Chapter 851: Leaves Behind |
Jade Sword Sect dispatched a Primordial Spirit True Monarch named Luo Shanjian to visit Meng Zhang.
In the eyes of Jade Sword Sect, this was already giving enough face to Meng Zhang, showing their sincerity.
Meng Zhang displayed excellent acting skills, hiding in the front line camp of Taiyi Sect, pretending to be excessively alarmed.
When Luo Shanjian, the True Monarch, arrived, Meng Zhang, despite his severe injuries, struggled to come out and meet him.
Seeing Meng Zhang's appearance, Luo Shanjian True Monarch knew there was an element of deception in his act, but his injuries seemed genuine.
Meng Zhang didn't just act; he deliberately disturbed his True Essence, truly injuring his internal organs. Then, he relied on the power of the natal treasure Yin Yang Spirit Gourd to conceal his true aura.
Three parts injury, seven parts acting, which made Luo Shanjian True Monarch not suspicious and think that Meng Zhang was indeed seriously injured.
Luo Shanjian True Monarch comforted Meng Zhang and made a clear promise that Jade Sword Sect would capture the assassin who attempted to kill Meng Zhang as soon as possible and give an explanation to Jiuqu League.
Next, Luo Shanjian asked Meng Zhang to provide a detailed account of the assassination attempt.
Apart from information involving his own Divine Ability magic tools, Meng Zhang didn't hold back any information, especially about the assassin.
After obtaining the information he needed, Luo Shanjian didn't linger in the front line camp of Taiyi Sect and left in haste.
At this moment, new rumors were spreading throughout Jiuqu League.
The content of these rumors was rich and vivid.
When Jade Sword Sect recruited cultivators from various cultivation forces last time, Taiyi Sect intentionally delayed and didn't respond to the call.
Taiyi Sect had colluded with Dali Dynasty and long harbored rebellious intentions.
However, Jade Sword Sect lacked sufficient evidence and couldn't openly deal with Taiyi Sect.
This time, Xiao Jiansheng forced Jade Sword True Monarch to attack Cloudmist Great Lake.
Though Jade Sword True Monarch was reluctant, he couldn't openly defy Xiao Jiansheng.
So, he gathered the heads of various cultivation forces for a meeting, delaying the time and avoiding the battle.
Meanwhile, he also sent hidden assassins to kill Taiyi Sect's Sect Master, Meng Zhang, attempting to achieve two objectives with one action.
Firstly, by eliminating Meng Zhang, Taiyi Sect would lose its only Primordial Spirit True Monarch and become vulnerable to manipulation by Jade Sword Sect.
Secondly, deliberately creating turmoil within Jiuqu League would naturally lead to the abandonment of the plan to attack Cloudmist Great Lake.
These rumors quickly spread throughout Jiuqu League and gained many believers.
Some parts of the rumors were true and easy to verify.
The conflicts between Taiyi Sect and Jade Sword Sect, as well as Taiyi Sect's delay in responding to the recruitment, were easily verifiable facts.
After these rumors spread, Jade Sword Sect found itself in a very unfavorable position.
Many cultivation forces within Jiuqu League lost their trust in Jade Sword Sect.
The leaders of these cultivation forces feared provoking Jade Sword Sect and becoming the next target of assassination.
Of course, Xiao Jiansheng knew about these rumors.
Although he knew that some of the rumors were false, they involved him personally, so he couldn't help but seek out Jade Sword True Monarch and ask if he deliberately delayed the time and didn't want to attack Cloudmist Great Lake.
Jade Sword True Monarch was truly troubled.
He did have the intention of delaying time and avoiding attacking Cloudmist Great Lake as much as possible.
However, he didn't send anyone to assassinate Meng Zhang, nor did he want to offend Xiao Jiansheng.
Faced with Xiao Jiansheng's inquiries, Jade Sword True Monarch naturally denied everything and refused to admit anything.
Unfortunately, Jade Sword True Monarch's ulterior motives were all laid bare.
Xiao Jiansheng already knew about his attitude toward Cloudmist Great Lake and believed that he was delaying time and avoiding the battle, which was a fact.
Now that Jade Sword True Monarch denied these things, it was clear that he was lying.
Originally, Xiao Jiansheng didn't have much interest in internal affairs within Jiuqu League.
Even if Jade Sword True Monarch had indeed sent someone to assassinate Meng Zhang, it wouldn't have much to do with him.Internal strife and intrigue within the Jiuqu League were things that Xiao Jiansheng didn't want to bother with.
However, he was disappointed when Jade Sword True Monarch deceived him and deliberately created turmoil to delay the situation.
Xiao Jiansheng didn't expose Jade Sword True Monarch's lies directly and seemed to accept his explanation.
After returning to his residence, Xiao Jiansheng angrily scolded for a while before calming down.
He wanted Jade Sword True Monarch to organize forces to attack Cloudmist Great Lake, as he wanted to understand the intentions and schemes of the extraterritorial demons and Spirit Clan.
Jade Sword True Monarch's unwillingness to cooperate and his various excuses left Xiao Jiansheng dissatisfied.
If it weren't for Jade Sword Sect still being useful and having many roles to play, Xiao Jiansheng wouldn't want to deal with them at all.
Xiao Jiansheng knew that forcing Jade Sword True Monarch would be of little use.
As long as he wanted, he could always find various excuses and create incidents to delay time and avoid fighting with Cloudmist Great Lake.
Xiao Jiansheng couldn't rely on Jade Sword True Monarch, so he sought reinforcements from the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle.
The commander of the reinforcements was Bai Zhengyu True Monarch from White Sun Valley. When he heard that Jiuqu League was uncooperative and wanted his forces to attack the extraterritorial domain alone, he immediately and unhesitatingly refused, regardless of Xiao Jiansheng's face.
Xiao Jiansheng exhausted all his efforts, promised numerous benefits, and used threats and temptations before finally persuading Bai Zhengyu True Monarch to agree.
While Bai Zhengyu True Monarch wanted to please Xiao Jiansheng, he couldn't let his subordinates sacrifice for no reason.
After much bargaining, they reluctantly reached an agreement.
Aside from other content in the agreement, the most important part was as follows:
Bai Zhengyu True Monarch would lead his cultivators to accompany Xiao Jiansheng in a probing attack on Cloudmist Great Lake, serving as reconnaissance and firepower support.
After this attack, regardless of success or failure, the reinforcements would return to the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle and not stay in Jiuqu League any longer.
Since Jade Sword Sect was uncooperative, Xiao Jiansheng didn't expect to eliminate the extraterritorial invaders with them.
His current goal was to try his best to understand their intentions.
If the situation became too severe, he would have no choice but to seek help from his sect.
Because Xiao Jiansheng urged him so much, Bai Zhengyu True Monarch hurriedly prepared and led his army of cultivators to take action.
The movement of this army was not hidden from Jade Sword Sect.
After learning about this, Jade Sword True Monarch instinctively felt that something was not right.
It seemed that their delays and avoidance of battles had already angered Xiao Jiansheng.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have left Jiuqu League and relied on the power of White Sun Valley.
Jade Sword True Monarch felt a bit regretful. They should have mobilized their cultivator army earlier, even if it was just for show.
Now, Xiao Jiansheng's actions had put Jade Sword Sect in a difficult position.
If Jade Sword Sect did nothing and allowed Xiao Jiansheng to attack Cloudmist Great Lake, it would probably offend this World Traveler from the Holy Land Sect.
However, if Jade Sword Sect immediately mobilized their cultivator army to cooperate in the battle, all the excuses Jade Sword True Monarch used to delay would become laughable, as if he had intentionally deceived Xiao Jiansheng.
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