Chapter 198: Struggle for fame and fortune
“Admit defeat? Is our fight just about victory or defeat?”
Taoist Mu Jing looked at Cangxuan and said helplessly: “Whether it’s fame and gain, or whether it’s for the secret. Which one of Mingzhong's qi can be let go? When the matter reaches this point, it is no longer a simple matter of victory, but a real conflict of interests."
Seeing that Cangxuan still doesn't understand, he is already here. Taoist Mu Jing, who had dealt with many similar matters when building a dojo in the mainland, could only tell the other party in the most straightforward way the price the number of people needed to pay at this moment.
“If the Zhushan Sect admits defeat at this moment, in the most serious case, it will lose its power in this area. Whether it is the ground lines sorted out or the dojo built, it will become the resources of the local monks. The manpower spent during this period will Material resources will be wasted. ”
"Is there such a statement?"
Hearing this, both Cang Xuan and Chu Tai were a little dumbfounded. Taoist Mu Jing said unhurriedly: "These are not explicit statements, but In fact, it exists."
"Then how do you know?"
Taoist Cangxuan is a little curious. His fellow practitioners are usually quite noble, but why are they so concerned about these ordinary people? learn?
Hearing this, Taoist Mu Jing felt a little helpless and whispered: "Didn't I tell you some time ago? When I was passing by the Baishi River, I saw the unique spirituality and built the Taoist Jinglu. After a few fights with local cultivators, I finally understood these things.”
"Essentially speaking, the amount of earth energy and spiritual energy in an area is limited. We can only obtain limited resources through various methods. The most suitable way is to win over local monks and fight with local practitioners. We can capture both. Their Qi, their share of resources, can even occupy their own territory bit by bit."
Hearing Taoist Mu Jing's explanation, Cang Xuan, who is an overseas loose immortal, immediately understood the meaning. relation.
“Isn’t this just a land grab?”
Recalling the overseas battles Cang Xuan described to himself in the past, Taoist Mu Jing thought for a moment and nodded.
"It's almost the same, except that there are dynasties in the Central Plains and there are many restrictions from the Immortal Sect. It won't be as direct as overseas. Even if you occupy a place, you can get at most one-third of the land of the place. You must We must give local creatures and casual cultivators enough living space.”
"We seem to be in a bit of trouble, but for casual cultivators, this is the basis for survival."
When Taoist Mu Jing said the last sentence, he paused, as if there was something else he wanted to say, But he didn't say it in the end.
Chu Tai thought for a moment and realized what he had not finished.
‘This is also a way to limit the development of the sect and create conflicts between the sect and the casual cultivators. I don’t know how many similar detours there are in the Central Plains? ’
Chu Tai, who understood this clearly, felt a little boring for no reason.
The Dongji Chenguang Heaven itself does not lack resources, and there is a Daluo Heavenly Light hanging down from the nine heavens all the time.
Even a mortal can extend his life by swallowing appropriate medicines.
Back then, when Chu Tai followed Fu Guang Taoism, he once studied a volume of "Zhi Cao Jing".
There is a clear record in the sutra: Polygonatum is sweet in taste... It takes ten years to conceive the spiritual spirit. If you take it for a long time, you will lighten your body and prolong your life without hunger... After a thousand years, you can get the essence of the soil and aura, which is Wujizhi. The five internal organs are in good condition, the muscles are plentiful, the bone marrow is strong, the strength is doubled, the body is not old for many years, whitening becomes darker, teeth fall out again...
After the introduction, there is also a section on the nine-steaming and nine-exposure cooking method. It is clearly written in it that if the centuries-old Polygonatum sibiricum is properly prepared, eating it can restore the appearance of the body, break up the grain, and replenish various deficiencies; if the thousand-year-old Polygonatum sibiricum is properly prepared, eating it can relieve cold and heat, fill the essence, release three corpse insects, and if eaten for a long time, it can become an immortal.
From this point of view, it is actually not difficult to become an immortal and live forever in the East Jichenguang Heaven. What is difficult is to maintain the state of immortality and survive for a long time. In this regard, there is no difference between the Central Plains and the Eastern Chu State, which also leads to many practitioners fighting over what should be fought and fighting when should be fought.
At most, it is just because the two sides are too powerful. Once a full-scale war breaks out, the impact will be too great, causing some battles to become more obscure.
When Taoist Zhengyang heard this, he was stunned for a moment. He couldn't help but feel worried, and whispered: "So, is this why everyone came to help me?"
Words Before they finished speaking, the two brothers Xiang Xuan and Xiang Ying spoke up: "Fellow Taoist Zhengyang, you don't need to belittle yourself. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be able to unite. More often than not, we would choose to wait and wait until all the dust is gone." When we land, we may not choose to take action.”
"Why?"
Taoist Zhengyang is a little curious. According to what Taoist Mujing said before, the Zhushan Sect plans to occupy most of their resources.
“Because there is no great need, and it is impossible to form an effective alliance.”
The person who spoke this time was the Shangjian Taoist from Jinzhongshan. He also looked at the Zhengyang Taoist and said: “In Before you appeared, we each practiced our own inheritance and didn’t communicate much with each other. We even had conflicts over the ownership of some heavenly materials and earthly treasures.”
“So, before you arrived, we didn’t have much communication with each other. We will not choose to join forces, even if we know that blocking the Zhushan Sect is more beneficial to us, but it is undeniable that the arrival of the first wave of Zhushan Sect monks has indeed promoted the exchange of practice resources in our area. Some new news and new resources have arrived, giving us many more ways to communicate while practicing our own practices.”
"But communication is just communication. Our conflicts with each other have not disappeared. The possibility of cooperation with each other is very low, and there is almost no basis for cooperation until your arrival."
What is in the hands of Taoist Shang Jian A stream of light was flying, holding a golden bell.
"I remember that when I was refining this treasure that day, you suddenly appeared, helped me perfect the method of refining, and kindly guided me in the next step of practice. This was something that would never happen in the past. . So I am willing to believe you, and I think so are the others."
Taoist Zhengyang felt a little embarrassed, and Taoist Fang Jingshan and Li Hong also added.
"What Taoist Fellow Shang Jian said is true. Without you, Taoist Fellow Zhengyang, we would not have been able to unite. The relationship between me and the brothers from the Xiang family would not be good even if we were far apart. And my original relationship with me The pretty good Nanmuxi Liu Taoist chose Zhushan Cult instead.”
Hearing this, Xiangxuan sighed: "Speaking of which, you and I were at odds with each other because of Mrs. Ma Luodong Luohua and Nanmuxi Liu Taoist. However, things are better now. Our relationship has become better, and both of them chose the Zhushan Sect. Things are really unpredictable."
"Okay, let's not talk about things being unpredictable. To put it bluntly, the Zhushan Sect will never give up. We have to fight again, right?"
Taoist Cangxuan concluded, but was rejected by Taoist Mujing.
"Maybe two games. This type of fighting usually has three as the limit. Even if you lose twice in a row, you can choose to start a third fighting."
"So troublesome? Then we have to How long will you stay here?”
Taoist Cangxuan was a little surprised, and then Taoist Mu Jing said: "It's hard to say. I remember that the longest time limit for fighting today is Mount Emei and Mount Wutai. The first and second fighting were separated by more than four hundred years. , and made an agreement for the third fight. Now nearly five years have passed since the second fight, but the third fight has not yet started. "
Taoist Cangxuan heard this and revealed. With a worried expression, Chu Tai also asked curiously: "Why are these two lines fighting?"
(End of this chapter)