Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 134 The general trend

"I agree to the alliance. But let's make it clear in advance that the alliance is limited to mutual assistance in the face of external enemies, and we are not allowed to interfere in each other's industries and internal affairs." After a moment's silence, the head of Qianyu Trading Company spoke first.

Under the current circumstances, he can only choose to form an alliance, otherwise he will be the next one. However, he is worried that after the alliance, these companies will find ways to infringe on his own interests. Over the years, he knows that these people are not good people, so he seems a little hesitant.

Xu Quan swore solemnly, "Of course. Although our two families had some conflicts before, we are now in the same boat. I won't be so foolish as to cut off my own arm. Our alliance is mainly to deal with the threat of the Qingyuan Sect. If anyone sets his sights on our allies, I will be the first to not let him go."

"In that case, I agree." The leader of the Snow Mountain Sect finally nodded.

"Alright. From today on, we will form an alliance. I've even thought of a name: the Bianxia Town Defenders Alliance. What do you think, fellow Daoists?"

The head of Qianyu Trading Company said, "It doesn't matter what you call it. What's important is that it can play a role. Don't let the Qingyuan Sect attack us and we become timid and unwilling to send troops to help, thinking of conserving our strength."

"I've already reached an agreement with Xuanshawu and Danxia Mountain. Since we've formed an alliance, it's definitely more than just talk. Our mountain gates are quite far apart. If the Qingyuan Sect suddenly launches an attack, the others might not be able to arrive in time to support us after receiving the news. Therefore, we need to establish an alliance command center and select dozens of elite monks to guard it. This way, we don't have to worry about the Qingyuan Sect launching a surprise attack on us and defeating us one by one."

"Alliance headquarters? Where will this headquarters be located?"

"It's located right at the center of our five mountain gates. This way, if any of our families is suddenly attacked by the Qingyuan Sect, we can rush to help as soon as possible."

"In that case, I have no objection."

"Now that the alliance has been formed, shouldn't we take the initiative? If we just wait for the Qingyuan Sect to take action and then defend ourselves, that would be too passive. Furthermore, the resource territories belonging to the Yunfeng Trading Company were originally seized by the Qingyuan Sect, so we should take them back."

"It's not the right time yet. Let's wait and see."

"Wait? How long do we have to wait?"

Xu Quan said, "The Qingyuan Sect has invited a foundation-building cultivator from the Muhe Grassland to take charge, and they just attacked Lingyun Mountain together with the Xuri Sect, the Ding Family, and the Hunyuan Sect. Their morale is high and their troops are strong. It is not advisable to confront them head-on at this time."

"They are all legitimate and formal sects, recognized and protected by the Qianqing Sect. They can launch a surprise attack on our mountain gate, but we cannot directly attack their mountain gate. The most we can do is reclaim the resources and territory they have seized from the Yunfeng Trading Company."

"So we have to wait until we understand the details of the Qingyuan Sect before we take action. The Qingyuan Sect just recently sent people to each of our families to show goodwill. In addition, with the establishment of our alliance, they will not launch an attack in the short term."

"That foundation-building cultivator was invited by Qingyuan Sect to help. He's not one of the sect's own cultivators, so he'll leave sooner or later. Besides, Qingyuan Sect, Xu Ri Sect, the Ding family, and Hunyuan Sect aren't a monolithic entity."

"If we can divide them, and keep two of the sects neutral, we will be able to secure victory against the Qingyuan Sect."

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In the dimly lit training room on Solitary Peak, Song Xian sat with his eyes closed, practicing the breathing method to absorb the spiritual energy into his body and refine it into the Linghai acupoint.

He didn't know how long it had passed before he felt hungry. He opened his eyes from his meditation, slowly exhaled, stood up, opened the stone door and walked out.

After he broke through the middle stage of Qi Refining, his progress in cultivation plummeted, because the first-grade low-grade training room could not meet his cultivation needs.

Due to the purity of spiritual energy, in the past, two months of hard practice could increase a little spiritual power, but now it takes four months of practice to increase a little spiritual power, and the demand for spiritual power has increased again.

At this rate, he would need to practice hard for forty months before he could break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining.

This is because of his dual-attribute spiritual roots. If it were someone else, it would take longer.

If you want to ensure the quality of your practice, there are other ways. Using spirit stones instead of a practice room is the best way.

Most independent cultivators in the cultivation world use this method to improve their cultivation. They do not have spiritual veins or spirit gathering arrays to use, so they can only rely on the spirit stones they have saved up in their daily practice.

The spirit stone contains extremely pure spiritual energy. The purity of the spiritual power of a first-grade spirit stone is equivalent to that of a first-grade low-grade training room. The spiritual power inside is enough for a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining to practice for about an hour.

Of course, this varies from person to person. The properties of the spiritual roots are different, and the speed of absorbing and refining spiritual energy is different. The better the spiritual root qualifications, the faster the absorption and refining, and the shorter the duration of the spiritual stone supply.

With Song Xian's spiritual root qualifications and cultivation level, if he wants to maintain the speed of a first-level medium-grade training room, he must use second-level spirit stones as nourishment.

A second-level spirit stone could sustain him for about three hours. All his wealth accumulated over the past few years was less than three thousand spirit stones. If he relied on second-level spirit stones to maintain his cultivation speed, it would only last a few months, which was not worth the effort.

What's more, he still owed a debt of 10,000 spirit stones. That was the debt he paid to the sect when he took the first-grade medium-quality spirit-replenishing pill.

Since the Bu Ling Dan belonged to the sect's property, in order to show that he was fair and just, he bought the Bu Ling Dan at the market price and wrote down the amount owed.

This spiritual elixir is a priceless item in the world of cultivation. It is not available in the market, so there is no market price at all. Therefore, he just wrote an IOU for 10,000 spiritual stones.

Of course, this thing was only done for show, and the purpose was to maintain his image of being righteous, fair and selfless, so as to prevent his disciples from gossiping.

As for when to pay it back, I'm afraid it will take forever. It's not certain whether he can pay it back in this lifetime. Anyway, no one will urge him.

This is like a son borrowing money from his father. Internal debt is not a debt.

After returning to the mansion from the training room, Song Xian began to practice magic in the backyard. This was also his daily compulsory course, in the hope of being able to master intermediate magic as soon as possible.

Although his current cultivation level is not low, his level of mastery of magic is far from enough.

He hasn't mastered any of the mid-level earth and fire attributes. If he meets a master, he will definitely suffer a loss.

After the Qingyuan Sect attacked the Yunfeng Trading Company, Bianxia Town might be in chaos, so he must improve his personal strength as soon as possible.

He returned to his room only when his spiritual power was almost exhausted. After washing up, he was about to go to bed to rest. At this time, the housekeeper came over cautiously and reported to him that Zhang Ningyuan came to see him.

Song Xian came to the waiting room again. When Zhang Ningyuan saw him coming, he stood up and bowed, and then they both sat down.

"Senior Brother Ning Yuan is back. What's the matter?" Song Xian had previously asked him to be responsible for recruiting independent cultivators. He had only been away from the mountain gate for a few days, and he came back unexpectedly.

"I heard some important news while I was out this time, so I came back to report it to the Master. The five independent cultivator factions in Bianxia Town have formed an alliance, calling themselves the Bianxia Town Guardian Alliance, and have established their headquarters in Ziwu Ridge. I passed by and took a look. They were setting up a magic circle there."

Song Xian nodded thoughtfully. He was not surprised by the result.

The Qingyuan Sect suddenly attacked the Yunfeng Trading Company's headquarters and wiped it out in one fell swoop. This move will certainly cause panic among the people of Bianxia Town, especially those old and independent cultivators in Bianxia Town. They are all afraid that the Qingyuan Sect will attack them, so it is expected that they will unite to resist.

If it were him, he would do the same, but in this way, the two major camps in Bianxia Town have been completely formed, and the future struggle will probably be even more intense.

What was coming had finally come. He actually didn't want to participate in this kind of fight. The Hunyuan Sect was weak, and in this kind of game, not only did it have no say, it might even be sacrificed at any time.

Relying on the Yuxiangdan industry, Hunyuan Sect has just gained a foothold and is about to be drawn into this vortex, which is definitely not a good thing.

"After these independent cultivators formed an alliance, did they release any information to the outside world?"

"I heard that the Bianxia Town Guardian Alliance has announced that the five families will become one from now on. If any one family is attacked by an external force, it will be considered an attack on the other four families. The alliance forces will advance and retreat together. This is clearly meant for us to hear."

"The sect must improve its strength as quickly as possible. Senior Brother Wenyuan, you must hurry up and recruit monks."

"I came back this time for this matter. Things are very turbulent in Bianxia Town right now. We just attacked the Yunfeng Trading Company, and the independent cultivators there have formed an alliance. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is targeting our relocated sects, and I'm afraid no one wants to get involved in this mess right now. If we want to recruit cultivators, we need to increase their salaries. We're not a large sect, relying on the few spirit stones we have each month. How can anyone be willing to take such a big risk?"

Song Xian thought for a long time and said slowly, "You have a point. How about this! When you recruit independent cultivators, you can raise the conditions a little. Tell them that if there is a war, each person can get at least 100 spirit stones as an additional subsidy."

"Also, give them the right to choose. After they join the sect, they can actively choose whether to participate in the war."

"During a sensitive period like now, if you don't want to participate in the war, you don't have to. The sect will not force you to participate."

"Non-combatants of this type do not need to participate in sect warfare, and their salaries will be paid according to sect regulations."

"If anyone voluntarily joins the war, they will be paid as combatants. Regardless of whether a war breaks out or not, and regardless of their cultivation aptitude, they will be paid the highest salary every month. A cultivator in the early stages of Qi Refining will receive fifteen spirit stones per month, and a cultivator in the middle stages of Qi Refining will receive thirty spirit stones per month. If a war breaks out, there will be additional rewards."

(End of this chapter)