The Tianyan Pavilion founded by Ximen Changqing has now spread throughout the world of immortal cultivation, and even the demon-slaying battlefield has activities of Tianyan Pavilion disciples.
Except for the pavilion master and a few elders, most of the Tianyan Pavilion disciples still don't know that their allegiance is to the Ximen family.
But they are really very professional and can complete the task very well. What they are best at is gathering information.
In a very inconspicuous small shop in Shengdifang City, two early Yuanying monks started talking to the shopkeeper after purchasing a small amount of spiritual objects.
The shopkeeper's surname is Zhang, and he is also a monk in the early stage of Nascent Soul. He looks very shrewd. The spiritual items in the small shop are all best-sellers, and he is very good at doing business.
"Zhang Daoyou, the matter between the Tianmo Sect and the Ximen family has been rumored all over the streets recently, and there are various versions. You are a shrewd person, do you know the inside story?"
A tall and thin monk asked calmly.
"Haha! Fellow Taoist, you have asked the right person. The casual cultivators on the streets of Fangshi know only superficial information. Only I have the most authentic news.
The Ximen family has just entered Shengdifang. In order to understand the situation, I closed the door directly and went to visit their exhibition.
You may not know that the Ximen family paid a heavy price in order to annihilate the Demon Sect. Most of the family’s powerful deities were seriously injured.
Nowadays, most of the injured powerful gods are hiding in the Donghuang tribe to practice in seclusion, and the family's strength has been greatly reduced."
The monk surnamed Zhang gave a vivid description as if it were true, and there was no flaw in it.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, most of the strong men of the Ximen family were seriously injured, but they can still dispatch four members of the Huashen tribe to publicize their achievements in the Holy Land Square? It seems that there are many uninjured Huashen tribesmen who have been strengthened!"
The tall and thin monk continued to ask.
"Haha! You don't understand this! The weaker the family is, the more powerful it must show to prevent anyone from taking advantage of it."
The monk surnamed Zhang said seriously.
"Well, what Fellow Daoist Zhang said makes sense, but this is all Daoist Fellow's guess!"
The tall and thin monk laughed and joked.
"Of course not. I have a good friend who is a disciple of the Holy Land Ancestor. He told me personally,
He said that the ancestors of several major holy places invited the Ximen family to the demon-killing battlefield. The four ancestors of the Ximen family said that the family suffered heavy losses and almost all of them were recovering in the clan..."
The monk surnamed Zhang said that he has a nose and eyes, which is hard not to believe.
"Oh, it turns out that the Ximen family has suffered such a heavy loss. Thank you fellow Taoist for informing me. It satisfies my curiosity. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave."
The tall and thin monk said goodbye to his companions and left.
After the two left, a minor alchemy cultivator came forward and asked curiously: "Elder, do we have any grudge against the Ximen family?"
"We in Tianyan Pavilion only do things and have no grudges against anyone. This is what the higher-ups say, so we just do as we are told."
The monk surnamed Zhang said calmly.
He is the person in charge of Tianyan Pavilion stationed in Shengdifang, and is mainly responsible for collecting intelligence. This time, the superiors gave him a new task to leak the decline of the Ximen family.
This was also what Ximen Changqing meant, deliberately showing weakness to the enemy and testing the reactions of the other demonic sects.
If these demonic sects send strong men to sneak attack Qingyang Mountain, they can be caught in one fell swoop and save them from causing trouble in the world of immortality.
This is also due to the fact that there are multiple locations of demonic sects, but Tianyan Pavilion has never been found. The Ximen family cannot take the initiative to attack if they want, so it is good to just sit back and wait.
As long as a large enough trap is laid in Qingyang Mountain, it will be enough to annihilate all future enemies. The Ximen family has this strength.
After walking out of the shop, the tall and thin monk and his companion quietly walked into an inn, entered a room, and opened the soundproofing ban.
"Elder, we have investigated clearly. The Ximen family has suffered heavy losses, and most of the powerful men are recuperating in the clan. This is internal information from the Holy Land and should be reliable."
The tall and thin monk reported to a middle-aged monk, and the companions beside him nodded repeatedly.
"Your investigation results are basically consistent with those of others. It seems that the news about Ximen's heavy losses is true.
They sent four powerful gods to take control of the Holy Land. It was just a bluff. The clan's defense must be very weak.
Okay, you have done a great job, go down and have a rest!"
After the middle-aged monk finished speaking, he took out the sound transmission treasure and sent the news back to the evil sect's nest.
He is an outer elder of the Evil Sect and is mainly responsible for collecting intelligence. He has not practiced any demonic skills and is no different from ordinary monks, so he is not easy to be discovered.
This time, the mission he received was to investigate the Ximen family's intelligence at all costs.
In addition to the Evil Sect, the Holy Demon Sect, the Fire Demon Sect, the Sea Demon Sect and other demonic sects have also used their own intelligence networks to comprehensively investigate the Ximen family.
For a time, a large number of strange monks appeared in Holy Land Square who were investigating the Ximen family's intelligence, and some of their secret work even reached Donghuang.
However, as long as they enter the Eastern Wilderness, they will be under strict surveillance by the Ximen family, and their every move will be undetectable.
In order to cooperate with these detailed operations, the Ximen family set up the Qingyang Mountain formation to its maximum strength, and Qingyangfang also stepped up its vigilance, assuming a posture as if it were facing a formidable enemy.
This gives people a feeling of guilty conscience. After some agents discovered these situations, they immediately sent the news back.
At the Evil Cult General Forum, the leader of the Evil Cult looked very good after receiving intelligence from all directions.
"Most of the strong men of the Ximen family were seriously injured, and many members of the Huashen tribe were killed. This is only reasonable! The strength of the Demon Sect is there.
How can we eliminate the Demon Sect without paying a heavy price? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Haha!"
The Great Elder of the Evil Sect said excitedly.
"The Great Elder is right. If we don't take this opportunity to avenge the Demon Sect, when the Ximen family's strong men recover from their injuries, they might attack us.
We must strike first and join forces with the other powerful people to attack the Ximen family together."
The second elder of the Evil Sect also supports the war.
"Haha! I understand what you mean, but you still have to be more cautious. I will contact the adults of the demon clan immediately and ask for their opinions.
Only the adults of the Demon Clan can mobilize the remaining powerful men to join us in the fight."
The leader of the Demon Sect took out the sound transmission treasure and contacted the Demon King on the Demon Slayer battlefield.
At the same time, the other major demonic forces also reported the information they investigated to the demon king on the demon-slaying battlefield.
The conclusions drawn by the investigations by multiple forces were consistent, and they all took the initiative to start a war, which made several demon kings in the demon-slaying battlefield very happy.
If the Ximen family is really seriously injured, it would be a good opportunity for revenge. Only by eradicating the Ximen family can they relieve their hatred.
"Lord Mo Wuwei, this is a good opportunity for them to allocate their elite forces and quietly raid Ximen's house.
Completely eradicate this damn family to avenge the Demon Sect’s destruction.”
Mo Wushang wanted to take action himself, and his temper was very violent.
"The investigation results of each family are basically consistent with our predictions. It is impossible for the Ximen family to destroy the Demon Sect without paying a heavy price.
Now is the time when they are at their weakest and most in need of cultivation. If we cannot take this opportunity to eradicate them, once they are allowed to recover, they will be a big threat to us."
Mo Wuyou also supports starting a war.
"Aren't you worried that this is a trap?"
"We believe this is true, so why not take a gamble."
"Okay! Then let's take a gamble and give them an order to each send half of their strong men to quietly raid Ximen's house.
In order not to be discovered, only the powerful ones who transform themselves into gods will be used, and the main forces of each sect should not act rashly."
Mo Wudi also decided to take a risk. If he could kill the Ximen family, it would be beneficial to them.
Soon, the major demon sects received orders from Mo Wuwei and began to select cultivators who transformed into gods and demons, and then went to the evil sect's headquarters to meet.
In the direction of the Ximen family, Ximen Changqing, who had been in seclusion for a long time, came out of seclusion.
He was in retreat in the Nine Heavens Space, and the actual retreat time was very long. He was in retreat to break through the shackles of his cultivation and advance to the late stage of divine transformation.
However, after trying it, he always felt that he was stuck somewhere. It seemed that his understanding of the way of heaven was not enough, so he was unable to break through the shackles of cultivation.
"The time has not come, there is nothing we can do! Go to Shengdifang and have a look!"
Ximen Changqing lowered his cultivation level, disguised himself as an ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul monk, and arrived at Holy Land Square.
Because he suppressed his aura well, he did not arouse the suspicion of outsiders. He successfully entered Shengdifang and found a place in the teahouse in Fangshi.
At this time, the guests in the teahouse were all discussing the affairs of the Demon Sect and the Ximen family. The more they talked, the more excited they became, and they did not want to leave.
"Fellow Taoists, you must have heard about it! More than half of the strong men of the Ximen family were seriously injured and are recuperating in seclusion in the clan. That's why they declined the invitation from the Holy Land and did not go to the demon-slaying battlefield."
"Not only that, I heard that the Ximen family also lost many members of the Huashen clan, maybe six or seven."
"More than that, at least ten members of the God-Transforming Clan have died. You must know that the Heavenly Demon Sect has seventeen God-Transforming Demon Cultivators. How powerful they are.
How could it be possible to kill all seventeen God-Transforming Demon Cultivators without losing ten of the God-Transforming tribesmen?"
"So, the Ximen family's vitality has also been seriously damaged!"
"For the stability of the world of immortality, this sacrifice is worth it. Someone must sacrifice to destroy the devil."
"Hahaha! What fellow Taoist said is absolutely true. Being able to annihilate the Demon Sect is a great joy. We should celebrate. Come and have tea!"
"Hahaha! Fellow Taoists, drink tea!"
A group of monks were chatting and laughing, and seemed to be in a very good mood.
When they talked about the death of the Ximen family members, their expressions were light and gentle, as if it was all a trivial matter.
They felt that it was a great good thing that the Demon Sect was wiped out. As for the heavy losses suffered by the Ximen family, it had nothing to do with them.
"Fellow Taoist, why don't you drink tea? Does it taste bad?"
A fat middle-aged cultivator asked with a smile.
"No, it tastes very good. I just heard that the Ximen family lost many strong men, and I feel sad. They sacrificed their lives for the stability of the world of immortality."
Ximen Changqing pretended to sigh.
"Hey! Why are fellow Taoists sad when a strong man from the Ximen family falls? There will always be casualties in destroying the demonic way. This is inevitable.
The Ximen family lost at most ten strong men, but they killed seventeen demon cultivators. This is a great victory! It’s not a loss at all, hahaha!”
The fat middle-aged monk smiled so cheaply that it made people want to beat him up.
Of course, Ximen Changqing won't actually take action, he just sighs.
These monks are too selfish. In their eyes, the sacrifices of others are insignificant. They only value their own interests.
If others make huge sacrifices for their benefit, they will only applaud but not show much gratitude.
Many times, Ximen Changqing wonders, is it necessary to protect these selfish people?
But thinking about it on the other hand, aren’t the Ximen family selfish? And what reason is there to accuse others of being selfish?
The sacrifice of the Ximen family became a topic of conversation among the monks, which made Ximen Changqing unable to stay any longer, so he turned around and left the teahouse.
But walking on the streets of Shengdifang, you can also hear many monks talking and laughing. They talk about the Ximen family's vitality, which is like telling stories, without any awe at all.
"The Ximen family slaughtered the Demon Sect for the sake of the family itself and to enhance the family's prestige. Why should we crave the awe of others?"
Ximen Changqing smiled faintly, left Holy Land Square, and returned to the Qingyang Mountain Clan.
After this trip, I can at least be sure that Tianyan Pavilion is working efficiently and has spread the news that the Ximen family's vitality has been severely damaged.
In this way, he will have to deploy the defense of Qingyang Mountain carefully. The enemy may launch a surprise attack at any time.
In order to annihilate the enemy with the least casualties, the best way is to deploy large formations, and moreover, if one large formation is destroyed, there will be another one.
In addition, the Huashen clan members should also be transferred back as much as possible, and more Huashen clan members should be gathered in the family to give the invading enemies a head-on blow.
In the past few months, several members of the Ximen family have been promoted to the state of transforming gods, allowing the number of Ximen clan members to break through the seventy-member mark.
Ximen Changqing planned to assemble sixty of them and use an absolutely superior force to annihilate all the invading enemies.
"Changqing, Qingyang Mountain has already deployed six fifth-level offensive and defensive formations. Do you want to continue deploying them?"
Ximen Renzhi thought it was enough.
"Second uncle, since the family has enough fifth-level formations, there is no need to save anything. The enemy this time may be even more powerful than the Demon Sect.
Only when we are fully prepared can we calmly annihilate the invading enemies. The more prepared we are, the safer our tribe will be and we can try to avoid the demise of our tribe."
Ximen Changqing said calmly.
What he pursues is zero casualties among his clan members. To achieve this, he must be as prepared as possible.
The greater the gap in combat power, the safer the tribe is. With an absolutely superior power, the tribe can be prevented from falling.
Every member of the Ximen family is a treasure, and Ximen Changqing doesn’t want to see any member of the family die.
"Okay! I'll gather the tribesmen and continue to increase the deployment of the fifth-level formation."
Ximen Renzhi nodded and began to make various arrangements.
Soon, the Ximen Family God Clan members who were scattered in various places began to return to their families one after another, and Qingyang Mountain suddenly gathered strong people.
At this moment, several strong men from the Demonic Sect met at the Demonic Sect's main forum.
However, when the demon powerhouse left, the elders of two factions were not too careful and were discovered by the disciples of Tianyan Pavilion, who immediately reported to Ximen Changqing.