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Li Yao was rendered speechless. He did not know that he was involved in this.
But on second thought, it did make sense. Although the ancient sects and the modern sects were both named 'sects', they were in fact vastly different.
The ancient sects were independent kingdoms and independent warlords. Although Qi Zhongdao was the well-acknowledged leader of the Cultivators, it was only a nominal title.
When everything was going well, he was the strongest, and naturally, he was respected. But when the core interests were involved, nobody cared about how many eyes he had.
It was too much of a stretch to unite hundreds and thousands of warlords, big and small, so that they could think as one and exert their strength in the same direction.
Duan Yuanwu, on the other hand, said in Roaring Tiger City, "Since Master Righteous One, Master Bitter Cicada, and all the fellow Cultivators have come today, Roaring Tiger Hall, for the sake of all of you and the benevolence of the heavens, will loot the burnt granaries again and again. Three thousand kilograms of food can be found at best. After you take the three thousand kilograms of food, you can lead the disaster victims east to East Peace County. That is the only way to survive."
"Three thousand kilograms is too little."
Qi Zhongdao was not relaxed at all. "Right now, the road to East Peace County has been blocked by the White Lotus ghoul army. It is impossible for so many weak and sick disaster victims to make it to East Peace County before they are bewitched by Mother White Lotus into an army of ghouls and cause a disaster. They cannot go to East Peace County and can only settle down here. Roaring Tiger Hall will provide fifty thousand kilograms of food first. In a couple of days, the flying boats of the major sects that are fully loaded with food will arrive.
"Fifty thousand kilograms."
Duan Yuanwu burst into laughter. His eyes seemed to have expanded to twice their original size, turning into the dim yellow color of a tiger's eyes. His whiskers were shivering nonstop as he gnashed his teeth. "Then, Roaring Tiger Hall will be annihilated. The Duan family will be ruined.
"If the army of ghouls goes on a rampage, the world will be shattered, and the world of Cultivators will fall apart. It will do nobody any good."
Qi Zhongdao was so sincere that he almost dug out his heart for Duan Yuanwu to see. "Right now, whether it is the Grand Mystery Sect or Roaring Tiger Hall, or whether it is Duan Yuanwu or Qi Zhongdao, we should all consider the big picture and the world of Cultivators. In any case, we should stabilize the situation first. Whatever the price that your sect will pay, I guarantee that the Heaven Flipping Seal in my pocket will make up for your losses later...."
"Hahahahaha........... right. Master Righteous One..............."
Duan Yuanwu did not buy it at all. He burst into laughter and scratched his beard. "I didn't know that the world would be reversed after the natural disasters. The grand leader of the Grand Mystery Sect, the leader of the Great Qian Dynasty, would turn into a bandit who loots a burning house."
"Young Leader Duan."
Blood-red veins were protruding out of Qi Zhongdao's dark face. Terrifying ripples were spreading out in the air around. "Is Roaring Tiger Hall so heartless that you are unwilling to open your barn to provide food when hundreds of thousands of disaster victims are frozen and starved to death?"
"No food. No food. Not a single grain."
Duan Yuanwu slapped the wall hard, and a large black stone on the tower of the Black Tiger Hall was immediately blown into smithereens. He bulged his eyes and roared, "Not to mention that the barn of Roaring Tiger Hall has been burnt to the ground, all the food has been burnt up. There is really not much food left. Even if there is food, why should my house provide it?
"As far as your eyes can see, the land within a thousand square kilometers belongs to Roaring Tiger Hall. The land was bought openly, and the food was given to us in a clean way. They all belong to Roaring Tiger Hall, and they all belong to Duan Yuanwu.
Today, we have already done our duty by allowing the bumpkins to trample on Roaring Tiger Hall's territory. We don't even have any food left. "BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! The auras of the two Yuanying collided brutally like tides, raising deafening noises.
The ignorant disaster victims in ragged clothes on the ground heard the conversation between the two 'deities'. Some of them understood what was going on, but most of them did not. They were all staggering, covering their ears and struggling in pain.
"Young Leader Duan," Qi Zhongdao bellowed, "do you really have to be so heartless and stingy?"
"So what if I am stingy?"
Duan Yuanwu shouted. "The land is my land, and the food is my food. Is it a crime to be executed if there is no food left?
Besides, there are plenty of Cultivation sects in the entire southeast. Why do you have to be so stubborn about Roaring Tiger Hall?
"Go 1,250 kilometers to the south. The Heaven Resounding Guild is also a famous sect in the southeast. Do you have any food?
"Go 1,320 kilometers to the north. The Flying Leopard Palace has a thousand square kilometers of fertile land, too. Do you have any food?
"The founding ancestor of the Heaven Resounding Guild is an elder from a branch of the Grand Mystery Sect.
"Although the Flying Leopard Palace has nothing to do with the Grand Mystery Sect in the past, the current leader of the Flying Leopard Palace is married to Elder Lu of the Grand Mystery Sect.
The Heaven Resounding Guild and the Flying Leopard Palace are local magnates in the first place. They have a lot of money and food. They are also deeply connected to the Grand Mystery Sect. Why did Master Righteous One come to Roaring Tiger Hall instead of them?
"Is Master Righteous One still holding a grudge against Roaring Tiger Hall and the Grand Mystery Sect over the interests of the transportation of the Sorcerers' River last year? Or do you want to take the opportunity to weaken Roaring Tiger Hall so that the Heaven Resounding Guild and the Flying Leopard Palace can conquer it?"
Qi Zhongdao was shaking in fury. "How dare you! Even your father, Duan Tiande, talk to me like that if he were here. How dare you, a junior in the beginning level of Yuanying, be so rude?"
"Hmph!"
Duan Yuanwu tore off the tiger-skin armor on his body, revealing the golden hair on his chest. He spat on the ground and said, "For your sake, I call you Master Righteous One and regard you as the leader of all the Cultivators in the world. But as the leader of all the Cultivators, you should act like a leader, too. You love rules more than anything else, and rules cannot be more important than laws. Tell me, what laws did Roaring Tiger Hall break? What crimes did they commit? Are you really going to treat the renowned sects as evil?"
Qi Zhongdao burst into fury. "You!"
Duan Yuanwu's mouth was shooting out Crouching Tiger Cannons and Gold Crow Crossbows nonstop. "Digging food out of the throats of Cultivators and giving it to those poor fools for free? How could such a thing happen in the thousand years since the Great Qian Dynasty was founded? Although Roaring Tiger Hall is not as powerful as the Grand Mystery Sect, there are still a few disciples in the court who can talk to the emperor. Qi Zhongdao, you are doing whatever you want, and you are going to annihilate Roaring Tiger Hall for a few insignificant bumpkins. What are you up to exactly? Where do you place the emperor in your eyes?
Are you trying to please the bumpkins and buy their support? Are you up to no good?
"Let me tell you the truth. If Roaring Tiger Hall is really asked to open the warehouse and release the food, fine. You can ask the emperor to issue a decree. Roaring Tiger Hall is loyal to the Great Qian Dynasty and most obedient to the emperor. As long as we see the decree, we will open the warehouse immediately.
"But right now, you want us to open the warehouse and release the food with only a few words of yours? Hehehehe. That's not a bad idea.
"Then, just ask the Grand Mystery Sect to follow the story of the Thunderous Qian Hall in the past and establish a Grand Xuan Dynasty first."
Duan Yuanwu was definitely not as rude and reckless as he appeared to be.
His words could not have been more sordid.
On the flying boat, the faces of many disciples of the Grand Mystery Sect all changed. They looked at Qi Zhongdao with complicated feelings.
"Look."
Dan Fengzi dragged a few elders of the Purple Pole Sword Sect and retreated to the back of the crowd. He winked at Li Yao and grimaced. "You should understand why Master Righteous One is the grand leader of the Grand Mystery Sect now, Elder Spiritual Vulture. If he continues to be the leader, the Grand Mystery Sect will be asking to be killed."
"Fellow Cultivators."
The more Duan Yuanwu talked, the more excited he became. "Roaring Tiger Hall has no grudge with any of you in the past. As the host, I cannot be more grateful that you are willing to come all the way to the southeast for disaster relief.
"However, Roaring Tiger Hall is in dire straits and cannot offer much food. I hope that you can understand Roaring Tiger Hall's difficulties, fellow Cultivators.
Although Roaring Tiger Hall had two Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators and ten Core Formation Stage Cultivators, they were nothing compared to the entire world of Cultivators. Therefore, Roaring Tiger Hall was unwilling to be the enemy of all the heroes in the world, much less the major sects.
"I will remember all the Cultivators from the major sects who have come to Roaring Tiger Hall today. If you can understand Roaring Tiger Hall's insignificant difficulties, Roaring Tiger Hall will certainly reward you handsomely in the next year and a half, especially when the price of food is soaring.
However, if somebody with ill intentions decided to attack the headquarters of Roaring Tiger Hall while the natural disasters were in chaos, for the safety of the hundreds of thousands of creatures in Roaring Tiger City, the guy surnamed Duan would have to fight him to the end even if he knew that he was no match for the enemy. There would be nothing to be said even if he was crushed to pieces.
Fellow Cultivators, please. "
After saying this, Duan Yuanwu closed his mouth and focused on driving the formation.
"Hoooo! Hoooo! Hoooo!"
The roars of dragons and tigers were echoing inside and outside of Roaring Tiger City. Golden brilliance was crawling out of every corner of the city and condensing into the vivid appearances of lions and tigers in midair. The guards patrolled the city and extended their malicious claws and teeth at the outside world now and then.
Even the mighty Crouching Tiger Cannons and Golden Crow Fiery Crossbows, which had extraordinary auras, were emitting extremely bright and dangerous rays of light.
Roaring Tiger Hall was ready for a battle and determined to fight to the death.
The major sects, on the other hand, were not as determined as they had been three months ago when they wanted to take advantage of the Dragon Spring Meeting.
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