Sect Master’s Immortal Journey Chapter 709: Yuanshen
Almost twenty years have passed since Meng Zhang went into seclusion and entered the Yuanshen stage.
In the past twenty years, Taiyi Sect's life has not been easy.
In these years, acting head Niu Dawei has been in charge of all affairs of Taiyi Sect. He kept in mind Meng Zhang's instructions before seclusion, kept a low profile, bided his time, and made full contraction.
Rumors about Jin Li's serious injury became more and more intense, and Meng Zhang, the head of the Taiyi Sect, himself did not show up in public for a long time. All kinds of unfavorable rumors, from the Demon Wind Gobi to the Endless Sand Sea, and even the entire Jiuqu Alliance, are rampant.
Although the New Beast King Mountain is unable to attack the Taiyi Sect openly due to the rules of the Jiuqu League. But in the dark, various small actions almost never stop.
Faced with Taiyi Sect’s repeated concessions, New Beast King Mountain’s arrogance became even more arrogant, almost to the point where it was barely concealed.
The scope of Taiyi Sect’s rule was greatly reduced, and the territory in Yaofeng Gobi was invaded by New Beast King Mountain through various means.
One spiritual vein after another, one mineral deposit after another... fell into the hands of Beast King Mountain one after another.
As the new Beast King Mountain of the Yuanshen Sect, even if they don’t take direct action, they have plenty of ways to deal with the Taiyi Sect.
Niu Dawei has been patient and has not made any counterattack. Instead, they took the initiative to withdraw the Taiyi Sect disciples from the peripheral territories and strengthened their control over the core area.
The news that New Beast King Mountain is targeting the Taiyi Sect cannot be hidden from anyone.
Seeing that Taiyi Sect had little power to fight back, a group of hyenas who were watching began to be tempted.
They all took action openly or covertly, wanting to follow the New Beast King Mountain to pick up some carrion to eat.
Since the last defeat of the Hai Clan army, many cultivation forces have been stationed on the newly captured Demon Wind Gobi.
These cultivation forces used to be wary of Taiyi Sect, which was protected by True Lord Jin Li, and did not dare to cause trouble.
Now that Jin Li Zhenjun cannot come out of seclusion, and the Taiyi Sect itself cannot be protected, these cultivation forces have begun to cause chaos.
They caused trouble in Yaofeng Gobi, took things by force, and even attacked each other, making Yaofeng Gobi a mess.
The order that Taiyi Sect took many years to establish and the good environment it created were destroyed in one day.
On the other side of the endless sand sea, seeing that there was an advantage to be taken advantage of, the Huanglian Sect's Hedong Branch and the Fire Cloud Sect showed no mercy.
The Fire Cloud Sect had secretly communicated with the Taiyi Sect before and had many secret transactions. But at this time, the Huoyun Sect became the vanguard of invading Taiyi Sect's interests.
The Taiyi Sect originally had a large territory on the other side of the Endless Sand Sea, and the various forces of the Hanhai Dao League under it were all based in the Endless Sand Sea.
However, facing the pressing pressure of the Fire Cloud Sect and the Hedong branch of the Huanglian Sect, Taiyi Sect lost most of its territory in the endless sand sea.
Taiyi Gate is on the side of the endless sand sea. Only the area near the original Laoshan Gate is still barely under its control.
The cultivation forces of the Hanhai Dao League were basically driven into the Demonic Wind Gobi.
The Hanhai Dao Alliance, the alliance established by Meng Zhang, also showed signs of instability at this time.
Although there has been no blatant resistance, many members have begun to secretly communicate with outsiders to find a way out for themselves. At a critical moment, maybe these guys who are usually respectful would actually dare to turn back and stab Taiyi Men in the back.
As the acting head of Taiyi Sect, Niu Dawei is by no means an incompetent person, let alone a cowardly person.
Only knowing that the enemy was the Yuanshen Sect and that the Taiyi Sect alone could not defeat it, he gave in step by step and tried his best to endure.
In fact, Niu Dawei did not do anything.
He tried his best to ensure the core interests of Taiyi Sect. Under the helpless situation, he could only give up some secondary interests with the determination of a strong man to cut off his wrist.
The Taiyi Sect's power continues to shrink, and the New Beast King Mountain is like a blunt knife cutting flesh, slowly encroaching on the Taiyi Sect's territory.
Back then, Meng Zhang also vigorously developed Taiyi Sect's business, infiltrating Taiyi Sect's power into the Jiuqu League and establishing a huge business network.
Due to the suppression of the New Beast King Mountain, this business network that could have brought huge benefits to the Taiyi Sect has rapidly shrunk and has been slowly squeezed to the extreme.
Faced with such a powerful enemy as the New Beast King Mountain, the Taiyi Sect could not find a reliable friend at all.
Under the protection of True Lord Jin Li, the Taiyi Sect actively opened up connections and made friends within the Jiuqu League.
But after New Beast King Mountain showed hostility towards Taiyi Sect, these friends stayed away from Taiyi Sect one after another.
Even Da Feng City, an old friend, is becoming increasingly estranged from Taiyi Sect.
The Lu family in charge of Gale City has the support of True Lord Qinglan. Logically speaking, they should not have to fear the New Beast King Mountain.
However, after the senior officials of the Lu family weighed the pros and cons, they were unwilling to offend Yuanshen sects like New Beast King Mountain for Taiyi Sect, and began to slowly draw a clear line with Taiyi Sect.
The Gu Yue family and the Taiyi Sect have a long-standing traditional friendship. However, although the Gu Yue family has not drawn a clear line with the Taiyi Sect, they will not help the Taiyi Sect against the New Beast King Mountain. Being able to continue trading and maintaining business relations with Taiyi Sect is already enough of a friendship.
At this time, Niu Dawei felt more and more the important role of a top powerhouse in a sect.
Although True Lord Jin Li has all kinds of shortcomings, she has many differences with Taiyi Sect. But without her protection, the Taiyi Sect would not be able to find a place in the Jiuqu League.
Taiyimen looks like it is crumbling due to internal and external troubles. But the real core figure of Taiyi Sect is not desperate at all.
In these twenty years, Taiyi Sect has never been in vain. Mennei tried his best to slowly regain the energy lost in the last war.
The injuries of several Dharma-protecting generals have almost recovered, and most of the Jindan masters in the sect have regained their combat effectiveness.
Even five years ago, there was a junior monk in the sect who successfully formed an elixir, and Taiyi Sect had another golden elixir master.
As for the supplement of low-level monks, it is even easier.
Taiyi Sect can provide foundation-building pills and small foundation-building pills to its disciples, and the number of monks in the foundation-building period has always maintained a high level. Even if the losses are heavy, it will be replenished in time before long.
In the world of cultivation, there are many people who have completed their Qi refining stage but lack enough resources to attack the foundation building stage.
This situation also exists in Taiyi Sect.
New Beast King Mountain seems to be closing in step by step, but it has never made any move to annex Taiyi Sect head-on.
The two True Lords of the New Beast King Mountain should know that although True Lord Jinli retired due to the defeat in the last battle, he did not die after all.
The two True Lords of the New Beast King Mountain were worried about the revenge of True Lord Jinli in the future and did not dare to do anything.
Their main purpose is to slowly encroach on the territory of Taiyi Sect until they have eaten the main territory of Yaofeng Gobi.
They have no intention of exterminating the Taiyi Sect.
This is not only the way of doing things for the Zhengdao Sect, but also concerns all aspects within the Jiuqu Alliance.
The new Beast King Shan is strong and the Taiyi Sect is weak.
The New Beast King Mountain can suppress Taiyi Sect and seize Taiyi Sect’s various interests.
This is in line with the unspoken rules of the Jiuqu Alliance and is also the common game rule among the righteous sects in the world of cultivation.
But if the New Beast King Mountain really wants to risk everything and directly wipe out the Taiyi Sect, that would be too much.
The one who created the figurines has no descendants. If you can do the first grade of junior high school, others can do the fifteenth grade. As long as you are not a Holy Land sect, there are still forces stronger than you in the world of cultivation.
If New Beast King Mountain does everything right, it may be difficult for the Jiuqu League to move forward in the future.
Don’t forget, within the Jiuqu Alliance there are not only the two giants who dominate everything in the alliance, but also some Yuanshen sects that are not necessarily weaker than the New Beast King Mountain.
The senior leaders of Taiyi Sect are also very familiar with the rules of this game and can deal with it skillfully.
Although due to the irreparable strength gap, Taiyi Sect retreated step by step and was at an absolute disadvantage.
But within a short period of time, Taiyi Sect can barely support itself.
The senior officials of Taiyi Sect are full of confidence in Meng Zhang. As long as Meng Zhang breaks through the Yuan Shen stage and successfully escapes, the situation will definitely be reversed.
What the senior leaders of Taiyi Sect have to do now is to preserve their strength and try to delay as much time as possible. Don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place, let alone compete with the New Beast King Mountain for a day or a day.
New Beast King Mountain has long had the absolute upper hand, but there is still a big gap between achieving its strategic goals.
This kind of battle is destined to be protracted, and New Beast King Mountain is also accustomed to this form of battle.
Of course, there are always some impatient people inside the New Beast King Mountain. They gradually lose their patience and come up with some quick and easy tricks.
The New Beast King Mountain began to send people to work among the top leaders of the Jiuqu League, in order to recruit all the top leaders of the Taiyi Sect to the Yuantu Prairie in the name of the Jiuqu League.
Since the last defeat, the extraterritorial barbarians have been compressed into a small area.
But the ferocious and brave foreign barbarians will never be willing to admit defeat.
From time to time, the barbarians would concentrate their forces and launch an attack on the Jiuqu League.
After each attack, the barbarians suffered heavy casualties, and the Jiuqu Alliance also suffered heavy losses.
As for various small-scale conflicts and fierce battles, they almost never stop.
New Beast King Mountain’s idea is to recruit all the top leaders of Taiyi Sect to the front line, so that they will slowly be lost in the battle with the barbarians outside the territory.
When the time comes, the leaderless Taiyi Sect will be left with only a group of low-level monks, who will never be able to escape the clutches of the New Beast King Mountain. Whether it's rounded or flattened is up to New Beast King Mountain to decide.
Although New Beast King Mountain is very influential among the top leaders of the Jiuqu League, it is still very difficult to pass such a resolution.
New Beast King Mountain needs to convince other high-level officials of Jiuqu Alliance to bribe them by various means and to exchange them with benefits.
In addition, some of the more upright people in the upper echelons of the Jiuqu Alliance do not like the dirty tricks of the New Beast King Mountain, which are used for public and private purposes, and are not easily bribed.
It is also very difficult for the new Beast King Mountain to deal with these opponents.
However, the New Beast King Mountain has begun to become active, and there are always ways to overcome difficulties and achieve their goals.
After Jin Li went into seclusion, the Taiyi Sect lost a strong protector among the top leaders of the Jiuqu League. Some so-called friends are simply unreliable. Even Zhenjun Qinglan, who had a close relationship with Zhenjun Jinli, turned his back and refused to give any help to Taiyi Sect.
Taiyi Sect sent Jindan Zhenren to serve as the elder of the Jiuqu League, but not only did the elder have no real power, he was isolated by others, and it was difficult to even find out information.
While the top leaders of Taiyi Sect were still in the dark, New Beast King Mountain had been active for a long time and had made great progress.
In the eyes of insiders, Taiyi Sect is in a bad situation, and it is only a matter of time before it is taken over by New Beast King Mountain.
Twenty-four years after Meng Zhang went into seclusion, that evening, the Yaofeng Gobi was covered with clouds and it was about to rain.
But suddenly, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, revealing the sky full of red clouds.
Following this, the setting sun, which had already set in the west, suddenly shone brightly and its brightness skyrocketed.
I saw a red sun hanging high in the sky, as if there was a heavy pause, and then there seemed to be golden crows jumping and dancing happily above.
After a while, the red sun continued to set in the west. A bright crescent moon rose, emitting cold moonlight.
The sun and the moon are in the sky, hanging side by side, but there is no sense of disharmony. Sunlight and moonlight are constantly changing, rising and shrinking, changing alternately.
Suddenly, the sky seemed to be covered with a dark curtain. It was pitch black all around, without any light.
After a moment, the black curtain seemed to be cut open, revealing half a day of light.
These changes in the celestial phenomena are just the beginning. As time goes by, the changes in the celestial phenomena become more drastic and strange.
After a while, the clouds gathered and heavy rain fell from the sky. For a while, the bright moon hung high and the sky was clear...
The aura between heaven and earth changes even more rapidly.
A spiritual energy storm swept across, and the spiritual energy tides almost never stopped.
In the induction of many golden elixir masters, there seemed to be layers of invisible burdens on my body, making me unable to even breathe.
The monks who have some knowledge know that this is a monk who is breaking through the realm of cultivation, or practicing secret arts and magical powers, which has caused such a big scene.
More monks who consider themselves knowledgeable will think that such a celestial phenomenon occurs because of monks forming elixirs.
However, if you think about it carefully, when monks in the foundation-building stage form elixirs, although there are also various signs, many strange phenomena in the world will occur. But the phenomenon was so violent and affected so wide a range, it seemed a bit abnormal.
I remember when a monk from Taiyi Sect formed a golden elixir a few years ago, although there were many visions, there was no such a grand performance.
Only the senior officials of Taiyi Sect know what happened at this time.
All the Jindan masters in Taiyi Gate were teleported back to Baicao Slope of the mountain gate.
The third-level protective formation outside the mountain gate has long been activated and is fully powerful.
With a feeling of uneasiness, the senior leaders of Taiyi Sect ordered all the monks in the sect to enter the highest alert state and make every effort to prepare for possible accidents.
In the Demon Wind Gobi, there are also some well-informed Jindan Zhenren staying here.
When several monks stationed here from New Beast King Mountain saw this strange phenomenon in the world, their faces changed drastically, with panicked expressions on their faces. With their knowledge and experience, they certainly know what this is going on.
They forced themselves to calm down and wanted to do something, but found that they could do nothing.
The vision of heaven and earth has appeared, and it is too late to do anything.
This is a sign that the True Lord Yuanshen is about to be born. By this time, the monk who was impacting the Yuanshen stage had reached the final stage of his impact and was nearing its end.
In the Demon Wind Gobi, there are only a handful of monks in the late Golden Core stage. Apart from Meng Zhang, the head of the Taiyi Sect, there seems to be no one else who can become the True Lord of Yuanshen now.
Unless at this time, the True Lord Yuanshen of the New Beast King Mountain is near Yaofeng Gobi, and has completely broken up with the Taiyi Gate, and directly attacks the Taiyi Gate in a large scale. Otherwise, there is no other way to stop Meng Zhang.
The Jindan monks of the New Beast King Mountain reported the visions that occurred in Yaofeng Gobi back to the mountain gate through the flying sword. At the same time, he also harbored a certain sense of luck, hoping that Meng Zhang would have a problem at the last moment and fail to attack the Yuan Shen stage.
But the progress of things will not change according to their will. Their expectations cannot change the established facts.
A burst of hearty laughter rang out on the Baicao Slope of the Taiyi Gate Mountain Gate. Amid the ardent expectations of everyone in the Taiyi Gate, the head Meng Zhang finally succeeded in reaching the Yuan Shen stage.
From now on, Meng Zhang can also be called the True King.
A huge humanoid shadow appeared above the Baicao Slope of Taiyimen Mountain Gate, looking down at everything below.
This huge humanoid shadow has a similar appearance to Meng Zhang, and it is exactly the soul of Meng Zhang.
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This is the normal state of the True Lord Yuanshen’s Yuanshen.
If you want to stabilize the upright Yuan Shen Dharma, you need to have at least a mid-stage Yuan Shen cultivation level.
Meng Zhang, who has just entered the Yuanshen stage, cannot maintain the giant state of Yuanshen for a long time. Even if it barely shows that form, it will only have an empty appearance and no real power at all.
Although he has just entered the Yuan Shen stage, Meng Zhang’s Yuan Shen is extremely condensed, as if he were in essence.
The Yuanshen is different from the Yin Shen. Even if it is completely separated from the physical body, it can continue to survive.
After the soul leaves the body, it can travel thousands of miles, including the East China Sea and Mu Cangwu. You can go up to heaven and down on earth, and you can freely enter and exit the realms of yin and yang.
Of course, it is best for True Lord Yuanshen, especially early Yuanshen monks, to continue to maintain their physical bodies so that they can display their full abilities.
Meng Zhang's spirit circled inside and outside Taiyi Gate, freely entering and exiting the mountain gate, and then appeared in front of the gathered Taiyi Gate senior officials.
"Congratulations to the leader, congratulations to the leader for achieving Yuan Shen..." The senior members of the sect cheered wildly.
Meng Zhang's eldest disciple Niu Dawei, second disciple An Xiaoran and third disciple An Moran were even more excited and knelt down heavily on the ground.
"Congratulations, Master, congratulations to Master..."
Meng Zhang accepted everyone's congratulations with peace of mind, and waved his hands with some satisfaction.
"It will take some time for me to end my retreat and come out to meet my guests."
"However, you can spread the news that I have achieved Yuan Shen."
"This time I made such a big noise, many people outside must have made some guesses."
"I would like to see what kind of nightclubs come to my door to cause trouble."
"I have achieved great success, and I need someone to give me a try."