Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 123 Conditions of Cooperation
Song Xian took the jade slip and his spiritual consciousness entered inside.

In the slightly dim room, Hu Yingquan sat upright on a chair, speaking expressionlessly, as if Song Xian was sitting opposite him.

After a while, Song Xian's consciousness left the jade slip and he looked thoughtful.

He originally thought that the Qingyuan Sect sent people here to seek support, but he didn't expect that the Qingyuan Sect was much more decisive and bold than he imagined.

In the jade slip, Hu Yingquan stated that he was ready to attack the headquarters of Yunfeng Trading Company, and asked him to immediately gather ten disciples from the sect to join him and help Qingyuan Sect capture the headquarters of Yunfeng Trading Company. He also said that the Ding family and Xuri Sect in Bianxia Town had reached an alliance with him and would help Qingyuan Sect capture the headquarters of Yunfeng Trading Company.

Of course, Hu Yingquan also promised benefits. Regardless of success or failure, he would pay a reward of 10,000 spirit stones as a reward for hard work. If Yunfeng Trading Company was successfully taken over, he would also give out a two or three mu piece of first-grade low-grade spirit field in the 'Qianyuan Valley' as a thank you.

The Qingyuan Sect originally had no resources or territory in Bianxia Town. The spiritual fields in Qianyuan Valley originally belonged to Yunfeng Trading Company, but Hu Yingquan used them as a bargaining chip to win over the Hunyuan Sect.

Obviously, Qingyuan Sect wanted to destroy Yunfeng Trading Company in one fell swoop and swallow up all its resource industries in Bianxia Town.

Song Xian's thoughts were in a mess and he couldn't calm down for a while.

The Qingyuan Sect would come for help. He had thought of this day when he heard about it in the afternoon, but he had never imagined that things would happen so quickly and so suddenly.

If he didn't agree to Hu Yingquan, he would definitely offend the Qingyuan Sect. As Hu Yingquan said, the Ding family and the Xuri Sect had already reached an alliance with the Qingyuan Sect. Among the four regular sects that migrated from Xiazhen, three of them had become one.

The Hunyuan Sect is the weakest. If we don’t stand with them, we will inevitably be isolated in the future and will definitely have no good days.

But now we haven't figured out the specific situation yet. It would not be a good idea to rashly agree to Qingyuan Sect and send ten disciples to help, and get involved in this mess.

It would be fine if we could take down Yunfeng Trading Company in one fell swoop, but if we fail, we will inevitably become enemies with Yunfeng Trading Company.

Having said that, the Yunfeng Trading Company’s headquarters is not so easy to attack.

Yunfeng Trading Company has stood firm in Bianxia Town for so many years, and it must attach great importance to the safety of its headquarters.

They are not like the Qingyuan Sect, a formal sect that is under the protection of the Qianqing Sect laws, and it is expressly forbidden to attack its mountain gate.

As a force of independent cultivators, anyone can legitimately seize everything from them, so they must have spent a lot of money on their own safety. The grade of the mountain protection formation must be not low, and they may even deploy a second-level formation.

"Master Song, our sect's master is still waiting for my reply." The Qingyuan Sect disciple seated below saw that Song Xian was slow to express his opinion, so he urged.

Song Xian said slowly, "This matter is of great importance. Let me consider it carefully. I will reply to your sect after our sect has discussed it."

"Then please give me your reply before dawn so I can return and report."

"Okay, I promise to give your sect an answer before dawn. Brother Wenyuan, take Fellow Daoist Ren to the guest room in the back to rest."

"Yes, please come in, Fellow Daoist Ren." Seeing Song Xian's solemn expression, Zhong Wenyuan was also very curious about what was said in the jade slip. However, he didn't want to ask in front of Ren Quan. After hearing this, he immediately stood up and made a gesture of invitation to him.

"Master Song, our sect's master sent me here to hand over the jade slip to your sect. This is a sign of trust in you. I hope you will not let our master down. Even if the cooperation fails, please do not ruin our sect's business." Ren Jie did not move, his eyes fixed on Song Xian.

"Of course, Fellow Daoist Ren, rest assured. I promise I will never reveal this to anyone."

Ren Jie didn't say anything more and followed Zhong Wenyuan to the back.

"Someone come here." Song Xian shouted loudly.

Immediately, two young and strong men came in from outside. The sect's meeting hall was guarded 24 hours a day.

"Go to the residences of Senior Brothers Lin Zixiang, Lu Yuan, and Zhang Ningyuan and tell them that I have something important to discuss and ask them to come immediately."

"Yes." The two men immediately responded and left.

Not long after, Zhong Wenyuan returned and immediately asked impatiently, "Master, what did the Qingyuan Sect say?"

"Take a look for yourself!" Song Xian handed the jade slip to him.

Zhong Wenyuan quickly took it and injected his spiritual sense into the inner room to examine it. He then revealed an expression of disbelief and surprise: "Qingyuan Sect is actually going to take action against Yunfeng Merchants so soon."

"We don't have much time left. We must give the Qingyuan Sect a clear answer before dawn. This matter is of great importance and involves the very foundation of the sect. I have sent for Brother Lin Zixiang and Brother Lu Yuan to come and discuss countermeasures together."

Zhong Wenyuan frowned tightly. "I think the most important thing right now is to find out the attitudes of the Ding family and the Rising Sun Sect. If they have truly chosen to help the Qingyuan Sect, then we have no choice but to stand in the same boat with them. Otherwise, our future in Bianxia Town will be very difficult."

"Regardless of whether the Qingyuan Sect can take down the Yunfeng Chamber of Commerce in one fell swoop, this move will surely make the independent cultivators in Bianxia Town feel insecure. To protect themselves, they will most likely form an alliance. In this way, two major camps will be formed in Bianxia Town."

"We are outsiders, just like the Qingyuan Sect. We can't possibly gain recognition from the independent cultivators here. If we don't align ourselves with the Qingyuan Sect, we'll be caught between a rock and a hard place. Our sect is weak, and if we're isolated, we'll be in great danger." "Plus, the Yuyuan Sect already has a grudge against us. Even if others don't take action, they'll definitely take advantage of the opportunity to step on us."

"The Qingyuan Sect seems to have given us a choice, but in reality, we have no choice."

Song Xian's eyes flickered and he remained silent. He understood what Zhong Wenyuan said. Since Qingyuan Sect had sent people to the mountain gate, they must have also sent people to the Ding family and Xuri Sect.

This is because the Hunyuan Sect is the weakest among the three, and most people will choose their partners from strong to weak.

If the Ding family and the Xuri Sect have already formed an alliance with the Qingyuan Sect, then the Hunyuan Sect really has no choice.

Balance needs to be based on strength. The weak have no choice but to find a strong person to rely on.

The key issue now is that he has no time to verify the situation of the Ding family and the Xuri Sect. The Qingyuan Sect wants him to make a choice immediately, which is exactly where the Qingyuan Sect's cunning lies.

Just as he was thinking, George Lam, Lu Yuan and Zhang Ningyuan walked in almost one after another.

"Close the door." Song Xian gave the order before they could ask.

Zhang Ningyuan and Lu Yuan looked at each other, and then they closed the two heavy doors of the palace on the left and right. In the past, when they held meetings, they had never called everyone in so late at night like today, and they had never closed the doors of the palace before.

Both of them felt that something big was about to happen.

Lin Zixiang had already taken his seat. Seeing that Song Xian and Zhong Wenyuan both looked solemn, he asked solemnly, "Master, what happened?"

"This is the jade slip sent by Hu Yingquan, the head of Qingyuan Sect. You can all take a look at it!" Song Xian did not explain, but handed the jade slip to Lin Zixiang.

"Is the Qingyuan Sect going to attack the Yunfeng Trading Company headquarters so soon?" Lin Zixiang was also shocked after seeing this.

"Senior Brother Lin, what's going on? Let us see it." Seeing that he was still holding the jade slip and didn't pass it on, Lu Yuan became curious and anxious, so he urged.

Only then did George Lam hand him the jade slip.

After the three of them finished reading it one by one, their expressions became solemn.

Zhong Wenyuan repeated what he had said before.

The hall fell into silence. Several people were not mentally prepared for this at all. The Qingyuan Sect was also pressing hard, so they didn't know how to respond for a while.

"Can you find a way to delay it for a few more days and see how the situation develops?" After a long silence, George Lam spoke. This was another piece of nonsense that he asked despite knowing the answer.

"The Qingyuan Sect is trying to force us onto their ship, so how could they possibly offer us more time?" Zhong Wenyuan shook his head. "We have to make a choice now. Staying out of this will definitely offend the Qingyuan Sect, and it won't benefit Yunfeng Trading Company either."

"Senior Brother Lu, please tell me what you think first!" Song Xian said.

He knew very well that among these people, Lu Yuan was the most mature and had a broad perspective, so he asked him first.

Lu Yuan pondered and said, "Senior Brother Zhong is right. Our status means we cannot be on the same boat with independent cultivators. Since a confrontation between the two sides is inevitable, forming an alliance with the Qingyuan Sect is the best option."

"In addition to what Senior Brother Zhong just said, there is another crucial point. The independent cultivators occupy a lot of resource areas in Bianxia City. It will be profitable for us to defeat them."

"If we don't help either side, it may seem like we've avoided a crisis on the surface, but in the long run, it will be extremely detrimental to the development of our sect. We won't be able to please either side, and the loss will outweigh the gain."

"Brother Zixiang, what do you think?" Zhong Wenyuan looked at Lin Zixiang again.

"Let's do it!" George Lam expressed his attitude concisely.

"Brother Ning Yuan, what do you think?"

"I follow the Master's orders."

"Since everyone agrees, let's follow this decision! However, Qingyuan Sect requires ten of our disciples to assist us. In addition to the five of us here, we must also select five more."

Zhong Wenyuan said, "Aren't there two new monks here today? We can take them with us."

Song Xian showed a hesitant look: "Let them go? That's not a good idea! They just arrived at the mountain gate, and they haven't even recognized everyone yet. Besides, they're not even disciples of the sect."

"This is the time to test their sincerity. If they truly want to join the sect, they will agree to go with us. But if they only want to seek protection and gain some benefits from the sect, then what use are they to us?"

(End of this chapter)