Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 230 Please enter the urn
Talwa's eyes flickered. He had been a casual cultivator on the Muhe Grassland, having only broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage a few years prior. Many forces had offered him opportunities over the years, but he was used to his freedom and didn't want to be ordered around, or to fiddle with people's faces, let alone work for them. Therefore, he rejected the olive branches offered by the larger forces.

He wanted to find a second-level spiritual vein and take it for himself. This way, he wouldn't have to look at other people's faces and could still meet his needs for cultivation.

But second-level spirit veins are not so easy to find. All of them are already owned by forces that he cannot afford to offend.

Even if there is a second-level spiritual vein occupied by a small force, it is guarded by a powerful mountain protection formation, and it is impossible for him to break through it alone.

His progress in cultivation has stagnated over the years, and he is in urgent need of a training room that can meet his needs. He had originally planned to accept the invitation of one of the forces and join as a guest elder.

Unexpectedly, he received news from the Black Wolf Gang at this time, saying that they had a way to obtain a second-level spiritual vein and needed his help.

The Black Wolf Gang is a group of forces entrenched in Far East Town. Because their flag is a black wolf, people call them the Black Wolf Gang.

There are only more than fifty of them, all of whom are Qi-refining cultivators, occupying several resource-rich areas.

If he cooperated with them, he naturally wouldn't have to worry about being robbed, and he would also be able to take a dominant position. Therefore, as soon as he received the news, he rushed over immediately.

However, they didn't expect that the second-level spiritual vein mentioned by the Black Wolf Gang was actually the territory of the Tianshan Sect, and it was proposed by someone from the Tianshan Sect themselves.

He didn't know much about the Tianshan Sect. He only heard that it had a close relationship with the Beast Taming Sect.

"I heard that the Tianshan Sect and the Beast Taming Sect have a special relationship? If we take over Tianshan, will the Beast Taming Sect take action?" After a moment of silence, Talwa expressed his concerns.

"As long as we get rid of Song Xian, the head of the Hunyuan Sect, Hermes and his men will be in charge of Tianshan. As for the Beastmaster Sect, don't worry. Tianshan will still serve them, but they will just have a new leader. Hermes has prepared a sincere plan. Once we take Tianshan, we will go and talk to Jiang Feng, the head of Bianxi City. Then we will invite you to join us as a guest elder."

.........

Dark clouds covered the moon and it rained heavily.

In the dim mountain forest, a group of monks were moving quietly. They were the members of the Black Wolf Gang.

"Fellow Daoist Hermes, are you sure that the Tianshan Sect's formation is complete?" The leader of the Black Wolf Gang confirmed with him again.

"Don't worry! I won't joke with my life. We've already made some adjustments to the formation. And you haven't noticed, we're almost at the mountain gate, and there's nothing unusual going on. Normally, with so many of us traveling this far, we would have been discovered by the sentries hiding in the dark, because the hidden guards in this direction have all been replaced by our people."

"When did you guys agree to start?"

"Wait a little longer. We agreed to wait until midnight. At that time, our people inside will give the signal. When the signal comes, we will rush in together."

The heavy rain kept coming down, making the leaves in the dense forest rustle. Everyone hid in the depths of the forest. As time passed, the moon was already at its highest point in the sky.

Suddenly, a burst of fire shot up into the sky from the main peak of Tianshan Mountain in the distance. Various lights flickered in the air, and faint shouts were heard in the distance.

"They have already started, let's go and support them." Hermes shouted excitedly.

"Brothers, go ahead." The leader of the Black Wolf Gang shouted loudly.

Everyone rushed towards that place.

"Senior Talwa, you will need to keep an eye on Song Xian, the head of the Hunyuan Sect. You must eliminate him here. If you let him go, there will be endless trouble. Once he's dead, the others will be leaderless. If we raise our arms and call for action, the situation will be settled. Even if there are a few stubborn resistances, they are nothing to worry about."

As we got closer to the mountain gate, we could see monks from both sides fighting inside. The lights of various magical weapons and spells intertwined, and shouts of killing rang out.

"Brothers, follow me quickly. If we take Tianshan, we won't have to worry anymore in the future." The leader of the Black Wolf Gang took the lead and led everyone forward bravely.

Talwar followed the crowd slowly.

Just as everyone rushed to the top of the mountain, suddenly, several brilliant rays of light shot up into the sky, followed by auspicious clouds rising, covering an area of ​​a thousand feet in radius.

Everyone in the Black Wolf Gang was stunned when they saw this scene.

"What's going on? Hermes, didn't you say that the internal formation has been tampered with by you?" The leader of the Black Wolf Gang was a little panicked and immediately turned to look at Hermes beside him.

"I...I don't know either." Seeing the formation activated, Hermes also panicked: "Our second-in-command told me so."

Before he finished speaking, the shouting and screaming on the top of the mountain suddenly stopped. It was quiet in an instant, and the scene of the collision of magic weapons and spells and the interweaving of light also disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, the auspicious clouds covering the sky above everyone began to emit bursts of thunder.

"Damn it, we've been fooled, brothers, let's retreat quickly." The leader of the Black Wolf Gang shouted hysterically and immediately ran behind him, but it was too late.

I saw huge bolts of lightning roaring down like dragons and snakes, swallowing up everyone.

On the top of the mountain, Song Xian looked at the miserable appearance of the people below and sneered.

The scenes of chaos at the mountain gate just now were all arranged by him in advance to lure the enemy into a trap.

He had known for a long time that the Black Wolf Gang would attack the mountain gate tonight. As for how he knew it, it was of course from Mod Zhenhan, the organizer of this conspiracy.

When he was pushing for a series of changes in the mountain sect, Modzhenhan strongly opposed it more than once, because these personnel changes greatly infringed on his interests. Not only did they break up and reorganize the core personnel under him, but they also gave some important positions to the disciples of Hunyuan Sect, which originally belonged to Modzhenhan's subordinates.

He also knew the resentment in his heart, so he was always on guard against his retaliation.

For a period of time before, Mod Zhenhan did nothing except complain and grumble, so Song Xian didn't do anything to him.

But in secret, he ordered the intelligence team to monitor Mod Zhenhan's movements and the people he had contacted for 12 hours a day, and investigate his every move. Sure enough, they discovered something unusual at the end of last year.

One of Mod Zhenhan's confidants, Hermes, frequently went in and out of the mountain gate. After investigation by the intelligence team, it was discovered that he had repeatedly contacted the Black Wolf Gang in Far East Town.

Moreover, in recent times, Modzhenhan has behaved differently than before and has been very calm.

After Song Xian received the news, he immediately increased the surveillance on Modzhenhan and Hermes. He also discovered that Modzhenhan frequently had private conversations with his former confidants, and some of the people he contacted were secretly approaching the sect's formation, while others were trying to infiltrate the Tianshan secret team.

At this point, Song Xian was certain that Mod Zhenhan had a big conspiracy, but he did not act in a hurry. Instead, he pretended to know nothing and cooperated with them cleverly, allowing Mod Zhenhan's confidants to enter the formation defense and the mountain gate guards.

Finally, he found evidence that the confidants sent by Mod Zhenhan to guard the formation were secretly tampering with the formation, so he decisively and secretly arrested these people. At the same time, he summoned Mod Zhenhan to his side in the name of inspecting the Ziwuling inspection area and took him out, and captured him halfway.

Faced with irrefutable evidence, Modzhenhan revealed the entire plan in order to avoid torture.

Song Xian then took advantage of the situation and ordered his men to stage this drama, luring these Black Wolf Gang monks into the formation and capturing them all in one fell swoop.

Of course, he could also choose to make Modzhenhan's conspiracy public. In this way, the Black Wolf Gang would know that their plan had been exposed and would not attack again.

But Song Xian wanted to give these people a head-on blow, to tell those who coveted Tianshan that he was not to be trifled with. If anyone still wanted to take over Tianshan and wanted to take advantage of the internal conflicts of Tianshan to cooperate with the outside, think about the fate of the Black Wolf Gang first.

Inside the formation, rumbling thunder continued to fall, and the screams and wails of the Black Wolf Gang monks shook the sky.

Among the crowd, there was a beam of light that was escaping quickly, its body wrapped in a green shield. The lightning that hit it was like a drop in the ocean, and there was no movement at all.

This person was none other than the foundation-building monk Talwa. He quickly rushed out of the range of the formation and, without caring about the remaining Black Wolf Gang monks, he fled away in a flash of light.

Seeing him walking away, Song Xian frowned slightly. This man was really a nuisance. He wondered if he would hold a grudge against him because of this. Being targeted by a Foundation Establishment cultivator was not a good thing. He had to be extra careful when going out in the future.

The mountain gate's protective formation was a second-tier, mid-grade formation. It wasn't easy for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to break through it independently, but it was also extremely difficult to detain a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Unless the Foundation Establishment cultivator was determined to fight the formation to the death, escaping from it would be relatively easy.

"Brother Zixiang, let's do it!" Song Xian signaled with his eyes.

"Follow me." Lin Zixiang responded and led a group of monks into the mountain.

The Black Wolf Gang monks were completely defeated under the attack of the formation restrictions, and many were killed or injured. Lin Zixiang led the crowd and killed all the Black Wolf Gang members like a tiger descending from the mountain. The battle was over in a short time.

Only a few members of the Black Wolf Gang escaped, and countless others were killed or injured.

…………

The next day, the sun was shining brightly. At noon, the flat and wide mountain foot was surrounded by layer upon layer of monks inside and outside.

"In March of the 170th year of the Dao calendar, the Sanjia Sect agreed to investigate the crime of treason."

"The former second-in-command of the Mountain Sect, Mo Dezhenhan, and his men have been acting recklessly and harboring ulterior motives. They have colluded with foreign enemies and plotted rebellion. They vainly attempted to bring in the Black Wolf Gang to overthrow the Mountain Sect. After extensive investigation, the evidence is irrefutable and beyond doubt."

"Now, according to the rules of the mountain gate, he is sentenced to death, to correct the rules of the gate and warn future generations."

"The execution is now public, to serve as a warning to others."

Zhong Wenyuan sat at the desk and shouted sternly, "Behead him."

As soon as he finished speaking, several disciples of Hunyuan Sect raised their swords and beheaded Modzhenhan and his group.

As the head fell to the ground and blood splattered, the many monks watching were in an uproar. Some were silent, some sighed sadly, and some applauded.

Everyone's expression was different, but they all had one thing in common: this execution drama left a deep impression on everyone present, and everyone was terrified of Modzhenhan's fate.

Time flies, and several years pass in the blink of an eye.

After the Modzhenhan incident, Song Xian completely secured his position as the Lord of Tianshan. At least on the surface, no one dared to oppose him.

In addition, he distributed half of Tianshan's profits to everyone every year, which made his prestige among Tianshan monks even higher.

The lower-level monks actually don’t care who is the boss. They will naturally support whoever can bring them more benefits.

After Song Xian took over, he leased the Tianshan Resources territory to the disciples who were originally in charge of those territories, charging only a fixed fee.

In this way, there is less exploitation at all levels, and the profits obtained are much higher than before. The construction of the Sunset Ridge and Ziwu Ridge inspection areas has been completed, and the annual tax revenue from the caravans traveling back and forth is another huge amount. In addition, the Tianshan Sect also resells cultivation items.

In recent years, the annual income has reached more than 200,000 spirit stones, with the main income coming from caravan taxes. It is simply a treasure trove.

Since the abolition of the pass regulations, there have been more and more caravans traveling back and forth, which has resulted in more taxes being collected by the inspection area.

Song Xian also ordered the construction of tall city walls on both sides of the inspection area, connecting to the end of the rivers on both sides of Bianxi City. The two city walls, several miles long, stretched endlessly from north to south, completely blocking the way.

This is to prevent caravans from bypassing the inspection area. In the past, there were always caravans that took chances and sneaked around. Some would be discovered by the patrol team, while others would successfully escape.

After the construction of these two city walls, it became difficult for caravans to sneak around them.

It is of course easy for a monk to cross a wall that is several meters high, but it is very difficult for a caravan to cross it.

Unless they take the water route, the water route is winding and not only is the journey longer, but the speed of the boat is far slower than that of the camel, and the time cost is far higher than the 10% tax paid.

.........

In the dim training room, Song Xian was sitting with his eyes closed to practice. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly opened his eyes, and the spiritual power in his body surged out from the Linghai acupoint like a tide, flowing along the meridians in his body.

A hint of joy flashed across his face, his cultivation had successfully broken through the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Under the inner observation of the Eye of True Observation, his spiritual energy broke through to eighty-five points.

The spiritual power in the body circulated uncontrollably for several circles before returning to the Linghai acupoint.

This breakthrough in cultivation was within expectations, so Song Xian quickly suppressed his joy, calmed his mind, regained his concentration, and continued to practice.

It was not until nightfall, when he felt hungry, that he got up and left the practice room.

Now that all the sect's affairs are on track, he doesn't need to worry too much, so he either practices or refines talismans and exercises every day.

After returning to the mansion, the housekeeper came to report that Zhang Ningyuan wanted to see him.

Song Xian then came to the hall.

"Master." Seeing him coming in from outside, Zhang Ningyuan stood up and saluted.

"Are you coming back alone? Where is Senior Brother Zixiang? How was the selection competition?" Song Xian went straight to the main seat and sat down.

A few days ago, George Lam went to participate in the foundation-building selection competition again, and Zhang Ningyuan and others followed him. This time, Song Xian did not go to watch.

The Hunyuan Sect today is no longer the same as before. Before, there were only dozens of disciples and the scale of the industry was not very large. Now after occupying Tianshan, including the monks of Tianshan School, the entire sect has more than 200 people, and its industries have also expanded a lot.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is now a well-known figure in Bianxi City. In addition, there are many people who are secretly wary of him. The last time Mod Zhenhan intended to seize Tianshan, he sought help from a foundation-building cultivator.

Who knows if someone is secretly watching him, so as the sect leader, he will not go out easily to prevent someone from finding him and taking advantage of him.
Zhang Ningyuan sighed, "Senior Brother Lin lost to a disciple from the Luoyun Sect during the competition and unfortunately was eliminated. After the defeat, Senior Brother Lin remained silent, seemingly devastated. After we returned to the mountain gate, Senior Brother Lin went straight back to his residence."

(End of this chapter)