The road is vague

Chapter 187 Primitive Sect
In a secret room in the Tianming Division of Anbei County.

Jiang Qingwen, the chief flagman of the Tianming Division of Xiaoyue County, stood on the platform with a serious expression, and earnestly recounted the losses suffered by Xiaoyue County due to the Cangyuan Land God Temple.

This female cultivator from the Jiang family had a purple gourd hanging around her waist, which seemed to be a space magic weapon.

She had a serious expression and a resolute attitude, and seemed like someone who couldn't tolerate any sand in her eyes.

The thousand households, the palace guards, the hundred households, the general flag and the deputy general flag listened attentively in the audience.

"Currently, it is known that the number of civilians detained by the Cangyuan Land God Temple has exceeded a thousand. The population of two villages has been reduced by half. They are being treated as slaves at the Cangyuan Land God Temple..."

Li Mo sat among the crowd, his face filled with deep thought.

The development of things cannot be judged solely by appearances.

The reason why this situation occurred in Xiaoyue County is also related to the decline of the local economy. In order to make a living, people have to go out to work.

After Jiang Qingwen finished describing the situation in Xiaoyue County, Jiang Feiyan stepped onto the stage and began to arrange the mission.

"So our mission this time is to rescue the people of Xiaoyue County. This can be divided into two parts. One is to cut off Xiaoyue County's connection with the Southern Barbarian Land and apprehend the snakeheads who deceived the people of Daqian. After blocking the roads in the three surrounding counties, your flags will conduct in-depth investigations in each town and village."

Jiang Feiyan looked around at the people in the audience.

Li Mo and others nodded.

"Another part is to attack the Cangyuan Land God Temple, but this involves the gods of the primitive sects outside the country. Please ask the Qianhu Lord and the Fuming Guard Lord to formulate a detailed plan."

After Jiang Feiyan walked off the stage, Bai Jingjing stood up.

"I will be in charge of the tactical command of this mission. I'd like to share some intelligence on the Southern Barbarian Land for you to take a look."

A beast-skin map of the southern barbarian land was spread on the table.

Everyone came forward to watch.

The land of the Southern Barbarians is located between the Qian Kingdom, the Lu Kingdom, the Miao Border, and the Tianyuan Plateau. The Miao Border is an area infested with insects, while the Tianyuan Plateau is the center of the Central Plains.

There are at least hundreds of temples of all sizes in the southern barbarian land.

The area where the Tianhuo Taoist Temple is located is close to the border area of ​​Qian State.

There are four temples near the Tianhuo Taoist Temple.

The four temples are the Zhushan Three Immortals Temples, which enshrine a fox spirit, a weasel spirit, and a snake spirit.

The Junwangshan Temple enshrines a tiger spirit.

The Jinsha River Temple enshrines a carp spirit.

In the Cangyuan Land God Temple, a rat spirit is enshrined.

The primitive sect god that is harming the people of Xiaoyue County this time is the rat spirit from the Cangyuan Land God Temple. The specific reason is unknown.

After the Tianhuo Taoist Temple's negotiations failed, the imperial cabinet was furious.

"The vast majority of the gods of the primitive sects outside the country have reached the Golden Core stage. Not only are they inherently formidable, but they can also rely on large amounts of incense offerings to cultivate a group of believers while refining the essence of the sun and moon. These believers were originally just mortals, but with the blessing of the power of the temple, they will gain remarkable strength..."

Li Mo seemed to be thinking about what he said.

He couldn't help but think of the difference between the evil spirit in Tan River and the river god in Qingshui Town.

In the river temple of Tanhe, there is the so-called river goddess and a group of loyal followers, all of whom possess magical powers. This should be the model of primitive sects abroad.

The river god of Qinghe Town has no clergy except for the incense offered by the people on their own initiative. This should be the model of the registered gods in the territory.

"In the Cangyuan Land God Temple, there is a Goddess whose strength is comparable to that of a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage. She is the leader of the temple's believers and is being dealt with by Jiang Baihu."

"Jiang Feiyan obeys the order!"

Bai Jingjing nodded and continued to assign tasks.

"In addition to the Temple Goddess, the Cangyuan Land God Temple also has the so-called Sun and Moon Envoys, who are comparable to mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. Zhou Bailie and Xing Yong are among them."

"Zhou Bailie is here."

"Xing Yong is here."

Bai Jingjing looked down at the two of them.

"You two will be responsible for dealing with the temple's Sun and Moon Envoys."

"Zhou Bailie obeys the order!"

"Xing Yong obeys the order!"

The two men retreated.

"As for the so-called eight guardians of the Land God Temple, their strength is comparable to that of a cultivator in the early stages of foundation building. I will leave it to the chief flags and deputy chief flags of each of your counties to deal with them."

Li Mo, Ma Xuanji, Liu Yin, Lu Sheng, Zhang Yi, Song Yuan, Jiang Qingwen, and Dai An, the eight people stood up after hearing this.

"As ordered!"

The people present formed a situation of king against king and soldier against soldier.

It seems that this was done intentionally by the Ministry of Destiny, in order to save the people of Daqian and deter foreign hostile forces while avoiding touching the sensitive nerves of other primitive sects in the Southern Barbarian Land as much as possible.

"You also need to be aware that the fanatical followers of these primitive sects outside the country will temporarily gain strength comparable to that of post-natal realm warriors after consuming tribute. In a one-on-one situation, these people are naturally not a concern, but if they are surrounded by dozens or even hundreds of people, it will be quite troublesome even for cultivators like you in the Foundation Establishment stage. You must be careful."

As the deputy head of the Special Service Hall, Bai Jingjing is quite familiar with the cases of the original sect.

She was well aware of the development patterns of these primitive sects.

"Remember, if you encounter a crisis, stay as far away from the temple as possible. Those believers themselves have no realm of cultivation, and they only rely on the magic power they receive from the temple. As long as you stay away from the temple, they will become a group of mortals. As for the rat demon, leave it to me and Lord Liu to deal with it."

"Yes……"

Everyone is gearing up.

I can't wait to rush to the barbarian land and have a big fight.

"Alright, that's it for the tactical arrangements. Now, Sir Liu will explain the strategic arrangements."

Liu Wenzhao nodded.

"The court's current main development area is the four countries outside the Great Wall, not the southern barbarian land. Therefore, its influence in the southern barbarian land is insufficient. Currently, there are only two Taoist temples with independent cultivators in the Jindan stage, which are controlled by the court's Recruiting and Appeasement Department. Their impact on the overall situation is minimal, and these independent cultivators from abroad are difficult to be reused. You'd better not pin your hopes on them." He stroked his beautiful beard, with an arrogant and cold smile on his face.

"So the military has dispatched a Class A battalion to the border. If anything unexpected happens, the main army can reach Cangyuan in a few hours, so we can only be considered the vanguard. If things develop to a point where they can't be resolved, the military will handle it next."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other and saw the seriousness in each other's eyes.

Half an hour later.

Two Jindan cultivators, along with eleven foundation-building cultivators, boarded a treasure ship.

The treasure ship, which was more than thirty feet long, headed straight for the land of the southern barbarians.

During the ten days or so of travel, everyone instinctively gathered together to exchange experiences, and many of them gained some insights.

Compared to the inner disciples who often discuss their cultivation realm when exchanging experiences, the outer disciples obviously focus more on magic skills when exchanging experiences.

Inner disciples practice in the mountains and accumulate magic power quickly, but they lack worldly experience and will frequently encounter magic power stagnation.

Although outer disciples accumulate mana at a slower rate, they have more opportunities to improve their state of mind and perception due to their experience in the mortal world, and are more successful in breaking through bottlenecks. Naturally, the exchange of experiences is based on actual needs.

As a member of the exchange meeting, Li Mo would occasionally have a flash of inspiration and realize something while listening to everyone's communication.

When it was Li Mo's turn to talk about his experience, he shared his insights into the art of Danhuo over the past few years.

"General Li's attainments in alchemy have reached such a high level that he has even achieved enlightenment through the use of elixirs and comprehended the Dao of Fire. It seems that becoming a master alchemist is just around the corner!"

The speaker is Zhang Yi, the general of Beikou County.

She was stationed in Beikou County as the general flag-bearer, representing Liu Biao's position, with a Gufeng Spirit Bird standing behind her.

This white and green spiritual bird, with the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment Stage, strolls on the deck of the treasure ship, and every step it takes is like a beautiful melody.

Hearing this, Li Mo smiled and shook his head.

"Master Alchemist Li is unworthy of this title..."

the other side.

The inspectors from the six counties, plus the inspectors from the county town, totaling more than 150 people, rushed straight into Xiaoyue County.

Villages in various places dispatched infantry soldiers to guard the intersections and prevent the movement of people.

As one of the crowd, Gao Zhengyi felt very upset when he thought that the people of Daqian had been sent to the wild land and become slaves of foreigners. As a member of a great country, he felt very upset.

"After this case, I will return to the sect to build my foundation!"

He hated his own lack of strength and inability to maintain the justice in his heart, and he longed to improve himself.

"So many years have passed. I don't know if I have changed Bai'an County, or if Bai'an County has changed me. I really don't want to leave here..."

……

In the land of the southern barbarians, on the mountain of the king.

The five demons gathered together: the Tiger King, the Three Immortals of Bamboo Mountain, and the Carp King of Jinsha River.

The weasel spirit, one of the three immortals of Zhushan, sighed.

"That rat is too impulsive. We haven't done anything about the incident on Corpse King Mountain yet, but it's already furious. In the end, it lost more than it gained. It's outsmarted and still cheating. Now all of us are implicated. What should we do now? Tell us what you think."

The Tiger King snorted coldly.

"As far as I know, we demon beasts were born in the Mountain and Sea Realm after the great changes in the world during the Middle Ages. And they, the human race, not only blame us for the demise of the ancient beasts, but also lump us together with those demons and monsters in order to proclaim that they are the orthodox of this world. What a disgusting and conceited bunch!"

The tiger demon wore a necklace made of human skulls. He was extremely tall and leaned on the skeletal throne with an overbearing look.

"If you ask me, we should just take this opportunity to destroy those two human sects as well!"

"useless."

The fox spirit of the Three Immortals of Bamboo Mountain was startled.

"Those demons and monsters are indeed the remnants of the other world from the ancient war, but the cultivation method of us demon beasts, which absorbs the essence of the sun and the moon, is indeed quite similar to that of the Piaomiao demon clan."

These monsters that have cultivated into spirits in these wild lands are all extremely intelligent and have in-depth research on ancient history.

It is nothing like the ignorance and barbarity described by the monks of Daqian Kingdom.

Especially this fox spirit, who is portrayed as an old man with long white eyebrows and a kind face.

"In the legends of the Piaomiao demon race, there are so-called spirits between heaven and earth. These spirits, like the immortal roots spoken of by ancient human cultivators, have become mythical things. Based on this, I speculate that our demon beast race may be a race born from the collision of the laws of the two worlds, responding to the new order of heaven and earth. Over time, we will gradually replace the human race. As the saying goes, as long as the green mountains remain, there is no fear of running out of firewood. There is no need to rush..."

The snake spirit hissed in agreement.

The Jinsha Carp Spirit is an ugly woman with a slightly bloated figure.

Not all monsters can transform into humans. It depends on the monster's cultivation method and its own state of mind. She also expressed her opinion.

"In my opinion, we should just join forces and capture that rat demon and present him to the Great Qian Kingdom."

The ugly woman said something that made the other monsters' eyelids jump.

"Otherwise, if we provoke some terrifying old guys from the Daqian Kingdom, we'll all be buried with them. By then, will those guys in the depths of the wilderness really provoke the Daqian Kingdom just for us?"

Just as the five demons were discussing, a believer suddenly reported from a distance.

"Report to the Goddess of the Temple, a fight has broken out in Cangyuan!"

Upon hearing this, the temple goddess of King Mountain immediately reported the matter to the Tiger King.

When the other monsters heard this, their expressions suddenly changed. The Golden Sand Carp Spirit sighed, and finally she looked at the Tiger King.

"Shan Jun, why don't you take your capable servants and ride my Thousand Waves to see for yourself? Within the Golden Sand River, my secret technique is unmatched in speed. We'll reach Cangyuan in under an incense stick of time at most. Then we can decide whether to fight or make peace based on the situation. What do you think?"

"Alright."

It let out a tiger roar.

In an instant, the entire mountain range seemed to become quiet.

(End of this chapter)