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Chapter 129 Some Fall, Some Eat Their Fill [Please Subscribe]

Zhou Mingde's words were easily confirmed by the surviving cultivators of the Mu family.

After confirming that Zhou Mingde's words were true, Mingxia Daoist and another Daoist from Qinglian Temple were also extremely upset.

It was less than half an hour apart.

If they had arrived half an hour earlier, the Mu family could have been saved, and the Black Dragon Protector of the Dragon Transformation Sect wouldn't have had such an easy time escaping!

Now, in just half an hour, a cultivation family with a history of over three hundred years, and the most loyal vassal family of Qinglian Temple, has been wiped out.

How could this result be easy for the two Qinglian Temple cultivators?

Just as the two Qinglian Temple cultivators were feeling distressed and thinking about how to handle the aftermath of the Mu family's destruction, Zhou Mingde took the opportunity to say to them, "Since the Mu family now has two fellow Daoists here, there is no need for me. I still need to guard the family's mountain gate, so I will take my leave now."

Upon hearing this, Daoist Mingxia immediately nodded slightly and replied, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, please go back with peace of mind. We accept your help to the Mu family today on behalf of the Mu family. When Junior Nephew Mu and the others return to rebuild their family in the future, they will definitely visit you in person to express their gratitude."

"Then I'll take my leave."

As Zhou Mingde spoke, he cupped his hands in greeting to the two men and rode the Fire God Jackal away from Biyun Mountain at high speed.

"Junior Sister Mingxia, are you very familiar with that Fellow Daoist Zhou?"

After watching Zhou Mingde leave, the male Taoist priest couldn't help but look at Mingxia Taoist priest with curiosity and asked in a low voice.

Upon hearing his question, Daoist Mingxia glanced at him, then nodded slightly and said, "We have some acquaintance, I suppose."

Upon hearing this, the male Taoist immediately said, "This person is quite strong, actually managing to force back a protector of the Dragon Transformation Sect. It seems that if we can find that group of Dragon Transformation Sect members, we can ask him to come and help us surround and annihilate them."

"Asking him for help is fine, but we need to find the right person first!"

Master Mingxia frowned and said in a low voice, "Now that the Mu family has been ravaged, who knows which family those guys will target next? We were assigned by the Abbot to come to Lanzhou to stabilize the rear. We can't let those guys continue to run rampant like this!"

"Junior sister is right. We really can't let those guys run rampant any longer, otherwise it won't look good for either of us."

The male Taoist priest's expression turned serious, and he also began to take the matter seriously.

The two then stayed on Biyun Mountain for half a day, where they waited for some "late" reinforcements from various families.

The two men naturally had no good feelings towards these reinforcements who had arrived so late.

But they knew they couldn't blame others, since even the two of them were late.

So he could only appease the various reinforcements who were shocked by the Mu family's affairs, and then led the surviving cultivators of the Mu family to Hongya Market to stay and cultivate temporarily.

On the Jiufeng Ridge side, after learning about the Mu family's ordeal from Zhou Mingde who had returned, Zhou Chun and the other Zhou family cultivators were also filled with sighs.

As fellow cultivation families, and even friendly allies, the Zhou family cultivators easily sympathized with and felt the same way the Mu family suffered.

This is the cruel reality of the cultivation world!

Even if you haven't provoked anyone, you might suddenly face disaster and have your family and clan wiped out because of factionalism.

Today it's the Mu family, but who knows which family it will be in the future.

Every cultivation family in Lanzhou would likely feel a pang of sorrow at this moment, mourning for the Mu family.

After recounting the outcome of his trip to the Mu family, Zhou Mingde looked at Zhou Chun and the others with a serious expression and warned them, "Although I gained Fellow Daoist Mingxia's favor by rescuing the Mu family, I did offend that protector of the Hualong Sect."

"To prevent that person from actually retaliating against the Zhou family, you all need to be careful from now on. Tell the people guarding the formation below to be on high alert and not let the Dragon Transformation Sect infiltrate and cause trouble."

Upon hearing his admonition, Zhou Chun and the others' expressions turned serious, and they immediately replied, "Yes, we will certainly keep the Supreme Elder's teachings in mind."

Next, the Zhou family did indeed strengthen the checks on cultivators entering the mountain gate. The three elders took turns guarding the entrance to the mountain gate and checking the cultivators entering.

Zhou Chun further ordered that half of the independent cultivators guarding the "Pure Spirit Pavilion" be replaced by Zhou family cultivators.

Ensure that at every moment, there are at least two Zhou family cultivators present in each Cleansing Pavilion, and that there are definitely cultivators whose cultivation level is higher than that of the rogue cultivators.

The aftermath of the annihilation of the Mu family of Biyun Mountain quickly spread.

First, all the cultivation families in Lanzhou were on high alert and strengthened their vigilance once again.

Then some families that were on good terms with each other strengthened their ties and made an agreement that if one side was in trouble, the other side would immediately come to its aid.

Even some of the weaker families have begun to disperse their manpower, sending some of their younger members to Hongyafang City or Lianzhou.

Even if they were attacked and their families wiped out like the Mu family, they would still have a chance to rise again in the future.

Among these families, the Zhou family became the object of many others vying to curry favor with them.

Zhou Chun was right. The Zhou family's positive attitude and noble sentiments in rescuing the Mu family were indeed admirable and touching to some families.

True friendship is revealed in times of adversity.

No matter how nice the words are or how beautiful the alliance is, it doesn't matter.

Will they act in accordance with the alliance if something really goes wrong?

Nobody knows until the very end.

The Zhou family was able to fully abide by the alliance this time, promptly sending their only Purple Mansion stage cultivator to rescue the Mu family.

This attitude means that no one can question or find fault with it.

With this precedent in place, in this time when everyone lacks a sense of security, when other families think about seeking external assistance, they will naturally think of the Zhou family first.

So almost the day after the Mu family's incident, the Sun family of Jinfengling, which was closest to the Zhou family, sent their clan leader, Sun Zhongping, to the Zhou family to pay a visit to Zhou Mingde and present him with a generous gift.

It should be noted that in the past, because the Sun family had a Purple Mansion stage cultivator in the Qinglian Temple, the Sun family always considered itself the second largest in the alliance of the five major immortal cultivation families, only believing that it was slightly inferior to the Wang family.

However, when Sun Zhongping came to pay his respects to Zhou Mingde this time, he adopted a very humble attitude and even said some things that he would respect the Zhou family in the future.

They were clearly terrified by what happened to the Mu family!

This is understandable. When it comes to the relationship with Qinglian Temple, the Sun family is no less powerful than the Mu family, and it could even be said that their relationship is deeper.

This time it was the Mu family that was wiped out, but who dares to say that it won't be the Sun family's turn next?

If it really were the Sun family's turn, without a Purple Mansion stage cultivator in the family to oversee things, how much better could the Sun family be than the Mu family?

If that time really comes, they can't count on Qinglian Temple or anything like that. The only family they can count on is the Zhou family, which is only about 300 miles away from the Sun family.

At Zhou Mingde's speed, he could reach that distance in less than half an hour.

Faced with the Sun family's initiative to extend goodwill, Zhou Mingde naturally accepted it gladly and stated righteously that the two families were related by marriage and should help each other.

Although no guarantees were given, the attitude has been conveyed.

Sun Zhongping also knew that it was unrealistic to ask for any guarantees, as Zhou Mingde could not possibly provide any guarantees.

Therefore, receiving some relatively positive feedback was enough to calm his emotions and appease the Sun family members.

He left the Zhou family with a sense of satisfaction.

After that, there were quite a few other cultivators from other cultivation families who came to visit, just like Sun Zhongping. Even the He family from Qingzhu Mountain, which was thousands of miles away, sent a Foundation Establishment elder to visit.

Everything was just as Zhou Chun had predicted when he heard that the Hualong Sect had invaded Jingguo.

For the Zhou family, the damage and attacks by external forces on local forces are more beneficial than harmful, and are more conducive to the Zhou family taking the opportunity to gain popularity and reputation and expand the family's influence.

As long as the Zhou family can protect themselves from destruction and damage, they can become one of the winners in this war where there is no clear winner.

"Which one should we choose next?"

"The Zhou family of Nine Peaks Ridge? That won't do. A family with a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage is beyond the reach of my small group. I'll have to let them go for now!"

"Should we choose the Chen family of Shuangfengling? No, no, it's too close to Hongya Market. It's over 500 li away. Those stinking Taoist priests from Qinglian Temple can get there in less than an hour. It's too risky!"

Inside the temporary camp of rogue cultivators, the Black Dragon Protector of the Dragon Transformation Sect looked at the marks of various immortal cultivation families on the map in his hand, and a look of hesitation appeared in his eyes.

His success with the Mu family did not make him complacent.

He knew in his heart that he absolutely could not make a mistake while deep behind enemy lines without reinforcements, otherwise he could easily lose his life.

But he also knew that with the destruction of the Mu family, the Qinglian Temple would definitely intensify its efforts to track down their group.

This hermit camp, which provided them with shelter and supplies, was at risk of being exposed at any moment.

Once this place is exposed, without a place to stay and resupply, they will naturally lose the ability to cause trouble outside.

After all, they can't keep restoring their magical power by taking pills like the "Rejuvenation Pill".

Therefore, we must take advantage of the situation before we are exposed to expand our gains as much as possible and create greater panic in Lanzhou.

Therefore, after studying the map for a long time, his gaze became fixed on a certain spot and he couldn't look away.

"Let's go with this one. Although they're not closely connected to Qinglian Temple, they're certainly well-off. If I take them down, I'll have some extra cash on this trip!"

He slammed his fist on the map and quickly made up his mind.

Two days later, the Yu family, a clan with a history of over 600 years in Lanzhou, was attacked by the Hualong Sect. All five Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Yu family, along with three Foundation Establishment cultivators from two other cultivation families who came to their aid, perished at the hands of the Hualong Sect cultivators.

In this battle, more than 120 cultivators from the Yu family died on the spot, and more than 70 of them had their cultivation crippled, becoming completely useless.

The Yu family, renowned for their talisman-making skills and possessing several secret talismans, had all their accumulated wealth over the years plundered by the Dragon Transformation Sect!

The news dealt a blow to the cultivation world of Lanzhou several times greater than that to the Mu family.

After all, the Yu family not only has a long history, but the strength they have shown in this battle is many times greater than that of the Mu family.

That's how it turned out; they were still wiped out by a detachment of the Hualong Sect!

This result left all the cultivation families without a Purple Mansion stage cultivator in their ranks as frightened birds, living in constant fear.

If it weren't for the fact that they were truly unwilling to abandon their family's long-standing traditions, some families might actually have to flee Lanzhou!

At the same time, immense pressure also fell on Mingxia Daoist and several other cultivators from the Purple Mansion of Qinglian Temple.

Although the various cultivation families were reluctant to leave Lanzhou, they wouldn't just sit idly by.

One thing they all did without prior arrangement was to mobilize all the clansmen in Qinglian Temple to write a letter to the sect, stating the seriousness of the situation and indirectly putting pressure on Daoist Mingxia and his group.

Qinglian Temple is not a sect of any one person; it has many factions within it.

The cultivation families in Lanzhou, Yunzhou, and other states are all deeply involved with certain factions and often offer them tributes and benefits.

Now that their families are facing a life-or-death crisis, these families naturally want to ask these high-level cultivators from the Qinglian Temple, who have been making offerings to them for a long time, for help.

As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding," and since those high-ranking cultivators of the Qinglian Temple had long received offerings from others, they would certainly have to lend a hand this time.

Therefore, Daoist Mingxia and his companions, who had accepted the sect's mission to take charge in Lanzhou, naturally became the targets of pressure from these high-level cultivators.

"The abbot has already sent word that there absolutely cannot be a third family victimized, otherwise it will be our dereliction of duty!"

"Junior Sister Mingxia, what do you think we should do now?"

Inside Hongyafang, the male Taoist who had gone to the Mu family of Biyun Mountain with Mingxia that day was now sitting opposite Mingxia in a quiet room, looking worried, talking about the latest news from the sect.

Both of them had been to the Yu family's mountain gate, and the tragic scene was indeed unbearable to witness.

But you really can't blame them!

The Yu family's mountain gate is over a thousand miles away from Hongyafang City. Even at their speed, it would take them nearly two hours to arrive.

Unlike the Mu family, the Yu family didn't create as much conflict; they simply used communication talismans to relay calls for help.

It was more than an hour later when they received news of the attack on the Yu family.

How could they possibly get there in time to provide assistance?

However, this reason was clearly not enough to satisfy the sect, since those in power only cared about the result and not the process.

As a result, they failed in their duties and did not do their jobs well.

Faced with the question from his fellow disciples, Daoist Mingxia remained silent for a long time before raising his head and saying, "According to the message left by the survivors of the Yu family, the Black Dragon Protector of the Hualong Sect was also injured by the Yu family patriarch with a talisman, and many other members of the Hualong Sect were also injured."

After saying that, he looked at the other person and asked, "Senior Brother Mingjian, if they didn't leave Lanzhou directly, where do you think they'd be hiding to recover from their injuries?"

Upon hearing her words, Daoist Mingjian was momentarily stunned, then looked at her with delight and said, "Junior Sister Mingxia, have you thought of a way?"

"I have indeed come up with a solution, but we'll need to find quite a few people to help us!"

Master Mingxia nodded slightly, then whispered his method.

First update of the day!

(End of this chapter)