Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 179: Besieging the Ming Cult and Causing Chaos in the World
"Zhu Wusi's Da Huan Dan has caused me a lot of trouble."

Zhou Ming couldn't help but frown: "If Gui Hai Yi Dao breaks through to the Grandmaster level, then I'm afraid the assessment I designed earlier will have to be made more difficult."

"Ok?"

A question mark popped up in Xiao Ai's head. "The purpose of setting up this test is to experiment with Gui Hai Yi Dao and gain a method to resist the evil intent of the Xuan Yin Twelve Swords. But now Zhu Wu Si has already used the Xin Lian method. Although it is not perfect, it is enough to resist the Xuan Yin Twelve Swords. Why is the test still needed?"

She was right.

The purpose of Zhou Ming setting up this assessment is to be able to counter the method of the Twelve Swords of Xuanyin.

However, he did not expect to get this gold coin from Gui Hai Yidao.

His original target was Zhu Wusi, who was behind Gui Hai Yidao.

But who would have thought that Zhu Wusi already had this gold coin on him, and it exploded directly.

As a result, many subsequent actions become somewhat useless.

Zhou Ming shook his head and said, "I have already informed Gui Hai Yidao and the other seven reserve members about the assessment, and the organization does need to select one of these reserve members to become a full member, so as to reassure the other reserve members.

Even though the official member position has been confirmed to be Gui Hai Yi Dao, this process still needs to be followed."

Xiao Ai nodded, indicating that she understood, and then asked, "Gui Hai Yidao broke through to Grandmaster level, so completing the assessment should be even easier. Why do you say it's troublesome?"

Zhou Mingdao said, "The organization's assessment should give people the feeling of a difficult breakthrough. If it is easily passed, doesn't it mean that the status of a formal member of the organization is worthless?"

Well... although in reality, it is indeed not worth much.

If Gui Hai Yidao and the other seven reserve members were not undercover agents sent by various forces, there would not even be this assessment. Zhou Ming could directly give two or three of them official membership.

But since you are undercover...I'm sorry.

There is a term called the sinking ship effect. The more you invest, the more reluctant you are to leave.

The more these undercover agents and the forces behind them pay, the more determined they will be to serve the organization.

"Xiao Ai, continue to collect the spiritual secrets of other schools and sects to see if you can make up for the shortcomings of this Heart Lotus Method."

"Yes."

"Also, how did you deal with the Mingjiao incident?"

Now in the southern part of Ming Dynasty, the Giant Whale Gang is fighting fiercely with various forces, but it has a great advantage. It is estimated that before the New Year, it will be able to completely resolve the situation and firmly sit on the position of overlord in the south.

But in the southwest, both the Sky Eagle Cult and the Ming Cult are troublesome.

Fortunately, Gongsun Da Niang sent over a brief plan.

This plan, called "Returning to the Origin" and "A substitute for a dead person", was planned by Yin Susu.

Simply put, it means letting the Sky Eagle Cult return to the Ming Cult and take control of the Ming Cult, and then leading the entire Ming Cult and the Sky Eagle Cult's forces to submit to the organization.

This can be regarded as a balance that Yin Susu is seeking between her stubborn father and the organization.

As long as the plan can proceed smoothly and the organization's goal can be achieved, Yin Tianzheng can survive.

After seeing this plan, Zhou Ming added a little more.

This is the matter he has now handed over to Ai to deal with.

The six major sects besieged Guangmingding!
Of course, this is just a tentative plan. Whether it will be six major sects, five major sects, or seven or eight major sects depends mainly on the apparent executor of the plan - Master Miejue of Emei!
Nun Miejue had a deep hatred for the Ming Cult. Her elder brother was killed by Xie Xun, and her senior brother Gu Hongzi died because of Yang Xiao of the Ming Cult.

In order to avenge her senior brother, she has always wanted to destroy the Ming Cult and eliminate Yang Xiao.

But she did not find much support in the Emei Sect for this matter.

Although the Emei Sect is a single sect externally, it has many factions internally, which can be generally divided into Buddhism and Taoism.

Dugu Yihe is the abbot of the Taoist Xuanzhen Temple.

And Master Miejue is the abbot of Fengling Temple of Buddhism.

However, her senior brother Gu Hongzi is a Taoist priest.

Nun Miejue wanted to take revenge on the Ming Cult in order to avenge her brother and senior brother, but the people in Emei naturally would not agree, after all, this was a personal grudge.

Besides, how can I avenge Gu Hongzi, a Taoist priest?
What do you think?
Even the Buddhist sect, which has a relatively good relationship with Master Miejue, is like this, let alone the Taoist sect.

So, Master Miejue had to go out to seek external help.

For many years, he has been trying to persuade several other sects to join him in attacking the Ming Cult.

The most important target is Wudang.

Firstly, Master Zhang of Wudang and her master have a long history, and secondly, Wudang has a special status, so once it takes action, there will definitely be many people responding.

But Wudang never agreed.

After all, the background of the Ming Cult in the Ming Dynasty is very special.

But things have taken a turn for the better recently.

Because after Zhou Ming made this plan, he asked Xiao Ai to find Cheng Kun, the Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand, who was hiding inside Shaolin.

Cheng Kun has a deep hatred for Yang Dingtian, the former leader of the Ming Cult, because his childhood sweetheart did not choose him in the end, but married Yang Dingtian instead.

Later, he had an affair with his junior sister, and was discovered by Yang Dingtian. Yang Dingtian was practicing martial arts at the time, and in a fit of rage he went insane and died. The junior sister also committed suicide out of guilt.

Cheng Kun therefore hated the Ming Cult and wanted to destroy it.

In the original plot, he defected to the Yuan Dynasty court and planned countless conspiracies.

The siege of Guangmingding by the six major sects was apparently planned by Nun Miejue, but secretly it was the work of Cheng Kun.

But in this world, he couldn't take this path, so he secretly hid in Shaolin Temple and kept thinking of a way.

Xiao Ai gave Cheng Kun some secret advice and led him back on this path.

He persuaded the senior officials of Shaolin Temple by saying "eliminating demons and enhancing the reputation of Shaolin".

After all, before this, Shaolin Temple had always been the leader in the martial arts world, but since the emergence of Wudang, its reputation has firmly surpassed Shaolin Temple.

If nothing is done, Shaolin will probably be forgotten in the martial arts world.

The top leaders of Shaolin Temple have long wanted to do something to boost Shaolin's prestige.

It was precisely because of this that Cheng Kun was able to successfully persuade the top management of Shaolin Temple.

Shaolin therefore reached an agreement with Master Miejue, and both sides jointly issued a statement.

Although Shaolin's reputation has declined in recent years, it is still not weak.

Nun Miejue also bears the name of Emei.

In response to their call, the Kunlun, Kongtong and Huashan sects also responded.

Because they were known for slaying demons and eliminating evil, Wudang, as the current leader of the martial arts world, naturally could not just sit there and watch, so they joined in.

Finally, the grand scene of the six major sects besieging Guangmingding was formed again!
In addition, there are various forces expressing support.

But it is limited to support.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is very lively now.

The Giant Whale Gang in the south went to war with various major forces.

In the north, the fighting between various forces was also a mess.

It would be fine if they were fighting against the Central Plains forces, but they chose to deal with the Ming Cult.

Where is the Ming Cult?

That is on the southwest border line. If you run further west, you will reach the Tang Dynasty.

It’s so far away, which force can spare some manpower?
In this situation, it would be considered good if other forces could show up and say a few words of support.

If you draw a cross in the middle of the entire Ming Dynasty, it will be divided into four regions: northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest.

It can be seen that the chaos in the Northeast and Southeast regions continues.

As the six major sects besieged Guangmingding, the southwest was about to fall into chaos.

Only the northwest was still somewhat peaceful. The reason I said "barely" was because this area had never been very stable. To the north lay the Western Demon Cult and the Yuan Kingdom, while to the west lay the proximity of Central China. Therefore, it had not been peaceful for many years.

But now compared with the other three parties, it seems stable.

The situation at the time was truly surprising.

But if you look deeper into the reasons, you will be even more surprised to find that these three places seem to have become chaotic because of Zhou Ming.

Let’s talk about the portable space.

Xiao Ai explained the latest progress of the plan to Zhou Ming: "...Right now, the Ming Cult has called on all Ming Cult forces to return to Bright Summit to fight. The Sky Eagle Cult has taken the lead and is ready to depart. Everything is proceeding according to plan.

but……"

"But what?"

"Brother~" Xiao Ai suddenly held Zhou Ming's hand: "Xiao Ai is hungry!"

"Okay, okay, eat if you're hungry. I won't let you starve."

Zhou Ming said quickly, waving his hand to summon a perfect energy.

Xiao Ai's usually expressionless face finally revealed a hint of joy, and she took the initiative to rush forward and swallowed the perfect energy.

Zhou Ming looked at it and couldn't help but smile.

But as I laughed, I started to feel a little worried.

As mentioned earlier, the only energy source suitable for this supercomputer from the future is perfect energy.

Even after being enlightened and deified, Xiao Ai's nature was not changed.

After Xiao Ai took over the hundreds of millions of marks from Zhou Ming, it was natural that energy would be consumed during its daily operation.

At present, Xiao Ai needs to replenish her perfect energy every five days.

Zhou Ming can produce a perfect energy every day, so he can still hold on for now.

But in the future, as the marks spread more and more widely, Xiao Ai will need to take over more and more marks, and her daily energy consumption will naturally increase accordingly.

Maybe one day, it will grow to the point where you can read one every day.

"We can't always rely on perfect energy. We also need to cultivate Ai's ability to absorb other energies and operate them..."

Thinking this, Zhou Ming called Xiao Ai to his side.

"Xiao Ai, have you learned the Xiao Wuxiang Gong that I taught you before?"

"Learned."

"Then I will teach you another martial art called Bei Ming Divine Art..."

In fact, in Xiao Ai's situation, the power-absorbing technique is the best choice.

After all, it is just a form of energy consumption. Regardless of the realm, the skill with the highest absorption rate is naturally the most suitable.

But this technique is only mastered by Gu Santong and Zhu Wusi.

Gu Santong did not pass down this martial art before he died.

And Zhu Wusi would never let anyone know that he had mastered this martial art.

As for the energy-absorbing technique that Liu Xi learned, it was a fragment of Zhu Wusi's martial arts.

So for the time being, Zhou Ming really couldn't get the energy-absorbing technique.

Qijue Hall.

Gui Hai Yidao was also quite excited when he received Zhu Wusi's letter.

After finishing reading the Heart Lotus Method and making sure he knew it by heart, he lit the letter and burned it.

"Someone, please invite the deputy hall master."

Yi Xin arrived quickly: "Master!"

"I'm going to retreat and try to break through to the Grandmaster realm. The Seven Absolutes Hall will shrink its power. No matter who comes to provoke us, we must defend ourselves and never take the initiative to attack!"

"Yes! I will definitely protect everything for you until you come out of seclusion!"

After giving instructions for the trivial matters, Gui Hai Yidao immediately went into a secret room for retreat.

"Obsession..."

Gui Hai Yidao pondered.

His greatest obsession is the mystery of his father's death. He has practiced martial arts for many years and is even willing to practice the ruthless and unrighteous sword Jueqing Zhan, just to find the truth and avenge his father.

Do you want to transform this obsession into a heart lotus seed?
Just as Gui Hai Yidao was about to do so, Shangguan Haitang's face suddenly appeared in his mind.

Moon Shadow Gate.

Although the two masters who founded the sect are still alive, the position of sect leader was passed to their sons several years ago.

The two masters entered the Elders' Pavilion.

Except for some elders who habitually call him the old sect master, others generally call him Elder Qi or Elder Su.

Forest City.

It is just a small city in the north, with neither a unified force nor a famous name.

Just recently, as the only buffer point between the Yueying Sect and the Qijuetang forces, it received a wave of attention.

But a few days ago, this city was also captured by the Yueying Sect.

"Everyone!"

Elder Qi sat in the main seat and asked, "Do you have any good strategy to take down the Qi Jue Hall?"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

An old man quickly stood up and said, "Old Sect Master, absolutely not! Our Yueying Sect has expanded rapidly in the past six months, occupying several cities in succession and subjugating the underworld forces in dozens of towns. We are already seriously short of manpower.

Even the current Lin City might not be taken down if the two elders were not in charge, let alone the famous Qi Jue Hall?
I suggest that we temporarily halt our offensive and thoroughly absorb these forces and territories before making other plans!"

"Yes!"

"Elder Qi, we really don't have any extra manpower."

"We've just taken over Lin City, so why rush?"

Everyone spoke up, with a hint of resentment in their words.

The two elders looked at each other, and there was a hint of helplessness in their eyes.

In recent months, the Moon Shadow Sect has expanded rapidly because their son is now a candidate member of that mysterious organization.

But in addition to this, they have another hidden identity, that is, they are spies supported by the Yuan Dynasty and joined a mysterious organization.

Between these two forces, Yueyingmen has no right to choose at all.

Not long ago, a mysterious organization suddenly announced that it would promote a formal member.

And their son is one of the candidates for promotion.

After receiving the news, the Yuan Kingdom issued a death order, requiring them to pass the assessment and become official members.

However, there is currently no clear information on the form of this organization's so-called assessment.

What if it’s a test of personal strength?

Although their son has reached the innate realm, he is not that strong in terms of strength.

Therefore, for the sake of their son, the two took action personally to eliminate some people who might be other reserve members.

Yi Jue of Qi Jue Hall is highly suspicious.

Elder Su thought for a moment and said, "Everyone, I know that now is not a good time to annex the Qi Jue Hall, but the Qi Jue Hall Master, Yi Jue, is so young, but he has already reached the Xiantian Perfection Realm. He may be able to break through to the Grandmaster level at any time. He is a considerable threat!"

(End of this chapter)