Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 333 Pros and Cons
Hearing the clamor, the old man straightened his body, took a step forward, and shouted in a stern voice: "Silence, listen to me."

"Even if everyone present here is not a descendant of the Kong family, they have all grown up in the mountain gate since childhood. The Kong family's five-generation foundation is about to be destroyed. On this day of life and death, our Kong family must have loyal people. Even if destruction is inevitable today, we must make the Beastmaster Sect pay the price. Let them know that we, the Kong family, are not to be bullied. I am willing to live and die with you all."

"Those who are willing to stay and fight the Beast Tamer Sect, come with me. For those who don't want to stay, there is a second-level spirit ship here, you can board it and leave."

After hearing what he said, the noisy crowd suddenly quieted down, and everyone had different expressions.

"I am willing to live and die with this government."

"I will also stay and fight the Beast Tamer Sect to the death."

"I'll stay too."

Gradually, many people expressed their willingness to stay, while more people remained silent.

"Alright, today we will have a good fight with the Beast Taming Sect, so that all these years of training will be worthwhile. Those who want to stay, follow me. Those who want to leave can board the ship now."

After the old man finished speaking, he strode resolutely towards the distant formation altar. People in the team followed him one after another. All of them held their heads high and chests puffed out, with a look of determination on their faces.

Among the people who stayed behind, some had faces full of shame, while others did not care at all. It was unknown who took the lead in walking towards the spirit ship, and the others immediately rushed towards the spirit ship like a tide.

.........

In Luoyun Sect, in the spacious and bright hall, several foundation-building monks gathered together.

"Master, Qianxue Valley has been captured."

"Reporting to the Sect Master, the Kong family monks stationed at Qingyuan Mountain have surrendered and are willing to submit to our sect."

"Master, Hua Yifeng has been captured..."

The Luoyun Sect launched a massive attack, dividing dozens of teams to capture the resource territories of the Kong family's external leader. Good news came one after another, and everyone's faces showed satisfaction after hearing these words.

"Our sect has basically taken over most of the Kong family's external resource territories, and in many places, we didn't even have to put in any effort. For our sect, this is a great victory. The master is indeed very capable! Let the Beastmaster Sect fight the Kong family to their death. While they fight, we are the fishermen who benefit."

"The Beastmaster Sect and the Kong Family fought tooth and nail, but in the end, we were the winner. If Jiang Feng knew about this, he would probably be furious."

"This is the biggest bargain our sect has picked up in the past hundred years."

The few people spoke in a relaxed tone. Tao Jinyuan sat in the main seat, his face expressionless as always, but he was enjoying the compliments from the few people in his heart.

At this time, another disciple entered from outside and bowed to him. "Master, according to reports from our disciples observing the battle outside Luojia Mountain, the Kong family cultivators stationed on Luojia Mountain have already left the mountain on three second-level spirit ships."

Tao Jinyuan waved his hand and the disciple immediately retreated.

"Those Kong family monks who fled from Luojia Mountain are now doomed. Their spirit ship must be carrying many spirit stones and treasures. How about we rob them? Anyway, they have fallen out with the Kong family. We have taken away so many of their resources and territories. The Kong family will not remember our kindness and will definitely bear a grudge against us. If they come back in the future, they may deal with us again. We might as well kill them all." said a middle-aged man.

Jin Yuanxing immediately responded, "The Beastmaster Sect was the mastermind behind the Kong family's downfall, and the Hunyuan Sect was an accomplice. We're just adding insult to injury. The Kong family members hold the Beastmaster Sect and the Hunyuan Sect the most grudges. They're bound to seek refuge with the Murong family or the Yunxuan Sect. Keeping them here will keep them in check, and perhaps we can use them in the future."

"Anyway, the Kong family's resources and territory have already fallen into our hands. There's no need to create enmity over such a small thing. It's not worth it."

Tao Jinyuan also nodded: "Let them go! We need to be on guard against the Beast Taming Sect now, so we shouldn't make too many enemies. These people from the Kong family may be able to be won over in the future and used against the Hunyuan Sect."

"It seems that Luojia Mountain can no longer be defended. The cultivators of the Beast Taming Sect and the Hunyuan Sect must be seriously injured at this moment. Otherwise, we might as well just take Luojia Mountain directly."

"That's a good idea."

.........

On Luojia Mountain, within the formation, Song Xian and others were still struggling to attack the defensive light curtain. Various magical powers and spells covered the sky and the earth. Above the defensive light curtain, the surging runes collided with each other and shattered.

It had been a long time since they had been attacked by the formation's restrictions. It was not known whether the formation's restrictions had been exhausted or all the Kong family cultivators had escaped. In any case, this was great news. Everyone put all their strength into attacking the defensive light curtain.

Until the sky was already turning pale, with a loud earth-shattering sound, the light curtain shattered, and what came into view was a huge formation altar.

Dozens of Kong family monks were on high alert around the altar, each with a resolute expression and a fearless attitude.

"Listen up, you bastards of the Beast Taming Sect. I'm Kong Zhenjing. I've been waiting for you for a long time. Today my Kong family will be destroyed. I will die at the mountain gate. My soul will keep watching you until you are all reduced to ashes." The old man with white hair and beard who was in the lead shouted loudly.

The people from the Beast Taming Sect and the Hunyuan Sect ignored what he said. They were full of anger and pounced on him like a group of tigers. The leader was Jiang Feng.

Behind him, Wu Zixu, Xu Yaoming, Jiang Xuan, Huang Lin, and Song Xian all rushed forward.

Soon, the battle was over and more than 30 Kong family monks were killed.

Song Xian led people to search everywhere, but they did not see any monks from the Kong family. Most of the property in their treasury had been emptied, and only some stone, sand and soil and other cultivation materials were left.

In this battle, more than half of the Hunyuan Sect's disciples were killed or wounded. Only more than 70 of the 180 disciples were left. The death toll was as high as 102, and more than 10 were injured. It was a heavy casualties.

.........

The sun sets in the west, and the afterglow of dusk illuminates the sky with a fiery red.

After cleaning up the battlefield and resting for several hours, everyone's spiritual energy was restored to full strength.

In the spacious and bright hall, all the core members of Hunyuan Sect gathered together. Instead of looking happy, their faces were heavy.

Although the Kong Family Mountain Gate was captured in this battle, the sect also suffered heavy casualties, and it can be said that its vitality was seriously damaged. Moreover, everyone in the Kong Family Mountain Gate had fled, and no one knew where they went. This was another hidden danger, like a sword hanging over everyone's head, and no one knew when it would fall.

The most crucial thing is that when they attacked the formation, Luo Yun Sect had already taken over all of the Kong family's resources and territories outside. This meant that everyone was making wedding dresses for Luo Yun Sect, so naturally they were not in a good mood.

Although the second-level spiritual vein in Luojia Mountain belongs to the Hunyuan Sect, it is far from what was expected before.

"Huang He, you're in charge of deploying the formation. Complete it as quickly as possible. Otherwise, if the Kong family launches a surprise attack, or the Luoyun Sect takes advantage of the situation to rob us, we'll be in dire straits." "Senior Brother Lu, take the injured disciples back to Tianshan and inventory the treasury. The promised rewards must be distributed in full."

"In this battle, many of our disciples were killed or wounded. The personnel of each hall and camp must be reorganized to ensure that all affairs of the sect are running smoothly. Brother Wenyuan, this matter is your responsibility."

"Xiaobao, immediately organize a team of guards and distribute them around Luojia Mountain to prevent any attacks."

"Let's go!"

Everyone took their orders and left. Looking at their receding backs, Song Xian fell into deep thought. So many disciples were killed or injured in this battle, and there was no way to replenish them in a short period of time. This would cause the sect to be in a relatively weak state for a long time. If something happened at this time, it would be disastrous.

What worries him most is the attitude of Luoyun Sect. These few days can be said to be a critical period. Because the great formation has not been built, if Luoyun Sect has the ambition to unify Bianxi City, it will definitely choose to attack him before the great formation of Luojia Mountain is built.

With the strength of Luoyun Sect, it would be impossible to capture Luojia Mountain, not to mention its current weak state, even if it was at the peak of its power.

Now we can only pin all our hopes on the Luoyun Sect’s fear of the Beast Taming Sect.

If they really don't care, the sect will have no ability to fight back.

But as long as we can get through this weak and dangerous period, taking over Luojia Mountain will still be of great benefit to the future development of the sect.

The biggest immediate benefit was that the problem of training rooms for foundation-building cultivators would be solved. Luojia Mountain possessed one mid-grade second-level training room and three low-grade second-level training rooms. Together with the low-grade second-level training room on Tianshan Mountain, this could provide the training needs of five foundation-building cultivators. This was more than enough for the cultivation of current sect disciples.

In addition, the purity of the second-grade medium-quality spiritual vein can already meet the conditions required for foundation building. In the future, if any disciples want to build a foundation, they will no longer have to beg for help from others to find another spiritual vein.

Although the purity of the spiritual energy is not as good as the third-grade top-grade spiritual vein at the Beast Taming Sect's mountain gate, which will slightly affect the success rate of foundation building, it can at least be used.

It is impossible for every disciple of the sect to go to the Beast Taming Sect's mountain gate to build their foundation. Even if your own things are a bit tattered, they are still better than others.

As for the disciples who were killed or injured in this battle, there is nothing we can do about it. There will inevitably be casualties in war, and this has been expected long ago. As long as we can survive this period of time, the lost disciples can be slowly recruited and trained.

The sect is now financially strong, so as long as you have money, there will be no shortage of people willing to join.

As long as the salary offered is high enough, a lot of independent cultivators will be willing to join. However, the recruited independent cultivators are difficult to manage, their loyalty may not be high enough, and there are many problems with their identity, background, etc. They are not as reliable as disciples trained since childhood.

Just as he was lost in thought, Hu Xiaobao walked in and saluted him: "Master, the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect are leaving."

Since being captured and tortured by the Kong family, Hu Xiaobao seemed to have grown up all of a sudden, and he had completely lost his previous dandy airs. He had been concentrating on cultivation over the years, and his cultivation had reached the tenth level of Qi Refining, close to great perfection.

He performed well in the attack on Luojia Mountain. Song Xian saw it and felt relieved.

Hearing this, Song Xian immediately stood up and walked out of the hall and came to the Beastmaster Sect's spiritual ship.

Many people from the Beast Taming Sect suffered casualties in this battle. After conquering Luojia Mountain, they did not leave immediately, but stayed here to rest and recover their spiritual energy.

"Master Jiang, are all the disciples of your sect leaving?" Inside the cabin of the spirit ship, Song Xian pushed the door open and walked in, bowing his head in greeting.

"What's the problem?" Jiang Feng had a rare tolerant look on his face. This time, the elimination of the Kong family was all planned by him alone. This achievement was enough for him to enter the sect's cabinet, which would be of great help to him in his future breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm. Therefore, he was in a good mood.

As for the dead and injured disciples of Hunyuan Sect and Yushou Sect, he didn't care at all, not to mention the resource territories occupied by Luoyun Sect.

Although this would cause him to lose some income, it was because he and Song Xian had agreed that all the Kong family's resources would be given to Hunyuan Sect, and Hunyuan Sect would privately give him 50% of the income from the resource-rich area.

Now that the Luoyun Sect had taken advantage of the situation and seized it, they naturally wouldn't give him a share. But since his main goal had been achieved, he didn't care much about these little things that just added icing on the cake.

"Our sect suffered heavy casualties in this battle. If your disciples retreat, we will be unable to defend Luojia Mountain if someone attacks. Therefore, I request that your disciples help us defend here for a period of time. Once the formation is completed, your disciples can return to Qiyuan Mountain. Is that okay?"

Jiang Feng smiled, a rare moment. "The Kong family cultivators have already fled. How dare they return and seek death? You're worrying too much."

"I'm not worried about the Kong family cultivators, but the Luoyun Sect. Your disciples guarding here can deter them. After all, they are still wary of your sect. Unless they are determined to turn against your sect, they will not easily clash with your disciples."

"But if your disciples withdraw, and only ours remain to defend the area, there's no guarantee they won't seize the opportunity to seize Luojia Mountain. You know, they've already taken over all of the Kong family's external resources and territories, so how could they not covet Luojia Mountain?"

"Luoyun Sect." Jiang Feng looked thoughtful. This time he gave a dowry to Luoyun Sect and let them pick the fruits. Although he didn't care much in his heart, he felt a little uncomfortable.

"Alright then! Let our disciples stay here for a while longer. Once you have completed the formation, we can let them go back."

Hunyuan Sect made great contributions to the capture of Luojia Mountain, so Jiang Feng felt embarrassed to refuse such a small request.

"Master Jiang, the Luoyun Sect took advantage of the conflict between us and the Kong family and profited from it. They've basically taken all the benefits. I'm worried that after they've tasted the sweetness, they'll become even more aggressive."

"Getting more and more pressure? Do you mean they will dominate Bianxi City and promote the Bianxi City Independence Alliance?"

"We can't rule this out. Didn't you say that the Luoyun Sect and the Yunxuan Sect have frequent exchanges? Now that they've swallowed up the Kong family's resources and assets, their strength has grown even stronger. If their ambitions expand further, it's not impossible that they might try to dominate Bianxi City alone. In that case, everything we've done will be in vain."

Song Xian knew that what Jiang Feng cared about most was the Bianxi City Independent Alliance, so he started from this aspect and wanted him to intervene to restrain the Luoyun Sect and ensure the safety of Luojia Mountain.

If the Luoyun Sect really organizes the Bianxi City Independent Alliance, not only will its contribution to this planning be wiped out, it may also be punished by the Beastmaster Sect. It can be said that this is the last thing it wants to happen.

"Don't worry, I will talk to Luoyun Sect." Jiang Feng glanced at him, and the meaning in his eyes clearly showed that he saw through Song Xian's intention.

But he was not surprised, because he was indeed worried that Luoyun Sect would do this.

"When will Fellow Daoists Wu, Xu, Huang, and Jiang return to your sect's main gate to report? Could you please ask them to stay a little longer? This period is crucial. If they are here, the Luoyun Sect will be even more wary."

"They are not my subordinates. They are here to assist me. Of course, they must return after completing their mission. I told you not to worry. I will take care of the Luoyun Sect. You just need to hurry and build the formation."

"Yes, I'll take my leave then."

Perhaps because he felt that Jiang Feng was meddling too much, his attitude was slightly unhappy, so Song Xian ended the conversation and turned to leave the room.

(End of this chapter)