The next day, the sky was clear and cloudless.

Six Jindan monks from the Lingyun Sect arrived at the top of the mountain where the sect was headquartered early.

Not long after, Qin Gang, Taoist Ying Ting, and Ren You arrived and the two sides greeted each other.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, four black lights flew over and landed on the top of the mountain, revealing four black-robed monks, all with a gloomy temperament.

The leader was an old man who took the initiative to salute the two sects' monks and said, "I am a little late. I am sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

He is the elder Wan Shihun of Mingyin Valley, a cultivator in the late Jindan stage. After the leader of Mingyin Valley left, he took over the power of the sect.

Zhuge Qi returned the greeting: "No problem, the meeting will start in half an hour."

Qin Gang said calmly: "I hope Fellow Daoist Wan will remember the previous agreement that the three sects will advance and retreat together, so don't back down halfway."

Wan Shihun smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, fellow Daoist. Our sect has acted improperly in the past and we are deeply ashamed of it. We will never make the same mistake again."

Qin Gang snorted coldly and said no more.

The other three Mingyin Valley elders all looked a little embarrassed. Duan Quan spoke at the right time: "My fellow Taoists, last night I received a message from Elder Sun of Ziyang Sect that Senior Du Kun will also attend this meeting. We must not be disrespectful to the Nascent Soul cultivators, and we need to go to Yuyang Peak as soon as possible."

Everyone nodded and flew towards the mine.

Next to several mines, there is a mountain over 500 feet high, only slightly shorter than Yuwei Peak, named Yuyangding.

Ten thousand years ago, the Qi State sect made an agreement on this peak to jointly mine the Yuyang Mountain mineral vein.

From then on, whenever the sect experienced rise and fall, the renegotiation of mineral shares would be conducted here.

When everyone arrived at Yuyang Peak, the monks from Ziyang Sect, Wanshou Mountain, and Guiyuan Sect had not yet arrived.

There are no buildings on the top of the mountain. There used to be a hall here, but when the Demon Sect invaded the south, they attacked the Yuyang Mountain mine several times.

The main hall was burned to ashes during a surprise attack by the evil cultivators, using the magical power of someone unknown.

After that, the six sects moved away from Qi State and only came back twenty years ago. They immediately set up the Soul Pregnancy Array, sealed the mineral veins, and never built again.

About half an hour later, it was time for the Six Sects Alliance to begin. Dozens of beams of light finally flew out from Yuwei Peak and headed towards Yuyang Peak.

Qin Gang sneered. The Tiangang Sword Sect and the Ziyang Sect had the deepest hatred, and he could not stand the Ziyang Sect's behavior the most.

The escaping light came to the sky above Yuyang Peak and slowly stopped. Eleven Jindan cultivators surrounded Taoist Du Kun and landed opposite the crowd.

Zhuge Qi was the first to salute with his fists clasped: "Zhuge Qi from Lingyun Sect, greetings to Senior Du Kun."

Wan Shihun followed closely behind. Qin Gang was a little reluctant, but still bowed.

After that, the other Jindan elders from the three sects followed suit and saluted, calling him "Senior".

They knew that Zi Yang Sect had come with bad intentions, but they had to be polite when facing a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Taoist Du Kun nodded slightly, and everyone greeted the monks of the three sects headed by Xie Chaohong before stopping.

Jin Luoheng followed beside Zhuge Qi with a calm expression, but when he saw a Jindan cultivator behind Xie Chaohong, his eyes narrowed and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

The handsome Taoist priest was right beside Jin Luoheng. He noticed the change in his expression and followed his gaze.

It was a young man with a resolute face, dressed in tight clothes and with a sturdy build. He was saluting Jin Luoheng with his fists clasped together, with a smile on his lips, but a hint of provocation in his eyes.

Taoist Yingting was surprised. He spread out his spiritual sense and cast a spiritual sense barrier. He whispered, "Fellow Daoist Jin, who is this?"

Jin Luoheng stared at the burly young man and said, "This man is Qi Yuanshan's disciple, Dai Qing."

Taoist Ying Ting was a little surprised: "Is this the middle stage Jindan physical cultivator from Zi Yang Sect?"

Jin Luoheng nodded: "Yes, after the six sects moved away from Qi, I went to Ziyang Sect to question them, but Qi Yuanshan had already passed away."

"Dai Qing hadn't yet formed his elixir at that time, and he spoke rudely, so I punished him."

"After he formed his elixir, I fought him several times, but we were evenly matched. I didn't expect him to come today."

The handsome Taoist looked at Dai Qing deeply. This man's experience was quite legendary. He was accepted as a disciple by Qi Yuanshan more than a hundred years ago and had only the cultivation level of Qi Refining.

Later, he practiced the physical cultivation technique passed down by Qi Yuanshan, and his progress was extremely fast. In less than a hundred years, he had cultivated from the late stage of foundation building to the middle stage of Jindan. His strength was so strong that he could even rival that of a cultivator in the late stage of Jindan.

The handsome Taoist priest was eager to try. Physical cultivators were extremely rare, and all of them were very powerful, but sword cultivators were also famous for their strong combat capabilities.

Comparing the two, I wonder which one is better?
At this time, everyone had finished greeting each other. Taoist Du Kun looked around and said, "Since all six sects are here, I will get straight to the point."

"You should all know that today's six sects' alliance is between our sect, Guiyuan Sect, and Wanshou Mountain. We have some objections to the distribution of the shares of the Yuyang Mountain mineral vein, and we would like to discuss it with you."

His voice was flat, but it revealed an unquestionable aura. As soon as these words came out, the air above Yuyang immediately became heavy.

Taoist Du Kun's directness was exactly what Qin Gang wanted.

He took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Senior Du Kun, the current mineral vein share was determined at the last meeting of the six sects 1,300 years ago. All the sects had no objection. Why did you suddenly propose to modify the mineral vein share?"

Taoist Du Kun did not speak. Xie Chaohong stepped forward and said with a smile, "Times have changed. Qi has experienced a great change. The six sects moved away from Qi and then returned to Qi. The Yuyang Mountain mine has also been sealed for twenty years."

"The previous method of allocating mineral vein shares is no longer suitable for the current situation and should be renegotiated." Zhuge Qi also stepped forward and said calmly, "The mineral veins of Yuyang Mountain are of great importance. In the past, the agreements were made by the heads of various sects. This time should not be an exception."

"I have no objection to your sect's desire to change the share of the mineral veins, but we should wait until the heads of the various sects return before making any plans."

Xie Chaohong shook his head: "Fellow Daoist Zhuge, what you said is wrong. When the various sects signed the agreement in the past, when did they say that the six sect leaders must be present before discussing the share of the mineral vein?"

"As long as three sects raise objections, we must renegotiate. Our sect, Wanshou Mountain, and Guiyuan Sect raise objections together, which is in line with the agreement of each sect."

Zhuge Qi frowned. He had read the jade slips of the contracts signed by the various sects and found that there was indeed no hard and fast rule that required the presence of the sect leader before the share of the mineral vein could be negotiated.

The Yuyang Mountain mineral vein, like the Dongxu Mountain secret realm, is related to the lifeline of each sect. Every time the mineral vein share is changed, the head of the sect must be present to discuss the matter.

The ancestors of the six sects would not know that the leaders of each sect would leave Qi together, leaving only the Jindan elders.

Xie Chaohong looked around and saw that no one objected, so he smiled and said, "Since all of you Daoists have no objection, then I will tell you what our sect and the Daoists from Wanshou Mountain and Guiyuan Sect think is a reasonable way to distribute the mineral vein shares."

He paused, looked at Wan Shihun, and said in a colder voice: "When the demon cultivators invaded, the six sects agreed to join forces to resist."

"But when the war was going badly, Mingyin Valley wanted to surrender to the demon cultivators, but the demon cultivators refused, so they moved away from Qi with us."

"The Dark Yin Valley is wavering and disregarding the overall interests of the six sects. This 10% share should be taken away and transferred to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, which made great contributions when resisting the demon cultivators, as many disciples and spirit beasts were killed or injured!"

Upon hearing this, Master Wanhun immediately stepped out from the crowd and argued, "Our sect has not truly surrendered to the demon cultivators. Many of our disciples died and were injured when resisting the invasion of the demon cultivators. Their contribution is no less than that of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain!"

Qin Gang originally hated Mingyin Valley's actions, but now he was the first to speak out to help: "In the decisive battle of the Demon Desert, Mingyin Valley fought to the death and made great contributions. We should not deprive them of their share of the mineral veins without reason."

Xie Chaohong had expected this, and said calmly: "Wait a minute, fellow Taoists. I haven't finished speaking yet. Once I make my proposal, it won't be too late for you to refute it."

Wan Shihun wanted to argue again, but when he saw Taoist Du Kun next to Xie Chaohong, he shut his mouth.

Xie Chaohong smiled, his eyes swept over Qin Gang and Zhuge Qi, and he said slowly: "When resisting the invasion of the demon cultivators, the disciples of Tiangang Sword Sect and Lingyun Sect were afraid to fight and deliberately conserved their strength. In the past, considering the overall interests of the six sects, they were not held accountable, but now that the six sects have returned to Qi, we must ask about it."

"Moreover, the Tiangang Sword Sect has repeatedly disrespected our sect's Grand Elder. Fellow Daoist Qin also teamed up with your sect's Elder Lin to provoke the Grand Elder. They should each be deprived of 10% of their mineral veins and transferred to our sect and Wanshou Mountain."

Qin Gang had long known that the Zi Yang Sect was planning to seize a share of the mineral vein, but when he heard Xie Chaohong say it himself, he still flew into a rage.

But he didn't dare to get angry because of Taoist Du Kun standing beside him. He just glared at Xie Chaohong and said, "I, the disciples of Tiangang Sword Sect, never fear death, and I never deliberately conserve my strength."

"Qin and Junior Brother Lin are seeking advice from Senior Du Kun to seek justice for the two Foundation Establishment disciples who died. This is not a provocation. Senior Du Kun, please understand!"

Taoist Du Kun said calmly: "You youngsters, you dare to attack a Yuanying cultivator. You are so bold."

"I will show mercy to you because you have cultivated so hard, but if I don't punish you, where will my dignity be? There is no need to talk about this matter anymore."

As soon as he spoke, even though Qin Gang was filled with anger, he dared not say anything, not even to show it. He slowly lowered his head and clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves.

It is difficult to practice sword cultivation. There are only two late Jindan cultivators in the Tiangang Sword Sect. After Junior Brother Lin was seriously injured, he was the only one left to support the situation. He must not act on impulse.

Zhuge Qi said, "Thank you, Daoist Fellow. When the six sects moved away from Qi, they had a resolution not to pursue responsibility for the defeat. Daoist Fellow suddenly brought this up today, and I'm afraid it will be hard to convince everyone."

"Fellow Daoist Qin and Fellow Daoist Lin had their reasons for provoking Senior Du Kun. Even if they were wrong, they should not have taken away 10% of the Yuyang Mountain mineral vein. This punishment is really too severe."

Xie Chaohong smiled and said, "Things are different now than they were in the past. At that time, the six sects were defeated and the situation was critical. Our sect took the overall situation into consideration and did not hold the other sects responsible for the defeat."

"But now that the Demon Sect has retreated and the six sects have moved back to their old places and have stabilized, we naturally want to seek justice for the six sect disciples who died tragically at the hands of the demon cultivators."

"As for Fellow Daoist Qin and Fellow Daoist Lin provoking the Grand Elder, it is completely groundless."

"The two deceased foundation-building cultivators of the Tiangang Sword Sect attacked our disciples first. In order to protect themselves, our disciples had no choice but to kill them."

"Fellow Daoist Qin and Fellow Daoist Lin used this as an excuse to attack the Grand Elder. If we don't punish him severely, where is the dignity of the Nascent Soul cultivators and where is the face of our Ziyang Sect?"

Zhuge Qi said coldly: "Fellow Daoist, please forgive me for not agreeing with your words. Since we can't reach an agreement, let's vote on it. Lingyun Sect does not agree with the proposal to change the share of the mineral vein."

"My Tiangang Sword Sect also disagrees!"

"Mingyin Valley seconded the motion!"

Xie Chaohong shook his head slightly, turned around and bowed to Taoist Du Kun: "Grand Elder, please forgive my incompetence. Three sects agree, three sects veto, and the matter of changing the share of the Yuyang Mountain mine cannot be negotiated."

Taoist Du Kun said calmly: "It's okay. Since the three friends are so stubborn, then we will follow the rules of the cultivation world. It is also the agreement of the six sects that strength is respected."

"Each sect will send one person to compete in martial arts. The winning side will decide how to distribute the shares of the Yuyang Mountain mineral vein."

Upon hearing this, Qin Gang immediately responded, "Okay, let's follow Senior Du Kun's advice and I will fight on behalf of our sect!"

Master Wan stepped forward and asked, "Who would like to spar with me?"

Zhuge Qi did not answer immediately. He glanced at the two late Jindan cultivators from Wanshou Mountain and Guiyuan Sect, and frowned.

These two people are not the leaders of their respective sects, and their strength is also somewhat weaker.

Zhuge Qi sighed secretly and looked at Taoist Du Kun: "May I ask, Senior, who is the one from your sect going to the battle?"

Taoist Du Kun said calmly: "Of course it is me." (End of this chapter)

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