Taiping Inn

The group left the lake embankment and returned to the inn in the city.

Zhao Lianggeng was alone in the inn. After all, he was old and it was impossible for him to accompany Gong Guan and others to blow the wind on the embankment for a day, so he returned to the inn to rest in advance. Secondly, he was alone and had no guards and followers. Even if he wanted to escape, where could he escape to? Therefore, Gong Guan and others were not afraid of Zhao Lianggeng's tricks.

No one would have thought that a small Taoyuan County would gather such a group of martial arts masters, even many martial arts clans were not as good as them. Since her identity had been exposed, Gong Guan no longer wanted to pretend to be a little maid, and directly booked the entire inn. Even the shopkeeper and the waiter were driven out by her. Only Li Xuandu and his group were left in the entire inn lobby.

It is said that the situation is stronger than the person. At this time, everyone present was already headed by Li Xuandu without knowing it. Now Ning Yi has decided to leave the Female Sect. As for where to go after leaving the Female Sect, Ning Yi has also hinted that she will start to seek world peace with Li Xuandu. In addition to Ning Yi, there are two other female masters. Li Feiyan needs no further explanation. When she is in charge of "Qingyun", even Ning Yi may not be her opponent; although Shi Wuyue's cultivation has not recovered yet, it will take only one or two days for her to recover. After she recovers, she will also be in the Heavenly Man Infinite Realm. Even if Shi Wuyue's combat power is not as good as Li Feiyan, she is proficient in the two sects of Xuannv Sect and Female Sect, and naturally she cannot be underestimated.

The three great masters of the Heavenly Man Infinite Realm, for various reasons, attached themselves to Li Xuandu, making Li Xuandu, a wanderer in the rivers and lakes, a force that cannot be underestimated. As Shi Wuyue said, even if Li Xuandu wants to set up his own sect, it is not impossible.

There were five or six eight-immortal tables in the lobby of the inn, with a long elm table in the middle. Shi Wuyue and Han Yue occupied one table, Li Feiyan and Ning Yi each occupied a table. At this time, only Song Fuchen, Zhao Lianggeng, Gong Guan, and Li Xuandu were sitting at the long elm table.

Li Xuandu was in the main seat, and Gong Guan sat beside him, holding her chin with both hands, looking at Li Xuandu's profile with a pair of beautiful eyes, but her eyes were empty, obviously not observing Li Xuandu, but in a trance.

In this case, Gong Guan had to re-examine Li Xuandu, and had to admit that it was no longer possible for a palace official to win over Li Xuandu at this time, but it required a big figure in the position of the Great Heavenly Master or the Saint King. But even so, Li Xuandu may not accept the solicitation, because the reason why Li Xuandu made Ning Yi choose to follow him was because Li Xuandu's idea of ​​saving the nation moved Ning Yi. If Li Xuandu betrayed his own ideas, then Ning Yi would not follow Li Xuandu again, just like Li Xuandu was willing to follow Zhang Suqing to carry out the reform, not because Zhang Suqing was powerful, but because Zhang Suqing's actions for the people of the world infected Li Xuandu. As for the fact that the Four Masters Party in Qingwei Sect became powerful, it was an unintentional success.

The palace official was also wondering if the great swordsman who expelled Li Xuandu would regret it? I think he would not regret it. The earth master said more than once that the great swordsman was a shrewd man. For the great swordsman, a Qingwei Sect that was completely under his control, even if it was a little weaker, was far more powerful than a Qingwei Sect caught in internal strife. Just like an emperor, even if the country is strong, if there are many vassal states, it is difficult to control and will inevitably fall because of its strength. The four gentlemen's party, which was once powerful, is a lesson for us. If Li Xuandu is allowed to become powerful again, it may not be a good thing.

Li Xuandu did not care about the eyes of the palace officials, and was also thinking about his own thoughts.

If he wanted to seek peace in the world, he would definitely not be able to do much by his own strength. He must have enough manpower, so he was moved by Shi Wuyue's words.

However, Li Xuandu did not want to establish a sect. After all, he was one of the core figures of Qingwei Sect. He knew that a sect was not just a few masters, just like a country was not just an army.

A complete sect must first have a mountain gate, which is the root of the entire sect. For example, the 108 islands of Qingwei Sect, Taiping Mountain of Taiping Sect, Tianshi Mountain of Zhengyi Sect, etc., are the locations of the mountain gate ancestral temple, just like the capital of a country. The second is disciples. In addition to top combat power, there must be disciples of each generation with orderly inheritance. The lower the level of disciples, the more people there must be. Survival of the fittest is the cornerstone of the entire sect. Otherwise, the martial arts world is dangerous, and once an unexpected event occurs, there will be a lack of successors. The next is money. So many disciples are not productive. Whether it is practicing martial arts or refining qi, all kinds of resources are consumed. If there are martial arts fights, posthumous pensions, various resettlement, and even traveling around the martial arts world and dealing with people, who doesn't need money? Where does the money come from? The Qingwei Sect monopolized the maritime trade of the entire East China Sea, the Butian Sect and the Cihang Sect occupied the North Sea and the South Sea respectively, and the Taiping Sect had businesses spread across most of the world. Other sects also had their own means, but they needed manpower to handle these worldly affairs. In order to have reliable manpower, they would inevitably have to use family-born children like the big families. In this way, if we add in the parents, wives and children of these people, just for the Qingwei Sect, there are more than 100,000 people on the roster in the entire sect, not to mention those who have been involved with the Qingwei Sect, such as the pirates in the East China Sea, the numerous merchants in Qizhou, the local sects, gangs, and escort agencies, most of which have to rely on the Qingwei Sect. If we add in these, the number would be more than one million.

If not for this, the five sects in the northwest would not have been able to rise up and sweep across several states. Because of this, the power of a sect leader is extremely great, not inferior to that of important officials in the temple. For example, Madam Leng, the leader of the female sect, can even mobilize artillery warships to directly bombard Xuannu Mountain.

Now there are 22 sects that have divided up such a large world. If they want to expand their sphere of influence, they must take food from others, so there is the "four-six dispute". In this case, if you want to establish a sect, it is tantamount to taking food from others. If you eat more, others will eat less. It is a matter of fundamental interests, and you have to fight to the death. At that time, there is no need to talk about saving the world, and you will only be trapped in various battles in the world and unable to extricate yourself.

Therefore, after several considerations, Li Xuandu completely rejected the idea of ​​establishing a sect. He preferred to establish a secret alliance, allowing people from various sects to join as individuals. It was not binding, but they could form an alliance and support each other. Under the guidance and constraints of a common program, they were committed to saving the world and finally achieving world peace.

In other words, Li Xuandu did not intend to be a dragon, but a dragon-supporting person. The reason for this idea was that the women formed a small alliance. From the alliance of Li Feiyan, Shi Wuyue, and Xiao Shiyu's generation to the alliance of Qin Su, Yu Qingning, Lu Yanbing and others, this semi-public alliance has always existed and has indeed played a role.

However, this is still a preliminary idea. How to structure this secret alliance, how to contact, and who to let join it have not been thought out yet, and even need to be continuously improved in practice. Li Xuandu deeply felt that he still lacked a candidate for coordination and coordination, who could take into account all aspects, just like Situ Xuanlue, the head of the Tianji Hall of Qingwei Sect. He had a candidate, that is, his old subordinate, Li Rushi, who was assigned to Kuye Island. He also needed a military strategist who could give advice and at the same time take into account external contacts and make alliances. He also had a candidate, that is, Zhang Luanshan, who called himself a lone minister and a wicked son.

In addition to these two candidates, Li Xuandu can now confirm the personnel: Li Feiyan, Shi Wuyue, Han Yue, Hu Liang, Qin Su, who can be trusted, and there are people who need to be observed, such as Yan Feiqing, Su Yun'an, Gong Guan, Lu Yanbing, and even Zhao Lianggeng, who is now a prisoner.

Because this is a loose alliance, not used by someone, there is no subordinate relationship, and there is no strong constraint like the sect, so it can be done.

However, whether it is Zhang Luanshan, Yan Feiqing and others, it is still Li Xuandu's wishful thinking.