Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 223 Just what you want
"Master Song is right. This is exactly what I meant." Zhou Bo's eyes lit up. Now that Chen Yunlong was dead, he naturally wanted to sit on the throne of the boss. However, his cultivation was not high enough, and his prestige was not enough, so he would not be able to convince the people.

But if the Beast Taming Sect supports it, others will not dare to object.

Song Xian continued, "I think that besides sending someone to inform the Beast Taming Sect, the most urgent task is to repair the formation to prevent Helian Quan's faction from making a comeback and taking advantage of the chaos to attack here again."

"Indeed, Sect Leader Song has been very thoughtful. I request that your sect not leave for now. Wait until the formation is established, Senior Jiang of the Beastmaster Sect has a clear stance, and the situation stabilizes before leaving. Otherwise, we alone will not be able to suppress those neutral factions. Even Helian Quan's confidants who have fled may unite with the brothers stationed in Luofeng Valley and make a comeback."

Of course, Zhou Bo could not imagine that all this was planned by Song Xian. In his opinion, Song Xian had no reason to kill Chen Yunlong at all.

The reason why Hunyuan Sect got involved in the mess of Tianshan Sect was because of the Beast Taming Sect's intervention. It was not because Hunyuan Sect took the initiative to join, but because they were unable to refuse the request of Xu Hao, the disciple of Jiang Feng, the leader of the Beast Taming Sect.

Killing Chen Yunlong would not bring any benefit to Hunyuan Sect. Instead, it would lose the opportunity to regain the resources of Luofeng Valley.

As for Chen Yunlong's death, there was no doubt about it. Everyone saw Chen Yunlong chasing Helian Quan at that time. The two had a deep hatred and were on a mortal combat.

The two fought, and it was reasonable that Chen Yunlong was defeated and killed by Helian Quan. This was not a game of playing house or treating others to a meal. No one could guarantee their absolute safety in a war.

How could he have imagined that Xu Hao, the disciple of Jiang Feng, the leader of the Beastmaster Sect, would cooperate with Song Xian to deceive Chen Yunlong? After all, for so many years, the Tianshan Sect had been working for the Beastmaster Sect, while the Hunyuan Sect and the Beastmaster Sect had little relationship.

He suggested that everyone from Hunyuan Sect stay, which was exactly what Song Xian wanted. Not to mention that he took the initiative to ask everyone to stay, even if he didn't ask, Song Xian would find a reason to stay here.

"Okay! Since Fellow Daoist Zhou has made this request, our sect will stay here for a few more days until Senior Jiang announces the new candidate for the head of the sect. At that time, please fulfill Fellow Daoist Chen's previous promise." Song Xian pretended to be helpless and nodded in response.

"Of course. Master Song, please rest assured that as soon as the situation in our sect stabilizes, we will definitely hand over the resources and territory of Luofeng Valley to your sect."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Zixiang came in and saluted him respectfully: "Master, the body of Taoist Chen Yunlong has been brought back, and the body of Helian Quan has also been brought in. It is outside."

Chen Yunlong's subordinates all stood up and walked out. Chen Yunlong's body was covered with a white cloth. Under the attack of lightning, his body was covered in blood and flesh, emitting an unpleasant burnt smell.

Helian Quan was beheaded.

Everyone looked at Chen Yunlong's body with different expressions. Some sighed, some remained silent, and some had tears in their eyes.

There were even people who were indignant and wanted to whip Helian Quan's corpse.

Song Xian stood aside and watched all this with an expressionless face.

.........

Luofeng Valley was devastated after the battle.

Corpses were scattered all over the mountains and blood flowed like a river.

Originally, the coalition forces of Bianxia Town had broken through the Luofeng Valley's main formation, and the monks stationed in Luofeng Valley fled in panic. They thought the war was over, but they did not expect that reinforcements from Tianshan Sect would arrive at this time.

The fleeing remnants of Luofeng Valley and the newly reinforced coalition forces of Tianshan Sect joined together and launched a counterattack.

The coalition forces had just suffered many casualties in a fierce battle, and before they could catch their breath, the Tianshan Sect came back again. In their panic, they had no time to deploy any strategy to defend against the enemy.

After a chaotic battle, both sides suffered heavy losses, and the coalition forces finally withdrew from Luofeng Valley.

In the slightly dim room, the two leaders of the Tianshan Sect were discussing matters.

"Fortunately, you reinforcements arrived in time, otherwise once they have gained a foothold, it would not be so easy to recapture us." The new second-in-command of the Tianshan Sect said.

"When the boss heard that Luofeng Valley was attacked, he immediately summoned us and ordered us to come to support first." The leader sitting opposite replied.

"Thanks so much to you guys this time. I didn't expect you to come so quickly. By the way, why don't you see Hershan?"

"Hershan? I didn't see him."

"You didn't see him? Didn't I send him to report the news? If you didn't see him, how did you know the coalition forces were attacking us?"

"No! The boss learned from Xu Jian that Luofeng Valley was attacked by the coalition forces, so he sent me to provide support."

"Xu Jian? I didn't send him, and he left the headquarters this morning."

The two looked at each other, confused for a moment.

"Maybe when Xu Jian came back here, he saw the forces from Bianxia Town attacking you, so he went back to report the news." The leader of the reinforcements frowned.

"That's not right. As soon as those rabble showed up in Bianxia Town, I sent He Ershan there. It's hundreds of miles from here to the mountain gate. As far as I know, Xu Jian doesn't even have a flying magic weapon, so how could he be faster than He Ershan? When did you get the news?"

"Around three quarters past the hour of You."

"Three quarters past the hour of You? That's even more impossible. The enemy only arrived here around the hour of You. How could they have arrived in just three quarters of an hour, hundreds of miles away?"

"The attack only started at twilight hour? How could that be?"

The two looked at each other, both sensing something was wrong.

At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard outside, and a Muhe grassland monk hurried in.

"Dal, why are you here?"

"Chen Yunlong and the Hunyuan Sect attacked the mountain gate. A traitor appeared among us, and Harry San, who was in charge of the formation defense, shut down the formation. Now the mountain gate has fallen into their hands."

.........

At the coalition headquarters in Bianxia Town, in the main hall, Zhong Wenyuan and the top leaders of various sects and forces in Bianxia Town gathered together.

After two major battles, everyone escaped back to headquarters and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Originally, the coalition forces had already captured Luofeng Valley, but unexpectedly, the reinforcement team from Tianshan arrived and launched a surprise attack. Everyone was caught off guard after just experiencing a great battle. Some died, and some were injured. Without a large formation to rely on, they had no choice but to withdraw.

The monks from the Tianshan Sect who had returned refused to give in, and another melee ensued between the two sides.

After this great battle, the coalition forces in Bianxia Town suffered heavy casualties.

"How come the Tianshan reinforcements arrived so quickly?"

"Did the news leak out from our side?"

"Fellow Daoist Zhong, what's going on? The operation was commanded by your master, and we were all acting on your orders. Now, not only have we suffered heavy casualties, but we've also gained nothing. Your master must give us an explanation!"

"Where is Master Song? Isn't he in charge of the coalition headquarters? Why is he missing?"

"Our attack on Luofeng Valley has failed, and we've completely fallen out with the Tianshan Sect. Will the Tianshan Sect take advantage of this to attack our headquarters? No matter what, we need to let Sect Master Song take charge of the situation."

Everyone was talking with resentment in their hearts. This attack on Luofeng Valley ended in failure. Not only did they gain nothing, but so many people were killed and injured. Someone must be held responsible for this.

Song Xian was the leader of the coalition forces, and it was he who proposed the attack on Luofeng Valley. He had orchestrated all the plans, and now that something had gone wrong, everyone was pointing the finger at him, demanding an explanation. Especially at this time, Song Xian should have been at the coalition headquarters, responsible for security, but he was nowhere to be found.

Zhong Wenyuan had no choice but to comfort and appease them one by one. After complaining for a while, they could do nothing but go back to their rooms to rest as they couldn't see Song Xian.

At dawn the next day, a disciple of the Hunyuan Sect came to Zhong Wenyuan's room and was about to knock on the door.

Suddenly, the door of the room was pushed open. Zhong Wenyuan's eyes were bloodshot, obviously he had not slept all night. When he saw the person coming, his expression immediately brightened. He looked around and whispered.

"come on in."

The visitor entered the inner room, Zhong Wenyuan closed the door, and immediately asked impatiently, "How is the situation over there, Master?"

"We have successfully entered Tianshan. Not only that, Helian Quan and Chen Yunlong both died in this battle."

"That's great." Zhong Wenyuan showed a look of joy on his face, and he clenched his left fist and pounded the table.

He didn't sleep all day, just waiting for news from Song Xian.

Because he knew very well that this matter was of great importance and its success or failure was related to the prosperity and survival of the sect.

Now that he had finally taken a crucial step, even though he was mature and prudent, he could hardly suppress his inner joy.

He personally participated in all the plans, including the reinforcements from the Tianshan Sect, which were all within his expectations.

The reason for informing Helian Quan in advance was to let him send support early.

One is to lure the tiger away from the mountain, making it easier for Song Xian and Chen Yunlong to attack the Tianshan Sect.

The second purpose is to use the allied monks to consume the power of the Tianshan Sect.

The timing must be perfect to cause a chaotic fight between the coalition forces and the Tianshan reinforcements.

As a result, the Tianshan Sect monks stationed in Luofeng Valley, who had already suffered many casualties, would be unlikely to organize personnel to retake Tianshan.

If the coalition forces captured Luofeng Valley and the Tianshan reinforcements did not arrive in time, no conflict would have broken out between the two sides.

At this time, the support team from Tianshan Sect reunited with the remnants of Luofeng Valley. Luofeng Valley had been lost again, and the coalition forces had made preparations for defense. When they learned that Tianshan had been occupied, they would most likely choose to strike back and retake Tianshan.

Now, the Tianshan support team has fought a chaotic battle with the coalition forces, with many casualties, and they also occupy Luofeng Valley. Even if they learn that Tianshan has been captured, they will not rush to retake Tianshan, because they need to rest after a great battle and also need to guard Luofeng Valley.

"The Sect Master sent you here not just to tell you this news, right? Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

"The Sect Master said he can't leave Tianshan right now. If he does, there might be trouble. Elder Zhong will be in charge of the coalition's affairs. The fact that our sect is collaborating with Chen Yunlong to capture Tianshan will definitely be revealed. The other sects will surely learn about it soon and will undoubtedly come to demand an explanation. The Sect Master asked Elder Zhong to calm them down. There must be no chaos at this time."

"I know that. Master, do you have anything else to say?"

"No more, just these."

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In the spacious and bright hall of the Ding Mansion, Ding Wenxiang strode in from outside.

A member of the Ding family seated inside immediately stood up and bowed. "Master, I just received news that the Hunyuan Sect and Chen Yunlong have joined forces to capture Tianshan. Elder Ding Yuan sent me to report this."

Ding Wenxiang frowned, his face solemn. "Where did you get this information? Is it credible?"

"I heard it from the cultivators who escaped from Tianshan, so it shouldn't be wrong. Also, someone from the coalition reported yesterday that Song Xian was no longer with the coalition and no one knew where he had gone. It was he who proposed the coalition attack on Luofeng Valley. If he's not at the coalition headquarters right now, where else could he be? So, this news is most likely true."

Ding Wenxiang's face turned grim. "No wonder he was so eager to invite us to join the coalition, and took the initiative to assume the coalition's defense responsibilities. He even proposed to retake Luofeng Valley. I was confused at the time and thought this was unusual. It turned out to be a premeditated plan."

"Humph! He's the one who told us to attack the Tianshan Sect, and he's even allied himself with the Tianshan Sect. He's the god, the ghost, too. He's making a fool of us."

The young man from the Ding family didn't dare to speak and didn't respond.

"Any news from Hunyuan Sect?"

"No, the only one in the coalition is Zhong Wenyuan, the elder of Hunyuan Sect."

"Send someone to inform the Qingyuan Sect and the Xuri Sect immediately. I want to see what he's up to."

.........

In Tianshan, in a bright room, Song Xian and several core disciples of Hunyuan Sect were gathered together to discuss matters.

"Have you found out the details of those Tianshan sect monks who surrendered?" Song Xian looked at Zhang Ningyuan.

"I've already asked Zhou Bo and the others. Among the thirty-two cultivators who surrendered, most were neutral. Only seven of them were originally from Helian Quan's faction and had a close relationship with him. Another nine were originally from Chen Yunlong's faction."

"We must keep a close eye on these people, especially Helian Quan's faction. We cannot let them stay in the same mansion. We must separate them."

"They are currently quite well behaved and are staying in their rooms."

"How's the formation reconstruction going?"

"The original formation flags are damaged. Unless we replace them with a set of original flags, we have to dismantle and rebuild them all. There is also a set of first-grade, top-grade formations in the Tianshan Sect's treasury. Zhou Bo intends to use this as a backup. The formation altar is currently under construction."

"Are there any unusual movements among Chen Yunlong's subordinates?"

"They gathered together last night and discussed for a long time, but I don't know what they discussed, and it's not convenient for me to ask."

"Now is a critical period. Everyone must be extremely vigilant and must not make any mistakes. In particular, the entry and exit of personnel must be strictly checked."

"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.

After giving some instructions, Song Xian dismissed several people and asked them to return to their posts, leaving only Alan Tam.

He pulled out two storage bags and took out the contents.

"Brother Zixiang, these are the belongings left behind by Helian Quan and Chen Yunlong. There are two top-grade flying instruments, two top-grade instruments, and three superior-grade instruments. There are also several first-grade superior-grade talismans, some elixirs, and spirit stones. According to the rules, half of these things belong to the sect treasury, and the remaining half will be divided equally between the two of us. Is that okay with you?"

"All is subject to the Master's arrangements."

"These things are not in equal parts, so it's not easy to divide them. So, you can take one each of these two top-grade magic weapons and the top-grade flying magic weapon, and they will become your personal property. If you want to take any of the other things, you can also choose a few. I will also give you 3,000 spirit stones as compensation. What do you think?" Song Xian pondered for a while and made arrangements.

The top-grade flying magic weapon and the top-grade magic weapon Ruyi Spear that George Lam is currently using are both the property of the sect. They were given to him because of this battle and they still have to be returned to the sect afterwards.

This time, we killed the two men and obtained a lot of treasures, which is just enough to give him a top-grade magic weapon and a flying magic weapon.

(End of this chapter)