Chapter 515: Rebellion

After this golden spiritual talisman reached the sky above Mount Funiu, it did not continue to move forward, but directly turned around and flew down through the Song family's mountain-protecting formation, flying in front of Song Qingming.

Seeing this suddenly appearing golden spiritual talisman, Song Qingming's face revealed a trace of surprise.

This kind of third-tier ten-thousand-mile sound transmission talisman is a relatively precious spiritual object in the Xiaoyao Sect. Unless it is a very urgent moment, the sect will not use it. Song Qingming had joined the Xiaoyao Sect for nearly twenty years and had only received one such talisman during the demon beast turmoil.

Now that the demon beast turmoil had just passed not long ago, the State of Wei was also rarely beginning to be peaceful. Song Qingming had not heard of any major events happening recently. The sect using a ten-thousand-mile sound transmission talisman to send him a letter at this time also caused a trace of doubt to arise in Song Qingming's heart instantly.

After opening the sound transmission talisman and taking a look, Song Qingming looked at Jin Feng on the side with a somewhat complex expression, put it into a cloth bag at his waist, and slowly walked back to his cave dwelling.

A moment later, a cyan spiritual light flew out directly from outside Song Qingming's cave dwelling, passing through the mountain-protecting formation and heading rapidly toward the southwest.

Mount Guyang, in the Xiaoyao Hall.

Many Jin Dan elders of the Xiaoyao Sect, apart from Zhao Menglian who was still in seclusion to break through her cultivation base, had all arrived in the hall. Besides this, there were two cultivators in the hall whose cultivation bases were only at the Foundation Establishment stage, who were kneeling and crying to everyone.

These two Foundation Establishment cultivators did not wear the gray robes unique to Xiaoyao Sect disciples and did not look much like Xiaoyao Sect cultivators. Hearing the words spoken by the two, the expressions of many Xiaoyao Sect elders had already become very ugly. Jin Ziyuan, who had a relatively hot temper, was already pacing around anxiously, wishing he could rush out of the hall immediately.

Just as everyone was anxious in the hall, Song Qingming in a cyan robe walked in. Seeing that so many Jin Dan elders had already gathered in the hall, Song Qingming was also slightly stunned, and a wave of bad feeling surged in his heart instantly.

Zhang Rong, who was kneeling on the ground, had a pale face, and the clothes on his body were also somewhat tattered, looking like someone who had just escaped death.

Seeing the two disciples of Chen Chen Laozu of Mount Tuoyun appear here, and Zhang Rong in such a miserable state, as if something major had happened, Song Qingming was also somewhat puzzled.

"Brother Song, you are here. Come over and sit down!" Seeing Song Qingming who had walked into the hall, Sect Master Yao Ganshu hurriedly opened his mouth to greet him.

Seeing the doubt on Song Qingming's face, Yao Ganshu hurriedly stepped forward and explained to him briefly. Song Qingming then slowly understood, and his expression became as ugly as everyone else present.

These two were disciples of Chen Jinliang of Mount Tuoyun. The older one was named Lin Yutang, who was Chen Jinliang's sixth disciple. Back then, Song Qingming had dealt with this person on Mount Bailin, and it was precisely by exchanging a Foundation Establishment Pill from him that Song Qingming was able to support Song Qingyu in successfully establishing her foundation.

Although Chen Yuxia was the youngest among many senior and junior brothers, she was a direct descendant of Chen Jinliang. Learning that she might have had an accident, Feng Yangde was also somewhat anxious and went to investigate alone.

As a result, Chen Yuxia never returned, and for several days, she had disappeared without reason. Seeing that something was wrong, Liang Wenxu hurriedly informed Feng Yangde, who was in seclusion.

The ten-thousand-mile sound transmission talisman Song Qingming received earlier only had a simple sentence, notifying him to go to the sect meeting immediately, without saying what the matter was. Before arriving at Mount Guyang, Song Qingming also did not know whether the Xiaoyao Sect was in such a hurry to summon him for a good thing or a bad thing.

The other person was Chen Jinliang's eighth disciple, named Zhang Rong. This person looked younger than Lin Yutang, but his cultivation base was higher than Lin Yutang's, already at the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Half a month ago, when several cultivators in the Golden Cloud Pavilion of Mount Tuoyun were transporting spiritual objects at the foot of the mountain, they suddenly encountered a group of Qi Refining bandits nearby who robbed the goods. Chen Yuxia, the youngest ninth disciple under Chen Chen Laozu, was furious upon learning of this and immediately took people down the mountain to settle the score with that group of bandits.

Not long ago, the cultivation world of the State of Wei, under the leadership of the Xiaoyao Sect, repelled the demon beast army and ended the once-in-a-century demon beast turmoil. Not long after this passed, could it be that Mount Tuoyun had suffered a large-scale attack by demon beasts again?

After walking to the front of the hall and sitting down, Song Qingming took a look and realized that the two Foundation Establishment cultivators kneeling in front of everyone in the hall seemed to be people he had just seen.

Unexpectedly, not long after Feng Yangde left, Ma Hongshan of the Ma family suddenly appeared at the foot of Mount Tuoyun with a large number of cultivators. Soon, he broke through the Mount Tuoyun mountain-protecting formation. After the Ma family cultivators entered Mount Tuoyun, not only did they kill many cultivators on the mountain, but they also looted the entire Mount Tuoyun market.

Several disciples under Chen Chen Laozu, apart from Zhang Rong who fought to the death and luckily escaped, and Lin Yutang who happened not to be on Mount Tuoyun, all failed to escape the Ma family's pursuit and died in battle on Mount Tuoyun.

Feng Yangde, who was lured out of Mount Tuoyun by the opponent's scheme, ultimately failed to escape the disaster and died at the hands of the Fairy Qiudie Fairy of the Ma family, who had just formed a core not long ago.

Zhang Rong, who had managed to escape, found his senior brother Lin Yutang on Mount Bailin. The two traveled day and night without stopping and escaped to Guiyun Market yesterday, where they took the Xiaoyao Sect's teleportation array to Mount Guyang to report the news.

Xiaoyao Sect Sect Master Yao Ganshu was also very surprised after learning this news. Yao Ganshu also knew a little about the unpleasantness between Mount Tuoyun and Mount Tiexian Fortress during the demon beast turmoil back then. However, he never imagined that Ma Hongshan would have the guts to attack Mount Tuoyun directly without notifying the Xiaoyao Sect.

Before Yao Ganshu could send anyone to Mount Tuoyun to investigate this matter, a letter from Mount Tiexian Fortress shocked the entire Xiaoyao Sect again.

The Ma family of Mount Tiexian Fortress officially announced that from this day on, they would break away from the Xiaoyao Sect and draw a clear line with the cultivation world of the State of Wei, no longer acknowledging the Xiaoyao Sect's nominal rule over Mount Tiexian Fortress.

Breaking away from the Xiaoyao Sect and attacking Mount Tuoyun, these two events were only a few days apart. It was very clear that the Ma family had also been premeditated and planned for a long time this time, including the fact that the Fairy Qiudie Fairy of the Ma family had successfully formed a core, which the Xiaoyao Sect also knew nothing about.

Facing the sudden betrayal of the Ma family, many Xiaoyao Sect elders, including Sect Master Yao Ganshu, were somewhat unimaginable and caught off guard, completely failing to see that Ma Hongshan would dare to walk on the opposite side of the sect.

After the demon beast turmoil, Ma Hongshan changed his somewhat tough attitude toward the sect in the past. His attitude toward Jin Dan elders like Chu Fengping was also much more enthusiastic than before. Not long ago, the Ma family even exchanged for two Foundation Establishment Pills from the Xiaoyao Sect's Merit Hall. Yao Ganshu also did not expect that Ma Hongshan would choose to betray the sect.

The Ma family's rebellion not only made Jin Dan elders like Song Qingming unable to imagine, but even the Supreme Elder Li Mufeng, who was in seclusion, had been alarmed.

When Song Qingming arrived, he was still somewhat strange as to why Li Mufeng's position on the high platform was empty on such an occasion. It was not until Yao Ganshu explained it to him that he knew Li Mufeng had already taken a step ahead and personally headed to Mount Tiexian Fortress to hold Ma Hongshan, this traitor, accountable.

"Since Brother Song has also arrived, let us divide into two groups and start acting. Junior Sister Bai, take Junior Brother Chu, Junior Brother Jin, and Junior Brother Song to Mount Tuoyun to first retake this spiritual vein."

"The remaining junior brothers will go with me to Mount Tiexian Fortress to meet up with Senior Uncle Li. Junior Brother Guangling, you don't have to go; just be responsible for guarding the sect. The Ma family's break with the sect this time, I fear the matter behind it is not so simple. Everyone should be careful when acting."

Under Yao Ganshu's arrangement, many Jin Dan cultivators present arrived at Guiyun Market via the teleportation array and immediately divided into two teams to head to their respective destinations.

Outside Mount Tiexian Fortress, the white-clad Li Mufeng looked at a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes in front of him with a solemn expression, speaking coldly: "Wu Jiuyuan, your Nine Yuan Sect actually dares to blatantly reach into the territory of the State of Wei. Do you intend to start a war with my Xiaoyao Sect?"

Wu Jiuyuan shook his head calmly: "Daoist Li, these words are somewhat heavy. Mount Tiexian Fortress has not already claimed to break away from the State of Wei and join the cultivation world of the State of Yue? This place should no longer belong to the State of Wei now. If you come here for nothing, my Nine Yuan Sect naturally welcomes you."

"However, now that Mount Tiexian Fortress has joined the cultivation world of my State of Yue, the matter of the Ma family is naturally something my Nine Yuan Sect must manage. If you insist on resorting to force here, then I can only accompany you."

"Hmph! Since that is the case, if you want to protect Ma Hongshan, then I can only try first to see how much ability you truly have." As soon as Li Mufeng's words fell, he stepped forward out of thin air, and the aura on his body also suddenly began to climb rapidly.

Seeing this, Wu Jiuyuan also immediately put away the slight smile at the corner of his mouth, and his expression became very serious.

After Song Qingming and the other four took a team of Foundation Establishment disciples to the Mount Tuoyun market, they discovered that this place had almost become a ruin. Apart from some rogue cultivators who were treasure hunting in the ruins, they did not see a single Ma family cultivator.

This market on Mount Tuoyun was jointly operated by Mount Tuoyun and the Xiaoyao Sect when Chen Jinliang was still alive. The managers of the market not only included Mount Tuoyun cultivators but also many disciples sent by the Xiaoyao Sect to operate here, one of whom was a direct disciple most cherished by Jin Dan elder Jin Ziyuan.

This time, the Ma family led people to raid Mount Tuoyun, mainly aiming at Feng Yangde and the others. Those rogue cultivators living at the foot of the mountain did not encounter any trouble. Most of the Xiaoyao Sect disciples in the market were not killed by the Ma family; they just seized the spiritual objects and storage bags on them and directly drove these people down Mount Tuoyun.

Jin Ziyuan's direct disciple had good luck and did not have any accidents. Not long after Song Qingming and the others arrived at Mount Tuoyun, because the Ma family had already retreated, the mission was completed easily.

After leaving several Foundation Establishment disciples responsible for repairing the Mount Tuoyun market formation, everyone hurriedly turned their direction and rushed to Mount Tiexian Fortress to meet up with Yao Ganshu and the others.

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