The changes that occurred in the secret area of the Dragon Palace Ruins are not a secret - of course, it is impossible to treat such a big fluctuation as a secret. After all, other monks are not blind. Therefore, when a large number of monks left the Dragon Palace Ruins, about Tianqi
News of the cliff's collapse naturally spread, shocking the Beihai Sword Sect.
"Didn't Zhu Yuan already prevent Taiyi Valley's disciples from approaching the koi pond?" An old man with a white beard that had fallen down to his chest said with a shocked look on his face.
"It was stopped." A middle-aged man said, "And haven't Song Nana and Wei Ying already come out? Especially Song Nana, she is seriously injured. It is obviously impossible to reach the koi pond... This natural chasm
The cliff only collapsed after Song Nana and Wei Ying came out."
"Zhu Yuan doesn't have the ability to seriously injure Song Nana, right?" Someone else said.
"That was definitely not Zhu Yuan's injury. Wang Yuanji is still inside. If Zhu Yuan could beat Song Nana like this, Wang Yuanji wouldn't have torn Zhu Yuan's hands off." The middle-aged man said, "But according to those who left first,
The monk said that Taiyi Valley seemed to be fighting with the demon clan? Wang Yuanji and Song Nana teamed up and killed almost all the twenty demon stars... Maybe they were ambushed by the demon clan later."
"In this case, the demon tribe suffered heavy losses." Someone else sighed, "And now the cliff has collapsed, and the dragon gate and koi pond are gone..."
"It's better to let Song Nana go to the koi pond." The old man who said that Zhu Yuan was unable to hurt Song Nana sighed helplessly, "With the Dragon Gate gone, those monsters will definitely not come in the future. The koi pond
It’s gone, and those monks who tried to change our destiny will not come... Now even if the ruins of the Dragon Palace have not collapsed, it has become useless to us."
"I told you not to let people from Taiyi Valley in, but you just didn't listen!" The old man with a white beard jumped in anger at the beginning, "And not only did we let in natural disasters, but we also let in human disasters! Now!
Well, one-third of the entire Dragon Palace ruins collapsed!"
Several other Beihai Sword Sect elders at the same table all turned dark.
"Huang Zi specially said hello to the leader, do you dare to prevent people from Taiyi Valley from entering?" After a long while, someone finally said quietly.
The faces of the elders at the round table instantly turned darker.
Although the Beihai Sword Sect is one of the nineteen sects in the Xuan Realm, it is ranked at the bottom - not only is it at the bottom among the four holy places of sword cultivation, it is also ranked at the bottom among the nineteen sects. If we say
One day, any one of the Nineteen Sects will be dethroned by the Thirty-Sixth Sect and it will definitely be the Beihai Sword Sect. This is also an embarrassing situation that the Nineteen Sects are eager to change.
But the internal situation of Beihai Sword Sect is also the most complicated.
If not for anything else, just because there are so many factions.
The Beihai Sword Sect, which is geographically advantageous because it sits on the Sword Trial Island and the Dragon Palace ruins, has been in its comfort zone for thousands of years, and this has given rise to many behaviors that can be called "corruption": most of the monks in the sect
Unlike sword cultivators, they are more like businessmen. They have no intention of growing the sect, but instead focus on management. To these people, Beihai Sword Sect is just a sign.
But there are also hard-liners and radicals who want to reform the sect's ethos.
Although the two groups have similar views, their core concepts are different.
The radicals have been trying to gain the right to speak of the Beihai Sword Sect, hoping to use this to change the atmosphere of the entire sect from within and outside. These people have been obsessed with the glory of the Beihai Sword Sect in the past and believe that the current Beihai Sword Sect is too weak.
I feel very annoyed that I am sitting on a treasure but don't know it.
However, because its methods are too radical and often cause a lot of trouble in the mysterious world, it has been suppressed by other sects and has been unable to grow bigger.
As for the hard-liners who are similar to the radicals, although they are not as extreme as the radicals, their external image has always been in line with the magnanimity that a large sect such as the Nineteenth Sect should have: tough enough and strong enough, it can be said that this group is the
The core faction that supports the entire Beihai Sword Sect's facade. If the Beihai Sword Sect's disciples who stayed in the comfort zone were not too large and the interest chain was deeply rooted, the hardliners would have been the faction with the largest say in the Beihai Sword Sect.
Zhu Yuan is the benchmark set up by the hard-liners and one of the five flags of the younger generation within the Beihai Sword Sect.
In addition to the businessmen, radicals and hardliners who are jokingly called worms, there is also a third major faction within the Beihai Sword Sect that can stand alongside the businessmen and hardliners: the moderates - this faction is notoriously good.
Factions, they are also the lubricant of the entire sect. They have been balancing the relationships, advantages and disadvantages between several factions, trying to prevent the Beihai Sword Sect from falling into meaningless internal strife, or even preventing division.
After all, the split of Lingshan back then was a huge disaster for the entire Xuanjie sect.
Among them, the new swordsman Han Buyan is the banner set up by the moderate faction among the younger generation.
The other three flags set up by the younger generation are Wen Er, who represents the businessman faction, Hu Die, who is the radical faction, and Zhu Yuan, who has no bottom line in his actions and has to set up a new flag in order to reverse the image of the hardliners.
Spokesperson, Zhang Yiqin.
At this moment, those in this room discussing the situation are a group of hard-line decision-makers.
They can ignore the moderates and businessmen, and even think that what the radicals say is nonsense, and even behave extremely tough in their external methods and image.
But facing Huang Zi...
Can't afford to offend, can't afford to offend.
Back then, because his disciples were bullied and humiliated, that guy directly knocked on the door and almost demolished the Ape Villa - he was an old bastard who truly had no scruples and was never unreasonable in his actions.
No one really wants to mess with him unless necessary.
"It's better now. The wish of those madmen from the radical faction has really been fulfilled. The Sword Trial Island and the Dragon Palace ruins are ruined." Someone sighed, "Those guys will propose in the future that it is precisely because of the existence of the Sword Trial Island and the Dragon Palace ruins.
, which led to the disciples of the Beihai Sword Sect not seeking advancement, and they even tried to destroy these two places... If Lao Bai hadn't stepped in to stop it that time, a war would have really broken out between the two sides."
"Ha." The white-bearded old man sneered, "Do you think those idiots who have almost forgotten that they are sword cultivators really dare to fight those madmen from the radical faction? They themselves asked Mr. Bai to come forward, those damn worms..."
"Okay." The middle-aged man spoke to stop the old man with a white beard from venting. "It's meaningless to talk about this now... Our most important goal now is to find a way to calm down this incident and not let the radicals
Crazy people find excuses, otherwise things will be very difficult to deal with."
Several sect elders began to lose their hair again.
Although the hard-liners and radicals have similar views, they both want to make the Beihai Sword Sect strong again, but the difference between the hard-liners and the radicals is that the radicals have been trying to destroy the Dragon Palace ruins and the Sword Trial Island. They believe that these two places
This is the reason why the Beihai Sword Sect has been hiding in the comfort zone and unwilling to go out; but the hard-liners believe that these two places can be used to enhance the strength of the sect's disciples, and they are very important places. They are just those sent by businessmen.
The moth was just used in the wrong place.
"By the way, what's going on inside the Dragon Palace ruins now?"
"Basically, everyone has withdrawn. I have asked Yiqin to take people in to investigate. The specific situation will not be known until she comes back." As the middle-aged man is the leader of the hard-line faction, many things are naturally caused by
He is responsible for the arrangements, "but I guess the situation is not optimistic."
"Why?"
"From what I heard from Zhu Yuan and others, the losses suffered by the Demon Alliance this time are more severe than anyone imagined... You know that there are fifteen people from the Twenty Demon Stars of the Demon Alliance, right?"
After seeing everyone else nodding, the middle-aged man continued, "But only Ye Ying is completely fine. Bai De, Yuan Fei, Tang Feng and other three people have different injuries. Zhou Yu and Ling Yuan are seriously injured."
Almost died, the other demon star geniuses...all died."
"hiss--"
There were gasps of air coming and going.
"So cruel?!"
"Hard?" The middle-aged man glanced at the other person, "There are even more cruel ones."
"What else?" The white-bearded old man looked shocked.
"Except for a few of the soul-condensing realm demon commanders from the demon tribe who entered the ruins of the Dragon Palace this time, all of them died. It is initially estimated that there are no less than a hundred. As for the
Whether there is a greater possibility for this number, we have no way of knowing without the demon clan telling us."
"This... the demon clan suffered a heavy loss this time." Someone sighed, "Both Shangguan Xin and Tang Shiyun are not here."
"Oh, do you think Shura, ferocious beasts, and man-made disasters are just docile little animals?" The old man with a white beard has the temperament of a destroyer who catches everyone and fights them. "Shangguan Xin has been missing for almost two hundred years, not to mention Shangguan Xin. Who knows?
Already dead
. If Tang Shiyun hadn't made a strong move at Wanshi Building before, many people might have thought she was dead... But Wang Yuanji, Wei Ying, Song Nana, and Ye Jinxuan have always been very active."
Everyone was silent for a while.
Xuanjie is very aware of the destructive power of those monsters in Taiyi Valley.
"Now we have to add another Su Anran."
"Su Anran is nothing to worry about." The middle-aged man waved his hand, "He is nicknamed Natural Disaster. He has no outstanding achievements. The only thing that makes people fearful is his destructive power to the secret realm. If he is not allowed to enter the secret realm, he will also
It’s not destructive...the real thorny issue now is with his senior sisters."
"The demon clan has suffered such a big loss, I'm afraid they won't let it go." Someone said with a worried look.
"Whatever the demon clan plans to do with Taiyi Valley has nothing to do with us. The most important thing for us now is to find a way to suppress the radicals." The middle-aged man continued, "I plan to discuss it with Mr. Bai and the sect leader. We must
Suppress those madmen from the radical faction before they cause more trouble. At the very least... let us get through the current turmoil. Besides, the last time we tried Sword Island, we have exposed the problem of our sect's lack of foundation.
If we can’t handle it well this time…”
Everyone looked gloomy.
Although the Beihai Sword Sect is in an awkward position, there are still people within the sect who can really do things.
And even though there are many factions and chaos, each faction has considerable importance and can be said to be indispensable.
Although the moderates are good people, their importance is undoubted. If they had not acted as lubricants, the Beihai Sword Sect would have been divided and internal strife long ago. Although the radicals are extreme and their methods are extreme, they have not forgotten who they are.
He is part of the Beihai Sword Sect's disciples, so it is a very useful sharp blade, but no one can tell when it will injure the Beihai Sword Sect itself.
As for the moderates who are nicknamed as moths, although they have little ability, they are good at making money. It can almost be said that the logistics of the entire sect is supported by them. Without these people who are good at making camp, Beihai
The Sword Sect might have gone bankrupt hundreds of years ago—the current leader of the Beihai Sword Sect is from the Merchant Faction, and he is also the most capable person in the entire Merchant Faction.
As for the hard-liners, they are the only faction in the entire Beihai Sword Sect that can suppress the radical faction, and they also share some common ideas with the merchant faction. They are the only hub for neutralizing the merchant faction and the radical faction.
"Tuk-tuk-"
There was a knock on the door suddenly.
"What's going on?" the middle-aged man asked.
"Master, Elder Bai wants to see you." Zhu Yuan's voice came from outside the door.
"Bailao?"
Several people in the room looked at each other.
They had just mentioned the leader of the moderate faction, but they did not expect that the other party would come directly to their door. This caught them off guard.
"Invite him to the hall first..."
"No need." Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, the door had already been pushed open, and an old man who looked like a fairy but did not have the sharp aura of a swordsman stepped into the room, "
The matter was urgent, so I came over first."
"Emergency?" The middle-aged man frowned, "What's the matter?"
"Huang Zi is here." The old man said with a solemn face, "The sect master has already received you in the lobby. And... Elder Xu and Elder Chen are also here."
"Huang Zi?!"
"Why is he here?"
"What's going on?"
Almost as soon as the old man mentioned Huang Zi, there was an exclamation in the room.
Only the middle-aged man could clearly understand what the old man said at the end.
——Elder Xu and Elder Chen are also here.
Of these two, the former is the leader of the radical faction, and the latter does not belong to any faction, but is a hermit elder who is the strongest in swordsmanship and formations in the sect.
If you include yourself and Elder Bai, it can be said that the real decision-makers of the entire Beihai Sword Sect are gathered together.
"Let's go." After thinking for three seconds, the middle-aged man nodded.
He wanted to know what was going on with Huang Zi's arrival this time.
And, why did it come so quickly.
You must know that one-third of the Dragon Palace ruins collapsed. It only started to spread yesterday, but Huang Zi has arrived at Beihai Sword Sect today. This is not a normal phenomenon. Because it has been so long since the last time Huang Zi visited Beihai.
Thousands of years have passed since the Sword Sect.
It was also Huang Zi's visit that prevented the Beihai Sword Sect from declining due to the Xie Ming Sword Sect's attack on the island, and brought new vitality to the entire Beihai Sword Sect.
Of course, there are disadvantages.
The Beihai Sword Sect did work hard for a period of time after that, but as the situation improved, a lot of moths were cultivated because it entered the comfort zone, thus laying the hidden danger of division for the Beihai Sword Sect.
For Huang Zi, the high-ranking officials of Beihai Sword Sect have quite complex feelings.
At this time, when he heard that Huang Zi was visiting again, the middle-aged man's senses were quite complicated, and of course curiosity accounted for more.
"Do you know what Huang Zi is here for?"
"He should be here to endorse me." Bai Lao said in a deep voice.
"Endorsement..." The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, "Our Beihai Sword Sect is like this, what kind of business does he want to do?"
"I don't know." Bai Lao shook his head, "Anyway, their Taiyi Valley butler is here. All business dealings between us and Taiyi Valley are basically negotiated and handled by the other party. That is a quite difficult opponent."
"Ha." The middle-aged man sneered.
"The sect master knows your attitude, so let me tell you, hide any grievances you have and don't show them." Bai Lao glanced at the middle-aged man and said slowly, "This time the demon alliance will
We have suffered heavy losses, and the connection between us and the Demon Alliance has been completely severed. If we offend Taiyi Valley at this time..."
"I have long said that there is something wrong with the sect leader's decision-making!" The middle-aged man said with an angry look on his face, "Those moths only do bad things! They don't think about how to improve the strength of their disciples, they only think about playing both sides. They think that the jungle of the Mysterious World is the law of the jungle.
Is it fake? What's going on now? The Demon League asked us to hand over the people from Taiyi Valley, and Huang Zi came directly to the door, ha..."
"I have already talked with Elder Xu and Elder Chen once." Elder Bai looked forward and said in a calm voice, "The sect leader is old and it is time to abdicate."
"Then who will be the leader of this sect." The middle-aged man still looked sarcastic, "Is it you, Elder Bai, or Elder Xu? Don't tell me that Elder Chen, who has stopped asking about the sect's affairs for a long time, is suddenly interested again.
Become the master of this sect."
The middle-aged man knows it very well.
It was precisely because Chen Buwei was unwilling to be the leader of this sect that he advocated a good relationship with Huang Zi, revitalized the entire Beihai Sword Sect, and gained the support of the entire sect. The spiritual leader of the Merchant Sect became the Beihai Sword Sect.
The current owner.
"It's you." Elder Bai continued to move forward without stopping, leaving only a calm word floating down.
The middle-aged man stopped suddenly.
There was a look of disbelief on his face.
Elder Bai seemed to have known it for a long time. He kept walking and moved his lips slightly. Although no sound came out, there was actually a sound that kept ringing in the middle-aged man's mind.
"If Old Xu becomes the leader, he will drag the entire Sword Sect into the abyss and destroy thousands of years of foundation. I am not suitable to be the leader because I am not strong enough and too indecisive. Elder Chen has no mentality.
If he can't make a breakthrough again, his life span will be almost exhausted, so how can he still have the energy to distract himself from other things? So the only most suitable candidate is you, and only you."
"Can the door master agree?" The middle-aged man stepped forward again.
"He has agreed." Elder Bai said slowly, "In the past few hundred years, he has chosen to cooperate with the demon clan, which is a taboo for us humans. Now that the connection with the demon clan has been severed due to the Dragon Palace ruins, he has also
I know that I no longer have the qualifications and face to stay in that position."
"What should I do?"
"Do what a sect leader should do."
"I understand." The middle-aged man nodded and closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, his spirit was different.