Under the leadership of two disciples, everyone entered a remote hall.
Yang Zhen glanced around. The hall was not spacious, but it was more than enough to accommodate the more than a hundred people present. There is also a high platform in front of the main hall, which is no different from other halls.
Not long after, a middle-aged purple-robed man with a calm face and sharp eyes walked in, and the noise in the hall subsided.
The man stepped onto the high platform, turned around and faced the audience, and said calmly:
"I, Meng Guitian, am the head of the Selection Department of Zhenguo Hall. I will be responsible for your mission this time."
"This mission will take up a month of your time. If anyone realizes that the timing is unlucky, it's still too late to quit. Otherwise, after the mission is announced, you won't be able to go out at will."
After speaking, he slowly swept his eyes over everyone's faces. When he saw Yang Zhen, he paused slightly, as if he was surprised that there was actually a junior in the Qi training period.
Seeing that no one left the scene, he nodded slightly, but instead of announcing the mission in a hurry, he talked about its reward.
"Do you know why I am in charge of this matter?" A smile appeared on his face: "Because of this mission, for those who have outstanding performance, I will select the commissioner to be rewarded with the positions of director of the temples and subjects in various counties. I hope you will Try your best!"
After saying this, there was a buzz of discussion in the venue, and many people showed expressions of surprise and eagerness to try.
Although the Yunxiao Sect has repeatedly claimed that every disciple is important, and various temples have been complaining about the lack of manpower, it is not difficult for outer or inner disciples to find a job within the sect, but good positions are difficult to find. Always limited.
Compared with the gatekeepers of Tianjing Peak or the chiefs of Shuiluanluan, who sound like they are in charge of hundreds of people, but in fact do not have much power, the temple masters and chief subjects of various local county temples are actually Really important positions and lucrative vacancies.
Each county in the Xu Kingdom has anywhere from a thousand to tens of thousands of monks, as well as various cultivating families, large and small mines, spiritual plant specialties, etc., all of which are under the jurisdiction of the county. Which of them is not oil and water?
Therefore, these positions can generally only be obtained by monks who have been in the sect for hundreds of years, have deep connections, and are mostly in the middle and late stages of foundation building. Those who came to participate in this kind of mission today are basically young disciples. How could they usually have such a good opportunity?
Everyone's enthusiasm suddenly surged, and they all looked forward to Elder Meng announcing the details of the mission quickly.
Some people have thought about it, can a picking task have such a generous reward?
After the venue gradually became quiet, Meng Guitian continued:
"Every selected disciple will be awarded one hundred contribution points. During the mission, regardless of the completion status, there will still be five contribution points every day until the end."
The first one was already known, but the latter one made everyone happy again. Although it is far less attractive than the position of County Guard, everyone has this advantage. Those who thought they couldn't compete for the top spots couldn't help but feel happy.
Seeing that everyone's enthusiasm was aroused, Meng Guitian finally got to the point.
As soon as he opened his mouth, the faces of all the disciples present changed color.
"For the sake of confidentiality, this mission is announced to the outside world as picking spiritual fruits. In fact, it is asking you to participate in a special operation of the sect——"
"Ambush the Sangzhou thieves!"
"Wow!" This time, the hall was really boiling. Every disciple looked at the high platform in disbelief, more were whispering to each other, and complaints were coming and going.
"If you don't want to, you can withdraw now, but -" Elder Meng changed his pleasant expression and said sternly:
"You can withdraw, but you are not allowed to leave our Tianyou Peak within a month! Our Zhenguo Palace will provide a courtyard to ensure your basic cultivation life."
"Contribution points, salary, are there any more?" someone asked.
"Your salary is indispensable, please contribute-" A trace of sarcasm appeared on Elder Meng's lips and he did not answer.
This is equivalent to being under house arrest! Moreover, if no contribution points are recorded, wouldn’t this month be wasted? Many people thought silently in their hearts.
"Are you going to fight the Sangzhou people?" someone asked again.
"certainly."
"Isn't the danger level of this mission B-level? How could Zhenguo Palace deceive us like this!" Someone else said angrily.
Elder Meng glanced in the direction of the question and his face darkened: "Our Zhenguo Palace has conducted an assessment and found that the level of danger is at best B-level!"
"Why?" This time it was Yang Zhen who asked: "I heard that the Sangzhou bandit cultivators were burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil in our Qingzhou territory. Why do you think that our lives are not in danger?"
"Burning, killing, looting, who did you listen to?" Elder Meng glanced coldly, and threw himself at the young man who asked the question with a hint of Zifu coercion.
Yang Zhen naturally heard these rumors from Dou Manxiong. He pondered for a moment and realized that Patriarch Dou was now in charge of Zhenguo Palace. He said this and immediately said, "It's a good friend of this generation named Dou."
"Uh." Elder Meng's scolding words were blocked in his mouth.
He looked at a disciple in white next to him and motioned for her to answer.
This female disciple has a charming face and a gentle voice. She suppressed the dissatisfaction in the audience as soon as she opened her mouth.
"This junior brother," she said with a smile, "in the past few years, Sangzhou and Qingyun Palace disciples have had many fights, and there have been casualties on both sides. However, we have found that the other disciples of the inner sect have not dealt hard blows, but only knocked down and injured. It’s over.”
"Why is this?" Yang Zhen asked.
"Of course you are in awe of our Yunxiao Sect and don't dare to make things worse." The female disciple held her head high and her chest high, proudly.
Yang Zhen suddenly became speechless.
Maybe the other party has this concern, but if the two sides are fighting, will they really care about this?
He recalled what happened to Patriarch Zhexi in Qingzhou. At that time, the four leaders of Sangzhou and Xian Yueji initially just wanted to take away the treasure under the pretext of a martial arts competition. They really had no intention of killing. But at the end of the battle, both sides became jealous. If the mysterious female cultivator hadn't appeared, could Zhao Beiqing have escaped unharmed?
Absolutely impossible!
Isn't it a bit too much for the sect to rely on the other party's fear for the safety of its disciples?
The questioning voices in the hall gradually became sparse. Elder Meng scanned the audience again, pointed to an open space, and asked loudly:
"Anyone want to quit?"
But when I saw the disciples looking at each other, there was a sudden crash, and dozens of people rushed to the open space.
Yao Yingmei and Dai Miaoli are among them.
It seems that although the position of County Guan is attractive, for these disciples who have no worries about food and clothing and are not too short of resources, risking their lives is not worth it.
Even if Zhenguodian swore that his life was not in danger, it would not be a joke if he injured his arm or thigh.
The Yunxiao Sect has been in peace for a long time, and most of the monks have become accustomed to practicing and living peacefully.
They would rather be grounded for a month than get involved in such dangerous things.
Elder Meng's face became very ugly.
He originally thought that he had set the reward so high, and his disciples had explained the dangers clearly. The following people, even if they participated enthusiastically, at least should not be such a bear.
They are all greenhouse flowers and are of no use!
"Get out!" He shouted loudly, and several disciples came over and took these people out.
There were sixty or seventy people missing from the main hall, and it suddenly felt much empty.
Yang Zhen never thought about quitting.
First of all, it is not cost-effective in terms of time.
Being locked up in one place, traveling to and from space, and practicing with Zhao Yue'er was very inconvenient, which was equivalent to delaying his cultivation for a month.
Furthermore, the cracks in the demon cloud are getting bigger and bigger. If you are hiding here and there now, what will you do if the demons come in the future?
It's better to take this opportunity to go through more trials of blood and fire, and be more sure of self-protection in the future.
Finally, he has seen the insidiousness and viciousness of the Sangzhou people. Now that he has this opportunity to teach them a lesson, he is willing to do his part to keep Qingzhou safe.
These thoughts only occurred in his mind for a moment. He turned to look at Zhao Yue'er, only to see her standing motionless, obviously planning to stay.
The little girl looks gentle on the outside, but is actually quite stubborn on the inside. Now that she has signed up to come here, she will not back down.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled.
…
"Okay, I'm very pleased that you chose to stay." Elder Meng looked at the rest of the people, and his tone returned to the gentle tone just now.
Then, the senior sister named Ning just described the mission situation.
"In the past few years, Sangzhou has been harassing the border more and more frequently, with an average of thirty or forty times a year, spread out to every month, ranging from one or two times to four or five times. Therefore, I will not let you do anything if you take one month of your time. Useless actions will bump into them sooner or later.”
"Every time Sangzhou invades, four or five Zifu and hundreds of foundation builders are dispatched, divided into five teams. Each team has one Zifu and twenty or thirty foundation builders. Each team is divided into several groups. Or two or three, or seven or eight people building foundations, aiming at several targets at the same time."
"Most of these targets are villages, small families, and small mines. The guards are limited. The Sangzhou people just leave after grabbing them. The whole time usually does not exceed half an hour."
"During the robbery, their Zifu will stay in a hidden place and be responsible for receiving their subordinates. The maximum distance between each group is two hundred miles. Once the operation is blocked, Zifu will rush over at full speed, and it will only take a quarter of an hour."
"If we encounter too much resistance, for example, if we have a master present, or there are many late-stage foundation-building battle formations, the other party may simply give up the rescue. The several batches of thieves caught in Qingzhou in the past few years all have Qingyun The palace elders are involved.”
"It's just that Qingzhou is too big, there are too many targets, and Qingyun Palace is exhausted. Often by the time they arrive, the thieves have already retreated. This happens nine times out of ten."
"So, Palace Master Dou specially mobilized nearly half of the Zifu in the whole town's palace this time, as well as a large number of foundation building disciples, to teach Sangzhou a harsh lesson, so that they will never come back!"
"Your mission is to divide into several groups and disperse them among the possible targets. When the Sangzhou thieves appear, be sure to hold them back and let them call for help!"
"Your cultivation level is not high enough, but you can confuse the opponent, and the Nine-Nine Illusionary Formation has proved your strength. It shouldn't be a problem to hold down a few thieves cultivators. As long as you drag the other party's Zi Mansion to help, it will be a great achievement!"
"When the time comes, I will be generous with the rewards from the Imperial Palace!"
"Everyone, do you have any questions?" After the introduction, Senior Sister Ning looked at the crowd with a smile.
Yang Zhen raised her hand high.
"Senior sister, if the other party's Zifu arrives before our master, how can we, the little soldiers, protect ourselves?"
Hearing him call himself a soldier, Senior Sister Ning smiled and then said seriously:
"Although I said just now, it is unlikely that the other party will make a fatal move. However, there must be some precautions. After you are grouped, a third-level golden bell defense talisman will be issued to each two people, which can be used by three people. People hide in it for a quarter of an hour. This time is enough for our master to rush over."
"However, third-level talismans are valuable, each requiring fifteen thousand spirit stones. Therefore, they should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary, otherwise, compensation will be required! You must be careful!"
"In addition, even if you have to use it, your reward after the war will be offset by most of it!"
Senior Sister Ning gave a final warning.
Not to mention, if she didn't have this warning, someone would definitely use it if there was even the slightest danger.
"Will the other party send Master Jindan?" someone asked again.
"According to the rules of our Zhenyu Realm, Jin Dan is not allowed to take action at will. Therefore, even if the other party sends Jin Dan to respond, they will restrain themselves and will not deal with you little soldiers!"
"..."
Everyone asked several more questions. Finally, when the hall gradually became quiet, Elder Meng waved his hand:
"Is there any problem? If not, leave now!"
He acted resolutely and immediately took more than thirty people to a place in the back mountain, where a spaceship had already been prepared.
The spaceship quickly took off and flew towards Qingzhou.
Early the next morning, the flying boat landed directly at Qingyun Palace.
Yang Zhen followed everyone to the meeting hall and saw that it was crowded with hundreds of monks.
In the crowd, I unexpectedly saw Kawasaki. This person is the palace master of Yunqing Palace and the sect's supervisor in Yunzhou, and he was actually dispatched to participate in this battle.
Of course he didn't know that Palace Master Dou had his own reasons for doing this.
It turned out that after Dou Xichang took over the Zhenguo Hall, he soon discovered that the Zhenguo Hall had been run by Yin Luxiang for many years, and the trees inside were so dense that they were difficult to shake. His orders often make it impossible to even get out of Tianyou Peak!
Therefore, using the name of counterattacking Sangzhou this time is also a process for him to consolidate his power. Through this war, we can see who is willing to obey him and who is the thorn in the side.
But these are not enough.
In addition, there is another thing that makes Yang Zhen unexpected. The master of Qingyun Palace has changed, and it is no longer Wang Qinian!
With Wang Qinian's all-around talent and his good relationship with Dou Xichang in Qingzhou over the years, if he stays, he will definitely be a great help to Patriarch Dou. It's a pity that I don't know whether it was Yin Luxiang who deliberately caused trouble, or whether Wang Qinian had been in the demon battlefield for decades and had rich experience. In short, he was summoned by his old master and followed him to Hanzhou.
At this time, there was a strange face standing on the high platform, it was Dou Zhiyun, the new palace master of Qingyun Palace.
From this surname, we can guess that this person should be a clan member of Patriarch Dou.
Although Patriarch Dou had only been in charge of Zhenguo Palace for five years, he insisted on promoting talents and never avoided relatives, so the sect had nothing to say.
When the hall fell silent, Dou Zhiyun gave a speech. The content was nothing more than the losses caused by Sangzhou's looting of Qingzhou over the years, and then encouraged everyone to share the same hatred of the enemy and to be rewarded for their meritorious service.
After the speech, the groups were announced, with at least two Zifu members in each group. Yang Zhen and Zhao Yue'er were both in the same group. The leader was Hechuanshang, and the deputy leader was also an elder of the Zifu from Yunqing Palace.
There are more than thirty members in the team. Except for Yang Zhen, they are all Foundation Establishment disciples. Most of them are monks from Yunqing Palace or disciples from Yunzhou, presumably for the convenience of Hechuan's command.
When the meeting ended, Oikawa called the group of monks together and began to assign everyone's tasks.
