Volume 22 Chapter 5

Wang Rui went into complete retreat after half a year, and only left a letter to Ha Na, Ling Huxiao and Land Rover before the retreat, informing them that their breakthrough was imminent, and that the retreat would probably take nearly ten years.

After nearly a year of rectification, the Yuan Tianzong has greatly eliminated the hidden dangers in the door. After getting his handwritten letter, Yuan Tianzong once again ordered to continue to maintain martial law, except for those who cultivated under the rank of Jiedan, who could occasionally go out to perform tasks, and the rest of the sect people and other times all stayed in the door to participate in the protection of the Dharma until the ancestor completed the promotion.

Under Ling Huxiao's arrangement, the Heavenly Dao Alliance sent a group of elites, with thousands of people, whose cultivation was not weaker than Yuanying, and arranged a heavy defense line within a range of thousands of miles around the Yuan Tianzong to ensure that Wang Rui received the greatest protection during the promotion period.

The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance on the other side naturally got the news, and there was a fierce debate in the Red Maple Valley about whether to take the opportunity to launch an offensive against the Source Heavenly Sect or the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

The scenery in the Red Maple Valley is still charming, and the maple leaves remain on the fiery red side, but it has long been a place where people have changed.

After being completely controlled by the original air, the original sect master was also the leader of the Wanxian League, Zhong Liyun, who died with hatred, and at the same time, Li Changqing, who had the most appeal in the door, also died in the hands of the original empty, and the Red Maple Valley was suppressed by the Wanxian League, and those who stayed chose to surrender, leaving only a very small number of people, and they did not join the Heavenly Dao Alliance, but chose to live in seclusion, and never asked about the grievances of the Xianmen.

The current alliance leader, Yuan Kong, has been in retreat for more than 20 years, and after he personally intervened at the last moment, he overshadowed the Tianyi Divine Man, causing him and Wang Rui to "die together", so he mysteriously chose to retreat.

Some people say that he has a strange poison in his body and cannot come forward. Some people also said that his strength was greatly damaged, so he had to go into retreat. Others say that he has long been under house arrest, has become a living dead and so on.

However, when Yuankong was surging like a wave of doubts from everyone, an order came out, promoting Wu Chenxi to the deputy alliance leader and temporarily acting as the alliance leader to fully control the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

Naturally, there were unconvinced people who came out to provoke, and Wu Chenxi relied on his strong talent and strength in the following years, and at the same time had the support of the party under Yuan Kong's command, and completely secured the position of deputy alliance leader.

Before the original sky was not released, Wu Chenxi was the acting alliance leader.

On the main hall, Wu Chenxi was dressed in a luxurious skirt robe, and her hair bun was decorated with various jewelry, showing her nobility, similar to the emperor of the mortal dynasty.

She is not yet three hundred years old this year, but she is already a distraction realm cultivator, coupled with the temperament cultivated as the acting alliance leader for decades, she has her own aura and majesty, and anyone who dares to provoke her has basically been exiled or imprisoned by her, so at the moment, although there is some noise in the main hall, it just makes her feel like watching a monkey show.

There are mainly two factions of people in the palace, one group advocates continuing to cultivate and recuperate, accumulate strength, and do not provoke the Heavenly Dao Alliance. Although the Yuan Tianzong did not join the camp of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, the influence of its ancestor Wang Rui was too amazing, once the Yuan Tianzong was moved, it would inevitably anger the Heavenly Dao Alliance and lead to a big war.

Although the current Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is strong and not weaker than the Heavenly Dao Alliance, the long-term results of more defeats and fewer victories have made their own morale inferior to that of the other party, and when facing them, they will always be at a psychological disadvantage.

In addition, it is naturally the main battle faction, they think that this is a golden opportunity, if they can give Wang Rui a heavy blow when he breaks through, not only can they deal a heavy blow to the emerging force of Yuantian Sect, especially after Wang Rui's return, their strength will increase greatly, and they will definitely become a big trouble or the third pole force of the Dongxuan Continent in the future.

At the same time, if Wang Rui can be promoted to fail, it will also hit the Heavenly Dao Alliance hard, as we all know, Wang Rui is the founder of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, although the past twenty years have made Hu Xiao more powerful, but the Heavenly Dao Alliance is no longer so monolithic, if Wang Rui has an accident, the Heavenly Dao Alliance will definitely be shocked by this, and then it will be the time for the Ten Thousand Immortals League to fully counterattack.

Seeing this situation, Wu Chenxi decided to end the quarrel, but at this moment, a Buddha horn was announced, the sound shook the nine fields, and the air penetrated the sky, and everyone in the entire Red Maple Valley could hear it clearly.

Wu Chenxi's body was shocked, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes, but he quickly adjusted his mentality, took the initiative to get up, and said loudly, "Elders, follow me to welcome the alliance master out of the customs."

"Whoa!" At this time, there was no quarrel in the main hall, the original empty retreat for more than 20 years, and today's exit will definitely shake the Dongxuan Continent.

Red Maple Valley Forbidden Land - Red Sun Villa

This village is the retreat place of the original void, and the protective barrier is extremely powerful, and if the god cultivator dares to trespass, he will definitely die. So, although there are many rumors about the original sky, few people dare to break into this place, because everyone who tried it is dead.

Wu Chenxi led a group of elite core elders to come, there were about two or three hundred people, and the rest of the ordinary alliance members who had also received the news were all arranged by the other elders at this time, gathered everywhere, and the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance quickly entered a state of martial law.

After Wu Chenxi and the others waited for about half an hour, with a vast spiritual pressure, Yuan Kong, dressed in moon-white monk's robes, finally walked out of the villa.

There is no change in appearance, it is still very handsome, and the mana seems to have improved, and all kinds of rumors for more than 20 years are self-defeating at this moment.

The gaze of the original void with the beads swept over the people in the open space below the steps, almost everyone felt their hearts beat, and the original void at this time was completely incomprehensible to them, unfathomable.

In the end, Yuan Kong's gaze fell on Wu Chenxi's face and said, "You have worked hard."

"The subordinates have done their best to die." Wu Chenxi immediately knelt down on one knee with a very respectful attitude. Only she knew that over the years, Yuankong's strength had risen to an extremely terrifying level, and she couldn't make three moves in front of him.

Besides, Yuan Kong has given her power over the years, which also makes her very grateful, and she will not oppose Yuan Kong in public or private.

"Over the years, this seat has been in retreat, and the Ten Thousand Immortals League has been able to maintain a stable situation, and everyone has contributed a lot, and this seat will reward them one by one." Subsequently, Yuan Kong, accompanied by Wu Chenxi, returned to the main hall together, and the other elders and disciples, about thousands, were able to meet him.

Soon, the news of Yuankong's exit quickly spread to the Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Source Heavenly Sect.

After Ling Hu Xiao received more detailed information, he raised his head and looked at the elders of His Highness, all of whom had been famous for a long time and had superior strength.

Many of them are still old people in the past, such as Wang Lin, the head of the Xutian Sect, who is already a Yuanying monk and has a later stage of cultivation, not only taking care of the Xutian Sect in an orderly and prosperous manner, but also becoming one of the deputy leaders of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, assisting Ling Huxiao in handling daily life, which can be said to be his left and right arm.

After Wang Lin, who was unknown back then, his image was not outstanding, and his talent was mediocre, he was appreciated by Wang Rui, and since then he has become another iconic figure with his conscientious and unremitting persistence, which has also made many people feel that Wang Rui's vision is not good.

In addition, there are several old-timers who contributed a lot in the last war, such as Baili Hong, Zhou Chen, Zhou Chen, Wu Qi, Wu Qi, Wu

"Ladies and gentlemen, the exit from the original space will definitely trigger a new round of games between us and the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, and it remains to be discussed whether it will cause a full-scale war. However, recently, our former alliance leader is at a critical moment of retreat and promotion, I am afraid that it will be obstructed and destroyed, if it affects this major event, it will inevitably cause a major loss to the Heavenly Dao Alliance, for this reason, I propose to send 10,000 elites to the enchantment area of the Source Heavenly Sect again to strengthen defense, and at the same time, the territory of our Heavenly Dao Alliance will also strengthen its vigilance, and always pay attention to the movements of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. Send elites to spy on the opponent's movements, and you must know what decision will be made within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, and plan one step ahead." Ling Hu Xiao said loudly, everyone in the audience had no objections, and his strength could be seen.

Wang Lin came out of the queue and began to arrange all kinds of arrangements, and then the other elders took the order and left in turn, no one complained, compared to the kind of nonsense of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the Heavenly Dao Alliance's efficiency was amazingly high.

In the apse of the main hall, Wang Rui invited Wang Lin, Balu, Gu Xueyi, and several of his confidants, namely three men and one woman, the female is called Tan Rong, a monk who turns into a god. The men are He Jinquan, Wang Ming and Li Wenzhong are the people, all of whom are Yuanying peak monks.

These seven people are Ling Huxiao's core elder group, and major decisions are basically discussed by them, and finally announced by Ling Huxiao in the palace, which is also known as the "Seven Senate Council" by the outside world.

The atmosphere here is much more relaxed than in the main hall, Ling Huxiao also makes people have good wine and fruits, etc., and there is a guzheng that no one plays by itself, and at the same time with high-quality sandalwood, which makes people unconsciously feel like they have beaten the immortals.

Everyone was also accustomed to such an atmosphere, and after three rounds of drinking, Ling Huxiao took the initiative to say, "My brother's strength, even I can't guess now, I've wasted a lot of cultivation over the years, although there are also reasons for being busy with affairs, but in the final analysis, I'm tired of penance and greedy for comfort. But he is different, and over the years of wandering, his strength has grown, because I know that he will never let up and will not indulge himself."

Everyone looked at him puzzled, and Gu Xueyi asked curiously, "Alliance leader, why are you so sure that he won't slack off? I've heard some rumors about him overseas, such as the Empress of the Fire Phoenix Dynasty, the current Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, and the head of the Ice Xuan Palace all seem to have an entangled relationship with him. Even his current Taoist companion was met in Xiwu Continent, and it is difficult to say that he is the kind of person who pays attention to penance."

Most of them were nodding, but Wang Lin and Balu disagreed.

"Elder Gu, it seems that you have misunderstood Senior Wang, he is indeed not the kind of person who covets women, with his status and fame, it is estimated that there are countless women who want to double cultivate with him, but he has never had such a scandal, so don't listen to rumors, don't you say?" Wang Lin couldn't help but tease.

"Hehe, Elder Wang's words are serious, and he is just saying some facts that he has heard, and he is not talking nonsense." Gu Xueyi glanced at Wang Lin, knowing that he had always been grateful to Wang Rui and could be regarded as a loyal admirer.

Balu also spoke at this time, as a senior with qualifications second only to Ling Huxiao here, his words still carried a lot of weight.

"Wang Rui's character is not in doubt, and it is not the focus of our discussion today. Right now, his promotion is in sight, but he has encountered the original vacancy, which is bound to be affected. He is a huge combat power and an encouragement to our Heavenly Dao Alliance, and without his feat of sacrificing his life back then, I am afraid that you and I would not be able to be here, so his character is unquestionable, and I also ask the alliance leader to be prepared to deal with the attack of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance against the Source Heavenly Sect." Balu's words made Gu Xueyi's heart frustrated, on the one hand, because of the other party's old qualifications, and on the other hand, because what he said was also the truth.

Ling Hu Xiao coughed, his gaze swept over the faces of the three people, taking their expressions into his eyes, and then said, "Okay, Elder Gu was also anxious just now, so don't do that in the future. Today we are going to discuss whether the original sky will take action against my brother, and you will talk about it as well."

Seeing Ling Huxiao speak, Tan Rong took the lead and said, "Alliance leader, my subordinates think that Yuankong will not be in a hurry to attack the Source Heaven Sect."

"Oh, tell me why?" Ling Huxiao's eyes fell on Tan Rong and said encouragingly.

Tan Rong saw that everyone was looking at her, so she said confidently: "The subordinates think that there are three reasons: first, Yuan Kong has just come out of the customs, and the first thing that comes to mind is not to provoke disputes, but to analyze through a lot of intelligence.

Everyone nodded unconsciously, stabbing the situation, Tan Rong continued: "Second, Wang Rui's strength is unfathomable, I'm afraid that even the original sky has no bottom, in the face of such a strong opponent, he will definitely not be so aggressive, who can be sure that this retreat is not Wang Rui's strategy?"

"You're saying that this retreat is likely a deliberate temptation by my brother?" Ling Huxiao was taken aback, with his understanding of Wang Rui, it seemed that it was really possible, but he vaguely felt that this was not the case, but unfortunately, now he couldn't see through Wang Rui.

Tan Rong nodded and said, "The subordinates think that this is exactly the case, Wang Rui went to the Source Heaven Sect, which greatly increased the strength of his sect, and also brought so many middle-level and high-level cultivators, he must really want to revitalize his sect."

Wang Lin faintly felt that something was wrong, and retorted, "Elder Tan, Senior Wang is a cautious person, not like a person who would do such a thing in order to revitalize the sect."

"At this time and at that time, Wang Rui did not stay, which means that he has other thoughts in his heart, and he did not persuade Yuan Tianzong to join the Heavenly Dao Alliance, which proves that he has the idea of self-reliance. Back then, he was able to establish the Heavenly Dao Alliance with his bare hands, and if he wanted to revitalize the Source Heavenly Sect today, would it be difficult?" Tan Rong asked aggressively, and Wang Lin was a little speechless for a while.

Balu's muffled voice rang out again, "Let's talk about the third reason, the first two are a bit far-fetched."

Seeing this, Tan Rong knew that she was not in the eyes of Wang Lin and Balu, so she thought about it, and then continued: "Third, do you remember the invasion of the Sea Clan that caused a stir in the four continents more than half a year ago? As far as I know, the reason why the Sea Clan sent assassins was related to Wang Rui's killing of a group of Sea Clan monks in the north back then, and then he relied on his influence to make the Sea Clan monks suffer a huge blow, but over the years, the four monks of our four continents have also begun to clash with the Sea Clan monks one after another, and the previously mentioned crisis of annihilation may really occur. If this is the case, if Yuan Kong chooses to attack the Source Heavenly Sect under the condition that the situation is unknown, wouldn't it weaken the strength of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, and if you really want to talk about the opponent, it is also our Heavenly Dao Alliance, isn't he afraid that our Yellow Sparrow will be behind? That's what I'm thinking, and I ask you elders to correct it."

After she finished speaking, Balu said angrily, "The Source Heaven Sect is not our opponent, even if it does not join us now, we and the Source Heaven Sect should join forces to deal with the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance."

He Jinquan said disapprerovingly, "Elder Balu is wrong, since the Yuan Heavenly Sect insists on maintaining neutrality, it is difficult to say that we are of one heart and one mind. Right now, no matter whether the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance wants to attack the Source Heaven Sect or not, we should be prepared to deal with it, but we can't take the initiative to attack, but we have to wait until the Source Heaven Sect asks us for help."

"What do you say, what are the elites we sent going to do, watching the play there?" Balu stood up angrily and glared at He Jinquan.

Wang Ming and Li Wenzhong hurriedly persuaded:

"Elder Balu is angry, Elder Xu is just giving advice, and there is no need to make a big move."

"Elder Balu, the few of us should put the entire alliance first, not the Source Heavenly Sect, we can help, but this must be in the interests of our Heavenly Dao Alliance."

Wang Lin couldn't help but also stood up and said, "It's nonsense, the Source Heavenly Sect is in the same vein as us, and it is also the backbone of the beginning, if we don't save it when we see death, then it will inevitably cause a rift between Senior Wang and the Heavenly Dao Alliance, or even a break, and at that time, the Heavenly Dao Alliance will be in danger."

"Elder Wang, don't be alarmist, the Heavenly Dao Alliance was indeed founded by Wang Rui, and he also has great credit, but after all, decades have passed, and in the days without him, our Heavenly Dao Alliance has already achieved tremendous growth. Under the leadership of the Linghu Alliance, we can almost suppress the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance now, if our strength is greatly reduced because of the Source Heaven Sect, resulting in a change in offensive and defensive momentum, then how will we face the sect in our covenant?" Gu Xueyi sneered again.

Wang Lin sighed, sat back, and suddenly felt that the wine and fruit in front of him had lost its taste.

Balu looked at him, also a little tired and irritable, and suddenly felt that it was time for him to abdicate and make way for Xian.

Ling Huxiao came out to play a round at this time, only to hear him say: "Okay, everyone, when we discuss major matters, we can speak freely without being restrained, this is my original intention to set up the apse to discuss the matter, and we must not lose our harmony because everyone disagrees. Come, gentlemen, drink this cup to your heart."

Seeing him raise a glass and invite, everyone naturally wanted to save face, but Wang Lin and Balu both felt that this wine was too unpleasant.

With Tan Rong's three-point analysis, Ling Huxiao gradually tended not to rush to make a move, but to provide assistance at the right time, and the order quickly turned into a formal alliance leader order and sent to the front line.

After leaving the apse, Wang Lin was invited by Balu to come to his cave and continue to drink.

"Wang Lin, do you think the current Heavenly Dao Alliance is good?" Balu suddenly asked when he was halfway through his drink.

"I...... I don't know, Senior Balu, I just think that when the Lord of the Wang League is here, everyone can help each other in the same boat, life and death, and there are not so many suspicions, but now, it makes me feel very tired......" Wang Lin said sincerely.

Balu finished the wine in the cup, put the wine glass on the table heavily, and said, "Yes, that's it, when Wang Rui led us to fight with the Shadow Society and even the Heavenly Winged Gods, how heroic and bloody it was, everyone competed for the first, not afraid of life and death, and the Lord of the Wang Alliance was even more to protect Dongxuanzhou, at the expense of his own life and death, our old-timers all obeyed him and grieved for his fall."

"But now, the old man is not saying that there is anything wrong with Ling Huxiao, his ability is undoubted, but in terms of character and bearing, he is far inferior to Wang Rui, no wonder Land Rover They can't stand this kind of bird spirit, they ran away angrily, and founded the Yuantian Sect, now it seems that they have more backbone than the old man." After saying this, Balu was completely drunk and fell on the table, Wang Lin clapped his hands, and asked the servants in the Balu Cave Mansion to serve him to rest, while he continued to pour himself a drink.

After a long time, he was also drunk, but he did not fall, but raised a full glass of wine, looked up at the stars in the sky, and said, "Alliance leader, why are you leaving, why are you ......?"

It's just that Xingchen didn't answer him, only an endless sad atmosphere flowed......

On the other side, Yuan Kong maintained a meditative posture, listened to Wu Chenxi's analysis with his eyes closed, and then asked, "You don't agree with me going to meet Wang Rui, do you think this seat will lose to him?"

"No, no, no, that's not what my subordinates meant......" Wu Chenxi suddenly shook her head in a little panic, at this time, it seemed that it was difficult for her to see that she was the majestic and domineering acting alliance leader over the years.

Yuan Kong opened his eyes, looked at Wu Chenxi, and felt that the aura on her body was approaching the bottleneck, so he said, "You have also worked hard all these years, the affairs in the alliance are too cumbersome, and it has also disturbed your cultivation, now that I am out of the customs, you can go to cultivate for a while with peace of mind."

Wu Chenxi was stunned for a moment, and then felt endless sadness in his heart, and he did his best to serve the Ten Thousand Immortals League, but in the end, he was beaten back to his original form by Yuan Kong's words, and he didn't even have the deputy leader of the alliance.

"Why, aren't you happy?" Yuan Kong's eyes suddenly revealed a fierce light, and the spiritual pressure of the Mahayana monk was extremely terrifying, making Wu Chenxi's bones unbearable, and he made an overwhelmed sound.

If she continues to grit her teeth and resist, I'm afraid that the bones of her whole body will shatter.

"Genus...... If his subordinates don't dare, he will take the initiative to resign tomorrow and retreat and cultivate." Wu Chenxi still bowed her head, she had to be like this, facing the demonic character of Yuan Kong, she found that she had no chance of winning.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, go down." Yuan Kong waved his hand and motioned for her to retreat, and Wu Chenxi slowly retreated with humiliation in his chest.

After she exited the wing room and left the Red Sun Villa, Yuan Kong got up, walked to the window, looked at the figure of Wu Chenxi's rainbow light gradually flying away in the distance, and sneered: "This seat can be given to you, or you can take it back, anyone who dares to disobey me will die!"

As soon as the scarlet starlight suddenly crossed the entire night, it seemed to cut through the entire sky.