Chapter 110: The Changing Situation

Chapter 110: The Changing Situation

Chapter 110: The Changing Situation (Congratulations to "三生缘猫猫" for becoming the leader of this book, thank you for your support!)
The first day of the 428th year of the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as the sun rose, Cheng Xinzhan took the children in the village to paste door god paintings.

This time, not only is Yuandan Taoist here, but also Lord Dangmo. On each gate, these two people occupy one side, one holding a sword and the other a bow. Wherever there is thunder and fire, evil spirits will naturally be deterred.

The old village chief looked on with a smile, and said that the presence of the two masters made him feel at ease.

After working for most of the morning, they finally finished pasting the stickers. Cheng Xinzhan handed the remaining stickers to the old village chief for safekeeping, saying that he might not be able to come next year, so when the time comes, the people in the village can just paste them themselves.

The old village chief agreed and carefully hid the remaining door god pictures. This was a great treasure. No one in the village had lost their souls in the past year. The old village chief believed that this was the effect of the door god pictures.

After putting up the pictures, Cheng Xinzhan was surrounded by children who wanted him to tell a story. The children had already memorized the story of Yuandan Taoist priest, so this time they wanted him to tell a new story.

Cheng Xinzhan was naturally not bluffing and could tell the stories of Zhang Shuye off the top of his head.

Just as the battle started, a command arrow suddenly shot out from the void and shot towards Cheng Xinzhan.

His eyes fixed, and he grabbed it. It was a green jade arrow with a silver cloud with a gold border on the end. The arrow was engraved with the following words:
Upon seeing this order, he immediately returned to his clan.

His face changed. This was a call-back order issued by the sect. These eight words would basically not change. If the situation was urgent, it would depend on the cloud.

If it is Jinbian Qingyun, it is a happy event. It is most likely that the sect is going to hold a grand ceremony or celebration, and is calling disciples outside to return to the sect to participate. If you have other things on hand and cannot get away, you can ignore it.

The second type is yellow clouds with golden edges. This means that the sect feels that the weather is going to change and it is unsafe outside, so they want the disciples to come back quickly to avoid disaster. If they are in seclusion or in some secret realm and cannot escape, they can delay a little.

The third one is the gold-edged silver cloud that Cheng Xinzhan has received now. This is a signal that a war is about to begin, and the sect is summoning disciples to send troops to attack. But like the second one, if there are other emergency situations, it can be delayed slightly.

The fourth type is red cloud with golden edges, which means that the sect is under attack and all disciples outside must put down everything they are doing and return to the sect immediately to provide support.

There is another, and also the last, "gold-rimmed white clouds", which means that the sect has been overthrown, and the disciples outside do not need to return and remain in hiding. At that time, the eight words on the command arrow are:
Wait for the opportunity and continue the Taoist tradition.

Cheng Xinzhan put away the command arrow and quickly said to the old village chief beside him, "Munaigong, I have something urgent to do. Let's talk again tomorrow!"

He touched the heads of several children, and without waiting for Mu Naigong to ask details, he immediately turned into a cloud and left. When his brother saw him from a distance, he immediately followed him on the wind.

He tried to fly at all speed, but Dengge'er still couldn't catch up with him. Now Dengge'er hadn't mastered the skill of changing his size, so it was more convenient for him to hold his third sister in his arms. He used his magic power to wrap up Dengge'er, and then threw out a string of thunder talismans.

He walked on the thunder talisman, and then a series of thunders sounded in a straight line over the land of Sanxiang and Yuzhang. When the thunder stopped, he returned to Sanqing Mountain.

At this moment, all kinds of escaping lights appeared on Sanqing Mountain, coming and going in a rush. A jade talisman was hung on the towering Yuhua Peak. The jade talisman repeated a sentence, which resounded in every corner of Sanqing Mountain, creating a tense atmosphere.

"All registered disciples are not allowed to leave the sect, all true disciples return to the mountain and wait for orders, all mountain masters, direct disciples and elders above the third realm come to the Qianjun Hall of Yuhua Peak to discuss matters!"

Cheng Xinzhan went straight back to Wuyou Cave, his soul entered his body, his bamboo body turned into a point of spiritual light and entered his heart, all the talismans that were usually accumulated in the cave were also stored in the cave stones. He took everything he could take with him, and asked his third sister and other brothers to look after the house, while he went to the place where the bamboo stele was hidden to wait.

As expected, there was no one here. I guess my master had already gone to Yuhua Peak.

Not long after he arrived at the Cangzhu Monument, the voice of the Jade Talisman on Yuhua Peak changed.
"I hereby promote Cheng Xinzhan, the true disciple of Mingzhishan, to be the direct disciple. Come to Qianjun Hall to discuss matters immediately!"

Cheng Xinzhan's name was suddenly called out in the jade talisman, but it was only this one sentence, and then it immediately began to repeat the previous words.

Cheng Xinzhan was very surprised. He did not dare to delay and immediately flew to Yuhua Peak.

We arrived at Qianjun Hall, which is a large hall for meetings. It covers a very large area and is shaped like a round altar.

The palace door was wide open and there was no one guarding it, so he walked in.

As soon as I entered the door, I was shocked by the scene inside.

The floor tiles here are like a mirror or a calm lake, reflecting the emerald green and sapphire caisson and the beams and pillars carved with dragons and phoenixes on the ceiling.

There was nothing on the ground, but there were nine-layer cloud platforms hanging in the void. Each layer of the cloud platform was a ring. The ring became smaller as it went down, like a staircase.

There are various colored spiritual plants growing on each layer of the cloud platform, some are purple, some are red. Each spiritual plant is as big as a cushion, and there are people sitting on it.

As soon as he entered the door, many eyes were cast at him.

"Xinzhan is here. Please take a seat next to your master."

A middle-aged man on the lowest and most central platform said to him.

Cheng Xinzhan recognized him. He was one of the five deputy leaders of the sect, the deputy leader of Yujing Peak, in charge of most of the mountains outside the Lotus Blessed Land, including Jing, Hua and Xu. Yuhua Peak was in charge of emergency matters within the sect, so they were also within the authority of the deputy leader of Yujing Peak.

The fact that the headmaster did not show up indicated that the situation was not that critical yet.

This was his first reaction.

Then he took a quick glance and immediately found his master.
He flew up and landed on the Ganoderma lucidum next to Wen Sukong.

"Master."

He whispered.

Wen Sukong nodded.

"Wei Jian and Wu Ji have each led 50 people there. Let's discuss how many people will go, how many groups will they be divided into, and how long the shifts will be."

The deputy leader of Yujing Peak said.

Cheng Xinzhan also recognized the two people mentioned by the deputy leader. Gong Weijian was the master of Baihu Mountain, and Zhao Wuji was the master of Shuji Mountain. Both were the mountains where he attended classes to study.

While everyone was discussing, Wen Sukong also whispered to Cheng Xinzhan:

"Last night, the Northern Demon Cult suddenly attacked West Kunlun Mountain and occupied the top of Kunlun Mountain. The West Kunlun Cult was destroyed."

Cheng Xinzhan was startled.

It’s such a big deal!
The good and evil have finally lived in peace for hundreds of years, are they going to be at war again? !
Cheng Xinzhan had read a lot of books, especially history. He knew that in this world, either the righteous suppressed the evil, or the evil suppressed the righteous, and the struggles between forces in the mountains would often affect the mortal world.

Throughout history, the righteous path has generally prevailed. When the righteous path suppressed the evil path, all schools and sects devoted themselves to cultivation, and there were few wars in the world. The world was ruled by a unified dynasty.

However, as time went on, the righteous gradually relaxed their vigilance, and the mortal dynasties also began to decay after a long period of peace. This was the opportunity for the evil to counterattack.

Sometimes the evil path will be suppressed, and sometimes the evil path will suppress the righteous path. Whenever this happens, the evil path takes over, benevolence and courtesy are lost, and the mortal world will fall into chaos. Either the world will be torn apart and attack each other, or a tyrant will be in power and impose heavy taxes, causing public resentment. The world will be filled with blood and resentment, which is exactly what the evil cultivators like.

But this kind of chaotic times usually does not last too long, ranging from a few decades to one or two hundred years. After being awakened, the righteous will once again counterattack the evil path, cleanse the filth, and restore peace to the world.

The evil way kills the goose that lays the golden eggs, so it cannot last long.

The righteous always let down their guard and are often caught by the evil.

The same is true for earthly dynasties. When there is peace for a long time, the rulers value civil affairs over military affairs, become arrogant and extravagant, and ruin their foundation. People who rely on their bravery and brutality will not be able to maintain the throne for long even if they sit on it.

Over and over again, you come and I go, it's always like this.

So some wise men in the world said, "The people of Qin had no time to mourn themselves, but later generations mourned them. If later generations mourned them but did not learn from them, they would also make later generations mourn later generations!"

The same applies to the mountains.

If you think about it carefully, the last time the evil path counterattacked the righteous path was at the end of the Song Dynasty. The righteous path was suppressed for a hundred years. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the righteous path suppressed the evil path again. It has been more than four hundred years since then.

The West Kunlun Sect is also a branch of the Three Pure Ones Taoist sect, and it worships the ancient golden immortal Du'e Zhenren as its founder. The battle that made it famous was the battle to subdue demons four hundred years ago. The West Kunlun Mountain where the sect is located faces the Northern Demon Sect, and is located in the northern border. This is also the Taoist force that has penetrated the Northern Demon Sect most deeply.

But unexpectedly, the sect that had suppressed the Northern Demon Cult for four hundred years was captured overnight.

The righteous and evil paths have been fighting for so many years and have gained experience. After defeating the evil paths last time, the righteous paths demarcated their respective territories and responsibilities.

The demon sects are divided into the Northern Demon Sect, the Southern Demon Sect, and the Overseas Demon Sect according to their bases.
The Northern Demon Cult is headquartered in Xisai, with its influence spreading to Mobei, Xihai, Longyou, and Jibei, and is guarded by the righteous forces in Jinyuan, Longnan, Heluo, Yanzhao, etc. The Southern Demon Cult is headquartered in Nanhuang, with its influence spreading to Xueyu, Dianwen, Miaojiang, and Yuyang, and is guarded by the righteous forces in Yuzhang, Jingchu, Sanxiang, and Bashu, etc.

The righteous forces in Qilu, Jinling, Kuaiji, Fujian and other places are responsible for guarding against the overseas evil cults.

The reason why the Shuzhong Taoist sect has become more and more powerful and acted more and more domineering in recent years is that this place is sandwiched between the sphere of influence of the Northern Demon Sect and the Southern Demon Sect. In such a dangerous situation where it is attacked from all sides, the Shuzhong Taoist sect can not only protect the people from disasters and guard the land, but also suppress the Southern Demon Sect and make it difficult for it to move forward!
This is the power of Shushan!

The Eastern Taoists could not stand the Shu Taoists' overbearing behavior, group mergers, and cruel methods, but no one had ever said that they were incompetent.

Although Yuzhang is not included in the territory guarding the Northern Demon Sect, as the leader of the Eastern Taoism, Yuzhang must step in since such a tragedy has occurred. Moreover, the first to bear the brunt this time is the Western Kunlun Sect, which is also a disciple of the Three Purities, so it is impossible for the Three Purities Mountain to remain indifferent.

In addition, when something like this happens, the young disciples in the sect who have not experienced the battle between demons will definitely be pulled out to practice.

"Moreover, this time the Northern Demon Cult came with great force. After conquering West Kunlun overnight, they did not plunder and leave, but instead set up a new sect on the spot. This time, the Northern Demon Cult also introduced a figure, known as the Blood God Son, who founded a sect in West Kunlun Mountain and called it the Blood God Cult. This is something that we righteous people cannot tolerate!"

Wen Sukong said coldly.

Blood God Son?

Cheng Xinzhan thought about this name carefully and confirmed that he had never heard of it before.

However, the West Kunlun Sect also had immortals, but it was overthrown overnight. I wonder what kind of demon this Blood God Son is.

"The reason why I called you here is because there are rules in Sanqing Mountain. When discussing matters in Qianjun Hall, no less than two people from each lineage must be present. Only the mountain master, elders, and direct descendants can enter here. According to the rules of the sect, only those who are in the third realm can be elders, and those who are in the second realm can be direct descendants. However, there are only you and me in Mingzhi Mountain now, so I can only make an exception and promote you to be the direct descendant."

Wen Sukong explained again.

Cheng Xinzhan finally understood. He was still wondering why he was called to such a meeting.

Wen Sukong did not comment on what the deputy headmaster of Yujing Peak said, but the others were actively responding. After a while, everyone slowly stopped talking. The deputy headmaster of Yujing Peak nodded, summarized everyone's opinions, and began to speak.

"That's it. For the eight branches of the blessed land, except for Mount Shuji and Mount Baihu, which have already set out, and Mount Meizhi, each mountain will send out ten people, except for Mount Danxia, ​​which will send out twenty people. Outside the blessed land, each mountain will send out twenty people, except for the Azalea Valley, which will send out forty people. The ratio of the first and second realms is 3:7. The first batch will be led by Jingsong and Jingyan.

"The disciples who have returned to the sect will not leave for the time being. Wait for the news from Wuji and Weijian to come back and see if additional personnel should be sent. If the war lasts for a long time, the number of disciples in the second round of rotation and the rotation time will be determined based on the situation. Do you have any objections?"

"can."

"can."

"..."

Everyone began to respond.

Cheng Xinzhan looked at Wen Sukong.

Wen Sukong understood what he meant.
"You want to go?"

"Disciple wants to go."

"Although the disciples of Meiji Mountain participate in the internal affairs of the sect, they are specially allowed not to leave the sect to fight the enemy."

"Disciple wants to go."

Cheng Xinzhan repeated it.

So Wen Sukong nodded and said loudly,

"Meiji-san plus one more person!"

The deputy leader of Yujing Peak looked over and nodded.

"Meijishan Cheng Xinzhan entered the first round of battle."

"can."

"can."

"..."

Everyone agreed.

Afterwards, the Dean of the Institute of Foreign Affairs Huo Jingyan, the Master of Toujian Mountain Ying Jingsong, the Deputy Master of Danxia Mountain Wan Wuwei, and the Master of Dujuan Valley Chang Jingyuan were retained by the Deputy Leader to discuss the details, while the rest went back to the mountain to inspect the troops.

We agreed to set off from Yuhua Peak in two quarters of an hour.

With still two quarters of an hour left, Cheng Xinzhan followed Wen Sukong back to Meiji Mountain.

"Although you have been to the Southern Wilds and dealt with the people in Baiman Mountain, I want to tell you that the Northern Demon Sect behaves completely differently from the Southern Demon Sect. The Southern Demon Sect is insidious and despicable, but the Northern Demon Sect is bloody and cruel. They all practice the way of killing one thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred of their own. And this new Blood God Sect sounds like a bloodthirsty and blood-refining demon sect. You must be careful."

Wen Sukong warned.

"The disciple understands."

"Your uncle disappeared in the north. Don't follow in his footsteps. If you encounter danger, don't be stubborn. As long as you have a life, you will never run out of firewood."

Cheng Xinzhan raised his head suddenly. This was the first time he heard about the word "uncle-master" from his master's mouth!

"The disciple understands."

He nodded.

"Did you bring your avatar with you?"

"I have it."

"Yes." Wen Sukong nodded, "Let the incarnation explore the dangerous situation, and give up when it is time to give up. By the way, have you learned "The End of the World is Just a Step Away"? "

Cheng Xinzhan shook his head. This was a secret method in "The Secret Instructions of Changsheng Taiyuan Xianshen". It was a method for the soul to quickly return to the body after leaving the body. It was a bit difficult.

"Learn this first. Don't enter dangerous areas until you learn it!"

Wen Sukong suddenly said sternly.

"Disciple, obey."

Cheng Xinzhan also replied seriously.

Regarding the secret technique of "The End of the World Is Close at Hand", Wen Sukong mentioned a few more key points. After she had finished her suggestions, she said:

"Take your dog with you. Since the demon sect is refining blood, the dog's nose will be useful."

Cheng Xinzhan thought about it and moved his lips, using wind magic to convey the message to Wuyou Cave.

Soon, the dog and the cat came up.

"You want to bring the cat with you?"

Wen Sukong was a little confused.

"No, I just want to ask Master to take care of me."

Wen Sukong nodded and agreed.
"Go ahead and come back safe and sound!"

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