Chapter 520: Leave a Way Out

To the west of Tiexianbao is a huge mountain stretching for thousands of miles, called the Skylark Mountains.

This mountain, like the Yunwu Mountains to the east of Qinghe County, is a place where few people go. There is no road to pass through it, and there are venomous snakes and monsters rampant. Not to mention those mortals without cultivation, even ordinary Qi Refining cultivators find it difficult to pass through here.

This time, Jiuyuan Sect came to support Tiexianbao, so that they could evacuate Tiexianbao at any time in case they were defeated by Xiaoyao Sect.

The large flying boats that the Ma family and Jiuyuan Sect took were used by the big sects in the cultivation world to transport supplies. The flying speed was slightly faster than that of the foundation-building cultivators. It would take at least seven or eight days to successfully pass through the Skylark Mountains, and the evacuation speed was far less than the small flying boats that Li Mufeng and others took.

Although Jiuyuan Sect had made preparations in advance and used magic weapons to cover up the whereabouts of the two flying boats, they were soon discovered by Li Mufeng and others who had been chasing them all the way less than three days after they set out from Tiexian Fortress and entered the Skylark Mountains.

Seeing a green light quickly catching up from behind, knowing that he could no longer hide, Wu Jiuyuan immediately led all his Jindan monks to meet them, trying to delay the pursuers of Xiaoyao Sect and buy time for the two flying boats to evacuate.

"Li Mufeng, I have returned Tiexian Fortress to you, and there is no need for you Xiaoyao Sect to get entangled with it anymore!"

"Hmph! If you take the initiative to hand over Ma Hongshan, I can give you Jiuyuan Sect a chance and no longer care about your meddling in the defense of the country. I am too lazy to talk nonsense to you today, Wu Jiuyuan, you have to think it over!"

Wu Jiuyuan replied calmly: "Daoyou Li, I still say the same thing. The Ma family has joined my Jiuyuan Sect. I can't ignore their affairs. I hope Daoyou will give Wu a thin face and don't bully them too much. !"

"You are going too far, Brother Wu, you have the nerve to say that. You brought people to Weiguo to interfere in the affairs of my Xiaoyao Sect. Isn't that going too far?"

"Wu Jiuyuan, if it weren't for the face of the Wanling Sect, I wouldn't just ask you to hand over the Ma family here today!"

The Wanling Sect mentioned by Li Mufeng is located in Qin, west of the Floating Cloud Mountains. There are three Yuanying cultivators in the sect. It is stronger than the Xingchen Sect of Wu. It is also the most powerful sect recognized among the dozens of countries in the Floating Cloud Mountains.

Yue, where Jiuyuan Sect is located, was originally a small country and did not have a Yuanying sect. Wu Jiuyuan was able to break through the Yuanying with the support of Wanling Sect behind him.

After unifying the Yue Kingdom's cultivation world, although Jiuyuan Sect has become a Yuanying sect, it still surrenders to Qin on the surface and has not completely gotten rid of the influence of Wanling Sect. This is also the point that other Yuanying sects in the Floating Cloud Mountains look down on them the most.

When Wu Jiuyuan heard Li Mufeng mention Wanling Sect, his face changed and he immediately looked a little unhappy.

In recent years, he led Jiuyuan Sect to expand its territory and strengthen its own strength, just to get rid of the influence of Wanling Sect on them as soon as possible, so that Jiuyuan Sect can truly become a first-class sect in Fuyun Mountain Range.

But Jiuyuan Sect has only been a Yuanying Sect for a hundred years, and its foundation is still far behind that of old Yuanying Sects such as Xiaoyao Sect.

The reason why Jiuyuan Sect took the initiative to come to Weiguo Tiexian Fort is that it also wants to merge with the Jindan family of the Ma family to strengthen its own strength.

After the monster turmoil, facing the Xiaoyao Sect whose strength has declined, Jiuyuan Sect is also a little restless. Faced with the Ma family's initiative to surrender, Wu Jiuyuan did not think much and directly agreed to it. Not only did he promise the Ma family a lot of benefits, but he also helped support Ma Qiudie to successfully form a pill.

I thought that this time the Ma family surrendered, Jiuyuan Sect already had the strength to compete with Xiaoyao Sect.

Wu Jiuyuan did not expect that in the battle of Tiexianbao, even when the two Jindan cultivators of the Ma family defected and joined his side, Jiuyuan Sect still failed to defeat the weakened Xiaoyao Sect. Wu Jiuyuan had no choice but to evacuate Tiexianbao.

Although he failed to defend the territory of Tiexianbao, Wu Jiuyuan could not give up these Ma family cultivators that they had recruited with great difficulty. Otherwise, Jiuyuan Sect would have paid such a high price this time and it would be completely in vain.

"I will hold Li Mufeng back, and you will be responsible for stopping the other Jindan cultivators of Xiaoyao Sect. Don't fight with them, just hold them back. I have arranged for Yuhe to lead people to meet in front. As long as the flying boat passes the Skylark Mountains, it should be safe."

Seeing that Wu Jiuyuan had not spoken to him, Li Mufeng did not entangle with them anymore. With an order, he led the Xiaoyao Sect to kill directly.

The two Yuanying cultivators took the initiative to fly high in the sky, and soon a shocking sound of fighting came from the horizon. Seeing this, the Jindan cultivators on both sides were ready to fight and soon got entangled in a fight.

Although the Jiuyuan Sect returned to Yue Kingdom early this time because Wang Ziheng was injured and could not take action, they were missing a Jindan cultivator. They were obviously no match for the Xiaoyao Sect in a head-on fight.

However, under the leadership of Yue Wuji, the Jiuyuan Sect learned from the last lesson and did not continue to fight alone. They chose to gather together to fight the enemy, so that they could support each other at any time and not give the other side too many opportunities to seriously injure and kill their companions.

The two sides fought for a long time. Although Xiaoyao Sect had the upper hand, they did not gain much advantage. They could not break through the defensive formation formed by the Jiuyuan Sect and could not break the deadlock on the battlefield.

At this moment, a golden light flew from the distant horizon. It was Zhao Menglian, a Jindan elder who had been in seclusion in the sect not long ago.

Seeing another Jindan cultivator coming to his side, Yao Qianshu was delighted and immediately sent a message to Chen Xuanxin beside him: "Brother Chen, take Sister Zhao to chase the two flying boats of Jiuyuan Sect. Uncle Li has ordered that the Ma family must not be spared. If it is too late, they may pass through the Skylark Mountains."

After receiving the order from the head Yao Qianshu, Chen Xuanxin immediately withdrew from the battle, retreated to the side and joined Zhao Menglian who rushed to the battlefield, and directly passed the crowd and chased to the west.

Seeing that Xiaoyao Sect had divided its troops to chase the flying boat ahead, Ma Hongshan and Ma Qiudie secretly thought that it was not good, and they also left the battlefield to catch up and stop Chen Xuanxin and the others.

However, Ma Hongshan and his men had just left the battlefield and had not run far when they were soon stopped by Song Qingming and Jin Ziyuan.

The two Ma family members were not stronger than Song Qingming and Jin Ziyuan. They desperately used a lot of magical powers to get rid of Song Qingming and Jin Ziyuan, but they were never able to do so. Instead, they were slowly forced back by Song Qingming and the others because they were too anxious.

"Fellow Daoist Song, the Ma family is in trouble today, and they are all forced to do so. I hope that you can show your kindness and give us a hand. The Ma family will definitely repay you in the future."

Just as the few people were fighting, Song Qingming suddenly heard a secret voice transmission from Ma Hongshan, begging Song Qingming to let them go.

Seeing that Song Qingming ignored him and had no intention of letting him go, Ma Hongshan said in a sad tone: "Thinking of the hundreds of years and dozens of generations of cultivators in my clan, they have shed so much blood for their Xiaoyao Sect, but they still cannot get their trust.

Fellow Daoist Song, your Song family is still weak now and cannot threaten the Xiaoyao Sect. When the Song family becomes stronger in the future, it will definitely end up like our Ma family. I advise you to leave a way out for yourself first!"

Hearing Ma Hongshan's earnest words, Song Qingming was just stunned for a moment, and did not choose to make way for the two people from the Ma family. There was still no expression on his face, as if he had not heard Ma Hongshan's voice transmission.

Although Song Qingming was very surprised at the beginning of the Ma family's long-planned rebellion, after knowing some of the situation later, he gradually understood some of Ma Hongshan's motives.

After the Ma family came to Ma Hongshan, although it seemed to be developing very rapidly on the surface, the gap between them and the sect has also been getting bigger and bigger in recent years. Xiaoyao Sect has long intended to suppress them.

After guarding the Iron Immortal Fortress for hundreds of years, many people in the Ma family have become accustomed to the days when the family dominated the area, and even dared to touch the interests of the upper sect Xiaoyao Sect and bargain. They have long selectively forgotten their identity as a vassal Xiuxian family.

In the Xiuxian world, the strong are always respected, and the weak will not have much room for choice. Even if the Ma family has guarded the northwest of the country for Xiaoyao Sect for hundreds of years and made great contributions, in the eyes of Xiaoyao Sect, they will always be a chess piece of the sect and will not be qualified to be chess players.

When the chess piece of the Ma family has become more and more powerful and a little disobedient, it is inevitable that it will be suppressed by the sect. As long as Xiaoyao Sect still exists, the existence of the Ma family will not have much impact on the Xiuxian world of Weiguo.

What Xiaoyao Sect needs is a chess piece that can help them guard one side and deal with the invasion of monsters, rather than a Ma family that breaks away from the control of the sect and wants to compete with Xiaoyao Sect for cultivation resources.

Whether it is the Ma family today or the Song family tomorrow, as long as they are low-level cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation, they will be oppressed by high-level cultivators to a greater or lesser extent. If they want to escape this fate, they must be strong enough.

The Ma family chose to betray Xiaoyao Sect, which was both a helpless move and a bit too greedy.

If they chose to join a sect that was more powerful than Xiaoyao Sect, Xiaoyao Sect would take the initiative to make concessions to them, and perhaps the Ma family would have a better result, but choosing Jiuyuan Sect, which was not as powerful as Xiaoyao Sect, led to the current situation. Ma Hongshan was indeed a bit too hasty in making this choice.

Seeing that Song Qingming was unmoved, Ma Hongshan gritted his teeth and directly sacrificed a yellow talisman. After the talisman was activated by his magic power, it turned into a yellowish-brown half-moon blade in Ma Hongshan's hand and quickly approached Song Qingming in front of him.

"Junior Brother Song, be careful!"