Chapter 817: Storm
"The Palace Master of the Seven Stars Palace is quite a character, able to bend and stretch, no wonder he can sit on the position of General of the Sea! I wonder what kind of character Yu Shijin is?
Speaking of which, Teng Wo's arm was cut off, and he should have returned to Lingyun Palace. I wonder if You Shijin will choose to stop or take revenge? "Qin Ziling said as he watched the Tianji Pavilion Master leave.
"Every thousand years, all the major Taoist immortal forces in the West Route must go to the General Administration Office to meet with You Shijin, the General Administration of the West Route, and pay the taxes due to the Immortal Court.
The student was fortunate enough to have met him from a distance once. The impression he gave him was that he was an arrogant, stubborn and conceited person who could not tolerate disrespect from others.
According to students’ speculation, he will not give up on the Teng Wo incident and will most likely seek revenge, but we don’t know how he will retaliate! "Yue Huai said.
"No matter how they retaliate, as long as we work hard to improve our strength, we will be able to respond to all changes with the same attitude," Qin Ziling said.
"Teacher is right." Yue Huai bowed slightly.
After that, Yue Huai presented the gift sent by the Tianji Pavilion Master and said, "If it weren't for the teacher's help to destroy the Netherworld Palace this time, the Seven Stars Palace would definitely not send anyone to send gifts, so this gift..."
"Since it's for the Jiuxuan Sect, you should keep it. Speaking of which, I got a lot of benefits during my trip. We have a small number of people in the Wuji Sect, so we can't use some of it for the time being. I'm thinking of giving some to the Jiuxuan Sect.
It won’t be too late to give back some of the money when your Jiuxuan Sect develops and becomes powerful. Only in this way can the resources be truly utilized. Otherwise, it will only delay the opportunity if they are left unused.”
As he spoke, Qin Ziling took out a storage ring and handed it to Yue Huai. It contained some good quality Wuchen Immortal Pills and some average quality "Du'e Immortal Pills" of various levels.
This time, Qin Ziling killed hundreds of elite members of the Zhou family, and was able to refine hundreds of Wuchen Immortal Pills. Moreover, these elite members also carried some resources with them, including the ready-made "Du'e Immortal Pill".
However, Qin Ziling now has a higher vision and looks down on the quality of those "Evil-Rescuing Pills".
It just so happened that the Jiuxuan Sect had many disciples, and what they lacked most now were the Wuchen Immortal Pills that could improve their cultivation skills, and the "Du'e Immortal Pills" that could be used to overcome tribulations. Qin Ziling took this opportunity to distribute some of them to the Jiuxuan Sect.
For Qin Ziling, these were stocks that could not be used up temporarily, but for Yue Huai, these were extremely precious resources that they could hardly buy with fairy stones. After receiving the storage ring, he was overwhelmed with emotions and almost cried.
“Teacher, don’t worry. I will engrave your and Wujimen’s kindness to Jiuxuan Sect in the sect’s ancestral precepts. Let this kindness be passed down from generation to generation, and let every generation of sect masters, peak masters and elders remember it. In the future, as long as Wujimen needs it, our Jiuxuan Sect will do our best.” Yue Huai bowed deeply.
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Juxian Sea and Juxian Pavilion.
The great elder Chi Rong sat high up in the seat, his eyes slowly sweeping across the eleven chairs below. One of the chairs representing the Lei family was empty.
When Chi Rong's eyes swept across the empty chair, he paused slightly, and a complex look flashed in the depths of his eyes.
Juxian Pavilion is a loose alliance organization with twelve elders, and its influence covers an area of 18 million miles of sea.
Originally, Chi Rong was the only seventh-grade true immortal in Juxian Sea, and the Chi family was also the largest immortal cultivation family in Juxian Sea.
As a result, the Lei family emerged as a rising star decades ago.
Not only did the former head of the family, Lei Yanlong, have a granddaughter-in-law, Bi Rong, who possessed the powerful bloodline of Bifang, burning blood, and combat power comparable to that of a seventh-rank immortal, who helped the Lei family to destroy the Wei family who came to seek revenge in one fell swoop, but also within a few years, Lei Yanlong actually broke through to become a seventh-rank immortal, and also took over the Pengzhou Mountain blessed land in the Nanboshan sea area.
For a time, the Lei family overshadowed the Chi family in both strength and popularity.
Fortunately, the Lei family has no ambitions in Juxianhai. They have not expanded their territory or power, nor do they intend to challenge for the position of grand elder.
Not only that, Lei Yanlong, a seventh-rank true immortal, also traveled far to the Nanboshan Sea and took charge of the Pengzhou Mountain blessed land, leaving his grandson Lei Keyu to take charge of Xianluo Island in Juxian Sea. It was obvious that he did not intend to compete with Chi Rong for the position of the grand elder.
But no matter what, the Lei family emerged as a dark horse, and the pattern of Juxianhai has undergone great changes.
The Chi family was no longer the only dominant force, and more and more voices in the elders of Juxian Pavilion were singing against him. Before that, although Juxian Pavilion was a loose alliance, because of his strength, once Chi Rong spoke, it was basically the final word.
"It's a pity that five thousand years ago, the Pengzhou Mountain blessed land was forcibly incorporated into the Nanbo Mountain Sea and belonged to the Nanbo Sect's sphere of influence. Otherwise, I could have used the Lingyun Palace to drive the Lei family out of the Juxian Sea, or even directly destroy them."
Chi Rong's gaze lingered on the empty space again, and he felt secretly regretful.
Soon, Chi Rong retracted his gaze and said, "I called everyone here because I have an important matter to discuss with you."
"If it is an urgent matter, why didn't Elder Lei come?" asked a thin elder.
The current elder of Juxian Pavilion is Lei Keyu.
"I have ordered people to inform Elder Lei, but Elder Lei and his wife are both out looking for opportunities, so they did not come. As for the matters of our Juxian Pavilion, as long as the majority of people agree, it will be fine. Now only Elder Lei is missing, and it will not affect what we want to discuss." Chi Rong glanced at the thin elder with a cold look.
The elder wanted to say something, but when he met Chi Rong's cold gaze, he swallowed the words back.
Chi Rong then withdrew his gaze with satisfaction, then glanced at everyone and said, "Since everyone has no objection, then I will tell you what we want to discuss today."
"Great Elder, please speak!" said another elder with a bow.
"Okay!" Chi Rong nodded, and then said with a hint of pride, "I have become a disciple of the guardian Teng Wo of Lingyun Temple a few days ago.
You all should know that Lingyun Palace is not only the largest force in the West Route of our Great Barbarian South Sea, but also the General Administration Office that represents the Immortal Court in charge of all affairs in the West Route. With Lingyun Palace as a backer, we in Juxianhai will not be afraid of any force, and we don't need to survive in a narrow gap.
So my master meant that if Juxian Sea remained like a pile of loose sand, it would never be able to achieve anything, so he ordered me to take charge of Juxian Sea so that I could take advantage of the weakness of Jiuxuan Sect and gradually expand to the Jiuxuan Mountain and the sea area. "
Chi Rong's voice echoed in the hall, and the hall was so quiet that it was almost scary.
Everyone's face looked a little ugly, and even cold sweat appeared on their foreheads.
"What do you think?" Chi Rong's eyes swept across the crowd slowly like a knife, and a powerful aura burst out from his body, filling the entire hall.
Some people lowered their heads and dared not look Chi Rong in the eye, while others looked at Chi Rong with an unpleasant expression, seeming to want to say something but stopping themselves.
Finally, the thin elder spoke first, "We have an agreement for generations that all the forces in Juxian Sea will live together as equals, and there is no such thing as one ruling over another. Now the great elder wants to unify Juxian Sea, which is a violation of the agreement!
Furthermore, the reason why we in Juxianhai have been able to survive in the narrow cracks for so many years without encountering any major disasters is not because we in Juxianhai are so powerful that the three major forces dare not covet and invade.
It’s because Juxianhai is not a good place and the three major forces don’t think highly of it; and also because there needs to be a buffer zone between the three forces of Siyoumen, Nanbozong and Jiuxuanzong.
A lean camel is bigger than a horse. The Jiuxuan Sect is a large sect with a Taoist tradition. Any Xuanfeng Peak Master can compete with us. A few years ago, it was said that the Netherworld Palace attacked the Jiuxuan Sect and was destroyed.
Now, Great Elder, not only do you want to unify Juxianhai, you are also planning to expand your power and engulf the territory of Jiuxuan Sect. This is simply..."
"Simply what?" At this moment, a tall woman with a proud look walked in from the back of the hall.
"Simply, simply...it's wishful thinking!" The thin elder had a close relationship with the Jiuxuan Sect and had always been outspoken. Finally, he mustered up the courage to speak out.
"call out!"
A cold flying sword rushed out from the woman's body, as fast as lightning.
Just as the thin elder was about to use his magic weapon to resist, the flying sword had already cut his neck.
The head fell to the ground and blood spurted out from the broken neck.
"Eighth Rank True Immortal!"
Inside the hall, everyone except Chi Rong felt cold and stiff, as if they had fallen into an ice kiln.
"Does anyone still think this is wishful thinking?" The tall woman slowly glanced at the crowd.
Everyone lowered their heads and dared not speak.
“The Jiuxuan Sect disrespects our Lingyun Palace. Not to mention that the outer areas under the jurisdiction of the Jiuxuan Sect cannot be defended, even Jiuxuan Mountain will change hands sooner or later!
Today, my master ordered Junior Brother Chi to gather you and let you serve my Lingyun Palace. It is your good fortune, and you don’t even appreciate it?
Now the Jiuxuan Sect doesn't even have a Taoist immortal. Do you think the Jiuxuan Sect can compete with my Lingyun Palace? Today, I will make it clear to you.
Your Juxianhai is just one of the many forces that are devouring the outer areas of Jiuxuan Sect. In addition to you, Siyou Sect and Nanbo Sect will also take action.
Do you still think that the Jiuxuan Sect is a skinny camel that is bigger than a horse? Why are you all dumb? Answer me! "The tall woman said, her eyes swept across the crowd with dignity and murderous intent.
"My Cheng family is willing to follow the orders of Patriarch Chi!" A sixth-rank true immortal stood up and knelt on one knee.
This sixth-rank True Immortal took the lead, and the others also knew that they could not compete with Chi Rong who was supported by Lingyun Palace, so they all stood up and knelt on one knee in surrender.
"Haha!" Seeing this, Chi Rong's true nature finally showed. He laughed out loud, acting like he was the only one in the world who was superior to anyone else.
A long time ago, he wanted to be the only one in Juxianhai, but in the end, one person could not contend with the general trend, so he had no choice but to sit on the position of the grand elder. Today, he finally got his wish.
Everyone knelt on one knee on the ground, lowered their heads, with humiliation and anger hidden deep in their eyes.
Chi Rong quickly regained his composure, woke everyone up, and after a period of "discussion", he sent away the elders.
The elders left with heavy hearts.
The peaceful life is coming to an end!
Next, no one knows what kind of storms will greet them.
But they had no choice.
"Senior Sister, are we really going to let the Lei family go?" After the elders left, Chi Rong asked cautiously, with a hint of unwillingness flashing in the depths of his eyes.
"The Pengzhou Mountain blessed land is in the Nanbo Mountain sea area. Any disturbance to the Lei family will inevitably cause dissatisfaction to the Nanbo Sect. This time, in order to encroach on the Jiuxuan Sect, we still need the help of the Nanbo Sect. As long as the Lei family does not cause trouble for you, just let them go." said the tall woman.
"Okay, I understand!" Chi Rong bowed slightly.
After the meeting at Juxian Pavilion, someone soon went to the Lei family on Xianluo Island. Then, soon after, another ray of light shot up into the sky from Xianluo Island and quickly broke through the air in the direction of Jiuxuan Mountain.
Almost on the same day, Lei Chen, who was stationed in Pengzhou Mountain, left Pengzhou Mountain and rushed to Jiuxuan Mountain.
That year, after the Jiuxuan Sect destroyed the Netherworld Palace, Lei Keyu and Bi Rong found Lei Yanlong, Lei Chen and Lei Yu who were hiding outside and brought them to Jiuxuan Mountain.
Later, Lei Yanlong stayed in Xuansha Peak to practice in seclusion, while Lei Chen and Lei Yu stayed for a while. After getting some opportunities, they both became sixth-grade true immortals. Then, one of them brought some resources to Xianluo Island, and the other brought some resources to Pengzhou Mountain, and then they stayed in the two places respectively.
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Xuandu Mountain, Jiuxuan Palace.
Qin Ziling and Yue Huai sat side by side on the palace, with the elders of Wuji Sect, the supreme elder of Jiuxuan Sect and the master of Xuanfeng sitting on their left and right respectively.
"Lingyun Palace knows that directly attacking Jiuxuan Mountain is not justified, violates regulations, and damages its reputation, so it joins forces with Siyou Sect and Nanbo Sect to gradually erode the territory of Jiuxuan Sect from the outside and shake the foundation of Jiuxuan Sect. The plan of Lingyun Palace is really insidious, vicious and despicable!" said Ruyan, the master of Xuanqing Peak, angrily.
Xuanqing Peak's head teacher Ruyan is a veteran seventh-grade immortal. Originally, it was very dangerous for him to overcome the tribulation, but now that he has got the chance, he has passed the wind and fire tribulation without any danger and became an eighth-grade immortal.
In addition to Shi Ruyan, the head of Xuanyan Peak, Changsun Yu, also survived the wind and fire disaster without any danger and became an eighth-grade true immortal.
There is also the Xuanrui Peak’s master, Gu Xianyun, who was a latecomer to the seventh-grade True Immortal, but because of his special connection with the Wuji Sect, he obtained the Wind and Fire Ascension Fruit and became an eighth-grade True Immortal earlier than some other veteran Xuanfeng Peak masters who had not yet broken through.
Now, even if we leave aside the two Xuanfeng Peak Masters, Lan Ran and Yin Ranyue, who are in seclusion, the number of True Immortals in the Jiuxuan Sect has reached a new high in nearly ten thousand years.
Grand Elder Ye Chen has even more powerful immortal strength, and his strength is so strong that he is almost a half-immortal.
But if we leave out Lan Ran and Yin Ranyue, the True Immortals of Jiuxuan Sect are still inferior to any of the three major sects: Lingyun Palace, Siyou Sect and Nanbo Sect.
Especially compared to Lingyun Palace, it is much inferior.
Now that these three major sects are joining forces to encroach on Jiuxuan Sect's territory, Jiuxuan Sect is immediately in a dilemma.
If they attack to stop them, the three major sects together can easily gather several elite armies led by powerful True Immortals, and the Jiuxuan Sect will surely suffer heavy losses and be seriously damaged.
If they do not attack, once those outer territories are lost, the Jiuxuan Sect will be like a river that has lost its source, becoming a pool of stagnant water that will gradually dry up over time.
"The plan of Lingyun Hall is really sinister and despicable! Without the peripheral territory, our Jiuxuan Sect will not only lose the continuous source of resource income, but also lose the Taoist temple to recruit disciples. Over time, even if they don't attack the Jiuxuan Sect, the Jiuxuan Sect will perish without a fight!
Fortunately, the Lord of Lan Peak and the Lord of Yin Peak have the potential to become Taoist immortals. As long as one of them becomes a Taoist immortal, our Jiuxuan Sect will be able to rise. It cannot be stopped or killed by their sinister and despicable means!" Zhuo Li, the Lord of Xuanwu Peak, said.
"But many of the blessed places and fairy mountains in the Jiuxuan Mountain Sea are managed by disciples of the Jiuxuan Sect. They have already spread out and taken deep roots in the places they guard. It is impossible for the Jiuxuan Sect to recall them all. Do we want us to sit back and watch them suffer a devastating disaster?" Yue Huai said.
“This is a disaster for the Jiuxuan Sect. There is nothing we can do about it. We must make a choice.” Grand Elder Ye Chen sighed.
Everyone was silent and looked up at Qin Ziling, Ye Chen was no exception.
After this conversation, Jiuxuan Sect has actually made its current predicament very clear. If they rely on Jiuxuan Sect alone, they will be unable to cope with this disaster. They can only try their best to recall or rescue some important figures, abandon most of the people who have submitted to Jiuxuan Sect, and then wait until a Taoist immortal emerges from Jiuxuan Sect.
