Chapter 384 Backstab
The news of the Beiyang demon clan's turmoil spread quickly. Almost as soon as Chen Zhixing returned to Zijin Mountain, the Chen family received news that a sea demon had landed in the Northern Territory.
"Not only have they landed, but according to news from the Tiansheng Palace, demons have begun to invade villages near the coast of the Northern Territory, killing people and animals wherever they pass!"
"Oh?" Chen Zhixing, who had already arranged for people to go to the north to contact Willow God, raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "I thought it was just a minor fight, but I didn't expect that there really was an immortal realm demon king who was intentionally driving the sea monsters ashore?"
"From the current situation, it is like this. I think it won't be long before the Tiansheng Palace will issue a call to our families, ordering us to go north to kill the monsters."
"This is going to be troublesome."
Chen Zhixing thought of the agreement he had made with Willow God. If even the cultivators from the South Region were deployed to the North Region to kill monsters, how many monsters would be left in the hands of the big willow tree? The person in charge of intelligence in the Chen family was Chen Zhixing's fourth uncle. Seeing his nephew's appearance, he guessed what he was thinking and said directly, "Zhixing, don't think too much. These are just the corpses of some monsters. No matter how many times they rotate, they will eventually fall into the hands of our family. You don't have to worry about the development of the family. You should focus on cultivation. Breaking through the Absolute Peak Realm and the Immortal Realm as soon as possible is what you should do."
Fourth Uncle's words were plain and simple, but they contained the greatest truth in the world.
Yes, Chen Zhixing’s ability to achieve immortality is the Chen family’s most core interest.
The two were chatting.
Li Shuang's figure suddenly gathered beside Chen Zhixing.
"Sir, people from Tiansheng Palace have arrived."
"Who is coming?"
"It's still Mo Qingyue."
"With a transfer order?"
"Yes, he said that he would gather three Nirvana Realm people from the clan to go north to eliminate the monsters."
"Okay, I understand. When we meet later, you and Dugu will come with me."
“Yes.”
Li Shuang's figure disappeared again.
After confirming that Li Shuang had left, Chen Tianchen suddenly said, "It's better for you not to go to the north to eliminate the demons this time. Just dispatch three Anbu to go. The North is suddenly experiencing a demon cholera at this time. I'm afraid there are signs of human manipulation behind this demon cholera."
Chen Zhixing chuckled when he heard this: "Fourth Uncle, even if there was no transfer order from the Tiansheng Palace, Zhixing still requested to go to the north. They are just some monsters, I don't take them seriously."
"Just keep it in mind."
The personnel that were dispatched to the north to eliminate the monsters this time were led by two top-notch masters from the Tiansheng Palace, twelve sect stewards in the Nirvana Realm, and twenty-four Nirvana Realm masters from the eight noble families in the Southern Region, who were all rushing to the northern border to eliminate the monsters together.
"Everyone, don't be nervous. According to the news from Daluo Daodi and the front line, the invasion of the sea monsters this time was caused by a dragon turtle in the Immortal Realm eating a lot after waking up from its slumber, which caused the Beiyang monsters to flee. It was not the initial thought that the sea monsters gathered to invade the land. After we arrive in the Northern Territory, all we have to do is to search for those monsters who are causing chaos in the Northern Territory and kill them. This is not a difficult task for you."
In the Yaoyue Immortal Boat of Tiansheng Palace, the two top-level powerful men did not show up, and Mo Qingyue was responsible for receiving them.
Perhaps it was because she was at the critical moment of transforming from a saint to an elder of Feixian Palace. Most of the communication matters with the outside world over the years were handled by her.
"Fairy Qingyue, I wonder if the two of you are on the fairy boat. Would you allow us to meet you?"
"I'm sorry, the two uncles have already left for the Northern Region. If you want to pay a visit, you may have to wait until you reach the Northern Region."
"Fairy Qingyue, why don't we take the teleportation array but instead take the flying boat?"
"Due to some special reasons, the transmission array leading from the North Territory to the other four Territories was closed three hours ago."
"May I ask Fairy Qingyue, can you tell us what the special reason is?"
"I don't know either, but don't worry, the Yaoyue Immortal Boat is a high-level immortal boat prepared for traveling across borders. It will take no more than twenty days to travel to the Northern Territory."
In the immortal boat, Mo Qingyue dispelled doubts one by one to the powerful Nirvana masters sent by various families. After everything was settled, Mo Qingyue walked to the pavilion where Chen Zhixing was.
“Zhixing, I didn’t expect that the person from the Chen family going to the Northern Territory this time would be you, the head of the family.”
"Well, I've encountered some doubts in my practice recently, so I wanted to go out for a walk. I happened to hear Sister Qingyue issuing an urgent order, so I followed her to take a look."
Mo Qingyue smiled when she heard this: "Why, do you plan to go to the north to see the snow and gain enlightenment, or do you want to fight with the monsters to prove your truth?"
"Sister Qingyue is joking."
Chen Zhixing shook his head and said, "I am only at the eighth level of Nirvana now. I will be satisfied if I can break through to the ninth level this time. As for attaining enlightenment by watching the snow and attaining enlightenment by killing, it is still a bit far away for me now."
"Not far away." Mo Qingyue pointed to the sun floating above the clouds outside the window and said, "Zhixing, for you and this era, this sun is the sun. Neither Nirvana nor the pinnacle can stop you. Only attaining immortality is the only obstacle that can slow down your progress. I think when you returned from the Northern Territory this time, Zhixing, you have already entered the pinnacle before me."
"Hahaha, if you say so, then I can only borrow Sister Qingyue's good words." Chen Zhixing laughed.
The Yaoyue Immortal Boat is the preferred vehicle for the three holy places when they go on long journeys. The time it took for the group to arrive in the North Region from the South Region was a day and a half earlier than previously estimated.
However, when the Yaoyue Immortal Boat slowed down and slowly descended from the clouds, the situation in the Northern Region seen by the cultivators in the cabin made them frown.
"How could the fight be so brutal?"
"We passed through six towns along the way we just flew over, but all we saw were ruins, and there were no survivors on the road."
Where have the people in town gone?
Everyone knew in their hearts that they had fallen into the belly of the Siren, but no one was willing to say it out loud.
"Damn it! What is the Shi family of the Northern Territory doing? Doesn't Shi Yi call himself the number one god of war in the Northern Territory? Now that the Siren has come to attack him, where is he?!"
Some people couldn't bear to see the desolate scene below and couldn't help cursing the Northern War God.
However, the scenes that everyone saw next in the Northern Territory made them even more silent, and they were so silent that they didn't want to say a word.
desolate.
Dead silence.
In this season that should have been covered with ice and snow, floods began to occur, rushing out of the river channels and submerging the towns that had long been deserted.
Ten thousand miles.
Two people.
One hundred thousand miles.
Five hundred thousand miles.
At a certain moment, after they had traveled who knows how far into the northern border, the group of powerful Nirvana warriors on the Yaoyue Immortal Boat finally saw living people on the land below.
There were hundreds of ordinary people carrying bags and running for their lives. Without the protection of monks, they were being chased and hunted by a group of ice wolves. If no one helped them, they would be killed or injured in less than half an hour.
"Open the warehouse, send one person down to kill these monsters, and then continue forward along the route until you meet us at the Bitter Water Ridge."
"I'll go."
A disciple from the Tiansheng Palace spoke first, and then after the hatch opened, he leaped down and fell towards the direwolves like an arc of light, quickly slaughtering all of them.
Another 80,000 miles ahead, this time we encountered a monster that was over 100 meters long and shaped like a giant octopus.
This time, it was a Nirvana realm master who came from a noble family. The reason why no one competed with him for it was because he said this.
"As for me, I like eating raw octopus the most."
Stop along the way.
When they stopped for the third time, they saw a black snake rushing into the town, and Dugu chose to get off the boat to deal with it.
When they finally arrived at Kushui Ridge, only seventeen of the thirty-six Nirvana realm cultivators who came to support them remained on the Yaoyue Immortal Boat.
After the immortal boat stopped at the open space reserved in advance on Kushui Ridge, the remaining sixteen Nirvana realm masters followed Mo Qingyue out of the immortal boat.
As soon as they stepped out of the immortal boat, everyone was overwhelmed by the density of powerful people around them.
There are more than 2,000 people on a mountain. The one with the lowest cultivation level is Shingo, who accounts for 80% of the total number. The remaining number is nearly 400 in the Nirvana realm, plus more than 11 top-level masters sitting on the top of the mountain. If nothing unexpected happens, this Bitter Water Ridge is likely to have gathered most of the high-level combat power in the Northern Territory!
Just when the beloved was at a loss, a cold voice suddenly came from the top of a mountain, "Qingyue, this way"
After meeting Mo Qingyue's uncle, he briefly introduced the current situation in the Northern Territory to everyone who had just arrived.
Because of the riot of the Longevity Dragon Turtle and the large amount of blood and food consumed in the sea, the monsters in the nearby waters had no way to escape and could only choose to go ashore.
The chaos in the Northern Territory this time was caused by these water monsters that came ashore and wreaked havoc in the Northern Territory, turning the Northern Territory into what it is today.
"That's roughly what happened. As Nirvana-level cultivators, the possibility of you encountering danger on the battlefield in the Northern Region is extremely low, but it's not without danger. I suggest you form a team of two Nirvana-level six Zhenwus to go out and kill the water. If you are unlucky and encounter a great monster at the peak level, the Three Holy Lands will allow you to give up the Zhenwu cultivators in your team and prioritize saving your life.
Of course, you won’t be that unlucky. According to the deduction of the Three Holy Lands, the water monsters that have landed from the northern border this time are from the waters where the Longevity Realm Dragon Turtle resides. Among them, there cannot be more than twenty top-level monsters. These top-level monsters are scattered throughout the northern region. Unless you have extremely bad luck, you will not encounter them.
As for the water monsters that are also in the Nirvana Realm, they are weak in combat and are no match for you. If you meet them, you can cooperate to kill them. After you have killed them, remember to take the inner elixir from them and hand it over to the Three Holy Lands to exchange for various elixirs, magic tools, skills, spiritual roots, and natural treasures. You can go to the quartermaster to check for anything you need!"
The person who spoke was Elder Hong Qing of the Feixian Hall of the Tiansheng Palace, one of the two top-level masters who were supposed to accompany their group of thirty-six people to support the northern border.
After introducing the current situation, Elder Hongqing's eyes fell on Chen Zhixing, who had never asked a question in the corner: "Of course, for a Nirvana Realm with a higher combat power like the Patriarch of the Chen Family, we will not force you to form a team. You can also choose a battle zone to hunt alone. For this battle in the northern border, the only purpose given by the Three Holy Lands is to kill any monsters who dare to appear in front of us!!!"
After he finished speaking, the man at the pinnacle of realm patted Chen Zhixing on the shoulder to encourage him.
"I know you want the resources to cultivate to the realm of immortality. If you perform well this time, you can get whatever you want with your military merits!"
"Including the longevity technique?" Chen Zhixing asked.
"And there are elixirs!" Hong Qing laughed. "This time, that dragon turtle really pissed off the three holy places. Not only did they offer all kinds of extraordinary rewards on the battlefield, but three immortals even came out of the three holy places and teamed up to go to the sea where the immortal dragon turtle was, looking for trouble with it. They all wanted to kill this big turtle!"
"Well, I still have a mission to complete, so I can't chat with you guys anymore. Everyone, take care of yourself on the battlefield. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask Qingyue. That's it, Hongqing is leaving!"
Chen Zhixing: “.”
Glancing at Mo Qingyue who was also a little embarrassed, Chen Zhixing whispered, "The Holy Land can actually produce a chatterbox like your uncle. It seems that the Heavenly Saint Palace treats the elders well."
Mo Qingyue rolled her eyes at him and said, "Master Hongqing is an exception, the other Masters of the Hong generation are all normal!"
“I see.”
"By the way, Zhixing, don't listen to Uncle Hongqing's nonsense. The Northern Territory is still very dangerous right now. If you want to go out and kill monsters, you must find someone to team up with. Don't take your life lightly!"
"Don't worry, Sister Qingyue. This time I brought people out with me from the clan."
As he spoke, Chen Zhixing pointed at Li Shuang, who was standing not far behind him and seemed to have little presence.
Qingyue glanced at Li Shuang and saw that he and she were both at the ninth level of Nirvana. She nodded in relief, and then, as if she had thought of something, she suddenly said, "Don't go too far away from the Bitter Water Ridge!"
"knew."
Three days later.
One thousand five hundred miles away from Kushuiling, Chen Zhixing dug out a demon pill from the body of a water monster that looked like a water monkey. After taking a look at it, he threw it to Li Shuang behind him.
"Another True Self Realm Demon Pill. Li Shuang, you must keep it for me. When you have collected a thousand of them, you can exchange them for a Changsheng Realm technique."
Li Shuang was speechless after hearing this.
He didn't know what had happened to his clan leader, as he actually brought her here to kill the monster for no reason.
"Well, it's interesting, isn't it?"
"What?"
"There are 5,000 monks gathered at Kushui Peak. On average, each monk kills one monster a day. In three days, that means there are 15,000 monsters. And this is the lowest estimate. So why is the number of monsters killed in the north not decreasing?"
"You mean?"
"Hush, just know it in your heart, don't tell anyone about it. Just like what Hong Qing said before, if you are unlucky, you should prioritize saving your own life. Remember, don't take your life lightly."
"I see."
Upon hearing this, Li Shuang lowered her head and became like Chen Zhixing, starting to focus on hunting the low-level monsters that filled the ice field, making herself look less conspicuous.
It turns out that being careful does not go wrong.
Just when everyone thought the situation in the Northern Territory was settled, a piece of shocking bad news suddenly came from the north! "Not good, the 30,000 Immortal True Lords were trapped by the Immortal Realm Dragon Turtle using its geographical advantage, and only one person escaped. The actions of the three True Lords angered the Dragon Turtle, causing it to actively drive more sea monsters ashore!"
This news spread like crazy throughout the entire Northern Territory battlefield.
Two Immortal Immortals were trapped, and only one of them escaped by chance. This meant that the three Immortal Immortals went to chase the old turtle, but two of them were trapped by it instead. This would be a ridiculous thing in normal times, but it actually happened before our eyes!
Two thousand two hundred miles away from Kushuiling, Chen Zhixing and Li Shuang, who had also received the news, looked at each other.
"It is said that the True Lord who escaped is the Longevity Taoist Lord of Daluo Dao."
"hiss"
"Sure enough, is it Daluo Daodi who is behind all this?"
"Li Shuang, try to contact Dugu and ask him to come here as quickly as possible. We have to leave this place."
If it is really as Chen Zhixing thought, that Changsheng Zhenjun of Daluo Daodi has joined forces with the dragon turtle of the demon clan to assassinate the other two Zhenjuns, then now that the demon clan's plan has succeeded, what awaits Beiyuan will naturally be a more fierce offensive than the first time!
"I just don't know how many immortals there are in the three families. Is there only three?"
The ancestors of Tiansheng Palace and Yuhua Xianzong were trapped deep in the ice field of the North Sea! Once this news came out, countless families were eager to take action, wanting to take advantage of the weakest period of the three major holy places to lead their own families to create a fortune in this chaos.
However, before the news spread for long, another immortal walked out of the Tiansheng Palace! In an instant, the rebellion that had been making a lot of noise before disappeared!
This is the power of Changsheng Zhenren! "It really exists. The foundation of Tiansheng Palace can actually support two saints at the same time!"
"How hateful! How hateful! Such a rare opportunity is so shameless! Damn Tiansheng Palace! They can actually produce another immortal who can suppress the world!"
"Don't worry, we still have a chance."
"You are right, Daoist friend. Since this Daigo Daojun has chosen to leave Tiansheng Palace, he now has to face two choices."
"Should we choose to stay in the South Region to suppress the possible rebellion in the Tiansheng Palace, or go to the North to rescue the two Dao Lords trapped deep in the Beiyang Ocean!"
"If he chooses to stay, then although it will be disadvantageous to us, the situation in the North will definitely deteriorate. If other immortal sea monsters discover the weakness of the three holy places and choose to land..."
"The troubled times are coming!"
"But if this Daigo Daoist chooses to go to the depths of the Beiyang Ocean to rescue the two trapped Daojuns, then for us, wouldn't it be another godsend opportunity?"
"Wait, did you miscalculate one person? What about the longevity Taoist of Daluo Dao? If he is with the Daigo Taoist."
"You haven't reacted yet?"
"What?"
"The three holy places have fallen out!!!"
"The reason why the two Dao Lords were trapped before was not because they were ambushed by the Dragon Turtle, but because they were stabbed by the longevity Dao Lord of the Daluo Dao. Only in this way could the two Dao Lords be trapped in the depths of the Beiyang Ocean. Otherwise, if the three Dao Lords worked together, who in this world could trap them? Just relying on a Dragon Turtle?"
"You mean, this Taoist Changshou is a traitor?"
"Maybe they're not traitors, but they must have fallen out with each other!"
"It is also possible that this long-lived Taoist master planned to harm the other two Taoist masters. It is very likely that he is the mastermind."
"uncertain."
"Who knows?"
"Daluo Daodi should have his own plans, but at least he won't target us in the short term."
"My fellow Taoists, if this is true, isn't this the best time for us to overthrow the Yuhua Immortal Sect?"
“.”
"Who will be the first to come forward? How can you be sure that since Tiansheng Palace can produce another Daojun, there is no second Daojun in Yuhua Sect?"
"Humph! You are not worthy of such a plan!!!"
The aristocratic families of the East Wilderness appear to be the most powerful on the surface, and they have the blessing of a supreme treasure that allows the strongest people to communicate with each other. But in reality, they are located in the territory of the Yuhua Divine Sect, and it seems that they have never achieved anything.
Therefore, even after Daigo Daojun rushed to the depths of the Beiyang Ocean, the top leaders of Dongxuan had not yet come to a conclusion on whether they really wanted to overthrow the Yuhua Immortal Sect.
No.
In fact, the answer already exists.
No one stepped forward, so no one went.
This is probably why the Donghuang family is looked down upon.
And the other side.
The Kushuiling defense line on the northern ice field, which was almost collapsed due to the capture of the Second True Lord, was inexplicably stabilized when Daigo Daojun came to the north.
There are still a large number of sirens landing every day, but the speed at which the sirens increase and the speed at which the monks kill them seem to have formed an inexplicable balance.
However, the Northern Territory still has not seen the long-lived Taoist master of Daluo Daodi show up, as if after the news of the Second True Lord being trapped spread, the long-lived Taoist master was also trapped.
"What on earth is going on?"
"Uncle Hongqing, did you get the answer from Patriarch Daihu? The two ancestors of my Tiansheng Palace and Yuhua Palace are well-versed in Taoism, how could they be trapped by a mere dragon turtle in the realm of immortality? This is simply ridiculous!"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Ancestor Daihu did not elaborate at this time, but only asked us to stabilize the Northern Territory and not to act rashly before he returns from Beiyang."
"Why didn't Patriarch Daigo go to Daluo Daodi?"
"Also, what does the Yuhua Xianzong mean by just watching his ancestor fall into the Beiyang without doing anything?"
"Qingyue, this is not something you should question!"
"I"
"Okay, do your job well and continue to worry about those independent cultivators and noble families in the Northern Territory. You must stabilize the defense line of Kushuiling!"
"But what exactly is the ancestor thinking? My Tiansheng Palace is clearly located in the southern region. Even if it is to be hit by a disaster, it will be the last one. Why should the ancestor stand in front of these two families and let them do nothing?"
"Since this is the order from Grandmaster Daigo, we just need to execute it."
“.”
With the fall of two human true masters to the depths of the Beiyang Ocean, it seemed that the situation in the entire Cang Xuan Realm had become strange and unpredictable.
A sense of impending catastrophe began to fill the hearts of every cultivator, and along with this premonition came various situations in the world that became increasingly deteriorating day by day.
Kushuiling is another 15,300 miles to the north.
Stone Village.
When Chen Zhixing brought Li Shuang here, the Sword Demon Dugu had already arrived here first.
"Sir! Your subordinate Dugu has fulfilled his mission!"
As he spoke, Dugu took out a jade mirror from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Zhixing: "The route I took from the time I arrived in the Northern Territory to the Stone Country is all recorded in this jade mirror. You can bring it back to your family and use it as a passage for your family to travel between the family and the Stone Village."
"Let's go, Li Shuang, let's go into the village."
“Yes.”
A group of three people walked into Shi Village, accompanied by the rustling sound of the branches of the big willow tree blown by the wind. During the walk, a villager from Shi Village who knew Chen Zhixing greeted him. It seemed that the demon chaos in the North Territory had nothing to do with this small village.
Seeing this, Chen Zhixing could only silently pray "May the Willow God bless you."
"You, here you go again."
"Well, this is the plant essence I promised you."
As he spoke, Chen Zhixing took out a black magic bottle from his sleeve and handed it over. The bottle contained the Chen family's stock. When Chen Zhixing left, his family had just sent people to southern Xinjiang to collect it.
The Willow God took it with his branch and then unscrewed the bottle.
A large amount of plant essence gushed out from the magic bottle, surrounded the trunk of the Willow God, and turned into little bits of glowing green light that merged into the tree body.
There was nothing unusual, just ordinary absorption, but Willow God was very satisfied with the quality of these herbal essences.
“Very good herbal essence.”
He didn't know if it was Chen Zhixing's illusion, but he found that after Willow God absorbed the bottle of plant essence, his voice became more lively.
A branch slowly fell down, placing the things wrapped in it in front of Chen Gou.
"A complete skin of a top-level dragon. Is this a lobster soldier?"
Looking at the human-sized lobster curled up inside the dragon's skin and twisting and struggling continuously, Chen Zhixing's face showed a slightly confused expression.
Is this the monster he exchanged for? I thought it would be more domineering, like the dragon and tiger head before.
Logically speaking, isn’t lobster a kind of food? How can this thing grow to the state of Nirvana?
"Others are hard to catch, and if you catch them they won't survive, but this one is easy to keep alive."
Well, this big willow tree remembered what Chen Zhixing told it before, that living is more valuable! But what else is this thing good for besides eating?
As if sensing Chen Zhixing's dissatisfaction with the transaction, Willow God thought for a while and then said to him:
"It's hard to catch them now. There are some powerful guys at the seaside. They have come recently. I can't beat them."
"Hmm? Powerful guys?" For some reason, Chen Zhixing thought of the two trapped Immortal Taoists!
But this big willow tree clearly lives in Shi Village, so how could it reach its hand so far away and catch a living Nirvana lobster?
Chen Zhixing asked Liu Shen about his doubts, but Liu Shen didn't know how to introduce him.
In the end, he just said quietly that he would make up for the debt he owed him this time by giving him a big one next time.
Chen Zhixing was confused after hearing this.
How big is the big one? Will the Willow God catch another whale for him? He collected the dragon skin and the living lobster on the ground into another storage magic tool and handed it to Dugu Jianmo.
"Dugu, I'm afraid you still need to go back to Linjiang City and bring back these and this map, as well as the news from here."
"Don't worry, sir. Dugu will definitely live up to his mission!"
"Well, I trust you to do things."
Chen Zhixing patted Dugu on the shoulder.
Watching his figure gradually disappear into the mountains far away from Shi Village.
Jiangzhou, Ziwei Mountain.
"The news from Zhixingchuan has returned."
The person in charge of intelligence gathering in the Chen family is Chen Zhixing's fourth uncle Chen Tianchen. Chen Tianchen continued with a serious face, "The Daluo Dao has already joined forces with the Yuhua Xianzong and the North to issue a war mobilization order, ordering the top masters of the eleven northern families to go out and establish the first line of defense with the Kushuiling in the northern territory of the Shi Clan to intercept the landing sea monsters."
"Yes, I understand."
Chen Daoshan stroked his beard and suddenly said, "Since the North is so determined to fight, can we make some profit from it?"
Chen Tianchen froze when he heard that.
Then he said to Chen Daoshan in a dry tone: "Sixth Uncle, this is a war. It is a war between our human race and the sea monsters. It is not a joke."
"I know." Chen Daoshan nodded. "But isn't the basis for the survival of our family to make enough profit at times like this to strengthen ourselves, so that we can last longer than others when the family faces a cold winter?"
"you"
"Tianchen, if your father were in power, what do you think he would do in this situation?"
"Gurgle." Thinking of his father who was even more cruel than the sixth uncle in front of him, Chen Tianchen said in a trance: "Probably, he will make a similar choice as you."
"What about the other families in my Southern Region?"
“.”
"Okay, I understand. Tianchen, please go and complete the transaction between my Chen family and Liu Shen first, and I will be responsible for the matters here."
"But Uncle Six, those are human lives. If one is not careful, those sea monsters will really gain a foothold in the Northern Territory."
“Even if we stand firm, the next ones to suffer will be the Daluo Daodi in Zhongzhou and the Yuhua Xianzong in the Eastern Region. It will not be the turn of my Chen family to take the lead.”
"Okay, I'll take people to Southern Xinjiang, I'll get the essence of plants, yes, I'll get the essence of plants." Chen Tianchen stumbled towards the door, but when he reached the door, he let out a miserable wail!!! "No, you can't do this, if you do this, you will lose even if you could have won. Many, many people will die, not just a few hundred or a few thousand people, tens of billions of people will die! They will all die!"
"Xue Kuang, Tian Chen is feeling a little unwell, please take him home first."
"Sixth Uncle! Listen to Tianchen's advice! You can't do this! You can't do this!!!"
Whether some things can be done or not is not something that Chen Tianchen can refuse alone.
Don't say that he is just an officer who collects intelligence. Even if he is the head of the Ziwei Chen family and the leader of all the families in the Southern Territory, if he is soft-hearted at this time, then the other families in the Southern Territory will not mind uniting to overthrow the Chen family just like the Chen family destroyed the Sikong family, and then re-select a leader of the Southern Territory who can bring the greatest benefits to everyone.
Things turned out just as Chen Tianchen had imagined.
After learning about the war in the Northern Territory, the first proposal that the heads of the noble families who rushed to the scene after hearing the news agreed upon was to block the southern border in the name of defending against demon spies and not allow any cultivators to enter from Zhongzhou or Donghuang.
For this reason, these guys who seemed well-dressed on the surface turned into bloody butchers at this moment.
One after another, the huge formations began to spread out infinitely to both sides with the southern boundary as the central axis. With the joint efforts of the eight southern families, this almost astonishing project is expected to be completed in just one and a half months! According to the news from the Tiansheng Palace, if the war in the northern region is not going well, it will only take about three months from the sea monster corrupting the entire northern region to the troops approaching Zhongzhou and Donghuang.
"To put it another way, as long as we can pull this formation together, then in two months, we can collect entry taxes from those unlucky souls who can't escape along the southern border. Well, my Xiao family thinks that collecting one-third of their total worth is a good number."
"Reconsideration."
"One third is a good measure. It won't make these northern barbarians want to fight to the death with us. There is also enough profit for us to share. As for their remaining property..."
"After coming to my Southern Region, these cultivators who fled from the North will have to start all over again. How can I have any money left for them? Is it that the spiritual veins for cultivation are free, or the houses for living are free? Not to mention that the spiritual objects in my Southern Region are not enough for the eight families like us to use. If these northern barbarians want to buy them, they must spend a lot of money!"
"Besides, we have spent so much money to build this huge formation to protect the lives of the fleeing monks. Is it not too much to charge them a protection fee?"
"Protection money doesn't sound good. Let's call it something else."
"There is also the cost of maintaining the formation in the future. This is a big expense. We can't just split the cost among the eight families. We have to get it back from them."
"I think they just escaped from the north, so they must need some magic weapons for self-defense. It just so happens that I have some 'fine' magic weapons stored in my Liu family's warehouse. At this time, it's not too much to increase the price and sell them to them, right?"
"Inventory accumulation? Liu Runxi, there aren't many metal veins in your Liu family's territory. The magic tools in the forging department are not enough for their own use. Where do you get the magic tools to be stored?"
"Well, just because there isn't any now doesn't mean there won't be any after they come."
"What do you mean?"
"What he meant was that we should accept these monks who have fled from the north, but for the safety of ordinary people in the southern region, we cannot allow these people from the northern region to come in with their magic weapons."
"First, take their magic weapons, then resell them back to them?"
"I didn't say that."
"Hahaha, Liu Runxi, you are such a wicked bastard, how can you do this? You can sell others' to them, and then sell theirs to other northern barbarians."
The Hall of Eternal Life is the most spacious hall in Ziwei Mountain. The last time it was used was when Chen Zhixing got married. At that time, everyone looked so happy and everyone would greet each other with a smile.
And now.
The bloody smell generated by what was discussed in this room might not be any less than that produced by the massacre of the Sirens of the Northern Territory.
Perhaps there will be more After the eight great families had communicated the conditions and compromises one by one, they, who had already formed an alliance of interests in an extremely short period of time, began to discuss the final and most important topic of this trip.
How to make the North Territory collapse and let the sirens attack Middle-earth and East Wasteland?
At dusk, he smiled and arranged accommodation for the seven people living on Ziwei Mountain one by one.
Exhausted, Chen Daoshan walked slowly back to his residence.
Playing tricks with these old guys who are dirty and filthy at heart and who value opportunities and profits as their life is really something that makes Chen Daoshan feel exhausted.
But he is already very old, so let him bear the consequences.
Push open the gate.
The person waiting for Chen Daoshan inside the door was not his old wife, but Chen Tianyuan, who was holding two jars of wine in his hands.
"My son and grandson Daoshan, I have met the ancestor Tianyuan."
"Get up, you've been suffering these past few days."
Looking at this descendant in front of him who clearly still had a long life ahead of him but had already aged so badly, Chen Tianyuan didn't know how to comfort him for a moment.
After thinking for a moment, the ancestor of the Chen family handed over the jar of wine in his hand.
"Drink some, it will make you feel better."
"." After hesitating for a moment, Chen Daoshan took the jar of wine and took a big gulp of it.
This wine is bitter and spicy!
"Old Ancestor, you are old and have a lot of experience. I am curious about something. Can you help me answer it?"
"you say."
"You said that the people I received today, when I was in the meeting, I thought that such people should not live in this world, but do you think they are born evil people who are wicked to the core, or are they poor people who are forced to do this because of the position under their buttocks?"
"Why, do you regret it?"
"I'm just simply curious!"
"Curious about what this is for?"
"Ancestor, you don't understand."
"What?"
"I'm really curious, because when I was discussing with them how to drain the skin and tendons from a person until the last drop of blood was drained, I suddenly realized that I have a talent for this. And as long as I don't see how miserable those people are and how they are eaten by sea monsters, I won't feel the slightest bit of guilt."
Chen Tianyuan: “.”
Suddenly I wanted to snatch the jar of wine back from the old man's hand. He didn't brew this wine for scum to drink!
"Grandmaster, do you think I was born a wicked and evil person?"
"You'll have to ask your grandfather about this."
"Wouldn't my grandfather have to ask you again? How about I just ask you directly? After all, you are the ancestor?"
"If you say so, I have to ask my dad too!"
"Well, he has been dead for so many years, so why don't we disturb him?"
"Haha, I see you're fine! You're quite used to doing this kind of thing!"
"Hahaha, I am very adaptable, indeed! In the final analysis, it is still the law of the jungle, the strong devour the weak, such unscrupulous fellows should be dealt with by an old man like me who is about to die and has no use at all."
That night, the old man Chen Daoshan was drunk and acted crazy all night.
When he walked into the Hall of Eternal Life the next day, he had turned into a trembling old man who seemed like he could be blown away by the wind. He wavered from side to side in trying to reconcile the conflicts between the other seven families until the Chen family he represented became the mainstream.
Everyone has a role he can play. Even if he is a piece of trash, he will always be useful.
(End of this chapter)