Chapter 21: Shadows

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and when Zhang Zhixuan and the others had just fallen asleep, in a valley more than 100 miles away from Xihefang, dozens of black-clothed people were scattered in the middle of the valley.

"Have you all arrived?" A hoarse voice broke the silence, and the person who spoke looked old, and his cultivation was quite extraordinary, and his body exuded a faint spiritual pressure, he should be a monk who has built a foundation.

The man in black counted the manpower everywhere, and a capable middle-aged monk spoke: "Senior He, all the people I contacted have arrived, but the monk from Senior Hu's family should not have come yet." ”

He Laodao smiled coldly: "Don't care about him, this old fox has always been greedy, as long as he smells a little fishy, he can't control his claws." ”

The middle-aged monk continued: "There are third-level spiritual veins in Xihefang, and there are also monks stationed in the foundation building period, and there are more than fifty shops in it, and there are more than 100 monks stationed there.

This scale is no less than the nest of the ordinary Zhuji family, and if we rush to launch, we may not have much chance of winning.

Without the participation of Senior Hu, our chances of victory are not great, and even if we succeed, we may not be able to leave the territory of Qingxuanzong safely. ”

He Laodao waved his hand, interrupted the middle-aged monk's words, and said impatiently: "Looking at the current situation, the old fox is already preparing to settle in the southeast, so it is impossible for him to attack Xihefang City, which is protected by the five major families

If he dared to do this, it would be a slap in the face of Qing Xuanzong, and it would be a blatant overthrow of the order established by Qing Xuanzong, so it would be impossible for the old fox to come forward publicly.

If he can hide behind us and cover us and let us leave the three southeastern counties, it will be in vain for us to cooperate with his family. ”

"But the Hu family has no manpower, and we have no chance of winning in attacking Fang City." The middle-aged Taoist priest's face was anxious, and his voice was a little panicked.

"Don't worry, the Hu family won't make a move, but Wei Mazi will definitely make a move." He Laodao said confidently.

"Of course, it would be better if Senior Wei could make a move, but I heard that Senior Wei had a fundamental injury in fighting with Zhang Leqian thirty years ago, and he has disappeared for thirty years, so this news may not be accurate." A young monk glanced at He Laodao and spoke.

"Wei Mazi is indeed very injured, in order to avoid disaster has been away from here for thirty years, but in the past thirty years, his apprentices have already built a foundation, this time they have sneaked back to the three southeastern counties, obviously want to make another profit.

If they don't fight the idea of Xihefang City, are they going to attack the lair of the five major families? In order to dispel their doubts, He Laodao patiently explained.

After listening to the inside story revealed by He Laodao, the middle-aged monk said excitedly: "Senior Wei was a monk in the late stage of foundation building thirty years ago, and this time out of the mountain, our odds of victory are ten layers. ”

He Laodao waved his hand and said, "Don't be careless, Wei Mazi went out of the mountain this time, and his cultivation power is far worse than thirty years ago."

Thirty years ago, Wei Mazi was careless and insisted on attacking Jiuhua Mountain, but when he met Zhang Leqian, a hard stubble, he was injured by a fourth-level spirit rune, and he has not recovered until now.

His current level is far less than that of thirty years ago, and if he really wants to make a move, he may not be able to defeat the mid-foundation building monk.

The reason why he wanted to attack Xihefang was also to collect a resource to buy a good elixir and restore the old disease of thirty years ago. ”

Seeing that there were three foundation building monks joining, the middle-aged monk was still full of confidence and said: "Even so, with the two masters and apprentices of Senior Wei, plus Senior He, we have three foundation building period monks, far better than Xihefang.

I heard that there is only one foundation-building monk Wu Xiangyuan in Xihefang. ”

"But there are three-level formations in Xihefang, and with the help of the formations, Wu Xiangyuan alone can block the three foundation building monks for a long time.

If we attack rashly, we may still be disgraced. The young monk said hesitantly, as if he was not optimistic about this operation.

"Guo boy, your father Guo Tongshan also has plans to settle here, so naturally he will not eat the grass on the edge of the nest, so as not to be discovered by the local monks. But if you dare to tell the truth today, we will immediately destroy your Guo family. The middle-aged monk's eyes narrowed, and he said fiercely.

"Wang Xuanke, don't talk big, if it weren't for Senior He, I would make you look good today.

We traveled thousands of miles from Wu to the southeast of Yu State, and we left our hometown to become a casual cultivator and a living, and it was not easy to gain a foothold.

Once you grab this ticket, you will immediately become a lost dog.

Even with the help of Senior Hu, I am afraid that the greatest benefit will still fall into the hands of the old fox, and we will have to leave the familiar place.

Even if you go to another country, it will take decades to integrate, which does not seem to be cost-effective.

He senior, several of our families were defeated in the Wu State back then, and they supported each other to escape from the enemy's pursuit after hardships, why couldn't they settle down and accumulate steadily?

Instead, you want to become a bandit among immortal cultivators?

In this kind of life, once we miss, we will be wiped out, and years of hard work will be ruined. ”

The young man surnamed Guo had already settled down, and he didn't want to wander around after leaving here, so he said bitterly.

He Laodao heard these words and said bitterly: "I also know that it's not good to wander around, but where do the cultivation resources come from?"

For so many years, because we didn't have the resources to cultivate, we already had more than forty Qi cultivators who had cultivated to the Innate Stage.

Spirit stones, spirit veins, spirit grass, and spirit objects are all under the control of Qingxuanzong, and even if a little is occasionally missed, they are also occupied by the immortal cultivation family attached to Qingxuanzong.

In order to seize resources, we can only rob and grab, or we can only risk going deep into the mountains of the Southern Wilderness and hunting monsters in exchange for resources.

The way of the world is such a way of the world, how can we cultivate if we don't rob or rob it? ”

He Laodao's words carried a sense of pathos and heroism.

Immortal cultivators seem to be on top, but in fact they are facing fierce competition everywhere.

If these cultivators who failed to compete with the demon beasts didn't want to desperately open up a living space with the demon beasts, they could only be reduced to scattered cultivators who relied on looting, and they didn't fight or grab, and they didn't have the resources to cultivate immortals.

And relying on looting, it will not last long, people miss hands and horses, as long as there is a failure, these people will not escape death.

He Laodao's words were directly said by everyone present who was speechless.

Unless the monks who give up the Great Dao, as long as they compete for the resources of cultivating immortals, there will be killing, death, and blood.

Their group of cultivators were not scattered cultivators from the mortal world, they were either from the Immortal Cultivation Family or from the Immortal Cultivation Sect.

The laid-back glory of the past is still vivid.

Without spirit stones and elixirs, they don't want to live a day.

And entering the Southern Wilderness to hunt demon beasts, fighting for spiritual veins and elixirs from the hands of demon beasts, the casualties were extremely heavy, far less than the pleasure they had from burning and looting.

In the decades after their defeat in the Wu State, these people went to the Yu State to do three major cases.

Relying on the looted spirit stones and spiritual objects, they survived tenaciously for decades.

Over the years, they have repeatedly committed major crimes, and in order to survive, the monks who fled that year have become more united.