The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

Moreover, Fang Zheng also noticed that although Dingyi Tianmen Daoist and Master Mo Da had not spoken before, they were clearly leaning towards Yue Buqun, implicitly taking Yue Buqun as their leader.

Fang Zheng, with his keen political sense, immediately realized something and looked towards Zuo Lengchan.

Zuo Lengchan was also feeling somewhat heavy-hearted. Looking at Tianmen Daoist's direct expression of dissatisfaction with the Songshan Sect, and the silence of Dingyi and Master Mo, he realized that all three sects had grievances against him. Not to mention the Huashan Sect, which was the main protagonist of this incident.

Thinking of this, Zuo Lengchan felt that the subsequent merger plan would probably be even more difficult.

Yue Buqun led everyone up to the South Peak, where Linghu Chong and his disciples were already waiting.

"Chong'er, go arrange the rooms and lead the disciples from each sect to rest. Master Fangzheng and the others have come from afar and must be tired from their journey."

Yue Buqun said to Linghu Chong.

"Yes, Master."

Linghu Chong accepted the order and immediately led the Huashan disciples to guide the disciples from the Songshan, Shaolin, Wudang, Kunlun and other sects to their guest rooms for accommodation.

Fortunately, Yue Buqun had expanded the guest rooms before, otherwise there really wouldn't have been enough room for so many people.

"Master Fang Zheng, Leader Zuo, everyone please."

Yue Buqun led Fang Zheng and other high-ranking members of various factions to sit down in the main hall, and also invited Jiang Ning to join them.

As soon as everyone sat down in the main hall, Fei Bin spoke.

"Brother Yue, although the crisis has been resolved, the root cause is that our Five Mountains Sword Sect is too scattered. As a result, even the subordinate gangs of the Demonic Sect dared to surround Mount Hua. This kind of thing will probably happen more than once in the future. In my opinion, why don't our Five Mountains merge into one sect?"

Chapter 244: The Heavenly Gate Taoist's Sustained Output

Zuo Lengchan had just sat down when he heard Fei Bin's words. Startled, he instinctively tried to get up, but stopped himself and looked at Fei Bin with a bewildered expression.

Oh no, something bad is going to happen.

Zuo Lengchan's heart sank.

"What? Send them together?"

Tianmen Daoist jumped up from his chair, looking at Fei Bin with shock and anger.

Is this really the case?

Despite having known about it beforehand, Tianmen Daoist still couldn't hide his anger when he heard Fei Bin bring it up himself.

Jiang Ning and the others couldn't help but look at Fei Bin with some surprise.

Has he always been this brave?

"Zuo Lengchan! What do you mean?"

Tianmen Daoist glared angrily at Zuo Lengchan.

You were late, fine, but you came so quickly and then you were so direct?

He was truly enraged at this moment, and he stopped calling him the leader of the alliance, instead addressing him by his full name, Zuo Lengchan.

While Master Dingyi and Master Mo Da looked rather grim, they were mentally prepared beforehand and did not lose their composure like Daoist Tianmen.

Although Zuo Lengchan was caught off guard by Fei Bin's move, his expression remained calm.

Faced with Tianmen Daoren's questioning, Zuo Lengchan smiled and said, "Brother Dao, our Five Mountains Sword Sect has been allied for a hundred years and is already like one family. I am honored by your kindness in recommending me as the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance."

"Since I took over as the leader of the alliance many years ago, I have worked day and night without sleep, all for the sake of the future of my Five Mountains Sword Sect."

"A hundred years ago, the Demonic Cult suddenly rose up and wreaked havoc on the martial arts world, harming the righteous path. Our Five Mountains Sword Sect formed an alliance to fight against the Demonic Cult. Although we did not eliminate the Demonic Cult over the past hundred years, we did contain it in Hebei. Until a few decades ago, our Five Mountains Sword Sect underwent a major internal upheaval, and the sword techniques of each sect were lost, and the masters were extinct. The Huashan Sect, especially Brother Yue's, was the most severely affected."

"Over the past few decades, the Demonic Sect's influence has spread throughout the north and south of the country, while our Five Mountains Sword Sect has gradually weakened. As you all know, the sects alone can no longer resist the Demonic Sect. Now it is time for change."

"For many years, I, Zuo, have devoted myself to thinking about the future of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. I have found that there is only one feasible way to do this now, which is to unite the Five Mountains into one sect."

"Only in this way can we resist the evil cult."

Although Zuo Lengchan's voice was somewhat cold, his words sounded very sincere.

However, the Taoist priest of Tianmen did not buy it.

"Our sect has been established for hundreds of years by our founder, Master Dongling. Although I am unable to carry forward the Taishan Sect, I will never allow the three-hundred-year foundation of the Taishan Sect to be buried in my hands!"

Tianmen Daoist's face flushed red, and his voice was extremely loud and resolute.

Master Dingyi's expression was also cold: "I'm sorry, but I cannot agree either."

Mr. Mo looked at everyone and said, "They all disagree, and I disagree too."

Yue Buqun's expression remained largely unchanged as Zuo Lengchan spoke. Only after the other three factions had expressed their opinions did he say, "Alliance Leader Zuo, I cannot agree to this merger of factions."

Without further comment, just one sentence: sending troops is impossible.

Seeing that all four factions had this attitude, Zuo Lengchan was not surprised. He had already guessed it, or rather, he had already guessed it when Fei Bin said those words.

He originally came here to bring together the Five Sacred Mountains, but the plan deviated from his expectations.

Zuo Lengchan originally planned to use the crisis of the Huashan Sect as an excuse to propose a merger, but those people were too useless and were killed in a rout before they even arrived. This excellent opportunity was thus lost.

After arriving at Mount Hua, Zuo Lengchan saw that Tianmen Daoist Dingyi and Master Mo Da were again subtly leading Yue Buqun, and he sensed something was wrong. He knew that the chances of merging the factions were slim.

Things changed, the original plan couldn't be changed, and the chances of success were slim if things continued. Zuo Lengchan planned to slowly create another opportunity to propose and send someone, but Fei Bin immediately revealed himself, leaving Zuo Lengchan in a difficult position.

Now that things have come to this, it's impossible to change your mind, or rather, it was impossible from the moment Fei Bin opened his mouth. Zuo Lengchan could only bite the bullet and propose it.

"Heavenly Gate!"

An old Taoist priest stood up from the Taishan Sect camp and questioned Tianmen Taoist: "The unification of the Five Mountains is an inevitable trend. The Left Alliance Leader has a visionary vision and wants to change the status quo of our Five Mountains Sword Sect. This is an extremely beneficial undertaking for our Taishan Sect. Are you going to obstruct our sect's great cause because of your selfish desires?"

When Tianmen Daoist saw that the person speaking was his uncle, Yujizi, his expression became even angrier.

He already had a poor relationship with Yu Jizi, and now that the other party was the first to stand up against him, the sect leader, Tianmen Daoist was furious and shouted, "Yu Jizi, what do you mean by that? Since I became the sect leader, what have I done that wasn't for the sake of the sect? Has there ever been one thing I did for myself? Where has my selfishness come from?"

"Humph."

Yu Panzi stood up and sneered: "If our Five Mountains Alliance were to merge, our power and influence would be far greater than it is now. Your obstruction of the merger is not out of personal motives, but rather out of greed for the position of sect leader."

"Yu Pan, you're talking nonsense!"

Tianmen Daoist roared, pointing at Yu Panzi's nose and cursing, "Me, coveting the position of sect leader? That's one thing! What does it matter whether I'm the sect leader or not? The only thing is that I will never let the foundation of the Taishan Sect be destroyed in my hands!"

Everyone here is a renowned master in the martial arts world, a highly respected senior. Now, Yu Panzi is being scolded by Tianmen Daoren in front of everyone, especially since Tianmen Daoren is his junior. Yu Panzi is losing face, and his old face is turning red with embarrassment, almost as red as Tianmen Daoren's.

"Heavenly Gate!!"

Yu Panzi's face turned red with anger, and his finger trembled as he pointed at Tianmen Daoist: "Is this how you speak to your martial uncle? As the leader of a sect, how can you be a sect leader if you spew such foul language?"

"Even if I don't become the sect leader, I will never agree to merge the sects!"

Tianmen's neck veins bulged as he retorted directly, "As my senior uncle, you collude with outsiders, attempting to destroy the foundation of the Taishan Sect. Do you deserve to be my senior uncle? Do you even deserve to be a disciple of the Taishan Sect?"

"Heavenly Gate!!"

Yu Yinzi and Yu Jizi also stood up and launched a verbal attack on Tianmen Daoist: "In front of so many righteous figures, you are full of vulgar language and curse your own uncle. If the Taishan Sect continues to be in the hands of someone like you, that would be a real disaster for the Taishan Sect!"

"Tianmen, you covet the position of sect leader, obstruct the grand plan, hinder the development of the Taishan Sect, and are disrespectful to your uncle. With such lack of virtue and talent, how can you still be the sect leader of the Taishan Sect?"

"Get the hell out of here, all of you!"

Tianmen Daoist's anger did not diminish. He showed no mercy even to his own uncles, unleashing all the anger he had accumulated over this period.

Chapter 245: Mr. Mo's Sharp Tongue

In the past, Yue Buqun's evaluation of Tianmen Daoren was that although he hated evil as much as he wanted, he was impulsive and easily angered, acted in a somewhat pedantic manner, and was easily swayed by his own emotions.

Although Jiang Ning knew he had a bad temper when he met Tianmen Daoist at the foot of the mountain, and Tianmen Daoist also knew about the matter of sending him, he thought he could control his temper in this situation. Unexpectedly, he still couldn't help but explode.

Tianmen Daoist was clearly furious at this moment. Although he would curse people in the past, he would never do it like this.

Hearing Tianmen Daoist insult them like that, Yu Panzi and Yu Jizi calmed down instead of getting angry.

Yu Yinzi looked at Tianmen Daoist and sneered, "You're still so arrogant and domineering here. Tianmen, don't forget, this isn't the Taishan Sect, it's not a place for you to act like a tyrant. You even insulted your uncle in front of Abbot Fangzheng of Shaolin and Daoist Chongxu of Wudang. What sect leader is like you?"

"Amitabha."

Fangzheng, whose name was called, simply recited a Buddhist chant without interrupting, while Chongxu remained completely silent.

Fang Zheng had anticipated that Zuo Lengchan might take this opportunity to propose a change of faction. His main purpose in calling on various factions to come to Mount Hua was to stop Zuo Lengchan's plan. Now, seeing that such a strong conflict had broken out within the Five Mountains Alliance without the outsiders speaking, Fang Zheng couldn't help but smile. However, his years of self-control made him restrain himself and not show any expression on his face.

Upon hearing this, Tianmen Daoist's anger intensified, and he was about to speak when Mr. Mo Da spoke up from the side.

"Self-interest?"

Master Mo raised his eyelids, glanced at Yu Panzi and the others, and said coldly, "What do you mean by selfish motives? According to you three, my disagreement with the merger is also selfish motives? Sect Leader Yue's disagreement with the merger is also selfish motives? Abbess Dingxian's disagreement with the merger is also selfish motives?"

"The three of you accuse Brother Tianmen of becoming sect leader for personal gain, so does that mean the other three sects are the same?"

Tianmen Daoist was emotionally unstable, and letting him speak now would only lead to more insults, which would be of no use. So, Master Mo decided to take over and let Tianmen Daoist calm down for the time being.

The four factions are now united in order to resist the Songshan faction's plan to merge with other factions, and they cannot allow Tianmen Daoist to withstand the pressure alone.

Just as Tianmen Daoist was about to continue his tirade, he saw Master Mo speak and decided to hold back his words. However, when he looked at Yu Panzi and the others, his eyes were practically spitting fire, and his back teeth were grinding together.

traitor!

Tianmen Daoist roared inwardly.

"This is an internal matter of my Mount Tai Sect, and has nothing to do with Master Mo."

Yu Panzi glanced at Master Mo and said, "I was referring to the Heavenly Gate, Master Mo, please don't take it personally."

"Internal affairs? Hmph."

Upon hearing this, Master Mo chuckled coldly: "When the three of you mentioned the merger earlier, you said it was a grand plan for the Five Sacred Mountains, but now you're saying it's an internal matter?"

Upon seeing this, Zuo Lengchan spoke up: "Brother Mo, this move is indeed related to the grand plan of the Five Mountains. I have discussed this with many senior brothers and fellow disciples beforehand, and we all feel that the Five Mountains Sword Sect must do this now."

Mr. Mo sneered, "Discussed? Who did Alliance Leader Zuo consult with? How come I, Mr. Mo, am unaware of this?"

Zuo Lengchan remained expressionless and said, "Brother Mo, you may not know this, but many brothers in the Hengshan Sect have also agreed to merge with the sect."

"Who? Which one? I don't understand. Please, Alliance Leader Zuo, point it out."

Mr. Mo's expression was very cold.

Ding Mian smiled slightly and said, "Brother Mo, your sect's Brother Lu knows about this matter, and he himself strongly supports the merger of sects."