Those Who Stand Against My Daode Lineage

"Brother Liu, the man has been captured, and the relevant conversations have been recorded and documented on a photographic stone overseas."

The voice from behind interrupted Liu Qiandao's thoughts.

He snapped out of his daze and nodded, saying, "Send them all to Xuanbei Commandery and notify the Guo Household to come to Xuanbei Commandery to receive their punishment."

From behind, a voice External Scenery a deep voice said, "Brother Liu, we've arrested quite a few people this time. Should we give some a warning and severely punish others?"

Liu Qiandao understood what this man meant—to warn and then win over a group of people—but he shook his head and said, "There's no need."

"Yu Tunzhou prefers to get things done in one go, so there's no need to show mercy or be lenient this time. Anyone involved should be executed."

The latter raised an eyebrow and laughed, "This one is far more ruthless than Brother Lu; all the brothers should appreciate this style."

Liu Qiandao said calmly, "He treats Northern Plains the same way, and he treats Northern Dark Sea the same way. When you go back, warn certain people that Northern Dark Sea's achievements are not the achievements of any one family."

"If you come to the Northern Plains in the future and rely on your past achievements, you will be no different from aristocratic families like the Guo Household. Then you should return the way you came."

The latter laughed and said, "Brother Liu, rest assured, I will definitely convey your message."

Liu Qiandao added, "You two stay here to count the money in the yamen and the magistrate's house, and make sure the poor people on this street are settled so they can get through the winter."

"Okay! I'll arrange it!"

Liu Qiandao had always wanted to do something for the world, but he was hampered by his own lack of ability. In the end, he firmly Huaiqing's advice and did as much as he could while he could, which made him feel at peace with himself.

He could only help the poor people on this street for a short time, so he would help them for that short time.

"Everything will be better next spring."

He watched the thin child drinking wild vegetable soup being fed by the old man, and murmured to himself, firmly believing in it all.

He turned around, his expression returning to its resolute and indifferent state, and went back to Xuanbei Commandery.

One day later.

Guo Baisheng was in his study processing the Lineage's profits from various businesses across the country this year when he suddenly felt a surge of unease and inexplicable restlessness.

He rose and went into the courtyard, frowned for a moment, and summoned a steward. "Has there been any news from Xuanbei Commandery recently?"

"Returning home, my lord, nothing major has happened in Xuanbei Commandery recently, and that Yu Tunzhou has not shown his face yet."

"How's Feibai's side? Is everything going smoothly?"

"Young Master sent word not long ago that things were settled in Dongping County, and he was heading to the last Shilin County, immediately. He should have arrived by now."

Guo Baisheng nodded slightly. He always trusted Feibai to handle things, but for some reason, he always felt uneasy.

"Send someone to urge Feibai to return to his clan as soon as possible after he has completed the necessary procedures."

"Yes."

No sooner had the steward left than a member of the Guo Household rushed in, his face pale. He immediately transmitted his voice, "Brother, something terrible has happened! Feibai has been captured by the people of Xuanbei Commandery!"

Guo Baisheng's expression changed drastically, and he turned around abruptly. "What did you say?!"

"Feibai has been captured by the Northern Dark Sea's men and is being escorted to Xuanbei Commandery. The leader is Liu Qiandao! They also sent us a message ordering you to set off immediately and reach Xuanbei Commandery within seven days!"

Guo Baisheng was deeply shocked. He closed his eyes, suppressing his surging Qi and Blood, and his first question was not about his eldest son's condition, but rather, "What about the other families?"

"We've already sent people to contact them, but we haven't received any news yet."

Guo Baisheng's first thought was that Xuanbei Commandery was planning to attack them.

At this point, the most crucial thing is to get the support of the other companies!

We must unite as one and advance and retreat together in order to curb the rampant momentum of the Northern Dark Sea Faction.

"Liu Qiandao —how dare he!" he gritted his teeth. "Jiang Wenxuan is already bogged down in the Jiang Household's mess. The war in the Northern Sea has temporarily ceased, but it's not completely over. How dare he, a mere steward of the Northern Dark Sea, arrest someone from my Guo Household?"

He wasn't worried that Feibai had been caught red-handed.

The purpose of this trip was merely to escort death row inmates to the county seat and send them to the Blood River Dao; such a thing could never be done so openly.

Therefore, Liu Qiandao had no way of finding any evidence that they had joined forces with the Blood River Dao Sect!

Even so, Guo Baisheng's expression remained extremely gloomy.

They were ordered to proceed to Xuanbei Commandery within seven days.

Does he really think he's the lord of Northern Plains?

Whether Yu Tunzhou can return is now unknown!

With just Northern Dark Sea, as long as the hidden dangers on the Northern Sea front are not eliminated, they will not be able to gain a foothold in Northern Plains.

"Continue to contact the other families; I need to speak with their chieftains personally."

"In addition, we sent letters in the name of the Guo Household to several Daoist and Buddha temples, including Little Thunderclap Temple, asking them to send someone to mediate, out of consideration for past ties of incense offerings."

Guo Baisheng issued orders one by one with a grim expression.

The greatest strength of the major Aristocratic Clan may not be their power, but rather the networks of relationships they have cultivated over generations.

If these families join forces, it might not be enough to get those ancestral courts to directly intervene against the Northern Dark Sea Faction and Yu Tunzhou, but it would be enough to persuade them to intercede on their behalf.

With Yu Tunzhou no longer around, would the Northern Dark Sea Faction dare to disrespect those other factions?

Guo Baisheng's expression was cold and stern. If Blood River Dao could spread the news of Yu Tunzhou's death at this moment, it would surely be a devastating blow!

soon.

In just two days, the news had spread Northern Plains.

The seven major clans, including the Jinyang Guo Household, received a summons from Xuanbei Commandery, ordering the clan leaders of the seven major clans to arrive in Xuanbei Commandery within seven days.

The entire Northern Plains were alarmed.

Everyone knows very well that action is about to be taken!

But no one expected that they would target seven families in one fell swoop!

These seven families, with their thousand-year-old lineage, have an incredibly deep and complex influence in the Northern Plains. Even when the Xie Household attempted to dominate the Northern Plains and ventured south to the Central Province, they mostly recruited rather than suppressed them, let alone exterminated them.

For a time, all the families in Northern Plains fell silent. The representatives of the various forces that had long been stationed in Xuanbei Commandery also stopped being active and busy, all waiting for the final outcome.

Is Yu Tunzhou a compromise, or can they truly pry open all seven major gates at once?

This is destined to be a battle that completely determines the pattern of Beiyuan.

While waiting, the seven sects each sent letters to their familiar Martial Dao sects and Daoist and Buddha courts, asking them to intercede on their behalf.

Meanwhile, even Li Yuanming of the Zhaoyang Li Household received another request for help from seven other families.

Having already learned of the news, Li Yuanming immediately saw through the trickery of the seven major Lineage.

The seven companies clearly knew that a direct confrontation would not yield good results, so they put themselves in a weaker position from the outset, showing weakness to their enemies.

Without substantial evidence, Xuanbei Commandery forces its way into suppressing the seven families, it will only provoke the resistance of all the aristocratic clans.

In addition, with the lobbyists they've enlisted, if Xuanbei Commandery continues to ignore this, it will inevitably offend these major sects.

Ultimately, the fact that Xuanbei Commandery dealt with too many factions at once inevitably caused fear among all parties.

This is a standard tactic used by the Aristocratic Clan: feigning weakness to the enemy.

If this continues, Xuanbei Commandery will inevitably find itself in a dilemma, and will eventually be forced to compromise.

but----

Li Yuanming sighed and gazed at the bleak winter sky.

If the rules among the Aristocratic Clan are followed, Xuanbei Commandery will likely find itself in a dilemma.

The problem is that, ever since his last conversation with Yu Tunzhou, Li Yuanming has been very clear about one thing Yu Tunzhou was born a commoner but was a successor of the Three Pure Ones of Daoist School, and he had no intention of abiding by the so-called unspoken rules among the Aristocratic Clan.

That person believed in pure "Martial Dao".

Or rather—

The various families of Northern Plains are far from deserving of his "favor."

All the methods employed by the seven families were destined to be in vain.

I had already advised them against it.

What can be done?

After winter sets in in Northern Plains, time seems to fly by.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and the heads of the seven major families, including Guo Baisheng, had all arrived in Xuanbei Commandery. They were already closely connected.

This time, they not only mobilized all their clan's connections, but also invited experts from major sects such as Little Thunderclap Temple, Evergreen Mountain, and True Martial Sect to mediate.

They even re-established contact with the Blood River Dao, confirming their Blood River Dao victory and the successful cornering of Yu Tunzhou, leaving it with only...

Half of his Primordial Spirit escaped.

The Blood River Dao Lord has even found a rift in the Nine Netherworlds, greatly increasing his strength. He is about to guide the origin of the Nine Netherworlds to transform the North. Although the Northern Plains is unclear, the seven families can no longer care about that.

Now that Yu Tunzhou is on its last legs, with only Northern Dark Sea standing alone, they want to see how Liu Qiandao will deal with the intervention of the powerful figures from various major sects, including Little Thunderclap Temple!

This day.

All eyes in the entire Northern Plains were on the Xuanbei Luo Household.

Upon seeing a monk enter the city, the representatives from various families, who had been waiting for a long time, easily recognized him.

"Master Wuji from Little Thunderclap Temple has actually arrived. I've heard that his senior brother once tried to convert Lu Huaiqing to Buddhism—"

Someone whispered.

"Is that Master Wuku? He was once Liaose famous as the monk Liaose, but because he practices orthodox Buddhist School methods, he has not yet broken through the barrier between the mortal and immortal realms."

"Is that Fazhen from Evergreen Mountain?"

"Although the Xie Household has been defeated and fled, one of their Xie Household has joined Evergreen Mountain. I've heard that he has already risen to a high position. Although I've heard of his discord with other members of the clan, he is still a member of the Xie Household. I wonder how Evergreen Mountain will intervene this time—"

Soon, the monk and the Daoist priest entered the Luo Household home together.

"Hmm? The Shaolin Temple monk Liaokong has also arrived! He is one of the five most likely to break through to the Dharma Aspect on the current Earthly Earth Ranking!"

"His companion is Senior Xuanlan of the True Martial Sect, who is also a Grandmaster!"

"Wait a minute—this is Qinghuang Daoist from the Nanhua Sect! The Nanhua Sect is so far away, yet they actually sent someone this time? Do the Seven Families have that much influence?"

Guo Baisheng raised an eyebrow, surprised that the other six families had even invited people from the Nanhua Sect.

Among the powerful beings from beyond the heavens who descended upon the Central Plains, the one who made the most moves and killed the most was Yan Huifeng, the Supreme Sword Lord of the Nanhua Sect.

After the Old Wang and the Martial Ancestor disappeared at the same time, this Jiping became the number one in the world!

As one expert after another entered the Luo Household, the representatives from various families stationed in the four teahouses were deeply impressed by the profound heritage of the seven families.

Two Buddhist School ancestral temples came, and three Daoist School ancestral temples came.

Suddenly, someone saw a young Daoist priest carrying a sword walking from the end of the long street. Their pupils contracted sharply, and only after the man entered the Luo Household did they take a deep breath and reveal the man's identity: "Li Jingxuan— "

"A reincarnation of an immortal from the Supreme Purity Lineage."

"It seems that he is not alone."

At this point, some people immediately became doubtful. "Almost all the major clans in the world have come. Are they really all invited by the seven families?"

"It should be so. The Guo Household and Little Thunderclap Temple have always had a close relationship, and someone from the Qian Household also once became a disciple of Zhenwu Mountain and later became an External Scenery elder—"

Someone listed the relationships of the seven families one by one, and everyone listened and couldn't help but nod in agreement.

This is the foundation of a thousand-year- Aristocratic Clan!

Getting them to deal with Yu Tunzhou is extremely difficult, but pleading for leniency and getting that person to show some consideration is not difficult.

Some people craned their necks, but still couldn't see what was happening inside; they could only wait and see how it would end.

The main hall of the Luo Household.

Luo Diyang and the others had already arrived, but they were not the main characters today.

Inside the hall, Master Wuji clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and chanted sutras.

This eminent monk from Little Thunderclap Temple had white hair and beard, and his robe was spotless. He was surrounded by a faint Buddhist aura, which was in stark contrast to the unkempt Master Liaokong of Shaolin Temple.

In response to Guo Baisheng's request, the man replied in a gentle voice, "This humble monk has come here only to resolve the conflict and prevent further turmoil in the Northern Plains."

Guo Baisheng repeatedly agreed, adopting an extremely humble attitude.

The seven representatives, including him, greeted the powerful figures they had invited, all adopting a very humble attitude.

They never intended for these families to target Liu Qiandao's side; it was simply that Northern Dark Sea had a deep misunderstanding of them and they earnestly requested help in mediating the conflict and releasing their clansmen.

This was a plan that the seven parties had agreed upon long ago, just as Li Yuanming had guessed.

Now, their opponent is no longer Yu Tunzhou, but the Northern Dark Sea Faction!

Guo Baisheng looked sad and worried, but his heart was calm and he was not anxious at all. He had already made a plan.

Today, let's make the Northern Dark Sea Faction the public enemy of Northern Plains. When the news of Yu Tunzhou's crushing defeat comes out soon, I want to see how the Northern Dark Sea Faction will handle itself and what they will use to take control of Northern Plains!

He looked at the others, and when he saw Li Jingxuan, he frowned slightly, recognizing this highly talented man who had been famous for more than ten years in the Supreme Purity Lineage.

Furthermore, upon seeing that Qinghuang Daoist of the Nanhua Sect was not being entertained, he couldn't help but look at the other six families with a puzzled expression.

Could this person not be someone they invited?

Just as doubts began to grow in his mind.

Liu Qiandao had already stepped into the hall.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze.

The heads of the various families looked at this man, exchanged glances, and then one of them spoke first, saying with a wry smile, "Brother Liu, what exactly did our junior do to warrant your detention in Xuanbei Commandery and the order for us to come and receive our punishment within seven days?"

Liu Qiandao ignored them and instead took in the faces of the various ancestral courts in the hall.

He raised an eyebrow slightly. "Master Wuji has come too?"

Wuji rose, clasped his hands together, and said, "Benefactor Liu, Heaven cherishes life. Even if the seven families have their faults, they should value harmony above all else."

Liu Qiandao didn't answer immediately, but glanced at the representatives of the other families and suddenly smiled.

"It seems that only Master Wuji has come to plead for the seven families."

Upon hearing this, the heads of the seven families, including Guo Baisheng, felt a sudden tightness in their hearts.

What does this mean?

"Master Wuji, do you know what exactly the seven families have done wrong?" Liu Qiandao asked slowly.

Guo Baisheng felt a chill run down his spine.

Here comes the key point!

This person had indeed discovered their secret collusion with the Blood River Dao, but lacked concrete evidence. They only needed to maintain their story to succeed—

"Never mind, it's not important anymore."

Liu Qiandao spoke in a calm and casual tone.

Guo Baisheng was stunned, his mind went blank, like a punch that had been fully charged but was met with a ball of cotton.

What is meant by ----

It's not important anymore?

Liu Qiandao looked at the assembled experts, cupped his hands, and asked, "May I ask, gentlemen, what brings you to my Northern Plains?"

Master Wuji frowned slightly, also sensing that something was amiss, and remained silent.

Master Liaokong of Shaolin Temple smiled and said, "We came here only to see what the Martial Dao arts of the Grand Purity Daode Lineage are all about. If it is feasible, Shaolin Temple would also like to learn a thing or two."

Qinghuang Daoist nodded slightly. "My senior brother said that since we are both from the Daoist School, he sent me here to observe and learn. If it is suitable, I will bring you into the territory of the Nanhua Sect."

Amidst light laughter, the young Highest Purity Daoist, whose presence commanded respect from everyone present, rose and said, "Fellow Daoist Liu, let my Senior Brother Yu speak."

Yu Tunzhou?

Guo Baisheng instantly suppressed his bad feeling.

By the way, these people don't know yet that Yu Tunzhou has already----

A clear voice came from outside the hall.

"Junior Brother Li, it's been a long time!"

Before anyone could react, a figure in a blue robe strode into the hall, carrying a person whose fate was unknown.

Guo Baisheng and the others did not see the newcomer clearly, but they immediately noticed what the person was carrying in his hand, which looked like a piece of burlap.

That is----

Elder Liang Shuoye of the Blood River Dao!!

An unprecedented chill instantly froze Guo Baisheng's internal organs and blood.

He looked on in disbelief and saw that the newcomer was none other than Yu Tunzhou, whose primordial Primordial Spirit had escaped from the mouth of the Blood River Dao!

Master Liaokong's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he said, "Benefactor Yu! Liang Shuoye, an elder of the Blood River Dao?"

Yu Tunzhou threw the person in his hand to the ground, then looked at the heads of various families, including Guo Baisheng, with a meaningful smile.

That one glance was enough to freeze them in place.

"As soon as Yu stepped out of the cave, he encountered this person who came straight at him, and easily subdued him."

"It's a pity that Xue Wuya's body was completely destroyed, with only half of his Primordial Spirit escaping. Otherwise, if we could bring his head today, the expressions on everyone's faces would be quite interesting."

Master Liaokong sighed, "This cunning fellow escaped from my grasp years ago, but who would have thought he would fall into the hands of Benefactor Yu today? It's quite something—"

He suddenly paused, startled.

"What the fish benefactor just said—"

The Shaolin Temple monk was not the only one stunned in the hall.

The powerful figures from all sides looked on with confusion and bewilderment.

Because they seemed to hear a familiar name.

Yu Tunzhou smiled and said, "I encountered Xue Wuya in the Human Emperor Grotto-Heaven. After a fierce battle, I severed his physical body, and this fiend escaped into the Nine Netherworlds with only half of his Primordial Spirit remaining."

The hall remained silent for a full ten breaths.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of a teacup falling to the ground came from beside Guo Baisheng, but it did not wake the head of the Guo Household. He remained in a daze, not coming back to his senses for a long time.

I just felt that this kind of explanation was...

It bears a striking resemblance to the Blood River Dao.

Who is lying?

As the figure in the green robe came into view, Guo Baisheng felt dizzy and disoriented. Only one thought remained in his mind: how could the Guo Household be so foolish as to oppose such a monstrous talent?

I don't know how much time passed.

Xuanlan Daoist of the True Martial Sect broke the silence in the hall, exclaiming, "Truly worthy of being a worthy disciple of the Grand Purity Lineage, I admire you greatly."

Yu Tunzhou his hand, and Liu Qiandao immediately signaled his subordinates to drag away the patriarchs of the seven major families.

There was no trial, no questioning, only a cold and overwhelming Fist Intent pressing down, which blocked all the prepared speeches they had prepared over the past few days, leaving them unable to utter a single word.

They could only turn to powerful figures for help.

But their only remaining hope was to silently witness everything without uttering a word.

For example, Master Liaokong always harbored compassion and chose to close his eyes.

"I warned them long ago that those who oppose my Daode Lineage are on the demonic path."

Unfortunately, they didn't take it seriously.

Yu Tunzhou took his seat in the main position, looked at the representatives of the various major sects, and said with a smile, "I have roughly guessed the purpose of your visit."

"As it happens, I recently visited the Human Emperor Grotto-Heaven and observed the murals there. I gained some insights and created two martial arts techniques. I would like to invite you all to offer your opinions."

The true guests of Xuanbei Commandery today have never been the seven great Lineage.