He hesitated slightly, but still told the truth of the matter: "You know, under Fang today, in addition to the three sects, three academies and five sects, there are many other small sects and sects, but although those small sects and sects are also considered cultivators, they have been suppressed by other major sects for many years, and they have been reduced to the point that they are not much different from the mortal courtyards. ”

Ling Xuan nodded and motioned for him to continue, the man sighed and continued, "I am Xiao Heyan, the head of the Qingcheng faction. ”

Ling Xuan was slightly taken aback, he naturally knew about the Qingcheng Sect, but they had already fallen to the point where they were no different from the Mortal Dust Sect, and no one regarded them as a Cultivator Sect anymore. Ling Xuan was surprised that he was only the head of that small sect with such a profound cultivation, and he was inevitably a little condescending.

The man looked at Ling Xuan's reaction with satisfaction, and continued: "My Qingcheng Sect was originally a dignified Immortal Forest Sect, and it was considered to be the number one among many sects a thousand years ago, but after nearly a thousand years of crazy suppression by other sects, it has now fallen into the middle and has fallen to the point that it is not much different from that Mortal Dust Sect. I am all sent up and down, but there are only 100 people, because of the lack of the most basic foundation building pill of cultivation, many people cannot enter the threshold of the gate of cultivating immortals, and there are really some cultivators, but there are less than ten people. I took over the position of head three years ago, and the previous head of the sect was unfortunately feathered in a fight with the Demon Sect. In fact, I have been in the Qingcheng Sect for almost three hundred years, and I have already seen through some things, for example, why is the Heavenly Sword Sect so strong, and why are we so weak, do you know why?"

Ling Xuan shook his head honestly and said, "I don't know, but I think it's mostly related to your actions today. ”

Xiao Heyan nodded and said, "In the eyes of mortals, the biggest difference between a big sect and a small sect is in the exercises, hmph, ignorance! In my opinion, the biggest difference between the two is wealth. Of course, strictly speaking, the exercises are also considered a kind of wealth, and the magic weapon of the flying sword is also counted, but the most important thing is the gold and silver that people in the cultivation path look down on the most!"

Ling Xuan didn't think about it, and said, "But the worldly silver can't buy the pills, flying swords, and magic weapons that people in my Dao need, so what's the point of using it?"

Xiao Heyan sneered and said, "Yes, a good flying sword magic weapon is indeed not something that can be bought with money." But with money, we can wrap up the whole sect!"

"Packaging?" Ling Xuan was confused.

"Exactly!" Xiao Heyan nodded: "Do you think, why is the Heavenly Sword Sect so powerful? As far as I know, in the past, the Heavenly Sword Sect was just a non-mainstream sect at all, and the reason why it was able to develop into its current scale in just a few hundred years was because they knew how to package, how to publicize, and how to build momentum. Package your own mountain gate magnificently, and then publicize how powerful the exercises of your mountain gate are all over the world, once you practice, you will be able to become an immortal in time, and then put a few formations in front of the mountain gate, creating a profound and mysterious illusion. Mortals are ignorant and ignorant, who doesn't expect to become immortals and live forever? After such a business, ignorant mortals are not as good as flowing water, and all this requires gold and silver. ”

Although what he said was unbearable, but if you think about it carefully, it is indeed the case, the mountain gate of the Heavenly Sword Sect is indeed magnificent enough, and mysterious enough, this matter is already known to everyone in the world, and this kind of propaganda method is indeed powerful. It's just that everything he said is just the actions of the mortal world. After all, cultivating the Tao and becoming an immortal is about talent, chance, and understanding of the roots, and among mortals, one out of a hundred people is suitable for enlightenment and immortality, which is already a miracle. As he said, even if there are a thousand or even ten thousand mortals in the sect, there are only a few people who are suitable for enlightenment and immortal cultivation, how can they be powerful?

Xiao Heyan saw the disdain in Ling Xuan's eyes, but he didn't mind, and continued: "Although the good and bad of the immortal cultivation method can be clearly reflected in the early stage, but the so-called all roads are the same as the immortal path, any immortal cultivation method, as long as you persevere and persevere in cultivation, you can become an immortal, and the later you go, the smaller the gap will be, so it can be seen that although the exercise is important, it is not absolute. Yes, there are very few mortals who are suitable for cultivating immortals, and it is difficult to achieve great cultivation if they are barely cultivating. However, even if one of the hundred people is talented, he can create a master for the mountain gate in a short period of time, and the rest of them are all mediocre, but if they persist in cultivation, they can at least cultivate to the out-of-body stage. You think, if my Qingcheng faction has 10,000 or even 100,000 ordinary people, ten or 100 of them are slightly better qualified, and the rest are mediocre, but as long as I persist in cultivating, after a few decades, my Qingcheng faction will have ten or even a hundred masters above the Jindan stage, and the remaining 10,000 or 100,000 people will only cultivate around the fetal period...... However, there are 100,000 or more, all of them are condensed, but it is a terrifying force, when the time comes, who will dare to underestimate my Qingcheng faction again?"

Ling Xuan didn't care at first, and didn't even bother to listen to such mortal opinions, and was about to leave, but out of politeness, he reluctantly stayed, but the more he listened, the more frightened he became, and when he heard the end, he couldn't help but show a shocked expression, and his mouth opened wide. But isn't it, look at the Heavenly Sword Sect, and then carefully analyze its power structure, in fact, everything will be clear at a glance.

Although the Heavenly Sword Sect is huge, there are countless disciples, but the only ones who can really be regarded as masters are the first of the five peaks, Ye Bufan, the four heavenly kings and the three earth emperors, they are all true disciples, and the rest of them are mediocre. Even if one of the conditions for promoting an inner disciple is that one of them must cultivate to reach the Golden Pill Stage, however, among the hundreds of millions of disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect, how many inner disciples are there? Five thousand, or six thousand? Although this is already a very terrifying strength, compared to the hundreds of millions of disciples, the number of five or six thousand is only a small number.

And the main force of the Heavenly Sword Sect is still those outer disciples who have cultivated to a low level, after all, such a huge number, even if it is a master of the Tribulation Period, I am afraid that they will not dare to provoke it easily, right?

Think about the Erji Sect again, in fact, there is no shortage of masters, Yang Ming is the cultivation in the late stage of distraction, and the rest of the senior brothers also have good cultivation, but why are the mountains destroyed and people die under the siege of the Five Sects? The reason for this is probably the lack of manpower. You must know that at that time, the two extreme sects, the whole sect, plus Zeng Nianyu and Ling Xuan, were only eight people, how could they compete with the power of the five sects?

It is not necessarily that all the people in the Five Sects are masters, and among them, ninety percent of their cultivation is not as good as Yang Ming, and even less than several other senior brothers, the reason why the Two Extreme Sect has failed is probably this. If there were 10,000 or more disciples in the Second Extreme Sect at that time, even if it was only during the fetal period, I am afraid that the result would be completely different.

Thinking of the Second Polar Sect, Ling Xuan felt a faint pain in his heart. Then he smiled bitterly, the living example of the Ming Ming Sword Sect was in front of him, at that time, Yang Ming and even the previous generation of clans, why couldn't they think of this method? I had always thought that the Heavenly Sword Sect was bullying, but in fact, the other sects were just too pedantic to keep up with the trend of the times, and they were destined to be eliminated.

Looking at Xiao Heyan in front of him, Ling Xuan no longer had the slightest contempt, and even had a sense of respect in his heart. He gave him a deep bow and said sincerely: "Master Xiao has a high opinion, and I have seen it below." ”

Xiao Heyan looked at his reflection with great satisfaction, waved his hand, and said, "It's a pity, although I realized the crux of the problem, I was suffering from no money, and I had nowhere to take revenge." However, as a person in the righteous path, many things cannot be done, if I am a person in the demon path, it will be different, there is no silver, no flying sword magic weapon, no elixir spiritual weapon, to grab it, that really saves a lot of things. ”

Ling Xuan smiled bitterly, looked at the sky, it was not early, so he decided to go up the mountain and said, "The so-called gentleman has good money, and there is a way to take it, although the actions of people in the Demon Sect are not a shortcut, but they are not advisable. It's getting late, does Master Xiao have the intention of going up the mountain to see such a once-in-a-millennium event?"