Mysterious mirror hanging high

"What! Is this serious?"

Yuwen Xiaojin was shocked and asked angrily, "Where did you get this information?"

"It's a spy from the Bishui Sect... True Person Hong Fu led the remaining disciples of the Huanhuo Sect and has now temporarily taken up residence at the Bishui Sect's mountain gate. True Person Qiu Wanling of the Bishui Sect has urgently sent a letter requesting assistance, summoning the leaders of the four sects and the Yellow Wind Valley to discuss plans to fight the demons. Our Immortal Alliance has been invited, and the messenger should be arriving soon."

The messenger monk whispered, "This spy is of a high rank, and the information should be reliable."

"Could this be a joint effort by the four major sects? Is this just a Hongmen Banquet targeting the Great Immortal of the Immortal Alliance?"

Hu Yueqiu frowned. "There are many doubts about this matter, and it won't be verified in a short time. The Huanhuo Sect is the largest sect in Yunchuan Territory, and they have two great masters, which is unique among all the sects in Yunchuan Territory. How could they suffer such a crushing defeat?"

"Besides, it's not like they don't have a sect-stabilizing formation. The Huanhuo Sect has been established for thousands of years, and their sect-stabilizing formation is even more impenetrable than the formation in Xiaoyao Immortal City. It's not something a few Great True Immortals can shake. Could it be that a Yuanying True Lord has also taken action?"

"Our Yunchuan region is poor in spiritual energy and has no Nascent Soul training grounds. Which True Lord would be interested in such a place...they are just a few Golden Core Demon Sects who come here."

Yuwen Xiaojin asked, "What are the casualties of the Huanhuo Sect?"

The messenger monk bowed and said, "One Great Immortal and six Early to Middle Jindan Realists have died... Great Immortal Hongfu and several other Realists are also injured, and the casualties among the Qi-training and Foundation-building disciples are countless."

Yuwen Xiaojin sighed, "With such heavy casualties, I'm afraid the Yunchuan Region will be in turmoil..."

Then he bowed to Jing Yu and said, "Xuan Jing, the situation has suddenly changed. I can't keep you at home. I'm afraid it will be even more troublesome in the future... Try not to go out for the next few days. It's better to check the wind direction."

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Jing Yu hurried back to Xuanjingju, but saw Wu Buchun and Zhao Yuanxi chatting in the main hall.

Seeing Jing Yu return, Wu Buchun twirled his beard and said cheerfully, "Uncle Zhao, I came looking for you right after I came out of seclusion, but I heard from my niece Yuan Xi that you were invited to the Yuwen family's residence. I was disappointed. What happened?"

Jing Yu glanced at Wu Buchun curiously. "Haven't you been busy making combat puppets for the Xiaoyao League recently? The puppet industry is suffering from huge losses and there's a huge shortage. How can you still have the spare time to hang out at my house?"

Wu Buchun took a sip of tea and said slowly, "I was originally very busy, but the offensive of the four major sects has slowed down recently. The monks on the front line have even begun to shrink their battle lines. The consumption of puppets has not been so great. I finally have time to catch my breath."

Jing Yu narrowed his eyes: "The offensive has really slowed down?"

"How?"

"The news I just received from the Yuwen family will take some time to spread. You can just listen to it in this courtyard and don't spread it outside."

Jing Yu said, "The demonic sects from the Tiannan region have invaded the Yunchuan region and have already breached the Huanhuo Sect's mountain gate. It's said that one of their great masters has died!"

"what?"

Wu Buchun and Zhao Yuanxi stood up from their seats at the same time, obviously shocked by the news.

"Authenticity? If it's true, the sky will fall!"

Zhao Yuanxi said worriedly, "The cultivators of the demonic sect are not as good as the righteous sects. The Xiaoyao Alliance is fighting with the four major sects. If they die in the battle, they can't blame anyone. Even if they are unfortunately captured, only their storage bag will be confiscated. If someone in the alliance comes to redeem them, they can use spirit stones to redeem them. If they spend more, the confiscated storage bag is negotiable."

"There's no point in a demonic cultivator talking to a righteous cultivator like us. If we get caught in a fight, they'll skin us alive and tear our bones apart, and then refine our souls into the Wrathful Soul Banner!"

Wu Buchun was thinking about something else at the moment, his face pale. "It's a disaster. The Tiannan Demon Sect has invaded the Yunchuan Region. They must have the support of the Yuanying True Lord behind them. Even if the True Lord can't take action freely due to the rules, can the True Lords of the Yuanying Immortal Clan compare to those of the Jindan Family?"

"If the righteous forces in Yunchuan Territory can no longer defend themselves, they will inevitably be forced to flee their homes like the Yellow Wind Valley... I'm afraid Yunchuan Territory will truly become a demonic land. It won't be difficult for a Jindan True Immortal to leave, but for us low-level cultivators practicing Qi training and building foundations, the situation is uncertain!"

Jing Yu knew the rules that Wu Buchun mentioned. In Penglai Fairyland, the devil is one foot higher than the Taoism... The power of the righteous and the evil is about 70:30. Originally, the two sects were fighting endlessly, but now they have established a rule to limit the fighting to Jindan Zhenren.

Yuanying Zhenjun cannot appear in large-scale wars between forces, and it is a taboo to frequently attack domains without Zhenjun for the purpose of occupying the territory of a force.

Even if they really want to take action, they will most likely have to find a plausible excuse, such as personal grudges, fighting for treasures, or simply a crime like disrespecting the True Lord.

For example, Huangfu Yanjun, whose direct descendant died in Yunchuan Region, had enough reason to blame Yuwen Baoding, and he even planned to kill him with a single sword... If Yuwen Baoding had not held a precious talisman like the [Great Teleportation Talisman], he would have perished outside Xiaoyao Immortal City that day.

But the subsequent burial of all the cultivators in Yunchuan Domain was obviously against the rules. Even though Huangfu Yanjun was an overseas Nascent Soul and was used to being lawless, Xiao Beiyue from Zhongzhou Domain stepped in to mediate, so that he would not really go on a killing spree in the territory of Penglai Fairyland.

In short, the rules for Yuanying Zhenjun to take action are not absolute, and there is a lot of room for maneuver, but at least it is an obvious restriction, at least in Penglai Fairyland. It is another matter for Juechen Fairyland where Taoism is eliminated and demons are flourishing, or Luoxinghai where the people are tough.

In this regard, the Yuanying stage of independent cultivators who are not bound by any force is much freer. They can kill low-level cultivators with no background at will, and no one can stop them.

But among those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage, how many of them are true independent cultivators?

Either he has obtained some ancient inheritance, or he is simply a black glove secretly cultivated by a powerful force.

But then again, who wouldn't want to be the Supreme Being after truly achieving the Nascent Soul stage? And what True Lord would be willing to be a scapegoat?

Jing Yu thought of something else and said helplessly, "No, Yuan Xi and I are not members of the Immortal Alliance, so we are not subject to much restraint. But you were a registered member of the Immortal Alliance during the Qi Condensation Period. Now that the demonic sect has invaded, I am afraid it is my duty to fight against them. I may even have to go to the front lines..."

Wu Buchun's face turned even paler, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. "No, I have to go and talk to some people and get some information. Even if I have to go to the battlefield, it's better for me to stay behind and take charge of logistics!"

"You are a puppeteer after all. You are needed in the production, repair and maintenance of puppets. As long as the situation is not serious enough, you don't have to worry about being pulled to the front to fill in the lines." Jing Yu comforted him with a few words.

After Wu Buchun left, Jing Yu frowned and instructed Zhao Yuanxi:

"Yuan Xi, although the current situation is still unclear and we need to stay in the city to see which way the wind blows, if something really goes wrong, we must make preparations early!"