The other elders also felt justified and did not want Wang Shouye to go.
But Wang Shouye disagreed and waved his hand and said: "No need to say this, if I go to be in danger, you will not be in danger if you go?"
As the patriarch, you should protect the family from wind and rain.
And I have been the leader of the clan for so many years. Whenever there is a dangerous mission, you have always been the one to take action.
Now that Uncle Wu is here, the foreign faction is not as rampant as before, so it is unlikely that they will take action in such a war.
The trip to Wucheng Pass this time was also a city defense battle, nothing more than defending the city.
There are city walls and city-defending instruments, so it's not as dangerous as you think.
Before I built the foundation, I traveled outside for decades, and I still lived well, right? At best, I just brought more things for self-protection.
I went to join the war mainly because I wanted to share some risks with you.
You have the power to take charge now. After opening the Zi Mansion, you will directly take charge of the official affairs.
In addition, your fighting skills are strong, and the alchemy and talisman formations can be used in all four ways, so you will definitely be reused.
It won't take many years for you to quickly grow into a leader in your family, and it's more likely that people from outside the family will plot against you."
Seeing that he was determined to participate, Wang Daoyuan stopped trying to persuade him and said, "Since you have decided, I will not try to persuade him anymore. When will we gather?"
Wang Shouye smiled and said: "The news from Elder Yang is that the northern family of Qingli County will arrive in Qingqingfang City within five days.
Then take a flying boat to Sanhefang City at the junction of the three sects.
After arriving in Sanhefang City, follow the instructions of the Jindan Patriarch of the Netherworld Sect.
As for the follow-up arrangements, there was no notification from Elder Yang."
Wang Daoyuan nodded and said: "I have never experienced this kind of battle between two armies and a city defense battle, and I don't know how to fight it.
Everyone, try to bring as much stuff as you can, including all kinds of elixirs, magic talismans, magic weapons, and a few extra storage bags to be prepared.
It's best not to bring spirit beasts or spirit insects with you. We are on the territory of Wanling Sect. If you bring spirit beasts and spirit insects with you, if you encounter Wanling Sect disciples who don't open their eyes, it will be troublesome if they try to fight with us.
It is better to do less than to do more. Let’s try not to cause trouble.”
No one had any objections, and the eighth uncle Wang Shoujiang left the meeting hall to convey orders to the tribesmen participating in the war and distribute supplies.
These qi-training monks who participated in the battle were all monks from the Shouzi generation and the Daozi generation with no special skills.
Wang Daoyuan was nearly ninety years old at this time. Elders such as his fourth uncle Wang Shouyuan, fifth uncle Wang Shouyi, sixth uncle Wang Shoufeng, and seventh uncle Wang Shouhong had also passed away.
More than half of the monks of the Shouzi generation have withered away, and most of the remaining ones are over a hundred years old.
Except for the fifth uncle, all the Zhizi generation have withered away, and there are only a dozen people left in the Shouzi generation.
The eldest of the Dao generation is only over ninety years old and has not yet withered.
Originally, there were only about thirty people in the Taoist generation. In recent years, the Wang family gave preferential treatment to close relatives of monks who were pregnant.
The monks of the Shouzi generation married a large number of wives and took concubines, and they gave birth to many monks.
Now, the number of Taoist monks has exceeded fifty.
The number of monks of the Ming generation is growing faster and faster. There are now more than seventy people, and among them there are also some monks who can take on important roles.
For example, Wang Meng's great-grandson Wang Mingshan is now in his twenties and has reached the seventh level of foundation building.
He has a good talent in alchemy. He is already a first-level high-grade alchemist. There is no need for Wang Daoyuan to take care of him. When he reaches the peak of Qi training, all he needs to do is give him a foundation-building pill.
Three days later, everyone took the Yuquan flying boat and headed to Qinglifang City.
Arriving in front of the Netherworld Sect's residence, I found that people from all the families in the northern part of Qingli County had almost arrived.
A foundation-building monk came out of the Netherworld Sect's station, raised his hands to the family monks and said, "Elder Yang has an order, please invite the foundation-building monks from each family to come in and discuss matters."
Wang Shouye ordered the family's qi-training monks: "You guys wait here first."
Wang Daoyuan and the other four followed the Netherworld Sect's foundation-building monks and walked to the meeting hall.
There are people in the hall, Yang Yong is sitting on the upper seat, and Liang Liang is sitting on the left as the chief.
After Wang Daoyuan entered the lobby, he was not polite and sat directly on the right side of the table.
It seems a bit inappropriate for Wang Shouye and others to sit in the chief position, after all, their seniority is relatively low.
Although Wang Daoyuan is of lower seniority, he still has the authority of being the steward of the Netherworld Sect's Weapon Refining Hall.
Yang Yong must have known about this, and he didn't say anything.
Other foundation-building monks did not dare to interfere with the affairs between the three major Zifu families.
After everyone arrived, Yang Yong said: "Everyone, the Song Dynasty has devoted all its strength to invade the Zhao Kingdom, and the Wanling Sect has been resisting it at Wucheng Pass for more than ten years.
Although the Wanling Sect was strong, it could not withstand the attack of the entire Song Dynasty.
Now the Wanling Sect can no longer withstand it. Once the Song Dynasty breaks through Wucheng Pass, it can break into the hinterland of the Zhao Kingdom, and the five counties south of the Wanchuan River will no longer be able to defend it.
The Song Dynasty obtained the land of five counties, and the north of the Wanchuan River would also become a battlefield.
By then, everyone here may even have their family fortunes destroyed by the war.
In order to protect Zhao State and for your family, we must support Wanling Sect and repel the invasion of Song State.
I need to guard Qinglifang City and cannot participate in the war.
The sect has not made it clear who will lead the monks of each family. You can discuss it yourself. I have important matters to deal with, so I will leave."
The Song Dynasty wanted to destroy three major sects, but these families didn't care much.
Because most families only have a few Qi Practitioners who join the Netherworld Sect, and the others are not much involved.
Giving up a few Qi Practitioners at critical times is not a problem.
The families don't care at all who rules Zhao.
But if the war burns to their own territory, they definitely don't want to.
Besides, you can’t ignore the Netherworld Sect’s recruitment order, just fight if you let them.
As for who will lead each family, only the three Zifu families will compete. The other families are not qualified, so they will not get involved.
Yang Zhiyuan, the head of the Yang family, must have received the letter from Yang Yong, and since Liang Liang is here, he has no interest in competing for this leadership.
Liang Liang stroked his beard and smiled: "Since Elder Yang and Elder Wang are not here, I, as the only monk from the Purple Mansion on this trip, naturally do my duty and lead the monks from all families."
Wang Daoyuan said coldly: "Hold on, Elder Liang has been guarding the western border for many years, and he is not familiar with the monks from each family.
In addition, you are already old and busy, so why bother with this matter anymore.
The younger generation should handle the trivial matters of managing each family."
The monks present were a little confused. The fact that Wang Daoyuan was highly regarded by the leader of the Netherworld Sect was known to all the monks from the family who went to refine weapons together.
But others don't know that he still holds the stewardship token in his hand.
Everyone thought they were going to compete for the entire leadership position, but Liang Liang was competing with Yang Zhiyuan and Wang Shouye.
Unexpectedly, Wang Shouye and Yang Zhiyuan were silent, but it was Wang Daoyuan, a junior, who came out to speak.
Liang Liang snorted coldly and said, "How dare you, a young brat, want to take care of me?"
Wang Daoyuan took out his management token and said: "You definitely don't dare to compare your age. Elder Liang is almost 490 years old, right?
The younger generation's age is only a fraction of yours, and my fifth uncle's age is less than 200 years old. How can I dare to compare with you?
It’s just that the junior was recruited by the sect before and went to the mountain gate to help refine the flying warship.
Later, the younger generation's weapon refining and formation techniques all broke through to the third level. The sect master ordered me to command dozens of fellow Taoists to refine flying warships. In five years, I refined more than 60 flying warships.
Sect Master Lai valued me and gave me the stewardship token of the Weapon Refining Hall.
Although I am not a disciple of the Netherworld Sect, nor am I considered the official manager of the Netherworld Sect, I enjoy all the rights to manage affairs.
I take over the monks from each family with the power to manage affairs. I wonder which fellow Taoist has any objections?"