Continuing north on the northern edge of Middle-earth, there is endless yellow sand and Gobi. This place is called the Great Northern Desert by the Middle-earth people, and is also known as the Endless Sea of Sand.
Although this place is desolate and remote with a sparse population, there are still many cultivation forces.
The small Taiyimen is one of the inconspicuous ones.
Just two days ago, Meng Zhang became the new head of Taiyi Sect.
At this moment, Meng Zhang was sitting on the futon with his legs crossed, like a wooden figure, motionless, the expression on his face kept changing, and his heart was full of thoughts.
As the new head of Taiyi Sect, Meng Zhang has been sitting quietly in the sect's hall for a long time. As for the various affairs in Taiyi Sect, he didn't want to deal with them at this time.
Anyway, the Taiyi Sect is just a small sect about the size of a palm, with a small territory and only a dozen or so disciples. Naturally, there aren't many matters that need to be dealt with urgently.
At this time, in Meng Zhang's mind, the voice and smile of the former headmaster, his mentor and adoptive father, Taoist Master Xuan Ling, kept reappearing in his mind.
When he traveled to this world, this body was still a baby. In the blink of an eye, sixteen years passed.
Under the upbringing and painstaking cultivation of Taoist Master Xuanling, Meng Zhang not only fully integrated into this world called Junchen Realm, almost no longer missing life on earth, but also became a fourth-level Qi Refining practitioner.
Before Meng Zhang's mentor Xuan Lingdao Chang died, he had told Meng Zhang more than once. A small sect like Taiyi Sect cannot tolerate a genius like Meng Zhang.
The Taiyi Sect, which had almost lost all its inheritance and did not have many cultivation resources, could not provide much help to Meng Zhang, but instead delayed his cultivation.
If it weren't for selfishness in his heart, he really couldn't let go of everything in Taiyi Sect. He hoped that Meng Zhang could revive Taiyi Sect. Taoist Master Xuanling would have sent Meng Zhang to other major sects long ago.
With Meng Zhang's qualifications as a high-grade spiritual root, even those major sects who possess the golden elixir master will continue to compete for it. As soon as Meng Zhang enters the door, he will never be able to escape the treatment of an inner disciple, not to mention the true disciple.
Excellent cultivation techniques and sufficient supply of cultivation resources. With Meng Zhang's talent and hard work, he now at least has a perfect cultivation level in the Qi refining period.
Unfortunately, Taoist Xuanling's extravagant hope for the revival of Taiyi Sect, as well as Meng Zhang's feelings for Taoist Xuanling, made him stay in Taiyi Sect. Meng Zhang was also like an eagle with folded wings, unable to stretch out and could only hibernate temporarily.
Bursts of harsh quarrels came from outside the hall, and they were getting closer and closer. Meng Zhang, whose thoughts were interrupted, had an obviously unhappy look on his face.
The door of the main hall was pushed open hard, and two figures stepped into the main hall without stopping.
The leader was a tall man in his thirties, with a big face and thick beard. He walked with long steps and a rough posture.
Following the big man was an old man with a goatee and a sinister look on his face. The two mung bean-sized eyes moved flexibly, and at first glance he looked like a guy with complex thoughts.
He had already told his disciples that he would remember the previous leader in the main hall and not to disturb him unless there was any major event. But these two annoying guys clearly didn't take his words to heart and barged in so rudely.
After all, he still had some concerns about their identities. Meng Zhang suppressed his unhappiness and greeted them politely but distantly.
"Uncle Zhenling, Senior Brother Fang Meng, I wonder what important matter you two have, why are you so anxious to break in?"
Seeing Meng Zhang sitting motionless on the futon, he put on the master's posture. That rough man, Fang Meng, the eldest disciple of Taoist Master Xuanling, had an unhappy expression on his face and said stiffly: "Junior Brother Meng Zhang, although our Taiyi Sect has declined now, we are still a famous and upright sect after all, and we pay attention to one thing." There is an order of elders and younger ones, and there is a distinction between seniority and inferiority. As a young disciple of the master, you passed over me, the founding disciple, and inherited the position of head of the Taiyi Sect. It is really disrespectful and difficult to convince the public."
"For your own good, and for the sake of the future of Taiyi Sect. Junior brother, you should hand over your position as the leader of Taiyi Sect."
Faced with such an unabashed attempt to force her to have a baby, Meng Zhang felt angry. However, considering Fang Meng's rude nature, Meng Zhang was still generous and did not argue with him.
More than a month ago, Meng Zhang's mentor, Taoist Master Xuanling, the head of the Taiyi Sect, was recruited by Shuangfeng Valley, and together with many cultivators, went to conquer a group of roving sand monsters.
Two days ago, the envoy from Shuangfeng Valley came to Taiyi Sect and brought back the news that Taoist Master Xuanling had died in battle.
According to the last words of Taoist Master Xuanling, and under the witness of the Shuangfenggu envoy, Meng Zhang, who was the disciple of Taoist Master Xuanling, inherited the position of head of Taiyi Sect.
In front of the Shuangfenggu envoy, no one in the sect opposed Meng Zhang's succession as the head of Taiyi Sect, and no one dared to cause trouble. But as soon as the messenger from Shuangfenggu left, different voices appeared in the door.
As the founding disciple of Taoist Master Xuanling, Fang Meng has always regarded himself as the authentic successor of Taoist Master Xuanling. In his opinion, after the death of Taoist Master Xuanling, he should naturally inherit the position of head of Taiyi Sect.
I don't know when this little junior brother who usually stayed silent in the sect confused the master and made him hand over the position of head of Taiyi Sect to him before he died.
"It's true that a biting dog never barks." Fang Meng cursed in his heart.
Meng Zhang was expressionless in front of him and ignored his request, which made Fang Meng angry.
"Meng Zhang, you are so virtuous and capable that you actually stole the position of leader of Taiyi Sect. Master must be old and confused. He lost his head before dying, so he handed over the position of leader to you."
"You cannot hold the position of leader of Taiyi Sect. Junior brother, if you hand over the position of leader, I will not treat you badly when I become the leader." At this point, Fang Meng said His tone also softened a bit.
"You are a brainless idiot who doesn't even know he was used as a weapon." Meng Zhang cursed in his heart. He didn't bother to say anything more to Fang Meng, so he just said a few words coldly.
"Elder brother, junior brother, I inherited the position of leader, but it was witnessed by the messenger of Shuangfenggu. You have evil intentions and want to compete for the position of master. Do you want to disobey the messenger of Shuangfenggu, or do you want to oppose Shuangfenggu? "
Shuangfeng Valley is the ruler of the surrounding area. He has many monks in his sect, many foundation-building monks, and many vassal sects and families.
The Taiyi Sect, a small force with only a dozen disciples and not even a monk in the late stage of Qi Refining, is nothing more than an ant in front of Shuangfeng Valley.
No matter how brave he was, he didn't have the courage to oppose Shuangfenggu.
Of course, although Fang Meng has a bad temper, he is not a fool. He also knew in his heart that Meng Zhang was trying to use a big flag as a tiger's skin, using a double harvest to oppress himself.
Shuangfenggu brought back Taoist Master Xuanling's last words and ensured their implementation, which was an act of benevolence and justice. As for the future of Taiyi Sect, most people are too lazy to ask.
After all, there are a lot of small vassal forces like Taiyi Sect within Shuangfenggu's control, and Shuangfenggu doesn't have that much energy to deal with them one by one.
As long as the Taiyi Sect does not jump out to rebel and can ensure that the annual offerings are handed over in full, Shuangfenggu will probably not interfere with the Taiyi Sect's internal affairs.
But after all, Shuangfeng Valley was so prestigious that Fang Meng had some concerns. Moreover, Fang Meng still had some conscience in his heart and was not willing to kill each other with his fellow disciples.
Seeing that Meng Zhang looked firm and showed no intention of giving in, he was obviously determined to become the head of the Taiyi Sect. Fang Meng stopped bothering and made up his mind.
"Junior brother, with your ability, if the Taiyi Sect falls into your hands, there will probably be no future. I will not fight with you for the position of the leader, lest others say that I use the big to bully the small. You little junior brother."
"From now on, we will withdraw from Taiyi Sect and have nothing to do with Taiyi Sect anymore. Junior brother, you can take care of yourself in the future."
After finishing speaking, Fang Meng said no more and actually turned around and left.
Regardless of Fang Meng's beautiful words, if he really wanted to take action, even though he had been practicing for many years, he was still not sure of victory against a junior like Meng Zhang.
Fang Meng was in his thirties and was only at the fourth level of Qi refining, while Meng Zhang was only sixteen years old and also had the fourth level of Qi refining. Moreover, Meng Zhang practices the most difficult "Shaoyang Qigong" among the Taiyi Sect. When it comes to the power of fighting, "Shaoyang Qigong" is still superior to "Huangsha Jue" practiced by Fang Meng.
Not sure of defeating Meng Zhang, and unable to suppress Meng Zhang by virtue of his status as senior brother, the grumpy Fang Meng was not willing to submit to others, so he actually left Taiyi Sect like this.
Meng Zhang didn't bother to argue with a rough guy like Fang Meng. It was going to rain. Since Fang Meng was determined to leave, Meng Zhang would not try to keep him.
After all, it is better for everyone to be in the same school and to get together easily than to fight each other and kill each other.
Watching Senior Brother Fang Meng leave the hall, Meng Zhang turned his eyes to Taoist Master Zhenling. Compared to Fang Meng, who has a bad temper and is straightforward, Taoist Master Zhenling, an old fox, is the real trouble.
Before Meng Zhang's master, Taoist Master Xuanling, was alive, Taoist Master Zhenling was a restless master. In order to fight for power and cultivation resources, Taoist Zhenling often stirred up troubles in the Taiyi Sect and fought openly and secretly with Taoist Xuanling.
Taoist Master Zhenling is only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and his strength is far inferior to that of Taoist Master Xuanling who is at the sixth level of Qi Refining. But this scheming guy, relying on various insidious tricks, did cause a lot of trouble for Taoist Xuanling.
For the sake of the stability and unity of the sect, and to take care of the relationship between his fellow disciples, the gentle-tempered and good-natured Taoist Xuanling not only did not rely on his strength to forcefully suppress Taoist Zhenling, but was tolerant of him.
Taoist Master Xuanling's kindness did not earn Taoist Master Zhenling's understanding, but instead made this guy even more troublesome in the door.
Before Taoist Master Xuanling was alive, Taoist Master Zhenling still had many scruples and did not dare to go too far. Now that Taoist Master Xuanling has passed away, this guy immediately jumped out to make trouble.
Although he rarely talks and has no close contact with other members of his sect, Meng Zhang is not an ignorant person, but silently observes all the happenings in his sect. He saw too clearly the secret moves of Taoist Master Zhenling.
Today, Fang Meng jumped out so hurriedly to force him into the palace. In addition to Fang Meng's own character, the instigation of Taoist Master Zhenling must be indispensable.
Now that he has seen through the character of Taoist Master Zhenling, Meng Zhang is too lazy to make excuses with him, but directly asks: "Uncle Master came to me, what's the important matter?"
Watching Fang Meng leave the Taiyi Sect in frustration, Taoist Master Zhenling was secretly happy. But on the surface, there was a look of regret.
"Why is this happening? Why is it happening like this? We are all brothers from the same family. Is there any unsolvable problem..."
After sighing for a long time, Taoist Master Zhenling said to Meng Zhang: "Senior nephew Meng Zhang, although senior nephew Fang Meng was too impulsive today. However, this small temple of Taiyimen has really wronged you too much. .”
In order to protect Meng Zhang, Xuanling Taoist Priest did not reveal to other members of the sect that Meng Zhang had high-grade spiritual roots before he died. Everyone else in the sect only knew that Meng Zhang's spiritual root aptitude was very good, and he was probably a middle-grade spiritual root.
In fact, even a qualification like a middle-grade spiritual root is considered a very good qualification in the area around Shuangfeng Valley. For example, the disciples of the Taiyi Sect basically have no good spiritual roots. Among low-grade spiritual roots, they are all considered crooked melons and cracked jujubes.
"Senior Nephew Meng Zhang, with your spiritual qualifications, you should indeed have a better future. For example, Senior An, who passed by the Taiyi Gate last year, admires you very much."
The Senior An mentioned by Taoist Master Zhenling is the famous An Lei, the head of the An family.
Last year, An Lei, the head of the An family, passed by Taiyi Gate and accidentally discovered Meng Zhang's talent and beauty. Although he didn't see through Meng Zhang's aptitude for high-grade spiritual roots, the potential revealed by Meng Zhang made An Lei fall in love with talents.
An Lei immediately expressed his position in front of everyone in the Taiyi Sect that he wanted to bring Meng Zhang back to the An family and accept him as his direct disciple. He could also betroth his beloved daughter to him, so that he could truly become the core disciple of the An family.
Meng Zhang's encounter made many people in the Taiyi Sect envious. This is a miracle from heaven, with both people and wealth.
You know, Hedong Anjia is a large cultivation family with several foundation-building monks at the same level as Shuangfenggu.
It is a very common thing in the entire world of cultivation for a small sect like Taiyi Sect to send outstanding disciples to a big force like the An family.
For Meng Zhang, being able to enter the An family is like a carp jumping over the Dragon Gate and jumping out of the small pond of Taiyi Gate.
But what everyone didn't expect was that Meng Zhang took the initiative to give up this opportunity, declined An Lei's invitation, and insisted on staying in Taiyi Sect.
Fortunately, An Lei was magnanimous and had the magnanimity of a superior person, so he did not get angry because of Meng Zhang's rejection. Instead, he left a message that if Meng Zhang changed his mind at any time, the An family would welcome him at any time.
After An Lei left, many people in the Taiyi Sect laughed at him for being a fool and giving up a great opportunity in vain. Of course, Meng Zhang's loyalty to his sect and his feelings for his mentor, Taoist Master Xuan Ling, were secretly noticed by a mysterious being.
"Senior nephew Meng, you gave up a lot of opportunities because of your master-disciple relationship with senior brother Xuanling. Now that senior brother has passed away, Taiyi Sect should not be a fetter for you. With your qualifications and talents, nephew, you should Have a better future.”
"With your potential, nephew, if you had a better environment, you would have skyrocketed long ago. It's Taiyi Sect that delayed you, nephew."
"My nephew, your future is far away..."
Taoist Master Zhenling looked like he was completely for Meng Zhang, and earnestly persuaded him to give up his position as the head of the Taiyi Sect and join other more promising sects.
"It sounds so nice, but it's not just to dominate the Taiyi Sect's foundation." Meng Zhang slandered Taoist Master Zhenling.
After seeing through Taoist Master Zhenling's plot, he expressed his determination after a few perfunctory words with Taoist Master Zhenling.
"Since the master has handed over the position of the head of the Taiyi Sect to me, I must be responsible for the Taiyi Sect. Unless I die, I will never give up the position of the head of the Taiyi Sect."
After finishing speaking, Meng Zhang remained silent and ignored whatever Taoist Master Zhenling said.
Seeing that Meng Zhang was not moved by his words, Taoist Master Zhenling spoke for a long time before leaving angrily.
