Nine Mountains Realm The sky is always foggy and there is no sun.
But the lightning of Heavenly Circuit Divine Thunder Immortal Formation lit up Immortal Strife Island brightly.
The twenty-four selected Foundation Establishment disciples lined up in formation and cooperated with each other, either using Law Technique or activating the talismans, causing thunderclouds to roll above their heads and the sound of thunder.
The Thunder Method they emit is brilliant and dazzling, and is really no worse than the ordinary Golden Core.
But the lightning that illuminates the sky cannot illuminate the faces of Zheng Fa.
After circulating the summons order from Venerable Tongming, the smiles on the faces of Uncle-Master Pang dimmed a little.
Xuanwei Realm monks are very interesting: they long for immortality, but they often risk their lives for some seemingly tempting treasures Cultivation Method. Some even like chaotic environments very much.
But the people of the Nine Mountains Realm are different: there may be people in this world who like war, but it is definitely not them - now that Nine Mountains Realm is seeing prosperity, who would want turmoil?
But the war is going to happen after all.
"Sect Leader?"
Uncle-Master Pang and others all looked at Zheng Fa, and the name he used was enough to let everyone know how important this decision was at this time.
Zheng Fa was silent for a while, then said calmly, "Demonic Sect aside, Five Sects of Xuanwei jointly issued a summons order, so we cannot get away with it."
"What I'm saying is that you have to have both ends." Old Yuan also frowned and said, "What's more, Great Freedom Demon Cult and I have had a grudge for a long time, and Great Freedom Devil Ancestor covets Nine Mountains Realm. It is also in my, Nine Mountains Realm's, interests to prevent him from coming to the world."
The two people talked about two different aspects, but there was only one conclusion:
Should go.
"According to what this summons order says, we are mainly responsible for clearing away those disciples under Nascent Soul. The danger is not that great."
Five Sects of Xuanwei still cares about face. Of course, it may also be because the monks under Spirit Transformation are of little use against the Demonic Sect Spirit Transformation.
At least, the task doesn't sound that daunting.
Zheng Fa looked at the disciples practicing the Immortal Formation again. He made a calculation in his mind and ordered, "Uncle Master, you select forty-eight Foundation Establishment disciples and twenty-four Golden Core disciples to practice the Immortal Formation so that they can follow me to Chen Commandery."
These are almost the most elite disciples of the Nine Mountains Realm - adding up Nine Mountains Sect up and down, there are more than twenty disciples of Golden Core.
Naturally, the purpose of choosing so many disciples is to allow these disciples to form an immortal formation and improve their ability to protect themselves.
Senior Sister Zhang frowned and said, "You can't go Chen Commandery."
Zheng Fa was stunned and saw Uncle-Master Pang and others nodding their heads.
"Nine Mountains Realm's safety is yours, don't take risks." Old Yuan also said with a tigerish face.
"Sister..."
Zheng Fa had the idea of leading the team himself. He mainly felt that since he had Rainbow Transformation Method, it would be easy to save his life.
"I, Uncle-Master Pang, will be led by Uncle Yuan, and Master will be with you Nine Mountains Realm."
Senior Sister Zhang seemed callous and ruthless at this time, completely ignoring the face of Zheng Fa, Sect Leader. She went ahead and made arrangements without Zheng Fa.
The two elders on the side also nodded their heads, very naturally.
Who is Sect Leader?
"... among the Nine Mountains there is also Blood River Ancestor."
Seeing that he didn't speak, Senior Sister Zhang reminded him again. At this time, Zheng Fa was shocked:
Now that they can suppress Blood River Ancestor, the biggest help is Nine Mountains Realm's special rules - after all, this is Sun-Moon Bell's home court.
If something goes wrong with Sun-Moon Bell, Blood River Ancestor will be difficult to control.
The meaning of Senior Sister Zhang is very clear. Sun-Moon Bell has the combat power of Spirit Transformation, but after all, it is related to the stability of the Nine Mountains, whether it can move or not.
Zheng Fa thought about it a lot, but insisted. "I'll just take Nine Mountains Realm with me and hide it in the dark."
Senior Sister Zhang and others looked at each other. They knew that as long as Zheng Fa did not come out, Nine Mountains Realm would not be a big problem for safety, so they had nothing to say.
Seemingly seeing that Zheng Fa was still worried, Uncle-Master Pang smiled and said, "Zheng Fa, you just have too little experience... We are waiting for monk Xuanwei, which one of us has not experienced hundreds of battles?"
"They're just demon cubs, so there's no need to be so scary."
Zheng Fa shook his head, knowing that Uncle-Master Pang was pretending to be a comforting word.
The enemies of Uncle-Master Pang before were not on the same level as Great Freedom Demon Cult.
He lowered his head and made some calculations in his mind.
The disciples who went out for the expedition were quickly selected. The twenty-four Golden Core disciples were naturally the best in the sect, and the forty-eight Foundation Establishment were also the most talented among the disciples.
They gathered in the main hall of Heavenly Palace Island.
Zheng Fa stood in front of these seventy-two disciples and looked at them one by one:
Sun Daoyu, Senior Brother Yang, Zhou Ganyuan...
He knew everyone.
"Do you know why Uncle-Master Pang picked you?"
Zheng Fa asked suddenly.
These disciples shook their heads.
"Because you are the most elite group among my Nine Mountains disciples, so you have to go." Zheng Fa said clearly.
"..."
"Do you think it's unfair?"
Sun Daoyu and others were silent.
In the past, this was not always the case in the Xuanwei Realm - low-level disciples would die if they wanted to, but geniuses would cherish them to death.
To be honest, Zheng Fa understands it quite well.
This is in line with the characteristics of immortal cultivators: one genius may be worth 10,000 ordinary disciples.
"To put it bluntly, I can't bear to let you go. Our sect values you the most and has given you the best resources. The teachers and I have devoted the most to you - objectively speaking, I and the teachers and uncles can't bear to lose any of you."
Sun Daoyu couldn't help but have a look of doubt on his face, as did the other disciples.
"But that's exactly the case, you can only go." Zheng Fa changed his voice and said, "My Nine Mountains Sect and Xuanwei Realm sects are different."
"You must remember that you are supported by the power of the Nine Mountains Realm mundane Incense Power."
"When Nine Mountains is in trouble, it is my Nine Mountains Sect disciple who must step forward."
"And you are the group of the Nine Mountains disciples who have enjoyed the most donations..."
What Zheng Fa said is very true. This is not the rule of the Xuanwei Realm, but a modern rule - as a ruler, you have the obligation to protect the ruled.
Even in his opinion, Nine Mountains Sect disciples, well, not only represent advanced productivity, but also represent the broad interests of the Nine Mountains Realm people...
The more elite the disciple, the more so.
This is also rare in the Xuanwei Realm:
Xuanwei Realm's sect, collecting donations is one thing, but the obligation to protect the people... is there, but not much.
But Sun Daoyu and the others are not unable to understand this truth.
Even though Zheng Fa knows that one of these people has died, Nine Mountains Realm's development may be slower.
But on the other hand, if there is a mismatch between power and responsibility, these disciples usually use all the resources, but when it is time to contribute, ordinary disciples are left to...
Not to mention the grievances of the lower class, what will the disciples who are trained be like?
In other words, is the Nine Mountains Realm composed of such geniuses still the Nine Mountains Realm he longs to see?
That's why he selected these elite disciples to go on the expedition after discussing with Uncle-Master Pang.
Seeing that the puzzled expressions on the faces of Sun Daoyu and others faded away, Zheng Fa waved his hand, and dozens of Storage Bag appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"One for each person."
Sun Daoyu picked up a Storage Bag, opened it, and found that it was full of magic charms, wound medicine, and even a few books.
When I took it out and looked at it, it actually read Chen Commandery's Human Geography.
Everyone's heart couldn't help but feel warm.
Zheng Fa took out six more Comprehensive Mirror and handed them to Senior Sister Zhang and three disciples respectively.
"This Comprehensive Mirror is also specially made by me and Madam Xuanhua. It has a special way to activate spiritual power." Zheng Fa warned, "There will be a new forum page in Comprehensive Mirror. Only by holding These six Comprehensive Mirror can enter. When you are Chen Commandery, you can rely on these Comprehensive Mirror to share information and cooperate with each other. Senior Sister Zhang will also give you guidance in the forum."
Not to mention Storage Bag, this new Comprehensive Mirror, the new page, is the trick that Zheng Fa has come up with in the past few days:
In the final analysis, it is just a wartime channel to share information all the time - try to create a real-time mini map, and even mark the traces of Devil Cultivator on the map.
Senior Sister Zhang can contact God-Investiture Register and Nine Mountains Realm and get help from "Nine Mountains General Staff".
You can even play some tactical coordination.
He didn't know if Xuanwei Realm had such a method, but Nine Mountains Sect didn't have it before.
After giving these instructions, Zheng Fa asked Uncle-Master Pang to leave with these disciples.
Uncle-Master Pang asked the other disciples to disperse and get ready. He only waved to Sun Daoyu and other disciples and led them to his residence.
"But you still have resentment in your heart?"
Sun Daoyu and others shook their heads and said, "No..."
"I'm sorry you don't dare, but I agree with this choice..." Uncle-Master Pang said as he walked.
"Master?"
"Sect Leader wanted to go in person, but we stopped him and kept him secretly sheltered. Senior Brother Yuan, Junior Nephew-Disciple Zhang and I will go, so why can't you go?"
Sun Daoyu and others thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case, and they were speechless.
"Don't think that Sect Leader doesn't value you. This time he exchanged all the Spirit Stone that Economic Development Island earned into spiritual talismans and medicine, and gave them to you."
"... Yes."
"These six Comprehensive Mirror are also obtained by practicing day and night in the past few days."
Sun Daoyu lowered his head and looked at Comprehensive Mirror in his hand.
"I don't even know where he got those books about Chen Commandery from." Uncle-Master Pang turned his head and looked at Sun Daoyu, "I am your master, and I never expected to be so thoughtful... You have met a good Sect Leader."
"Disciple understands."
Zheng Fa was approached by an unexpected disciple.
"Are you going to Chen Commandery?"
Zheng Fa looked at Lin Bufan in front of him.
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Revenge..."
When Zheng Fa heard it, it was clear that what this man was talking about was the revenge that his uncle was cursed to death by Lin Yangtian.
Seeing that he seemed to understand, Lin Bufan leaned down and knelt on the ground and said to Zheng Fa:
"In this battle, if Immortal Sect wins, I'm afraid that Lin Yangtian will die. If we lose, I'm even more afraid that there will be no chance of revenge...Sect Leader, I can't wait any longer."
Lin Bufan's idea makes sense... If Great Freedom Devil Ancestor is resurrected, it's two different things whether he, the traitor, can survive, let alone take revenge.
Zheng Fa is quite reluctant to part with it - there are many talismans in Storage Bag, all of which benefited from Lin Bufan's blood donation.
He looked at Lin Bufan kneeling on the ground, shook his head, and said, "Then I'll let my senior sister take you. Remember, revenge is fine, but you can't endanger my Nine Mountains safety, let alone reveal any of my Nine Mountains secrets."
Lin Bufan kowtowed hard on the ground and said gratefully, "Thank you Sect Leader."
He was indeed quite grateful - after all, because of Talisman Seals, he was very valuable to the Nine Mountains Sect, not to mention that now that Soul Seal is still in the hands of Zheng Fa, it can be said that life or death is not up to him.
Bright Mountain has become more and more lively in the past few days. After receiving the summoning order, the surrounding sects, large and small, did not dare to slack off and gathered towards Bright Mountain.
"So many people!"
A slightly immature girl's voice sounded at the foot of the mountain.
"Keep your voice down!"
Looking at the master who waved nervously towards her, Fang Yuan stuck out his tongue, but still raised his head and looked at the sky.
There were beams of escaping light coming and going in the sky, forming streaks of Rainbow Bridge. She felt dazzled when she looked at them.
She is a disciple of a small sect nearby. Her master is Sect Leader, but her cultivation is only Golden Core... She is not even qualified to receive the summoning order from Five Sects.
Ordinarily they don't need to come.
But the Nascent Soul sect they were attached to received the summoning order, and after much thought about whether to let their disciples take risks, they pulled them over and treated them as their own disciples.
Her master complained all the way, feeling like he was being used as cannon fodder, fearing that Demonic Sect would wipe out the whole family and end Founder's inheritance.
But Fang Yuan was a bit heartless - she actually cried twice before setting off and was so scared, but after setting off, she just broke the pot and adjusted herself.
All she wanted in her mind was to see more of the world before she died, so she still had the time to look around.
Every escaping light in the sky is a Nascent Soul True Person.
The foot of the mountain was even more bustling with many monks gathering, as densely as ants moving.
She counted secretly, and there were probably as many as three thousand people under the mountain, and all of them were at least Foundation Establishment. In a small sect like theirs, Foundation Establishment could be considered a True Disciple.
This made Fang Yuan secretly stunned, and felt that his horizons had been opened. He felt that he had really seen a lot of excitement this time.
Seeing her wanton behavior, her master pulled off her sleeve and hit her forehead hard. "Be honest!"
Fang Yuan looked at her master aggrievedly, and saw the old man pointing at a figure in front of her. Although the master did not speak, she immediately understood--
The figure behind this figure is a somewhat fat middle-aged man, Nascent Soul, who is the sect that forced them to come here, Sect Leader. This man's surname is Chen, and he is quite arrogant along the way.
To be fair, Fang Yuan also thinks it's normal for Nascent Soul True Person not to see their master and apprentice.
But at this time, the other party was standing in front of a disciple of Bright Mountain, smiling amiably.
Fang Yuan never thought that that face that looked so majestic all the way could be so naive...
Obviously the disciple of Bright Mountain is not very high in cultivation, he seems to be just like his master, both are Golden Core.
However, Chen Sect Leader's attitude was very low.
"I wonder if I could meet Venerable Chengkong?"
"..."
The disciple didn't say anything, just looked at him.
"What about...Venerable Tongming?"
Chen Sect Leader took out a Storage Bag, stuffed it into the disciple's sleeve, and flattered him without giving up.
"Sect Leader is receiving some great monks. If you are free..."
The disciple paused.
Chen Sect Leader stuffed out another Storage Bag and said hurriedly, "Please let me know when the time comes... so that I can pay a visit."
The disciple touched Storage Bag, nodded with satisfaction, and led them up the mountain with a smile on his face.
As he walked, he explained enthusiastically and kindly, "Venerable Chengkong, that is the envoy from Supreme Dao. Except for Master Spirit Transformation, who dares to say that he can see his majestic face?"
"Yes yes..."
"There are three Spirit Transformation who came to this meeting. At this time, Nascent Soul on Bright Mountain also has nearly a hundred people. How can Sect Leader be able to receive them?"
Chen Sect Leader quickly flattered him and said, "Master, you are busy with things, but I have always admired Master..."
"There are many people who admire Sect Leader. If it weren't for you..."
The disciple smiled.
I saw Chen Sect Leader smiling innocently, as if he didn't understand anything.
Fang Yuan was stunned when he saw this dirty transaction behind him.
She heard a soft sigh next to her, and when she looked back, it was her master who was sighing sadly, but also feeling a little sorry for herself. She suddenly understood - with her level of cultivation, she was not qualified to give gifts.
When she thought about it, she also thought about her current situation where she couldn't help herself, and her expression became gloomy.
Just as a few people were walking up the mountain, a bell rang from high in the sky. They looked up and saw that Sun-Moon Bell was hanging high in the air. Zheng Fa, along with dozens of disciples, landed at the feet of Bright Mountain.
Fang Yuan looked over with some curiosity, and saw that Zheng Fa was just a cultivator of Golden Core. There were several monks beside her who she only found terrifying. For a moment, she was confused, wondering how this young man could take the lead.
While still confused, a loud laugh suddenly came from Bright Mountain, and in the blink of an eye, a man escaped from the mountain and landed in front of the young man.
"Venerable Tongming?"
She heard Chen Sect Leader shouting loudly.
This is Bright Mountain Sect Leader, Hundred Immortals Alliance leader, Venerable Tongming?
Under Bright Mountain, it was extremely quiet all of a sudden. Thousands of monks stared at Venerable Tongming, and they didn't understand why Master Spirit Transformation, who just moments ago was sitting on the top of the mountain overlooking the other cultivators, suddenly came out of the mountain gate.
Fang Yuan feels that the smile on Venerable Tongming's face is very familiar... Well, it's a bit like the smile of the disciple who took Storage Bag just now.
"Zheng Sect Leader!" She heard Venerable Tongming say to the young man, "I, Bright Mountain, have been waiting for you for a long time!"
Venerable Tongming pulled the other person's arm with a cheerful expression on his face.
He pulled Zheng Fa up the mountain and said to him, "I will take you to see Venerable Chengkong first, and then arrange the placement of your disciples. Venerable Chengkong has asked me several times. When you come, it is better to meet him first."
Seeing that Venerable Tongming regarded himself as recruiting disciples and seemed to want to arrange these disciples himself, even Chen Sect Leader, who seemed to be well-informed and experienced in human relations, was a little stunned at this moment.
He looked at the Bright Mountain disciple in front of him, with deep doubts on his face. "Venerable Tongming, aren't you receiving some great monks? Are you very busy?"
"..."
"Didn't you say that Venerable Chengkong and Spirit Transformation are missing?"
The disciple of Bright Mountain twitched the corner of his mouth, glanced at him, and said, "That's Nine Mountains Zheng Fa."
Chen Sect Leader was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a look of surprise appeared on his face, as if he had heard of this name and had no more doubts.
"Nine Mountains Zheng Fa?"
Fang Yuan lowered his head and chewed the name twice. When he looked up, he saw the expression on Chen Sect Leader's face, which actually looked a bit like his master's just now--
Sad, but convinced.