What happened next was completely out of the control of Xiu Ming and others.
Shaoyang Sect disciples fled in large numbers. In less than half a month, more than two-thirds of the low-level disciples fighting on the front line fled, while a quarter of the disciples still stationed in the sect fled.
A little more;
As for the remaining disciples who did not escape, most of them were disciples or relatives of Jindan Zhenren, or they were the powerful Zifu Foundation Establishment Managers, etc.
It can be said that what is left of the Shaoyang Sect today are all the backbones.
On this day, Master Lieyang was sitting on the leader's seat with a pale complexion, looking at the battle reports submitted by his disciples and the jade slips reported by his disciples within the sect.
Before he could finish reading, he clenched his fist, and the jade slip in his hand was instantly wiped out, and he said angrily:
"In just half a month, the total number of people who were instigated to rebel and escaped before the battle has reached three-quarters!
Even most of the Zifu monks have fled, let alone the Foundation Establishment disciples!
What, the trees will fall and the hozens will scatter?!!”
Master Lieyang was furious.
In the main hall, several Jindan masters looked gloomy.
Even Xiu Ming frowned.
Although he couldn't bear to see Master Lieyang and others, the fact that a large number of disciples within the sect fled was tantamount to a disaster for the Shaoyang Sect.
As a Shaoyang Sect Jindan Zhenren, he also did not want to see this scene.
"I wonder what's going on over there on the front line?"
In the silence, Xiu Ming asked.
Master Lieyang's face darkened again, and then he said that he would recall the disciples fighting on the front line and replace them with the disciples stationed within the sect to deal with those family forces.
However, Xiu Ming did not completely agree with this. He thought for a moment and then said:
“The current situation is really unfavorable for our Shaoyang faction;
Under this situation, we can neither recall the disciples who went out to fight, nor can we continue to send out the disciples within the sect. As for those disciples who escaped, we can't do anything to them for the time being;
However, foreign aggression must not be treated unjustly..."
"How could I not know what you are talking about?
But what if these disciples are not recalled and they continue to escape?
What can we do if we don't send new teams to suppress the rebellious forces?
Are we supposed to just let them go and let them fight all the way to the outside of the Shaoyang Sect's mountain gate, while we huddle inside the mountain gate and watch them carve up Hengzhou and embezzle our Shaoyang Sect's property!"
Before Xiu Ming could finish speaking, Master Lieyang interrupted him.
Xiu Ming's brows deepened,
"Although guarding the mountain gate is one way, there is no other way to go.
My suggestion is that if you cannot rely on your own strength to annihilate these forces, it is better to seek help from outside."
When the other Jindan elders in the hall heard this, they all began to think in unison, and some of them's eyes lit up.
Master Lieyang raised his eyebrows and was about to refuse.
However, thinking of the current situation of the Shaoyang Sect, he had to swallow his breath and asked:
"Should we ask for help from the Haoran Sect and other forces, or should we ask for help from the Gu family?"
Xiu Ming thought for a while and listed the pros and cons:
"Asking for help from the Nascent Soul forces and asking for help from the Transformation God forces have their own advantages and disadvantages.
You can think about it, if we ask for help from the Gu family, if we are willing to express our submission, the Gu family will naturally not collect many spiritual objects and will help our Shaoyang sect settle these rebellious families, and there will be no forces attacking us in Shaoyang in the future.
If the sect takes action, it can also stabilize people's hearts and curb the flight of disciples within the sect;
But correspondingly, in the future, the Shaoyang Party will be regarded as subordinates of the Gu family, and their authority will shift outward. Especially in these years, the relationship between the Gu family and its affiliated forces has become closer and closer, which is quite imitating the South China Sea and Zhongzhou;
If we ask for help from Nascent Soul forces such as the Haoran Sect, our Shaoyang Sect will have to pay a lot of spiritual objects. Previously, Chunyang took away a treasure house of spiritual objects when he defected. There are not many spiritual objects left in the sect now.
Well, if we have to pay a lot of precious spiritual things, then our future life will be difficult;
But fortunately, there are still many existences such as Demonic Fire Giants, and we also have protective formations that non-Nascent Soul monks cannot defeat. As long as several golden elixir forces don't attack together like this, our Shaoyang
Pi is not afraid;
However, although these Nascent Soul forces in Donghuang are powerful, our control over affiliated forces in Donghuang has never been strong. In the future, if other forces attack our Shaoyang Sect, these Nascent Soul forces may
There won’t be too much control;
But the good thing is that the Shaoyang Sect is still the Shaoyang Sect, as long as one of us can advance to Nascent Soul quickly, we can restore our status in Hengzhou and even conquer the Wandie Sea Area."
Xiu Ming explained the pros and cons of both options in a very organized manner.
The monks present listened attentively, but were unable to make a decision for a while. Both of these paths were indeed feasible, but the pros and cons were also obvious. When it came to the future of the entire Shaoyang Sect, these Jindan Masters could not help but hesitate.
Not to mention them, even Xiu Ming himself, who put forward this suggestion, didn't know how to make a decision.
Even if it was just based on Xiu Ming's selfishness, he didn't know which option was better.
He joined the Shaoyang Sect at the age of nine and has lived here for hundreds of years. He has worked hard for the Shaoyang Sect. He is also a disciple of the former leader Ruyang Zhenren. His deep feelings for the Shaoyang Sect are beyond the reach of ordinary monks.
Naturally, we hope that the Shaoyang Sect can maintain its status and power, but it is a pity that current events are always unsatisfactory, and looking to the future, the future of the Shaoyang Sect is also dim to the naked eye;
On the other hand, as a young monk at the Golden Core Stage, he can naturally hope to make further progress in the future. However, judging from the current situation of the Shaoyang Sect, there is little hope of reaching the Nascent Soul Stage with the help of the sect.
, if you can defect to the Gu family, your hope may be greater, and if you join the Gu family, you will encounter less troubles, instead of having to sleep at night like now, fearing that when you open your eyes tomorrow, the rebel forces will come.
The Shaoyang sect is outside the mountain gate.
Xiu Ming was conflicted in his heart, and the monks present, including the leader Lieyang Zhenren, were also silent.
At the same time, the other three Nascent Soul forces in Donghuang were also watching the fun. Some people even wanted to take a sneak peek and get a share of the action.
As for such a big thing happening between the Gu family's Shaoyang sect and Hengzhou, it can't be hidden from the eyes of the Gu family. However, unlike the three families' watchfulness and careful thinking, the Gu family is already preparing to take action to make a profit.
On this side, Gu Changming ignited the communication talisman he had just received. He smiled slightly and took out a new communication talisman to send a message to Gu Changqing, asking him and the Zhanfeng disciples to be prepared. There may be some arrangements in the near future.