Strange mountains and rivers

Chen Huaisheng was also a little shocked when he saw Shang Jiuling.

It feels like Shang Jiuling seems to have aged a lot after not seeing him for only two years.

There is no doubt that last winter's monster surge caused huge harm to Chongyang Mountain and the Chonghua Sect, and also put a lot of pressure on him, the person in charge.

However, Shang Jiuling was discussing matters with a group of people at this time, and Chen Huaisheng had to wait.

Fortunately, Wang Yao and Xu Tianfeng were both there, so no one spoke to him.

After Wang Yao recovered from his injury, he quickly broke through to the third level of Foundation Establishment. It should be that he suffered a lot from this battle, but he also received a rare experience before he could quickly break through to the third level of Foundation Establishment.

For example, Xu Tianfeng can only linger in the second level of foundation building.

After two years of separation, several people were deeply touched.

The attack by the monster wave caused heavy losses to Wolong Ridge in the winter of the previous year, but at that time the Chonghua Sect had begun to focus its main attention on Chongyang Mountain. Although everyone was shocked, especially the death of Zhu Fengbi, but after all, most of the People still have no personal experience and are not so intuitive.

But when Chongyang Mountain was attacked last winter, everyone experienced this disaster personally. The mountain gate was raided, and fellow disciples died beside them. The scenes were unforgettable for both the Zi Mansion Foundation Builder and the Qi Refining disciples. .

"..., not only us, the entire Jijun, and the entire sect family of Da Zhao have suffered an unprecedented disaster. Taking Jijun alone as an example, the losses suffered by Qingguang Dao and Xinghuo Sect were not much smaller than ours. , but we are too concentrated, and we are all on Chongyang Mountain. Although we can concentrate our efforts on defense, once we are broken through, the damage and losses will be unprecedented..."

Wang Yao's words were full of sighs, "Perhaps the only lucky thing is that the monks at the Zifu level of the sect can survive this disaster. Although Uncle Linghu was seriously injured, he still stayed at the Zifu level. Ding Uncle Master's injury is not too serious, and he has recovered now..."

"But our fellow sects who are in the advanced levels of foundation building and Qi refining have suffered too much loss." Xu Tianfeng looked a little sad, "It can be said that it has damaged the strength of the sect and the vitality of the sect. The mountain is still full of people, but you If you observe carefully, you can see that basically all of them are young disciples who have joined in the past few years, and most of them are in the first stage of Qi Refining."

Chen Huaisheng learned about the attacks by monster beasts on Chongyang Mountain last winter from Wolong Ridge Li Yu, but he only knew a general idea and did not know the specific situation.

To be honest, he didn't have much interest. Basically, the disciples of the Chonghua Sect who had connections with him had gone to Dahuai Mountain, and the rest were only those who couldn't leave, such as Wang Yao and Xu Tianfeng, and For example, although Yuan Wenbo and Zhuo Yixing have old friends, their relationship is not close anymore.

After Zhu Fengbi died in battle, Shang Jiuling accepted several young disciples of Zhu Fengbi, including Zhuo Yixing.

Chen Huaisheng didn't want to mention those sad things, so he deliberately deflected: "Zhuo and his entourage are under the master's sect. If Master Zhu is killed, the master will definitely care more about him. He should be at the seventh level of Qi refining now, right?"

When Zhuo Yixing was mentioned, Wang Yao and Xu Tianfeng looked much better and nodded. Xu Tianfeng said: "I only broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining last month, which made Master's originally bad mood much better. Huai Sheng, I think this guy’s talent is not much worse than yours, Master estimates that within five years we will be able to achieve foundation building.”

Chen Huaisheng was shocked.

He knew that Zhuo Yihang was extremely talented, and he also knew that Zhuo Yihang seemed to have broken through the sixth level of Qi refining at the end of the year before. Unexpectedly, only a year and a half later, he had broken through to the seventh level of Qi refining and advanced to the advanced level of Qi refining.

You have to admit the talent gap between people.

Like Zhuo Yixing, Chen Huaisheng didn't have a good impression of him. He always felt that his personality was arrogant and extreme, but his talent was good, and now it seems that he has been underestimated.

Chen Huaisheng thought it was quite amazing that Chi Mei broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, but he didn't expect that Zhuo and his party were eight or nine years younger than him, and two years younger than Chi Mei. They had been started for a shorter period of time, but they had already vaguely caught up with Chi Mei. Take a stance.

"So fast?" Chen Huaisheng sighed with emotion: "How old is he? Just over twenty, right? In five years, he will only be twenty-five, and he will be able to attack the foundation. Even if he succeeds in attacking the foundation in two years, he will only be twenty-five. Qi Ba, who among our sect can compare?"

"Haha, except for you, there really is no one who can compare with him. Zhao Wuyou, Miao Miao, Du Qingyuan, Huo Yuanzong, Cui Tuifu, Qin Zongliang and Shao Yunquan all seem to be slightly inferior, but there is a big difference. It's also limited..." Wang Yao's eyes were full of unspeakable regret, "In the past few years, the younger generation of talents in the sect has emerged in large numbers. Huaisheng, you must not be proud and complacent. These junior brothers are all They are ambitious, talented, and extremely hard-working. In addition, the sect pays special attention to them now. Maybe in ten or twenty years, they will rule the world..."

Chen Huaisheng felt that Wang Yao's mood was not very high, and he didn't know what happened for a while. It stands to reason that after the war, he would be promoted to the third level of Foundation Establishment, while Xu Tianfeng was even lingering at the second level of Foundation Establishment, and his mood was not high. It's Xu Tianfeng who should be the one, but why is he still depressed?

It wasn't until someone called Wang Yao in and only Chen Huaisheng and Xu Tianfeng were left that Chen Huaisheng asked.

Xu Tianfeng also smiled bitterly.

"How can I say this? I can't say that I'm in a bad mood. Maybe Senior Brother Wang feels too much pressure?" Xu Tianfeng said calmly: "There are so many people crowded in Chongyang Mountain now, and all kinds of spiritual plants and spiritual materials in the mountain They are all stretched thin, and even Lingsu and Lingmi, which they have never worried about before, are now somewhat unable to support them. Although it is not that everyone will go hungry, if it continues like this and no solution can be found, it is estimated that the sect will We need to consider eliminating some disciples who have poor qualifications or are lagging behind in their progress.”

Chen Huaisheng was stunned and immediately said: "Isn't this inappropriate? No matter what the situation of these disciples is, since they come to vote, the sect agrees to accept them, or the sect takes the initiative to call them as disciples, it represents the sect's recognition of them How can we abandon them because of a temporary failure? This will cause great harm to the sect’s prestige and is absolutely impossible!”

Sighing, Xu Tianfeng lowered his voice and said: "Why don't all the sect members know this? But now there are so many disciples in the sect, and most of them are low-level Qi refining disciples. The expenses are very high, and in a short period of time they are all still... The sect needs to assume the responsibility of protecting them, but it is difficult to do so. In addition, the sect suffered huge losses last winter. Once the monster attacks like last winter happen again this winter, the sect is worried that it will not be able to take care of them and it will lead to an even more difficult situation to deal with. A tragic situation will damage the sect's reputation and even make it a target of public criticism."

Xu Tianfeng's words made Chen Huaisheng silent.

This is not unreasonable.

Last winter, the sect lost many monks with high levels of foundation building and Qi refining. These are the mainstay of the sect, and the low-level disciples can only be said to be the hope for the future. To be precise, the hope for the future of the sect. Will emerge among them. If they are really good performers, they will definitely not be persuaded to quit. If others are also performing mediocre now, there is a high probability that they will not be able to become the pillars of the sect in the future, so it seems that it is not unacceptable to persuade them to quit. .

"The high cost is also a reason? In that case, why abandon Fuyang Road? Just because it is located in Hebei?" Chen Huaisheng asked back: "In addition to Wolong Ridge, Fuyang Road has many spiritual lands around it that can produce a lot. At the very least, there is no shortage of millet, jade and wheat. But now that the sect has suddenly given up, it will not only be a big blow to the people of Hebei, but it will also be almost impossible to establish a foothold in Hebei in the future. Hasn't the sect not considered this? I don’t know who is so short-sighted!”

Xu Tianfeng sighed, "Actually, there is a lot of debate within the sect about whether to give up Hebei. Master Linghu and Master Ding strongly advocate giving up. In addition, Master Duguo also has the same attitude. The head master was also shaken because of Master Zhu's death. , only Uncle Qi and Uncle Li disagreed, but the most important thing is that most of the disciples are from our Da Zhao side and are unwilling to live in Hebei. They think that Hebei will not be included in the jurisdiction of Da Zhao Dao Palace within a hundred years. They feel that If our sect wants to gain a foothold in Ji County, we must go all out to take root in Chongyang Mountain..."

What Xu Tianfeng said is the key.

In fact, among the several true princes of Zifu, the attitudes are relatively balanced. Ding Zongshou wants to return to his hometown in Jijun, and the Yuhan Sect itself is based in Jijun. Linghuzui certainly supports it. Duguo has the same attitude as Linghuzui, and Li Yu's His vision was obviously more far-reaching. Qi Hongkui was still bitter about the defeat of Lingyun Sect by Yuelu Sect in Wei Huaidao and was unwilling to leave Hebei. Shang Jiuling was originally inclined to stay in Hebei, but Zhu Fengbi was killed in battle. The blow was too great and he lost his confidence.

But even so, it was not enough to make the sect completely give up on Hebei.

The key lies in a group like the foundation building and Qi refining high-level people. Their attitude is the most important.

There are almost no people from Hebei at this level, whether they are from the original Jiulian Sect, the Lingyun Sect, or the Lao Chonghua Sect, and almost all of them are from Da Zhao, so they naturally tend to return to Da Zhao for development, which becomes the most important weight. code.

This is enough to determine the final decision of the Chonghua faction. Even Shang Jiuling cannot change the attitude of this group, but can only respect it.

Chen Huaisheng could only nod helplessly. Indeed, if it was because of this, the Chonghua faction would have no choice but to choose Da Zhao. Even if the conditions in Hebei were better, of course, being alone in Hebei would seem to be more risky.

"Senior Brother Xu, are you interested in coming to our Dahuai Mountain?" Chen Huaisheng glanced at the discussion in the hall that was still going on and showed no signs of ending, and invited: "The year before last, you said it was difficult for you to leave, but now, everyone in Chongyang Mountain is having a hard time. Why don't you come to our Dahuai Mountain? If you really want to go back to Chongyang Mountain, I won't stop you, okay?"