In the Heavens

After the celebration banquet was over, the Wuyue Sword Sect left overnight, expressing their dissatisfaction to Shaolin Temple with practical actions.

Obviously, Fangzheng's previous calculations went wrong. Although there was no actual loss to the Five Sacred Sword Sect, it didn't mean the matter was over.

As the largest power group in the martial arts at the moment, the Wuyue Sword Sect also has a temper. Absolutely not being slapped on the left cheek and handed over to the right cheek.

Anyway, the Songshan School is close enough to the Shaolin Temple, it’s just a matter of a few small hills, everyone is a martial arts practitioner, so it’s no big deal to walk at night.

In order to be disgusted by Shaolin Temple, everyone is willing to accept this bit of hardship.

...

In the early morning of the next day, all the factions who had driven the road most of the night were still resting, Zuo Lengchan had already reached the top of Shengguan Peak.

At this moment, he was looking at the direction of Shaoshi Mountain in a daze, as if he was thinking about something, or just in a daze.

The disciples of Songshan Mountain are no longer surprised by the scene before them. Ever since their sect master broke through to the top, they have often stood here looking at Mount Shaoshi.

At this time, Tang Ying'e, "Gangbeard Iron Palm", came over and said in a low voice: "Senior brother, everything is as you expected, people from all major forces have already started to go down the mountain.

It should be that our actions yesterday played a role. The factions are afraid to get too close to Shaolin for fear of being involved in the storm.

Coupled with the performance of Shaolin Temple yesterday, it really chilled many people. Obviously arranged the big arhat formation, but insisted on waiting until the final adoption.

After we broke the window paper, many people in the group had opinions on Shaolin Temple. Especially the few forces that suffered heavy casualties, I am afraid that they have already held grudges against them. "

Due to the prestige of Li Mu's innate master, Zuo Lengchan didn't dare to do anything inside the Wuyue Sword Sect, so he turned his attention to Shaolin Temple.

One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. With the continuous growth of the Songshan School and the gradual decline of the Shaolin Temple, conflicts between the two schools have also increased.

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, no matter how the Shaolin Temple declines, it cannot be compared by a Songshan sect.

It is almost impossible to overthrow this old neighbor with the strength of the Songshan faction alone. To achieve this goal, it is inevitable to take advantage of the situation.

The Five Sacred Sword Sect was the best target to take advantage of. It just so happened that the eldest Huashan Sect was also unhappy with Shaolin Temple, which left room for Zuo Lengchan to manipulate.

Including the dismantling of the Shaolin Temple in Shaoshi Mountain yesterday, and deliberately provoking the greed of the people in the martial arts, it was all done under the impetus of Zuo Lengchan.

Withdrawing his gaze, Zuo Lengchan said indifferently: "Let's put all the rumors out! Now is the time to find something for Shaolin Temple to prevent them from staring at us."

"Yes, Master!"

Tang Ying'e replied without hesitation.

In Songshan School, Zuo Lengchan is a god, and keeping a promise is the basic operation. Especially after he broke through to the top, his prestige reached a peak.

...

After descending Shaoshi Mountain, Dongfang Bubai did not go far, but hid in a courtyard in Shangdu City to recuperate.

If the righteous side catches up at this time, maybe the leader of the Demon Cult will be on the spot.

It's a pity that there is no if, everyone is a life-saving person. On the issue of finding the undefeated East, all the heroes are just pretending, including Shaolin Temple is no exception.

Although Dongfang Bubai was injured, he wasn't at the point where he couldn't move. Tigers are most dangerous when they are injured, so it is not a big problem to bring one or two masters of the same level to be buried with Dongfang Bubai's martial arts.

Ordinary warriors approached and could only give away their heads. What's more, with Dongfang Bubai's martial arts, if you want to hide it, how can it be easy to find?

The old man who looked like the shopkeeper lowered his head and reported: "Master, the righteous people have dispersed. It is said that there was a conflict between the Five Sacred Sword Sect and the Shaolin Temple, and the two sides broke up due to disagreements."

Seeing that the old man hesitated to speak, Dongfang Bubai asked lightly, "What else?"

The old man replied apprehensively: "Recently, there have been a lot of rumors in the Jianghu, many of which are about the leader..."

"snort!"

With a cold drink, Dongfang Bubai no longer had the interest to listen. As the leader of the Devil's Cult, he was not less criticized in the arena, and he didn't care about a few more.

...

Rumors in the rivers and lakes killed people. The Shaolin Temple, which is good at guiding public opinion, is now also confused by rumors.

Rumors in the rivers and lakes: Dongfang Bubai returned to Shiwan Dashan to prepare for the war, preparing to launch a new round of war between good and evil to avenge the battle of Shaolin Temple.

Rumors in the world: The "Sunflower Canon" practiced by Dongfang Bubai comes from Shaolin, and the challenge to Shaolin Temple is to follow up the exercises.

There are rumors in the world: "Sunflower Treasure" and "Yi Jin Jing" are in the same line, and the contents that break through the innate are all recorded in Yi Jin Jing.

Rumors in the rivers and lakes: Dongfang Bubai is the dark son buried in the Demon Sect in Shaolin Temple. It was only after the talks between the two parties collapsed that...

Rumors in the rivers and lakes: Shaolin Temple secretly reached a compromise with the Demon Sect. The "Yi Jin Jing" was given to Dongfang Bubai in exchange for the stability of Shaolin Temple.

There are rumors in the rivers and lakes: Shaolin, Wudang and Wuyue Sword Sect are preparing to join forces to besiege Shiwan Dashan while Dongfang Bubai is recovering from his wounds.

There are rumors in the world: Shaolin's seventy-two unique skills can all be cultivated to the innate level, but the descendants are all greedy and lustful, which is against the true meaning of Buddhism and cannot be cultivated to great success.

...

After the Shaoshi Mountain battle, all kinds of rumors, true and false, came out all of a sudden, pushing Shaolin Temple to the forefront.

I know it's all nonsense, but some of the content in it has to be thought-provoking.

Master Fangzheng asked solemnly: "It's reasonable for Dongfang Bubai to want revenge, but there must be a basis for saying that "Sunflower Treasure" comes from my Shaolin?"

For rumors to be believed, there must be a reasonable inference that can be accepted by people in the arena.

Whether Dongfang Bubai wants to retaliate, or Zhengdao is preparing to act first, these rumors have some basis, at least logically.

Slandering that Shaolin has no successors, Fangzheng can only hold his nose and admit it. Who made Shaolin Temple really decline in recent years?

But "Sunflower Treasure" comes from Shaolin Temple, so it is pure nonsense, anyway, he can't figure out how to get in touch.

Fang Sheng, who was at the side, explained boldly: "The "Sunflower Treasure" first appeared in the Jianghu in Nan Shaolin. This secret was exposed by the Five Sacred Sword Sect, and it was recognized by many famous martial arts experts.

Because the identity of the founder is unknown, there are two speculations in the world: one is that it was founded by an eminent monk in Shaolin, and the martial arts cheats were brought to South Shaolin;

Combining with Dongfang Bubai in order to break through innateness, he ran to snatch the "Yi Jin Jing", many people think..."

There is no need to explain, martial arts was passed down from Shaolin Temple, if the identity of the founder is not known, it is the fault of Shaolin monks.

Just saying "All martial arts in the world come from Shaolin", all the logical loopholes in it can be plugged.

Whether it's true or not, everyone thinks it's true.

Ordinary people in the rivers and lakes don't care about the troubles between the North and South Shaolin Temples. In their view, the South Shaolin Temple is a branch of the Shaolin Temple.

Southern Shaolin has only obtained part of the magical secrets such as "Sunflower Treasure", and the key parts behind it are still kept in the Shaolin headquarters, which is completely in line with the practice of Jianghu.

"Five Sacred Sword School - Zuo Lengchan!"

Master Fangzheng said with a cold light on his face.

Obviously, he already understood how the rumors came from. People in the Jianghu are not fools, and not just any rumor can make everyone believe it.

However, the source of the rumor came from the big figures of the Five Sacred Sword Sect, which greatly increased its credibility. Anyway, as long as a fire is lit, the following content must be made up by one's own imagination.

After continuous artistic processing, things that were originally illogical have also become interesting.

Fang Sheng was puzzled and asked: "Brother, isn't it the Huashan School?"

Only Huashan and Wudang are qualified to compete with Shaolin in the righteous way, and the other sects are still far behind.

The emerging Songshan School had never been seen by them, and Fang Sheng didn't think Zuo Lengchan had the guts to do such a thing.

Fangzheng shook his head: "Junior brother, you've lost your mind. The Huashan faction doesn't know how to play such low-level tricks. If he really makes a move against us, it will be a fatal blow.

Although a few rumors can cause us trouble, they cannot shake our foundation.

We have all dealt with the head of the Five Sacred Sword Sect. Except for Zuo Lengchan who likes to play tricks and tricks, everyone else can be regarded as aboveboard. "

Being able to become the abbot of Shaolin is not only because of his high martial arts skills, but the most important thing is that Fang Zheng has a pair of insightful eyes.

As an enemy, Fang Zheng naturally would not let go of his research on the head of the Five Sacred Sword Sect, and finally came to the conclusion: Zuo Lengchan is best at making intrigues.

There is no need to investigate now. Based on this judgment alone, the black hand can be locked in advance.

The old monk behind him frowned, and said angrily: "It's unreasonable, a small Songshan sect dares to challenge my Shaolin prestige..."

...

The Shaolin Temple and the Songshan Sect are fighting secretly, but the branch altars of the Sun Moon God Sect continue to spread to various places, as if they want to restore their former glory.

Although Dongfang Bubai was defeated and left the Shaolin Temple, but with the departure of the heroes, his reputation in the Jianghu did not decline but rose.

As an insider of the Great War, when the major forces in the martial arts mentioned Dongfang Invincible, they all changed their faces when they heard the news.

In the face of the expansion of the Sun Moon God Sect, all major forces have maintained sufficient restraint, as long as it does not involve their own interests, they will let it go.

In just over a year, the banner of the Sun Moon God Sect appeared in nine provinces out of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, just the banner. If you want to grab the territory in the past, the major sects will not give in.

Even so, Li Mu's cognition was refreshed by the poor performance of the famous family.

It is easy to lure wolves into a house, but it is not easy to expel wolves. It seems that what is planted now is just a command flag, but behind this is the spread of the influence of the Sun Moon God Sect.

As long as Dongfang Bubai's skills pass the test, there will be no worries about people from the world joining in, and even some small and medium-sized forces who have been bullied by the big faction will defect to the past.

In less than ten years, the Sun Moon God Sect will be able to return to its former peak, and it will be difficult to suppress it by then.

It is a pity that all factions of the righteous way want others to stand out, and no one is willing to take over the important task of resisting demons.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, it is: the sky is falling, and the tall man will bear it first. Anyway, there are three schools of Shaolin, Wudang, and Huashan, and it will be fine to push one out at that time.

Everyone can hold their breath, Li Mu is even less anxious. Anyway, no matter how arrogant the Sun Moon Sect was, they never went to the Huashan sect to plant a flag.

Now his eyes are on Haimao. After three years of research, three years of exploration and preparation, and six years of back and forth, it was finally time to harvest.

I have to admit that the ocean trade these days is huge profits. Three or five ships run a Japanese route, and there will be tens of thousands of taels of net income.

This is much stronger than planing food on land.

There are quite a few industries in the Huashan faction, and some industries even earn hundreds of thousands of taels a year, but that is just revenue, not profit.

There are still very few industries that can really contribute "tens of thousands of taels of net income" a year. The significance of most industries is not how much money they make, but to support the disciples of the sect.

For example: taking tea, salt, and silk from the south to the grasslands in exchange for horses, cattle and sheep, and then selling them back to the middle land, it seems that it is a proper profiteering industry.

In fact, the cheating traffic these years, the endless stream of bandits and bandits, and the horse thieves who come and go without a trace have consumed a lot of profits.

If you can't control costs, or your operating capacity is not enough, you can still lose money.

If you want to make huge profits, you have to ship things there. Commodities such as tea and salt are easy to say, as long as the protection is strengthened.

However, the livestock obtained in exchange suffered heavy casualties before reaching the south of the Yangtze River. Because of the death rate, merchants seldom transported livestock to the south of the Yangtze River except for the more expensive war horses.

Either sell it in the north, or make it into jerky and sell it. It's a pity that there is no market for jerky these days. The dignitaries look down on it, and ordinary people can't afford it.

It's not so much selling jerky as it is selling salt. Because the salt used to marinate meat is far more expensive than the meat itself.

Combined with this transaction, the Huashan faction did not actually make any money except to solve their own meat-eating problem and provide a number of jobs for the disciples of the sect.

To be exact, the money earned has turned into hoarding. Due to the problem of poor sales, Huashan faction has a large backlog of dried meat in their hands.

Add hundreds of tons of stock every year, this is all the profits. If it weren't for the Huashan faction having cheap salt in their hands, Li Mu wouldn't dare to play like this.

If it weren't for the difficulty of cashing out, Shanxi merchants sitting on the grassland trade line would have become nouveau riche long ago, and they wouldn't have waited for the rise of Hou Jin to make a fortune.