Chapter 267 Heading to Hengyun Mountains
c_t;The reason why the mountain gate was built in just one month was, on the one hand, because the mountain protection formation arranged by Luo Xiu could only cover a limited area.
On the other hand, it was also because he recruited a large number of craftsmen regardless of cost, which enabled the project to be completed in a short period of time.
After all the craftsmen were paid, Xu Jingnian arranged for them to be sent back.
On this day, in the Samsara Hall, Luo Xiu sat cross-legged on the 9981st step, Yan Yueer stood beside him, and in the hall below, Xu Jingnian brought several martial kings of the Xu family.
"The mountain gate is named Taixuan. I think you all should have expected something." Luo Xiu looked down and smiled slightly.
"The Purple Mansion Secret Realm was originally one of the secret realms of the ancient Taixuan Sect. I built the mountain gate here, which is actually not the founding of a sect, but the continuation of the Taoist tradition of the Taixuan Sect."
"Two years ago, in that small world of the cave, what I got was the inheritance of a strong man from the ancient Taixuan Sect."
As soon as these words came out, Xu Jingnian's eyes suddenly lit up.
His idea was very simple. Since Luo Xiu had inherited the ancient strongman, he should be able to get some benefits by following him, right?
Luo Xiu had already made plans for how to arrange Xu Jingnian in Taixuan Sect, but he hadn't said it out loud yet.
The mountain gate was just built, and the talents were fading. The future development would be a long and gradual process.
In a short period of time, Luo Xiu knew very well that it would be difficult for the sect to provide him with help. Instead, most of the time, he needed to protect the sect himself.
However, his original intention of establishing a force was to protect his relatives on this land. As long as Taixuan Sect could gain a foothold in the Tianwu Kingdom, he would not have to worry about future matters.
"Since the mountain gate has been built, I wonder when the sect master plans to open it?" Xu Jingnian asked.
He also changed his name for Luo Xiu from Mr. Luo to the sect master.
Opening the mountain gate is actually announcing the existence of Taixuan Sect to the world. Throughout the ages, every sect family would invite prominent forces or martial arts masters from the surrounding areas to come and congratulate. The higher the status and strength of the guests, the more they can highlight the confidence and unusualness of the new forces.
"There is no rush to open the mountain gate. I have my own calculations on when to open the mountain gate." Luo Xiu said so.
Then, Luo Xiu's eyes fell on Xu Jingnian again, and he slowly said: "People from your Xu family, as long as they are no more than 30 years old and have the cultivation level of the Refining Spirit Realm, can become inner disciples of my Taixuan Sect, and those with the cultivation level of the Innate Realm can be outer disciples."
"As for those who have reached the realm of Martial Kings, they will be temporarily arranged as outer deacons and enjoy the treatment of inner disciples."
The Martial Kings behind Xu Jingnian frowned when they heard that they were only arranged as small outer deacons and enjoyed the treatment of inner disciples.
In the past, they were the people with the highest status in the Xu family, except for the Wujun Patriarch, so they naturally refused to be inferior to others easily.
"Why, are you not satisfied with the arrangement of the sect master?" Xu Jingnian turned around and looked at these people, scolding them coldly.
"We dare not." Facing the ancestors with great prestige, these Xu family Wu Wangs naturally did not dare to disobey.
"Hmph, don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. If anyone feels that staying in Taixuan Sect is unfair to himself, go back to Tianwu City. If anyone chooses to stay, he must be loyal to the sect, otherwise I will be the first to not forgive him!"
When Luo Xiu heard what Xu Jingnian said, a slight arc appeared at the corner of his mouth. He knew that Xu Jingnian was doing this for him to see, and in fact, he was also showing him his attitude.
However, Luo Xiu did not take it to heart. Whether a person is loyal to the sect, there will be plenty of opportunities to see in the future, and there is no rush.
In the Xu family, except for Xu Jingnian, the ancestor of the Martial Lord, the seven people behind him are all at the level of Martial King, and the highest one is at the fourth level of Martial King.
In fact, in Luo Xiu's opinion, let alone the seven Martial Kings, including Xu Jingnian, there is actually not much potential to be tapped, because these people have practiced for at least nearly a hundred years, especially Xu Jingnian, who has not much life left. If he cannot break through to the Martial Emperor level within a hundred years, he can only wait for his life to run out and die.
However, Luo Xiu has no choice. After the sect is built, he can't be alone, right? With the group of people brought by Xu Jingnian, it can at least fill the scene.
"Senior Xu, please serve as the guardian of my Taixuan Sect for the time being, is it okay?" Luo Xiu said again. (
A Dharma Protector is considered a high-ranking figure in a sect, second only to the elders.
Xu Jingnian was slightly startled, then reacted with a smile on his face, "Everything is up to the Sect Master."
In fact, in Xu Jingnian's calculations, he should be able to get the position of elder, but he didn't expect that he would only end up as a Dharma Protector.
A Martial Lord-level expert is enough to be an elder even in a large force like the Xuanyang Sect.
As far as he knows, Taixuan Sect has built eighteen Dharma Protector Palaces. Doesn't Luo Xiu want to use eighteen Martial Lord-level experts as Dharma Protectors?
Doesn't that mean that the elders of Taixuan Sect must at least have the cultivation level of the Martial Emperor realm?
What kind of joke is Luo Xiu playing?
Xu Jingnian was a little confused. He really couldn't figure out where Luo Xiu got the confidence from.
What Xu Jingnian was thinking, Luo Xiu didn't care. The sect's cultivation resources were also open to the outside world. He had told Xu Jingnian about the requirements for outer and inner disciples, and he would do everything.
Luo Xiu currently only opened the nine cultivation towers in the secret realm to Xu Jingnian, and promised to provide him with a sixth-grade pill every month for cultivation.
However, Xu Jingnian was not the only one in the sect who needed pills for cultivation. It was impossible for Luo Xiu to refine all the pills needed for everyone's cultivation.
Luo Xiu couldn't help but think of Ou Houliang from the Shanyuan City Alchemist Guild.
Speaking of which, Luo Xiu was able to get to know Xu Jingnian because of Ou Houliang. This person was a fourth-level alchemy master obsessed with alchemy. If he could be won over, it would definitely be of great benefit to the initial development of Taixuan Sect.
At least some elixirs below the fourth level don't need Luo Xiu to refine them himself.
He told Xu Jingnian about this idea. After all, Xu Jingnian was Ou Houliang's benefactor. If he came forward, he would have a better chance of winning Ou Houliang over.
Xu Jingnian did not disappoint Luo Xiu. Ou Houliang had agreed and would set off to Taixuan Gate soon.
Luo Xiu left a token. As long as Ou Houliang came to Taixuan Gate, he could hold this token and enter the Alchemy Pavilion.
In the Alchemy Pavilion, Luo Xiu placed jade slips that recorded his experience in alchemy and various rare recipes.
However, Luo Xiu also set permissions for these jade slips. The token he left for Ou Houliang could only check some things about fourth- and fifth-grade elixirs.
Even so, with these, as long as Ou Houliang was not extremely talented, he could improve his alchemy level in the fastest time and become a fifth-grade alchemy master.
As for Ou Houliang, Luo Xiu arranged an identity as a deacon of the Alchemy Pavilion, with a status equivalent to that of an inner disciple.
On this day, Luo Xiu walked out of the cultivation tower in the secret realm and came to the mountain gate outside the secret realm.
According to his requirements, those who are less than 30 years old and have reached the realm of refining spirit can become inner disciples of Taixuan Sect. In the entire Xu family, there is only one person who meets this condition, a young man named Xu Hao.
For outer disciples, there are relatively more people in the Xu family who meet the conditions, but there are only thirteen, plus seven martial kings, so the population is sparse in such a large mountain gate.
To be honest, Luo Xiu did not have much expectations for these people. Even if he could provide them with superior cultivation conditions, the final achievements would be very limited.
Only Xu Hao, who has the best talent, can make Luo Xiu a little satisfied.
This time, Luo Xiu planned to leave the mountain gate. Before leaving, he refined a talisman and handed it to Yan Yue'er. If the mountain protection formation could not resist during his absence, he would take his disciples into the secret realm for refuge.
The entrance to the secret realm has a ban set by the Black Xuanwu Emperor in ancient times. Even if several martial emperors join forces, they can't force their way in.
Luo Xiu's goal this time is the Hengyun Mountains, which are beyond the border of Tianwu Country.
According to his understanding, there are no powerful sects near the Hengyun Mountains except the Muxuan Sect, but there is a huge monster in the south of the Hengyun Mountains, the Yunhai Holy Land.
The Hengyun Mountains are a dangerous place with many monsters, but there are also various rare treasures, which emerge in an endless stream, so the disciples of the Yunhai Holy Land often appear near the Hengyun Mountains.
Luo Xiu sometimes uses the teleportation formations of the hunters' guilds in major cities, and sometimes flies in the air. It took several days to reach the edge of the Hengyun Mountains.
He saw that many martial artists formed teams to enter the depths of the mountains and forests. Few martial artists dared to break into the mountains and forests alone to search for treasures, because in addition to the threat of monsters, the most dangerous thing is the hunting of other martial artists!
Killing people and robbing treasures is undoubtedly the fastest way to make money, especially in the wilderness. After killing people, the bodies are abandoned in the wilderness, and there is no way to investigate.
Among the human martial artists, there is a group of people who gradually make their fortunes by killing people and robbing treasures.
Strictly speaking, Luo Xiu is also one of these people, but he did not take the initiative to kill people and rob treasures. Even so, there are many masters who died in his hands, allowing him to harvest a large number of resources and treasures, far richer than most martial masters.
Luo Xiu didn't know where in the Hengyun Mountains he could find materials such as Xuanhuangtu. He wanted to purchase some through the Hunter Guild, but he couldn't get it at all.
So, he could only walk around in the mountains and forests, and happened to witness a melee.
There were eight people fighting, three on one side and five on the other.
But the result was not that five people surrounded and beat three people, but that the three people beat the five people on the opposite side without any ability to fight back.
To be more precise, there were two people who beat the five people on the opposite side and made them retreat step by step. There was another person who did not take action, but crossed his arms in front of his chest and watched the fight with a sneer.
Although this person did not take action, he made the five people on the opposite side feel a huge pressure.
Luo Xiu's eyes fell on this person and found that the one who did not take action to participate in the melee was a man in a black robe. The fluctuation of his true energy was surprisingly at the level of a martial monarch. The majestic pressure made the five people on the opposite side sweat on their foreheads.
These five people, two are in the early stage of Wu Wang, and three are in the late stage of Shen Lian.
Although they have only two opponents, these two people are both in the middle stage of Wu Wang.
The strength of the two sides is not proportional at all. One mid-stage Wu Wang beat the two early stage Wu Wang without any chance to fight back. As for the remaining mid-stage Wu Wang, it was like a cat playing with a mouse, leaving the three late stage of Shen Lian with no way to escape.
The two sides, the side with fewer people, all wore black robes, and the side with more people, all wore white clothes, clearly distinguished.
At this moment, Luo Xiu's eyes suddenly condensed, because among the five people in white clothes, he saw a woman, wearing a white dress, exiled like a fairy, with a beautiful appearance, holding a sword in her hand and a sword on her back.
"Yan Xiruo?" Memories instantly flooded into his mind like a tide.
So many things have happened in recent years that Luo Xiu has forgotten about this person, but he remembers it very clearly. This woman is the obsession that he can't forget after endless reincarnations.
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