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Chapter 2290 Generations Have Changed
Chapter 2290 Generations Have Changed
Elder Chu lost three disciples and suffered several bloody holes in his own body, the result of the Spider Queen's enthusiastic embrace. There was also a bloody mark near his temple, which almost blinded him.
Liu Qingdao looked at him and sighed, "Elder Chu, why did it have to come to this?"
Elder Chu glared at him, his eyes still bloodshot: "You killed Old Xu, of course we must avenge him!"
Elder Xu and he had a friendship spanning thousands of years, which surpassed that of blood brothers.
“You have fallen into a trap. There is someone else who plotted to kill Elder Xu. He disguised himself as Tang Jingye and instigated you to attack Weian City, which is why Cang Yan had no choice but to take action to suppress him.”
Yuan Xilin stopped in surprise: "W-what did you say?"
Liu Qingdao then briefly recounted the incident in Wei'an City, and said, "Elder Xu's disciples are all eyewitnesses; you can ask him yourselves in a little while."
He then took out a piece of Juluo wood from his bosom: "Elder Xu's soul is still preserved in Juluo wood, but he has fallen into a deep sleep due to excessive consumption. Once he wakes up, you will be able to talk to him."
Yuan Xilin took the Juluo wood, probed it with his divine sense, and then nodded to Elder Chu:
"It's him!"
Liu Qingdao spoke so frankly that he was no longer afraid of a confrontation. Yuan Xilin and Elder Chu's hostility diminished considerably; they exchanged a glance, both feeling deflated.
Qixia Sect had been in seclusion for over a hundred years, and after finally waiting for the spiritual energy to recover, it suffered this severe blow as soon as it emerged from seclusion!
What puzzled them even more was that the human kingdom that occupied this land had become so powerful that it could easily subdue even the ancient immortal sects.
What will become of the Qixia Sect, which has continued its Taoist tradition for thousands of years?
Liu Qingdao understood the confusion in their eyes.
In fact, in recent years, immortal sects and great demons who have emerged from seclusion have often been in this state of bewilderment.
This world is changing too fast.
However, they themselves must ultimately experience and resolve this pain and sense of loss.
Yuan Xilin then asked Liu Qingdao, "How does Bingyuan Division intend to deal with the Qixia Sect?"
"Before our war begins, the Qixia Sect still has three paths to choose from," Liu Qingdao said solemnly. "At that time, we didn't want the Qixia Sect to follow the script designed by the mastermind and disrupt Weian City, but unfortunately..."
He glanced at the Juluo wood in Yuan Xilin's hand: "Now the bitter fruit has been borne, but fortunately, Weian City did not suffer major casualties, so Qixia Sect still has a path to take, which is to join Cangyan and serve the Nine Nether Emperor!"
With things having come to this point, Qixia Sect no longer had the right to act willfully, and Yuan Xilin could not utter any words about being a carefree hermit and detached from worldly affairs, so he could only remain silent.
Several streaks of lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, the light and shadow shifted, and the surroundings were either as bright as day or as dark as midnight.
Before long, fine, dense raindrops began to fall on my face.
Elder Chu looked up in slight surprise: "We've left the small world?"
“Yes.” Walking through the dark woods, Liu Qingdao pointed ahead, “That’s the real Wei’an City.”
Suddenly, a bright and clear view appeared before them, a scene already quite familiar to the Qixia sect members.
It turned out that they had been wandering around in circles, always on a hillside in the countryside, more than ten miles away from Wei'an City.
Yuan Xi'an turned around and couldn't help but let out a low groan.
With the help of the lightning, you can also see the waterfall of Butterfly Valley from here.
"What a clever trick! We didn't even know when we entered or left the small world." It was understandable that they didn't know they had entered the small world before, since they had been ambushed first. But now they have come out without realizing it and have no idea where the entrance is.
This is a bit scary.
"Cangyan gathers extraordinary people and rare treasures from all over the world, and has also made many innovative connections in magic, supernatural powers, magical artifacts and formations. Even I find their application in war to be ingenious." Liu Qingdao was not just boasting. "Sect Leader Yuan has been in Cangyan for a long time, and he will naturally know about it in the future."
The country is vast and has many talented people; how can the mere few dozen people of Qixia Sect compare?
Yuan Xilin could only say, "We'll wait and see."
Great powers often employ ingenious schemes, which were truly beyond our ability to counter. Even a simple illusion was played with unparalleled skill. At this point, the people of Qixia Sect were finally convinced of their superiority.
Generations have really changed.
Liu Qingdao then said:
"I have a question that I would like to ask Master Yuan to answer."
"Please say."
"You've only just emerged from seclusion, yet you've already sent Heavenly Centipedes to plunder the Xuanjing mines and warehouses in Tongyue Town and elsewhere." Liu Qingdao held up a finger. "How did the Qixia Sect know these locations?"
The Xuanjing Warehouse is relatively secluded and wouldn't be openly displayed with a sign at the entrance. Let alone the Qixia Sect, which has been in seclusion for over a hundred years, even merchants who regularly travel the western part of the Shanjin Plain might not know its location.
Needless to say, the mining areas and military towns are places that only those with a keen eye would notice.
After a few breaths, Yuan Xilin said, "My old friend has long since emerged from seclusion. I sent him a message to inquire about the current situation. He said that all the Xuanjing mines in this land belong to Cangyan, and this country is not friendly to the Immortal Sect. I asked him about the location of the Xuanjing mines, and he gave it to me."
Any immortal sect returning to the mortal realm would immediately need to collect Xuanjing (mystic crystals). Since the local lord Cang Yan has such a poor attitude towards immortal sects, why should the Qixia Sect greet him with a smile? It would be better to take matters into its own hands and provide for itself.
Compared to Bega and Mu Kingdom, Cang Yan's attitude towards the Immortal Sect and the Demon Immortal was certainly not one of welcoming them warmly, and he did not allow them to set up spirit-gathering arrays or to rule their own territories.
For example, the Baoshu Demon Kingdom recently welcomed two great immortal sects, both with long histories and several powerful immortals. To show its sincerity, the Baoshu King specially designated four prefectures as "immortal cities" for the two sects, allowing them not only to enjoy the abundant produce of the prefectures but also to have certain administrative authority in the localities. Of course, not every force that joins Bega can enjoy such treatment, but this generous reward sets a benchmark, attracting immortal sects and rogue immortals of all sizes.
Cang Yan would never offer such treatment, and he even forbade powerful demons from immortal sects from harassing or enslaving the common people. To these extraordinary forces, wouldn't Cang Yan's attitude be considered poor?
Of course, Cang Yan also has his own strengths, but we won't go into those.
Liu Qingdao raised an eyebrow: "A fellow Daoist from before?"
He could tell that Yuan Xilin was being vague, that he didn't want to directly name people and betray his friends.
Yuan Xilin sighed: "You and I are both remnants of ancient times. Who doesn't have a few old friends from the past?"
"Your old friend isn't in Ling Mountain, is he?" Liu Qingdao chuckled slightly. "He pushed you into the limelight, and you're still covering for him?"
Yuan Xilin remained silent.
After all, he asked the question first, and the other person answered it. How can he betray him now?
Seeing that he kept his mouth shut, Liu Qingdao didn't press the matter. The distribution of the Xuanjing mines in the western part of Shanjin wasn't exactly a military secret; anyone with the will could find out about it with a little effort. There was another background to this: in recent years, newly established immortal sects and powerful demons had been causing trouble in Cangyan, and Yuan Si frequently discovered that they were being instigated by Lingshan.
(End of this chapter)