My Optimized Immortal Life

The Poison Dragon Gang was also established on the banks of the Biqing River, but it was more than a hundred miles away from the headquarters of the Sanhe Gang, and its route was also very different from that of the Sanhe Gang.

Although the two sides would meet on the route and have friction and conflict on weekdays, they would restrain themselves and avoid making things worse. After all, they were gang monks and seemed to have joined a force, but in fact they were still independent cultivators. Unless their own interests were affected, everyone would silently maintain the principle of not offending others unless they were offended.

But this time things were completely different.

In the Poison Dragon Gang's main hall, all the gang leaders were standing in the middle of the hall. Xiao Hu was sitting on a chair next to the main seat. His face was pale, and a chaotic aura of magic power appeared and disappeared from his body.

Everyone was speechless, and the eyes of each hall master secretly met each other's, sometimes looking at Xiao Hu, sometimes meeting each other, but more often, they were on the tall figure on the main seat.

The figure on the main seat was extremely tall, with bulging muscles all over his body, giving off a very oppressive feeling. He glanced at all the hall masters and his gaze finally fell on Xiao Hu. Seeing the latter's grinning face, he couldn't help but snort coldly.

"You rebellious son, you only know how to cause trouble for me all day long. You even went to the merchant ship to cause trouble and got beaten up. How could I have such a disappointing child like you?"

At this point, Xiao Long became even more excited. He stood up, his body more than two meters tall, and stood on a high seat. Suddenly, a shadow fell, covering the faces of all the hall masters.

Xiao Hu was sitting on the chair, originally grinning, but after being scolded by Xiao Long, he immediately stopped grinning.

He actually didn't feel any pain. His injuries had long been healed by taking elixirs and circulating his magic power. He acted like this just to let his father give these hall masters a good beating.

Sure enough, the next moment, Xiao Long pointed his spearhead at the hall masters who were standing there.

"And you, Xu Jinren, I asked you to look after the fleet, and this is how you look after it?"

Among the hall masters below, a middle-aged man immediately stepped out with an ugly smile on his face and bowed.

"Boss, I understand everything that happened. It was the Sanhe Gang members who first started the argument with the Young Boss. The monk couldn't agree on the outcome, and in a fit of rage, he unleashed a spell. The Young Boss was unable to react in time, and was injured."

Having said that, Xu Jinren felt more confident when he saw that Xiao Long did not lose his temper, and continued.

"This is all a conspiracy by the Sanhe Gang. They deliberately encountered our ship and then provoked a dispute. This is an assassination attempt against the young leader, in order to shake the foundation of our Poison Dragon Gang."

Having said this, Xu Jinren stopped, looked at Xiao Long and said in pain.

"Boss, the Sanhe Gang is provoking the entire Dulong Gang."

When Xiao Long heard this, his angry expression immediately calmed down and he showed a ferocious smile.

"Then tell me, how should I deal with the Triad Gang next?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jinren immediately spoke.

"The leader has great foresight and must have a plan in mind. However, the Sanhe Gang has Jiang Yuhuo, a Foundation Establishment master, leading the charge. I heard he single-handedly killed two second-level monsters, demonstrating his extraordinary strength. In my opinion, we'll have to take our time."

Xiao Long laughed loudly when he heard this.

"Although Jiang Yuhuo's cultivation level is similar to mine, both of us are in the middle stage of foundation building, I have never heard of any impressive battle record he has. He only defeated two second-level monsters. What do you think of my meeting him this time?"

At this time, Xu Jinren had already retreated back to the group of hall masters. As Xiao Long finished speaking, everyone looked at each other, and then spoke one after another, expressing their opinions.

"The leader's cultivation level overwhelms the entire Biqing River. Jiang Yuhuo is just a nobody. How can he compare to the leader?"

"There's something fishy about this. Jiang Yuhuo has never taken action in the entire Wanren City. He doesn't know his depth. Gang leader needs to be cautious."

"Jiang Yuhuo has indeed never taken action, but the power of the Sanhe Gang has been expanding. If we don't test them now, the entire route of the Biqing River will be occupied by them."

"The Sanhe Gang has been expanding its membership and uniting with other factions recently. This shows Jiang Yuhuo's ambitions are quite significant. This time, he's deliberately provoking our Dulong Gang, seemingly aiming to take over the entire Biqing River route."

"That makes sense..."

Listening to the discussions of the crowd below, Xiao Long had a blank expression on his face, but he found it funny in his heart.

These hall masters seemed to be discussing, but in fact they were just testing his attitude to see whether he would personally take action to deal with Jiang Yuhuo, and then wait for an opportunity to expand his own power and seek benefits.

But this is also what Xiao Long wants to see.

When he established the Poison Dragon Gang, he relied on his foundation-building cultivation to forcibly integrate several small forces, which led to the current situation.

But the disadvantages gradually emerged. These hall masters were the remaining leaders of those small forces. They used various means to win them over and suppress them on a daily basis, which made it impossible for Xiao Long to unify the entire gang.

But now is a rare opportunity for him to conduct a major purge of the entire Poison Dragon Gang. Although this will greatly weaken the strength of the entire Poison Dragon Gang, it will also make the entire gang more stable and eliminate possible risks.

While his mind was full of thoughts, Xiao Long thought of another thing.

The Sanhe Gang was originally just a small force, struggling to survive among these foundation-building forces. They found Jiang Yuhuo from nowhere, and suddenly began to grow stronger and quickly gained a foothold. However, during this process, Jiang Yuhuo never showed up, and the entire Sanhe Gang was controlled by Luo Qingfeng.

To be able to achieve the current scale, Luo Qingfeng is a rare talent. If there is an opportunity, we can try to recruit him.

While Xiao Long was thinking, the hall masters below also stopped arguing. They did not reach a consensus, but they all had the same goal, which was to let Xiao Long test Jiang Yuhuo's strength.

Xiao Long naturally knew about their plan, but it was exactly what he wanted to do.

All the casual cultivators who have entered the foundation-building stage know that cultivation is not easy, so they try to be considerate of each other and not offend others easily when interacting with each other in daily life.

After all, everyone is a self-employed cultivator, and it is extremely difficult to gather resources for cultivation. In addition, the Song Kingdom is so small that if you offend someone, you will have nowhere to run away. Moreover, after breaking through the foundation, you will have a lifespan of 200 years. If you don't use this time for cultivation, who would have the leisure to fight to the death?

Although Xiao Long established the Poison Dragon Gang with tough measures, he only chose ordinary forces that did not have the protection of the Foundation Establishment. He had made arrangements with the rest of the Foundation Establishment forces in advance or given up some of their interests.

Fighting for life and death is what happens when refining Qi. After building the foundation, it is all about interests. How to gain more benefits is what these casual cultivators consider.

As a casual cultivator who has cultivated all the way from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Xiao Long has a deep understanding of this.

There are only so many people who can build their foundation in the entire Song State, and they have already formed their own circles. Newcomers to the foundation-building stage must adapt to the rules before they can be accepted, otherwise they will be excluded by all parties and restricted everywhere.

Of course, if you have achieved perfect foundation building, that would be a different matter.