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Luochuan Sect.
True Person Beigong and the Grand Elder sat facing each other, the latter's aura fluctuating like a candle flame in the wind.
"The Yang Household defeated Iron Lion Ridge, forcing Iron Lion King to sign a treaty, ceding territory and paying reparations," sighed True Person Beigong.
"What?" The Grand Elder's face was filled with disbelief. The huge fluctuations in his emotions made his aura even more unstable, as if he would fall from the Spirit Transformation Realm at any moment.
True Person Beigong glanced at him with considerable concern and said softly, "The Yang Household not only possesses two Fifth-Tier Low-Grade War Flying Vessels, but also a Spirit Transformation Late Stage Dao Soldier. According to the sect's intelligence records, this Dao Soldier is one of the Water-Fire Dao Soldier in the hands of the Eight Desolations Saber Saint. It's hard to say whether the other Fire God Dao Soldier has also fallen into the hands of the Yang Household."
Upon hearing this, the Grand Elder frowned and said, "Spirit Transformation Late Stage Dao Soldier can indeed defeat the Iron Lion King, but if this Dao Soldier is not from the Yang Household's own strength, it is very likely to attract the intervention of the Origin Elephant Clan. Is the Eight Desolations Arena being unwise?"
"No, this Dao Soldier truly belongs to the Yang Household's power," sighed True Person Beigong. "Yang Tianyou made a Heavenly Dao Oath in front of the Nascent Spirit Transformation Yuanxiang Elephant and the Iron Lion King. For this, the Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivator even compensated the Yang Household with a large amount of resources for his unauthorized actions and breaking of the rules."
"Where did the Yang Household get so many resources to acquire the Water God Dao Soldiers?" The Grand Elder asked, his eyes filled with deep confusion.
True Person Beigong shook his head and said, "Who knows? Perhaps it's the inheritance of the Four Symbols Sect?"
"No, the Yang Household's development speed in recent years has been abnormally fast, which is obviously supported by a large amount of resources. If we add the resources needed to purchase the Water God Dao Soldier and two Fifth-Tier Low-Grade War Flying Vessels, it will be even more impressive."
Even if the Four Symbols Sect were incredibly wealthy, it couldn't possibly have provided such massive support to Yang Tianyou when he was only at the Golden Core Realm.
"But they've already made their Heavenly Dao Oath, so there's no point in saying anything more. The Yang Household, with their Water God Dao Soldier, has already surpassed my Luochuan Sect in strength."
"Furthermore, judging from the strength displayed by the Yang Household in this battle, there are quite a few Nascent Soul experts. The most terrifying one is the Purple Moon Army. Even without relying on the Fifth Tier Flying Boat, the strength of this army is almost invincible in the Nascent Soul Realm." True Person Beigong's tone was also filled with deep doubt.
He knew all too well how terrifying the amount of resources required to cultivate an army capable of dominating the Nascent Soul Realm in such a short period of time was.
The Luochuan Sect also has a cultivator army called the Luochuan Army, which has about two thousand members. Its combat strength is comparable to that of the Purple Moon Army, and the annual military expenditure required is a huge amount.
True Person Beigong had considered expanding the army, but due to limited financial resources, it was simply impossible.
Cultivator armies require sufficient resources to maintain; poor people simply can't manage them.
"The Yang Household..." The Grand Elder's expression was complicated, and he finally felt regret.
However, what he regretted was not not befriending the Yang Household, but why he didn't take advantage of the Yang Household's weakness to destroy them, instead signing Heavenly Dao Contract with Yang Tianyou, giving the other party time to develop.
With the Yang Household reaching the Commandery-Level Power, the future of Luochuan Commandery is hard to predict.
After the defeat at Luochuan Pass, more than a dozen Golden Core Cultivators, including Qingye True Person Jilian True Person the Three-Leaves Sect, Jilian Tongqi True Person of the Rogue Cultivator Flamefrost Sect, Wang Yuanhe of the Wang Household, and the rogue cultivator Tongqi Zhenren, died in battle. Even more Foundation Establishment Cultivators perished, numbering as many as a hundred.
If it weren't for the Yang Household's influence, it wouldn't be a big deal.
However, the Yang Household's victory created a stark contrast between the two sides.
The Yang Household's prestige in Luochuan Commandery was already close to that of the Luochuan Sect, but after this battle, it surpassed them.
The Cultivation World is cruel and realistic. If the leader is incompetent and cannot protect his subordinates, the latter are very likely to defect to another side.
The regretful Grand Elder didn't know that if he had really done that back then, he and True Person Beigong would never have been able to leave Purple Moon Mountain.
Back then, Yang Tianyou was too weak to understand the difference between Sage Manifestation and Spirit Transformation, let alone the status of the Eight Desolations Saber Saint.
So much so that they felt that a single strike from the Eight Desolations Saber Saint might not be enough to kill the two Spirit Transformation cultivators from the Luochuan Sect.
As he gained more experience, he realized just how precious the token his senior brother, Ba Huang Desolations, had given him was.
A full-force attack from one of the top ten strongest experts in the Lu Wu Realm would severely injure even a Nascent Spirit Transformation, let alone a Nascent Sage Manifestation cultivator; some might even perish if they were unlucky enough to be hit by such a strike.
True Person Beigong was very familiar with the Grand Elder's temperament; seeing the change in his expression, he guessed what was going on.
His expression was serious as he said, "Now that the balance of power has reversed, you mustn't do anything reckless. Maintaining good relations with the Yang Household is the most important thing. Even if they want to break away, we can't have any complaints, at least not openly."
"What if other Golden Core Forces want to follow the Yang Household and break away from my Luochuan Sect?" the Grand Elder asked.
True Person Beigong sneered, "Then don't blame me for being ruthless. Slaughtering rebels will leave no room for criticism."
What if the Yang Household tries to stop us?
"Is the Heavenly Dao Contract just for show? The reason I had you and Yang Tianyou sign the Heavenly Dao Contract was actually to prepare for this day. As long as we don't attack the Yang Household, the Yang Household won't be able to attack my Luochuan Sect under the contract's constraints."
"Our execution of the traitors under our command doesn't affect the Yang Household at all. If the Yang Household retaliates because of this, they will surely suffer the consequences of the contract!"
"That's good, cough cough cough..." The Grand Elder breathed a sigh of relief and then coughed violently.
The fact that a Spirit Transformation cultivator couldn't even suppress a cough speaks volumes.
"My days are numbered!" the Grand Elder sighed.
True Person Beigong's face paled. Although he was usually dissatisfied with some of the actions of the Grand Elder, the two were, after all, old friends who had spent hundreds of years together.
Even disregarding the sect's perspective, from a purely personal standpoint, the death of the Grand Elder would be a significant blow to True Person Beigong.
"How much longer... do you have?" True Person Beigong asked, his fists clenched.
"It could take a hundred years at most, or a few decades at least, for their Primordial Spirit and Essence Blood to burn out, leaving them with enormous depletions and their foundation riddled with holes!" the Grand Elder sighed.
"Aren't the sect's healing Spirit Items effective?"
"It's useful, but it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. To completely heal the injury, you need a Fifth-Tier Upper Grade Wound-Healing Pill that also works on injuries to the Primordial Spirit."
But such treasures are extremely rare, and our sect has just suffered a defeat and needs to pay a large amount of compensation. So please don't waste resources on me, cough, cough..."
"Fifth-Tier Upper Grade Wound-Healing Pill? I'll send someone to the Mountain and River Hall to request Pills. If that doesn't work, I'll go to the Four Symbols Island. The Spiritvoid Trading Grounds definitely has such a treasure. I must bring you back!" True Person Beigong's expression hardened.
Whether from a personal or sect perspective, the Grand Elder must live; otherwise, the Luochuan Sect, with only one Spirit Transformation cultivator remaining, will suffer a significant drop in strength, be forced to relinquish many benefits, and face greatly increased danger.
The Zhou Household, their mortal enemies, had just produced a Spirit Transformation a few years ago, and they were sharpening their knives in anticipation of their next move.
If they learn of the Grand Elder's demise, they will surely raise an army to invade and seize the territory of Luochuan Commandery.
"Fifth-Tier Upper Grade Wound-Healing Pill, which can also heal injuries to the Primordial Spirit, would cost at least eight or nine hundred thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones. My injuries would require at least two to be fully healed. Does the sect have that many Spirit Stones?" The Grand Elder frowned.
"At worst, we can sell some Fixed Assets and borrow some Spirit Stones from other friendly forces. The sect... cannot do without you." At this point, True Person Beigong couldn't help but pause in surprise.
We only remember someone's good qualities when they are about to leave us.
At this moment, True Person Beigong suddenly realized that without the Grand Elder as a deterrent force, Luochuan Sect would be in a very passive situation, with countless demons and monsters running out to cause trouble.