A miser with strong financial resources is not terrible, but if you know how to convert financial resources into combat power, it would be a bit interesting.
When they arrived at the foot of Linshan Mountain, there were disciples who specially welcomed guests and came forward to warmly receive Meng Zhang and the two.
They were led all the way up the mountain, past the majestic mountain gate of Linshan Sect, and reached halfway up the mountain. Xu Chengxian, the leader of Linshan Sect, was already waiting there.
"Master Meng, welcome, welcome. You can come to Linshan, this sect will be really prosperous."
"Master Xu, you are so polite. Since the last time we said goodbye, Master Xu's demeanor has always been unforgettable. See you again today. Master Xu is even better than before."
Compared to the wealthy and powerful Linshan Sect, the Taiyi Sect is just a little kid. Xu Chengxian's cultivation and seniority are both above Meng Zhang's.
Xu Chengxian was able to put down his dignity and personally receive the leader of a small sect like Meng Zhang. This man is quite unique in his way of dealing with people.
The two of them only exchanged pleasantries for a moment, but Xu Chengxian was able to make Meng and Zhang feel like they were in the spring breeze and at home.
After a while, Xu Chengxian reluctantly ended his conversation with Meng Zhang, called a close disciple, and led them to settle down in the Yashe where they were waiting for guests.
The Linshan sect is rich and powerful, and the sect occupies a large area. It is an exquisite and elegant building complex specially used for entertaining guests.
Meng and Zhang were settled in a small independent courtyard.
The small courtyards are separated by groves, creeks, bridges, etc.
After resting in the courtyard for a while, Li Xuan took Meng Zhang out of the courtyard.
This time, the Linshan Sect held a foundation-building ceremony and invited almost all the surrounding cultivation forces, and basically all the leaders of the major forces were present.
This is a rare communication opportunity, where you can get to know people from all walks of life and build friendships with other forces.
Meng Zhang was very repulsive to this kind of social activities. He is not the kind of ascetic monk who only knows how to practice hard behind closed doors, but he is also not the kind of person who likes to be lively and social.
Li Xuan persuaded Meng Zhang earnestly. As the leader of Taiyi Sect, dealing with people is unavoidable. Not to mention how to be good at dancing, at least you can't make enemies for nothing.
People who are too arrogant are easy to be isolated by others, and people who are too unsociable are easy to be ostracized.
As the leader of a sect, you need to broaden your social circle. Having more friends makes life easier. Even if there are no allies, we should make more friends and strive for a more relaxed external environment for Taiyi Sect.
Meng Zhang finally knows what it means to be in a world where one cannot help oneself. Now that he has become the head of the Taiyi Sect, he is forced to do many things that he does not like to do.
Li Xuan, the military advisor, made sense, and Meng Zhang listened humbly.
The two of them left the small courtyard. Outside was a large garden.
There are all kinds of buildings, pavilions, small bridges and flowing water.
Many of the stone platforms in the garden were already crowded with guests.
The leaders of the major cultivation forces who came to participate in this foundation-building ceremony, just as Li Xuan persuaded Meng Zhang, seized this rare opportunity for everyone to gather together and were socializing.
As a member of the Li family and a shopkeeper in Mingshafang City, Li Xuan had a wide network and many acquaintances.
Now with a new owner, Li Xuan has given full play to his advantages.
"Brother Ruan, long time no see. This is the head of Taiyi Sect, Meng Zhangmeng. He is my new boss."
"Master, this Brother Ruan is a hero of the Golden Sword Sect."
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"Master, this is Brother Chen, the foreign affairs elder of the Flying Eagle Sect. Please let me introduce you two."
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"Master, this ancient brother may not be considered a casual cultivator, but many family cultivators are far inferior to him."
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Li Xuan led Meng Zhang almost around the garden, talked with all the monks he could talk to, and introduced Meng Zhang to them.
Meng Zhang walked around in such a circle that he felt that the smile on his face was almost numb.
He was not physically tired, but felt mentally tired and had a vague sense of irritability.
Among the vassal forces in Shuangfeng Valley, such as the Linshan Sect and the destroyed Li family, the family has always had monks in the foundation building stage, and there are many monks in the Qi refining stage.
This is considered the first level force. It is not weak and very powerful. Even Shuangfenggu will often give them a little face and will not treat them completely as subordinates.
The second level is the Zhao family, the old enemy of Taiyi Sect.
A force of this level has many monks in the late stage of Qi refining. If you are lucky, you can also train a monk in the foundation building stage.
When the foundation-building monks are there, they can even challenge the first-tier forces. When the foundation-building monks are gone, the family's power will decline sharply and even face various crises.
The third level has never had any monks in the foundation-building stage, relying entirely on the monks in the late-stage Qi refining stage to support the scene.
In the Taiyi Sect more than ten years ago, even this force existed. However, after the sand monster rebellion more than ten years ago, Taiyi Sect, which lost all the elders in the late stage of Qi Refining, was not even as strong as this level, and fell directly to the bottom of all the vassal forces in Shuangfeng Valley.
Now that Meng Zhang's cultivation has entered the late stage of Qi refining, the Taiyi Sect has begun to recover, and the Taiyi Sect can barely be regarded as a third-tier force.
Even so, among the many forces in the garden, Taiyi Sect is still considered very weak.
When you meet those powerful people, those with a good personality will be polite to you, while those with a bad personality will simply ignore them.
Li Xuan took Meng Zhang with him everywhere and kept him smiling, but he didn't have any friendship.
Walking to a deserted corner of the garden, Meng Zhang had a gloomy look on his face.
"Master, those people's eyes are higher than their heads. You don't need to be on par with them."
Li Xuan carefully looked at Meng Zhang's face and comforted him in a low voice.
Meng Zhang's psychology is not as fragile as Li Xuan imagined. Having lived in two lifetimes, he has a mature enough mentality. He had seen many times in his previous life this kind of situation of rising high and falling low, with red tops and white tops.
In the final analysis, Taiyi Sect is still too weak, which is why people look down on it and ignore it.
At this time, another group of people walked into the garden and came nearby.
"You don't need to introduce these people. I all know them." Meng Zhang said to Li Xuan with a smile.
Meng Zhang not only knew these people, but was also very familiar with them.
This group of people are all descendants of the Zhao family, and the middle-aged man at the head is Zhao Dong, who had fought against Meng Zhang.
When Meng Zhang saw Zhao Dong, he also saw Meng Zhang.
When he brought Fang Meng to Tianshui Oasis to cause trouble, Zhao Dong had only reached the sixth level of Qi refining. I haven't seen him for a few years, and he has entered the late stage of Qi refining and has reached the seventh level of Qi refining.
Zhao Dong, who was somewhat arrogant, gave Meng Zhang a provocative look.
When Meng Zhang's cultivation level was not as good as that of Zhao Dong, he was able to suppress Zhao Dong by relying on the Blood Refining Sacrifice Explosion Technique. Now that everyone is at the same level of cultivation, Meng Zhang will not take him seriously.
