Holding Down One Side

Lan Chang'an Know the elegant meaning when you hear the sound of the string.

True Lord Zixia mentioned that the enemy's suspected overhaul of the Golden Core Realm was the key to the previous battle of Vine Ridge Mine, and it was also the reason for talking to him.

In Cultivation World everywhere, Nascent Soul True Lord serves as the highest deterrent, and ordinary conflicts of interest will not end easily.

Great Dayu Kingdom order is relatively stable, and there are also hidden rules.

Therefore, Late Core Formation from the Nascent Soul faction are all important figures who play their own role.

"In a few decades, our sect may be able to survive the lean years."

"But now, the Golden Core Realm overhaul of this sect is still scarce. Snow Peak Sect Master has to handle the sect affairs and coordinate internal and external affairs; "True Person Huadu" who was promoted a few years ago also has to take charge of the high-level Immortal City..."

True Lord Zixia looked worried and stated the current situation.

"Senior Sister Zi Xia, do you want me or Di Yan Jun to take charge of Vine Ridge Mine and deal with the troubles over Ye Clan?"

Lan Chang'an thought.

Now that the sect's Golden Core Realm is undergoing an overhaul, he is the only one who is relatively free.

Moreover, Elder Xiang, as the third-level top grade Puppet Master, has stronger book strength than the other two Golden Core Realm overhauls.

True Lord Zixia nodded and said, "Junior brother Xiang is the best candidate at the moment. Our conversation with you today is mainly for discussion and is by no means forced."

"If Junior Brother Xiang is willing to take charge of the mine, our sect has additional Spirit Stone and elixir subsidies, including Sect Contribution. In addition, Vine Ridge Mine's third-level fine ore can be used as an excellent puppet refining material, and the leader can enjoy a certain share every year..."

Third-level fine ore?

Lan Chang'an was also moved when he heard this. The Puppet Army Formation he built was in need of a team and good materials.

This kind of task of being in charge of Immortal City and the industrial base was originally the task agreed upon when he became Guest Elder.

Compared with the dangerous and uncontrollable Cultivation War, there is no risk for him in the task of defending the mine.

First, it is unlikely that Nascent Soul True Lord will end up in person.

With his ability to protect himself, there is no need to worry even if the enemy Nascent Soul has no martial ethics.

Secondly, Vine Ridge Mine is within the sphere of influence of the Cloud Glow Sect, and has formation protection and sect care.

"Di Yan Jun There's no need to go there, there's no need to kill a chicken with a bull's knife."

True Lord Zixia added.

"Di Yan Jun, as the transformed Sacred Beast, may escalate the incident, break the unspoken rules, and attract Nascent Soul True Lord from the Ye Clan if he returns."

Hearing this, Lan Chang'an nodded slightly, True Lord Zixia had considered it very carefully, and he was indeed the best candidate.

"Sister Zi Xia, don't worry, Xiang will take good care of Vine Ridge Mine and safeguard the interests of our sect."

Lan Chang'an should respond to this matter.

"With Junior Brother Xiang's words, I can practice with peace of mind, practice Divine Ability, and strengthen Law Treasure."

Fairy Zixia smiles, making all flowers dim and beautiful.

Lan Chang'an noticed that True Lord Zixia's cultivation was approaching the peak of Nascent Soul Early Stage.

After True Lord Yunlan died, True Lord Zixia could mobilize more resources in the sect.

At the moment, her goal is to become the veteran Nascent Soul Cultivator.

If you want to reach this standard, you must either improve your cultivation level and reach the peak of Nascent Soul Early Stage, and Law Power will be more profound.

Either upgrade Divine Ability or Law Treasure to have corresponding strength.

Even if they are both Nascent Soul Early Stage, the gap in strength between them is not small.

For example, a Nascent Soul True Lord who is three or four hundred years old, and a Nascent Soul Old Monsters who is seven or eight hundred years old, the latter tends to have a deeper foundation, and Divine Ability is stronger.

"I wish senior sister Law Power Divine Ability success as soon as possible."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lan Chang'an asked to leave.

Fairy Zixia had a smile on his face, was elegant and polite, and personally delivered Lan Chang'an to the outside of the cave as if he were a distinguished guest.

Without further ado, Lan Chang'an will set off the next day.

Before leaving, he went to the Underground Palace of the fourth level Spirit Vein and explained some matters to Di Yan Jun.

After yesterday's conversation, Lan Chang'an understood the subtlety of True Lord Zixia's arrangement.

Elder Xiang sits in charge of Vine Ridge Mine and makes the best use of everything.

Di Yan Jun guards the mountain gate, just like Sea-Stabilizing Needle.

In this way, Fairy Zixia can safely improve its strength, occasionally go out, and purchase and trade within the territory of the Great Dayu Kingdom.

There is also an obscure point.

Lan Chang'an is not in the sect, so True Lord Zixia can go out with Earth Rock Rat to develop their relationship alone.

Lan Chang'an sighed secretly, as a hundreds of years old female True Lord is in charge of a large sect, she cannot be pure and innocent, and she also has strategies and scheming.

In this world, a truly magnificent woman is by no means stupid and sweet, because wisdom is also part of her charm.

Half a day later.

Lan Chang'an took Flying Boat and arrived at the edge of the Cloud Glow Sect's power.

In addition to Lan Chang'an on Flying Boat, there is also a true elixir monk, three False Core, and a dozen Foundation Establishment monks.

"Elder Xiang, here is Vine Ridge Mine."

The one who accompanied him in the early stage of Zhendan was a dignified and beautiful female cultivator in green clothes, Daoist Title"True Person Xiuyu".

True Person Xiuyu is the female apprentice of True Lord Zixia, who came to assist Lan Chang'an.

Following her guidance, a low hilly area came into view.

From a distance, it looks gloomy and there is no majestic and magnificent landscape.

It is this mountain mine that has created huge profits for the Cloud Glow Sect.

Vine Ridge Mine's sect station is surrounded by a castle and Marketplace. In addition to the sect disciples, there are also people of the Tie Clan lineage.

The hinterland of the mountains is the forbidden area of the sect.

There is a green bamboo forest there, mostly second-level Spirit Bamboo.

Among them, there are eight third-order Spirit Bamboo as the base of the array, which are combined with numerous second-order Spirit Bamboo to form a Wood Spirit Great Array that gathers Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

This formation not only gathers spirits, but also has Illusion Formation, defensive effects.

"With the help of Wood Spirit Great Array, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi here can reach the level of the third-level mid-level Spirit Vein. Fortunately, Wood Spiritual Qi is acceptable, and with the subsidized elixir Spirit Stone, it does not affect the practice."

Lan Chang'an's eyes fell on the center of the bamboo forest formation.

There is a separate bamboo and wood pavilion, built by Second-Order High-Grade Spirit Bamboo, with a small courtyard in the front and a garden in the back.

It covers a total area of several acres, and is equipped with alchemy rooms, refining rooms, etc.

"Hidden Bamboo Pavilion."

This bamboo and wooden pavilion is where the Vine Ridge Mine guard is located. There are three words engraved on the plaque.

On the periphery of the bamboo forest, there are also some scattered bamboo buildings, which are where other Core Formation Cultivator, including Pseudo-Core True Person, live.

"Elder Xiang, True Person Xiuyu, you two arrived in time, Yuan can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

In the Hidden Bamboo Pavilion, a Elderly Man wearing a brown robe was welcomed. Golden Core Realm was in the middle stage of cultivation. He was seriously injured and his vitality was severely damaged.

"Elder Yuan."

Lan Chang'an and True Person Xiuyu meet Elder Yuan who is guarding this place.

Without much pleasantries, Lan Chang'an asked Elder Yuan about Vine Ridge Mine's situation.

According to Elder Yuan's statement: On that day, the third-order formation outside the mine was breached. On the surface, it was another branch of the Tie Clan that split off. In fact, there was a group of monks who were stronger and secretly helped.

That team of monks was probably Ye Clan, one of Four Great Families, supporting them behind the scenes.

One of them, the mysterious Core Formation Cultivator, just shot a Flying Sword from afar, cutting a gap in the formation at the critical moment.

Later, Tieling Mine was looted and suffered considerable losses.

The enemy was outnumbered Elder Yuan and feared the mysterious Core Formation Cultivator, so they could only rely on geographical advantages to passively retreat and defend, without the ability to fight back.

"That mysterious Core Formation Cultivator, is he a swordsman?"

Lan Chang'an couldn't help but ask.

If it is Late Core Formation sword repair, it will be more difficult than the general Golden Core Realm overhaul.

"It's possible, but he only took action once, so we can't be sure. He seemed to have disdained to take action after that, otherwise Yuan might not be alive."

Elder Yuan Looking back at this moment, I still have lingering fears.

Lan Chang'an thought thoughtfully, Ye Clan This action is more like a test, and he did not let go.

Ye Clan's Golden Core Realm overhaul, if carried out indiscriminately, is not in compliance with the rules and morality of the Great Dayu Kingdom, and may escalate into an all-out fire from the two Nascent Soul forces.

After all, the purpose of the Ye Clan is for mineral interests, not the outbreak of sect war.

If Cloud Glow Sect sends out a strong opponent of the Golden Core Realm, but is still defeated in the end and cannot defend Vine Ridge Mine, it is inevitable that some benefits will have to be divided.

As usual, the interests of Vine Ridge Mine will be redistributed through negotiation.

The possibility of both parties Nascent Soul True Lord ending up personally is still very slim.

Based on Lan Chang'an's thinking before time travel, Nascent Soul True Lord is equivalent to nuclear deterrence, mutual checks and balances, and conventional interest disputes cannot allow for a fight at this level.

With lifespans of thousands of years, most of those old monsters cherish their lives.

Unless it involves the survival of the orthodoxy, or fortuitous opportunity like Ancient Nether Palace, or Dao Path hope for further progress, there will be a fight.

Above the clouds two hundred miles away.

"Elder Ye has left no stone unturned, Cloud Glow Sect came to take charge of the Golden Core Realm overhaul, and it turns out to be that Elder Xiang."

The short, stocky, dark-skinned old man complimented with a smile.

The early cultivation of the dark-skinned old man Golden Core Realm was exactly the branch of the Tie family that split off, and was supported by the patriarch Ye Clan, Tie Danxin.

Elder Ye, who looks like a middle-aged Confucian scholar, wears a turban on his head, holds Feather Fan in his hand, and smiles:

"Having said that, this Elder Xiang is not easy to deal with. Just the identity of the third-level top grade Puppet Master is a headache."

"Haha! Since Elder Ye has come to this point, he must have a way to deal with him. Besides, the swordsmanship genius of the noble Southern Region"Heavenly Sword Pavilion" is definitely not something that ordinary Golden Core Realm overhaul can deal with."

Tie Danxin laughed heartily and looked very convinced.

"Ye Fanchen? Hey, this guy has disappeared again."

Elder Ye looked around, but saw no one, and frowned slightly.

Although Ye Fanchen's surname is Ye, he is not a direct monk of the Aristocratic Clan, but a small branch of the Ye Clan.

Who would have expected that Ye Fanchen, who had mediocre qualifications, would actually have amazing swordsmanship talent. When he was traveling, he was accepted as a disciple by the elder of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion.

Heavenly Sword Pavilion is the dominant force of Southern Region, and the first cultivator in his sect is one of the three major cultivators of Great Abyss.

Ye Fanchen, who returned home in a low-key manner, was attracted by the Ye Clan's clan, who were willing to help him further his training and promised him the reputation of his beloved wife as a sword.

"Ye Shangxiu, maybe he is comprehending the art of swordsmanship..."

Tie Danxin said with a smile.

"Why did the elder call me?"

A lazy voice came from Nine Heavens of Astral Wind above the two of them.

"Fangchen, Guest Elder Xiang Dalong of the Cloud Glow Sect, Tengling Mine just arrived today, are you sure you can deal with this person?"

Elder Ye didn't care about this guy's rudeness and asked seriously.

On the Nine Heavens of Astral Wind where the strong wind was howling, a handsome-browed man with two swords on his back vaguely appeared.

"That third-level high-grade master Puppet? Not sure."

Ye Fanchen shook his head and told the truth.

Master Puppet, a third-level high-grade master, is also a Golden Core Realm overhaul. Who knows how many third-level Puppet there are.

If there is a third-level high-grade Puppet, it is equivalent to two against one.

"If you don't need to deal with its Puppet methods..."

Elder Ye said with a smile.

"Then leave it to me."

Ye Fanchen said without thinking.

He comes from Great Abyss, the top sword cultivator force. He went out to practice and during the mission, he found that Golden Core Realm Daxiu, who was at the same level, was vulnerable to a single blow.

Even Great Dayu Kingdom Ye Clan's Golden Core Realm overhaul could not last even half a moment in his hands.

A few days later, Hidden Bamboo Pavilion.

Lan Chang'an and Elder Yuan completed the handover, and the latter returned to the clan to recuperate.

Lan Chang'an becomes the highest person in charge of Tengling Mine.

True Person Xiuyu, as deputy.

In addition, there is Mountain Guarding Elder who is in the early stage of the true elixir in the mine.

True Person Xiuyu is the female disciple of Zi Xia True Person. She has a special status. In addition to assisting Lan Chang'an, she also has a certain supervisory role.

True Person Xiuyu I originally thought that the ascetic Elder Xiang would be more conservative, at most conservative.

Unexpectedly, after Lan Chang'an took power, he launched a half-month "clearance and rectification" operation against Tengling Mine.

On the first day of the operation, Puppet, controlled by Lan Chang'an, uncovered the spy of a handyman disciple.

The handyman disciple turned out to be a Pseudo-Core True Person in disguise. After being discovered, he could not defend himself and was captured alive on the spot.

This is just the first step in Elder Xiang's vigorous and vigorous campaign.

During the subsequent investigation, two more insiders were identified by the Cloud Glow Sect, who actually came from different surrounding forces.

In addition to inventorying internal targets, Lan Chang'an also issued an order that no living insects or birds, let alone larger living creatures, were allowed to be seen in the entire hinterland of the Vine Ridge Mountain mining area.

Once seen, they will be killed without mercy.

The reason is that Divine Sense of Lan Chang'an discovered strange insects and birds, sneaked into Tieling Mountain, and was controlled by an immortal cultivator who was good at controlling beasts.

For this reason, Lan Chang'an punished the law enforcement monks in the mine to serve as a warning to others.

"The outside world needs to be settled inside first!"

Lan Chang'an Implement your own ideas from top to bottom.

First, beat Tengling Mine into an iron barrel to stabilize the internal situation.

Under this slogan, after eradicating the insiders, Lan Chang'an began to audit the accounts again to investigate the corruption in the mine.

This time, the middle and high-level monks in the mine were frightened.

Tengling Mine, with such a huge profit, how many of the incumbents have never been greedy?

Fortunately, Lan Chang'an is enough.

Only two key points were caught and handed over to the Law Enforcement Hall as a deterrent, without a more in-depth and comprehensive investigation.

Otherwise, some factions within the Cloud Glow Sect will be implicated.

"Elder Xiang does have some tricks. In just half a month, he has established great majesty in Tengling Mine."

True Person Xiuyu saw this in his eyes and nodded secretly.

People in the world fear power rather than virtue, and so do monks.

Golden Core Realm Overhaul's name is certainly admirable, but if he has the image of a good old man and an ascetic monk, the monks below will also be sneaky and lack execution ability.

On this day, Lan Chang'an met with the Tie Clan patriarch at the Hidden Bamboo Pavilion.

The lineage Tie Clan Lineage affiliated with the Cloud Glow Sect has been suppressed to a certain extent, and the clan leader with the highest cultivation level is only False Core.

Tengling Mine was first discovered by the Tie Clan. Unfortunately, the high-grade third-level spiritual ore and huge profits cannot be controlled by an ordinary Lineage.

If it is a Evil Dao force, it may be possible to kill everyone.

Although Cloud Glow Sect did not do this, it made Tie Clan a subsidiary Lineage like Puppet.

"Thank you Elder Xiang, hold your hand high."

"This is your sincere filial piety on behalf of the monks in the mine."

The Tie Clan patriarch is named Tie Jing. He is a dark-skinned, bald man who is good at rough processing and smelting ores.

After that, Tie Jing placed a Storage Bag respectfully on the table.

"Be self-disciplined and self-reflective in the future, and you won't be like this again!"

Lan Chang'an glanced at him and waved him away.

Tie Jing, as if granted amnesty, bowed out and quit Hidden Bamboo Pavilion.

Whoosh!

Lan Chang'an ingested Storage Bag, and after counting them, a smile appeared on his face.

Storage Bag has enough content and contains many third-level fine ores, and it is the type suitable for making Puppet.

Tie Jing is just Pseudo-Core True Person. Even if Lineage has a share of the mine, there is no such skill.

This filial piety is not due to Tie Jing alone, but to the collective interests represented by several forces in such a large mine.

"Tsk, tsk, being in charge of the mine is a bad job."

"Sister Zi Xia's arrangement is a different kind of reward, so I, True Person, can work hard."

Lan Chang'an felt at ease and accepted this generous contribution, and Puppet Army Formation's material progress was greatly improved.

As for completely eradicating corruption? That is unrealistic.

Even if Lan Chang'an has a transcendent status and crushes everything in the mine, he doesn't want to do a thankless thing.

Who knows, behind the scenes of these interest groups, is there a descendant of the sect master, Supreme Elder, or even the previous generation Nascent Soul True Lord.

Lan Chang'an accepted the bribe and probably couldn't hide it from True Person Xiuyu, but he wasn't worried at all.

First of all, True Person Xiuyu also has a contribution.

Furthermore, he is not afraid of True Lord Zixia knowing that it is not necessarily a bad thing to leave some loopholes for the superiors.

After purging and rectifying, Lan Chang'an established its dignity in Tengling Mine.

A typical corrupt person was uncovered and the stolen money collected, Lan Chang'an, was not touched.

This stolen money was used to strengthen the mine's formation and improve everyone's safety, which won widespread praise.

What surprised Lan Chang'an was that Ye Clan and the Tie family, another lineage that they supported, allowed themselves to be reorganized without taking any action.

It seems that Ye Clan was afraid of Xiang Dalong's name and began to stand still.

"As expected of Master Puppet, Divine Sense is powerful and has keen senses. In just half a month, 90% of the handwriting we left inside the Tieling Mine was removed..."

Hundreds of miles away among the clouds, Elder Ye had a smile on his lips, still looking like he had a chance to win.

(End of chapter)