Among them, the 'Qingkong Sword Sect' is a seventh-grade sect, with seven True Lords of Yuanshen in its sect, and the other three are all eighth-grade sects, with three True Lords of Yuanshen in each sect.
Originally, these four sects plus Lianyun Dao Sect got along well with each other. Although Lianyun Dao Sect was slightly stronger than the other four sects, it only outnumbered them in terms of the number of low-level disciples.
But since Qi Gecheng Daojun returned to Lianyun Dao Sect, the relationship between the five sects instantly became tense.
In Dingzhou, apart from the ‘Bajing Palace’, there are only two sects with Taoist-level practitioners, and the ‘Lianyun Taoist Sect’ is one of them.
There used to be only the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' in the entire azure world with low-level sects that had Tao Lords, but now there is another one.
Tigers should live with tigers. The current situation is that a tiger actually coexists with a group of sheep in the same area. You can imagine how uncomfortable it is for several sects in the Lianyun Mountains.
The four sects including the ‘Qingkong Sword Sect’ instinctively formed a group to fight against the ‘Lianyun Dao Sect’.
Fortunately, the 'Lianyun Dao Sect' does not seem to have any intention of expansion. Although its disciples are a little more domineering than in the past when walking outside, overall it has not had an impact on the power structure of the Lianyun Mountains.
But this peace was eventually interrupted one day.
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Baishoumen is located in the southwest of Lianyun Mountains. The environment within a radius of three thousand miles has been transformed by Baishoumen for thousands of years and has become an independent natural growth area.
There are everything from hills, mountains, caves, deserts, plains, lakes, swamps, etc.
In these different environments, there are countless ferocious beasts and spiritual beasts.
This three thousand-mile area is like a blue world that has been shrunk countless times. Various natural environments and creatures blend and restrain each other, forming a complete ecological cycle.
At this moment, tens of thousands of disciples inside and outside the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' are performing their duties and wandering within the three thousand miles. Each disciple is followed by a varying number of spirit beasts.
The 'Hundred Beasts Sect' is good at controlling beasts. In the past, due to limitations of the environment and the number of spiritual beasts in the mountains, the sect has always been trapped and locked in the Lianyun Mountains.
Now, due to the unfolding of Operation Boundary Breaking, many resources from other realms are continuously circulating in the practice world.
Among them are monsters, spiritual beasts, giant beasts, giants, orcs, etc. from all realms.
This has brought huge development opportunities to the ‘Hundred Beasts Sect’ and many other sects that are good at controlling beasts.
Of course, in addition to sects such as the 'Hundred Beasts Sect', there are many ways to control beasts in the world of cultivation.
The [Oath Deed] launched by the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Nanzong’ is one of them.
The original purpose of the [Oath Deed] deduced by Zhang Ke was actually to restrain the behavior of practitioners, enhance mutual trust, and achieve tacit cooperation.
But I don’t know when, more functions of [Oath Deed] were developed.
Transactions, notarizations, self-certifications, negotiations, and various deeds that require oaths to guarantee and confirm relationships are all widely used.
Since the launch of Operation Breaking the Boundary, countless practitioners in the Blue World have signed contracts with various spiritual beasts relying on the Oath Contract.
The fairest among them is undoubtedly the 'Life and Death Guard' contract. The laws contained in this contract are extremely harsh. If one party dies, the other party will also die together.
The lesser ones are "cooperation", "companion" and other types of contracts, which relatively guarantee the equal relationship between the practitioner and the spiritual beast.
If the instructions issued by the practitioner are not recognized by the spirit beast, the spirit beast may not obey the order.
The word "spirit" in the spirit beast not only means that it has innate abilities, but also means that it has opened up its spiritual intelligence, which is another evolutionary route besides the beast becoming a monster.
Moreover, most spirit beasts have another characteristic, that is, they are extremely sensitive to good intentions and evil intentions. Therefore, when practitioners sign a contract with a spirit beast, they usually have to treat them as equal human beings and need to communicate patiently and carefully.
In addition to the above types, there are also some practitioners who rely on their strength to subdue spirit beasts and force them to sign "slavery", "master-servant" and other types of contracts with the spirit beasts.
However, this kind of contract violates the will of the subject and is different from Zhang Ke's original intention of deriving the [Oath Contract], so it is difficult to successfully sign it.
Of course, nothing is absolute and there are exceptions to everything. Being deceived, threatened, induced, etc. can bypass the rules and make the contract established.
The methods of controlling beasts that the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' is good at also include the above types, and the techniques of the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' can also allow practitioners and spiritual beasts to grow at the same time.
To put it simply, the stronger the spirit beasts controlled by the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' are, the greater the number, and the faster the strength of each other will increase.
However, since practitioners in the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' must continuously consume a certain amount of soul power every time they control a spiritual beast, this places a limit on the number of spiritual beasts that the disciples in the sect can control.
Under normal circumstances, practitioners of the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' can control up to three spiritual beasts of the same level. As for how many spiritual beasts in the lower realms they can control, it depends on the strength of the soul.
But despite this restriction, in the past sixty years, the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' has been trading spirit beasts from outside the world on a large scale, which has made the strength of the disciples in the sect grow by leaps and bounds. A large number of disciples have broken through barriers and achieved higher realms.
The number of practitioners at all levels in the sect has surpassed that of the Qingkong Sword Sect in just a few decades. If this momentum continues, once a Tao Lord appears in the sect, it will immediately become the most powerful sect in the Lianyun Mountains.
Beast Valley.
The core area of the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' is also the most important place of the sect.
This is not only the place where the sect is inherited, with countless secrets, but also the place where generations of disciples of the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' grow up.
At the same time, in this area, the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' has also cultivated more than ten kinds of powerful monster beast groups and various rare species, including monsters with the blood of the Four Elephant Spirit Beasts.
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But at this time, two uninvited guests came to this place that never welcomed outsiders.
Beast King Palace.
The two groups of practitioners were seated respectively, guest and host. Both of them were holding teacups, but they were only holding them instead of drinking.
Not a single sound came out of the quiet hall, and the atmosphere seemed a bit depressing.
The largest number of people were sitting on the main seat, with eight True Lords of Yuanshen, and there were only two guests. However, the ones with nervous, heavy, and angry expressions on their faces at this time were the larger number of people from the 'Hundred Beasts Sect'.
After a long time, the leader of the ‘Hundred Beasts Sect’, Mangshan Zhenjun, who was sitting on the throne, said with a bitter tone:
"Qi Daojun, our sect has always been on good terms with your sect, why bother forcing yourself this time..."
The person who was called Qi Daojun was none other than Qi Ge of the ‘Lianyun Dao Sect’.
Next to her is the newly risen Han Xing Zhenjun of the Lianyun Dao Sect.
Upon hearing the words of True Lord Mangshan, Qi Ge paused the tea cup in his hand on the table in front of him.
"boom!"
The tea cup was placed on the table, and the crisp sound made everyone around them feel nervous.
Qi Ge looked unhappy and said:
"Head of Mangshan, we are here to consider the future development of your sect. How come we are considered aggressive by the head?"
True Lord Mangshan was in a restless mood.
If Qi Ge hadn't become a Taoist, so powerful and erratic that even his own master would dare to attack him mercilessly, he would really have the intention to ridicule him at this moment.
"Haha, I am speechless, but although our sect is not strong enough, it has been passed down for thousands of years.
After Qi Daojun arrived today, he immediately asked our sect to join the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’. Isn’t this too sudden?
Such an important matter must be discussed with my fellow disciples, otherwise it will be difficult to explain it to the disciples.
Qi Daojun is also a leader. You should understand that there are some things that even if I am the leader, it is not easy for me to make decisions. After I discuss the results with my fellow disciples, I will definitely go to your sect to explain the matter as soon as possible.
how?"
Dragging has always been one of the ways to avoid accepting a certain wish.
Qi Ge did not speak. Next to him, the handsome Lord Han Xing raised his hand and saluted Lord Mangshan and said:
"Master Mangshan, I have something to discuss with the master, but I don't know whether I should say it or not?"
'If you don't know whether to speak or not, why bother speaking?'
True Lord Mangshan said something to True Lord Hanxing secretly in his heart, but said in his mouth:
"Please speak frankly, Lord Hanxing."
True Lord Hanxing smiled and said:
"Actually, I have good intentions for waiting here."
After a brief pause, he continued:
"The leader of Mangshan must have noticed that now is a time of great conflict, the 'Boundary Breaking Operation' is in full swing, and there are countless opportunities in all realms.
As far as I know, since the start of Operation Boundary Breaking 60 years ago, eight Dao Lords have been created in this realm, and as many as ten thousand people have been promoted to the rank of True Lord of Yuanshen.
And this is only what happened in sixty years. Looking at the history of this world for countless years, there has never been a period of development that can be compared with the present.
Not to mention anything else, the strength of Guizong alone has increased several times in the past few decades, right?"
True Lord Mangshan and several other True Lords of Yuanshen in the sect all looked stern, and they didn’t understand the purpose of True Lord Hanxing’s sudden mention of this matter.
"Haha, our sect has indeed developed in recent years, but it is definitely not as exaggerated as Taoist friend Han Xing said."
True Lord Mangshan explained casually and asked:
"I don't know what fellow Daoist Hanxing means by this. Could you please clarify?"
True Lord Hanxing glanced at the faces of the people in the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' and said in a concentrated voice:
"Everyone, do you still remember the establishment of another branch of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Sect'?"
Everyone in the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' looked a little confused, and they didn't understand why Lord Hanxing turned the topic to 'Xiantian Yiqi Sect'.
A True Lord of the Soul from the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' said:
"Now the prestige of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' is at its peak, and everyone in the cultivation world doesn't know about it."
True Lord Han Xing nodded and said:
"Yes, but do you know why the 'Xiantian Yiqi Sect' established a branch in Nanhai, Laizhou?"
A slender Yuanshen True Lord from the 'Hundred Beasts Sect' replied.
"I heard that because there is no room for the development of the Xiantian Yiqi Sect in Dingzhou, the sect established an external branch, the Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect."
True Lord Hanxing smiled and shook his head.
"Fellow Taoist Shaohua is wrong. Dingzhou is vast and surrounded by mountains and seas.
Then why did Mr. Ruyi Dao not establish a branch in Dingzhou waters back then, but instead went to Laizhou waters?
You must know that the relationship between the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Sect’ is all in Dingzhou.
If it establishes a branch in Dingzhou waters, it will definitely be a thousand times better than in an unfamiliar place like Laizhou.
Then what forced Lord Ruyi to take hundreds of thousands of people to travel hundreds of thousands of miles away to establish a branch of the sect?"
True Lord Shaohua's eyes were focused and he said in a deep voice:
"Why?"
True Lord Hanxing said softly:
"This Ruyi Daojun is unusual, such as the 'Baojia System', 'Clock', 'Amulet', 'Space Wrist Wheel', 'Patent Law', 'Shou Lun Method', 'Household Registration System', 'Practitioner Square Market'
Etc. are all from this person's hand.
There are some measures that were promoted from the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Sect’ as a leader when his cultivation level was low.
It is precisely because of these measures that the 'Xiantian Yiqi Sect' has developed rapidly in just over a hundred years.
But at the same time, the development of the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Sect’ also attracted the attention of the ‘Bajing Palace’ and began to suppress it.
Look at how powerful the 'Xiantian Yiqi Nanzong' is now. If Ruyi Daojun had not established a branch in the South China Sea of Laizhou, how would it have had the opportunity to develop and grow under the pressure of the 'Bajing Palace'.
I believe you all know that Ruyi Daojun was conspired against and exiled to the void in the past, right?
This is because it aroused the fear of the ‘Bajing Palace’ and was secretly poisoned, and at that time Ruyi Daojun was just a Jindan Daoist...”
True Lord Shaohua interjected:
"No, this matter has been publicly discussed. It was Yuan Rong Zhenjun of the 'Taode Sect' who attacked Ruyi Dao Lord, and it had nothing to do with the 'Eight Views Palace'."
True Lord Hanxing sneered and said:
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Then Taoist fellow Shaohua, please explain why Yuanrong Zhenjun was able to kill the 'blood demon' Deng Fengshan after Ruyi Daojun and Qingmei Sword Immortal killed him.
The most opportune time to appear?
The killing of Deng Fengshan was closely related. It is said that Ruyi Dao Lord and Qingmei Sword Immortal did not even inform their own sects back then. How did Yuan Rong Zhenjun know about it?
It should be noted that this incident happened in Dingzhou. If there was no communication in advance, even if Yuanrong Zhenjun was a disciple of the "Taode Sect" at the time.
But would the ‘Bajing Palace’, which is also a top-grade sect, really allow a True Lord of Yuanshen from another sect to attack its own sect wantonly?”
"this……"
True Lord Shaohua was a little speechless, and the True Lord Yuanshen who spoke at first said:
"Even if the 'Bajing Palace' was involved in what happened that year, what does this have to do with our sect?"
True Lord Hanxing smiled meaningfully.
"In the past, the 'Ba Jing Palace' would suppress the 'Xiantian Yi Qi Sect'. In addition to the rapid development of its sect, another reason was that among the various measures implemented by the 'Xian Tian Yi Qi Sect', there were things that even the 'Ba Jing Palace' coveted.
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For example, the 'Shou Lun Method', 'Space Wrist Wheel', etc., everyone..."
Having said this, True Lord Hanxing turned his eyes towards True Lord Mangshan and said word by word:
"Everyone, doesn't your sect feel that the situation of your sect is very similar to that of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Sect' of the past?"
The faces of True Lord Mangshan and others all changed greatly, and True Lord Shaohua said in a deep voice:
"What is there in our sect that is worthy of the covetousness and fear of the 'Bajing Palace'? How can it be compared with the 'Xiantian Yiqi Sect'?"
True Lord Hanxing smiled and said:
"Does your sect really have nothing that others can covet?"
Seeing Shaohua Zhenjun open his mouth to speak, he directly blocked his words.
"Now this world has captured countless spiritual beasts in all realms.
I heard that your sect’s ‘True Method of Controlling Ten Thousand Beasts by the Chief Photographer of Dragon and Tiger’ can control all kinds of beasts. I wonder if this method will be coveted by others in today’s world of great strife?”
Before True Lord Shaohua could reply, True Lord Hanxing said again:
"Have there been any high-ranking sects who have visited your sect frequently in recent years? Have they ever tried to test your sect's skills in their words?"
The faces of Zhenjun Mangshan and others became extremely ugly.
In recent years, especially in the past three years, not only have many high-ranking sects visited, but the ‘Bajing Palace’ has also visited many times.
The visitors all expressed their curiosity about the "true method of the Dragon and Tiger General Regent to control all beasts".
Three years ago, a visitor to the ‘Bajing Palace’ even said that he wanted to take advantage of this exercise to learn about it.
But this technique is the foundation for the establishment of the "Hundred Beasts Sect". Even though he knew that it would offend the "Eight Scenery Palace", True Lord Mangshan still refused the unreasonable request of the "Eight Scenery Palace" envoy.
Since rejecting the ‘Eight Scenery Palace’, the entire ‘Hundred Beasts Sect’ has been in extreme unrest. However, after several years, no action has been seen from the ‘Eight Scenery Palace’. True Lord Mangshan only regarded this matter as a thing of the past.
At this moment, hearing True Lord Hanxing suddenly mention it, True Lord Mangshan instantly realized that the sect's crisis might be close at hand.
After a while, Lord Mangshan asked in a dry tone.
"Friend Hanxing, if you have anything to say, please speak up!"