Chapter 305: Advancing Triumphantly
Although Green Bamboo Mountain, like Twin Sess Valley and Liu Family, is nominally a vassal of Flying Swan Sect, in reality, it is equivalent to a local warlord. However, due to the close rtionship between Green Bamboo Mountain and Flying Swan Sect, Green Bamboo Mountain has always been obedient to Flying Swan Sect''smands.
Azure Bamboo''s betrayal of Flying Swan Sect this time was a great surprise to everyone in Flying Swan Sect. The high-level members of Flying Swan Sect were first in disbelief, then extremely angry. Out of anger at being betrayed and to deter vassal forces, Flying Swan Sect did not hesitate to use thunderous means to deal with all members of Green Bamboo Mountain.
After multiple losses and the recent split, there were only a few dozen disciples left in Green Bamboo Mountain. However, these disciples were mostly from the Green Bamboo Mountain territory, and there were also several thousand mortal rtives. If their rtives were included, tens of thousands of mortals in the entire Green Bamboo Mountain territory would be affected.
The enraged Flying Swan Sect did not even care about the face of the orthodox sects and directlyunched a massacre, killing tens of thousands of people and causing rivers of blood to flow.
If it were not for Daoist Master Fei Yu''s order not to get too involved, the entire Green Bamboo Mountain territory would have beenpletely wiped out.
After the news of Green Bamboo Mountain''s bloodbath spread, the entire Endless Sea of Sand was in extreme shock. Not only were the vassal families of Flying Swan Sect frightened, but even the sects like Earthfire Sect were intimidated by Flying Swan Sect''s ruthless methods.
After receiving this news, Meng Zhang couldn''t help but sigh with emotion. Fortunately, he was the team leader this time. If he had boarded the wrong ship, the situation would not have been so pleasant.
After sweeping through the former Twin Sess Valley''s territory, the joint forces of Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect directly invaded Forest Mountain School''s territory.
Most of the disciples of Forest Mountain School had voluntarily moved to the mountain gate of Forest Spring Watch. However, the mortal rtives of these disciples were numerous and could not be moved in time.
Moreover, the area of Forest Spring Watch''s mountain gate was limited and could not amodate too many mortals. Most of the disciples had left, and only Old Sect Master Xu Chengxian and some old, weak, sick, and disabled members of the sect had voluntarily stayed behind.
Xu Chengxian was already over eighty years old and had long passed on the position of Sect Master, retiring at home. With the lifespan of a Refining Qi cultivator, he did not have many years left to live.
When the disciples of Forest Mountain School were moving, they had nned to destroy various resources such as the spirit field. However, Xu Chengxian arrived in time and stopped their actions.
As the respected Old Sect Master, no one dared to disobey his orders. Therefore, all the resources in the Forest Mountain School''s mountain gate were preserved intact.
After the joint forces of Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect arrived, Xu Chengxian also took the initiative to close the mountain protection formation and allowed the other side to upy the Forest Mountain smoothly.
Xu Chengxian did not resist at all and surrendered obediently. He only asked to meet Meng Zhang in person.Xu Chengxian''s cooperative attitude made the Taiyi Sect disciples not difficult for him and reported to Meng Zhang. Without hesitation, Meng Zhang immediately met with Xu Chengxian, an old acquaintance.
When the two met, they both hadplex emotions and countless feelings. Xu Chengxian was surprised that the young man who was once a Refining Qi cultivator had grown to such a level. He could not only easily destroy Forest Mountain School but also participate in the battle for supremacy in the Cultivation World.
Meng Zhang looked at this old senior Xu Chengxian, who was indeed a good elder. He had given guidance to Meng Zhang in the past and even had a rtionship with Meng Zhang''s master, Daoist Profound Spirit. Unexpectedly, the two sides woulde to this point of confrontation.
In the face of sect interests, no matter how good personal rtionships were, they had to give way.
Xu Chengxian did not mention their previous rtionship but sincerely requested that, in exchange for his cooperation and efforts to preserve the integrity of Linshan, Meng Zhang spare the mortal rtives of Forest Mountain School''s disciples.
Meng Zhang did not easily agree to Xu Chengxian''s request. This was not the time to consider old rtionships. As a Sect Master, he had to consider the overall situation of the sect and had no choice.
Xu Chengxian was also frightened by Flying Swan Sect''s methods and hoped to persuade Meng Zhang to spare the mortal subordinates of Forest Mountain School. But Meng Zhang did not give an immediate response, and he had no way to do so.
Meng Zhang did not trouble him but instead locked him and a group of old and weak cultivators who stayed in Forest Mountain School together. After discussing with them, Xu Chengxian and the group of old and weak cultivators allmitted suicide on the spot.
Meng Zhang knew that they were determined to die and did not stop them, letting them go on their way happily.
As for how to deal with the mortal rtives of Forest Mountain School''s cultivators, Meng Zhang had not made a final decision yet. He had a rough idea but did not know if it would seed.
After upying Linshan, the joint forces of Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect marched into the territory of Forest Spring Watch.
Under Guang HuiDaoist''s strict orders, Forest Spring Watch had abandoned all peripheral strongholds and concentrated all its forces to defend the mountain gate of Forest Spring Watch.
To avoid the copse of morale, Guang HuiDaoist told everyone that it was only a temporary setback. After Guang ZhiDaoist Master returned, Forest Spring Watch wouldunch a counterattack and regain all lost territory.
Therefore, when the disciples of Forest Spring Watch were evacuating, they did not destroy the oasis and mines outside.
In their view, even if Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect upied these ces, they would notst long. It was like temporarily keeping them for Forest Spring Watch, which would eventually regain them.
The joint forces of Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect marched forward triumphantly and stopped outside the mountain gate of Forest Spring Watch. The next step was not as easy as before. An unprecedented bitter battle was waiting for them.
Inside the mountain gate of Forest Spring Watch, Guang HuiDaoist, Guang QuanDaoist, Guang RuiDaoist, Azure Bamboo, and Lin Shenpo, the five Foundation Building cultivators who had escaped, were already eager to erase their previous shame.
In addition, there were two Foundation Building cultivators who had stayed behind at the mountain gate and did not participate in the battlest time.
Guang YuanDaoist was the Second Rank Alchemist that Forest Spring Watch had painstakingly cultivated and was not good at fighting. But no matter what, he was still a Foundation Building cultivator and could rely on the mountain protection formation to exert considerablebat power.
Lin Bailin was a rising star of Forest Spring Watch. Although his Foundation Building time was not very long, hisbat power was not inferior to some of the older generation.
In addition to the seven Foundation Building cultivators, Forest Spring Watch also had arge number of Refining Qi disciples. With the disciples who migrated from Forest Mountain School and the few disciples from Green Bamboo Mountain, the number of Refining Qi cultivators was close to seven hundred.
In a head-on confrontation, Refining Qi cultivators were not very effective against Foundation Building cultivators. But when they were behind the mountain protection formation and used its power, they could pose a deadly threat to Foundation Building cultivators.
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