Chapter 554: War on the Northern Front, punishment within the church
Seeking ancient teachings.
The interrogation at the Information Hall is over.
"Drag them all out and kill them!"
Li Yuanjie didn't even take a second look at these craftsmen, and directly decided their life and death.
"No, sir, we are just following orders and don't know anything."
The disciples in the Intelligence Hall also act under orders, and they do whatever their superiors tell them to do.
This time, another secret stronghold of the Swallowing Star Sect was discovered, located in the territory of Western Lu, but not in the Lujiang River Basin.
Li Yuanjie asked the leader whether to pursue cross-border tracking.
"Just take someone to arrest you. I'll see which local snakes dare to stop you!"
Luxi has been suppressed miserably by the Lujiang League in recent years. There are many people who are unhappy, and there are even small groups secretly fighting against it.
However, despite the trouble, no one dared to target it.
If we really want to find something, the Lujiang League will have a reason to bring people to the door the next day. This is no joke.
Li Yuanjie took the order and left.
Lin Shan walked out of the information hall. He still didn't know much about the reason why Swallowing Star Gate investigated him, but he could vaguely guess a thing or two.
"The stars in the sky will be of great use in Zhenjun Yuxing's cave!"
"However, it is a pity that I am not a real celestial body. I have only been transformed by the star power collected by the Lingbao Virtual Star Disk for a long time."
"If arresting people and interrogating them doesn't yield any information, it seems that we can only go to the Star Swallowing Gate as soon as possible."
In Qianshan Square, a public execution was taking place at this time.
The organizer is none other than the Black Skull Demon Lord sitting at the top!
This skeleton monster is majestic, deep and terrifying, with ten large flags arranged in a fan shape behind it, like a peacock spreading its tail.
The deacons and disciples at all levels below stood separately and quietly watched the performance in the center.
"Ah ah ah~ let me go, do you know who I am? My father-in-law is a professor from Shangyang Academy. If he finds out, he will definitely come to save me!"
"Seniors of the Xungu Sect, don't be impulsive. My wife's family is quite wealthy in business. You can raise as much ransom as you want!"
"Cowards! Cowards! It makes me sick to see you groveling! A man who takes life and death lightly will do it if he doesn't accept it!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusuuuuu, you officials are so cruel, and the slave family's life is so hard"
These people are prisoners.
To be precise, he was a relative of the merchant who was defeated in the Happy Forest and was captured and executed by the Xun Gu Sect.
The one who shouted the loudest was the son-in-law of Master Shang Geng, the professor of Shangyang Academy. Seeing that there was no hope of escape, he simply went crazy and vented his anger.
The one who was crying was none other than Yu Jiao Niang, the traitor of the Xun Gu Sect and the concubine of the former Elder Hei Ku.
At that time, this woman was infamous and was hunted by many forces. After escaping to the Xun Gu Sect, she was accepted and blocked all troubles for her.
It turned out that she was lucky. She stayed in the vase for a while and then sneaked away without making a sound.
He even joined a rival businessman and married a dying old man in order to inherit half of this man's inheritance.
There are rules in the cultivating family. Once a clan member dies, his/her wealth during his or her lifetime needs to be divided according to the situation. If there are heirs who are cultivators, it will be passed on to the heirs. If there are no descendants, half of it will be confiscated.
The remaining half can be given to your parents' family.
In order to take advantage of this loophole, Yu Jiaoniang was willing to commit herself to the other party. Anyway, she didn't know how much money she had, and she didn't care about such things as her reputation for chastity.
But nothing good comes for free in the world.
Since you have become a relative of my merchant, you must obey orders when necessary, so you went with the flow to Happy Forest and met Gao Daoda of the Xungu Sect.
In fact, if she had been the same as before, kept a low profile and lived her duties honestly, she might have been able to hide from the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year.
But who would have thought that she would once make a speech in Happy Forest about the detailed signature of Elder Heiku.
The pinch is broken!
After being widely fermented, this sentence aroused heated discussion in the cultivation world and instantly became a hot topic in recent years.
There are so many migrant workers in the world of cultivation. Who wouldn’t be interested in hearing about the scandal of Master Jin Dan?
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord became so angry that he went straight to Happy Forest.
Since the merchant was the first to send Jindan Zhenren to break the rules, it was natural for him to take action at this time.
In addition, the pursuit of traitors to the Xun Gu Sect is inherently reasonable and no one can blame him morally.
After the incident in Chixiao City, the merchants immediately realized that something was wrong.
Although they did not know who the Jindan Master was who assassinated Mu Yan, the Xun Gu Sect would definitely take this opportunity to retaliate severely, so they quickly sent Jindan Master to the two places to take precautions.
The elders of the merchants went to Chixiao City in person, and Kuaihuolin sent the Jindanqing guest with a different surname there.
The merchant originally did not have anyone with the surname Jin Dan. Not long ago, they invited two Jin Dan from Xuchan Cave in East Lu who had a festival dispute with the Lujiang League.
Dingqing Sanren, Mrs. Xuantai.
These two men once pursued the enemy to the Lujiang League, but were blocked from entering and had to leave in frustration.
Now with the support of business invitations, they happily agreed to go out and jointly deal with the Xun Gu Sect.
But when they came to Happy Forest, they happened to run into the Black Skeleton Demon Lord, who was also new to the area.
The two sides started a war!
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord was one against two, and it was no problem to deal with these two people.
When I originally went to Ludong to look for the innate spiritual fetus, I promised to take care of these two people and avenge the master of Xuchan Cave.
As a result, the two men were called away by the merchant.
Now that they are on a rush and delivered to me, how can I let them go?
He immediately pressed down on these two men and chased them fiercely!
It's a pity that they came here, thinking that they could enjoy the hot food and drink spicy food by following the merchants, and by the way, they would clean up the fish that slipped through the net and find clues to the innate spiritual fetus.
Who would have expected that he would encounter such a sophisticated opponent as the Black Skeleton Demon Lord? The more he fought, the more uncomfortable he became. The more he fought, the harder it became, and he had to turn around and run away.
In the end, Dingqing Sanren, who was in the early stage of Jindan, was killed, and Mrs. Xuantai, who was in the middle stage of Jindan, was seriously injured and escaped.
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord was not good at speed, so he turned back without catching up.
But with this effort, all the merchants in Happy Forest ran away, including Yu Jiaoniang.
In anger, the Black Skeleton Demon King washed Happy Forest with blood!
It is said that that night, everyone in the market at the foot of the mountain heard the roar of Jindan Master.
Immediately, the terrifying big hand fell, knocking down rows of dense mountain forests, and the flaming flags burned blazingly, burning the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack mountain stronghold into ruins.
Fortunately, Gao Dang was smart enough to save Xu Shun, the second master of Happy Lin, but everyone else was destroyed and no one survived!
Afterwards, the merchant took back the seriously injured Mrs. Xuantai and strongly condemned Elder Hei Ku of the Xun Gu Sect for being inhumane and indiscriminately killing innocent people. He even launched numerous denunciations. But these words are of no use. Happy Forest has been completely included in the Xun Gu Sect's sphere of influence.
And Chixiao City also did not stop.
The merchant's Jindan elders came hand in hand, firstly to stabilize the place, and secondly to investigate the cause and truth of the matter.
Who are those two Golden Core Stage monks who ignored order and fought in the Immortal City? Why did they let themselves take the blame and give the Xun Gu Sect an excuse to take action?
This investigation is progressing rapidly.
Chi Chen, the deputy city lord of Chixiao City, without consulting the merchants, invited outside Jindan cultivators and Huagu Huaiyin cultivators to take action!
He promised to give generous gifts as long as he could assassinate Mu Yan!
The Huaiyin San cultivator was worthy of being a Jindan cultivator. He was so bold that he was not afraid of those wearing shoes even if he was barefoot. He actually launched an assassination attempt on Mu Yan without saying a word.
That battle was beyond everyone's expectation, including Chi Chen himself. Mu Yan also didn't expect that a Golden Core Stage cultivator would appear next to him.
After that night, two Jindan monks and Mu Yan disappeared, and a quarter of Chixiao City that his father left to him was destroyed.
His mother advised him to quickly and properly resettle the wounded in the city, restore order to Fairy City as soon as possible, find ways to divert panic from public opinion, try to minimize losses, and delay population loss.
After all, the casual cultivators came to settle down and work in Immortal City just to make a living as cultivators.
Once it is discovered that your place is no longer safe, they will naturally seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, just like capital chambers of commerce, and move to a safe place.
This is what his brother Chi Xiao, the lord of Chixiao City in the Xungu Sect, did.
But he was completely indifferent and had no interest in disaster relief and reconstruction. Instead, he took advantage of Mu Yan's disappearance and led his team to launch an attack on the City Lord's Mansion!
The Shang family didn't feel sorry for themselves when they saw Chi Chen, and they didn't feel sorry for them either!
It would be best if we could drive away the Xun Gu Sect and call it a day and go home as early as possible, so we followed him and killed him.
Without Mu Yan, the City Lord's Mansion has lost its backbone.
Fortunately, the current city lord Chi Xiao is still somewhat responsible. Of course, he is also afraid of being punished by his brother if he fails, so he steps forward and takes up the burden of resistance when he is in danger.
Mu Yan of the Xun Gu Sect is gone, but the two hegemons Shang Lu and Song Zhong Rangshan are still there. Although these two brothers are not smart, their strength has reached its peak during the foundation building period, and they can survive until Master Zhankong arrives!
The merchant was not slow either, only less than half an hour behind Master Zhankong!
Master Zhankong is an old boy who is very clever. He will first instruct his disciples and grandsons to set up formations as soon as they land. He will think about defeat before thinking about victory, and he will make every calculation carefully.
When the merchant Jin Dan arrived, he even rushed up and started a fight!
It’s just that the result is a bit unworthy of his decisiveness
Let the merchant's Jindan master beat him so hard that he almost couldn't come back!
The disciples of the Formation Hall were very capable, and they relied on the mountain-protecting formation that was moved from the Xun Gu Sect to bring him back. From then on, they never mentioned the matter of going to fight, and turned around and put up the no-fight card.
The merchants on the opposite side fought fiercely for several days, but they couldn't do anything about the turtle shell, so they had to give up for the time being.
They began to focus on investigating the cause of the incident, and after finding out that it was the deputy city lord Chi Chen who was responsible, even though they were extremely angry, they could only give a verbal warning.
Now, firstly, this puppet is still needed as a facade, and secondly, the original team of Chixiao City can also be considered as a help, so it is not appropriate to cut off one's own arms.
The two sides fought for a while, and no one could do anything to the other and could only ask for help from behind at the same time.
Seeing that they had lost Happy Forest, the merchants simply put all their bets on Chixiao City and sent more than one Jindan Daoist, even the great elder of the clan's Jindan late stage came in person!
Ancestor Lu Que from the Xun Gu Sect had to leave seclusion and go to Chixiao City to take charge.
The Black Skull Demon Lord was still clinging to Gao Daodao, and ordered his subordinates to sweep the net and search everywhere for the whereabouts of the traitor Yu Jiao Niang.
That time, Yu Jiaoniang took advantage of the Black Skeleton Demon Lord to fight with the two Golden Core Real People, and secretly escaped from the ground all the way to the north. Unfortunately, she still couldn't escape Lu Xi.
Because the difference in flight speed between the Golden Core Stage and the Foundation Establishment Stage is really too big.
One is flying as a royal weapon, and the other is flying as a rainbow.
If it were a magic weapon, it would be okay. No matter how much the magic weapon flew, it would never be able to fly past the Rainbow Technique.
After half a year of blockade and various pursuits and interceptions.
Yu Jiaoniang and most of the merchants and guests were discovered while hiding in Tibet. They were captured alive and brought back to the Xun Gu Sect.
The Black Skeleton Demon Lord has been paying attention to another battlefield.
After learning that Ancestor Lu Que had come to help out, he relaxed and ignored the other side and returned to Xiafang City in Happy Forest Mountain to run a good business, frightening many surrounding forces that were ready to take action.
By the way, I arranged the dividends from my various shares, made a few rents and earned extra money, and then left here with satisfaction.
After returning, he directly ordered the remaining disciples below to hold a mobilization meeting for all.
Just to clarify the canonical punishment.
Let everyone in the sect know the consequences of apostasy!
Anyway, Yu Jiaoniang's reputation is already bad, and she has spread her scandal everywhere. She must be cut into pieces to relieve her hatred!
The businessman's relatives should also be killed, and Lin Shan had to kill Master Shang Ding in the Jindan stage, so who should follow these people?
The death of Master Shang Ding really stung the merchant's nerves.
No one would be willing to part with a Jindan Daoist, and losing one would be very painful.
Lin Shan even sent his head to Shangyang Academy!
It is said that after Master Shang Geng received it, he was so angry that he almost mobilized his own forces and went to Tianfu Mountain to ask for advice!
However, he was not the only one who had the final say in Shangyang Academy. Even within his own lineage, there was resistance that did not agree, which prevented him from publicly avenging his personal revenge.
Using his influence, he thought it would be an easy task to mobilize his connections and cause trouble for the Xun Gu Sect.
But when it comes to taking action, not many dare to take action, and not many speak out to denounce it.
Because everyone knows that the Xun Gu Sect is now flourishing, and the leader of the Xun Gu Sect is even more of a celestial being. I have no grudges with him, so why should I share the pressure with you?
Is it just a friendship between teachers?
Sorry, normal exchanges of interests are fine, but we can't do anything about this kind of matter involving Tianjiao.
In the square, this group of people finally got tired of shouting.
Knowing that he would definitely die today and saying anything was useless, the disciples of the Xun Gu Sect below all had mocking expressions on their faces.
"Noon has arrived. Please ask Elder Hei Ku for instructions on whether to carry out the execution?"
The Black Skull Demon Lord nodded indifferently. In addition to the busy information hall, everyone on the mountain basically came to bear witness.
The bright ghost-headed sword fell.
“Puff~”
“Puff~”
“Puff~”
Heads were rolling and blood was scattered all over the floor.
Afterwards, it is not difficult to imagine that today's execution will be widely circulated in the cultivation world and become news about Xun Gu Sect.
Lin Shan looked at it, shook his head and smiled.
He didn't bother to care about anything that happened to the Black Skull Demon Lord.
Happy Forest has been taken, and Ancestor Lu Que is here in Chixiao City, so there should be no big problem.
Next, I have more important things to do.
Brother Chicken appeared out of nowhere at this time and jumped directly on his shoulder.
"When will we go to the Demonic Kingdom to establish a sect?"
(End of chapter)