Chapter 669: Zhao Zhao Menglian
This time, "Mount Tuoyun Mountain" was besieged by a demon beast army led by two Demon Kings. After the Carefree Sect received the distress letter sent by Lin Lin Yutang and the others, they also attached great importance to it.
After Bai Bai Yuxian, who had just taken over as sect master, discussed with several elders in the sect, she quickly agreed to send reinforcements to rescue "Mount Tuoyun Mountain."
After all, the Carefree Sect occupied a large share in the "Mount Tuoyun Mountain" market, and every year they could get a fixed income of thousands of spirit stones, which was also an important source of income for the sect.
In case Lin Lin Yutang and the others really couldn't hold on and lost the "Mount Tuoyun Mountain" market, this would also be a not-so-small loss for the sect.
Therefore, this time after the Carefree Sect received the news, they immediately sent Zhao Zhao Menglian, an old-school Jin Dan cultivator at the sixth level of Jin Dan, to lead people to support.
She didn't expect that by the time Zhao Zhao Menglian organized manpower from "Mount Guiyun Market" and rushed over, "Mount Tuoyun Mountain" had already repelled the siege of the demon beast army with the support of Song Song Qingyu.
Zhao Zhao Menglian, who had not yet figured out the situation, immediately took the few Foundation Establishment cultivators around her, left the demon beast army on the flying boat, turned into an escape light, and arrived at "Mount Tuoyun Mountain" first.
Seeing Zhao Zhao Menglian and the Carefree Sect reinforcements arrive, Lin Lin Yutang, who had already commanded the cultivators to clean up the battlefield at the foot of the mountain, hurriedly explained to Zhao Zhao Menglian about Song Song Qingyu coming to support, as well as the great battle that had happened at the foot of the mountain before.
Learning that Song Song Qingyu and Zhang Rong had cooperated to behead the "Green Crocodile Demon King," Zhao Zhao Menglian was also somewhat surprised and immediately followed Lin Lin Yutang to the "Jin Yunge."
"Senior Sister Zhao, Fellow Daoist Zhao, greetings!" Song Song Qingyu, who was chatting with Zhang Rong, saw Zhao Zhao Menglian arrive and hurriedly stood up to greet her.
"After the sect received the news that Mount Tuoyun Mountain was besieged by demon beasts, Senior Sister Bai immediately ordered me to lead people to support. I didn't expect that I had just arrived here, and you had already repelled the siege of the demon beast army.
I rushed all the way, but in the end, I still didn't make it. If I had known you were so divine, I wouldn't have run here to be busy for nothing!" Seeing that both Song Song Qingyu and the other were there, Zhao Zhao Menglian hurriedly smiled and returned the bow.
"Hehe! Senior Sister Zhao, please don't praise me so much. Zhang Fellow Daoist and I were just lucky this time. We took advantage of the demon beast side's carelessness and designed to behead a leading Demon King first, which repelled the demon beast army. Otherwise, it would be inevitable to wait for Senior Sister Zhao to come and lift the siege for us."
Zhang Rong, hearing Song Song Qingyu's words, also nodded and said: "What Fellow Daoist Song said is right. The reason why we repelled the siege of the demon beast army so quickly this time is indeed a bit lucky.
If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Song's extraordinary divine abilities, beheading the Green Crocodile Demon King with one sword, I and the others would probably not have been able to get out of trouble at this moment. It was also thanks to the timely support of the two fellow daoists that we Mount Tuoyun Mountain were able to hold the spiritual vein. Zhang, on behalf of Mount Tuoyun Mountain, thanks the two again."
"Sigh! Fellow Daoist Zhang, don't be like this. Ever since your master, Ancestor Chen, occupied this place, for these hundreds of years, your Mount Tuoyun Mountain and the sect have always helped and supported each other in the face of the threat of demon beasts in the north.
Now that you have encountered the siege of the demon beast army, we should naturally come to help. There is no need to be so polite." Seeing Zhang Rong's look of gratitude, Zhao Zhao Menglian stepped forward and sat down beside the two, hurriedly waving her hand at him.
After Zhang Rong let people come in to serve a cup of spiritual tea for Zhao Zhao Menglian, he asked Zhao Zhao Menglian on the side with a somewhat worried expression:
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, now that the demon beast turmoil in the Northern Frontier is about to arrive, the demon beasts in the Floating Yunshan Range are already restless. I am also somewhat worried about this in my heart. I don't know what arrangements the sect has for this demon beast turmoil?"
In recent years, demon beasts in the north have frequently begun to go south to harass, and Zhang Rong and Lin Lin Yutang and the others also felt that the once-in-a-century demon beast turmoil would likely come soon.
Although "Mount Tuoyun Mountain" successfully repelled the siege of the demon beast army with the help of Song Song Qingyu this time, after the demon beast turmoil opens, the demon beasts in the Floating Yunshan Range will certainly come to attack again.
At that time, the entire north of Wei Guo will face the powerful threat of demon beasts, and the Carefree Sect and the Song family themselves will also have huge pressure.
For the Carefree Sect, the most important place must be to prioritize guarding "Mount Guiyun Market," and the Song family also has to deal with the demon beast army going south to "Jin Shan Market" to protect their own territory.
Whether they can still have spare power to take care of them and send people to support "Mount Tuoyun Mountain" at any time, it is hard to say at that time. Therefore, Zhang Rong wanted to ask Zhao Zhao Menglian if the Carefree Sect had prepared a plan to support them in advance.
Back then, the rebellion of the Ma family in Iron Castle Fortress caused the entire "Mount Tuoyun Mountain" to be blood-washed by the Ma family, causing the loose cultivators on the mountain to suffer heavy damage, and the Chen Chen Jinliang lineage was left with only Lin Lin Yutang and Zhang Rong, brothers of the same sect.
Now on "Mount Tuoyun Mountain," although there is still Zhang Rong, a fake core cultivator, sitting in command, the overall strength is still significantly weaker than when Feng Feng Yangde was there a hundred years ago.
During the last demon beast turmoil, Feng Feng Yangde could deal with the "Liu Yunhe Demon King" for more than half a year and hold the "Mount Tuoyun Mountain" spiritual vein.
Besides the foundation left by Chen Chen Jinliang after he sat down, the Carefree Sect also sent many cultivators to support "Mount Tuoyun Mountain" in advance back then to help Feng Feng Yangde and the others guard the mountain-protecting array.
Facing the powerful "Liu Yunhe Demon King" who had broken through to the mid-Jin Dan stage, if there were no reinforcements, relying only on the strength of "Mount Tuoyun Mountain" now, it would certainly be difficult to hold this spiritual vein for a long time.
This point, the three Jin Dan cultivators present naturally knew it well.
Hearing Zhang Rong ask if the Carefree Sect had arranged a plan to support "Mount Tuoyun Mountain," Zhao Zhao Menglian was also prepared in her heart and hurriedly smiled to comfort the other party: "Now the demon beasts in the Northern Frontier have not yet begun to go south on a large scale, and there is still some time before the demon beast turmoil. Fellow Daoist Zhang, don't be anxious, the sect will definitely arrange this matter.
I have been in seclusion for these years, and it was only today that I suddenly received Senior Sister Bai's order that I came out of seclusion in advance. There are indeed many things in the sect recently that I don't know about, so I really can't answer you directly.
If Fellow Daoist Zhang is anxious, why don't you send a letter to ask Senior Sister Bai directly another day? I think she should have an idea at this time."
"Oh! That's not necessary. I certainly believe in Sect Master Bai. I was just asking casually, I hope Fellow Daoist won't take offense." Seeing that Zhao Zhao Menglian was not very clear about the sect's next arrangements, Zhang Rong also nodded with a smile and did not continue to ask, taking the initiative to pull the topic to another direction.
"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Zhang is joking. It's not easy for us Jin Dan cultivators to want to break through the cultivation bottleneck.
Senior Brother Li has been stuck at the sixth level of Jin Dan for nearly eighty years before he could break through to the late Jin Dan stage. My talent is not as good as Senior Brother Li's, and now I have only just cultivated to the peak of the sixth level of Golden
"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Zhang is joking. It is not so easy for us Jin Dan cultivators to break through cultivation bottlenecks."
"Li Mu has been stuck at the sixth level of the Jin Dan for nearly eighty years before finally breaking through to the late stage of the Jin Dan. My talent is not as good as his, and I have only just reached the peak of the sixth level of the Jin Dan; I don't know when I will be able to break through to the late stage."
"Fellow Daoist Zhao is also a cultivator with a variant spiritual root, and your talent is not much worse than Li Mu's. You are being too modest. Although it is not easy for us Jin Dan cultivators to practice, as long as the opportunity arrives, breaking through one's cultivation base is a natural progression."
"What Fellow Daoist Song says is true..."
After the three of them chatted for a while in the Jin Yunge, Song Song Qingyu saw that it was getting late, so she took the initiative to rise and bid farewell to the two, then brought along Song Song Yuanli and the other, who had already received their respective rewards, and prepared to set off to leave Camel Yunshan together.
However, not long after she left Camel Yunshan, Zhao Zhao Menglian, who had also bid farewell and left, suddenly chased after her and called out to Song Song Qingyu.
"Junior Sister Song, there is something I forgot to ask you just now. Would it be convenient for us to have a private word?"
Song Song Qingyu nodded slightly upon hearing this, let Song Song Yuanli and the other wait to the side, and then took the initiative to step onto the flying boat beneath Zhao Zhao Menglian's feet.
"Is Senior Sister Zhao looking to ask for news about Seventh Brother?" As soon as she stepped onto the flying boat, Song Song Qingyu took the initiative to voice the doubt in her heart.
Zhao Zhao Menglian was slightly stunned, then waved her hand to cast a sound-insulation barrier between the two before turning to smile at Song Song Qingyu and replying: "Junior Sister Song is truly a clear-minded and straightforward person. I was still thinking about how to bring it up with you, but I didn't expect you to say it for me.
It has been twenty years since Junior Brother Song left. Calculating the time, he should be returning soon, right? I wonder if there has been any news from him recently."
"Since Seventh Brother went to the Donghuang Kingdom, he only sent one letter back ten years ago, and there has been no news since. We also check the family genealogy often to know that he is safe and sound abroad," Song Song Qingyu replied with a serious expression.
Hearing Song Song Qingyu's reply, Zhao Zhao Menglian paused and continued to ask: "In that case, you don't know when Junior Brother Song will return? Do you have any way to contact him?"
"The last time Seventh Brother sent a letter back, he only reported that he was safe; he did not say where he was specifically. Moreover, nearly ten years have passed since then, so he is likely no longer there.
Is there something urgent for which Senior Sister Zhao is looking for Seventh Brother, or is it the intention of Senior Sister Sect Master?" After shaking her head, Song Song Qingyu asked Zhao Zhao Menglian in return.
Zhao Zhao Menglian nodded and said: "It is indeed Senior Sister Bai who asked me to inquire. With the beast riot imminent, the pressure on the sect is growing. It would be great if Junior Brother Song could return in time!"
"Senior Sister Zhao, recently the spirit beasts from the north have frequently moved south, and many strange spirit beasts have suddenly appeared in the Floating Yunshan Range. Some time ago, the trace of a Beast King was also discovered near the Jin Shan Market. Since there is still some time before the beast riot, why are there so many strange Beast Kings appearing in the border areas? Is it possible that this beast riot will start early?" Song Song Qingyu asked with a sincere expression.
"You guessed correctly. I also only learned the news from Senior Sister Bai not long ago. It seems that some changes have occurred at the Golden Feather Mountain in the north, and many spirit beasts from the Northern Frontier have already flooded into our side ahead of schedule.
I am afraid that this beast riot will be vastly different from the past and will be much more violent. Since Junior Brother Song has not yet returned, you should also make some preparations on your side to prevent the beast army from moving south early," Zhao Zhao Menglian replied to Song Song Qingyu with a solemn expression.
"So it was a problem at Golden Feather Mountain. No wonder the spirit beasts in the Floating Yunshan Range have been so chaotic in recent years.
Senior Sister Zhao, I wonder what kind of changes occurred at Golden Feather Mountain? Why is it so serious that it caused so many strange spirit beasts to break into our side all at once?"
Like the human race, high-level spirit beasts also have their own territorial divisions, and they also wage wars against each other to compete for spiritual mountains and territories.
Golden Feather Mountain is located directly north of the Wei Kingdom and is the spiritual mountain occupied by the Nascent Soul expert of the spirit beast race, the Golden Feather Beast Emperor. The ten thousand miles of territory within its borders belong to this Nascent Soul Beast Emperor, and few strange high-level spirit beasts dare to set foot there at will.
More than a thousand years ago, shortly after the Golden Feather Beast Emperor arrived in the Floating Yunshan Range from the Northern Frontier, he relied on his own powerful strength to defeat a previous Beast Emperor of Golden Feather Mountain and snatched this territory from it. Afterward, he directly renamed this fourth-rank spiritual vein Golden Feather Mountain.
Not long after, the Northern Frontier beast riot began. This Golden Feather Beast Emperor, who was at the height of his power, took advantage of the momentum of the Northern Frontier spirit beasts moving south to personally lead his massive army of spirit beasts to march toward the Wei Kingdom, hoping to take the opportunity to expand his territory into the human side.
At that time, the person in charge of the Carefree Sect was the previous generation's Nascent Soul cultivator, True Person Daoxuan. This ancestor was also a cultivator with extraordinary talent; at that time, his cultivation had reached the fifth level of the Nascent Soul, and his combat ability was also a relatively powerful existence among the nearby Nascent Soul cultivators.
Upon learning that the Golden Feather Beast Emperor was leading the spirit beast army south to attack, True Person Daoxuan immediately organized all the sect's forces to head north to resist the spirit beasts' offensive. The two sides launched a fierce battle at the "Mount Guiyun Market."
At that time, the Golden Feather Beast Emperor's cultivation was only at the peak of the third level of the Nascent Soul and had not yet broken through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul. Even with the assistance of the numerous spirit beasts under his command, he still lost to True Person Daoxuan after several fierce battles.
Later, under the coercion of True Person Daoxuan, the severely injured Golden Feather Beast Emperor had to agree to sign a treaty under the walls with the Carefree Sect, agreeing that the Nascent Soul cultivators of both sides would not intervene in the beast riot or attack each other's territories for a thousand years.
For the past thousand years, although every Northern Frontier beast riot's main spirit beast force attacking the Wei Kingdom's territory was basically the army of spirit beasts under the Golden Feather Beast Emperor,
after the Golden Feather Beast Emperor retreated to the north, he did indeed abide by the agreement and never personally appeared to attack the Carefree Sect's territory again. Because of this, both sides controlled the impact of the beast riot to below the Jin Dan stage.
In the Floating Yunshan Range north of the Wei Kingdom, there are more than twenty Beast Kings above the Jin Dan stage, and more than half of them are subordinates who have surrendered to the Golden Feather Beast Emperor. Except during the beast riot, these Beast Kings rarely move south to cross the border and attack human territory.
A few Beast Kings like the "Liu Yunhe Beast King" who have no background, even if they like to move south to harass, cannot form much of a threat to the human cultivator side.
Now that there is a problem with Golden Feather Mountain, causing the spirit beasts in the north of the Wei Kingdom to be uncontrolled and suddenly adding many strange Beast Kings, this development will inevitably put more and more pressure on the Carefree Sect side.
Hearing from Zhao Zhao Menglian that a change had occurred at Golden Feather Mountain, Song Song Qingyu immediately had some bad premonitions in her heart and hurriedly asked a follow-up question.
Zhao Zhao Menglian shook her head and said: "The sect has not fully figured this matter out yet, and I don't know the specific situation either. Uncle-Master Li and Senior Sister Bai are working hard to investigate and deal with this matter. Once there is a result, I will definitely inform you immediately.
Junior Sister Song, the reason I didn't say it just now and wanted to tell you alone is because this matter is of great importance. A slight carelessness could affect the future fate of our Carefree Sect and so many cultivators in the Wei Kingdom.
You must be very careful and pay attention; do not let the news spread outside prematurely. Otherwise, before the beast riot even arrives, we will fall into chaos ourselves, which will likely add a lot of trouble."
Hearing Zhao Zhao Menglian's well-intentioned advice, Song Song Qingyu hurriedly nodded and replied: "Senior Sister Zhao, please rest assured. I know the gravity of the matter. Thank you for informing me of this in advance today. If Seventh Brother returns, I will also inform the sect immediately."
Seeing this, Zhao Zhao Menglian smiled and nodded: "Hmm! As long as you understand. Now that Junior Brother Song has not returned, you must also be careful in your actions, Song Qingyu.
If Camel Yunshan is besieged by spirit beasts again next time, wait until the sect's people arrive before we act together, so as to avoid you coming to the rescue alone and falling into a trap set by the spirit beast side, which would not be worth the loss.
Also, because the situation in the north is unstable recently, all the sect's attention is focused on the Floating Yunshan Range, and many demon brats have been found mixed into the territory.
Some time ago, in the Donglin County in the south, several immortal cultivation families were tragically wiped out by demon cultivators one after another, and among them, a Foundation Establishment family with not-weak strength also met with disaster. After Uncle-Master Li went to investigate, he suspected that a Jin Dan demon cultivator had infiltrated our Wei Kingdom.
After you go back, you must also pay attention to guarding against this matter. Once you discover any abnormal situation related to demon cultivators, remember to send a letter to the sect's Law Enforcement Hall immediately. Do not act rashly to avoid suffering a secret loss.
Junior Sister Song, what I have told you is actually what Senior Sister Bai has instructed. Now that the beast riot is imminent, the sect is also feeling the pressure. We Jin Dan cultivators must also pay attention to our own safety so that we can serve the sect in the future.
That is all I have to remind you of. Please also help me pass this on to Junior Sister Huang; I won't make that extra trip." After Zhao Zhao Menglian finished speaking, she waved her hand and lifted the sound-insulation barrier around the two.
"Song Qingyu understands. I hope Senior Sister Zhao and Senior Sister Sect Master can rest assured; I will pay attention to these matters."
After Song Song Qingyu nodded and replied, she bowed slightly to Zhao Zhao Menglian before taking out her flying sword and turning into a streak of light to leave the spot.
These years, the Floating Yunshan Range in the north has not been peaceful, and Song Song Qingyu had long had a premonition that the situation seemed somewhat abnormal. After learning from Zhao Zhao Menglian just now that a change had occurred at Golden Feather Mountain, the pressure on Song Song Qingyu's shoulders instantly increased significantly.
After meeting up with Song Song Yuanli and the other not far ahead, Song Song Qingyu did not delay and returned directly to Mount Mount Funiu, starting to summon the family's many cultivators to discuss matters and prepare to deal with the beast riot that might arrive early.
In these years, the Song family has developed smoothly, and its strength has increased significantly. In the twenty years that Song Song Qingming has been away, the Song family has added two more Foundation Establishment cultivators and dozens of Qi Refining cultivators.
Song Song Yuanli and others who had already established their foundation have also made progress in their cultivation to varying degrees in these twenty years. Compared to a hundred years ago when Song Song Qingming first formed his core, the family's overall strength has at least doubled.
In recent years, under the Song family's all-out development, Qinghe County has expanded many territories eastward from the Cloud Mist Mountain side, centering around the "Red Flame Mountain" market. This has attracted many outside rogue cultivators to settle down in Qinghe County, and there are even Foundation Establishment rogue cultivators who have brought their families to create immortal cultivation families.
Coupled with the fact that they have been backed by the big tree that is the Song family all these years, the old immortal cultivation families in Qinghe County, such as the Huang family and the Gao family, have also developed very smoothly. The total number of cultivators in Qinghe County now exceeds three thousand, which is nearly double what it was a hundred years ago.
If one were to deal with the beast riot under normal circumstances in previous years, at most one or two Beast Kings and two or three thousand low-level spirit beasts would come to the "Jin Shan Market," which would not pose such a great threat to the current Song family.
Even if the clan leader Song Song Qingming is not here, with Song Song Qingyu and Huang Huang Siyuan, two Jin Dan cultivators, sitting in the "Jin Shan Market," and relying on the market's protective mountain array to guard the "Jin Shan Market" defense line, it would certainly not be a problem.
But now, according to Zhao Zhao Menglian, a change has occurred at Golden Feather Mountain, and many strange Beast Kings have suddenly appeared in the north of the Wei Kingdom. It is hard to predict what the situation will be like in the upcoming beast riot.
The reason Bai Bai Yuxian instructed Zhao Zhao Menglian to specifically remind Song Song Qingyu was also because she was afraid that the Song family would be unaware of the situation and be too careless, which might cause them to suffer losses.
After all, what the Song family needs to guard is also the territory of the Carefree Sect. Once Song Song Qingyu and the others cannot hold the "Jin Shan Market" defense line and let the spirit beast army drive straight in to invade Jiangling County, this will also cause the sect to suffer huge losses.
In order not to leak too much information and affect the morale of the troops below, Song Song Qingyu did not tell too many people about this, only clarifying the crisis situation in the north to the core elders such as Song Song Yuanfang who manage the family.
After receiving instructions from the family ancestor Song Song Qingyu, Song Song Yuanli and Song Song Xuanting immediately conscripted dozens of family cultivators to move into the "Jin Shan Market," letting them take turns going to the front line of the market to investigate the movements of the spirit beast side, so as to be ready to respond at any time.
Subsequently, Song Song Qingze also began to recruit and train reliable rogue cultivators in the "Red Flame Market," collecting a large amount of important strategic materials such as magic tools and spirit talismans needed to deal with the upcoming battle against the spirit beasts.
Song Song Yuanfang, on the other hand, contacted the many immortal cultivation families under the Song family, asking them to secretly transport a portion of the spirit rice and other materials needed for the great battle to the "Jin Shan Market" in advance, preparing to deal with the beast riot at any time.
Just as the Song family was busy preparing to deal with the upcoming beast riot, in the Golden Feather Mountain ten thousand miles away, a white-clothed man with a somewhat eerie appearance looked at the many Beast Kings kneeling at his feet not far away, revealing a satisfied smile.
"Hehe! Congratulations to Brother Brother Molong for successfully taking over Golden Feather Mountain. In the future, I hope my brother can take care of his younger brother!"
Just as the white-clothed man was lost in thought, a black-clothed man with red light in his eyes walked in and offered his congratulations with a smile. (End of chapter)
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