Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Zheng Jiehuai smiled and said: "This is the moment and the moment is the same. When we first made peace with Xuanmen, we were tolerating and waiting for change. Now the time has come, and we should take action when it is time to take action."

The man surnamed Mo asked suspiciously: "Senior Brother Zheng, what do you mean by the time coming?"

Zheng Jiehuai said: "When I went to Qiyuan Island, I got news that the war in Mubei was coming to an end. Xuanmen was defeated in the several wars that broke out over the years. The Demon Sect, the Yao Clan and the local alliance fought continuously. "Jie, we are approaching the hinterland where Xuanmen is defending."

"Mubei has nine counties, eighty-one counties, and nine hundred and seventy-two cities under its jurisdiction. The alliance has occupied eight counties and seventy-five counties. Only the six counties of Annan County are left unconquered. Xuanmen is there to fight for the trapped beasts. ”

"The Daxuanmen in the interior of Qingzhou are very dissatisfied with the current situation and believe that they should abandon Mubei and retreat to Qingzhou."

"In recent years, they have continuously sent manpower and military equipment to support Mubei, but they have been beaten by meat buns, causing them considerable losses. Mubei is far away from Qingzhou, across the Qinghai Sea, and the supply line is too long. Xuanmen cannot form an effective network there at all. Organizing forces to resist the Alliance army is just adding fuel to the fire. "

"There are rumors that the Daxuan sects in Qingzhou have held many talks with the top officials of the Taixuan Sect, demanding that Mubei be abandoned and the main force be concentrated to retreat to the interior of Qingzhou. This is most likely true."

"If they really abandon Mubei and withdraw their disciples, then after the alliance is fully integrated, they will definitely go south to Qingzhou."

"Their original plan was to start an uprising in Mubei and Tiannan. After expelling Xuanmen, Mubei's army would go south, and Tiannan's army would go north. They would attack Xuanmen from the north and south at the same time, and support the demon clan separatist Liangyi from a distance. "

"So after they capture Mubei, they will definitely attack Qingzhou. I predict that it will take as little as ten years and less than a hundred years. The situation in Mubei will be certain. By then, the alliance army will move south, and with the overwhelming power of Mount Tai, Qinghai Xuanmen will either die or escape. ”

"We must seize the opportunity to prevent other small forces in the alliance from taking over the magpie's nest and taking the Xingang land as their own."

The man surnamed Mo said: "Senior Brother Zheng has a far-sighted vision that is beyond my reach."

Zheng Jiehuai smiled slightly: "The reason why I decided to take action against Qianyi Sect is not entirely for this reason. The war in Mubei Grassland affects the general trend of the world, and for our sects in Qinghai, it is even more important. A sharp sword, but this is only an external factor."

"What's more important is the internal troubles. Over the past few decades, our sect has been recruiting troops, and the number of people has expanded dramatically. It has reached four thousand people. If a war is launched, this is the fighting strength of four thousand people. But if there is no war to fight, this will It’s four thousand mouths waiting for food.”

"We only occupy half of the land of Chu, and the resources and financial resources cannot support the consumption of so many people. In recent years, the annual salary of disciples alone has reached millions of spiritual stones. The finances have already been overwhelmed. The entire sect has been overwhelmed. The doors are running at overload, and if this continues, we won’t even be able to pay out salaries.”

"When that time comes, there is no need for Xuanmen to attack us. We will have to fight within ourselves. We must turn internal troubles into external wars. Only by expanding our territory and gaining more resources can we support the consumption of so many disciples."

The man surnamed Mo suddenly realized: "I see, I'm telling you how Brother Zheng suddenly changed his temper. You who have always advocated peaceful development actually offered to capture the Qianyi Sect."

Zheng Jiehuai said: "There is no other way. When the sect develops to a certain level, it must expand outwards, otherwise there will be civil strife. Now I finally understand why the sect is so strict in the selection of disciples. It turns out to be to control financial costs. ”

"They have dominated the world for a long time and have no external worries. They are also limited by the regulations of the four major Xuanmen. They cannot annex other sects and cannot expand their power outwards. Therefore, they must control the number of disciples and only select untransformed disciples with excellent spiritual qualifications. , to avoid excessive financial burden and internal troubles.”

The man surnamed Mo said: "Although we continue to recruit troops and buy horses, we have many disciples, but most of them are just a mob. In addition, the occupation of the Chu Kingdom is relatively small, and the disciples have not had enough time to grow. In terms of high-level combat power, they are no better than Qian Yizong. I think I’m afraid it’s not the right time to swallow them.”

Zheng Jiehuai said: "I also know this, but we have to fight. Our finances can no longer afford the expenses of so many disciples. We can only launch a war against the Qian Yizong, survive the fittest, and eliminate some disciples with low abilities."

"This can reduce the financial burden on the sect, and secondly, it can deplete the strength of Qian Yizong."

"As the saying goes, killing an enemy by one thousand will cause a loss of eight hundred. The Qianyi Zong can't compare with our large numbers. Even if the casualty ratio reaches two to one, or even three to one, they will not be able to survive. We can use this to expand our territory and cannibalize them."

"For us, as long as the high-level monks are not killed in battle, no matter how many low-level disciples are killed or injured, it will be beneficial and harmless."

The man surnamed Mo nodded and said: "I understand. No wonder Senior Brother Zheng has been sending small groups of troops to attack from all directions, while the frontline camp has remained stationary. It turned out to be such a plan."

Zheng Jiehuai said: "Our high-level combat power is comparable to that of the Qian Yizong, so we must avoid head-on collisions and control the scale of the battle below that of the Jindan monks. In this way, we can use the Qian Yizong to solve the internal troubles caused by the bloated number of people." , and it can consume the strength of Qian Yizong, plunder their supplies, and expand our territory. "

"I have given an order to strictly select the disciples from now on. The number of disciples should be limited to only three thousand at most."

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Tang Ning was sitting cross-legged in the room, practicing self-cultivation with his eyes closed. He had been here for half a year, and everything was peaceful and peaceful. At this time, there was a knock on the door outside the house. He opened his eyes and said, "Come in."

A woman with bright eyes and sharp teeth, a slightly thin figure, pushed open the door and walked in. It was Yang Yunzhi from the Department of Liaison. Tang Ning had met her several times before and was considered an old acquaintance.

At that time, he was trapped in a bottleneck and saw Lone Goose dying for love, which made him feel deeply. But when he reached the middle stage of Qi Refining, Yang Yunzhi was the little girl who buried the goose's bones.

After so many years, he had reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and she had also entered the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. When Tangning saw her suddenly, the image of her crying pear blossoms and raining rain reappeared in Tang Ning's mind, and she felt as if she was in another world.

"Senior Brother Tang." Yang Yunzhi nodded and said. Her figure was still so thin, her face looked weak, but her eyes were quite tough.

Tangning smiled and said, "You're here, what's going on?"

Yang Yunzhi said: "I have used up the elixirs I brought with me. I want to go back to the sect and buy some elixirs. I came here to report to Senior Brother Tang."

Tang Ning said: "If you just buy elixirs for Nai, you don't have to go to so much trouble. I have some body-strengthening elixirs with me here. How many do you need?"

Yang Yunzhi said: "I will have to stay here for at least half a year and need six bottles of elixirs."

Tangning took out six bottles of Strengthening Pills from her storage bag and handed them to her.

Yang Yunzhi took the elixir, dug out one hundred and eighty middle-grade spiritual stones and handed them to him, saying, "Senior Brother Tang has already advanced to the late stage, how come he still carries so many strengthening elixirs with him?"

Tang Ning took the spirit stone and said, "I have refined these for many years and keep them by my side. To be honest, many people in the Secret Academy have bought elixirs from me."

"Senior Brother Tang can also refine elixirs?" Yang Yunshui asked in surprise.

"It's great, Xiao Ke. In my early years, I had learned the art of elixirs. When I had nothing to do, I would go to the sect's elixir room to play around. Now I have just gotten a glimpse of it." Tang Ning took out thirty-six spiritual stones and handed them to her. Give it back to her.

"Senior Brother Tang, what do you mean by this?"

Tang Ning smiled and said, "You only need eighty spirit stones to buy a Strengthening Pill from me. I can't use these pills with my current level of cultivation. The store that sells them to the Pill Department costs eighty spirit stones. Of course I will sell it to you at the same price, we are all brothers from the sect, not to mention we are still old friends."

Yang Yunzhi smiled slightly: "I didn't expect Senior Brother Tang to still remember me. I thought I had forgotten about it a long time ago. Speaking of which, I haven't even had time to thank you for saving me back then."

Tang Ning waved her hand: "It's just a small effort, so why thank you? You are also blessed with profound blessings. I happened to be passing by. If it were other brothers in the sect, they would definitely not sit back and ignore it."

"Having said that, I feel very ashamed that I can't repay you for your great kindness in saving me."

Tang Ning was about to answer the call when suddenly three bells rang loudly in succession. When the two people in the room heard the sound, their expressions changed. Tang Ning immediately left the wooden house in a flash, and several people also flashed out of the other wooden houses. figure.

"Senior Brother Tang, what's going on? Is there a demon sect coming?" Chen Fan asked as several people gathered around him.

"Junior Brother Chen, go to the sound transmission array immediately and inform the sect that the Demon Sect is attacking and ask them to come quickly for support."

"Yes." Chen Fan took the order and turned into light and left.

"Junior brothers, follow me." Tang Ning transformed into a ray of light and came to the front of the hall, with everyone following closely behind.

Not far away, a disciple came with a sword, walked to his side, bowed and saluted: "Uncle Tang."

"What's going on?" Tang Ning asked, this was the disciple in charge of guarding.

The disciple replied: "I only saw fireworks rising outside, so I hurriedly sounded the alarm. I don't know what happened specifically."

Needless to say, when the fireworks went up, it must have been the sentry disciples on the observation deck who discovered the Demon Sect's attack.

At that time, all the disciples had gathered in front of the hall, and everyone looked solemn.

Tang Ning said loudly: "You don't need to worry. Even though the Demon Sect is here, there is nothing we can do. This place is only seven or eight hundred miles away from the sect, and the sect's support staff can arrive within half an hour. I expect that the Demon Sect's golden elixir monks will definitely Don't dare to risk yourself and go deep into this place. The most people who come here are foundation-building monks, who are just selling their heads."

"Relying on the strength of the formation, we can hold on for half an hour. When the sect's reinforcements arrive, we will cooperate inside and outside, attack from the front and back, and kill the invading Demon Sect monks without a place to bury them."

As soon as he finished speaking, a ray of light shot out, revealing Chen Fan's figure.

"Junior Brother Chen, how are you? Have you met the sect yet?" Tang Ning asked

Chen Fan said: "I have informed the sect of the Demon Sect's invasion, and the sect has sent manpower to support us, asking us to stand firm and wait for help."

"Okay, fellow juniors, follow me to meet the Demon Sect. All the disciples are waiting here."