The Shenmu Sect's territory controlled by the Nanzhou army is economically prosperous. This kind of thing cannot be hidden. The Immortal Alliance has sent countless spies among the casual cultivators, who can report to the Immortal Alliance at any time.
While Lin Xiao was inspecting the site, Tang Shuwen was also inspecting the site with senior officials of the Immortal League, but the faces of a group of people were extremely ugly because the economy was much worse.
Especially some big cities, which used to be overcrowded, are now less than half empty, which immediately shows up and cannot be hidden.
"Xuanyang City has actually weakened to this extent? Old Ancestor Chen, didn't you take some measures?"
Privately, Tang Shuwen told Chen Qixing that among the many big cities, Xuanyang City is the most weakened. It is unknown if there are still half a million people in the population of one million.
"We have taken all the measures that need to be taken, but we can't stop it. Lin Xiao has a blood feud with our Tianxuan Sect. He has been threatening to massacre Xuanyang City after breaking through it. Now the morale of the Nanzhou army is so high that even the casual cultivators think we are
Not an opponent,
Sooner or later we will lose, no one dares to stay. Now there are only more than 400,000 people left in the city, and it is still decreasing. In the end, it is estimated that only the vassal forces of our Tianxuan Sect and those who are involved with us will be left.
, I guess all the casual cultivators will have to flee.”
"Wouldn't that mean there aren't even 400,000 people?"
"More than three hundred thousand at most"
"What about taxes?"
"What can we do? It will fall below 300 million this year."
Chen Qixing said helplessly that in the past, Xuanyang City's revenue could exceed one billion a year, which was Tianxuan Sect's largest income. Now that it has dropped by about 70%, Tianxuan Sect will no longer be able to sustain it.
"How about growing spiritual grains and low-level elixirs?"
"Linggu doesn't have enough manpower. Low-level elixirs are still being planted by our own people and have been harvested. It's still stable for the time being."
"In three or four months, the spiritual grain we harvest will be exhausted again. At that time, we will still have to buy it from Dongzhou. I don't know how to negotiate the price this year."
Tang Shuwen replied, it is impossible for Dongzhou to sell fifty kilograms of spiritual rice for one mysterious crystal. Even if it is willing, the price of high-level spiritual items will have to be reduced. Over and over again, the Immortal Alliance will probably lose another billion of mysterious crystals.
If this continues, how can I hold on?
"Tang Ancestor, Xuanyang City is still stable, but the small and medium-sized markets below can no longer sustain it. In some markets, there are not even thirty monks entering the door every day. Most of the shops are closed, and all the income is lost.
I still want to backtrack. Now even the monks on the front line are full of complaints and are worried about the rear. If no measures are taken, something will happen."
Chen Qixing replied that Tianxuan Sect has many vassal forces. They have advised Chen Qixing many times. The family is in trouble. If Tianxuan Sect cannot solve the problem, they will run away. If the Immortal Alliance does not say anything, it cannot be done.
Don't even want it at home, they don't have such noble feelings.
"Cancel the merger. Xiaofang City itself merges with each other, or integrates into Dafang City. As for the benefits, you, the masters, must provide guidance. You must not let the small forces suffer too much, and you must try to be fair and just.
Therefore, the people you send must be honest and must not make mistakes. Now is the time for the survival of our Immortal Alliance."
"I know, I sent people to do it. Old Ancestor Tang, when will the turning point come?"
"It's almost there. We are almost making progress. Just keep persisting. According to the current situation, we can persist for another ten or eight years. Don't worry too much. The six sects of the Immortal Alliance are one and we will not sit idly by.
"
Tang Shuwen replied, among the seven sects of the Immortal Alliance, the Shenmu Sect no longer plays with them. Naturally, the Suyu Sect will not count on the Shenmu Sect. In the past two years, the Shenmu Sect has closed the mountain gate and seems to have ignored them. They have also withdrawn a large number of
There are now no more than 300,000 people in the Shenmu Sect's mountain gate.
"As soon as possible, we have to use our capital next. We can't spend too much. If we fail to recover, we will be finished."
Chen Qixing replied that except for Ziyun Temple, the six sects were generally unscathed and had sufficient foundation, but it was estimated that they would have to use their old capital starting next year. Once their own sect's power was consumed too much, the vassal sects would not be able to control it.
The reason why their first-class sect is a first-class sect is that, in addition to the supreme factor, there are also many vassal forces that can provide them with benefits. Without vassals, they are just an ordinary sect, just like Emperor Hao Yi back then.
Just like the family, if they also have a large number of vassals, how can the Seven Sects dare to take action easily?
Tang Shuwen nodded, and then led the senior officials to the Qixing Pavilion for inspection. Among the seven sects of the Immortal League, the Qixing Pavilion suffered the smallest loss. They only faced the Qingyang Sect. The reason why they did not capture the Qingyang Sect was that
It's just because they don't want to suffer too much loss and are afraid of the Qingyang Sect's heritage.
"Tang Laozu"
"Ancestor Yun"
"please"
“Thank you very much”
Yun Guguang personally came out to greet Tang Shuwen and gave him a full courtesy. Then Tang Shuwen entered the mountain gate of Qixing Pavilion. The Qixing Pavilion suffered the least loss of troops, so in the subsequent disputes, the losses were also the least. They did not even need to hire a large number of casual cultivators to farm the fields themselves.
There are enough people and the most abundant supplies.
"Ancestor Yun, how is the situation on the front line?"
"Everything is fine. If the Qingyang Sect had not had the foundation of the Li family, it would not have been able to stop us. Now that we have millions of troops hoarding the front line, most of the power of the Qingyang Sect has been implicated by us. The only variable is the secret realm. If Li
If there is no secret realm at home, it can’t consume us at all.”
"So the Li family is still our breakthrough point, right?"
"Actually, I am more inclined to take action against the Yi family. It doesn't matter whether the secrets of the Yi family are in Yi Meier's hands. If they are destroyed, Dongzhou will be able to liberate a large number of people. We can still satisfy the appetite of the five major colleges.
"
Yun Guguang replied that his favorite thing is to bully the weak. Among the Five Continents Alliance, the Haoyang Sect is the weakest now. He has always proposed to destroy the Haoyang Sect and completely pull Dongzhou into the chariot of the Immortal Alliance.
It's not like this now, living outside the Immortal Alliance and sucking their blood to grow stronger.
"I agree to this plan"
"real?"
Yun Guguang was surprised. He had mentioned this plan a long time ago, but Tang Shuwen had always disagreed. He didn't know why he suddenly agreed.
"Brother Yun, to tell you the truth, I am very worried about our future. In terms of strength, we can no longer compete with the Five Continents Alliance. We still have some trump cards to show, but they have more trump cards. Just look at Wenxianmen.
, I took out more than twenty eighth-level monks at one time. Do our six families have that many together? No, Ziyun Temple has already spent half of it. I don’t know if the loss of high-level monks can be made up in a thousand years."
"Old Ancestor Tang is too worried."
"It's not that I'm worried, it's the reality. All I saw along the way from Tiansu City were dilapidated scenes. The total number of casual cultivators among our family is only about ten million, and more than half of the casual cultivators have disappeared. In the past, we were from
I have never paid attention to casual cultivators, and I didn’t know that so much wealth was contributed by casual cultivators, hey.”
"Tang Patriarch, I think you have fallen into Lin Xiao's trap."
"Brother Yun, how do you say this?"
"I admit that Lin Xiao is a very talented person. We have never paid attention to these methods of attrition warfare, public opinion warfare, and economic warfare before. We also admit it, but don't forget that all these conspiracies and machinations are based on strength.
Although the Immortal Alliance is no match for them, how much price will they have to pay to completely defeat us, so they will play these tricks.
Lin Xiao's conspiracy is not to fight us head-on, but to conspire behind the scenes. They are stronger than us in this regard. As long as we play with him, we will definitely lose.
Ancestor Tang, what is the reason why we are completely defeated in the war of attrition and public opinion? It is because we use the means we are least good at to compare with the means he is best at, can we win?"
"This, but Brother Yun, if we don't fight, we will lose even more miserably."
"That's what we say, but we must also give full play to our strengths. What is our advantage? It is the connection of the territories and the strength that can be clenched into a fist. This is our advantage. If we follow our plan, Qingyang
Sect, Haoyang Sect is our goal, not the three Kunlun Sects."
"But if we attack them, the three Kunlun Sects cannot just sit idly by and watch."
"So we have to be fast, so fast that they can't react. Just like the autumn wind sweeps away fallen leaves, we can kill them directly."
"Ancestor Yun has a plan?"
"Yes, I came here to discuss this plan with Patriarch Tang."
"Ancestor Yun, please speak."
"I hope that Tang Patriarch will support our Seven Star Pavilion and take over the Li Family Secret Realm and Haoyang Sect in one fell swoop."
Yun Guguang replied, Li Changqiu has been exploring the East China Sea for a long time, and the Li family has also responded. After discussions with the senior management of Qixing Pavilion, they agreed that the possibility of Qixing Pavilion monopolizing the benefits is very small. In this case, then according to
The previous plan was to divide the seven families equally. Of course, the Shenmu Sect had to reconsider. They could win over Mu Wanqiu, and the secret of the ascension could still be given to him, but the specific benefits to the Shenmu Sect were irrelevant. They were not qualified.
This plan is led by Qixing Pavilion. Qixing Pavilion can still get the biggest benefit, and it is not a loss for them.
"How to win"
"Looking for an opportunity, one million troops on the front line of Qixing Pavilion will attack Qingyang Sect and contain their main force. Then we can send out another million troops to attack Donghai and Dongzhou, and 600,000 people will go to capture the Li family's secret realm. It is definitely
It's enough. The remaining 400,000 men will cooperate with the five colleges and go all the way south to solve the Haoyang Sect. We don't want any of the frivolous wealth in Lingshan, the territory of the Haoyang Sect. We only want Emperor Hao's secrets and some high-level resources.
The entire battle was completed within a month or even half a month, catching them off guard, but the premise is that Old Ancestor Tang must block the main forces of Kunlun and Penglai and contain them. At least he must solve Dongzhou's worries. Wanghai City cannot increase its manpower."
"We can do this, but has Patriarch Yun thought about the consequences? I'm afraid Kunlun won't let us digest these results."
Tang Shuwen replied that Yun Guguang's thinking was too simple. The three Kunlun sects wanted to monopolize the secret of ascension. How could they easily digest the results of the victory? Even if the Li family and the Yi family were destroyed, they would still have time to digest it. This was something they absolutely did not want.
They would allow it, and then Kunlun would probably destroy them regardless of the consequences, so Tang Shuwen was full of doubts about this strategy.