Chapter 200 Qinglan Sect also wants to join
The Qinglan Sect and the Lingjian Sect are both the two seventh-grade immortal sects in Daqian. They are the two most powerful forces besides the Daqian royal family.
After Shangguan Huai returned from further studies at the Zhongzhou Alchemist Alliance, he took charge of all the alchemist alliances in Daqian and became the regional general manager.
The Shangguan family behind Shangguan Huai also expanded rapidly within a few decades, from a small ninth-rate family in Heitan City to a powerful family in the imperial capital. Even the Daqian royal family had to show them courtesy. After all, no one dared to offend the Alchemist Alliance.
As we all know, the faster a nouveau riche family rises, the greater its ambitions tend to be and the more it wants.
Because they expand too quickly and their cognition cannot keep up, they develop a gluttony mentality. No matter whether the meat smells good or not, they will stuff it into their stomachs.
Although the Shangguan family has risen, it has only a few decades of foundation after all, which is ultimately too weak.
So Shangguan Huai and the Shangguan family began to plan and set their sights on the Qinglan Sect.
Qinglan Sect is one of the only two seventh-grade sects in Daqian. If Qinglan Sect can be taken over as the private property of the Shangguan family, converted from a foreign enterprise to a private enterprise, and turned into an hereditary property of the Shangguan family, then in the future the Shangguan family will be able to have a deeper foundation in Daqian.
The reason for choosing Qinglan Sect instead of Lingjian Sect is, firstly, because Lingjian Sect is farther away from the imperial capital, and secondly, Lingjian Sect is rather special. The entire sect is composed of sword cultivators, and sword cultivators are more likely to become geniuses. Moreover, sword cultivators are the strongest among all cultivators. The stronger the individual, the more individualistic they are, and they are difficult to control and suppress.
Shangguan Yanran may not necessarily succeed after joining the Lingjian Sect. The most vivid example is that she cannot beat Ning Feng at all. Shangguan Yanran, who has been surrounded by various resources since childhood, cannot even beat Ning Feng, who had huge defects at the beginning, let alone Gao Yang, the number one inner sect master of the Lingjian Sect.
The flawless Gao Yang at his peak, with his Jidao sword, could probably kill the pretentious Shangguan Yanran in one strike.
In the environment of Lingjian Sect, Shangguan Yanran could not even become the first in the inner sect, let alone the top ten, let alone have the chance to become the young sect master. There is no shortcut to becoming a top swordsman, and one has to rely on oneself for sword skills, sword intent, and sword heart.
Therefore, Lingjian Sect was not suitable for the Shangguan family's plan to transform the sect into a private one, so Qinglan Sect was naturally targeted.
Firstly, it is because the overall strength is relatively weaker and not as extreme as the Lingjian Sect. Secondly, the Qinglan Sect has many people and many minds, which also means they are not united, making it easier to exploit loopholes.
The Shangguan family started planning this more than ten years ago. At that time, the Shangguan family used a large sum of money to bribe the inner sect elders of the Qinglan Sect and sent Shangguan Yanran into the Qinglan Sect.
Later, Shangguan Yanran had the support of the Alchemist Alliance and the Shangguan family. She enjoyed dozens of times more resources than her peers. Naturally, she was able to stand out among her peers and gradually became the number one in the inner sect of the Qinglan Sect.
In addition, the Qinglan Sect also relies on the elixirs from the Alchemist Alliance to survive. Now, all the elixirs in Daqian are managed by Shangguan Huai of the Shangguan family. Shangguan Huai has bribed many Qinglan Sect elders to support Shangguan Yanran over the years. Under internal and external pressure, Yunlan had to appoint Shangguan Yanran as the young sect master.
Yun Lan had been having a headache for a long time, because she couldn't hold on for many more years. With the increasing pressure from both inside and outside, she estimated that she would have to step down in two years at most. Shangguan Yanran would officially take the throne, and by that time the Qinglan Sect would be controlled by the Shangguan family.
Yun Lan was powerless to save the situation. Fortunately, Xiao Huo arrived at this time. He directly brought down Shangguan Yanran according to the three-year agreement and single-handedly helped Qinglan Sect get rid of this great threat.
So when Xiao Huo wanted to take Shangguan Yanran away to work like a slave just now, Yun Lan seemed very angry and annoyed on the surface, but in fact, she was very happy in her heart.
Lu Yuan listened to Yun Lan's words and said, "No wonder Qinglan Sect has the support of the Alchemist Alliance, but still chooses to do business with my Daluo Sect. It seems that you want to completely get rid of the Alchemist Alliance."
When Lu Yuan came to Qinglan Sect to discuss business for the first time, he originally thought that Qinglan Sect was the most difficult to take over. However, after getting in touch with them, he found that Qinglan Sect was actually the easiest. At that time, Yunlan agreed very readily.
Lu Yuan didn't figure it out at that time. After all, it was well known that Qinglan Sect had the support of the Daqian Alchemist Alliance. Lu Yuan was worried that they could get the internal price of the Alchemist Alliance and would not have to use the elixir of Daluo Sect, but he was quite surprised that it went so smoothly.
Now that I think about it, the Qinglan Sect wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of the Alchemist Alliance and the Shangguan Family.
Yun Lan said: "The Alchemist Alliance is the cancer of the Qingtian World. Ten thousand years ago, it was a normal Alchemist Association doing business, but now it has become more and more greedy, especially after Shangguan Huai became the president of Daqian. If our Qinglan Sect does not seek change, I am afraid that the Shangguan family will eat us to pieces."
Lu Yuan didn't say anything, but he didn't deny it either.
If you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries. The leader of the Qinglan Sect, Yunlan, is indeed a far-sighted leader.
She understood that cooperating with the Alchemist Alliance and Shangguan Huai was like courting disaster and would eventually backfire, so she had been seeking change. Meeting the Daluo Sect was an important opportunity for her to change. Xiao Huo's three-year agreement and Lu Yuan's instant-kill pill helped her a lot by chance.
This is also the reason why Yun Lan came here today to thank Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan: "So, Sect Master Yun came here today to thank me for these things?"
"Thanks is only one aspect, not all. In fact, I heard some rumors that Sect Master Lu and the Spirit Sword Sect have begun to cooperate, and the Spirit Sword Sect is now planting spiritual medicines on a large scale. Is that what you mean?"
Lu Yuan stared at Yun Lan, this woman. This woman was indeed a little too smart.
She knew about the slightest movement from the Lingjian Sect. It seemed that she had spies inside the Lingjian Sect. However, this was normal. After all, the Lingjian Sect was the Qinglan Sect's rival, and it was normal for them to plant undercover agents on each other. Knowing both yourself and your enemy would help you win every battle.
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There must be undercover agents from the Lingjian Sect in the Qinglan Sect, and both sides are aware of this.
It’s just that this woman was able to directly infer that the Lingjian Sect and the Daluo Sect were cooperating simply because the Lingjian Sect had started to grow spiritual herbs. She is indeed a bit too smart.
Lu Yuan pretended to be ignorant and said, "The Spirit Sword Sect grows spiritual medicines, but this doesn't necessarily have anything to do with our Daluo Sect. Sect Master Yun is overthinking. Our Daluo Sect is just a small and clever sect. How can we command a big sect like the Spirit Sword Sect?"
Yun Lan smiled and said, "Sect Master Lu, let's be frank. I know who the inner sect elder of the Spirit Sword Sect is. He is capable of cooperating with you.
I don't mean anything else. Today I just want to express my attitude. If Sect Master Lu needs our Qinglan Sect, our Qinglan Sect will definitely help you. I hope Sect Master Lu will give you a chance. That's all."
Yun Lan pushed a cup of tea in front of Lu Yuan.
The meaning is very clear, seeking cooperation.
Lu Yuan looked at Yun Lan.
Qinglan Sect, are you also going to join us?
(End of this chapter)