Chapter 702 Ancient Relics
Sun and Moon Sect, the back mountain of Blackwood Cliff, in the hall of Zhao Heng's cave.
Nangong Li, dressed in purple, with a misty face, charming and elegant, picked up a cup of hot tea that Zhao Heng had brewed for her.
Nangong exhaled, blowing away the hot air in the tea, and the mist on her face floated, revealing her tender and red lips, and she took a sip of the tea casually.
But the next moment, Nangong Li's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, and she couldn't help but lower her head again, took a sip, and savored it carefully.
"Good tea!"
Finally, Nangong Li exclaimed from the bottom of her heart.
In this cup of tea, she not only tasted the pure spiritual power, but also the flow of Taoism. Even as the leader of Yaoyue Sect, she had never tasted such a top-quality spiritual tea.
But Zhao Heng, who was opposite, sipped a sip very calmly, and said casually: "It's a light tea for guests, please don't dislike it, Nangong Sect Leader."
Zhao Heng looked indifferent on the surface, but what he was thinking in his heart was
Nonsense, this is the tea that the Lord of Zhenwu and the leader of the Star Alliance drink, can it be ordinary?
When he drank this spiritual tea for the first time, he wanted to swallow the whole cup. When he returned to the South Region, he even shamelessly asked for a batch of tea leaves.
But at this time, he behaved very elegantly and treated it as a matter of course.
First, Zhao Heng really wanted to express his gratitude to Nangong Li.
Second, he also knew that there might be some negotiations next, and it would be helpful to take the initiative in the negotiations if he pretended to be a little bit.
The two sat opposite each other and drank tea. The atmosphere was stiff for a moment, and finally Nangong Li took the initiative to speak.
"Master Ren, why don't you ask about the alliance between Yaoyue Sect and Sun Moon Sect that I proposed today?"
Zhao Heng smiled indifferently: "Prince Nangong has come here once before, and the alliance today was not informed in advance. Ren just thought it was a joke, how could he mention it?"
Hearing this, Nangong Li raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing that the other party's words meant that the previous negotiations between the two had broken down.
By the way, he denied the previous negotiation conditions.
Nangong Li did not refute, and said calmly: "Master Ren, do you know why I came forward today to block this disaster for the Sun Moon Sect?"
Zhao Heng pondered for a moment, put down the teacup in his hand, and looked directly at the other party.
"Because I have shown enough value, it is worth your effort."
"Master Ren is really outspoken."
Nangong Li nodded and said: "This is indeed an important reason. For Yaoyue Sect, interests are above all else.
The strength and potential shown by Master Ren are worth our efforts to tear our faces with the Blood Refining Sect and save the Sun Moon Sect.
Even if I don't take action, perhaps someone in the Loose Cultivator Alliance or even the Righteous Alliance will help Master Ren at a critical moment.
After all, a third-level innate great power with a natural talent and even huge room for growth is worth fighting for by all forces."
Hearing Nangong Li's words, Zhao Heng was a little surprised.
After all, it is rare to take the initiative to raise the other party's value in negotiations.
Nangong Li continued, "Master Ren is a straightforward person, so I won't beat around the bush.
Our Yaoyue Sect is willing to sign an equal alliance with the Sun Moon Sect, which can not only help the Sun Moon Sect eliminate the threat from the Blood Refining Sect.
The Yaoyue Sect can even contribute manpower to help the Sun Moon Sect grow and develop, and enjoy completely independent rights and interests within the Southeast Branch."
Hearing the new conditions offered by Nangong Li, Zhao Heng couldn't help but be surprised.
After all, according to these conditions, the Yaoyue Sect is equivalent to cultivating an independent individual of the same level as itself on its own territory.
Although he knew that the Yaoyue Sect now values him very much, he would never make such concessions.
After a moment of silence, Zhao Heng finally said, "The conditions offered by Master Nangong are indeed very tempting, but I am really curious, what are you doing this for? Just need an ally?
If the Yaoyue Sect is really interested in forming an alliance with our sect, please be honest with the Master."
Hearing this, Nangong Li couldn't help but smile.
"Master Ren is a smart man, so I told him the truth.
I proposed this condition based on three premises.
The first is Master Ren's origin!
Master Ren rose to prominence in a short time. When he emerged in the cultivation world, he had already joined our Southeast Branch. He has made many contributions to our association and has a close relationship with the Yaoyue Sect.
Master Ren's identity can be said to be of good origin. I believe that if it were not for special circumstances, Master Ren would never lean towards the righteous path or the loose cultivator alliance, let alone the other three sects of the four evil sects."
Hearing this, Zhao Heng nodded slightly, but what he was thinking in his heart was.
Of course, there is no need to join. I have organizations and vests in the righteous path and the loose cultivator alliance, and even have a base in Zhongzhou.
Nangong Li continued, "The second point is also extremely important.
Because of the rise of the loose cultivator alliance, the righteous and evil forces are now in a semi-truce state, but I think it won't be long before the war will reignite, and even more intense than before.
In this chaotic situation, no one dares to ensure that they can get out of it unscathed, so we need to cultivate strong allies."
When Nangong Li said this, Zhao Heng, who was sitting opposite him, couldn't help but shrink his pupils and showed a look of surprise.
"The South Region is going to start a war again, why did the Nangong Sect Master say this?"
After Zhao Heng returned to the South Region, based on his own observations and the intelligence he collected.
At present, the South Region is in a three-legged tripod. Judging from the situation, there is no possibility of a resumption of war in the short term.
But Zhao Heng knew that with Nangong Li's identity, he would never speak nonsense.
There must be some basis, or secret intelligence that he had not yet discovered.
However, Nangong Li did not answer but asked instead.
"Master Ren, do you know why the war between good and evil suddenly stopped?"
Zhao Heng had a hunch that something was wrong, but he still said, "Isn't it because the Loose Cultivator Alliance has risen, and the good and evil are worried that they will reap the benefits?"
Nangong Li shook his head slightly, with a glimmer of contempt in his eyes, and said, "Do you really think that a group of loose cultivators who have risen in a short period of time can influence the war between good and evil, a dispute that has lasted for tens of thousands of years?
The Loose Cultivator Alliance is indeed in its heyday now, growing stronger and stronger, and there are many top strongmen joining, but in terms of foundation and comprehensive strength, they are not good enough."
Zhao Heng fell into silence for a while after hearing this.
In fact, he had such a question after joining the Loose Cultivator Alliance and becoming the Heavenly King of the Wood God Department.
The Loose Cultivator Alliance is essentially a "rabble" composed of some high-level cultivators and many loose cultivators.
Just like a ragtag army, although it is not small, how can it compete with the alliance of good and evil that has developed for tens of thousands of years, and even dominate the direction of the war.
Now it seems that the face really hides a big secret.
At this time, Nangong Li finally explained the reason.
"Master Ren, do you still remember the battlefield ruins left behind a thousand years ago?"
"Of course I remember."
It was on that battlefield that Zhao Heng was trapped by the Demon Lord, and was rescued by Emperor Juekong, breaking through the void and escaping far away from Zhongzhou.
Nangong Li said: "The ruins are in an independent space. The ruins are vast, and many powerful people from both the righteous and evil paths have fallen in them.
When the righteous and evil paths went to war, it was largely to compete for the resources in the ruins. Therefore, during the war, both sides have never stopped excavating the ruins, and each has gained a lot.
But just a year ago, the strong men from both the righteous and evil paths made an unexpected discovery in the ruins.
Under the entire battlefield of the ruins, there is a mysterious space, which is blocked by a huge and ancient ban. This ban was not made by the cultivators of the righteous and evil paths.
After research by various forces, it was determined that this formation ban is extremely old and should have been left over from the ancient times."
"Ancient times!"
Hearing these four words, Zhao Heng was shocked. In the cultivation world, once something is related to the ancient times, it is often very complicated.
Nangong Li also further explained: "We all realized that this matter was of great importance. Both sides invested more manpower and material resources to explore the restriction.
Finally, it was confirmed that there should be an ancient relic inside the restriction. The restriction outside the relic has gone through countless years and still has extremely strong defensive power. It can be seen that the monk who set up this ancient restriction is unfathomable.
The relics left by such a person are of inestimable value!"