Chapter 689 Visit
The main gate of the Wanxiang Sect.
A certain entrance to the martial arts hall.
Liu Fu's face was gloomy as he stood before his opponent, his mind transmitting a thought: "Chen Er, what brings you here? What benefit did Ning Zhuo offer you that would make you so stubborn as to offend Lord Yu Heye and accept my challenge?"
Ning Zhuo hired a group of people to rent the caves in the mountain on a large scale, forcing Liu Fu to confess and plead guilty to Yu Heye.
Yu Heye ordered his subordinates to go and cause trouble for these monks who rented caves.
This is the main gate of the Wanxiang Sect. Internal conflicts between monks are usually resolved through the martial arts hall.
The Internal Affairs Hall is mainly used to deal with major conflicts among members of the Wanxiang Sect.
If it is not a major conflict, the Wanxiang Sect also encourages its disciples to perform martial arts privately to resolve disputes.
Such a system is very suitable for the situation of the Vientiane Sect.
There are simply too many people in the Wanxiang Sect! These people rub against each other, creating numerous conflicts. If we were to adopt the conventional governance methods of a super sect, we would inevitably need a large number of personnel dedicated to handling these conflicts.
This kind of rule by man will inevitably lead to a large amount of corruption and even false and wrongful convictions.
After all, the Wanxiang Sect is not a country of cultivation. The latter can rely on officials to try and judge cases, with the help of gods' insights and official power to cast spells, and can often restore the truth.
In the early stages of the Feiyun Conference, people from all walks of life flocked into the main mountain gate. In this case, there were even more people!
A large number of cultivators who are not from the Wanxiang Sect will come here to stay for a short period of time.
Therefore, a huge number of disputes and conflicts will arise.
The Wanxiang Sect basically doesn't care about these things and lets them all be handled privately.
Doing so, on the one hand, saves a lot of management costs, and on the other hand, creates an atmosphere of survival of the fittest within the sect, so that those who can stand out in the Wanxiang Sect often have good combat capabilities!
With high combat power and a large number of personnel, there will also be irreconcilable contradictions within the sect. These factors make it impossible for the Wanxiang Sect to restrain itself and fix itself within the old scope.
In order to avoid excessive internal strife, the top leaders of the Wanxiang Sect will naturally transfer the internal conflicts to the outside world.
In this way, more space can be gained to accommodate internal members.
Over time, the Wanxiang Sect's influence continued to expand. Those who temporarily lost in internal competition would often choose to establish outposts outside the sect in an attempt to turn defeat into victory. This led to the Wanxiang Sect's influence becoming more and more extensive.
So, when Yu Heye found out that someone was interfering in the mountain he had chosen, he naturally chose to perform martial arts to solve the problem.
Most of the cultivators summoned by Ning Zhuo chose to avoid fighting, did not dare to ask for the ten medium-grade spirit stones, and took the initiative to cancel the cave lease.
But there are a few who are brave enough to accept the challenge.
"Chen Er" standing in front of Liu Fu is one of them.
From Liu Fu's perspective, he was naturally very confused.
He had already found out that Ning Zhuo's slogan for rallying this group of low-level cultivators was ten mid-grade spirit stones. Now, for the sake of ten spirit stones that were impossible to obtain, was Chen Er willing to sacrifice his life?
There are many examples of people dying during martial arts performances.
He didn't know that Chen Er was just a temporary pseudonym, and his real identity was the chef beside Ning Zhuo.
The old chef said nothing, just hooked his finger at Liu Fu.
Liu Fu was furious: "You are so stubborn!"
He waved his hand, unleashing ten talismans. They ignited in mid-air, transforming into streams of water arrows that formed a wave of attack, engulfing the chef.
The chef had an idea and took out a "shield" and held it in front.
At the same time, the old chef pushed the ground hard, used his body skills, and moved quickly.
Bang bang bang.
The "shield" is very flexible and moves at will, surrounding the chef's body and intercepting all threatening water arrows.
The old chef reached into his pocket and threw a handful of glutinous rice into the sky.
The glutinous rice grew wildly in the air and turned into huge rice-white worms that surrounded Liu Fu.
Liu Fu's heart skipped a beat: "Gu cultivator?"
Liu Fu took out his magic weapon, a sword case he had bought from the market.
He infused his magic power, opened the sword case, and streams of golden sword energy shot out from it.
The sword's sharp energy pierced through the worm, and the remaining force circled back and pierced through again. This happened again and again, and a giant worm lost its life.
The chef smiled in his heart.
Liu Fu's use of sword energy to attack the giant worm was definitely a wrong move.
The chef's original intention was to use it for consumption. Liu Fu spent a lot of mana and condensed sword energy, but only killed the worms, directly handing over the initiative of the battle.
If the sword energy was shot towards the chef, he would definitely defend himself with all his strength, and the situation would become stalemate.
But now the chef was under no external pressure at all, and he could easily free his hands to deal with Liu Fu.
He took out a gourd and sprayed out a large amount of golden oil droplets.
Hundreds of thousands of oil droplets formed a rainstorm, covering Liu Fu.
Liu Fu lost the initiative and could only activate the talisman to form a golden bell-like light shield to cover himself and maintain stability temporarily.
The golden bell shield was solid, and the oil droplets smashed into it, shattering it into pieces, and the residual oil splashed everywhere. For a moment, it was impossible to break in.
"This is a talisman." Chen Xi was watching the battle.
If it were just a simple martial arts competition, it wouldn't have attracted him at all. But since it concerned Ning Zhuo and his own voice in the alliance, he became interested.
Chen Xi: "What do you think, cousin."
He took the opportunity to practice Su Lingkou.
Su Lingkou thought without hesitation: "Liu Fu is not good at fighting. He made two wrong choices. The first time, he lost the initiative. The second time, he seemed as stable as a rock, but in fact, he turned himself into a target."
"Especially the first time." Su Lingkou shook his head, his face full of disdain. "Liu Fu actually used sword energy to attack the worms. How stupid!"
Chen Xi smiled slightly: "I can understand him. The methods of Gu cultivators have always been strange and bizarre. Liu Fu chose to deal with these worms first, which is also a safe bet."
"It's just that his vision is not good. Chen Er is not a Gu cultivator, he should have mastered some culinary skills."
A bystander sees more clearly.
Chen Xi saw the details and recognized that what the chef was throwing out was not poisonous insects, but glutinous rice.
Su Lingkou: "Liu Fu is about to lose. This Chen Er should be Ning Zhuo's response."
"He has hidden his true strength here. Yu Heye's subordinates will not give up if they fail in their challenge. In the end, it is very likely that Yu Heye will take action himself."
"Yeah." Shen Xi nodded.
He watched the battle intently and pointed at the old chef: "Cousin, I want to investigate him."
Chen Xi needed to confirm whether the chef was hired by Ning Zhuo at a high price or was one of Ning Zhuo's own subordinates. There was a huge difference between the two.
As soon as he finished speaking, the chef launched a decisive attack, seriously injuring Liu Fu.
After the chef's victory, he did not leave the martial arts hall. There were two more rounds to come.
Because it was a concentrated challenge, the Martial Arts Hall concentrated the disputes between Ning Zhuo and Yu Heye's subordinates in one place.
The two sides in the second martial arts performance were one tall and one short.
The tall man roared, his arms became as twisted and tangled as the roots of an old tree, and he pounded the ground with both fists.
An earth python broke out of the ground and rushed towards the short man.
The short man chuckled, and with incredible agility, he jumped up, landed on the back of the earth python, and rushed towards the tall man head-on.
The tall man snorted coldly, and threw out a dozen talismans, which were instantly ignited.
The talisman transformed into a large number of stone cones and shot towards the short man. The short man's speed increased, leaving an afterimage behind him, and he crashed head-on into the stone cones.
Amid the violent barrage of stone spikes, he kept moving and swaying left and right, and managed to dodge the attacks and pounce in front of the tall man.
The tall man was good at long-range combat with spells, but he was quickly overwhelmed by the short man's close attack with a dagger.
The tall man saw that the situation was not good and had no choice but to admit defeat.
The third game, the fourth game, the fifth game...
Yu Heye's side actually lost!
The one-sided result of the battle surprised Su Lingkou.
Chen Xize's eyes flashed with brilliance: "Where did Ning Zhuo find these skilled fighters? Cousin, check these people thoroughly and find out their identities."
He found that he had underestimated Ning Zhuo's strength and couldn't help but think to himself, "I need to take a fresh look at this person."
In the evening.
"Are all defeated?" In the training room, Yu Heye suddenly looked up, staring at Liu Fu with wide eyes.
Liu Fu's face was pale as he told the details hesitantly.
Finally, he handed Yu Heye another visiting card.
The visiting card still comes from Ning Zhuo!
Yu Heye frowned deeply, staring at the visiting card. After a short silence, his brows relaxed and a smile appeared on his face: "Little foundation-building, hehe."
Ning Zhuo's impression has changed slightly in his mind.
Although he is still just a minor foundation-building cultivator, he seems to have a force whose overall strength needs to be taken more seriously.
Of course, not much attention was paid to it.
Yu Heye was very clear that the cultivators who had come to rely on him were not particularly powerful.
He majored in the "Reverse Five Elements Magic Art", and his physical condition had been getting worse day by day, and he had to take the risk of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.
If an elite in the foundation-building stage wanted to rely on a strong person, he would definitely not choose him.
A ball of fire rose from the palm of his hand and burned the visiting card.
Yu Heye shook his hands and looked at Liu Fu: "The enemy came prepared, and you were caught off guard. Your defeat is understandable."
He did not blame them, but instead gave Liu Fu and others a way out.
"In that case, let's find some connections."
"Ning Zhuo wants to gather a large number of independent cultivators and station them here. There is a key link, and that is the active cultivators in the Internal Affairs Hall who can help him."
"Warning, threatening, or even bribery, in short, if we can get this key figure out, it's very likely that Ning Zhuo will be silenced."
Yu Heye started to think.
He had long known how Ning Zhuo operated, and therefore saw one of the keys to this action.
As long as this is broken, it will cause considerable interference to Ning Zhuo.
But the next moment, Liu Fu gave a wry smile: "Sir, we have just found the monk from the Internal Affairs Hall who was cooperating with Ning Zhuo."
"His surname is Cao, and his name is Cao Gui."
Yu Heye frowned immediately: "Is it that Cao?"
Liu Fu was an old follower of his, otherwise Yu Heye would not have assigned him the task of expelling the monks.
Liu Fu nodded.
Yu Heye frowned even more tightly: "It seems that the other party came prepared."
Back then, he had offended a figure on the main peak, the Cao family, and in order to settle this issue, he had almost exhausted all his wealth.
Although the Cao family did not take action against him, he was unable to fight for the position of the true disciple of the Golden Elixir - how could the Cao family allow an enemy to become the true disciple of the sect?
Ning Zhuo collected intelligence in advance, and the money was not wasted.
This approach failed, so Yu Heye thought of another solution: "It's strange that these people can be used by Ning Zhuo. Go investigate your opponents and find a way to bribe them."
Because of the Cao family's intervention, Yu Heye dared not make any big moves.
He would rather spend money to avoid disaster.
Liu Fu nodded and left.
Half a day later.
Su Lingkou reported to Chen Xi with a sense of loss.
Chen Xi raised his brows slightly: "You said you can't investigate them at all?"
Su Lingkou nodded: "Yes, it's like it appeared out of thin air."
Chen Xi's face showed a solemn expression.
It is not uncommon to bring some outsiders to the Wanxiang Sect.
Since he is not a casual cultivator, this means that Ning Zhuo has the support of a powerful force.
In Shen Xi's impression, Ning Zhuo was immediately shrouded in a veil of mystery.
Liu Fu also gave Yu Heye a similar response.
After Yu Heye waved Liu Fu away, he pondered in silence.
This link is not a mistake.
Like Shen Xi, Yu Heye also raised his evaluation of Ning Zhuo again.
"Why did this person go to so much trouble to make things difficult for me? Is it because I would lose face if I expelled him?" Yu Heye was puzzled.
It is very simple to resolve the doubt, just confront Ning Zhuo face to face.
But……
He burned all the visiting cards!
Yu Heye was just beginning to feel regret when his eyes suddenly fixed on a visiting card lying quietly beside him.
? !!
Yu Heye was extremely shocked.
He had no idea when the visiting card was placed in his hands.
Since the other party can send a visiting card, can't he also approach him at will and take his life?
"Ning Zhuo, which force are you relying on?!"
Yu Heye unfolded the visiting card and read it quickly.
The content of the visiting card was very simple, that is, Ning Zhuo visited Yu Heye to exchange ideas on the "Reverse Five Elements Magic Skill".
Yu Heye was so angry that he laughed: "A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, you dare to discuss Taoism with me, a late Jindan cultivator?"
This attitude of equal communication made Yu Heye quite unhappy.
But this time, he didn't tear up the visiting card after all.
After deep thought, he called Liu Fu again: "Make arrangements. Tomorrow, I will entertain Ning Zhuo with some good wine and delicious food."
Liu Fu: "Yes."
The next day.
Ning Zhuo kept his promise and arrived at the Panshi Cave on time.
He was very polite and addressed Yu Heye as "senior", which calmed the latter down a lot.
After the pleasantries, Ning Zhuo said frankly that he didn't want to get entangled in this matter. It would be more convenient to take the ten spirit stones and choose another cave. But Chen Xi came over with other important matters.
As for what the "important matter" was, Ning Zhuo also gave a brief introduction.
"I see." Yu Heye stroked his beard, expressionless.
Ning Zhuo: "So, please rest assured, Senior Yu, although I am relying on the power of the Cao family, this matter is not the Cao family using me to make things difficult for you."
The words are often heard in reverse.
In other words, if Ning Zhuo really wanted to deal with Yu Heye, he could make use of this power more deeply.
Yu Heye looked at Ning Zhuo deeply and asked, "What do you think?"
Ning Zhuo changed the subject: "I have been studying the 'Reverse Five Elements Magic Art' recently and have some doubts. I would like to ask you for your advice."
Yu Heye snorted coldly, impatient with Ning Zhuo's beating around the bush, but he still stroked his beard with his hand and raised his head slightly: "Just say it."
(End of this chapter)
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