Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 296: Cloudy and foggy
The Wolong Mountains are located in the northeast of Xijiang County. The mountains are shrouded in mist all year round. Looking down from the sky, they look like a giant lying dragon, hence the name.

Everyone in Xijiang County knows that this is the mountain gate of the Murong family.

As the second most powerful force in Xijiang County after the Beast Taming Sect, the Murong family not only has several Jindan cultivators, but also controls many industries in Xijiang County, such as formation repair, high-level talisman paper trading, high-level robe refining, and so on.

Although its power is not as strong as that of the Beast Taming Sect, no one dares to underestimate it.

At night, dark clouds covered the sun and gusts of cold wind blew.

In the training room, Murong Teng, the head of the Murong family, was practicing with his eyes closed when there was a sudden knock on the door.

Murong Teng opened his eyes and waved his hand, and the stone door opened without wind.

A tall, middle-aged man stood outside and bowed respectfully, "Master, Qi Yunxuan, the head of the Yunxuan Sect, is here to visit you and wants to see you in person."

Murong Teng narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew that Yun Xuanzong was ambitious and had always coveted the Beast Taming Sect and wanted to compete with it.

A few years ago, Yun Xuanzong had openly challenged the status of the Beastmaster Sect and almost sparked a war. In the end, it was the people from the Xuanyuan Sect who stepped in to quell the storm.

In terms of strength, although the Yunxuan Sect is not as good as the Beast Taming Sect, Qi Yunxuan has a strong backer and the background of the Qianqing Sect. This is why the Beast Taming Sect took action against it when it was provoked.

And as far as he knew, the Xuanyuan Sect was also ambiguous about Yun Xuanzong. He repeatedly asked his acquaintances in the Xuanyuan Sect about it, but when he brought up this topic, those people were very secretive.

This made him realize that things were not simple. Given the status of Xuanyuan Sect, there was no need to be so wary of Yunxuan Sect, unless there was some other hidden secret.

Obviously, Yun Xuanzong came prepared. Their provocation of the Beastmaster Sect was not due to ignorance of the situation or impulsiveness, but was intentional to test the bottom line of the Beastmaster Sect and the attitude of the Xuanyuan Sect.

Although Yun Xuanzong has been dormant in the past few years, he has been recruiting soldiers and horses. Recently, they recruited a Jindan cultivator from somewhere.

With Yun Xuanzong's existing territory and industries, he does not need so many cultivators, nor can he support several Jindan cultivators, but they still continue to recruit people. Their wolfish ambitions are known to everyone.

Although the situation in Xijiang County appears calm on the surface, it is actually like a powder keg that may explode at any time.

He was happy to see the fight between Yun Xuanzong and the Beast Taming Sect. It would be best if both sides could suffer losses, so that he could take the opportunity to strengthen his own power, but he did not want to get directly involved.

In the past few years, Yun Xuanzong has sent people to him many times, trying to win him over openly and secretly, wanting to join forces with him to deal with the Beast Taming Sect. Of course, there are also people coming to contact the Beast Taming Sect.

But like today, this is the first time that Master Yun Xuanzong has visited in person.

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In the brightly lit hall, Qi Yunxuan was sitting opposite Murong Yun, the elder of the Murong family, and chatting.

Murong Teng walked in from outside with a kind smile on his face: "Fellow Daoist Qi, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please forgive me."

"Fellow Daoist Murong, you don't have to be polite. I'm here today to discuss an important matter." Qi Yunxuan went straight to the point without any greetings.

Murong Teng looked at Murong Yun, and their eyes met. Murong Yun looked away, and it was obvious that they had not talked about this matter just now.

"Fellow Daoist Qi, please speak. I'm all ears." Murong Teng walked to the main seat and took a seat. "Our junior brother Luo visited your residence before. I wonder what you think of what he mentioned?" Qi Yunxuan looked at Murong Teng expressionlessly. Although he was visiting the Murong family as a guest, he acted like the host, staring intently at him with a stern gaze.

Although Murong Teng disliked his interrogative attitude, he remained calm and replied with a smile, "I have already informed Fellow Daoist Luo about this matter. We are weak and only want to protect our own assets. Unlike your clan, which has lofty ambitions, we are not interested in the spirit beast industry."

"I kindly advise you not to take this approach. The Beastmaster Sect has monopolized Xijiang County's spirit beast industry for years. They are deeply entrenched and their position is difficult to shake. If your sect were to interfere in this industry, you would inevitably come into conflict with them."

"Our sect hopes that everyone can value peace and consider this carefully."

Qi Yunxuan snorted coldly without any hesitation. "I came here today with great sincerity. I just want to ask you, fellow Taoist, whether your sect has the intention to replace the Beast Taming Sect. If you continue to use those high-sounding words to prevaricate, I will leave immediately and pretend that I have never been here today."

"Qi, let me be frank with you. Peace is impossible for Xijiang County, but this is not the intention of our sect."

"If you think that the fight between our sect and the Beast Taming Sect will allow your sect to profit, then you are gravely mistaken. I tell you the truth, whether your sect is willing or not, you will not be able to escape this vortex and will be drawn into it. It's just a matter of which side you stand on."

"If your family is willing to replace the Beast Taming Sect, today I can reveal some secrets that your sect has always wanted to know."

Hearing this, Murong Teng and Murong Yun below looked at each other unconsciously. Neither of them expected Qi Yunxuan to be so strong. Not only did he not hide anything, but he was also very decisive. The amount of information in his words shocked both of them.

From what he said, Yun Xuanzong was just a pawn, with someone behind the scenes directing him, and Qi Yunxuan was not the one who really called the shots.

This sentence alone is enough to shock people.

In other words, Qi Yunxuan came to Xijiang County with a mission. Why did the people behind him ask him to do this?
Of course, the two knew the relationship between Qi Yunxuan and Qi Xiaoyun of the Qianqing Sect, and naturally guessed that the person behind Qi Yunxuan was Qi Xiaoyun.

But given Qi Xiaofeng's status and position, why would he do this?

Even if he gets rid of the Beast Taming Sect, it will mean nothing to him and there will be no profit. Why should he go to such great lengths?

Murong Teng felt as if an invisible giant hand was grabbing him, making him feel extremely powerless, as if he had become a fish in a fish tank.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little heavy. Murong Teng, who had been smiling all the time, couldn't help but show a solemn expression. After a long silence, he slowly spoke.

"Given the opportunity, who would want to be inferior to others? However, the Beastmaster clan is so powerful and influential, and our clan cannot possibly contend with it. Moreover, if a war breaks out, both sides will suffer losses. The risk is simply too great. Rather than risk such a huge risk on an uncertain future, our clan would rather honestly guard our own small piece of land."

These words were said very directly, and were also his true inner thoughts. The reason why Murong Teng spoke out his true feelings at this moment and stopped pretending to be polite was, of course, that he wanted to know what the secret Qi Yunxuan was talking about, so he asked again.

"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Qi, did your sect come to Xijiang County specifically to deal with the Beast Taming Sect?"

Qi Yunxuan made no secret of his disdain: "Is the Beast Taming Sect that important?"

Murong Teng was even more puzzled: "If it's not for the Beast Taming Sect, then why did Fellow Daoist Qi come?"

"I will create a gust of wind in Xijiang County and use it to turn the windmill in Xishu County. Those hiding inside the windmill will have nowhere to hide."

(End of this chapter)