Chapter 315

And these people who joined the Daoyi Sect halfway certainly don't have the sense of belonging to the Daoyi Sect that Hong Zun, Facing Qi Xiong, and the others have.

To put it bluntly, these people joined the Daoyi Sect more because of benefits; everyone is connected because of benefits.

Unlike Hong Zun, Facing Qi Xiong, and the others, who joined the sect when they were young and were cultivated by the sect, the Daoyi Sect is like a home to them.

No matter what happens, they will not abandon the sect.

But the external line is different; they are unlikely to fight to the death for the sect. Once the Daoyi Sect declines, these external lines will probably leave directly.

Of course, this is not to say that those in the external line are black sheep; in fact, they have their own contributions to the Daoyi Sect, but they are just doing things for money.

Fundamentally, there is no conflict between the direct line and the external line, but their attitudes toward the sect are fundamentally different, so it's hard to get too close; as long as they can keep up appearances, that's enough.

And the reason why Zhang Tianzhen makes Hong Zun so dissatisfied has to do with his own problems.

Since joining the Daoyi Sect, Zhang Tianzhen has indeed done a lot for the sect, from the maintenance of the sect-protecting array to the construction of various types and grades of arrays, he has been indispensable.

He has indeed cultivated some excellent young array masters for the Daoyi Sect, but the Daoyi Sect has paid for all of this.

However, in recent years, Zhang Tianzhen has been very close to the Luoxia Sect, and a few years ago, there were even rumors that Zhang Tianzhen wanted to leave the Daoyi Sect and join the Luoxia Sect.

Of course, these rumors have not been verified, but there is no smoke without fire; ordinary disciples might not know, but Hong Zun, as a high-level member of the Daoyi Sect, knew some inside information.

That Old Monster Su did indeed want to win over Zhang Tianzhen, but Zhang Tianzhen's demands were too high, and Old Monster Su didn't agree, so it didn't happen.

Plus, the Luoxia Sect itself already had a ninth-grade array master, so it was impossible to spend a huge price to win over Zhang Tianzhen.

The two sides were close, and Old Monster Su probably just wanted to disgust the Daoyi Sect; it would be better if he could win him over, but if the price was too high, then forget it.

What angered Hong Zun was that Zhang Tianzhen was too greedy and also had the intention of waiting for a better price, pleasing both sides.

After hearing Zhao Zhengping's explanation, Ye Changqing nodded, roughly understanding what was going on.

"So, if Zhang Tianzhen leaves, wouldn't my Daoyi Sect have no ninth-grade array master?"

"It's not that serious; at worst, we can cooperate with the Array Sect. Actually, when the sect created Ten Thousand Array Peak and Hundred Grass Peak, it was just so they wouldn't be strangled by others."

"It's just that array masters and alchemists are too difficult to cultivate, so we can only find strong people from the outside to join, but after all, they are not our Daoyi Sect's direct line. It's unrealistic to expect them to have as much sense of belonging as the direct disciples."

"It's naturally better if we have them; if we don't, it doesn't matter if we find the Array Sect. At worst, the price is just more expensive, and we owe some favors."

Zhao Zhengping saw it very clearly; a ninth-grade array master is important, but to say the sect can't do without him is not the case. There are many ways; at worst, find another one. Anyway, if you have cultivation resources, are you afraid you won't find anyone?

Furthermore, whether Zhang Tianzhen is willing to leave the Daoyi Sect is another matter.

Looking at the Eastern Continent, the sects that can compare with the Daoyi Sect are only the Luoxia Sect, Qingyun Sect, and Huangji Sect. If he abandons the Daoyi Sect, where else can Zhang Tianzhen go?

After chatting casually, everyone dispersed—those who cultivated went to cultivate, and those who had other things to do went to do them.

And Hong Zun and Qingshi came to the array entrance, wanting to see the situation of the aquatic tribes themselves; more than ten disciples were already guarding there.

On the other side, at the East Sea Long Gong, the old Long Wang brought back a group of aquatic powerhouses, and seeing the mess of the Long Gong, his whole face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

A pair of dragon eyes glared fiercely at the surrounding aquatic tribes, and he roared angrily.

"Speak, what's going on? What the hell is going on? My Long Gong is so big, why couldn't you even guard it for a few days?"

"Great King, Divine Jianfeng Peak Master Hong Zun and Great Elder Qingshi, they are both at the offshore camp, the Daoyi Sect..."

An aquatic tribe member told the whole story truthfully.

Hearing this, the killing intent in the old Long Wang's eyes grew even thicker; so the Daoyi Sect had discovered it long ago, and he had been played around by them the whole time.

Damn it, simply damn it.

"Good, a good Daoyi Sect! Destroying my Long Gong, killing my offspring, my aquatic tribes and your Daoyi Sect will not rest until one of us is dead!"

The old Long Wang roared angrily; in this battle, not only was the Long Gong destroyed, but his three offspring—the Crown Prince died, and the Fourth and Fifth Princes were said to have been captured alive, with only a few princesses luckily escaping.

With the old Long Wang's roar, giant waves surged on the sea surface, and dark clouds gathered.

Then a black dragon rushed out of the sea surface and headed straight for the offshore camp.

At the entrance, seeing this black dragon charging over, Hong Zun and Qingshi's expressions remained unchanged.

Across the array, the old Long Wang saw Hong Zun and Qingshi at a glance and roared.

"Hong Zun, Qingshi, I will kill you!"

He kept attacking the array, but unfortunately, the array remained motionless.

"Hong Zun, if you have the ability, come out and fight me for eight hundred rounds!"

"Fool, if you have the ability, come in; I'll scrape you with a sword."

To this, Hong Zun sneered—with the array, why would I go out?

"If you have the ability, come out!"

"If you have the ability, come in!"

"You come out!"

"You come in!"

Across the array, the old Long Wang had no way at all and could only yell in anger.

"Good, good, good, Hong Zun, you really think this offshore array can protect you forever? I want to see what you can do when the array is gone."

Saying this, the old Long Wang plunged into the sea again and then said to the Demon Kings.

"I want to break the array at the offshore camp and slaughter the entire Divine Jianfeng."

Since they had already been discovered, there was no need to continue covering it up; they would break the array directly from the offshore camp. Once the array was broken, their aquatic tribes could invade the Eastern Continent on a large scale.

To avenge the million aquatic tribes who died.

Hearing this, the Demon Kings didn't argue; it really didn't matter where they started now.

"Let the army in Haixi City come back; I will start from the offshore camp."

Inside the Long Gong, the old Long Wang ordered with red eyes, and inside the array, watching the old Long Wang leave, Hong Zun and Qingshi stayed for a while before returning to the camp.