Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 177 On the verge of breaking out

Inside the Luoyun Sect's main hall, the leaders of various factions in Bianxi City gathered together, whispering to each other.

To Song Xian's left was Ding Wenxiang, and to his right was Wang Qian, all of whom were sitting in the second row below.

Around noon, a group of high-level members of Luoyun Sect finally entered the hall. Leading the group was none other than Tao Jinyuan, the Sect's headmaster. In an instant, the entire hall fell silent.

Tao Jinyuan walked straight to the main seat and sat down without looking around. Several senior executives behind him also sat down below.

"Thank you all for coming." Tao Jinyuan spoke in a deep voice, his eyes sweeping over everyone. Without any polite greetings or nonsense, he went straight to the point and got straight to the point.

"Our sect has invited you all here because we need your help. You may have heard that the Mingyue Sect and the Xinyue Sect in Humen City are currently fighting. Our sect has decided to fully support the Mingyue Sect and help them win this battle."

"If you have any objections, you may leave now. This sect will not stop you."

As soon as the words fell, the hall fell silent. Many people had guessed before coming here that it might be related to the battle in Humen City, because this was the only major event near Bianxi City.

Tao Jinyuan was also very straightforward, without any nonsense or even any reasons.

For example, if the Mingyue Sect and the Luoyun Sect are on good terms and ask him for help, he has to help out of courtesy.

Or maybe the New Moon Sect and the Luoyun Sect have a grudge, some grievance between the two sides, or the New Moon Sect has done something to offend the Luoyun Sect before, and so on.

The entire paragraph only talked about the result of Luoyun Sect's decision and forced everyone to express their opinions. This is a manifestation of absolute strength and dominance.

A decision like this must have been made after repeated discussions and careful consideration within the Luoyun Sect.

If you want to find reasonable reasons, you can find a hundred, but he just doesn't bother to say a word.

This is the confidence brought by the sect's strength. It does not require any reasons or excuses. All we need is that you obey the decision.

"Your sect is willing to come to our sect, which means you think highly of us. No matter what decision you make, our sect will firmly support it." After a few breaths of silence, someone finally spoke.

"Since your clan has given the order, our clan will go through fire and water to fulfill it."

"I will obey Senior Tao's orders in everything."

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Everyone present in the hall began to express their opinions one after another. Before everyone could speak, Tao Jinyuan interrupted them directly: "Since everyone has no objection, I hereby declare that the Bianxi City Coalition Force is officially established. The leader of the coalition force is our sect's Elder Jin Yuanxing. You will all obey Elder Jin's orders."

"Let me be frank. A country has its own laws, a family has its own rules. The coalition has its own rules. I have only three rules. First, anyone who disobeys orders will be killed. Second, anyone who flees without permission will be killed. Third, anyone who fights among themselves will be killed."

"After the war is over, our sect will reward you according to your achievements and will not treat you unfairly."

As soon as Tao Jinyuan finished speaking, an old man with white hair and beard stood up from the first seat on the left and said, "Everyone, listen to my orders and set off."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone stood up. Seeing others standing up, Song Xian also hurriedly stood up.

Elder Jin Yuanxing and several high-ranking officials of Luoyun Sect strode out of the hall, and everyone hurriedly followed behind.

This was Song Xian's first time attending a meeting of the Luoyun Sect, and it was completely different from what he had imagined. He originally thought that the Luoyun Sect was asking them for help, and they would definitely greet them with a smile and be polite, and explain in detail the ins and outs of the matter and what benefits each sect would get.

Then we discussed the plan with each faction, and everyone raised questions and received answers in a harmonious manner.

But they didn't expect the Luoyun Sect to be so strong. They used an imperative tone from beginning to end. Not only did they not give any explanation, they didn't even give them any choice.

Tao Jinyuan's previous statement that anyone with objections could leave seemed to offer everyone a free choice, but in reality it was more of a threat.

What it really means is, if you dare to go, just give it a try.

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Three shining spirit ships took off from the Luoyun Sect's mountain gate and headed towards Humen City.

Among them, the monks from Bianxia Town and Bianshang Town rode on the same spiritual ship.

The forces from the five towns under Bianxi City boarded another spirit ship.

The Luoyun Sect boarded another spirit ship.

All the cultivators together numbered about eight hundred people. There were two to three hundred people on the spirit ship that Song Xian and others were riding on. There were a total of eighteen sects and independent cultivators in Bianxia Town. On average, each sect sent about fifteen cultivators.

The various forces in the five towns of Bianxi City and Luoyun Sect themselves all have about two to three hundred people.

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The spirit ship sailed through the clouds and fog and arrived at Humen City in more than a day, and landed at the mountain gate of Mingyue Sect.

Everyone remained on the spirit ship, and only a few high-ranking members of the Luoyun Sect went to the mountain gate of the Mingyue Sect.

After about one or two hours, a beam of light shot out and landed directly on the spirit ship where Song Xian and others were. A middle-aged man dressed in the clothes of Luoyun Sect appeared. This man was Luo Jin, the inner sect deacon of Luoyun Sect and also a foundation-building cultivator.

The light of his escape also carried with it a disciple in the late Qi Refining stage, who was wearing the clothes of the Mingyue Sect.

"Uncle Luo." Seeing him coming, the Luoyun Sect disciple in charge of operating the spirit ship hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

Song Xian and others looked at him at once, knowing that there must be war deployments.

"Leader, follow me in." Luo Jin's voice was clearly heard by everyone on the spirit ship. Without even looking at them, he strode into the cabin.

Everyone entered the cabin one after another, and what came into view was a huge operating table with several screens on it, which captured the scenes around the spirit ship.

On the operating table, there are rows of button grooves and handles, and three disciples of Luoyun Sect are standing next to them.

There are several enclosed rooms on both sides of the cabin.

It was the first time for Song Xian to come into the cabin. Although he had taken the spirit ship several times, he always sat outside the cabin and had never entered. Therefore, he couldn't help but look around curiously and observe the layout inside.

Luo Jin walked straight into a room and sat down in the inner room. The room was not big and there were not many seats, so everyone had to stand in front of him.

"Our mission is to capture a camp on the left side of the New Moon Sect. This is Fellow Daoist Xiao Pan from the Bright Moon Sect. He will lead us there. Fellow Daoist Xiao, please tell them about the situation there!"

"Yes." The disciple of Mingyue Sect standing next to him responded, then took out a folded topographic map from his storage bag and spread it flat on the table.

"Fellow Daoists, please take a look." The Mingyue Sect disciple pointed at the atlas and said, "This place is called Luojia Mountain Range, and it's the location of the Xinyue Sect's mountain gate."

"The camp we want to capture is located here. It's called Rhino Horn Valley. It's located northeast of the Crescent Moon Sect, about three or four hundred miles away from its mountain gate."

"According to reports, there are approximately a hundred cultivators guarding the Rhino Horn Valley, deploying a second-level mid-grade formation."

Everyone felt a little uneasy after hearing this, and they looked at each other in bewilderment. "If you have anything to say, just speak up. I called you here so you can understand the situation. If you have any concerns, there's no need to hide them," Luo Jin said expressionlessly.

After hearing this, everyone dared to speak. Huang Yuan Sect's headmaster, Lu Yuan, said cautiously, "May I ask, Fellow Daoist Xiao, besides us, are there any others joining us? Will your sect send anyone to help attack this camp?"

"No, this camp is entirely under your responsibility. Our disciples have other more important tasks."

"Does the enemy have any foundation-building cultivators in charge?" another leader of a loose cultivator force asked hurriedly.

"Not that we know of."

Song Xian immediately interrupted and asked, "If we attack this camp, will there be any enemy reinforcements? Fellow Daoist Xiao just said that this place is only three or four hundred miles away from the New Moon Sect's mountain gate. Will they send reinforcements?"

"We will send troops to siege all the camps set up by the New Moon Sect. Their mountain gate is the most crucial point of this battle, and our leader will personally lead the assault. You only need to focus on this camp and don't worry about enemy reinforcements. However, war is no joke. Although our sect is well prepared, we cannot guarantee infallibility. If any of our troops are defeated, the enemy may be free to send reinforcements, so we must capture this camp as soon as possible."

"Excuse me, Senior Luo, are you going with me?"

"I will lead you to attack this camp."

"I wonder what the origin of this second-level, mid-grade formation set up by the enemy is? Does Fellow Daoist Xiao know?"

"As far as I know, this formation is called the Wind and Fire Jedi Formation. It is a large formation that combines offense and defense. It has two attack methods, fire and wind. It is extremely powerful. When fully activated, it can cover an area of ​​800 meters in radius."

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Everyone raised many questions, and the disciple of Mingyue Sect answered them one by one.

Luo Jin concluded his speech: "This attack on Rhino Horn Valley requires unity from head to toe. Once the attack begins, everyone must obey orders. If anyone refuses to obey orders or retreats without authorization, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Everyone was startled and nodded in agreement.

The Rhino Horn Valley is long and narrow from north to south like a trumpet, and short and narrow from east to west, resembling a rhino horn, hence the name.

At night, dark clouds covered the moon. Inside the cabin, Luo Jin was making final arrangements. He held a file in his hand, which contained information about the various forces in Bianshang Town and Bianshang Town.

As the strongest sect in Bianxi City, Luoyun Sect naturally does a good job in intelligence affairs. They have basic information about various forces, such as how many disciples each force has in total, who is the headmaster, who are the elders, their cultivation level, what industries are under their name, and how many resources are under their jurisdiction. These are all basic information.

"Wang Qian." Luo Jin finally spoke, and the first person he called out was Qingyuan Zong.

"I'm a junior here. What instructions do you have for me, senior?" Wang Qian didn't expect that Luo Jin would call his name first. His expression changed, and he took a few steps forward from the crowd, standing out.

"You lead the Qingyuan Sect disciples to ambush at this location. If the enemy escapes from here, intercept them."

"Yes. Junior obeys your command." Wang Qian's eyes lit up and he immediately responded loudly.

Everyone knew that the Rhino Horn Valley was a tough nut to crack, mainly because of the second-grade medium-grade formation inside it. With everyone's Qi training level, if they tried to withstand the attack of the formation, they would inevitably suffer heavy casualties. It was definitely lucky to be able to get the ambush mission.

"Song Xian." Hearing Luo Jin's voice, Song Xian immediately walked out quickly.

"Junior is here."

"You lead the Hunyuan Sect disciples to defend this place. If you see the enemy fleeing from here, intercept them."

"Yes." Song Xian felt relieved and looked at Wang Qian next to him. Both of them looked relieved.

"Zhu Jian." Luo Jin called out another person, who was a member of the independent cultivator force in Bian Shang Town. He asked him to take his own cultivators to guard the north of Rhino Horn Valley and intercept the fleeing disciples from that place.

At this point, ambushes had been arranged in the east, west and north directions of Rhino Horn Valley.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Jin arranged the front team and the rear team.

Song Xian had already seen through his intention in this arrangement. The three forces he chose to ambush were all relatively weak in their own strength but strongly supported the Luoyun Sect.

Like the Qingyuan Sect, they came out in full force this time.

Although the Hunyuan Sect did not mobilize all its troops, it also sent out most of the people it could mobilize. The one called Zhu Jian was the leader of a force called Qianye Valley in the border town, and almost all of his troops also came out.

In addition, the three families sent between fifteen and twenty people, which was enough to serve as an ambush force.

The forces responsible for attacking the Rhino Horn Valley in the front are forces like Luofeng Valley, the Ding family, the Huang Yuanzong, and the Jiang Liuzong.

These sects have one thing in common, that is, their own strength is not weak among their peers, but the number of people they sent this time is small.

Sects like Luofeng Valley and the Ding family only sent a dozen or so people to participate, which was less than the number sent by Hunyuan Sect and Qingyuan Sect.

The rear team includes forces such as Qianyu Trading Company, Qixia Mountain, Chen Mansion, and Snow Mountain Sect.

What they have in common is that they are not strong themselves and do not send many people.

I have to say that Luo Jin's arrangement is quite humane.

If forces like Qingyuan Sect, Hunyuan Sect, and Qianye Valley were arranged as the vanguard to attack Xijiao Valley, if the attack failed and they got stuck in a stalemate, they would likely be wiped out, causing the sect to collapse.

As for forces like Luofeng Valley, Ding Family, Huang Yuan Sect, and Jiang Liu Sect, even if all their men died in battle here, it would not have much impact on their sects, at least they would not be destroyed.

Of course, this is just Song Xian's wishful thinking. Luo Jin doesn't think so at all.

He made such arrangements in order to reward the good and punish the evil, and to show it to everyone.

After receiving the call from Luoyun Sect, Qingyuan Sect, Hunyuan Sect, and Qianye Valley did not play tricks and gave their full support, so of course he should give them some preferential treatment.

Forces like Luofeng Valley, the Ding family, the Huangyuan Sect, and the Jiangliu Sect could clearly send more people to help, but they only sent out such a small number of people to deal with the situation. If they are not punished, who will be willing to help Luoyun Sect if similar incidents happen again in the future?

In his eyes, arranging a relatively safe task like an ambush is a reward, while arranging a dangerous task like a frontal attack formation is a punishment.

As for whether these sects can continue or collapse, he doesn't care at all.

Everyone received the task assigned by Luo Jin. Some were happy and some were worried. The leaders of Luofeng Valley, Ding Family, and Huang Yuanzong all had worried faces, but they did not dare to disobey orders.

As time went by, the spirit ship was approaching the Rhino Horn Valley. Song Xian led everyone from the Hunyuan Sect off the spirit ship and headed towards the designated location. They were arranged at the southern exit of the Rhino Horn Valley. A disciple from the Luoyun Sect also accompanied them. He was said to be assisting, but in fact he was responsible for guidance and supervision.

Before they reached the valley entrance, they saw huge fireworks blooming in the sky, and the bright light illuminated the night sky like day.

Immediately afterwards, rays of light shot up into the sky in the valley, forming dense, fiery red rolling clouds above the valley, covering an area of ​​eight or nine hundred feet in radius.

Obviously, the enemy forces in Rhino Horn Valley have been discovered and have launched a large formation.

(End of this chapter)