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Chapter 137 Only routines can win people's hearts

The six major sects have always maintained close contact, and those who understand the Emei Sect naturally know what the Heaven Sword represents to them.

Over the generations, only the sect leader can maintain this position.

Even if it's not forbidden to lend to fellow disciples in private, it's still in private.

In a gathering of the six major sects like this, it is absolutely impossible to casually hand over the sword to someone else.

If there is indeed a current sect leader, but the Heaven-Slaying Sword has already been handed over to another disciple, it means that the person wielding the sword has been chosen as the next sect leader of the Emei Sect.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Gu Shaoan with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Suddenly, He Taichong, Xian Yutong, and the others, who previously knew little about Gu Shaoan, all looked at Gu Shaoan with a newfound curiosity.

Noticing that everyone in the main hall was focused on Gu Shaoan, Zhou Zhiruo and Yang Yan seemed to suddenly understand why Abbess Miejue had chosen to hand over the Heaven Sword to Gu Shaoan some time ago.

The purpose was to use the Heaven-Slaying Sword to reveal Gu Shaoan's identity as the young sect leader when the six major sects gathered today.

Upon entering the main hall and taking their seats, He Taichong of the Kunlun Sect spoke first, saying, "Master, you're putting on quite an air. You're a full half an hour late for the agreed time. Could it be that after reaching the Qi Condensation stage in your internal energy cultivation, you no longer take the other sects seriously?"

Upon hearing this, Abbess Miejue glanced at He Taichong and said, "If I say I don't take you seriously, what have you done? Have you ever fought with me?"

His words, spoken with an air of firmness, were unmistakable.

"you"

Upon hearing Abbess Miejue's words, He Taichong's expression darkened.

Ban Shuxian, He Taichong's wife, frowned and said, "Why is the nun so angry? We've been waiting for her for a full half hour. Can't we even say a word?"

Abbess Miejue said in an icy tone, "Even if you want to talk, you have to find out the reason first. You don't know anything and you just start questioning me. When did the Kunlun Sect become as domineering as the Demonic Sect? Or has the Kunlun Sect thought that my Emei Sect and Abbess Miejue are weak and easy to bully after all these years?"

A few words were enough to make He Taichong and Ban Shuxian blush.

It's not that the two couldn't out-argue Extinction.

Instead, it was the fact that Miejue always seemed ready to take action that made the two of them quite wary.

Before Abbess Miejue reached the Qi Condensation stage, the two were no match for her.

Not to mention that Abbess Miejue's strength has greatly increased in recent years, so why would He Taichong and Ban Shuxian be foolish enough to fight Abbess Miejue?

Behind Abbess Miejue, looking at her strong posture, Yang Yan couldn't help but click her tongue twice in her heart, thinking to herself, "So domineering."

Gu Shaoan smiled.

Having spent so much time with people like He Taichong and Ban Shuxian, how could Abbess Miejue not know what kind of people He Taichong and Ban Shuxian were?
In essence, he is similar to Yu Canghai of Qingcheng Mountain.

Bully the soft and fear the hard.

If Abbess Miejue were to back down even a step, He Taichong and his wife would only think that Abbess Miejue and the Emei Sect were afraid of Kunlun.

Seeing that He Taichong and Ban Shuxian were unable to back down after being rebuked by Miejue's words, Xianyu Tong from the Huashan Sword Sect laughed and said, "Master, please calm down. It's just that a great battle is imminent, and everyone is concerned about their disciples and the battle in a few days. We hope you can understand."

You can't hit someone who's smiling, especially since the Huashan Sword Sect is, after all, a member of the alliance this time.

With Xianyu Tong speaking, Miejue's expression softened somewhat.

"This humble nun has never been an unreasonable person. The reason I am late this time is for a reason. It is for the important matter of our six sects. I have just sat down and have been inexplicably criticized. If anyone really dislikes this humble nun, for the sake of the alliance, and to show respect, this humble nun can fight with the Heaven-Slaying Sword first and then talk."

As she spoke, Miejue glanced at He Taichong and Ban Shuxian.

It goes without saying who it's targeting.

He Taichong pressed several finger marks on the armrest of the chair, looked at Abbess Miejue through gritted teeth and said, "I am late because of the important matter of the six major sects. May I ask Abbess what important matter has made you keep the monk Kongzhi, Sect Leader Song and us waiting here for half an hour?"

Upon hearing this, Abbess Miejue stopped talking and slowly said, "Jingxuan."

Upon hearing Miejue's greeting, Zhao Jingxuan immediately stepped forward and respectfully handed a parchment scroll to Miejue from her bosom.

Abbess Miejue said, "Let's present it to Abbot Kongzhi first!"

"Disciple obey!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Jingxuan immediately presented the sheepskin scroll to Kongzhi of Shaolin.

Only after Master Kongzhi accepted it did he retreat behind Extinction.

Master Kongzhi opened the parchment scroll with a hint of curiosity. After taking a closer look, his previously casual expression immediately turned serious.

A few breaths later, Master Kongzhi looked at Abbess Miejue and said, "Abbess, the map on this is actually a topographical map of Bright Peak?"

Abbess Miejue nodded and said, "That's right!"

Seeing Master Kongzhi's reaction, the others in the main hall looked suspicious.

The siege of Bright Peak by the six major sects was no child's play. Since they had decided to attack the Ming Cult, they naturally obtained a map of the Ming Cult and Bright Peak.

The terrain map was provided by Shaolin Temple.

Otherwise, how could the leaders of the various factions have discussed and planned the attacks in the previous instances?

However, if it were just an ordinary terrain map, it would never have elicited such a reaction from Master Kongzhi.

After reading it, Master Kongzhi handed the parchment scroll to Song Yuanqiao and the others.

When Song Yuanqiao and the others looked at it, they found that the terrain map of Bright Summit was extremely detailed.

It was undoubtedly more detailed than the terrain map that Shaolin Temple had presented.

They even marked all the Ming Cult disciples' outposts and numbers on the topographical map.

Before long, Xianyu Tong, the Five Elders of Kongtong, and others had finished reading the contents of the parchment scroll by circulating it among themselves.

After handing the parchment scroll to He Taichong and his wife, one of the Five Elders of Kongtong asked, "May I ask, Master, what are the locations marked with cinnabar on this topographical map?"

Abbess Miejue said in a deep voice, "Those places marked with cinnabar are the traps and mechanisms set up by the Ming Cult on Bright Peak."

"Sigh~"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the main hall stared at Abbess Miejue in astonishment.

Master Kongzhi of Shaolin Temple couldn't help but ask, "Is what you say true, Master?"

It's no wonder they reacted that way.

As leaders of various factions, everyone knew that the most crucial and dangerous part of the six major factions' attack on Bright Peak was overcoming its complex and treacherous terrain, as well as the unknown traps that the Ming Cult had laid throughout the area over the years.

However, if we could know the details in advance, it would be invaluable, and the casualties of the six major sects during their attack on Bright Peak would be greatly reduced.

Abbess Miejue seemed to have anticipated everyone's reaction. She gestured for Bei Jinyi behind her to step forward. Bei Jinyi solemnly took out a thick scroll from her bosom, drawn on tough leather, and presented it to her master with both hands.

Abbess Miejue frowned and said, "This humble nun always keeps her word. Or do you all think that this humble nun would talk nonsense and deceive you on such an important matter?"

Others also reacted.

Although Miejue is usually domineering and ruthless, she is very measured when it comes to serious matters.

Given the gravity of the matter—the siege of Bright Peak by the six major sects—it's impossible for Abbess Miejue to speak carelessly about such a serious matter.

At this moment, Abbess Miejue spoke again: "As early as when the six major sects decided to unite, my junior sister Juechen and I secretly dispatched our personal disciples to lead our elite disciples from the Emei Sect to secretly infiltrate Bright Peak and draw this map bit by bit, figuring out the paths, sentry posts, and secret passages of Bright Peak one by one!"

"However, just a few months ago, when the map was about to be sent back, for some unknown reason, the news that our six major sects were about to besiege the Ming Cult was leaked."

No one else doubted this.

As early as a month ago, Abbess Miejue had sent a message to the other five sects about this matter. It was for this reason that the other five sects urgently recalled their disciples and canceled the method of having the disciples arrive at the pre-arranged location in small groups.

Even so, some members of the other five factions were still ambushed.

The damage was minor.

Through covert investigation, the other five factions also confirmed that the news of the six major factions besieging the Ming Cult had indeed been leaked.

Abbess Miejue continued, "It was also because the news leaked that the Ming Cult, realizing the danger, began to significantly increase its defenses and set up new traps, hidden weapons, and poison arrays, increasing the danger more than tenfold." "In order to pave the way for our fellow disciples of the six factions at the final moment and reduce casualties..."

At this point, Abbess Miejue paused for a moment before speaking again: "My junior sister and I have made a firm decision to send several hundred elite disciples in batches to infiltrate the dangerous areas around Bright Peak! They need to investigate and figure out these traps and mechanisms again under the noses of the Ming Cult demons. After months of hard work, we have investigated most of the traps and mechanisms on the six routes to attack Bright Peak."

"However, during the evacuation, in order to cover the last disciple carrying the map and to destroy the traces, more than half of the hundreds of disciples sent by my Emei Sect were lost."

At this point, Abbess Miejue's tone became more sorrowful.

Zhou Zhiruo and Yang Yan, who were standing next to Gu Shaoan, had their lips tightly pressed together, their bodies trembling slightly, and even their eyes were a little red.

Gu Shaoan knew that the two of them were suppressing their laughter.

To outsiders, Zhou Zhiruo and Yang Yan's eyes clearly welled up with tears because of the casualties suffered by the Emei Sect.

Master Kongzhi suddenly opened his half-closed eyes, and the prayer beads in his hand had already stopped moving.

He stood up solemnly, put his hands together, and chanted the Buddhist prayer: "Amitabha! I never expected that the Emei Sect would be so righteous. In order to attack the Demonic Sect, they actually took the initiative to risk their lives. It is truly admirable."

Song Yuanqiao, who was sitting next to Kongzhi, immediately stood up. His face was solemn, and he bowed deeply to Abbess Miejue and the people of Emei Sect. His voice was loud and full of respect: "Abbess Miejue and the people of Emei have made such a heavy sacrifice for the cause of eliminating demons. We, the people of Wudang, are deeply grateful."

Zhang Songxi and the others also stood up and bowed respectfully.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly reversed after the statements from the two martial arts masters, Shaolin and Wudang.

The Five Elders of Kongtong, Xianyu Tong, and others also spoke up.

At this moment, Abbess Miejue slammed her hand on the table, shattering the wooden table beside her into pieces.

"It was because of this matter that I arrived half an hour late, and someone made sarcastic remarks. I wanted to ask, where do you get the face and courage to shout at me like that?"

Then, Abbess Miejue turned to look at He Taichong and his wife: "Why don't I destroy this map now, and then postpone the attack on the Ming Cult by half a year? Then, Master He and his wife can lead the Kunlun Sect disciples to redraw the map. Once the map is completed, I will wait for three days without sleep to welcome you in advance without any complaints. What do you say?"

"This"

Upon learning the reason for the incident, the expressions on the faces of He Taichong and his wife had already frozen, and their previous dissatisfaction had vanished without a trace.

Especially when Abbess Miejue finished speaking, He Taichong and his wife showed some panic on their faces.

As the headquarters of the Ming Cult, with Yang Xiao, the acting leader, in charge, even on ordinary days, it would be no easy task to arrange for someone to infiltrate Bright Peak and draw up a map of the terrain.

Not to mention that with the Ming Cult now under martial law, the number of guards patrolling Bright Peak will inevitably increase significantly.

Given the number of Ming Cult disciples, it wouldn't be much less than one sentry every five or ten steps.

If, as Abbess Miejue suggested, the Kunlun Sect were to re-survey the area, most of the Kunlun disciples they brought with them would likely remain on Bright Peak.

Reflecting on their earlier attitude, Mr. and Mrs. He Taichong were now in a dilemma, unsure of how to broach the subject.

Xianyu Tong, who was standing nearby, quickly said, "Master, please calm down. Headmaster He and Madam He were indeed reckless just now. They did not know that you and the Emei Sect were doing such a noble thing."

"Moreover, this map was drawn with great effort and at great cost by the Emei Sect. If it is destroyed, wouldn't it be a waste of the Emei Sect's esteemed disciples' lives? It's not worth it for a moment of anger, not worth it at all."

He Taichong coughed, forced a smile, and stood up with Ban Shuxian, bowing to Abbess Miejue: "It was my recklessness just now. I was unaware of the actions of your sect. I hope you will forgive me, Abbess."

Seeing that He Taichong and Ban Shuxian had admitted their mistakes, Abbess Miejue gave a light snort and then gave up.

Seeing that Abbess Miejue wasn't pressing the issue, He Taichong and Ban Shuxian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

They all cast grateful glances at Xianyu Tong.

Taking in the reactions of the others, Gu Shaoan understood why the Huashan Sword Sect had been able to gradually rise to its current level after separating from the Huashan Qi Sect.

Compared to Yue Buqun, Xianyu Tong was more shrewd and tactful, and he didn't care about his own reputation at all.

But it is precisely because of his shrewdness and shamelessness in dealing with people that he is more likely to befriend the surrounding forces and more likely to help the Huashan Sword Sect gain benefits.

At this moment, Abbess Miejue changed the subject, saying, "In addition, on Bright Peak, my Emei disciples, in order to avoid alerting the Ming Cult disciples on patrol, accidentally entered the Ming Cult's forbidden area."

"In a stone chamber within the forbidden area, we also discovered a batch of gold and silver treasures belonging to the Ming Cult, worth over a million."

Hearing this, everyone perked up.

Even Master Kongzhi of Shaolin Temple had a glint in his eyes.

Even if the more than one million in gold and silver treasures were divided equally among the six factions, each faction would still receive a considerable share.

The reason why the six major sects besieged Bright Peak, apart from their own ulterior motives, was also because they were after the wealth and martial arts that the Ming Cult had accumulated over the years.

This news about Abbess Miejue naturally piqued everyone's interest.

Only the Wudang sect remained relatively calm.

Without wasting any words, Abbess Miejue took the parchment scroll from He Taichong and his wife, placed it on the table, and pointed out the location of the forbidden area in front of the others.

After a moment, Abbess Miejue glanced around at everyone and said, "Now that the news of the six major sects besieging Bright Peak has spread, according to the information gathered by my Emei Sect, many Jianghu forces or rogue martial artists have gathered in Luyang Prefecture next to the Ming Cult."

"Once our six major sects go to war with the Ming Cult, I wonder how these people will react. I don't need to say more."

"This batch of gold and silver is very valuable, and it will take several hundred disciples to guard it."

"I wonder what you guys think?"

Faced with Abbess Miejue's question, the people in charge in the main hall exchanged glances.

The Kunlun Sect, Huashan Sword Sect, and Kongtong Sect, in particular, were all somewhat interested.

After all, guarding gold and silver treasures means that the sect guarding them has fewer people to fight, and the casualties will naturally be much smaller.

Moreover, during the guarding process, they might even get some benefits first.

How could they not have their own thoughts?

This is a good thing that anyone could have imagined.

Taking in the reactions of the people in the main hall, a strange light flashed in Master Kongzhi's eyes.

What others can think of, how could Kongzhi not think of?

However, given his status, Master Kongzhi couldn't very well take this advantage for himself unless others mentioned it.

But if we let others benefit from this.

Master Kongzhi glanced at the Wudang Sect, his eyes narrowing imperceptibly.

A few breaths later, Master Kongzhi looked at Abbess Miejue and suddenly said, "The Emei Sect has paid a heavy price to draw this map of Bright Peak. Although the abbess did not say it explicitly, the casualties must have been considerable."

"As it happens, I have just seen it as well. This forbidden area of ​​the Ming Cult is located on a route of attack from the back of Bright Peak."

"The fact that this batch of gold and silver treasures was discovered by fellow practitioners of the Emei Sect, and that they did not conceal it, is enough to demonstrate the noble character of the Emei Sect practitioners and the abbess."

"In my opinion, it would be better to entrust the route involving the forbidden area behind Bright Peak to the Emei Sect, and let the Emei Sect arrange the guarding of the forbidden area."

Song Yuanqiao nodded and said, "Since it is a joint effort of the six sects, we naturally need to work together. With these maps drawn by the Emei Sect, our six sects will suffer greatly fewer casualties when attacking Bright Peak. It is only right and proper that we should contribute more. I agree with Master Kongzhi's proposal."

Wudang and Shaolin were the first to express their opinions, and what they said was all reasonable.

If He Taichong and the others object, then their behavior would be rather unseemly.

Considering Abbess Miejue's attitude just now, she was clearly still angry.

The others had no doubt that Abbess Miejue would draw her sword and fight them on the spot.

Therefore, after a moment's hesitation, the others in the main hall agreed one after another.

Having witnessed Abbess Miejue's performance today, Gu Shaoan couldn't help but secretly give her a thumbs up.

First, they deliberately created the impression that the Emei Sect had sacrificed themselves for the grand plan of the six sects, thus gaining the moral high ground. Then, they brought up the situation regarding the gold and silver treasures to clarify the facts. Afterward, they used a strategy of retreat to advance, allowing the other sects to voluntarily hand over the attack route to the Emei Sect from the back mountain.

The extermination didn't even mention which route the Emei Sect would attack from, yet it achieved its goal.

The negotiations today, which have led to the extinction of the alliance, perfectly illustrate the saying that true feelings are fleeting, while cunning and manipulative tactics win people's hearts.

(End of this chapter)