When an old fox like Xiao Liang does things, at least on the surface, no one can find anything wrong with them.
The area that the Mermaid King is responsible for after being divided is near the upper reaches of the Jiuqu River, not far from the aquarium territory.
The area that Meng Zhang was responsible for after being divided was next to the area that the Mermaid King was responsible for, extending all the way to Maple Leaf Mountain City and continuing towards the main line of the Daheng Mountains.
In terms of area, the areas Meng Zhang and Xiao Qiao are responsible for are almost the same size, and together they account for most of the Daheng cultivation world. The Mermaid King is only responsible for a small area.
Meng Zhang and the Mermaid King had a bit of an unpleasant quarrel in the past because of a territorial dispute in Jiuqu Province.
But in the face of powerful monsters, the two sides have the basis to join forces.
The Mermaid King is not the kind of fool who doesn't care about the overall situation. He clearly understands the terror of monsters.
After Meng Zhang came to visit, the two sides had a frank conversation.
The two parties reached a mutual aid agreement and agreed to deal with the monsters together.
With the Shui Tribe as a temporary ally, Meng Zhang felt a little more at ease.
If the demonized one were to attack South China, with the help of the Mermaid King, he would be able to resist it.
Of course, placing your hopes on others is also an expedient measure in desperation.
The current size of Ether Yi Sect is enough to support two or three great monks in the late stage of Yuanshen.
However, the rise of Taiyi Sect was too short, and there was not enough time for development.
From the early stage of Yuanshen to the middle stage of Yuanshen, there is no big threshold.
As long as they can keep up with their cultivation techniques, have sufficient resource supply, and have no hidden diseases, monks in the early stage of Yuanshen can basically break through to the middle stage of Yuanshen.
Of course, this threshold may not seem high, but it is for the disciples of large sects with inheritance.
In fact, there are many early-stage Yuanshen monks in the world of cultivation who cannot even meet the above minimum conditions.
Even in Jiuqu Province, there are many early-stage Yuanshen monks who will never be able to break through to the next stage.
Taiyi Sect monks do not have such problems.
Basically, all sects can meet all the conditions required on the path of spiritual practice.
However, practice takes time. Even if you are a genius, you need enough time to grow.
The Taiyi Sect, including Meng Zhang, the leader, is too young according to the standards of True Lord Yuanshen.
If Meng Zhang hadn't been lucky enough at the time, he might not have been able to break through to the late Yuan Shen stage now.
Even so, this leaves a lot of hidden dangers for future practice.
As for the juniors in the sect, Meng Zhang will certainly not let them make breakthroughs in a hurry for quick success, but will ask them to work steadily and one step at a time.
The consequence is that Taiyi Sect has a big gap in top-level combat power.
Knowing that in a short period of time, Taiyi Sect would not be able to cultivate great monks in the late Yuanshen period, Meng Zhang could only be on guard against the demonized ones attacking South China.
He stepped up his efforts to repair the Demon-Conquering Mirror. This magical weapon was already his last resort.
If the Demon-Conquering Mirror is completely repaired, he will be able to compete with the demonized Xiang Huanan on his own.
Before that, he needed to carefully maintain his relationship with the Mermaid King, even at the cost of some benefits.
Although Xiao Liang strictly ordered Meng Zhang to clean up the monsters in the area he was responsible for as soon as possible, Meng Zhang, who had scruples, did not act in a hurry.
He only cleared away the monsters near the camp and in the direction of Maple Leaf Mountain City.
On the contrary, the army of monks led by Yang Xueyi has been progressing relatively smoothly.
Yang Xueyi led the army of monks from Maple Leaf Mountain City and slowly came all the way towards the camp where Meng Zhang had set up.
Along the way, the army swept away all the monsters they encountered and established strongholds such as military stations along the way to control transportation routes.
Of course, high-level monks do not need such arrangements, but low-level monks can move long distances with confidence if they have such arrangements.
Especially when the army is dispatched, only if there are strongholds to support them along the way can they march forward with confidence.
Meng Zhang originally planned to keep a low profile, but seeing that Yang Xueyi's actions were going smoothly, he also actively cooperated and sent many teams of monks to connect the two sides.
On weekdays, Meng Zhang himself stayed in the camp most of the time.
In addition to maintaining daily practice, the main focus is on warming and nourishing the magic mirror.
On the Mermaid King's side, he is mobilizing the aquatic army, preparing to clean up the monsters in his area of responsibility.
According to the agreement between the two parties, Meng Zhang must actively cooperate with the Shui Tribe army when it takes action.
However, the Shui Tribe army had not yet begun to take action, and Meng Zhang waited for a letter from the Taiyi Gate at the rear.
It turned out that Chief Wolf Eagle, who had long been captured by Meng Zhang, had been imprisoned by the Taiyi Sect for so many years and suffered all kinds of torture, but he never gave in and never disclosed any useful information.
After Meng Zhang led the expeditionary army to Daheng Cultivation Realm to extinguish the demonic disaster, the Taiyi Sect monk in charge of the interrogation revealed the outside situation to Chief Wolf Eagle.
Chief Wolfhawk has long been interested in everything related to monsters.
Following Meng Zhang's instruction to focus on the heart, the Taiyi Sect monks stopped torturing Chief Wolf Eagle to extract a confession.
In order to lower the wariness of Chief Wolf Eagle, the Taiyi Sect monks who were interrogating him revealed a lot of information.
Including Meng Zhang’s previous encounter with the power of the Lord of the Demon Li Palace in the valley; the actions of Mo Qing Zhenjun, a disciple of the God of Disaster; the barbarian tribes outside the Yunwu Daze who defected to the Taiyi Sect and were treated kindly by the Taiyi Sect... …
After learning this information, Chief Wolf Eagle thought for a long time alone.
Just today, he finally made a decision.
He told the guarding Taiyi disciple that he had something important to tell Meng Zhang.
Only when Meng Zhang comes to him in person will he continue to speak and tell everything Meng Zhang wants to know.
Meng Zhang attached great importance to the prisoner Chief Wolf Eagle.
How did Chief Wolf Eagle come to the Junchen Realm as the leader of the barbarians from outside the territory? His various experiences in the outer void...
All the above are what Meng Zhang wants to know.
Meng Zhang captured Chief Wolf Eagle alive and imprisoned him in Taiyi Gate for so long, but he never pried his mouth open.
He now takes the initiative to speak, which is simply a surprise for the Taiyi Sect monks.
The guarding Taiyi Sect monk had received Meng Zhang's explanation in advance and did not dare to neglect, and immediately reported the matter to all levels.
Meng Zhang was away on an expedition and kept in contact with Taiyimen Mountain Gate.
After receiving the news, Meng Zhang was really surprised.
He hesitated for a moment and decided to go back in person.
Xiang Huanan has not taken the initiative to attack for so long. I don’t know why.
Meng Zhang has the Void Cauldron in his hand and can freely carry out long-distance space teleportation.
It doesn't take much time for him alone to travel between Daheng Cultivation World and Jiuqu Province.
Even if something urgent happens here, he can teleport it in time.
