Chronicles of Celestial Origins

In the majestic and majestic cave of the String Sect, Zhao Ziyi entered from the outside and bowed his head.

"Junior Brother Zhao is back. Sit down quickly. How about it? How was the negotiation with Taixuanzong? What's their attitude?" Qi Yuanjin asked quickly.

Zhao Ziyi sat down in front of him: "I have already said everything. The attack was indeed done by them. Their attitude is relatively tough. It is just for the tax. They require us to pay the tax as soon as possible. Senior Brother, the leader. How about Bian? Have you discussed it with Qianjia Sect?”

"I met with the headmaster of Qianjia Sect. He seemed very angry after hearing what happened to us. Later I inquired and learned that Qianjia Sect was also targeted by Taixuan Sect. Almost on the same day, several merchant ships were robbed. , several resource areas have been attacked, and even the whereabouts of its head disciple are unknown. I don’t know if he was captured by Tai Xuanzong and used as a hostage. "

"Oh?" Zhao Ziyi's expression changed: "Qianjia Sect has also been attacked. In this case, they will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it. I wonder what their attitude is?"

"Qianjia Sect has contacted Canglang Sect, Xingyue Sect and Mirror Moon Sect, and is preparing to put pressure on Taixuan Sect together. In a few days, there will be a meeting to discuss matters. The head of Qianjia Sect invites us to participate."

Zhao Ziyi frowned and said, "I wonder if Canglang Sect, Xingyue Sect, and Mirror Moon Sect were attacked by Taixuan Sect."

"I heard that Taixuanzong's operation this time was only targeting sects stationed in city pavilions below level C. Not only the city, but also Xuanmen sects in several nearby city pavilions were suppressed and attacked by them."

"What do you think, senior brother, head?"

Qi Yuanjin frowned and said: "If this matter is not handled well, it is likely to trigger new turmoil. I am a little worried. Once civil strife like that in Beihai County breaks out, a small sect like ours, sandwiched among them, may have trouble at any time. It may be swallowed up. Now we are riding a tiger with a hard time getting off, neither advancing nor retreating. Regardless of whether we pay taxes or not, we will inevitably offend one of the parties."

"What do you mean, senior brother?"

"The situation is not something we can control now. We must be prepared first. I have ordered people to transport the taxes that should be paid to the storage hall and can deliver them to Taixuan Sect at any time. The most important thing is the attitude of the Mirror Moon Sect. If they If the Taixuan Sect is tough and the Jingyue Sect is ambiguous, we should stop the loss in time to avoid being attacked by them again. "

Zhao Ziyi pondered: "Although the payment of taxes this time may trigger a crisis, it may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. For so many years, our sect has been entrenched in this pavilion and has never had the opportunity to develop outwards. This is because of the four major Xuanmen According to the rules set, if we can escape the control of Taixuan Sect this time, with the strength of our sect, we can definitely take over the sect resources of several nearby Tingcheng."

Qi Yuanjin remained silent and did not answer. He knew that Zhao Ziyi had always been ambitious and wanted to expand and develop the sect's power, but when he encountered the current big changes, he was already ready to make a move.

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Xuantang City, Gaofengling, is full of flowers and has a peaceful atmosphere.

In front of the magnificent attic, a ray of light shot down, revealing Fang Dasheng's figure.

"Senior Fang, you are here." A man in Mirror Moon Sect costume quickly came forward to salute and led him into the inner room.

There were several people sitting in the spacious and bright room. On the main seat was a tall man with a tiger's back and a wolf's waist. He was wearing the costume of the Mirror Moon Sect. He was Zhang Yi, the director of the Mirror Moon Sect in Xuantang City.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist Fang, for giving me such a generous meal and for coming to the appointment." Zhang Yi stood up and bowed his head.

"I'm sorry, we suddenly had some urgent matters to deal with and couldn't get away. I kept you fellow Taoists waiting for a long time." Fang Dasheng returned the salute.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, you don't have to be polite. You have already given Zhang a big favor by coming. Come on, please take a seat." The two of them exchanged polite greetings and took their seats.

"Thank you all Taoist friends for coming to the appointment. Today, Zhang borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha. I invite you here mainly because of the entrustment of Taoist Taoist Meng Xian of Qianjia Sect." Zhang Yi looked down and had one or two hairs on his temples slightly white. The man with a rebellious face nodded slightly and said, "Fellow Taoist Meng , all the fellow Taoists are here. We are all old friends here. If you have anything to say, you don’t have to hide it. "

Meng Xian said expressionlessly: "Thank you Daoist fellow Taoist Zhang for organizing this meeting for our sect, and thank you all fellow daoists for taking time out of your busy schedule to come. Today, Meng, on behalf of our sect, would like to ask all fellow daoists to seek justice."

"Perhaps you have heard that seven days ago, two merchant ships of our sect that were out were ambushed at the same time. Not only were their belongings destroyed, but our disciples were also killed."

"A few hours later, our sect's two high-grade spiritual mines and three resource areas were attacked by unknown monks, causing our sect to suffer heavy losses."

"Even Meng's disciple disappeared without any reason, and his life and death are unknown."

"And the initiator of all this is none other than Tai Xuanzong."

"I would like to ask fellow Daoist Fang, what is the purpose of your army attacking our sect without any reason and killing our disciples?"

Fang Dasheng said calmly: "Fellow Daoist Meng said that it was the work of our headquarters. I wonder what evidence there is?"

"Fellow Daoist Fang wants evidence, that's good." Meng Xian turned his hand over and took out a token that was neither stone nor gold: "Look, everyone, this is the fourth column of the fifth regiment of the fourth legion of the fourth legion of Qingwu Camp of Taixuanzong. The identity token of the brigade manager Bi Jie is currently in our sect. Does Fellow Daoist Fang need him to confront him? "

Fang Dasheng's expression remained unchanged: "Fellow Daoist Meng, what is the Qianjia Sect's purpose of kidnapping and detaining our disciples?"

The old man surnamed Meng said sternly: "Fellow Daoist Fang, this should be my question. Why did your department attack our sect's spiritual mine and kill our disciples for no reason? Your department's actions are deliberately damaging the relationship within Xuanmen. Don’t we need to give our sect an explanation?”

Fang Dasheng turned to look at Zhang Yi and said seriously: "Isn't it the banquet at Hongmen that Fellow Daoist Zhang invited today? If Fang leaves the precious place at this moment, will Fellow Daoist Zhang have someone capture Fang?"

"Fellow Taoist Fang, please don't get me wrong. I have absolutely no intention of doing this. Zhang has made it very clear before that the invitation to you this time is at the request of the Qianjia Sect to lend flowers to the Buddha. If you, Taoist friends, have other matters, you can leave at any time." Zhang Yi smiled and said, after a pause: "However, Qianjia Sect is a fellow Xuanmen, why did Guizong suddenly take action against him? According to the Qingzhou Sect Treaty, Guizong's move is undoubtedly a violation of the agreement, and each sect should be given a reasonable explain."

As soon as he finished speaking, another tall and slender man said, "Fellow Daoist Fang, I'm also very curious. Guizong is the leader of Qingzhou Xuanmen. He should protect the safety of each Xuanmen and maintain the unity of Qingzhou Xuanmen. Why they went against the norm and launched an attack on Qianjia Sect, of course they have to give them a reasonable explanation."

The person who spoke was dressed in Xingyue Sect clothing and was Zhu He, the Xingyue Sect's chief in Xuantang City.

Meng Xian said: "Not only our sect, the String String Sect of Huajian Pavilion was also attacked by Taixuan Sect. On the same day, two high-grade spiritual mines and two fourth-grade spiritual veins were breached. Many of his disciples were killed and injured. Qi Zhang "Teacher, tell me about your situation!"

Qi Yuanjin was sitting at the bottom on the left, watching everyone criticize Fang Dasheng. Suddenly, he heard Meng Xian calling his name to answer, so he had to deal with it: "Yes, a few days ago, our sect was indeed attacked. A group of unknown monks attacked, but our sect has no conclusive physical evidence, so it is not yet certain whether it was caused by Taixuan Zong. "

Meng Xian said: "Fellow Daoist Fang, as one of the four great mystical sects, your sect will never dare to do something!"

Fang Dasheng said calmly: "Since all fellow Taoists have asked me to give Qianjia Sect a reasonable explanation, well, I would like to ask you, in the past few years, we had conflicts with the Chamber of Commerce and the Netherworld Sea Organization, and we also robbed them. There were only a few merchant ships and several resource areas were destroyed. Why didn’t anyone ask for a reasonable explanation?”

Zhang Yidao: "This is not comparable. We have no relationship with them at all. At most, it is just some business dealings. However, your sect and us have a clear treaty. What your sect does is really against the rules. It is reasonable to give Qianjia Give me an explanation.”

Fang Dasheng slowly stood up and said: "Zhang Daoyou mentioned that the treaty stipulates that our sect has the responsibility to maintain the unity of Qingzhou Xuanmen and protect the safety of Qingzhou Xuanmen. But don't forget that the premise is that each Xuanmen must obey our arrangements and accept our orders." command and pay the prescribed taxes to the clan every year.”

"Such as those sects that rebelled against superiors, established their own sects, did not obey the instructions of our sect, and refused to pay taxes to our sect, such as the Hunyuan, Xingyi, and Taiji sects, should we also provide them with protection?"

"Everyone knows that according to regulations, this year is the time for each sect to pay taxes. Previously, I went to the Qianjia Sect to ask them for the taxes they should pay. Fellow Daoist Meng actually said that they could not produce so many spiritual stones and refused to pay taxes to our sect. After paying, his disobedience is clearly revealed.”

"I admit that the attack on Qianjia Sect was indeed carried out by our headquarters, and the reason for all this is because fellow Taoist Meng Xian failed to abide by the provisions of the treaty and tried to become independent."

"Everyone has requested that our sect give an explanation to the Qianjia Sect. Well, here, I will only officially express my position on behalf of the Taixuan Sect's unit in Xuantang City. I will only give the Qianjia Sect one month."

"I will send someone to the Qianjia Sect in one month. If they still fail to pay the due tax, then I will regard the Qianjia Sect's actions as rebellious."

"I will write to the sect and request that the Qianjia Sect's Xuanmen qualification system be abolished. By then, we will not only be attacking the Qianjia Sect's resource jurisdiction, but Xuantang City will no longer need a sect like the Qianjia Sect. ”

While Fang Dasheng was speaking, he walked up to Meng Xian and looked at him: "Fellow Daoist Meng, I have a sincere advice. If you are still not prepared to pay the tax for the spirit stones, then you should lead the disciples of your sect to leave Xuantang City as soon as possible. , consider whether to join the Demon Sect or other forces."

"After one month, if the headquarters cannot receive the spirit stone, it will launch a thunderous attack on Guizong's mountain gate."

Meng Xian's face was livid, he stood up and slapped the case, glaring angrily: "Is Fellow Daoist Fang threatening our sect?"

The two were tit for tat, and Fang Dasheng said, "Of course you can think of it as a threat, but I'm just stating a fact."

"Fellow Daoist Meng, with all due respect, if you want to fight against this sect with just a mere Thousand Armor Sect, I'm afraid you're not qualified enough. Don't think too highly of yourself. Do you think you can protect you with a few words from others?"

"This sect will crush you to death, but it will only kill an ant. Is it any wonder that there is one less Qianjia Sect in Donglai County?"

"Everyone, farewell."