Chapter 159 Chapter 16 Wind and Cloud Gathering

Qifengling, located in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, stands beside the river and is a steep and isolated peak.In the afternoon, dozens of cultivators suddenly gathered on this peaceful mountain. Everyone seemed to be holding some kind of conference, and they were orderly and orderly. At the top of the peak, a circle was drawn in the center of a ten-foot-sized flat ground, and an old man in Ge clothes with a red face was standing in it, his eyes quietly swept around, the peak was suddenly quiet, everyone looked at him.On the periphery of the circle, dozens of people stood in twelve positions, each ranging from three to six people, which seemed to be different factions.

Withdrawing his gaze, the old man in Ge Yi said loudly: "Today, all comrades from the cultivation world came here at the appointment of the old man Can Yangzi, for which I am very grateful. First of all, the question that everyone is most concerned about is why you are invited here today. I will tell you next, don’t be impatient for the time being. Secondly, I will tell you some latest news about the cultivation world, so that after you know it, you can understand the current situation and make correct decisions for the future. Finally, I hope that you will have After getting the results, give me an answer, which is also the end of this conference."

On the front, a Pentecostal scribe said: "Old man, if you have anything to say, just say it. We all come from three mountains and five mountains. Naturally, we can trust your character, so don't say too many polite words." The words came from all around. The sound of approval, it seems that the status of Canyangzi is not low. Nodding with a smile, Can Yangzi said: "Okay, thank you for your trust. Now I will talk about the first thing. This time I invite everyone to come, mainly because the current cultivation world is rampant with monsters. In order to maintain the peaceful situation in the past, I hope Everyone can take action and make a little contribution to the world and ourselves. At present, the situation in the world is tense. The righteous people, mainly composed of the alliance of six houses and the alliance of three factions, have confronted demons several times in a row recently. Big loss.

According to the latest news I got, people of the righteous way learned that the masters of the Ghost Realm entered the human world from the Yinhun Forest in Yiyuan, so they sent Confucianism Garden, Bodhi Academy, and Phoenix Academy to cooperate with Yiyuan to stop him, but they ran away for nothing. , a waste of troops.And Jian Wuchen personally led other masters to Chitian Peak, trying to stop the three-eyed dragon wolf and the demon in the demon realm. What is even more surprising is that the Wuwei Taoist faction, one of the three righteous schools, was attacked by the magic lord of the demon realm. , Lost a large number of masters, even the famous Taoist Master Tian Cang died in the hands of the Magic Lord.Not only that, it is said that the bases of the Confucian Garden and the Bodhi Academy were also baptized by the ghost domain army. Although they were driven away, the sect suffered heavy casualties. "

As soon as this remark came out, a tall man of thirty-seven or eighteen years old on the left asked: "Old man, according to what you said, Zhengdao not only suffered heavy casualties this time, but also became active and passive. In this way, the righteous way of the world is in crisis?" Can Yangzi nodded heavily and said: "The fact is true. I called everyone here today to tell you that it is impossible to settle the chaos in the world by relying on him alone. For our own safety, we must Take precautions in advance and plan in many ways, so as not to be in a hurry and be caught off guard in the future. Based on the current situation in the human world, because the three realms of the domain appeared at the same time, although the six courtyards and the three factions are strong and have a thousand-year foundation, they are unable to cope with this situation. The demons and ghosts with scattered strength seem a little restrained. And if we want to maintain the peace of the past, we can't do it alone, the only way is to unite with the righteous way, and we can hope to defeat evil by cooperating with each other."

After listening to his narration, the middle-aged scribe questioned: "According to what the disabled old man said just now, the six courts and the three factions including Xeon were not able to win the battle against the monsters, so it is too reckless for us to join them rashly. Although the world is chaotic at present, at least the Six Courts and Three Factions are in front of us, so we are not in any danger. But once we join the righteous path, the danger will be imminent, so I think it is necessary to think about it.” Looking at the middle-aged scribe, Can Yangzi said: "One page, I understand what you mean. In the short term, we small sects are indeed not in danger, but as the old saying goes, if the skin is gone, the hair will not survive." , once the righteous way is defeated, do you think we still have a chance at that time? Although the Six Courts and the Three Factions have lost several battles, their strength has not suffered much after all. We will not join them at this time. We will wait until their strength Weak and weak, when the human world has completely fallen into the control of demons, at that time, everything is too late. Besides, the Six Courts and the Three Factions are backed by Yun Zhifa Knot, and I believe they will naturally come forward at a certain time. No one can predict how."

There was silence all around, obviously everyone was thinking about his words, weighing the relationship between them.After a while, the tall man asked: "Old man, you mean to let us all join the Sixth Academy Alliance, right?" Shaking his head slightly, Can Yangzi said: "I didn't mean that. I invited everyone here today to discuss this matter together. After all, it is related to everyone's life and death. It is not a trifling matter. As for joining the righteous way, that is a relatively reliable method in my opinion. How do you choose, I will not force you, everything is up to you to decide."

One page said: "We all understand the kindness of the disabled old man, and we are all very grateful. I just want to ask, besides the alliance of the six houses, is there no other place for us to seek refuge?" After hesitating for a while, Can Yangzi said: "This is not so absolute. As far as I know, in addition to the strongest alliance of the six courtyards and the three factions, there is also a new alliance in the world, called the Demon Elimination Alliance. There are two alliance leaders. They are Wen Buming of Haotian Mansion and Gui Wudao of Yunwu Peak. At present, there are about 70 members in this organization, among which there are nearly ten masters, and their strength is quite good. The only difference is that they never confront each other. When confronting monsters, I always try my best to use various means to eliminate monsters, thinking that achieving the goal by any means is the most important thing, and acting a bit evil." Nodding clearly, a page said: "Thank you for the explanation, I have basically Understood. Now what Can Lao mean is to let our twelve sects give you an answer?" Can Yangzi glanced at everyone, and said: "Exactly, no matter what everyone decides, please give me an answer." Answer. This time, I was entrusted by my friend Tianjian Academy head teacher Li Changhe, I hope everyone will think carefully. My personal choice is to join the Six Academy Alliance. As for everyone, I will not force you to make your own decisions."

The low-pitched conversation gradually disappeared in time, and when everything was about to end, everyone looked at Can Yangzi quietly, waiting for his inquiry. Seeing that everyone has made a decision, Can Yangzi said in a deep voice: "We are old friends who have known each other for many years, so I won't say anything more. Those who are willing to take refuge in the Alliance of Six Houses now please come to the Central Committee. If you don't want to, or keep silent If you want to, just stand where you are." After speaking, the surrounding figures shook, and he saw practitioners walking towards him in twos and threes, and upon careful inspection, five of the twelve sects accounted for them.

Looking at the remaining unmoving page of the book and the others, Can Yangzi asked, "How about you, do you keep silent or do you have a choice?" One page of the book said: "As far as our sect is concerned, I thought about it carefully, and let it go to the Demon Elimination Alliance, because I agree with the way they fight against demons. In times of chaos, it is best to use any means to achieve goals. The correct way is to blindly flaunt how bright and upright you are, and there is no advantage in fighting like that except death. We small sects are not as good as those big sects, and the casualties in a direct confrontation are very serious, which is not advisable."

Sighing lightly, Can Yangzi glanced at the others, and out of the remaining six gates, five had the same choice as the one-page book, and only one of the strangest, Baicao gate, remained neutral and did not make a decision for the time being. Seeing that the matter has come to this, Can Yangzi sighed: "No matter what decision you make today, I am very grateful that you can come today. Now that the matter is over, everyone can go on their own, and hope that each other will be safe and successful in the future." After finishing speaking He turned around and headed east with the people around him.On the ancient road, a man and a woman came from afar, and they looked around from time to time, as if they were looking for something.When they came to a place halfway up the mountain, the girl wiped the sweat off her head and panted coquettishly, "The weather is really hot. We have been walking for almost two hours. Why haven't we found the base of the Demon Slayer Alliance yet?" The young man on the side said: "Junior Sister, don't be impatient. Since the base is naturally a very hidden place, how can you say that you can find it if you look for it. Let's rest for a while, and we will look for it later. If we don't find it even after dark, it means that we have found it." I found the wrong place." After speaking, he led the girl to find a big tree, and leaned against the shade to rest. As soon as the two of them sat down, an object fell from the top of their heads and hit the young man on the head, causing him to curse in pain, "What is it that you bullied me on the head?" .Seeing this, the girl felt that something was wrong, so she quickly looked up, only to see a strange man sitting on a tree, grinning silly at the two of them.I saw this man was around sixty, with a piece of taoist robe exposed under the tattered cassock, the top of his head was parted in the middle, a bald head with a row of ring scars on the left, half black and half white hair on the right, forming a daoist.In addition, there was a black iron ring covered with strange patterns hanging around his neck, which looked a bit nondescript, which caused the girl to burst out laughing. "Why are you laughing, what's so funny, just smirk." The small eyes were narrowed, and the strange man snorted dissatisfied.The girl was even more happy when she heard that, she pulled the man beside her and said, "Brother, look at this weird guy, the monk is not like the monk, the Taoist is not like the Taoist, and he still wears a collar around his neck, just like a rich man's puppy, very interesting It's gone." The young man was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he couldn't help laughing out loud, but the strange man was furious and shouted: "Little girl, you dare to scold me, see if I don't teach you a lesson." After finishing speaking, the black iron on his neck The hoop flew out of him automatically, and it happened to be wrapped around the girl's neck. Suddenly, a strong force pressed her pale and made her unable to move.As soon as the laughter stopped, the girl felt the pressure was on her body and her whole body was uncomfortable, she couldn't help but shouted: "Senior brother, hit him quickly, this weird person sneaked up on me, I feel so uncomfortable all over, I can't move." The boy was startled, jumped up, while Wielding a long sword to attack the strange man, he yelled: "Damn it, take back your attack quickly. If anything happens to my junior sister, I will kill you." With a smile, the strange man said: "This little girl laughed at me, it was against her! Punishment, as long as she apologizes to me, I will take back the black iron ring, otherwise, she will suffer a little bit slowly, so as not to be impolite." After speaking, he waved his right hand casually, and a powerful burst of true energy shot out. He came out and shook the boy a few feet away, shaking and falling to the ground.Seeing that his beloved junior sister was suffering, and he couldn't save her, the young man couldn't help roaring, and rushed towards the strange man in a frenzy, completely forgetting the difference in strength between the two parties.Sensing the young man's persistence, the strange man showed a hint of admiration on his face, and said with a smile: "Little Maotou has a lot of courage, well, it is worthy of praise." After speaking, he quickly flipped his right hand three times in front of his chest, and a swirling palm came towards the wind, In one fell swoop, the boy was rolled up into the air, and his body turned over like a log.Glancing at the young man with an evil smile, the strange man jumped down from the tree, grabbed the black iron ring around the girl's neck with his left hand and gave it a firm grip, and immediately a series of Buddha mantras scattered down with Taoist talismans, forming a flickering circle outside the girl's body. The air mask of golden light and blue light, and countless spiritual seals were printed on her body one after another, adding a bit of mystery to her.When the boy fell to the ground, at this moment, the strange man took back the black iron ring with one stroke of his left hand, and stepped back three steps with a smile, looking at the pair of boys and girls.As soon as the girl got rid of the strange man's control, she quickly put on a stance, carefully guarding against his sneak attack again.But when she mentioned the true essence, she suddenly felt the energy in her whole body like a tide, and the powerful true essence was spinning rapidly in her body, and her cultivation had increased three times in this instant, which completely shocked her.Suddenly, the girl realized something, looked at the weird man with weird eyes and said, "Why did you do this, and why didn't you explain it before, and deliberately made us hate you in our hearts?" I didn't understand the reason for the increase in magnitude, but I realized it after hearing the girl's words. It turned out to be the strange person in front of me.Seeing their reaction, the strange man smiled and said: "Girl, don't scold me now, who was laughing at me loudly just now?" The girl blushed, and said embarrassedly: "You look like this, people just think it's funny, then I meant to laugh at you, because you have wronged others." Seeing her cute appearance, the strange man shook his head and said, "Forget it, you girl has a good life in this life, and you are destined to have noble people to help you along the way, so I won't tease you. Now you still tell me, where are you from? What's your name, where do you want to go?" Looking at him suspiciously, the girl didn't understand what he meant by the nobleman's help, could it mean himself, probably not? Unable to come up with the result, the girl said softly: "My name is Chen Yuluan, and this is my senior brother Wang Xuefeng. We are both disciples of the Five Elements Sect. We are here this time because demons are rampant in the world. We plan to join the Demon Slayer Alliance and do our part for the world." Xinli. What about you, what should we call you?" With a smile, the weird man said: "I'm just a half-monk and half-Taoist, you can call me half and half?" Chen Yuluan was stunned, and asked: "Half and half? What name, it's so strange, does it mean that you are half a monk and half a Taoist priest?" "Hey, a beautiful girl is smart. Well, let's not talk about it, I just used this Xuanji fierce magnetic diamond circle to open up the meridians of your whole body and inject powerful Buddhist and Taoist true energy. Your cultivation will improve in a short period of time." There is a rapid improvement. As for why you do this, you will naturally know in the future. What I can tell you now is that I see you as a good match at first glance, that's all. As for that kid, although he is a little bit worse, he also followed you. Shaoguang, as long as you practice hard, you will have the opportunity to enter the Immortal Realm and become a master. It's getting late, and the place you are looking for is in a canyon three miles away. Go by yourself, and you will have a chance in the future We will meet again." After speaking, he blinked at Chen Yuluan, a golden light flashed around him, and he disappeared out of thin air. Standing there blankly, Wang Xuefeng said stupidly: "Junior Sister, are we dreaming again today, dreaming of a strange person called half and half?" Looking back, Chen Yuluan looked at his senior brother, shook his head and said: "It's not a dream, everything is a dream. It's true, it's just that we were lucky, and we met for the second time." "Second time? Then is there a third or fourth time? Junior sister." "I don't know, maybe there is or maybe not, who knows What? Alright, let's go, it will be dark if you stay any longer." After speaking, Chen Yuluan walked forward gracefully.Coming to the canyon, looking at the small mountain village in front of him, Chen Yuluan sighed softly: "Brother, I feel like we are home, do you have this feeling?" Looking at everything around, Wang Xuefeng nodded and said: "The smell is very familiar, just like when I was practicing with my master when I was a child, I really miss it." Far away, a figure appeared in front of the two with a "swish", and while sizing them up carefully, he asked, "You two don't know where you came from and where are you going?" Looking at the person in front of her, The uncle dressed as a farmer, Chen Yuluan said softly: "Hello, uncle, we are the disciples of the Five Elements Sect. We want to join the Demon Elimination Alliance, fight against demons and goblins together, and do our part for the world." His eyebrows frowned, and the man pondered for a while , opened the mouth and said: "We welcome the kind deeds of the two of you. But in order to act prudently, we have to carefully research the identities of the two of you. After all, no one here knows you, so it's okay to offend others." I hope you can forgive me. Now the two of you don’t know if you can provide any strong proofs, such as knowing some famous masters, or someone recommending them, please explain these, so that we can measure the authenticity of this.” They looked at each other. At a glance, the two brothers and sisters didn't think that it was such a troublesome thing, and they didn't know what to say for a while.After being silent for a while, Chen Yuluan remembered Lu Yun's words, and said, "We didn't have anyone to introduce us here, but if we can meet your leader, he will know our identities by then." After sizing up the two of them, seeing that their expressions naturally did not seem to be false, he said, "In this case, please come with me, and we will talk in front of the leader." After speaking, he turned and walked to the big courtyard where the two faced one mile away fly away.Following that person, the two soon came to a compound, where they met nearly ten masters of cultivation.When everyone saw the two of them coming in, they stopped talking and looked at them curiously, not knowing who they were.At this time, the person who led the way walked up to Wen Buming and Gui Wudao, and said in a low voice: "Back to the two lords, these two young heroes claim to be disciples of the Five Elements School, one is called Chen Yuluan, and the other is called Wang Xuefeng. Come here again..." After explaining the situation of the two of them carefully, they stepped aside.After listening to the man's narration, Wen Buming said with a smile: "You two young men are promising, it's really commendable. This alliance needs hot-blooded youngsters like you. The entire alliance admires the ambition and pride of the two of you. However, for the sake of safety, we cannot accept you for the time being until the two identities are fully confirmed to be credible. Just now, Ms. Chen said that she will know your identities when she sees us. I don’t know what this means. Please explain .I am not well-known in humanities, and this is Gui Wudao, and the two of us are the leaders of the alliance. If you have anything to say, please speak directly." Glancing at everyone, Chen Yuluan said a little nervously: "The alliance doctrine is strict and we admire it. We really came here this time with sincerity. I hope you can understand it. As for our identities, we have already said it before, and here we are. I won’t say any more. It’s just that before I came here, a young man once told me that if I see the two leaders of the Demon Elimination Alliance in the future, I will tell them that we are friends with Yuanmu, and he will take care of us. I also agree with that. I’m not sure if it’s true or not, so I can only speak out boldly, if the two lords don’t know, I have nothing to do.” As soon as this remark came out, all the people present were stunned except for Wen Buming. Who was Yuan Mu? He had never heard of it.Daoist Gui Wu frowned and said, "I don't know if the word "round wood" that Miss Chen refers to people or what it refers to. I'm really a little confused about this point." After speaking, the faces of the people around changed, and they all looked at him coldly. Following the two of them, the whole courtyard was filled with a cold atmosphere.Seeing that everyone's expressions were wrong, Chen Yuluan and Chen Yuluan looked at each other with vigilant expressions, as if they were afraid that everyone would suddenly attack.Seeing that the situation became tense, the silent Wen Buming suddenly raised his head and said, "Okay, everyone, don't be nervous. The two of them are indeed old friends, so there should be no problem." As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised and puzzled Looking at Wen Buming, he seemed to hope that he could explain.Beckoning the two of them closer, Wen Buming said softly, "Where did you meet that man? How is he now? When he mentioned us, did he have anything special to tell you?" Writing Wen Buming, Chen Yuluan said: "You really know him, you can't lie to us, right?" Glancing at her, Wen Buming's eyes showed a look that she couldn't understand, staring into the distance, and said softly: " In the past, he was almost the leader of the Demon Elimination Alliance, but it was a pity that he gave up. The establishment of the Demon Elimination Alliance was also due to his words, without him, there would be no Demon Elimination Alliance, do you understand?" Shaking his head, Chen Yuluan said: "I don't understand, it seems very complicated." Hearing this, Gui Wudao said in surprise, "Lao Wen, that's the guy you're talking about, isn't it?" Without looking back, Wen Buming said quietly: "It is indeed him. The first time I met him, he used that name. The scene at that time is really unforgettable. It's a pity that I don't know how he is doing recently, is it Are you still immersed in that memory?" Seeing the nostalgic look on his face, Chen Yuluan couldn't help but said: "Don't worry, he looks very good, his cultivation base is very powerful, I believe not many people can hurt him. It's just a little strange, I asked him when we met Name, he said his name is Chaimeng, I really don’t know which one is his real name.” "Dream chasing? Maybe he has really been chasing a dream in his life, but it's unknown whether he can catch it in the end. Well, let's not talk about it. Today, two comrades joined us. We should all be happy , Congratulations well. It’s not too early now, let’s get some delicious food tonight, and we’ll welcome these two young heroes.” After speaking, let’s ask for extra seats for Chen Yuluan and his colleagues, who were less present .In the evening, when Wen Buming was preparing to serve dinner, another disciple came to report that there were six masters of cultivation sects coming to join, which made everyone happy.Warmly received everyone into the compound, after everyone sat down, Wen Buming looked at the page of the book and others, and asked slightly puzzled: "All the masters came to join today, to be honest, all of us present I am very happy, because this shows that the strength of the righteous way of the world has increased a lot. It is just that Wenmou is puzzled, how can everyone come to join at the same time by such a coincidence, which seems a little unreasonable." One page said with a smile: "Leader Wen has such concerns, and it seems that his thoughts are very careful. It is no wonder that the Demon Slayer Alliance can continue to grow. We are very happy about this, because such a choice is what we want. About today Come here at the same time, it is necessary to say this, after listening to our explanation, everyone will understand.” Then he talked about the Qifengling gathering in detail, and finally said: "The current situation in the world is not good. As us small factions, we naturally hope to find a powerful backer and get through this disaster peacefully. It's just that the alliance of six houses They have been repeatedly defeated in recent battles. From this, we can see that they have strong self-sufficiency, and they have such a result. If we take refuge in the past, under their wrong leadership, the result may be more sad than happy. Therefore, after careful consideration Afterwards, we chose you." After listening, Wen Buming and Gui Wu exchanged a look, and the Taoist leader Gui Wu said: "Since everyone respects the Demon Elimination Alliance, on behalf of all members of this alliance, I welcome everyone to join. From now on, for the sake of the world, for the sake of People, for our own sake, I hope that everyone will work together to eliminate those monsters in the fastest, most labor-saving and safest way. Here, I will mention the principle of this alliance again. Due to the fact that the strength of the alliance is not very strong, for the sake of the safety of all members, what we choose is to seek the goal, use whatever means, and put safety as the first priority. Throughout the ages, the big things are achieved by the small, although we think we are righteous people, But never put everyone's life and death at risk because of personal ideas. There is a saying in the art of war, and it is the best policy to surrender without fighting. It can be seen that hard fighting, although fair and aboveboard, is not good for oneself. It is the next policy, not mine. Wait for what you want." "What the leader said is absolutely correct. With what the leader said, everyone will cooperate more together in the future. Compared with the self-righteous style of play of the Sixth Academy Alliance, I believe that more people will choose the Demon Elimination Alliance. One day in the future, We'll surpass them." Loudly applauded, a page full of enthusiasm.As night falls, a feast is held in this peaceful small mountain village.At this moment, it seems very ordinary, but who can predict whether the future world will change because of this night?The wheel of history is moving forward, so which side will the final result be biased towards?