Chapter 4: The Alliance of the Seven Factions (Ask for Collection)
The sects that came to Chi Python Ridge on this day include Qingfeng Valley, Bixiao Gate, and Qinghua Mountain, and Zixuanmen has arrived the day before.
Red Python Ridge was originally the location of a cultivator family established by a disciple of Zixuanmen, so it was not surprising that the people of Zixuanmen came to claim to be landlords.
Among the seven factions in Chuzhou, Zixuanmen is the strongest, especially in the north of Chuzhou, where there are peripheral forces of Zixuanmen almost everywhere. Even in the barren Liangzhou, there are immortal cultivation families established by the disciples of the Zixuan Sect.
And the only one who can compete with Zixuanmen is the Qifeng faction in the south of Chuzhou. However, the power of the Qifeng faction could not extend to the north of Chuzhou.
That night, Li Hui and the other Qi refining period disciples did not eat and sleep in the open. In the afternoon, with the help of the Zixuanmen monks, rows of simple wooden huts were erected, one for every two monks.
This kind of wooden house is very simple, with two beds on the left and right of the entrance, about six feet apart. However, it is good to have a shelter from the wind and rain in this barren mountain range.
The monk who lived with Li Hui was called Su Qinghao. The two of them are both inner disciples who have been selected through the ring to enter Bixiaomen. Nominally, they are all registered disciples of the head of the Hanshi Dao, but they only know each other's names.
Su Qinghao is also from a cultivator family, and there always seems to be an arrogance between his words and deeds, especially when facing Li Hui, who was born in a casual cultivation and is now known as the first person of the three generations of disciples of Bixiao Sect, he deliberately made an arrogant and disdainful expression. But that's limited to that, he knows Li Hui's strength and deeds, and he doesn't dare to really provoke Li Hui.
Li Hui naturally saw Su Qinghao's appearance in his eyes, but he didn't bother to pay attention to it. Sit on your bed and start meditating.
On the morning of the second day, the monks of Xuanyang Sect and Baiyun Temple arrived, and naturally they were all settled under the guidance of Zixuanmen. At noon, the monks of the Qifeng Sect, who were the farthest away, finally arrived.
However, the Jindan monks led by the Qifeng faction were obviously not on the right path with Zhang Fang and Guo Taiquan of the Zixuanmen. The two sides only had a ceremonial contact, and it was obviously different from the Jindan monks of other sects.
This is because the Zixuanmen and Qifeng factions are both major sects in Chuzhou, and both families want to monopolize the title of "the first major sect in Chuzhou", and they have been fighting openly and secretly for many years, and it is normal for the monks of the two families to be on the wrong path.
However, the Red Python Ridge belongs to the sphere of influence of the Zixuanmen, and this time it is also an alliance to resist the invasion of the Demon Dao, and the monks of the Qifeng Sect did not show it too obviously, and the two sides only said a few words to each other.
The Jindan monks of the other sects turned a blind eye to this. These two are both big sects, and they have been fighting in Chuzhou for so many years, and they can't afford to provoke anyone, so why bother touching this ash.
This time, the seven factions met in alliance, and the Zixuanmen had a total of four Jindan monks, two hundred monks in the foundation building period, and two thousand disciples in the qi refining period, and the number of Qifeng faction was equal to that of the Zixuanmen. Next is Bixiaomen and Qinghua Mountain, each with two Jindan monks, one hundred foundation building period monks, and one thousand qi refining stage disciples.
And the Baiyun Temple, Xuanyang Sect, and Qingfeng Valley all dispatched one Jindan stage monk, twenty foundation building monks, and five hundred Qi refining stage disciples. And this is already nearly half of the strength of these sects.
Like the Purple Xuanmen and the Qifeng Sect, they have the largest number of people, but they are only one-fifth of their respective strength. And Bixiaomen and Qinghuashan sent nearly one-third of their strength.
The invasion of the Demon Dao, of course, is a matter of life and death for those small sects, but it is more about touching the interests of those major sects, so it is also appropriate for these major sects to contribute more.
In this way, there were a total of fifteen Jindan monks, 660 foundation building stage monks, and 7,500 qi refining stage monks. In terms of the total number, it can be comparable to one of the two of the Purple Xuanmen and the Qifeng Sect.
The Jindan monks of the seven factions all gathered in the meeting hall of the original Immortal Cultivator family in the Red Python Ridge, and the Zixuanmen was headed by Zhang Fang and sat in the middle position. And the head of this family, who is also a Jindan monk of the Zixuanmen, is sitting first on the right with the other two Jindan monks of the Zixuanmen at this moment. The Jindan monk of the Qifeng faction sat first on the left. The Jindan monks from the other sects also sat down in turn.
"All fellow Daoists can lead their disciples to come to the alliance to resist the invasion of the Demon Dao, Zhang Fang expressed his sincere gratitude to everyone on behalf of Zixuanmen!" Zhang Fang spoke first, and his tone faintly regarded himself as the master and leader of the alliance.
"Brother Zhang Dao's words are serious, our seven factions have always been good friends, and we are in the same spirit, this demon removal and defense path is a matter of duty!" it was Murong Lie of Bixiao Gate who opened his mouth and said.
The monks of other sects also said that they should do their part in the Demon Elimination Guard.
"Hmph, this demon invasion is not your Zixuanmen family's business, everyone is also here to join the alliance for the safety of their respective sects, Zhang Daoyou's words of thanks are not necessary!"
A faint voice with a hint of ridicule came. Everyone looked at the monk who spoke, it was the Jindan monk who was the leader of the Qifeng faction.
Zhang Fang's face changed, he wanted to have a seizure but held back, pretended not to hear, and continued: "Our seven factions are here to join the alliance in order to jointly fight against the invasion of the Demon Dao on our various immortal sects in Chuzhou. Since it is our seven-faction alliance, Zhang thinks that an alliance leader should be elected to facilitate unified deployment and scheduling. It is estimated that those demon cultivators will be killed in a few days, I don't think it is better to elect an alliance leader today, what do you think?"
As soon as these words came out, except for the few Jindan monks from the Zixuanmen, the other monks were silent with frowns. Everyone knows in their hearts that the strength of the Purple Xuanmen and the Qifeng Sect is the strongest here, and this place is within the sphere of influence of the Purple Xuanmen, and the leader of this alliance must be the people of the Purple Xuanmen. However, no one wanted to offend the Qifeng faction, so they were silent.
At this time, the Jindan monk of Qingfeng Valley spoke: "This Red Python Ridge is originally the territory of the Xiuxian family under the Zixuanmen, presumably the Zixuanmen is the most familiar with the situation in this area, I think this alliance leader, unless Brother Zhang Fangdao is not allowed to take on this important responsibility." ”
With someone taking the lead, the Jindan monk of Qinghua Mountain also said that Zhang Fang of Zixuanmen should be the leader of the alliance. Then Bixiaomen Murong Lie also agreed. The monks of Baiyunguan and Xuanyang Sect were still silent, both of them were relatively close to the Qifeng Sect, and they did not want to offend the Qifeng Sect.
"There's nothing wrong with Zhang Daoyou serving as the leader of this alliance, but Yan wants to hear what Zhang Daoyou thinks about the current situation, otherwise I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince Yan, Baiyunguan, and Xuanyang Sect's Daoists, right?" said the Jindan monk from the Qifeng Sect coldly at this time.
Zhang Fang was already angry in his heart at this time, this monk of the Qifeng Sect obviously deliberately embarrassed him, but there was no expression on his face, and he said lightly: "Then Zhang will tell you about the current situation." ”
"Those demon cultivators are located in Liangzhou, and to the west is the territory of the Buddha Maha Temple, with the strength of the Maha Temple, these demon cultivators may not dare to fight their ideas. And Liangzhou is adjacent to Xiazhou in the east, and the Ziyun Palace in Xiazhou is probably not weaker than the Maha Temple. ”
"Only our Chuzhou is the weakest, so these demon cultivators choose to invade our Chuzhou. And close to Liangzhou are Qingfeng Valley and Qinghua Mountain, the strength of Qingfeng Valley is weaker in comparison, and my Zixuanmen is closer to Qinghua Mountain, of course, these demon cultivators will choose to attack Qingfeng Valley first. Are you right?" After speaking, Zhang Fang paused, and deliberately glanced at the Jindan monk from the Qifeng Sect.
The Jindan monk of the Qifeng Sect looked away, looking noncommittal, and of course the other monks in the seat had nothing to say.
Zhang Fang continued: "If you want to invade Qingfeng Valley, the nearest route must pass through this Red Python Ridge, so I and the other seven factions will meet in the Red Python Ridge to stop the Demon Dao attacking. Do you have any objections to that?"
"Hmph, why did the Demon Dao Demon have to stupidly pass by the Red Python Ridge and let me wait to stop it?, wouldn't it go around elsewhere?" The monk surnamed Yan from the Qifeng Sect snorted coldly again and said lightly.
A trace of anger flashed in Zhang Fang's eyes, but he still tried to control himself and said calmly: "I am waiting to be stationed on this Red Python Ridge, and echo with Qingfeng Valley, Qinghua Mountain, Bixiao Gate, etc., if the Demon Dao Demon goes around elsewhere, then we can naturally take the Red Python Ridge as the center, and cooperate with the Daoists of Qingfeng Valley, Qinghua Mountain, and Bixiao Gate, and go around to encircle and intercept and exterminate it." Yan Daoyou, is there anything else you don't understand?"
"I don't have any opinions, Zhang Daoyou wants to be the leader of this alliance, so be it!" the monk surnamed Yan still said a little teasingly.
In fact, he also knew that this alliance leader must be a person from the Zixuanmen to take responsibility, but he was just deliberately adding some embarrassment to that Zhang Fang.
So the matter of choosing the leader of the alliance came to an end, and then the monks began to discuss the specific arrangements.
And these things had nothing to do with Li Hui and his low-level cultivators at all. Most of these low-ranking monks did not know that they were about to face a terrible war.
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