"Is this a business?"
A huge insect boat flew over, casting a shadow and instantly alarming the entire ancestral land!
All the tribesmen put down what they were doing and looked at the sky in horror.
They didn't know what happened. As soon as the ancestor of the front foot left with Zhong Shenxiu, the genius of the Confucian sect, an outsider came to the back foot. The wave that overwhelmed the whole audience had just been felt some time ago.
Nascent Soul Stage Monk!
And it’s obvious that the person who came here is evil!
"Master, this is indeed the place."
A reply came from the boat, the voice was old and powerful, with a little excitement.
The person who asked the question before was heard to speak again, but one sentence caused the expressions of countless people below to change drastically!
"Your home will be ransacked immediately and all your property will be confiscated. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed on the spot!"
"Obey!"
I saw figures jumping off the boat one by one, and they burned, killed, and looted without any explanation.
The business owner appeared at this time, and was suddenly trembled by this scene, and yelled!
"Open the clan protection formation!"
The surrounding light suddenly brightened, but before the clan-protecting formation could be activated, streams of light fell from the sky, destroying all the formation bases with just a flick of the finger!
I saw a young man standing on the bow of the boat, flexing his wrist. He had just taken action, easily destroying the turtle shell that had been reinforced by the merchant for countless years.
"Yuan Yuanying Stage. Monk"
The head of the Shang family was trembling and terrified. He really didn't know when his family had offended such a powerful person.
He immediately called from a distance, requesting to talk to Lin Shan, but received no response.
Under the indifferent gaze of the opponent, the battle below has begun.
Faced with the menacing robbers, the tribesmen rose up to resist!
After all, behind you are the home you have lived in for many years, as well as your parents, wife, children, and property. Most people cannot give up just because they want to.
But this is obviously in vain, because there is no way to stop it!
The merchant's territory is vast, and many of the clan's manpower are distributed in various places. Not to mention that the ancestor of the merchant took some elites to follow Zhong Shenxiu before leaving, and half of the force is still guarding the front line of Chixiao City. Most of the people who stay behind in the ancestral territory are the old, weak, sick and disabled. .
Today, the enemy is coming with force, landing in the hinterland by air. It can be said that it hits the snake seven inches, hitting the weak spot.
Upon meeting, three Jindan masters recognized their opponents.
"Old Zhankong, it's you?!"
"Ah hahahaha, you little merchants, if you don't obey me when you see me, otherwise the magic weapon has no eyes, don't blame me for not reminding you!"
The old guy, Master Zhankong, was very eye-catching as he jumped up and down. Suddenly he was so bold that he dared to face three of his peers by himself.
It turned out that he was holding a fan in his hand, which was the ‘Yunjiao Exorcist Fan’ that Lin Shan had eliminated.
Not only can this fan be used for self-defense, it can also blow back all incoming magical powers!
He fanned all around, and his movements were as fierce as a tiger's, which made the merchant half angry. He took out his magic weapon and slapped him in the face.
"Scared!"
The old man was so excited that he quickly picked up his fan and ran away, for fear of getting dumped.
Fortunately, Hu Buju next to him helped him down. The young master of the demon clan was very clever and managed to put the three merchants at a disadvantage with just a few pulls.
Master Zhankong thanked him despite his busy schedule, and came back to summon his disciples and apprentices to set up a large formation to seal off the entire ancestral land.
The head of the Shang family saw that things were not going well, so he decided to leave in person.
Suddenly, a string of laughter like silver bells came to my ears, and as soon as my eyes blurred, a large number of people around me died, and a charming female cultivator came over.
"Who are you?"
"The slave family is like jade, the little maid beside the leader~"
Unexpectedly, after the head of the Shang family heard this, he was suddenly startled, and then cursed loudly, his face full of excitement and his beard trembling!
"Master Ruyu? Didn't you betray the Lujiang League and join the Shangyang Academy a long time ago? Why did you suddenly return?"
"I know!"
"It's you. It turns out the traitor is you! No wonder the other side learned that our ancestral land was empty. As soon as True Lord Shenxiu left, you came in behind."
"It's the information you passed on!"
Ruyu was confused and looked back at the master in the sky, and found that Lin Shan was also thinking after hearing this.
He vaguely seemed to remember that there was a force in the Lujiang League called Ruyi Fang. At that time, the owner of the group, Ruyi Zhenren, said that he would introduce a Taoist companion to him, so he called him Ruyu Zhenren.
Later, it was said that Zhenren Ruyu had been studying in Shangyang Academy for decades. After the war between merchants and the Xungu sect, he betrayed Luxi and chose to stay outside the region.
At that time, he was too busy running around and couldn't be bothered to deal with such trivial matters.
Now that I think about it, that woman's name is exactly the same as my newly adopted name of Lady Bones!
This is actually not uncommon in the world of cultivation.
Because there are many types of Dharma names, which represent inheritance, skills, magical powers, meaning, region, origin, etc.
For example, for some sect leaders, after the old sect leader dies, the new one will automatically inherit the title of the previous one. The same is true for some top sect leaders.
For example, people who practice the same skill may have the same name.
As for the moral, there’s more to this!
In Taoism, the most common words are Qing, Rong, Long, Ji, Shi, Xuan, Jue, etc.; in Confucianism, the most common words are righteousness, etiquette, benevolence, faith, loyalty, etc.; in Buddhism, the most common words are Zen, suffering, and dryness. Words such as , wish, gong, just, 了, etc.
For female cultivators, there are more words like flower, element, lotus, ning, jade, etc.
Dharma names like 'Ruyu' probably have a lot of duplicate names in this world!
However, he happened to get involved in the conflict and was misunderstood by the head of the Shang family. He thought it was the Shangyang Academy who had leaked the secret, and he was so angry that his eyes were splitting!
Thinking that he had never seen the real person Ruyu, he mistakenly thought this was a game, and immediately rushed forward to fight for his life.
Although this Ruyu was incomprehensible, he was not afraid of him if he really wanted to fight, and the two of them were instantly at odds with each other.
Lin Shan in the sky did not pay attention to the battle below, but suddenly had an idea!
Originally, he was not very good at attacking Shangyang Academy, because after all, it was one of the top ten orthodox academies. It could not be destroyed at will like merchants. There had to be a reason.
And it’s the kind of sworn hatred!
Now it seems that it can really make a big fuss.
Two hours later.
All the battles in this huge ancestral land came to an end.
The once prosperous Cultivation Family is now only a ruin, covered in blood, flames of war, and cries of crying and begging.
The disciples of Xun Gu Sect are all well-trained. They can stay on the front line of Chixiao City for so many years. Who doesn’t have a few skills?
They turned the merchant's house inside and out, and even dug up the ancestral graves, digging them clean!
Countless cultivation resources were taken out and piled on the family square, as high as a hill!
Ruyu and Master Zhankong teamed up to tie up the dying head of the Shang family.
This person's anger at first turned out to be an illusion. He deliberately lost his mind in order to confuse his opponent, and then looked for an opportunity to escape. As a result, he was stopped by Master Zhankong's formation, and was trapped inside, unable to get out. His mana was exhausted and he became a prisoner.
Three other Jindan masters from the merchant died at the hands of Hu Buju.
The young master of the demon tribe acted cautiously, fearing that something might happen if he was left alive. When the other party recognized his demon tribe's tricks, the news spread, causing widespread concern in the human kingdom. The Shang family members below were even more miserable.
The young and strong ones were basically slaughtered, and the rest were all the old, weak, women and children. According to the previous rules of engagement, they were not completely killed.
Even Lin Shan has to take this into account.
In a Confucian country like Lu, at best it means not killing the old and the weak, at worst it means that there are too many virgins!
If the Xun Gu Sect massacres everyone today, it will definitely be criticized by the entire cultivation world in the future and labeled as a murderous maniac, which will be detrimental to the development of the sect that wants to expand its territory and influence in the future.
In the world of demonic cultivation, eradicating the roots is a basic operation, and everyone knows that no future troubles can be left behind.
But the world of righteous cultivation, especially Confucianism, is extremely averse to indiscriminate killing.
When the Lujiang League attacked the Dai family under the leadership of the ancestor of the Yang family, the top forces at that time were closed and there was no supervision. They also deliberately surrounded the three towers to leave a glimmer of hope.
Now that Lin Shan has just returned, if everything goes according to the rules of the game, the risk of public opinion can be reduced.
However, this is not impossible.
The disciples of the Xun Gu Sect killed all the young and middle-aged men, leaving only the elderly and infertile female relatives. Firstly, they were not afraid of future revenge, and secondly, they still had a large amount of wealth.
The former can be sent to slave stables, and the latter can be sold to brothels without worrying about sales.
Especially when all the wealth accumulated over countless years was wiped out in one fell swoop, you can imagine how the merchants felt!
The owner of the merchant family was as lost as if he had lost his wife, his eyes were dull and lifeless, and he didn't know how to explain to his ancestors.
The elders of those merchants scolded them incessantly. The Xun Gu Sect even dug their ancestors' graves. They were simply not human beings!
Lin Shan simply ordered Master Zhankong to collect all resources and confiscate them all, then clean the battlefield, arrange formations, and build this place as a temporary stronghold.
Because Tangyin's ancestral land is originally a good place with outstanding people and places, the concentration of spiritual energy is even better than that of Tianfu Mountain, the Feng Shui is excellent, and the geographical location is the most important!
He couldn't just plunder it once and then abandon it. He wanted to take this place into his pocket.
It took a day to repair.
Ancestor Lu Que came in force with the vanguard. Yesterday, he had already defeated the merchant front line and penetrated all the way into the hinterland.
Behind him, the allies of the Lujiang League had already anticipated the merchant's failure, and were swarming like sharks smelling of bees, ready to seize cultivation resources everywhere.
But no matter how you grab it, you must first come to see Lin Shan and wait for the alliance leader's allocation.
"Leader, according to the torture of the Shang family, they learned that their ancestor accompanied Zhong Shenxiu to Yunmengze, southwest of Tangyin, to find the whereabouts of Mu Yan."
After listening to the report, Lin Shan nodded and ignored it.
Yun Mengze is so old, he doesn't have the energy to go around in circles with Zhong Shenxiu. Anyway, Mu Yan can't catch him after hiding for decades, so he can figure it out for a while.
Looking directly at the map of northwest Shandong, he reached out and pointed, and it turned out to be Shangyang Academy!
"Let's go directly here, don't let others lead us, but force them to come to us!"
Ancestor Lu Que and Master Zhankong were shocked. They didn’t expect that after just raiding Shang’s ancestral land, the leader would go directly to Shang Yang Academy again!
The news about the merchant's fall has probably not spread yet because of the news blockade here. There should be no preparation over there, and it can indeed be caught off guard.
"Quickly, control the two largest families in northwest Shandong before the four families in the Central Region can react."
Lin Shan cut through the mess with a sharp knife this time, much more skillfully than he did in Chu State!
Because there are so many rules here, he has to speed through. Once he slows down and is restrained, he will fall into an endless quagmire.
"Master Zhankong continues to follow me. Fellow Taoist Lu Que is sitting here, making arrangements in the middle, waiting for the follow-up personnel of the Xun Gu Sect to arrive."
He made a simple arrangement. The geographical location here was important and there was no room for compromise. Ancestor Lu Que had to guard it.
And many Jindan masters from the Lujiang League led their people to attack Shangyang Academy with him!
"Leader, you are gone. What if the merchant ancestor and Zhong Shenxiu come back?"
Master Zhankong has this worry, fearing that if they lose the front foot, they will lose the back foot.
"It doesn't matter."
Lin Shan is confident and has a draft in mind.
"If the merchant ancestor heard that his ancestral land was occupied and brought people back in a hurry, fellow Taoist Lu Que would be able to stop him."
"As for Zhong Shenxiu, I'm sure he will never come back."
"Compared to northwest Shandong, merchants are nothing. How could he sit idly by and ignore me when he heard that I went to Shangyang Academy?"
"When the time comes, I will wait for him at Shangyang Academy to see what progress this boy has made over the years!"
Listening to the leader's domineering speech, many real people in the alliance quickly bowed and flattered him, saying that they would follow him to the end.
They didn't get a dime from the merchant's inheritance, and the wool of Shangyang Academy must be harvested!
Shangyang Academy.
A gentleman is lecturing the students below. When he talks about key points, he will use the power of his spiritual consciousness to write pictures in the air to help the students understand.
"No, Senior Sister, there's a letter from the sect!"
A book boy hurriedly ran in outside. He had no experience. He rushed onto the stage in a panic and whispered to the gentleman.
This gentleman is a female, with a beautiful face and figure. He was one of the three most famous beauties in the state of Lu.
Ruyu Zhenren.
She is teaching at the moment and doesn't mind others interrupting her rhythm.
But Shutong was a junior who brought him with him and followed him for many years. It seemed that there was really something important when he suddenly broke into the classroom this time.
She opened the letter and was shocked after reading it!
It turned out that it was Lu Xi's Ruyifang who sent him a message. The master of Ruyi, the senior sister, has not given up on her after so many years.
He even sent the news in advance!
The leader of the Lujiang Alliance has broken through the Nascent Soul stage and returned. He witnessed a battle with the second Nascent Soul stage monk in the Xungu Sect, Elder Heiku, with many allies.
All preparations have been made in the past few days. It is estimated that all businesses have collapsed, leaving only Shangyang Academy still thriving.
Now Master Ruyi told her that the leader of the Lujiang Alliance was on the way to Shangyang Academy, and asked her to avoid it in advance if she had something to do. She must not show up, otherwise she would be caught and punished!
Master Ruyu felt chills all over her body. She understood the gold content of this letter and what it said was basically true. I was afraid she really had to go out and hide for a while!
"You are now studying by yourself, this lesson ends here."
She hurriedly stopped and walked out. Just as she was about to leave, suddenly, many flying boats were approaching in the dark outside Shangyang Academy!
(End of chapter)