Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 329 Thunder on the Ground
Song Xian looked at Jiang Xuan and saw that he was pale with blood at the corner of his mouth. He must have suffered a loss in the fight with Kong Xiangyuan.

Kong Xiangyuan has only one spiritual root, but also has the innate ability of Vajra Body Protection, so his strength should not be underestimated.

Jiang Xuan was also at the initial stage of foundation building, so it was understandable that he was no match for his opponent in a one-on-one fight.

When Jiang Xuan saw him looking at him, his face turned slightly red. Originally, it was not too shameful that he did not kill Kong Xiangyuan, but with the comparison of Song Xian, he felt a little embarrassed.

Song Xian was just the headmaster of a remote small sect. In terms of cultivation, he was comparable to Kong Zhenxuan, but he killed Kong Zhenxuan alone.

As a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, his cultivation was slightly higher than Kong Xiangyuan's, but not only did he fail to kill Kong Xiangyuan, he also suffered a loss.

In such a comparison, it seemed that even the Beastmaster Sect had lost face.

Fortunately, Song Xian just glanced at him and then looked away without saying anything.

"The most urgent task is to stabilize the Luoyun Sect. As long as the Luoyun Sect does not move, Kong Xiangyuan alone will not be able to cause any trouble. Chief Jiang, I suggest you return to Bianxi City and take charge. It would be best if you can negotiate with the Luoyun Sect and ask them not to interfere."

Things have come to this point, and there is no turning back. If we make a wrong move, we will lose everything. Now is the most critical moment.

Although Kong Xiangyuan escaped, with his cultivation level and escape speed, it was impossible for him to return to Bianxi City faster than Jiang Feng. As long as he could get ahead of Kong Xiangyuan and win over Luoyun Sect, it would be fine.

"Okay, then I'll go back to Bianxi City first. Junior Brother Wu, you must help Hunyuan Sect take down the Kong family's mountain gate according to the plan. Success or failure depends on this one move. We must destroy the Kong family in one fell swoop."

A trace of hatred flashed in Jiang Feng's eyes. For this operation, he had painstakingly cultivated a spirit beast at the fourth level of foundation building for many years, but it was injured by the talisman. If he did not destroy the Kong family, he would not be able to eliminate the hatred in his heart.

"Brother Jiang, don't worry. I know what to do."

Several people rose up in the air. With Jiang Feng's cultivation in the late stage of foundation building, his speed was naturally faster than anyone else. After a short while, he had widened the gap with everyone else and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Song Xian said, "We don't have to go back to Bianxi City together. Fellow Daoist Wu, you have the highest cultivation level and your flight speed is a bit faster than ours. You can go to Bianxia Town Market before us and transfer the spirit ship to our sect's mountain gate. Once we return to the mountain gate, we can directly send people aboard the spirit ship and set off."

"Time is of the essence now. We must race against time with Kong Xiangyuan. It would be best if we could attack him before he returns to the Kong Family Mountain Gate. I will go with Fellow Daoist Xu, while Fellow Daoists Huang and Jiang will go directly to the Kong Family Mountain Gate to meet us."

Everyone's cultivation levels are uneven. Although Wu Zixu and Xu Yaoming are both in the middle stage of foundation building, Wu Zixu is a cultivator of the sixth level of foundation building, while Xu Yaoming is at the fifth level of foundation building.

Although the difference in cultivation level and escape speed is not much, there will be a big gap when escaping over long distances.

It's nearly three thousand miles from here to Tianshan. If both of them run at full speed, Wu Zixu can at least leave Xu Yaoming behind by hundreds of miles.

As for Huang Lin and Jiang Xuan, there is no need to mention them. These two cultivators in the early stage of foundation building are far inferior to Wu Zixu in terms of escape speed, let alone Song Xian.

"Okay, then I'll go to the market in Bianxia Town first and move the spirit ship to your mountain gate. We'll gather at Tianshan." Wu Zixu nodded. They were ordered to come and assist Jiang Feng. If they fail in the end, they will definitely not get any rewards from the sect, and they might even be fined.

This is an important task. If they can help complete it, they will make a great contribution. Not only will they be rewarded, but it will also help with future promotions. Therefore, no one wants to mess it up.

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The few of them fled all the way until late at night before they arrived at Tianshan.

Song Xian immediately summoned all the core members of the sect, and then gathered all the disciples of the mountain gate, boarded the Beast Taming Sect's spirit ship, and sailed towards Bianxi City.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the plan, Jiang Feng had already prepared a third-order spirit ship and stopped it in the market town of Bianxia.

Due to the need to transport training materials, the Beastmaster Sect's spiritual ships traveling to and from the Muhe Grassland would occasionally stop at the market town of Bianxia to rest, so this would not arouse suspicion from others.

When a third-level spirit ship flies at full speed, its escape speed can reach about two hundred and fifty miles per hour, which is weaker than that of a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building, but stronger than that of a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building.

"Master, where are we going? What exactly happened?" Inside the cabin of the spirit ship, all the disciples above the level of chief of each peak of the sect gathered together. There were dozens of them, sitting in several rows. Zhang Ningyuan sat in the second seat on the left in the first row and couldn't help asking.

Since yesterday, the sect has entered a state of emergency alert. Song Xian did not tell everyone the specific details, but only asked everyone to obey Zhong Wenyuan's orders. Not only were all the disciples of the mountain sect on standby at all times, but entry and exit were also strictly prohibited. Today, he suddenly summoned all personnel to board the Beastmaster Sect's third-level spirit ship. No one knew where it was going, and everyone was naturally confused.

Song Xian glanced at the crowd and saw that everyone had different expressions, but they were all looking at him expectantly, obviously wanting to know what was going on.

"We are going to attack the Kong family's mountain gate."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone started whispering to each other like ants in a panic.

"Why is it an attack on the Kong family's mountain gate?"

"The Kong family has no grudge against us!"

"With our strength, attacking the Kong family's mountain gate is like an egg hitting a stone, isn't it?"

"The Kong family's mountain gate is guarded by a third-level formation. How can we defeat them?"

"Could it be that the Beast Taming Sect is planning to attack the Kong family? This spirit ship belongs to the Beast Taming Sect."

"It must be the Beast Taming Sect that has issued the call. I just saw a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Beast Taming Sect."

"Why did the Beast Taming Sect attack the Kong family?"

Everyone was talking in low voices, and the noise filled the room.

"Silence." Song Xian shouted softly, and the room immediately returned to silence.

"This attack on the Kong family's mountain gate was carried out under the orders of the Beastmaster Sect. The Kong family secretly contacted the Murong family, intending to rebel against the Beastmaster Sect and follow the example of Anyuan City and Yongning City in their independence. After Fellow Daoist Jiang Feng learned of this, he reported it to the Beastmaster Sect, and they decided to annihilate the Kong family as a warning to others."

"This battle is about the survival of our sect. If we fail, we will die. If we fail to capture the Kong family's mountain gate in one fell swoop, we will be retaliated by the Kong family, and our sect will not be able to gain a foothold in Bianxi City."

"That's why I'm asking all my disciples to do their utmost to capture the Kong Family Mountain Gate. Afterwards, each person will be rewarded with 200 spirit stones. The deputy heads of each peak will be rewarded with 300 spirit stones, and the head will be rewarded with 500 spirit stones."

"In addition, during the battle, each Kong family cultivator killed will be rewarded with an additional 200 spirit stones. The team that first breaks through the formation will be rewarded with 1,000 spirit stones and a mid-grade flying magic weapon per member. The team leader will be rewarded with 2,000 spirit stones and a top-grade flying magic weapon, and everyone will be promoted one level. The first person to enter the formation will be rewarded with 5,000 spirit stones and a top-grade magic weapon."

"If anyone disobeys orders and retreats without permission, not only the person but also all his immediate family members will be put to death."

"Did you hear everything clearly?"

It was the first time that everyone had heard Song Xian speak so sternly, especially the last sentence, that those who disobey orders would not only be executed but also their relatives and families would be killed, which made everyone feel a chill in their hearts.

"Yes." Everyone said almost in unison.

"Master, besides us, who else has accepted the Beastmaster Sect's call to participate in the attack on the Kong family's mountain gate?" Lu Yuan frowned and glanced at Zhong Wenyuan. Seeing that he remained calm, he knew that he must have known about it for a long time.

"This matter must be kept highly confidential and cannot be leaked, so no one else knows about it except us. In other words, only our sect's disciples will attack the Kong family's mountain gate later."

"Only us? How can we take on the Kong family with so few people?" Huang He exclaimed. Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They had originally thought that the Beastmaster Sect must have summoned all the sects and forces in Bianxi City to attack the Kong family's mountain gate, but they didn't expect it to be just them.

"The four foundation-building cultivators of the Kong family have been killed. Only Kong Xiangyuan escaped, and his whereabouts are unknown. The Kong family is now leaderless, and they probably don't know this news yet. This is our chance to win. When the time comes, you will just follow my orders."

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In the dim morning light, Wu Zixu strode into a spacious and bright house in Qiyuan Mountain.

"Brother Jiang, the cultivators from the Hunyuan Sect have already set off and are coming here on a third-order spirit ship. I'm coming here first to discuss countermeasures with you. What should we do next?"

"Where are Junior Brother Huang and Junior Brother Jiang? Where are they now?"

"We agreed to meet outside the Kong Family Mountain Gate. They haven't arrived yet, and I don't know where they are now."

"Their cultivation levels are almost the same as Kong Xiangyuan's. If they haven't arrived yet, Kong Xiangyuan probably hasn't arrived yet either. I'm going to Luoyun Sect to stabilize them now to prevent Luoyun Sect from supporting the Kong family later. You take our disciples to the Kong family's mountain gate."

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At the Luoyun Sect's mountain gate, in the dim training room, Tao Jinyuan was practicing with his eyes closed. There was a knock on the door outside. He opened his eyes, waved his hand, and the stone door opened without wind.

A Luoyun Sect disciple stood outside and bowed, saying, "Master, Senior Jiang Feng, the head of the Beastmaster Sect, has arrived. He said he has something very important to discuss and needs to see you in person. Elder Jin is meeting with you in the hall and has sent me to report this."

Tao Jinyuan frowned slightly. Jiang Feng's personal visit gave him a bad feeling.

In the past, whenever Jiang Feng had something to say, he would send a disciple to pass on the message. During all the years he had been in office, except for a few times accepting invitations to banquets, he had never personally come to Luoyun Sect to discuss important matters. No matter what the matter was, he would invite the cultivators from Luoyun Sect to go to Qiyuan Mountain for discussion.

Especially since the battle of Anyuan City, the relationship between the two sides has reached a freezing point. Not to mention discussing important matters, even ordinary banquets are no longer held.

Jiang Feng suddenly came here today. Something unusual must be going on.

He stood up and left the training room and came to the meeting hall, where Jin Yuanxing and Jiang Feng were already sitting there, chatting.

Seeing him coming, Jin Yuanxing stood up and bowed.

Tao Jinyuan met his eyes, and Jin Yuanxing shook his head slightly to show that he didn't know what was going on either.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, I'm sorry for not welcoming you."

"Master Tao, you're welcome. I hope I haven't disturbed your meditation by visiting you without any hesitation."

"Fellow Daoist Jiang is a distinguished guest. Normally, we can't even invite him. But today, a distinguished guest has taken the initiative to come to our sect, which brings honor to our humble abode."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries and sat down as host and guest.

"I came here today to ask you about something important. I hope Sect Leader Tao can tell me the truth."

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, please speak."

"I've heard that Emperor Yun Xuanzong has been sending people to Bianxi City many times recently. I'm sure you should have met with them!"

"Where did Brother Jiang hear the news?" Tao Jinyuan did not give a direct answer.

Yun Xuanzong sent people several times, and he did not hide anything. It was not surprising that the news leaked, but he would never admit it, especially in front of Jiang Feng.

"It doesn't matter where the news came from. I just want to know what Yun Xuanzong and fellow Taoist talked about."

"Please don't listen to those groundless rumors, Fellow Daoist Jiang. I have never seen the cultivators sent by Yun Xuanzong."

"Really? Then consider this my hypothesis. If Yun Xuanzong sent someone to visit you, wanting your sect to establish an independent alliance like Anyuan City and Yongning City, and promising benefits, would you agree?"

Tao Jinyuan had no idea what he was up to. He didn't seem to want to go to war to punish Yun Xuanzong, but he kept talking about Yun Xuanzong. He glanced at Jin Yuanxing below him and signaled him to deal with it.

Jin Yuanxing understood and took over the conversation: "Why do you say that, Brother Jiang?"

"I said just if."

"Our sect has always stood firm and will never be an enemy of yours, no matter what."

"Then if someone in Bianxi City wants to establish an independent alliance, your clan will not sit idly by, right?"

Having said that, Tao Jinyuan understood that Jiang Feng was referring to the Kong family, but he didn't know what he wanted to do.

"If you have anything to say, please speak frankly."

Jiang Feng said with a serious expression, "I have received news that the Kong family has repeatedly met secretly with Yun Xuanzong and the Murong family's special envoys, and have reached an agreement to surrender to them. I am here to seek a clear answer from your clan. If the Kong family tries to win over your clan to form an independent alliance to fight against our clan, will your clan agree?"

Jin Yuanxing and Tao Jinyuan looked at each other. Neither of them expected that Jiang Feng came to them this time because of the Kong family's affairs. And from the looks of it, it seemed that he wanted to take action against the Kong family. Otherwise, there would be no need to come to their house in person to inform them of this matter.

"The Kong family has always been loyal to your clan. Whether it was the call to Bianxi City to fight against Yun Xuanzong or the attack on Anyuan City, the Kong family sent many men. Fellow Daoist Jiang said they were going to join Yun Xuanzong. Do you have any concrete evidence?"

"Of course. To be honest, the sect has decided to take action against the Kong family and eliminate this threat to Bianxi City."

Hearing this, both of them were shocked. Only then did they realize that Jiang Feng came here to warn them.

"Has your sect already sent people? When does your sect plan to take action?" Jin Yuanxing's eyes flashed slightly. They had previously contacted the cultivators sent by Yun Xuanzong and learned from them that the Kong family intended to establish an independent alliance and were just waiting for them to express their stance.

Unexpectedly, the Beast Taming Sect took the initiative and Jiang Feng told this to me. It seems that they will take action soon.

"Soon, sooner than you think."

"Tomorrow? Or today?" Tao Jinyuan no longer pretended to be calm. His expression became extremely solemn and his eyes were fixed on Jiang Feng.

The Kong family and the Luoyun Sect are both major sects in Bianxi City. Although there is a certain degree of competition between them, under the current situation, the two families are more like brothers.

Now the Beast Taming Sect is going to take action against the Kong family. If the Kong family is eliminated, there is no guarantee that the Beast Taming Sect will not take action against him next.

The fall of the Kong family would be like cutting off an arm of the Luoyun Sect. As the saying goes, when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold.

"In fact, our sect has already taken action, just yesterday."

(End of this chapter)