The people of the Shangguan clan had been waiting for news of Shangguan Ling.
The Lower Realm's Shangguan Clan's people were all waiting to see if Shangguan Ling could rescue Shangguan Lingyun. As for the Hantian Region's Shangguan Clan's people, they were rather indifferent.
As long as the Shangguan Clan didn't have to pay the price, that idiot was saved. They could deal with him when he returned to the Shangguan Clan.
However, if the price offered by the Buddhist Sects was too high, they would never agree. It was not worth it for the Shangguan Clan to pay the price for such a troublemaker.
When Shangguan Ling returned, Shangguan Zhaoyun and the others immediately came up and asked, "Patriarch, what did the Buddhist sect say?"
Shangguan Ling sighed, shook his head, and said, "The Buddhist sects are going to make my Shangguan Clan lose a lot of face this time. The other party is bent on forcing Shangguan Lingyun into the Demon Subduing Tower. Even if I'm willing to pay the price, it's useless."
Shangguan Zhaoyun's gaze revealed a strange expression. Clearly, he still had some doubts about Shangguan Ling's words. He thought that Shangguan Ling was unwilling to pay the price to save Shangguan Lingyun.
Even if he saved Shangguan Lingyun, when he returned to the Shangguan Clan, he would similarly be severely punished, and might not even be able to keep his life.
But this was just an attitude. This was the attitude that Shangguan Ling had towards the Shangguan Clan of the Lower Worlds. This was what Shangguan Zhaoyun and the others wanted.
At this moment, the people from the Shangguan Clan of the Cold Heaven Region sneered, "It's better if they can't come back! It's not worth it to waste the Shangguan Clan's resources on such a good-for-nothing. "
"What did you say!?" Shangguan Zhaoyun pointed at that person's nose and shouted.
Seeing that both sides were about to start arguing, Shangguan Ling shouted angrily, "Enough! Stop quarreling. Do you think my Shangguan clan is not chaotic enough? "
Shangguan Ling looked at Shangguan Zhaoyun and said in a deep voice, "Do you think I don't want to save them? When I went to Jinguang Temple, that monk Pu Xuan's attitude was incomparably domineering. He did not give me any face at all. What could I do?
That Buddhist monk was so strong that even Shen Wuming and I couldn't defeat him even if we joined forces. What else could I do? "
Shangguan Ling turned around and scolded the Shangguan clansmen who were originally from the Hantian Domain, "And you too!
No matter what, Shangguan Lingyun is also a member of my Shangguan Clan. Even if he committed a grave mistake, that should also be my Shangguan Clan punishing ourselves.
What are you doing? Could it be that the Buddhists publicly dealing with Shangguan Lingyun, the one losing face wasn't you guys? Aren't you from the Shangguan clan? "
The people on both sides lowered their heads at Shangguan Ling's words and did not say a word.
Shangguan Ling also impatiently waved his hand and told them to leave.
But at this moment, a servant suddenly came in and said, "Patriarch, the Seven Heroes Association's Shen Wuming has come to visit."
Shangguan Ling frowned and said, "Shen Wuming? What is he doing here? "
In fact, before Buddhism came to Runan Road, Shangguan Ling and Shen Wuming still had some dirty and frictions.
At that time, because the Shangguan clan suddenly had Shangguan Ling, a True Martial Realm expert, they acted in an extremely overbearing manner, directly encroaching on the interests and territories of the Seven Heroes Association.
But who would have thought that Shen Wuming could actually advance to the True Martial Realm so quickly? Nowadays, the world was really a flourishing age of martial arts. Even uncivilized people like the Seven Gangs also began to step into the True Martial Realm one after another.
Most importantly, after Shen Wuming stepped into the True Martial Realm, he came to discuss the distribution of Runan Road's interests with him. Although both sides did not officially fight to the death, they also exchanged pointers a little. The result was actually that Shen Wuming was a notch better than him.
This kind of result made Shangguan Ling very unwilling, but he also had no choice but to accept that Shen Wuming was stronger than him.
Hence, back then after Shen Wuming left, Shangguan Ling also obediently returned the original Seven Heroes Association's territories to the Seven Heroes Association. Both sides were also considered to be temporarily at peace. But the relationship was still not very good. This was right.
Until Pu Xuan brought a group of Buddhist experts to Runan Road did he feel that things were somewhat amiss. He promptly contacted Shen Wuming. Both sides temporarily put aside their differences and prepared to join hands to resist the Buddhists. In the end, they still failed.
Now that the resistance against the Buddhists had failed, there was naturally no need for their so-called alliance to exist. Both sides also did not have much contact. Today, Shen Wuming suddenly came to visit, which made Shangguan Ling a little confused.
"Invite Guild Leader Shen in," Shangguan Ling ordered.
In the reception hall, Shangguan Ling lightly said, "Guild Leader Shen, what brings you to my Shangguan Clan this time?"
Shen Wuming grinned and said, "I heard that the Shangguan Clan Master just suffered a setback at the Buddhists' side? I specially came to visit. "
Shangguan Ling's expression was gloomy as he said, "Visit? Is Guild Leader Shen here to laugh at me? "
Shen Wuming's expression turned serious as he immediately said, "Shangguan Clan Master, please don't misunderstand. Right now, both of us are grasshoppers on a rope. If I laugh at you, I will be laughing at myself."
Shangguan Ling's expression became slightly better. Then, he asked doubtfully, "How did you know about this?"
He had just returned and Shen Wuming had come to visit. This made Shangguan Ling feel that Shen Wuming was following him.
Shen Wuming smiled and said, "Shangguan Clan Master, I'm afraid you still don't know. After you finished talking with that monk Pu Xuan, he received many Jianghu forces in Runan who wanted to rely on the Buddhists. He told them on the spot how your Shangguan Clan's disciples were doing. He also expressed that the Buddhists would never tolerate such evil people. That image was quite lofty."
"Bang!"
A muffled sound was heard. The table beside Shangguan Ling had been completely turned into powder and scattered in the reception hall.
"The bald donkeys of the Buddhists have gone too far!"
Shangguan Ling's eyes were bloodshot and his face was distorted. He was abnormally angry.
Shangguan Ling was the Lord of the Cold Sky Region in the Celestial Region. Their Shangguan Clan was also a martial arts aristocratic family with tens of thousands of years of inheritance. Therefore, whether it was in the Celestial Region or the Mortal World, Shangguan Ling had always been very restrained. Even if it was an enemy, he would not easily insult them.
But now, he even scolded them as bald donkeys. One could imagine how angry Pu Xuan's actions had made him.
The Buddhists had stood on the side of righteousness this time. But the consequence was that this righteousness had trampled on the Shangguan Clan's face!
Shen Wuming nodded and said, "Yes, this group of bald donkeys has indeed gone too far. In the past, our Runan Path had always acted according to the rules. But now that the Buddhists have come, they have not followed the rules.
Now in the entire Runan Path, the forces that had not pledged allegiance to our two clans have already sided with the Buddhists. Moreover, after the last incident, even those sects that have sided with us have begun to waver. If this continues, Runan Path will no longer belong to our two clans. "
Shangguan Ling's face revealed a helpless expression, "I already know this. But even so, what can we do? It's not like you haven't seen the strength of Pu Xuan and the old monk. Even if the two of us join forces, we can only barely fight them to a draw. We can't do anything to them.
Moreover, even if we can defeat them, what can we do? The Buddhists have the backing of Buddha. He is an ancient expert of the Reaching Heaven State. You and I can't reach that state in our lifetime. "
At this time, Shen Wuming's face revealed a trace of a mysterious expression as he said, "Master of the Shangguan Clan, I also have your concerns. But what if we have a backer who is not weaker than the Buddha? Do you dare to fight with him? "
Shangguan Ling's expression as he looked at Shen Wuming suddenly changed. With a wave of his hand, the door to the parlor was immediately closed. A gust of cold air floated around him, forming a field that enveloped the parlor, ensuring that no one could hear their conversation.
"Who are you talking about?"
Seeing Shangguan Ling's behavior, Shen Wuming immediately said in his heart that it was a success.
Shangguan Ling seemed to have been forced to a certain extent. Otherwise, if he did not want to fight with the Buddhists, he would have immediately chased Shen Wuming away after hearing his words, indicating that he did not want to participate.
In the end, he sealed off the surroundings and acted very carefully before asking who Shen Wuming was. It was obvious that Shangguan Ling was also tempted by this matter.
Shen Wuming calmly said two words, "Su Xin!"
Upon hearing this name, Shangguan Ling immediately let out a long sigh.
There were so many Reaching Heaven State cultivators in the Jianghu, but the only one who had the ability to truly compete with the Buddha was Su Xin.
Moreover, when he thought about how Su Xin had once been the chief of the Seven Gangs and was somewhat related to Shen Wuming's Seven Heroes Guild, it was no longer strange that Shen Wuming was able to rope in Su Xin as a backer.
However, Shangguan Ling still asked, "Master Shen, are you sure that Lord Su will agree to help you?"
Shen Wuming calmly said, "It's not whether Lord Su will agree to help me or not. It's that Lord Su has already decided to help me.
Everyone in the Jianghu knows about the gratitude and grudges between Lord Su and the Buddha. Now that the Buddhists are stirring up the wrath of the heavens and the people, how can Lord Su not take action?
Right now, the emissary of the Shadow Guard is in my Seven Heroes Guild. Oh yes, the Zhou Kingdom will also stand on our side.
Although the Buddhists' actions will cause us, the local Jianghu powers, to suffer great losses, the Zhou Kingdom should also suffer the greatest losses.
Therefore, when this matter came out, the Zhou Kingdom also actively allied with Lord Su. Now that we have Lord Su as our backer, do we still not have the courage to fight with the Buddhists? "
Shangguan Ling's eyes immediately brightened, but he still said with some hesitation, "But even if we have Lord Su's help, with our strength, it will still be very difficult to defeat that monk Pu Xuan. In the end, it will become a lose-lose situation. That won't be good."
Shen Wuming couldn't help but twitch his mouth when he heard this. This Shangguan Ling was really used to being cautious. He was too hesitant in his actions. He was afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind. No wonder he was always at the bottom of the Frozen Sky Region in the Immortal Region.
However, in order to convince Shangguan Ling, he had made sufficient preparations. He even specially made a trip to Su Xin and asked for a treasure that would allow them to successfully deal with Pu Xuan.
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