are wise!" Gun Shilu flattered him a little without leaving any trace.

"That Linghu Rong, is she also one of the nine Mingfei candidates selected by the abbot of Benying Temple?" Kuang Liuting went over it carefully in his mind. The backgrounds of these nine people had long been recorded and spread by someone, so Kuang Liuting naturally knew it.

The reason why he was surprised was that no one among them matched the name Linghu Rong.

"That's not the case. It's just that Xuan Yue Sect secretly killed one of the nine Ming Fei candidates a few years ago and obtained the Buddha Mother Ming Fei Dao skills from him. Then they wanted to..."

As Gun Shilu's voice rang out in the hall, what had happened in Jin County not long ago unfolded before Kuang Liuting.

Linghu Rong was proud of her outstanding appearance. She just lacked the luck back then and was not chosen by the abbot of Benying Temple. Therefore, she had been coveting the inheritance of the Buddha Mother Mingfei bestowed by the long-lost Mingfei candidates for many years.

Who would have thought that after risking his life and secretly killing the only rootless cultivator among them and mastering the secret technique, he would unexpectedly discover a dry cultivator with a pure and spiritual body.

No one can resist the sleepiness that comes with a pillow! As it concerns her own path, Linghu Rong no longer cares about the official robe on Feng Wan.

The latter was extremely reluctant and unwilling, but with his weak cultivation, how could he possibly resist Linghu Rong, a genuine foundation-building cultivator?
It's just a pity that Feng Wan had been working in Jin County in a low-key manner all these years, and could barely be considered to have benefited the local people. However, he was completely taken away by this witch and died.

He is indeed a popular person.

Even the head of Kangda had blocked one hand for him, but Feng Wan still did it.
After Linghu Rong had eaten all the food, she was about to leave when she was stopped by officials and soldiers from Jin County who had heard the news. After she finally managed to escape, Mo Wen, who had received the news and rushed over, caught up with her on a mechanical crane.

Linghu Rong is Jiadan's only daughter, and has been honored since she was a child. Her skills and magic weapons are all good, and her fighting skills are also quite methodical.

Mo Wen's background was much worse. Because the master of Qiaogong Fort died not long ago, he inherited a lot of superior puppets. However, he was no match for Linghu Rong. However, he at least bought most of the time for Jiang Qing to arrive.

When Linghu Rong saw that Mo Wen had come rushing over, and that he was just an early-stage cultivator with a very handsome face, she felt relieved, but she immediately felt something was wrong!
She immediately remembered the name of Jiang Qing, the Chongming Emperor!

Therefore, even though Linghu Rong's cultivation was higher than Jiang Qing's, she did not hesitate at all and ran away.

Jiang Qing's response to her desperate escape was simple, "Draw your sword and kill!"

After three years, Master Jiang Sanye of Chongming Sect finally had a brand new flying sword. The main material was taken from the long tusk of the leader of the second-level medium-quality giant-toothed mountain monkey. The skilled weapon master of the state court spent half a year to forge a second-level medium-quality Red Heart Burning Sun Sword.

Although it consumed a lot of resources and energy, after it was refined, it became a flying sword that was more suitable for Jiang Qing than Bai Lu's. It only needed to be well nurtured to become more powerful.

In addition, during the past three years, Jiang Qing's progress in swordsmanship with the help of the sword-grinding stone has been rapid, and he has even mastered the Three Yang Sword Technique to perfection.

After just this one sword strike, Linghu Rong died under Jiang Qing's sword.

After that, a series of events happened, including Linghu You, who was pulled out from the battlefield and rushed over. He was furious and wanted to take Jiang Qing's life to commemorate his only daughter, but was stopped by the leader Kang Da and the Taoist Hei Lu.

Beforehand, Linghu Youke had never thought that as the master of fake elixir, not only could he not show off his prowess in front of others, but he would be made so embarrassed by three foundation-building monks.

It would be fine if the Black-Shoe Taoist's swordsmanship was already famous, but Master Kang's pupil technique was much more powerful than what the legend said.

This pupil technique was so powerful that even the high-grade defensive spiritual weapon that Linghu You usually used could not withstand a few attacks from Kang Dabao's eyes and shattered on the spot.

Linghu You was truly defeated, but he remained undeterred, and turned away with a calm expression, pretending to be a senior. But who would have thought that even the weakest of the three, Jiang Qing, could burn Linghu You's soul with the spiritual light emitted by the red sword.

At that time, Linghu You used a velvet pocket magic weapon to hold Jiang Qing's sword light, and the head of the Kang family raised his sleeves again, and a group of second-level low-grade lion insects wearing white armor rumbled over again.

Even if these little guys advance, they can't do anything to the fake pills. Kang Dabaoxian also knows this. The lion insect group only fights with Linghu You for a while, and the casualties are not many. If they can keep the latter, the goal of Kang Dazhang will be achieved.

When the Taoist Heilu came over with sword in hand, Kang Dabao was already close to Linghu You.

The latter, relying on the powerful spiritual energy in his body through the fake elixir method, took several blows from the black-shoe Taoist's sword and finally managed to temporarily repel the unruly young man.

At this time, Linghu You was in an awkward situation where he had not yet generated new strength and was running out of stamina, but Sect Leader Kang suddenly jumped up.

Three years is not a long time, but it is enough for the latter to refine the Jiaoxue Linqin obtained from Chu Yanran.

When the Primordial Body that had already entered the sect suddenly attacked, even Linghu You, the Fake Pill Master, had to be cautious. But he had just recovered from a serious injury, and because he was confused by the sword light of the Black Shoe Taoist, Kang Dabao forced him into a situation where he could not focus on one thing and lose another.

The fist of Kangda Master Bo Da showed a fist force, and Linghu was protected by the robes, avoiding the ugly situation of being beaten into minced meat. But he couldn't hide from the golden light in his eyes, which was so close, and he ate it alive.

He knew the danger and ran away, but there were dangers all around him. If it weren't for a few Xuanyuemen foundation builders who were concerned about the leader and risked their lives to come and serve as scapegoats, it would have taken who knows how long it would take to recover from the injury he suffered this time.

After listening carefully to what Gun Shilu said, Kuang Liuting remained silent for a long time.

After a long pause, he finally spoke: "I understand. It turns out to be another stupid woman. She called Kang Dabao and Linghu You here together. I have something to say."

(End of this chapter)