Although there was no specific ranking among the seven major families in the Northern Tang Dynasty, the Nanfeng family was recognized as ranking fourth, second only to the Sima family, the Tuoba family, and the Qiyuan family.
This is a very subtle ranking.
Because the strength of the first three families obviously surpasses that of the latter families, especially Sima and Qiyuan, they are the standard royal relatives - all queens in the past generations came from these two families, and the power of the relatives is terrifying, which is why
The reason why the destruction of a branch of the Qiyuan family alarmed the Northern Tang Dynasty.
The Tuoba family, on the other hand, is a very famous and wealthy family - there used to be seven princes, but now there are only three princes left.
The "gong" in the Northern Tang Dynasty was not a false title, but a title of strength: land gods could call themselves dukes, they did not need to kneel when they saw the emperor, and they did not need to pass the ceremony when entering the palace.
In other words, the Tuoba family once had seven land gods. Their strength and power can be imagined. However, they fought for the Northern Tang Dynasty for countless years, and four of the seven land gods died, so
It is normal for the Tuoba family to be recognized as the first family in the entire Northern Tang Dynasty.
These three families were the three recognized imperial families in the Northern Tang Dynasty.
The Nanfeng family was originally only one of the four families among the seven major families.
What really makes the Nanfeng family stand out is Nanfeng Yi.
After he became a prince, he challenged all the princes in the entire Northern Tang Dynasty, and the results were not announced. Then he left the Northern Tang Dynasty for a thousand years, traveled throughout the Tianyuan Secret Realm, and then returned to the Northern Tang Dynasty.
After the imperial dynasty, he took over the position of head of the Nanfeng family, and was later named the protector general of the Northern Tang Dynasty - this position was specially created by the Northern Tang Dynasty for Nanfeng Yi.
Just as it is said that one person can ascend to heaven after attaining the Tao, the Nanfeng family also stood out from the title of "the other four families among the seven major families" due to Nanfeng Yi's promotion, and became the Nanfeng family among the "three imperial families, the other three families, and the Nanfeng family"
Home.
Although the Nanfeng family currently has a somewhat high status among the seven major families, in fact everyone knows that once Nanfeng Yi falls one day, how high the Nanfeng family stands now will be how miserable the future will be.
There is no other reason.
The Nanfeng family is somewhat out of touch - not to mention the three Yu families, but the other three major families. The family's strength structure also shows a pyramid structure, that is, the closer to the monks at the bottom, the larger the base will be. And with the former
People have accumulated countless experiences. As long as these tribesmen can grow up step by step, the development of their families will not collapse, because no matter where there is a defect, they can select suitable candidates from the family to fill it.
But the Nanfeng family is different.
Since Nan Fengyi took over the family position, the entire family's cultivation policy has been changed to a policy that favors free-range breeding. The growth of his clan members relies more on "interest" for cultivation, unlike other families who do not
It is mandatory for the clan members to study in accordance with the development policy set by the family. Although the Nanfeng family has indeed given birth to many talented people, more importantly, the overall strength of the entire family has not been able to do so.
And improve.
There are only eighteen clan elders like Nan Fengkong in the Nanfeng family.
This is not a bad figure, after all, the other six families are not much different.
But from Nanfengkong down, the strength of the seventh realm of the Immortal, other families must have at least 80 people, not to mention a hundred, but the Nanfeng family only has less than fifty people. And then down.
, is the gap between the fifth realm of the Immortal and the third realm of the Immortal - the overall number of the Nanfeng family is still less than that of other families, but the problem is that the Nanfeng family is one of the seven major families, and the entire family is not counted.
Branches, branch families, etc., the family members and size are no less than other families.
It is precisely because of this that other families often comment on the Nanfeng family by saying, "Success is due to Nanfeng Yi, and failure is due to Nanfeng Yi."
However, despite what he said, everyone else knew very well that as long as Nan Feng Yi did not die, the Nan Feng family would not decline.
Su Anran and others naturally don't know Nan Fengyi's "history of fame", but Su Anran and Qingyu both have their own standards of judgment.
The aura on Nan Fengyi's body is not strong, but when the whole person is suspended in the air, there is a faint natural feeling of being integrated with the heaven and earth, as if he is the sky, this earth, and this world.
Su Anran had only seen this kind of temperament in one person before.
Not Huang Zi.
That old guy wouldn't let out the slightest breath at all. If he didn't want the other party to know, everyone else would just think that Huang Zi was just a mortal.
Su Anran had only felt this kind of aura from Huang Feifei before.
But the problem is that Huang Feifei is the co-owner of the entire Tianqiong Wutong secret realm. She is completely bound to the entire secret realm, so she has that round and integrated feeling. After all, Huang Feifei can really control some changes in the secret realm.
Situation. So if the Sky Realm hadn't been invaded by the Law of the Void, causing her to lose her geographical advantage, she alone would be enough to stop Yinglong and the monkey.
Su Anran didn't believe that Nan Fengyi could control the entire Tianyuan Secret Realm.
Because Tianyuan Secret Realm has its own system of laws of heaven.
But Su Anran also heard a legend from Huang Zi before coming to Tianyuan Secret Realm.
Hedao.
This is a very helpless way of cultivation, and it is a special cultivation method unique to the Second Era.
According to legend, there were monks who were stuck in the Sea of Suffering during the Second Era. It was not because their talents were not good enough, but because they were unable to cut off all their earthly causes and effects, so naturally all living beings had no hope of reaching the ultimate peak. But it was also because of their intentions.
Therefore, these people care about longevity of life more than anyone else, but as long as they do not reach the other shore for a day, there will always be a limit to their lifespan, so in the end they devised a very special way of cultivation.
Man and Tao are united, Tao is separate from man.
This is what is called "harmony".
The monks who practice "He Dao" will eventually become part of the Dao of Heaven. It can be said that they are the incarnation of the Dao of Heaven in the monastic world. However, this kind of cultivation method, in addition to being able to live long enough, actually does not have the same strength as itself.
There will be no particularly significant improvement, and it may even completely cut off the future path of cultivation. And once the way of heaven falls into silence, or the spiritual energy of heaven and earth begins to dry up, or the catastrophe of the end of the Dharma begins, these "people who agree with the way" will become
The first batch of victims.
Rumor has it that heaven and earth have their own laws of movement, and if a monk dies, he can still be reincarnated.
But the "harmony" has become a part of the way of heaven, and if they die, their souls will truly be gone.
There is an upper limit for cultivation in Tianyuan Secret Realm.
They can never step into the sea of suffering, so to a certain extent, Nan Fengyi's choice is not wrong. After all, he is probably one of the strongest people in this world, so as long as he lives,
Nothing will happen to the Nanfeng family.
Just like Huang Zi in Taiyi Valley.
But the problem is that Tianyuan Secret Realm is also subject to the Dharma Ending Catastrophe.
According to the information obtained from Linglong Pavilion, the Tianyuan Secret Realm has been destroyed twice. Now strictly speaking, it should be regarded as the third era.
Different from Su Anran's caution.
The smile on Qingyu's face was still there, but she had become quite vigilant inside.
As the saying goes, once an expert makes a move, there is nothing left.
Although Nan Fengyi just said a simple sentence, there are quite a lot of subtexts revealed in it.
Because he directly asked about "the grudges with the Soul-Splitting Demonic Mountain Spider", this showed that he not only quite recognized the intelligence information about the Soul-Splitting Demonic Mountain Spider that Qingyu and Nan Fengkong had said before, but also judged from it.
He realized that Qingyu's understanding of this ferocious beast was definitely only based on the surface and so-called knowledge, but had more in-depth intelligence, and he was confident that he could read Qingyu and the Soul-Splitting Demon from this intelligence.
Mountain spiders have fought against each other.
Not with its parasite, but with its body.
These unexpressed subtexts are what Nan Fengyi really wants to express in his words.
But besides that, he also has another hidden meaning.
Nan Fengyi is not the only one here.
So the smile on Qingyu's face remained, but her heart naturally became wary.
Because she didn't know why Nan Fengyi showed such kindness to them.
If we say that she saved many people from the Northern Tang Dynasty because of the information she previously released, then it is the royal family of the Northern Tang Dynasty that should express her gratitude, and it should not be Nan Fengyi who serves as this representative. After all, he is not from the Northern Tang Dynasty.
Royal members of the dynasty. Let’s talk about it
Well, as the patriarch of a family, it is more or less a shameful act to express goodwill in person. After all, no matter how stupid Qingyu is, from the moment Nan Fengyi appeared, Su Anran tensed up and saw that Qingyu also
I know that Nan Fengyi's strength is definitely not low.
"There is indeed a grudge." Qingyu smiled and nodded, "I have a family member who died because of it."
After thinking for a while, Qingyu added: "It's a miserable death. From here... to here, there is a gap, alas..."
Nan Fengyi glanced at Qingyu, and after seeing the opponent's gestures, he could almost tell that this wound directly cut open the entire chest, and he was afraid that all the internal organs and other things would fall out. It was definitely
It’s hard to save a fairy.
But he took another look at Qingyu's face and felt that the other person didn't seem sad at all.
He didn't believe it.
But he glanced at Su Anran next to him - he had heard of this person. It was this person who destroyed a branch of the Wushui Mountains with one sword. Such strength was absolutely unrivaled even among the land gods in this world.
Can be regarded as the top small cluster - I saw a look of nostalgia and sadness in Su Anran's eyes, so I immediately understood that the person who died probably had nothing to do with this Qingyu, but had something to do with this one.
The guard has something to do with it.
In this way, Nan Fengyi can understand why when dealing with the so-called first-generation parasite before, the guard was so serious and had to take action first.
I see.
"I see." Nan Fengyi nodded, "In fact, we haven't discovered anything about the Soul-Splitting Demon Mountain Spider in the information you mentioned before, Miss Qingyu, because the one who is trying to cross this line of defense and go south is
Those so-called parasites... I just don’t know if these parasites are the first-generation parasites you mentioned before.”
"It's really difficult to understand with just words, so you have to see it on the spot to find out." Qingyu also said casually, "We have a big grudge against the Soul-Splitting Demonic Mountain Spider. For this reason, we specially invited magic soldiers to come out, so we can
To cooperate with your actions, the only requirement is... this Soul-Splitting Demonic Mountain Spider must be handed over to us."
Nan Fengyi pondered for a moment, and then nodded: "Okay, this is not a problem... It's just that we haven't discovered the Soul-Splitting Demonic Mountain Spider yet, so..."
"It's okay, we will stay here for a long time, so for the time being, we can help you resist the invading parasites from the south, or help you deal with the parasites that have penetrated in the North Ridge." Qingyu smiled,
"No matter what kind of arrangements your Northern Tang Dynasty makes, with the strength of our two guards, they can handle it. However... I must tell you in advance that I will leave one person as my guard, so
I can only send one person to assist you."
"It's reasonable." Nan Fengyi nodded.
"Then we have reached a preliminary agreement?"
"It's a pleasure to cooperate." Nan Fengyi smiled.
“A pleasure to work with.”
Afterwards, Qingyu and others followed Nan Fengyi and flew away to somewhere on this scorched earth.
Qingyu didn't ask where he was going, and Nanfeng Yi didn't say anything, but the two sides had already formed a tacit understanding.
This made Qingyu very happy.
Because she likes to talk to smart people, which can save a lot of trouble.
But……
"Alas." Qingyu sighed quietly in her heart.
"Why did you make me look a little sad just now?" Su Anran asked via voice transmission.
"Don't you feel sad when I died?" Qingyu said angrily.
"Sad." Su Anran was speechless. He didn't even know why Qingyu suddenly lost his temper.
"Then it's over." Qingyu said she didn't want to talk to Su Anran.
Su Anran glanced at the little butcher.
The little butcher suddenly trembled, and then blinked innocently: "Dad, why are you looking at me like this? I'm just a flying sword. I don't understand anything. Daddy, when can I eat flying swords?"
Jian, I'm hungry."
"Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat." Su Anran snorted.
The little butcher's flying speed slowed down, and he looked quite innocent.
And soon, she fell to the bottom of the line.
Song Baiye came closer at this time: "Dad just said a few words to you, why are you so sulky? This is not good."
The little butcher rolled his eyes.
Then he reached out and crushed the tip of a flying sword from his storage bag, put it in his mouth and chewed it.
Just like Qingyu was too lazy to talk to Su Anran, the little butcher was too lazy to talk to Song Baiye.
…
"Ancestor! Ancestor!"
In a woodland with beautiful mountains and clear waters, a loud cry startled a flock of birds.
"What's going on?" A young man with handsome appearance and sharp facial features opened his eyes under the waterfall with a voice like thunder.
"We have received a letter from the royal family, asking our ancestors to come out."
"Please ask me to come out?" The young man was stunned for a moment, "What kind of trouble does Beitang encounter that requires my help?"
"It is said that a ferocious beast appeared in the extreme northern ice, called the Soul-Splitting Demonic Mountain Spider..."
"Soul-Splitting Demonic Mountain Spider?!" the young man exclaimed.
The junior messenger heard only a thunderous explosion, and the waterfall in front of him stopped flowing for a moment, and a heavy rain began in the sky.
But the young man he called his ancestor was already standing in front of him, and he didn't even notice when the message slip in his hand was taken away.
"Su Qingyu?" The young man quickly read the contents of the jade slip, and couldn't help showing a strange look on his face. He murmured in a low voice: "The Soul-Splitting Demon Mountain Spider is a powerful monster in the Xuan Realm. Back then, the Demon Alliance and the Human Race
We worked together to clean up all these things. Logically speaking, it is impossible for anyone to survive, but why is there still one surviving in Tianyuan Secret Realm? And no one has discovered it for so many years..."
"These idiots and trash have wasted six hundred years!"
Thinking that the Soul-Splitting Demonic Mountain Spider had six hundred years of development time, this young man couldn't help but feel his scalp numb.
After all, he is very aware of the threat of such ferocious beasts.
"Su Qingyu... has a grudge against the Soul-Splitting Demonic Mountain Spider. If it weren't for this surname, I would have thought it was someone from Qingqiu."
"Ancestor, what are you talking about?"
"Nothing." The young man glanced at the junior, then shook his head, "I am still thinking about it. It has been thousands of years since I last went out of the mountain. It's time to go out and have a look. I don't know whether Nanfeng
Yi, that kid, has he taken that step? I think it would be very interesting if he did."
