On the Xueshuo Sect's platform, three elders on duty were talking. Looking over, their expressions were solemn.
They came here to see Baili Qingyin, but after waiting for more than two hours, they still weren't called in.
An Elder surnamed Yu couldn't wait any longer. He walked over to a Daoist servant and said, "I'll have to trouble this servant to send another message."
The Daoist boy hurriedly said, "I don't dare. Master is receiving guests, please don't make things difficult for me."
Elder Yu frowned and asked, "Who is inside? Why is it taking so long? "
The Daoist boy bowed repeatedly and said he didn't know.
Elder Yu had no choice but to retreat.
After another moment, the cave door opened and the three became spirited. They looked up and saw a Daoist in white with outstanding bearing.
This person held a green jade flute, his eyebrows extended to his temples, and he wore a tall crown. He walked outside with his hands behind his back and his chin slightly raised, saying, "Senior apprentice-brother Baili is in seclusion, so I'm in charge of all matters in the sect."
He pointed at a person from Daoren and said, "Li Xiu, you go first."
Li Xiu smiled and cupped her hands, saying, "Junior apprentice-brother Feng is back. No wonder senior apprentice-brother Baili has no time to see us. Did your trip to Netherworld Spring Sect go smoothly?"
Daoist Feng waved his hand and said coldly, "Let's catch up later and talk about business first."
Li Xiu felt a little embarrassed by his impoliteness and coughed. She thought about her words and said, "In the past month, the sects in the north have been acting strangely. They're setting up altars, restrictive formations, and digging rivers at the place where spiritual opportunity is condensed. They seem to be plotting something big."
Daoist Feng raised his eyebrows and looked at the other elders. "Are you all here for this as well?"
The Elder surnamed Yu stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "That's right. This old man believes that this was Zhang Yan's idea. It seems he's investigating the direction of the spiritual opportunity in the earth veins. Maybe he wants to find the place where the spiritual point converges! "
Daoist Feng sneered and said, "What a joke. The spiritual opportunity of the earth meridian goes through thousands of twists and turns, and there's no clue to find it. As for where the spiritual point will appear, the Daoist Masters of Dongtian still can't figure it out. Do you think he can find it with just a few magic altars? "
Elder Yu solemnly said, "Junior Martial Brother Feng, you mustn't underestimate this matter. In the past month, these small sects have constructed no less than twenty altars. But what if it was one year, ten years, twenty years, or even thirty years? If I don't think of a way to contain it, it will be very disadvantageous to me. "
Another elder also stood up and echoed, "Senior Martial Brother Yu is right. Our sect is located in the northern border and is closest to Qincang School. If the Devil's Cave appears in the Northern Lands, with these altars around, they might be able to detect the location of the Spirit's Cave and lose the initiative. "
Daoist Feng raised his eyebrows and said, "Even so, there are only twenty altars around, yet you guys can't deal with it." As he said this, his gaze swept back and forth between the three of them and he coldly asked, "What's the reason?"
Li Xiu hesitated for a moment before saying, "These altars are mostly constructed beside rivers, lakes, and streams. Previously, it's not that we didn't send disciples to stop them, but in every river, there are great aquatic demons hiding. Previously, every time we attacked, we were stopped by them. It's just that we gave them a warning beforehand, causing them to be on guard … "
Daoist Feng said mockingly, "The Northern Underworld's demon cultivators, don't tell me it's Yuyuan Tribe?"
Li Xiu vaguely said, "Which tribe it is is yet to be confirmed."
Daoist Feng coldly sneered and said, "If I remember correctly, the matter of roping in the Northern Underworld's demon cultivators was Senior Martial Brother Li's doing. Now, not only did you fail to accomplish your task, but you've also brought trouble upon yourself. You even want the sect to take care of the aftermath for you. What's the meaning of this?"
Li Xiu's expression turned ugly when he was reprimanded in front of her.
Elder Yu hurriedly came to smooth things over and said, "Junior Martial Brother Feng, now is not the time to look into who's right and who's wrong. We should discuss a countermeasure."
Daoist Feng said indifferently, "Then, what do you think we should do now?"
Elder Yu said seriously, "We can't just rely on the Core Transformation Realm disciples now. Only by sending out the sect's Yuanying Realm Elders can we break out of this situation."
Daoist Feng said coldly, "Have you ever thought that if this is Zhang Yan's plan, it won't be so simple?"
Elder Yu said in a deep voice, "I've also thought about it. Zhang Yan just wants to force us to come out and face the enemy head-on, thereby weakening the Spirit Gate's strength. However, this is an overt plot, and there's no way out. We have to accept it whether we want to or not."
Daoist Feng looked over and said, "Elder Yu, have you ever thought that guarding the altars also requires manpower? Right now, Zhang Yan is using those small sects for his own use, but how many disciples can he have? How many altars can he set up? According to Elder Li, it won't take ten years, but three to five years. "
Elder Yu shook his head and said, "Junior Martial Brother Feng, you haven't clearly seen how ruthless this plan is. This move isn't limited to just Qincang School. If we don't retaliate, the Profound Sects in the world will follow suit, and the consequences will be unimaginable."
Li Xiu was shocked and said, "That's right, Junior Martial Brother. I didn't expect this."
Daoist Feng was first stunned when he heard this, then his expression turned solemn. It was obvious that he also realized that he had to treat this matter seriously.
Seeing that he was deep in thought, Elder Yu and Li Xiu looked at each other and said, "Although Senior Martial Brother Baili asked Junior Martial Brother Feng to take charge of the overall situation, this is a serious matter. Why don't we go and ask Senior Martial Brother Baili for his opinion?"
Daoist Feng raised his head and said with a burning gaze, "I, Feng Qingping, can still bear such a small matter."
Elder Yu bowed and said, "It's better to act early than late. Then, please give the order, Junior Martial Brother Feng."
Daoist Feng thought for a while and said, "Going against Zhang Yan head-on is a bad idea. I want to start with a small sect to intimidate the other sects. Among these sects, do you know which one has the best relationship with Qincang School?"
Li Xiu said, "Linqing Monastery, Biyu Pavilion, Northstar Sect. These three sects have a good relationship with Bright Nether Heavenly Lake. However, in terms of closeness, it's Biyu Pavilion. The daughter of this sect's Pavilion Master is the Dao companion of Zhang Yan's seventh disciple, so the two sects are very close."
Daoist Feng said, "Then it's this sect!"
Elder Yu stroked his beard and said, "The Biyu Pavilion's mountain gate formation is passed down from Nanhua Sect. How are you going to break it, Junior Martial Brother Feng?"
Daoist Feng waved his sleeve and said, "This is easy. I'll ask Senior Uncle to borrow the Blood Salamander Earth Pot. It's not difficult to break their mountain gate."
Li Xiu's eyes lit up and nodded, "If we have the Blood Salamander Earth Pot, it's not difficult to break this sect's mountain gate. However, once this sect is besieged, Zhang Yan will definitely come to their rescue. If he comes personally, how are we going to deal with him?"
Daoist Feng laughed and said, "What's there to be afraid of? If Zhang Yan really comes to our rescue, I'll hold him back halfway. My cultivation is not any weaker than his, so I can take this chance to fight with him."
Elder Yu nodded and said, "This plan is feasible. Zhang Yan doesn't have any Cave Master behind him, so he won't be able to mobilize many people in a hurry. However, we need to pay attention to one person. Qincang School's Daylight Hall Elder, Peng Yuzhou. We don't know why this person is serving under Zhang Yan now, but he's also a third stage cultivator. If Junior Martial Brother goes to stop Zhang Yan, who will stop him if he comes?"
Daoist Feng smiled faintly and said, "Fellow Daoist Su from Bone Yin Sect has always been on good terms with me. I can write a letter to him to hold Peng Yuzhou back."
Elder Yu became excited and said, "Good, this is a good plan. As long as we break through Biyu Pavilion's mountain gate, those small sects will know that even Qincang School can't protect them. Then, they'll definitely hold back."
Li Xiu's eyes flickered and said, "I think we can first send a few people to pretend to besiege Linqing Monastery and create a diversion."
Feng Qingping looked around and said, "Let's do it this way. Tomorrow, everyone will follow me to attack Biyu Pavilion. After we break through the mountain gate, we'll kill everyone!"
At the upper reaches of the crooked river, where it intersected with the Long River, there was a sixty feet tall altar. Hundreds of Biyu Pavilion disciples were casting spells below, moving jade stones and setting up restriction array flags. Yan Xiaoyang and an Elder surnamed Gu were on guard outside.
Although they were under Qincang School's orders, Biyu Pavilion didn't dare to go deep into the mainland for the past twenty days. They only built altars on both sides of the river.
Elder Gu looked at the scene in front of him and said emotionally, "Fortunately, the jade stone array flags used to set up the altars are all sent by Qincang School. If it's my Biyu Pavilion, I'm afraid we'll be emptied if we have to set up a dozen altars like this."
Yan Xiaoyang curled his lips and said, "This is what Qincang School should do. Otherwise, how can we put in the effort and also the money?"
Elder Gu heard that he seemed to have something against Qincang School in his words and was shocked. He looked around and said, "Apprentice-Nephew, please be careful with your words. Qincang School Zhenren Cai is not far away. If he hears you, I'm afraid it will hurt the friendship between the two sects."
Zhang Yan's plan was not only to ask the sects to set up altars at the places where spiritual vigor gathered, but also to send out a few Nascent Soul cultivators to patrol the places. This was to guard against the leader of the Devil's Doctrine, and also to keep an eye on the sects so that they would not dare to slack off. Since Cai Rongju had gone to the Biyu Pavilion yesterday, the disciples did not have to work hard.
Yan Xiaoyang scoffed and said in a muffled voice, "Got it."
Elder Gu was afraid that he would lose his temper and say something inappropriate, so he changed the topic and said, "Apprentice-Nephew Yan, in my opinion, why don't we set up the altar at the center of the mountains and rivers tomorrow? What do you think, apprentice-nephew?"
Yan Xiaoyang frowned and said, "Elder Gu, don't you know that if we leave the protection of the river, the lives of our disciples will be in danger?"
Elder Gu smiled and said, "That's not difficult. Our Donghua North Land is covered with a dense water network. If there are no water channels, we can just use mana to dig one out. Moreover, the places where spiritual vigor gathers are mostly places with beautiful scenery …"
Yan Xiaoyang suddenly interrupted him and said, "Elder Gu, this method was decided by my mother. You don't have to worry too much about it."
Elder Gu was silent, then he sighed and said earnestly, "Apprentice-Nephew, I know that you are worried about the safety of our disciples, but I'm sure you know how the other sects are doing. We are considered to be in-laws with Qincang School, so we can't do badly, right?"
When Yan Xiaoyang heard the word 'in-laws', he couldn't help but feel dissatisfied. At this moment, there was a bubbling sound in the river. Following that, a carp floated to the surface with a blood-stained letter in its mouth.
His expression changed, and he hurriedly took the letter. When he opened it in a hurry, his face turned pale.
Elder Gu asked with concern, "What's the matter?"
Yan Xiaoyang took a breath and said in a low voice, "The two altars downstream have been broken Just Now."
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