Chapter 689: Visitors from Chen State

Ten years later, the Zixiao Sect of Zheng State was officially established.

On this day, all the prominent and influential figures of Zheng State arrived at Liuyun Peak.

This was the biggest event in Zheng State; the merger of the Yunyang Sect and the Su Family to form the Zixiao Sect had never been a secret.

Especially since the Yunyang Sect had long been known to everyone.

The Yunyang Sect naturally had many disciples from cultivation families, and since they knew, the various cultivation families naturally knew as well.

Today, the Zixiao Sect has become the greatest hegemon of Zheng State, with fifty thousand outer sect disciples, three thousand inner sect disciples, and four hundred core disciples.

Among them are five Golden Core cultivators, thirty-six Purple Mansion cultivators, and four hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Compared to the Yunyang Sect of the past, this is far superior, because many people are spreading rumors that behind the Zixiao Sect stands a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Of course, many do not believe it, but there are also those who do.

But regardless of whether they believe it or not, the current Zixiao Sect is stronger than the former Yunyang Sect; this is beyond doubt.

"Senior Su, congratulations!"

"Congratulations, Senior."

Everyone who came to Liuyun Peak to offer congratulations did so with a measure of reverence; after all, those currently making a living in the Zheng State cultivation world are well aware of the terrifying nature of the Zixiao Sect.

Most cultivation families or loose cultivators—under the rule of the Zixiao Sect from now on, how could they dare not be obedient?

Of course, there were also some forces from neighboring countries who came to offer congratulations today, especially from Chen State, where the Huangfu Family and the Danhe Sect, the two major forces, brought various large and small cultivation families to offer their respects.

This was something many had not expected.

The Huangfu Family and the Danhe Sect of Chen State are the two major forces second only to the Shangling Sect, and they are also at odds with the Shangling Sect like fire and water.

The struggle between the two sides has already lasted for over a thousand years.

Previously, the Shangling Sect had always suppressed these two major forces, but in these ten years, it seems there have been some changes in Chen State.

The Shangling Sect seems to have suddenly lost several Golden Core cultivators, and especially that number one expert of Chen State, who seems to have truly died.

With this, the power of the Shangling Sect has weakened significantly, and naturally, the Huangfu Family and the Danhe Sect have made their move.

Over these ten years, the two major forces have constantly probed, and sure enough, they have verified that those few Golden Core cultivators of the Shangling Sect have very likely truly died.

The news gathered by the spies they planted in the Shangling Sect is true.

With several Golden Core cultivators dead, the gap between the two sides has been leveled, and the combined top-tier combat power of the Huangfu Family and the Danhe Sect is now even above that of the Shangling Sect.

It is just that the Huangfu Family and the Danhe Sect are not one entity after all, and they cannot achieve synchronization.

Therefore, the strength of the two sides is about the same; both sides want to destroy the other, but it is also very difficult.

This time, the Huangfu Family and the Danhe Sect came to congratulate the Zixiao Sect; on the surface, it is to offer congratulations, but in secret, they want to form an alliance with the Zixiao Sect.

And they intend for the three parties to unite to attack the Shangling Sect together.

"Sect Leader Su, as long as you are willing to take action, when the time comes, after destroying the Shangling Sect, your Zixiao Sect can take one-fourth of the Shangling Sect's territory."

Huangfu Quan looked at Su Wanjun and said earnestly.

After the sect ceremony ended, the representatives of the Huangfu Family and the Danhe Sect impatiently sought out the high-level members of the Zixiao Sect.

They did not waste words; after a few pleasantries, they stated their purpose.

One-fourth of the Shangling Sect—this is truly a significant amount of sincerity.

Do not look at the fact that the Zixiao Sect, the Huangfu Family, and the Danhe Sect all have six Golden Core cultivators; the Zixiao Sect cannot exhaust all its strength and go out in full force. When the time comes, the Huangfu Family and the Danhe Sect will still be the main force.

Therefore, offering one-fourth is already a lot, and this is also out of respect for the fact that the Zixiao Sect has six Golden Core cultivators, especially with Lu Qingshan, a Golden Core eighth-layer cultivator.

Of course, they also suspect the rumor circulating in Zheng State that there is a mysterious Nascent Soul cultivator behind the Zixiao Sect.

That mysterious elder of the Su Family—it is a pity that they did not see this person upon arriving this time, leaving them with no way to probe as they had originally intended.

But regardless of whether it is a Nascent Soul stage or not, the strength of the Zixiao Sect is not much weaker than theirs, and because of the predecessor Yunyang Sect, their foundation will not be much worse either.

So, uniting with the Zixiao Sect to deal with the Shangling Sect is something the two families have already discussed; uniting their three forces, they can definitely destroy the Shangling Sect.

Now is the weakest time for the Shangling Sect; if they really let the Shangling Sect recover, then the other side will certainly recuperate.

After all, in terms of foundation, all three families are far inferior to the Shangling Sect.

"I have already understood the purpose of your visit, but this matter is truly too significant; I need to discuss it with the people of the sect."

Su Wanjun was surprised that the Huangfu Family and the others came to offer congratulations; now that the other side had stated their purpose, he finally understood that it was for this.

Joining forces to deal with the Shangling Sect is not a small matter.

Among the forces of the few small countries around them, the Shangling Sect has always been the strongest; even if placed in a country like Wu State, it could be considered a first-class force.

Ten years ago, they lost one Nascent Soul stage and four Golden Cores, and their strength dropped by a large margin, but the other side has a deep foundation and is still very resilient.

The Zixiao Sect has just been established, and to take action against the Shangling Sect now—this matter is not something he can decide alone.

After all, they were originally preparing to start annexing Yu Guo; the news that Yu Guo's two Golden Core cultivators had been killed could no longer be hidden during these ten years.

The forces of the surrounding countries are eyeing this covetously.

And as for Zheng State, they had already taken action before, but they used a gentle "boiling a frog in warm water" approach to slowly win over the cultivation families bordering Yu Guo and Zheng State.

They did not launch a thunderous strike to destroy them in one fell swoop; they were originally preparing to establish the sect to use it to establish their prestige.

Now, the arrival of the Huangfu Family and the Danhe Sect has indeed disrupted their plans a bit.

Attacking the Shangling Sect and obtaining one-fourth of the territory—to be honest, Su Wanjun is somewhat tempted.

Chen State is not something that Zheng State can compare to; the territory occupied by the Shangling Sect, even one-fourth of it, is probably larger than the combined territory of Zheng State and Yu Guo.

There is no need to mention how many benefits are contained within this.

But the strength of the Shangling Sect is not weak, even though they know better than others that the Shangling Sect has indeed lost several experts.

But the remaining experts are still numerous.

One-fourth is not so easy to swallow; they will certainly have to exert effort, and once a war is launched, there will definitely be casualties.

"Good! We will wait for Sect Leader Su's news, but we hope that Sect Leader Su can be quick; once the Shangling Sect reacts, they may also look for allies."

Huangfu Quan saw this and did not urge further; he also knew that this matter was not something that Su Wanjun, a Purple Mansion cultivator, could decide.

It certainly requires discussion with those Golden Core cultivators.

However, he believes that the Zixiao Sect should not let go of such a good opportunity; one-fourth of the Shangling Sect is far more fragrant than that Yu Guo.

As for Yu Guo, Huangfu Quan and the others do not care at all. ===== CHAPTER 690 =====