The years are quiet and peaceful, and the world is peaceful.
The people of the Jianzong originally thought that the Dragon River Alliance would fight the water demon. After all, the threat of the water demon had already arrived at the doorstep of the Danding Sect.
The next step should be a raging war.
However……
What happened to the Baofu Sect and the destruction of the four downstream sects were like a small stone falling into the Panlong River, creating waves for a short time and then calming down again.
A few days ago, the water demon clan announced that they would use Sanzhe Bay as the boundary to divide and rule with the Dragon River Alliance and not invade each other.
The Panlong River is shaped like a dragon, winding and circling, with a total of three bends. The Sanzhe Bay refers to the river bend area of the third bend, which is the boundary between the lower reaches and the middle reaches of the Long River.
This was originally the territory of the four downstream sects, but now they are all occupied by water monsters.
People from the four lower sects were naturally dissatisfied, but those from the middle and upper sects all agreed.
Elder Chong Ling, as the only remaining elder of the Sword Sect, did not even get to sit in the discussion meeting. He stood and participated in the entire meeting.
At the meeting, she firmly expressed her protest, but no one paid heed to her opinion.
When Elder Chong Ling came back, he was extremely sad in his heart. The disciples who had originally regrouped and prepared to rebuild the Sword Sect were shattered when they heard this result.
The only consolation is that the Dragon River Alliance agreed to allocate Xiaocang Mountain to the Sword Sect, and there are also several small hills, which are allocated to the Beast Control Sect and the Liusha Sect respectively, and they can recruit disciples in the area south of the mountain.
The only news that could be considered good news was obtained by Long Yan after losing her temper at the meeting.
Originally, the Dragon River Alliance's decision was to divide the disciples of the four downstream sects into the four upstream sects in proportion.
Originally a disciple of a lower sect, he suddenly became a disciple of the middle or even upper reaches. Isn't this status rising slowly?
Although when it comes to the upper and middle-level sects, you can only start from the outer disciples, but at least you have a chance to rise, right?
Elder Chong Ling's refusal and Long Yan's resistance seemed a bit disrespectful to them.
For Long Yan's sake, she allocated a few worthless mountains.
When the news came back to Jian Zong, the mentality of the Jian Zong disciples who were originally enthusiastic about rebuilding the sect suddenly exploded.
Originally, they were counting on the alliance to help seek revenge on the water demon, but now the alliance and the water demon have reconciled, and even issued a request to them not to take revenge, otherwise they will have to take back the mountains they allocated.
How can anyone accept such humiliation?
But the Sword Sect disciples were also helpless.
The strongest person in the sect now is only Elder Chong Ling who is in the realm of the divine soul. Chong Ling is not yet in the late stage of the divine soul.
The sect doesn't even have a magical power. Let alone revenge, it's difficult to even stand firm.
Upon hearing the news, Zhang Chi knew that he had to take action.
At this moment, Elder Chong Ling has summoned all the Sword Sect members together.
Looking at the expectant eyes of the young disciples below, Chong Ling felt pain in her heart, but she knew that the reality was cruel. They had no power to fight against the water demon, nor the Dragon River Alliance.
In the world of immortality, strength speaks for itself.
"The alliance has set out conditions. If you are willing, you can take the assessment of Hualong Palace, Tianyin Pavilion, Xuanxin Sect, and Danding Sect. They will give priority to downgrade and hire."
The so-called priority downgrade refers to two conditions.
Under the same conditions, priority will be given to Jianzong disciples.
Downgrading means lowering certain assessment requirements.
Young disciples can be very energetic, but as an elder, she still has to consider these young people.
The Sword Sect was destroyed, and they should have died on the battlefield, but they were protected by their fellow sects and luckily escaped.
Everyone wants to keep the fire for Jianzong.
But in the long run, it is not conducive to their own development.
Therefore, she would not prevent her disciples from leaving, and would even encourage such behavior.
"Disciples who want to leave don't feel guilty. As long as you still remember Jian Zong in your hearts, Jian Zong will not be destroyed.
When people are in the world, there will always be times when they bow their heads."
The elders took the lead in retreating, and the disciples, who were originally unsteady, naturally became shaken in their hearts.
"Elder Chongling is right, but I have a slightly different opinion."
A clear voice sounded, and everyone looked towards the door, only to find that Zhang Chi was slowly walking over.
Next to him, there was Tang Ruoling supporting him, and he seemed to be walking with difficulty.
But he has a straight back, showing off his character as both weak and strong.
"Elder brother, why are you here?"
When Chen Runyu saw Zhang Chi, she had a backbone and her heart became more at ease.
She originally wanted to express her stance that she wanted to live and die with the Sword Sect, but she was worried that saying so would affect other people's choices, so she could only hold it back silently.
Fortunately, Zhang Chi came at this time.
"Did you hear the news too?"
Chong Ling looked at Zhang Chi with some worry.
She deliberately did not tell Zhang Chi this news because she was afraid that Zhang Chi would not be able to bear the blow.
Unexpectedly, he still knew.
Zhang Chi smiled and said: "I have a friend named Caiyu. He is well-informed and shares some interesting things with me every day."
"That person..."
"It's okay, I will cheer up for the sake of Master.
The sword sect is at a critical moment. As the chief disciple, how can I be immersed in sorrow?
Thank you for your hard work these days."
Zhang Chi's weak yet strong appearance was the most heartbreaking. The disciples of Jian Zong looked at Zhang Chi and suddenly felt at ease.
"We don't work hard."
Chen Runyu looked at Zhang Chi with distressed eyes.
"Everyone must be surprised by the alliance's decision, but this result does not surprise me."
Hearing this, Chong Lingshi asked in confusion: "Why do you say that?"
"Because they have been comfortable for too long and have lost the will to fight bravely and forge ahead.
I dare to say that today’s four sects will be tomorrow’s Danding Sect and Xuanxin Sect.”
Zhang Chi's words were not surprising, but in his eyes, the powerful Xuanxin Sect and Danding Sect seemed not worth mentioning.
"That's not something I feel comfortable saying."
After saying that, Chong Ling looked at everyone present seriously and said coldly: "I don't want to hear what I said here today anywhere else."
Today's Sword Sect cannot afford to offend the Xuan Xin Dan Ding faction, and Chong Ling does not want Zhang Chi to get into trouble.
The disciples were shocked, but Zhang Chi comforted him and said: "Don't worry, elder, I believe that everyone present is a good son of our Sword Sect. They have integrity and friendship, and are our Sword Sect's most precious asset.
They are the sparks left by the Sword Sect, and they will surely set fire to a prairie fire in the future."
After eating Zhang Chi's chicken soup, the disciples who were still a little depressed suddenly raised their heads with pride.
When it comes to PUA, Zhang Chi is professional.
As for him speaking so confidently, it is simply because the behavior of the Dragon River Alliance is too classic.
What's more classic is that Caiyu secretly overheard that people from the Danding sect planned to build a huge defense line in Sanzhe Bay to make it difficult for the water monsters to pass...
ps: I went out for something today, so the update is a bit late, but I will still try to finish the word count.