Qian Province, Qian Prefecture, Flowing Cloud Sect, the Back Mountain, Jiang Liu's small courtyard.
"Senior Brother Jiang, the Sect Master requests your presence." A Servant Disciple from the Back Mountain knocked on Jiang Liu's courtyard gate and spoke to Jiang Liu, who was resting on a stone bench.
Jiang Liu nodded to the Servant Disciple, stood up, and used his movement technique to fly towards the council hall.
Before long, Jiang Liu arrived at the council hall located at the top of the mountain.
Upon entering the hall, Jiang Liu noticed that only Flowing Cloud Matriarch was present, which puzzled him. Wasn't a meeting being called? Why was everyone else absent?
"You're here! You'll be attending the meeting convened by Duanmu Haotian with me." Flowing Cloud Matriarch stood up and said when he saw Jiang Liu arrive.
Jiang Liu was a little confused and thought to himself, "Why did you three sect leaders call me to your meeting?"
Seeing that Jiang Liu seemed a little confused, Master Flowing Cloud Matriarch explained to him, "It was Duanmu Haotian who suggested that you be invited along."
Jiang Liu nodded, indicating that he understood.
Then, Flowing Cloud Matriarch took the lead and flew towards Qiancheng, and Jiang Liu quickly followed suit using his movement technique.
This meeting of the three sect leaders was held in the mountain range where the Martial Arts Tournament of the Realm was being held.
Before long, Jiang Liu flew to the destination with Flowing Cloud Matriarch. Gongsun Haoyue and Duanmu Haotian had already arrived first.
The four of them then sat cross-legged on the edge of the cliff.
"The reason I invited the three of you here is to have a thorough discussion about the Bloodfiend Sect," Duanmu Haotian said first.
Then Duanmu Haotian took the lead in explaining in detail the problem of the Bloodfiend Sect invading the Haotian Sect.
After hearing this, Jiang Liu and the other two were secretly shocked. They hadn't expected that Haotian Sect had been infiltrated so thoroughly.
Even the Core Disciple were infiltrated by so many, including disciples at the Lesser Grandmaster Realm.
This made Jiang Liu secretly wonder if the Haotian Sect's Haotian Art was naturally more sensitive to the Bloodfiend Sect's techniques.
How could so many people have been corrupted? Could it be that there are still Grandmaster and elders within the Haotian Sect that haven't been discovered yet?
Afterwards, Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Gongsun Haoyue each spoke about the situation of their respective Sects.
Upon hearing that not many people from the two sects had been corrupted, Duanmu Haotian didn't know how to feel, but it was still good news.
Immediately afterwards, Duanmu Haotian brought up the methods for dealing with the Great Qian Imperial Family.
At this point, Duanmu Haotian asked Jiang Liu, "I heard you subdued that Beast Emperor in Wind City?"
Jiang Liu nodded, acknowledging it. He then briefly recounted the process of taming the Fire-Winged Monkey.
After listening, Duanmu Haotian sighed and said, "This is your good fortune. I spent so much effort before and still couldn't subdue it, but now it has fallen into your hands."
Jiang Liu was taken aback. He never expected that the person who had imprisoned the Fire-Winged Monkey there would be Duanmu Haotian.
This made Jiang Liu feel a little awkward, but since Duanmu Haotian was no longer pursuing the matter, he cupped his hands in apology to Duanmu Haotian.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Gongsun Haoyue must have known about this, but neither of them reminded him.
Thinking of this, Jiang Liu turned to look at Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Gongsun Haoyue. Sure enough, he found that both of them had meaningful smiles on their faces.
Jiang Liu was speechless. Was this really funny? Luckily, Duanmu Haotian was magnanimous and didn't pursue the matter, otherwise he probably wouldn't have fared so well.
"Good! Now that you've subdued that Beast Emperor, you can at least be considered half a Peak Grandmaster. You can participate in our battle against the Royal Family's Peak Grandmaster," Duanmu Haotian continued.
Jiang Liu was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Duanmu Haotian to say such a thing. After all, that was a battle between Peak Grandmaster.
The reason he fled when facing Lu Tianheng was because he couldn't break through Lu Tianheng's defenses at all. Fighting him would be pointless, and Lu Tianheng could even beat him to death.
Seeing Jiang Liu's astonished expression, Duanmu Haotian comforted him, "You just need to cooperate with us and keep the man occupied while we kill him."
Seeing Duanmu Haotian's serious expression, Jiang Liu knew he had to agree.
Fortunately, I have already completed the full strengthening of my bones.
It should be able to withstand the attacks of Peak Grandmaster, but its own Yuan Qi attack methods still cannot break through the defense of Peak Grandmaster.
Jiang Liu didn't want to completely expose his unusual mental abilities to everyone, so he planned to keep something in reserve.
After all, the more battles he participates in and the more cards he exposes, the less secure his safety becomes.
Anyway, it's just to help them hold the enemy back, not to make them fight to the death, so they should be able to handle it.
When Flowing Cloud Matriarch heard Duanmu Haotian's request, she was stunned. She never expected that Duanmu Haotian would ask Jiang Liu to join the battle.
However, considering the strength Jiang Liu has revealed, this request seems quite reasonable.
After all, Jiang Liu now has the Fire-Winged Monkey, the Beast Emperor, as his tamed beast.
Moreover, his mental strength has already advanced to the Peak Grandmaster.
Therefore, now that Duanmu Haotian is determined to eliminate the Peak Grandmaster of the Great Qian Imperial Family, it is only natural that he invites Jiang Liu to join the battle.
After all, there were only three of them, and it was difficult to be sure of victory against the other two.
However, since Jiang Liu was able to escape when he faced Lu Tianheng alone before,
With them around now, there shouldn't be any danger to my life.
Gongsun Haoyue nodded to Jiang Liu, indicating that he could rest assured.
Now that this matter has been settled, let's discuss how to implement the plan.
The three sects cannot directly target Dao Fan and Jiang Zongquan without finding a legitimate reason to act now.
After all, the Three Sects have always represented the side of justice, and they cannot leave the impression that the Three Sects are tyrannical and domineering.
So, before the opportunity arises, let's first completely resolve the matter of the Bloodfiend Sect.
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the plans to be carried out next.
First, we must continue to investigate and eliminate any forces that have infiltrated the Bloodfiend Sect.
Secondly, following the clue of the Martial Prohibition Hall, we should investigate Grandmaster involved, especially the two Grandmaster who have been recruited by the royal family.
Jiang Liu thought to himself, "This must be the real purpose of Duanmu Haotian's convening of this meeting!"
First, nail the Great Qian Imperial Family to the pillar of shame, and then deal with him. That way, it will be perfectly justified.
At that time, it is estimated that the entire Jianghu world and the entire world will launch a storm to attack the Great Qian Imperial Family.
In this way, even if the Great Qian Imperial Family is overthrown, no one can find fault with it.
But after the Great Qian Imperial Family is overthrown, who will take the throne?
Is it going to be like before? Three rulers ruling together? Before the Great Qian Dynasty, during the later period of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was a period when three rulers ruled together.
Jiang Liu thought it was unlikely, because he had heard from other elders several times about the conflicts between the Flowing Cloud Sect, the Star Moon Sect, and the Haotian Sect.
It is estimated that there will be another battle among the three sects at that time.