Inside the Drill Hall.
Zheng Fang was like a private tutor, giving lectures to some of the disciples who came to ask for guidance.
If it were not for others knowing his identity, they would definitely not associate him with the First Elder of the Yuan Sect.
After all, the Yuan Sect was known for their ruthlessness in the cultivation world.
As the First Elder of this sect, there was no way he would be soft-hearted.
"Well, that's all for the lecture. If you have any questions, you can exchange them among the disciples or ask your own teachers. Of course, you can come again next time.
It's just that every time you come, you'll need to spend a lot of contribution points.
Moreover, listening to the lecture is secondary. The main thing is whether you can comprehend it yourself. If you encounter a bottleneck in your cultivation, it's better to go out and experience it.
Although the world is chaotic, it can also hone your body and mind, which will be of great benefit in the future. "
Zheng Fang looked at the dozens of disciples below and said with a calm voice.
After all, there were only a few people who could spend contribution points to listen to the lecture.
After all, instead of spending contribution points to listen to the lecture, it was better to use contribution points to exchange for pills to improve one's strength, which was more cost-effective.
Unless they really encountered a bottleneck in their cultivation, not many people would spend money for nothing.
In the end.
Furthermore, he had spent too many contribution points to invite Zheng Fang, the First Elder.
Hearing that.
The disciples below nodded and said, "We will remember the First Elder's teachings."
"Go!"
Zheng Fang waved his hand and dismissed all the disciples. He then stood up from his seat like an ordinary old man, turned around, and left the Drill Hall.
Perhaps it was because he was too old when he entered the cultivation world.
Even if he broke through to the Airborne Realm and had a lifespan of hundreds of years, he still did not show much vitality. He was like a private tutor, doing everything in an orderly manner.
When Zheng Fang left the Drill Hall, there was already an inner sect deacon waiting there.
"First Elder, someone from the Four Symbols Sect is here!"
"The Four Symbols Sect?" Zheng Fang's footsteps paused for a moment. He turned his head to look at the deacon with some doubt in his eyes.
He was also very unfamiliar with that name.
The deacon said, "The Four Symbols Sect is one of the 51 sects that we sent a message to before."
"Who did the Four Symbols Sect send?"
"An Inner Sect Elder."
"Then let him come here to see me."
After a simple inquiry, Zheng Fang was too lazy to move. After leaving behind a sentence, he turned around and walked back.
At this moment, in the Drill Hall.
All the disciples left, and no one else stayed behind.
After returning to his original seat, Zheng Fang leisurely sat down. He casually picked up a book beside him and began to read.
Before long.
One of the deacons of the inner court led a person to the hall.
"First Elder, I've brought him here."
"Elder Ying Wenyao of the Four Symbols Sect greets the First Elder of the Yuan Sect!" A middle-aged man standing beside him cupped his hands and greeted him.
"Go ahead."
Zheng Fang signaled with his eyes, and the inner sect deacon respectfully excused himself.
Then he looked at the stool in front of him and said, "Elder Ying, please take a seat!"
"Thank you!"
Ying Wenyao cupped his hands together and thanked him. Soon after, he sat down.
Looking at the person in front of him, Zheng Fang suddenly smiled faintly and said, "Speaking of which, the name Elder Ying sounds a little familiar. May I know what your relationship is with the former Ten Direction Sect?"
When he finished speaking, his gaze also fell on the other party's face.
Hearing this, Ying Wenyao's expression was as usual as he said, "I was indeed a member of the Ten Direction Sect before, but I left early on. Now, I'm an Elder of the Four Symbols Sect."
"Also, I never had any intention of becoming your sect's enemy. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come this time."
"Elder Ying, please don't misunderstand. This old man was just casually asking."
Zheng Fang didn't have much to say about this.
"It's just that my sect has some ties with the Ten Direction Sect, so I couldn't help but ask after hearing Elder Ying's name."
"I see."
Although Ying Wenyao had a smile on his face, his heart was already breaking out in cold sweat.
What ties? It was clearly a small conflict that destroyed his Ten Direction Sect.
If it wasn't for him, the Sect Master, running away, he wouldn't have the chance to sit here now.
Just now, when Zheng Fang mentioned the Ten Direction Sect.
Ying Wenyao almost thought that the other party was really going to kill him, not even letting him, a person who had already joined the Four Symbols Sect, go.
If it was someone else, he might not think so.
But the person sitting opposite him was from the Yuan Sect, so it was hard to say.
After all — —
Back then, the Yuan Sect could directly destroy his Ten Direction Sect because of a fight between some variant disciples and the death of a few disciples and deacons.
With such a ruthless method, it was possible that the other party would bring up old scores.
But after seeing Zheng Fang's reaction, Ying Wenyao reluctantly relaxed.
To tell the truth.
This time, if it wasn't for Qi Yu's intention, he definitely wouldn't have stepped into the Liang Mountain Spirit Domain, let alone come to the Yuan Sect.
Although Ying Wenyao hid the fluctuations in his heart very well, that instant of rapid heartbeat still couldn't escape Zheng Fang's perception.
To this.
He didn't threaten the other party too much. After all, the Ten Direction Sect was destroyed. Since the Sect Master had escaped back then, it was his luck.
At this moment, the other party represented the Four Symbols Sect, so there was absolutely no reason for him to kill someone for no reason.
"I wonder why Elder Ying is here this time?"
"Previously, our sect attacked the Yuan Pavilion because we were bewitched and threatened by the Heavenly Corpse Sect. We had no choice but to do so. Sect Master has always felt guilty about this, but because of the pressure from the Heavenly Corpse Sect, he couldn't express his position."
Long before he came, Ying Wenyao had already thought of what to say. So when Zheng Fang spoke, he spoke frankly with assurance, throwing almost all the responsibility to the Heavenly Corpse Sect.
"Now that the Heavenly Corpse Sect has been destroyed, our sect was very happy when we heard the news. But when we thought of our previous wrong decision, we specially asked me to come and personally apologize to your sect.
As for the losses that we have caused to your sect, our sect is willing to double the compensation.
We only hope that your sect can see our sincerity and let bygones be bygones. "
At this point.
Ying Wenyao had already taken out a storage ring from his bosom. He lifted it up with his True Yuan and landed it in front of Zheng Fang.
Looking at the storage ring in front of him, Zheng Fang was speechless for a moment.
It had to be said.
The other party's words were indeed flawless.
He threw all the blame to the Heavenly Corpse Sect without any hesitation.
But for Yuan Zong, who was right and who was wrong didn't matter. In short, Yuan Zong would never be wrong.
The only important thing in this matter was the word 'apology'.
As for the apology, it was just a matter of convenience.
Zheng Fang picked up the storage ring and didn't hide anything. He directly dripped his blood on it to establish ownership. Then, his Divine Sense entered the ring and saw everything inside clearly.
When his Divine Sense withdrew from the storage ring, there was a trace of a smile on his face.
"I naturally understand the Four Symbols Sect's sincerity. After all, the Heavenly Corpse Sect is also a top sect. I can understand that the Four Symbols Sect is stuck in the middle. I just hope that you will be more cautious in the future.
This time, our sect doesn't want to cause more trouble. If it were another sect, I'm afraid it would be a bloody storm. "
In the end, Zheng Fang's face became serious.
In response.
Ying Wenyao also looked serious and nodded solemnly. "Elder Zheng's words are reasonable. I will definitely bring back your words and let the sect master know."
"That's good." Zheng Fang casually picked up a cup of tea beside him and took a sip.
At this point.
Ying Wenyao immediately stood up and cupped his hands politely. "Our sect's sincerity has been conveyed. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
"I will ask someone to send Elder Ying off."
"Thank you."
Ying Wenyao didn't refuse.
This was Yuan Zong. An outer sect elder like him couldn't run around.
If he ran around alone, Yuan Zong would use the excuse of trespassing as an excuse to kill him. Then, he wouldn't even have a place to cry.
Ying Wenyao only heaved a sigh of relief when he followed an inner sect deacon out of Yuan Zong's mountain gate.
However …
He saw a black-robed man sitting cross-legged beside the mountain gate's stone tablet.
Ying Wenyao's eyes flashed with curiosity. He couldn't help but turn his head and ask, "May I ask who this expert is from your sect?"
"I'm not sure." The outer sect deacon shook his head slightly.
In response.
Ying Wenyao didn't ask any more questions.
In his opinion, the other party didn't want to tell him too much.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take a few more glances at Jiang Feng. Unfortunately, under the cover of the black robe, a cultivator's naked eye couldn't see through it.
Subsequently.
Ying Wenyao cupped his hands towards the inner sect deacon and left Yuan Zong's mountain gate completely.
After leaving Yuan Zong, he recalled everything that he had noticed when he first entered Yuan Zong's mountain gate.
"The mountain gate's spiritual energy is so dense, several times stronger than the Four Symbols Sect's. Is this the foundation of a top sect?"
"With such dense spiritual energy, it's no wonder Yuan Zong's experts are born one after another. If this continues, I'm afraid there won't be many sects that can compete with Yuan Zong in a few years!"
Ying Wenyao shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
He jumped up and flew away like a big bird, disappearing from where he stood in the blink of an eye.
Cultivators who hadn't reached the fourth level of the Spiritual Martial Realm weren't qualified to fly.
Now, Ying Wenyao was going to Cold Mountain City, which was known as the biggest city in Beiyun Mansion.
On the other side.
After Ying Wenyao left, Zheng Fang also stood up and kept the storage ring given to him by the Four Symbols Sect. After which, he headed to the treasury of the sect and displayed his identity token before placing all the resources in the storage ring into it.
This time, the Four Symbols Sect had put in a lot of effort.
The compensation given by the other party was worth more than fifty million taels of silver.
Fifty million taels of silver.
For a sect of the Spiritual Domain, it wasn't something that could be taken out in a short time.
From this, it could be seen that.
This time, the Four Symbols Sect was really sincere in their apology.
With the arrival of the Four Symbols Sect.
In the next few days, the other sects also sent people over one after another. Without exception, they all gave corresponding compensation.
The value wasn't all the same.
But there was one thing that was the same. That was, none of the sects gave less than twenty million taels of silver.
In a short time.
Yuan Zong's treasury was filled with resources worth hundreds of millions of taels of silver.
However, when the one-month deadline was up, only a third of the fifty-one sects had sent gifts of apology.
As for the remaining thirty or so sects, there was no movement at all.
In fact.
Some sects only sent a message to express their apology and didn't do anything else.
These sects and forces were all on Yuan Zong's blacklist.
Chengwu Hall.
After a month, many elders gathered here again.
This time, the person who presided over the meeting wasn't Qin Shujian, but the Great Elder Technique Imparting.
After everyone had arrived.
Zheng Fang coughed in a low voice, looked at the others and said calmly, "You should all know why I've gathered all the elders here!"
"Please speak clearly, Great Elder!"
"A month has passed, but thirty-three sects still haven't made a statement. This is looking down on the existence of Yuan Zong."
"If that's the case, then we'll just destroy them."
Zeng Gui said in a low voice.
As the leader of the biggest mountain bandits in the Stone Forest, his killing intent was still very strong.
Hearing this.
Niu Feng nodded slightly and said, "The remaining thirty-three sects dared to do this because we didn't give them enough pressure. If we don't make a statement, people will see clearly."
"That's right."
Most of the other elders also nodded their heads in agreement.
To put it bluntly.
Most of the people who were able to become Elders of Yuan Sect were the same group of people from Cold Mountain Stronghold.
To them, mercy didn't exist.
As for Xiang Haogan, Shen Yuqing and the others, they remained silent.
In the current situation, even if they objected, it would be useless.
Therefore, it was better to remain silent and watch the development of the situation.
Shen Yuhua, who had been silent and rarely interjected, said at this time, "Now, in the cultivation world of Beiyun Mansion, our sect is the leader. Moreover, with the opening of Yuan Pavilion, many rogue cultivators are working for us.
In this way, we don't have to deal with those sects by ourselves. "
"Elder Yuhua, what do you mean?"
"Why don't we issue an edict and ask the other sects in Beiyun Mansion to help? At most, we'll give some benefits. In this way, we can establish our supreme position in Beiyun Mansion."
Shen Yuhua's beautiful eyes flashed, and then she said in a clear voice.
"Although rogue cultivators generally aren't strong, there are many experts among them. Originally, our Yuan Pavilion didn't offer enough rewards, so we didn't attract their attention."
"Those great cultivators of the Spirit Martial Realm and the God Martial Realm, after reaching this level, are only after a higher level of cultivation methods or treasures that can directly increase their cultivation."
"With the current situation of our sect, it's not difficult to take out these things."
"Why don't we issue a mission directly in Yuan Pavilion and mobilize these top rogue cultivators? At that time, it won't be difficult to deal with the 33 sects."
"Moreover —"
Shen Yuhua's gaze swept across the faces of everyone in the hall, and finally, a beautiful smile appeared on her face.
"The reason why the 33 sects haven't done anything now is because they think that we won't really do it. As long as we use this method to destroy a few of them, the remaining sects will be afraid.
At that time, even if we don't do anything, they will come forward to apologize. "
At the end, Shen Yuhua added, "Of course, this is just my clumsy opinion. If there's anything wrong with what I said, I hope that the elders won't take offense."
"Yuhua's words are not wrong at all."
Zheng Fang smiled and nodded. He had a new understanding of the Hall Master of the Alchemy Hall.
But thinking about it, it was normal.
After the destruction of the Pill Tripod Sect, she was still able to escape and evade the pursuit of the Celestial Sect all the way to the Liang Mountain Spirit Region.
If she didn't have any tricks up her sleeves, she would have died in the hands of the Celestial Sect.
As for what Shen Yuhua said, Zheng Fang understood in his heart.
The reason why the 33 sects did this was because the current situation was different from before.
Previously, the Heavenly Corpse Sect was pressuring them and Yuan Sect had to take risks to break the stalemate.
Now, Yuan Sect was advancing and retreating in an orderly manner, and the situation was good.
This way, as long as they didn't deliberately target them, Yuan Sect wouldn't break the current stable situation because of this matter.
It could be said that.
There wasn't anything wrong with the way the 33 sects thought.
However, the mistake of these sects was that they didn't understand Yuan Sect well enough.
Shen Yuqing at the side.
At this moment, he looked at Shen Yuhua with a slightly surprised expression.
His sister was usually very quiet, almost like him. During meetings, she was no different from an invisible person. However, this time, she directly spoke.
Xu Yuanming smiled faintly. "I remember that the Sect Master still has the Pure Yang Pill. This is the most valuable treasure for Prominent Divine Stage cultivators to break through to the God Martial Stage. If we release the news of the Pure Yang Pill, we should be able to attract many people.
As for this time, we also obtained the Soul Conduit realm cultivation technique and martial arts from the Heavenly Corpse Sect. I believe that the cultivation technique and martial arts that lead to the Heavenly Stage should be enough to attract people like a flock of ducks! "
Treasures arouse the envy of others.
That was for the weak.
For the current Yuan Sect, even if they publicly announced that they had the Soul Conduit realm cultivation technique and martial arts, no one would dare to have the thought of snatching it.
On the contrary.
If they used this as a gimmick, it would be enough to attract many people. At the same time, it would further expand the influence of Yuan Sect.
As for whether there would be enough people qualified to exchange for the Soul Conduit realm cultivation technique, that was another matter.
However, for the cultivators who had no way to advance, as long as they saw a glimmer of hope, it was enough for them to risk their lives.
Xu Yuanming's words made the others secretly nod their heads.
— —
"Fortune telling, fortune telling, misfortune telling, fortune telling, fortune telling, fortune telling, fortune telling, fortune telling, fortune telling, fortune telling, fortune telling, fortune telling!"
On a busy street, an old Daoist priest was sitting in front of a table. His clothes had been washed so many times that they had turned white. There were even a few patches on his sleeves. He was muttering something to the passersby.
The table was also missing a leg, and there was a flat stone under it to prevent it from falling.
Behind the table, there was a long banner that was barely intact placed against the wall. The words written on it were probably the words that the old Daoist was chanting.
Regarding this.
The surrounding people were already used to it.
No one would stop and look for a fortune-teller.
Even the players turned a blind eye to this old Daoist priest.
In the beginning.
Many players believed that the old Taoist priest was a hermit expert, and that his fortune-telling was merely a means for him to hide from the world.
Then, he paid a lot of money and foolishly went to have his fortune told.
Only then did these players realize.
This old Daoist priest was really an ordinary fortune-teller. Moreover, his fortune-telling was not very accurate. The only thing he could do was to fool people.
When they realized this, no one would be fooled anymore.
"Sigh, business is not easy these days!" The old Daoist priest sighed helplessly as he looked at the passersby. None of them stopped walking.
His appearance also looked somewhat miserable.
However, in the blink of an eye, the old Daoist priest returned to his cheerful appearance and threw away all his worries.
"The Yuan Pavilion has now revoked the bounty missions of many sects. However, they have increased the bounty of the remaining sects. It seems that they have even offered a Divine Connection technique as a reward!"
"Divine Connection technique? Could it be a technique above the Divine Level?"
"Nonsense, above the Divine Level is the Divine Connection technique. Don't you know this?"
A group of players walked past the old Daoist priest and were constantly chatting.
The actions of the Yuan Sect this time had moved many players.
Divine Connection technique!
To put it bluntly, it was a supreme technique that could be cultivated to the Celestial Being level.
To the players, this was equivalent to the top treasure in the current stage of the game.
If they could obtain a Divine Connection technique, at least before they broke through to the Celestial Being level, they would only need to focus on killing monsters and leveling up. They would not have to worry about the technique at all.
After obtaining a technique, they could focus on killing monsters for a period of time. When they came out, they would really be a top expert.
Moreover, the technique could be used in the real world.
Who knew if the so-called Divine Connection technique could be cultivated to the level of ascension in the real world.
If it could be done …
Then it would be an immortal technique.
As for the old Daoist priest, his expression froze at this moment. A ray of light burst out from his turbid eyes.
"Divine Connection technique!"
He murmured. His mind, which had been calm for a long time, finally began to ripple.
How many years had it been?
The old Daoist priest could not remember clearly.
It could be a few decades, or it could be a hundred years.
He did not know when it started, but many things had become unimportant to him. They could not cause his mind to ripple.
However, after hearing what the players had said, the old Daoist priest's heart was no longer calm.
Divine Connection technique!
This was the inheritance of any top sect. It was also a treasure that those sects would not easily give out.
Even among the powerhouses in the same sect, there were not many who were qualified to peek at the Divine Connection technique.
"Divine Connection technique, directly to the Celestial Being level!"
After thinking about the word 'Celestial Being', the old Daoist priest finally could not control himself. A power that had been dormant for a long time suddenly burst out.
In an instant.
The entire city seemed to be covered by a terrifying aura. It startled all the cultivators and caused their expressions to change.
Soon, the old Daoist priest realized that he had lost his composure and immediately retracted this power.
In the next second, he took a step forward and disappeared in front of the stall.
As for the players who passed by, they all stared at the empty stall with their mouths agape. There was only one word left in their minds.
"This old Daoist priest … this senior is really a hidden expert!"
"Damn, this is a huge loss. Why didn't I persist in the beginning? If I had persisted, wouldn't I have made a fortune?"
"…"
Some of the players thumped their feet and stomped their chests. They felt that they had missed a huge opportunity.
Without a doubt, this old Daoist priest was obviously a top powerhouse who played games in the human world.
However, what made them feel bitter was that by the time they reacted, the old Daoist priest was already gone.
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