Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 56: A Slight Rise
After another day of rest, the four "coalition forces" arrived at Tanggu County, where Huodaozhai was located.

This time there was no need to look for independent cultivators. Kang Dabao took Pei Yi with him, and the two of them entered the county town and found a family of cultivators named Kuai in Tanggu County.

The Kuai family also has a connection with the Chongming Sect, because the maternal family of Master Pei Yi and Uncle Li of Kang Dabao is the Kuai family.

The Kuai family was also in decline at this time. There were only five Qi-cultivating practitioners in the whole family. The clan leader was Uncle Li's cousin from another family, and his name was simply "Wu".

Upon hearing that the leader of the Chongming Sect suddenly came to visit, Kuai Wu was surprised at first, but still went out with a confused mind and welcomed Kang Dabao and the other two into the guest hall to sit down.

"I never thought that Master Kang would visit us today. It really brings honor to the Kuai family." The century-old prestige of the Chongming Sect was not completely destroyed by Kang Dabao in just over a decade.

As both of them have reached the fifth level of Qi training and are the heads of the family, Kuai Wu's politeness towards Kang Dabao contains a hint of respect, which can be regarded as the legacy left by Patriarch Zhang to Master Kang a hundred years ago.

Of course, apart from this little bit of respect, if you want to ask for more, forget it, it's just this little bit.

"Fellow Daoist Kuai, you are too polite. The reason I came here is..." Hearing that Kuai Wu had a good attitude, Kang Dabao went straight to the point and simply stated his purpose.

Kuai Wu was shocked after hearing this, and was a little bit unbelievable. He immediately looked at Pei Yi and asked, "Brother Pei, the main force of the Fire Blade Village has been completely destroyed in Hengshan. This is true!"

When Uncle Li and Kang Dabao separated, he took Pei Yi back to his mother's home to live for a short period of time. Therefore, Kuai Wu and Pei Yi were old friends, and their relationship was pretty good back then.

"Fellow Daoist Kuai, why do you say that?" Pei Yi replied with a straight face, then he secretly glanced at Kang Dabao who remained expressionless, and said, "Could it be that my head brother would lie to you?"

"Yes, yes, I made a mistake, please forgive me, Master Kang!" Kuai Wu apologized and bowed, knowing that Pei Yi was helping him. Kang Dabao smiled and told him that it was not necessary, and then asked again about the location of the thieves' lair in Huodao Village.

"This," Kuai Wu was silent for a while.

"Fellow Daoist Kuai, is there anything you can't tell me? Feel free to tell me. Our two families have been friends for many years, so it's okay." Seeing Kuai Wu's hesitation, Kang Dabao's smile did not diminish in the slightest.

Helping outside forces to bully local people is still somewhat taboo in the relatively closed Tanggu County. After all, the Kuai family still has to make a living here, so it is not surprising that they have some concerns.

"I do know the location of the Fire Blade Village thieves' den," Kuai Wu said with a troubled look on his face, "but I have an unwelcome request. I dare to say it, Master Kang, please don't mind."

"Fellow Taoist, please tell me."

"Can we bring the Kuai family along with us to attack the thieves' lair?" Kuai Wu asked carefully with a hopeful look on his face.

"Oh!" Kang Dabao tapped his knuckles. If the Kuai family were to get involved in this business of dividing the money on the spot, the Lu and Xue families would definitely be dissatisfied.

Especially that guy Xue Hu, he just lost a mid-grade magic weapon, but his face has been dark for more than ten days, as if everyone owed him two hundred dollars, he has no vision at all.

If the Chongming Sect is willing to share a share of its profits, the two families will have nothing to say.

However, the relationship between the Kuai family and the Chongming Sect is not so close, and his family is not the maternal family of Master Kang Dabao. Besides, Master Kang is not a generous person, and he is not very happy to do this.

"The Kuai family does not seek any gain. We only hope that after we capture the thieves' nest, Dantong Cliff in Huodao Village can be handed over to the Kuai family." The head of the Kuai family saw Kang Dabao's dilemma, so he stated the Kuai family's conditions and directly told them the location of the thieves' nest in Huodao Village. At least he showed his sincerity.

"That's no problem. However, if the Kuai family gains anything on the battlefield, they cannot take it away. It must be included in the public treasury of the three families." After hearing this, Kang Dabao rubbed his chin and thought for a while, then agreed.

"Thank you, Sect Leader Kang!" Kuai Wu was overjoyed and thanked Kang Dabao and the others. Two days later, a total of twenty cultivators from the five families, led by Kuai Wu, came to the foot of Dantong Cliff in Huodao Village.

Kuai Wu held a large black iron shield, and two slightly more experienced members of the Kuai family followed behind him, preparing for the "coalition forces" with the determination to die.

If you join a group halfway, of course you have to show some performance first.

Otherwise, your Kuai family can take this sacred place by their own ability. Beggars have to arrange seats and divide the territory when begging for food, and cultivators have to pay more attention to these things if they want to practice.

If your Kuai family had not been so poorly declined that you could not even occupy a sacred place, how could you have been squeezed into the county town together with the Tanggu County Government?

The Fire Knife Village is not easy to mess with. The overall strength of this group of evil cultivators, which consists of nearly twenty people, is not bad in Tanggu County. It is enough to make some local small families tremble in fear. The current Kuai family cannot afford to mess with them.

But now, someone is holding a knife to help you shave all the pig hair, and you don’t even need to use chopsticks. The fat meat is right at your mouth, so how can Kuai Wu not take a bite?

"Boom!" The combat quality of the gatekeepers of Huodao Village is the strongest among the three. Since this expedition, the surprise attack momentum of the "coalition forces" has been discovered for the first time.

A string of first-level to mid-low-grade talismans smashed over, leaving a deep charred mark on Kuai Wu's black iron shield, shocking him so much that he vomited hot blood.

The two Kuai family members behind him were not very old, and their cultivation was not high, so they had obviously experienced less fighting. The blood color on their faces faded visibly, and they stopped with pale faces, not daring to move forward.

The monks from the Xue and Lu families behind saw what happened and were at a loss for a moment, so they also stopped moving, and the entire team's offensive came to a standstill.

"Not good!" Before Kuai Wu could scold the two clansmen behind him, he saw the spiritual energy around the thieves' nest becoming restless and boiling. This meant that the enemy's mountain defense formation was about to be activated.

Before Kang Dabao could say anything, Jiang Qing moved quickly and passed Kuai Wu and the others. The Seven Stars Heart-Severing Sword turned into a red light and pierced through several minions who were setting up positions and operating formations, slowing down the speed of gathering spiritual energy by a lot.

"Kill! Anyone can kill this group of evil cultivators!" Xue Hu was not willing to be left behind. He threw out the white bone relic and followed Jiang Qing. What he was most concerned about now was the storage bags of the evil cultivators. There were not many minions left in the Fire Knife Village. He was afraid that they would be taken care of by Jiang Qing alone, just like what happened to the Jiashan bandits.

The main battle formation had not yet begun, and the Fire Knife Village did not even have a decent leader at the moment. In just a few moments they were defeated and fled in all directions.

Kuai Wu was the vanguard in vain. When he and two tribesmen, whose clothes were not dirty, climbed up to Huodao Village, Jiang Qing was already guarding the door of Huodao Village's warehouse with a sword in hand.

Kuai Wu was not embarrassed. He looked around and found Kang Dabao's location, then followed him closely, walking behind him, appearing to be very well behaved.

The head of the Lu family actively searched for the secret key to the treasure house and handed it to Kang Dabao. He was also not a person who liked to risk his life. In several fights, only at this time did he have a sense of existence.

Xue Hu, holding the blood-stained bone relic in his hand, also hurried to the door and waited there. He paused, also not daring to go over.

This time, Ye Pinglin had the magic weapon given by Kang Dabao, and he was finally not injured again. He just stood behind Kang Dabao with his half-missing head, neither sad nor happy.

Master Kang looked at the actions of the various family heads and nodded with satisfaction. The third spoils division meeting hosted by Chong Mingzong was about to begin.

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