Just when Fang Chang finally found a chance to show off, someone was also not idle.
Zhengqi Villa Center.
A tall building that can overlook half of the villa is called Zhengqi Building.
Rooftop platform.
Four people were making tea and discussing Taoism.
If there were people from the eighteen sects present, they would definitely be shocked when they saw these four people.
Because they were none other than Ancestor Biyun, Taoist Fire Dragon, Shadow Demon, and the former owner of Zhengqi Villa, Ling Xiao.
The former owner of the farm has white hair, but his appearance is that of a young man, with fair complexion and full of vitality.
If he dyed his hair black, he would probably be younger than his son.
The first three people are all Jindan Zhenren. Now Ling Xiao can sit on an equal footing with them. His level of cultivation is self-evident.
Apparently, this reclusive former owner of the village has quietly broken through to the golden elixir realm.
"Brother Ling is so elegant. He hides in this Zhengqi Building and lives his own family. He doesn't care about the spring, autumn, winter and summer outside the building. This leisurely atmosphere makes me really envious.
Now that he has become a real person, he is sitting back and watching the storm.
Upstairs in Zhengqi, the scenery is unique.”
Ancestor Biyun picked up the tea cup, looked at the clouds rolling in the sky, and sighed.
Ling Xiao smiled to himself and said: "This is a person who is just living on his last breath. With the help of the power of heaven and earth, and a little bit of luck, it is just a fluke."
"Being able to become a golden elixir, all breakthroughs are not a fluke. Ling Xiao, you old guy is still so hypocritical."
Taoist Huolong is as fierce as fire, and he never hides his words.
In other words, it means bad breath.
But who knew that his strength was there? Ancestor Biyun and Ling Xiao both smiled bitterly when they heard this, looking like they were helpless against him.
As for how many times I have killed him in my heart, only God knows.
There is only the fourth person, Shadow Demon, as the newly joined Jin Dan Zhenren. He is not smiling at the moment, nor is he not smiling. He is embarrassed the whole time.
"Let's stop talking. Since we are all sitting at the same table, let's talk directly."
While talking, Taoist Huolong was playing with a small fiery red round stove in his hand.
The stove has three legs, and five fire dragons are wrapped around the stove body. The five dragon heads point upward, making the shape of spitting fire, which is lifelike.
He suddenly put down the stove and said: "Thirty years have passed, and some sects are obsessed with their past achievements and are increasingly unable to keep up with our pace.
Just like the sects at the bottom of the rankings, not even the leader came to the sect conference this time. It seemed that they were determined to admit defeat.
There is a guaranteed share anyway, so I just admit defeat.
For this kind of people, it is a waste of resources to give them, instead of giving them to us directly to cultivate more disciples.
This time, I plan to keep only half of the sects, that is, nine families, what do you think?"
"Nine families?"
Ancestor Biyun smiled slightly, but what he said made people chill.
"Is it too much, Brother Ling, what do you think?"
Ling Xiao nodded: "What Brother Xia said is absolutely true. In the past, there was a mixture of fish and dragons in the Liuyun Mountains, so we had to hug together to keep warm.
But it has always been me who has been waiting at the front to kill the enemy bravely, and this has made the sect alliance what it is now.
Those sects ranked at the bottom only had a temporary opportunity, how could they enjoy the results?
When we first formed the alliance, many of us had not even broken through to the foundation building realm.
But now, some people are still wasting time in the foundation-building realm, and some have already reached the golden elixir realm.
If you are unwilling to work hard, you should be eliminated.
The thirty-year share is worthy of the original alliance."
"Nine families are still too many, let's count them as five."
"Biyun Sect, Fire Dragon Sect, Zhengqi Villa, Yuanjue Temple, there are only one left. I must leave some thoughts for them."
The implication is that without Jin Dan Zhenren, he is not qualified to join their new alliance.
Taoist Huolong frowned: "Only five families are left? Too few. Yiqingshan, Tiangong Sect, Lingjian Sect, just these three families, the strength of any one cannot be underestimated.
If they start making trouble, shouldn't we all personally suppress it?
Once we take action, others will only take advantage.
Don't forget that the old fox in Yang Lu has been eyeing us. We have forced too many sects to rebel. Once they throw themselves into Jiedushi's mansion for revenge, then Jiedushi's mansion will get a big advantage and cultivate a great enemy for us?
"
This is why they are reluctant to use ultimate violence.
Otherwise, they Jindan Masters have already reached an agreement, so there is no need to leave other quotas for them.
If you get an extra share, that's hundreds of thousands of spirit stones. Who wouldn't like it?
However, spiritual practice is never simply about fighting and killing. Without the power to suppress all dissatisfaction, compromise will be everywhere.
Ancestor Biyun pondered for a moment and said: "Taoist Master Yiqing reached the foundation-building realm thirty years ago, and he is also known as the old man. Although he has rarely made any moves in the past ten years, his strength cannot be underestimated.
If he is not too old yet and even secretly breaks through to the golden elixir realm, then he will give them a place as a family.
But the Tiangong Sect is probably due to your selfishness, Huolong.
Although their machine creations are powerful, their lack of skill in fighting is also their shortcoming. I know that the Tiangong Sect is a partner of the Fire Dragon Sect. What promise did you give them in private?
This is everyone's interest and does not tolerate your petty calculations.
As for the Lingjian Sect, after Qin Jing’s death, the younger generations were still a little behind.
Again, if they are really capable, it is not impossible to give them a spot.
Five is indeed a bit too few, let’s change it to six.”
"From now on, Biyun Sect and Fire Dragon Sect will share 60% of the Lingshi vein, and the remaining 40% will be discussed by the four of you."
"What do you think?"
Ancestor Biyun looked at the three of them.
Taoist Huolong muttered after hearing this distribution, but did not object.
He does have some selfish motives, and now that Ancestor Biyun has exposed them, he thinks of giving some compensation to the Tiangong Sect in private.
Perhaps he could also take the opportunity to merge the Tiangong Sect into his Fire Dragon Sect.
Ling Xiao nodded slightly.
The Biyun Sect and the Fire Dragon Sect have dominated the Liuyun Mountains for many years, and the strength of the two sects cannot be matched by just one more Jindan Daoist.
Now they only ask for 10% more share than before, which is already a big deal.
The remaining 40%, even if it is divided equally, they should still have 10%.
What's more, the other two families don't have Golden Elixir monks yet.
As for Shadow Demon, I have no problem with it.
"Of course, Fire Dragon's worries are not unreasonable."
Ancestor Biyun looked at Shadow Demon: "Brother Wan, I leave this matter to you."
The original name of Shadow Demon is Wan'an, Wan of Wanying Tower. As for the ancestor of Biyun, his original name is Xia Wuhui, so Ling Xiao will call him Brother Xia.
Only Huolong Taoist never used his original name. He was nicknamed Fire Wolf when he debuted. Later, after receiving the magic weapon Five Dragon God Furnace, he changed his nickname to Huolong Taoist.
Hearing this, Shadow Demon's sinister face suddenly smiled.
This is the value of him joining in midway.
The other three families cherish their feathers, and if he doesn't do more dirty work, how can he be qualified to enter the venue and share the cake?
"Please don't worry, I will let them quit voluntarily and with dignity. If they don't want to be dignified, I will give them one."
He has never been a loner, and his notorious shadow killings are enough to give other small sects a decent exit.
It's not impossible for him to even take action himself when necessary.
As a killer, he has never had the concept of bullying the weak, only killing with one blow.
…
The next day.
The sect conference was officially held at the martial arts field of Zhengqi Villa.
The current owner of Zhengqi Villa, Ling Yun, served as the host, while Biyun Sect and Fire Dragon Sect attended the scene as acting leaders of the eighteen sect alliances.
All the other sects who could make up the number also came.
It's just that today's atmosphere is not as lively as in the past, but more quiet and solemn.
The sect area ranked at the bottom is even more eerily quiet.
They seemed to have anticipated their fate, but still had a glimmer of hope.
Mrs. Qin recalled the scene of the last sect conference and felt that something was wrong. She felt a little frightened and felt that something was going to happen.
"Jianchun, it's better for us to be careful in this conference, otherwise we won't fight. Your safety is the most important thing."
She whispered to Li Hu.
Hearing this, Li Hu's fingers unconsciously slid across his eyebrows, and he responded with his jaw:
"Aunt Fang, don't worry."
As for not fighting, that is impossible.
After all, Fang Chang has already finished pretending. If he doesn't do it now, he will trap Fang Chang in dishonesty and himself in injustice.
In addition, Jin Dan Zhenren, he has long been interested in competing.
Thinking of what Fang Chang said to him.
If you want to gain respect from others, the best way is to fight.
And this is what he is good at.
Fang Chang leaned crookedly on the seat next to him, his face slightly pale. Tie Zhu stood behind him and massaged his temples, using gentle magic to sort out his energy and blood.
"Brother, does this feel comfortable?"
Fang Chang replied feebly: "Yes, the strength is very good."
Elder Tang glanced at Fang Chang intentionally or unintentionally.
Why did this deacon Fang go out with the door owner? He seemed to be squeezed dry, but the door owner was full of energy and looked radiant.
This is really hard not to misunderstand.
Next to Lingjian Gate is the headquarters of Changsong Sect and Baicao Valley.
At this moment, both Duan Yiping and Hua Rou looked a little gloomy.
Although Fang Chang's cowhide boasts loudly, everything is a verbal agreement, and the actual agreement depends on the subsequent development.
If Li Jianchun loses to Shadow Demon, what he said before will be a blank piece of paper.
If they win, or even kill the shadow demon as Fang Chang said, then it will be really difficult to end it if they don't agree.
But just to give up their own foundation and change from the leader of the sect to the master of a lineage, how could they feel any better?
For a moment, they didn't know whether they should pray that Li Jianchun should win or lose.
"Ahem!"
Ling Yun stood on the stage and coughed twice, attracting everyone's attention.
"Today is the time for the third sect conference, and Zhengqi Villa is honored to be able to serve all of you for three consecutive sessions.
But here, Ling still wants to say goodbye to everyone.
After this conference is over, many of us may leave sadly and never have the opportunity to attend the conference again.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd exploded.
"What?!"
"What do you mean by Master Ling's words? Why can't we see each other again?"
"Is the rumor true? The sect alliance wants to kick us out?"
"People from the Fire Dragon Sect and Biyun Sect, they come out to speak!"
"We have shed blood for the alliance, and we have made meritorious service for the alliance. You can't do this to us!"
The people who spoke were mostly from the sects at the bottom.
Especially those last sects that Huolong Taoist said didn't even have leaders. They were doing well, but they were suddenly kicked out. How could they go back and explain to their leaders?
The most important thing is, without the income from the alliance, how will they live in the future?
The middle-ranked sects were silent.
Since Ling Yun dared to reveal this news in public, it meant that some matters had already been discussed behind the scenes, so there was no room for them to object.
Fortunately, the connection over the past few days has worked.
They exchanged glances with each other, moved their lips, and their spiritual consciousness began to transmit sounds.
Of course it is impossible to be kicked out without saying a word. Together, they still have the power to make the two sects fearful.
Even if you have to be kicked out, at least the compensation should be in place.
"Who's making the noise?"
A majestic voice came, and the figure of Patriarch Biyun appeared on the stage.
The others were about to speak when they saw the figure of Taoist Fire Dragon appear on the stage, his fiery power sweeping down, his eyes not angry but powerful.
Then there's Shadow Demon.
His sinister face and ghostly temperament make people shudder.
There is also the ethereal figure of Ling Xiao with flowing white hair. Although his temperament is unrestrained and ethereal, the power of Jin Dan is still released without reservation.
"Four, four golden elixirs?!"
Now everyone was speechless.
Two golden elixir masters, they can also force a fragile balance by taking sides.
Now four real Jindan people appear all of a sudden, how can they fight?
When Ling Yun saw that everyone suddenly became quiet, he pressed his hands down, and his voice contained magical power and spread throughout the venue.
"Everyone, please be patient. It's strange that Ling didn't explain it clearly just now. The so-called not meeting again is just out of consideration for the future development of the sect alliance.
The two leaders of the Biyun Sect and the Fire Dragon Sect, as well as the newly established Alliance Elders Council, have decided to eliminate some incompetent people in the alliance. Their corpses are useless and cannot be cultivated, which has seriously affected the development of our alliance family.
That’s why we made today’s decision to streamline the sect.”
"As for how to distinguish whether you are qualified to stay in the alliance, it is actually very simple. In the world of cultivation, strength is respected, as long as you can meet either of the two conditions.
First, there is one or more Jindan real people sitting in the door.
Secondly, there are more than twenty foundation-building monks in the gate, among which there must be more than three late-stage foundation-building monks.
In addition, any sect that does not meet this condition will be downgraded to a reserve sect of the alliance. Only after meeting the conditions in the future can they officially join the alliance again."
In the end, Patriarch Biyun and others decided to leave a message to other sects, otherwise they would all be forced to rebel, which would be a big trouble.
After Ling Yun announced the conditions, some people's faces were ashen, while others secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and their resistance was greatly reduced.
Although they don't have Jindan Zhenren, they still have twenty foundation-building monks together.
The worst thing is to merge the sects. If one sect is not enough, it would be better to have a few more sects. It is better than facing four golden elixir masters directly.
Just like Duan Yiping thought about the minor league, others more or less have this idea.
Now it's just one step further.
As for who will be the boss in the future, it is better to take one step at a time than to be eliminated directly.
So soon someone stood up and announced loudly:
"From today on, Dikui Sect, Shenxing Sect, Wuhu Mountain, and Feiyun Sect are merged into one sect, named Liuyun Sect!"
After saying that, the man looked at the four real people on the stage.
"A few real people, I wonder if this is considered a violation of the rules?"
