Chapter five hundred and fifty first secret business
The spring of the 183rd year of the Gregorian calendar is a good time for spring flowers to bloom, but at this time, the Guxi Sect in Xijun, Huzhou seems to be still in the cold winter.
The white-haired Master Gu You is sitting in the main hall of the sect. Although he still looks inviolable, his withered face shows that the situation of Master Gu You is not good at the moment.
"Uncle Master, Senior Brother, he failed!"
A slightly anxious voice came out, but it made Master Gu You's eyelids twitch uncontrollably, and then a soft sigh came out.
Ever since the Battle of Taoxi County in Xi County eighty years ago, the Guxi Sect, which was once strong, began to decline.
In a battle eighty years ago, ten masters of the Guxi sect were killed, leaving only Gu You, the master of Tiangang, and two Huagang master nephews.
A Huagang master nephew who participated in this battle later advanced to the Jugang realm with the support of the sect.
But the first battle delayed his path a lot. Although he is now at the peak of Jugang, his failure to break through to the Xuangang realm last time has damaged his foundation. It can be said that his path has been ended.
Originally, Master Xing's nephew who stayed behind in the sect was an excellent person to inherit the sect, regardless of his qualifications or cultivation, but he happened to die in the eye of Qianhu Lake.
Over the years, outsiders have only seen Master Gu You suffering from the pain of losing his son, and facing tit-for-tat confrontation with the Huanghe Sect. How could they know what he was planning in his heart.
In the Battle of Taoxi County eighty years ago, the Guxi Sect suffered heavy losses, but the Zhuxi and Danxi factions also failed to reconcile. How could the two factions not hate the Guxi Sect.
There was also the newly rising famous Yun family, which even killed four real people from the Guxi sect in one battle.
It can be said that the Guxi Sect at that time was surrounded by enemies on three sides and was in a precarious situation.
In the past, Xijun had three parts of the world that checked and balanced each other, but now they are all four-legged. If the three families can calm down, they may not unite to deal with the Guxi faction.
At the beginning, Master Gu You made a big fuss in the Huanghe Sect, although the cause was the death of Master Gu Xi.
But from then on, in order to avenge his son, he had tit-for-tat confrontations with the Huanghe faction several times. After that, he even shared interests with the three families in Xijun, showing some good intentions.
At the same time, the four families have common interests and common enemies in He County. Only in this way can the internal conflicts in Xi County be diverted and Xi County be stable for the past eighty years.
The few real people who participated in the Battle of Xijun and survived were more or less injured.
Speaking of the newly promoted immortals of the three sects in Xijun, it is because Master Gu You has the strongest foundation and the strongest ability to advance on his own.
However, the newly promoted Tiangang masters of the Zhuxi and Danxi sects are advancing through secret methods in order to inherit the sect.
This kind of Tiangang Zhenren can be said to be the weakest at the same level, and his own lifespan has also been depleted.
This is why the Tiangang masters of the two sects have rarely left the mountain in the past eighty years, and most of them have been guarding the sect.
But Master Gu You was first seriously injured in the Battle of Xijun, and then he made a big fuss in the Huanghe Sect and killed several Masters, looking majestic.
But it was not easy for him to escape from the Huanghe Sect, but his foundation had already been damaged in the battle with the Heyuan Master.
After that, they fought several battles with Master He Chong, which made the Huanghe Sect extremely uncomfortable. However, Master Gu You was seriously injured and could not recover, which greatly damaged his longevity.
Now, Master Gu You has reached the point where his oil is exhausted and his lamp is dry.
If he hadn't taken the sect's spiritual ginseng to extend his life, he would have passed away long ago.
Over the years, the Guxi Sect has added several new real people, but due to lack of time, even if the sect fully supports them, the ones with the highest cultivation level will only reach the Xuangang realm.
After the death of Master Gu Xi and Master Gu Xi, Master Gu You was determined to die.
The reason why I took the longevity ginseng was just for the sake of the sect. In recent years, the Guxi sect has recovered a lot of its vitality under the leadership of Master Gu You.
The three most advanced masters after the Battle of Xijun already had two Xuangang, one was at the Jugang Peak, and one of them had reached the Xuangang Peak.
If I have another ten or twenty years of hard work, I can expect to advance to Tiangang Realm.
But now that Master Gu You is about to pass away, there is still so much time, so we can only use secret methods and a large amount of resources to forcefully attack the Tiangang Realm.
Alas, it is a pity that these sect disciples have made great progress in cultivation over the years due to the large amount of resources, but in the end their foundations are unstable and they lack hard work.
Normally I don't realize it, but when I reached the threshold of breaking through the Tiangang Realm, I showed it. Not only did I not succeed, I was also fundamentally injured and fell to the Jugang Realm.
In this way, the entire Guxi Sect, once Master Gu You leaves, will only have one Master Xuangang in charge, how can they maintain such a huge foundation?
Not to mention that the power of He County is not guaranteed, I am afraid that there will be another wave of trouble in Xi County.
At the beginning, the Yun family was able to establish itself in Xi County with the Jugang Realm Master, but now it is no longer the time when all the factions in Xi County were withered eighty years ago.
Eighty years have passed, and it is not just the Guxi sect that has been restored. Although when it comes to the recovery of lower-level forces, the Zhuxi and Danxi sects are still not as good as the Guxi sect, but they have Tiangang Zhenren in charge.
What's more, there is the Yun family, which is usually very quiet and low-key, but in the past eighty years, it has truly gained the image and heritage of a famous family.
The key is that all three families still have grievances with the Guxi sect, and there is also the Huanghe sect in He County. Once Master Gu You leaves, the future of the Guxi sect will be worrying.
No, the most important thing for my senior brother is the sect, and I must preserve the inheritance of the Guxi Sect.
"Go and send a message to the Yun family. I want to meet the master of the Yun family, Master Yun Chen!"
Master Gu You thought for a long time and calculated carefully, and the only one who could unite was the Yun family.
It is said that the Yun family is what it is today, thanks to the contribution of the Guxi sect. Moreover, the Yun family has four real people from the Guxi sect involved in the murders. The Guxi sect has not failed the Yun family in the slightest.
The heads of the Taoyuan County, Zhuxi, and Danxi sects all felt sad when they looked at this old land. A great war eighty years ago could be said to have resulted in losses for all three parties.
The key is that the three sects seem to have gone downhill since then. After the battle of the Zhuxi sect, there are still four real people left, although two new real people have been promoted since then.
But Qianhu Haiyan opened, Yang Hongyuan only knew that the two masters Yijugang and Yihuagang were dead in his own hands, but he did not know that Master Xuangang of the Zhuxi sect was seriously injured in them, and he is now sitting on the throne.
Transform away.
Over the years, the Zhuxi Sect has also had several new Daoist disciples, but apart from the head of the Tiangang Realm, there is only one newly promoted Xuangang Realm.
As for the Danxi sect, its current strength is not as good as the Zhuxi and Guxi sects. One of the two sects is a major sect that has been around for thousands of years, and the other is a new sect that has been around for nearly a thousand years. Both of them have strong foundations.
But the Danxi sect is a new one. It was originally the last of the three sects. After the battle in Xijun, the sect also only had four real people left.
But first, Master Danqi was seriously injured and died, and then the sect's new magistrate of Xuangang Taoyuan County fell into the eyes of Qianhu Sea, which greatly damaged his strength.
Although there have been several newly promoted real people now, except for the head of Tiangang, there is not even one in the Xuangang realm in the sect.
It is no longer a secret that Gu Youzhen's life span is short. The leaders of the two factions came here this time to discuss the changes after his death.
Nowadays, the two counties of Xihe are in a delicate balance, with each family checking and balancing each other. Once Master Gu You passes away, the balance will inevitably be broken, and the two counties of Xihe are afraid that there will be another wave of trouble.
At least the two Tiangang sects, Yonghe and Qinghe, have been dissatisfied with the fact that they only occupy one county.
If the forces of the four families in Xi County had not been united and the Huanghe faction in He County had not been on the side, the two families would have taken action long ago.
Although the two counties of Xi and He are adjacent, the four families of Xi County are considered foreign forces to He County. However, now the four families of Xi County occupy the land of the four counties of He County.
As soon as Master Gu You and Master Tiangang leave, He County will definitely be in trouble again.
"Brother Zhuxi, what do you think of the situation in the two counties of Xihe?"
The two of them were silent, and Master Danxi was the first to speak.
"He County, we are afraid that we have to give away some benefits. As for Xi County, there can be no chaos!"
After hearing Master Zhuxi's words, Master Danxi breathed a long sigh of relief.
In recent decades, although the strength of several Xijun families has recovered, it is far inferior to what it was a hundred years ago. If another dispute breaks out in Xijun at this time, the sect's strength may still be damaged.
"What Fellow Taoist Zhuxi said is true. It is not easy for Xi County to be stable now. Although our three factions have long had a grudge against each other, once Fellow Daoist Guyou leaves, you and I still need to work together to deal with the outside world."
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Danxi, you underestimate me too much. The grievances between our families were quite big back then. After the battle in Xijun, it didn't get much better.
In order to deal with the Guxi Sect, you and I, the old heads of the two families, were able to give up and make peace. Now, for the sake of the peace of Xi County and the interests of He County, I can naturally put aside my grudges with the Guxi Sect temporarily."
Master Zhuxi let out a long laugh, but he expressed his thoughts.
"Fellow Taoist Gao Yi, I can feel at ease now."
The purpose of this meeting between the leaders of the two factions is to explore their respective ideas and jointly deal with the impact of Gu Youzhen's enthronement.
At this time, the two of them were explaining to each other, but they were quite relaxed.
"But Fellow Taoist is wrong. There are not only three families in this county, you and me, but there is also a famous family!"
"The Yun family, well, the Yun family has been really low-key in the past few decades, so low-key that people can ignore it."
Master Danxi was stunned when he heard this, and then he understood.
"But fellow Taoist, there is no need to worry. After all, the rise of the Yun family is short-lived. At most, Master Yun Chen has only advanced to the Xuangang realm. He can protect himself, but there is nothing to be afraid of."
"Fellow Taoist, don't be careless. That day in Xijun, you and I were fighting against each other, but the Yun family was the one who finally benefited. How can we look down on such a powerful person?
What's more, the Yun family has pocketed a lot of the interests in He County.
Fellow Taoist, do you know that this biting dog never barks!"
Master Zhuxi's eyes flashed, but his face was full of solemnity.
"My Taoist friend Zhuxi said this politely, but I didn't think enough about it. In this way, in the past few decades, the Yun family has devoted themselves to farming and raising fish, being kind to others, and has a good reputation far and wide, but they have kept a low profile and bided their time.
Seeing that he is not fighting in every aspect, but he has not fallen behind at all, so can Master Yun Chen advance to Tiangang Realm?"
"Anyway, you and I should pay more attention, this Master Yun Chen is not simple."
"Well, as long as you and I join forces, we should not be afraid of this storm!"