Vanguards of the War of Resistance! Let's travel back in time together, classmates!

362 Protectors

Wang Xueli chuckled, "My Huashan Sect isn't that shallow. Although I haven't reached the Foundation Establishment stage, my Huashan swordsmanship has already reached the second realm. If this mission is successful and the Tiger Guard wipes out the Japanese invaders outside the Great Wall, my family will consider it a trial for me. The next realm of swordsmanship will naturally be mine, hehe..."

Everyone began to express their thoughts, but the content was roughly the same: as long as the Tiger Guard Army could gain a foothold outside the pass and become a force to be reckoned with, or successfully drive out the Japanese invaders, or even establish their own kingdom, they would consider their mission a success and receive a substantial reward from their families.

However, there are exceptions. For example, Kong Lingchen of the Kong family seems to have been monitoring the actions of the Tiger Guard Army in order to spread Confucianism.

The two independent cultivators came purely to make a name for themselves, and of course, they also wanted to see if the Tiger Guard Army had the strength to do so.

After listening to everyone's accounts, Shangguan Yun was filled with emotion. He thought to himself that he had really made a name for himself now, otherwise he wouldn't have attracted the attention of so many cultivation sects and families.

But then he thought again, something's not right. Of the eight great families in the pass, only four have come from here, and only one representative from the six major sects. Are the other forces not interested in him?

In response, Zheng Shaoxia said, "Commander is joking. These major sects and families are all more shrewd than ghosts. How could they put all their eggs in one basket? Those who have come here for training are just some inner disciples. Many of their core disciples are training in various forces within the pass."

Many other sects have already pledged allegiance to the government or gone into seclusion, so the fact that you have these kinds of people here is already quite good. This shows that your Tiger Guard Army has caught the eye of the powerful families within the Great Wall.”

Shangguan Yun suddenly realized how foolish he had been. Now that heroes were vying for supremacy and competing for the Central Plains, it was the perfect opportunity for all the major sects and aristocratic families to enter the world of martial arts.

Firstly, it serves to train newcomers; secondly, it seeks a powerful patron. Once a certain force gains power, they can rise in status and reap corresponding benefits, ensuring the long-term prosperity of their families.

Moreover, just as Zheng Xin said, for the sake of the family's interests, each major power will send a disciple there. No matter which side gains power, they can all make some benefits, which is very reasonable.

Therefore, the cultivators of these sects and families mainly assist the forces they have chosen in their struggle for supremacy. Once they succeed, they can continue their glory. Thus, they can be called protectors of secular regimes.

Then everyone shared their family's expectations and their views on Shangguan Yun.

Shangguan Yun could not deny that these powerful families and sects sent people to help him with their own selfish motives. To be more precise, they sent people for the benefit of their families, and his actions were simply in line with their interests.

Everyone chimed in, talking about how various ancient families supported different powers.

It is said that behind every major dynastic change in history, there were these powerful families and sects. Once they received a secret order from Cihang Jingzhai, they would begin to act.

On the one hand, they seek their own proxies, and on the other hand, they undermine the stability of the current regime. This is also the main culprit for the chaos that occurs during periods of dynastic change.

Although each sect and family has its own preferred forces to assist them in achieving their goals, in the end, when dynasties change and it is decided which one will rule the world, it still depends on the decision of a few reclusive major sects.

These major sects operate in secrecy and are ruthless in killing. They generally do not show themselves in the secular world, and even few cultivation sects know about them.

These people only had a superficial understanding of the matter; they knew that Cihang Jingzhai and Yuxu Palace existed, but according to their family elders, there must be other powerful forces involved in the decision-making process, though that was beyond their knowledge.

However, these major sects and forces sometimes cannot completely agree on their opinions, so dynastic changes are sometimes quite frequent, or several major forces may jointly occupy China.

For example, the historical periods of the Warring States, the late Han Dynasty, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the Song Dynasty were all products of such conflicts of interest.

The most disastrous event was the transition from the Three Kingdoms to the Western Jin Dynasty. It's unclear which power chose the Sima family, but it directly caused a huge internal conflict among the Han Chinese, and they didn't recover for hundreds of years.

After hearing this, Shangguan Yun was filled with emotion, and a sense of gloom flashed through his heart. He had never expected that there were so many secrets behind the dynastic changes in the secular world. It seemed that if he wanted to strengthen China on his own, he would have a long and arduous journey ahead.

However, Shangguan Yun thought again, why bother with all that? What are all those big sects and families? They're nothing but trash in front of me.

With his own time-travel system and his invincible Tiger Guard Army, given time, he will use the four northeastern provinces as his base to sweep across the northern deserts and contend for the Central Plains. How many people can withstand him?

Even if those people don't like me, so what? I'm serving the country and the people, putting righteousness first. Why should I be afraid of those declining traditional clans?

I'm afraid I won't even need to lift a finger; my Tiger Guard alone will be enough to send chills down their spines.