Sect Master’s Immortal Journey

In preparation for today's ambush, they made many preparations in advance. Just to obtain the consent of True Monarch Azure Mist, they paid a considerable price. In the eyes of the two Primordial Spirit True Monarchs of New Beast King Mountain, Meng Zhang is no different from a dead person.

In reality, the plot they set up today involves more than just Meng Zhang. When the Three Sects Alliance was defeated and forced to withdraw from the Crossing Severing Mountain Range, they fled northward and sought refuge in the territory of the Jiuqu League. The Jiuqu League generously accepted the remnants of the Three Sects Alliance, not due to their long-standing friendship, but for various considerations.

Even the most optimistic cultivators within the Jiuqu League never considered the Dali Dynasty as a friend, and they certainly didn't ignore the threat posed by the Dali Dynasty. The enmity between the Three Sects Alliance and the Dali Dynasty runs deep. If the Jiuqu League were to engage in a full-scale war with the Dali Dynasty in the future, the remnants of the Three Sects Alliance would undoubtedly play a significant role.

There is a profound connection between the Old Beast King Mountain in the Three Sects Alliance and the New Beast King Mountain in the Jiuqu League, with ties that cannot be easily severed. At this moment, New Beast King Mountain appears particularly generous, as if recalling the bond of shared ancestry, completely forgetting past grievances.

New Beast King Mountain warmly welcomed the cultivators of Old Beast King Mountain, treating them no different than members of their own sect, even arranging to seize Taiyi Sect's territory in Demon Wind Gobi as a place for the Old Beast King Mountain cultivators to settle.

To outsiders, it may seem that New Beast King Mountain is exceptionally benevolent, full of emotions and righteousness. They wholeheartedly assist the Old Beast King Mountain cultivators, considering the deep connections between their lineages. However, unfortunately, in the world of cultivation, there has never been such a selfless benefactor. Even if such a fool existed, they would likely have perished long ago.

New Beast King Mountain's eagerness to help certainly comes with their own calculations. The ancestors who founded New Beast King Mountain were once defeated in an internal struggle within their original sect. They left the sect's territory and established a completely new force within the Jiuqu League, still calling it Beast King Mountain without changing the name.

The terms "New Beast King Mountain" and "Old Beast King Mountain" were coined by outsiders to distinguish between the two factions. Each Beast King Mountain considers itself the true successor, while viewing the other as traitors who betrayed their ancestors. The accumulated grievances between the two factions have been entangled for over a thousand years, making it difficult to easily let go.

The surface performance of smiling to forget past grievances is merely a show for outsiders. In essence, New Beast King Mountain intends to take advantage of the crisis and seize the opportunity to absorb Old Beast King Mountain completely, inheriting all of their legacy.

When the founder of New Beast King Mountain left the original sect, they did not receive all the inheritances of their former sect. New Beast King Mountain's legacy has always been incomplete compared to that of Old Beast King Mountain. Over the years, this has caused trouble for cultivators ranging from low-level to high-level. The reason Old Beast King Mountain has been able to suppress New Beast King Mountain for so long largely lies here. If it were not for the protection of the Jiuqu League, Old Beast King Mountain would have the power to annihilate New Beast King Mountain.

Now that Old Beast King Mountain is facing a calamity, it is the opportune moment for New Beast King Mountain to complete their inheritance and rightfully take over everything from the other faction.

Additionally, when Old Beast King Mountain fled from the Crossing Severing Mountain Range, they not only took with them the sect's accumulated wealth and heritage but also the seeds of the sect. Most of these disciples were young but had extraordinary talents. If New Beast King Mountain could successfully merge with Old Beast King Mountain, these outstanding seed disciples would naturally become members of New Beast King Mountain, greatly strengthening its power.

However, due to various considerations, New Beast King Mountain couldn't forcefully swallow Old Beast King Mountain using harsh methods. Instead, the two Primordial Spirit True Monarchs of New Beast King Mountain used gentle means, like a soft knife cutting through flesh, slowly infiltrating and assimilating the cultivators of Old Beast King Mountain.

The greatest obstacle among them was Elder Beast Fury, who stood not far from Li Ruiming. Elder Beast Fury was the only Primordial Spirit True Monarch among the cultivators who escaped from Old Beast King Mountain. With a Mid-Period Primordial Spirit cultivation base, Elder Beast Fury could easily suppress Li Ruiming and Qiu Wanli, who were only at the Initial Period, and prevent them from harboring any other ideas.

However, Elder Beast Fury was already advanced in years and had suffered multiple injuries while protecting the cultivators of Old Beast King Mountain during their escape, rendering him unable to fully recover. His current condition was not ideal, and his injuries hindered him from exerting his full combat power. Additionally, every time he fought with a cultivator of the same level, it would greatly deplete his vitality and even his life span.

Li Ruiming and Qiu Wanli had put a lot of effort into convincing Elder Beast Fury to act. They told him that they alone wouldn't have the confidence to kill Meng Zhang; they needed the participation of a powerhouse like Elder Beast Fury to ensure a one-shot kill. They explained that after Meng Zhang's death, Taiyi Sect's territory in Demon Wind Gobi would become the subject of contention, and New Beast King Mountain would only occupy a small part of it. The majority of the territory would be given to Old Beast King Mountain. With such extensive land, Old Beast King Mountain would have a foothold, gradually regain its vitality, and have a chance for a comeback.

However, if Elder Beast Fury refused to act and contribute, Li Ruiming, despite considering the relationship between the two factions, would find it difficult to hand over such a large piece of territory to him for no reason.

Furthermore, killing Meng Zhang was also the wish of Azure Origin Sect's True Monarch Azure Mist. If Old Beast King Mountain wanted to establish itself in the Jiuqu League, it couldn't defy Azure Origin Sect. Although Elder Beast Fury might be reluctant, under these circumstances, he had no choice but to agree to Li Ruiming's request and participate in the siege of Meng Zhang.

Both Li Ruiming and Qiu Wanli had their own calculations. They intended to use this opportunity to deplete Elder Beast Fury's vitality and, at the same time, assess his true strength to see how much power he retained. If Elder Beast Fury's condition was too poor, Li Ruiming might harbor other thoughts.

However, despite Li Ruiming's ulterior motives, killing Meng Zhang was the most crucial matter. They had come here early, and Elder Beast Fury had set up the Beast King Mountain's secret Fourth Rank Formation, called Beast King Howling Heaven Great Formation. The responsibility of maintaining this formation was entrusted to the cultivators of New Beast King Mountain.

In Grand Dust World, there was no Fourth Rank spirit vein, and sustaining the Fourth Rank Formation required a significant price. One method was to use secret techniques to stimulate a Third Rank spirit vein and forcibly extract its essence. The fully opened Fourth Rank Formation almost constantly consumed the source of the Third Rank spirit vein. If the formation was maintained for a slightly longer period, a good Third Rank spirit vein would be completely depleted.

Another method was to consume a large number of precious Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects to power the formation.

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