Time flies and ten days pass.
In the past ten days, Qin Ran and Long Er dismembered the Jiangdu Forbidden Army, inserted a large number of people into the Forbidden Army, and made a heavy promise to take them north in the near future. With the support of the original commander, through multiple operations, , firmly holding this powerful Forbidden Army in their hands.
Everything was going smoothly here for Qin Ran, and the others were not standing still.
Perhaps because of Qin Ran's interference, the situation in the world was changing suddenly at a faster pace, and pieces of information reached Qin Ran's case through various channels.
Just as the Demon Sect Conference was being held, Qin Ran and Shen Luoyan were having a secret conversation in the Jiangdu Palace.
At this time, Shen Luoyan was lying in Qin Ran's arms, enjoying the afterglow of joy.
Qin Ran smiled and said: "Luoyan is worthy of the name of Qiao Military Advisor. He completely defeated Li Zitong and Shen Faxing so quickly. It's really impressive!"
Shen Luoyan rolled her eyes at the man and said disapprovingly: "If you have an overall advantage in military strength, logistics, and personnel quality, and if your two apprentices have divine help in fighting, they will be invincible. In this case, you can't If you win easily, then I’ll just find a piece of tofu and hit you to death.”
Qin Ran sighed softly: "After the Demon Gate Conference, we will continue to step up the pace of unifying the south."
Shen Luoyan frowned and asked, "Is there any bad news coming from the north?"
Qin Ran nodded and said: "The news just came that the Western Overlord Xue Ju was defeated, and the Dugu Clan killed the Dai Wang Yang You and surrendered to the Li Clan. The Li Clan settled in Chang'an and became even more powerful."
Shen Luoyan said in surprise: "Didn't you always say that Xue Ju had the upper hand and beat Li Shimin back steadily?"
Qin Ran said in a deep voice: "It's said that Xue Ju suddenly became seriously ill, huh, but the intelligence said that some bald monks appeared in the Li family formation. I'm afraid those bald donkeys couldn't hold back anymore and took off their mask of being indifferent to the world. , I took action myself. It is estimated that Xue Chongzhong’s illness was fake, but his serious injury was real. He did not have many masters to protect him, and he was suddenly attacked by hundreds of monk soldiers led by several Buddhist masters like those from Jing Nian Zen Temple. It was indeed difficult to resist. "
Shen Luoyan's expression also became solemn, and he said: "Buddhist temples are all over the Central Plains, and the potential forces are extremely terrifying. Once they are activated, it is really unpredictable. There are only two forces in the north, Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande. We must find a way to slow down the Li Clan's pace of unifying the north. .”
Qin Ran nodded and said: "So we have to do a few things next. First, we have to find a way to subdue Wang Shichong. In addition, we have to find a way to support Kou Jiande with food, grass and weapons."
Shen Luoyan nodded in agreement and said: "Understood, I hope Kou Jiande will support us no matter what until we wipe out the south. Anyway, we are located in the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, and the pressure on food and grass is not great. It doesn't hurt to give some to him."
"Also, we need to find a way to pass the news that Dugu Sheng is still alive to the Dugu clan. The Dugu clan is just a loser who can be won over." Qin Ran said softly, "Come here and you can arrange these things..."
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Three days later, the Demon Sect Conference was officially held.
In fact, the three main forces of the Demon Sect: Zhu Yuyan of the Yin Kui Sect surrendered, Shi Zhixuan died, and Demon Commander Zhao Deyan of the Demon Sect was far away from the territory. Qin Ran's conference to unify the Demon Sect was simply a formality.
As mentioned before, the Demonic Sect originated from various schools of thought. This is also the most different place between the Demonic Sect and the Buddhist and Taoist sects. The Buddhist and Taoist sects are both a relatively unified whole, while the Demonic Sect is divided into two sects and six paths, and there are internal conquests. Continuously, a plate of loose sand, if it is not condensed into a rope, it is difficult to compete head-on with Buddhism.
The Yinkui sect obviously originated from prostitution, the oldest profession in mankind, and has always adhered to the path of relying on the strong men of the times and looking for opportunities to influence and control. Because it has a long history and has not suffered any suppression, it retains the most complete Tianmo policy.
Butian Pavilion originated from the same ancient professional assassins, which reached its peak during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The names of the four assassins Yaoli, Zhuanzhu, Nie Zheng, and Jing Ke were passed down to later generations. Up to now, they also have the legacy of the shadow assassin Yang Xuyan.
The Huajian School originated from down-and-out scribes or small craftsmen who made a living from the art of calligraphy and painting. It is considered the most popular branch of the mainstream society. Therefore, descendants of the Huajian School such as Hou Xibai have the image of elegant and elegant people, selling calligraphy and painting to make a living. , singing in the wind and moonlight with the children of noble families, lingering among flowers, so cool and unrestrained. The philosophy of the Huajian Sect is obviously different from that of other branches of the Demon Sect, so the descendants of this branch always seem to be a little outside the influence of the Demon Sect.
As for the evil sect, that is, the holy sect, which masters the supreme Taoist method of cultivating demons and the relics of the evil emperor, it is probably the true authentic sect of the demon sect. It originated from the Mohist sect in the pre-Qin period. It is pity that the Mohist sect was established by Mozi. It has been passed down to this day but is still called the Demon Sect.
The origin of the Demonic Sect is mysterious, but looking at Zhao Deyan's method of driving tigers and devouring wolves, it is probably from the political lineage represented by Su Qin and Zhang Yi.
True Taoism is primitive Taoism, which originated from primitive shamanic rituals and primitive customs in various places. Therefore, in theory, it attaches great importance to sexual intercourse between men and women. Later, it was rejected by the current orthodox Taoism, regarded as Yin evil, and became a branch of the demon sect.
Ever since Shang Yang of the Qin Dynasty proposed the policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing commerce, merchants had a low status for most of ancient times.
The Tianlian Sect represents the wealthy merchants who were rejected by the feudal dynasty. For example, Anlong, a fat man, is the current leader of the Chamber of Commerce.
As for the way of killing love, judging from the decline of Jun Xiying that day, it is most likely due to male prostitutes or gay men. Although this group has also seen heroes like Long Yangjun who were favored by the emperor and were favored by the emperor, in general they are the most despised, so the inheritors of this line are generally a bit psychopathic.
Zhu Yuyan, Shi Zhixuan, and Zhao Deyan all had the idea of unifying the two sects of the Demon Sect and the Six Paths, but now it seems that the great cause of unifying the Demon Sect was completed by Qin Ran, the time traveler.
Today, people participating in the conference include Qin Ran, representative of Yinkui Sect Zhu Yuyan, representative of Huajian Sect Hou Xibai, representative of Shengji Sect You Niaojuan, representative of True Evangelist Rong Fengxiang, representative of Tianlian Sect Anlong, and representative of Mieqing Dao Xi Ying.
In fact, this conference is just a formality. The Huajian Sect and the current Shengji Sect are both big cats and kittens.
The three powerful men Rong Fengxiang, An Long, and Xi Ying were all captured by Qin Ran in the previous battle in the palace. Under the dual effects of the fate talisman and the life and death talisman, the three surrendered in tears.
The eight branches of the Demon Sect, except Zhao Deyan of the Demon Sect and Yang Xuyan of the Butian Pavilion who participated in the battle in the palace, all participated one by one and recognized Qin Ran's status as the master of the Demon Sect.
A month later, the two forces supported by the Demon Sect, Lin Shihong and Xiao Xian, were successfully annexed by the Destiny Alliance. Qin Ran officially founded the country and proclaimed himself king. He named himself the Destiny Holy King with the name Tian, and established his capital in Yangzhou, where the former Sui Yang Emperor stayed. It was converted into the Temple of Destiny for living,
At the same time, the Li clan in the north expanded massively with the full support of Buddhism. They issued a proclamation saying that Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was deceived by a demon. Li Yuan proclaimed himself the king of Tang Dynasty and supported Yang Guang's second son Yang Tong as emperor. In the name of the Qing monarch, he rectified the The soldiers and horses almost wanted to go south and threaten Luoyang.
Dou Jiande, who was further north, also deployed troops and generals, intending to take advantage of the battle between the two to gain some advantage.
The whole north is in a dangerous situation.
A few days later, in Luoyang City, there was a stronghold of the Tianming Sect.
Qin Ran sat upright and listened to the report from Kou Zhong in front of him.
Kou Zhong still looked brave and bold, yet a little cynical and free-spirited. The youthful aura between his brows had completely faded away, giving people a sense of a commander-in-chief at a glance.
