When I take my cultivation to the extreme

Chapter 140 The temptation in Yunhe River Valley, questions before the war

The place Li Fan came to was a separate courtyard in the back mountain of Tianyuan Peak, not far to the south of the Jingxiu Stone Stay where he had previously retreated.

In the other courtyard, there are already eleven direct disciples of the Foundation Establishment stage waiting here.

Li Fan glanced around and spotted three acquaintances.

In addition to Luo Caicai, there are also Tianyue Peak disciple Zhao Xu, who had previously traded elixirs with Li Fan, and the head disciple Zuo Junhui.

After Li Fan fell, he attracted the attention of people in other courtyards.

"It's Junior Brother Li. When did you get out of seclusion?"

"Did you come here with Elder Li's secret order?"

The person who met Li Fan was Zuo Junhui.

Li Fan had a deep impression of Zuo Junhui. The two had some friction before due to some disagreements.

However, it seems that Zuo Junhui's attitude is no different at this time. He seems to have put aside the previous incident without any excessive emotional reaction.

Li Fan nodded and said: "I just came out of seclusion today. I went to Master to report and met with Elder Li. He asked me to come here to join all the brothers and sisters."

"Okay, eh? Are you in the late stage of foundation building?" Zuo Junhui said, suddenly surprised.

Li Fan is used to these people's surprise.

The speed of his practice is really astonishing. As the person involved, Li Fan himself knows how to practice step by step and how many adventures he has had. However, only he knows these things. Outsiders don't know why. It looks like Li Fan With talent alone, he went from the early stage of foundation building to the late stage of foundation building in less than ten years.

This entry speed is terrifying.

After Zuo Junhui noticed Li Fan's cultivation, he looked surprised for a moment and couldn't even say what he wanted to say.

It was Li Fan who broke the embarrassment and said: "Senior Brother Zuo is in charge of things here? I need to verify the identity of my participant."

"Oh, yes." Zuo Junhui finally came back to his senses and said: "Junior brother, don't be surprised. The sect is in troubled times right now. Checking your identity is a necessary step. I am responsible for this matter and must always verify it."

Li Fan nodded and handed the token given to him by Li Xinlong to Zuo Junhui.

Zuo Junhui checked the jade chip and confirmed it was correct. He nodded and said to Li Fan: "Junior brother, please be patient and wait here for a while. Senior Brother Jin will be here soon."

After a moment of pause, Zuo Junhui tugged on Li Fan's sleeve and said, "Junior brother, can I take a step to speak?"

"Okay." Li Fan nodded.

The two stepped aside.

Zuo Junhui sent a message to Li Fan and said: "Junior Brother Li, there was some friction between us before. I think you also know some of it, but that has passed."

"Those things are all trivial. They are nothing more than some disputes of will. At the time, they seemed like nothing. But now, Junior Brother Li, you have achieved the late stage of Foundation Establishment and your identity has been established in the sect. I agree with this. It can be said that secondly, the sect is facing a powerful enemy, and some of the previous internal affairs are nothing in front of external enemies. Working together to protect the interests of the sect is a higher priority."

"Junior brother, if I have offended you before, I apologize. I hope to get back on good terms with you, junior brother, especially when we do tasks together. We should avoid any conflicts of temper. Let's just laugh at each other and let go of grudges. What do you think?"

When Li Fan heard this, he stared into Zuo Junhui's eyes for a while.

The other party's expression was quite sincere, and it didn't seem like he was faking it.

Li Fan actually understood Zuo Junhui's mentality.

According to the sect's reputation, Zuo Junhui's character is not bad. He even has a particularly good quality, which is loyalty.

Loyal to the sect, and also loyal to his beloved senior brother Jin Daosheng.

Because of this, Zuo Junhui felt that Li Fan would harm the reputation and potential interests of Jin Daosheng, so there was a conflict.

When it comes to hatred, there is no personal enmity between Li Fan and Zuo Junhui.

At most, the opinions and positions are different.

At that time, Li Fan's reputation in the sect had not yet risen, but now, he not only won the first place in the sect's competition, but his strength level has also reached the late stage of foundation building. From Zuo Junhui's point of view, he has no enemies in public or private affairs. It is necessary, so it is natural to want to ease the relationship.

Li Fan smiled lightly and said, "I don't take these things to heart."

"The sect's affairs take priority, and when people come into contact with each other, some friction is unavoidable. Senior Brother Zuo, don't worry, I still have a big heart, and I won't miss anything because of it."

Zuo Junhui heard this and observed Li Fan for a while.

Seeing that Li Fan didn't seem to take this seriously, Zuo Junhui took a long breath.

"Junior brother has a lofty ideal. I was too petty before."

"Junior Brother Li's magnanimity impresses me."

Li Fan smiled in response.

In fact, Li Fan didn't take it seriously, mainly because Zuo Junhui didn't cause any real harm to him.

Moreover, this kind of thing is related to his own strength. If Li Fan was still a disciple with a low reputation in the middle stage of foundation establishment, Zuo Junhui would never lower his head. But now, Li Fan's strength and reputation have reached the point where his former rivals and enemies , they all came back to bow their heads and ease the relationship.

Everything is still related to Li Fan's strength and status.

Li Fan could see it clearly, but he couldn't ignore it.

As he said, the main conflict at present is no longer the matter between the direct disciples of the sect, but the external enemies such as the Moyuan Sect, Xuanyin Sect, and Yunhe Valley.

In the face of a powerful enemy, it is boring and pointless to still dwell on the previous relationship.

Although Li Fan may not be willing to get too close to Zuo Junhui, he is not willing to care about this matter.

It was uncovered.

Zuo Junhui was responsible for communicating with the foundation-building disciples in other courtyards. After saying a few words to Li Fan, he left.

Just as Zuo Junhui left, Luo Caicai came over.

Li Fan was slightly surprised to see Luo Caicai.

"Are you in the late stage of foundation building?" Li Fan asked.

Luo Caicai nodded and said: "Well, yes, I said, have you forgotten that when we first met, I was in the middle stage of foundation establishment for a while, and you were in the early stage of foundation establishment at that time."

"Now that you are in the later stage of foundation building, I have also made a breakthrough in my cultivation."

Li Fan nodded when he heard this.

Li Fan started chatting like this, and it still felt familiar, as if they had just met yesterday. More than two years have not made the relationship between the two unfamiliar.

Li Fan learned some news about familiar people from Luo Caicai.

A lot of things have happened in the past two years.

Before Li Fan retreated, he greeted Luo Caicai and asked him to take care of Leng Yueyun and Hu Feng who were approaching.

At this time, Luo Caicai learned from Luo Caicai that Leng Yueyun and Hu Feng were doing well. They broke through one after another and both reached the foundation building stage.

Now, both of them are in the stage of accumulating merits for the sect, working for the sect, waiting for enough merits to be accumulated, and they can be promoted to become inner sect deacons.

Li Fan was actually not surprised. Leng and Hu were both in the Qi Refining Stage when we met them, and they were just one step away from establishing the foundation.

Now it is logical that the two of them have built foundations one after another.

Luo Caicai continued: "This time I am going to Cangshanping, and I have to rest at Qinggenfang for a night. Hu Feng has received a sect mission. It happens that the place of dispatch is at Qinggenfang. Maybe we can meet him again."

Li Fan nodded slightly.

at this time.

A golden light flashed across the sky, and Li Fan and others looked up.

The golden light quickly came to the sky above the other courtyard and fell down.

The person who came was none other than the eldest disciple of the sect, the Golden Dao Sage who was in the middle stage of Jindan cultivation.

Seeing the arrival of Daosheng Jin, all the foundation-building disciples in other courtyards came out and gathered in front of Daosheng Jin.

Li Fan also walked over with Luo Caicai.

Jin Daosheng was as serious and serious as ever.

In Li Fan's mind, he also remembered the reputation of Senior Brother Jin within the sect.

Jin Daosheng is currently the highest-achieving, most talented, and most prestigious direct disciple of this generation among the Ten Thousand Dao Sect.

He is the first disciple of the sect, who has achieved a high-grade golden elixir and is in the middle stage of the golden elixir. He is very responsible for the sect and his disciples, and has a reputation for being fair and strict in his conduct.

This is a good aspect. There are also rumors of bad aspects, but not many. Only a few people say that this senior brother Jin is doing well in other aspects, but he may be too obsessed with power and is not interested in becoming a disciple of the sect and taking over as the leader. The next leader has obsessions.

Of course, this cannot be regarded as a real shortcoming. It is normal for a man to pursue status and power, not to mention that Jin Daosheng also has this strength and ability.

Li Fan thought about the news about Jin Daosheng in his mind, and then stood in the crowd.

Daosheng Jin glanced at the twelve foundation-building disciples in front of him. When his eyes fell on Li Fan, he showed a slightly surprised expression. He glanced at them twice more, but didn't say anything as he passed by.

After Jin Daosheng looked around for a week, he said: "Junior brothers and sisters, you should have a general understanding of this sect's mission, but you don't know the details. Let me say it again."

"This mission is to go to Cangshanping. The primary purpose is to recapture the city of Cangshanping and bring it back under the control of my Wandao Sect."

"There are two secondary purposes. One is to combat the arrogance of Yunhe River Valley and let them understand that attacking our Wandao Sect forces will require a high price."

"The second secondary purpose is to rescue the captured disciples of our sect, either by directly rescuing them, or by capturing the disciples from Yun Valley during the confrontation with them, and then exchanging them."

"The plan of action is to set off tonight. At this time tomorrow night, we can reach Qinggenfang. After resting overnight in Qinggenfang City and getting the latest news, we will go to Cangshanping, where there is a battle to be fought."

"Currently, Yunhe River Valley occupies the manpower of Cangshanping. The information the sect has received is that there is an early-stage golden elixir disciple and more than a dozen foundation-building stage monks. Although we do not have an obvious advantage in terms of numbers, most of the junior brothers and sisters present are In the later stage of foundation building, the strength exceeds that of Yunhe River Valley."

"The specific plan will be adjusted according to the news when Qingganfang is resting."

"Do you understand?"

The following personal disciples will respond one by one.

Li Fan also knows about it.

He felt someone grabbing his arm and turned his head to see it was Luo Caicai.

Luo Caicai might be a little nervous, so she unconsciously held Li Fan's arm.

Li Fan looked at her and nodded, sharing Luo Caicai's nervousness.

"If you have any questions, ask them now. After you leave the sect, you must carry out the mission to the end. If you have any questions, ask them immediately." Jin Daosheng said.

Immediately someone asked:

"Senior Brother Jin, since Yunhe Valley has launched a surprise attack on Cangshanping, you should have thought that we would come back with revenge, and would you have set up a trap there?"

Jin Daosheng said: "It is possible, but it is not very likely."

"The elders of the sect have some opinions. They believe that this is just a test by Yunhe River Valley. They are betting that our sect's energy is mainly involved in the battle between Luo Xinghai and Moyuan Sect. We don't want to fight on multiple fronts, so we attacked Cangshanping. Yun Yunhe River Valley has been coveting Cangshanping for a long time. If our sect does not respond, the other party will take the opportunity to annex this place. If we wait for a strong counterattack, Yunhe River Valley will withdraw again and wait for future opportunities."

"This is in line with Yun Valley's usual style. Moreover, during the sneak attack in Yun Valley, there was their Valley Master's son, who was also the most outstanding disciple of their generation. Qu Congze, who was at the Golden Core stage, completely overwhelmed our guards in terms of strength. It belongs to the disciples of Yunhe River Valley, but they only arrested people and did not seriously arrest the escaped disciples. The purpose may be what the elders thought, which was just to test, not a full-scale attack."

"Otherwise, Qu Congze of Yunhe River Valley has the ability to destroy all the disciples of our sect guarding Cangshanping."

After hearing what Jin Daosheng said, many direct disciples nodded.

"This is the consistent style of Yunhe River Valley, always shamelessly testing, and putting profits first in everything, and never doing business at a loss." A direct disciple said.

Jin Daosheng asked: "Do you have any other questions?"

"Senior Brother Jin, I have two questions." Zhao Xu from Tianyue Peak spoke.

"You tell me." Jin Daosheng said.

Zhao Xu asked: "Senior Brother Jin, as far as I know, Senior Sister Yi Xixuan just had a few battles with the people of Moyuan Sect in Luo Xinghai and returned to the sect to rest. There are currently at least two Jindan of this generation in the sect. Senior brother and sister."

"If the elders do not take action, it can be understood that they are afraid of causing an all-out conflict with Yunhe River Valley, then it should be okay for Senior Sister Yi to go, right?"

"In this way, at least we have enough cards and Cangshanping is foolproof."

"That kills the first problem."

"Also, the second question is, how far will we go in this attack? Should we try to kill the opponent as much as possible, or leave some room?"

Hearing Zhao Xu mention Yi Xixuan, Jin Daosheng frowned slightly, but relaxed after a moment.

"It's normal for you to have this question. In the final analysis, the sect doesn't want to fight on multiple fronts at the moment. That's a taboo." Jin Daosheng said.

"The level of strength in Yunhe River Valley is a bit weaker than that of our sect. This generation of Jindan disciples is just following the rules. Yunhe River Valley is testing us, and we are also testing them. We want to see how Yunhe River Valley is bound to Moyuan Sect. To what extent.”

"If Yi Xixuan and I go together, the other side of Yunhe River Valley may be stimulated. A Qu Cong cannot bear the thought that Yi Xixuan and I will join forces. There is at least a half chance that they will send out the golden elixir stage elders."

"That would easily lead to an escalation of the conflict and involve the Jindan elders of our sect."

"The war between the sect and the Moyuan Sect is about to begin, and we don't want to cause any complications."

Zhao Xu listened, thought for a moment, and nodded slightly.

Jin Daosheng added: "As for the second question asked by Junior Brother Zhao, the answer is to protect your own safety first. If you can't hold back, just kill the other monks. But if you have spare power, it is best to capture the disciples of Yunhe River Valley alive. On the one hand, it is to prevent the conflict from escalating, and on the other hand, it is also a bargaining chip in exchange for the captured disciples of our sect."

"I know." Zhao Xu nodded.

The question Zhao Xu asked was also what Li Fan wanted to ask.

Now that I have the answer, I am quite satisfied.

"Okay, if there is no problem, follow me to Qingganfang." Jin Daosheng said.

Li Fan had already been prepared.

For a moment, the flying swords in the other courtyard flashed brightly, and a group of people wielded their swords and flew into the night sky in formation, flying towards Qingganfang.

(End of this chapter)