Reclaiming Crouching Ox Pass
The withdrawal of the Foreign Races not only affected the Yang Household, but also other Foundation Establishment Lineage, and even the two Golden Core from the Three Rivers Sect, the Feng Household, and the Gold and Silver Alliance. They were all paying close attention to the changing situation.
However, the latter clearly has more room to intervene, and the Feng Household is far more proactive than the Three Rivers Sect and Jin Lianri regarding whether or not to wage war.
The two Golden Core from the Feng Household who remained in Yellowstone Market kept visiting Taihao True Person, hoping to launch a counterattack against the Foreign Races and seize more resources and territory.
In fact, anyone with discerning eyes can see that the true target of the Feng Household's Golden Core is not the Foreign Races, but the Three Rivers Sect.
Why did they initiate the war?
The objective is simple: once the battle begins, the only remaining Golden Core from the Three Rivers Sect will be without assistance, making him far more vulnerable than the other Golden Core cultivators.
In addition, the remaining Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining disciples of the Three Rivers Sect are also among the Feng Household's targets.
They aim to weaken the strength and potential of the Three Rivers Sect as much as possible in order to completely monopolize Dragon Valley County.
With the Three Rivers Sect showing signs of complete decline, the Feng Household has no longer concealed its true colors.
Red Cloud True Person wasn't stupid; he just had a bad temper. He saw through the Feng Household's ill intentions at a glance.
Therefore, in the following days, Red Cloud True Person and the Golden Core of the Feng Household became frequent visitors to Taihao True Person. The former requested a truce, while the latter supported a counterattack.
The twenty-odd Foundation Establishment Lineage had little say and were reduced to mere spectators, passively awaiting their Destiny.
Three more days passed, and the Foreign Races finally withdrew completely from Dragon Valley County.
Within the territory of Dragon Valley County, within the Crouching Ox Pass, there are still a large number of Demon Race, but most of them are low-level and low -Wisdom Demon Beast.
Some of these low-level Demon Beasts drifted over from the Savage Wilderness Great Domain.
Some were ordinary Wild Beasts, but after the snow and ice rich in Spiritual Qi melted, wild Spirit Fields and spirit medicine began to grow wildly. Naturally, a large portion of the Wild Beasts that fed on them Bloodline Metamorphosis into Demon Beasts.
After the Cold Tide, everything flourishes; this is not just empty talk.
The facts are undeniable, prompting people to marvel at the tenacious vitality of all things in the universe and the mysterious and unfathomable power of creation within the universe itself.
Not long after the Foreign Races completely withdrew from Dragon Valley County, Taihao True Person finally made his statement.
He chose to cease hostilities!
The monks in Yellowstone Market were both happy and sad about this.
Of course, there are also many things that are not understood, such as the case of a Golden Core from the Feng Household.
In the spacious, quiet room, there were two rows of wooden chairs, with a blue-purple futon placed in the middle.
A young-looking man, appearing to be in his early thirties, paced back and forth impatiently, saying, "Damn it, what is Taihao True Person thinking? With such a great opportunity, given his strength, he could easily lead us to gain more benefits. Why did he choose to stop the war?"
Feng Qingyang was very puzzled. If he were Taihao True Person, he would definitely choose to press his advantage.
"Taihao True Person's personality, this decision is not surprising. We had already made some predictions, and now it has simply come true. There's no need to get so worked up about it!" Feng Yuezhi said calmly and composedly.
He looked like an old man, with white hair and a youthful face. He sat cross-legged, holding Fly-Whisk in his hand. His eyes were slightly closed, and his expression was calm and natural, which contrasted sharply with Feng Qingyang's impatience.
"Grandpa, I'm just unwilling to accept this. It's such a great opportunity. Once the war starts, we can easily make that Red Cloud True Person suffer a great defeat with a little underhanded trick."
"If we're lucky, we might be able to kill him outright. Then our Feng Household will truly be the dominant Lineage in Dragon Valley County." Feng Qingyang slumped down, his tone indignant and filled with resentment.
"Heh, things have come to this point, the decline of the Three Rivers Sect is a foregone conclusion. We just need to wait patiently for our opportunity. We've waited two hundred years already, what's a little more time?" Feng Yuezhi calmly, his eyes slightly closed.
He paused, then continued, "The most urgent task right now isn't to immediately overthrow the Three Rivers Sect, but rather those Foundation Establishment Lineage!"
"Foundation Establishment Lineage? You mean..." Feng Qingyang was puzzled at first, then his eyes lit up.
"In five years, it will be time for the Foundation Establishment Lineage under the Three Rivers Sect to pay their tribute. What do you think will happen if no Lineage pays tribute to the Three Rivers Sect by then?" Feng Yuezhi slowly opened his eyes, a deep, cold light flashing across them.
"Of course it's... a mere shell of its former self!" Feng Qingyang finally understood, his expression turning to realization.
I couldn't help but sigh, "Old ginger is spicier."
"I'm leaving this matter to you. Take advantage of this time to win over the Foundation Establishment Lineage under the Three Rivers Sect, especially the Yang Household in Purple Moon Town, the Liu Household in Qianmu Town, and the Peach Blossom Town Huang Household!" Feng Yuezhi said.
"The Yang Household and Liu Household are naturally worth courting; their strength and influence are undeniable. However, I don't understand, what is it about the Huang Household that you should be paying attention to?"
"That Huang Chunhua is nothing but a selfish and petty person. If I were Huang Household, I would definitely find a chance to kill him." Feng Qingyang curled his lip, his words full of disdain for Huang Chunhua.
"There are advantages to being a petty person; they are the best at judging the situation. I estimate that the Huang Household will be the first Foundation Establishment Lineage to pledge allegiance to us. We should naturally feed such a useful dog more bones, shouldn't we?"
"That makes sense. Let's do as Grandpa says. I'll go find those Foundation Establishment Lineage right now." Feng Qingyang clapped his hands and was about to get up and leave.
"Wait a minute!" Feng Yuezhi frowned slightly, feeling quite helpless.
His grandson was good in every way: talented, loyal to the Lineage, and not rigid. But he had one flaw: he was too impulsive.
"You need to figure out your own identity first. You're Golden Core Cultivator, how can you go directly to these Foundation Establishment Lineage? You're just making my Feng Household lose the initiative and our prestige."
Feng Yuezhi spoke earnestly, "First, send Foundation Establishment cultivator to give them some hints and probe their situation. If you, as Golden Core cultivator, are to personally take action, you must make a decisive decision and not be too hasty."
"Alright, I'll do as you say. I'm going to cultivate now. All these twists and turns are such a hassle," Feng Qingyang muttered as he left the meditation room.
Watching his retreating figure, Feng Yuezhi shook his head helplessly, and after a moment, closed his eyes and sat down to meditate again.
For the next ten days, Taihao True Person negotiated with the Foreign Races, whose leader was the Windfire Eagle King of Ten Thousand Blades Mountain, an extremely powerful Third-Tier Upper-Grade Demon Beast.
Ultimately, both parties reached an agreement.
The Foreign Races will compensate for some resources, while also ceding 300 li of territory as a strategic buffer zone, and guaranteeing that they will not initiate war before the next Cold Tide. The two sides will then maintain a truce for One Sexagenary Cycle.
Witnessed by the Will of Heaven and Earth, the agreement reached ultimately became Heaven and Earth Contract, subject to the supervision of the Will of Heaven and Earth in the Lu Wu Realm.
The party that violates the contract will be punished by Heaven and Earth. At best, they will lose a lot of resources; at worst, Heaven and Earth may even send down Heavenly Punishment.
Three more days passed after the agreement was reached.
On this day, Yang Tianyou returned to Crouching Ox Pass once again.