Just like there were likes and dislikes between people, there would naturally be like-minded people who were close to each other. It was inevitable that a small circle would be formed.
A small circle was neither good nor bad. The specific situation had to be analyzed in detail.
From the very first opening of the mountain gate, the disciples gathered around Xu Yunsheng, Li Xingfei, and Liu Xiafeng. In fact, that was already a relatively preliminary small circle.
Later, Lin Feng's direct disciples opened their own caves and accepted second-generation direct disciples. They lived in the same cave residence day and night and learned from the same master. Sometimes, it was easy to destroy the beauty of the cave residence when they were close to each other. They found flaws that the other had not noticed before, but it was also easier to unite and have a common sense of belonging and honor.
Apart from that, there would also be people who were close to each cave residence.
Most of this was because the leaders of these caves got along well with each other and had a good personal relationship. Therefore, there were more and more disciples in the cave residence.
At present, the small mountains in Xuanmen Tianzong had gradually begun to divide, but it was still at a very primitive stage. At the same time, it was a harmless stage. On the contrary, just like how Han Yang provoked Tan Yunqing, the small mountains also had a relationship of healthy competition with each other, which promoted the internal prosperity of the sect.
Sometimes, a group of harmonious people often meant a pool of stagnant water.
Because there was no conflict of interests involved, and the real helmsman of each cave residence, the first generation disciple, Xiao Yan, and the others, had a harmonious relationship, it seemed to be beneficial and harmless at present.
But if there was a conflict of interests involved, the situation might deteriorate, but it was still controllable and stable. In fact, most of the sects and big forces in the world were basically in this state internally.
Forming cliques was not scary, but forming cliques for personal interests and even internal strife was terrible.
What was even more frightening was that there would be a divergence of opinion on the overall policy, or a dispute over the highest authority. That would be very dangerous. The Void Temple could already be considered a very good situation, and the Reincarnation Sect was a standard counterexample.
At present, there were two biggest mountains in Xuanmen Tianzong, and the other circles were basically more or less around these two mountains.
One was Xiao Yan's Fentian Cliff, and the other was Zhu Yi's Qian Tian Palace.
Xiao Yan and Zhu Yi on the other hand didn't have any intention of fighting and their relationship had always been pretty good. But their respective disciples gradually formed the two largest mountains within the sect.
In the early days of the Heavenly Sect of Xuan Men, Zhu Yi was the chief instructor of the foundation disciples. At that time, almost all the disciples who entered the sect treated him as a half-teacher. In addition, all the disciples in the Qi Refining Stage practiced the simplified version of the Eight Diagrams of the Great Way of the Heavens and the Yi Zi Eight Diagrams of the Way of the Way of the Eight Diagrams compiled by him. Therefore, after the foundation disciples passed the assessment and became true disciples, a considerable number of people chose to worship Zhu Yi in the Heaven Palace.
In reality, up until now, even if it's the direct disciples of other caves, if they still haven't reached Foundation Establishment, the dao techniques they practice are also the Yi Zi Ba Gua Daoist Canon. Xiao Yan and the others also use it to teach their own Qi Disciple stage disciples until they reach Foundation Establishment.
Therefore, until now, Zhu Yi's Qian Tian Palace had always been the sect with the most inherited disciples among the eight caves.
There were also many talented disciples in Qian Tian Palace. Before the Kunlun Mountain Dharma Conference, except for Dao Yuting, who had a special situation, Xu Yunsheng and Ying Luozha had always been known as the top two of the second-generation inherited disciples.
Other than that, there were also outstanding disciples like Sun Xueer, as well as the rising star Yang Tie, who had risen to prominence after the Kunlun Mountain Dharma Assembly and made everyone raise their eyebrows in surprise but became the first seat disciple of the Qian Tian Palace.
During the Kunlun Mountain Dharma Conference, Qian Tian Palace took four of the top 16 places, and Sun Xueer also made it to the top 16. They were really in the limelight for a while.
But after the Kunlun Mountain Dharma Conference, the situation gradually changed.
First of all, although Zhou Yuncong didn't mean it, he did amaze the world with a single brilliant feat, breaking the previous competition between Xu Yunsheng and Ying Luozha.
Then, when the second-generation inherited disciples began to break through to the Golden Elixir period, Xiao Yan's Fen Tianya's line caught up. Lin Tong, Tang Jun, and Liu Xiafeng succeeded in forming their cores, overshadowing Qian Tian Palace, which only had Ying Luozha and Xu Yunsheng.
Especially Lin Tong, although he formed his core later than Ying Luozha, he passed the Yin Fire Tribulation first and reached the middle stage of the Golden Elixir, which made Fen Tianya's momentum soar.
In addition, Fen Tianya's disciples chose to cultivate the Nan Ming Orthodox Method and refine the Nan Ming Li Fire, which was more beneficial for weapon forging and alchemy, which also attracted the younger disciples.
After Xu Yunsheng left the sect and went to the Mystic Heaven Realm, there was no news of him. Ying Luozha was the only one left to support the Qian Tian Palace. Ying Luozha's personality was more eccentric and eccentric, and the head disciple Yang Tie had not formed his core, which inevitably weakened the Qian Tian Palace.
Although they still dominated the number of second-generation inherited disciples, they were less attractive to the third-generation inherited disciples. After the most recent assessment for the promotion of foundation disciples to inherited disciples, the number of people who became Fen Tianya's disciples had already surpassed the number of people who became Qian Tian Palace's disciples.
But the Qian Tian Palace's foundation was still there. It was just that before the Kunlun Mountain Dharma Conference, the situation where there were many strong people, became the two heroes of Fen Tianya.
And in the other caves, He Luoju's line was led by Tan Yunqing, who had a good relationship with Yang Tie and the others of the Qian Tian Palace.
Although Tan Yunqing was not on good terms with Ying Luozha, she had a good relationship with Yang Tie.
And on the other side, Luo Qingwu's Light Dance Pavilion only had Han Yang, but he had a good relationship with Huang Zhenting of the Desolate Sky Valley, Liu Xiafeng and Tang Jun of Fen Tianya, so he was close to Fen Tianya.
The situation of Snow Wind Valley and Desolate Sky Valley was more special. Zhao Huan of Snow Wind Valley, Huang Zhenting of Desolate Sky Valley, and Tang Jun and Liu Xiafeng of Fen Tianya were close friends. They were like-minded and could chat together.
And Ke Jing of Snow Wind Valley was best friends with Sun Xueer of the Qian Tian Palace, and they had a good relationship. Zhuge Wanqiu of Desolate Sky Valley was also close to the Qian Tian Palace.
Among them, most of the disciples of Snow Wind Valley gathered around Zhao Huan, and although Zhuge Wanqiu was not the first seat disciple of Desolate Sky Valley, she had a great influence on Huang Zhenting. Of course, Huang Zhenting also had a great influence on her.
Other than that, there was Fan Linju's faction. Fan Linju's faction had a large number of disciples, and they had Dao Yuting and Li Xingfei, the two successors of the Golden Elixir Period, so their strength was extraordinary, especially Dao Yuting, who had the highest cultivation among the second generation direct disciples.
Dao Yuting and Zhou Yuncong had similar personalities and styles, and they rarely interacted with others, so Fan Linju's faction was led by Li Xingfei. And Li Xingfei had a good relationship with Yang Tie, Tan Yunqing, Liu Xiafeng, and Tang Jun, so Fan Linju's position was more neutral.
As for Snow Wind Valley and Desolate Sky Valley, their situations were more special, and they would sometimes lean towards neutrality.
The most special person was naturally Zhou Yuncong of Nirvana Cave. Compared to Han Yang, he was truly a lone ranger. Among his peers, the only ones he could talk to were Liu Xiafeng and Zhao Huan, and he did not interact with the others.
The division of the factions within Xuanmen Tianzong was actually very simple, and it did not involve conflicts of interest. It was even a little forced to say that it was a fight of personal feelings. At most, it could be said that there were differences in the way they did things, and there were differences in the way they viewed people and things.
This also had something to do with their respective masters. Fen Tianya's faction, along with Han Yang, Huang Zhenting, and the others, were more relaxed. On the other hand, except for Ying Luoza, the successors of Qian Tian Palace and He Luo Ju were more focused on the system and discipline.
Therefore, although the two sides were not clearly divided into factions, they actually did not form opposing emotions. There were also many interactions between them, and many times, they even teased each other. As for helping each other, there were even more.
Just like between Han Yang and Tan Yunqing, the two sides were always thinking about how to improve themselves, surpass the other side, and prove that their way of thinking was more correct, and not to undermine each other and dig holes.
It was also because of this that Lin Feng, Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi, and the others did not really care about this. As long as they did not deviate from the general direction, and no one walked on the wrong path, they would not interfere too much.
It was still the same old saying, people have different ways of thinking, and different ways of doing things. Forcing people to be the same as ants and bees was an unrealistic way of thinking.
Two saw blades, both saw teeth facing outwards, and the flat mouth facing inwards. Combined together, they were facing outwards. This was the best situation.
No matter how bad it was, both saw teeth were facing inwards, but they were seamless, crisscrossed, and joined together into one. This was also very good.
Both saw teeth were facing inwards, yet they were still opposing each other and clashing with each other. Internal friction was something that Lin Feng, Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi, and the others could not tolerate, and they would definitely not let it happen.
It was naturally not wrong to nip problems in the bud. From the current situation, the situation was still very good, and healthy competition between each other actually encouraged each other to work hard. This kind of competition was beneficial and harmless, and Lin Feng and his disciple both encouraged it.
At the same time, everything was within their control, and they could correct it at any time.
This small internal disturbance caused by Han Yang and Tan Yunqing quickly subsided, and it did not cause any waves. Even Chu Yang, who was traveling with them, did not notice any clues, let alone the others.
Seeing Xuanmen Tianzong's group leave directly, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, from King Liang Fu of Yan Liang to the soldiers of the Divine Martial Army, actually all secretly sighed in relief.
While Liang Fu and Cloudborne were relieved, they also paid attention to Xuanmen Tianzong's group. Although they did not personally see Wang Lin and Shi Tianhao fight at close range, seeing Yang Qing and the others fight already made their hearts sink slightly.
Moreover, Han Yang, Huang Zhenting, and the other younger disciples also displayed amazing abilities at their current cultivation level, and this made Liang Fu and Cloudborne feel even more bitter.
The current Xuanmen Tianzong was really on the right track, and its foundation was becoming more solid.
Cloudborne's eyes flashed slightly. "This is a source magnetic steel mine, and it is completely isolated from the outside world. Although they are strong, this place can be used to their advantage …"
Liang Fu shook his head and looked at him sternly. "Do not underestimate the methods of the master of the Mystic Gate, and do not underestimate his disciples. Let's not talk about whether or not they will succeed. Even if they succeed, once the news is leaked, do you hope that the master of the Mystic Gate will let go of his dispute with Golden Cicada and immediately return to the Divine Land to harm the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
"Everyone needs time to develop. If this continues, perhaps it will be more beneficial to Xuanmen Tianzong, and it will allow Xuanmen Tianzong to leave the Great Zhou Dynasty even further behind. However, it is still better than us working for others."
Liang Fu said in a low voice, "We need an opportunity to reverse the current unfavorable situation. Before that, we can only endure."
After a pause, he sighed. "The current Xuanmen Tianzong has completely surpassed the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is not a force that we can fight alone."
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