Chapter 7: All the way north
Even if the Heavenly Alliance has been temporarily preliminarily established, and the so-called covenant oath has been tentatively set, it actually has no effect.
At least in the hearts of the Tianyu Sect and the Zijin Pavilion, the so-called "unification of the empire" has long had nothing to do with the Heavenly Sage clan and the emperor sitting in the imperial palace of the imperial capital.
Even if the Heavenly Alliance can finally eliminate the seven major sects of the Earth Alliance and unify the Southern Empire, then how to divide the seven major states of the Southern Empire obtained at that time, how many will be occupied by the Tianyu Sect, and how many will be occupied by the Purple Gold Pavilion. The Purple Gold Pavilion was even a little worried that after the Heavenly Feather Sect unified the Southern Empire with the help of the Purple Gold Pavilion's power, would it target the Northern Empire, because in front of the Heavenly Feather Sect, the strength of the Purple Gold Pavilion was simply vulnerable. Even if the Northern Empire is unified, it must be a big sect, it may be the Tianyu Sect, it may be the Zijin Pavilion, and it may even be Wanfeng Lin, but it is absolutely impossible to be the so-called Tiansheng Imperial Family.
The ten major sects of the empire are already accustomed to being the "uncrowned kings" of the major states, and it is estimated that no one will want to let them spit out the states, dissolve the sects, and return to the past to become a tribe that can be slaughtered by others.
This is the so-called "the long river of history has been moving forward"!
After the alliance between the Heavenly Feather Sect and the Purple Gold Pavilion was established, the Heavenly Feather Sect was not satisfied, but continued to go north, to persuade the third sect of the Northern Empire, the Wuji Gate that occupied the Yanzhou Domain and the Xianzhou Domain, to also join the Heavenly Alliance, so that the Northern Empire could unite and jointly confront the seven major sects of the Earth Alliance.
And why did the Heavenly Feather Sect do this?
Obviously, the "Heavenly Sage Two Clans" are very remarkable, but they swept the entire territory of the Southern Empire back then, and such a combination should be able to compete with the Earth Alliance. It's a pity that this is not the case, and Tianyu Sect is also bitter, just like there is a saying that "pig-like teammates specialize in pit themselves". Everything has to start from the current strength of the Zijin Pavilion, and the Zijin Pavilion is no longer the Zijin clan that dominated the rivers and lakes back then. If the current Zijin Pavilion is a separate sect, the martial arts combat power of the sect has fallen to the bottom of the empire, and it is estimated that it is slightly stronger than Linggu and Nanji Gate, and it is even inferior to the second-rate sects such as the Iron Sword Gate and the Feather God Sect of the Earth Alliance.
Back then, the Tiansheng Empire unified the entire territory, and the Purple Gold Pavilion developed rapidly in the Zijin Mountains on the outskirts of the imperial capital, but he and the Tianyu Sect took a different path.
The Purple Gold Pavilion was originally based on the empire by force, and the Zijin clan was also fierce and martial, especially when the ancestors of the Tiansheng clan worked hard in the south of the Lingzhou Continent at the beginning, the martial arts strength of the Zijin clan was also comparable to that of the Tianyu clan. Until the establishment of the Purple Gold Pavilion, he still had enough strength to be called the "Heavenly Saint Second Clan" with the Tianyu Sect.
If the Purple Gold Pavilion can always uphold the principle of advocating martial arts and respecting martial arts, it is estimated that according to the starting point, the conditions are similar, and the opportunities are equal, the Purple Gold Pavilion should be a strong existence similar to the Tianyu Sect.
However, there are "two sides" to everything, a good environment may not bring good development, and a bad environment can sometimes bring good results.
Because the Purple Gold Pavilion occupies the Zijin Mountain Range in the north of the imperial capital, which belongs to the northern part of the Tiansheng Plain, relying on the big tree of the imperial capital Tiansheng City, it is a very rich place. In addition, in the mountains of the central, northern, and western parts of the Zijin Mountains, the Purple Pavilion later discovered endless gold veins, and over time, countless riches poured into the Purple Pavilion. Due to the empire's annual wars, military funds were already lacking, so the Purple Gold Pavilion gave a large amount of gold and silver mined from the Purple Mountains to the imperial family as funds. The imperial family attaches more and more importance to the Purple Gold Pavilion, and its status among the two Heavenly Saints has faintly surpassed that of the Heavenly Feather Sect, and it can even enter the palace freely without being called up, and meet the emperor at any time. The Purple Pavilion is also known as the "Humerus Sect" of the empire by the royal family, and is known as the "God of Wealth" of the empire outside, and ninety percent of the expenses of the entire empire come from the Purple Pavilion.
Due to the importance of the royal family, the arrogance of the Zijin Pavilion is rising day by day, and the close relationship with the royal family of the Tiansheng Empire makes it impossible to look down on the remote Tianyu Sect at all. At the same time, because of the abundance of gold in the Zijin Mountains, wealth came too easily, and the clansmen of the entire Zijin clan became more and more arrogant, plus it was located on the outskirts of Tiansheng City, the imperial capital, which was originally the most prosperous and commercially important existence in the empire. Slowly, the Zijin Pavilion gradually changed from "martial arts" to "worshipping merchants", and the people of the Zijin clan went to dig gold mines, do business, and engage in compradors. The talents at the top of the Purple Pavilion are not martial arts masters, but mining masters, smelting masters, and even business masters. Over time, there was a result, the money in the Zijin Pavilion was getting more and more, and the people of the clan were becoming more and more luxurious, but the martial arts of the entire sect was getting weaker and weaker.
Up to now, basically except for some old people in the Pavilion Master Hall and the Elders' House, the younger generation does not know martial arts at all.
Compared with the development of the Purple Gold Pavilion, the development of the Heavenly Feather Sect was a different scene.
The location of the Tianyu Sect is the Tianyu Mountain Range, located at the junction of the three major states of the empire, the Dingzhou Domain, the Yunzhou Domain, and the Jingzhou Domain. Because they don't have too much wealth, the people of the Tianyu clan have developed a simple and hard-working habit, and all the clansmen advocate the strong and are dedicated to improving their martial arts, and the strength of the entire Tianyu Sect is getting stronger and stronger.
Especially after the Imperial Imperial Heavenly Saint clan clan gradually fell, the Heavenly Feather Sect became the most powerful sect in the empire, and it could even be comparable to the Heavenly Saint clan in the heyday.
In addition, the most rare thing is that when the Zijin Pavilion has been submerged in the "Golden Mountain and Silver Sea" and immersed in "luxury and pleasure", the Tianyu clan has not forgotten the expectations of the ancestors of the Tiansheng clan when they entrusted the "Heavenly Divine Rune" to themselves, hoping that the Tianyu clan can explore the secret of the "Heaven and Earth Divine Rune" for the Tiansheng clan and return to the heavenly immortal realm for the Tiansheng clan. Although many people just regard the matter of the Heaven and Earth Rune as a bluffing legend, the sect masters of the Tianyu Sect in the past generations have regarded the matter of the "Heavenly God Rune" as the biggest secret of the clan, and it has been passed down from generation to generation, and the search for the "Heavenly Realm" is regarded as the important task of their own clan.
Compared with a Tianyu Sect with faith and strength, and a Zijin Pavilion that is already arrogant and only knows pleasure, the two are too far apart.
Moreover, we look back and see that although the Heavenly Alliance of the Heavenly Feather Sect and the Purple Gold Pavilion was established, it did not greatly enhance the strength of the Heavenly Feather Sect against the seven major sects of the Earth Alliance. According to the current Purple Gold Pavilion, in terms of military cultivation, it is not even comparable to the five major sects of the Earth Alliance, and now the Purple Gold Pavilion can give the Heavenly Alliance, and there is only one thing that can be given to the Heavenly Feather Sect, and that is "money", which can provide more money than the seven major sects of the Earth Alliance.
It's a pity that in the face of the menacing Earth Alliance, it is not enough to have the soldiers and horses of the Tianyu Sect plus the gold and silver of the Purple Gold Pavilion. Although the Tianyu Sect pulled the Zijin Pavilion to join the Heavenly Alliance, on the one hand, it was to have sufficient funds, and on the other hand, it was to stabilize its rear, so that the Zijin Pavilion would not attack itself from the rear while it was fighting with the Earth Alliance, but it was far from enough.
Therefore, in order to stabilize his rear, he didn't want to be caught off guard by killing himself from behind when he and Zijin Pavilion were fighting with the seven major sects of the Earth Alliance, and the second was that he hoped that he could use the manpower of Wuji Gate to improve the combat effectiveness of the Heavenly Alliance and enhance the ability to fight with the Earth Alliance, so the Tianyu Sect went all the way north and came to the Yanzhou Domain and the Xianzhou Domain, wanting to persuade the Wuji Gate.