Chapter 480

Fortunately, at that time, Chen Chen Jinliang of Mount Mount Tuoyun had already broken through to the mid-stage of Golden Core. With his help and the help of many cultivators from Mount Mount Tuoyun, the Ma family was able to safely survive the subsequent spirit beast turmoils.

During the previous spirit beast turmoils, because of the good relationship with Chen Chen Jinliang, Mount Tiexian Fortress and Mount Mount Tuoyun had always looked out for and supported each other. Although there was occasional pressure, overall, they had safely guarded the northeast of the State of Wei for hundreds of years.

But in this spirit beast turmoil, following Chen Chen Jinliang's passing, Mount Mount Tuoyun itself was somewhat unable to take care of itself. At first, Ma Ma Hongshan did not hold any hope for Mount Mount Tuoyun, and even tried to trick Feng Feng Yangde into abandoning Mount Mount Tuoyun and bringing his subordinates to concentrate their strength to help him guard Mount Tiexian Fortress, but Feng Feng Yangde rejected his proposal without even thinking.

Later, after learning the news that Feng Feng Yangde had defeated the Cloud Crane Beast King, Ma Ma Hongshan was also full of surprise and hurriedly sent several requests for help to Mount Mount Tuoyun with full hope.

It was just that what Ma Ma Hongshan did not expect was that Feng Feng Yangde's way of doing things was completely different from Chen Chen Jinliang's. Facing the request for help from Mount Tiexian Fortress, Feng Feng Yangde just kept finding various reasons and excuses to shirk. After knowing Feng Feng Yangde's attitude, Ma Ma Hongshan also knew very well in his heart that the Ma family basically could not count on this path of reinforcements now.

"Mount Mount Tuoyun cannot be counted on for the time being. Is there any news from the sect?"

"Except for the two letters from Senior Yang half a year ago, there has been no news until now. I heard that the situation at Mount Guiyun Market is also not very good. It's just that we are trapped here by spirit beasts now, and the news is very blocked, so I don't know if it's true or false." Hearing Ma Ma Hongshan ask about the Xiaoyao Sect, the Foundation Establishment cultivator who replied to him could only shake his head helplessly.

Besides asking for help from Mount Mount Tuoyun, Ma Ma Hongshan had already started writing letters himself to True Person Daoist Guangling, who had a good relationship with him within the Xiaoyao Sect, more than ten years before the spirit beast turmoil.

As a result, he had lowered himself to ask for help from the Xiaoyao Sect, but what he got in return were only some painless promises and appeasements. Until now, he hadn't even seen a single reinforcement. Thinking of this, a trace of annoyance also appeared on Ma Ma Hongshan's face.

Because of his background in a cultivation family in the State of Wei, the previous Golden Core family head of the Ma family, like the current Song Song Qingming, was also a guest elder of the Xiaoyao Sect in name. It was just that the Ma family's main task was to guard Mount Tiexian Fortress and help the Xiaoyao Sect guard against the numerous spirit beasts north of Mount Tiexian Fortress.

When the previous family head of the Ma family was still alive, the relationship with the Xiaoyao Sect had always been kept well. When Mount Tiexian Fortress encountered some difficulties or large-scale spirit beast invasions when it was just established, the Xiaoyao Sect would also send cultivators to support them in time.

But the Xiaoyao Sect's only bottom line was that the Ma family could not be independent. Although the Xiaoyao Sect would no longer interfere in the affairs of Mount Tiexian Fortress in the future, on the surface, the Ma family was still a vassal of the sect, and Mount Tiexian Fortress could not break away from the territory of the State of Wei, which had continued until now.

After moving the whole family to Mount Tiexian Fortress, the Ma family had stood in front of the Xiaoyao Sect for hundreds of years, shedding countless blood to block the invasion of spirit beasts for them. However, the Xiaoyao Sect had always controlled the various cultivation resources near Mount Tiexian Fortress. Whether it was mines, markets, or various high-tier spirit items, the sect always took the lion's share first, and only divided a little for the Ma family.

Later, because of the competition for some mine resources near Mount Tiexian Fortress, the Ma family and the Xiaoyao Sect had several conflicts. At that time, because the pressure from the spirit beasts in the north was getting greater and greater, the Xiaoyao Sect took the initiative to take a step back for the sake of the overall situation, promising the Ma family to withdraw all the sect's forces directly from Mount Tiexian Fortress and giving them great autonomy.

Since having the mutual help of Chen Chen Jinliang of Mount Mount Tuoyun, even facing the once-in-a-century spirit beast turmoil, Mount Tiexian Fortress had completely had the power to protect itself and no longer needed to rely on the support of the Xiaoyao Sect. Therefore, the Ma family also had thoughts of wanting to break away from the control of the Xiaoyao Sect and stand on their own like Mount Mount Tuoyun.

If it weren't for the Ma family resisting to the death at Mount Tiexian Fortress, how could the State of Wei have been so peaceful for these hundreds of years? Now that Mount Tiexian Fortress had reached the moment of life and death, the Xiaoyao Sect still ignored them like this, disregarding their life and death, and not talking about the feelings of so many years at all, which truly made everyone in the Ma family feel cold-hearted.

Just as he walked into the door, Song Song Qingming saw that apart from Song Song Qingyu, there were also three strange Foundation Establishment cultivators wearing Xiaoyao Sect robes standing in the council hall. As soon as these three saw Song Song Qingming's figure, they hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Compared to the trace of disgust toward Feng Feng Yangde of Mount Mount Tuoyun, Ma Ma Hongshan was even more angry at the Xiaoyao Sect's current attitude. Compared to the alliance relationship of mutual help between Mount Mount Tuoyun and the Ma family, the Ma family had guarded the northeast of the State of Wei for the Xiaoyao Sect at Mount Tiexian Fortress for hundreds of years. Not to mention how great the merit was, the Ma family cultivators had at least helped the Xiaoyao Sect shed blood for hundreds of years.

"Mount Mount Tuoyun cannot be counted on for the time being, and the sect is also ignoring us now. If we want to survive, our Ma family must not sit and wait for death like this." After Ma Ma Hongshan said this with a face full of anger, the look in his eyes turned and revealed a trace of determination.

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After being in a stalemate with the spirit beast army at Jinshan Market for half a year, Song Song Qingming finally welcomed the support force from the Xiaoyao Sect. After hearing the news from Song Song Qingyu that the sect had sent reinforcements, Song Song Qingming hurriedly came to the market council hall with a happy face.

But ever since Ma Ma Hongshan took over as the head of the Ma family, the relationship between the Ma family, which had already established a firm footing at Mount Tiexian Fortress, and the Xiaoyao Sect had also begun to have some subtle changes, slowly becoming more and more tense.

"Disciples Wu Wu Wenhai, Yu Zhen, and Fu De-shui have met Uncle-Master Song."

After Song Song Qingming smiled and waved his hand at them, he walked in and asked Song Song Qingyu, who was on the side: "Song Qingyu, didn't you say the sect sent reinforcements? Where are the others?"

"Where else would there be people? Aren't they all here?" Song Song Qingyu pointed to the three people standing on the side and replied calmly.

"The sect sent you three here this time. What exactly is going on?" After hearing Song Song Qingyu's explanation, Song Song Qingming's expression changed and he asked the three people below directly.

He was told that reinforcements had been sent, but only these three Foundation Establishment cultivators came, and the one with the highest cultivation among them, Wu Wu Wenhai, was not even as good as Song Song Qingyu, who was standing beside him. After Song Song Qingming carefully looked at the three Foundation Establishment cultivators standing before him again, a trace of doubt immediately appeared on his face.

"What on earth is the sect doing? Sending only these few Foundation Establishment cultivators from thousands of miles away to support us. Even if the Xiaoyao Sect is no longer good, there's no need to be so stingy!"

After the three Foundation Establishment cultivators below heard the doubt in Song Song Qingming's tone, Wu Wu Wenhai, the leader among them, smiled knowingly and took out a white letter from his body and handed it to Song Song Qingming.

"Uncle-Master Song, this is the personal letter the Supreme Elder asked us to give to you. You will know after reading it."

After Song Song Qingming took the letter and opened it to read, his eyes were immediately attracted, and his expression gradually calmed down.

A moment later, Song Song Qingming slowly put away the letter and said solemnly to Song Song Qingyu on the side: "Go and summon all the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the market. Come here to discuss matters in half an hour. Except for those who are still recuperating, no one is allowed to be absent."

Seeing that Song Song Qingming's tone had suddenly become very serious, Song Song Qingyu nodded in surprise and hurriedly left the council hall.

After Song Song Qingyu left, Song Song Qingming raised his hand to release a sound-insulation barrier among the few people, and then whispered to Wu Wu Wenhai: "Is the Golden-Winged Flying Tiger on you? How much power can you three exert by controlling this object now?"

Wu Wu Wenhai nodded lightly and directly took out a palm-sized golden tiger-shaped puppet from his storage bag and placed it before Song Song Qingming's eyes.

"Uncle-Master Song, rest assured. Junior Sister Yu, Junior Brother Fu, and I have been cooperating and training for a long time. Only two people are needed to control it to exert strength equivalent to an ordinary first-layer Golden Core cultivator. If the three of us control it together, we can increase its power by another two points. Helping Uncle-Master contain the White Lion Beast King should be no problem."

Just by taking a slight look, Song Song Qingming immediately recognized that the golden tiger-shaped puppet in Wu Wu Wenhai's hand was indeed the only third-tier puppet beast in the Xiaoyao Sect.

A hundred years ago, under Mount Mount Huoyun, Song Song Qingming had once seen Xiaoyao Sect cultivators control this puppet beast to fight the enemy. Although a long time had passed, the current Song Song Qingming still had some impression of this golden tiger-shaped puppet in his mind.

After all, this "Golden-Winged Flying Tiger" was a third-tier mid-grade puppet beast that could contend with a Golden Core Beast King. Back then, just seeing this puppet beast from afar had already greatly shocked Song Song Qingming, and he still remembered the shocking scene at that time.

This time, Wu Wu Wenhai and the three others followed the order of the sect's Supreme Elder Li Li Mufeng and quietly came to Jinshan Market with the "Golden-Winged Flying Tiger". Their main purpose was to help Song Song Qingming's side defeat the spirit beast army of the White Lion Beast King.

The golden tiger-shaped puppet before his eyes was almost equivalent to a Golden Core combat force if used properly. With the help of Wu Wang Sihai and the three others and this third-tier puppet beast, Jinshan Market was equivalent to having an extra Golden Core cultivator. Song Song Qingming now also had some confidence in his heart to repel the spirit beast army outside the market.

After confirming this support force sent by the Xiaoyao Sect, Song Song Qingming still couldn't figure out why the Xiaoyao Sect sent this "Golden-Winged Flying Tiger" to his side.

It stood to reason that the situation at Mount Guiyun Market was more critical than his side and should need the support of this object more. That the Xiaoyao Sect sent this important trump card of the sect to Jinshan Market truly left Song Song Qingming somewhat unexpected.

"Since that's the case, then you three will act together tomorrow. Strive to achieve success in one stroke and repel the spirit beast army at Jinshan Market as soon as possible. I will discuss tomorrow's matters with everyone in a while. You three go to the back hall to rest first!" After hearing Wu Wen's confident answer, Song Song Qingming scanned them with a firm gaze and made the final determination in his heart.

"We will obey Uncle-Master's order!"

(End of chapter)