Soul-killing Valley, the main altar of the sect.
Under the tall and majestic archway, several elders and hundreds of disciples were on duty, uniformly dressed in black armor and black robes, with fierce auras and stern expressions.
In the spacious corridor, disciples hurriedly walked in and out from time to time. In a few days, it would be the day of a large-scale battle with Xueyun Pavilion, so the nerves of the entire sect were tense.
Valley Master Sha Wuye has issued an order, not only to mobilize the entire sect, but also to send envoys to all the vassal small forces' territories to plunder, do their best to collect every resource, and borrow money from the surrounding neutral chambers of commerce or sect forces.
, in order to accumulate as many advantages as possible in the next war.
In the sect's meeting hall.
More than ten elders gathered together and were reporting various matters to Sha Wuye who was sitting at the top.
Sha Wuye looks like a tall, rough and bold man, but in fact he is rough but subtle, shrewd and cunning, and his methods are ruthless and cruel. He shows no mercy when dealing with his opponents, which is why he was able to kill many people more than sixty years ago.
Competitors, successfully took the position of being the head of the family.
Sha Wuye listened very attentively to the elders' reports, and would ask some questions from time to time, never letting go of some inconspicuous details.
At present, the sect's comprehensive preparations for war have entered a critical moment, and there is no room for any mistakes. Sometimes an inadvertent oversight may cause big problems in the future.
"...That's all, let's leave it like this for now."
When the report came to an end, Sha Wuye finally let out a breath, furrowed his thick eyebrows, rubbed the handle of the knife at his waist with his big hand, and murmured:
"It still feels like it's not enough, but right now we can only do this. Hey, if our family had been richer and we had more experts, why would we be in such an embarrassing situation like today?"
The elders looked at each other, with expressions of helplessness on their faces. The overall strength of Soul Killing Valley was not as good as that of Xueyun Pavilion. In addition, the person in charge of the other party was not very clear-headed. The result of rashly starting a war was obvious.
Xueyun Pavilion has not existed for a long time, less than five hundred years so far, but it already has six floating floating land in the void of different sizes. Its total area is about twice that of Soul Killing Valley, and its mortal population is twice as large.
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In terms of mineral elixirs, taxes, disciples, and the number of true first-level masters, Xueyun Pavilion has a clear advantage. It even has many more vassal forces under its rule than Soul-Slaying Valley.
However, for Soul Killing Valley, this is another battle that has to be fought. After all, people have been eyeing the foundation of Soul Killing Valley for a long time, and are about to reveal their ferocious fangs. If they don’t fight while they still have the strength to resist now, in the future
The only option is to let the other party control you.
This is the current situation in the Yuanyuan Star Territory. Numerous small and medium-sized forces fight to the death all day long, killing and injuring countless monks. Their reasons and excuses are all bizarre, all for the purpose of grabbing territory and resources.
"Valley Master, there is one more thing."
An elder said: "Master Cangxue went out to collect resources a few days ago, but he has not come back yet, and has not sent any message back. Maybe something happened. Master Chixingzi was worried about the safety of his disciple, so he went to the police station in person yesterday
Set off to investigate."
"What can happen to his disciples?"
Sha Wuye frowned when he heard this. Chi Xingzi was one of his confidants. He had a cultivation level of the sixth level of the True First Realm, and his ability and temperament were quite good, so he entrusted him with the important task of Deputy Valley Master.
Now that this capable general has not returned from the trip, Sha Wuye feels a little guilty. Seeing that the war is imminent, it is a time when the combat power is tense. Without a master in the late stage of the True First Realm, the risks faced by his side will undoubtedly be greater.
Already.
"Contact him quickly and ask him to come back immediately after finishing his work."
In the end, Sha Wuye could only give this order.
From the main altar of Soul Killing Valley to the territories of those small vassal forces, it takes several days to go back and forth by Tianzhoulou boat. It is impossible to have a void movement circle in such a remote place, so now Sha Wuye has no better way.
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Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that the deputy valley master of Chixingzi would never come back, or even if he could come back, he would no longer be the same Chixingzi as before.
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In the dungeon of the Yang family's mansion.
Qin Muling played with a pair of bright red jade knives in his hand, looked at them roughly, shook his head with some disappointment, and threw them on the table:
"What kind of junk thing? After all, you are a deputy valley master. Don't you have anything useful on your body?"
Opposite the table, a middle-aged Taoist with gray hair and beard picked up the jade knife and examined it with some heartache. After confirming that it was not damaged, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:
"Master, you come from a large sect. You are used to seeing rare treasures, so you naturally look down on these first-grade treasures. Although the quality is not very good, it was only obtained by me at the risk of death."
He is the master of Master Cangxue and the deputy valley master of Zhanhun Valley, Chi Xingzi. He rushed over from the sect's main altar yesterday and was blocked by Qin Muling as soon as he landed.
Even though Chi Xingzi's cultivation level is higher, as a casual cultivator, he has no decent inheritance of martial arts and magical powers, and he does not have powerful magic weapons at his side. Therefore, he is no match for Qin Muling. He was knocked down and captured in just one encounter.
, and the hundreds of followers who accompanied him were all made prisoners.
What happened next was simple. After Qin Muling imprisoned his soul with a secret method, the deputy valley master could only feel aggrieved and helpless and became the slave of the new master, obeying all his orders unconditionally.
Qin Muling nodded, took out a jade slip from the bracelet and threw it over: "Okay, I will give you this 'Seven Evil Devouring Spirit Slash', but now I only have the first half. As long as you serve me well in the future, I will give it to you."
If you do something well and make enough contributions, it’s not like I can’t give you the rest.”
"..."
Chi Xingzi took it and inspected it briefly, a flash of ecstasy flashed in his eyes, and hurriedly agreed: "Master, don't worry, this subordinate will definitely go through fire and water in the future, even if I die!"
Compared with the Seven Evil Spirit Devouring Sect, the skills and magical powers that he had practiced before were just rubbish, and were several levels behind. With such great benefits, Chi Xingzi was no longer so resistant to the status of a slave.
This is the tragedy of casual cultivators. There is no complete and brilliant inheritance, lack of guidance from famous teachers, and it is difficult to obtain enough resources. Therefore, cultivation is particularly difficult. Even young people with excellent talents and qualifications cannot achieve very high achievements.
Although there are examples of casual cultivators who, by chance, received great blessings and soared into the sky and grew into giants, this probability is simply too low, and it is nothing to the vast majority of casual cultivators.
substantive meaning.
In Qin Muling's view, this magical power is nothing. It is barely second-rate in Yunmeng Tiangong's rich collection of martial arts books. It is something that even the inner disciples are not very impressed with.
It is appropriate to accept the subordinates to practice.
Any supreme orthodoxy has the practice of rewarding the vassal forces under its rule with martial arts and magical powers. Usually, after those vassal forces have made sufficient contributions, some second-rate classics are given out, which can not only encourage these vassal forces to work hard, but also
It can ensure the sect's control over them.
According to Qin Muling's assumptions, since this star field will return to the rule of Yunmeng Tiangong sooner or later, it is not an exaggeration to treat his subordinates as vassal forces now.
"Okay, now let's talk about what happened between you and Xueyun Pavilion? Do you think it is possible for Soul Killing Valley to win this war?" Qin Muling asked.
Chi Xingzi shook his head simply: "It's very difficult to do. No matter how thorough the planning of the Sha Valley Master is, the Soul Killing Valley only has a close to 40% chance, let alone now. The Pavilion Master of the Blood Cloud Pavilion actually
He is the offspring of a blood demon and a human race. He possesses some mysterious and vicious innate magical powers. It is said that he also has a very powerful high-grade treasure, so his advantages are quite obvious."
Qin Muling pondered: "In that case, why is Sha Wuye still fighting this battle?"
Chi Xingzi sighed: "If I have a choice, the Valley Master certainly doesn't want to start a war. The problem is that the Blood Cloud Pavilion doesn't want to let go of Soul Killing Valley. The Pavilion Master has always been greedy, shameless, bloodthirsty and vicious, and has sent envoys to the door more than once.
They threatened and intimidated the Valley of Souls to surrender to it unconditionally, but the owner of the valley refused, so it ended up like this."
Anyone who can become the leader of a force will naturally not be a good man or woman. With Sha Wuye's temperament, he did not want to succumb to a half-human, half-demon monster, so he unceremoniously rejected the Xueyun Pavilion man.
The request of the Pavilion Master.
Qin Muling thought thoughtfully: "If I take action personally and want to swallow up the foundations of Soul Killing Valley and Blood Cloud Pavilion at the same time, and take over all their vassal forces, what do you think are the chances of winning?"
Chi Xingzi said cautiously: "If you, the master, are here in person, of course it won't be a problem. All the True First Realm monks from their two families combined will not be your opponent. You just want to digest and rationalize the territory and resources of the two families. You have to
It will take some time, and...we must prevent other surrounding forces from coming to pick peaches."
He couldn't understand the depth of Qin Muling's background at all, and he didn't know what kind of terrifying trump card this handsome young man with mysterious origins hid, but he could figure it out with his heels. It was definitely not something that two low-level casual cultivators could compete with.
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For ordinary people or casual cultivators with no foundation, Blood Cloud Pavilion and Soul Killing Valley are already unimaginable behemoths. However, in the eyes of the real big sect forces, they are just as good as a country old man.
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Therefore, as long as Qin Muling is willing, it is only a matter of time to regain these two sects and take over their foundations. Even if he seizes several other forces of the same size, it will not be worth mentioning.
Qin Muling smiled: "If you don't go back, will Sha Wuye come to save you personally?"
Chi Xingzi spread his hands and said: "If it were normal times, this might be possible, but now that the two sects are about to go to war, he definitely can't care about me."
"Very good, let's leave it at that for now, wait and see what happens, and wait until they get a result."
Qin Muling made a decision. Xueyun Pavilion could not win this war without any loss. Sha Wuye would definitely pay a corresponding price due to his desperate counterattack.
At that time, it will be the most suitable opportunity for Qin Muling to take action, and he can take over the two families' foundations without any effort.
Sure enough, just ten days later, Xueyun Pavilion launched a large-scale offensive, dispatching about 70% of its strength to besiege the sect's main altar in Soul-Slaying Valley.
Naturally, Sha Wuye would not sit still and wait for death. He immediately took advantage of the geographical advantage and launched a counterattack. Bloody battles broke out between the two sides, both of which resulted in heavy casualties.
After a stalemate for more than half a month, Soul Killing Valley finally couldn't hold on any longer, and the master of Xueyun Pavilion led a crowd to break through the sect's main altar, followed by a brutal and inhumane massacre.
Seeing the critical moment when the Soul-Slaying Valley was about to be destroyed and eliminated, Qin Muling finally arrived. First, he seriously injured the Blood Cloud Pavilion Master with a Taoist puppet, and then restrained Sha Wuye in one fell swoop.
The few remaining True First Realm monks on both sides launched a siege, but were still completely suppressed by Qin Muling, and then captured them one by one.
At this point, the foundations of the two sects have all fallen into Qin Muling's hands.
