Mortal: I have a gathering technique

After settling the three beauties in, Fang Qing left the cave and headed straight for the forbidden area behind Huangfeng Valley.

Outside the Yellow Maple Forest.

He skillfully opened the barrier and moved through the golden sea of ​​trees. Before long, he saw Linghu the Old Monster, who was holding an ancient scroll and lost in thought.

As Fang Qing approached, the latter slightly raised his eyes, twitched his eyebrows, and smiled in praise:

"Not bad, you've reached the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage so quickly. It seems you have a chance to set a new record for the fastest Core Formation in Tiannan."

Fang Qing smiled upon hearing this, thinking to himself, "Let alone the fastest record for Core Formation, even the fastest record for Nascent Soul Transformation is a piece of cake."

However, recording anything is meaningless; let's talk about the invasion of the demonic path first.

"Master, disaster has struck!"

As soon as Fang Qing spoke, he drew Linghu Laoguai's attention away from the records.

However, Linghu Laoguai remained calm. How big could the trouble be in the eyes of a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator?

I asked casually:

"What's wrong?"

"When I was traveling a few days ago, I happened to pass through my hometown of Lanzhou and discovered a Core Formation cultivator who had possessed another person's body..."

Fang Qing spoke rapidly, recounting the process of capturing and killing the Core Formation cultivator of the Yu Ling Sect in just a few words, revealing nine parts truth and one part falsehood.

After saying that, he took out the edited image-recording bead and handed it to Old Monster Linghu.

Upon hearing of the invasion of the demonic path, Linghu Laoguai closed his book, his expression finally turning serious.

He took the recording bead and probed it with his divine sense... After a moment, he slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, gazed at the sky, and murmured:

"They've finally arrived?!"

Ok?

Fang Qing's expression froze for a moment, then she blinked:

"Did Master already know?"

Linghu Laoguai did not answer Fang Qing's question, but instead asked:

"My disciple, do you know how our seven factions came to occupy the Yue Kingdom?"

Without waiting for Fang Qing's reply, he began to explain himself:

"A thousand years ago, the righteous and the demonic paths expanded outwards at the same time. Soon they met in our Yue Kingdom and Yuanwu and other places. The two sides fought each other for resources."

"In that battle, both the righteous and demonic factions suffered heavy losses and had to retreat to recuperate, thus relaxing their control over us."

"Until three hundred years ago, our seven factions seized the opportunity to join forces and drive out the remaining forces of the righteous and demonic paths, and only then were we able to jointly occupy the Yue Kingdom."

At this point, Old Monster Linghu sighed.

"At that time, although we had broken free from the constraints of both the righteous and demonic paths, I knew that these two would eventually return to the Yue Kingdom for the sake of cultivation resources."

"However, what I didn't expect was that this day would come so soon."

Linghu Laoguai paused, then his tone suddenly turned cold:

"What I didn't expect was that after all these years, Spirit Beast Mountain still maintains connections with the Spirit Control Sect. It turns out that the Daoist Demonic Path retreated so decisively back then because they had already laid a backup plan!"

Fang Qing's eyes flashed, and he deliberately asked:

"Disciple has heard that the Hidden Moon Sect originated from the Hehuan Sect of the demonic path. Doesn't Master have any doubts about the Hidden Moon Sect?"

Upon hearing this, Old Monster Linghu seemed to have thought of something and chuckled:

"My disciple, you only know one side of the story. Although the Hidden Moon Sect originated from the Joyful Union Sect, the former focuses on dual cultivation, while the latter emphasizes the extraction of vital energy."

"One emphasizes mutual progress, while the other is purely selfish and harms others; they can never be on the same page."

"I see!"

Fang Qing suddenly realized. Although he knew that the Hidden Moon Sect had not rebelled, he had never really thought about the reasons for it carefully.

Recalling Nangong Wan's memories at this moment, some of the secret techniques were indeed of the dual cultivation type; there were no simple methods of absorbing and replenishing essence.

Seeing that Fang Qing was interested in these trivial matters, Linghu Laoguai took the opportunity to ask:

"Good disciple, since you discovered the demonic invasion, what are your thoughts on this matter, and how should my Yellow Maple Valley face this calamity?"

Fang Qing's impressive cultivation speed made him value this disciple even more.

The thought that Huangfeng Valley might be handed over to Fang Qing in the future made him want to see Fang Qing's strategic skills.

After all, to gain a foothold in the world of cultivation, one needs not only strength but also intelligence.

Fang Qing had already prepared his answer, and upon hearing it, he replied without hesitation:

"My disciple's opinion can be summed up in one word—Go!"

"Back then, the expansion failed because of the great war between the righteous and the demonic forces. Now that the demonic path has invaded again, I don't believe they won't learn from their mistakes."

"Therefore, based on my deduction, the righteous and demonic paths have most likely already devised a plan to divide us up. It is unlikely that we can expect them to suffer heavy losses together again."

"Whether it's the righteous path or the demonic path, any sect we choose is stronger than all seven of our sects combined. Apart from a strategic relocation, we really have no other choice."

Hearing that Fang Qing hadn't acted rashly and had even analyzed the conspiracy between the righteous and demonic paths, Linghu Laoguai nodded secretly and asked:

"So, in your opinion, where should we move to?"

"That depends on what kind of enemy you, Master, are prepared to face."

Fang Qing said with a smile.

Linghu Laoguai raised an eyebrow, his interest piqued:

"How so?"

Fang Qing explained:

"Our Yue Kingdom is a land of constant warfare. Now that both the righteous and demonic paths are expanding at the same time, there are only two places left for us to go."

"Either head south or head north."

"To the south is the territory of the Nine Kingdoms Alliance. This Nine Kingdoms Alliance seems to be as formidable as both the righteous and demonic paths, and it also has Wei Wuyai, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Huayi Sect."

"However, the Nine Kingdoms Alliance has been harassed by the mages of the Mulan Grassland for many years. Therefore, if we move there, we will not only not encounter any difficulties, but we will also be welcomed."

"But the price will inevitably be being assigned to the front lines, becoming a bridgehead to resist the Muran mages."

"As for the north."

"The north looks like a disorganized mess, and it seems likely to become the target of this hunt by both the righteous and demonic factions."

"But everyone understands the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.' There are more than a dozen countries in the north. If they were to unite, their strength would be greater than either the righteous or the demonic forces combined."

"Although there are no Nascent Soul late-stage cultivators, I have heard that the Luanming Sect has a couple in the mid-Nascent Soul stage who can fight against a great cultivator together."

"At that time, faced with pressure from both the righteous and demonic paths, they may very well form an alliance."

"If we move there before the alliance is formed, or even help the alliance be formed, we might be able to find a place to live and thrive."

"However, it may very well become a bridgehead to resist the invasion of both the righteous and the demonic paths."

"This is what your disciple meant when he said, 'Different choices lead to different enemies.'"

Fang Qing spoke eloquently.

In the original story, the six factions of Yue chose to move south because they were unsure whether the dozen or so countries to the north would unite.

As for becoming a bridgehead against the Muran mages, they were already mentally prepared.

However, they did not expect that the Mulan people would also face an invasion by the Tuwu people, which led the Mulan people to take a desperate gamble and invade Tiannan.

As a result, all six factions suffered heavy casualties.

Fang Qing couldn't reveal this information directly, so he could only explain the pros and cons of both options.

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"To the south is the territory of the Nine Kingdoms Alliance. This Nine Kingdoms Alliance seems to be as formidable as both the righteous and demonic paths, and it also has Wei Wuyai, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Huayi Sect."

"However, the Nine Kingdoms Alliance has been harassed by the mages of the Mulan Grassland for many years. Therefore, if we move there, we will not only not encounter any difficulties, but we will also be welcomed."

"But the price will inevitably be being assigned to the front lines, becoming a bridgehead to resist the Muran mages."

"As for the north."

"The north looks like a disorganized mess, and it seems likely to become the target of this hunt by both the righteous and demonic factions."

"But everyone understands the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.' There are more than a dozen countries in the north. If they were to unite, their strength would be greater than either the righteous or the demonic forces combined."

"Although there are no Nascent Soul late-stage cultivators, I have heard that the Luanming Sect has a couple in the mid-Nascent Soul stage who can fight against a great cultivator together."

"At that time, faced with pressure from both the righteous and demonic paths, they may very well form an alliance."

"If we move there before the alliance is formed, or even help the alliance be formed, we might be able to find a place to live and thrive."

"However, it may very well become a bridgehead to resist the invasion of both the righteous and the demonic paths."

"This is what your disciple meant when he said, 'Different choices lead to different enemies.'"

Fang Qing spoke eloquently.

In the original story, the six factions of Yue chose to move south because they were unsure whether the dozen or so countries to the north would unite.

As for becoming a bridgehead against the Muran mages, they were already mentally prepared.

However, they did not expect that the Mulan people would also face an invasion by the Tuwu people, which led the Mulan people to take a desperate gamble and invade Tiannan.

As a result, all six factions suffered heavy casualties.

Fang Qing couldn't reveal this information directly, so he could only explain the pros and cons of both options.

"Either head south or head north."

"To the south is the territory of the Nine Kingdoms Alliance. This Nine Kingdoms Alliance seems to be as formidable as both the righteous and demonic paths, and it also has Wei Wuyai, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Huayi Sect."

"However, the Nine Kingdoms Alliance has been harassed by the mages of the Mulan Grassland for many years. Therefore, if we move there, we will not only not encounter any difficulties, but we will also be welcomed."

"But the price will inevitably be being assigned to the front lines, becoming a bridgehead to resist the Muran mages."

"As for the north."

"The north looks like a disorganized mess, and it seems likely to become the target of this hunt by both the righteous and demonic factions."

"But everyone understands the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.' There are more than a dozen countries in the north. If they were to unite, their strength would be greater than either the righteous or the demonic forces combined."

"Although there are no Nascent Soul late-stage cultivators, I have heard that the Luanming Sect has a couple in the mid-Nascent Soul stage who can fight against a great cultivator together."

"At that time, faced with pressure from both the righteous and demonic paths, they may very well form an alliance."

"If we move there before the alliance is formed, or even help the alliance be formed, we might be able to find a place to live and thrive."

"However, it may very well become a bridgehead to resist the invasion of both the righteous and the demonic paths."

"This is what your disciple meant when he said, 'Different choices lead to different enemies.'"

Fang Qing spoke eloquently.

In the original story, the six factions of Yue chose to move south because they were unsure whether the dozen or so countries to the north would unite.

As for becoming a bridgehead against the Muran mages, they were already mentally prepared.

However, they did not expect that the Mulan people would also face an invasion by the Tuwu people, which led the Mulan people to take a desperate gamble and invade Tiannan.

As a result, all six factions suffered heavy casualties.

Fang Qing couldn't reveal this information directly, so he could only explain the pros and cons of both options.