PS: I thought I would be able to rest for a few days in September, but this bear is being unreasonable!
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When the Kun Dao Departure Realm was established, the people's hearts were not stable. There were many indigenous forces in this area and they colluded with each other. In order to avoid intensifying conflicts, and also because he did not have the ability to plough through the courts like Xuanyuan, the Kun Dao Departure Realm set its location at the edge of the territory. It was on a large deserted island that no one wanted, which was the current Fangting Island.
Because of the continuous eruption of the Geocentric Spirit Veins of the Five Rings, this huge region was injected with endless vitality. Many originally deserted places had undergone subversive changes, including Fangting Island.
After more than ten thousand years of change, this place seemed to have completely changed. From the original deserted place, it was now a paradise on earth, a place that everyone envied!
But there was one thing that could not be changed, and that was the geographical location of Fangting Island. It was still at the edge of the entire Kun Dao territory, bordering with other orthodoxies. This was rare in the cultivation world, which usually placed the mountain gate in the center of the territory, and it was also the reason why it could easily cause trouble.
For example, this time, it was an unreasonable request from an indigenous tribe to return Fangting Island to the Kun Dao Departure Realm. They were not asking for the Kun Dao cultivators to leave, but for hundreds of thousands of tribes to move in. Of course, there were several orthodoxies behind this. Otherwise, how could a mere mortal tribe ask for the mountain gate of a major cultivation sect to open for them?
The matter from more than ten thousand years ago was only brought up now by some forces that did not like the Kun Dao. The reason was very complicated, and there was no need to clarify it one by one. In the end, it still depended on strength. This was an eternal truth in the cultivation world.
This kind of trouble had never stopped in the history of the Kun Dao Departure Realm. Most of the time, the Kun Dao cultivators used their own wisdom to solve the problem, but there were also times when they needed allies. This was the reason why Wei Jianshan appeared.
The habit of the Dharma lineage was to be listless! There was no end to it! They did not pursue success with a single strike. Instead, they relied on their own strength to continuously knock out the enemy. Of course, it would be best if they succeeded, but it did not matter if they did not succeed. They would just leave it for the next time.
This time, it was a heavier blow. This matter concerned the foundation of Boating Island and could not be lost. If the mortal tribes could live on Boating Island, then the cultivators of other orthodoxies would follow closely behind. Once the mountain gate became open to the public, how could they control it?
The Fifth Ring lacked everything. It lacked resources and talents, but it didn't lack a place for humans to live in. They didn't want to go anywhere but Fangting Island. Their true purpose was obvious.
For example, the Three Pure Ones had recently created a gimmick about the return of ancient tribes in Erhai. Cultivators and mortals were of one mind, and their sharpness could cut through metal. The tribes would merge and return to their ancient hometowns …
This was the background of the entire incident. After years of hype, they slowly started to make their move on the various sects in Erhai. Of course, those who were on good terms with the Three Pure Ones did not need to consider this problem. Those who were not on good terms with the Three Pure Ones were the ones who suffered.
Of course, Wei Jianshan had to help the Kun Dao Departure Realm, because helping the Kun Dao meant helping themselves. If they did not do anything, after a sect like the Kun Dao gave in, the next step would be the slightly weaker top forces like Wei Jianshan.
The Kun Dao Departure Realm rejected this proposal very firmly, leaving no room for negotiation. The mountain gate was the bottom line of a life-and-death battle. There was no room for negotiation. In fact, any force that was forced by the Three Pure Ones would make the same choice, regardless of strength.
This was the limit of their strength. If it was Xuanyuan, he would directly fight back with his flying sword. The Three Pure Ones should move out of the Fifth Ring first.
Of course, the Three Pure Ones would not make such a request to Xuanyuan.
The rejection was, of course, within the Three Pure Ones' expectations. They were not naive enough to think that such a strategy could make people bow down to them. Their ultimate goal was not for the Kun Dao Departure Realm to really give up Fangting Island and ignite a war between cultivators. Instead, they wanted to use this opportunity to warn, rope in, divide, weaken, and suppress …
For example, now, they took advantage of the situation and proposed a solution. The purpose of the solution was not to solve the problem of ownership of Fangting Island. This was the core problem. There was no room for negotiation. They could only use their lives to negotiate. What they were discussing was whether to allow the mortal race to fish in the coastal waters of Fangting Island!
This was the way the Dharma sects considered problems. They would always first put forward a condition that you could not accept, then take advantage of the situation to give in. Finally, they would reveal their true intention — to nibble away!
Asking for a sky-high price and paying the price when the price fell. In fact, the way they considered problems was no different from how mortals considered problems.
As for whether to allow the mortal race to come over, the Kun Dao Departure Realm still refused to give in. In the end, they used the method of the cultivation world to determine the winner and loser!
This was an invitation from the sole Foundation Establishment cultivator of the mortal race. As a sect, it was impossible for them to directly refuse under such circumstances!
Nine rounds to determine the winner and loser. This indigenous cultivator invited his friends to come over and help him fight against the cultivators of the Kun Dao Departure Realm to determine whether this race was allowed to have the right to fish around Fangting Island in the future.
This was a general strategy that had been decided long ago, but the two sides had wrangled over how to choose the manpower for several years!
As for the mortal race, there was no need to think to know who the helpers were. The indigenous cultivator himself was one of the best in the Foundation Establishment group of the Three Pure Ones. This time, for the benefit of his race, it seemed normal to ask his sect for help.
Although it was said to be a competition with the mortal race, it was actually a competition with the Three Pure Ones!
In the Five Ring Continent, there was no one stronger than the Three Pure Ones in the Dharma sects. There was only one Supreme, but it was only on par with the Three Pure Ones. Under such circumstances, the result of the Kun Dao Departure Realm could be imagined. To be honest, if the Kun Dao Departure Realm could win one of the nine rounds, it would be a victory worth celebrating!
Therefore, they had to ask for external help!
In the Erhai region, there were not many who dared to directly challenge the Three Pure Ones, and there were even fewer who had the strength to fight. In the end, the Kun Dao Departure Realm could only rely on the Weijian Mountain. A few other sects had indeed proposed to help, but their own strength was limited. They had the will but not the strength.
Everyone knew that Swordsman restrained Dharma cultivators, especially a top Swordsman sect like the Weijian Mountain.
Therefore, they continued to wrangle over how many Swordsman could be arranged for the Kun Dao Departure Realm!
If they were all Swordsman of the Weijian Mountain, then this round would basically become a competition between the Three Pure Ones and the Weijian Mountain. Therefore, the allocation of the quota was a big problem. The Kun Dao wanted five, but the indigenous people insisted that they could not have more than four. The mystery was intriguing.
In the end, after a long tug-of-war, the Three Pure Ones saw that the Kun Dao would rather fight to the death than retreat, so they could only agree that the Kun Dao could have up to five foreign aid.
This seemed to be a concession by the Three Pure Ones, and it was possible that the Kun Dao Departure Realm would lose four to five in the end, but was that really the case?
This was still a strategic problem for the Three Pure Ones! The core of their strategy was to make concessions on key issues and gain the initiative in other aspects of the negotiation.
In the words of a Jin Dan of the Three Pure Ones, Weijian Mountain was not Xuanyuan! Even if you had nine Swordsman, you would still not be a match for the Three Pure Ones!
This was the confidence of the top Dharma sects!
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