Xian has been cultivating

Not long after dawn, the people in the Rock Beast Sect camp began to get active. Some practiced martial arts, some cooked, and some made consumables.

Two men were talking by the river near the camp.

"Brother Zhang Ji, there are only two of us in the Foundation Establishment Stage this time. I'm afraid the price we have to pay to obtain this secret treasure is not small."

"It's okay. My main purpose in leading the team this time is not to seize the secret treasure. As long as my fellow apprentices can grow and become more united, that will be the greatest gain for me."

"After hearing what Brother Zhang Ji said, I finally realized how narrow my mindset was. With Brother Zhang Ji here, our Rock Beast Sect will definitely become the number one sect in the Southern Region."

"Thank you for the compliment. I was just doing my job. I also appreciate you coming with me this time."

"Brother Zhang, Brother He, sorry to bother you. Breakfast is ready. Eat it while it's hot. I'll be leaving first."

A young junior sister ran over, said this, then turned and ran back.

After hearing this, Zhang Ji and He Jian smiled at each other and returned to the camp to have breakfast.

"Do you think those two Foundation Establishment cultivators heard our conversation last night? I'm still scared."

"Why are you bringing this up? I almost forgot about it. It's all your fault. You made me worried, too."

"I'm doing this for everyone's own good. If something does happen, it will give everyone a chance to prepare themselves mentally."

The third subordinate interrupted the conversation between the first two subordinates:

"It's okay. That old guy definitely needs our help now. He'll have to wait until we get back to Huahuan City to deal with us at the earliest. We can instigate those two Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators to help him deal with that old guy on the way..."

"Are you crazy? You dare to say that when you are not sure if there is anyone around?" The fourth subordinate immediately covered the third subordinate's mouth.

"It's okay. I learned yesterday that the two Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators were sent by Sun Zhi to monitor the Rock Beast Sect."

"Hey, why didn't you tell me earlier? I was worried all night for nothing."

……

When these subordinates came to Sun Zhi, two cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage also rushed to the scene. After they said a few words in Sun Zhi's ear, Sun Zhi nodded and looked at his subordinates.

"This operation must succeed, failure is not allowed. As long as I can obtain this secret treasure, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

After Sun Zhi gave a long and meaningless pre-war declaration in the camp, he led most of the people in the camp away.

After waking up, the man and woman were much quieter than the others. They both took a fasting pill and continued to practice on the spot.

As the actions of these major forces ended, the sky gradually darkened, and Hong Huang followed the man surnamed Tang to the gathering place of the Alliance of Cultivators.

The original three major forces occupied the east, west, north and south of the secret treasure respectively, and now the southern part of the secret treasure is the camp of the Alliance of Cultivators.

Although each member of the Alliance of Cultivators is not as strong as the other three major forces, because they have enough people, they have formed a situation of checks and balances among the four parties.

Just as Lin Fan arrived at the camp of the Cultivation Alliance, he saw this scene:

Dozens of monks with similar cultivation levels formed a circle. Inside the circle was a high platform, and on top of the platform stood a person.

"Brother Gao, the one standing there is the leader of our Cultivation Alliance."

"I didn't expect the leader to be so majestic. He's like a natural born leader. Under his leadership, our Cultivation Alliance will definitely be the winners this time. It seems I came to the right place."

While Lin Fan was speaking, Hong Huang was observing the expression of the man surnamed Tang. When Hong Huang finally realized from his expression that he was loyal to the leader, he whispered in Lin Fan's ear:

"You don't need to befriend this person. You need to make friends with someone who has a rebellious heart. This will destabilize the situation and be more conducive to our next move."

"Alright, stop standing here like an idiot. He can't hear you even if you're praising the leader. Let's go closer and see what he's saying."

Because Lin Fan was standing there motionless while listening to Hong Huang's words, the man surnamed Tang thought that Lin Fan was standing there stupidly, so he pushed Lin Fan towards the crowd.

"For future actions, I hope everyone in the Cultivation Alliance can start collecting intelligence from tomorrow. Your intelligence will be of great importance to us. Thank you all again."

"Then may I ask, Alliance Leader, what kind of intelligence do we need to collect?" A young man raised his hand and asked.

"That's a good question. What we need is intelligence on the other three major forces and the source of last night's explosion. Of course, if there's information related to the secret treasure, that would be even better. Those who provide that information will receive more contribution points."

"Then I would like to ask the leader again, if we finally get the secret treasure, how should we distribute it? Is it related to the contribution points?" It was the young man again, but this time he did not raise his hand, but asked directly.

"Brother, you understand a lot. Indeed, the final distribution is closely related to contribution points. After we get the secret treasure, we will all estimate its price together. If a brother wants it, he can spend that price to buy it. If more than one brother wants it, we will hold an auction and the highest bidder will win."

“What if no one buys it, or can’t afford it?”

"If no one wants it, I'll send this secret treasure to the auction house. No matter what the final result is, the spirit stones obtained will be distributed to everyone according to the proportion of contribution points. Of course, the brothers who purchased the secret treasure will also receive spirit stones according to the contribution points. What do you think of this distribution method? If anyone has a better idea, please put it forward for everyone's reference."

"I have no objection, and I need to provide information to the leader."

"It's this little brother again. Thank you for the information."

"Last night's explosion was actually caused by the detonation of a talisman. From what I understand, the people from those three major forces are not good at using talismans, so I suspect that there may be more than just four of us this time."

"This is truly extraordinary information, but how can you prove its authenticity, little brother? It's not that I doubt you. On the contrary, I believe what you say is right. However, I feel that some brothers don't believe you, so I have to ask you to provide evidence."

"Reporting to the leader, I dare to say that I can definitely prove its authenticity. First of all, last night's explosion happened suddenly, without any signs. I believe that there must be brothers nearby. This means that the explosion was either caused by elixir or talisman. As for why I say it was a talisman and not an elixir, it is because I didn't smell the fragrance of elixir before and after the explosion. If it was an elixir, then the fragrance would have been emitted the moment the instigator took out the elixir. That's why I boldly speculated that it was a talisman."

"Oh, yes. Any elixir has a scent. I was there at the time, and I didn't smell anything before it exploded."

"Yes, I was there too. The explosion was indeed sudden, without any warning."

After hearing the young man's self-affirmation, the other members of the Cultivation Alliance began to discuss it in a flurry.

"Okay, everyone, be quiet for a moment."

The leader of the Cultivation Alliance asked everyone else to be quiet, and then he walked up to the young man.

"Little brother, you are indeed a talent, and I see that everyone agrees with what you said, so you will be the first person to receive contribution points."

With the young man's start, other members of the Alliance also gave their own information one after another.

The information exchange that lasted for a while ended. The man surnamed Zhang asked everyone in the alliance to rest, but asked the young man to stay.

"What do you call this little brother?"

"My name is Gao, thank you for being so polite, Alliance Leader." Lin Fan looked at the leader of the Alliance of Cultivators with a loyal face.