Taiping Inn

The world is not in chaos, but Shu is in chaos first; the world is settled, but Shu is not settled.

On the surface, there is only one Miaozhen Sect in Shuzhou, but in reality, there are many large and small forces besides Miaozhen Sect, such as Shushan Sword Sect, Tangjiabao, Qingyang Sect, Nanjiang Witch Sect, and even the remnants of Guangming Sect, etc. What is even more unusual is that the Confucianism, which is known as the orthodox Confucianism in the world, does not have a deep foundation in Shuzhou.

The reason for this is that Nanjiang, which is close to Shuzhou, is the key. In the eyes of most people in the Central Plains, Nanjiang is a wild place with miasma and no education. Since the previous dynasty, the Jin Dynasty, this place has been regarded as a daunting place by officials. When the emperor exiled criminals, it was either Lingnan or Nanjiang. Today, Lingnan has changed compared to the previous dynasty, with prosperous maritime trade and developed commerce, but Nanjiang has not changed much.

But this is reasonable. Southern Xinjiang is also known as the land of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. As the name suggests, there are mountains connected to one another, one mountain after another, and there are endless mountains. The forests are towering, the roads are sparsely populated, and there is miasma everywhere. In such rugged mountains, not only can cavalry not move, but even heavy armored infantry can hardly do anything. On the contrary, the barbarians in Southern Xinjiang have a kind of rattan armor soldiers wearing rattan armor. They can climb mountains and cross ridges as if they were walking on flat ground, and they are as agile as monkeys. They are like fish in water in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Moreover, after the barbarians in Southern Xinjiang retreated into the Hundred Thousand Mountains, they completely broke up into pieces, with villages as units, scattered all over the Hundred Thousand Mountains, making it impossible for the army to form a decisive battle with them. Once the food and grass are insufficient, they can only withdraw from Southern Xinjiang.

Therefore, Southern Xinjiang has always been a natural barrier for the barbarians. Whenever the Central Plains dynasty conquered the barbarians, as long as the barbarians retreated into it, the central army would be helpless.

Because of this, Southern Xinjiang is a natural hiding place. The headquarters of the Bright Cult is located at the junction of Southern Xinjiang and Shuzhou. The mountains are high and the forests are dense. Even the Confucian sect, which represents the orthodoxy of the world, can hardly reach this place.

In this ancient land of Southern Xinjiang, whether it is the teachings of the Confucian saints or the Buddhist sect from the west, they are all rejected here. They just left a few footprints in Southern Xinjiang with difficulty and left in a hurry.

Only Taoism is an exception. Since the ancestor Tianshi eliminated the witch religion and established its own regime here, it has truly realized the rule of Southern Xinjiang. Although the Tianshi Cult eventually failed, it changed from Tianshi Cult to Zhengyi Sect and retreated to Wuzhou. The remnants of the witch religion made a comeback and reoccupied Southern Xinjiang. However, the later Miaozhen Sect, Shushan Sword Sect, and even the Qingyang Sect founded by the Earth Master still showed that Taoism saved Shuzhou and became the only exception among the three religions that had the ability to influence Southern Xinjiang. So this time to deal with the people in the magic way, Taoism became the backbone of the main force without a doubt.

The Confucian sect can only dispatch some of its elite masters to cooperate with the Taoist sect to carry out a sweep.

In addition, the Zhengyi Sect and the Xuannv Sect also sent reinforcements, totaling about 400 people, on the way to Shuzhou.

The Taoist expedition cannot be compared with the expedition of tens of thousands of troops, and the total number is only more than a thousand. However, these more than a thousand people should not be underestimated, at least they are at the Baodan realm. More than 300 disciples of the Miaozhen Sect are good at talismans and alchemy. This time, the Miaozhen Sect provided elixirs to avoid miasma, and they are also proficient in breaking the formation. If there is any damage, they can also treat it. More than 300 disciples of the Shushan Sword Sect are good at swordsmanship, have the most killing power, and can form a sword formation to fight the enemy. When it comes to a head-on fight, they will be the main force. In addition, there are more than 300 disciples of Tangjiabao, who are good at mechanisms, hidden weapons, and poisons. They can attack or defend. If they are defeated, these Tangjiabao disciples can set traps to intercept the enemy's pursuit. If they are attacking, they can also attack from the side.

In addition to these ordinary disciples, the top masters are also good. Putting aside Qin Su, Lan Xuanshuang is a well-deserved Tianren realm, Qi Yinbing, Tang Wan, and Ji Shuye are also great masters of Tianren realm. In addition to the elite masters of Confucianism headed by Sikong Daoxuan and Ziyanshanren, their strength is quite good, even comparable to a contemporary sect.

Such a big move naturally became a major event in the martial arts world. Moreover, unlike the previous ones, it was neither a fight within the Taoist sect nor a fight between Confucianism and Taoism, but a crusade against the people of the Demonic Path. Everyone knew that the Demonic Path was declining now, so naturally everyone was willing to step on it. It was a meritorious deed, and there was no need to worry about being punished later for standing on the wrong side. Therefore, many scattered people in the martial arts world also gathered and followed behind, making the crusade against the people of the Demonic Path even more powerful.

As for why the people in the martial arts world believed that the people of the Demonic Path were soft persimmons, the disappearance of the people of the Demonic Path in recent years was one thing, but the key was that no immortal master went there in person. If we counted the past, the Earth Master attacked the Great Immortal Mansion, the Old Heavenly Master attacked Beimang Mountain, the Yuxu Sword Fight, and the Great Immortal Mansion, which time did not have immortal masters involved? The fact that there was no immortal master involved this time means that the people of the Demonic Path are not worth worrying about, far less than the previous martial arts disputes.

On the other side, Qin Su had already gone to the headquarters of the Bright Church with Li Feng and Lu Yanbing.

In fact, the early days of the Bright Church were not what they are now. Although the people of the three religions did not recognize it very much, they could only call it a side sect, and it was not as evil as the way of the devil.

There are two reasons for this. One is Fang Shisan's uprising, and the other is the perverse actions of the Five Demons. There is no need to say much about the uprising. During the Jin Dynasty, the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism all supported the court, and it was difficult to have a good end if you opposed the court. If Fang Shisan's uprising denied the Bright Church at the court level, then the various actions of the Five Demons later denied the Bright Church at the level of the rivers and lakes.

In fact, when Fang Shisan launched an army, the court was already very corrupt, so many people in the world still praised Fang Shisan as a hero and did not regard him as a man in the devil. At least it was controversial. The key is that the subsequent actions of the Five Demons Sect Masters have deviated from the teachings of the Light Cult, absorbed a large number of barbaric means of the witch sect, and began to collect living souls and sacrifice them to make sacrifices. This has resulted in a quick success, and has violated a taboo in the world. In the end, Being completely included in the devil's way.

At this point, the Light Sect has been in name only and has completely become the private property of the Five Demon Sect Leaders. The disciples in the sect no longer believe in the Patriarch Taiping and the God of Light, but only believe in the Five Demon Sect Master who is known as God in the world. Today, many disciples of the Light Sect think that the Five Demon Sect leader is the founder of our sect and has lived for thousands of years.

Under Li Feng's leadership, the three of them did not walk on the main road, but on the rugged road. These small paths are hidden and very rugged and difficult to walk. If you are not careful, you will fall off the cliff and die without a place to bury it, so you cannot walk in a large group of people. However, compared to the main road, the small road is a shortcut. Running with all your strength is not inferior to walking with the wind. As for why you don’t use the “Yin and Yang Gate” to rush, it is because people in the Demonic Dao have opened the formation to disrupt the five elements and confuse Yin and Yang. Even their own people cannot enter and exit through “Yin and Yang Gate” and other means. In this way, the people in the Taoist sect can only attack in force, but cannot descend into the sky.

After the three of them entered the southern border for about a hundred miles, they encountered a beautiful village. Unlike the fortresses built in the northwest and Liaodong to resist the Jinguan cavalry, the village is composed of stilt houses, and outside the village is supported. The layers of terraced fields built with mountains are green and pleasing to the eye.

The three of them stopped outside the village, and Li Feng pointed to the village and said, "There are many of our believers here, as the eyes and ears. If outsiders pass by, they will probably not be able to hide it from them."

Qin Su nodded slightly and did not speak.

At this time, Qin Su had already changed outfit, completely like Li Feng's entourage, and Lu Yanbing was pretending to be seriously injured on his back.

Li Feng led the two of them forward and walked into the village.

Although Li Feng had a look of semen, the people in the village were not surprised. Soon someone came forward and saluted Li Feng, and then said, "The ancestor god of Yunxiao moistened all things, benefited the people, protect them, protect them I will be grateful to the ancestor god for his blessings.”

After Li Feng received this gift, he did not have to bow to this person, but he also had to say this.

After the ceremony, the person began to talk about the main topic: "Elder, the Venerable has already asked him to ask."

Li Feng said, "I'm going to see the Venerable now. Where is the Venerable now?"

The person who came said, "Nether Valley."

Li Feng nodded, waved his hand to signal him to retreat, and then explained to Qin Su with a message: "The Netherworld Valley is the entrance to the General Altar, which is located underground."

Qin Su whispered, "Then let's go to Nether Valley first."