Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 309 Be prepared
In the majestic and spacious meeting hall of Tianshan Mountain, Song Xian and several core members of the sect gathered together.

Yesterday, he was summoned to Qiyuan Mountain by Jiang Feng and asked to send cultivators to participate in the encirclement and suppression of Fengxing Sect.

As early as when Fengxing Sect recalled Xijiang County to recruit disciples, he had thought that this day would come.

Especially when everyone heard that the Fengxing Sect had formed the Anyuan City Independence Alliance, basically everyone could foresee this result. The Beastmaster Sect was unlikely to sit idly by. Otherwise, if the sects in other cities followed suit, the entire Xijiang County would be completely out of control.

"The Beast Taming Sect requires us to send at least fifty conscripted disciples to Anyuan City to participate in the war. I have decided to lead the team myself. I will order the Tianshan Camp to select twenty disciples, the Hunyuan Camp to select fifteen disciples, and the Guard Camp to select fifteen disciples to go with me." Song Xian sat in the main seat and announced the order in an unquestionable firm tone.

Several people were surprised to hear that he would personally participate in the call-up.

"Regarding the Sect Master's wish to personally lead the team to Anyuan City, I think it's better to take a long-term view. The situation is chaotic now, and the sect still needs you to be in charge. If something unexpected happens, the consequences will be disastrous." Zhong Wenyuan raised an objection. Now in the sect, he was the only one who dared to directly object and question after Song Xian issued the order.

Song Xian waved his hand. "This conscription is different from participating in the war in Xijiang County. Jiang Feng has clearly stated that all resources and territories captured in Anyuan City will belong to the participating sects, and each team can maintain its independent organization."

"In other words, we are not going to encircle and suppress Fengxing Sect, but to Anyuan City to seize its resources and territory, so I decided to lead the team there myself. Fengxing Sect is not Yunxuan Sect, and there are no Jindan cultivators in charge, so there is nothing to worry about."

"But Anyuan City is thousands of miles away. Even if we take over a few resource-rich territories, it will be difficult to defend them. Besides, the sect's finances are not in short supply. I still think it is unnecessary for the sect leader to take the risk himself." Zhong Wenyuan's temperament has changed since his failure in building his foundation. He has become a little stubborn.

In the past, he would not openly contradict Song Xian again and again during such meetings. At most, he would give him some suggestions after the meeting.

"I've already considered this. Anyuan City's resource area is indeed inconvenient for us to defend. Once we take it, we can exchange it with Luoyun Sect. At most, we can get a discount. For example, we can exchange a first-grade, high-quality resource area for a piece of first-grade, mid-quality resource area in Bianxi City, or we can directly mortgage it to Luoyun Sect."

"The reason I'm going there in person is, on the one hand, to take care of the disciples who are going there, and on the other hand, to ensure that the gains of the sect are not taken away by other sects. During this attack on Anyuan City, the sects in each city will send cultivators to help."

"If I hadn't been there personally when the division of resources and jurisdiction was being finalized, other major factions might have forcibly seized the benefits that should have belonged to us."

"I have made up my mind about this matter. There is no need to say more."

"Brother Wenyuan, I leave the sect's affairs to you. If anything comes up, please send someone to Anyuan City to contact me."

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A few days later, outside Qiyuan Mountain in Bianxi City, the recruited disciples of various sects had gathered. Among them, there were about 150 disciples from Luoyun Sect, about 100 cultivators from Kong Family, 50 cultivators from Hunyuan Sect, and a total of 200 people from other sects, which together formed a team of 500 people.

Following Jiang Feng's order, everyone jumped onto the spirit ship and headed south.

The spirit ship carrying the cultivators from Bianxi City crossed mountains and lakes for more than a day before finally meeting up with the Beast Taming Sect's main force.

In the cabin of the spirit ship, several important figures who came to support from Bianxi City gathered in one room. In addition to Song Xian, there were two foundation-building cultivators from Luoyun Sect, Jin Yuanxing and Xie Quan, Kong Zhenqing from the Kong family, and Jiang Feng.

It can be seen that everyone attaches great importance to the attack on Anyuan City, and the scale of the attack is even greater than that of the troops recruited by Xijiang County.

This is because everyone knows that the disciples sent to Xijiang County were basically used as cannon fodder by the Beast Taming Sect, so only the Luoyun Sect sent a Foundation Establishment cultivator to lead the team, but he was eventually executed by the Beast Taming Sect for deserting the battlefield.

However, this attack on Anyuan City was to plunder territory, and the opponent's strength was far inferior to Yun Xuanzong's, which was relatively safe. It also involved the competition for resource jurisdiction, so a strong monk was needed to take charge in order to avoid losses. Therefore, each party sent important figures to lead the team.

Simply put, sending people to Xijiang County is equivalent to working for the Beastmaster Sect, while coming to Anyuan City is to gain benefits for oneself.

As for Jiang Feng, he also came along because he was worried that the Beast Taming Sect would not be able to control the situation, which would cause friction and conflict when competing for resources and territory. If he assigned some Qi Refining cultivators to go along, they would not take him seriously.

In order to prevent chaos, the Beast Taming Sect requires the leaders of each city to accompany the conscription team to restrain and supervise these people.

In the past few days, the conscription teams from various cities have all arrived. After receiving the Beastmaster Sect's promise to allocate resources and territory, the sects in various cities all rushed over like wolves smelling meat.

Inside the room, Jiang Feng pointed at the atlas of Anyuan City hanging on the wall. "Having learned that we were going to attack Anyuan City, the Fengxing Sect has already made preparations. Please look, the red areas on this map are the camps set up by the Fengxing Sect. Our task is to advance from the east and attack from here all the way to here. Once you capture a place, all its resources and territory will belong to you. We will not take a single cent."

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, could you let your sect's disciples stationed in Anyuan City secretly contact the monks guarding these camps? Perhaps some of them are willing to surrender, which would save us the effort of attacking them one by one." Jin Yuanxing said.

"Early when our sect ordered the attack on Anyuan City, in order to prevent Fengxing Sect from taking the initiative and being retaliated, all the disciples stationed in the city have left. Now, all the defenses of Anyuan City have actually been taken over by Yunxuan Sect."

"What, Yun Xuanzong?"

Several people were surprised to hear this. When they came, they had not heard that Yun Xuanzong had sent people to Anyuan City. No wonder the Beastmaster Sect was so generous and wanted to distribute all the captured resources and territories to the various sects participating in the battle. It turned out that they had known for a long time that Yun Xuanzong had supported Anyuan City, so they used this condition to tie other sects to their warships with benefits.

As a result, the various sects and Emperor Yun Xuanzong had a feud.

Jin Yuanxing and Xie Quan looked at each other, both of them had a hint of worry in their eyes, and Kong Zhenqing frowned slightly.

The three of them felt like they were being tricked. The problem wasn't that Yun Xuanzong helped Feng Xingzong defend Anyuan City, but that the Beast Taming Sect had concealed this matter beforehand. Wasn't this clearly a trick on them?

Among the few people, only Song Xian remained calm. When he heard that Yun Xuanzong had sent people to Anyuan City, he was slightly surprised, but that was all.

From the perspective of Hunyuan Sect, he had no choice but to be firmly tied to the Beastmaster Sect.

Other sects, such as Luoyun Sect and Kong Family, can jump between Yushou Sect and Yunxuan Sect. As long as they bet right, they will not be affected in any way.

The only exception is the Hunyuan Sect, because in the eyes of outsiders, the Hunyuan Sect was supported by the Beastmaster Sect, and Yun Xuanzong could not trust him.

There are only three possible outcomes for this battle: first, the Beastmaster Sect will ultimately win.

Second, it is said that Xuanzong won.

Third, the two sides held each other accountable and eventually reached a settlement.

If he jumped to Yun Xuanzong's side and the Beastmaster Sect finally won, the consequences would be self-evident. Throughout history, whether it was individuals or sects, what they hated most were traitors. Even if they used a conciliatory policy towards former enemies, they would never condone defection.

Even if Yun Xuanzong and the Beast Taming Sect finally reconciled, the Beast Taming Sect would definitely not keep him.

If Yun Xuanzong won, the consequences of the Hunyuan Sect's rebellion wouldn't be much better. Yun Xuanzong might welcome him during a stalemate with the Beastmaster Sect, but once they triumphed, he would definitely not favor him. As the saying goes, a new emperor chooses new ministers. Why would Yun Xuanzong use a force like him, one fostered by the Beastmaster Sect? It was just like Jiang Feng kicking out the former Tianshan leader after taking office.

Moreover, without the support of the Beast Taming Sect, other forces, such as the Luoyun Sect and the Kong Family, would certainly extend their reach to Tianshan. After all, anyone would be tempted by such a big piece of fat meat.

"I'm not hiding this from you on purpose. I just got the news from our sect's uncle Xu Ziming. After Feng Xingzong heard that our sect was going to deal with it, they secretly contacted Yun Xuanzong and asked them to send people to help defend Anyuan City. Before we arrived, Yun Xuanzong had already sent people to Anyuan City." Jiang Feng naturally saw the dissatisfaction of several people and began to explain.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, how many people did Yun Xuanzong send to support Feng Xingzong?" Kong Zhenqing asked with a gloomy face.

"We don't know how many people there are at the moment. According to our information, they only sent a small number of elite troops, not a large force, into the city."

Jin Yuanxing then asked, "Will they send a large number of troops to support us later? Maybe they are already on their way."

"Our sect has been closely monitoring the movements of Yun Xuanzong and the Murong family. So far, there has been no news of them sending a large number of cultivators to support them."

"With so many sects in Anyuan City, it's impossible for all of them to be on the same page with Fengxing Sect. The so-called Independence Alliance is nothing more than the product of Fengxing Sect's willful behavior. Other sects may not necessarily want to betray your sect. Can your sect send someone to contact them? Perhaps you can persuade some of them to rebel and disrupt the formation or provide other assistance during our critical moment of attack."

Jiang Feng replied expressionlessly, "Whether or not we can incite rebellion is not my responsibility, and I don't know the specifics. Anyway, Uncle Xu has already given us the task, and now we have to take over these places."

"According to our intelligence, among these camps, only Huangyuan Valley and Xuyue Mountain are the key defensive locations of Fengxing Sect. The other locations are not a concern, and the main offensive will be focused on these two locations."

"It is reported that both of these places are guarded by a second-grade superior formation. There are at least hundreds of cultivators inside, and there should be foundation-building cultivators in charge."

"I intend to first divide our forces into three groups, capture the other camps, converge on these two locations, and then concentrate our forces to capture these two locations."

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The sun is shining and the sky is clear.

In the east of Anyuan City, in front of the misty mountain, a spirit ship slowly approached from a distance.
The three big words "Beast Taming Sect" were flying on the flag at the bow. On the bow, Song Xian looked into the distance and saw the mountain in the distance. This was one of the Fengxing Sect's garrison camps and also his first target.

That place is called Huaxian Mountain, which was originally a first-grade top-grade spiritual farmland. After Fengxing Sect learned that the Beastmaster Sect had sent troops, they set up a large formation here, connecting it with several other formations to form a T-shaped defensive position.

There was another camp a few dozen miles away on the left side not far from here.

There is also a Fengxing Sect camp more than a hundred miles to the right rear, which can provide support at any time.

According to Jiang Feng's suggestion, the conscripted troops of Bianxi City were divided into three groups to attack, first defeating the other camps, and finally joining forces to attack the heavily defended Huangyuan Valley and Xuyue Mountain.

Song Xian led a part of his troops from the left wing, Kong Zhenqing led a part of his troops from the right wing, and Jin Yuanxing led a part of his troops from the center.

Each unit had only one hundred people, and Jiang Feng led a team of two hundred people to stay in the rear to support the blocked route.

The one hundred cultivators under Song Xian's command were all composed of forces from the border towns and villages. In addition to his fifty disciples from the Hunyuan Sect, there were also fifty cultivators from various forces including the Ding family, the Chen Mansion, the Tianyu Trading Company, etc.

Among the 500 cultivators recruited by Bianxi City this time, there are 150 cultivators from Luoyun Sect, 100 cultivators from Kong Family, and 50 cultivators from Hunyuan Sect.

There are fifty people from the forces of Bianxia and Bianshang towns, and one hundred and fifty people from other sects in Bianxi City.

Jiang Feng did not issue a call to all sects and forces. Weak forces like Qingyuan Sect, Luofeng Valley, Xuri Sect, and Shaxuanwu did not participate in this war. This was because their sects had very few monks, and they had already sent a lot of people to fight in Xijiang County during the last call. If they were called again, they would have no one to transfer.

"Senior Song, that's Huaxian Mountain." A disciple of the Beast Taming Sect stood beside him, pointing to the misty mountain in the distance. This was the disciple sent by Jiang Feng to contact and supervise the battle.

According to the information provided by Jiang Feng, a second-level low-grade formation was set up here, guarded by dozens of cultivators.

Song Xian's mission was to capture this camp and another Plum Blossom Valley camp located on the left, dozens of miles away.

According to them, more than a hundred miles away were the monks of Luoyun Sect led by Jin Yuanxing, and they also had two camps to attack.

The same is true for the Kong family monks led by Kong Zhenqing.

The three teams split into three groups and finally joined forces to encircle Huangyuan Valley and Xuyue Mountain.

The spirit boat gradually approached, and soon it arrived near Huaxian Mountain.

I saw golden auspicious clouds rising above the mountain, and crackling sounds came from within.

At Song Xian's command, everyone jumped off the spirit ship. At this moment, a cultivator from the Fengxing Sect stepped out from the formation on a flying magic weapon and asked loudly, "Who are you? Your sect is not from the Beast Taming Sect and has no grudges against us. Why are you invading our city?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Fengxing Sect has colluded with Yunxuan Sect and brought the monks from Anyuan City to betray our sect. If you are smart, surrender obediently to avoid losing your life." Before Song Xian could answer, the disciple of the Beast Taming Sect who was accompanying him shouted first.

"I am Song Xian from the Hunyuan Sect, and I have come here under the orders of the Beast Taming Sect. Our sect has no grudges against the Daoists from Anyuan City, nor do we wish to risk our lives in a life-or-death battle. Daoists within the formation, if you are willing to abandon it, I promise not to pursue you and will let you go."

Song Xian's words came out along with the spiritual power.

He said this to the cultivators in the formation. The people guarding inside were definitely not all disciples of Fengxing Sect. Most of them should be cultivators from other sects and forces in Anyuan City. These people would not be willing to work for Fengxing Sect. After hearing his words, if they were shaken in their hearts, they would not resist stubbornly when they attacked the formation.

This will make it easier to take down this formation and reduce casualties.

His goal was to capture these two camps, not to annihilate the monks inside. As long as he captured these two places, the mission would be completed, and all the resources in these two places would belong to the Hunyuan Sect.

As for other sects and forces that contributed, such as the Ding family and Tianyu Trading Company, they only sent out ten cultivators and have no qualifications to share the resource territory. Just give them some spirit stones when the time comes. At most, when the Beastmaster Sect makes a unified distribution, give them a piece of low-grade resource territory.

It is impossible for them to get a share of such high-quality spiritual fields.

(End of this chapter)