Qiu Changtian came to the lecture room and told the matter to Master Ziwei:

"...In short, if we want to fight the Demon Cult, then Iron City Mountain will be a nail in the coffin."

"If we advance into Guanzhong, the enemy only needs to use Tiecheng Mountain as a springboard to cut off and annihilate our vanguard at any time."

"The reason why the Wei demon proposed to fight for Guanzhong is because he saw through our inability to uproot Tiecheng Mountain."

"Instead of taking this risk, it is better to cooperate with Shushan and let them advance to the northwest."

"With Shushan threatening us from the flank, even if the Six Paths wanted to use Tiecheng Mountain to attack Kunlun, the Shura Path would definitely not dare to agree."

"Hmm." Master Ziwei did not comment, but said calmly, "Chang Geng, you are right."

"Do you think that the senior teachers in the sect have not thought of this before?"

"This is exactly why I am confused." Qiu Changtian said in a low voice, "Why not make friends with Shushan?"

"Because Shushan has no need to be on good terms with Kunlun." The head of Ziwei Sect said leisurely, "The lifelong wish of the Immortal Changmei is to restore the glory of Emei Sword Sect."

"In ancient times, the Emei Sword Sect was the largest sect in the world. The sword-controlling technique that is now popular among human cultivators originated from the Emei Sword Sect."

"When the Emei Sword Sect was at its peak, all cultivators in the world respected the Sword Immortal. The disciples with the best talent in cultivation all went to Emei... Now, Shushan is still the number one sword sect, but when it comes to the number one in the world, who would think of Shushan Shangqing Sect?"

"Master." Qiu Changtian was a little disappointed. "Emei Sword Sect, Chan Sect... these sects that were once prosperous, why are they gone now?"

"Life is like a journey, and I am just a traveler." Master Ziwei was silent for a long time, but did not answer directly. Instead, he made a clever remark.

Qiu Changtian:?

The so-called inn is a hotel. What Master means here is "This world is just a temporary stay for me, and I will eventually return to my journey."

Thinking of the intersection of the celestial spheres and the immortals' ascension to heaven, he seemed to understand something.

In short, according to Master Ziwei, there is an irreconcilable contradiction between Shushan, which wants to compete for the first place, and Kunlun, which occupies the first place.

Unless Kunlun is willing to give up the false title of the world's leader to Shushan, it will be difficult for the two factions to form a close enough alliance... On the other hand, for groups like the Six Paths of the Demon Cult and the Donghuang Demon Clan, everyone cooperates for pure profit, which makes it easier for them to form an alliance.

Thinking of this, Qiu Changtian also felt a little headache.

If Tiecheng Mountain is located on the flank of Kunlun against the Demon Cult, then Shushan is located on the flank of Tiecheng Mountain against Kunlun.

If Shushan is unwilling to help contain the enemy, it would be too troublesome for Kunlun to fight a tug-of-war with the Demon Cult in the Guanzhong area while having to be on guard against backstabs from Tiecheng Mountain all the time.

Um, wait a minute…

Qiu Changtian doesn’t know when Tiechengshan stabbed him in the back, but doesn’t Wei Dongliu know either?

As long as Wei Dongliu figures out how Tiechengshan plans to stab him in the back, and Qiu Changtian "anticipates it" and mounts targeted defenses, wouldn't it be foolproof?

Wait a minute, why did Tiechengshan want to backstab Kunlun? It was because Wei Dongliu was in charge!

Qiu Changtian sighed softly and thought to himself, why am I just reacting now?

It turns out that he is beating himself! He can act however he wants...

After leaving the lecture room with full confidence, Qiu Changtian went to find Xu Yinglian again and said:

"I have already talked to Master about this."

"Kunlun is willing to seek cooperation with Shushan?" Xu Yinglian asked in surprise.

"I don't want to." Qiu Changtian said concisely.

"What should we do then?" Xu Yinglian frowned.

With her strategic vision, she could of course see that the dangerous location of Tiecheng Mountain was the biggest hidden danger to Kunlun.

"No big deal." Qiu Changtian said with a smile, "Just deal with it as it happens."

Xu Yinglian thought that this was the only way, otherwise, could the Shura Dao be wiped out?

In the past ten thousand years, if there had been an opportunity to wipe out the Shura Sect, the Kunlun Taiqing Sect would have taken action long ago.

Qiu Changtian didn't say much. After figuring out the key points, he no longer took this battle between good and evil seriously.

The opposing coach is my future self. How can I harm myself?

Don't panic at all!

As for the many pre-war preparations and tactical arrangements, they don’t matter at all.

Since they have a complete understanding of the "enemy's" deployment, there is no way they can lose this war. The only tricky part is that they cannot win either, otherwise Wei Dongliu's plan to become the leader of the Demon Cult will fail.

In this case, we have to fight a war in which we can neither win nor lose.

Neither Qiu Changtian nor Wei Dongliu can be allowed to fail, otherwise it will affect the future and status of both sides in their respective sects.

The above may seem like a paradox, but it is not impossible to do, because there is a saying in political struggle, called "throwing the blame on political opponents"...

The "political enemies" here refer to people who belong to the same group but have serious conflicts of personal interests.

For example, when Qiu Changtian was still in the Foundation Establishment Realm, his second senior brother Song He, who wanted to compete with him for the position of Senior Senior Brother in the Foundation Establishment Realm, was his political enemy in Kunlun. Since they were both disciples of Kunlun, they could not attack each other, so the other party could only use shady tricks to plot against him.

In other words, all he had to do was find a political enemy like Song He, and then put all the blame on him for all the failures in the struggle with Wei Dongliu.

The only problem is that, with Qiu Changtian's current reputation in Kunlun, it seems that he has no political enemies... The head of Ziwei Sect is almost supporting him openly and secretly, and he is just short of announcing that "the next head of Kunlun Sect will be Chang Geng Zhenren". In this situation, who dares to be Qiu Changtian's political enemy? Don't want to stay in Kunlun?

After thinking about it, Qiu Changtian still couldn't figure it out.

If there were no political enemies, with his unshakable bottom line and conscience, and if he would not do anything to shift the blame onto innocent people, the problem would become unsolvable.

With a lot on his mind, he unknowingly arrived at the Discipline Hall on his sword.

Qiu Changtian suddenly remembered that his second senior brother Song He was still imprisoned deep in the Discipline Hall.

This senior brother was really unfortunate. He originally wanted to collude with the people in the evil sect to assassinate Qiu Changtian, but he chose to go to Wen Yang instead of any other people.

Wen Yang was also a heartless person. He directly sold Wei Dongliu a favor and asked Wei Dongliu's disciple Guo Jin to go to Kunlun to sell information, saying that someone was trying to harm Dao Xin Tong Ming... In this way, he sold Song He for a good price.

Colluding with the devil. Harming his fellow disciples. The final sentence Song He was sentenced to was imprisonment for 200 years. During these 200 years in prison, although he could still practice breathing exercises, he certainly could not look for the secret medicine of the Purple Mansion, and naturally he had no hope of obtaining the top-grade golden elixir.

If you are lucky, you will be released on the day of the tribulation. After going through the tribulation, you will form a medium-quality golden elixir, and then go back to serve your sentence obediently and become a prisoner behind bars.

By the time he is released from prison, he is almost useless.

If you are unlucky and fail to survive the heavenly tribulation, then your fixed-term imprisonment will be directly converted into a death sentence, and that will be the end of it.

After arriving at the Discipline Hall and explaining his purpose to the deacon, Qiu Changtian learned that Senior Brother Song was still alive and had successfully survived the tribulation a few years ago.

It was just that he had gone through the tribulation too hastily, without all the magic weapons ready, and ended up hurting his essence, resulting in a middle-grade fifth-grade golden elixir. If he was lucky enough to achieve ascension in the future, the top he could achieve would be a celestial fairy, not a golden fairy.

Qiu Changtian suddenly had an idea and applied to visit the prison.

The deacon of the Discipline Hall naturally did not dare to offend the popular Chang Geng Zhenren, so he diligently led the way for him.

After passing through layers of dark mountain paths and crossing numerous doors engraved with runes, Qiu Changtian finally arrived in front of Song He's prison.

This second brother used to be dignified and self-possessed, but now he has a head full of white hair and looks extremely haggard.

Seeing that the visitor was Qiu Changtian, he did not show any surprise, but just said lightly:

"I never thought that after all these years, the second person to visit me in the dungeon of the Discipline Hall would be Chang Geng, the person I once murdered."

"Oh?" Qiu Changtian's expression remained unchanged, and he smiled gently, "Who is the first one?"

"Don't ask yet." Song He waved his hand in boredom, "If you come here to laugh at me, you can start now."

"If not, then bring a jug of wine."

Qiu Changtian frowned slightly.

If it were someone else, they would definitely laugh with contempt at this moment: You once plotted against me in the past, so what confidence do you have to ask me to get you some wine now?

But Qiu Changtian was thoughtful after all, and he guessed that Song He must have something to say to him, and the reward was a pot of wine.

If I refuse to take the wine, I won't be able to hear what he says next... Thinking of this, Qiu Changtian slowly asked:

"What kind of wine would you like to drink, Senior Brother Song?"

"The frost and snow in Chitaifang City will do."