Just when Du Cheng, the alchemy monk of the Soul Controlling Army, set off from Wumenghai and came to Wucai Ridge, Li Wenchang was also arriving at Wucai Ridge with Shi Mao, the president of the Puppet Master Branch.
What they did was quite similar.
Du Cheng came here to restock the military merit exchange office in Wucailing, and at the same time, he also wanted to use this time to exchange the accumulated military merit for various resources to take back.
Although Patriarch Mingnan left the main mountain of the Yuling Sect together, it was not just the group of pill-forming ancestors of Patriarch Mingnan, but also a large number of foundation-building and Qi-training monks who followed them.
Each pill can be seen as a small hill.
Now, these "mountains" have become a heavy burden hanging on every knot.
They have families, relatives and friends, and many of them are even direct blood relatives.
As the beast tide broke out in the Qingxuan Domain, during negotiations with the Qingxuan Sect, the Danjie monks were reorganized into the Spirit Controlling Army and divided into three, scattered in Tianqi Mountain, Wumenghai, and Kurosawahara.
Those huge amounts of Qi training and foundation building "tails" were also divided into three, and were placed in appropriate locations within the three third-level evil veins.
Most of the Wumenghai group were placed in Qianling Island and its surroundings.
The various first- and second-level finished products that Du Cheng brought were basically made by these people working overtime day and night.
The military merit earned was divided into two parts, and a small part was used to meet the needs of these Qi training and foundation-building monks' own cultivation life on the Qianling Island.
Most of them were exchanged from the Qingxuanzong Deacon Hall for various third-level resources, including elixirs, magic weapons, talismans, formations, spaceships, etc., to enhance the combat effectiveness of the entire Ling Yu Army.
As for the third-level spirit puppets and other third-level finished products that they made from the third-level great demons and various third-level spiritual materials, and the great demon-level beast control, they don't think they have enough for themselves, except for a few.
Apart from being used to enhance style and reputation, they are basically not put on the shelves for military merit exchange.
When he first came to the Qingxuan Territory, Du Cheng and these Ling Yu Sect formed pills, but due to the intense consumption during the internal fighting, all of them were very "shabby".
Many monks had almost all their beast masters and spirit puppets wiped out. Even those in better condition suffered heavy losses.
I just barely kept one or two powerful beast masters/powerful spirit puppets, which were either external injuries or internal injuries, either minor or major disabilities.
——This is also an important reason why the civil war in Yuling Sect stopped so quickly.
As both monks of the Ling Yu Sect, they really know where each other's weaknesses are, and every move and every move is aimed at making their opponent bankrupt.
The ancestors of Mingnan who took the initiative to withdraw from (be kicked out of) the Yuling Realm were the first group to fail to hold on and stand on the verge of bankruptcy.
Now, by relying on fighting to support fighting, they have finally regained some of their strength.
Relying on strong strength and step-by-step planning, some relatively safe footholds were finally opened up in the three evil places, and the family barely had a stable foothold.
Everyone is optimistically guessing that when the beast tide is completely extinguished, they will be able to truly establish a foothold in Tianqi Mountain, Wumenghai, and Kurosawahara.
After knowing this, you can understand why Du Cheng was so angry.
Even the unspoken rule in the world of cultivation that high-level monks do not attack low-level monks at will is no longer followed.
In his opinion, this is not as simple as "vicious competition" at all, but a direct attack on their lives.
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The purpose of Li Wenchang and Shi Mao's visit to Wucailing this time was, firstly, to send some of the various levels and types of spirit puppets provided by General "Qihuangzi", and at the same time to announce and supervise the implementation of the new regulations.
——There are many details, but the most important thing is actually that the exchange price of all spirit puppets is 20% lower than similar products provided by Yulingjun.
Because of the reputation accumulated by thousands of fake elixir puppets, no one has any doubts about the quality of these elixir puppets.
With such an obvious advantage in terms of price, the Yulingjun Exchange Point, which was originally no less lively than the Professionals Association, soon became deserted.
After confirming that everything was running well, the two planned to leave silently.
They all expected that the Professional Association's lack of martial ethics would inevitably lead to a fierce reaction from the Spirit Controlling Army.
If members of the Professional Association were active on the front lines of the beast tide, large-scale casualties might soon occur.
Fortunately, few people from the Professionals Association were active on the front lines of the beast tide, and now they have all been recalled urgently, and they have all huddled in the safe rear.
He is not afraid of being shot from behind by the Spirit Controlling Army.
Knowing that this place would soon become the center of the whirlpool, they naturally wanted to leave as soon as possible after the matter was done.
Now that the president has made his words clear, they will naturally not be stupid enough to take the initiative to resist the thunder.
But they didn't expect that they were still a step too late.
When they wanted to grease their feet and run away, a powerful divine consciousness locked onto the two of them.
An imposing and murderous guy strode into the hall.
Under his background, everyone in the Professionals Association, including the two of them separated by a wall, became rabbits that could be manipulated.
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【Who is in charge? Come out and speak!】
[In the dignified professional association, is there no one who can stand on the stage?!]
[How dare such an eggless person argue with me about the Yuling Sect? 】
Shi Mao was restless.
Every word is like a dagger, piercing straight into the heart.
Although there is a wall to block it, under the powerful consciousness of the Danjie monk, this cover has no effect.
What is the difference between this and being pointed at and scolded?
Shi Mao, who was restless, had already lifted his butt off the chair several times, trying to get out and face the provocation of the Ling Yu Sect's Dan Formation.
Although his and Li Wenchang's cultivation levels were only at the early stages of pill formation, and were much different from the murderous man outside, he really didn't believe that the other party dared to openly commit murder here.
He could probably imagine that the situation would be very embarrassing at that time.
But no matter how embarrassing it is, even if he knocks him to the ground, it is still better than being scolded like this and being a coward.
Ever since he became Foundation Architect, he has never been treated like this!
But the reason why he didn't take action and wanted to get up and leave many times, but suppressed the impulse in his heart many times, was also very simple.
Because of Li Wenchang next to him.
Unlike his expression of emotion and restlessness, Li Wenchang quickly calmed down, except for being a little shocked at first.
He sat there motionless, as if the person being pointed at and scolded was not him.
Li Wenchang is older than him in the association, has higher cultivation level than him, and the professional level that professionals value most is also above him.
Therefore, when he came to Wucailing this time, he consciously positioned himself as the deputy.
Since Old God Li Wenchang has not taken any action, it is natural for him not to act rashly.
But now, he finally couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Friend Daoist Li?!"
Shi Mao sent a message to Li Wenchang, reminding him with urging.
"Um?"
Li Wenchang turned to look at him with a puzzled expression on his face.
As if asking him, what did you ask me to do?
???
Seeing his reaction like this, Shi Mao was filled with questions, but he still endured his impatience and said in a deep voice: "Why don't we go out? What are we waiting for here?"
"Go out? Why go out?" Li Wenchang's face became more confused.
After hearing this, Shi Mao's eyes suddenly widened.
What is this nonsense?!
"Why are you going out? Of course it's to solve the problem! Are we just going to hide here and be a coward?!"
Seeing that Li Wenchang's answer was so "shameless", his words became rude.
What made him angry was that the old guy didn't even think about going out.
Fortunately, he had worried about his thoughts many times just now and forced himself to the chair again and again.
Facing the angry Shi Mao, Li Wenchang's face became even more confused.
"Are you sure you went out to solve a problem?
Are you sure that if you point your nose at him and scold him in front of him, or give him a beating, the problem will be solved?"
Shi Mao's expression froze. Of course he knew what Li Wenchang said, but this could not be the reason for them to hide and not show up.
And this was also the reason why he had made up his mind to face the embarrassment head on, but Li Wenchang didn't move, and neither did he.
If you really can't avoid such an experience, having someone to experience it with you makes it seem less unbearable.
Moreover, he is only a deputy in this business, and Li Wenchang is the real leader.
According to common sense, if the two of them go out, most of the anger of the Dan Ling Sect master will be poured out on Li Wenchang.
But he didn't expect that Li Wenchang thought more wonderfully than he did.
"Shameless old thief!" He cursed in his heart.
Li Wenchang looked calm and continued:
"Moreover, this problem should not have been solved by the two of us in the first place. We were just unlucky and got the chance to do it at the right time."
"It's not up to us to solve it? Then who should solve it?"
Shi Mao thought to himself, could this old thief be the president of the inner circle?
Who caused the trouble and who will clean it up?
Li Wenchang said softly: "Here we come."
Shi Mao looked shocked.
Soon, he felt another powerful aura suddenly appear in the distance, and soon it appeared in the hall outside from far to near.
After a moment of doubt, Shi Mao suddenly realized: "Qingxuan Sect!"
The importance of Wucailing now is self-evident.
Among them, this military merit exchange area is the best!
In ordinary times, all kinds of precious resources that are rarely seen by peak foundation-building monks are just very common items on the military merit exchange list here.
There are even some third-level heavy treasures.
The order here cannot be overemphasized.
Qingxuanzong even has an order that strictly prohibits anyone from causing trouble in this area.
As for those who want to commit robbery here, they are looking for death.
However, the heavy treasure touches people's hearts, and even if the Qingxuan Sect's deterrence in the minds of the monks is sufficient, there is no guarantee that anyone will take notice of the treasure.
To ensure nothing goes wrong, Qingxuan Sect will arrange for an unknown number of powerful pill-forming men of unknown strength to guard and maintain such military merit exchange points.
Obviously, the action taken by the monk from the Soul Controlling Army just now had broken the rules set by Qingxuan Sect.
Since the two masters, himself and Li Wenchang, have yet to come forward, the Qingxuanzong Jiedan who is hiding in the dark has no reason not to end.
After thinking about this, Shi Mao suddenly turned to look at Li Wenchang.
He couldn't help but think that if the two of them had gone out early, the situation would naturally be embarrassing for them, but the anger of the monk from the Ling Yu Sect would probably not be as great as it is now, and he would not
Encountered the red line drawn by Qingxuanzong.
Then Qingxuanzong's pill formation hiding in the dark will probably not end, but he will be happy to watch the show from behind?
Are they really being humiliated for nothing?!
After thinking about this, his perception of Li Wenchang changed 180 degrees.
"You're not calling me an old thief now, are you?" Li Wenchang said suddenly.
"Ah? What are you..." Shi Mao hurriedly sighed twice in his heart, and changed his words to: "Since Qingxuanzong has come forward, we should go out, right?"
Li Wenchang shook his head and said: "What are you going out for? Wouldn't it be better to wait until the matter is settled before going out?"
"..."
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A hall separated by a wall.
When Du Cheng saw that the two turtles inside had not shown up yet, he continued to get angry.
Suddenly his expression froze, he stopped, and turned to look at the door.
The next moment he looked over, a figure turned into a rainbow light and came in from the outside, and finally landed gently in front of him.
The moment he saw this person, Du Cheng put away his contempt.
As a third-generation disciple of the Yuling Sect, he even raised his hands to the Xuan generation monk opposite him and said, "Uncle."
Yu Ling Sect and Qing Xuan Sect have had a "friendship" for nearly a hundred years, and the exchanges at the Dan level are extremely frequent. Apart from anything else, if any of the five sects has a celebration, there will be a gathering.
They are no strangers to each other.
The monk of the Xuan generation nodded and accepted Du Cheng's greetings. He turned to look at the monk who was slumped in the corner next to him, coughing up blood, and frowned:
"Ducheng, what are you doing?
Didn't anyone remind you before coming here that you are not allowed to cause trouble here again?"
Feeling full of grievances, when he first met Qingxuanzong's "Uncle Master", he thought that he was here to make decisions for him. Now when he suddenly heard these words, Du Cheng felt as if his world was turned upside down and his whole life was shattered.
He was so shocked that he didn't even know how to reply. He just stared at the "Uncle Master" in front of him with wide eyes.
After a long time, he asked in a stiff voice: "Uncle Master, isn't your arrogance too obvious?!"
"You actually said that I was making trouble?... Since you are guarding this place, you should know what is happening here better than me!
Are you unclear to this point?!"
By the end of the sentence, Du Cheng's eyes had become cold and stern again, and there was no trace of the "warmth" of his nephew and uncle.
If your heart is with me, you are my uncle.
Even if you stand from a neutral perspective, I can barely accept it.
But if you stand on the opposite side...Uncle Shi? Shi is so tall!
Being reprimanded by him in person, the Qingxuanzong monk looked a little unhappy.
Perhaps, he himself feels that his current position is a bit biased.
However, he quickly adjusted.
"These are two different things."
He shook his head and said: "What I'm talking about now is that you took action here, not only injuring people, but also obstructing the exchange of military honors... No matter what reason you have, your behavior is not allowed!"
"..." Du Cheng stared at the man in front of him and opened his mouth several times, but did not say a word.
Is there any heavenly principle?
Is there any royal method?
For the first time, he found Qingxuanzong's face so ugly.
For the first time, he realized how oppressive it was to be dependent on someone else.