Taiyi Sect's growing animal husbandry industry has brought great benefits to the sect.
Monsters are monsters after all, and even the lowest level monsters have a certain value to their flesh, flesh, and fur. Moreover, the monsters raised by Taiyi Sect are all carefully selected. They choose monsters that are easy to raise, have a wide range of uses, and are cost-effective.
Meng Zhang held a big banquet and hosted a large banquet for guests this time. Of course, it was not because there were too many spiritual stones and there was no place to burn them, but it was a decision made after careful consideration.
In the past, Taiyi Sect acted in a low-key manner, and Meng Zhang was not that flamboyant.
When neither personal strength nor the overall strength of the sect is good enough, you can only stay tight-lipped and not be reckless.
But now, this style of conduct is no longer suitable for Taiyi Sect.
After several bloody battles, Taiyi Sect established its reputation and achieved the status it has today. If you continue to be as low-key as before, you will only be looked down upon.
Although the black market sent people to kidnap An Xiaoran this time, although a large part of it was Bai Ge's personal reasons, Taiyi Sect's lack of deterrence was also a big factor.
If it were a sect such as Shuangfenggu in the past or Dihuo Sect now, the black market would probably think carefully before taking action.
The Taiyi Sect is famous far and wide, but its behavior style is too restrained and low-key, which is a bit unworthy of such a prestigious reputation.
Of course, this is just Meng Zhang's own idea. Whether this is the case is unknown.
Meng Zhang just wanted to take advantage of this opportunity of Hu Jing's foundation-building ceremony to make a grand show of Taiyi Sect's pomp and show off his muscles to the outside world.
Showing muscles is not just about showing Taiyi Sect’s combat effectiveness. Taiyi Sect's business capabilities, financial resources and even interpersonal skills are all important aspects.
In fact, Meng Zhang's approach this time had quick results.
Tu Xing Sect sent envoys to the door, which is a good example.
The Tu Xing Sect and the Dihuo Sect have never dealt with each other. After the last dispute, the relationship between the two parties has become extremely tense, and they are just on the verge of an open war.
The Tu Xing Sect is much weaker than the Earth Fire Sect. If they dare to confront the Earth Fire Sect, there must be Feihong Sect's instruction behind it.
Of course, as the ruler of the Endless Sand Sea, the Feihong Sect would not blatantly intervene in such conflicts, lest it damage its image of impartiality and neutrality.
The relationship between Taiyi Sect, Qiaoshou Sect and Dihuo Sect is also not good. The last time Lin Quanguan was destroyed, the two sides almost went to war.
This time Tu Xing Sect sent envoys to participate in the Foundation Building Ceremony, just to take the opportunity to meet with the top leaders of Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect. Even if they cannot form an alliance, there should be some tacit understanding among everyone in dealing with the Earth Fire Sect.
Both Meng Zhang and Aunt Jin met with the envoys sent by Tu Xing Sect, and everyone reached agreement on many things. Meng Zhang even made it clear that if the Earth Fire Sect and the Tu Xing Sect went to war, the Taiyi Sect would never sit idly by.
Aunt Jin expressed the same intention as Meng Zhang, and even encouraged the Tu Xing Sect. When facing the Earth Fire Sect, she must not shrink back.
Although it is just some worthless verbal promises, it is already very good to have such a result after the first contact. The envoy of Tu Xingmen was very satisfied with this.
Tu Xing Sect, Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect, the invisible encirclement of the Earth Fire Sect by the three sects gradually formed from this.
Meng Zhang was originally worried that after the rise of Taiyi Sect, he would be scrupulous or even suppressed by Feihong Sect.
But after a series of recent events, he understood a lot of things.
At the beginning, Shuangfenggu was known as one sect with ten foundations, and there were many monks in the late stage of foundation building.
The current Taiyi Sect has a territory larger than Shuangfeng Valley, but there are only six foundation-building monks. As for the Qi Refining Stage monks, the difference in numbers is even greater.
The current strength of Ether Yi Sect is far from enough to make Feihong Sect worry about it.
Moreover, Meng Zhang even vaguely noticed that Feihong Sect seemed to be planning something big. Taiyi Sect is still very valuable to Feihong Sect.
At least for now, the stronger the Taiyi Sect is, the more valuable it is to the Feihong Sect. Anyway, no matter how powerful Taiyi Sect is, as long as there is no real Jindan, it will not be able to get out of Feihong Sect's palm.
At Hu Jing's foundation-building ceremony, Meng Zhang also announced something. Three more small families would join Taiyi Sect's subordinates and become vassal families of Taiyi Sect.
There are many spiritual veins in the Taiyimen territory, but the territory is too large and the manpower is really limited. Some places are too remote and cannot be taken into account.
Especially some spiritual veins that are too barren and have no production are too useless for the Taiyi Sect.
Meng Zhang selected three spiritual veins this time to settle the vassal families.
Some of these three small families are families who moved from other places, and some are families recently established by casual cultivators...
These three small families are small in number and have average strength. They are very satisfied with having a first-level spiritual vein as the foundation of their family.
Meng Zhang also formulated laws for these vassal families to restrain them.
The relationship between Taiyi Sect and these small families is similar to the relationship between Feihong Sect and its vassal families.
These vassal families ran their territories and paid certain tributes to Taiyimen on a regular basis. At the same time, they also accepted the protection of Taiyi Sect.
These vassal families can generally only recruit monks with the same surname, and cannot recruit monks with other surnames at will. Of course, special circumstances such as marriage and marriage are not subject to this restriction.
Disciples with outstanding qualifications appear in the family and are given priority to join the Taiyi Sect and become disciples of the Taiyi Sect.
In front of many guests, after a brief but grand ceremony, the three small families officially became vassals of Taiyi Sect.
Including the original vassal family Shi Family, Taiyi Sect now has four vassal families.
With strong strength in itself, the Qiaoshou Sect as an ally on the outside, and four vassal families on the inside, Taiyi Sect finally looked like it had a regional hegemon.
As long as Taiyi Sect continues to develop like this, it will not be difficult to become another sect like Shuangfenggu.
Of course, for Meng Zhang, becoming another Shuangfenggu is not his goal.
Hu Jing's grand foundation-building ceremony ended amidst the excitement. The flowing feast in Mingshafang City also ended with many monks reluctant to leave.
The most uncomfortable thing for Taiyi Sect to show its strength this time is the neighbor Dihuo Sect.
The news that the Tuxingmen envoy visited Taiyimen is not a secret. Although I don’t know what agreement the Tu Xing Sect and Taiyi Sect have reached, but based on the relationship between these surrounding sects, this is definitely not a good thing for the Earth Fire Sect.
After Shangguan Long Yan was assassinated, the person who took over as head of the Earth Fire Sect was a mid-stage foundation-building monk named Liang Feng.
Speaking of which, Liang Feng is Shangguan Longyan's senior brother. In terms of personal strength and prestige within the sect, he is actually stronger than Shangguan Longyan.
Back then, Shangguan Long Yan had the strong support of Grand Elder Lieyan, so he surpassed Liang Feng and became the head of the Earth Fire Sect.
