Changsheng Xiuxian: I can see through everything

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Jindan Zhenren are the high-end combat forces of each sect.

If it weren't for an all-out war, the Jindan Zhenren from each sect would not take action casually.

It was just a fight between foundation-building cultivators, so there was no need for Baihua Sect and Yaoshen Valley to be overly cautious.

It can only be said that the Lu family of Yunze Island is too weak, causing the other sects and forces in the Song State to lose confidence.

Plus the betrayal of the Yu family of Mingyang Island.

It's like removing the fuel from under the pot.

In this regard, Chen Xuan could only express regret and had no way to stop or persuade him.

Every cultivation family must fully consider its own survival and development.

Survival of the fittest.

This is also the reason why Chen Xuan is disappointed with the big sects.

The upward passage is too narrow.

The so-called famous families firmly control the resources for cultivation.

When faced with major issues, they first consider their own family interests and their cohesion is too weak.

Even the Seven Clans Alliance of the Song Dynasty was only a loose alliance with no internal binding force.

Only when the State of Song faced foreign enemies did it have a little cohesion and fight against the outside world together.

Among the seven sect islands, it is already good that the Divine Sword Sect's Tianjian Island and the Thousand Machines Sect's Baihe Island can still hold on.

The joint arrival of the two island heads was an unprecedented event in the Dongshan Islands.

Chen Xuan came to greet him personally.

In order to demonstrate his strength, Chen Xuan took the two family heads on a tour around Wolong Island.

Yuanzu's spiritual rice has two seasons every year, with 500 kilograms per season, and the yield per mu of inferior spiritual fields can reach 1,000 kilograms.

The giant furnace refines elixirs, producing 200,000 Qi-nourishing Pills and 40,000 Essence-nourishing Pills every month.

The two family heads looked envious.

Those are all spirit stones!

Chen Xuan also specially brought the two family heads to the cultivation school to observe the latest steam engine developed by the refining apprentices.

After five years of experiments, the steam engine had taken shape and could be installed on small ships and used as the main power source.

The head of the Wei family is a connoisseur.

The huge application prospects of steam engines can be seen at a glance.

He is a second-rank, top-grade weapon refiner, and his attainments in weapon refining far surpass everyone else.

"With just this black coal, we can continuously generate steam and produce tremendous propulsion power!"

If the burning rate of black coal is increased and efficiency is improved, steam engines can be installed on larger ships.

A large ship that can be driven without spirit stones or wind power!
Even if it is used as an auxiliary power, it can save a lot of spirit stones.

The head of the Wei family is very interested in steam engines.

If it weren't for the urging of the head of the Zhang family, he could have stayed in the experimental factory forever.

Chen Xuan welcomed the two family heads into his home.

After the banquet, the three of them discussed in a secret room.

"Brothers, the current situation is extremely complicated. If you have anything to say, just speak frankly!"

"I wonder what Island Master Chen's plan is?"

Patriarch Wei asked directly.

Chen Xuan smiled.

"Just now, I took two brothers to observe. Growing crops, refining elixirs, researching and developing machinery, and developing with peace of mind."

"Develop with peace of mind? Don't be ridiculous, Island Master Chen. Is there still a place for the disciples of the Song State Sect to gain a foothold in the Dongshan Islands?"

The head of the Wei family explained his purpose: "In my opinion, the three of us should sign a strategic alliance and provide mutual assistance. If one of us is attacked, the other two will provide all possible support."

"Only in this way can we survive in the Dongshan Islands."

Then, Patriarch Wei elaborated on the strength of Tianjian Island and Baihe Island.

The four foundation-building cultivators of the Zhang family on Tianjian Island are all sword cultivators with amazing combat power. They are just a little poor and need support from others for some spirit stones.

The three foundation-building masters of the Wei family on Baihe Island are all second-level weapon refiners. The clan’s team is fully armed and has super strong defense, but they are not suitable for water battles.

If the Chen family of Wolong Island joins, they will make up for the shortcomings of the two families and protect each other. The other cultivation forces will not dare to attack easily.

After hearing what the head of the Wei family said, Chen Xuan fell into deep thought.

If it's just about defense, Wolong Island is impregnable.

A third-level island protection formation, plus a second-level top-grade warship, as well as a demon-level cultivator like Chen Xuan, and a second-level water beast like the psychic green snake that is good at water magic.

Don’t mention Yu’s home on Mingyang Island.

Even if the entire Dongshan Islands united, Chen Xuan had the confidence to hold on.

But if we want to develop, we still need to unite all the forces that can be united.

For example, the Zhang family of Tianjian Island is a good target for unity.

As long as you give them spirit stones, they are willing to take the lead for you.

Chen Xuan has always paid close attention to the Wei family of Baihe Island.

In his plan, refining weapons is more important than refining pills.

He plans to use a large number of self-destructing unmanned aerial vehicles in future wars.

And this requires superb refining technology.

Chen Xuan is now eager to improve his own strength.

The three cultivations of Insect Sword and Thunder had exhausted all his energy.

The talismans are temporarily stopped.

It is really impossible to delve into another profound cultivation technique.

"Brothers, I want to know why you don't sell the island and return to your sect?"

After thinking about it, Chen Xuan asked directly.

"Return to the sect? In the Divine Sword Sect, my Zhang family is considered wealthy. We have this second-grade, top-grade island, which can at least support our eight hundred sword-cultivating disciples. If we return to the sect, I'm afraid we'll starve to death!"

Chen Xuan nodded, agreeing with what Patriarch Zhang said.

Sword cultivators are obsessed with the way of the sword, and apart from hunting monsters, they have no stable way to make money.

If the Zhang family sells Tianjian Island and returns to the Divine Sword Sect, it will be difficult for them to obtain a spiritual land of the same grade.

"To be honest with Island Master Chen, the Lu Kingdom sect did contact me to discuss the purchase of White Crane Island."

"Oh? Then why didn't it sell? Was the bid too low?"

Patriarch Wei smiled. "The offer isn't low, at least a bit higher than Flying Eagle Island and Fairy Island. However, no matter how high the offer, we won't sell White Crane Island."

"Appreciate further details."

"Have you ever heard of the Golden Sand of the Spiritual Sea, Island Master Chen?"

Chen Xuan shook his head.

"Sea Spirit Gold Sand is a third-level spiritual material, each grain is worth a thousand spirit stones! There is a Spirit Sea Gold Sand mine on White Crane Island."

"what!"

"This is not a secret. The upper echelons of the seven major sects all know about it. The Linghai gold sand is scarce and difficult to mine. However, my Wei family has a secret method that can extract the Linghai gold sand from the veins on the island."

"Although only a hundred or so can be extracted each year, given the conditions on White Crane Island, mining can continue for at least tens of thousands of years."

Chen Xuan suddenly understood.

Baihe Island is a treasure trove. As long as the Wei family's weapon refiner is there, they can earn a net income of more than 100,000 spirit stones every year.

If calculated based on reserves, Baihe Island is worth billions of spirit stones.

If the extraction technology advances in the future, the extraction of Linghai gold sand alone will be enough to support more than a thousand monks of the Wei family.

Chen Xuan was slightly moved by what he heard.

The alliance of the three parties can indeed enhance their influence and deter other forces of cultivation.

The Zhang family's swordsmanship was astonishing, so that was all.

The Wei family's weapon-refining skills should not be underestimated.

It will be of great use in his future plans.

But then again.

If the three companies form an alliance.

He must be responsible for the safety of the Wei and Zhang families.

When the two families were attacked, they stood up.

This conflicts with his philosophy of development.

Chen Xuan sent the two family heads away on the grounds that he needed some time to consider.

This is a big deal, and you can never be too careful.

Next, Chen Xuan began to collect information on the various cultivation forces in Yu State, Lu State and Dongshan Islands.

Afterwards, a family meeting was held.

This was also the first time that the Chen family held a large-scale family meeting.

Zhou Shiren, Su Zhengming, Jiang Liguang, Wang Fugui, Li Pingan, Zhang Haibin, and Yu Xiaohu, as family elders, were all present.

Seven people, each with their own responsibilities, were responsible for matters such as weapons, elixirs, planting, weapons, and fishing, forming the prototype of the Chen family's non-surname elders group.

Yu Dahu was also given the honorary title of family elder, but he was not allowed to be in charge of affairs and did not have to attend meetings.

Relatively speaking, Yu Xiaohu is more suitable for management matters.

Yu Dahu's personality is such that he can only be served, and he is not suitable to be a leader with real power.

The seven elders each briefly reported on their respective work, and Chen Xuan made decisions one by one to promote the development of the Chen family.

At the meeting, Chen Xuan informed Baihe Island and Tianjian Island about the upcoming alliance and arranged various matters after the alliance.

Next, Chen Xuan was invited to visit Baihe Island again.

The Wei family welcomed Chen Xuan very much. The ancestor of the Wei family personally came to greet him and took Chen Xuan on a tour of the island.

Even the Linghai gold sand mine, which was kept secret from the outside world, was taken to Chen Xuan for a visit.

Chen Xuan knew clearly that this was a clear signal to him that Baihe Island was rich in resources and worth defending.

Among the three islands, Baihe Island is the most valuable and the most vulnerable to attack.

The Wei family is quite good in terms of low-end combat power, and they are all armed with strong shields and sharp swords.

However, there are only three people who have established their foundation, and they are weapon refiners, so they are seriously lacking in high-end combat power.

In the past, they could rely on the prestige of the Seven Sects of Song to intimidate other cultivation forces.

Now the Seven Sects of Song State have lost all their prestige in the Dongshan Islands. Because they are worried about the Liang State Demon Sect and afraid of fighting on two fronts, they dare not intervene directly.

This makes the situation on Baihe Island complicated.

If a war breaks out, they will most likely be the first to be hit.

Chen Xuan personally had a secret conversation with the ancestor of the Wei family.

The Wei family is quite sincere.

As long as Baihe Island can be preserved, everything else can be discussed.

The two sides expressed their intention to form an alliance.

Afterwards, Chen Xuan and the head of the Wei family went to Tianjian Island together.

At this point, there is basically no problem with the Three Islands Alliance.

All that is left is for the three powerful figures to meet and finalize the details of the alliance.

Upon hearing that Chen Xuan and Patriarch Wei were coming, the Zhang family of Tianjian Island also gave them a grand reception.

The Zhang family's ancestor, the Zhang family head, and two foundation-building sword cultivators all went out to personally greet them on the beach on the island.

As soon as Chen Xuan arrived at Tianjian Island, he felt an extremely powerful spiritual sense sweeping across his entire body. It was as if he was naked and had been seen thoroughly.

I was slightly shocked.

Such a powerful spiritual consciousness must be from the Zhang family's ancestor who is in the late foundation building stage.

As expected of the most powerful sword cultivator among the cultivators of the same level, Chen Xuan secretly compared and found that the ancestor of the Zhang family had the strongest spiritual awareness in the Dongshan Islands, three points stronger than him, the ancestor of the Pan family, and the head of the Yu family.

Even the ancestor of the Yu family would not be a match for the ancestor of the Zhang family without the help of a spirit beast.

The higher the realm of the cultivator and the stronger his strength, the more accidental the outcome of the battle becomes.

Many times, when you are defeated but not injured, or injured but not dead, you can strike back and the outcome of life or death is unpredictable.

Therefore, high-level cultivators will not fight for their lives with cultivators of the same level unless it is absolutely necessary.

Even if you can win, there is no guarantee of killing the enemy with one blow.

If the opponent fights desperately, even at the cost of his own foundation, a desperate counterattack may result in both sides suffering losses, or even a victory over the opponent.

Therefore, the ancestor of the Pan family, the head of the Yu family and others, who were clearly in the late stage of foundation building, did not dare to take action when facing Chen Xuan because they were not sure of killing him. They could only persuade him with words.

If they were really sure that they could kill him directly, they would not bother to talk so much nonsense with Chen Xuan and would have already started the attack with thundering force.

At this time, Chen Xuan had made up his mind to form an alliance of three islands, each taking advantage of their strengths and growing bigger and stronger together.

When following the Zhang family to the banquet, Chen Xuan suddenly sensed a familiar aura among the crowd of Tianjian Islanders, which made him slightly startled.

(End of this chapter)