Xun Province, in a deep mountain forest, in the old lair of Corpse Valley.
Bai Lei sat high in the middle of the hall, looking down at the few Minor Grandmaster and a bunch of Ranked Martial Practitioner sitting below, and couldn't help but sigh.
The Valley Master, Corpse King, and White Golem have been missing in Yunzhou for a long time now, with no news of them whatsoever.
Moreover, Yunzhou suffered a significant loss of Minor Grandmaster and Ranked Martial Practitioner due to the combined efforts of Exotic Weapon Valley and the Five Poisons Sect.
Judging from all these signs, the poisoning must have been carried out by Jiang Liu in Yunzhou.
He learned from other factions that Jiang Liu was now in charge of Yunzhou.
Moreover, news has now broken that Jiang Liu possesses extraordinary combat prowess, easily annihilating Ji Xingyun of the Ji Family.
The Corpse King and the White Golem were very likely poisoned by Jiang Liu; there should be no doubt about that.
The thought of Jiang Liu made Bai Lei grit his teeth in hatred. He had only heard about Jiang Liu from his subordinates when they reported it to him.
However, he hadn't paid much attention to it, and now Jiang Liu had become the nemesis of his Corpse Valley.
All the people in Corpse Valley in Qi Province have lost contact, so it's obvious that something must have happened.
Moreover, the Exotic Beast Valley and Corpse Valley in Qi Province have always had an irreconcilable feud. Since the Exotic Beast Valley has discovered their presence, they will definitely be completely wiped out.
Moreover, it is very likely that all those insiders will be uprooted. Thinking that all the arrangements made by Corpse Valley over the years have come to naught in one fell swoop, Bai Lei felt empty inside.
"Is my Corpse Valley really destined to decline from this day forward?" Bai Lei thought with a hint of resentment.
However, soon, a strong desire shone in Bai Lei's eyes. He not only wanted to pass on the Corpse Valley, but also to carry it forward.
Because Xun Province is now the best place for Corpse Valley to survive, and the Corpse Nurturing Ground found at the border of Yunzhou and Qi Province should be made better use of.
At that time, Corpse Valley will not only not decline, but may even become stronger than before. Thinking of this, Bai Lei felt much more at ease.
Xun Province is now in complete chaos; it has been utterly destroyed.
The corpses of those dead martial artists are the nourishment for the Corpse Valley. The Lotus Sect and the Corpse Valley have traded these corpses many times.
Therefore, Xun Province no longer needs to venture out of Corpse Valley, and can also wait for the large number of martial artist corpses that Corpse Valley needs.
Therefore, the current situation in Xun Province is exactly what Bai Lei is happy to see.
However, Bai Lei's desires could not be satisfied by this alone; he wanted the corpses or living members of the Grandmaster Realm.
Of course, he can't directly create Grandmaster's Corpse Golems with his current strength.
However, crafting Minor Grandmaster Corpse Golems is entirely feasible. But the success rate is questionable.
Therefore, Bai Lei decided that if the Lotus Sect could not provide Grandmaster Realm prisoner alive, he would take action himself.
Immediately, Bai Lei turned to a Minor Grandmaster who was usually in charge of liaising with the Lotus Sect and said, "Go and contact Kuang Qianzi and tell her that I am going to meet with her to discuss things in detail."
"Yes, Elder, I'll make the contact right away." The Minor Grandmaster in charge of making the contact quickly stood up and replied.
Bai Lei nodded and waved for him to leave and attend to his business. The contact, led by the Minor Grandmaster, vanished in a flash.
Then, Bai Lei addressed the remaining members of Corpse Valley, saying, "Now that the Valley Master and the others are not here, I hope that everyone will work even harder to improve their strength."
"Yes, Elder!" the members of Corpse Valley bowed and replied.
Bai Lei sent them back to continue their cultivation. Their task now was not easy; they not only had to do their best to improve their strength.
Furthermore, they are also responsible for refining Corpse Golems for trade with the Lotus Sect, so currently, the only place in the entire Great Qian Dynasty where Corpse Golems appear is Xun Province.
It's precisely because everyone knows that Corpse Valley's lair is in Xun Province that the occasional appearance of Corpse Golems here hasn't attracted much attention.
However, as the battle between the Lotus Sect Alliance and the Five Great Families Alliance intensified, especially after the Ghost School joined the fray, the fighting became even more fierce.
This has led to an increasing number of Corpse Golems secretly deployed by the Lotus Sect to participate in the war, and sooner or later, their existence will be discovered.
However, all of this was done secretly by the Lotus Sect, which dared not leak the news.
Because the Lotus Sect's alliance now includes the White Saint Society, the Sun Moon Sect, Daoism, and Buddhism.
If the matter is exposed, even the Lotus Sect will not know what the consequences will be.
Originally, the Lotus Sect Alliance was weaker than the Five Great Families Alliance, but the addition of the Daoist sect balanced the power somewhat.
However, since the Ghost School joined, the alliance of the five great families has become even stronger.
However, because the Vast Righteous Sect has involved the Ji Family and other Lineage have to send people to support them, the current balance of power between the two sides has been temporarily achieved.
Therefore, if problems arise between the Daoist and Buddhist sects within the Lotus Sect Alliance, the Lotus Sect might be wiped out.
However, if the Ji Family doesn't have to be wary of the Vast Righteous Sect, the Lotus Sect alliance will likely not fare too well.
Jiang Liu had no idea that his suggestion to relocate the Vast Righteous Sect to Yunzhou, thus freeing up the Ji Family's fighting force, would cause this series of reactions.
However, if Jiang Liu knew, he probably would have done so long ago. After all, letting them fight it out while he reaps the benefits is a deal that can't be considered a loss.
Jiang Liu is currently discussing with Li Moran some matters concerning the relocation of the Vast Righteous Sect to Xia County.
Jiang Liu plans to gradually expand the Vast Righteous Sect throughout Yunzhou. Even if not the entire Yunzhou, Jiang Liu intends to expand it to one or two more prefectures.
Because the doctrine of the Vast Righteous Sect is to cultivate righteousness and help the poor and needy.
This coincides with the Saintly Sky Art that Jiang Liu cultivates, because Jiang Liu had already discovered when he was in He Prefecture that the Special Essence Particles absorbed by cultivating the Saintly Sky Art were more numerous than when he was in Yunzhou.
For this reason alone, Jiang Liu would bring the Vast Righteous Sect to Yunzhou, because only in this way could it help his cultivation.
Jiang Liu's previous ambition to target Xun Province was also for the sake of his cultivation, since Yunzhou is adjacent to Qi Province, Xun Province, and Qian Province.
Currently, only Xun Province does not produce Special Essence Particles, which is why Jiang Liu is thinking of expanding this territory.
However, since the Vast Righteous Sect's territory has this effect, Jiang Liu cannot waste it. This makes Jiang Liu not in a hurry to get involved in the struggle between other forces.
Especially now, the situation in Xun Province is quite exciting, and Jiang Liu doesn't want to get involved.
However, some things happen beyond our control.
Whether the battle of Xun Province will spread to Yunzhou is anyone's guess.
If the war spreads to Yunzhou, Jiang Liu probably won't be able to stay out of it even if he wanted to.
Li Moran was overjoyed to hear that Jiang Liu had agreed to allow the Vast Righteous Sect to preach in Yunzhou, and he was even more satisfied with Jiang Liu.
The two then began to discuss the matter with great interest, completely unaware that Li Qiaoyun, sitting to the side, was looking at them with increasingly strange expressions.
Finally, Li Qiaoyun seemed to think of something, and her face gradually turned red.