Chapter 2283

If not, then don't blame him for being rude.

Dong Rui laughed from the side: "You first tell me, how many people are there in the Qixia Sect?"

"Tian Wu confessed, there are thirty-one people in the sect." Liu Qingdao knew well the hardship of the sect's seclusion, "The Xian Sect has closed itself off from the world, too many people and they can't afford the upkeep."

In ancient times, the number of people in a great sect of the immortal gates could reach thousands or even tens of thousands, grand and imposing, but in the later era of seclusion, it would sharply decline, because each immortal and cultivator in seclusion consumes a large amount of spiritual energy or xuan crystals.

The sect originally chose long-term seclusion due to insufficient spiritual energy, the number of people brought into the small cave heaven is limited, and as the situation inside the small cave heaven becomes more severe, many people will be driven out or simply disappear.

Even the former Qianhuan True Person, who was one of the stewards of Ling Mountain and had the Gathering Spirit Great Formation drawing in Shanjin spiritual energy to supply the small cave heaven, yet the total number of disciples of the Phantom Sect in the Overturned Sea was only a few hundred. The Qixia Sect has thirty or so, among the sects that have emerged from seclusion and had dealings with Cangyan State, it is not few.

Few in number is also one of the main reasons why the newly emerged Xian Sect finds it difficult to contend with great powers.

"When Ling Mountain was founded, the Qixia Sect was also one of the original elders, but it has long been in seclusion and ignores worldly affairs, only periodically sending some personnel to Ling Mountain, so it is not as closely related to Ling Mountain as the original Phantom Sect was." Liu Qingdao thought for a moment, "I remember the sect master of the Qixia Sect bears the surname Yuan, they should have been in seclusion for a long time. As for the known Yuan Shan immortals, their techniques, great formations, and dharma implements, most have been inherited by the Qixia Sect, also including many ancient relics. So, they are still quite well-endowed."

Dong Rui snorted from the side: "These years, the immortal sects we have cleaned up, I don't even know how many there were."

The endless stream of immortal demons and wild monsters has always been a major headache for the governance of various states. Cangyan, although it cannot press all sects down and make them obedient, still maintains a subtle balance in dynamic management, and has explored a unique way of getting along with them.

Catch those that should be caught, release those that should be released, manage those that should be managed. Dealing with supernatural power, the emphasis is on flexibility.

For these thousands of years, "managing immortal sects" has been the task of Ling Mountain, but now the three great powers are doing it even better.

Liu Qingdao's expression was gloomy: "Master Dong, the Qixia Sect is different from those previous sects. Its predecessor, the Yuan Shan Sect, is the origin of the Xu Ling technique."

"Huh?" Dong Rui was startled, "Xu Ling technique was created by the Yuan Shan?"

He Lingchuan also raised his eyebrows.

With the recovery of heavenly and earthly spiritual energy, many arcane arts and divine abilities that had disappeared during the medieval period have returned to the human world. This Xu Ling is quite representative, it combines divine abilities with the techniques of controlling spirits and beasts, refining into a "Xu Ling" that can be either illusory or substantial as a summoned entity.

In the Panlong World, commanders like Hu Min of the Great Wind Army or so will refine one or two Xu Ling, capable of combat and vigilance, able to help their master block incoming dark arrows from behind.

But the Xu Ling they refine are not strong enough, because the foundation of this thing is too important.

Liu Qingdao continued: "Not bad. Seven thousand years ago, the immortal realm saw a surge, the techniques of controlling spirits, controlling ghosts, and puppet techniques flourished, and even many great powers on this foundation wanted to refine external incarnations. The sixth sect master of Yuan Shan Sect, Floating Light Elder, extensively absorbed the strengths of various paths, spent three hundred years in research and creation, and developed the Xu Ling technique, allowing Yuan Shan to leap to become one of the strongest immortal sects of the time, and this continued until before and after the demon invasion."

He Lingchuan nodded. That Yuan Shan could become one of the six immortal sects that built the "Oasis," protecting all living beings in the world, is sufficient to show its strength.

"It's a pity that Yuan Shan suffered great losses in resisting the demon invasion and maintaining the Oasis, leaving no successor. However, the later Qixia Sect inherited Yuan Shan's legacy, not only the secret technique for refining Xu Ling, but also several powerful Xu Ling of Yuan Shan!"

The focus is here, He Lingchuan asked him: "Are you sure?"

"Around one thousand three hundred years ago, that is, the mid-medieval period, the Qixia Sect and the Piaomiao Sect of the Ji Feng Plains were in constant conflict, the Piaomiao Sect's mountain-guarding spirit object, Mount Mount Fengmo, was nurtured from the subterranean Ziwu Divine Wind, and it was quite formidable. The Qixia Sect had no choice but to summon one of Yuan Shan's most powerful Xu Ling, the 'Giant Spirit God,' and dealt a heavy blow to the Piaomiao Sect."

He Lingchuan stroked his chin: "So, they at least have the Giant Spirit God in their hands?"

The Piaomiao Sect's garrison at Mount Mount Fengmo Mountain, he personally walked there. The Ziwu Divine Wind rising from the earth is truly the wind blade and frost sword, able to cut a living person into a skeleton in a few breaths, and blow twice more, not even bone fragments remain.

The great Mount Mount Fengmo has already disappeared, but the small Mount Mount Fengmo released by Fushan Yue back then still caused a disaster of being overwhelmed to the treasure transport team of Baoshu State. Yes, this small Mount Mount Fengmo is now working in Ju City, so He Lingchuan is fully aware of its power.

Letting Weian City deal with Mount Mount Fengmo is already difficult, let alone with the Giant Spirit God, which is even stronger than Mount Mount Fengmo.

"Xu Ling can dwell in magical artifacts, sleep for years, consuming little during that period." This is also one of the reasons why immortals like to refine Xu Ling, "So, the Qixia Sect likely still retains these powerful guardian treasures."

He Lingchuan said nothing.

Dealing with such an immortal sect, one must be cautious again and cautious, especially since they are right beside the city, the damage they could cause would be too great.

He was thinking, once Weian City and the Qixia Sect turn against each other, what method should Cangyan use to minimize the destructive power of the Qixia Sect as much as possible?

Dong Rui said coolly: "They are actually very cautious in their storage."

"They probably remember the lesson of Yuan Shan's decline, and will not lightly exhaust their own strength."

"So they adopted such a conservative approach to give me trouble, not showing a single face?" He Lingchuan asked, "Where is their sect's base?"

"The Qixia Sect has relocated multiple times. About four hundred years ago, their sect was located at Beichen Mountain in the west of Mou State, after which they disappeared." Liu Qingdao added, "If an immortal sect is in seclusion, they usually do not let outsiders know their exact location."

"Cutting off the water supply to Weian City is a demonstration to Cangyan." He Lingchuan's eyes flashed, "They are using Weian City as leverage, what do you think they want?"

"In our dealings with so many immortal sects that have emerged from seclusion, what they want is nothing more than territory, materials, and population." Liu Qingdao analyzed, "Using the Giant Spirit God costs too much, requiring vast amounts of xuan crystals. Unless absolutely necessary, the Qixia Sect should not bring it out."

Immortal sects also have to keep accounts, especially those that have been in seclusion for over a hundred years and whose xuan crystal reserves are not abundant, they must understand living within their means.

He Lingchuan understood his implied meaning:

It's best not to drive the Qixia Sect to the point of fish dying and net breaking, at that time the one suffering the deepest injury would be Weian City.

Liu Qingdao volunteered: "I have had several encounters with Sect Master Yuan, I will now set out for Weian City."

"The Qixia Sect chose the method of cutting off the flow to threaten Weian City, indicating they had observed and prepared early, and are not rashly stirring up trouble right after emerging from seclusion."