Chapter 457: Mangcang

The swallowing of the cultivation world was not as cruel as Shi Hao thought, but the process was still accompanied by blood.

As a good friend of Old Man Tianjian, Shi Hao was invited to observe the process.

Very few people died.

The main reason is that the sects in Ganzhou's cultivation world are not that large, and there are only a very small number of people who would rather die than surrender and are willing to live and die with the sect.

For example, Mangcangmen.

The Mangcang Sect is a small cultivation sect whose upper limit is no more than the Shenyou Realm. There is only one sect master and two elders in the sect, who are three people in the Shenyou Realm. The total number of disciples in the entire sect is no more than seventy people.

Among them there are six spiritual deacons, twenty-two inner disciples who have reached the level of Huaxu, and the rest are just ordinary disciples who cannot be said to have much cultivation.

When Shi Hao came, he did not think that such a weak sect would choose to resist, but the fact is that they really did so!

Mangcang Gate.

Cangshan Peak.

In the Bamboo Sea Moon Circle where the sect is located, Wang Hao, an inner disciple, lowered his head and hurried to the house where the sect leader was.

Wang Hao is the second disciple of the current generation of Mangcang Sect. Although it has only been less than a hundred years since the establishment of the sect, Wang Hao still has a lot of feelings for the sect.

A few days ago, when Wang Hao heard from the leader that the Iron Sword Sect was changing its name to the Iron Sword Sect and was planning to annex the surrounding sects in the name of an alliance, his first reaction was that he could not agree.

"Master, I really cannot agree to this. Although my Mangcang Sect is small, the moon bamboo shoots produced in the bamboo sea are spiritual objects of heaven and earth. They can improve the cultivation of those who have reached the True Self Realm. If the Tiejian Sect knew about the moon bamboos in my Mangcang Sect, then the ownership of this spiritual object would definitely be taken away by the Tiejian Sect!"

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"Yes, Master, what Senior Brother He Qiang said is true. We cannot agree to it."

"Yes, I can't agree to that!"

"Even if it's not for Yuezhu, it's still the one passed down in your family, Master."

"Shut up!"

Qian Tong, the head of the Mangcang Sect who was originally sitting in the main seat, suddenly opened his eyes, as if someone almost revealed his taboo.

What family heirloom? Are there any secret treasures in the Mangcang Sect that he doesn't know about?

Wang Hao, who was sitting at the back of the room, felt a chill in his heart, wondering if there were any secrets within the sect that he didn't know about.

Then, his attention was once again attracted by the headmaster who spoke.

"Well, over the past hundred years, the Iron Sword Sect has thought about absorbing us several times, but because we have the support of Snow Fox Mountain, our small sect has dealt with all of the Iron Sword Sect's actions one by one. But this time... is different."

As he spoke, the head of the sect, He Qiang, stood up from his seat and walked around with his eyes scanning the people of the Mangcang Sect in the reception room.

"I have been in contact with Master Wangxue of Xiaogu Peak before, and I learned from her that this time, the old man Shenjian found a strong ally, and that person's existence made Xuehu Mountain unwilling to intervene and help us."

"Did Master Wangxue from Xiaogu Peak say that?"

"There is actually external aid, maybe it is a master of the True Self Realm, or maybe..."

"Could it be that old man Shenjian has invited another great master of Nirvana from another state to interfere in the internal affairs of our Ganzhou?"

"If Master Wangxue is not mistaken, then the young man he invited is indeed a great cultivator who has attained Nirvana."

After the head of the sect, He Qiang, finished speaking, the reception room became dead silent.

How many people in the entire Ganzhou have reached the Nirvana realm?

On Mount Chongming, to the lower left of Chongming Zun, there are two immortal messengers on the left and right who have entered Nirvana.

Wangyuepo, Master Yideng in Guanghan Temple is a great monk who has reached the state of Nirvana.

Then there is the Ganzhou He family in Fangyang City. As the owner of the largest mortal city in Ganzhou, it is rumored that the He family has a supreme ancestor who is in the high stage of Nirvana. This is also the basis for the He family's Fangyang City to accommodate millions of people in Ganzhou.

The remaining ones are the Iron Sword Sect and the Snow Fox Mountain, each of which has a leader in the Nirvana realm.

A supreme demon who has never appeared in the world, plus six great cultivators in the Nirvana realm, these are all the powerful people in Ganzhou.

"You also know that the immortals on Mount Chongming were ordered by the Chongming Lord not to ask about the internal affairs of Ganzhou. They only control the production of the cold spirit and snow spirit. The He family of Fangyang City is mainly responsible for managing the mortals of Ganzhou. As long as the Iron Sword Sect does not interfere with the He family's rule over Ganzhou, the He family will not pay attention to the Iron Sword Sect's practices."

"There is also Master Yideng from Guanghan Temple. If we can invite this great monk,

The monk from the Divine Wandering Realm closed his mouth consciously halfway through his words.

Seeing this, the head of the sect, He Qiang, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Yes, I also know that if we can ask Master Yideng to come forward, there is still room for easing this matter, but Master Yideng is from the Buddhist sect after all, and his practice is only to save the people of this world and save himself. As for the changes and disputes among some sects in Ganzhou, Master Yideng will not take it to heart."

Don't take it to heart? Seeing the two elders and a group of deacons in the reception room with different expressions, Wang Hao couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"What do you mean by practicing only to save others and not caring about the annexation of the Iron Sword Sect? It is obvious that the old monk Yideng is not from the same system as us. Even if the old monk Shenjian of the Iron Sword Sect is fierce, he can't be so fierce as to catch those monks from Wangyue Slope and do the work!"

This is an obvious truth.

The disciples recruited by Guanghan Temple are all monks. For Ganzhou, there is no room for expansion. Therefore, even if other sects in Ganzhou want to annex and expand, they will not take the initiative to provoke the old monk hiding in Wangyuepo.

"Master, does that mean that my Mangcang Sect can only wait for death? At least we can contact other nearby families and sects. Maybe we can unite to resist the Tiejian Sect and that will be of some use?"

"Master, I know that the people of the Tiemu family are the least willing to join the Iron Sword Sect. After all, the ironwood produced by the Tiemu family every year is a top-grade material for making magical weapons. Even for this source of income, I think the two great masters of the True Self Realm of the Tiemu family will not surrender and surrender, right?"

"There is also the Wang family. Although the one from the Wang family has only recently broken through to the True Self Realm, he has contacted a large sect in Zhongzhou that has a supreme master in charge, and wants to become their disciple. If Wang Churan from the Wang family can become their disciple, their sect should be able to stop the Iron Sword Sect."

"The Feng family of Jishuichi also wanted to inquire about my attitude towards Mangcang a few days ago."

"The royal family of Pala has also asked about this!"

With the two elders taking the lead, the deacons of Mangcang Sect began to list the people or sects that might affect the annexation of Tiejian Sect this time. According to the people they listed, there were probably more than ten Zhenwu realm cultivators and a similar number of sects who were unwilling to join Tiejian Sect.

But are these useful? Wang Hao clearly saw that after hearing about the sects and people who were willing to unite to resist, the expression on his head did not ease, and he still had that bitter and sad look on his face.

When the meeting was over, the leader waved to everyone.

"Hey, let me think about it for two days. Resisting the Iron Sword Sect is a big deal. It will cost you your life. It can't be decided with just a few words."

Having said this, the Sect Leader saw that the crowd still had no intention of leaving, so he could only sigh, stand up, turn around and lead the way out.

The leader left, but the meeting room was still noisy.

Some said, "No matter how strong the Iron Sword Sect is, can the old man Shenjian kill all of us?", while others said, "As long as we stick together, the Iron Sword Sect won't dare to bully us."

But after all the talk, Wang Hao found that none of the many elders of the Mangcang Sect had given any useful advice on how to deal with the old man with the divine sword.

This once again refreshed Wang Hao's understanding of the Nirvana Realm, the top powerhouse in Ganzhou.

'Even if all the masters of the True Self Realm unite, they can't resist that old man with the Divine Sword?'

The elders and deacons argued in the meeting room for a whole morning. After the meeting, Wang Hao, who had a different mentality, finally couldn't help but go looking for the headmaster He Qiang.

He also needs an explanation.

Will they be able to resist the power of the Iron Sword Sect? As long as the Snow Fox Mountain does not intervene, no matter how many True Wu Realm cultivators they find to unite, they will not be able to resist the old man with the divine sword!

In order to find out this, Wang Hao first went to Yuetan deep in the bamboo sea. After seeing that the sect leader was not there, he ran to the sect's ancestral hall.

Sure enough, Wang Hao found the leader here.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The head of the sect was kneeling on a cushion in the ancestral hall at this time, with his eyes closed, looking at the dozen or so sages of the Mangcang Sect placed on the altar, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Wang Hao stopped in front of the door, hesitated for a moment, and whispered:

"Master, I have something to ask you."

Yes, He Qiang is Wang Hao's master. To be precise, Wang Hao was brought back from outside the mountain by He Qiang when he was a child. He can even be regarded as He Qiang's half son.

After hearing Wang Hao's voice, the ancestral hall was silent for more than ten seconds before Wang Hao heard the calm voice of his master He Qiang.

"Come in and talk."

"yes."

Wang Hao strode into the ancestral hall and saw that his master was still kneeling on the cushion and had not stood up. Wang Hao also found a cushion and knelt behind his master.

Then he asked in a low voice:

"Master, is it true that my Mangcang Sect can only be merged into the Tiejian Sect?"

"Yeah." He Qiang's voice was so flat that no emotion could be heard.

Wang Hao was startled, and then asked:

"The debate among the senior uncles in the meeting room before."

"They must fight for their own interests in front of me. If they don't, how can they show their loyalty to my Mangcang Sect and my leader?"

"Master, what do you mean?"

"Me? I don't mean anything."

He Qiang's voice remained calm, as if what he was talking about now was not about Mangcang that belonged to him, He Qiang, and his He family, which was about to be sold, but some trivial matters that could not disturb his mind.

"We are going to split up, so it's normal for everyone to have some thoughts. After all, the Mangcang Sect has accumulated a lot of spiritual objects over the past hundred years. Since the Tiejian Sect wants to swallow us up, I, as the leader, can't hand over the heritage accumulated by my Mangcang Sect for hundreds of years to the Tiejian Sect when it is swallowed up. There is no such saying, and it doesn't make sense."

"Are you saying that the uncles performed this act in front of you just to take the spiritual object from you?"

"That's right."

"Master, since you know this, why don't you..." Wang Hao wanted to ask why the master didn't expose these people. If it didn't work, he could at least escape from the Iron Sword Sect's sphere of influence with the spiritual objects accumulated by the Mang Cang Sect for hundreds of years before the Iron Sword Sect's people arrived. In any case, he shouldn't just kneel in the ancestral hall like this! But he couldn't say these words.

There was no other reason. It was because facing the tablets of the predecessors of the Mangcang Sect on the altar, Wang Hao couldn't bring himself to ask his master to leave the sect.

The education he received since childhood told him not to do this! And He Qiang? He Qiang didn't say anything, but after muttering for a while, he finally opened his eyes, turned around and touched Wang Hao's head.

"It's nothing, it's just merging into the Iron Sword Sect. You and I will lose some sources of spiritual objects, but we can learn the advanced skills of the Iron Sword Sect. By then, you and your brother may have the opportunity to practice to the True Self realm. For you, joining the Iron Sword Sect is not a bad thing."

"But what about you, Master? Mangcang Sect is your family business. Can you bear to hand over this business that has been passed down for generations to Tiejian Sect?"

"What's there to be reluctant about? Since we can't keep it, let them take it."

He Qiang shook his head. Seeing Wang Hao still staring at him, he finally sighed and said, "Don't worry about me, Master. My He family has been rooted in Mangcang for more than 200 years. Even if there is no Mangcang Sect in the future, I, as your master, can still provide you and your senior brother with cultivation resources. When the people from the Iron Sword Sect come in the future, you can welcome them into the sect with your senior brother. There won't be much change."

"Master!" Wang Hao's eyes were filled with tears.

"That's all. Don't disturb my time with the ancestors."

From Master He Qiang's words, Wang Hao could tell that his master had no intention of resisting joining the Tiejian Sect.

But is this really the case? Wang Hao doesn't know.

He only knew that before the people from the Iron Sword Sect arrived, two of the six deacons in the sect went out on the pretext of something, and before that the two elders also went out to pick new bamboo shoots from the Moon Bamboo growing by the Moon Lake.

During this period of time, many things in the sect's large warehouse were taken away by everyone, making the Mangcang Sect's large warehouse, which seemed very wealthy on weekdays, almost become an empty shell.

It seemed that everyone was ready to be accepted by the Iron Sword Gate.

But every night, Wang Hao could always see the two elders of the sect entering and leaving the courtyard of the sect master, quarreling from time to time, and occasionally uttering a few harsh words mixed with "Moon Lake Secret Realm", "He Family Blessed Land", "Moon Ancestor Bamboo" and so on.

So, is there really a blessed land secret realm in Mangcang Sect that even Wang Hao doesn't know about? Forget it, what does thinking about this have to do with him?

The fact that his master didn't tell him meant that these had nothing to do with him, Wang Hao. He thought that it should be a secret realm passed down from his master's family. Who knows, when the people from the Iron Sword Sect come, his master may be able to use this secret realm to exchange for some good things. By then, maybe his master will be able to break through to the True Self realm quickly?

This is a good thing, right?

I think so.

With this thought in mind, Wang Hao continued to practice calmly on Mangcang Mountain.

Until the day when the people from the Iron Sword Sect arrived. (End of this chapter)