Chapter 670 Guangling's determination, Song Qingming returns (asking for monthly votes)
Guyang Mountain, Xiaoyao Hall.
More than a dozen Xiaoyao Sect Jindan elders have gathered together, all with solemn faces, talking to each other about the news of the monsters heading south not long ago.
Even Guangling Zhenren, who has been gray-haired and has not participated in the sect's affairs in recent years, came to Xiaoyao Hall this time to discuss with everyone to deal with the monsters.
After Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan arrived here, they just greeted everyone, and the great elder Li Mufeng, who had been in seclusion for a long time, appeared outside the hall at the same time.
For a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, it takes 10 to 20 years to practice in seclusion. Therefore, Li Mufeng, the great elder of the sect, spends most of his time in seclusion in the cave and rarely shows up in front of people.
The sect's affairs, big and small, are basically handed over to the head of the sect, Bai Yuxian, and many Jindan elders in the sect to handle together.
After so many years of closed-door cultivation, Li Mufeng's cultivation has also improved in recent years. Twenty years ago, not long after Song Qingming left the Floating Cloud Mountains, Li Mufeng had successfully broken through and advanced to the fourth level of the Nascent Soul.
The Floating Cloud Mountains cultivation world is a place where cultivation resources are relatively scarce. A cultivator who can cultivate to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul is considered to have reached the peak. In the past ten thousand years, few people have been able to break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul.
As the only Nascent Soul cultivator in Xiaoyao Sect, Li Mufeng broke through to the fourth level of the Nascent Soul before he was nine hundred years old. His cultivation talent is already outstanding among the Nascent Soul cultivators in the Floating Cloud Mountains cultivation world.
"Greetings to the Supreme Elder!"
After seeing Li Mufeng's figure, everyone in the hall hurriedly stood up and bowed to Li Mufeng with a respectful face.
After a quick glance at the people in the hall, Li Mufeng smiled and nodded slightly, then slowly walked to the top position in the middle of the hall and sat down.
"Uncle Li, Junior Brother Song has not returned from his travels yet, Junior Brother Chen is in seclusion to break through the realm, and the other elders of the sect have all arrived!" Li Mufeng had just sat down when Bai Yuxian, who was standing beside him, hurriedly reported to him.
"Well! You all sit down first."
After everyone in the hall sat down, Li Mufeng spoke softly again: "Some time ago, the sect received news from the northern frontier that the northern border monsters have moved south on a large scale.
Before today, you should have heard some rumors about Jinyu Mountain.
Now I can officially tell you that the Golden Feather Demon King left the Floating Cloud Mountains a few years ago and disappeared. Jinyu Mountain has indeed changed its owner now, so the previous agreement between the sect and the monster clan about the beast tide no longer exists from now on.
So far, we haven't heard too much news. We only know that the new demon king is called Molong Demon King, and his cultivation strength should not be inferior to mine.
But you don't have to worry too much about Molong Demon King. I will do my best to lead him in this battle. Control it, and don't let it have a chance to attack you. You all can just focus on dealing with the demon kings under Jinyu Mountain.
This time the beast tide is different from the past. Although the sect has made sufficient preparations in all aspects, the other side has also gathered a large army of demon beasts.
In addition to the demon beasts near Jinyu Mountain, there are many demon beasts that followed the Molong Demon King from the northern border. I estimate that the power of the demon beasts going south this time should be stronger than last time.
I told you all these things, and I also want to remind you that this battle may be different for us than in the past. You all should also be mentally prepared for a hard battle. "
In recent years, Song Qingyu and others have heard about the changes in Jinyu Mountain in the north, but they have never been sure whether these are true.
Now that Li Mufeng has personally confirmed that the owner of Jinyu Mountain has changed, and the previous battlefield agreement between the two sides has expired, the faces of the people present also showed a bit of complexity.
Over the past 100 years, although Xiaoyao Sect has gained five Jindan elders, Xu Ziyan, Hu Tianren, Song Qingyu, Huang Siyuan, and Fang Baixuan, it has also lost a lot of high-level cultivators.
First, Ma Hongshan led the Ma family of "Iron Immortal Castle" to rebel against the sect and was killed by everyone in Xiaoyao Sect. Later, Lu Boyang died in a battle with "Tianhai League".
In addition, the former head of the sect, Yao Qianshu, has been injured many times before and has affected his lifespan. Now that his lifespan is approaching, he has been bedridden and has not much time left. He can no longer help deal with the monster riots.
Guangling Zhenren, an old generation Jindan cultivator who is about the same age as him, has always paid more attention to health preservation and is not as hard-working as Yao Qianshu. He looks relatively healthy at present, but his lifespan has reached 570 years old, and he is only 20 to 30 years away from the end of the Jindan cultivator.
At this age, Master Guangling's strength is much lower than that of his peak state. At most, he can only exert the strength of an early Jindan cultivator. If he is injured, his life span will be affected and he will die early.
In the next monster riot, Master Guangling is estimated to be difficult to take action. He can only help to allocate cultivators' supplies in the rear and guard the mountain gate.
Overall, although Xiaoyao Sect has a few more Jindan cultivators than a hundred years ago, the overall strength of the sect has not actually increased much.
If Song Qingming cannot catch up with this war next time, Xiaoyao Sect's strength in high-level cultivators may be worse than a hundred years ago.
Knowing that this time the monster turmoil might be even worse than the last time, most of the people here really didn't have much confidence in whether they could successfully repel the monster army's attack in this battle.
You must know that the last time Xiaoyao Sect was able to defend several strongholds in the north and repel a large-scale attack by monsters.
In addition to the fact that the leader Yao Qianshu managed to hold on to his injuries and forcefully attack the enemy, there was another important reason. It was also because they finally invited Li Xianyun, a master of the late Jindan period, to help.
As a result, the Xiaoyao Sect gathered enough strength to directly reverse the unfavorable situation on the entire battlefield through the battle of "Purple Star Square", and finally drove the army of monsters out of the Weiguo territory.
This time the monsters are in turmoil. Even if Li Mufeng can restrain the opponent's Nascent Soul Demon Emperor, under the same situation, if they want to successfully repel the more ferocious monster army and launch a large-scale attack, it will probably be more difficult than a hundred years ago. Some people here are naturally aware of this.
"Master Li, every time the monsters are in turmoil, our human side will suffer countless casualties. Now that Junior Brother Song has not come back, it may be difficult for us to hold the entire front with our current strength.
Do you think you could consider giving up the area near Tuoyun Mountain first and concentrate on guarding Iron Immortal Castle and Guiyunfang, so that our pressure will be less?
When we get through the most difficult time, other surrounding countries will be able to mobilize their strength to support us. Then we will find ways to regain the lost territory. "
After hearing what Li Mufeng said, Zhao Mengli, who was a little worried about the sect's war, spoke first. He wanted to suggest that the Xiaoyao sect abandon Tuoyun Mountain, the more prominent stronghold, and concentrate the sect's strength to protect the two iron fairy castles and Guiyunfang. Located at the north gate of Weiguo.
In the north of Weiguo near the Fuyun Mountains, there are four relatively large city strongholds from west to east, namely "Tiexian Fort", "Tuoyun Mountain", "Guiyunfang" and "Jinshanfang".
Among them, "Tiexian Fort" and "Guiyunfang" are the two most important gateways to protect the northern part of the country, and they are also the two places that the Xiaoyao Sect has attached most importance to since its establishment.
Once these two places are lost in the turmoil, the northern Xinjiang monsters can march straight in and directly attack the largest "Gaoyun County" in the northern part of the Wei Kingdom, threatening Guyang County, the core hinterland of the Xiaoyao Sect.
The last demonic beast turmoil a hundred years ago was because the Xiaoyao Sect was at a disadvantage. Some demonic beasts bypassed "Guiyunfang" and entered the northern "Gaoyun County" to cause trouble, causing the sect to lose millions of mortals at once. It almost affected the foundation of Xiaoyao Sect.
Fortunately, "Guiyunfang" was not lost at that time, and Xiaoyao Sect was finally able to rely on this important stronghold to launch a counterattack and drive the monsters out of the realm of Weiguo.
In comparison, the two places "Jinshanfang" and "Tuoyunshan" are much less important to the sect.
"Jinshanfang" is far away in the northeastern border of Weiguo. It is relatively deserted and has no large-scale spiritual veins nearby. Although "Jinshanfang" will be attacked by monsters every time the monsters are in turmoil, it has never been attacked by monsters. Main direction of attack.
With the two Jindan monks from the Song family here, plus the monks from several counties in Jiangling County, there should be no big problem guarding this place.
"Tuoyun Mountain" is located in the northeast of Tiexian Fort. Its location is relatively prominent and has penetrated deep into the Fuyun Mountains. It is also the first place to bear the brunt of every monster turmoil.
Although there were not too many monsters attacking "Tuo Yun Mountain" every year in the past, they were usually the Yunhe Demon King, the old rival of "Tuo Yun Mountain", but Zhang Rong, a fake alchemy monk from "Tuo Yun Mountain" alone , it is also very difficult to defend this place, and we must still need support from Xiaoyao Sect.
But now that the power of monster beasts has greatly increased, the Xiaoyao Sect is under great pressure to defend the exceptions. It is actually difficult to take care of the "Tuo Yun Mountain" side. Therefore, Zhao Mengli proposed that the sect should voluntarily give up the "Tuo Yun Mountain". Yunshan" concentrated its forces to retreat to "Iron Fairy Castle".
Hu Tianren, who had already taken possession of the "Iron Immortal Castle", heard this and also echoed:
"Senior Sister Zhao is right! Tuoyun Mountain is not the territory of the sect, and we have no obligation to take care of them. We might as well notify them to evacuate first, so as not to waste too much of the sect's strength to support them.
Jin Yushan happened to have a new demon king this time. Master Li, please see if we can negotiate with him as before and establish a new alliance with Jin Yushan. Maybe they are not willing to fight us to the end. "
After hearing Hu Tianren's suggestion, Li Mufeng shook his head without thinking and said:
"What you think is a little too naive. The demon race is bloodthirsty and cruel by nature, and we, the human monks, have been mortal enemies for thousands of years. This new Black Dragon Demon King is so easy to talk to.
If we choose to negotiate hastily with them before the war begins, not only will we not be able to achieve our goal, but we will also make the other party think that we are afraid of them, and they will be even more unscrupulous in the subsequent battle.
If you want to make an alliance with the other party, you can't easily get it with just your words. If we don't prove that we have the strength to repel the demon clan's attack, why should others be willing to sit down and listen to you.
During the monster turmoil that occurs once in a century, the sect has to sacrifice many talented junior monks every time. I don't want to avoid these things from happening.
It's just that our human race is weak now. Facing this once-in-a-hundred-year monster turmoil, we don't have much choice. The sect can only protect our own territory by fighting hard. "
Just as Li Mufeng finished speaking, Master Guangling, who was sitting beside him, stood up again.
"Master Li is right. It is not a long-term solution to try to get along with the monsters. Even if we are willing to give in and give up some territory, these monsters will not be satisfied so easily. I am afraid they will continue to encroach on our territory.
The battle has not started yet, and the outcome is particularly predictable. Whether it is Guiyunfang, Tiexianbao or Tuoyun Mountain, we cannot easily give them to monsters.
Thanks to the careful cultivation of the sect for so many years, although I am old, I still have the heart to serve the sect. This time I am willing to take people to Tuoyun Mountain first to help Jinyun Pavilion and others defend this sacred mountain and share some of the pressure of the sect. I hope Master Li can fulfill my wish."
After Master Guangling finished speaking, many elders present, including the Supreme Elder Li Mufeng, were surprised.
As a Jindan elder of the sect for so many years, Master Guangling has always been cautious and rarely goes out to take risks to seek opportunities.
Almost no one expected that he, who was already old and enjoying his old age, would actually stand up at this critical moment when the monsters were heading south, and go to the dangerous Tuoyun Mountain front to share the sect’s worries.
Seeing Master Guangling looking expectantly at Li Mufeng, who was sitting at the head, Bai Yuxian, who had just taken over as the head of the sect, quickly persuaded him:
"Brother Guangling, the sect will make arrangements for Tuoyun Mountain. You are too old to fight with others rashly. It is too dangerous to go to Tuoyun Mountain. It is better to stay in the sect and help us allocate monks' supplies."
"I appreciate Master Bai's kindness. I have been hiding in the sect doing trivial things all my life and have never made any great contributions to the sect. I am always inferior to other brothers in this aspect, and I have always felt a little regretful.
Now I am a dying man, and there is nothing to worry about. If I have the opportunity to make contributions to the sect again, even if I die on the battlefield, it will be a great pleasure in life. I hope Master Li can fulfill my last wish."
From Master Guangling's words, it can be seen that he has made up his mind. After sitting for a long time, Li Mufeng still nodded to him calmly and agreed to his request.
"Since you are so determined, Tuoyun Mountain will be entrusted to you. Yuxian, you will dispatch a large flying boat to Guangling tomorrow, and then select a group of cultivators to go with him.
If the situation at Tuoyun Mountain is not favorable, you must inform us in time, and the sect will find a way to send people to support you."
"Thank you, Master Li, for your help. I will go back and prepare something and set off for Tuoyun Mountain tomorrow!"
After Guangling Zhenren bowed to Li Mufeng, he turned around and bowed to all the Jindan elders of the sect present, and then left Xiaoyao Hall with a smile on his face.
Looking at the white-haired Guangling Zhenren's slowly leaving back, Li Mufeng's calm face was also mixed with mixed feelings.
After this separation, it may be difficult for the two of them to meet again.
The many Xiaoyao Sect elders present were also secretly excited when they saw this scene just now.
Even Guangling Zhenren, who had a reason to stay out of the matter and retire behind the scenes to enjoy his old age, still had the heart to serve the sect and was willing to take the risk to go to "Tuoyun Mountain" to take charge. What else can they say?
After Guangling Zhenren left, Li Mufeng stood up and said to everyone with a serious face:
"The situation of the monster army is not clear enough now. No matter what, we must try our best to hold the position first.
Don't worry, this beast tide that happens once a hundred years is not the business of our Xiaoyao Sect alone. It is something that all the human cultivators in the Fuyun Mountain Range need to deal with together.
If it really comes to an unfavorable situation, the sect will also find a way to seek help from other places."
"Please rest assured, Master Li, we will definitely fight to the death to serve the sect!" After hearing what Li Mufeng said, many cultivators present below hurriedly expressed their loyalty to the sect in unison.
Seeing this, Li Mufeng also nodded with a little relief and began to make detailed arrangements for everyone.
With Guangling Zhenren in Tuoyun Mountain, there shouldn't be any problems in the short term. Jinshanfang will not be the focus of monster attacks, and Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan are almost enough.
For these two places, Li Mufeng just asked the sect to send some "Feiyun Crossbows" as soon as possible to assist in defense, and did not make too many adjustments.
On the "Iron Fairy Castle", Li Mufeng first arranged Zhao Menglian to help take charge. With her, a sixth-level Jindan cultivator, and Hu Qingyun, a fake Dan cultivator, helping, they can deal with the attacks of three to four monster kings with the mountain protection formation.
As for "Guiyunfang", which is the focus of the monster army, it is also the most important place that Xiaoyao Sect cannot afford to lose. Li Mufeng put the main forces of the sect here.
Including Bai Yuxian, Li Wutong, Chu Fengping, Jin Ziyuan, and Fang Baixuan, all five were arranged to go to "Guiyunfang" to take charge, leaving only Chen Xuanxin, who was in retreat, and Xu Ziyan, who managed the sect's mundane things.
After receiving the order, everyone immediately left Xiaoyao Hall and began to prepare for the next brutal battle with monsters.
"Guiyunfang" and "Guyang Mountain" are connected by teleportation arrays. Not long after Li Mufeng's order was issued, the teleportation array on Guyang Mountain also started to operate immediately, and many sect monks began to go to "Guiyunfang" through the teleportation array to wait for orders.
Several giant flying boats in Xiaoyao Sect also began to transport some important supplies needed for the battlefield to various frontline battlefields.
After getting the approval of the head of the sect, Bai Yuxian, Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan immediately went to the sect's Good Merit Pavilion, where they took out more than a dozen second-level "Flying Cloud Crossbows" and some strategic materials such as formations, and then boarded the sect's large flying boat to return to Funiu Mountain.
After leaving Guyang Mountain, Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan, who were standing on the flying boat, had a heavy look on their faces.
According to the news they got from Guyang Mountain, this time the monster turmoil was different from the past, and even the Yuanying cultivators had to go down to participate in the war. They, the Jindan cultivators, had become like duckweed and could not control their own destiny.
The flying boat had just arrived near Funiu Mountain. After Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan told the cultivators on the flying boat to transport the materials directly to the "Jinshanfang", they jumped off the flying boat and planned to return to Funiu Mountain first.
The two women had just arrived near the mountain gate when a white escape light suddenly flew out from the mountain and came to their side in surprise.
"Siyuan, Qingyu, have you been well these years."
"Seventh brother, you are really back." Seeing Song Qingming in green clothes in front of them, Song Qingyu and the others were stunned for a moment, then showed surprise on their faces and approached him.
Huang Siyuan, who was standing aside, was so excited that she couldn't help but shed a few tears when she saw Song Qingming, who had been away from the family for more than 20 years.
In the years when Song Qingming was away, although Song Qingyu and Huang Siyuan rarely mentioned Song Qingming, they could feel each other's concern for Song Qingming.
Especially in recent years, the chaos of monsters in the north has been getting closer and closer, but Song Qingming, the backbone of the family, has not returned. The pressure on Song Qingyu and others is also increasing, and they are always fantasizing that Song Qingming can come back in time.
Now that Song Qingming's figure finally appeared in front of her, Huang Siyuan also put down all the worries accumulated in her heart at once, and took the initiative to lean on Song Qingming's shoulder, fearing that this was another dream.
"Husband, when did you come back?"
"I just came back. I heard from Yuan Fang that you went to Guyang Mountain to discuss matters. I wanted to go out to find you, but I didn't expect that I saw you back before I had time to go out!" Song Qingming smiled and nodded to the two women.
"There has been no news from you for so many years. Qingyu and I have always been worried about you. Now we finally see that you have returned safely. Finally, we can rest assured."
"Well! You have worked hard all these years."
"That. Seventh brother, sister-in-law, if we keep standing here, we may be seen later. Otherwise, we should go back first and you two can slowly continue your love for each other, how about it?"
Seeing that Huang Siyuan and Song Qingming were leaning against each other, Song Qingyu looked around and couldn't help but remind them.
"Hmm! What are you talking about, girl? Why don't we go back first?" After hearing Song Qingyu's reminder, Song Qingming, who had reacted, said something to Song Qingyu awkwardly, and then asked Huang Siyuan in his arms.
Hearing the conversation between the two, Huang Siyuan hurriedly left Song Qingming's shoulder, nodded shyly, and then the three of them turned into light and returned to the "Meeting Immortal Pavilion" in Funiu Mountain.
"Qingyu, I heard from Yuan Fang that the monsters in the northern border have begun to move south. How did the sect deal with this?" After the three sat down and chatted for a few words in the "Meeting Immortal Pavilion", Song Qingming asked Song Qingyu on the side about the results of their visit to the sect for discussion. (End of this chapter)