The entire southern part of Zhanchuan was immersed in the pouring rain at this time. The north wind howled and the west wind swayed, blowing the fallen leaves and residual branches that had been dormant for the whole winter in the chaotic muddy swamp, flying everywhere, and adding dense twigs.
It was raining and foggy, and the visibility was only about thirty or forty steps.
It was under such circumstances that Jiang Feng and Jiang Chengzi descended from the air into the swamp. Due to the strong wind, the two had to use their spiritual power to protect their bodies, which relieved some of their burden.
Jiang Feng quickly moved around the swamp, looking for the target in his heart. After more than half an hour, he finally stopped at a black stone monument.
Shallow Mountains and Black Waters, No. 15, Autumn October 3548, Tianyuan
This is a boundary monument established by the Asan Mountain Sect and the Black Water Sect in the early years. Although this unique material of black stone is not a valuable cultivation material, it can naturally prevent the growth of moss and the like, so it is relatively clean on it.
"Release Song Weiduo."
"Master, what are you going to do?" Although Jiang Chengzi was confused, he quickly released the demon puppet Song Weiduo.
"Tell him to dig out the boundary markers and follow me." Jiang Feng looked around, trying to figure out the direction in the heavy rain.
Song Weiduo had brute strength. Under the command of Jiang Chengzi, he pulled the No. 15 boundary monument out of the mud of the swamp without much effort. The nearby mud mixed with the accumulated rainwater quickly removed the boundary monument.
The deep pit is filled up, as if it were a small natural swamp.
"Walk!"
Jiang Feng had already found the right direction and rushed towards the Heishui Gate. After traveling for fifteen miles to the south, when he saw a village in the distance, he ordered Song Weiduo to dig a hole again and remove the No. 15
The boundary monument was buried as before. It was shaken by wind and rain, and was quickly covered up by the newly turned soil, leaving no trace of excavation.
Processed according to law.
Jiang Feng moved the seven boundary monuments near Zhanchuan Town southwards, the farthest being thirty-five miles deep, and the nearest one only five miles. Although the places he passed were all swamps, in the future these areas would be drained by the Poison Spring Swamp.
After drying, it may be able to turn into fertile farmland. You must know that in the south of Zhanchuan Town, especially in the southwest, although there are many territories belonging to the Qianshan Sect, they are all barren mountains and ridges with few spiritual vein minerals, and are even barren and cannot be cultivated.
This land, this poisonous swamp, although the conditions are a bit worse now, at least it is still flat.
"Master, 'Zhuoyuan' is in the Qianshan Sect this time. It will be much more convenient for me to come here in the future." Jiang Chengzi couldn't help but sigh when he sensed the burial place of his biological mother, Xuanhuoya.
"Well, when the trip to the canyon is over, call your second junior brother and third junior brother to come and worship together."
"yes."
"Let's go, things will change if we wait too long." Although the heavy rain continued, the dark clouds in the sky had become lighter and thinner. Jiang Feng and Jiang Chengzi once again drove the flying boat and flew towards the north.
This can be regarded as a small advantage. Jiang Feng's originally unbalanced heart finally gained some comfort. The sudden change in Heishuimen did not allow him to take this opportunity to harvest anything from its treasury or library, but
The boundary marker moved this time is equivalent to a quarter of the market town. Compared with Guhan Town, the flat land here may be of greater value in the future.
I don’t know who will be responsible for taking over this mess. The Jincheng faction? Wei Guo? He thinks it will probably be Wei Guo. After all, everyone knows that Qiu Bai Temple is just to guard this land with scarce products for the Wei State Sect.
Just a swamp.
The death of Qiu Bai Si led to the instant collapse of the Black Water Sect. The main reason was the lack of legal successors. Because the land was small, poor and weak, Qiu Bai Si did not even have a general affairs elder under one person. Therefore, when he suddenly changed
, there is not even a monk who comes out to take charge of the overall situation.
Although Qiu Zhenzhen is the younger sister of Qiu Bai Temple, she is only a first-level Xuan-level monk, unable to preside over the overall situation. Judging from the fact that she was seriously injured in the warehouse, she has no prestige in the Black Water Gate; and Jiangcheng
The son once heard from Qiu Sidian that his uncle, the head of the family, was not very kind to him. It was because he killed his father Tian Guiqi that he had never met. Based on this, he inferred that the relationship between Qiu Zhenzhen and Qiu Baisi was not good, so what happened
During the chaos, like other Xuan-level and Spirit-level monks, she only wanted to grab some soft goods and escape quickly, instead of gathering together to actively discuss countermeasures.
Fortunately, although the Qianshan Sect was poor, there were still a few elders in the sect. However, Jiang Feng suddenly remembered that he would soon enter the canyon ruins, and it seemed that the trip would be in danger.
If he dies, what will happen to the Qianshan Sect?
The probability of large-scale chaos is low. Perhaps several elders and other Xuan-level monks will discuss the future leader of the sect, but small-scale chaos will most likely occur locally.
Unless, like the previous leader Ren Wo Dao, he appointed a candidate for the leadership before leaving.
Do you need to appoint someone in advance?
The question is who to choose?
He suddenly thought of this problem, but found that he had reached a deadlock.
It stands to reason that according to the traditional rules of the Qianshan Sect, a monk who has not participated in the Black Snake Spirit Ceremony must be established. Then Wang Xiandao, Zheng Luda and Wu Quanzhong have no chance at all, although they can not "establish a prince" but
The path of "giving in".
Zhao Wenjun, Wei Jie, Zhou Xing and other monks who have no blood relationship with their ancestors cannot withstand the Black Snake Spirit Ceremony. Even if they "abdicate", the prestige is not enough. Therefore, most of them have to be from the original family or Wang, Zheng, Wu
Selected from the disciples of the three families.
Choose from the top eight in martial arts?
Then only Wang Yanzhi ranked second, Zheng Yiyu ranked third, Wu Tiande ranked fourth, and Ren Xiaolong ranked fifth can be selected.
This is a good idea. It may be feasible in legal terms and can barely convince everyone, but I always feel that with the sect’s existing resources, of course, being much better than when I succeeded as head does not necessarily lead to good results. Most of them are just
It will be replaced by an ordinary Xuan-level monk. At that time, the situation in the sect will return to the embarrassing situation when he just took over as the leader.
In other words, how did the nine-generation leader Ren Wo Dao choose me? Logically speaking, he did not have any advantage in terms of appearance, qualifications, or even from the perspective of main and branch lines.
Jiang Feng suddenly realized that he had never thought about this issue for nearly three years after taking over as the leader.
He became the leader in such a muddle-headed way, which makes me feel ashamed when I think about it.
Thinking of this, he couldn't let it go. The flying boat against the wind had just passed through the rain belt in the southeast of Qianshan Sect. In the distant sky, the morning light was half exposed. Jiang Feng thought for a moment, then adjusted his direction and flew towards Luochuan.
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"Qiu Baisi is dead?"
Su Liqing couldn't calm down for a long time when he saw the urgent report delivered to him late at night. He wandered in the meeting hall for a while before his mind calmed down.
Heishui Sect is a small sect, sandwiched between Jincheng Sect, Li Sect, Wei State and the small Qianshan Sect. It can be regarded as a buffer zone that has existed for many years. Its original body, Song Hu Sect, had its sacred land divided up by several neighbors, leaving only
Over the years, the barren and barbaric Poisonous Spring Swamp has managed to survive until now relying on the support of the Wei Kingdom. It is basically managed by Qiu Baisi, a prefecture-level monk.
Wei will most likely send troops.
This was Su Liqing's first thought. However, they could not be allowed to take advantage. If they directly bordered the Jincheng Sect, the danger to the Jincheng Sect would actually increase a lot compared to before.
"It's better than this."
The second daughter Suman and the youngest daughter Su Jier both came over night to help their father Su Liqing investigate the matter. Although Su Liqing hoped that the third daughter Su Jin could also investigate the matter together, she was still dealing with a matter in Shuanglong City that she had to personally participate in.
Things cannot be done in time.
The Jincheng Sect does not only have one prefecture-level monk, Su Liqing, but most of them are marginalized and are only responsible for guarding Shuanglong City, the old capital of Lingyun Mountain in the east, and Lelin City, an important town in the north, and rarely participate in the decision-making within the sect.
Marginalizing several prefecture-level monks was a choice Su Liqing had to make. Among the six daughters, only the second daughter, Suman, reached the sixth level of the Xuan-level. Even though he shared some secrets of alchemy with her, he could not
This allowed her to seize the opportunity to be promoted. Therefore, he had to make more preparations for his posthumous affairs. Even for the sake of balance, the six daughters did not marry any monks in the sect to prevent outsiders from deliberately siding with his son-in-law and affecting him.
The core interests of one’s own family.
It seemed that he should consider the issue of his successor. The incident at Black Water Gate made the hidden worries in his heart that had been suppressed rise to the surface again.
"Didn't that Xuan-level Zhu Tianshi come to defect to us? Let him immediately return to the hometown of Black Water Gate to collect the remaining forces and wait for the Wei State to take over. We only need to secretly support him as the leader. This can ensure that we and the Wei State
, still not bordering.”
"Will Wei directly occupy this place this time?" Suman was a little worried about Su Jier's suggestion.
"No, they are still at war with the 'Yefan Kingdom' in the west. There are not many high-level monks left in the south of Black Water Gate. Even if there are, judging from the situation of the Wei Kingdom's cities and fortresses, most of them don't want to fight for this area.
It's a waste of time in a small area, and besides, it's just a worthless poisonous spring swamp." Sujier said firmly, "But we can't do nothing. In this way, we can occupy the dust mud town in the east and have a western front.
Due to the constraints of the war, Wei State is temporarily unable to turn against us and use force, and will probably find a puppet to be our neighbor."
"Well, just what Jill said." Su Liqing looked at the map. Dustwallow Town is not big, but he can express his attitude first. "I will send someone to handle this matter immediately. There is one more thing. What do you think about Stormrage Canyon?"
What do you think about the ruins? Should I go there myself?"
"Father, this must not be done." Su Jier said immediately, "Although there may be good opportunities, as the head of the family, father cannot take risks himself. Once..." She paused, "I mean once
If something unexpected happens, our Su family's foundation may fall into the hands of outsiders. Isn't today's incident at Black Water Gate proof of that?"
"What should we do? What should we do?"
Su Liqing had long been accustomed to having her daughters discuss matters within the sect. Sometimes, she lost her mind and lacked some opinions. The more critical problem was that this matter was vaguely related to the issue of heirs and involved the interests of several daughters.
The topic was very sensitive, so he had to be cautious in expressing his opinions. From the perspective of relative cultivation, the second daughter Suman was the most suitable candidate. However, although the younger daughter Sujier was ordinary, her strategy was number one, while the other four daughters
, then it is between the two.
"Let Zuo Zichan from Shuanglong City or Leng Tingtao from Lelin City go." Suman suggested, "Let the wind go out secretly. If you can bring back opportunities or important treasures in the valley and hand them over to the sect, send Fourth Sister
Marry him."
"How is that possible?" Suman, the second daughter, argued, "The Leng Tingfeng your fourth sister likes is not Leng Tingtao, and Zuo Zichan already has two wives and concubines."
"Leng Tingfeng has just reached the Xuan level, and his Dharma appearance is very poor. I'm afraid he will never be able to reach the Earth level in this life. He can go to the Xuan level. It's best if he goes and never comes back. This will also stop the fourth sister's thoughts.
, the six of us sisters must consider the sect and the Su family as soon as possible, and we must marry someone who is capable of protecting the sect, and we must not make decisions about our own marriage."
"Sixth sister, if you act like this, your fourth sister might..."
"I'm afraid, that Leng Tingfeng is a liar at first glance. He coaxed my fourth sister around with his sweet words. If the fourth sister hadn't asked you to help him find some earth-type spiritual materials, he wouldn't even be near the Xuan level.
Can’t touch it.”
Suman didn't say anything anymore, her face turned red and a little feverish. Although she did it secretly, her little sister still found out about it, and she didn't know if her father would blame her.
"alright."
Su Liqing knew that he needed to stand up and make some peace. "This matter needs to be discussed in the long run. However, the Leng family has risen too fast recently. It needs attention. Let Leng Tingtao go to the canyon. As for Leng Tingfeng, send him to Heishuimen in disguise."
Hiding, secretly helping Zhu Tianshi do something so that we can see how powerful he is."
This is being exiled.
Suman sighed helplessly, even a little depressed and tired. She didn't know if her fourth sister Su Ya would be sad. Fortunately, she didn't like anyone yet. She straightened her bun that was not messy.
In an instant, it seemed that a little bit of youth had quietly passed away.
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When Jiang Feng returned to Luochuan, he locked himself in the master's inner palace and carefully reviewed the various records left by previous masters, especially the ninth generation master Ren Wudao.
Perhaps he had overlooked something before. He believed that although Taoist Renwo was gone, there would not be any clues left about the inside story of his succession as head.
I want to talk about "Ten Generations of Leaders" with more like-minded people," talk about life and find confidants~