Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 291 The Star Luo Sect is Established, and the Demonic Sect's Envoy

"Does the leader want to change the Western Regions and become a great hero there?" Huo Tianqing asked in surprise.

"Yes."

"It's really hard to accept that such words came from the mouth of the leader of the Rakshasa Cult."

"The bigger the dream, the greater the power required to realize it. If I were just an ordinary innate martial artist, I would probably only set my sights on a small town. But now that I am the leader of the Rakshasa Cult, my goal is naturally the entire Western Regions!"

Huo Tianqing said, "I'm afraid it's not the entire Western Regions, but 'the entire Western Regions of the Sect Leader,' and what the Sect Leader wants to be is not some great hero, but... the King of the Western Regions!"

Kunsha laughed and said, "Is there a difference? The King of Qin conquered the six kingdoms and became emperor, and the Ming Taizu drove out the Tartars and became emperor. If I can achieve my goal and become the king of the Western Regions, what's wrong with that?"

"The rulers of the Western Regions have always been the Western Demonic Cult..."

"Western Demonic Sect? Hmph! Those who came from the Central Plains to escape disaster, their dream has always been to return to the Central Plains. It's one thing for their ancestors to be like this, but their descendants, born in the Western Regions, are the same. They've absorbed all the resources and talents of the Western Regions for decades, all for the sake of conquering the Central Plains..."

I have the utmost contempt for people like that. I was born and raised in the Western Regions, and I will henceforth strive for the rise of the Western Regions.

Kunsha said, "Huo Tianqing, if you only intend to spend a few years in the Western Regions before returning to the Central Plains, then I have nothing to say. But if you intend to stay in the Western Regions for a long time, then I must warn you, don't forget that the foundation of the Heavenly Bird Sect is... chivalry!"

Huo Tianqing couldn't help but give a bitter smile and said, "How can someone like me have the nerve to talk about chivalry?"

Kunsha patted him on the shoulder and said, "The words 'chivalry' and 'great hero' are not self-proclaimed, nor are the titles 'great hero' self-proclaimed. If one day, all the people of the Western Regions give you a thumbs up and call you 'Great Hero Huo,' who in this world would dare to deny it?"

Huo Tianqing hesitated for a moment, then let out a long breath and said, "Huo Tianqing... greets the sect leader!"

At this point, all three were persuaded by Kunsa and were willing to work for him.

Finding three such individuals within the entire Rakshasa Cult is no easy feat.

Compared to its current strength, Kunsa places more emphasis on its future potential.

Huo Tianqing can be considered a remarkable figure of his generation.

Tuotuo's qualifications are also quite good.

The only weakness is the iron strategy, but that's only slightly worse in the current situation.

Compared to Huo Tianqing, who came from the Tianqin Sect, and Tuotuo, who received great training from the Yuan Kingdom's generals, Tie Zhan was a completely unorthodox individual.

His signature move, "Crazy 108 Strikes," was created by himself and passed on to his daughter, Tie Xinlan. Tie Xinlan used this martial art to make Xiaoyuer, who had just left the Valley of Villains, suffer greatly.

Little Fish was trained by the Five Evils from a young age, so his foundation in martial arts is second to none.

With Tie Zhan's talent, if he had received proper training from a young age, he would probably be only slightly inferior to Huo Tianqing and Tuotuo.

Only with such qualifications did the three of them catch Kunsa's eye.

Furthermore, Kunsha's statement about governing the Western Regions well was not unfounded.

Although the Western Regions are vast and sparsely populated, treasures and outstanding individuals occasionally emerge from there.

In Zhou Ming's mind, this place was a treasure trove, just like the sea.

On the high seas, he has assembled a fleet to search for and explore the treasures of the ocean.

So naturally, he would also make some arrangements in the Western Regions.

However, land and sea are ultimately different.

I happen to have the Rakshasa Token in hand, so I can take advantage of the situation to capture the three thousand Rakshasa soldiers and the entire Rakshasa Cult.

It wouldn't be unreasonable to use this opportunity to conquer the Western Regions and unearth its vast treasures.

Completing this process is no less significant than conquering the world and then ruling it.

Conquering the world only requires military force, but ruling the world requires governance.

Therefore, he did not want to select some notorious and incorrigible villains to be his subordinates in the early stages.

Unfortunately, the Rakshasa Cult was indeed a cesspool. Not to mention the villains who fled from the Central Plains, even people who originally came from the Western Regions would emerge from this place and then join the Rakshasa Cult.

Having gone through such a process, it's difficult to maintain one's original aspirations.

It is quite common for people to be assimilated into evil people who commit all kinds of evil deeds.

Compared to them, even the war-obsessed Iron Warriors seemed so harmless.

Toqto'a, who used to cause trouble in the Ming Dynasty, now looks like a bodhisattva.

Not to mention Huo Tianqing, who only wanted to seize the family property and had no intention of harming anyone.

They weren't inherently bad, and their potential for the future caught Zhou Ming's eye.

Of course, there were definitely more than just the three of them in the entire Rakshasa Sect, but only these three names seemed familiar to Zhou Ming.

After the three, Zhou Ming carefully selected five more talented individuals.

These eight people are the foundation of Kunsa.

"What we need to do is not to control the Rakshasa Sect, but to take over the entire Western Regions, develop the entire Western Regions, and put the Western Regions in our hands... Great!"

Kunsa stated his goals to the eight people.

Simple words, yet they stirred the blood of the group.

Especially the five people they found later.

Finding the talent Zhou Ming needed among the people who came from the Central Plains was extremely difficult. He was already lucky to have Huo Tianqing and two others.

Therefore, the remaining five people were all native to the Western Regions.

However, they are not of Western Region origin, but rather of Central Plains blood.

In the Western Regions, especially in the land controlled by the Western Demonic Sect and the Rakshasa Sect, there are countless similar numbers.

The core of Central Plains thought lies in the attachment to the land. Those who share the same bloodline have inherited this thought, but what carries this thought is the land of the Western Regions, not the Central Plains that their ancestors dreamed of returning to.

After all, they were people who grew up in the Western Regions.

The Central Plains were their ancestral home, but to them, it was nothing more than an illusion passed down from their ancestors.

Perhaps they would travel to the Central Plains to fulfill their ancestors' wishes, but in the end, they would certainly return to the Western Regions.

Of course, this refers to the five people that Zhou Ming specifically picked out.

Others, on the other hand, generally yearned for the Central Plains.

Or perhaps, they yearned for the wealth and prosperity of the Central Plains.

The focus is on wealth and status, not land.

Whether it was the Central Plains or the Western Regions, it made no difference to them.

“The eight of you were discovered by me and will become the founders of the new Rakshasa Sect… or rather, the ‘Star Luo Sect’!”

The eight people bowed in unison: "Greetings, Master!"

"The Rakshasa Cult follows the rules learned from Western demonic cults, and likes to change people's names, which means that everyone who joins the Rakshasa Cult must sever ties with the past."

Kunsha said, "But in our Star Luo Sect, there is no such rule. You can all return to your original names. Of course, we don't force you on this." Huo Tianqing shook his head and said, "I really have no face to use that name anymore. I'll continue to be called 'Flying Eagle'."

Tuotuo also said, "I don't want to recall anything from the past anymore. It's better to cut ties. Black Scorpion... after all, it's been called that for so many years, so let's continue."

Tie Zhan replied, "Fine, I've long since stopped calling myself Mad Tiger. What's there to be afraid of calling myself Mad Lion Tie Zhan?"

The other five exchanged glances and said, "Thank you, Master."

With these eight people as the foundation, Kunsha quickly established the framework of the Star Luo Cult.

It must be said that Huo Tianqing and Tuotuo are both talented individuals.

His other abilities besides martial arts are also outstanding.

When Huo Tianqing served as the chief steward under Yan Tieshan, he was able to handle everything properly and efficiently. As a result, after Yan Tieshan's death, he directly took control of the entire Pearl Pavilion, and few people dared to oppose him.

It was precisely because of his ability and skill that he won over others.

If it weren't for Zhou Ming's interference and Lu Xiaofeng's meddling, he might have been able to take over the Pearl and Treasure Pavilion smoothly.

Right now, however, he is using this ability on the Star Luo Sect.

Under that Yuan general, Toqto'a received a diverse education. During his time infiltrating the Ming Dynasty, he specifically sought out loopholes in the Ming system to cause trouble for the Ming.

As is well known, all tomb raiders are experts in building tombs, especially in preventing tomb raiding.

With such abilities, Tuotuo was naturally also very good at finding loopholes in the Star Luo Sect framework envisioned by Huo Tianqing.

As for the other six people, five of them were born and raised in the Western Regions and came from different places, so they were very familiar with the customs and habits of the Western Regions.

This is something that Huo Tianqing lacks, which is perfect for him to fill in the gaps and make his envisioned framework for the Star Luo Sect more suitable for the Western Regions.

Only Tie Zhan, who really knew nothing but fighting, was so good that I was about to fall asleep listening to him.

While they were racking their brains to establish the Star Luo Cult, the high-ranking members of the Rakshasa Cult were also racking their brains to find a way to get rid of Kunsha.

"A mere Innate Realm cultivator can be easily dealt with simply by relying on the power of a treasure. No matter how powerful that treasure is, it's still just an external object. Do you think he can take it with him when he takes a bath?"

The Archangel stroked his beard and said in a cold voice.

The messenger of hell nodded repeatedly, then said angrily, "The treasure is nothing, but those three thousand Rakshasa soldiers are a real problem. Humph! These blockheads, they really will serve whoever gets the Rakshasa Cult!"

Amidst her anger, there was a palpable jealousy that anyone could see.

If he had known that those three thousand Rakshasa soldiers were so easy to deal with, he would have gone and snatched the Rakshasa token too.

At this moment, someone nearby spoke up: "If it's just a problem with the three thousand Rakshasa soldiers, we might be able to offer some assistance."

Everyone turned their attention to it.

The person who spoke was one of the three sent by the Western Demonic Sect, and also a grandmaster named 'Jade'.

He said, "The Rakshasa army is also an army, and an army has many functions, one of which is... to suppress rebellions!"

"Oh?" Angel Luo's eyes lit up. "You mean the Western Demonic Sect can help us instigate a rebellion?"

"Why incite? The strength of my Demonic Sect far surpasses your imagination. With just one order, every place in the Western Regions will rebel."

That's a bit of an exaggeration.

If Western demonic sects had such power, how could they have allowed the Rakshasa Sect to rise to prominence?

In fact, the relationship between the Western Demonic Sect and the various city-states and countries in the Western Regions was quite bad.

Each city-state and country was required to pay protection money to the Western Demonic Cult regularly. If they dared not pay, the Demonic Cult would send people to carry out massacres.

After the rise of the Rakshasa religion, its relationship with various city-states and countries remained largely the same.

The relationship between the two major religious sects and the various forces in the Western Regions was not one of rule.

However, these two major sects are too powerful, so local forces have no choice but to obey their orders.

When Yu Luosha was still alive, the Western Regions were divided between two major religious sects.

But now that Yu Luosha is dead, all the major powers naturally have no choice but to obediently follow the orders of the Demonic Sect.

Even so, the possibility that some forces might dare to disobey orders cannot be ruled out.

Therefore, this master of the demonic sect was genuinely boasting.

However, no one cared whether he was bragging or not; they only cared that he had made this promise!

In fact, the Angels and their team had already come up with the same idea.

However, the entire Rakshasa Cult was basically supported by Jade Rakshasa alone, so these people only had power within the cult and little reputation outside of it.

Even if you want to, you can't do it.

But the cunning and treacherous Angel Luo had already set his sights on the Western Demonic Cult, hoping to get their help.

But they never expected the Western cult to cooperate so readily.

Not only did they share the same idea, but they also spoke up without the other person even having to say a word.

The angel Luo hurriedly said, "Since the Demonic Sect is willing to help, this matter is simple. We just need to incite rebellions everywhere and send that kid's three thousand Rakshasa soldiers to suppress them in various places, and this problem can be solved."

As for that kid... we'll just find an opportunity to steal his treasure.

Jia De frowned: "Do you think this will solve the problem of Kun Sha? He was the one who hid from beginning to end in the previous competition of the Rakshasa cards and ended up being the biggest winner."

After obtaining the Rakshasa Token, he did not rush directly to the Rakshasa Cult. Instead, he first subdued the Rakshasa Army before coming here.

How could someone like that possibly stand idly by and watch his Rakshasa army be divided up across the land?

Protector Luo Tian hurriedly said, "Envoy, don't worry. We naturally have a way out. In our opinion, that kid will leave some troops behind to protect himself no matter what. However, as long as he stays in the Rakshasa Sect, we have our own way."

"What method?" Jia De pressed.

"Hmm... that's what we've been waiting for..."

"Oh, even now, your Rakshasa Cult is still wary of us. Fine, let's end the cooperation here. You can handle this yourselves."

Jia De flicked his sleeves, making it seem as if he was about to leave.

"No, no, no!"

The envoy quickly stopped him, saying, "This... to be honest, time is short, and we haven't thought of a plan for the next step. However, please rest assured, envoy, as long as we can lure away a portion of the Rakshasa army, dealing with that brat will be a piece of cake for us."

Jia De said coldly, "I don't want to hear these empty words; I just want to know the real plan."

He looked at the people present and said, "If you don't have any, why don't you listen to me?"

The envoy hesitated for a moment, then said, "In that case, please enlighten me, envoy."

Jia De said, "Near the northern snowfields, there is a famous city called 'Hot Spring City,' which has hundreds of hot springs..."

(End of this chapter)