Sovereign to Immortality

3The Desolate Sand Town fell too quickly, to the point that the Heaven Shaking Sect was completely unprepared. Although the Opening Spirit Sect's Mortal Realm cultivators had their own reservations and would not personally act, under the leadership of the Opening Spirit Sect's Martial Men, the Desolate Town could not hold out for too long.    3

    

During this period of time, many villages in the panic-stricken Wasteland Town were passing by the Western Mountain Village in an attempt to inquire about the Yang father and son's plans for the future. However, the Yang father and son both used their seclusion as an excuse to avoid meeting each other, and during their conversations with the rest of the Yang family, they received many ambiguous hints, and their positions seemed to be wavering between the Opening Spirit Sect and Heaven Shaking Sect.    

    

"Teacher, please allow this disciple to infiltrate Desolate Sand Town to assassinate Tian Zhengwan!"    

    

In Mengyu County's city, cultivators from the courthouse were moving things to and fro. All sorts of materials and resources were being moved to the east quickly. Inside the courthouse's study, Song Wei was urgently requesting for a battle with Daoist Master Chen Ji.    

    

"In the battle at Desolate Sand Town, if it wasn't for the fact that the Tian family turned the tables and the two teams of Dream Yoga Guards led by their disciples could withstand the attack of the Opening Spirit Sect as long as the Opening Spirit Sect's cultivator didn't come out."    

    

"Oh." Chen Ji replied, "That's fine. You can go. I believe the opening of the Spirit Sect has already set up a trap for you, waiting for someone to deliver yourself to your doorstep. Your visit is exactly what they want!"    

    

"Teacher …"    

    

Alright, no need to say anymore, "Chen Ji interrupted," Being able to escape from Sandstorm Town with your life on the line is already very fortunate. Right now, I am in need of people, so you should take charge of the relocation of the county magistrate. Remember, all the resources accumulated over the years from the warehouses in the county have to be shipped away.    

    

Song Wei was shocked, "Teacher, you mean, we don't want this county?"    

    

The sect is not even prepared to defend themselves in the Wasteland Town. Once the Wasteland Town falls, the county town will become a lonely city, and if you try to defend forcibly, you can only waste the last bit of the sect's vitality here.    

    

Although Chen Jizhen spoke naturally, it was hard to hide the loneliness in his eyes. He had run Mengyu County for so many years, and only he knew the painstaking effort that had been put into it was due to him giving up so easily. However, he also knew that with the current situation, he could only bear with giving up.    

    

"Then what should we do next?"    

    

"Retreat east, Desolate Hill Village, protect this place. After the Xiong Family was destroyed, Desolate Hill Town was taken over by the county magistrate. Since there are no powerful families here, we can take over Mengyu County and retreat with the support of Jinyu County and Chenyu County."    

    

"Chenyu County?"    

    

Song Wei said in surprise, "Teacher Wang, hmm, Dao Master Wang Qian, could he be …"    

    

However, the situation in Chenyu County is also very strange. With the fall of our sect's gate, even the situation in Chenyu County has fallen out of our control. Currently, out of the six towns in Chenyu County, only Bluestone Town, Fangshi Town, and the county city are still under his control. As for the other four towns, they are under the control of the two tyrants from the other four families.    

    

However, everyone knows that once the two sects are free, Chenyu County will definitely be their target. As for Wang Qian, because of the Heaven Shaking Sect's imprint, even if he wanted to surrender, he wouldn't be able to gain the trust of any faction. Under such circumstances, he would have no choice but to fall back in favour of his sect. ""    

    

Song Wei angrily said, "This person is really shameless!"    

    

Wang Qian needs the support of the sect, and the sect also needs the Wang family as a barrier. With Wang Qian in charge of the city, as long as they can control the Blue Stone Town and Fang Shi Town, they will have no worries in the north of Jinyu County. "    

    

Song Wei carefully looked at the map and said, "Now that the Desolate Sand, Desolate, and Desolate Towns have fallen, even the city has to be abandoned. More than half of Mengyu County has fallen, leaving behind the Desolate Mountain, Desolate Land, and Desolate Hill Towns, which are still under the control of our sect."    

    

Song Wei spoke frankly as he continued, "Now that the Barren Hill Town has a teacher, I believe it's not difficult to defend it. The Ning Family has also been managing the town for many years, and Taoist Master Ning has just foiled the rebellion plot of the Heavenly Wolf Sect, so he can probably defend it under the attack of the Heavenly Wolf Sect. However, this Barren Town is now the most powerful in the West Mountain Yang Family, but its attitude has always been extremely ambiguous.    

    

The Wasteland Town was located in the north, the Wasteland Town was located in the south, and the Wasteland Town was stuck in between the two towns. After the other three towns and the county town fell, the Wasteland Town had become the bridgehead castle controlled by the Heaven Shaking Sect, which was extremely important. Once the Wasteland Town fell, the connection between the two towns would be severed.    

    

Adept Chen said, "Then in your opinion, what do you think the Western Mountain's Yang family plans are? How should we deal with them?"    

    

Song Wei disdainfully said: "It's just a robbery, that's all. In my opinion, the sect just need to send a cultivator to take over the town, I heard that Master Shi Tai's injuries have improved greatly, why not let him go to the town and take over the entire defense of the town?"    

    

Adept Chen shook her head slightly. "There are some who take advantage of the chaos to rob others. However, this might not necessarily be the case!"    

    

Seeing the confusion on Song Wei's face, Chen Ji explained, "Since the Opening Spirit Faction is so powerful now, if the Yang family is sincere about opening the Spirit Faction, or express their stance towards it, then they will most likely be attacked by our sect. Or they might pretend to join our sect, but in reality, they are secretly communicating with the Spirit Faction, and at this critical moment, they are casting their name on our sect just like how the Tian family is doing. "With the shrewdness of that Yang father and son, at such a critical moment, they definitely wouldn't do such a thing."    

    

Song Wei was still puzzled. He said, "Then, Teacher's meaning is …"    

    

Sage Chen Ji said, "The Yang family stands on the side of our sect, but the Desolate Land Town is different from the Desolate Sand Town. The Celestial Wolf Sect and the Opening Spirit Sect can't destroy our Heaven Shaking Sect just by themselves, so as long as Jinyu County doesn't lose, the Desolate Land Town will always be under our sect's pressure. On the contrary, if we stand on the side of our sect and withstand the initial suppression of the Opening Spirit Sect, the Desolate Land Town will become our counterattack fortress."    

    

Song Wei was a little confused, "Can the Yang Family withstand the attacks of the Opening Spirit Sect, even if there is a burden on the Wasteland Mountain Town and the Wasteland Mountain Town? I think it would be better to let Shi Tai prepare himself. "    

    

Chen Ji didn't directly answer Song Wei's question, but instead asked a strange question, "I heard that the Yang Clan's patriarch, Yang Tian, hasn't appeared in the village for a long time, and the one who has been dealing with things in the Barren Town is that honorary disciple of mine, Yang Junshan?"    

    

Song Wei didn't understand the meaning behind Daoist Master Chen's words. He only replied, "That's right, but there was a period of time when the Second Young Master of the Yang family, Yang Junping, acted as his representative."    

    

Chen Ji laughed. "But since the location of the Wasteland Town is so important, the Yang family will definitely ask for it …"    

    

As she spoke to here, Adept Chen couldn't help but laugh. She said, "And this old man has already made her preparations to be ruthlessly slaughtered."    

    

Song Wei frowned and said, "Teacher, since we already know that the Yang family will stand on our side, why agree to their harsh conditions? Now that our sect's gate has been captured, all sorts of cultivation resources are tight …"    

    

"Now is not the time to be stingy. Having an ally not only means that our sect's strength increases a bit, but also means that our sect's disciples will lose a few disciples in the upcoming battles. As of now, our sect's disciples are few in number, so we need to preserve the Yuan energy of these sects as much as possible. Therefore, our Wang family will accept them as well as the Yang family, so you should go to the Barren Town for our master and see what requirements the Yang family has.    

    

Within the ancestral hall of the Western Mountain Village, all of the Yang family's direct martial cultivators were gathered here. This ancestral hall was built just a year ago, and it was dedicated to the deceased ancestors of the Yang family.    

    

"It's impossible for the Yang family to join the Opening Spirit Sect. We can only form an alliance with the Heaven Shaking Sect."    

    

It's true that the Heaven Shaking Sect is in trouble, but there are still five or six cultivators who are alive today. Whether it is the Opening Spirit Sect or the Sky Wolf Sect, even if they joined hands, it would still be impossible for them to wipe out the Heaven Shaking Sect, not to mention that the two factions, Zhang and Yao, are not that easy. As long as we guard the Desolate Land, the Heaven Shaking Sect will owe the Yang Family a huge favor. "    

    

Yang Tianlei glanced at his father and saw that the old man was sitting there calmly with his eyes half-closed. He turned a deaf ear to what the Ancestral Hall was discussing, as if he was asleep.    

    

Yang Tianlei thought for a moment and said: "Although what Xiaoshan said is reasonable, what if we can't keep it? "Now, the Spirit Opening Sect has gained a lot of power after all. With the fall of Wasteland Town in front of us, our town will bear the brunt of the consequences."    

    

Just like what second uncle said, if we were to leave the Heaven Shaking Sect, who would we join? The Direwolf Sect doesn't think about it at all. Opening Spirit Sect? Don't forget about the Xiong Family! "    

    

The Xiong Family had been expelled from Mengyu County, the first target of their hatred would definitely be the Heaven Shaking Sect. However, the Yang Family had taken over the biggest benefit of the Heaven Shaking Sect, so if they wanted to join the Spirit Opening Sect, would the Xiong Family let the Yang Family go?    

    

"Little Shan, can we really hold on?" Yang Xi suddenly opened his eyes and asked.    

    

Yang Junshan smiled, and said confidently, "I can hold on!"    

    

The old man nodded and whispered, "We will decide when the Yang family will decide who to rely on."    

    

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