Chapter 441 Ding Juan: The fierce rain is coming
Chen Huaisheng also knows very well that the threat of alien cultivators is still far away for him personally, but its impact on the entire Zhao Zongmen family will be huge and far-reaching. , sooner or later it will affect itself.
It’s just that I don’t have the ability to intervene or change anything yet. What I can do is to improve my spiritual strength as soon as possible within my ability.
At this time, he extremely wanted to return to Hebei as early as possible, return to Yunzhong Mountain Cave Mansion as early as possible, and practice in peace and quiet.
Once you step into the foundation, it seems to be radiant, but only when you are inside, the higher you stand, the wider the levels of contact, and you will realize your insignificance.
Just like the confrontation between Xiong Jingyi cultivator and Bao Guowei just now, it was simply not something that ordinary foundation builders could intervene in.
Once the duel breaks out between the two, those around them, whether they are refining their Qi or building their foundations, will only encounter disaster, and may not even have a chance to escape.
Chen Huaisheng also knew that from the perspective of Shang Jiuling, Zhu Fengbi, Ding Zongshou and Linghu Zui, the issues they considered were different.
No matter what disagreements they may have in the future, the Chonghua Sect, which has just been integrated now, is standing tall in the Da Zhao cultivation world, and still wants to show everyone a new and powerful look.
Especially Shang, Zhu and Qi Hongkui are still looking forward to returning to Yijun one day, driving away the Zijin Sect and Baishimen, and retaking Yiyang and Langling.
This is the long-cherished wish of all Lao Chonghua and Lingyun disciples, and it is also the motivation that inspires their efforts.
To achieve this step, we must face two powerful enemies, the Baishi Sect and the Zijin Sect. At least for now, no matter which one of the two, the Chonghua Sect can match.
Shang Jiuling is very aware of the hidden dangers brought about by including disciples of the Yuhan Sect and even the Yuanhe Sect.
Unlike the Lingyun Sect and the Ding Family, the entry of these disciples from the Jiulian Sect will greatly impact the inherent structure of the entire Chonghua Sect, and the Chonghua Sect will be in a state of chaos for a long time.
He was not even sure whether he and Zhu Fengbi could control this situation.
Accepting Ding Xizhen as a disciple is actually a disguised alliance prepared for a rainy day.
He needs Ding Zongshou's support to balance and suppress the inside, at least before Li Yu enters Dengzi Mansion, this must be the case.
Fortunately, Qi Hongkui's spiritual realm dropped after he suffered a heavy blow, otherwise this unbalanced situation would be even more dangerous.
Now that Linghu Zui has joined with about a hundred disciples, as well as dozens of disciples from the Yuanhe Sect, as well as the huge Chongyang Mountain, this situation has been even more impacted.
He also knew that the Chonghua Sect, which had just absorbed the Ding family and annexed the Lingyun Sect, was not suitable for annexing the Yuhan Sect. It would be too risky and would cause too many consequences, but he had no choice.
Because such an opportunity was lost, not only was a Zifu lost, but also several talents who might enter the Zifu in the next ten or twenty years, and a bridgehead to re-enter the Zhao Dynasty - Chongyang Mountain.
The fate of a cultivation sect is the same as that of a monk. It is like sailing against the current. If you do not advance, you will retreat. The fate of the Nine Lotus Sect is a typical example.
A mighty super sect, but its decline and deterioration over the past decade or two has given opportunities to the surrounding tigers and wolves. If you find the right moment, it will be a fatal blow, without even giving you the slightest chance to turn around. They were all eaten up, what a tragic ending.
Isn’t this the case with the Chonghua sect?
It was just a little conservative, that is, for only ten or twenty years, the Baishimen came to bully me, and forcibly lost the territory and Lingshan treasure land that had been operated for hundreds of years, and drove them to the wilderness of Hebei. Miserable survival.
Fortunately, Da Zhao and the Beirong people happened to have signed such a "trusteeship" agreement, otherwise they wouldn't even have a place to stay.
Now that there is an opportunity to shorten the time for the Chonghua Sect to rise and grow, he is willing to take it even if there are many risks.
As long as Li Yu can enter Deng Zifu, nothing will be a problem. The three Zifus of Lao Chonghua and Ding Zongshou, who is leaning towards his own family, are enough to suppress Qi Hongkui and Linghu Zui.
At least in the past three to five years, Shang Jiuling was convinced that Qi Hongkui and Linghu Zui were not so unwise that they would have another heart. In three to five years, Shang Jiuling believed that Li Yu had an 80% chance of joining. Deng Zifu.
The only thing that makes Shang Jiuling a little worried is that so many disciples have joined in, causing the entire Chonghua Sect's disciples to suddenly expand to nearly 600 people, which puts a lot of pressure on the entire sect. The most urgent and difficult thing is how to maintain the survival of the entire sect disciples.
Ordinary spiritual foods and materials are pretty good. There are quite a lot of spiritual fields around Wolong Ridge, Baita Pu, and Chongyang Mountain. The jade, wheat, and spiritual millet grown are basically enough for the disciples to eat. At the worst, buy some Jiahe to improve it, because neither Hebei nor Weijun can grow Jiahe.
But disciples’ cultivation is not just about eating jade, wheat and spiritual millet.
If disciples at the lower levels of Qi refining want to improve as quickly as possible, they must eat some spiritual plants and monster meat to replenish their spiritual energy and strengthen their Dao bones. Otherwise, forced cultivation will cause damage to their muscles and bones.
When you enter the middle stage of Qi refining, you need spiritual plants and animal meat for three meals a day.
If you occasionally miss a meal or two, or don't eat for a day or two, it doesn't matter. But if you often miss a meal or miss a day, your practice will definitely be affected.
Some disciples with better natural talents and faster progress in practice have greater needs. In particular, some disciples with special talents need to supplement special spiritual materials in a targeted manner when practicing critical stages or special techniques. Spiritual food, this is what the sect must protect.
Once you enter a higher stage, the cost will be even greater. Take Chen Huaisheng as an example. When he enters the foundation building stage, he needs to eat spiritual plants and animal meat every day. On the contrary, he eats less spiritual millet and jade wheat. In terms of its cost, it is not much inferior to the Winged Fire Snake.
At this point, it is difficult to guarantee it by relying on the sect’s subsidies alone. You must have other channels of your own. This is why once you reach the foundation, you basically have to have your own cave mountain. The main purpose is to allow the monks to open up their own sources of spiritual plant monsters, so that they can afford it.
This is also why sect families need Lingshan Blessed Land as their mountain gate, because the demand for spiritual plants and animal meat will always run through the monks. They can be traded in the city, but they cannot be produced. No matter you are Whether you plant and domesticate your own food, or hunt or even plunder, you must have a stable source to ensure what you need.
It can be said that those so-called geniuses, except for the basic factor of having excellent bones, are basically built up of spiritual materials and spiritual food.
Which of these expenses from the initial stage of Qi refining to foundation building is not an investment of tens of millions of spiritual stones?
This is not to mention the special various sutra techniques and magical tools that were specifically searched for for them.
In contrast, Chen Huaisheng is basically self-reliant, which is one of the reasons why several sect bosses are so rare to Chen Huaisheng. It is really reassuring.
“I haven’t received anyone who wants to challenge us yet, but I can’t tell clearly...” Shang Jiuling glanced at Linghu Zui, who had his eyelids lowered, “Brother Linghu, you I’m just sitting on the Diaoyutai, I’m not worried at all.”
"Brother Shang, you are the leader, so you should be the one to worry about these things. And Brother Ding, in such a chaotic situation, anything can happen, but I don't think it will be against us, alien cultivators. The release of the rules gave countless people the opportunity to appear on stage, right? But it also disrupted many people's plans." Linghu Zui's half-squinted eyes opened slightly: "The chaos in Fengle Tower. , shouldn’t it be a beginning?”
Shang Jiuling raised his eyebrows, “Brother Linghu means that all the different cultivators will appear one after another to challenge the Great Dao Ranking?”
“Haha. , for the monks, the power of incense that bathes in the temples is probably much stronger than that of us human monks, right?" Linghuzui sneered, "I don't know about Taoist palaces, um, those in the front. What do people think? If they really want to fulfill this, the alien cultivators will definitely become a huge disaster! These people simply don’t care about the overall situation of the world for their own selfish interests. "
The alien cultivators are stronger than understanding. , but if they are infected by the power of incense and wish, their understanding will be opened again, and their strength will increase dramatically. It is no wonder that these foreign cultivators swarmed out when they heard that the Taoist palace was opened.
"Perhaps it is the Dao Palace's plan to slow down the troops and use the power of foreign cultivators..." Shang Jiuling pondered: "The Western Tang put too much pressure on Zhao in the west, and Nanchu was restless. , it seems that the tide of monsters in the Forbidden Land has somewhat subsided in the past few years, but it is said that there are strange signs starting this year, I am afraid..."
Every time a wave of monsters appears, there will be some unusual signs in the first year, but generally speaking, it will be many years apart. However, the wave of monsters comes more and more frequently. This time, it is five years apart. The last wave of monsters is more like The scale of this preview was far smaller than that of fifty or sixty years ago, but the signs of omens this year were even stronger, and they were reported to the officials and Taoist palaces, causing many people to feel uneasy.
The tide of monsters is a bad memory for everyone, but it seems that no one can escape the sixty-year reincarnation.
Each wave of demonic beasts can last as short as one or two years, or as long as three to five years or even ten years, with even ups and downs in between.
When the scale is weak, it seems that more monsters come out of the forbidden area and the level is higher. When it is strong, it is rampant or even disaster, and the harm to the world is even greater than when it is weak. Ten times or dozens of times higher.
For example, Shang Jiuling, Ding Zongshou and Linghu Zui all experienced one or even two rounds of beast tides, but they did not leave a deep impression on them when they were young. After all, they were too young, but when they reached middle age I was deeply impressed when I went through that round in 2016.
However, according to the elders, the wave of beasts sixty years ago was a relatively small one within two to three hundred years. At that time, they were only in the initial stage of foundation building or even the Qi refining stage. But even so, the huge damage and harm it caused The impact is still impressive, but this time it will be their turn.
(End of this chapter)