In Zhongzhou, Lingyue Sect's

Xu Mingyue looked anxiously at the army of Shenmu Sect outside the mountain gate. The reinforcements that Lingyue Sect had high hopes for did not appear. Her allies might be willing to intercede for them, but they were unwilling to face Shenmu Sect directly.

"Relatives and friends are all unreliable. Only strength is the most reliable in the world of cultivation,"

Xu Mingyue gritted her teeth and said to herself. After this battle, she hoped to wake up the disciples in the sect. In the future, they should not fantasize about relying on men or marriage to gain benefits. Only their own strength can be relied on.

At the same time, outside the mountain gate, the two ancestors of Shenmu Sect were in the process of attacking when they suddenly received the news that Shenmu Sect stayed behind to return to the void. They were all shocked.

"The four major families have raided the sect, what should we do, brother?"

"Don't panic, with Patriarch Shenmu here, the sect is safe."

"But Patriarch Shenmu wants us to go back for support and capture two Hedaos."

"What should we do now if we leave? By then, not only will it be a waste of time, but our disciples may also suffer. We must take it step by step."

Patriarch He said. He hated the four major families at this time. Now is the time when they are fighting fiercely, and they actually raided his lair. If Lingyue Sect is stronger, they may even be in danger of being wiped out.

"Brother, think of a way quickly."

"Don't panic, don't show your true colors, gather the people, and ask them to stop making noise. I will handle it."

Patriarch He reacted immediately, stopped the attack first, and then gathered the people. After the people gathered, Patriarch He stepped forward and shouted.

"Xu Mingyue, why don't you come out and talk?"

"Ancestor He, your army is approaching, what else is there to talk about?"

"Then do you want to wipe out the clan?"

"What does Ancestor He want to talk about?"

Xu Mingyue finally walked out of the mountain gate. Lingyue Sect was no match for Shenmu Sect at all. Ancestor He wanted to talk, and she was more than happy.

"Lingyue Sect ceded the Siling Mountain Lingshi Mine and the surrounding 300 miles of land, returned the five-layer divine fruit or the corresponding spiritual medicine, compensated Shenmu Sect for the loss of 200 million Lingshi, apologized publicly, and sent 100 female disciples to Shenmu Sect as slaves, and I will withdraw my troops."

"Ancestor He is going too far."

Xu Mingyue was furious when she heard it. The Siling Mountain Lingshi Mine was a large-scale Lingshi mine under the command of Lingyue Sect. It could mine millions of Lingshi every year, and it could continue to mine for at least hundreds of years. This was to cut flesh from Lingyue Sect. As for sending 100 female disciples to Shenmu Sect as slaves, it was even more embarrassing for Lingyue Sect.

"Either talk or fight, Xu Mingyue, you've seen it, who else in Zhongzhou is willing to fight for you?"

"Lingyue Sect is willing to compensate Shenmu Sect with Yuehua Divine Grass instead of the fifth-layer divine fruit, compensate Shenmu Sect for the loss of 1 billion spirit stones in sending troops, and publicly apologize. This is my bottom line. More is impossible. Then let's fight. Although Lingyue Sect is mainly composed of women, it is not without character."

"I think you are looking for death, otherwise you and I will fight one-on-one. If I lose, I will withdraw immediately and the matter will be over. If you lose, agree to everything I said just now, and add one more thing. You will be my concubine."

"He, you are so presumptuous.

" "I am presumptuous. What do you think? Do you dare?"

"You..."

Xu Mingyue was so angry that she gasped for breath, but she really didn't dare to agree. Their cultivation was similar, but the Shenmu Sect was a big family and a top-notch sect. In terms of foundation, the two were not at the same level at all. The secret techniques they practiced and the weapons they used were very different. Xu Mingyue knew that she was no match at all.

"Hurry up and decide, either fight or talk"

"I..."

Xu Mingyue was about to relax her tone and continue to lower the stakes, but suddenly a voice came into her ears, saying "Mingyue, I received news that something happened to Shenmu Sect. The four major families in Qingzhou raided the mountain gate of Shenmu Sect and are fighting fiercely with He Shenmu Patriarch"

As soon as the voice fell, Xu Mingyue moved and immediately returned to the mountain gate of Lingyue Sect. Seeing this, the ancestor of Shenmu Sect's eyebrows jumped. They knew that Xu Mingyue should know the secret of their stopping.

There was nothing they could do about it. The battle between the Hedao of the four major families and the ancestor of Shenmu was too loud and could not be concealed at all, so he wanted to make a quick decision.

"What's going on? Where did you get the news?"

"Many parties have verified it, and the commotion is very large."

"The Shenmu Sect has a long history. It should have a connection with the ancient four major families. Why did they fight?"

"I don't know either, but Mingyue, you must not promise them anything. They want to go back more than we do."

"I understand."

Xu Mingyue nodded, and then she came to the mountain gate again.

"Ancestor He, Ancestor Yu, how about we talk about it?"

"How do you want to talk?"

"How about Lingyue Sect apologize and compensate your five-layer divine fruit with Yuehua divine grass, and another 200 million spiritual stones?"

"Hehe..."

Patriarch He sneered. This price is lower than before.

"Brother, I agree. Patriarch Shenmu is urging us to pay. The mountain gate is important."

"Junior brother, how can we give up?"

"Brother, Lingyue Sect is weak. After this incident, the two sects will definitely regard each other as enemies. We can't swallow Lingyue Sect in one go anyway. We will slowly annex them in the future. Now we have to save the mountain gate. Patriarch Hedao may easily destroy the mountain gate if they fight fiercely. If Patriarch Shenmu is unhappy, Shenmu Sect will be finished."

"Well, let's do this."

Patriarch He heard it and immediately felt that it made sense. This time they were not sure they could annex Lingyue Sect in one battle. They would just take it slowly in the future.

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"Let's go"

Shenmu Sect's mountain gate. Without the desperate efforts of the Shenmu Patriarch, the Yu Patriarch and the He Lu Patriarch broke through the Shenmu Sect's mountain gate formation and disappeared in front of everyone.

After they had been gone for a while, the Shenmu Sect's Hedao Patriarch appeared in front of everyone.

"Ancestor, we are late"

"You still know that you are late. A woman can drag you for so long. If I were you, I would just find a place to hang myself"

Shenmu Patriarch was furious. The disciples didn't know what was going on. How could they not know that the Shenmu Patriarch's situation was not worth fighting for, and they would have come back long ago.

"Ancestor taught me right, disciples know their mistakes"

"Stop talking nonsense, how should this matter be settled"

"We must not settle it easily, we will go to Qingzhou to ask for an explanation"

"Start a war and destroy them"

"We can't beat them"

Patriarch He smiled bitterly. The four major families occupied the entire Qingzhou. How could the Shenmu Sect be their opponent with such a small territory?

"Waste, all of them waste. The mountain gate has been invaded, and you still don't dare to show any blood..."

The Shenmu Patriarch continued to scold. The two of them lowered their heads to be scolded. They were not as willful as the Shenmu Patriarch. They had to consider the entire Shenmu Sect. The Lingyue Sect was weak, so they bullied others. The four major families were strong, so they could only express their feelings. They didn't dare to really raise an army to conquer. This is what a qualified leader should do.

The Shenmu Patriarch scolded for a while, and was too lazy to pay attention to them. The two of them ran away immediately as if they had been pardoned. The Shenmu Patriarch returned to the tree canopy. Lin Batian had been hiding there for a long time.

"A bunch of trash, they really make me angry to death"

"Ancestor Shenmu, there is no need to be angry. If it were me, I would act the same way. After all, the four major families are powerful"

"Then what's the point of cultivating immortals? A dignified ancestor of Hedao can't even avenge his enemies, he might as well be a mortal"

"Everyone has different pursuits and we can't be too demanding. If the two brothers are just casual cultivators and alone, there is nothing to be afraid of. But you have a big family, right?"

"After all, you are still trash. After so many years, you haven't even reached the tribulation period"

Lin Batian was speechless. This old man's personality was indeed a bit weird, so he didn't say much. It didn't make sense. It has been like this for hundreds of thousands of years and can't be changed.

"How is your secret art practice going? Get out of here as soon as you're done."

"It'll take some time. The four secret arts are not easy."

"The Green Emperor mastered it in less than ten years. I don't think you'll be able to master it in your lifetime."

"How dare I compare myself with the Green Emperor?"

Lin Batian shook his head. The disciples of the four major families grew up listening to the Green Emperor's stories. They knew how powerful the Green Emperor was back then. He basically killed enemies across realms, killing Yuanying with Jindan and killing Huashen with Yuanying. He also fought head-on, unlike him, who used conspiracies and tricks.

"I don't want to talk to you anymore. It's boring. Get out of here."

"Yes, ancestor."

Lin Batian smiled and then flew down the canopy. Not everyone can climb up the canopy of the Shenmu ancestor.

In the following days, the Shenmu Sect first negotiated with the Mingyue Sect. The Mingyue Sect apologized and compensated for the losses. Although it was not much, the Shenmu Sect also saved its face and did not lose any benefits. The other two groups of people from the Shenmu Sect burned, killed and looted all the way in the Lingyue Sect, stealing a lot of things, which did not need to be returned.

As soon as the Lingyue Sect incident was settled, the ancestor of the Shenmu Sect led the elite of the sect to Qingzhou to ask for an explanation. They were not so weak. They first conquered several small cities, and then asked the four major families to come forward to ask for an explanation.

The ancestors of the Yu family and the Lu family both showed up and fought with the ancestor of the Shenmu Sect. The two sides were evenly matched and neither could do anything to the other, so the matter ended in vain.

But afterwards, the Shenmu Sect announced sanctions against Qingzhou and expelled all Qingzhou businesses within the Shenmu Sect's territory, with a tendency that the two families would never have any contact with each other.