Chapter 727: Calculations on all sides, human hearts are like ghosts (Added for Alliance Leader 202)

"Is it appropriate for Qiner to make a move? Her identity..."

"Appropriate! How could it not be appropriate? She is Qu Lingjun's Dao companion, and Qu Lingjun was once the only successor to the Luo Tian Sect's Supreme Elder. There is no identity more justified than this."

"You know I am not referring to this. Qiner is an outstanding disciple of this generation of my Fenghua Palace. If she fights, it represents my Fenghua Palace personally intervening in the Luo Tian internal strife. In this way, when the time comes, the Five Elements Divine Sect side can use this as an excuse to make trouble."

At nightfall, a gentle breeze drifted over the exquisite palaces.

As it swirled in the corners, it seemed to be sobbing.

In one palace, the Fairy of Wind and Moon fell into silence amidst the questioning of her fellow sect members.

But after only a moment, she began to laugh.

"Does Zhou Shijie think that by not sending people to intervene in the Luo Tian internal strife, the Five Elements Divine Sect side won't be able to find a reason?"

With light steps, the Fairy of Wind and Moon paced slowly in the hall.

"The Luo Tian Sect is under the protection of my Fenghua Palace; everyone knows this. Now, the Five Elements Divine Sect and Motian Cliff have instigated President Sima Wenjie to stir up the Luo Tian internal strife, using the reason that the Luo Tian Sect once received the grace of the Divine Sect, and have agreed that after the Ten Decisive Duels, the Luo Tian Sect will be merged into the command of the Five Elements Divine Sect."

"Such behavior is almost slapping my Fenghua Palace in the face openly!"

"If they truly succeed, how will the world view my Fenghua Palace?"

"If we sit idly by, after the Luo Tian, they will go on to provoke other vassals of my Fenghua Palace. As time goes by, will this territory belong to Fenghua, or to the Five Elements?"

Behind her, the gentle young woman in a gorgeous palace dress nodded thoughtfully.

The logic is indeed like this.

But the point she was worried about was different.

"Even a rotten ship has three nails; the strength of the Five Elements Divine Sect is still quite complete, especially since there are three powerhouses at the Nascent Soul level! If you add the one from Motian Cliff, that is an even more massive force. My Fenghua Palace only has two Nascent Soul True Persons, so we truly cannot clash head-on."

The Fairy of Wind and Moon turned around abruptly. "What are you afraid of? At this time, with the Mingyuan Sect pressing down, do you think they dare to start a full-scale war? At most, they will use small tricks like provoking vassals to nibble away at the Fenghua Domain bit by bit. What I need to do now is to cut off the tentacles they reach out. If one reaches out, I will cut it off!"

Speaking of this, she felt a bit of hatred for her lack of ambition.

"Zhou Shijie Hua, I said early on that we should have absorbed vital forces while the various domains were collapsing earlier. You refused, and now that they have collapsed to our place, my Fenghua Palace is instead stretched thin for manpower. It's one thing to be forcefully pushed out by old-school sects, but to be provoked like this from the front..."

Zhou Shijie Hua sighed. "It was indeed my lack of consideration."

The Fairy of Wind and Moon waved her hand; she knew the temperament of her own Sect Master Zhou Shijie. If she hadn't been obsessed with the Dao of Alchemy in her early years, she should have been the one to take on the position of Sect Master.

"Fortunately, I saw the opportunity early and introduced geniuses like Qu Lingjun into the sect, and also took the initiative to betroth Qiner to him, completely winning him over."

Mentioning Qu Lingjun, Zhou Shijie Hua couldn't help but smile.

That Qu Lingjun is indeed a good one; even at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, he could refine high-grade Jade Dew Pills, and could even refine soul-refining divine medicines like the Tongyou Pill! It is precisely because of his help that my Fenghua Palace has been able to continuously produce latecomers like Meng Qiner over the past hundred years.

The only pity is that this child's aptitude is too poor; even if Fenghua Palace invests various resources, I fear he will have no chance of achieving Core Formation in this lifetime.

"I heard that this time Qu Lingjun begged our sect to make a move, and the price was contributing the pill formula for the Second-Rank Tongyou Pill?" Zhou Shijie Hua asked suddenly.

The Fairy of Wind and Moon admitted it generously.

"It might be a bit base, but I did indeed use the Tongyou Pill formula and the refining method as a condition to get Qiner to make a move and help."

"Don't look at this pill formula as only Second-Rank; it is the posthumous work of Alchemist Danchenzi. If it can be taken continuously, it has an extremely strong boosting effect for Foundation Establishment cultivators advancing to the Core Formation stage, making the breakthrough to Core Formation much easier. The Luo Tian Sect has gone through a hundred years of hardship, yet not only has it not weakened, but it has continuously produced Core Formation cultivators; it must be the merit of this pill."

"If my Fenghua Palace obtains the pill formula, we can refine it with free hands, and then let those with excellent aptitude in the palace take it in large quantities; we will definitely be able to quickly obtain a batch of Core Formation powerhouses!"

In her words, she mentioned the three words "Alchemist Danchenzi."

The Fairy of Wind and Moon was actually a bit inexplicably melancholy.

That was an extremely rare and powerful figure among the grassroots!

With his own strength, he led the Luo Tian Society, which only had the level of the Qi Refining stage, step by step to the level of a Core Formation major sect.

He even seized the opportunity of the opening war, killing demons and slaughtering beasts, moving mountains to build a sect, wanting to lay the foundation for five hundred years.

If that opening war hadn't had any accidents back then, how could the Luo Tian Sect have ended up wandering?

With a stable mountain gate and the leadership of a wise leader like Alchemist Danchenzi, by now, I fear it would also be a premier Core Formation major sect in the Eastern Wasteland!

If Danchenzi were given a few more opportunities, even that Nascent Soul threshold might have had a chance to be touched.

It's a pity, there are no "ifs," no "supposes," no "maybes"!

Everything, everything, turned into a dream bubble after that female demon who was like a ghost and god made a move back then.

"The Luo Tian Supreme Elder Alchemist Danchenzi is not dead!"

In Lingtian Pass, outside a pavilion.

True Person Shenhuo said this to his grand-disciple Ran Feng.

"According to what President Sima Wenjie said, Danchenzi and his Dao companion President Sima Hui Niang once planted the Lingxi Gu in each other, which can sense the life and death status of the other party. President Sima Wenjie learned from his sister that Danchenzi is not dead; this is confirmed intelligence."

Ran Feng was puzzled. "But now that over a hundred years have passed, couldn't he have had some accident?"

True Person Shenhuo chuckled. "Those dragon-snakes and mud-loaches that crawled out of the mud are the most shrewd and cunning; how could they die so easily? In the Yuding civil war, he lived well. In the opening war, he seized the sect's blessed land. Even in the legendary battle of Cangwu Mountain, he could survive. Could there be anything more dangerous than these later that he couldn't survive?"

Ran Feng suddenly realized, and became even more interested in that legendary figure.

"I heard that he was named by the Supreme Elder?"

True Person Shenhuo twitched the corner of his mouth; that Senior Brother of his was becoming less and less secretive.

Shaking his head, True Person Shenhuo said in a low voice, "Indeed, this child is related to the key to my sect's Supreme Elder advancing to Soul Transformation, which is why we have repeatedly recruited him. Even if the other party disappears, we must control his weak point and wait for him to take the initiative to join."

The word "recruit" is not just spoken.

As early as when Luo Chen advanced to the Core Formation stage back then, the Five Elements Divine Sect invited him across domains, but unfortunately, he was directly rejected by the other party.

Later, after the demon chaos, the Five Elements Divine Sect also repeatedly protected the Luo Tian Sect, also to wait for Luo Chen to take the initiative to join.

It's a pity that so many years have passed, Luo Chen has not appeared, and the Luo Tian Sect instead wants to use Fenghua Palace's hand to break away from the Divine Sect's control; this is something the Old Ancestor cannot tolerate.

Of course, the name used by the Divine Sect externally is that the Luo Tian Sect is ungrateful, which is why they must forcefully merge the sect to recover losses.

Having a famous teacher and even more people!

That Motian Cliff had colluded with President Sima Wenjie in his early years, and now wants to take the opportunity to get involved in the Fenghua Domain, which is why they cooperated with them to test Fenghua Palace's bottom line.

Both sides made a move together, pushing out President Sima Wenjie as a puppet, which led to this Luo Tian Sect internal strife.

True Person Shenhuo still wanted to say something, but suddenly his expression changed.

"Go in; people have arrived."

True Person Shenhuo flicked his large sleeves and entered the pavilion directly from the balcony.

And from the corridor, footsteps also came.

Before long, an old man in a gray robe brought President Sima Wenjie in.

"Old Ghost Motian, how have you been lately?"

"Shenhuo, you are still as hypocritical as ever." Old Ghost Motian sneered, then blamed, "Today, you guys messed up."

True Person Shenhuo didn't think so. "Emei was defeated, but it doesn't matter; didn't the Yuding sword cultivator I invited win?"

"They should have won both matches!"

President Sima Wenjie suddenly interrupted, his face full of resentment.

"If it were according to my arrangement, letting Fellow Daoist Qu go up, there would have been a great chance to take down Sha Longzi!"

Two major True Persons were talking, yet a mere Core Formation junior dared to interrupt?

However, True Person Shenhuo just glanced at the other party and didn't scold him.

"Regarding tomorrow's battle, has a candidate been decided?"

Old Ghost Motian replied, "Looking for you is precisely to discuss this matter. Tomorrow, there is a great possibility that Wang Yuan will make a move. For that battle, I suggest sending your sect's Yin Sixiang."

Once these words were spoken, Ran Feng, who was standing behind, changed his expression immediately.

True Person Shenhuo waved his large hand without even thinking.

"Impossible!"

"Junior Nephew Sixiang is at the Great Perfection of Core Formation and is at the critical moment of impacting the Nascent Soul stage; how can he be allowed to make a move?"

Old Ghost Motian sneered, "Do you not know the capabilities of the War Demon Wang Yuan? His body refining attainments are approaching the Fourth Realm of the Flawless Golden Body. Without Nascent Soul, ordinary Core Formation peers simply have no way to deal with him. Only your Five Elements Divine Sect's Yin Sixiang can fight him. Could it be that you don't want to take down Wang Yuan directly tomorrow?"

"It's not impossible!" True Person Shenhuo replied very naturally. "Using a superior horse against a superior horse is a lose-lose situation. It might be better to give up this match and save the focus for the next three matches."

"No!"

President Sima Wenjie suddenly interrupted again and directly rejected True Person Shenhuo's suggestion.

He said with confidence, "Wang Yuan is the banner of the Luo Tian Sect and the confidence of everyone. As long as he is defeated, it will be a huge blow to the Luo Tian Sect! The next three matches can be won without a fight."

Being slapped in the face by President Sima Wenjie twice in a row, True Person Shenhuo's face became a bit ugly.

He stared at President Sima Wenjie for two glances and suddenly laughed. "Are you afraid that if the battle drags on, you will finally have to face President Sima Hui Niang yourself?"

President Sima Wenjie's face suddenly turned green, red, and white, which was quite spectacular.

Old Ghost Motian spoke at the right time, making him not so embarrassed.

"I also feel that Wang Yuan should be taken down directly tomorrow. As long as we win, we will have five wins in hand. Not only will it be a huge blow to the confidence of the Luo Tian Sect members, but we can also remain invincible, forcing Fenghua Palace to come forward and expose their essence of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside to everyone in the Fenghua Domain."

"You don't have to worry about Yin Sixiang's safety; I have a True Treasure here that restrains body cultivators, which can allow him to steadily defeat Wang Yuan. By then, not only will our goal be achieved, but we can also help your Divine Sect powerhouse become famous; why not do it?"

"Oh?" True Person Shenhuo raised his eyebrows. "Tell me about it."

"Wenjie, after the matter is accomplished, don't forget what you promised me."

After True Person Shenhuo left, Old Ghost Motian kept President Sima Wenjie and said this.

Regarding the matter in his words, President Sima Wenjie reacted instantly.

"This junior will never forget!"

"As long as I become the Sect Master of the Luo Tian Sect, I can naturally and justifiably ask for the original version of the 'Micro-Dust Origin Art' from Wang Yuan. I heard that the Core Formation secret technique is different from the simplified version we practice; it is at the level of the Supreme Law, personally created by Luo... Luo Chen."

"If we have this method to help, Motian Cliff will definitely be able to reproduce the grand occasion of Core Formation cultivators appearing in large numbers!"

Core Formation cultivators appearing in large numbers?

Old Ghost Motian sighed in his heart; that was all he was asking for.

In that opening war back then, the junior he was most optimistic about, Wei Wuya, fell in the Feather Clan's holy land, Cangwu Mountain.

This left Motian Cliff with no successors.

If it stopped there, it would be fine, but in the hundred-year war that followed, Motian Cliff not only saw Core Formation cultivators fall one after another, but also appeared to have no successors.

Under this situation, the Luo Tian Sect's abnormal success in Core Formation one after another aroused his curiosity.

Back when the Luo Tian Sect was still living under others in the Five Elements Domain, he began to lure President Sima Wenjie, trying to obtain the secret of the Luo Tian Sect's Core Formation success.

It's a pity that the demon race's aggression was too fast.

The Five Elements Domain also didn't stop the demon race's attack, and the Luo Tian Sect turned to Fenghua Palace.

This time, letting President Sima Wenjie come forward to fight for the Luo Tian Sect's power was on the surface to test Fenghua Palace's bottom line and fight for a better spirit vein blessed land for Motian Cliff. But in reality, he was coveting that Supreme Law Core Formation secret technique called "Micro-Dust Origin Art" to try to revitalize Motian Cliff!

Everyone, every force, has their own demands.

Including President Sima Wenjie.

Having gained the help of two major sects, he was unprecedentedly inflated at this time, and the resentment in his heart was also magnified to the limit.

In his view, there was nothing wrong with what he was doing.

The Luo Tian Sect should have belonged to his President Sima family!

At the beginning of its establishment, it was his Second Sister who was managing the Luo Tian Sect, handling various miscellaneous affairs for over a hundred years, never slacking off.

For the Luo Tian Sect, his Big Brother even gave his all, until his death.

Since Luo Chen has disappeared, this sect should naturally belong to his President Sima family.

But instead, the sect invested all its training resources into juniors like Sha Longzi, Mei Ruoqi, and Yuan Yijun.

Even the position of the Second Generation Sect Master was given to Yao Mingyue!

What did he, President Sima Wenjie, get?

He once questioned his Second Sister.

His Second Sister's answer made him laugh and cry.

"When my husband was here, he established the core philosophy of sect inheritance, and I naturally have to follow it."

Screw the inheritance!

When he was fighting for his life for the Luo Tian Sect, why didn't they count him as part of the inheritance?

Even when his Second Sister achieved Core Formation inexplicably, the Mingyuan Pill she didn't need didn't even reach him.

Instead, it was bestowed upon that old man Min Longyu.

And he, President Sima Wenjie, one of the first batch of old people to join the Luo Tian Society, who had also managed important sect affairs, and was the Sect Master's own younger brother and the Supreme Elder's brother-in-law, got nothing. Even when he wanted to achieve Core Formation, he couldn't even squeeze out a share of Core Formation resources.

When the people left, President Sima Wenjie stood alone, his face extremely gloomy, and the anger in his heart surged.

"All of this is too unfair!"

"I am just taking back what should have belonged to me!"

"You cannot blame me!" ===== CHAPTER 728 =====