In the northern part of Qixia Jie Lingzhou, the terrain of Changling is extremely dangerous. It runs through two large mountains and valleys in the east and west, with a radius of dozens of miles. Among them, there are hundreds of white mountains and black water, which are rich in nine-leaf monarch spirit grass, devil's hundred-winged flower and so on.
There are as many as 3,200 kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and more than 800 kinds of rare birds and animals. It has always been the favorite place for Lingzhou monks. Because this treasure land is not only dangerous in terrain, easy to defend but difficult to attack,
It can be used as the gateway of Xiaoyue Sect in the northern part of Lingzhou, and from Changling to the south is the former Lingzhou territory, the largest forest in Lingzhou. The two areas are very closely connected. As long as a checkpoint is set up in Changling, it can prevent
Intrusion by any hostile forces, and if this place is occupied by others, it will have the opposite effect. On the other hand, Changling is more like an inexhaustible treasure house, with a large number of rich natural resources.
The land is a treasure, so since Xiaoyue Sect's bid to conquer Lingzhou thirty years ago, Mrs. Hongxing has taken a fancy to this treasure land and has been working hard to include Changling into Xiaoyue's territory.
This is not because Mrs. Hongxing is ambitious, but because Changling is such a wonderful place. Ever since Xiaoyue Sect completely broke up with Shenglong Mountain, the two heavenly sects have entered into a life-and-death situation. Duan Xinghuang
There was an agreement with Feng Jueyu that Duan Xinghuang would not dare to enter the territory of Lingzhou for sixty years. However, Mrs. Hongxing had always been worried that Duan Xinghuang was still evil and would secretly stab him, so she was very concerned about the rule of the area around Lingzhou.
Of course, even so, Mrs. Hongxing did not raise her troops to enter Changling. After all, Changling used to be under the jurisdiction of a force called "Tianluo Sword Sect". The master of this Tianzong called Gu, the descendant of "Big Tianluo Sword".
Shun, I had many contacts with Xiaoyue Sect in the past. The two sects got along very harmoniously with no friction at all. But just recently, Gu Shun, the leader of Tianluo Sword Sect, went crazy when he broke through and died tragically.
The Tianluo Sword Sect was leaderless, and after the death of Sect Leader Gu, his disciples and relatives began to premeditatedly seize power. Among them, the most serious competition was between the Sect Leader's chief disciple Wen Zhen and his only son Gu Baize.
There are some connections and prestige within the Tianzong. In addition, the old sect leader died suddenly, and the sect leader inheritance within the Tianzong was all designated by the sect leader during his lifetime. Therefore, once Gu Shunren left, the position of the sect leader became a must-have for both parties.
The goal led to the internal division into two camps.
Of these two camps, one is the inner disciples headed by Gu Baize, the only son of Gu Shun, the leader of Tianzong, and the elders of the cabinet. The other is Wen Zhen, the chief disciple of Tianzong, and the two guardians on the left and right, as well as the head of Sanyintang under Wen Zhen's rule.
They lead the outer disciples.
Jiujie Mountain Tianzong has many forces, and many Tianzong sects have different sect rules. For example, the rules set by Xiaoyue Sect, the status of inner sect disciples is much higher than that of outer sect disciples. If you want to become the elite of the sect, you must go through many levels.
Through layer-by-layer screening, one enters the outer sect to practice for a period of time, and then undergoes selection to become an inner sect disciple. But this Tianluo Sword Sect is different. The Tianluo Sword Sect is governed by separate courts, and the status of the inner and outer sects is the same.
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In the Tianluo Sword Sect, the inner sect is mainly responsible for the supervision and execution of the sect rules, the acceptance and inheritance of disciples by the major elders, the inheritance of the sect's magical powers, and even the control of a series of memorial etiquette. The main responsibility is related to the inheritance of the sect.
A series of matters; while the outer sect of Tianluo Sword Sect is mainly responsible for specific affairs, such as the heavenly materials and earthly treasures used by each disciple of the sect for cultivation, inspection and security around the sect's territory, and so on.
Coupled with the supervision and prevention of the hostile forces on the opposite side, there are clear details. Therefore, in the Tianluo Sword Sect, the functions of the inner and outer sects are one to control the outside and one to control the inside. There is a clear division of labor between them, and they do not interfere with each other.
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But because of this, after Gu Shun died, friction within the door broke out instantly.
Because the inner and outer departments are responsible for different functions and have different supervisors, it is easy for conflicts to arise.
For example, Wen Zhen, the eldest disciple of Gu Shun, is a master of Dzogchen. This person is the leader of the outer sect. He is extremely talented and brilliant, and he is admired by the outer sect disciples. When he came to this
It was Gu Shun who single-handedly promoted him to the position. At that time, he also said that he would be interested in selecting the next sect master from Wen Zhen and Gu Baize. Therefore, at that time, Gu Shun appointed Qin Ming, the guardian on the left, and Qin Ming, the guardian on the right.
Lu Tianyang sent Wen Zhen to help him, and Wen Zhen served as the leader of the outer sect for eighty years.
As for Gu Baize, Wen Zhen's biological son, he is similar in age to Wen Zhen. He also practiced with Wen Zhen from childhood. Although his cultivation level is not as high as Wen Zhen's, he has also reached the late stage of Chengdao. The key is
Later, when both of them became adults, Gu Shun separated the two of them in order to let Wen Zhen help him take care of the affairs of the outer sect. Previously, Wen Zhen and Gu Baize were both practicing in the Cabinet Elder Hall, because in the Tianluo Sword Sect,
The rule is that only those who are truly qualified to become a sect master can accept inheritance in the Cabinet Elders' Hall. However, as soon as Wen Zhen was transferred, the head of the Cabinet Elders' Hall, that is, the great elder Yao Ziqi, the head of the inner sect, decided to promote Gu Baize.
He became the leader of the inner sect and had long been interested in formally raising the matter. However, he did not expect that before the matter could be mentioned, Gu Shun died because of his obsession.
As a result, the candidate for the sect leader is left vacant.
As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a master for a day, and the same is true for Tianzong. After Gu Shun died, Yao Ziqi decided to officially nominate Gu Baize as the new sect leader, because Gu Baize was Gu Shun's biological son, and it was also known to everyone that he would soon be the leader of the clan.
The candidate to take over as the leader of the inner sect, and although his strength is not the strongest, it is still very high in the entire Tianluo Sword Sect, so he is qualified to be the new sect leader.
But as soon as Yao Ziqi raised this matter, he was unanimously opposed by the outer sect. The first ones who disagreed were the left protector Qin Ming and the right protector Lu Tianyang, because these two people usually did not deal with the Cabinet Elders Hall, and Gu Shun was still alive.
At that time, there were many disagreements between the inner and outer sects on the affairs of the clan. Yao Ziqi was also an old fox. In order to deal with the left and right guardians, he often snitched in front of Gu Shun, so that before Gu Shun died, the two groups looked down upon each other.
They fell in love, and now that Gu Shun is dead, Qin Ming and Lu Tianyang think that if Gu Baize becomes the new sect leader, then they will definitely have no way to survive in the sect, and they may be sidelined and killed by Gu Baize soon, so the two of them
Before Yao Ziqi could react, he encouraged Wen Zhen to stand up against Gu Baize before the old sect leader was buried.
Because in the Tianluo Sword Sect, Wen Zhen is the only one who can fight against Gu Baize. First of all, he is Gu Shun's favorite disciple. Secondly, he also received training in the Cabinet Elder's Hall. Furthermore, Gu Shun also said at the beginning that Wen Zhen and
Gu Baize is a person he trusts, and both of them are very talented. The position of sect leader should only be held by those who are capable. Maybe who of the last two people will be able to take the position.
Because of this sentence, and because Wen Zhen was also a relatively ambitious person, the inner and outer sects of the Tianluo Sword Sect were completely split after Gu Shun's death.
Of course, the split was just an internal war, but after something happened, the internal split of the Tianluo Sword Sect evolved into a confrontation between the four major Tiansects.
This matter can be traced back to thirty years ago. At that time, Xiaoyue's rise in Lingzhou shocked the entire Qixia Realm. Almost everyone in the continents knew about Xiaoyue's strength and methods.
For a while, when Mrs. Hongxing raised the banner and secured the top spot in Lingzhou, Gu Shun even brought Wen Zhen here to congratulate her. The two heavenly sects got along quite harmoniously.
Years later, Duan Xinghuang, who had suffered heavy losses at the hands of Feng Jueyu, fell in love with Changling, and secretly asked his daughter Duan Feihuang to negotiate with the cabinet elders Yao Ziqi and Gu Baize countless times, which also formed a
Close contact.
Duan Xinghuang's actions are easy to understand. After all, Shenglong Mountain and Xiaoyue Sect are in conflict. Sooner or later, one of them will fall. Duan Xinghuang's original intention is to seize the lifeline of Changling and prepare to directly crush Xiao after Jiazi.
Yuezong, but he didn't expect that the relationship had not reached Gu Shun, and the latter was gone. When Yao Ziqi proposed to promote Gu Baize, Duan Xinghuang thought it was a good opportunity, so he began to support Gu Baize with manpower and material resources, but
This matter was recently discovered by the left protector Qin Ming and the right protector Lu Tianyang. When they thought about it, they couldn't resist Shenglong Mountain with their own strength, so they took Wen Zhen to find Mrs. Hongxing.
When Mrs. Hongxing heard the news, she immediately became furious, because there was a shadow of Emperor Duan Xing in Tianluo Sword Sect, and what Emperor Duan wanted to do, Mrs. Hongxing could figure it out clearly after thinking about it.
, Xiao Yuezong became the strongest supporter behind Wen Zhen, and began to fight with Yao Ziqi, Gu Baize and the others.
As for the fact that more than half of the disciples of Xiaoyue Sixth Hall came out in full force, it was also because Yao Ziqi found out that Wen Zhen had found Xiaoyue Sect and was no longer prepared to sneak around. Instead, he openly brought the Duan family members into Changling.
The two heavenly sects met again after thirty years, so they were naturally extremely jealous. Therefore, the battle for the throne of the Tianluo Sword Sect this time seemed to outsiders to be just an internal split, but from the perspective of Xiaoyue Sect and Brahma Temple, it was
It is a life-and-death fight between the two Tianzong. After all, Changling is blocking the way. Duan Xinghuang cannot quietly make small moves against Xiaoyue Sect, but if Changling becomes Duan Xinghuang's "inner palace"
, then Xiaoyue was in a precarious situation. With such a smart mind, Mrs. Yi Hongxing would definitely not watch such a thing happen.
So, just when Fan Wudou and Wu Yingxue rushed to help Wei Xu, the friction between Xiaoyue Sect and Brahma Temple broke out thirty years in advance.