In the fifth year of Qianyou, on July 28, the Demon Sect attacked, and Qishan was robbed.

On July 30, Duan Chong arrived.

On the third day of the eighth month, Cao Xin and his master Ning Shuhua rushed to Qishan.

On the eighth day of the eighth month of August, the gods withered and fled, and Cao Xin began to explore the cliff.

On the ninth day of August, in the evening, Cao Xinfei wrote to the ancestral cave.

On the tenth day of the eighth month, in the early morning, Cao Xin obtained five volumes of cheats and slandered the Fushan faction.

On the same day, in the evening, Cao Xin climbed the Siguo Cliff again, gave the antidote, and the Siguo Cliff War broke out.

From this evening to the next day, Qishan fought endlessly.

Another day.

August 12.

A catastrophe, flipping and flipping, finally came to an end.

On the morning of this day, Cao Xiner climbed Qishan and joined Duan Chong and Ning Shuhua.

From them, Cao Xin received a detailed battle report of the Battle of Qishan.

……

This battle.

Whether it is Qishan or the Demon Sect, they are not winners, and they can be called wiped out.

On the Demon Cult's side-

The two envoys, the four protectors, the ten elders, and the sixteen scattered people gathered in Qishan, a total of twenty-six, and only fourteen escaped alive, and twelve people were lost, nearly half.

Most of the rest are also being tracked and hunted down by the righteous path.

Ordinary disciples, masters from all walks of life, and leaders from all walks of life suffered more than three hundred casualties.

The people of the Demon Sect scattered and fled, panicking, and many of them were lost in the Qishan jungle.

There is no one in life, and no corpse in death.

The real casualties may exceed four hundred, and the vassals of all walks are difficult to count.

As for the Qishan side-

The high-level and masters of the East and West Sects, the most representative, can be summarized as: the five elders of the East Sect, the ten masters of the West Sect, the ten elders of the Sword Qi Hall, the seventeen flying immortals, and the thirty-three swordsmen.

After this battle-

The five elders of Dongzong died three in the battle.

There are only four of the Ten Masters of the Western Sect left.

The ten elders of the Sword Qi Hall are three out of ten.

Seventeen Flying Immortals, and ten people remained.

Thirty-three musketeers remained, and eighteen remained.

The Demon Sect attacked by surprise, and Qishan was humiliated.

Therefore, in this battle, the Qishan disciples fought for their lives one by one, rushed to the front, and the casualties were the most heavy, shocking.

More than just masters.

The casualties of ordinary disciples and miscellaneous servants were also not small.

The Demon Sect was mad, planted gunpowder all over Qishan, lit the fuse when leaving, and bombed indiscriminately, blowing up many buildings and burying too many Qishan disciples, including some Qishan masters, and many were killed by surprise.

After this battle, Qishan broke his muscles and bones, and his heritage was lost.

In the coming decades, it will be difficult to recover.

To add insult to injury-

"The people of the Western Sect led by Xue Ren, in this battle, were extremely ashamed, and they went down the mountain one after another, vowing not to kill all the remnants of the Demon Sect and vowing not to return to the mountain."

"As soon as they left, the remnants of Qishan went halfway through."

Ning Shuhua introduced the current situation in Qishan to Cao Xin, and it was difficult to hide the sadness on her face.

No one would have thought that more than ten days ago, it was clear that it was still in the middle of the day, even if the two sects of the east and west were infighting, they could also be called the Qishan faction full of talents, in just half a month, they died, they walked, and now they count carefully, there is a huge Qishan faction, and there are less than twenty first-class masters!

And of these twenty people, only half of them are really stationed in Qishan.

The other half are scattered everywhere, starting a family and starting a business, they returned to Qishan because of the Qishan Dabi and the two sects, participated in the war, watched the ceremony, and had to go back afterwards.

is like Duan Chong and Ning Shuhua.

Of course, it is impossible for the masters of Qishan to sit on the mountain and eat empty, and most of the masters in the door go down the mountain early after becoming famous.

There are those who are impatient with the hardships in the mountains and greedy for the prosperity of the world.

There are also those who only wish to return to their hometowns and defend their hometowns, such as Wei Feifei and Wei Baoju, if they go all the way to worship the Qishan faction, after learning something, they will definitely have to return to Weijiabao.

Another part of it is in charge of operating various industries in Qishan.

Or those people who are willing to make meritorious contributions supported by Qishan.

In a word.

Qishan masters were originally scattered in all directions, and the maximum fifth of those who stayed in Qishan on weekdays were one-fifth. If you subtract those who like to travel all over the world, the number of people is even smaller.

And this time, the Qishan Dabi, the competition between the two sects of the East and the West, is related to the ownership of the orthodox Dao, coupled with the rumors of the 'Nine Death Divine Skills' and the 'Third Ancestor', so that the masters who are outside will rush back as soon as they receive the news.

For example, Duan Chong and Ning Shuhua, the two have been expelled from Qishan, but after learning that Qishan was in trouble due to the change in Qishan, they still made a decisive decision and went to Qishan.

A cloud-piercing arrow, thousands of troops to meet each other!

This is the embodiment of Qishan's strength, heritage and comprehensive influence.

Masters gather, stars shine.

Even if the two sects are infighting and infighting, this is also a great opportunity to show Qishan's muscles.

Outcome.

gathered together, and was almost killed by the Demon Sect.

A hundred years later, once mourned!

Looking at Qishan's dilapidated and miserable appearance everywhere, not to mention the disciples of this sect, it is the other six factions that are also members of the Seven Mountains Sword Sect, including the various sects that have made good friends, who is not sad when they see it?

……

"Alas!"

When Cao Xin heard this, he couldn't help sighing.

He finally knew how big Qishan's blow was this time.

Without enough masters in charge, the various industries outside the Qishan faction will have to shrink and shrink, and then the income will inevitably drop sharply and sharply.

Every year, the amount of money is less, and the cultivation of masters, the cultivation of disciples, and the excavation of talents must be restricted.

One ring after another.

It's a vicious cycle!

It is foreseeable that the Qishan faction will decline year after year until it falls to the bottom.

After silence and precipitation.

Maybe more than a decade, or even decades, will have a chance to bottom out and rebound and rise again.

And even more.

If it doesn't go well, what happens in the middle, and it is not known whether it will slump from then on.

The years are the most ruthless.

The world is the most unpredictable.

There are many such examples throughout the ages.

No one knows what will happen to Qishan in the future.

……

"There are a lot of masters of various sects and factions in Qishan this time, and there are some complaints in my heart, fortunately, I took out three unique schools in Qishan on the cliff, and sought a glimmer of life for everyone, plus I fought for the Demon Sect later, and I Qishan rushed to the front, and all sects and factions saw it in their eyes, but they would not have grudges and grudges, but the favor was always owed, and it was hard to say how to get along in the future."

Ning Shuhua continued.

When Cao Xin heard this, he was 'curious' and asked: "I'm lost in the lake, the masters of various factions are imprisoned in Siguo Cliff, and the Demon Sect is guarding Siguo Cliff, how did they escape?" ”

"It is said that it is a mysterious master who calls himself 'Mixed Yuan Thunderbolt' and is called 'Cheng Kun', and he somehow sneaks into the Siguo Cliff. This person asked Qishan Fushan for a master's degree, and I gave it to Qishan, and the Fushan faction was dishonest and was broken on the spot, almost causing a catastrophe. Fortunately, the man was kind, didn't care too much, and gave the antidote, so that the masters were able to get out of trouble. Xizong Xue Ren and others went down the mountain in shame, a large part of which was because they originally looked at the floating mountain with Bai Qianxing as the horse's head, and thought that Bai Qianxing was a masterpiece of the world. As a result, this time, the masters of all factions were almost bad at Bai Qianxing's petty family spirit, they couldn't accept it, and they stayed in Qishan without shame, so they went down the mountain one after another. ”

Ning Shuhua shook her head, she didn't know anything about what happened on the 'Siguo Cliff'.

For example, Cheng Kun, what is the origin? How to get on the cliff?

For example, cheats, floating mountains fake? Bai Qianxing offended the major factions?

It's too complicated.

I have experienced it personally, and I can't say clearly.

Not to mention Ning Shuhua, who listened to second-hand news.

However, Cao Xinxin moved, knowing that his little trick against Fushan had worked.

Fu shan.

Bai Qianxing.

was slandered out of thin air, and the previous image, including the 'idol filter' in the minds of the unification faction such as the Qishan West Sect, was also shattered.

As for the justification -

Scold!

Can Cheng Kun still slander you?

Then why didn't he slander Fushan?

Or was that person arranged by Qishan?

If Qishan has this ability, what does he want to do, and why do you want to learn two unique schools in Fushan?

Don't explain!

Explanation is a cover-up, and explanation is a quibble.

The Fushan faction was speechless.

These Cao Xin have all expected.

But Qishan Xizong went down the mountain with all the members because of this, which he didn't expect.

Qishan is in ruins, and these people are ashamed and because of a little face, they leave and go down the mountain to escape.

It's too irresponsible.

Cao Xin was disdainful.

But—

"Qishan is now in ruins, almost bankrupt, it seems to be a good opportunity for me to buy the bottom! Cao Xin secretly thought that when he saw that Duan Chong didn't say a word, and seeing that Ning Shuhua was not in high spirits, he immediately asked, "What are the plans of Master and Uncle in the future?" ”

Is it to return to Qishan and stay in Qishan?

Or continue to return to Xijing to run the Juyi Dart Bureau?

"We-"

Ning Shuhua glanced at Duan Chong, hesitated slightly, and Duan Chong raised his head and said with a wry smile: "Qishan is now short of people, but even more short of money and food." It is useless for us to stay in Qishan, it is better to go back to Xijing, run the Juyi Dart Bureau with our hearts, and do our part for Qishan. ”

Qishan has a hundred years of roots and deep roots.

There is also a lot of accumulation of wealth.

But in this battle, the buildings in the gate were almost completely blown up by the Demon Sect, plus the battle damage of the masters of various sects and factions, as well as the casualties of their own disciples, all need to be compensated and compensated.

Reconstruction.

Indemnify.

Pension.

It would be an astronomical amount.

It is not enough to rely on Qishan's savings, and it has to be sold off various industries outside to make it up.

But after that, you have to shrink your food and clothing and live a poor life for a while.

In the future, if Qishan wants to develop and revivenation, money and food are very important, and it depends on them, the disciples who have property and industry at the foot of the mountain, to convey it.

Duan Chong is very aware of this.

"That's right."

Cao Xin also nodded.

Duan Chong has a part in the Juyi Dart Bureau, and he transports several hundred taels every year, which is not without a small supplement for the current Qishan.

But.

Money and food are one thing.

Talent reserve and training are equally important.

The Qishan faction suffered too heavy losses this time, not only were there not many masters left, but the low-level disciples suffered a devastating blow, and hundreds of good seedlings that had been carefully selected and carefully cultivated in the past twenty years were destroyed in one fell swoop.

And good seedlings -

It's hard to find, look for a needle in a haystack. In the current situation of lack of money and silver, even casting a wide net can be done, which is particularly scarce, and the situation is even worse.

Second, even if you find it, it is difficult to achieve it overnight, and there is a lack of enough and comprehensive master guidance and teaching.

Five years.

Or even ten years.

It doesn't happen overnight.

"Caojiazhuang still has some savings, and many of the children of Zhuang households have a high degree of compatibility with Qishan martial arts, and they can barely be regarded as geniuses when they come to Qishan."

"Master and Uncle were born in Qishan."

"My eldest brother and I are also disciples of Qishan, and if we contribute money and people, we can also make a modest contribution to the revival of Qishan."

Cao Xin is benevolent and does not skimp on money.

Duan Chong listened to the warm heart, his mood was slightly better, and he patted Cao Xin on the shoulder and smiled: "You have a heart." ”

……

Qishan is about to decline, or rather, it has declined, which is obvious to anyone with a discerning eye.

With the sudden outbreak of the 'Fourth Demon War', the afterglow gradually fell.

Qishan, which was turned upside down by the Demon Sect, also suddenly became deserted.

The masters of various sects and factions have been in Qishan for a long time, wandering around, and the Demon Sect has also searched for it, but there is still no trace of the 'Nine Death Divine Skills' and 'Qishan Ancestor'.

In addition, the Demon Sect made such a big fuss and hit Qishan hard, and I never saw the so-called 'Qishan Ancestor' who lived out the third life with the help of the 'Nine Death Divine Skills' unveiled the coffin and turned the tide.

The masters who rushed to hear the news were more inclined to be made up by the Demon Sect, just to confuse Qishan and subvert Qishan.

Thereupon.

As the Demon Cult retreated.

With the dilapidation of Qishan.

The characters in the rivers and lakes who came from all walks of life to the 'Nine Death Divine Skills' gradually gave up and left one after another after searching for fruitless results.

The six factions such as Fushan and Qingqiu stayed for a longer time and helped a lot.

The Seven Mountains Sword Sect is connected with the same qi.

This is not an empty phrase.

At the moment when Qishan has suffered a major blow, the six factions have reached out to help, even the Fushan faction with words of suffering has not fallen into the ground.

The six factions gave various promises, and a lot of money and food were also funded.

But—

Qishan fell.

Fushan lost the hearts of the people.

Under this pattern, no one can foresee where the 'Seven Mountains Sword Sect' and the 'Seven Mountains Alliance' will go.

It's been ten days again.

At the end of the song, people are scattered.

The six mountains and six factions also left one after another.

Even the disciples of Qishan, who had an estate outside, went down the mountain with a heavy load.

Only the devastated Qishan was left to lick his wounds alone.

……

Mid-September.

Cao Xin and the others finally returned to Xijing.

It's only been two months, and it's like a lifetime away.

Qishan was robbed.

The Demon Cult returns.

The news of the battle of Siguo Cliff had already been one step ahead of them, and it had spread to Xijing and spread all over the rivers and lakes, becoming the biggest talking point in recent times, shocking Wulin.

In this atmosphere.

Duan Chong and Ning Shuhua put more energy into the operation of the Juyi Dart Bureau, to earn more silver, and to send a force to Qishan.

But at the same time.

After experiencing this drastic change personally, Ning Shuhua seems to have some different thoughts about Cao Xin's future and future.

……

"For more than two months, since Liu Tianyi and others attacked the dart game, all kinds of things have been overwhelming, and they have never stopped."

"After I came back from Qishan, I had time to sort out with your master and uncle, and I had to ask you what you thought about you."

Ning Shuhua pulled Cao Xin with a posture of a long talk.

Cao Xin listened quietly.

vaguely guessed what Ning Shuhua was going to say.

"In July, when Liu Tianyi and others came to attack, you broke through in battle, and your attainments in eagle claw skills had reached the peak."

"I thought that even if you were a genius, it would take you five or eight years to get to this point, but your cultivation progress is too fast, and your talent is too high."

Talking about Cao Xin's performance at the beginning, and talking about the 'Ning's Eagle Claw Skill', Ning Shuhua was both emotional and proud, and at the same time very complicated: "With your current strength of Eagle Claw Skill, it is not even much worse than being a teacher, after I pass on the 'Eagle Snake Life and Death Fight' to you, there will be no new tricks in the Ning family's lineage." If you continue to be detained under the door and in the Ning lineage, it will be a mistake for you. ”

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