Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 219: This is the first move

After Tianyu Trading Company made its position clear, Qingyuan Sect's headmaster, Wang Qian, also agreed calmly, "I also agree with Fellow Daoist Song's proposal. Senior Jiang has made it clear that he will not interfere in the situation in Bianxia Town. This means that our previous peace agreement is invalid. Since the Tianshan Sect has annexed Luofeng Valley, it will sooner or later annex other factions. We will inevitably face a battle with the Tianshan Sect sooner or later. In this case, why not take advantage of the situation and take the initiative to attack."

Song Xian had naturally informed Wang Qian of his support in advance. Qingyuan Sect and Tianshan Sect had no hatred or grudges against each other, and Tianshan Sect was unlikely to attack Qingyuan Sect which had no industry and no conflict of interest. From the perspective of sect security, there was no need for them to get involved in the struggle with Tianshan Sect.

However, the Qingyuan Sect is now under the protection of the Hunyuan Sect and needs to look at the Hunyuan Sect's mood.

In addition, Song Xian promised that if they took over Luofeng Valley, he would help them gain one or two resource territories.

The Qingyuan Sect has no property outside, so it needs resources and territory to provide salaries for its disciples.

After the two expressed their views, other independent cultivators also spoke out in agreement.

Like the Tianyu Trading Company, the various independent cultivators were all worried that the Tianshan Sect would attack them one day. They could take the opportunity to weaken the Tianshan Sect without having to do anything themselves, as they had the Hunyuan Sect to back them up and the resources and territories to divide. For them, this was perfect, so they all expressed their support. Only the leader of the Snow Mountain Sect was cautious and frowned in silence.

After Luofeng Valley conquered Lingyun Mountain and annexed the original territory of Fengyun Trading Company, it now has a total of ten resource territories under its name, including two first-grade high-quality resource territories, three first-grade mid-quality resource territories, and five first-grade low-quality resource territories.

Song Xian also persuaded the hesitant sectarian forces one by one, and proposed a comprehensive distribution standard based on the combination of troops dispatched, casualties, and merit.

In short, the more effort you put in, the more you get, and the less effort you put in, the less you get.

This was the plan that the Loose Cultivator Alliance had adopted when they attacked Lingyun Mountain, and it was Chen Zhongwen who proposed it at the time.

After discussing for a while, everyone no longer had any objections and expressed their support for his decision to attack Luofeng Valley.

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At night, dark clouds covered the moon and heavy rain poured down.

Inside the coalition headquarters, monks from various sects have gathered and are on standby.

Inside the hall, Zhong Wenyuan and the leaders of various sects agreed on the attack plan, then he strode out, leading the monks of the alliance onto the spirit ship and headed towards Luofeng Valley.

On the other hand, at Solitary Peak, Song Xian was gathering with several core disciples of the sect.

"Master, Senior Brother Zhong has already set off with the allied monks." A disciple hurried in to report.

"Senior Brother Lin, gather all the disciples of our sect immediately and follow my orders." Song Xian ordered in a deep voice.

"Okay." George Lam responded and strode out.

"Master, a large number of cultivators have appeared outside the mountain gate, and one who calls himself Chen Yunlong is seeking an audience."

"He's finally here." Song Xian's expression brightened: "Hurry up and invite him over."

"Yes." The disciple responded and left.

Soon, Chen Yunlong was invited into the room. He glanced at the others and fixed his gaze on Song Xian. His face was solemn. "Fellow Daoist Song, my people are ready and can leave at any time. How are your preparations?"

"Now we just have to wait for Helian Quan to take the bait. As soon as his reinforcements arrive, we will immediately attack Tianshan."

The reason why Song Xian wanted to form an alliance to seize Luofeng Valley was actually to use Luofeng Valley as bait to lure out the vital forces within the Tianshan Sect.

Luofeng Valley was under siege. When Helian Quan learned the news, he would definitely send people to support, and he would send his confidants. After his people left Tianshan, they would rush in and seize his lair.

Since Helian Quan's confidants left Tianshan to support Luofeng Valley, most of those who stayed were fence-sitters. These people were not loyal to Helian Quan, but were forced by the situation.

When the time comes, Chen Yunlong will appear, make a call from a high place, and then raise the banner of Jiang Feng. Those who remain inside Tianshan will definitely not resist stubbornly, and Tianshan can be taken with minimal losses.

This is the entire plan for attacking Tianshan.

"I have contacted people inside Tianshan. If nothing unexpected happens, Helian Quan should have received the news by now. Given his personality, he will definitely be furious and send people to help Luofeng Valley." Chen Yunlong had a serious face. He had prepared for so long just for today. Now everything is ready except for the east wind. Success or failure depends on the next few hours tonight.

All the plans were closely linked and had been discussed in advance. It was not like he would send someone to contact people inside Tianshan to inform Helian Quan after the coalition forces from Bianxia Town set out. That would definitely be too late and might lead to many mistakes.

The coalition forces had already scheduled the attack on Luofeng Valley at 5 p.m. today, so he contacted the cultivators inside Tianshan early and informed Helian Quan of the news.

In other words, not long after the coalition forces set out, Helian Quan received the news.

By the time Helian Quan's troops arrived, the coalition forces had almost engaged in battle with the defenders of Luofeng Valley, and a melee was naturally inevitable between the two sides.

And this was also the time when they attacked Tianshan.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, have you figured out the formation inside Tianshan? Hopefully, nothing will go wrong!" Song Xian was most worried about this second-order, mid-grade formation.

"Don't worry, when we invade Tianshan, someone will shut down the formation."

Seeing his conviction, Song Xian stopped questioning him. Chen Yunlong had been in the Tianshan Sect for so many years and still held some influence.

"Master, all the disciples of our sect have gathered and can set off at any time." At this time, George Lam strode in and reported to him.

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Heavy rain poured down, and several spirit ships carrying the coalition monks were quietly approaching Luofeng Valley.

Suddenly, brilliant fireworks exploded in the sky, appearing extremely dazzling in the dark night.

In the valley, the sound of huge bells suddenly rang out. In the brightly lit room, several monks from the Muhe grassland gathered together to discuss important matters.

When they heard the bell, they were all stunned and then their faces changed.

"Reporting to the second in command, several spirit ships were discovered in the east of the valley. They are carrying many people and are speeding towards us. It seems that they have ill intentions." A monk hurried into the house and reported to the leading man.

"Could it be the coalition forces from Bianxia Town?" a monk said without any worry.

"Don't panic." The leading man stood up suddenly with a serious expression, "Follow me."

The group arrived at the main hall, and all the disciples in the valley had gathered there after hearing the bell ringing.

"Open the formation, and everyone obey my orders. Hershan, leave from the west side of the valley and go to the mountain gate to ask for help immediately." The leading man ordered.

"Yes." A monk from the Muhe grassland immediately responded and left.

"They're just a bunch of rabble. We didn't bother them, yet they dared to come knocking on our door. Don't panic, everyone. The coalition forces in Bianxia Town are nothing to worry about. We can defend ourselves in our formation. Once the boss gets the news, he'll definitely send reinforcements. Then, with the help of internal and external forces, we can not only wipe them out, but also seize the resource territories they occupy. Everyone will be promoted and rewarded."

.........

"They've spotted us, fellow Taoists. Don't hesitate. Act according to the previous plan." Zhong Wenyuan said in a deep voice as he watched the fireworks explode. At this point, everyone naturally stopped raising objections and nodded in agreement.

When the spirit ship was about to arrive at the gate of Luofeng Valley, red auspicious clouds rose in the sky and the formation was activated.

At Zhong Wenyuan's command, everyone jumped off the spirit ship and divided into several teams to charge into the valley.

The attack on Luofeng Valley this time was mainly aimed at retaking the resource jurisdiction, and did not require the annihilation of the monks in the valley, so no troops were dispatched to guard around the valley to intercept the remaining fleeing personnel.

There were a total of one hundred monks on the coalition side, and each sect formed its own team. After entering the valley, they were immediately attacked by the formation restrictions.

Huge fireballs condensed from the auspicious clouds and shot down.

Everyone advanced deeper despite the formation's restrictions and attacks. As time went by, they were gradually approaching the formation's defensive light curtain.

At this time, a large number of monks rushed out from the formation and immediately engaged in a battle with the coalition forces. After all, the coalition forces were numerous and powerful. After a fight, they repelled the defending monks and attacked the defensive light curtain.

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The Tianshan Mountains span a thousand miles from east to west and hundreds of miles from north to south. There are countless peaks and many spiritual veins.

The gate of Tianshan Sect is located in a second-grade low-grade spiritual vein in the southeast.

That night, it rained heavily and the wind was howling.

The sect's elite led by Song Xian and the remnants gathered by Chen Yunlong boarded two spirit ships and set out from Hunyuan Sect and sped into Tianshan.

Chen Yunlong claimed that he had gathered forty or fifty deployments, but in reality there were less than thirty people.

However, the Hunyuan Sect came out in full force this time, gathering all their elite troops, a total of more than forty people.

"That's the mountain gate." Chen Yunlong looked at a mountain in the distance.

As soon as he finished speaking, dazzling fireworks suddenly bloomed in the sky.

"The sentry spotted us. Don't pay any attention to it."

Song Xian looked at him expressionlessly. Although he was a little skeptical about what he said, now was not the time to get emotional or have conflicts, so he didn't say anything.

After the dazzling fireworks, bursts of yellow smoke gushed out from the distant mountain, and the diffuse yellow smoke soon covered the entire mountain.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, didn't you say that the mountain protection formation has been completed? Why is the formation activated?" Seeing this, Song Xian didn't care about the morale of the army and finally raised a question.

"Don't worry, someone will take care of it once we break into the formation." Although Chen Yunlong looked determined, he could see a hint of worry in his eyes. It seemed that he was not very sure.

"I've already said it beforehand. If the plan goes wrong, my sect will not die with you. You will lead your troops into the formation first. If everything goes well and the formation is indeed destroyed, my sect will lend you a helping hand." Song Xian stated his position. He knew Chen Yunlong was gambling, and he would not accompany him to gamble with his life.

Soon, the spirit ship arrived at the mountain filled with red smoke. Outside the formation, someone was already waiting there. He was a monk from the Muhe grassland.

At Song Xian's command, everyone jumped off the spirit ship.

"Chen Yunlong, you ordered Hu Feng to kill our brothers. Our sect has abolished your leadership position. You are no longer the leader of our sect. What are you doing here?" The Muhe grassland monk was obviously surprised when he saw that the person was Chen Yunlong. Then he mustered up the courage to shout loudly. This person was undoubtedly Helian Quan's confidant.

Chen Yunlong shouted sternly: "Stop talking nonsense and tell Helian Quan to come out and die."

The man turned to Song Xian and said, "This matter has nothing to do with the Hunyuan Sect. Why are you interfering?"

"I am here on the orders of Senior Jiang to help Fellow Daoist Chen retake Tianshan. If you know what's good for you, surrender immediately." Song Xian showed no sign of weakness and mentioned Jiang Feng's name.

Before the man could open his mouth to refute, Chen Yunlong took out his magic weapon and attacked him.

The man snorted coldly and turned back into the formation.

"Brothers, follow me to take back Tianshan." Chen Yunlong shouted and led his men into the formation filled with yellow smoke.

Within the yellow fog, thunder and lightning immediately flashed, and huge bolts of lightning shot towards everyone from all directions.

Chen Yunlong loudly commanded everyone, and more than 20 people were divided into several teams, each using magic weapons, talismans and spells to resist the lightning attack.

Song Xian stood outside the formation and could vaguely see lightning in the yellow fog like dragons and snakes, roaring and attacking Chen Yunlong and others.

The power of the second-level medium-grade formation restriction is extraordinary. Once it is used, it is like thunder and lightning. The rumbling thunder is deafening, and flashing lightning strikes the defensive talisman shield of Chen Yunlong and others.

As time went by, some people could not hold on any longer. After a few screams, the layers of defense shields formed by the four-man team were shattered by the continuous lightning attacks.

The four of them were instantly pierced through the body by huge lightning. They only had time to let out a scream before their bodies were submerged by huge lightning pillars.

Seeing this scene, each team showed varying degrees of commotion.

"Everyone, hold on a little longer. The ban will soon be over."

Chen Yunlong held the top-grade magic weapon, the Vajra Umbrella, and condensed it into a huge golden fan-shaped light curtain, staring at the external lightning attack.

Thick lightning bolts struck the Vajra umbrella, making crackling sounds like firecrackers.

Seeing the commotion among the teams surrounding him, he shouted loudly. At the same time, the Vajra Umbrella was shaking noticeably under the lightning attack.

Even with his cultivation level of the tenth level of Qi Refining and the use of a top-grade magic weapon, he could not hold out for long against the wave after wave of attacks from the second-order, mid-grade restrictions, let alone others.

While Chen Yunlong was cheering the team up, he prayed in his heart that the inside player he contacted could destroy the formation as soon as possible.

As a wave of forbidden attacks ended, before everyone had time to breathe a sigh of relief, they heard loud thunder and saw flashing arcs of lightning, which was a precursor to the launch of a forbidden attack.

Just as the huge lightning had formed and was about to fall, it seemed as if a fire had gone out. The condensed lightning twisted for a while and then dissipated.

However, several loud noises were heard from inside the formation, and the yellow smoke that covered the mountain also dissipated.

This change made everyone look confused. Chen Yunlong immediately raised his arm and shouted loudly: "The formation has been broken. Brothers, follow me to retake Tianshan."

"It looks like someone has destroyed the formation from the inside." Lin Zixiang's eyes lit up: "Master, should we take action?"

"No rush, let's wait and see." Song Xian was unusually calm.

(End of this chapter)