The Qi Household of Konggu County
Mo Province borders the Savage Wilderness Great Domain to the north, the Golden Peng Demon Kingdom (one of the Three Great Demon Kingdoms on the coast of the Eastern Sea) to the east, the Cloudwater Sect to the southeast, the Ye Household of Xuan Province to the west, the Heavenly Separation Palace to the south, and the White Cloud Sect to the southwest.
Besides these directly adjacent major powers, beyond the Golden Peng Demon Kingdom lies the vast Eastern Sea, the ancestral home of the Flood Dragon Clan of the Lu Wu Realm, where there are more than three Sixth Tier Flood Dragons, making them incredibly powerful.
When the Myriad Forms Sect still existed, it relied on its superb array weapon skills and the trade network it had built over generations to be able to thrive and live a very comfortable life.
However, after the collapse and destruction of the Myriad Forms Sect, Mo Province became a place where demons ran rampant and heroes vied for supremacy.
Xuan Province fared somewhat better, although the Ye Household suffered unprecedented damage after being attacked by Foreign Races and having their Sage Manifestation Foundation destroyed.
Fortunately, the Ye Household was not wiped out. Five members of the Spirit Transformation still remained. In addition, the Ye Household's Xuan Ying Army was once famous throughout the surrounding states and was renowned.
Although he now only has 40-50% of his strength left, he can still easily suppress ordinary Spirit Transformation cultivators.
With this deterrent force, coupled with the deliberate interference of the Three Great Sacred Lands of the Northern River Region, Xuan Province, though in chaos, remained under control, unlike Mo Province, which had almost lost its basic order.
The current Mo Province is almost like a miniature version of the Chaotic Sea, with wars breaking out everywhere and seven or eight major powers at the state level or above involved.
On the surface, there are the Golden Peng Demon Kingdom, the White Cloud Sect, the Cloudwater Sect, the Ye Household, the Heavenly Separation Palace, the Mountain and River Hall, and the Fire Spirit Palace.
In the shadows, there were the relentless Blood Race, the opportunistic Orthodox and Demonic Paths cultivators, speculators from all sides of the Northern River Region, major Chamber of Commerce, and tens of thousands of Rogue Cultivators.
Under these circumstances, the Yang Household Members, led by Yang Danglong, acted with extreme caution.
Since arriving here on the interstate Flying Boat from the Mountain and River Hall, I have been staying obediently in the Fourth Tier Market established by the White Cloud Sect.
Even when gathering information, they would do so in the bustling areas of the Market, such as restaurants and teahouses, by listening to the conversations of passing cultivators to find out about various news from Mo Province, never leaving the Market.
Once they had a thorough understanding of the situation in Mo Province, they began their operation.
Yang Danglong, as the sect leader of the Hidden Dragon Sect and the True Person Youlong, successfully joined the White Cloud Sect.
Yang Tianxue and other Foundation Establishment Cultivators recruited soldiers and horses everywhere, attracting many Rogue Cultivators to join the Hidden Dragon Sect, and its strength steadily increased.
More than half a year later, the intensity of the war between the White Cloud Sect and Fire Spirit Palace escalated to a new level.
The two Spirit Transformation cultivators clashed, and it is said that the aftershocks of the battle directly shattered a thousand-foot-tall mountain.
Under these circumstances, the Hidden Dragon Sect, which had allied with the White Cloud Sect, finally received a mission from above to attack a Golden Core Force under the Fire Spirit Palace.
In a pavilion in the eastern part of the Market, four Golden Core Cultivators gathered together.
Yang Danglong sized up the three Golden Core Cultivators in front of him.
They were both young women wearing long black dresses, with curvaceous figures and heavy makeup, making them appear very alluring.
This woman is known as Madam Gui. She is skilled in Bewitching Technique and raising ghosts and monsters, and her cultivation level is at the Early Golden Core.
An elderly man with a lean face, dignified expression, dressed in a scholar's robe, and holding a folding fan.
This old man, known as Mister Shuijing, practiced Confucian Dao Cultivation Methods and was at the Middle Golden Core.
And the last one was a short, stocky middle-aged man with a long black beard who looked like a solid mountain.
His name is True Person Wanshi, a cultivator in the Early Golden Core, Dual Cultivation of Spell and Body and possesses extremely strong combat power.
According to them, these three were all Rogue Cultivators who came to join the White Cloud Sect for the same reason as Yang Danglong.
I want to find a place to settle down in Mo Province and establish my own sect.
Currently, there are quite a few Golden Core Rogue Cultivators and even some Nascent Soul Rogue Cultivators in Mo Province, all of whom want to take advantage of the chaos in Mo Province to seize a piece of territory and establish their own power.
"Fellow Daoist Friends, now that everyone is here, let's discuss how to attack the Qi Household," Yang Danglong said with a slight smile.
"Youlong Daoist Friends is right. Now that we've received the mission, we should quickly determine our course of action and take down the Qi Household as soon as possible," said True Person Wanshi.
The Qi Household that the two mentioned is a Golden Core Household, a local power in Mo Province.
After the Demon Sea occupied Mo Province, a large number of Immortal Dao forces, led by the Myriad Forms Sect, were destroyed. Some other forces successfully withdrew from Mo Province. Although they suffered great losses, at least they were not wiped out.
Just like the Qi Household, when the Devil Cultivators attacked, the Qi Household Old Ancestor Qi Sijie, decisively abandoned most of the Lineage's Mortals and all their established assets.
They took only the mobile resources they could carry with them, and on the Lineage's only Third-Tier Flying Boat and more than a dozen Tier 2 Flying Boats, they transported nearly ten thousand Mortals and all the Cultivators to Li Province in the south. Although they suffered great losses during the evacuation, the Qi Household escaped the calamity of Lineage destruction.
Later, when the Demon Sea withdrew its troops, the Qi Household returned to Mo Province. However, their original nearly one million Mortal descendants were all wiped out by the Devil Cultivators and refined into resources to enhance their cultivation.
However, compared to other forces that were wiped out, the Qi Household fared much better, at least leaving behind most of the Cultivators and tens of thousands of Mortals.
After returning to Mo Province, the Qi Household rebuilt their Lineage in the area south of their original Lineage territory, Konggu County.
This time, however, the Qi Household's direct superior changed from the original Commandery-Level Power to the Fire Spirit Palace.
Mo Province has fifteen prefectures. The Lu Commandery, currently occupied by the Fire Spirit Palace, borders the Canglan Commandery, which is occupied by the White Cloud Sect. The two sides dislike each other and are frequently at war.
Konggu County, where the Qi Household lives, is located in the eastern part of Lu Commandery. Although it is not a major strategic location, it is still quite important.
Within the territory of Konggu County, there are currently four major and minor Golden Core Force factions, and the Qi Household is one of them.
The White Cloud Sect dispatched more than a dozen Golden Core cultivators to attack Konggu County. Yang Danglong, Mister Shuijing, and three other Golden Core Cultivators were responsible for attacking the Qi Household, which ranked second in strength.
The Qi Household has three Golden Core Cultivators, one Middle Golden Core, two Early Golden Core Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and seven or eight hundred Qi Refining cultivators.
Occupying two Third-Tier Spirit Veins, forming Twin Peaks Standing Side by Side formation that supports each other, taking down the Qi Household would be no easy task.
With a wave of his sleeve, Mister Shuijing unleashed his Law Power, which condensed into a map.
On the left side of the picture is a quiet valley, and on the right side is a majestic and towering mountain peak.
"The Qi Household occupies Xuankong Valley and Leishi Peak. The former is guarded by the Qi Household Old Ancestor, Qi Sijie, leading twenty Foundation Establishment Cultivators and four hundred Qi Refining cultivators. It has a Third-Tier Middle-Grade Spirit Vein and a Third-Tier Middle-Grade defensive array. In addition, tens of thousands of Mortals live in the valley."
"Leishi Peak is defended by two other Qi Household Golden Core cultivators, with more than thirty Qi Refining Foundation Establishment Cultivators and three or four hundred Qi Refining cultivators under their command. The mountain has one Third-Tier Lower-Grade Spirit Vein and several Tier 2 Spirit Veins, and is equipped with Third-Tier Lower-Grade Defensive Formations." Mister Shuijing gave a brief introduction to the general situation of the Qi Household's Defense System.