Central Plains region, Yunyi Mountains.

This mountain range is located in the westernmost part of the Central Plains region, and the other side of the mountain is the Hewu Plateau in the northwest, which is already the boundary of the northwest region. The Yunyi Mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist all day long, and they are full of mystery, and there are countless extremely fierce spirit beasts living in them, but there are also many priceless elixir veins.

Wanshou Mountain, one of the four major forces in the Central Plains, is located in the depths of the Yunyi Mountains, with buildings and pavilions all over the mountain, and there are many lakes and springs full of spiritual energy, which is completely a fairyland on earth.

At the top of the main peak of Wanshou Mountain, it is a flat land. But here there is only a very shabby-looking thatched hut, and a small courtyard with many flowers and plants, and in the center of the courtyard there are four wooden chairs, around a round stone carved into a chessboard.

An old man with a hunched back came out of the thatched hut, carrying a kettle in his hand, and began to water the flowers and plants in the courtyard, he looked old, his gray beard looked more than the gray hair on his head, and he was dressed in linen clothes, like an ordinary old man.

"Ahem, since you're here, you don't have to hide, although the old man is dizzy, he still can't lose to you young people in terms of soul power. The old man's eyes were still looking at the kettle in his hand, but his mouth seemed to be talking to someone else.

At the top of the empty peak, there was no one except for his figure, and after a period of silence, a majestic figure slowly appeared outside the courtyard, he was wearing a black dress, embroidered with a snow-white leopard pattern behind his back, he strode into the courtyard, and every step set off a gust of cold wind whistling through.

"Master Han, I haven't seen you for a long time, you look good this winter flower. The middle-aged man stood in front of the old man, who was nearly two heads lower than him, but he still used his honorific title.

"Hehe, it's indeed gratifying than last year's growth, but as long as winter greets winter, these flowers will automatically wither after late winter, no matter how strong my spiritual power is, I can only give them birth, but I can't bring them back to life. The old man shook his head and withdrew the kettle in his hand, which disappeared in his hand in the blink of an eye.

"Haha, Han Bao Han, the No. 1 Han Bao in the Central Plains, can't let them survive the winter, then no one has a way. Another man suddenly flew from the sky to the top of the mountain, his eyes were sharp, and his eyebrows were like sharp swords, so that people did not dare to look him directly into the eyes.

"Ling Xiong. ”

The middle-aged man in black saw the appearance of this person and pronounced his name, this sword-eyed man was the head of the Ling family, one of the two great families in the Central Plains, and had Ling Xiong, who had the cultivation of the Yuan Infant Period.

"Su Nan, it seems that you are still very attentive to your former teacher, and you arrived so early. Ling Xiong sat directly on a wooden chair, not caring whether the owner of the small courtyard bent over the old man minded.

"Ling Xiong, this is in Master Han's sect, not your unruly Ling family. Su Nan saw that Ling Xiong was still so rude in front of his former teacher, and he was immediately a little angry.

But Han Bao stretched out his hand to stop Su Nan, who was about to step forward to reason with Ling Xiong, and said, "The Ling family master has such a personality, so the old man will naturally not be surprised. ”

Ling Xiong laughed and said to Su Nan: "Look at Han Zhangjiao's bearing, you should learn more, and the struggle between our two families will not be so fierce." ”

"The people of your Ling family are all like you, acting arrogantly, do you think that the other three of us are all paper tigers? Last time in the secret realm of Xunshan, you Ling family monks took the lead in stirring up trouble, but they were not directly driven out by my Hu'er. Ling Xiong sat down opposite Ling Xiong.

Ling Xiong was poked at the pain point, the exploration of the secret realm of Xunshan happened a few months ago, their Ling family led the team by an heir of his clan, but offended Su Hu of the Su family, and was driven out of the secret realm by Su Hu and others, and their Ling family couldn't even drink the soup in that operation.

"Amitabha, the two heads of the family are still the same as in the past, and they quarrel as soon as they meet. ”

From the clouds above the top of the mountain, a golden light suddenly shone, and a monk wearing an eight-treasure robe stepped on a golden lotus to float in the air, and then slowly descended.

"Three idiots, can't you change your outfit? Your Fanluo Temple is a pure land of Buddhism, and you are so gorgeous as an abbot, where can the little monk in your temple sink his heart and devote himself to the Buddha. Ling Xiong immediately shifted the target of the complaint, and vented all the suffocation he had eaten on the three idiots who had just arrived.

"Amitabha, as long as the poor monk has a Buddha in his heart, the disciples in the temple will naturally not go astray. The three idiots walked into the courtyard and saw Han Bao seated, folded his hands, bent down to salute, and said, "Sect Master Han, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Han Bao looked at the three idiots with a kind face, and also returned a salute and made a gesture of please.

After the three idiots also sat down, the three people with the highest cultivation in the entire Central Plains region sat together in this humble courtyard, and whenever the strong gathered to discuss, then something big must happen.

Han Bao's open sleeves swept across the chess table, and a set of tea sets immediately came out of the table, wisps of tea fragrance came out of the delicate teapot, he picked up the teapot and filled all four teacups, and then distributed them to the other three.

"Snow Lotus Tea, Han Zhangjiao is still having a good time this day. Ling Xiong brought the teacup to his nose and sniffed it, and the rich aura poured into his nose along with the aroma of tea, making him feel refreshed immediately.

"Snow Lotus grows on the side near the Hewu Plateau, and it will take ordinary effort for Sect Master Han to get some, right?" The three idiots raised their heads and drank the tea in their cups, still looking a little unsatisfied.

Han Bao filled the teacup of the three idiots again, then put down the teapot and said: "The old man had a relationship with Helenfu, so he asked him to exchange some snow lotus petals, although the old man wanted to exchange for the seeds of the snow lotus, but Helenfu politely refused. ”

"Helenfu of the Northwest Seven Star Palace?" the other three all showed shocked expressions.

Unlike all other regions, there is only one force in the Northwest Region, and that is the Seven Star Palace. Helianfu, the palace master of the Seven Star Palace, has the cultivation of the late Yuan Infant period, representing the top strength on this continent, and is as famous as Han Bao of Wanshou Mountain, Jiang Shiwang of the Manniu Tribe, and Luo Xuanzong's You Zaishui.

"Master Han, the forces in the northwest and north are not good at stubble, you must be careful when dealing with Helenv. Su Nan said in a deep voice, many of the outstanding children of their Su family were secretly attacked by the people of the Seven Star Palace when they were exploring the secret realm, and they all fell directly.

Ling Xiong's face was not good-looking when he heard the name of the Seven Star Palace, their Ling family was also the same as the Su family, they had been secretly killed by the people of the Seven Star Palace, the Seven Star Palace in the northwest and the barbarians in the north were all eyeing the two treasured lands of the Central Plains and Jiangnan, so in some secret exploration operations, they would hide in the shadows to attack.

"Amitabha, with the strength of Sect Master Han, I'm afraid that Helenfu is at most equal. ”

Han Bao nodded and said, "Helenfu's skills are very strange, although I am only learning from him, but the old man is very old, if he wants to fight for a long time, the old man is probably not his opponent." ”

"Khrenv is so powerful. ”

"He's probably about the same age as us, but he's so much more talented than us. ”

For the first time, Ling Xiong and Southern Su had a unified understanding of one thing, although they were Yuan Infant Stage monks, they were only in the early Yuan Infant Period, and they were too far behind Helenfu in the late Yuan Infant Period.

"That's why I called you over this time, and he actually came to me before swimming in the water, and he made a suggestion to ask for our consent. ”

"In order to ensure that our sects in the Central Plains and Jiangnan are not slowly weakened by them, you want to invite some second-rate forces to join in the exploration of the secret realm in the future, so that we can not only share the pressure of facing the barbarians and the Seven Star Palace, but also enhance the overall strength of our two regions. ”

After Han Bao finished speaking, he drank the tea in the cup, staring at the three people in front of him with expressionless faces. When You Zaishui came to him alone, he was also startled, the person who swam in the water was uncertain, like a hand-shaking shopkeeper, often not in the sect, he came to Han Bao to tell him all about this idea.

Luo Xuanzong, as the only first-class force in Jiangnan, is not like the Seven Star Palace, which has a unique position in the northwest, and the order of many sects in Jiangnan needs him to control in secret, while Luo Xuanzong also has to deal with the open guns and arrows of other first-class forces. Four years ago, the situation of his subordinates died at the hands of the Seven Star Palace, which already made him feel distressed.

Now Han Bao said the suggestion of swimming in the water, which also means that he also agrees with this method, as the biggest pillar of Wanshou Mountain, he naturally does not want to see the outstanding disciples under his sect being plotted again, if the sect is not united, one day he will be given the opportunity to let the barbarians enter the Central Plains.

"You Zaishui He made this suggestion, the most beneficial is still their Luo Xuanzong, he alone would have to withstand the pressure of so many sects, so that the hatred between the barbarians and the Seven Star Palace is the entire Central Plains and Jiangnan sects. Ling Xiong snorted coldly, not caring about this suggestion.

The three idiots' faces were as usual, the expression on their faces was indifferent, sitting there like a Buddha statue, he squinted at Su Nan and asked, "What does the Su family master think?"

Su Nan was asked like this, and replied casually: "The Central Plains and Jiangnan are originally one, I think this matter can be discussed, but the second-rate forces want to get a piece of the pie from us, and they also have to pay something, otherwise we will lose our wife and lose our soldiers." ”

As a former disciple of Han Bao's sect, Su Nan knew why Han Bao would agree to swim in the water, because the original sect master of Wanshou Mountain died because he was set a trap by the barbarian Yuanying monk, and Han Bao, who was originally going to retire, was furious, and his cultivation actually broke through to the late Yuanying stage in just ten years, and the life limit increased all of a sudden.

The angry Han Bao used the cultivation of the late Yuan Infant to level several barbarian tribes that joined forces, and killed two monks in the early Yuan Infant period, and then Jiang Shiwang took action to stop Han Bao, and Han Bao also knew that Jiang Shiwang gave him face, so he didn't make a move at the first time, so he stopped and returned to Wanshou Mountain.