Pang Rou's face turned pale, and she said sadly: "I grew up in our Purple Thunder Sect since I was a child, and I never thought of joining other sects. Senior brother, we want to avenge Master. ”

Yan Ke also said: "My master often taught me that I was born as a person of the Purple Thunder Gate, and died as a ghost of the Purple Thunder Gate. We can't let this sect's inheritance be interrupted!"

Several other core disciples present also said yes.

Lu Xuan sighed secretly in his heart, it seems that the Purple Thunder Sect treats people generously, and the disciples have a high sense of identity. Now that the sect is facing a life-and-death crisis, only the low-level disciples have slipped away, and the core disciples are still very loyal to the sect.

It's just that although people's hearts are available, there is a huge disparity in strength, so what can I do?

Lu Xuan thought about it again and again, and said, "Since the strength of this sect is not good. Then we can ask for foreign help. ”

Hua Zhengxin, who usually followed the activities of the master of the Foreign Affairs Hall, frowned and said: "The strength of the small sects and sects near us is not comparable to that of the Agni Gate, and if you want to ask them to do their best, you have to spend a lot of money." Besides, our Shanyang County Ximen faction was originally subordinate to Qingyuanmen, and now Qingyuanmen spoke and allowed the Agni Gate to annex it. Other small sects didn't dare to move. ”

Pang Rou's face turned pale and said, "Listen to what the senior brothers say. If we have no internal strength and no reinforcements outside, we will be defeated?"

The others nodded with difficulty.

Lu Xuan said slowly: "That's not necessarily!"

Pang Rou's face was overjoyed: "Senior brother really has a way?!"

Lu Xuan said: "Let me ask you, what do we ask for every year to offer spirit stones to Qingyuan Gate?"

Hua Zheng said: "Of course, it is to be in the Immortal League and seek their protection." ”

"Then I ask you again, now the Qingyuan Gate openly encourages the Fire Gate to annex our Gate, and refuses to help our Gate. Have they not fulfilled their responsibilities as suzerains?"

They all nodded in agreement for a few days.

"So my sect is now both a member of the Immortal League and an independent body?"

Hua Zhengxin replied: "Senior brother is right. Our sect is probably the weakest independent sect in Shanyang County. With that, he smiled bitterly.

"And this is when our door is at its most valuable!"

Several people looked at Lu Xuan in unison.

Lu Xuan said: "Our Purple Thunder Gate is located in the west of Shanyang County, with the Agni Gate in the north, Wannian Mountain in the south, and the Tiandao Gate in the east. And to the east of the Tiandao Gate is the Qingyuan Gate. To the west of ours is the remnant vein of the Xishan Mountain Range, and to the west of this mountain is the Iron Spear Gate, which already belongs to Shanghe County and is a vassal sect of the Tibetan Sword Valley. The Hidden Sword Valley and the Qingyuan Gate have never dealt with each other, so it can be seen that we are actually helping the Qingyuan Gate guard the western gate. ”

"We can go to the Valley of the Hidden Sword!"

One stone stirs up thousands of waves.

Pang Rou stammered: "But, but, we used to listen to the Qingyuan Sect, and we have repeatedly opposed the Tibetan Sword Valley Fang, and we have long since died of old age." ”

Hua Zhengxin also said: "Although the Hidden Sword Valley is powerful, they only have one Jindan stage monk, and the Qingyuan Gate has lasted for thousands of years, there are three Jindan stage monks, countless foundation building stage monks, and countless vassal sects. The Valley of Hidden Swords may not dare to come to our aid. ”

Lu Xuan was stunned, thought for a moment before saying: "As the overlord of the east of Shanghe County next to it, the Tibetan Sword Valley has been developing rapidly recently, and there must be no shortage of people with knowledge. It's decided!"

The others had no better choice but to agree with both anticipation and concern.

In the evening, a simple ceremony was held in the Purple Thunder Gate, and Lu Xuan was inaugurated as the new head.

At the same time, the original halls have appointed new hall masters, including Hua Zhengxin, the head of the Foreign Affairs Hall, Yan Ke, the head of the Law Enforcement Hall, Pang Rou, the master of the Alchemy Hall, and so on.

After the end, Lu Xuan, with a new identity, rushed to the Hidden Sword Valley overnight to negotiate.

The next day, Hua Zhengxin, Yuan Wei and other disciples went to the various sects in the west of Shanyang County to deliver the documents of the Purple Thunder Gate, which stated that the Agni Gate deliberately took advantage of the danger of others to annex the matter, but the Qingyuan Gate asked to solve the matter on its own, and asked the sects to come to help.

However, as expected, the other sects expressed sympathy at best, but none of them were willing to help. After all, it can be seen that behind the Agni Gate is Qingyuan Gate, and no one wants to offend Qingyuan Gate.

Lu Xuan disguised himself and crossed the territory of Xishan and Tiegunmen overnight, but fortunately there was no patrol team, and he successfully arrived at the Valley of Hidden Swords at noon the next day.

The Xishan Mountains and the Longshan Mountains meander parallel to each other in this area, and although both are snow-capped mountains thousands of meters high, a wide valley has been formed by the impact of the great rivers and green waters, and the valley is fertile and full of aura, and the mountains on both sides are rich in minerals and conducive to smelting.

It's no wonder that the Valley of the Hidden Sword thrives here, and it's a place for them.

Soon, he encountered the first level.

A young man in a stub with a sword at his belt blocked the way. It should be a rotating disciple of the Hidden Sword Valley.

"Is there a way into the valley?"

"Sorry, I forgot to bring it. ”

"That's not going to work, please go back. The young disciple's face was not good.

"I have an urgent matter to see your Foreign Affairs Hall Master, so please make it convenient. Lu Xuan nodded and said.

The young disciple looked no: "It's up to you, our hall master is very busy, and he won't let him go if he has a certificate or not!"

Lu Xuan repeatedly asked and tried to bribe with spirit stones, but the disciple was very brainless and just didn't agree. asked him to spread the word on his behalf, but he didn't agree.

Lu Xuan saw that the young disciple refused to be accommodating, and there were more and more people around him, so he had to shout loudly: "Tell you, I am a sect envoy from Shanyang County, and I have important matters to discuss with your hall master and even the head of the sect, the matter is urgent, you can't afford to delay!"

The young disciple laughed: "Don't bluff me, I haven't seen anyone." If you dare to cheat in the Valley of the Hidden Sword, see that I don't teach you a lesson. ”

After that, he pulled out his long sword, and the sword qi was like a white rainbow, shooting straight at Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan was already anxious, and at this time, he was no longer polite, holding the seal with both hands, and sent out a heavenly thunderbolt.

The sword qi has not yet been sent to Lu Xuan At present, a cloud of white dazzling light has burst in front of Zhao Hu, the young disciple is too big, and it is too late to come back, so he can only use his left hand to block.

"Snort!"

The young disciple felt a numbness quickly spread from his left hand to his whole body, his movements were deformed, and his sword qi disappeared in an instant.

After that, the young disciple fell to the ground, and then he felt a hot pain in front of his body.

Lu Xuan had expected the result when he made his move, this patrol disciple was only about three layers of qi refining, so he naturally deserved to strike with his own gravity.

The young disciple exhaled in pain and shouted, "Someone has broken through! Notify the captain quickly......

Lu Xuan stood beside him, quietly watching the hostile actions of the few disciples of the Hidden Sword Valley next to him.

Soon, a beautiful woman wearing an emerald green robe and a heroic face came straight to him.

"Who?"

The young disciple was overjoyed and said, "Uncle Wu, you are finally here." I caught this man and tried to force his way in. ”

The woman turned her head to look, her eyes were like electricity, and she glanced at Lu Xuan: "Who are you?"

Lu Xuan knew that the person who could speak was finally here, so he hurriedly said with a smile: "I am Lu Xuan, the head of the Zilei Sect of Shanyang County, and I have an urgent matter to discuss with your faction today, but the disciples of your sect refuse to pass it on, and I have to teach the poor Dao a lesson, so I have no choice but to make a move." ”

After that, he handed over a fish-shaped jade pendant.

Then Uncle Wu took the jade pendant, examined it, and softened his attitude: "Hmph, isn't the head of the Purple Thunder Sect that bull-nosed veteran? Why are you so young?"

Lu Xuan looked helpless: "Recently, there was a disaster in our gate, so Poor Dao was pushed to this position. As you can elaborate on later, it is not very convenient here. ”

Senior Uncle Wu snorted coldly at the young disciple before: "Useless things, don't lose next time." ”

The young disciple didn't dare to refute, and he just made promises.

After that, she didn't care about the young disciple at the pass, so she took Lu Xuan to the valley.

Lu Xuan was brought into the Foreign Affairs Hall, and a middle-aged hall master in his forties and fifties was already in place, judging from the exposed aura, this was at least a cultivation in the middle stage of foundation building.

The two sides reported their names, and the hall master He Zhili raised his eyebrows and said, "Master Lu, haven't you Zilei Gate always been active in Shanyang County, but is the head of the Qingyuan Gate a Zhan? Why did you come here in person this time?"

Lu Xuan's salute described in detail the fact that the masters below the head of the lower sect died overnight and were swallowed up by the Agni Gate.

He Zhili laughed and said, "It's worth celebrating, it's a great joy." I think that the Purple Thunder Gate held the pass back then, and didn't let the people of our county go to trade, and this time I finally have to pay back. ”

Lu Xuan was a little embarrassed, straightened his color, and said: "Don't hide it from the hall master, the top and bottom of the gate are now extremely dissatisfied with the Qingyuan Gate, and they have abandoned the gate as if they were doing it, and the gate also happens to be independent." The Purple Thunder Gate is willing to rely on the land of Qixia Mountain and take the Tibetan Sword Valley as the suzerain. ”

He Zhili sneered: "You also said that the elite of your sect is now in mourning, and it is not as good as other non-mainstream sects." In that case, what is the use of our faction?"

"No, no, no. The value of our gate to the Hidden Sword Valley is not how many elites it provides, but three other points. Lu Xuan raised his head and said.

He Zhili didn't speak, waiting for him to continue.

Lu Xuan paused and continued: "First, Qixia Mountain, where the Purple Thunder Gate is located, is blocking the exit of the remaining veins of the valley of the Hidden Sword Valley. If our faction is merged, it will be even more difficult to capture the Hidden Sword Valley in the future. ”

"Second, the Tibetan Sword Valley has had many major battles with Qingyuanmen in the past, and it is difficult to win; part of the reason is that Shanyang County is united with the outside world, although the noble faction is strong, Qingyuanmen also has many vassals, and they are comparable to each other. Now that the Japanese noble sect does not accept our sect, other sects in Shanyang County will no longer have the heart to surrender in the future. The ancients said that a thousand dollars bought horse bones, and I was honest and not deceived. ”

"Third, the year before last, with the support of the Qingyuan Gate, the Agni Sect killed and injured many disciples of your sect in the trial land of the dead, although life and death in the trial land have their own destiny, don't you want to take revenge?"

Hearing this, He Zhili was furious, drew his sword out of the sheath, and was about to make Lu Xuan splash blood on the spot.

Lu Xuan stood still.

He Zhili didn't make any further movements, froze for a moment, then sighed and sat down.

He Zhili's face was sad, and he said: "Lu Zhang's door is just right, and the contemptible person was indeed moved by you." But the matter of accepting your faction must be decided by the head of the house, and you will come with me. ”

Lu Xuan was actually calm on the surface just now, but his heart was turbulent. The other party's hall master really wanted to kill him, and he couldn't resist at all. But I finally made the right bet, the Foreign Affairs Hall of Zilei Gate did a good job in data collection before.