The Underworld Sect was divided into three factions: the native faction, the family faction, and the foreign faction.
The native faction was born and raised in the sect. Their elders were the cultivators of the Underworld Sect, and their ancestors were even the founding elders of the sect. This faction had the highest status in the sect, and they were also the strongest. Liu Jinhui, as well as Elder Zhou of Clear Glass City, were all members of this faction.
The Golden Core cultivators of the Underworld Sect were all native factions. The other two factions were no match for the native faction. This was also the most fundamental reason why the Underworld Sect could maintain its stability.
The native faction cultivators and family members all lived in the Underworld Sect. The mortals also lived near the mountain gate of the Underworld Sect. They didn't set up another sect far away from the sect.
Therefore, the native faction didn't have much conflict with the affiliated families, and their attitude towards the affiliated families was also relatively gentle.
The family faction and the foreign faction were not native forces of the Underworld Sect. The foreign faction's predecessors were small sects that were annexed by the Underworld Sect, or they took the initiative to join. There were also some evil cultivators who joined the Underworld Sect.
Before this faction joined the Underworld Sect, they had a very deep relationship with each other. After joining the Underworld Sect, they formed a group and formed the second largest faction.
This faction couldn't compete with the native faction in the Underworld Sect, and they didn't want to be suppressed. Therefore, they all established families outside the Underworld Sect and actively developed their forces.
If the foreign faction wanted to develop and grow, it was necessary to seize the interests of the old family. The conflict between the two was very deep. The foreign faction's attitude towards the "Zhao family's remnants" was also very tough. They advocated for the "Zhao family's remnants" to be exterminated.
The Liang family's ancestor and the black-robed old man were both from the foreign faction. The Jin family's ancestor was the leader of the foreign faction. Elder Jin's cultivation had already reached the peak of the Zifu Realm. After many years of polishing, he could form the Golden Core at any time. His status in the Underworld Sect was very high. It could be said that he was the number one person below the Golden Core. Moreover, Elder Jin was a vengeful person. He was also vicious and merciless. Not many people were willing to offend him.
The family faction was made up of loose cultivators or family members. After joining the Underworld Sect, they obtained a relatively high status. However, outside the Underworld Sect, there were still families. Because of their birth, they were very close to the old families in the Underworld Sect.
The elders of the family faction didn't have any special relationship with each other, and it was very difficult to unite. Therefore, they were the weakest of the three factions.
Most of the higher-ups were elders without any powerful representatives.. Yang Yong was already one of the people with the highest status in this faction.
Because they were weak, the only way to strengthen themselves was to ally with the old families.
Once the old family was completely integrated into the Underworld Sect, the only choice was to ally with the family branch. At that time, the family branch would be able to crush the foreign branch and compete with the local branch.
The attitude towards the old family became the focus of the game between the three factions of the Netherworld Sect.
If the old family clan was destroyed, the foreign branch's strength would develop rapidly. If the old family clan was merged, the family branch's strength would increase greatly.
Neither of these situations were what the local faction wanted to see. The main forces of the other two factions were outside of the Netherworld Sect. Whether the Netherworld Sect was strong or weak, it didn't affect the other two factions much.
All of the local faction's strength was within the Netherworld Sect. Only when the Netherworld Sect was powerful could the local faction obtain more benefits.
Therefore, the local faction's attitude was to divide the old family. Destroying a part of it and merging another part of it would balance the two forces and maintain the stability of the Netherworld Sect. The best result for the Underworld Sect would be to gradually disintegrate the two factions and merge the two factions into the local faction.
In addition to the conflict of interest, the three factions also had differences in the inheritance. From the name of the sect, it could be seen that the inheritance of the Netherworld Sect was mainly based on the Ghost Path and was supplemented by the Corpse Path. It was a proper evil sect.
The cultivators of the foreign branch were also evil. Ghost, corpse, demon, and other inheritances were mixed, but they were still the same as the inheritance of the Netherworld Sect.
As for the members of the family branch, their inheritances were very messy. They were mainly righteous, which was incompatible with the other two factions. This was also an important reason why the status of the family branch was not high.
After receiving the message from the black-robed elder, Liu Jinhui pondered for a long time and finally said, "Jin Yugui, you should be severely punished for speaking rudely. However, now that we are facing a great enemy, we are in need of people. I will allow you to take the blame and make contributions.
If you don't do your best in the next battle, you will be severely punished. In addition, you insulted the Wang and Li families. You should apologize. "
At this time, the black-robed elder said, "This concerns Elder Jin's face. There is no need to apologize."
Liu Jinhui had no choice. It was not good for anyone to fall out with him. He just comforted the Wang and Li families and turned to leave. The black-robed elder glanced at the people present and left with Liu Jinhui.
The families continued to register to enter the city, and the Jin family was at the front.
However, now no one cared about the order of entering the city. The people in charge of each old family team were thinking about whether it was necessary to integrate into the Netherworld Sect.
Wang Daoyuan thought in his heart, "From this incident, it can be seen that the Netherworld Sect's attitude towards the old family is very different."
Yang Yong strongly advocated to accept the old family, while the black-robed elder and Elder Jin advocated to destroy the old family. Liu Jinhui did not have a clear attitude and had been trying to smooth things over. Obviously, the cultivators who advocated to accept the old family did not have the advantage.
It seemed that it was necessary to mention this matter to the patriarch later. The strategy of the Wang family to integrate into the Netherworld Sect should be changed.
After experiencing a storm, the cultivators who registered their identity at the gate of the city were afraid of another accident, so they also sped up.
In less than 15 minutes, the Wang family entered the city.
Golden Goose City was not big, and the layout of the city was very simple. Two roads, one vertical and one horizontal, connected the four gates and intersected in the center of the city, dividing the whole city into four parts. The center of the city was a crossroads.
The official institutions in the city were all around the crossroads. The east of the city was the market place, where all kinds of shops were. The southwest of the city was the residential area, and the northwest of the city was the military camp and the armory of the cultivators guarding the city.
The Wang family found an inn in the east of the city to stay. This inn was called Immortal Inn, which was the property of the Yang family.
After staying in the inn, the six elders of the Wang family went back to their rooms to rest, and the others discussed in the patriarch's room. Soon, someone came to the door. The person was wearing a blue robe with the symbol of the Yang family's Yang tree. His face was similar to Yang Yong, and he should be the direct descendant of Yang Yong.
When Wang Zhian saw the person, he quickly got up and said, "Brother Zhiyuan, what's the matter?"
The person was called Yang Zhiyuan, the eldest grandson of Yang Yong and the current patriarch of the Yang family.
Wang Daoyuan quickly moved a chair and said, "Senior, please sit down."
Yang Zhiyuan did not refuse, sat down and said, "Brother Zhian, I already know what happened outside the city gate today. Elder Jin and Liang Liang are the same people, and they have always advocated to completely eliminate the old family. Most people in the Netherworld Sect do not agree with this approach. This group of people took a step back and suppressed the old family to snatch resources.
Elder Jin has a high position and power in the Netherworld Sect. Even Grandfather does not dare to provoke him. In the future, the Wang family should avoid the Jin family as much as possible to avoid being found trouble by the Jin family. "
Although Wang Zhian was very unhappy, he also knew that the Wang family could not afford to offend the Jin family. No matter how good the relationship between the Wang and Yang families was, it was also impossible to let the Yang family risk their lives for them.
If their strength was not enough, they could only pretend to be subservient.
Wang Zhian sighed and said, "Brother Zhiyuan, don't worry. I know the severity of the matter. My Wang family's disciples will avoid the Jin family."
Yang Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Then I'm relieved. When the time comes, the Wang family and my Yang family will act together. No matter how rude and unreasonable the Jin family is, they will not find trouble in front of the Yang family. "
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